The Business Times, 9 October 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Indonesia turns to IMF, World Bank for help
    1133 1  -  Govt says this is precautionary move to stabilise rupiah, boost banking system From I S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday turned to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help in dealing with its deepening economic crisis. The
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    Lock icon KL stocks jump 4% on hopes of positive budget firmer ringgit
    532 1  -  But market players divided on whether surge is sustainable From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian stock market surged yesterday on expectations of a firmer ringgit and a confidence-boosting budget next week but market players are divided whether
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    Analysts sound warning on yen
    733 1  -  Bat prediction may not square with the statistics From, Anthony Rowley, Neil Behrmann SOME US and European analysts have predicted that the South-east Asian currency crisis could soon drag the yen down in its wake. US-based global fluid management group Bridgewater Associates, for instance, is
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    Greenspan warning hits Wall Street
    63 1 [NEW YORK] US stocks suffered their worst (Sail In almost a month after Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan sakl It may be "unrealistic" to expect more big gains in share prices. The Dow fell 73.43 points to 8104.88 at Ipm EDT after dropping 114.93 In
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    Tung unveils HK$888b plan to invigorate economy
    502 1  -  Capital spending over 5 years designed to boost competitiveness From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong HONGKONG'S Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa has unveiled a "nuts-and-bolts" programme that will charge the economy with a new vitality to take it into the new millennium. His maiden
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      74 1 IMITOB OMlhtfciEick If til ii» Biji^y|Tig feedback from law firms on whether to allow foreign lawyers to practise Singapore's financial law, ■hbHs I appeal to motorists who an understated package, Listed companies are all Ibr share buy-backs a Mtamsfbr which the SES limktaf toAtikonfer flit flexibility and provide, P| 17
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      16 1 Tung to speed up housing supply, Pg 7 HKfovt lends HKsloom to revive tourism, Pg 7
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Boon Heng urges M'sian Customs to clear lorries faster
      408 2 Qnick, cost-effective shipment is in interest of ifsian firms The Straits Times MINISTER without Portfolio and NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng yesterday urged Malaysian Customs officials to clear cargo lorries at the Causeway faster, saying that the long traffic jams which
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      Lock icon Electronics slows, cuts manufacturing growth to 6.5%
      382 2  -  Output of electronics sector grew jnst 3.7% in August, bat chemicals jumped 30% By, Jennifer Lien DRAGGED down by slower growth in electronics production, Singapore's manufacturing growth moderated to 6.5 per cent in August, down from 7.8 per cent in July. The slowdown
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      Lock icon Water usage down in August
      354 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Industry By\ David Boey AFTER hitting a high in July, water sales to the industrial/commerce sector dipped in August, latest figures from the Public Utilities Board show. Commerce and industry used a total of 14.85 million cubic m of treated water
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      German chemicals firm plans US$100m plant
      416 2  -  By] Ronnie Lim GERMAN chemicals company Huls AG is planning to invest over US$lOO million (Ssls6 million) in a downstream plasticiser plant on Jurong Island. It has also set up a regional headquarters here as part of a two billion deutschemark (SI 1.77 billion)
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      Foreign lawyers: feedback sought from 90 firms
      569 5  -  nun asked for views oo aDowing foragn firms entry, adequcy of STpml&w By< Catherine Ong A GOVERNMENT-APPOINT-ED committee has sent out questionnaires to some 90 foreign and local law firms and financial institutions seeking their views on allowing foreign lawyers to practise Singapore's
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      Muted response seen for latest govt tender sites
      404 5  -  ttfcfcrTunkMmk, Heoflmg sites expected ti be By] Diana Oon TWO 99-year condominium parcels released for sale yesterday are expected to draw muted response from developers, reflecting the mood of a government tender which closed last month. Of the two, the site in
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      Regional recovery may take 2 years: analysts
      536 5  -  Reaction to Dr Hn on currency crisis But Smo4>ore's growth prospects relatively unharmed, ay economists By, Audrey Tan THE regional economies will take around two years to recover from the currency crisis but Singapore's growth prospects will be relatively unharmed, economists say. Most
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      47 2 MV W km fi m a u Z Z Chicago s hottest jazz drummer displays his unlimited talents and his unlimited hand from 6 Ortober 97 to 3 January 98 at Somerset s Bar every night except Sunday, on Level 3. The Westin Plaza. Te>: 431 6
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Keppel Land to spend $780m on 3 prime condos
      646 4  -  Freehold developments mark start of company's plan to build up residential portfolio in key districts By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] KEPPEL LAND will spend $780 million to develop its first three prime, freehold condominium projects as part of a plan to build
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      Faster interim housing for 1st time HDB buyers
      418 4  -  Upgraders barred from rahfridiimd rental nthmwi By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] The Housing and Development Board yesterday announced measures to let first-time buyers get interim housing more quickly, but upgraders are now totally excluded from the scheme. The new rules will no longer
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      JLW announces top appointments
      160 4 [SINGAPORE! Jones Lang Wootton has appointed a new international chairman and created a new post, international chief executive. JLW Singapore chairman Christopher Brown announced yesterday that at a meeting of international board members in Shanghai, the board appointed Mike Smith and Chris Peacock to the posts
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      House Hunt
      1058 4 Property transactions for districts 11 and 21 (sectors 2$ to 30 and 58 to 59) iodged between Aug 18 and Oct 4,1997. -jt N i. mxawKj wr contract tduk un ma. nr STBCTT MAML TYPt Qtfl UWCtfCAf soro fib DistrictII Adam Place Apt 15/06/77 FH 1465 1166 786
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      427 4 BY TENDER Built-in 432,863 sq ft Land Area 368,257 sq ft Tenure 29+30 years w.e.f. 1 July 1989 90% fully air-conditioned Ample carpark and loading bay Own cafeteria Excellent condition with main road frontage For viewing/tender documents, please contact: SOLE MARKETING AGENT. Dr Amos Koh: 228 6833, Mr Dominic Peters:
