The Business Times, 3 April 1997

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    21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* S I N G A P O R E Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, APRIL 3,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Hotels feel the pinch but say prospects are good
    592 1  -  Occupancy falls L 9 percentage points to 82.2%; room rates np a marginal 1.5% By. Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Falling occupancy and rising operational costs are eating into the profits of Singapore hotels but long-term prospects still look good, hoteliers and
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    Lock icon Christmas in April?
    81 1 [CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts] It was a sight pretty enough for a Christmas card, but Boston businesses are turning red over this "White Christmas An early spring blizzard dumped nearly one metre of heavy, wet snow on New England and the north-east on Tuesday, downing power lines, closing airports
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    Lock icon Saudi prince takes a 5% bite of Apple
    194 1 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO. California] Apple Computer Inc has a major new stockholder: Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal said he has purchased more than 5 per cent of the beleaguered personal computer company's shares. The prince, one of the world's wealthiest men, said he
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    S'pore oil trader lifts market with US$220m splurge
    386 1  -  Hiii Leong's move opens np arbitrage window for fnel oil and diesel By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] A buying spree by independent oil trader Hin Leong Trading has singlehandedly propped up prices in the ftiel oil and diesel market, sources say. Singapore-based
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    Sing Tel undercuts rival M1's package by 10%
    678 1 Its package will be $2 cheaper with 70 mins more local talktime (SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom has fired back. Two days after competition took off for one of the hottest consumer markets here, it has undercut rival Mobile One's promotional package for a
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      114 1 IMHIIIE ■■■IB Kb j If the price is right, even leasehold landed homes can attract buyers, F|4 j Ahudflo ship? Not several analysts who are recommending a 'buy' on marine stocks despite < the poor outkiok for the sector, Pgl3 aww ped, *y STyire heteßera, r/iis pg. Stock market investors
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      17 1 Atougbyear Vital hotel statistics 1996 Average rooa rate $150.20 -#1.5% ivnfiooonpuQjr 82.2% #"I.9%pts ■argtaiiiaK Lm nil —j—
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Local high-tech firm Innomedia off to a promising start
      658 2  -  Healthy order-books, good show at CeBIT could be capped by link-up with Creative By] Kenneth James HIGH-TECH startup Innomedia is off and running. Since entering the market just three months ago, it has shipped products to Japan, taken orders from the
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      Orchard Rd phones hit by hardware fault
      157 2 A HARDWARE fault in an exchange switch has disrupted phone lines in the Orchard Road area the past two days. Between 800 and 5,000 telephone subscribers whose numbers start with 732, 736 and 235 have been affected, according to Sing Tel estimates. The
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      Conference on business opportunities in Europe
      148 2 THE Trade Development Board (TDB) will hold a conference on business opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe next Tuesday. Jointly organised with Bank Austria, the Central and Eastern European Business Day 1997 includes an overview of the 26 countries in the region, as well
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      Lock icon Q1 productivity down: forecast
      374 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Productivity By- Audrey Tan PRODUCTIVITY is expected to grow 1.9 per cent this year up from last year's miserable 0.7 per cent but the first three months will see productivity losses, according to a new quarterly forecasting model. The model, developed by
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      A dollar's worth of coins to bring you Comfort
      312 2  -  Tt himfiuw coin-operated cab-booking system By( Christopher Tan COMFORT yesterday became the first taxi company in the world to implement an automatic, coin-operated cab-book-ing system. All commuters have to do is to slot $1 worth of coins into a Cab Link
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      Fuji Xerox has new marketing strategy
      192 2 FUJI Xerox Singapore has adopted a new marketing strategy with the aim of doubling its annual revenue from $100 million to $200 million by 2000, Fuji Xerox Singapore managing director Koh Ching Hong said yesterday. The photocopier firm has created new partnerships with five
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Freelance mediators to help in disputes
        129 2 IN addition to court mediators, Singapore now has more than 100 trained mediators who can help resolve problems in a range of business matters ranging from information technology to construction disagreements, the head of National University of Singapore's School of Building and Estate Management
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        Chemical safety training next week
        64 2 THREE chemical multinationals will provide training in developing Material Safety Data Sheets to some 100 representatives from local chemical firms next week. Five experts from Exxon Chemical, 3M and Eastman Kodak will hold the two4ay course from Monday. Data sheets are used to provide key
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      Lock icon Repositioning handphones as fashion statements
      411 3  -  The handphone is becoming a trendy and glitzy item: Ericsson regional director By' Teh Hooi Ling HANDPHONES are becoming more like watches, where people buy them not just for their function but also as a fashion statement. So when Ericsson Telecommunications launched its latest mobile
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      Lock icon Are prices heading for a fall?
      44 3 A STUNT performer warming up on the trampoline prior to Mobile One's rescheduled launch show at Boat Quay last night. The company says it will review SingTel's latest promotional package which undercuts Ml's by 10per cent. ERIC CHU
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      Commercial buildings to get cable TV by microwave
      188 3 COMMERCIAL properties in Singapore, including hotels, hospitals and service apartments, will now be able to get nine channels of cable television via microwave transmission. Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) said it launched its Microwave Multi-channel Distribution System (MMDS) on Tuesday to commercial buildings.
