The Business Times, 9 December 1997
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Title Section12 1997-12-09 1 The Businesstimes MITA (P) 023V12/90 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9,199712 words
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Article, Illustration471 1997-12-09 1 Clarissa Tan - By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore's all-out bid to revamp its financial sector was fleshed out in greater detail yesterday, with the forming of three separate committees. The committees are on corporate finance, the stock exchange, and banking disclosure. The committees were created by the Financial471 words
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1060 1997-12-09 1 Meera Tharmaratnam - Anwar announces more belt-tightening measures, including pay-cut for ministers By. Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian stockmarket yesterday ran up its biggest in-tra-day gain following the government's austerity package on Friday and further belttightening measures yesterday, with the benchmark index soaring 11.41,060 words
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1066 1997-12-09 1 Harlah Mehta - Only two allowed to continue; markets cheered by news From. Harlah Mehta in Bangkok IN a belated clean-up of its troubled finance sector, Thailand bit the bullet yesterday and permanently closed all but two of the 58 suspended finance firms, sending some 16,0001,066 words
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Article, Illustration756 1997-12-09 1 Neil Behrmann - Froml Neil Behrmann in London THE Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corp yesterday announced a megamerger which win create the world's second largest bank and the biggest manager of private funds. The combined assets of the new bank, toREUTERS - 756 words
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Advertisement90 1997-12-09 1 STII opens with a bang EXCEPT for Tokyo and Seoul, regional stock markets were off to a roaring start this week, with Singapore and Malaysia leading the surge. Singapore's benchmark STD ran up one of its strongest gains since the regional market turmoU, surging 2.3 per cent to close at90 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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Article, Illustration428 1997-12-09 2 Ang Wan May - By Ang Wan May THB Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) has elected a new president to replace Far Bast Organisation executive director Heng Chiang Meng, who resigned on Friday. The new chief is immediate past president Daniel Teo, managing director of428 words
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395 1997-12-09 2 Benjamin Tan - S Korea net expected te have devastating impact on S'pore By Benjamin Tan ECONOMISTS in the private sector generally are sticking to their growth forecasts for 1990, despite the move to review the official outlook in the light of recent developments in South Korea. Their395 words
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Article, Illustration297 1997-12-09 2 Jennifer Lien - By, Jennifer Lien MANUFACTURING growth moderated to 6.4 per cent year-on-year in October, down from September's torrid 13.8 per cent. The slowdown in the industrial production index for October did not suq>rise economists, as it matched the moderation in October's nonoil domestic exports297 words
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Article, Illustration453 1997-12-09 2 Larry Wee - Byi Larry Wee EIGHTY per cent of Singaporean managers think that their working environment has become more stressful over the past two years, the highest percentage of 1,000 executives polled in a survey of six countries by Reuters. An average of 65 per cent ofSource: Bloomberg - 453 words
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Article, Illustration300 1997-12-09 2 Jennifer Lien - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Electronics By, Jennifer Lien HOPES of continued strength in US new electronic component orders were somewhat dashed last Friday when October's figure fell by a seasonallyadjusted 3.5 per cent year-on-year. Bullish sentiment was generated after July's 17.3 per cent decline wasSource: US - 300 words
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Article, Illustration242 1997-12-09 2 Teh Hooi Ling - By' Teh Hooi Ling THE services sector generated an operating surplus of $24.4 billion in 1995, up from $21.9 billion the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics. Operating surplus per establishment came to $506,000, it said in its &onomic surveys series report onSource: - 242 words
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245 1997-12-09 2 NTUC Fair Price has managed to exceed 1997 sales forecasts despite stiff competition from newcomers Tops and French hypermart Carrefour, its chairman S Chandra Das told a briefing yesterday. However, the cooperative's profit margins have narrowed due to falling prices caused by competition, he said.245 words
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FOCUS: PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration652 1997-12-09 4 Lee Han Shih - THE PROPERTY COLUMN The only question is when, but given the circumstances, it looks likely to be sooner than later By Lee Han Shih WILL there or won't there be a price war among housing developers? The answer has to be: Yes, of course there652 words
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Article, Illustration438 1997-12-09 4 Diana Oon - Buyers said to be attracted by project's proximity to river and realistic pricing By] Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Private developer Ho Bee seems to have struck the right balance in pricing and product, if the response to its recentlylaunched Riverina project is anything to go by.FILE PHOTO - 438 words
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Article143 1997-12-09 4 [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday awarded a small commercial site at Syed Alwi Road to Mustafa's Pte Ltd for $14.35 million or about $650 per sq ft per plot ratio. The land tender, which was launched in late August, closed on Nov 19. Mustafa's143 words
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MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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Article, Illustration411 1997-12-09 6 Larry Wee - Japanese yen falls through the key support level of 130 against the greenback By\ Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Malaysian ringgit strengthened almost 10 sen, or 2.7 per cent, to a high of 3.6450 in Asian trading yesterday on the back ofSource: Bloomberg - 411 words
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Article, Illustration428 1997-12-09 6 S N Vasuki - Bakrie persuades Mar'ie to join US leg of planned tour From S N Vasuki in Jakarta JN A coup of sorts, Indonesia Chambers of Commerce Industry chief Aburizal Bakrie has persuaded Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad to participate in the US leg of a428 words
