The Business Times, 30 April 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30,1997 85C
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Hong Leong buys Boulevard Hotel site for $410 m
    575 1  -  Deal will tighten group's grip on tihe area By] Diana Oan Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] The Hong Leong Group has secured the prime Boulevard Hotel site for $410 million, paving the way for it to shape and boost the development of
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    Lock icon Property stocks slide further
    313 1  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Property stocks continued to head south yesterday, with investment analysts expecting further downside in the weeks ahead. The SES Property Index lost another 10.08 points to 646.96 yesterday, bringing its total losses to 164.64 points or 20 per cent from its high
    Source: Bloomberg  -  313 words
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    Lock icon Dow up 108 at 1pm EDT
    47 1 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The Dow Industrials was up more than 100 points yesterday in a rally fuelled by a drop in bond yields that eased interest rate jitters. The Dow Jones Average surged 108.77 points to 6,891.79 at Ipm EDT. Bloomberg
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    KL officials reassure market
    360 1  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur TOP Malaysian government officials went on the offensive to shore up confidence in the local bourse yesterday as the KLSE Composite Index slipped to its lowest level in eight months. Addressing a persistent concern of investors over recent lending curbs,
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    New measures to boost ailing Thai property market
    388 1  -  Curbs on foreign ownership of condos And residential land relaxed From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND announced new measures to revive its depressed property market yesterday, allowing foreign companies and individuals to own 100 per cent of condominium projects and residential land
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      128 1 Ryan lub vvnni Fashion group Flyers will close its last mega store, at Scotts Shopping Centre, as part of a revamp to tap the potential of overseas markets, P|4 Pipilir with fciMUjrti Analysts are divided between calling a'buy' and a 'stag* for the latest mainboard aspirant, Popular Holdings, F|« MBW8TAUDH
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      79 1 Cockpit deal yet to clear URA hurdle, Pg 17 m*Ly I Av/UJCJ H w t^fl Rolex Yacht-Master in 18 ct gold and Rolex Lady-Datejust in steel and gold. Both arc chronometer*. Available at: sk 11 Roy Eastern Watch The very special place to buy a watch #01- 86/88 Lucky Plaza
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Singapore women top Internet surfing survey
      213 2 MORE women in Singapore Surf the Internet than anywhere else in the world, says a new survey. Women comprise 22 per qent of all Singapore net-surf-ers, according to a press statement from Internet research firm www.research. This is dne-third more than in Aus-ft-alia (14.5
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      S'pore to focus efforts on Suzhou Industrial Park
      521 2  -  PMGoh tells President Jiang there will not be any more snch projects From< Quak Hiang Whai in Dalian PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday told Chinese President Jiang Zemin that Singapore will concentrate its efforts on the development of the Suzhou Industrial
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      Lock icon Tang to SM Lee: Name my backers
      649 2 He also dismisses suggestion of a deeper motive for his actions The Straits Times LAWYER Tang Liang Hong yesterday challenged Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew to produce evidence and name the person or agency he believed was backing him to damage Singapore. He
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      Lock icon 2nd-half growth to top 9%: Nomura
      341 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY GDP By- Audrey Tan ECONOMIC growth in the second half is expected to be "well in excess of 9 per cent because the recovery in global electronics demand is expected to be well under way", says Nomura Research Institute. Gross
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      Call for more homegrown commerce websites
      272 2 SINGAPORE needs more homegrown Internet websites for commerce to help it become a cyberspace hub, the chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB), Philip Yeo, said yesterday. "It is important for Internet content to be hosted in or originate from Singapore for us to
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      Lock icon Flyers' mega store at Scotts to close; smaller shop to open
      343 4  -  Concept being changed to tap potential of overseas markets By, Jenny Lam FASHION group Flyers will be closing its last mega store, at Scotts Shopping Centre, as part of a revamp to tap the potential of overseas markets. Instead,
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      BG Lee: rely on quality, productivity To compete
      134 4 SINGAPORE must rely on the quality and productivity of its workforce to compete with lower-cost emerging economies, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his May Day message. "In terms of absolute production costs, we cannot be as cheap as emerging
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      Two local fund management heads start own outfits
      323 4 lAMS boss teams op with US boose; LGT chief with RHB gronp TWO heads of locally-based fund management outfits have quit to start up their own operations. Ronald Tan, managing director of Indosuez Asset Management Singapore (lAMS), is teaming up with a
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      Ist Visa deal over new Net technology made
      188 4 THE world's first Visa credit card payment over the Internet using Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) technology took place in Singapore yesterday. And fittingly, it was made by National Computer Board (NCB) chief executive Stephen Yeo. And another first was set when a
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      85 2 t^&v Ik I I 1986. ELDEE YOUNG PLAYS SOMERSET'S I i W V^^KHn jr v H H 1907. ELDEE NOT-QUITE-SO YOUNG PLAYS SOMERSET S i Eldee Young, tije man wl)o started it all at Somerset's Bax is back• Somerset s Bar s first guest musician, and one of America's foremost
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      190 2 Haw Par opens leisure centre in Dalian, Pg 17 SYDNEY'S GREATEST REFURBISHMENTOPPOimJNmf 59-69 GOULBURN ST Ideal location opposite World Square and Net lettable area is 19,813m J over 28 levels BIS I ittv IBM A typical floor has an average area of 825m 2 i™ f|i Security parking for 155
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      465 3 lne Dusiness l lmes, weunesuay, /mm n 1 y A History of Performance. 1914: The Kew Observatory certifies 1979: Dr. Sylvia Earle, 1 Rolex as the first wristwatch in history diving to a depth of 1,250 to outperform the pocketwatch. feet in the JIM diving suit, times her descent on
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT DBSS' Picks
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      312 6 THE BT-SRI index, which is a value-weighted index, is designed to broadly reflect the performance of Asian economies by monitoring the prices of selected stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. DBS Securities' suggested portfolio weights are based on the brokerage's re- commendations on the stocks in the basket. Based
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      Lock icon Nikkei may see rough days ahead
      518 6  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT The medium-term indicators point to an established downmove By\ Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones. The opinions in this column are personal and do not represent the views of the writer's employer.