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      Telecoms cost high, say half of Asia execs
      306 3 AH in HE, Australia, S'pore give thumbs op to local networks poll IT SEEMS there's no place like home—even when it conies to the brickbats and bouquets of telecommunications. In the latest Asian Executive poll, about half of business leaders in 10
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      75 2 1986. ELDEE YOUNG PLAYS SOMERSET'S mt ■r» A m 1997. ELDEE NOT-QUITE-SO YOUNG PLAYS SOMERSET'S Efdee Youno tfje man w\)o started it all at Somerset's Bar is back. Somerset's Bar's first finest musician, and one of America's foremost jazz masters, E Idee Young and bis trj^T^ quartet will be playing
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      8 3 Home Decor "For people who love their homes
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      142 3 5.30 p.m. The sun never sets. jM As the evening draws near, the SIA Building's soaring tower, designed in the shape of the numeral 1, mirrors your day's successes. And it will inspire you with spectacular views as von review your day's achievements. *9.So to ensure that the sun jwver
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon As long as the price is right
      398 4  -  Tuan Sing's Kingsville project shows that buyers will go for leasehold semi-Ds if prices are competitive By' Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] HOMEBUYERS have spoken. If the price is right, they will buy a leasehold semi-D, all things being equal. Kingsville, Tuan Sing Land's
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      Property to be OPH's main earner
      721 4  -  Property business made up 80% of hotel counter's net earnings for 1996 By. Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] Property development should stand Orchard Parade Holdings (OPH) in good stead over the next three years. In fact, this will be the main income earner for the listed
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      House Hunt
      1155 4 Property transactions for districts 09 and 10 (sectors 22 to 23 and 24 to 27) lodged between Mar 17, 1997 and Mar 29, 1997. PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUILT-IN/ PRICE PSf STREET NAME TYPE DATE LANO AREA* (SOFT) (SSTOO) (SS) District 9 M rlOn LofKNQ Aspen Ht
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      294 4 II Specialist I I in Residential Letting and I I Property Management I I in London I Good Class Bungalow site at Victoria Park Road Land area of 2,949.3 sm (31,746 sf) approx. 999 years leasehold. Panoramic View and Nice House Number. Close to reputable schools and amenities. Able to
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      11 4 Singapore Business Giving V. T* < -g you the winning x edge
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      58 4 For Sale Bintan Mountain view Resort Hotel E2E2-Smm I 553,500,000.00 Freehold: 1.7 hectares Built-up 16,644.33 sq. m. Building completed but unfurnished. Facilities: 130 rooms, 25 m. pool, coffee house, restaurant, disco lounge, shops, etc. Will consider exchange of other properties in Malaysia (Gelang Patah). Contact: Lawyer Helene Kilapong or Tuti
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  • FOCUS
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      Monetary, fiscal challenges ahead
      1415 6 Finance Minister Richard Hu spoke recently on the future of Singapore's macroeconomic policies. Here are extracts of his speech, given at the annual dinner of the Economic Society of Singapore [SINGAPORE] WHAT are the main challenges for monetary and exchange rate policy in Singapore? On the
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      Strong Sings policy has been right
      526 6 Weaker rate has adverse long-ran consequences IN MY 12-odd years as chairman of the MAS, I have had no shortage of complaints about the strong Singapore dollar. I can understand the calls from some of our manufacturers and exporters for an easier exchange rate.
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      S'pore among most lightly taxed in world
      428 6 Healthy fiscal position helps ns maintain competitive edge A CROSS-COUNTRY comparison might shed some light on where we stand (on the competitiveness of our tax regime). Singapore's top marginal income tax rate for individuals has come down from 45 per cent in 1984
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      211 6 You may have been unable to get your copy of The Business Times, The Straits Times, The Sunday Times, LianHe Zaobao and other daily newspapers from your usual newsstand because of the higher demand lately. To ensure a daily copy, call Customer Services Section on 1800-749-2577, and ask for home
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      8 6 Home Decor For people who love their homes
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Thai state-owned firms unlikely to go for IPOs
      625 7  -  BANGKOK Given state of stock market, firms seen seeking foreign equity partners instead By Harish Mehta THAI state-owned companies which are slated for privatisation are unlikely to go for a public listing, given the state of the stock exchange here, said brokers
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      Lock icon Jakarta will revoke licence from Bre-X if it fiddled with data: paper
      432 7  -  BUSANG GOLD SAG A From I S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE latest twist in the Busang saga is as puzzling as ever. On Tuesday, shares in beleaguered Canadian mining firm Bre-X Minerals managed to rise on renewed
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      Thai govt approves critical parts of Seaboard project
      307 7  -  BANGKOK By\ Harish Mehta THE Thai cabinet has approved the critical parts of its multi-billion dollar Southern Seaboard project, which includes the development of a strategic land bridge linking deep sea ports on both sides of the isthmus, an oil refinery, and
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      Suharto on calls to run in polls: consider my age
      514 7  -  JAKARTA Remarks won't deter his supporters, say analysts By S N Vasuki RESPONDING to growing appeals to contest another term in March 1998, President Suharto yesterday reminded Indonesians about his advancing age, and whether, at 77 next year, he could
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      Lock icon Thailand to unveil new merger rules for financial sector soon
      248 7 BANGKOK lIUUIICO -AFP BANK of Thailand governor Rerngchai Marakanond said yesterday that new merger regulations covering the financial sector would be announced in the next two days. The new regulations would be revealed once they have seen signed by Finance
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      149 7 BEAUTY AND FASHION RELATED PRODUCTS SERVICES April 3-***** Hall 3A World Trade Centre, Singapore The second presentation on COSMETICS, HAIR, BEAUTY FASHION will feature a wide array of exhibits that meet the more affluent lifestyle of consumers in the region. Beauty treatments and courses, skincare products, exotic fragrances and scents,
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Teng-hui rules out independence, urges talks
      364 8 TAIPEI Gingrich also told Taiwan wants more advanced weapons in case China attacks AFP, Reuter TAIWANESE President Lee Teng-hui yesterday ruled out independence for this nationalist island and urged Beijing to resume top-level talks to resolve cross-strait disputes through peaceful means. Mr Lee also
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      Lock icon US policy threat to Man security, says China paper
      287 8 BEIJING It also accuses Tokyo of allying with US in bid to build Japan into military giant AFP US FOREIGN policy is an even greater threat to Asian security than established regional flashpoints such as the Korean peninsula, an official Chinese
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      Lock icon China to curb HK trips for a month to ensure smooth handover
      243 8 HONGKONG Reuter CHINA will bar its citizens from travelling to Hongkong during the month straddling its recovery of the territory from Britain to ensure all goes smoothly, newspapers yesterday quoted officials as saying. The authorities would impose stringent
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Taipei won't ease tough China policy
        76 8 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's top economic policy maker said yesterday that Taipei had no immediate intention of easim its tough economic policy towards China and unpad local firms to put the national intarset above their own. Chiang Pln-kung, chairman of the cabinet's Council for Rnonotnic
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        Lock icon A mirror never lies
        58 8 Reuter [HONGKONG] Two Hoogkonf policemen, manning a bonier checkpoint yesterday, use a mirror to check the underneath of lorries from China for possible illegal Immigrants. There are fears In die territory of an invasion of Chinese immigrants seeking a slice of Hongkong's affluence when the British
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        Lock icon Sales tax on multimedia computers?