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235 1997-12-09 6 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's finance ministry has entered the final stages of merging three out of seven state banks, a report said yesterday. The three were Bank Bumi Daya (BBD), Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) and Bank Expor Impor (Bank Exim), the Media Indonesia dailyAFP - 235 words
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273 1997-12-09 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Wing Tiek Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian steelmaker controlled by businessman Joseph Chong, has defaulted on loans with certain banks, said Rating Agency of Malaysia Bhd (RAM). Wing Tiek also "had several other banking lines frozen as the group hadBloomberg - 273 words
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Article404 1997-12-09 6 ItH decide on need for Renong general offer after shareholders ratify plan Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Securities Commission (SC) will wait for United Engineers Malaysia Bhd's (UEM) shareholders to ratify the company's plan to buy 32.6 per cent of its parent Renong Bhd,Bloomberg - 404 words
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468 1997-12-09 6 Bruce Cheesman - Index expected to close at B£oo to 9,000 points by year-end From Bruce Cheesman in Taipei THE bulls are making a comeback on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. After a more than 5 per cent plunge in the market last Monday following the ruling468 words
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Article241 1997-12-09 6 Neil Behrmann - From Neil Behrmann in London LONDON brokers specialising in Malaysia caution that investors shouldn't chase prices in a panic. Brokers who didn't wish to be named said yesterday: "There was a buying panic today, particularly from foreign fund managers who were underweight in Malaysia." But241 words
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Article, Illustration759 1997-12-09 7 Seonlbank and Korea First Bank announce plans for govt to take majority stake in them Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday began life under an International Monetary regime with a flurry of takeover announcements in the banking and auto industry following anotherReuters - 759 words
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580 1997-12-09 7 Anthony Rowley - ASIAN CAPITAL FLOWS SYMPOSIUM We have enough funds to support members, says IMF deputy MD Reports by Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Asian financial crisis is part of a "crisis of global capitalism" that could recur anywhere else in the world and580 words
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333 1997-12-09 7 CONCERNS about the state of China's banking system and whether the Chinese currency will have to be devalued are a major factor behind the reluctance of international investors to begin bargain-hunting in Asian financial markets, said Rudiger Dornbusch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here333 words
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Article, Illustration449 1997-12-09 7 Finance One to go under despite two foreign rescue offers AFP (BANGKOK] The firm which was once the leading light of Thailand's booming finance sector. Finance One pic, was one of the 56 firms to go under yesterday despite two rival foreign rescue bids. TheAFP; REUTERS - 449 words
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259 1997-12-09 7 AFP [SEOUL] Prosecutors yesterday arrested four South Koreans connected to a Hongkong foreign exchange dealer and charged 22 others without detention in a crackdown on illegal foreign exchange speculation, officials said. The four arrested included Oh II Rang, 59, who is head of DaehaeAFP - 259 words
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348 1997-12-09 7 Some suspect fignres to highlight seriousness of issue Reuters [TOKYO] Financial analysts said yesterday they were surprised by a report putting the total amount of problem loans held by Japan's banks at a huge 79 trillion yen (*****.1 billion) andReuters - 348 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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419 1997-12-09 8 BANGKOK He bows to mounting pressure for review after closure of 5i finance firms AFP THAI Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda yesterday gave in to mounting pressure for a review of the central bank's actions, in the wake of the closure ofAFP - 419 words
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195 1997-12-09 8 JAKARTA AFP LAWYERS acting on behalf of more than 100 workers filed a lawsuit yesterday against directors of the state-run workers' insurance firm PT Jamsostek for misuse of funds under its management, a court official said. "A group of lawyers from the PBHIAFP - 195 words
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131 1997-12-09 8 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said that he had asked the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to begin share trading half an hour earlier at 9am. "This morning I asked them (KLSE) if they can start atReuters - 131 words
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Article, Illustration522 1997-12-09 8 S N Vasuki - JAKARTA Blase bettered to have been caused by short circuit in By S N Vasuki AT LEAST 15 people died and an unspecified number were injured after a fire yesterday gutted the top floors of a new Jakarta office blockAFP - 522 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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382 1997-12-09 9 Loh Hui Yin - BEIJING Chinese president tells SM Lee that Singapore most remain involved in it By Loh Hui Yin CHINESE President Jiang Zemin has strongly endorsed the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), saying it must take priority over any other similar projects, and that Singapore382 words
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Article, Illustration337 1997-12-09 9 BEIJING BmjMuwrmUat beftvOy to d«v«kp the Intranet AFP CHINA, which long feared the Internet as a threat to its strict information controls, has changed tack and is now spending heavily to develop cyberspace at least a Chi-nese-language corner of it The goal is not toAFP - 337 words
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283 1997-12-09 9 TAIPEI AFP TAIPEI'S charismatic Mayor Chen Shui-bian yesterday insisted that independence should remain as the central policy platform of the resurgent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). "There is no need to amend the party platform," said Mr Chen, the DPP's top presidential hopefulAFP - 283 words
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102 1997-12-09 9 BEIJING Reuters CHINA'S economic tsar, VicePremier Zhu Rongji, pledged yesterday that the Chinese currency will not be devalued, Xinhua said. "I can solemnly swear that the Chinese renminbi will not be devalued," Xinhua quoted Zhu as telling Singapore's Senior Minister LeeReuters - 102 words
