The Business Times, 13 November 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 022V12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    68 1 BOUniUB USS 8S LSS IJ7S 1.711 ISM DM MM OJ» YEN 100 17M IAS MS UN 1477 If KS MM HAIIT MM Mil RUI1AH m MM 0.047 PUBE BATES SINGAPORE* 144 KUALA LUMPUR. JAKARTA 18.08 BANGKOK lift MANILA llSt HONGKONG 175 TAIPEI I.N SYDNEY 5.50 TOKYO 1M SEOUL 1171
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    Lock icon Contagion effect leads to falls in HK, Tokyo, Seoul
    1026 1  -  It's rate rise fears in HK and bank asset sale concerns in Japan From< Quak Hiang Whai, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo HONGKONG share prices plunged 4 per cent yesterday as investors feared any collapse in Tokyo and Seoul could reverberate throughout
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    Lock icon Dow down 18.9 pts at noon
    169 1 Reuters, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US stocks feU in early trading yesterday on concern that corporate profits may suffer from slowing growth in Asia and Latin America, but the market eased at mid-day as traders awaited the outcome of a meeting later in the day
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    Malaysia's full disclosure regime will take time: SC chief
    331 1  -  Roles not yet in place though he hopes 2001 target will be met From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S move towards a full disclosure regime could take longer than expected, Securities Commission chief Munir Majid hinted last night. "In Malaysia,
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    Arnie buys a Boeing from SIA
    211 1  -  By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has bought a Boeing airliner from Singapore Airlines for US$l33 million (*****.4 million) not for personal use but for investment. SIA spokesman Rick Clements yesterday confirmed that there was such a transaction but declined to say
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    Bambang drops suit against Indon govt
    572 1  -  He'* tipped to acquire bank in Jakarta From S N Vasuki in Jakarta CITING national interests, Indonesian tycoon Bambang Trihatmodjo yesterday accepted the government's decision to liquidate Bank Andromeda and withdrew a lawsuit he filed against Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad and Bank Indonesia governor
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      108 1 msiOß JIT drills at tout Mainboard debutante JIT Holdings yesterday defied sluggish market sentiment. The day's most active stock, it closed at $1.02,16 per cent above its B&cent offer price, Pf 17 VktSimNnlic? Yes, a survey has found that head offices in the West have many misperceptions about Singapore, Pg3
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      30 1 Japanese banks to dump US treasuries? Pg 17 More reports on Markets in Turmoil, Pg 5 Asia's hanking crisis, Pg 7 A manufactured won crisis that really isn't?, Pg 12
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      M1 pushes CDMA launch from year-end to Q1 '98
      458 2  -  Start of new network delayed as Ml waits for newer handsets to come to market ffy( Catherine Ong MOBILEONE has delayed the launch of its $60 million Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular phone network from the end of this year
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      SingTel Mobile to call bids on new system soon
      489 2  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling AFTER three years of dithering, Sing Tel Mobile is finally ready to decide on the system it wants to upgrade its outdated analog AMPS cellular phone system to. In response to queries from BT, Sing Tel Mobile
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      CIDB maps out training blueprint for the next century
      272 2 THE Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has mapped out a strategic blueprint to meet the industry's training needs for the next century. Called Training 21, its three-pronged approach involves: reducing over-de-pendence on unskilled foreign workers; training courses that will support prefabrication;
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      Lock icon Aug progress payments up 21.7%
      319 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Construction By\ Diana Oon PROGRESS payments for construction jobs continued to show strong growth in August, with preliminary figures from the Construction Industry Development Board showing a total of $1.58 billion collected for the month. This is the second straight month
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      Entire Micropolis workforce given termination orders
      353 2  -  But there appears to be many interested in hiring them By, Jennifer Lien ALL staff of disk drive maker Micropolis have been given their marching orders, but there is strong interest from other companies in hiring them. Sources told BT yesterday that representatives from
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      NUS, NTT DoCoMo in wireless R&D tie-up
      280 3  -  From* Conrad Raj in Tokyo SINGAPORE'S bid to be the communications hub of the region has taken another step forward with Japan's NTT DoCoMo entering into a joint R&D project with the National University of Singapore to take the Republic through to the
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        OUE unit to open $13m foundry plant
        45 3 OUE Trading, a subsidiary of Overseas Union Enterprise, will open its $13 million laundry plant in Tuas next Thursday. The 53,000 sq ft plant uses state-of-the-art high-speed automation systems from the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe.
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        ASME gets new chief
        33 3 DEREK Goh, founder president and chief executive officer of Serial System Ltd, will be officially installed tomorrow as the seventh president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.
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        Bayeer unit opens $12m plant
        74 3 HARMAAN Reimer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayeer AG, officially opened its new $12 million plant in Pandan Loop yesterday. The plant will be used for the manufacture of fragrance compounds and for warehousing and distribution. It brings Harmaan Reimer's investment in Singapore to $28 million
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      Head offices in West know little about S'pore: poll
      370 3  -  And regional crisis may create too negative opinions on Asia, says Perc By i Audrey Tan HEAD offices in the West know little about the costs of doing business here and many still think Singapore is next-door to China or India,
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      Lock icon Cricket Club selling memberships at $50,000
      468 3  -  By Ven Sreenivasan THE exclusive Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) is finally throwing open its doors with the introduction of transferable memberships at a hefty $50,000 apiece. But Singapore's bestknown sports and social club, established in 1852, is not going to accept just anyone who
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      Lock icon Damages awarded against Tang halved to $3.63m
      319 3 The Straits Times THE Court of Appeal yesterday reduced the $7,175 million damages awarded in May against lawyer Tang Liang Hong by almost half, to $3.63 million. In a 143-page judgment, Justices M Karthigesu, L P Thean and G P Selvam held that
      The Straits Times  -  319 words
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      Carlton Hotel extension
      137 3 CARLTON Hotel Singapore will build a 170-room tower block extension on its newly clinched site next to its existing hotel. The hotel said in a release yesterday that it would link the tower to its 477-room hotel at the corner of Victoria Street and Bras Basah Road.