        86 8 Reuter (TAIPEI] Taiwan's finance ministry yesterday said it might impose a new sales tax on multimedia oomputers. "According to taxation rules, multimedia computers should be impoeed with s sales tax oflO-13 per cent if they are sold along with such standard outfits as CD-ROMs and
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        Lock icon Compulsory insurance for coalminers
        74 8 AFP [BEIJING] China is to introduce compulsory insurance for coalminers against accidents in mines, which account for the majority of deaths in Industrial accidents in the country, an official said yesterday. "The compulsory Insurance will apply to the three million miners working underground, one million of
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      A tricky move for Beijing
      662 9  -  CHXVAWATGH China has Joined many countries in erecting antl-dnmping barriers to fight unfair competition but will the measures end np protecting Inefficiency? By Lu Ning FIRST, it was the Americans and Europeans against the Japanese. Then the latter joined their detractors against the Asian tigers.
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      Lock icon Taiwan cracks down on money launderers
      255 9 TAIPEI Institutions ha ve to check identity of suspect clients AFP TAIWAN has introduced an anti-money laundering law, requiring financial institutions here to check the identity of suspect clients, finance ministry officials said yesterday. The law, the first of its kind in Asia, was
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      Lock icon Greet callers in Mandarin, hotels in Shanghai urged
      296 9 SHANGHAI AFP A CALL has gone out to telephone operators in hotels in China's most cosmopolitan city to be as proud as the French of their national language and downgrade the use of English when greeting callers. "It's best to greet callers
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      Lock icon China to allow more investments by foreign brewers
      241 9 BEIJING Restrictions lifted as foreign share of market is still small Reuter A CHINESE investment official said yesterday Beijing had concluded there was no need to block further investment by foreign brewers in the domestic market. "The debate has been put to
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon BJP may abstain in vote of confidence against Gowda
      481 10 NEW DELHI Abstention would onsnre survival of United Front govt and block Congress from taking power Reuter INDIAN Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda might get a helping hand in a vote of confidence next week from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya
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      Lock icon India says no to foreign airline tie-ups
      391 10 NEW DELHI Reuter INDIAN Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's cabinet has barred foreign airlines from taking equity stakes in the domestic aviation sector, a Civil Aviation Ministry spokeswoman said yesterday. The decision, taken late on Tuesday, appeared to rule out a proposed
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      Lock icon US manufacturers record solid March numbers
      516 10 WASHINGTON Factory activity at a high; all signs point to continued growth Reuter Bloomberg US MANUFACTURERS enjoyed a dream combination in March as factory activity surged to the highest level in more than two years, the prices they pay for materials fell, and new
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      Lock icon Tory manifesto for May 1 poll includes pledge to cut taxes
      350 10 LONDON Reuter BRITAIN'S ruling Conservatives yesterday launched their manifesto for a May 1 general election, including a pledge to introduce tax cuts to help make Britain "the best place in the world to live". Prime Minister John Major, trying
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      Lock icon Russia deserves support: IMF
      268 10 MOSCOW Camdessus lauds progress, calls for continued backing Bloomberg RUSSIA deserves the continued financial support of other nations and international organisations as it works to improve its economy, said Michel Camdessus, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. This is the time "for us, in the
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      Lock icon Clinton makes April Fools of reporters
      214 10 WASHINGTON AFP PRESIDENT Bill Clinton startled reporters with an April Fool's joke on Tuesday, telling them he was temporarily replacing White House spokesman Michael McCurry. "Mike McCurry has just made a fool of himself by taking an unfortunate fall on dimly lit steps here
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Russia, Belarus sign Union Treaty
        67 10 Reuter [MOSCOW] Boris Yeltsin signed a scaled-down Union Treaty yesterday with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko after intervention by liberals opposed to fall integration with Russia's controversial western neighbour. "The union does not create a single state. Each side maintains its sovereignty. At the same time
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        Lock icon EU 4th-qtr growth up by 0.3%
        103 10 Reuter [BRUSSELS] Economic growth In the European Union advanced by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 1906 compared with the third quarter, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office said yesterday. The latest rise in GDP was somewhat slower than the third quarter's 0.7S
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        Lock icon EU wants to settle meat import row
        117 10 Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European Union has no plans to escalate the trade war with the US over meat imports, at least for the moment, a European Commission spokesman said yesterday. "At the moment our objective is to conclude an agreement" in the transatlantic
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        Lock icon Middle East: no concessions from Israel
        132 10 Reuter [JERUSALEM] Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ceded nothing to Palestinians yesterday ahead of a White House meeting in five days with US President Bill Clinton. Asked if Israel had anything to offer the Palestinian leadership in return for stopping attacks on Israelis, spokesman
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        Lock icon No formal list of Fed nominees lor Clinton
        121 10 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] President BUI Clinton is participating in the selection process to fill two vacancies on the seven-member Federal Reserve Board though he has not i been given a formal list of potential nominees, administration officials said on Tuesday. Mr Clinton "has
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      The aged: crisis of 1.4 billion by year 2030
      765 11  -  188 BOTTOM ÜBB OPINION By Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THE IMPENDING global crisis of ageing populations fails to evoke quite the same sense of popular terror as the threat of nuclear annihilation, the population time bomb or