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Article703 1997-12-09 9 Bruce Cheesman - GOUEMTAIT Its president must change his political ways to match Taiwan's By Bruce Cheesman P RESIDENT Lee Teng-hui refused to let the ruling Kuomintang's crushing defeat in local elections stand in the way of his Sunday round of golf. Only a day after the Kuomin tang's703 words
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ASIA
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Article688 1997-12-09 10 Hasan Iqbal Jafri - OOMHBMTAKT PaMfrtAn PMTs Victorias oror jniHrfn.ry ajid prftfdriftnry mtting him np agalwgt the at *my By Hasan Iqbal Jafri Hasan Iqbal Jafri covers South-east Asia for Pakistan's Dawn Group of Newspapers. The opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily represent those of the Dawn688 words
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146 1997-12-09 10 ISLAMABAD AFP THE government has formed a commission to analyse the growth of Muslim sectarianism in Pakistan and initiate remedial steps, a minister was quoted as saying yesterday. Headed by Religious Affairs Minister Raja Zafarul Haq, the commission will bring together scholarsAFP - 146 words
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359 1997-12-09 10 UTOKYO Talks starting today expected to last np to a decade LAT-WP NORTH Korea may be a seriously ailing nation, but in characteristic defiance of Western predictions, it inconveniently is refusing to die. Instead of preparing for imminent collapse, North Koreawatchers inLAT-WP - 359 words
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616 1997-12-09 11 Russell Baker - SYDNEY Some companies polling oat investments, others rethinking deals By. Russell Baker SOUTH-East Asia's financial crisis is having a major impact on corporate Australia's relationship with the region. Joint ventures between Australian and Asian companies are being disbanded. Australian groups are pulling out616 words
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365 1997-12-09 11 CANBERRA Australia aims to be region's 2nd financial centre after Tokyo Reuters AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard will seek to lift economic growth to above 4 per cent as part of an A 51.26 billion (551.36 billion) package aimed at reinvigorating industry andReuters - 365 words
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255 1997-12-09 11 NEW DELHI Reuters BILATERAL trade between the United States and India was expected to hit US$lO billion (5516.1 billion) for the first time in 1997, US Commerce Secretary William Daley said yesterday. Trade between the two countries rose 83 per cent betweenReuters - 255 words
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Article, Illustration41 1997-12-09 11 [NEW DELHI] Young children from a slum receiving oral vaccinations against polio in New Delhi. The two-day drive, on Sunday and Jan 18, is aimed at immunising some 125 million children all over India against polio. AFPAFP - 41 words
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THE WORLD
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628 1997-12-09 12 Leon Hadar - WASHINGTON It strains Clinton's freedom in signing trade, international agreements From Leon Hadar THE rejection by the World Trade Organisation of a US complaint that Japan's government conspired with private industry to thwart sales there erf" Kodak film is expected to628 words
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Article, Illustration79 1997-12-09 12 [ROME] Empty cans covering the' 'square "ofa replica of St Peter "s Basilica constructed from around 10 million used aluminium cans after its completion on Sunday. Volunteers from blood and organ donation groups who built the replica hope to make it into the GuinnessREUTERS - 79 words
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305 1997-12-09 12 BASEL Bat Bnb& chief says Asian crisis may cause some slowing Bloomberg BUNDESBANK president Hans Tietmeyer said yesterday the Group of 10 central bankers saw no big risk to the global economy but noted there was some possibility of aBloomberg - 305 words
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329 1997-12-09 12 LONDON But most companies have a rosy long-term outlook about onion FT EUROPEAN economic and monetary union will impose transition costs of more than US$5O billion (SsBo.B billion) on Europe's largest companies, an average of around US$3O million per company,FT - 329 words
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263 1997-12-09 12 GENEVA Reuters WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Renato Ruggiero said quick political decisions were needed if a long-sought pact to liberalise the global financial services industry was to be wrapped up this week. Mr Ruggiero's remarks, seen primarily directed at Washington, wereReuters - 263 words
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WORLD Watch
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60 1997-12-09 12 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's Labour government is considering the politically controversial step of taxing middle-class welfare benefits, the Times reported yesterday. The proposals have been drawn up in response to Premier Tony Blair's order to ministers "to think the unthinkable" in order to cut Britain'sReuters - 60 words
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62 1997-12-09 12 Reuters [LONDON] British manufacturing output posted a surprise 0.2 per cent month-on-month fell in October, confounding expectations of a 0.2 per cent rise and leaving analysts pointing the finger at the stubbornly strong pound. Official data released yesterday also showed that overall industrial production, whichReuters - 62 words
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54 1997-12-09 12 Reuters [NANTES, France] French business leaders yesterday launched a campaign against the Socialist-led government's plans to cut working hours, a project they see as damaging the competitiveness of French industry. Some 400 to 500 company heads were expected to join a rally inReuters - 54 words
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57 1997-12-09 12 Reuters [BRUSSELS] European energy ministers agreed yesterday spend 22 million ECUs (SS39. l million) over the next two years to promote the use of renewable energy resources, an EU diplomat said. They also agreed to provide five million Ecus next year to finance energy cooperationReuters - 57 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration768 1997-12-09 13 Neil Behrmann - THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION By Neil Behrmann The writer is BT's London correspondent THE London Stock Exchange received a shock last week. Hie exchange had introduced a new automated trading system to improve transparency and lower the costs for investors only last month. It768 words
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Article83 1997-12-09 13 'When will we know the Internet has caught on fire? When L L Bean stops printing all those catalogues and just puts it on the web.' -BoblGko associate director of public relations at Mecklermedia who was commenting before this week's Fall Internet World conference in New York.83 words