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Dr M hints at concrete plans to regulate trading
      485 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian PM says deputy will draw np proposals; Soros hits back at criticism By\ Eddie Toh, Meera Tharmaratnam PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday signalled that Malaysia had devised a concrete gameplan on regulating foreign currency trading. Speaking to reporters
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      No freeze on Putrajaya project: Dr M
      319 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR By\ Eddie Toh THE development of the 20 billion Malaysian ringgit (SS9.B billion) government administrative centre, Putrajaya, has not been frozen, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad last night. "The launch of the city gives a clear message that not all (infrastructure)
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      Thai finance firms object to bailout plans
      353 6  -  BANGKOK They are concerned &bont restructure stringent terms By] Harish Mehta THAILAND'S 58 suspended finance companies yesterday raised objections to two high-powered financial restructuring agencies the government proposes to create and suggested other ways to resolve their predicament. They lobbied for a lower
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      IMF not planning major bailout for Indonesia: sources
      344 6  -  WASHINGTON By\ Leon Hadar OFFICIALS at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington are continuing to monitor the worsening currency crisis in Indonesia and to discuss its problems with officials in that country, but have no plans to provide
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      Indon forest fires: Kuok Group clarifies
      132 6  -  LETTER TO THB EDITOR Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd, Chan Swee Hong WE refer to your article (BT, Sept 23) entitled "KL, Indon firms under probe for causing fires". In that article, the Kuok Group was mentioned as being linked to the following palm oil
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      Moody's lowers Thai banks' ratings
      306 6  -  BANGKOK By] Harish Mehta THAILAND'S troubled financial sector was dealt another blow yesterday when Moody's Investors Service downgraded the financial strength ratings of three Thai banks in a move that affected their securities worth US$2.4 billion (553.7 billion). Just two months after being placed on
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      97 6 So good, you 11 want to return the service. On the Orchid Club Exccutivc Floors, you'll be in for more than just a satisfying visit to Singapore. You will, in fact, be treated to a very special kind of service. One that will have you wanting to return the favour.
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      7 6 Jakarta and the IMF, Editorial, Pg 13
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      68 6 Australia in for recession due to Asian crisis, Pg 9 t(xp4*tfj4t 7<r^rs*T IHAIWIii aill'™ 00 MM MW toi'ftfr CHtU4€ V In Di Do On «»niMMMiw)tarQ*oi y X- >uf<litftninfm—TM TTrtfcPhn Ifiriilrt Ifw f r KrUWniTK Picfc«t MC, DJ, KJ. ftgggjg ttc \INDO FALCON SHIPPING TRAVEL PTE LTD A J 1 Mint*
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Tung unveils ambitious package to speed up housing supply
      752 7  -  HONGKONG Massive transport infrastructure development plan abo on the cards By i Quak Hiang Whai DESCRIBING the housing shortage as the most important problem in Hongkong's future development, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa yesterday unveiled an ambitious housing package to speed up
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      HK govt lending HK$100m to try revive ailing tourist trade
      397 7  -  HONGKONG By'< Loh Hui Yin THE Hongkong government is to lend HKIIOO million (5520.1 million) to the tourist association to revive the ailing tourism industry, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said yesterday. Heeding calls for help from tte industry, Mr Tung
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      Lock icon Stabilise stocks, Taipei ministry told
      479 7 TAIPEI But PM Siew says currency defence still has govt's priority Reuter, Bloomberg TAIWAN Premier Vincent Siew yesterday ordered the finance ministry to take necessary steps to diminish "unreasonable factors" affecting the stock market. But stabilising foreign exchange rates was the government's priority concern, Mr
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      Lock icon Perks to draw foreign investors to state firms
      193 7 mHONGKONG AFP CHINA is mapping out preferential policies to encourage foreign investors to participate in the reform of stateowned enterprises (SOEs), central government officials said yesterday. Qiao Hui, deputy director of the department of Technical Transformation of the State Economic and Trade
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      Lock icon US hints at China trade deals, end to nuclear-technology veto
      396 7 BEIJING MOU on USs2b deal to sefl Boeing aircraft signed: sources AFP US Commerce Secretary William Daley yesterday slammed the US$44 billion (SsB9 billion) trade imbalance with China but hinted at lucrative deals and an end to a nuclear-technology veto
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      Nuclear deal may be summit centrepiece
      679 7  -  ODKAVATOB Agreement could rectify Slno-US trade imbalance and improve ties By Lu Ning AS US Commerce Secretary William Daley embarks on a high-profile mission to Beijing this week to pressure China to buy more American goods, another American visitor Robert Einhorn, the State Department's
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      105 7 in the centre ofj town and still yet awau feom it all? Of course. Located In the hean of retail and commercial districts, the Carlton Hotel Is surrounded by shopping centres, convention centres and distinguished neighbours Including Raffles Hotel. Mafor cultural and tourist attractions such as Chljmes, Chinatown and the
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      248 8 I YOU'VE GOT $710 MILLION TO IMPROVE I I THE LIFE OF THE BUSINESS TRAVELER. I Ho w do you spend it? I i ggll Imps I M TE| V I U fi® I UsSl I H tSLxtiv M ftJf Wi H II *WP* Ifij Va I Jj O* l£&s
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Korean investment banks get 1 trillion won govt bailout
      558 9 SEOUL fit kistoric move, (antral bank loans go to help banks rattled by Kia's troubles Bloomberg SOUTH Korea's central bank said it will lend one trillion won (SSI.7 billion) to struggling investment banks, the first such bailout in its history, because
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      Lock icon Left speechless
      89 9 [SEOUL] South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae Jung hanging his head as he walked out of his presidential campaign speech at Seoul's Olympic Parktel on Tuesday after he heard that Kang Sam Jae, secretary-general qf the ruling New Korea Party, had said that he has a US$75 million
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      Lock icon S Korean economy seen growing 6.1%
      245 9 SEOUL Bloomberg THE South Korean economy is forecast to grow 6.1 per cent this year, fanned by surging exports and domestic sales, the Bank of Korea said. Economic growth is being pinched by a rash of bankruptcies this year that has left banks and
