The Business Times, 19 July 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MJTA (P) 083/12/96 85f SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 19-20,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    S'pore investors unloaded US$3b of US stocks in Q1
    492 1  -  They were single largest foreign sellers daring period, says UK consultancy By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Investors based in Singapore appeared to have taken prtifits on their US equity investments far too early, according to figures from London-based Cross Border Capital
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    Dow dives 100 points to 7,920 at 1pm EDT
    123 1 [NEW YORK] Bluechips plunged in early afternoon trading yesterday in a technology sell-off after Microsoft's release of earnings that analysts deemed disappointing. The Dow Jones industrial average, which fell 119 points about an hour after the opening bell, was off 100.58
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    Lock icon M'sia may ease property curbs on foreigners
    592 1  -  Relaxation to include review of Msloo,ooo levy, says Anwar From Meera Tharmaratnam Compiled by BT in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Acting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday signalled a possible relaxation of restrictions on foreign property purchases, amid concerns that demand for real estate is
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    Lock icon Selling wave greets debut of AFP
    810 1  -  Mare tkan 37m iharw traded; stock doses at USsU«,ashade above the day's low Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Asia Food Properties' debut on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday was marked by a wave of selling, with its shares closing at US$l.l6. a tad above
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  • SINGAPORE AT SOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon $940,000 worth of fake CDs seized
      374 2  -  laiiacMMMsuM day masic industry appeals for g*rt help iaflghtiag piracy By< Ang Wan May MORE than 78,000 pirated CD copies worth over $940,000 wars seised on Thursday, the same day the Singapore musk industry appealed to the government for more action on rampant CD
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      S'pore institute in $6m tie-up to develop sweetener
      461 2  -  Gtmmerdal sweetener market in Asia werth USs7som By Raju Chellam SINGAPORE'S Environmental Technology Institute (ETI) has tied up with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Royal-Sweet Asia Ltd (RSA) to develop a natural sweetener 250 times sweeter than cane sugar.
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      Online retailers link up with Visa
      218 2 TWO Singaporean retailers can now conduct cashless transactions with Visa cardholders half a world away via the Internet This marks the first time that Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) can be carried out across two continents. Visa International's European Secure Electronic Commerce (SEC) group, the
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      SingTel fined $5,000 for causing interference to M1
      443 2  -  By 1 Teh Hooi Ling THE Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) yesterday fined Singapore Telecommunications a maximum amount of $5,000 for negligently causing interference to its rival Mobile One's network during its trial of a new handphone technology. This is the first
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      Sony Pictures sets up US$6m satellite facility
      139 2 SONY Pictures Entertainment has established a US$6 million (SsB.7 million) satellite uplink facility here to provide satellite distribution to its affiliated programming channels and networks throughout Asia. The facility, to be run by its new company, SPTL Holdings, will be fully operational next
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
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        BT Sentiment Index
        614 3 Those polled for their views on the Singapore stockmarket outlook next week were: Alliance Securities, Credit Lyonnais, Daiwa, Deutsche-Morgan Grenfell, Fraser-AMMB, GK Goh, INGBarings, Merrill Lynch, Phillip Securities, WI Carr. Jaroof Engtneerfai| ♦(Bay) Fraser-AMMB Research, July 18, S3.16 JEL has formed a new steel fabrication plant in
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        In My Opinion
        376 3  -  Tay Kim Song Senior analyst Indosnez WI Carr SooBritiet HQS MALLERcapitalised stocks have become kj increasingly attractive. Many demonstrate superior earnings growth against more pedestrian blue chips. But the problem is finding small companies with sustainable long-term growth. This is where a set of measures to help