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Article632 1997-12-09 13 EDITORIAL Yesterdays biggest in-tra-day percentage gain in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's 24year history ought to settle one debate: What was it that shook confidence in Malaysia so suddenly and so swiftly? Was it a conspiracy Jewish or otherwise to derail the country's emergence as632 words
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Article, Illustration1153 1997-12-09 13 Catherine Ong - A proposal to help bail ont troubled regional countries has proven hard to agree upon By* Catherine Ong The writer is a BT senior correspondent "YOU will relieve yourself of confiision if you stop nailing it a ftmd," Roberto de Ocampo told reporters atREUTERS - 1,153 words
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Article834 1997-12-09 13 faUraatlonl <flbrt PMdad MEDICAL experts working on the so-called bird flu, known to them as HSNI, have stressed that there is much research to be done before firm conclusions can be drawn about the four cases which have occurred in Hongkong. Medical authorities have reacted quickly834 words
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Article, Illustration1603 1997-12-09 16 NICKLAUS D'CRUZ - Natural and economic disasters have squashed a buoyant Asian golf industry. MZC3BZJLUS D'CRUZ hopes to see a redefining of how we play the sport in the region NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor of The Asian Golf Review. Traffic jams, frayed political nerves,FILE PHOTO - 1,603 words
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Article, Illustration376 1997-12-09 16 Ven Sreenivasan - By Ven Sreenivasan THE almost year-long uptrend in the BT Golf Index came to an abrupt end last month as the reality of the economic outlook finally took hold. The eight-club index fell a sharp 3 per cent, or 5.38 points, to 192.12, its376 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration548 1997-12-09 17 David Boey - (tauter rockets to day-high «f$L42 jist three minutes after opening bell By) David Boey [SINGAPORE] Shares of newly merged entity Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE) made a rousing debut yesterday, stunning many market watchers when they roared to a day-high 0f'51.42 justSource: Bloomberg - 548 words
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Article, Illustration564 1997-12-09 17 Annette Pau - German telecom* group will ha ve to restructure business Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] German telecoms group Hagenuk Telecom, once touted as the growth engine for IPC's thrust into the sector, has filed for judicial management amid cash flow problems. JK>C Corp chairman and chief executive officer564 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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73 1997-12-09 17 [SINGAPORE] In view of the restructuring of Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd into DelGro and the listing of DelGro's subsidiary company, Singapore Bus Services Ltd, on the mainboard, the CPF Board will disallow new purchases of DelGro shares under its investment scheme from73 words
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Article72 1997-12-09 17 [SINGAPORE] To commemorate its 90th Anniversary, Orchard Parade Holdings has declared an interim dividend of 3 per cent (or 1.5 cents per ordinary share) less I 28 per cent tax, amounting to |3.2 million. No interim I dividend was paid last year The interim72 words
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Article49 1997-12-09 17 {SINGAPORE] Haw Par Brothers International has f appointed Lim Kee Ming as nonexecutive director with effect from Dec 5. Mr Lim manages the Lim Teck Lee group and is also the director of several listed groups, including United Overseas Land and Advance Systems Automation.49 words
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Article76 1997-12-09 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR) Affln Holdings Bhd has called off a proposed rights issue due to poor stock market conditions. "The company will submit a fresh application to the relevant authorities for a new capital raising proposal when the market condition is more stable," it saidReuters - 76 words
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162 1997-12-09 17 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Wing Tiek Holdings, a Malaysian steelmaker controlled by businessman Joseph Chong, has defaulted on loans with certain banks, said Rating Agency of Malaysia (RAM). Wing Tiek also "had several other banking lines frozen as the group had not been able toBloomberg - 162 words
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Article, Illustration339 1997-12-09 17 Carol Eng - By i Carol Eng SESDAQ debutante Twinwood Engineering yesterday gained from overall market sentiment to end 14 per cent above its 28-cent offer price, but analysts are bearish on its future prospects. Within the first minute of trading, the counter recordedSource: Bloomberg - 339 words
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317 1997-12-09 17 Conrad Raj - Thai govt decision means DBS may lose initial investment By< Conrad Raj {SINGAPORE] DBS Bank's plan to raise its stake in Sri Dhana Finance to 60 per cent from just 10 per cent has become a casualty of the Thai government's317 words
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256 1997-12-09 17 (SINGAPORE) Vikay Industrial, which will be placed under judicial management, said it has accepted the resignation of Goh Chan Peng as its nonexecutive director. "Mr Goh provided valuable guidance on restructuring of the company's business operations and banking relationships, as well as cost reduction and inventory256 words
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SWISS BANKS' MERGER
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546 1997-12-09 18 Clarissa Tan - 13,000 jobs to be cut worldwide, half outside Switzerland By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Senior executives of Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) and Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC) here were huddled in hush-hush meetings yesterday as the fate of their 900 or546 words
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Article, Illustration318 1997-12-09 18 Catherine Ong - Lim Ho Kee Asia's most powerful banker in the making? Byi Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Is he about to become Asia's most powerful banker? That was the question some observers had in mind when it was announced that Singaporean banker Lim Ho Kee would become the new chairman of Asia-Pacific operations318 words
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224 1997-12-09 18 Bloomberg [ZURICH! The benchmark Swiss stock index soared to a record, after Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corp confirmed they will merge to form the world's sec-ond-largest bank. A stronger dollar and a US market advance lifted other stocks. ÜBS bearerBloomberg - 224 words
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BRIEFS