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      Australia in for recession due to Asian crisis: report
      471 9  -  SYDNEY Think-tank warns of 'dramatic downturn'; Measurer, economist say report overstated By I Surinder Singh AUSTRALIA is likely to face a deep recession, higher interest rates and an unemployment rate of 11 per cent in 2001 because of a sustained Asian
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      Lock icon Australia plans reforms to fund-raising
      178 9 CANBERRA Reuter AUSTRALIA yesterday unveiled planned reforms to the way busihesses raise money, designed to make fund-raising easier and cheaper. "Fund-raising is essential to business activity and an improved environment for raising capital will lower transaction costs and lead to increased levels of investment," Treasurer
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Low jobless rate may up inflation: Greenspan
      506 10 WASHINGTON Stock price-earnings ratios are at levels not often seen at this stage of economic expansion, he warns Bloomberg FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan issued a sobering inflation warning yesterday, suggesting that the low US unemployment rate may eventually push inflation higher. "Job
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      Lock icon US Aug inventories up a higher-than-expected 1%
      399 10 Wholesale sales down 1 J%, consumer credit rose at slower pace AFP Bloomberg, [WASHINGTON] Inventories of goods at the nation's wholesalers piled up in August as businesses coped with sluggish sales, government figures showed, the latest evidence the US economy is shifting into
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      Lock icon Bonn okays Eurofighter jet deal
      84 10 BONN Bloomberg GERMANY'S cabinet approved purchase of 180 Eurofighter jets, removing one of the final obstacles to the US$6O billion (5593.4 billion), fournation project. A defence ministry spokesman said Germany's 1996 budget will appropriate a 847 million mark (5T748.7 million) instalment for the jets, which
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      Lock icon Kim Jong II takes over as N Korea party chief
      196 10 SEOUL AFP THE reclusive Kim Jong II yesterday took his late father's post as head of North Korea's ruling party, ending a three-year power vacuum ih the Stalinist state. "The Workers' Party central committee and central military commission hereby solemnly
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      Lock icon Geologist behind Busang gold scam: investigators
      448 11 TORONTO J)e Gniman led group 4f Bre-X workers to tamper samples from sitec probe report Reuter INVESTIGATORS hired by Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd said that its dead chief geologist Michael de Guzman orchestrated the world's biggest gold swindle deep in the jungles of Indonesia.
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      Lock icon US budget deficit may fall to US$23b
      368 11 WASHINGTON Congress unit predicts USs32b surplus in 2002 Bloomberg THE non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), citing a stronger-than-anticipat-ed economy, predicted the US budget deficit for the fiscal year ended Sept 30 would be US$23 billion (5535.8 billion), its lowest since 1974. The agency
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      Lock icon Russian lawmakers urged to pass '98 budget
      206 11 MOSCOW Bloomberg RUSSIAN Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin and Finance Minister Anatoly Chubais went before parliament yesterday to urge lawmakers to pass the government's 1998 budget. "The government has given its word and turning that word into deeds now depends on you," said Mr
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Europeans won't brook US bullying
      735 13  -  THB BOTTOM UMB OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes to BT MOST European Union governments may readily acknowledge the United States' political and military leadership in international affairs. When it comes to global trade relations, however, Europeans will not
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      90 13 'It could be that a lot of people have difficulty in understanding him' -EkarWciauui President of Israel on attempts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to promote cooperation with the Palestinians. 'I sometimes sense that the world is changing far too fast for its inhabitants, at least
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      Jakarta and the IMF
      631 13 EDITORIAL THE news that the Indonesian government might seek financial assistance from Japan as well as international institutions including, possibly, the IMF —may come as something of a surprise, but it is reassuring all the same. The surprise stems from the general consensus that Indonesia's economy
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      Lock icon The haze over S-E Asia is no freak of nature
      654 13  -  It's a man-made monster resulting from Indonesian government's policy of burning off forests for land By] Fred Pearce THE FIRES that have raged across Indonesia since late July and choked much erf" South-east Asia can largely be blamed on the
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      954 13 To Japan with hat in hand THAILAND'S Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh lands in Tokyo with many hopes pinned on him, the main question being whether Thailand can convince Japan to continue and even increase support for the tottering Thai economy. What almost no one is asking,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Exuding presence without the flash
      1040 14  -  Subtlety and understated style will help sell the Saab 9-5, writes amkette pau ANNETTE PAU OONLY a select few appreciate Saab and its understatement No advertisements, no status marketing. Just pure performance, solid safety standards in simple elegance and clean lines. And the Swedish marque
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    • BUMPER to BUMPER
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        C&C giving
        27 14 to donate faojoao worth of vehicles to erfaniflBtkmt. It tricked off fee programme on Tuesday I i Art is a key sponsor of toe show*
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        Harley planning
        103 14 NOW that BMW of Germany has ventured Into the high-end cruiser bike market a growing segment long dominated by America's Hariey-Davidaon, what will the latter do Ibr a retort? Industry sources indicate that the Milwaukee company will offer a completely new line by the sear 2QOO, The products
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        Chrysler's recalls does not affect S'pore
        59 14 y CHRYBLBR CORP is reoafllng U million minivans hunt between 1901 and 1888 because ofseatbeh problems, and 475,000Ne0ns built in 1886 because ofa weak connection between the steering column and the rest of the car. The exercise, however, does not affect cars in Singapore
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        Honda's new braking system
        71 14  -  CiMjßilfcy Christopher Tan HONDA has developed a new braking system that optimises stopping power according to vehicle load. If a car is fUlly occupied, the electronic brake foroe distribution system will channel more brake pressure to the rear, which bears most of the weight. The system,