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      Hire purchase, higher cost
      918 3  -  By < Clarissa Tan, Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] YOU'VE recently married, bought a flat, and would now like to furnish it with the necessary sofa, dining table and karaoke set. Getting them on hire purchase that is, paying for them in instalments looks an attractive option,
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      Hang Seng expected to continue to trend upwards
      775 3  -  EYE ON THE REGION: HONGKONG Correction in property stocks should be seen as a Iraying opportunity From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IT's two weeks into Chinese rule and the Hongkong bourse continues to trend upwards. But with nagging uncertainty plaguing the
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      Lock icon Insights into a stock market genius
      548 3  -  Warren Buffet displays ctmmoosense and wit in a new book By\ Raju Chellam Warren Buffet Speaks: Wit And Wisdom From The World's Greatest Investor By Janet Lowe Published by John Wiley Sons, 194 pages, $25.95 "IF A graduating MBA were to ask me, 'How
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      C&C hard put to keep up double digit profit growth
      653 3  -  By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] CYCLE Carriage is unlikely to maintain double-digit earnings growth this financial year, according to sources close to the company, despite analysts' predictions to the contrary. The July issue of The Estimate Directory has a consensus forecast
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  • TURMOIL IN CURRENCY MARKETS
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      Lock icon S$ falls further amid regional currency selling
      464 4  -  SINGAPORE Hedge fond selling intensifies; selling *Mre pronounced in ringgi t, ropiAh By Larry Wee SELLING of regional currencies intensified ahead of the iMekend in both Asian and early European trading. The Singapore dollar closed at a 30month low of 1.4680 to the
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      Lock icon Thailand lacing meltdown: report
      197 4 SINGAPORE AFP THAILAND faces more political tension and the probability Of a financial "meltdown" is rising after the de facto devaluation of the baht, according to an international investment house. "We are unconvinced that the de facto devaluation of the baht will solve the present economic
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      Lock icon Turmoil in emerging markets worries US, IMF: report
      118 4 WASHINGTON Reuter SHE US Treasury and the International Monetary Fund Ae on high alert over financial turmoil in emerging marSets that has sent stocks and currencies plunging lower, Whe Washington Post reported in markets from Southeast Asia to Latin America and Eastern
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      Lock icon Speculators send NZ$ slumping
      285 4 WELLINGTON AFP. Reuter SPECULATORS sent the New Zealand dollar slumping to an 18-month low against the greenback yesterday, pushing short-term interest rates to their highest levels since the end of 1996. Despite a steadier picture by the end of yesterday's trading session, the outlook for market
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      Ringgit, S$ still attractive, says asset allocation advisor
      538 4  -  SINGAPORE By\ Siow Li Sen DESPITE the pall overhanging Asian currencies, the Malaysian ringgit and the Singapore dollar are still attractive, with the latter becoming even more so, said London-based Cross Border Capital (CBC), an asset allocation advisor. CBC analyst Mark Clayton
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      Lock icon Plunge in Brazilian stocks pushes up interest rates
      125 4 SAO PAULO Bloomberg BRAZIL'S money market rates rose after stocks plunged 6.7 per cent, on concern investors are pulling their money out of mutual funds that invest in balanced portfolios of stocks and fixed-income securities. The projected 30-day rate on one-day interbank
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      Lock icon Thailand fails to win firm Japanese commitment to aid
      483 4  -  TOKYO From, Anthony Rowley THAILAND'S finance minister Thanong Bidaya got no promise of official financial support from Japan except for a pledge yesterday from his Japanese counterpart Hiroshi Mitsuzuka that Tokyo would "intervene" to support the baht "as and when necessary".