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Article116 1997-12-09 18 Reuters [LONDON] The Swiss Bank Corp (SBC>Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) merger will create a Eurobond powerhouse said Capital Data Bondware statistics. Together the two banks held 8.29 per cent of the new issues market share for the 11 months ended November, pushing it to NoReuters - 116 words
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63 1997-12-09 18 Bloomberg [ZURICH] This year the two banks will take a 7 billion Swiss franc (Ss7.B billion) charge to reorganise, which will probably lead to a net loss, ÜBS and SBC said in their statements. In Switzerland, up to 400 branches will be closedBloomberg - 63 words
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80 1997-12-09 18 Reuters [LONDON] Foreign exchange liquidity would be one of the main casualties of the merger of SBC and ÜBS. Currency trading jobs were also at stake, particularly in London, as the newly-merged United Bank of Switzerland is expected to eliminate overlap across itsReuters - 80 words
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Article49 1997-12-09 18 Reuters [ZURICH] The merger should be completed by late May 1996 after shareholder and regulatory approval, ÜBS chairman Robert Studer said. The two banks will hold separate extraordinary shareholder meetings on Feb 3 and 4 to vote on the merger pact, Mr Studer said. ReutersReuters - 49 words
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106 1997-12-09 18 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS and SBC expect their merged institution to have aftertax consolidated profits of some 10 to 11 billion Swiss francs (SJII.I million 5512.3 million) by the year 2002. The group also foresees a return on equity of 15 to 20Reuters - 106 words
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756 1997-12-09 18 Catherine Ong - HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong WHEN Union Bank of Switzerland's Zurichbased president Mathis Cabiallavetta was in Singapore in September last year, he was asked at a press conference if ÜBS would cut costs through the merger route as many American banks756 words
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REGIOMAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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528 1997-12-09 19 Al Labita - Friday's statement that Indonesia's Salim group may be baying into it sparks buying frenzy From* Al Labita in Manila SHARE prices of Asean's largest food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel Corp (SMC), shot up yesterday after the company said it had reason528 words
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367 1997-12-09 19 AFP [WASHINGTON] Australianborn media magnate Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has successfully used international accounting loopholes and tax havens to pay far fewer taxes than his rivals, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The Post said Mr Murdoch's strategy apparently completely legal allowed News Corp toAFP - 367 words
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145 1997-12-09 19 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Publishing Broadcasting Ltd, an Austra-lian-based magazine and television company, said an Australian court approved its plan to transfer its stake in newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd to a publicly traded trust. Publishing Broadcasting, controlled by Australia's richest man Kerry Packer, yesterday soldBloomberg - 145 words
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276 1997-12-09 19 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's state-owned Bank Simpanan Nasional Bhd said the country's central bank has approved its plan to merge its BSN-Commercial Bank unit with Oriental Bank Bhd. "We have the approval from Bank Negara," said Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, chairman of Bank SimBloomberg - 276 words
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242 1997-12-09 19 NYT [NEW YORK] Avon Products used to support causes that alleviated human suffering. Today, it gives only to programmes that relate specifically to women, its primary customers. So March of Dimes and lung cancer associations are out; scholarships for women, and breast and ovarianNYT - 242 words
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Article, Illustration492 1997-12-09 19 Daewoo Motor will assume 2 trillion won of Ssangyong Motor's 3.4 trillion won of debt Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, Daewoo Group, yesterday announced that its auto maker would take over Ssangyong Motor, the ailing auto unit of Ssangyong Group. Daewoo MotorReuters; REUTERS - 492 words
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Article198 1997-12-09 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Group, South Korea's fourth-largest industrial group, said it will reassign 24 chief executives to manage its overseas headquarters, in the biggest management reshuffle in its 30year history. The move is part of Daewoo's aggressive efforts to set up regional offices spanningBloomberg - 198 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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499 1997-12-09 20 Fedwire and Chips, the two main NT payment systems, started at IZ3O am from yesterday FT [NEW YORK] The largest US banks yesterday start opening in the middle of the night to make the flow of money around the world'sFT - 499 words
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369 1997-12-09 20 Reuters [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's Tower Financial Services Group said yesterday it would seek High Court and member approval to demutualise and list on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges. Tower, formerly New Zealand's Government Life Insurance Corporation, is involved in insurance and otherReuters - 369 words
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299 1997-12-09 20 France's Sotiete Generate has also indicated interest Reuters Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's Sumitomo Bank Ltd and French bank Societe Generate said they were considering buying shares in Yamaichi International Capital Management Co Ltd from group companies of the failed brokerage Yamaichi Securities Co Ltd. "WeReuters; Bloomberg - 299 words
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238 1997-12-09 20 j>i Report Reuters [SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen futures drifted lower yesterday due to tight supply in the cash markets. "Cash rates went up a bit on tight supply because the fund injection was less than expected," a dealer said, referring to Euroyen cash prices. TheReuters - 238 words
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174 1997-12-09 20 Ric Trotta - MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Ric Trotta Ric Trotta, Floor Manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Slmex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures closed higher yesterday but posted only small gains when compared with the cash index. The December contract gained 1.5 points to 349.1, while174 words