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        Volvo working on head protection
        16 14 VOLVO is working on a new w*y to protect occupants' he>d»ins*ktecoflWon.InaridtttoPtoitt
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Listed firms keen on buybacks
      460 17  -  Senior execs welcome proposal trat some also cantion about need to check abuse By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Listed companies are likely to embrace the practice of share buybacks in Singapore in their response to a recent survey by the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The bosses
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      Lock icon CPL to rank as S'pore's No 3 service flat operator
      461 17  -  Group launches new brand-Fraser Serviced Residences Reports by. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Centrepoint Properties expects to become the third biggest service apartment operator in Singapore in terms of size by the middle of next year. Choe Peng Sum, general manager of
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      Hefty discount for 'Ardmore Park of the East' launch
      295 17 (SINGAPORE] Centrepoint Properties plans to launch the 99-unit Camelot condominium in Tanjong Rhu dubbed "Ardmore Park of the East" next month or in December at a "hefty discount to Ardmore Park's prices". The group's chief executive officer Jeffrey Heng said: "At
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      Will Delifrance prove to be SerribCorp's McDonald's ?
      609 17  - Will Delifrance prove to be SerribCorp's McDonald's HOCK LOCK SIEW Conrad Raj SEMBAWANG Corporation's purchase of a 51 per cent stake in cafe and bakery operator Delifrance Asia appears to have won the turkey award from its minority shareholders. They seem to think that Sembawang is paying too much dough
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      QAF may lower price of massive rights issue: MD
      472 17  -  Move prompted by fall in QAF share price, rapiah plunge By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Listed food group QAF is considering revising the price of its huge rights issue downwards, said its managing director, Tan Kong Kong, yesterday. Responding to a
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      Lock icon IPC most active with 44m-share block deal
      128 17 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Telecommunications and computer-based IPC Corp saw a block of 44 million shares crossed at $13.2 million yesterday, or 30 cents a share, dealers said. They are, however, uncertain who the parties are behind the married deal, which worked out to an
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        Permasteelisa Pac offers' 50m shares at 82 cents each
        461 18  -  Offer represents a quarter of building facade specialist's enlarged capital By> Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Mainboard aspirant Permasteelisa Pacific (PP) is offering 50 million shares at 82 cents apiece. Half of the shares will be for the public, including some 2.5 million
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        Xpress Print mulling listing on SES
        320 18  -  By] David Boey (SINGAPORE] Print and electronic publisher Xpress Print Pte Ltd plans to launch a multimedia hub, dubbed the Multimedia City, and is mulling a listing on the stock exchange after its financial results are announced next year. K K Fong, Xpress Print's
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        San Miguel, Ayala may cooperate in food business
        224 18  -  From, Al Labita in Manila RIVALS San Miguel Corp and Ayala Corp may soon become allies, if their negotiations on possible "forms of cooperation" in the food businesses work out. The companies jointly said yesterday that the talks had been going on
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        Sun Hung Kai Prop profit up 28%, dividend raised
        654 18  -  Strong property sales help lift group earnings to HKsl4b From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SUN Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hongkong's largest property group, yesterday unveiled a 28.3 per cent jump in net earnings for the financial year ended June 30,
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        Head of Dharmala Philippines quits over policy wrangle
        317 18  -  Analysts cite Ortiz's fast-tracking style as cause for differences From Al Labita in Manila THE head of the Philippines unit of the Jakarta-based Dharmala Group has resigned due to "serious disagreements" with top management. Alan Ortiz, chairman and chief executive officer of
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        Lock icon APL keen to buy Pakistani state bank
        79 18 Bridge News [KARACHI] American President Lines (APL), which is merging with Neptune Orient Lines, is the latest group to show its "serious interest" in wanting to buy the National Bank of Pakistan, the country's largest state-owned commercial bank, government officials said. APL, the
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        Lock icon Cheung Kong to build hotel near Kowloon train station
        115 18 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, the property flagship of Hongkong billionaire Li Ka-shing, won a contract to build a hotel near the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp's (KCRC) Kowloon station, the KCRC said. The HKSIO billion (512.01 billion) contract is for an
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          Lock icon Easykuit eyes 71% stake in Shui Hing
          83 18 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Singapore-listed Easyknit International Holdings seeks to acquire the 71 per cent stake in Shui Hlng Co held by Daniel Koo Shing Cheong and his femily, Ming Poo reported. The newspaper quoted vice-president Tsang Yiu Kai as saying that Easyknit Intends to
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          CDL's $144m bid for EC land accepted
          65 18 [SINGAPORE) City Development Ltd's $143.8 million tender bid for a land parcel at Hougang Avenue 7 has been accepted by the HDB. The 99-year leasehold site earmarked for executive condos is about sqm. A new company will be created to oversee the development,
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          UE unit raises paid-up capital
          79 18 [SINGAPORE] United Engineers said group subsidiary Sky Media hat increased its paid-up capital to $1.8 million to enable it to participate in higher portfolio jobs. The share capital was raised from $194,002 by capitalising a $1,606 million loan (on a dollar of debt for a
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          Pacific Andes buys 3 reefer vessels
          51 18 [SINGAPORE] Pacific Andes (Holdings) has bought three reefer vessels through three subsidiaries for US$lO.6 million (5516.5 million) for delivery a month after the date* of contracts. The MV Lafayette, the MV Hammond and the MV Interes are SJO2 dwt, 14,947 dwt and 10,480 dwt
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          Freight Links declares 8% dividend
          68 18 [SINGAPORE] Freight Links Express Holdings yesterday declared a first and final dividend of 8 per cent for the financial year ended April 30. It also said that "Freight Links A" shares, which are not entitled to the dividends just declared, will cease trading from tomorrow