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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  • REGION
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      More signs point to HK cutting its corporate tax rate
      341 5  -  HONGKONG Officials working on next budget considering tax cats, says Radio Hongkong By] Loh Hui Yin FURTHER signals emerged yesterday that Hongkong's budget for next year may cut the current 16.5 per cent corporate tax rate already one of the
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      Lock icon China's June CPI up 2.8%, unchanged from May
      189 5 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA'S consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in six years last month as falling food prices keep Chinese inflation under wraps. The consumer price index rose 2.8 per cent, unchanged from May, the lowest since AprU 1991. For the
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      Lock icon Myanmar general in surprise talks with Suu Kyi's party
      372 5 BANGKOK Reuter THE first meeting in two years between a top Myanmar general and leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party is a key step towards improving relations between the two sides, said diplomats and a government official yesterday. Lt-Gen
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      Lock icon Foreign capital seen deterred by Thai raids on foreign brokers
      449 5  -  ÜBANGKOK By] Harish Mehta THE raids by Thai police on two foreign brokerages on Thursday could discourage foreign capital inflows into the Thai economy which is suffering from a crippling liquidity squeeze, analysts said. Thai police raided the offices of
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      Lock icon Republicans unveil tough anti-China package
      426 5 WASHINGTON Bat measures will require support from legislators and Clinton AFP ATTACKING President Bill Clinton for "appeasing" China, Republican leaders unveiled a legislative package on Thursday aimed at China's military, missile sales and human rights abuses. Their 11-point package would tighten a ban on prisonmade
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      Lock icon Asean may take Cambodia in next week, hints M'sia
      459 5 KUALA LUMPUR First PM designate Ung Hoot has made appeal far admission AFP MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hinted yesterday that Asean might accept Cambodia as a new member next week. Mr Abdullah said the Cambodian government was still sorting
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      Taiwan stands to lose most from crisis in Cambodia
      534 5  -  TAIPEI Ho formal economic ties means no safety net for Taiwan firms By Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN, one of the top four overseas investors in Cambodia, has the most to lose from continued fighting in the country because there are no official
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Kohl confident Germany will qualify for EMU
      317 6 BONN Reuter [BONN] Chancellor Helmut Kohl said yesterday that German economic recovery was gathering pace and Bonn would fulfil the convergence criteria to qualify for European economic and monetary union (EMU). "For me it is clear: Germany will fulfil the criteria. The euro
      Reuter  -  317 words
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      Lock icon A dogged appeal for protection
      53 6 [CARACAS] Pet dogs and their owners protesting at the gates of Venezuela's Congress building in Caracas on Thursday to ask Venezuelan congressmen to approve a law on animal protection. The signs around the dogs'necks read, "Take core ofme, I have feelings", and "I want peace
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      Lock icon US May trade deficit widens as exports fall
      528 6 WASHINGTON Record imports help posh shortfall put USslob; deficit with Japan narrows as China gap grows Bloomberg THE US trade deficit in goods and services widened in May as exports fell and imports increased to a record level for a fourth consecutive
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      Lock icon UK manufacturing set for recession: broker
      373 6 LONDON Slowdown likely within 18 months, says ABNAmro Bloomberg THE UK manufacturing industry is likely to slip into recession within the next 18 months as the rising pound and higher interest rates increase the cost of products shipped abroad, ABN Amro Hoare Govett said
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      Lock icon Financial revamp plan: Greenspan urges caution
      327 6 WASHINGTON scale back proposal for integration of banks, non-financial firms Bloomberg FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on Thursday urged Congress to scale back a proposal that would permit a limited integration of banks and non-financial firms. Testifying before a House Commerce subcommittee, Mr Greenspan
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      Lock icon Jospin finalising measures to cut deficit by 30b francs
      398 6 m PARIS Andit remits seen showing France has shot ever EMU target Reuter PRIME Minister Lionel Jospin pondered the final choices on tax rises and savings measures yesterday ahead of an audit of public finances expected to show on Monday that
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      Lock icon Human errors in US bring Internet traffic to a halt
      364 6 WASHINGTON Washington Post TRAFFIC on much of the Internet ground to a halt early on Thursday after a series of human errors, including an unprecedented glitch at the Herndon, Virginia, company that maintains the Internet's address registry and the accidental
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      One country, two Bills
      752 6  -  LHTTHEFBOM MOKAMHMTO Clinton's mob talks the talk, while Gates' go-getters walk the walk By Leon Hadar AS I was leaving Washington, DC recently on my way to the West Coast for a short visit, attention in the US Capital was focused on the political and financial
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Asiamatrix in takeover play again
      408 7  -  Parkway-linked investors to launch takeover of Indon-controlled firm at SL46 cash a share By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] A group of investors linked to listed healthcare and property group Parkway Holdings is moving in on Indonesian-controlled Asiamatrix in what will be the second takeover of the
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      Lock icon Two terminals planned for Jurong Island
      496 7  -  By] Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Utilities and Terminals (SUT), which is building a $250 million base on Pulau Sakra to provide utilities to industries there, plans to build two other satellite terminals on the soon-to-be amalgamated Jurong Island. Further afield, it is also exploring
      CHRIS LOH  -  496 words
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      Sale of listing status may be answer to CMB's woes
      666 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih BARRING a miracle, investors holding 21 million CarnaudMetalbox Asia (CMB) warrants will have to write them off as worthless paper come December 1996. Divine intervention aside, the only way the warrants might see some
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      Pre-trial hearing for CAM founder on Aug 16
      181 7 [SINGAPORE] The pre-trial conference (PTC) of CAM International Holdings founder and largest shareholder Raymond Chew Chuan Seng was yesterday fixed for Aug 16. Chew, 39, Cam's former chairman and managing director, was charged on May 24 by the Commercial Affairs Department for
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      Income, Alliance Tech to build 20 resorts in joint venture
      410 7  -  Cbb Nnansa plans to sell memberships at under $20,000 each By, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income and mainboard-listed Alliance Technology Development are building a cluster of 20 resorts to cater to 12,000 members they hope to draw over the
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      Lower Sing$ seen a boon for local electronics firms
      367 7  -  ■urbMkaalMin US$ far their products, while up—iiwinShtf By Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Local electronics manufacturers are likely to benefit from a depreciating Singapore dollar against the greenback as many of them book sales in US dollars for products exported there, said analysts.