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240 1997-12-09 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON! World oil markets in 1998 are in danger of a supply glut that could drive down crude prices despite another year of strong demand, the International Energy Agency (lEA) said yesterday. In a monthly report the agency saidReuters - 240 words
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Article296 1997-12-09 20 Reuters liirmlfffi THE US dollar was stable against the yen at the noonhour yesterday compared with morning levels, but was up against the mark a day before announcement of German job data for November. The dollar was up to 1.7887 marks against 1.7868 in the morning and 1.7833Reuters - 296 words
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228 1997-12-09 20 Bloomberg [MUNICH] Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said it is in talks with German insurer Allianz AG regarding a possible share swap as a tax hedge for both. Christian Jacobi, a Munich Re spokesman, confirmed that Munich Re chief executiveBloomberg - 228 words
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Article1850 1997-12-09 21 Nil Nt» 34 Group 50.400 -3.600 AB Ports 296.400 4.400 AkkoyNottanl 1022 20 A Mod Domacq 550 -1 Amac 128.400 -400 Aid* Group 174.600 2.600 BAT Ind 551 4 ■6 Pie 289 -1 BtCC T74 1.600 BOC Group 994 14 BR Potroioum *64 *11 BTR 178-200 -18001,850 words
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Article1516 1997-12-09 21 AFP Dtfikkaas -mi| SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, depressed by concerns over the bleak outlook for the country's economic recovery, brokers said. The 225-share Nikkei Average fell 292.91 points to end at 16,131.57, while the broader Topix Index of all first section issues lost 15.12 points to 1,221.31. AnAFP - 1,516 words
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Article, Illustration1449 1997-12-09 22 AFP Q Hang Seng +U&34 STOCKS ended higher yesterday but late profit-taking trimmed gains to push the key index down from its highs to close below 11,800 points. The Hang Seng Index rose 195.34 points to 11,722.94 after touching a high of 11,842.73. The last time the Hang SengAFP - 1,449 words
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Article, Illustration594 1997-12-09 22 Reuters □ShmWaßlafei *158 SHENZHEN'S B Share Index ended sharply higher yesterday in slow trade as the hard currency market extended last week's rebound from a recent string of year lows, analysts said. The B Index put on 2.58 points to 104.99 on turnover of HK$l4 million. "It's extending lastReuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 594 words
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Article343 1997-12-09 22 AFP HWPhte ♦16&41 SHARE prices finished 1.9 per cent higher in active trade yesterday as investors increased their shareholdings in traditional year-end rallies. "Listed firms bid share prices up to window-dress their year-end financial reports while more retail investors also snapped up stocks for high dividends," said a trader.AFP - 343 words
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Article246 1997-12-09 22 Reuters QWeflmgtoo *&20 STOCKS yesterday showed few ill effects from Friday's Reserve Bank warning, the NZSE-40 Index rising 8.20 points to 2,402.49. Dealers said turnover at NZ$64 million was moderate and prices would remain intact as players kept a wary eye the Asian markets.—Reuters kei m v- rmm AReuters - 246 words
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Article374 1997-12-09 22 AFP CI Composite Indei -20J0 SHARE prices slumped 4.8 per cent yesterday as institutional investors cashed out of the market to secure operational funds. Dealers said the tight money market weighed on the stock index, with the won declining against the US dollar. "Concerned over the rising money marketAFP - 374 words
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Article570 1997-12-09 22 AFP FliDOriiMtfiei +218 SHARES rose yesterday amid brisk trading spurred by gains on Wall Street but were slightly off their highs because of late profit taking. The All Ordinaries Index rose 29.8 points to 2,587.0. Turnover was 292.2 million shares worth A 1840.4 million. Among leading stocks, BHP roseAFP - 570 words
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Article, Illustration669 1997-12-09 22 AFP PlCwmritiMg *&83 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday but renewed weakness in the rupiah, which hit a record low, and profit-taking by local speculators trimmed the day's gains. A dealer said domestic investors began to take profit in the afternoon session on fears that the declining rupiah would endAFP - 669 words
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Article, Illustration727 1997-12-09 22 AFP HSETMex ♦1183 SHARES ended 3.4 per cent higher yesterday as the authorities boldly shut down all but two of 58 suspended finance firms a move which buoyed the market. "Investors saw the news as positive even though the move will bring a lot of difficulties for the ThaiAFP - 727 words
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Article271 1997-12-09 22 AFP Q Manila *6705 SHARE prices closed 3 per cent higher yesterday on selective foreign buying as local institutions still sat on the sidelines. "Locals are still very wary," a trader said, observing that foreign investors were taking the opposite tack. The Composite Index rose 57.15 points to 1,957.21.AFP - 271 words
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KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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Article, Illustration456 1997-12-09 23 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index +00.07 SHARE prices closed sharply higher yesterday following the government's announcement of measures to deal with the country's economic problems, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed up 69.07 points, or 11.4 per cent, at 676.47. The Emas Index wasAFX-Asia - 456 words
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Article8760 1997-12-09 23 MNNM&H:■■■■■■■■■■■ I I Cnanr mMi l«7 Lot Vol Day Net Cap m» L— Company «H» 'OOP Htgk Looi P/t Smk 790 220 Apnomoto 298 17 260 2*6 143 104.6 448 130 Angkase M9 IS 48 (TO ST 3.9 249.2 90S 245 Apollo Food Hlg 290 19 67 290 270 148,760 words
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WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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230 1997-12-09 24 Ven Sreenivasan - WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan WITH the markets starting the week with a roar, could this be the right time to go warrant hunting? After all, warrants lead the market both ways, don't they? While the answer to the first question is "yes",230 words
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Article1002 1997-12-09 25 TUWWVMTOOO) VALUE COOO) Q»6 T*« CK* TM« «=r* jl W 142,251 2<2uK 34AM2 49M» 650T5 SCSOAO MJTO U4I SCSOAQ I4JTO MAW ON TOTAL a t MUttrM m 30 26 V 0 0 SI JO 26 FMmm a I 3 II 0 0 39 1 ft Hate* 7 4 0 fit1,002 words