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      107 11 'I think prostitution can do more for the country than reporters. I dare you to tape what I say and publish it' flufimumghal Swuknl outspoken permanent secretary of finance ministry when quizzed about widespread value-added tax fraud in 1995, which upset Thailand's trade figures last year. 'Gold
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      KL tightens the credit reins
      629 11 EDITORIAL THE preemptive move by Bank Negara to limit bank lending for purchases of shares and high-end properties is both timely and prudent, but it's a decision that may need to be fine-tuned, depending on developments in the months ahead Some analysts have suggested that
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      Race for Suharto's No 2
      1277 11  -  Factions are staking claim on who should be Indonesian president's ruining mate next year By\ S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent INDONESIA'S State Minister for Research Technology B J Habibie has assumed a higher public profile these days because of his key
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      824 11 Dolling with corruption ONE is tempted to dismiss the headline story proclaiming Indonesia as the most corrupt country in Asia. The Asian Intelligence survey report by the Hongkong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc), upon which the article was based, contains some weaknesses that raise questions
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Weaving a tale of love and mystery
      644 12  -  Makhmalbaf paints a beautiful picture of a tribe's experiences, says CORXNMX: CORINNE KERK Acclaimed Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is never short of imagination. Nevertheless, one is grateful that Gabbeh, his latest offering at this year's Singapore International Film Festival, has been given some
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      Lock icon Sri Lankan tips to better love life?
      635 12 FOOD Star Tips tea is the lm potion of rich Arabs and Japanese AFP [COLOMBO! A master taster at one of Sri Lanka's famed tea firms slurps a spoonful brewed from a prized sample and spits it out in distaste. But the brew
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      A fantastic spin in the Spider
      985 14  -  Don't w&nt to spend over $300,000 on a fancy sports car? Try the Renault Sport Spider or Fffnrda RX-7 By I Christopher Tan YOU want a fancy sports car, but the idea of spending over $300,000 on the base model of an established name
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    • BUMPER to BUMPER
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        Volvo dispels airbag fears
        59 14 DO airbags pose a danger to children? In the US alone, the deaths of close to 40 children have been linked directly to the explosive force with which the bags inflate. But Volvo safety experts told BT recently that airbags are safe if the primary restraint
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        Porsche Introduces special child seats
        47 14 TO ELIMINATE the risks associated with children in cars fitted with airbags altogether, Porsche Ag will begin selling in May a line of three special child seats that, when installed, electronically de-activate the passenger-side airbag. Porsche joins BMW in introducing this device.
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        Driven to Walk?
        65 14 THE GRAND PRIZE for this year s New Paper Big Walk is a 1.6 litre Opel Vectra (manual, without COE). The winner also gets an opportunity, together with nine of their friends, to attend a private driving clinic by performance driver Russell Swift. Twenty-five other registered participants
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        Move over Harley, here's Beemer
        94 14 ITs official, BMW has entered the cruiser motorcycle segment a niche that has grown significantly in recent years. This is the first Beemer chopper, the Rl2OO C, which makes its debut later this year. Directed at customers of famous cruiser brands such as Harley-Davidson, the
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        Scrap cars'new value: as deposit
        92 14  -  Compiled br Christopher Tan FEELING the effects of a market-share war among big players, smaller motor traders here are packaging their cars innovatively. One such method is through the 30 per cent downpayment. Renault agent Exklusiv accepts a scrap car as downpayment. An equivalent scrap
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      Lock icon Computer ready for re-match
      730 14 PURSUITS IBM has given Deep Blue a human touch to try help it beat Kasparov next month Reuter [YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York] The massive calculating power of IBM's chess-playing supercomputer Deep Blue has been imbued with a human touch for its next encounter with world champion
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      F&N takes 50% stake in M$lb complex in KL Sentral
      486 15  -  MSCB's mini-city project also said to have caught eye of Keppel From\ Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE'S F&N group is taking a SO per cent stake in a Mil billion (*****.4 million) retail, hotel and commercial complex inside Malaysian
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      More see need for an institute of directors
      481 15  -  Need becomes mast apparent daring the latest corporate reporting season By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The need for a pool of professional independent directors became most apparent during the latest reporting season, observers say. Recent changes in rules to promote corporate
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      Intria a defensive stock with high growth potential
      870 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIESW Ven Sreenivasan ANALYSTS poring over Intria Bhd's interim results cannot be faulted for wondering whether they are looking at a Renong in the making. The Kuala Lumpur main-board-listed infrastructure company surprised even the more optimistic market watchers when it
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      Lock icon Excel up 1.5cts on debut; New Toyo IPO subscribed 22 times
      358 15  -  IPO WATCH By Annette Pau [SINGAPOREJ Initial public offers (IPOs) may be losing their glitter, going by the results of the latest two. Excel Machine Tools had a dismal trading debut yesterday, and equally, response to the public tranche
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Genting Int'l to transfer Star Cruise ownership
        469 16  -  It will sell non-cruise properties to Resorts World for US$5BJm From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur GENTING International pic, controlled by casino king Lim Goh Tong, has proposed to downsize itself with moves that would shrink its net tangible assets per share to
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        San Teh ups slakes in China ventures
        343 16 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted San Teh Ltd has bought Taiwan Santos Hotel's stakes in a China-based hotel company and a PVC pipe maker. The company said yesterday that it had acquired the remaining 30 per cent of Nantong Santos Hotel Co (NSH) which it did