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      237 2 'r.£fj 97 Oabt 250 supplier companies from around the world wifl assemble in Singapore in November to show their latest technologies in corrugated, paper, film and fioil converting. These suppliers represent well known industry leoders and are exhibiting at CORRUGATED ASIA '97 (CA '97) MACHINERY ASIA '97 If you ore
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      72 3 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA U.S. $500,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due 1999 in accordance with the terms and condfons of the Notes, the interest rate for the period 12ft November. 1997 lo 12ft February. 1996 has been fixed at 5.*****% per anmm The interest payable on 12ft February, < 1996 be
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Going en bloc: Just refurbished Cluny Court
      262 4 [SINGAPORE) Cluny Court, a newly-refurbished conservation property in the prime Bukit Timah area, has been put up for en bloc sale by its owners Summerview Developments. The freehold project, located at the corner of Bukit Timah Road and Cluny Park Road, is a
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      House Hunt
      1196 4 Property transactions for districts 11 and 21 (sectors 28 to 30 and 56 to 59) lodged between Oct 6 and Nov PROJECTNAME/ PROP COKWCT TENURE WW* PWCI STRUT NAME TYPE DATE LA»J»A* (SOFT) (SSXXW (SS) District 11 (sectors 28 to 30) y+Tl Birmingham Mans Apt Fh 1076 1184
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      381 4 FOR SALE BY TENDER Individually or On Enbloc Basis Exclusive Freehold Land I) Sites at Springiest Avenue, Sprlngieaf ll) Site In Sennett Estate Garden Estates 21 Butterfly Avenue Parcel A Lot 2880 MK 20 8594 sq. ft Land area: 7995 sq. ft. Parcel B Lot 2882 MK 20 10,204 sq.
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      192 4 1100 LOWER DELIA ROAD 4-storey industrial/showroom building Site area 54,426 sq.ft. Built-in area 103,624 sq.ft.(approximate) 60-year leasehold (32 years remaining) Near Bukit Merah Centra 1/Tiong Bahru MRT Potential for further extension Suitable for corporate headquaners Tender Closing: 4pm. November 1997 7 LOWER fn n n For enquiries and tender document*,
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Jakarta will emerge stronger: IMF
      586 5  -  impressed, says Indonesia will regain stability if govt keeps to plan From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund managing director Michel Camdessus said yesterday that conditions were in place for Indonesia to regain economic stability, provided the government "perseveres" with the implementation of
      REUTERS  -  586 words
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      Lock icon US$5b Indon loan: Govt has minimised risk, says Tony Tan
      364 5 Exceptional case, STpore giving loan because Indonesia's a friendly neighbour The Straits Times IPRETORIAI Singaporeans' concern over the US$5 billion (557.9 billion) loan to Indonesia is understandable, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. However, he added, the government had structured
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      Lock icon Indian rupee touches 18-month low of 36.75
      384 5  -  By, Aruna Srinivasan in New Delhi THE Indian rupee slumped yesterday to just above its 18month low against the US dollar after holding its own for quite a while in the global financial upheaval. The rupee fell to 36.70 against the dollar at
      Source: Bloomberg  -  384 words
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      Lock icon IMF chief does not see Seoul needing help
      416 5 He praises Korea's tackling of prahlftmg Reuters, Bloomberg [JAKARTA] IMF managing director Michel Camdessus said yesterday he did not expect South Korea to approach the world body for help, adding that Seoul was tackling financial problems with "cohesion and determination". Mr Camdessus,
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      HK banks get thumbs-up from int'l rating agency
      527 5  -  Bank Specialist Ttomson Bankwatch says ran on IRA should not have happened From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Hongkong banking sector received a positive endorsement from another international rating agency when bank specialist Thomson Bankwatch yesterday declared the bank-run this week
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      97 5 I II in the heart There are approximately 53 overseas Chinese in Asia, a total economy estimated to be the third largest in the Yazhou Zhoukan is important among these Chinese. Not only is it the only Chinese international newsweekly, it is also the voice of the Chinese community, offering
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      112 6 we've expanded and diversified into transport, engineering and property. This is reflected in our new identity Del Git) Our new name, DelGro, comes from two words "Delta" and "Growth". Like a fertile river delta, "DelGro" is an appropriate metaphor for a Group which believes in growth through its people and
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  • ASIA'S BANKING CRISIS
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      Lock icon Philippine banking system on solid ground
      829 7  -  Prudent policies and a watchful central bank ensure it won't face a crisis of Thai proportions By. Al Labita [MANILA] ASIA'S currency crunch may have shaken the Philippine banking system, but it is unlikely that it will go through a crisis of Thai proportions.
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      Thai banks bleeding from bad loans
      812 7  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok IT HAS been said in jest that Thailand's national bird is the building crane. This observation is tinged with bitterness now that a string of top Thai property firms has defaulted on loans to the country's 15 commercial banks
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      Lock icon Indon depositors fear more shock therapy
      773 7  -  Jakarta faces 3 mayor hurdles in reforming the financial system From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIAN depositors are no strangers to bank closures. Over the last five years, they have witnessed the spectacular collapse of Bank Summa, Bank Pacific and several smaller institutions.