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Article4556 1997-12-09 25 HN» l ,7 t— »«w CiUMiy sSi rooot Iw ■JjjSr' °Se£ar el? p/l $j3 PrtH2 UHWSTWAIS >. J* V* v* 157 33 1020 ACE DynanWcs60c 39 *33 171 39.5 37 36 38.5 319 37 5146 A5E NT$10 200 OS- 885 885 1275 ASFUSkKM US885 S8S 3U 885 Aberdeen4,556 words
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Article207 1997-12-09 26 Mwla W— ST EngglOc 38.582,000 'Magnum Corp 50c 20,737,000 •RHBCap Wt99 16,959,000 •Rekapacific BH 16,754,000 •hmovest BM 12,889,000 •M Resources 11,326,000 SinqTH 15c 10,257,000 •RHBCapBhd 8,442,000 •liulti-Purpose 7,631,000 •Kenny* Corp 7,257,000 Stacks ST EngglOc 51,893,540 0CBC Foreign 49,087,957 D8S Foreign 44.907,144 SingTel 15c 33,043.169 U08 Foreign 30,186,392 •M Banking 24,389,200207 words
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Article, Illustration62 1997-12-09 26 Shiv Taneja - -by Shiv Taneja MALAYSIAN PLANTATION dosed six cents higher at 54.5 cents on a volume of 181 million shares yesterday, compared with its lOday traded average of just under one million units. In the near term, the stock may witness some weakness. Investors should use this as an62 words
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Article, Illustration675 1997-12-09 26 Ven Sreenivasan - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Sparkling debet of ST Engineering also helps boost sentiment, but some analysts inject a note of cantion By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The local and Kuala Lumpur stock markets recorded one of their strongest rises in recent memory, boosted by the675 words
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Article84 1997-12-09 26 ITS party time at Singapore Inc. Instead of just the annual end-of-year invites to press conferences, journalists this time round got a pleasant surprise from Singapore-Inc agencies inviting them to unwind at "An Evening To ga t her". And as an Indication that officials from the agencies—namely84 words
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Article90 1997-12-09 26 IN SOME instances, Christmas cards do more than just serve as greetings for the holiday season. We recently received a card from Yamaichi Asia Venture Capital, a locally-based venture capital firm of the Yamaichi Group that recently went bust Apart from the usual greetings, the card also90 words
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Article62 1997-12-09 26 FRENCH Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn knows a thing or two about the sanctity and privacy of the marital bedroom. Explaining why Britain is not initially joining the Franco-German euro club for countries forming the single currency in 1999, he said: "The euro Is a monetary marriage. In a62 words
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Article101 1997-12-09 26 TALKING about forex people, traders and their guests who attended a charity golf tournament recently must be among the ones who have done pretty well for themselves this year, bonus-wise. All the proceeds collected from the tournament went to their adopted charity—the Assist Home and Hospice. But get101 words
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Article84 1997-12-09 26 MAHATMA GANDHI, John Lennon, Ted Turner, Alfred Hitchcock, Thomas Edison, Mohammed All, Einstein and Picasso have one thing In common. The; are pitching for Apple Computer in the company's new TV ads. The reason for such a cast?" Think Different' celebrates the soul of the Apple brand84 words
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Article86 1997-12-09 26 GUESS who came for dinner at the function of the Real Estate Developers' Association ofSingapore last Friday. Seated at the table hosted by CltyDev general manager Chla Ngiang Hong was Pontiac Land chief Kwee Llong Keng and his wife. Now everybody knows CltyDev subsidiary CDL Hotels86 words
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Article304 1997-12-09 27 Bridge News Reuters FREIGHT rates have turned sharply higher for North Atlantic cargoes largely caused by an influx of new grain and minerals business for nearby shipment and ships delayed by weather, brokers said. Futures rose 20 points basis Jan at 1283 and Dec at 1250, Clarkson SecuritiesBridge News; Reuters - 304 words
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Article, Illustration555 1997-12-09 27 MTL, HIT, Sea-Land fighting to keep customers and gain new business Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Hongkong's container port operators may be forced to slash prices by as much as 20 per cent in a growing bidding war among port operators. The terminal operators units of someBloomberg - 555 words
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252 1997-12-09 27 Reuters [ATHENS] International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) technical manager Dragos Rauta has called for a halt to new international shipping regulations. Speaking at a shipping conference in Athens, Mr Rauta said all existing regulations should be put in force, but officialsReuters - 252 words
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103 1997-12-09 27 [HONGKONG] Fujian, one of China's east coast provinces, is on target for a 50 5 per cent increase in cargo throughput to 20 million tonnes this year. Figures for the flrtt nine months are 15 million tonnes, up from last year's total of 13.9 million103 words
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96 1997-12-09 27 Bernama [PETALING JAYAJ All major ports in Asean countries will be using the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in their daily operations by the year 1999, Deputy Transport Minister Mohd Ali Rustam said. He said the EDI where data on goods handledBernama - 96 words
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75 1997-12-09 27 [HONGKONG] A boycott campaign in the Asia/Pacific Rim region, organised by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) from Nov 21 to Nov 26, had "very little impact" according to the International Shipping Federation (ISF). The campaign was primarily intended to target open registry ships—branded75 words
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79 1997-12-09 27 [SYDNEY] Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that it is negotiating to enter into an Australian joint venture next year. The shipping line advised the Oslo Stock Exchange that it was at an advanced stage of negotiation with an Australian group to form a new79 words
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316 1997-12-09 27 marine dept lacks personnel to issne certs before Joly 1, 1998, deadline Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian Shipowners' Association (Masa) is concerned whether the country's Marine Department could certify companies and ships under the Document of Compliance (DOC) and International Safety Management certificate (SMC)Bernama - 316 words