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        Lock icon Tide turning in favour of marine sector stocks
        512 16  -  CORPORATE EARNINGS REVIEW Counters have sunk so low that many analysts are now recommending a buy By < Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Marine sector stocks have sunk so low that, despite the poor outlook for the industry, several analysts are actually recommending a
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        Tough years ahead for hotel sector
        427 16  -  Industry threw up unexciting results in 1996 By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] As the market expected, the hotel sector threw up a bunch of unexciting results during the reporting season. And lacklustre results are expected to become the norm for the next few years. Market
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        Lock icon Nat Steel has no plans to raise funds in near future
        139 16 AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel Ltd said it has no immediate intention to raise funds either through a rights issue or a bonds and warrants issue, but the company would not rule out such an exercise in the future. Asked
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        Phileo Allied to buy 30% of Manila-listed finance firm
        395 16  -  From. Al Labita in Manila MALAYSIAN financial house Phileo Allied Bhd is buying a 30 per cent stake in a listed Manila finance firm to push their joint plan to establish an integrated financial services group in the Philippines. First Abacus
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        ABR in tie-up for Indon logistics business
        133 16 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted ABR Holdings will set up a joint venture with Mayne Nickless Ltd to undertake logistics business in Indonesia. Indonesian-controlled ABR Holdings said earlier this week that the joint venture company, PT Mayne Nickless ABR Indonesia, will have an authorised share capital
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        Maurel gets court to stop Amcol from selling his property
        485 16  -  Setback in Mauritius as managers try to recover investment By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Amcol Holdings' judicial managers appear to have suffered a setback in their plans to recover the company's U5539.6 million (5557.02 million) investment in Mauritius. Mauritian businessman Roland
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        Lock icon Guangdong Ind buys stake in fast food firm
        258 16 Reuter [SHANGHAI] Guangdong Industrial (Group), parent company of Guangdong Investment, has spent 55.925 million yuan (559.6 million) to buy a 41.8 per cent stake in Shanghai New Asia Fast Food, officials said yesterday. Guangdong Industrial bought 22.37 million shares in New Asia
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          GPE Industries in China venture
          25 16 [SINGAPORE! Mainboard-listed GPE Industries recently formed a joint venture company in Shanghai, China, to manufacture and market automotive wire products.
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          Keppel Corp issue gets SES nod
          30 16 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corp has received the Stock Exchange of Singapore's nod for the issue of 154.3 million new shares for its proposed one-for-four bonus.
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          Datacraft Asia forms firm in Philippines
          36 16 [SINGAPORE] Main board-listed Datacraft Asia has just formed a new company in the Philippines, Datacraft Adcoms, following its acquisition of the businesses and assets of network systems integrator Adcoms International.
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          Lock icon Renong to sell 2.94m Kinta shares
          35 16 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Renong Bhd said it has proposed selling 2.94 million shares in Kinta Properties Sdn Bhd for M 113.26 million (517.6 million) to Wiser Series Sdn Bhd.
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          Lock icon MD of United Engineers (M) quits
          50 16 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd, the largest construction company in Malaysia, said Jaafar Abdul Ham id resigned as managing director yesterday. He is replaced by Ramli Mohamad. Mr Jaafar has also resigned as a director of Renong Bhd, which controls United Engineers.—Bloomberg
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          Lock icon Tenaga seeks hike in power rates
          58 16 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's electric utility, sent a formal proposal for an increase in electricity rates to the government last month, said Jupiter Securities, a Kuala Lumpur stock brokerage. "We don't think they'll get above a 10 per cent increase" said
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        Lock icon Firms raised US$4l3b from stocks, bonds in Q1
        534 17 US atone accounts for USs273b, but interest rate hike could dampen activity Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Companies raised U*****.3 billion (*****.15 billion) selling stocks and bonds around the world in the first quarter, up 12 per cent from last year, taking advantage of
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        San Miguel to expand in China
        361 17  -  Plan to expand marketing reach from 16 cities to 36 From. Al Labita in Manila LISTED home-grown beer giant San Miguel Corp (SMC) plans to expand its marketing reach in China from 16 to 36 cities within the next two years, the company said
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        Lock icon ITT delays US$l.3b Planet Hollywood casino venture
        460 17 It's conserving cash to thwart Hilton's offer, some investors say Bloomberg [NEW YORK] ITT Corp is delaying a Usl.3 billion (551.87 billion) venture to build two casinos with Planet Hollywood International Inc as ITT fends off a hostile takeover attempt by Hilton Hotels
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        Lock icon SBC completes US$ 16.5b merger
        235 17 Bloomberg [SAN ANTONIO, Texas] SBC Communications Inc said on Tuesday it completed its US$l6.5 billion (5523.7 billion) acquisition of Pacific Telesis Group and announced plans to enter the long-distance market by the end of the year. The merger of the parents of Southwestern Bell and
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        Lock icon Isetan up as talks on bid for Barney's resume
        243 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Shares of department store operator Isetan Co rose almost 6 per cent after the Japanese company resumed talks with Saks Holdings Inc of the US on making a bid for bankrupt American retailer Barney's Inc. Investors bid Isetan shares
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Ng Teng Fong units seen raising huge bridging loan
        420 18  -  Sino Land, Ng family arranging HKs6b facility for QKsll-8b site: report From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong COMPANIES linked to property magnate Ng Teng Fong could soon be coming to the debt market for one of the biggest bridging loans ever.