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        Lock icon Coles Myer posts 26% profit jump and is eyeing Asia
        438 19 As3B9m net profit for year; Coles may expand into Asia in 'small bites': CEO Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australia's biggest retailer, Coles Myer, yesterday awoke from an earnings nightmare, reporting a sharp rise in annual profit and revealing plans to expand into
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        Lock icon Ssangyong, Daimler in takeover talks
        173 19 AFP [SEOUL] Financially troubled Ssangyong Motor said yesterday it was negotiating with Germany's Daimler-Benz AG on a takeover. "We started negotiations here today with Benz officials over the issue of increasing the Daimler-Benz stake," a Ssangyong Motor spokesman said. "I think it is highly possible
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        Lock icon Getting a cut of the action
        58 19 [TOKYO] Yuichi Nishizawa of Matsushita Electric Industrial company yesterday demonstrating the Panasonic DVCPRO AJ-D7OO, a digital video camera/recorder for TV broadcasting. Matsushita, the official supplier of broadcasting equipment for the 1998Nagano Winter Olympic Games, hopes to break the market dominance of Sony Corp, the
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        Lock icon AMD posts wider than expected loss in Q3
        447 19 Chipm&ker has production problems with latest chips Bloomberg [SUNNYVALE, California! Advanced Micro Devices Inc said it had a wider-than-expec-ted third-quarter loss, as the chipmaker suffered production problems with its latest, top-of-the-line microprocessors. AMD said its loss narrowed to US$3l.7 million (5549.3 million),
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        Lock icon Sale, lease-back of Accor hotels may unlock 9b francs
        473 19 French hotel group reports better than expected results Reuter [PARIS] French hotel group Accor said on Tuesday that it could unlock up to nine billion francs (552.4 billion) in cash from the sale and lease-back of hotel property. "It's an aim.
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Wal-Mart to open 185 US stores next year
        187 20 Bloomberg [BENTONVILLE, Arkansas] Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it WUI open about 185 stores in the fiscal year beginning Feb 1 in a plan to boost merchandise ahd food sales. The company said the openings will include 120 to ,125 supercentres, 50 discount
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        Lock icon Sun sues Microsoft, claims it violates Java licence
        464 20 It seeks damages over trademark infringement, false advertising Bloomberg [MOUNTAIN VIEW, California] Sun Microsystems has sued Microsoft Corp, claiming it violated a licensing agreement by failing to follow Sun's specifications for using the popular Java language. The suit, filed in US District
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        Lock icon WorldCom deal may spark other mergers
        405 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] WorldCom's surprise U5533.9 billion (5153 billion) bid to buy MCI Communications may force other US phone companies to find partners to match the services that a joined World Com and MCI would provide. USA Today on Tuesday reported that AT&T is
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        Lock icon Seagram may soon sell remaining stake in Time Warner
        254 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Seagram Co is expected to sell its remaining stake in Time Warner Inc as early as next week in a move that could raise about US$l.47 bUlion (552.29 billion), analysts said. The beverage and entertainment company in May
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Winterthur opens regional branch in S'pore
        195 21 [SINGAPORE] A reinsurance unit of Credit Suisse, Winterthur Swiss Insurance, has opened a regional branch in Singapore. The new branch, which replaces a representative office here, will offer both life and general reinsurance in the insurance markets of Asia, except Japan's. A Winterthur spokesman
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        Lock icon Amex expects Asian earnings to grow 25% a year
        425 21  -  Tins will Mp it achieve global target of 12-15% profit growth every year By < Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] American Express Co expects its earnings from Asia to grow by more than 25 per cent every year for the next few years,
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        Masters course for insurance execs
        252 21  -  By Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Insurance executives will soon be able to pursue a higher degree in their own professional field. The Singapore College of Insurance will offer next year the Georgia State University Master of Business Administration course in insurance and risk management. Georgia
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        Lock icon Nikko shifting int'l operations to London
        342 21 Firm U &pp«mt tw* DOfl-J&pilftftM directors in rwimp FT [TOKYO] Nikko Securities. Japan's third largest broker, is revamping its operations to give London, not Tokyo, responsibility for international operations. The step, the first taken by any Japanese broker, marks a fresh drive by the
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        Lock icon Dresdner exec quits amid tax probe
        317 21 OtfuibukiprM to see if they helped cheats evade taxes Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Dresdner Bank AG management board member Hans Adenauer announced plans to resign after prosecutors raided his home in a widening investigation into whether Germany's largest banks helped clients illegally evade taxes by concealing
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        Lock icon US life insurers' financial strength under pressure
        408 22 Moody's cites rising competition, consumer trends towards investment products Reuter [NEW YORK] US life insurers* financial strength will continue to be eroded over the near-to-medium term, Moody's Investors Service said. Increased competition caused by industry consolidation and impending converigence with other financial institutions,
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        Lock icon Prudential forms property fund unit
        339 22 Bloomberg (NEWARK, New Jersey] Prudential Insurance Co of America said it has formed a unit to invest in real estate securities on behalf of its institutional and retail clients. The move comes as US pension funds and other institutional investors are increasing their holdings of
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        Lock icon AIG expanding into Latin America
        305 22 Bloomberg [LIMA] American International Group Inc said it expects the Latin American insurance market to generate US$2.5 billion (553.9 billion) in sales through 2000. Latin America currently accounts for about one per cent of the world's insurance market "but it's one of the regions that
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        Lock icon Morgan Stanley gurus differ on bond market
        263 22 Investors confused by conflicting advice on direction of US bonds Reuters [NEW YORK] Investors seeking advice on Tuesday from Morgan Stanley were left scratching their heads after the firm's top investment gurus made opposite calls on the direction of the US bond market.