      Source: statistics; Source: ETU,Datastream,  -  773 words
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      77 7 S3 uou "promise me warm hospitality without burnina a hole in my pocket .Ofjcourse. Enjoy your slay in our luxuriously furnished Carlton Club rooms and suites complete with butler service, complimentary breakfast, evening cocktails and canapes. Carlton Club Room from SSJ9O—. Suite from Ss2ecr~. A member of Carlton Holds Auckland
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  • REGION
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      Tussle for posts delays Oman's dream team
      621 8  -  BANGKOK Democrat-dominated cabinet will only be revealed by end of week, say analysts By\ Harish Mehta NEW Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's plan to announce his "economic dream team" cabinet suffered a delay yesterday with some ministerial portfolios not finalised due to intense
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      Lock icon M'sia-Thai landbridge to go ahead: Dr M
      217 8 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN Premier Mahathir Mohamad has assured that the project to build a 10 billion Malaysian ringgit (554.76 billion) landbridge between Malaysia and Thailand will continue despite the currency turmoil, reports said yesterday. "We are not poverty stricken to the extent
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      Lock icon France's Viet investment to double to US$1.6b
      177 8 HANOI AFP FRANCE'S approved investment in Vietnam is to nearly double to more than US$l.5B billion (552.48 billion) with the expected signing of three contracts in Hanoi late yesterday, French sources said. Visiting French President Jacques Chirac will witness the signing of three
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      Lock icon Anwar to table motion of confidence backing Dr M
      292 8 KUALA LUMPUR Move to show total support for premier, says DPM Reuters, Bernama MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he would introduce a motion of confidence supporting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. "We will convene a special emergency meeting of
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      Lock icon Going on a dry run
      56 8 [MANILA] Filipino women yesterday pushing a wooden cart laden with containers filled with water in Manila s Tondo district. Water supply levels in the Philippine capital have gone down and the situation is expected to worsen next year when the full impact of the El
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      150 9 I YOU'VE QOT $710 MILLION TO IMPROVE I I THE LIFE OP THE BUSINESS TRAVELER. I I Ho w do you spend it? I I I I I S'-*V_ > I '■L/ T TLsffir J I j/V Wgßgmm v I 3L I j r iftfe'.jß''" A*V' r> m uT^m^Kii I
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon S Korean top 30 firms to cut plant investment by 1.4%
      242 10 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea's top 30 business groups will cut their combined investment in plant and equipment by 1.4 per cent in 1998 due to the economic downturn, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) said yesterday. The FKI, which
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      Lock icon Crisis deepens for once-mighty Japanese banks
      682 10 TOKYO Trouble triggered by rising borrowing costs, plunging stocks and bad loan disposals Bloomberg JAPAN'S once-mighty banks are facing a deepening crisis triggered by rising borrowing costs, plunging stock prices and pressure to speed up the disposal of trillions of yen in bad loans.
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      Lock icon Signs of change
      40 10 [BEIJING] Workers scrambling to install giant billboard panels along the expressway to Beijing's International Airport on Tuesday. Such billboards, once used exclusively for communist propaganda images and slogans, are now mostly usedjfbr advertising by private companies AFP
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      Lock icon Offers on WTO financial pact still not enough: US
      435 10 GENEVA Official says more needed from emerging nfiMMHiini Him lTria Reuters A SENIOR US official indicat ed yesterday that offers being presented by developing countries in talks on a global financial services pact were not yet enough for Washington to sign
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi Motors execs indicted
      272 10 TOKYO Hiey are charged with paying 2 racketeers 9.3 m yen from 18-17 AFP JAPANESE prosecutors yesterday indicted three executives of Mitsubishi Motors, the latest episode in the saga of the nation's sokaiya scandals, officials said. The Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office indicted Yasuo Shimizu, a 59-year-old
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      China sees no need to devalue its currency
      710 10  -  OBBlVirai Trade surplus, strong FDI Inflow poshing yaan In opposite direction By Lu Ning UNLIKE the Clinton-Jiang summit at which the potentially scene-stealing issue of Hongkong's stockmarket plunge was not even raised, the region's currency and financial turmoil is apparently high on
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      312 10 HOW ONE MIDNIGHT GUEST FOUND OUR LOBBY EXECUTIVE, STEVEN, vl .w_ A P m i A SICjH 1 f- < v** .••j2[, K :.-a t •:->■•■• v ">. >e^g6: 4 FOR SORE EYES. I As a lobby executive, Stevens job is to take care of all II our guests' needs.
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  • THE WORLD
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      UK businesses fiercely split over EMU
      758 11  -  LONDON GBI survey says only 22% of companies in favour of onion with most uncertain By] Neil Behrmann BRITISH businesses, like their politicians, are bitterly divided on the merits of European Monetary Union (EMU). Large multinationals like Unilever and British Airways want the UK
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      Lock icon British govt misses deadline for tackling millennium bug
      252 11 LONDON FT THE UK government has missed its deadline for tackling the millennium computer bomb problem, it was revealed on Tuesday, prompting claims that public services could be heading for a meltdown on Jan 1, 2000. Seven government departments out of 16
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      143 11 f. f "A*y»" *T* ijK yi- >*''~ a -t^:''*. r #v U,'. It§% :v >•' vfcg .;V, 4. v* V- v?^ m *«§J What shape is your business in? In response to unprecedented ensure survival. They kno.v that transform themselves by refining So instead of just pointing a market pressures,
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      A manufactured won crisis that really isn't?