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    • COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Red chips transform HK market
        509 8 Popularity of Chinese stocks creating a volatile 're-emerging' stockmarket with new players and capital AFP [HONGKONG] The "China play", or the influence and attraction of Chinese stock offerings illustrated by the fever for red-chip stocks, is changing the nature of the Hongkong bourse and making
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        Lock icon Thai Airways to issue 250m new shares as govt cuts stake
        327 8 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International said yesterday it would issue 250 miUion shares later this year and that further tranches of public offerings would eventuaUy amount to a privatisation of the company. Thai chairman Mahidol Chantrangkul said the share
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        Lock icon Union to Kia's rescue
        88 8 [SOHARI, South Korea] A South Korean employee ofKia Motors grinds down spot welds on a car doorframe at the company's Sohari automobile plant yesterday. Kia's normally militant union has decided to collect some 100 billion won (Ssl63 million) from its members and donate it to Kia
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        HSBC beefs up Latin American exposure
        474 8  -  It boys options which may lift its stake in Chile's biggest bank From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HSBC Holdings has agreed to buy options which may lift its stake in Chile's largest bank, Banco Santiago, further expanding the London-based banking group's exposure in
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        Lock icon Hopewell's Thai transport project hit by economic crisis
        401 8 Project's banks want to reassess financing structure AFP, Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong utilities builder Hopewell Holdings Ltd said yesterday that a contract to build a US$3.2 billion (554.67 billion) transport network in Bangkok had been hit by Thailand's economic and currency crisis and
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        Lock icon Anwar gives Ekran, ABB a week to resolve problems
        444 8 BAKU* DISPUTE Ekran shares hit by concerns over possible dam project delay hut recover in late surge AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Acting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) and Ekran Bhd have been given a week to resolve their
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        Lock icon Black investment group, Genting plan S African resort
        319 8 Pretoria project will bid for gaming licence, Genting to take 50% stake Reuter [JOHANNESBURG] South Africa's Magic Kingdom Holdings, a mainly black investment group, and Malaysia's Genting International said on Thursday they aimed to build a new entertainment and retail development in
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        Lock icon China Everbright to raise HK$1b in 1-for-4 rights issue
        206 8 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China Everbright International Ltd is to raise about HK$l billion (*****.3 million) in a l-for-4 rights issue at HKS2.SO per share, a source close to the company said. The company suspended trading yesterday morning pending an announcement. China Everbright
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Former POSBank chief joins SPO board
          37 8 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Petroleum Company has appointed Bertie Cheng to Its board of directors and its audit committee with effect from yesterday. Mr Cheng wis most recently the chief executive officer ofPOSßank.