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        Lock icon Euroyen eases on stop-loss sales
        255 22 SSMELReport Reuter {SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen futures eased on stop-loss sales yesterday after a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) official said the party might consider an income tax cut to stimulate the economy. Stop-loss sales were triggered below the 99.39 level in the June contract, pushing it
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        Futures dose higher on central bank move
        170 22  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore [SINGAPORE] The Taiwan central bank's injection of fUnds into the country's banking system was behind the rise yesterday of the Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract. Overnight rates fell to 9.42
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        Lock icon Fuel oil weaker as sellers chase buyers
        239 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter (SINGAPORE] High sulphur fuel oil prices here edged lower yesterday in a market devoid of trade but with sellers chasing buyers. Overnight crude prices supported swaps which rose during the day, but the weak showing in the physical market pulled
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        282 22 Reuter London THE US dollar was lower against the yen but little changed against other major currencies after some profittaking versus the yen on hopes of tax cuts in Japan. The US has, in the past, urged Tokyo to reduce taxes in order to stimulate domestic growth, which
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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      1496 23 AFP H«kM« ♦WTJ> JAPANESE share prices closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday, with the successful listing of Central Japan Railway (JR Tokai) helping to ease investor worries over poor market prospects, brokers said. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 leading issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 107.99 points
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1360 24 AFP Q&ngSeog ♦27.71 HONGKONG share prices rose 0.2 per cent in selective blue-chip buying yesterday as Chief Executive Tung Cheehwa made his maiden policy speech in which he vowed wide-ranging economic measures for the territory, brokers said. "There is strong buying, particularly in property stocks, in initial reactions to
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      Lock icon CHINA
      526 24 Reuter Qsbanbenßbfax ♦COS THE Shenzhen B share market was slightly higher yesterday after the government announced it had approved provisions covering the operations of securities investment funds. The B Index rose 0.05 point to 127.39 on turnover of HK$l6.4 million. The A index rose 9.62 points to 359.15 on
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      344 24 AFP HWFMt «3U7 STOCKS staged a modest comeback yesterday to close 0.4 per cent higher due to expected government moves to stabilise foreign currency and stock market trading. "Investors predicted positive actions to be announced by the financial authorities to ease capital shortfall in the bourse," said a dealer.
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      258 24 Bloomberg QWeflmgton +4J7 SHARE prices closed marginally higher yesterday. The NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 0.67 of a [>oint to close at 2,591.74 points. Within the index, decliners outnumbered advancers 17 to 16. Trading was valued at NZ537.2 million, down from NZ$4l.3 million on Tuesday. Bloomberg «i m r—
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      761 24 Reuter □set Ma -tie INVESTORS unloaded stocks almost across the board and drove the market to close 1.3 per cent lower yesterday out of concerns that several banks may have to raise capital in the near future. "Banks and finances were sold today on investor's belief that many of
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      390 24 AFP gCmrmtaMn -1151 STOCKS closed 3.1 per cent lower yesterday on continued concerns over the Kia Group's financial problems. "The Kia crisis is not dying down. Investors are very concerned because there seems to be no solution in sight," a dealer said. He said there was also a growing
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      550 24 AFP QAQMtariH ♦HI SHARE prices rose yesterday as banking stocks underpinned the market amid expectations of an interest rate cut. The All Ordinaries Index gained 14.1 points to 2,768.4. Turnover was 331.6 million shares worth AI737.3 million, with falling stocks outnumbering advancers by 548 to 526. The banking index
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      706 24 AFP WOampogteMg +4JI SHARES rose yesterday on the back of select foreign interest after the government announced it would approach the International Monetary Fund for help in tackling the currency crisis. An analyst said the government's decision to look for IMF help seemed correct but would not necessarily boost
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      Lock icon MANILA
      254 24 AFP gggfc +am SHARE prices rose yesterday on a technical rally following the previous day's plunge. "There was some buying after yesterday's steep fall. But it's still cloudy weather. Things are still uncertain," an analyst said, noting the thin volume. The Composite Index rose 26.20 points to 1,946.83. Turnover
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        Lock icon Shares sharply higher on firmer ringgit
        259 25 AFX-Asia F1 Composite Index +33J5 SHARE prices closed sharply higher yesterday on local institutional support as sentiment improved on the back of a firmer ringgit. The KLSE Composite Index closed up 33.15 points at 836.60. The Emas Index rose 8.68 to 235.18 and the
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        Jurong Engineering warrant is cheap and time's not a problem
        178 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WE HAVE featured a few "cheap" warrants in this column recently, those whose low absolute cost could perhaps be their main selling point Today's feature continues this theme the warrant issued by Jurong Engineering, whose