      Source: Dow Jones; ALLAN  -  518 words
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      Lock icon Popular and cheap, but not exciting
      507 6  -  With a low P/E ratio of IL9 times, the stock is an attractive boy Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] It's definitely Popular, but perhaps not very exciting analysts are divided between calling a "buy" and a "stag" for the latest mainboard aspirant. Popular Holdings familiar
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      169 6 Young Parents When you want the best for your children Financial Planner in conjunction with Standard Chartered presents 12 -13 July 1997 Suntec City Ballroom, 2nd Floor ATTAINING YOUR FINANCIAL DREAMS sa Maximise the ft r —reply slip CSHT A dl>> dollars im Vm sissnsr Set the best out of
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      385 6 The Millennium Bug Seminar on Information Security Trends, Issues and Practices Thursday, 8 May 1997 8.30 am to 2.00 pm Oriental Hotel, Oriental Ballroom In the new milliennium, many programmes that are not designed for the Year 2000 will be indicated by 00, and this will lead to catastrophic results
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Playing diplomatic chicken over Myanmar
      627 7  -  ASIAN VIEW US putting itself in a bind by saying It wont be able to relate to an Asean with Myanmar in Yang Razali Kassim AHIGH-stake diplomatic game of chicken is being played out between the United States and Asean, with Washington daring the South-east
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      Lock icon Philippine stocks bleed as foreign funds defect
      441 7  -  MANILA Key index down by biggest one-day fall in 2 years on lingering property concerns By, Al Labita PHILIPPINE stocks were awash in red ink yesterday as foreign funds fled the market on concerns over loan defaults in a slumping property market, dragging
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      Lock icon Philippine banks told to limit properly loans to 20% of portfolio
      328 7 MANILA AFP PHILIPPINE authorities said yesterday they had ordered banks to limit lending to the fast-growing property sector to avert a possible crisis. The central bank's policymaking Monetary Board ordered banks "to observe an aggregate limit on real estate
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      Busang gold prospects 'cheerful', says newspaper
      353 8  -  JAKARTA Samples show quality gold grades but not dear if mine lias 71m ounces as claimed By S N Vasuki AN Indonesian newspaper reported yesterday that the prospects of finding gold in Busang were "cheerful" because a project audit had concluded that test samples
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      Lock icon Coke pulls it off, but not in Ho Chi Minh
      74 8 [HANOI] A painter making his way precariously across a suspended platform on the side of a giant hoarding advertising a new Coca-Cola promotion yesterday. The promotion, which challenges consumers to collect six special bottle caps or ring-pulls, has been banned
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      Lock icon Vietnam Fund dissolved alter dispute
      110 8 HANOI Bloomberg A DISAGREEMENT over Vietnam's investment potential has led to a decision to liquidate the US$5B.7 million (5584.5 million) Lazard Vietnam Fund. Shareholders of the Dub-lin-listed fund voted on Monday to dissolve the two-and-a-half-year-old fund, which had invested less than 20 per cent of
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      Lock icon Badawi hails court move to delete SM Lee's remarks
      341 8 KUALA LUMPUR Hopefully, this will lead to better ties, says foreign minister Reuter AFP MALAYSIA'S foreign minister yesterday welcomed a Singapore court decision to delete remarks made by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that had sparked a row between the two
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      Japan to decide if Indon car dispute goes to WTO
      355 8  -  JAKARTA By\ S N Vasuki JAPAN will have to decide today whether to refer Indonesia's controversial national car project to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) when its Disputes Settlement Body convenes in Geneva. Two weeks ago, Japanese Trade Minister Shinji
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      Lock icon Malaysia records M$ 367m trade surplus for February
      180 8 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIA yesterday reported a trade surplus of M 5367.2 million (*****.9 million) for February, but economists said higher import bills would move the country into deficit over the next few months. The February data compared with deficits of M
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      180 8 s\o^ C^ S Top Corporate Treasurers' Choice/or Forex for the STH YEAR in Succession* lih > 1.1 1 1 1 ii 1111 li" I )l»S I l.illk 11, is lu'i'ii I In' t' .lit* .11<> .1 I iIH >ii i' I«► i t !>' 11 ill r \\r .ih' 111
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  • CHDVA-HOMOKOMG-TAIWAN
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        Lock icon China to ease access for accounting firms
        60 9 AFX-Asia [SHANGHAI] China will altow foreign accounting firms more liberal access to its domestic-market, the CMno Securities newspaper said. It cited Chang Dingping. chairman of the China Certified Accountants Association, paying that small and medlum-siaed forelm accounting firms with no established preeence in
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        Lock icon Taiwan cries for surrounded girl
        84 9 Reuter [TAIPEI] A Taiwanese student weeping for her murdered classmate Pal Hsiao-yen, the daughter of actress Pli Ping-ping, whoee body was found floating to ariter In Taipei county late on Monday. The strangled body of Hsiao-yen was naked, her hands and legs bound by rope.
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        Lock icon HK drive against iĺegal
        55 9 Reuter [HONGKONG] Police in Hongkong and China plan to launch a joint exerciae inthe middlecfMay tocountera growing tide of illegal immigrants from mainland China, Hongkong police said yesterday. Ming Poo reported the joint exercise would be staged from May 17 to IS and would involve 1,500
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      Beijing sets new rules on overseas fund-raising
      354 9  -  SINGAPORE Move coold jeopardise some yporfr-Chin* financing schemes By Lu Ning IN A move that could put some of the planned Singapore-Chi-na financing schemes into trouble, China has introduced a new set of rules aimed at tightening the central government's control over overseas
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      Tung needs strong team for credibility: academic
      366 9  -  HONGKONG By] Loh Hui Yin HONGKONG'S future leader Tung Chee Hwa must quickly find an able team to help frame policies and establish a political network if he is to establish himself as a credible chief executive who will lead the island into
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      Booming China bourses find favour with Taiwanese
      474 9  -  TAIPEI Investors expected to pear MTslb into Shanghai Sbcozhui OOSuRB okdcuu win™ By] Bruce Cheerman CHINA'S runaway markets, rivalling Taipei as the best performers in Asia this year, are generating huge interest in Taiwan, despite a ban on investing in mainland bourses. Investors,
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      Lock icon Taiwan may put US$50m cap on China projects
      229 9 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN is to set a US$5O million (Ss72 million) investment ceiling on each investment project in China to tighten control over increasing Chinabound investments, reports said yesterday. The Economic Daily News said the Economic Ministry would publicise a set of
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      105 9 W'VSTop Bankers' choice for US$/S$ Spot and Forwards* |it 'ulilit it in lit I v 11) *j ilk' I < ip o >rpur; lU* 11K' No I hiink h>r 1 111 l* i h.i 11 kI SI )c»ll t ii/ j ic«i K i Ik* i!jhl v hi vti 11
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Seoul prosecutors to seek arrest of presidents son
      368 10 SEOUL Arrest, to be made before May 10, unrelated to Hanbo loans scandal Reuter SOUTH Korean state prosecutors will seek the arrest of President Kim Young Sam's son, but not in connection with a loans-for-kickbacks scandal, the chief prosecutor was quoted as
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      Chidambaram's party to rejoin Indian government