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        Lock icon Fruitful visit
        55 18 [BANGI, Malaysia] German President Roman Herzog (right), accompanied by Law Hieng Ding, Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment (left), looking at oil palm fruits during a visit to the Malaysia Palm Oil Research Institute yesterday. Mr Herzog is on a five-day state visit and is accompanied
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        Lock icon Rothschild, Ban Hin Lee in asset mgt tie-up
        230 18 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Ban Hin Lee Bank Bhd yesterday announced it was setting up an asset management subsidiary in technical collaboration with Rothschild Asset Management, Singapore. BHLB Asset Management (BAM) would focus on providing portfolio management services to high net worth
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        Lock icon Banks unveil new computer model to measure credit exposure
        396 18 FT [LONDON] A group of international banks has designed a new computer model for measuring their credit risk. They believe it could one day reduce the cushion of capital that regulators require them to hold. The method, developed by US investment
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        Lock icon Norway insurer bids for Christiania Bank
        361 18 Stock swap deal will create the Nordic region's sixth-biggest financial institution Bloomberg [OSLO] Storebrand ASA, Norway's leading insurer, offered to buy Christiania Bank ASA, the country's second-largest bank, in a transaction that would create the Nordic region's sixth-biggest financial institution. Storebrand is offering shareholders
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        Lock icon C'wealth Bank buys 17% of UK's Caspian
        208 18 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Commonwealth Bank of Australia has taken a 17 per cent stake in UK investment bank Caspian Group pic. The Commonwealth Bank, one of Australia's four major banks, did not state the price of the stake. "We expect to work with Caspian
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        Lock icon JGB, Euroyen rise as rates seen flat
        205 18 STIKTRX Report Reuter [SINGAPORE) Simex Japanese government bond (JGB) and Euroyen futures rallied strongly yesterday after the Bank of Japan's tankan report on corporate sentiment dampened recent fears of a rise in Japanese interest rates. "It is all based on the tankansaid one
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        HK players hedge positions as market rallies
        212 18  -  MSCITAIW AM FUTURES By Ric Trotta Trotta, floor manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE) The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures opened steady yesterday and moved down to its intra-day low at around mid-session. Hongkong institutional traders seemed to be looking to hedge their
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        Lock icon Russia oil firms seek export control
        219 18 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [MOSCOW] Russian oil producers are striving to seize control of a chunk of the country's crude oil exports, leaving traders wondering if their glory days in the world's third largest oil producer could be turning sour, oil analysts said yesterday. Russia's
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        272 18 Reuter London THE US dollar rose against European currencies after a loss of confidence in the mark. "The market no longer sees the mark as a safe haven because of concerns surrounding European Monetary Union," a trader said. "Fears of a weak EMU have undermined the mark." The
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2257 19 LONDON Industries »li *h AB Ports 271.400 *1.400 Abbey National 734 -5.400 Allied Domecq 448 unch Amec 145.400 *1.400 Asda Group 107.400 unch BATind 510 .400 BG Pic 163 2 BKC 269.400 1 BOC Group 933 -9.600 BR Petroleum 689 -17.400 BTR 260 -2.200 Bank of Scotland
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      1668 19 Reuter H Nikkei 225 *191.11 STOCKS rose in late trading yesterday as Japanese institutional investors bought exporters such as NEC Corp and Bridgestone Corp to take advantage of the yen's weakening, traders said. The yen, which had traded at 121.92 to the dollar yesterday morning, weakened to 122.60 by
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      791 20 AFP P Composite Index -Ll3 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as political concerns kept investors cautious and amid a lack of incentives. "The general view is that investors are more cautious now, particularly as a general election is approaching," a dealer said, adding that buying was selective. The JSE
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1565 20 AFX-Asia QHangSeng +6213 SHARE prices closed slightly higher yesterday in a rebound after Wall Street's gains overnight, dealers said. They also said that financials had a bigger recovery while selected properties stocks were still under pressure. The Hang Seng Index closed up 62.13 points at 12,136.32, off a high
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      Lock icon CHINA
      650 20 Reuter n Shenzhen Binder -0.25 SHENZHEN'S B Share Index closed lower in cautious trading yesterday after Tuesday's plunge on the Hongkong stock market, brokers said. The index shed 0.25 point to end at 162.25 on turnover of to HKS4B.4 million. B share investors continued to remain on the sidelines
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      393 20 AFP Hwp lain *40.48 SHARE prices finished higher yesterday as bargain hunters snapped up lower cost paper and pulp shares. "Investors switched to buy low-cost paper issues while market leader electricals lost ground," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index advanced 40.48 points to 8,203.89. Turnover was 3.6
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      264 20 Bloomberg Fl Wellington +10.78 STOCKS rebounded yesterday in line with Wall Street overnight. The benchmark NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 10.78 points to close at 2,218.26. Trading was valued at NZ$53.l million. Bloomberg Apr 02 »tt (000) AN2 Banking 8.82 unch ***** Advantages HWgs l 29 -0.01 5000 Air
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      830 20 AFP F1 SET Index +2L90 SHARE prices shot up 3.2 per cent yesterday in a technical rebound and on heavy buying by foreign investors due to growing confidence in the economy. An analyst said the market recovered with additional buying orders by foreign mutual funds, in addition to consistent