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        HOT STOCK
        65 28  -  -if Shiv Taneja UNITED OVERSEAS LAND closed three cents lower yesterday at $1.90 on a volume qf 151 million shares, compared with its lOday traded average of 429,000 shares. Based on the daily and weekly MACD charts, there might be more weakness in the next few trading sessions,
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        Lock icon KL stocks higher as ringgit continues to stabilise
        677 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Hopes of a favourable budget due next week leads M'sian stocks higher, with second liners and Clob counters the main beneficiaries By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A second consecutive day of stability for the Malaysian ringgit and expectations of a
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      • OH THE GRAPEVINE
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          Big money for small caps
          89 28 ROTHSCHILD Asset Management hat raised a hefty $60 million from its Five Arrows Worldwide Enterprise Trust, a local unit trust that invests in global small-cap stocks. Ironically, the terrible market conditions in the region could only have worked in fevour of Rothschild as global funds
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          Hungry for money
          59 28 CENTREPOINTs Market Square food court, which prides Itself on giving restaurant-like ambience and service, is drawing flak from customers for being a skinflint when it comes to serving water. Apparently the food court owner and operator Food Link insists on charging a steep 50 cents fbr a
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          No guarantees
          160 28 WHENEVER clients ask fltnd manager Dennis See about guaranteed investments, he tells them the subject has to be discussed in his office. The chief executive of Point Worth Management Pte Ltd then shows off his office at Singapore Land Tower, in particular, its walls which are bedecked with
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          Smoke gets in your fries
          149 28 A CITY hotel is advertising a special at its Indonesian restaurant "Indonesian Fried Chicken". What's so special about that, you may ask? Weil, the remarkable thing about it is that it is not an Indonesian smoked chicken, or perhaps an Indonesian char-grilled chicken. Come to
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          True, true
          57 28 MARllS4BPKNCEßinCentrepointhAsa strange way of promoting Its junk food. Plastered on the walls above its array of potato chips and other fried stuff are signages scream ingt els Short". A A. a a, i. t 1 if strange juxtaposition indeed as eating loads .s of junk food is supposedly
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      54 27 Clipper Chronograph watehm Nantucket yy Time makes the difference. DICKSON WATCH 6-JEWELLERY (S) PTE LTD H I A*+cfty«*wdiutMi»ryof aCKSONCONCEPrS(rJTERNATCNAL}LIMrrEDI V 391 A Orchard Road Ngae Ann City #17-06 Singapore *****3 Available at: DICKSON WATCH ft JEWELLERY: The Promenade, Centrepoint, Suntec City. HERMES BOUTIQUE: Liat Tower, Daimaru, Takashimaya. Also available at
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      320 29 Bridge News, Reuter A SPATE of activity from Japanese charterers pushed rates back to around US$lO,OOO daily for large modern Panamaxes for round voyages in the east with still a few more cargoes to fix, brokers said. Rates also crept slightly higher in the US Gulf, even for
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      506 29 ITF SEAFARERS' SECTION CONFERENCE Focus next month will be on 14 Pacific Rim countries where the federation has a strong inspectorate Reports by Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Unions afflliat- ed to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) will mount an intensified ac- tion against
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      293 29 Figure relatively higher than the world average [SINGAPORE] Nearly 70 per cent of Singapore-flagged ships are expected to comply with the ISM Code by July 1 next year and those that fragrantly flout the mandatory standard risk having their ships detained, NTUC
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      276 29 AFXAsia AFP [TAIPEI] Two people were listed as missing after an explosion on a 200,000-tonne tanker outside the southern Taiwan port of Kaohsiung on Tuesday, the ship's owner said. "Two workers on board the tanker are still missing," an official with the state-owned
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      126 29 Reuter [LONDON] Around 200 tonnes of palm oil leaked into the sea after two cargo vessels collided in fog 56 kilometres off the UK's Devon coast, Coastguards said. The oil spilled from the 20,000 dwt tanker Allegro, a Liberian-registered vessel, taking palm products
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      760 30  -  INDIA'S MARUTX CONTROVERSY Row between Japan's Suzuki and New Delhi over management of car joint venture will hurt investor confidence By Mark Nicholson FT JAPANESE investor confidence in India will be "psychologically" hurt in the shortterm by the bitter and highly publicised row between Suzuki,
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      1100 31 PAQHC SOUTH WIST EXPRESS (DWECT) ALSO ACQPTINC MAHAUS VIA LAX/HOU Ivtssa IVOT I m lawra Iswiro 1 iax Id*law oo |wc |«i hou no> 1«a mom "wn I ic/w oi/i# 02/10 i;/io 21/10 I n/io I 22/10 I n/io I a/io I 22/10 I 23/10 m/h i OiaWQWI I 0171
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      1155 32 DSR-SEHATOR ill Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTTINKPfr |*tta I pw ww Imt "sml hm plxl una llvtwa wt I lha 'ju I ntw Imy \mm Bii!" MEKN SENATOfI *F744 1«1t M.ll 0.11 M.ll *11 M.ll 17 .11 DM ROSTOCK HhT "mm~ ITT "TnT "HIT TTW mm"
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      1169 33 fflirri i BtIAK-MLK CABOO TO MOMBASA, I DAB IS SALAAM, DORIAN A IA6OS. I I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (f/L) *****02 "ToHOWOfFKE""™ COSTAR SNIFFING Ml LTD #17-mmsnk sales/mgs *****41/43 inwaxd dipt (d/ 0) *****1$ COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND awkummmm nmamommn conventiowu.