      803 12  -  OPINION THE BOTTOMLDVE By Louis Beckerling The writer is a BT senior correspondent SINGAPORE has become one of the theatres in which the South Korean currency drama is unfolding. With an average daily turnover in excess of US$llO billion (Ssl73 billion), the foreign
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      98 12 'Why should African-Americans want their kids to pay respect or pay homage to someone who enslaved their ancestors? This was the most degrading thing that ever happened in North America, and Washington was a part of it To African-Americans, George Washington has about as much meaning as
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      Kiwi politics and the markets
      662 12 EDITORIAL IT couldn't have surprised too many New Zealanders that their Treasurer, Winston Peters, has delayed deciding whether his junior coalition parly will support the country's prime minister-designate Jenny Shipley. Mr Peters has made slow decision making something of an art form. It has served
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      Lock icon Relaunching of Britain
      1115 12  -  New Labour is out to 'rebr&nd' Britain as one of world's pioneers rather than one of its museums By' Warren Hoge NYT IT's the new and improved Britain! Britain, the spin doctors in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government say, is being "rebranded". Out are scenes of village
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      816 12 THE Washington chapter of the Flat Earth Society, better known as the US House of Representatives, has failed to muster the votes to pass "fast track", which would make it easier to negotiate deals that lower trade barriers. President Clinton says he'll try again next year,
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Driving this is a Picnic
      673 13  -  Toyota's multi-purpose vehicle is pleasantly energetic and absolutely driver-friendly, says chrihtopmiik tam CHRISTOPHER TAN DO we need another MPV? Apparently, yes. Demand for multipurpose vehicles (mini-vans or people movers as they are also called) particularly those in the 1,601-2,000 cc range has doubled from 1995's
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      More small cars coming this way
      395 13  -  By the end of next year, there'll be a dozen mini models on STpore roads By i Christopher Tan AS IF the small-car market is not crowded as it is, distributors will add four new models to the jostle in the next six months
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      Real estate that's affordable
      432 13 STATIONWAGONS are as exciting as grocery stores. And like grocery stores, you'll never think about one until you run out of mayo or diapers or onions or Shelltox or about a hundred other items. In the case of stationwagons, or estates, as they've come to be
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      Auto Asia to turn to parallel importing
      397 13  -  By i Christopher Tan AUTO Asia, the Fiat agency that succumbed to a "reverse takeover" over the weekend, will venture into parallel importing. said a company source. "There are so many brands available out there, bringing in cars is not a problem," he
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    • BUMPER to BUMPER
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        Bonded to Beemers
        73 13 DOUBLE-O-SEVEN James Bond was so pleased with the BMW Z3 roadster he used in Goldeneye that he ordered a 7-series and a Beemer motorcycle for Tomorrow NevaDies. The 19th Bond movie, due for release in December, will have the superspy driving a "Q-modified" 750iL and straddle among
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        Hard times even for charities?
        58 13 THE Automobile Association of Singapore rounded up its 90th anniversary celebrations with a charity dinner last Thursday at the Hyatt Regency. The event raised $40,000 for selected charities. AAS had hoped to raise $100,000, but an official said there were few takers for the more
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        Thai cutbacks won't slow S'pore imports
        66 13 THE move by Japanese manufacturers to scale back their Thai operations should not affect the import of the Honda City and Toyota Soluna into Singapore, said Thai sources. The plants will still operate three days a week and have capacity for exports. But it
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        More companies in Dec COE tender
        68 13 DECEMBER'S COE tender had the highest percentage of company bids. Out of a total of 1,115 successful bids in Category 2,332 —cm* 30 per cent—were from companies. These presumably are taxi and rental-leasing operators, who recently bought a number of India-made Mercedes Benzes. These
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        New Saab 9-5 hits town
        55 13  -  CmnpOedby Christopher Tan TRANS-EUROKARS unveiled the new Saab 9-5 on Monday. The 2.0-litre car goes for $224,800 while the 2.3-litre version is slightly higher at $237,800, both with COE. It will bring in the 9-3—a "refreshed" 900—around mid-1998, and a 9-3 stationwagon (Saab's first in
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      135 13 tf if w w w Come and Celebrate f WITH US AT SALUT! f "Fine Wine Food Affair 1997" f- 2nd Labels of Bordeaux A wine and food tasting session 2 featuring only the best of French 2 Italian cuisine paired with five quality vintages from Bordeaux, France. Date: Monday,
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  • A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
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      1797 14  -  Sheer diligence, a keen business acumen have helped Florence Tay build a business with a $122 million turnover. But success has not spoilt her, JAIME EE discovers JAIME EE IF I were a dog, I would want to be owned by Florence Tay. I would sit
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Takeover of Kotjo's ABR stake may have costly snag
      540 17  -  New owners might have to make general offer for Aussie nnit CFA By Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] The takeover of Johannes Kotjo's controlling stake in ice-cream parlour operator ABR Holdings may have unwittingly triggered a costly snag for the new owners or
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      Lock icon JIT shines at debut despite weak market
      296 17  -  By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Mainboard debutante JIT Holdings yesterday defied sluggish market sentiment at least in the first hour by surging to an intra-day high of $1.23, a 40 per cent premium over its offer price. But profit-taking quickly sent the contract manufacturer's
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      Singapore Bus Service now goes by DelGro
      194 17 [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Bus Service better known as SBS announced yesterday it has changed its name to DelGro Corporation Ltd. The name change, which had met with shareholders' approval on Oct 23, took effect on Monday. Shareholders also approved a restructuring of the
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      Japanese banks to dump US treasuries? It's pure fiction
      771 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Anthony Rowley THERE is a story going round that the falling stockmarket is fast eroding the unrealised gains which Japanese banks have on their equity portfolios, and that the banks are "in trouble" and may need to dump