      469 10  -  NEWDELHI ffr.finanm miwigtor likely to regain his portfolio; market expected to surge By' Rajendra Bajpai THE Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), a key faction of India's United Front ruling coalition, will rejoin the government, paving the way for the return of Palaniappan Chidambaram to the
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      Lock icon Japan, Australia pledge* to build on close ties
      261 10 Japan, Australia pledge to build on close ties CANBERRA Reuter JAPAN and Australia pledged yesterday to strengthen their already tight ties, promising fresh cooperation across a wide spectrum from security and the economy to culture and education. But Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his Australian counterpart John Howard also
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      263 10 manaSbstprogram 23 June 5 July 1997 J THE NAT.ON AL UN. VERS. TV OF SINGAPORE Faculty of Business Administration For senior banking and financial executives with more than six years of managerial experience seeking a broader managerial ExDerience the perspective on financial performance with an emphasis on modern risk management
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US labour costs up just 0.6%
      569 11 WASHINGTON Q1 rise smaller than forecast; only a mild acceleration in wages underway, says economist AP LABOUR costs for US businesses rose a smaller-than-ex-pected 0.6 per cent during the first quarter, as benefit costs barely budged indicating that inflation was a no-show in the
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      Lock icon US durable goods orders down 3% in March
      402 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg ORDERS received by US factories for big-ticket goods fell unexpectedly in March, a sign that the economy may be losing some of the momentum that caused the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates last month. Durable goods orders fell 3
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      Lock icon Tax bill setback may stall a host of Russian projects
      285 11 MOSCOW Bloomberg RUSSIA'S Duma, or Lower House of Parliament, failed to approve a bill that would set tax rates for projects developing the country's natural resources, including some big oil fields. The so-called production sharing bill failed to pass on
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      Lock icon Chechen, Russian hackles up over blast
      233 11 MOSCOW Reuter RECRIMINATIONS over a fatal bomb attack raised tension between Russia and rebel Chechnya yesterday to their bitterest pitch since a ceasefire last August. With peace talks between the two sides stalled, Russian police fought a brief nighttime skirmish with a group of
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      Lock icon EU suspends ministerial ties with Iran over terrorism
      347 11 LUXEMBOURG Bat members will not follow US in catting diplomatic ties AFP THE European Union yesterday agreed to suspend indefinitely ministerial contacts with Iran as part of a package of diplomatic sanctions against the Islamic regime over its support for international terrorism.
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      391 11 HANDBOOK FOR BUSINESSMEN By Goh Tian Wah 1997 Edition BBBBSS This book provides the latest information for anyone including foreigners to start a business in Singapore. Fully revised and updated, it is an indispensable resource for businessmen. It covers: Setting Up and Business Registration Procedures, Companies Act, Employment Act, Workmen's
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      163 11 F0 R SALE Premier Business Built at the height of the roaring 20's, with Art Deco elegance, the Manhattan Hotel famous f. landmark for visitors to Sydney's cosmopolitan Elizabeth *141 spacious and uniquely furnished guest rooms. with 100 seat restaurant cocktail bar with fully equipped Breathtaking views over Sydney harbour
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      1179 12 BUSIH KSS Notices ~-TT The First Canadian Bank Bank of Montreal 129, St James Street, Montreal, Quebec H2Y IL6, Canada Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31,19%. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Canadian in millioas) (Canadian in millions) 19M 1995 1996 1995 Interest, Dividend and Foe
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      324 12 LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Chow Yoke Fun of 201 Jurong East St 21, #23-105, Singapore *****1, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop licence in respect of M/s Singapore River Cruises Leisure Pte Ltd located at Ticketing Kiosk, State Land TS 4, Part of Boat
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      1706 12 To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 I ID I TorontoDominionbank I CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF B As at October 31 INCOME I For the years ended October 31 (millions of dollars) B ASSETS 1996 1995 (millions of dollars except for per share amounts) 1996 1995 Cash Resources H
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      EU disunity is hurting its credibility
      770 13  -  THE BOTTOM LOTS OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes to BT THE European Union's recent zigzagging on key foreign policy issues is not making anyone happy. EU-watchers on the outside complain that just keeping up with the bloc's
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      128 13 'Pamela Anderson has never done a project outside television that did not have nudity.' US lawyer who was scoffing at the argument that TV's Bay watch' actress backed out of a movie deal because the script included simulated sex. 'It may be very extraordinary to most people
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      Big test for smart schools
      621 13 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE'S latest information technology initiative, a multi-billion dollar IT Masterplan for schools, is arguably its most important to date. The likelihood of success is excellent, but it will require a broad range of commitment from educationists, parents and to a greater extent than before
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      Lock icon Competing by the rules
      1133 13  -  E$S Economists View Ase&n nations need laws to promote competition and facilitate efficient resource allocation By, Ashiah Lall DO ASEAN countries need a competition policy? For more than a century, countries such as the United States and Canada have had statutes in place that essentially prevent
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      Setting limit on Giro debits
      286 13 MAILBOX I WOULD appreciate clarification from the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) as to whether a preset limit for a mandate for periodical payment of bills etc by Giro to the debit of an account with a bank in Singapore means that in the
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      473 13 LDP still entrenched In Japan NOT quite four years ago, Japan seemed on the threshold of a new era. The party that had ruled for two generations had been thrown out of office, and a real transfer of power was taking place. Japan and its relationship
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon A comeback from rock's wilderness
      556 14  -  INXS is all ready to brave a new music world, says dbam ooodmam DEAM GOODMAN Reuter After helping to create modern rock sound with hits like What You Need and New Sensation, Australian band INXS found itself sidelined in recent years while younger groups seized
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      Lock icon Seeking singular sensations
      701 16 FASHION Reversing the trend, some designers are trading 19 and banking on exclusivity NYT [NEW YORK] The return of the power suit and stiletto heels isn't the only sign of a 1980s comeback. Wall Street has given birth to a new generation of millionaires with a seemingly
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      Lock icon What's news today? Almost everything
      810 16 COMMENTARY LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] "For years," The Economist magazine reported a few years ago, "futurists such as Alvin Toffler have called America's newspaper business the last of the smokestack industries: decrepit, dated and destined to die... as the tide of information flowing into homes turns into