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      222 33 EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD. "TWSrM |E I ra. (SINGAPORE) Pit ITP JSESi 1 SPECIALIZE IN ROUP HEAVY UfT UPTO 122 TOMS ECi (SINGAPORE) FT! LTD LOADING FOR PORT KLANG MUARA MV "KEISHUN" V.70 MV "MIGHT VKJA" V.176 ETA SIN 10/10/97 ETA SIN 13/10/97 ETA PKL 11/10/97 ETA MUA 15/10/97 SURABAYA
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      490 35 fc FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES Itfmm 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****6 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 LINES) wap*gMM»n —tttau m»n.- ami im m WE PROVIDE DIRECT CONSOL to DAVAO CITY Next Available Sailing: 22/10/97 call us for details 224 1833 Sharon Low P. KLANG PH: (20 UNES) PB4ANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10
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      364 41 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING TjC 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE fSINOTRANSI V—J* J S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 >—■—< TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SEIVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI JIN YU 9750 OVIO 08/10 12/10 ME 9752 10/10 15/10 19/10 CHANG YING 9702 19/10
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      254 41 CarrIerMMCONTR LINCS, MC JSJuIa'SSSSr suuiiftmwn P.KlL«WQ!)G»)ii«ihii JKT. (gimonoy >wt (ti) iimi SHANGHAI I LAX/LGB/NYC MV -KOtt WUAYA" VWJA 090 MV "HJ CMUNGMU" VI s*l ETA SIN: 15-10-97 ETA SIN: 13-10-97 SYD/Mll/BNE/ADI AUtKLANP MV "AUST. ENTERPRISE" VOBS MV "PRfSnGK" V27S ETA SIN: 11-10-97 ETA SIN: 14-10-97 FREMANTLE ASHPOP MV "BUNG A
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      Lock icon Boeing wins US$1.3b deal from Turkish Airlines
      397 44 Carrier to boy 26 8737-800 aircraft with options for 23 more Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co said it won an order for 26 new 737-800 aircraft valued at US$l.3 billion (Ss2 billion) from Turkish Airlines, beating an offer from rival Airbus Industrie, which also
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      Lock icon Rail operator's share price up
      71 44 [TOKYO] Stock dealers display an initial per-share price board of the 'shinkansen' bullet train operator Central Japan Railway Co (JR Tokai) during the morning session of the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday. The stock set an initial per-share prices of 383,000 yen on the first section
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      Lock icon Railtrack's £1b deals will test investor hopes for cost-cutting
      326 44 Bloomberg [LONDON] Railtrack pic will this week award track maintenance contracts worth up to £1 billion (552.4 billion), a key test of whether the formerly state-owned company can meet investor expectations for big cost cuts. The price of the stock in
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        Lock icon First direct MAS flight from KL to Cairo
        72 44 AFP [CAIRO] Malaysia Airlines has opened the first direct air link between Cairo and Kuala Lumpur, an aviation official at Cairo airport said. The link officially opened on Monday with the arrival at Cairo airport of a MAS flight carrying 130 passengers
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        PT Toyota Astra Motor's sales doable
        80 44 [JAKARTA] PT Toyota Astra Motor's new car sales nearly doubled to 11,122 cars in September from 5,986 cars in September of 1996, the Jakarta Post said. The rise in sales was almost entirely due to the improving sales of the company's Kijang minivan, with
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        Lock icon Car firms settle misleading ad charges
        59 44 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc, Voiks wagen of America Inc and five St Louis-area dealerships settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled customers about the cost of leasing cars. The FTC charged Toyota and Volkswagen buried key cost information in small
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      Lock icon EU warns jet engine makers against cooperating
      153 44 Reuter [BRUSSELS] Only two months after crossing swords with US aircraft manufacturer giant Boeing Co European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert warned four leading jet engine makers against cooperating. "If tomorrow there was an agreement or even a merger between any of those
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      Lock icon Standard & Poor's affirms ValuJet's ratings
      310 44 Standard Poor's affirms ValuJet's ratings Bloomberg INEW YORK) ValuJet Inc's below-investment grade credit ratings were affirmed by Standard Poor's Corp, which decided not to rate them lower after the airline company repaid its bank lenders to avoid default. S&P removed ValuJet from its Credit Watch list for possible downgrade because
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      Lock icon Draft EU ruling on BA alliance expected in Nov
      375 44 British Airways, American Airlines can then decide on course of action Reuter [LONDON] British- Airways pic and American Airlines are expected to be in a position to decide next month whether they should pursue their proposed alliance or look for alternatives,
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      Lock icon Rail service proposed on Sumatra-M'sia bridge
      172 44 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Transport Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto said a proposed bridge linking Malaysia and Sumatra should carry a railway line, The Jakarta Post said. "We have to take the opportunity before it is grabbed by other investors," he said, adding that a train service should
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      Lock icon Midway Airlines files to sell shares in US$60m public offer
      254 44 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON! Midway Airlines Corp filed to sell an unspecified stake in an initial public offering (IPO) with an estimated value of US$6O million (Ss93 million). The passenger airline did not say how many common shares or at what price
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