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      Lock icon Cut holding as STIC faces slower profit growth: DBS analyst
      399 17 Bloomberg (SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp (STIC), which builds and operates industrial parks and resorts in the region, faces slower profit growth from higher interest rates and lower tourist revenue, a local brokerage said. Sebastian Heng, an analyst with DBS
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      Auric Pacific may lose over $14m in Bank Niaga trade
      421 17  -  Paper loss follows plunge in shares to4sornpiah By i Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] After missing a chance to make $150 million, mainboard-listed Auric Pacific now faces a potential loss of over $14 million because of a plunge in the share price
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        Lock icon UEM shares dive more than 10% on rumours of project injection
        549 18  -  Talk lias it that parent Renong will offload cash-gobbling LRT project to UEM By] Meera Tharmaratnam m Kuala Lumpur THE price of shares in United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) dived more than 10 per cent to 6.55 ringgit yesterday,
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        Berjaya AGM packs 'em in with freebies
        338 18  -  Reports by Eddie Toh m Kuala Lumpur MINORITY shareholders of listed Berjaya Group, whose share price has performed dismally of late, flocked to the company's annual general meeting yesterday to receive a unique form of cheer from its boss Vincent Tan. More than
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        Genting delays A$350m project for apartments in Sydney CBD
        439 18 M'si&n firm's mm a sign of collapse in inner-city market? [SYDNEY] Malaysian hotel and casino conglomerate Genting is delaying its As3so million (*****.4 million) redevelopment of the Regent Theatre site in George Street, Australian Financial Review said yesterday. The paper said
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        Lock icon China toll road firm Road King posts 71% rise in 1st-half profit
        439 18 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Road King Infrastructure Ltd, a China toll road company controlled by Hongkong property developer Wai Kee Holdings Ltd, said net profit rose 71 per cent to HK1190.1 million (5538.7 million), or 35.17 HK cents a share,
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        UOB moves aggressively into renovation loans
        380 18  -  It offers competitive interest rate of BJ>% pins discounts at decor retailers By I Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Faced with a shrinking housing loan market, United Overseas Bank (UOB) has turned its attention to funding home renovations, picking up aggressively where other banks have already
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        Economic slowdown, weaker KM seen affecting Berjaya Group
        301 18 Mixed bag of results for current financial yean exec director DIVERSIFIED Berjaya Group will be affected by the slowdown of the economy and the weaker ringgit, a senior company official said yesterday. Robert Yong, executive director of Berjaya, said the group will
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          Court approves STE merger
          49 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Engineering said the High Court has approved the proposal to merge tour Urted Stnppmt Technologies «nmp>nVi« tmAir It* wtng The court also approved a redaction of the respective share capitals of ST Aerospace, ST Automotive, ST Shipbuilding Engineering and ST Electronic Engineering.
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          AIA on Pacific Andes buy
          47 18 [SINGAPORE] American International Assurance Co (AIAX which earlier this month said it had bought 10.13 million shares, or a 6-62 per cent stake, in Pacific Andes, yeeterday said it paid 81 US cents apiece. Pacific Andes shares closed at« US cents yesterday.
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          More SRI Fund cancellations
          52 18 [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Regional Index (SRI) Fund —Singapore's first listed open-ended unit trustcancelled another 100,000 units on Tuesday, bringing the total number of units in issue as at Tuesday to M 7.98 million. On Nov 4 and Nov 5, the fond cancelled 100,000 snd g 50,000
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          Lock icon 'Not feasible' so KLI ditches plans
          73 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Kuala Lumpur Industries Holdings wont sell a6O per cent stake in Malaysia Menu to Corp, an electric appliance maker, to Rahman Hydraulic Tin because it isn't "feasible". In July, the company agreed to sell the stake for 450 million Malaysian rlnggit
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        Lock icon Apple's new Web site nets US$500,000 in orders
        196 19 Bloomberg {CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc said it booked more than US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) in orders in the first 12 hours that its new Web site was open for business, the first time the beleaguered computer maker has sold its wares over the
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        Lock icon Australia lifts indicative offer price of Telstra
        371 19 Hove follows overwhelming response to the float Reuters [MELBOURNE] The Australian government yesterday upped the institutional price for its one-third sale of telecommunications group Telstra, citing "overwhelming" demand for the nation's largest privatisation. The price adjustment, which lifts the upper end of the
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        Lock icon WorldCom bid for MCI to be protected till Sept '98
        307 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] World Com Inc said MCI Communications Corp agreed to use anti-take-over provisions to block competing offers and protect WorldCom's US$4l billion (5564.5 billion) purchase agreement. British Telecommunications pic, which owns 20 per cent of MCI, also agreed
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        Lock icon C&W 1st half net income up 123%
        437 19 £798 m profit, from growth in all its sectors, in line with expectations Bloomberg [LONDON] Cable Wireless pic, which owns 52 per cent of Hongkong Telecommunications, said first-half net income after items rose 123 per cent, in line with expectations, after aU its
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        Lock icon BSkyB Q1 profit down 15% on investments, digital TV
        346 19 Bloomberg [LONDON! British Sky Broadcasting Group pic said firstquarter net income fell 15 per cent as Europe's second-big-gest satellite broadcaster invested in new channels and preparations to launch digital television. BSkyß's profit for the three months ended Sept 30 fell to
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon US govt taking sides, Microsoft says in defence document
        362 20 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Microsoft Corp on Tuesday defended itself against allegations of illegally using monopoly power, charging the government is "taking sides" to prevent the software company from improving consumer products. Microsoft's 43-page document is the latest volley in its battle with
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        Lock icon GM sees profit dip, charge of US$2b