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      Lock icon England's foxhunters feel trapped
      861 16 PEOPLE A ban on the sport, with loss 0f33,000 jobs, is likely if Labour forms the next §nt Reuter [ALDBOROUGH ST JOHN, England] Britain's foxhunters feel like an endangered species. At the neatly maintained kennels of the Zetland Hunt in Yorkshire, northern England, foxhound puppies play
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      416 14 IfclJttl MESS-/Voices NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Soundrajan s/o Krishnan of Blk 85, #04-78, Jalan Satu Singapore *****5, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop in respect of M/s Aarfa Marfah Store located at No 50/52, Bencoolen Street, Singapore *****8, and that this application will be considered by the
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      536 14 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I James Joseph Gelpi Jr of 34 Chapel Road Singapore *****0, have applied for a Public House, First Class in respect of M/s The Jump located at 30 Victoria Street, #81-07 Singapore *****6, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors Licensing Board
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      254 14 To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 FORM 65A THE COMPANIES ACT (Chapter 50) SECTION 291(1) STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTOR OF COMPANY'S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BUSINESS BY REASON OF ITS LIABILITIES Name of Company: Channel K TV Pte Ltd Company No.: 1995/0327G The Registrar of Companies Singapore I, Chong Huai Seng
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      Wing Tai's $380 m Cockpit deal yet to clear URA hurdle
      567 17  -  Approval to change site to commercial, residential use still being awaited By] Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Eight months after listed Wing Tai Holdings said it would buy The Cockpit Hotel for $380 million, it is still not sure whether
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      Mainboard nod for Tye Soon
      177 17 (SINGAPORE] Vehicle parts distributor Tye Soon Pte Ltd has obtained in-principle approval to list on the mainboard. Established in 1933, Tye Soon is also involved in the distribution of products including food and medical and pharmaceutical supplies. But it is automotive components that form its
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      A sound, strategy for Creative to halve price of 64-voice card
      820 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Jennifer Lien CREATIVE Technology is embarking on an ambitious new strategy halving the price of its latest, cutting-edge, 64-voice Sound Blaster card in order to lure customers currently using its oldergeneration cards. In a few weeks'
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      Lock icon Poh Lian offers 45.9 m public shares at 42 cents each
      380 17  -  Trim pricing and low PER are expected to draw investors Hif Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] Diversified equipment supplier Poh Lian Holdings yesterday offered its shares at 42 cents each on a historical price earnings ratio (PER) of 10.63 times.
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      Haw Par opens entertainment centre in Dalian
      383 17  -  Tibs China signs joint venture to make bns chassis By" Quak Hiang Whai in Dalian HAW PAR Holdings yesterday officially launched a family entertainment centre and Tibs Holdings sealed a joint venture agreement with a Chinese partner yesterday, further boosting business ties between
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        Lock icon Telekom M'sia eyes TV3 stake
        576 18 No offer yet, but CEO says it wants to follow the global trend and buy into broadcasting Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, faced with greater competition in its domestic telephone market, said it's keen to invest in a television company and step up the
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        Lock icon No strife with Delham: Brierley
        158 18 Reuter [SYDNEY] New Zealand-based Brierley Investments Ltd's chairman Bob Matthew rejected as entirely untrue market rumours of strife in relations between Brierley and its 20 per cent shareholder, the Delham consortium from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. "I've heard those mutterings and they're entirely untrue," Mr
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        Lock icon Tenaga to cut capital spending by M$ lb
        249 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] National power provider Tenaga Nasional Bhd is reviewing its capital expenditure programme and plans to reduce its 1997/98 expenditure to Ms 4 billion (552.3 billion) from the current Mss billion. "We are looking into ways to be prudent in
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        Lock icon Land & Houses to raise 5b baht to ease credit crunch
        397 18 Land Houses to raise 5b baht to ease credit crunch Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Land Houses pic, one of Thailand's largest real estate developers, said it will sell five billion baht (***** million) of debt and equity, showing banks are reluctant to lend to the country's shaky property industry. The sale, disclosed
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        90 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will reduce the settlement period for the purchase and sale of shares starting in July, said the Malaysian Business Times, quoting the exchange's president Salleh Majid. Under the new ruling, buy- ers will have to pay for
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        62 18 [LOS ANGELES] A group of children being suspended in mid-air, creating a living billboard, as they are painted by volunteers from The Heart Project along Sunset Boulevard on Monday. They are promoting the new Nintendo Game Boy Pocket hand held video game. The Heart Project is
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        Kemayan's Australian hotel arm to issue 6m shares
        433 18  -  Move to enable unit to be re-qnoted; As&3m to be raised From I Surinder Singh in Sydney MALAYSIAN-listed Kemayan Corporation Berhad plans to raise A 53.3 million (553.7 million) through the issue of six million shares in its Australian arm, Kemayan Hotels
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        Lock icon MMC to raise Berjuntai stake to 43%
        129 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Mining Corporation Bhd (MMC) will increase its stake in Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd from 28.64 to 43.25 per cent through the acquisition of more shares in the company and the proposed conversion of M 511.4 million (516.5 million) in
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          BBS in Guangzhou venture
          62 18 [SINGAPORE] Bus operator SBS has formed a joint venture with a Chinese company to develop and run a bus terminal in Guangzhou. Subsidiary SBS Guangzhou and partner Guangzhou Tianhe Bus Terminal Co will build and operate the Tianhe Inter-City Bus Terminal. SBS Guangzhou's contribution to the
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          FCC unit completes purchase of stake
          52 18 [SINGAPORE] Balleny Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Capital Corp, has completed its purchase 0f20.26 million shares in Guoco Land for HK5186.75 million (5534.8 million). FCC parent Guoco bought a 70 per cent stake in Guoco Land —formerly called Lap Heng—for about HK$9OO million
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          Super Coffeemix raises investment
          24 18 [SINGAPORE] Super Coffeemix Manufacturing has raised its investment in wholly-owned subsidiary—Super Monte Bakery—to $1.5 million by subscribing for more shares.
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          Cam requests trading suspension
          39 18 [SINGAPORE] Cam International requested a suspension of trading in its shares yesterday, pending a company announcement. Cam shares fell half a cent to 62.5 cents on a volume 0f6,000 shares before being suspended at 2pm.
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          TAC reduces stake in Wireless
          44 18 [SINGAPORE] Total Access Communication (TAC) has reduced its stake in Wireless Communications Services to 20 per cent. The sale of shares to effect the reduction in the stake will give TAC a pre-tax capital gain 0f1,500 million baht(SsB2.s million).