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          Raly appoints Hongkonger to its board
          39 8 [SINGAPORE] Lifestyle products marketeer Roly International said it has appointed Hongkonger King Yeo Chi to its board with affect from July 16. Prof King serves as an independent nonexecutive director v <* 4 J*-
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          Cybermart sharon sold
          45 8 [SINGAPORE) ST Computer, Singapore Technologies IX)gietics(STL)andBTTak»icommiiniCTttons(3TT)have agreed to»U their shareholdings ofl7o^oo,l7o,oooand 245,000 shares respectively in Cyberaaart to Wee Kim lUn. In return, Mr WSe will assign to ST Cotuputsr, STL and > STT all hie rights under three convertible notes issued to himbyCybermart
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          Lock icon Indonat to upgrade network
          56 8 Bloomberg (JAKARTA] PT Indoaat, Indonesia's dominant totarnatioiMn phone will invest TOObllUon rupiah (Ss4o6 million) to upgrade its network and eliminate gape In its coverage, Indoeat president TJahjono Soerjodibroto said yesterday. The company will also invest an unspecified amount in PT TeOramad, a oe&alBr wrvfoa provider it
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          Lock icon Indon toll firm gets nod for rights offer
          78 8 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PTCitra Marga NusaphalaPersada, a toll-road company owned by a daughter of Indonesian President Suharto, had itspiantoraiaesoohfllionrup4ah (SS29O million) in a rights oflfer approved by shareholders on Thursday, dealing the way Cur construction of a Surabaya toll road. Each holder ofooe
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          Lock icon Bakrie Finance profit seen tripling
          66 8 Bloomberg [JAKARTAJ PTBakrie Finance expects I9BT net profit to rise to 90 billion rupiah (8117.4 million) from 11J billion rupiah in 1906, Bisnts IMumki uewspapw said jestsnlay. The newspeper cited company official Tito D Suharto as -M saying that the profit rise will be gsnerated
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          Leader Universal looks to Indonesia
          55 8 [PENANOJ Leader Universal Holdings Bhdwiflcapttaßet on opportunities in the feat-growing economies of Asia by penetrating their power and lulai <wimnnh slion-relam industries, executive chairman H*ng Bok San said yesterday. He said the groupie looking at Indonesia and Thailand after having auccesaftiUy undertaken projects in Cambodia,
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    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Microsoft profit up 90% on buoyant software sales
        633 9 BOOM FOR US BLUB CHIPS Q4 net income at USsl.96b bat shares dip as results only just bent forecasts Bloomberg [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp's fiscal fourthquarter profit rose 90 per cent, beating analysts' estimates by a penny, on sales of its Office
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        Lock icon News of Woolworth's closing hits employers, customers hard
        357 9 Reuter [CHICAGO] Long-time employees of Woolworth's five-and-dime store on Chicago's State Street grew tearyeyed after they were told on TTiursday that their store and 400 others like it would be closed. "It's so sad," said Dorine, a 20-year employee who has worked
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        Lock icon Honda stock falls 8% on US lawsuit fears
        258 9 Settling car dealer claims may cost firm Unions of dollars Bloomberg [TOKYO] Honda Motor Co shares fell 8 per cent yesterday, hours before US car dealers request class-action status for lawsuits claiming the carmaker gave preferential treatment to dealerships that paid off
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        Lock icon McDonald's stock up despite slightly lower than expected Q2 profit
        314 9 Bloomberg [OAK BROOK, Illinois] McDonald's Corp posted sec-ond-quarter earnings just below expectations, as a strong performance overseas offset a US business that now faces a cutback in its expansion plans, the company disclosed on Thursday. The world's largest fast-food company
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        Lock icon Sun gets a 26% profit rise from strong server sales
        369 9 Bloomberg [MOUNTAIN VIEW, California] Sun Microsystems' fiscal fourth-quarter profit beat expectations as revenue rose 26 per cent, paced by strong sales of Its computer servers. The computer maker said net income rose to U*****.2 million (***** million), or 61 US
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        Lock icon W Digital profit almost triples
        316 9 Bloomberg [IRVINE, California] Western Digital Corp said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings almost tripled on sales of disk drives for personal computers. The disk-drive maker reported net income of US$B7.9 million (*****.3 million), or 95 US cents a share, up from U5532.7 million, or 36 US
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        Lock icon Women execs find a niche on Wall St
        557 9 Asset-backed secuitiesanarea they are excelling in Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Although Wall Street isn't known as a place where women rule, there's a fast-growing segment of the securities business where they are gaining more clout than perhaps anywhere else in the industry. While
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        Lock icon Apple shares gain 6.4% on Q3 report