        434 20 Slumping demand in Brazil and Asia, higher US incentives hurt carmakers Bloomberg [DETROIT] General Motors Corp has warned that weakness in overseas markets including Brazil and higher-than-expected sales incentives in North America will trim its earnings, triggering concern that profit growth will slow
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        Lock icon NBC, Time Warner to pay US$2.64b for NBA TV rights
        315 20 Price is doable than the existing agreements Bloomberg [NEW YORK] NBC and Time Warner Inc agreed to pay U552.64 billion (Ss4.l billion) to renew their rights to air National Basketball Association games, double their existing agreements. NBC said it will
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        Lock icon ING launches US$5.5b bid for Belgian bank BBL
        356 21 A successful takeover < of Belgium's third bluest bank seen as blow to Brussels FT r [BRUSSELS] ING, the Dutch and insurance group, on Tuesday launched a US$5.5 j' billion (SsB.6 billion) offer for Bruxelles Lambert, .""Belgium's third largest bank, »**4n the
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        Lock icon Westpac net rises 15% on leg up from NZ bank
        486 21 It posts 2nd-half profit of As6s3m, says competition still keen Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Westpac Banking said profit in the second-half rose 15 per cent, boosted by its acquisition of Trust Bank New Zealand Ltd. The bank posted a profit of A
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        Lock icon Fidelity-Salomon alliance won't be upset by merger
        181 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Fidelity Investments and Salomon Brothers Inc will continue to work together on stock offerings after Salomon merges with Smith Barney Inc, the mutual fund giant said. Boston-based Fidelity formed an alliance with Salomon in January, allowing customers of its discount
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        Lock icon BCCI creditors to get 2nd payout
        515 21 liquidators say the amount may be as high as 15^% Reuters [LONDON] Creditors of collapsed. fraud-ridden international bank BCCI on Tuesday received an unexpected boost when the bank's liquidators said they might receive a second payout of as much as 15.5 per cent by
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        Lock icon World watchdog to probe mergers by accounting firms
        518 22 Intervention unexpected and represents another hurdle for the 4 firms FT, Bloomberg (LONDON] World stock market regulators are to scrutinise the two mergers planned by global accounting firms amid worries that they could undermine auditors' independence and damage shareholder protection. In a
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        Lock icon Caltex to buy BP retail network in Thailand
        321 22 Big gamble, bat we are confident of long term recovery, says MD AFP [BANGKOK] Caltex Oil (Thailand) said on Tuesday that it will acquire the entire retail service station network of British Petroleum Oil (Thailand), despite a serious recession and a slump
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        Lock icon BankAm managers eye home lending unit
        385 22 Bloomberg [SAN DIEGO] Top managers of Bank America Corp's group that lends money to mobile home buyers are seeking financing for a buyout, people familiar with the bank said. The managers, including the unit's president, John Wheeler, have talked with investment banks about a
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        Lock icon Commonwealth Bank realigns key units
        133 22 Reuters [SYDNEY] Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) yesterday said it would reorganise its core businesses, with personal banking, business banking and Commonwealth Financial Services units to be organised into two divisions. CBA said the new customer service division would consist of the various distribution arms
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        Lock icon Major US oil firms to increase capital spending next year
        358 22 Bigger budgets for exploring, producing oil and natural gas Bloomberg (CHICAGO) US oil companies Exxon Corp, Chevron Corp and Marathon Oil Co expect to increase their capital spending in 1998. Much of oil companies' capital spending goes to finding crude
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs soften on yen drop
        234 22 KIM HI Report Reuters (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures slipped yesterday as the yen looked set to head into a downward spiral on growing pessimism about Japan's economy. Dealers said investors appeared to be bailing out of Japanese assets as
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        Lock icon Gas oil supported by talk of fresh China demand
        294 22 ENERGY REPORT Bridge News, Reuters (SINGAPORE) Values in the gas oil market here havfe firmed slightly on talk of fresh demand from Hongkong and China, traders said yesterday. Strength in the Western crude markets amid the continuing UN-Iraq weapons dispute also
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        163 22 Reuters, London THE US dollar retained a firmer tone against the yen in early afternoon trading, buoyed by heightening worries about the underlying weakness of the Japanese economy following renewed turbulence in Far East stock markets overnight. Tokyo's Nikkei Index fell 2.7 per cent to 15,434, while Hongkong's
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      1656 23 AFP Pumg -***** JAPANESE share prices tumbled yesterday on the yen's fall against the US dollar amid uncertainties in the domestic economy, with the key barometer closing at the lowest level since July 6,1995, brokers said. The 225-share Nikkei Average lost 433.06 points, or 2.7 per cent, to finish
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      1520 24 AFP jpHmgSeng -3*122 HONGKONG share prices slumped 4 per cent yesterday to drop below the 10,000-point mark on futures-led selling amid persistent interest-rate worries, dealers said. "It's really lack of interest, •||ick of fresh news," said one dealer. -r The Hang Seng Index fell 396.22 points to 9,607.91 its
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      666 24 Reuters n Steuben B Index -OJ6 THE Shenzhen B share market closed lower in thin trade yesterday, due partly to a fall in the Hongkong stock market. The B Index fell 0.95 point to 117.06 on turnover of HK$l2.6 million. The A Share Index fell eight points to 413.18
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      680 24 AFP Q Composite Index +L4P SHARE prices rose 0.3 per cent yesterday in a technical rebound on selected blue chips, dealers said. "Today, we saw a technical rebound in some big shares, including banking stocks," a dealer said, adding that those stocks had been under selling pressure in recent
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      809 24 AFP HSETM« *1.43 STOCKS rose yesterday on bargain hunting following the previous day's sharp losses, dealers said. They said the market was showing less activity and less concern over a new Democrat Party-led government or worries about the make-up of a new cabinet. "Most investors seem to pay less
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      333 24 AFP Q Manila -20.47 SHARE prices closed 1.1 per cent lower in thin trade yesterday as investors took profit, brokers said. "Trading was really light. Investors are just buying on dips and selling on rallies," said a broker. The PSE Composite Index fell 20.47 points to close at 1,841.81.