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        Lock icon Acer net profit falls 35°/o in Ist qtr
        321 19 But decline not as bad as forecast; chip price slump, overseas units' losses to blame Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Acer Inc, one of the world's largest makers of perianal computers, said net profit fell 35 per cent in the first Aiarter, less than many
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        89 19 ISYDNEYI New South Wales premier Bob Carr (left), Australian movie producer George Miller and the head of News Corp Australian operations Lachlan Murdoch at the site of the proposed AS 150 million (Ssl6B million) Fox Studios here on Tuesday. The studios, which will include eight sound stages, will
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        Lock icon Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC in on-line shopping venture
        291 19 New company to provide certification services for electronic shopping FT [TOKYO] Fujitsu, Hitachi and NEC, three of Japan's largest electronics manufacturers, are setting up a joint venture company which could boost the market for on-line shopping in Japan. The company, which will provide
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        Lock icon Samsung to boost sales of home appliances
        202 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics Co, South Korea's biggest consumer electronics company, is to boost production of home appliances to reduce its reliance on the volatile computer chip industry.q i r The company aims to lift annual home appliance sales to 5 trillion won
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        Lock icon BHP to close major steel plant
        354 19 AFP Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian resource giant Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd yesterday said it would phase out steel production at its Newcastle plant as part of a major shake-up of its troubled steel division. The news lifted the stock of the country's largest traded
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          Lock icon Nokia more than triples pre-tax profit
          54 19 Bloomberg (HELSINKI] Nokia Oy, a Finnish mobile phone maker, said first quarter pre-tax profit more than tripled from the year ago period to 1.452 billion markkaa (*****.8 million) as the company recovered from component costs and inventory problems. Nokia shares rose 11 markkaa to
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          Lock icon Euro Disney loss widens
          86 19 Reuter [PARIS] Euro Disney, the operator of the Disneyland Paris theme park, reported yesterday that its loss for the first half of the 1996/97 year widened as debt charges rose faster than operating income. The company showed a net loss for the six months to March
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          Lock icon MOM plans US$ 573m acquisition
          68 19 Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Monday announced plans to acquire Metromedia International Group Inc's film and television units and film library for US$573 million (*****.1 million) in cash. The deal, which had been expected for over a week, would more than double
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        Lock icon Dragonfield in HK IPO of 90m shares
        107 19 Reuter [HONGKONG] Leather garments manufacturer and distributor Dragonfield Holdings Ltd yesterday said it is offering 90 million new shares at HKSI each in an initial public offering in Hongkong. The issue price represents a price/earnings multiple of 7.91 times on a proforma fully
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        Lock icon Compaq extends lead in PC market; Dell up 39%
        535 20 t port puts Compaq's ballQ share at 1%, IBM at &8% d De|l third at 5-3% Bridge News Reuter Bloomberg lIOUNTAIN VIEW, Califor1] Compaq Computer Corps dened its lead in both the US d worldwide personal comter market in the first
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        Lock icon Intel slashes Pentium chip prices by as much as 48%
        292 20 Bloomberg (SANTA CLARA, California! Intel has cut chip prices by as much as 48 per cent, a move likely to spur sales of low-end personal computers and spread the company's new multimedia technology to more consumers. The world's largest chipmaker
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        Lock icon PepsiCo beats forecasts with 8.3% income rise
        399 20 Better Q1 results helped by snacks, N American beverages Bloomberg [PURCHASE, New York] PepsiCo Inc said first-quarter net income rose 8.3 per cent on higher profits from snacks and North American beverages. The maker of Pepsi-Cola and Lay's chips said net income rose
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        Lock icon Boeing shares down 6.5°/o on Q1 profit report
        420 20 Bid to clear higb order backlog hurting profitability Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co shares tumbled 6.5 per cent after it said first-quarter profit fell short of expectations as it stepped up production to meet soaring demand for jetliners. Boeing's profit from operations more
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        Loan syndication market set to get boost from M'sia
        427 22  -  High domestic rates prompt EL firms to tap non-ringgit loans for overseas projects Ry\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The loan syndication market, hit by lower volume with poor market conditions in Korea and Thailand and a slowdown in Indonesia after a
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        Lock icon China banks urged to consider public flotation
        323 22 Reuter {SHANGHAI] Chinese banks should consider new means of expanding their capital base, including the flotation of shares in the public markets. Di Weiping. executive vicepresident of the People's Bank of China (Shanghai), said on Monday that new joint stock company banks created
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        Rupiah could fall more than 5% against US$: DMG
        377 22  -  Report focuses on central bank plans to keep currency weak By. Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Indonesian rupiah could weaken more than 5 per cent to 2,490 against the greenback by the year-end, compared to its ear-ly-1997 level of 2,360, says Deutsche
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        Lock icon HK Bank buys Beijing office
        123 22 Reuter [HONGKONG] The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd, a unit of HSBC Holdings pic, said on Monday it wiU buy 20,904 square feet of office space on two floors of Cofco Plaza in Beijing for US$7.B million (5511.2 million). The bank said in a
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        Lock icon Going against the govt grain
        83 22 [KHANNA, India] An Indian woman sifting wheat on Monday at one of the country's largest grain markets in the northern Punjab state. Farmers in Punjab have been refusing to sell wheat to the government grain trading agencies demanding higher price than that set by the
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        Lock icon Euros$ eases ahead of US data
        203 22 SOKEXReport Reuter [SINGAPOREI Simex Eurodollar futures ended slightly easier in very thin trade yesterday as players adjusted their positions ahead of a heavy calendar of US economic data. "We have quite a few numbers out of the US this week and if there is
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        Futures down in line with cash index
        208 22  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE) The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures fell in sympathy with a weaker Taiwan cash index, as investors became nervous about corporate earnings being high enough to sustain the 24 per
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        Lock icon Non-Opec oil output surges in Q1
        215 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Growth in oil output from the world's main non-Opec suppliers accelerated in the first quarter of 1997, rising 332,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 39.46 million bpd, a survey by Reuters found. The increase was led by Latin America and
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        Indian funds in a fix over rate cuts
        443 22  -  Mutual foods offering fixed returns c&nght wrong-footed From Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi THE Reserve Bank of India's new credit policy announced in the middle of this month has put the country's mutual fund industry in a bind. India's leading mutual funds,
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        274 22 Reuter London THE dollar closed softer here after a set of weaker than expected US economic data dampened prospects for a near-term rise in interest rates, traders said. The employment cost index, a key indicator for the Federal Reserve to gauge wage inflation, rose 0.6 per cent in
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      2062 23 LONDON Mntriats M>» 31 Group 507 AB Ports 266 't£n 25 Abbey National 050 25 A Hied Oonucq 434 4 -WO Asda Group 116.400 unch BAT lndl-_ 516.400 uoch BGPtC 180.400 -400 Birr 248.400 unch BOC Group 936.400 21 BR Petroleum 10 l r* 8TR 251.400 .600