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      419 20 AFP n Composite Index +SJT7 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, with blue chips attracting buying in the run-up to an expansion of the foreign shareholding limit on May 1. The Composite Index gained 5.87 points to 678.86. Turnover was 36.3 million shares worth 587.3 billion won. Risers beat falls
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      610 20 Bloomberg F1 Afl Ordinaries +10 STOCKS rose yesterday, led by resources stocks amid optimism world economies will grow at a pace fast enough to fan rising commodity prices. A US report showing that manufacturing is booming upheld hopes the US economy's accelerating and demand for commodities will continue. The
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      Lock icon MANILA
      342 20 AFP □mail* -9JjB SHARE prices fell 0.3 per cent yesterday on sluggish trade in the absence of news to move the market, analysts said. The PSE Composite Index fell 9.58 points to 3,162.21. Turnover was 7.6 billion shares worth 1.9 billion pesos. Most major issues remained unchanged with PLDT
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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        Lock icon KL cabinet reshuffle rumours hit shares
        289 21 AFX-Asia n Composite Index -&70 SHARE prices closed lower across the board yesterday as rumours of a possible Cabinet reshuffle fuelled selling pressure, dealers said. They said fears of another US stock market downturn and the sell-down in big banking stocks following Bank Negara's
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Affin warrant looks appealing, but players must tread with care
        162 22  -  WARRANT WATCH -By I R Sivanithy MALAYSIAN banking and property stocks have been bashed recently, following Bank Negara's credit curbs which were announced on Friday. But one counter, Affin Holdings, has proven to be remarkably resilient, which makes the Affin
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        HOT STOCK
        65 24  -  *1 Shiva Taneja NATSTEEL. which closed two cents higher yesterday at $3.58 on a volume of three million shares, is likely to see more upside though not immediately. In the short term, the stock is likely to trade sideways, or may even lose a few cents. But there
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        Dow indecision leads to nervous S'pore trading
        657 24  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Property coulters lead the local rally, but forced gulling ftnd margin ralla plus talk of more curbs by the M'sian central bank take their toll on KL stocks By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] An unconvincing and nervous session on Wall Street
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Not revealing all
          98 24 IN ITS latest results announcement, Pan Malayan Holdings, controlled by the Tat Lee Bank group, revealed that some earnings came from the "sale of units from a completed project" and the "sale of units from another subsidiary". Our reporter asked for the names of the projects and
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          And...reality bites
          62 24 THE harsh reality of competition in the local telecom market is here. At one point during Hutchison IntraPage's publicity stunt at Raffles Place on Tuesday, organisers had to frantically re-position their "walking, talking, leaflet-distributing" signboards. Press cameras had started clicking when the Hutchinson people realised a large banner
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          Get Singapore talking- already?
          165 24 MOTORISTS driving around with their new Hagenuk handphones may not quite agree with Mi's claims that it has "got Singapore talking". IPC Corp, which imports the German-made handphones here, has yet to bring in accessories such as hands-free kits that go with the phones. At an
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          Death and the tarman
          119 24 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, who said there's nothing certain In life except death and taxes, may have had an encounter like this. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) wrote to the dead uncle of someone in the newsroom, informing him that his income tax liability was "nil",
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          Number frights
          93 24 JP MORGAN is expecting better US unemployment and earnings numbers to be released tomorrow. It estimates that March US unemployment will fall to 5.2 per cent, from February's 5.3 per cent, and compared to an average of some 12 per cent in Western Europe. Average hourly earnings are
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          Coffeeshop talk – Xiamen style
          98 24 Coffeeshop talk Xiamen style LIKE in many other Chinese cities, signs of prosperity are all too evident in Xiamen, a bustling port city in Fijian province. Luxury hotels are springing up in the city, and more local Chinese can afford the many new seafood restaurants. But on a recent visit
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      292 25 Renter Bridge News TRADING was slow to start alter the Easter break and activity here was described as "papa* shuffling." New cargoes were slow to emerge and brokers were largely updating the whereabouts of ships. Much of the business reported was fixed before the long weekend break. The
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      453 25  -  SDfOAPORE INTERNATIONAL BUNKERING CONFERENCE Forming of alliances among shipping lines will lead to repositioning of industry: speaker By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The formation of alliances among shipping lines will be changing bunker buying patterns, resulting in a need for the bunker industry to
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      200 25 US-JAPAN PORT ROW [TOKYO] Japan's Ministry of Transportation and three port-related industry groups have reached an interim agreement to reform Japanese port practices, according to reports in the Japanese media. The Japan Times reported yesterday that the agreement's four
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      234 25 Bridge News [TAIPEI] China's Ministry of Communications has notified six Chinese shipping lines that they will be able to pick up approval documents in Bejing that will allow them to ply direct cross-strait routes, Taiwan shipping operators said yesterday.