        166 9 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer shares rose 6.4 per cent on Thursday after the struggling computer maker reported a lower-than-expec-ted loss for the Fiscal third quarter. Apple shares rose U551.0625 to U5517.50 in trading of 6.66 million, almost Ave times the three-month daily
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Salomon's Q2 profit drops 26% to US$220m
        525 10 Bond trader says fall due to declines in tra ding and investment banking Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Salomon Inc, the world's biggest bond trader, said second-quarter profit fell 26 per cent, led by declines in trading and investment banking. Salomon, the parent of Salomon
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        Global wanning worrying insurers
        383 10  -  Its retain rise in natural disaster claims sparks debate By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Global warming, with the possible rise of natural disasters and insured losses, is becoming a matter of growing concern among insurers in Asia and other parts of the world. Global warning is
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        Lock icon Big change seen for insurance firms
        239 10 Reuter [MEXlCO cmn The global insurance industry is on the brink of enormous change, as banking deregulation sets the stage for large-scale mergers between the two industries, a Morgan Stanley investment banker told a conference here. Gary Parr, head of Morgan Stanley's global insurance
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        Lock icon Oil eases as Iraqi sales loom nearer
        300 10 ENERGY REPORT Reuter (LONDONI World oil prices drifted lower yesterday as downward pressure from looming Iraqi oil sales was partially offset by strong cargo markets for crude oil and petrol. Brent crude oil, the world benchmark grade, was down eight cents at US$lB.6l
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        149 10  -  MsaTAiwAiv futures -By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures closed almost unchanged yesterday at 412.8 for the July contract. Trading was volatile, reflecting another strong move in the cash index as electronics
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        248 10 [NEW YORK] Increased manufacturer capacity and growth in demand are expected to bolster US cocoa grindings in the second quarter of 1997. Most analysts expected the US second quarter grind to rise by 5 to 10 per cent compared with the same period
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        436 10 USS/aark: The US dollar started the week on a bullish note, soaring to a high of 1.8035 by Tuesday before settling to consolidate between 1*7848 and 1.8020. The technical picture remains bullish, with resistance seen at 1.8035, at 1.8350 and then at 1.8430. However, a
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        273 10 AFP THE US dollar rallied against the mark at mid-day following remarks by German chancellor Helmut Kohl expressing a lack of concern about the, mark's weakness. At 1215 GMT, the dollar was up to 1.7979 marks against 1.7922 on Thursday evening. It stood at 115.77 yen against Thursday's
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      1524 11 AFP □Nikkei 226 -MM3 SHARE prices closed 1.3 per cent lower yesterday as investors adjusted positions ahead of a three-day weekend and concern over a downturn on Wall Street, brokers said. "As there was concern that Wall Street will extend its declines today, both domestic and foreign securities houses'
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      1475 12 Bloomberg QHangScag -13&8 I STOCKS fell yesterday as HSBC tumbled for the first time in six days. HSBC, which accounts for more than one-quarter of the benchmark Hang Seng Index, slipped 5 per cent. The UKbased bank gained a fifth this month on optimism its expansion in fast-growing markets
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      602 12 Reuter |3 Shaahanß Index -0-47 THE Shenzhen B share market ended a quiet session slightly lower yesterday, with many foreign investors diverting funds to Hongkong-listed H shares. The B Index closed at 133.17 points, down 0.47 on a turnover of HK$46 million. The A Share Index gained 4.51 points
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      336 12 AFP 11WP fate ♦M6JD STOCKS rose yesterday as investors bought electrical issues that had been sold off in the previous session. "The rally was driven by investors pursuing electricals, though we saw no major improvement in the sector's fundamentals," said a dealer. The Weighted Price Index rose 105.60 points
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      242 12 Reuter QWaDjagtoß -HITS SHARES closed weaker yesterday after a big fall in the currency and a rise in short term interest rates that hit yield-sensitive stocks. The NZSE-40 Index lost 18.75 points at 2,475.91. —Reuter mm n rww AN2 Banking tliS *0.05 ***** Atfvontogoi HMqi 108 uncti *****0 Akr
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      798 12 AFP □SET Mm -2JI SHARE prices fell yesterday as speculative buying in electronics and finance firms partially cancelled out profit-taking on recent gains ahead of a long weekend. Analysts said most investors took to the sidelines awaiting results of a visit by Thai financial officials to Tokyo, where they
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      369 12 AFP rlOnpiritehig +7JB SHARE prices rose yesterday on a technical rebound after four days of falls sweetened by hopes of government market stabilisation action. Dealers said possible government stability measures include an earlier-than-sched-uled increase in the foreign investment limit a lowering of the stock transaction tax and a delay