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      709 24 AFP Composite Index -113 SHARES closed 1.4 per cent lower as domestic investors locked away profits, dealers said. "Despite this sharp plunge, I would not suggest that the political issue was behind this," said a dealer with a European brokerage, apparently referring to an election campaign that started on
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      1633 24 Reuter Li Han* Seng -9.75 STOCKS ended on a soft note amid heavy profit-taking in China-related plays following their recent surge and caution ahead of US economic data due later, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index closed 9.75 points, or 0.08 per cent, lower at 12,600.42. Turnover was HK$ll.O3
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      674 24 Reuter n Shenzhen Blndex -0.64 THE Shenzhen B Share Index closed slightly lower yesterday, pulled down by a series of poor company results in the last days of the corporate reporting season, analysts said. The index shed 0.64 points or 0.36 per cent to 175.9 on turnover of HK5148.3
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      398 24 Reuter QWP Index -6&32 PRICES closed lower yesterday with investors taking profits following recent gains and brokers expected the market to consolidate in the near term. The Weighted Price Index closed 68.32 points or 0.79 percent lower at 8,592.44. Turnover was an active NT5115.92 billion, but much smaller than
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      263 24 AFP Q Wellington +BJI THE NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 8.91 points to 2,249.13. "There was a rise in pulp futures prices overnight," said Tim Roller of Merrill Lynch. Turnover totalled NZ$6O.B million. AFP tarn as rwn ANZ Banking _910 015 7483 Advantages Hldqs 1.25 -0.04 ***** Air New Zealand
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      827 24 Reuter D SET Intel -IXB9 INVESTORS sold stocks almost across the board yesterday on concerns that bank earnings might drop this year as some major banks cut interest rates, driving the index down 2.07 per cent by the close, brokers said. "Apart from selling bank issues, investors also sold
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      328 24 AFP Q Manila -12&87 PHILIPPINE share prices slumped 4.5 per cent to a 15month low yesterday following a massive sell-off by foreign investors, brokers said. The PSE Composite Index fell 128.87 points to 2,708.44, the lowest finish since Jan 11, 1996 when it closed at 2.664.73. Turnover totalled 7.35
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      414 24 AFP n Composite Index -&11 SHARE prices fell slightly as concerns of an economic slump surfaced with the release of gloomy industrial output data, brokers said. "With no clear signs of economic recovery in sight, it is difficult to be bullish about the market," a fund manager at Korea
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      600 24 AFP W All Ordinaries +17.4 SHARE prices firmed 0.7 per cent, led up by resource giant BHP's announcement of a major overhaul of its steel division, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index gained 17.4 points to 2,479.1. Turnover totalled AJ881.7 million with rising issues outnumbering those falling 497 to
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        Lock icon Trade surplus fails to prop up market
        502 25 Reuter AFP P Composite Index -1&36 MALAYSIAN shares continued their downward trend yesterday, dragged down by foreign institutional selling as investors remained uncertain of where the market would bottom out, dealers and analysts said. The benchmark Composite Index closed down 15.35 points, or
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        Vikay, Pertama stand out among handful of Sesdaq warrants
        193 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy ONE segment of the local market that has escaped relatively unscathed in recent weeks is Sesdaq, probably because most of the stocks there have already been bashed. There are only a handful of warrants listed on
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        227 28 I! 1 H Stocks Volume •KL Industries 6.994,000 SingTel 15c 6,618,000 HK Land US$0.10 3,775,000 •Westmont Land 3.205,000 DBS Land 2.987,000 •Pub Bk foreiqn 2,729,000 Wing Tai 25c 2,395.000 KeppelCorp 1,781,000 UOB Foreign 1,689,000 Keppel Bank 1,576.000 Stocks UOB Foreign 22,705.221 DBS Foreign 16,363,200 SingTel 15c 15,698,032 City Dev 50c
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        68 28  -  -bf Shiv Taneja KEPPEL BANK, which closed four cents tower yes terday at $3.78 on a volume of 1.57 million units, will lose a little more ground in the days ahead. Having fallen below the $3.80 mark, the next support level and there is strong support at this
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        Properly rumours continue to take its toll on market
        649 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Loss of key technical levels and fear of further US rate rise add to woes as shares fall for fifth consecutive session R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Continued rumours of more property curbs in the offing and the loss of
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          Hotstock
          200 28 AMONG the chief reasons advanced by a select group of analysts for the scorching performance of Singapore's hottest stock this year is that the company concerned music CD-maker SM Summit Holdings is under-researched and misunderstood. Well perhaps management over at SM Summit may share just a teeny portion of
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          Hot job
          72 28 A LOT of young graduates here want to be fund managers, if this anecdote is anything to go by. A fund manager recently commented that an advertisement from his firm for a graduate trainee investment manager brought in over 800 applications, while a couple of months earlier, the
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          Hot name
          123 28 ONE of the hottest names in global telecommunications, Peter Bonflekl, is in town. He is the chief executive of British Telecommunications pic, reputed to be the most successful telecoms company in the world. Sir Peter is scheduled to speak at a luncheon organised by the Singapore International Chamber
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          Bigger, bigher costs?
          104 28 LORD Stewartby, KAV MackreU, HE Norton and Sir Ralph Robins are all non-executive directors at Standard Chartered Bank and are members of the bank's board remuneration committee as well as the audit and risk committee. Yet, according to the bank's latest annual report, his lordship got paid
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      296 29 Reuter Bridge News TRADING remained sluggish in most areas of the freight market as holidays curbed activity, brokers sakL Panamax rates remained weak both in the Atlantic and east, although rates continued to strengthen for handysixes in the US Gulf. Holidays continued to stifle trading with only 56
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      Thai plan for merchant fleet gains momentum
      495 29  -  Govt likely to seek partner for technical, financial aid during formative process From. Alan Boyd in Bangkok THAILAND is moving ahead with its plans for a national merchant fleet, and transport officials say the government is likely to seek a strategic partnership with
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      Lock icon SML's Philippine operations in high gear
      364 29  -  Ferry venture will expand fleet and launch new routes By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Maritime Limited (SML), which broke into the Philippine ferry market just about half a year ago, is rapidly expanding its operations by pumping up its ferry fleet and mapping
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      IACS and shipowners likely to support radical ABS proposal
      624 29  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer THREE quite different issues have caught Seafarer's attention over the past few days. Firstly, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) features once again in this column. Recently the top management of this classification society have had a lot
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      Lock icon Demand for leased containers on the rise
      263 29 Journal of Commerce [SAN FRANCISCO] Container lessors say that for the first time in more than a year, demand for leased containers by shipping lines is on a sustained increase, further pointing to a strengthening transpacific import market. Beginning last month, lines operating
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka aims to be shipping hub for south Asia
      274 29 Govt expands policy to include other ports besides Colombo Reuter [COLOMBO] The Sri Lankan government has approved a policy to expand the island's role as a shipping hub for south Asia, Ports and Shipping Minister Mohamed Ashraff said on Monday.