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      705 25  -  SHIPSHAPE By. Felix Chan THE marine fraternity can roughly be split into three camps when it comes to the ISM code those who dive headfirst into the long and arduous process without adequate preparation, those who procrastinate, and those who make the
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      373 25  -  Asian marine equipment market estimated to be worth USsBb By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The second annual Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS Asia 97) opened here yesterday, with over 100 exhibitors from 21 countries. Organised jointly by RAI Exhibitions and the International Council of
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      275 25 DPA [BANGKOK] Thailand's cabinet has approved the long-de-layed "Southern Seaboard" project which seeks to create a transportation shortcut between the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Siam, reports said yesterday. The cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a decision to build deep sea ports and industrial
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      182 25 AFP [WASHINGTON] US naval intelligence has given preliminary approval for China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco) to build a terminal at a closed navy base in California, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The matter was still under review by the Defence Department, but the
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      218 25 AFP [STOCKHOLM] A final report into the 1994 sinking of the car-ferry Estonia in the Baltic with the loss of 852 lives will not say who installed the weak locking devices on the outer bow door which caused the tragedy, the Swedish daily
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      123 25 [SINGAPORE] National carrier Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) yesterday announced the christening of its two newbuildings at South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries. The two vessels both 73,000 deadweight-tonne (dwt) Panamax bulk carriers will be delivered in the first half of the year. In a
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      1128 26  -  EUROPEAN AIRLINE DEREGULATION: SLOW TO TAKE OFF As of Tuesday, any EU airline could offer domestic flights within any other EU country, but although regulatory barriers are down, it will take several more years before air travel becomes cheaper and more efficient By Peter Robison
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
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        377 40 Deal likely to coincide with visit of President Chirac to Bering next month FT [BEIJING] Airbus Industrie is set to win orders from China for up to 50 aircraft worth about US$2 billion (Ss2.B billion). The deal is likely to coincide with
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        294 40 FAA directive on inspections expected this week Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co advised airlines to inspect wing flaps on their 767 aircraft after a plane operated by Delta Air Lines Inc lost one of the flaps during a flight last week. The Federal Aviation Administration
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        60 40 [NICE, France] Two passengers waiting at an empty Air Inter Europe desk at Nice Cote D 'Azur airport on Tuesday. Air Inter cancelled the majority of its flights as strikers, who launched a stoppage over the busy Easter weekend, demanded talks with management on pay
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        110 40 Reuter [BANGKOK] United Parcel Delivery Service Ltd (UPS), a United Parcel Service of America Inc, announced yesterday the launch of its air delivery service in Thailand. UPS said in a statement that its plane made inaugural landing here on Tuesday, making the company among the
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        Indian Airlines and Air India plan code sharing accord
        277 40  -  Indian Air launches two direct services to S'pore By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] India's national carriers Indian Airlines (lAL) and Air India plan to have code sharing agreements and offer complementary services without engaging in price competition. Disclosing this at a press
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        173 40 Bloomberg [TOKYO] After months of negotiations, Ford Motor Co and its Japanese affiliate Mazda Motor Corp have agreed to make at least two car models using common underbodies, a Mazda spokesman said. An underbody is the steel platform to which
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        MAS' Boeing 777 breaks world record
        174 40 [SINGAPORE] A Malaysia Airlines Rolls-Royce Trentpowered Boeing 777 has broken the world record for the world's longest non-stop flight by a commercial aircraft. The Boeing 777-200IGW, powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engine, set the record with a distance of 10,823 nautical miles, as
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        313 40 They hope US strategies will help them to survive open skies competition [PARIS] European airlines are turning to US executives and using US strategies to help them survive a new era of competition. Nineteen years after President Carter deregulated the US
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          86 40 Reuter [SAN FRANCISCO] The San Francisco Airport Commission approved a Lease agreement on Tuesday clearing the way for a US$l,lB7 billion (SII.B billion) rail extension project. The airport commission approved the lease and operating agreement by avoteof4-to4, a spokesman said. The agreement allows
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          85 40 Reuter [PARIS] Air France Europe flights operated normally yesterday morning but the throat of new strikes hung over the state-owned airline after talks between ground sta£T unions and management broke down, the airllns said. An airline spokeswoman said a strike by pilots had
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          91 40 Reuter [HONGKONG] A burst tyre on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight arriving from London forced a brief closure of the Hongkong airport yesterday, airport authorities said. Flight VS2OO, an Airbua A 340, burst a tyre upon landing in Hongkong, a civil aviation department
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        242 40 Bloomberg [SAVANNAH, Georgia] Gulfstream Aerospace Corp said it received an order worth US$275 million (*****.2 million) from Executive Jet Aviation to purchase 11 jet aircraft over the next three years. The jets due for delivery through 2000 will be used to expand the
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      723 36 A ACCORD A SHIPPING PTE LTD KLM m *****36 (40 Uhm) FAX: *****46 KMIKIAM (IS) 347 IMI J DMtfCT ACCiSS TIL: *****57 (WORT BOOKING) HiM GUMMC (S7)SSIIV7 ii hut cirnT inn iran i limrnin nunc mwiw poiT msm potr m sin pot ita sin port ita sm (FAR EAST) (INDIA)
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      57 40 M.V. "FERNAS PROTON" VOY. 4 ARRD 30 MARCH 1997 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessels are hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 4 April 1997 0900-1200 hours at PT9 No further survey will be entertained thereafter. As A|tati: "K" Line Kinkai AB
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