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      420 24 AFP Composite Index -4^2 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, weighed down by rising rates and a continued sell-off by foreign funds. However, retail investor buying helped the index to close off its lows. The won's steadiness against the US dollar due to central bank intervention also helped stem the
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      593 24 AFP PAHOriiMriM -111 SHARES fell yesterday amid continuing fallout from depressed Asian markets. A trader blamed the fall predominantly on Asia, adding: "The market is a little bit jittery with the Federal Reserve meeting tonight." The All Ordinaries Index fell 13.1 points at 2,510.9. National turnover totalled 226.8 million
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      258 24 Reuters Q Wellington -17J52 SHARES gave up early gains to close weaker yesterday as nervousness continued to pervade Asian exchanges. After posting modest gains early in the session, the NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 17.52 points softer at 2,416.22, coerced lower when key markets in Asia opened weaker. Reuters —u
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        Lock icon Shares close lower on forced selling
        520 25 AFX-Asia Q Composite fata -&00 SHARE prices closed lower on forced selling yesterday, aggravated by a lack of buying support in the absence of positive leads. The KLSE Composite Index fell eight points at 684.49. The Emas Index lost 2.19 points at 192.75 and
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        ERL wrt a medium-term punt
        225 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By' Ven Sreenivasan BOTH the stock and warrant of Electronics Resources (ERL) have surged in recent days on the back of rumours that Ingram Micro is buying into the company. However, the saying "buy on rumour, sell on fact" seemed to be reflected
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      Lock icon Market see-saws amid economic, property jitters
      641 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Fear also of another sharp correction in regional equity markets; HE turbulence continues to be a dampening factor By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Stocks see-sawed yesterday amid concerns about a slowdown in regional economic growth, a potentially sharp correction in regional equity
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      61 28  -  .-by\ Shiv Taneja ST AEROSPACE closed two cents lower at $4.58 yesterday on a volume of 1.6 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of one million units. The counter may rise in the near term, but longer term, the direction is clearly down, based on the
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        A shorter term concern
        60 28 A EUROPEAN UNION commissioner was on a mini-tour of Asia to sell the euro to Asian governments. In Bangkok, his hoets were understandably distracted, what with their economy coming unstuck around their ears. A Thai official said: "The euro may be coming next year but I
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        Busy doing other things
        157 28 WE KNOW Hongkongers are pragmatic people. And this was proved yet again during the mini-run on International Bank of Asia. A housewife, one Mrs Tse, was checking casually with her husband if they had any money deposited with IBA. She was stunned when her husband replied
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        Grey goes with Red
        66 28 PARALLEL importers in Hongkong are having a field day buying "cheap" Mercedes-Benzes from Thailand, where the demand of the luxury marque has plummeted in recent months. According to a reliable source, these grey Importers are snapping up C-class and E-class cars and selling them at bargain
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        Money, money, money
        86 28 A BT REPORTER sitting in a cab was treated to a cassette recording of some famous Hongkong singer's hottest Cantonese tunes. One such tune, about the trials and tribulations of making money, had the star crooning over a particularly catchy background harmony: "Cheen cheen cheen cheen cheen,
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        Up and away
        121 28 AS IF things are not going badly enough for the region, now we are told that economy air feres on routes originating from Asia have in6reased significantly over the past 12 months. According to the American Express Asia Pacific Airfare Index, economy air fares are up 5
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        154 28 MAYBANK VISA credit card has come up with something innovative. It is offering a Manchester United Treasure Gift Set to its customers for festive occasions. The set comprises Items like mugs, key rings, clocks, etc, bearing the name and logo of the famous English football club. The
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      446 28 1 1 *****11 1 1 111 BUSINESS IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO ICE CRYSTAL PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of ICE CRYSTAL PTE LTD duly convened and held at 11 Jalan Tenang. Singapore *****5 on Saturday, Bth November
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      66 28 CORRIGENDUM Re: Liquor Licence Notice in The Business Times on 11/11/97 Peter Ng Chia Meng. The premises should read as Yi-Pan Noodle House and not as published. "My friends were talking about the adventure camp to Pulau Karimun they had read about in Cats' Mews. I don't want to be
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      312 29 Bridge News Reuters GLOOM settled over the Atlantic Panamax market with lower rates on both voyage and timecharter routes, brokers said. Futures opened slightly easier, with no sign of an upturn The Baltic Freight Index fell again dropping 6 points to 1277. Volume totaled just 92 lots of
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      592 29  -  Current 18 major companies will be reduced to only 11 or 12: Sea-Land By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The liner shipping industry is set to witness further consolidation, particulaily in Asia, by the year 2000, a senior shipping executive told a conference yesterday.