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        73 29 [TIANJIN] An EDI (electronic data interchange) centre has just gone into operation in Tianjin in north China, making it the first port in China to be equipped with an EDI system for international cargo container transport The centre provides 24-hour graph and file
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        MOL conducts oil response drill in S'pore
        88 29 [SINGAPORE) An oil response drill was carried (Hit by Mitsui OSK Lines in Singapore recently. A mode collision involving a Mitsui VLCC and a container vessel in the Singapore Straits was simulated, "spilling" 300 tonnes of crude oil. Mitsui president Masaharu Dcuta and
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        Lock icon P&I club warning on deck washing
        44 29 Bridge News [LONDON] The London P&I Club issued a warning to its members that they may be heavily fined as a result of allowing vessels to wash cargo residues from their decks off the Australian coast —Bridge News
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      The future for containers
      1184 30  -  CONTAINER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: MEGA-SHIPS AND RO-RO FEEDERS This month marks the second anniversary of the research project Future. Dr Hans Payer, project manager at Germanischer Lloyd, reviews the 1 Hans Payer The writer is a member of the executive board of Germanischer Lloyd ALL shipping companies
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        206 45 Apr SI Netherlands: Queen's Day. Mayl Belgium: Labour Day. China: Labour Day. France: Labour Day. Malaysia: Labour Day. Norway: Labour Day. Philippines: Labour Day. Singapore: Labour Day. Sweden: First of May. May 3 Japan Constitution Day. MayS Japan: Children's Day. Nether land: Ascent ion Day. Thailand: Coronation Day.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        686 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        515 46  -  expected to be made at Puis air show <in June By. Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] US aviation giant Boeing Co said it expects to announce orders for the proposed long-range versions of its 8777 at the Paris air show in June. A
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        215 46 Reuter (HONGKONG] Boeing Co said airlines, especially those in Asia and America, have shown increased interest in the company's Boeing *****0F long range freighter. "I think there will be big orders coming," Boeing marketing vice-president Bruce Dennis told reporters on Wednesday but
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        Lock icon Airbus denies merger talks with Lockheed
        266 46 Reuter [PARISJ European airliner makers Airbus has denied a British newspaper report it weCs in merger talks with US aerospace group Lockheed Martin. -"We deny there are any merger talks with Lockheed," a spokeswoman for the fournation Airbus Industrie consortium said on Monday in
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        Lock icon US seeks probe into Europe's Amadeus
        196 46 AFP {WASHINGTON] The US on Monday asked European competition authorities authorities to look into possibly anticompetitive practices by Europe's Amadeus airline computer reservation system. US Justice Department officials say they want to know if Amadeus —co-owned by Air France, Lufthansa of Germany and Iberia
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        Lock icon Bus runs on liquid hydrogen
        45 46 [MUNICH] German bus driver Lothar Wirtmann fills up his vehicle on Monday with liquid hydrogen at a facility in Munich. According to the Bavarian ministry for environment, the alternative-energy project is the first of its kind in the world. AFP
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        Lock icon Direct Beijing-Shanghai-HK train link to open next month
        229 46 AFP [HONGKONG] The first direct express passenger train service between Beijing, Shanghai and Hongkong will run next month, it was reported yesterday. The Hongkong-Beijing and Hongkong-Shanghai services will start in mid-May, with planned gala ceremonies to be held at both sides of
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        Lock icon Passenger, cargo traffic up at world airports
        335 46 Jan figures show a good start to the year, says ACI Reuter [GENEVA] World airports reported gains in all regions in both passenger traffic and air cargo freight for January 1997, "showing the year getting off to a good start", the Airports Council
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        Lufthansa confirms alliance partners
        66 46 [FRANKFURT] German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Monday confirmed that the partners for its planned global alliance are Thai Airways, United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines and Air Canada. Lufthansa named the airlines in an invitation to a news conference on May 14 at which they will unveil
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          Lock icon BA's weighty offer for charity
          102 46 Reuter [BOSTON] British Airways is offering the first 100 customers in line at its Logan Airport terminal oil May 9 w the chance to "pay what they weigh" for a roundtrip ticket between London and Boston. "The airfare on British M 5 Airways from Boston
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          Lock icon Frensch air traffic hit by lingering strikes
          100 46 Reuter [PARIS] Air France Europe cancelled about 40 per cent of v its flights on Monday as pilots extended a strike that began last Friday over terms of its merger with parent company Air France. In a statement released on Monday the airlines
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          Lock icon Monkey disrupts air services in China
          92 46 AFP [HONGKONG] A monkey disrupted air services in southern China's busy Baiyun airport when three police cars were brought in to give chase to the unwanted guest, if was reported on Monday. One airplane was delayed in take off as police vehicles tried to
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          Lock icon german rail project not opposition