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      560 12 AFP HJIH Afl OrtfcMuri— ♦US SHARE prices rose yesterday, spurred by strength In the gold and resource sectors. Brokers said a stronger gold price injected life into the ailing gold sector but people were sticking to the better known stocks. The All Ordinaries Index closed 14.5 points higher at
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      638 12 Reuter POwnporite Intel +QJSQ STOCKS ended slightly higher yesterday after they fell briefly on concern over a late tumble in the rupiah. Brokers said sustained buying in blue chip Telkom and Bank Negara Indonesia lifted the Composite Index by 0.50 point to 724.00. Shortly before the close the index
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      274 12 AFP Manila «6U7 SHARE prices rose 2 per cent yesterday due to the gradual stabilisation of the peso and cuts to overnight interest rates. The PSE Composite Index rose 52.57 points to 2,672.95. Turnover was 3.1 billion shares worth 2.4 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone fell five pesos
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        232 13 AFX-Asia QOmpoatobin 4M SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, led by falls in Tenaga and concerns over a weakening ringgit. Dealers said late buying support by local fluids pushed the index to close above the 1,000-point psychological barrier. The KLSE Composite Index lost 2.54 points
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        189 14  -  WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy NEW warrants are always Interesting and the latest, Asia Food Properties' ***** instrument, is no exception. The warrant issued by the former Amcol Holdings was among yesterday's most actively traded counters and swung wildly on its first day
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        74 16  -  Ven Sreenivasan DAIRY FARM, which has been on the uptrend sine* the middle of last month, dosed 015 US ant higher at Uls US cents yesterday. This is close to its 52-week high qf 85 US cents. This may not be an opportune moment to pick up this
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        678 16  -  STOCK MARKET COMMEVTARY Besides currency concerns, market is cautions ahead of release of Jnne trade data and Greenspan's economic report By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Investors yesterday continued to bet on an expected appreciation in the US dollar by punting stocks traded in
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          149 16 A PETROL price war In Singapore could be on the cards, as other oil companies are unlikely to leave Caltex's recently launched 100 octane petroleum alone. But most people know that there is little difference between one petrol and another —meaning that your car isn't going to
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          126 16 TALK about Ban HinLeong and one thinks of its trademark, SpringleafHome. Credit goes to chairman Richard Lim, whose marketing of the brand conveys a asnse of quality to all BHL projects. But does anyone remember BHL as the developer of a Yio Chu Kang project called
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          55 16 WE DONT need the weaker Singt to tell us that London is an expensive place to live and holiday in. According to London-based Cross Border Capital, an asset allocator advisory, "house price inflation is again accelerating and, If an index of trendy restaurant openings existed, it
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          134 16 SPEAKING of the weaker Singapore dollar, there ia this recent report from Jardlne Fleming Reeearch bravely entitled: "Ss/UBs rate poised to appreciate". The report was leeued In May. Soon alter tt landed on peopfee* desks, the SingS started its deeoent Since June 2, the Singapore currency has slid
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          85 16 JAMBS MCCARTHY, general mstiagrref DBS Bank's sssst management arm, hat quit, and plans to move back to the United ym* States after having spent nine years In Asia, the tost three with DBS Asset Management In Singapore. It Is understood that Mr McCarthy hasn't finalised his plans, but
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          77 16 MORGAN STANLEY haa been vary active in Hongkong—scrutinising properties tor Sino Land, helping to underwriter IPOtor Beijing Enterprises, for example Adding to its workload is a lawsuit filed by Berlin Financial Corp. Berlin alleged that Morgan offend it (in a letter) "I BeUing Knterpriaas shares prior to the
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      1982 17  -  jat braved the rain during the s Hongkong handover for a look at architectural stage-sets in a city torn between parly ideologies and handover parties where the question of > how one departed from a former colony seemed as significant as where one made a speech JAY
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        61 17 AN EMCEE at the recent President's t< Charity Ball must have been a real v movie buff. When she had to announce the arrival of President Ong Teng Cheong and Mrs Ong, she accidentally t; referred to Mrs Ong as First Wife, rather than First Lady. Looks like
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        105 17 THIS IS what we call practising what > you preach. New Zealand Milk Prod- ucts (Singapore) Pte Ltd has just launched a nutritional supplement supposed to help breast-feeding mothers. At the same time, it's also changed ita company policy to enhance its reputation as a "Mother Friendly" organisation.