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      717 29  -  MEWBUILDS By\ David Hughes ONCE AGAIN Halla features in the new contracts list as the ultra modern Korean yard extends its backlog into 2000. The recent weakening of the won should help the Korean shipbuilders although accompanying worries about the
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      124 29 Reuters [LONDON] Japanese port workers will go on a nationwide 24-hour strike on Nov 21 to protest against a recent gov-ernment-led agreement to change port practices, Jiji Press agency reported. The walkout plan, to affect 52 ports including Tokyo, Yokohama and Kobe, was announced
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      234 29  -  From, David Taylor in Hongkong HONGKONG'S Modern Terminals Limited (MTL) announced 375 redundancies recently, which included a high proportion of managers. Managing director Erik Christensen said: "MTL has a loyal, experienced and hardworking staff. We have therefore resisted and delayed the decision to
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      158 29 Reuters [CHITTAGONG] Bangladesh officials closed Chittagong port after a local coaster ship sank following a collision with a Singapore-flagged vessel, port officials said. The officials said the coaster Badura, laden with cement, went down in the estuary of the Bay of Bengal on Monday night
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      1024 30 GLOBAL CONTAINER SHIPPING Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China invest in long- and short-haul container shipping supported by intermodal services MacGregor News ASIAN owners are investing and innovating in longhaul and short-sea container shipping supported by intermodal service developments to consolidate their stature as major global carriers.
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        202 43 Nov 14 Iran, Jordan, Sri Lanka Nor 15 Brazil Nor 17 Azerbaijan, Colombia Nov 18 Latvia, Morocco, Oman Nov 20 Mexico Nov 22 Lebanon Nov 24 Japan Labour's Thanksgiving Day. Nov 27 United States: Thanksgiving Day. Nov 28 Albania, Iran. Jordan, Kuwait. Panama, UAE Nov 30 Philippines: Bonifacio
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        863 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        471 44  -  S'pore flag carrier said to be taking first step to joining Star Alliance By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Flag carrier Singapore Airlines is to sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation with Lufthansa as an initial step to joining the Star Alliance, according
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        338 44 Bloomberg [SAO PAULO] Airbus Industrie, the world's second-larg-est commercial aircraft maker, said it hopes to sell 60 airplanes to Brazilian airlines within the next five years, as part of the company's plan to boost its fortunes throughout Latin America. Airbus
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        375 44  -  By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Volvo Car Corp has taken over as its own importer and distributor in Korea, garnering a majority stake in a venture with the Hanjin group. The Swedish car maker will hold 81 per cent of a new
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        250 44 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Alitalia SpA said it has reached no decision on which European airline it will choose as its strategic partner after the Italian Transport Minister had informal talks with Swissair AG's chief executive. The Italian airline, which has said
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        144 44 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Honda Motor said it stopped buying Mu jeeps from Isuzu Motors Ltd because the rough terrain vehicles, marketed by Honda as Jazz, are proving unpopular with city folk. During the January-Octo-ber period, Honda sold 21 Jazz jeeps, down 87.6 per cent
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        494 44 Only way to meet huge demand for global transport of cargo: FedEx AFP (SINGAPORE) Economies of the world will suffer if open skies agreements are rejected, an official for the US-based delivery giant Federal Express said in a paper delivered at a conference
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        205 44 [SINGAPORE] Air cargo traffic volume at Changi International Airport rose 14 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 1997, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said. "For the first nine months of 1997, air cargo
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        315 44 Bloomberg [LONDON] Rolls-Royce pic, the maker of aerospace engines and owner of the RollsRoyce brand name, Is watching the sale of Roll-Royce Motor Cars Ltd closely and said Bayerische Motoren Werke AG would be an "acceptable" buyer. "At the
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      16 29 Asian container lines strengthen their hold Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China make heavy investments. Page 2
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      106 31 ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED OslL (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) J WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VBStt VOT SINGAPORE KHMAY VESSfI. VOY MMMAY SM6APOtE ALBERT BRIDGE 007 14/11 23/11 ALBERT BRIDGE 006 05/11 14/11 NORDKAP 419 17/11 26/11 NORDKAP 418 06/11 17/11 SMARTOBA 219 21/11 30/11 OOCI ADMIRAL 008 15/11
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      41 40 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document Aial 740-6000 tep be your Step key in the four number code Key in your Example: jl, fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States for calls within Singapore i
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      360 42 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING wMZI 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI —-J S (*****7). TEL: *****00 FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 3IWOEX SINOTRANt SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HOWGKOM6 ETA SHANGHAI JINYU 9754 liflj L2ZU 23/U JIN FU m ffiP 26/11 30/11 GOOD WELL 9722 2M] 03/12 QZZI2
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      130 43 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperoture c X\ V Shower Weother Wmd direction with speed m knots •e Rom Cloudy Sky Wov h «*9 h Surface winds ore indicated by arrows which fly with the wind Qy One ft* circle represents colm or light ond vonoble wmds J— One haM Heche represents
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      56 44 M.V. "SHINKEN ACE" ARRIVED 5 NOVEMBER 1997 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel is hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 14 November 1997 0900-1200 hours at PT9. No further survey will be entertained thereafter. As Agents: "K" LINE KINKAI AB SHIPPING PTE
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      7 44 03rd ASIA PACIFIC TRANSPORTA LOGISTICS CONGRESS 1997
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