          92 46 Reuter [BONN] German opposition parties say the reorganisation, of the Transrapid higi-speed rail project and the government's new cost and revenue projections show the planned Hamburg-Berlin route is not viable. The departure of construction firms Phillip Holxmann AG, Hochtief AG and Bilfinger Berger from the
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        Lock icon US gives too much aid to plane makers: EU trade official
        240 46 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] The European Union's top trade official told Clinton administration officials the US gives too much indirect support to American aircraft makers and the EU is seeking to renew transatlantic talks on subsidies, an EU official said. "We
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      13 29 Hie future for contain** 1 transport systems Second anniversary of research project. 2
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      43 29 Boeing to im veil orders for 8777 long range jets Announcement expected In June. Back Page KUALA LUMPUR VISAt.f CONTiNJNTAI SDN BHD t:-. 1 w r I WKm i PFNANG VISAGt CONTINfNTAI SUN BHD PASIR (iUDANfi VtSAfit CONTINf NTAI SUN HMD Enquiries: *****30/238
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      87 40 ITtCdUSIIEUB] M KAWASAKI KDMAI KIBEN KAIBHA. LTD. JAPAN/ HOWS KOMG STRAITS S'por* P.Oudang P.K«lan« Nmng OMTMBIMPf VM Ml 0W WWWUBWO 01m OMi ohm nam 0000 iv« acaoivi iv« imo MMRMBIW 11« IMO MnMniß 17M IMO CR NO **********0Z SPORE: AB SHIPPING PTE LTD TEL *****06 10. HOE CHIANG ROAD i^^<EPPE^OWEßS#OM^ifi^OßEOo93l^^^^^^B
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      107 40 UNE OVBtSASTVANSrOtTO^imMMjnTIIS Fa TO HUMAN SUI-CONT/ARABIAN GULF/OS mmn m m SMHMMMI Ml 7 N/M 14/05 ALSOACCPTTO: Mi 410 05/05 10/04 VUIHNMI «W1« 07/05 11/15 MMIMMIAM*, IMT 917 11/05 It/iS MMBUMMU SMM OM/BTMM MlO 11/05 H/05 SMI KM 111 11/05 25/05 SM*M*MMMI o—l COM WW »/B 1 mumr SEAUON StflPfMG (S)
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      38 40 FULL CONTAMCt SHtVKi ®ihkush l M u TOl POUND (QOYMA) UViCAN tIfTHO (MQICQVy) as ports mcl Estonia' LINES LATVIA, UTHUANU, IHABIH. UKJtAINC UMDOMn —UML w»«w>wn« nm hm u/»C *mh.t Fiaa connktkms nom wmmmm SM M AM, JkyHf. MWWBWIffIWMIB^TIRMWinnffTggWEWi
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      377 41 SIN I TIGER BAY 531N 02 0305 08-11/06 18-17 AS I I TIGER WAVE 532N 05-0&06 11-14AJ6 19-2005 I TIGER ISLAND 533N 09-10*05 14-18/06 23-2V06 I TTGERBRIOGE 534N 12-IVOS 18-21AB 28-27/06 I IgGCRBAY 636N 1817/06 21-25/06 30-31AJ6 I ■USER WAVE 536N 19-20/06 25-2806 02-03/08 I TIGER RIVER 280CNB 30-3004 08-10/06
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      414 41 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tal: *****66 (60 Linos) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@slngnet.com.sg CONSOUDJOTON SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA "D« N BUENOS AIRES 07/05 CAPETOWN 03/05 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 03/05 VALPARAISO 02/05 JOHANNESBURG 03/05 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN iTD SIN PIRAEUS 04/05 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 05/05
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      743 41 IOOCI (Sinoopore) Pte Lid CFS Keppel Dislrplt "BUT A 179 kmm RaM #11-04 (S) ****** *511*1-12* 1 «fwtf (?S\ Nf] ci wo niTtTimiii 1* in 7*27 at 3269 im _l TO SSA w Sfo (Ml 01 MM |IW OSTSOHS SCf SYP MB UH Ftt tfIMMNOISE i?T 14/15 U/15 21/ M
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      524 42 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD j 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 IOOKIIIBB CALL DIRECT LI ME: *****41/43 J E SSIC A/ C ELI A MEICHAIi 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLQS/WEEK nCHiI TVOY TSN PJR I VESSEL |VOY |SM |SUR
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      1129 42 E22EH TWICE WKm EVERY TWJRSOW/BUIIOAY |QBBi ARRIVAL FIXED OAY-MONOAY ma voy Iml am mm nr im «a wna vor in m mm mm nm m MMGMOON A7I7W 101 <05 I HOS 22/06 itffi 2W MMGSTAR A7IIE SU) SLO SLD SLD SID OMB MMG west J7I7W lOMB ***** 2MB 2405 2MB
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      369 42 8 Singapore Soviet Shipping fflR Co. Pte. Ltd. v CR NO: 10Q*****000N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOT SM BOM KOTACAHAYA CAH101 30/04 0MB SEA SUCCESS1 04N 04MB 12/06 A. FAOEEV 001/07 08/06 11MB TRADE FAST TF8187 12/06 20MB < ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOY SM BOM/N.SHEVA < TRANSOCEANIC
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      630 44 SINO IXPMSS SHIPPING I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI —y s (*****7 J.TEL: *****00 FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 BINOEX SINOTKANS SHANGHAI (COMTAIMER SIIVICE) VBSfl VOYA6E EIASIM ETAHK6 EttSHA O.6UKY 9712 03/05 08/05 \W 6. WELL f712 10/05 15/05 6.UKK >71? 17/05 22/05 26/05 YET TO COHfIM 24/05 29/05
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      371 44 SYPNEY/MELBOURHE AUCKLAND MV "HOL AMMT VSOS MV "HUMANM mi" VMS ETA SIN: 3-5-97 ETA SIN: 1-5-97 BANGKOK PUSAN MV "ANOUUIA" V 924 MV "NID NOORN" V 8167 ETA SIN: 1 -5-97 ETA SIN: 4-5-97 v i l TYO/YOK/UKB/OSA FXT/HAM/HTM MV 'MM POUJUX" VNI64 MV «HJ IUZAMnt" VO34W f ETA SIN:
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      329 44 If t^^^^^S^oTTEEißLiolEJEr^^^^ ■gamma 30/04 RdnVAJWUK I ■pan FORTUNE 20/06 29/06 RdnVAIWBnwVUK/Nan u.l r 1 J Loads E-/W. Mdayda. mrtnnMh ■z. KAPTANOGLU HodaidahUaddah/AqaiWEgypt ■SEA RENOWN HodaidtfVJaddatVAqaba I ■EVA MARIA CXfeai/Doha/Bahrain/Darrvnan/Kuwaft ■AMELLA DubaVDamman/Kuwaft <a--i XoHaSngapora. E7W. Mfymt. Indonaata I h Zi'J Wo 1] Loacfngfor ■OCEANHOST Loa Anaat>a/H»» I Norfofc/Camder <••- ■HUAGUANG LoaAngalaa/naiw
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      126 45 H>» loot fete LSGCND: Temperotur. c A 1 sj >ow%r Weather Wmd direction with speed in knots Serfoce wedi ore edicoted by orrowi wkidi Hy wttK tHe wind J On* ful arete represents calm or light and wonoble wind* i—«. One half Heche represent* 5 knots L—*. One ful fieche
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