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        94 17 MAN brings dog with broken leg to well known local vet. Vet looks at X-ray and says, "OK, we'll have to fix the right leg." Man is puzzled. "But, uh, isn't it his left leg that's broken?" Vet looks at X-ray again: "No, the X-ray
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        1649 18  -  l-.Af. THE RAFFLES Conversation Sofyao Wanandi of the Gemala Group looks back on Indonesia's recent parliamentary elections and tells s h n JjJ immunity will need more time to absorb the events of the past six months. He also speaks about the growing wealth gap in
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        496 18 OFYAN Wanandi was a student activist in 1965, a momentous time in recent Indonesian history. He was the head of a Catholic student organisation iwhen there was widespread public anger jfcgainst the growing communist influence in President Sukarno's government "Though I was active in student groups, my
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        410 18 THKRR'Is a popular perosptjpn that toy* oting around the constrr Bofyan Wenandi diasgress. "I think an tbe p*Bc weir was ir ally directed against the gevsrnmsnt The Chinese comaum# and the churchnwere only Intermediate tarChinese tycoon Liem Stoe Hong's recent remarks that he was a patriot, deeply
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      721 20  -  NIGHTSPOT Table capers, flying juice and a strange crowd you'll find them all at The Jump By\ Ben Munroe THERE will be those who love the idea of "one-stop non-stop entertainment" as propagated at The Jump restaurant, bar and nightclub. There will also be
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      507 20 BRITISH OPEN W«4d No 1 suffers* quadruple-bo#ey eight in the second round Reuter [TROON, Scotland] Tiger Woods suffered a quadruplebofey eight in a three-over-par 74 to trail leader Darren Clarke by 13 shots in the second round of the British Open at Royal Troon
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      501 20 AFP [TROON, Scotland] Mardan Mimat, Singapore's first entrant in the British Open, said it bad been a humbling experiertce on the "toughest course" he;had ever played. a 'The second nine was unevable. The shortest club I hi( for my second shot on the P3- fours
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      786 20  -  CINEMA As far as superheroes go, two's company but three can to a crowd, especially when there are also 2Vz villains vying for screen time in Batman And Robin By I Susan Tsang BATMAN And Robin brings us a new Batman, a new
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      359 21  -  Compiled by M Yasotha umumtw Singapore Symphony Orchestra Schumann's Manfred Overture, Piano Concerto in A minor and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 2 are on the programme. Gaetano Delogu conducts, with Dennis Lee as guest pianist. July 25 July 26, 8.15pm at Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets: $8, $13, $18, $25
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      686 21  -  CINEMA Yon don't have to be a football fantoget a big kick out of Fever Pitch By\ Susan Tsang VIEWERS who long for a romance that isn't full of Hollywood schmaltz and manipulation will find a gem in Fever Pitch. A sweet little romantic comedy
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        694 22  -  Portions are small and prices are high, but if you're willing to pay for quality and variety, Kikuya at Scotts Walk is just the place for you. mubbhb winds up nibbling her way through dinner JAIME EE CHALLENGE of the week: is it
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        721 22  -  RESTAURANT Is It a p&nc&ke, pizza. •rjutgMdaU Indian-style farmd? Om thing's for sore, Shahi Mafcarani's ehsesßMiß is a winner By, Jaime Ee LOVERS of focaccia and pizza, there's a new bread in town and youll find it in the most unlikely place: Shahi
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        519 22 RESTAURANT Wert Terrace tSari a welcome escape from the confines of Mansion Hall tt/CortaneKerk THINK Alkaff Mansion and Images of a romantic dinner at the charming hilltop restaurant spring to mind. In reality, however, a string of tour buses at the foot of the
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        1797 24  -  A place of rugged beauty and a people of untold hospitality await fff.inm i.now when she travels to northern Pakistan via the Karakoram ffighway CLAIRBLBOW nsaALLAH (God willing), we will be landing," the pilot announced nonchalantly itoour Pakistan International Airline flight as we approached Islamabad,
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