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195 1997-12-09 27 Reuters [TAMPA, Florida] A US federal court has ordered a Texas-based shipping company to pay US$5O,OOO (5579,500) in fines and restitution of US$2OO,OOO for illegally pumping oily bilge water into the Atlantic Ocean in 1993. The US Attorney's Office inReuters - 195 words
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Article, Illustration829 1997-12-09 28 June Lim - HAULAGE AMD INFRASTRUCTURE IN MALAYSIA Despite the economic turmoil, Malaysia's expenditure on transport infrastructure and equipment is set to get higher By. June Lim Malaysian hauliers are expected to invest about US$2 billion (£53.22 billion) under the country's second Industrial Master Plan (IMP-2), 1996-2005, to829 words
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Article280 1997-12-09 28 Kristopher D Horvath - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Kristopher D Horvath Head of Marine Planning Analysis Vela International Marine Limited I READ with great interest your articles about the World Tanker Outlook Conference in Singapore since I was one of the individuals quoted. Thank you for helping to educate280 words
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245 1997-12-09 28 PAGE ECl S UX EES 8 AMI 3 Ethi W 4n 6 Accord 8 Eurohins 6 Appenship 5 6 It Astro 3 Famous Austral 9 FoongSan 8 BSA 7 Batamindo 7 Bi^"4,fr 7 I SET GuanGuan 4 N >«*•», cosco 5 S CSAV245 words
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Article24988 1997-12-09 36 EXPORT ETA ETA Advartisar Vassal Voyaqa Taiaphona ETA ETA Advartisar Vassal Voyaqa Taiapftona SIN Dast'n Nam* Nam Numftar Number SIN Dast'n Nam* Nam* Numfcar Numbar SMMHMMNMMNNNHMIMNNNMNHMnMMMMMNMMMMMMMM aMMMNMMNHHNHMlMNINMMMMHMMMMMHMNMMMI 20/12 10/01 CMA MING GLORY 207W 45-*****22 A 22/12 07/01 Hyundai MM HY EMPEROR 309W 45-*****44 2VH 17/01 Evarqraan E. GARDEN24,988 words
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Article645 1997-12-09 41 Vw** VoyWo Nrth Arrival pggj 1 n 1 '"jo* nongsM 10.12/231 H CM»I Mi OIIM JOt Mm?** 09.12/07 l>#*g 374/97 J04 lioogsxtt 10.12/I2C OmM I- 1297 J15 Mmqsid* 12.12/150 6«8i8 *706 J02 MVM 10.12/091 S«y»MM 107 J14 Morapttt 09.12/W 173 J05 tfonqsi* 09.12/W l« KTMfi 707V JOT Monfsxt*645 words
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Article1583 1997-12-09 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklng/Manct l»tfs SMp Voy Mo Etfc/Btr Nrtod Frw To frw to NWUob 004A 09/0700 U 07/1700 04/0459 04/0900 a 07.1706 34/0651 *010C 1 OM'K 04,-751 04,^40C 4 04/1204 04AM 04A700 to LMM*r 0» 09/1200 a 07/1704 04/9651 C4/C-90C a 07/17001,583 words
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Article194 1997-12-09 41 DM 10 Thailand: Constitution Day DM 12 Kenya, Mexico, Russia Dm 13 Sri Lanka Dm It Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, S. Africa Dm 28 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dm 24 Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany. Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia Sweden: New Year's Day. Switzerland: Christmas Eve. Dm 20 Albania, Andorra,194 words
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Article834 1997-12-09 41 THIS report, compllad by Cockatt Marina Oil Ltd. thow* prlca rang** in US dollar* tnataad of atngle prlca* tor a mora oomprehenelve da•crlptlon of tha markat Prlcaa ihown an baaed on average-elaed •tarn Markat movements an Indicated. The Cockatt Bunkar Prloa Indax change and the individual834 words
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Article271 1997-12-09 41 Mm m» u ffj o.o» M 0.04 Dwlt tM Art MwMii <><■>■< No Mom £25 2 1 2 0 0 0 «M/M 300 AM *5.1 0J 122 0.06 34 0.02 «WM km JS2 390 W7 U 0.10 91 0.06 ■/w* »»/t %io. mi mmt Wo Mom271 words
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Article, Illustration400 1997-12-09 42 Felix Chan - Joint project by British engine maker and China's Civil Aviation Authority By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Britain's RollsRoyce boosted its presence in the Chinese commercial aviation market a few notches further with the recent opening of its new training centre in Tianjin. Jointly developed400 words
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Article, Illustration375 1997-12-09 42 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Renault SA chief executive Louis Schweitzer warned the French government against giving excessive subsidies to Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp, which is considering building a car plant in France. Hiroshi Okuda, president of Japan's biggest car maker, met French President JacquesBloomberg - 375 words
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Article, Illustration100 1997-12-09 42 (IRKUTSK, Siberia] Firefighters climb on the tail of the fuselage of a Russian Antonov AN-124 Ruslan cargo plane, which crashed on Saturday into a housing area in Irkutsk 11, an industrial suburb of the Siberian town. Rescue teams were sifting through the charred wreckage of aAFP - 100 words
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198 1997-12-09 42 AFP [PARIS] France has put forward its candidate to replace the outgoing head of the European airplane constructor Airbus Industrie, Jean Pierson, French government officials and industry sources said. Noel Forgeard, 51, director general of French media and technology conglomerate Lagardere, has the "professionalAFP - 198 words
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370 1997-12-09 42 Shift from aircraft amenities to cutting cost of development Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Company is refocusing its efforts to develop ultra-long-range versions of the 777 jetliner with an eye towards programme costs rather than aircraft amenities. The world's biggest aircraft maker is lookingBloomberg - 370 words
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274 1997-12-09 42 Reuters [SYDNEY] The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that it had started legal action against Nissan Motor Co's Australian unit and an advertising agent over allegedly misleading adverti* ing. "The ACCC has instituted criminal proceedings in the Federal Court, Adelaide againstReuters - 274 words
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Article1666 1997-12-09 42 cm FII6MT m FU6HT ETP tMN* oral mo oraz 20M tmot imo tg4oo ims mn 2220 wow zso wow ms kmtftm $0327 0810 K1844 0125 NoCWMtafc **741 1310 **740 1410 CAW 0945 KL838 2335 SOT73 1905 SOI74 1415 K1837 1540 0126 2355 DIIT4I 1925 S026 23551,666 words
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Advertisement19 1997-12-09 27 Mega investment in Malaysian haulage industry Despite the economic turmoil, expenditure on sector set to get higher. Page 219 words
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Advertisement415 1997-12-09 27 Rolls-Royce opens training centre inTiaqjin Joint project by British engine maker and China's Civil Aviation Authority. BrokPage Emery Worldwide has appointed Peter Ouantrill as its vice-president (International). Mr Ouantrill will be based in Redwood City, California and will be responsible for the company's operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East415 words
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