The Business Times, 22 December 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) ll(V12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Wall St turns bearish on fears over Asian crisis
    666 1  -  Analysts expect more market declines as firms issue warnings over Q4 earnings From. Andrew Marks in New York THE short-term outlook for the Dow has turned gloomy almost overnight due to renewed jitters over the Asian crisis and its impact on
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    Lock icon SilkAir crash: hopes dim of even finding any intact bodies
    643 1 AFP Bloomberg Reuters [SINGAPORE] Even as search and rescue efforts continue, hope is fading among officials and relatives at the crash site of Silk Air flight MI 185 that any intact bodies, let alone survivors, will be found. The Singapore
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    Lock icon Asian crisis may spread, warns IMF
    729 1 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The financial crisis in Asia could deepen and spread in the months ahead, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Saturday in a report urging developing countries to brace against the economic fallout. In its interim World Economic Outlook, the IMF slashed
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    IPOs finally succumb to region's currency woes
    629 1  -  Ont of 13 issues since July, 11 are under their offer prices i*y< Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Initial public offers, once touted as investor favourites even in a soft stock market, have Anally succumbed to the pressures of the Asian currency turmoil. Most of
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      157 1 Wkreft'eOrietau everyday It feds like Christmas all year round in the fairy-tale German town of Rothenburg, Pg 16 off Mb* The Japanese government's proposed budget for fiscal 1996 includes public spending cuts in several areas, but it doesn't seem to address a growing risk of an economic recession, PgB Surfeit
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      12 1 Asia crisis will knock I pt off '98 world growth, Pg 3
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      206 1 Party's over but denial still pervades Wall St, Pg 26 New attraction at The Paramount Restaurant. 41% Come and experience the Volcanic Surprise today! "The Volcano" our superlative seafood hot pot. This popular dish is a do-it-yourself meal which is fun for the whole family or for if ill groups
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      9 1 BTaiaa IPOs hit by poor investor response, Pg 17
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Empty offices, soft demand put pressure on rents
      867 2  -  No takers for 2m sq ft f! of new office space in 1997; consultants see 1 demand dipping in '98 [By, Ang Wan May ABOUT half, or almost two million sq ft, of new office r buildings completed this year f is
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      HK beats S'pore in CEO pay rankings
      331 2  -  Ry Chuang Peck Ming HONGKONG has shot past Singapore in a ranking of corporate chief executives' salaries. The Towers Perrin's 1997 list puts Hongkong in third place, up from seventh last year, and Singapore in fourth, unchanged from last year. The average annual
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      Lock icon Retail sales down 4.4% in Oct
      345 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By Annette Pau RETAIL sales fell 4.4 per cent in volume terms in October compared to a year ago, with most of the key product categories seeing lower sales. In value terms, or at current prices, the index was
      Source: Dept of Statistics  -  345 words
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      Lock icon Motorists feel M'sian toll rates too high: Boon Heng
      602 2 Charges at both links to Johor should be similar, says minister The Straits Times FEEDBACK from motorists indicates that the proposed Malaysian toll rates for the second link are too high, said Minister Without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng. Singaporeans, he said,
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      357 2 I US FORTUNE 500 IT COMPANY I c,ient is world's largest UNIX service provider. Based in Singapore, their regional software support services team provides efficient and quality high-level I backline support and consultancy services to strategic business partners, including r distributors, value-added resellers, ISVs and OEMs. They urgently seek a
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  • IMF ECONOMIC REPORT
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      Lock icon Asia crisis will knock 1 point off '98 world economic growth
      571 3 Fond projects global GDP growth at 3-5% or lower, from 4-3% forecast earlier Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The financial turmoil engulfing Asia will knock nearly one full percentage point off economic growth around the world next year, according to a revised
      Bloomberg  -  571 words
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      Lock icon Japan faces downside risks
      382 3 Growth forecast now revised to U% for 1996, down from 21% Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had made a downward revision to its forecasts for Japan's economic growth in 1998 and said the world's second largest economy faced risks "on the downside".
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      134 3 Nacional Financiera.S.N.C. (A Naacmal Credit Institution and Development Bank of the United Mexican States) acting through its Grand Cayman Branch U.S. $250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due March 1999 For the three months 17th December, 1997 to 17th March, 1998 the Notes will carry a Rate of Interest of 6.*****% per
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      21 3 Locate its owner through Classification 821 (Found). Simply call C .A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166 for this free service. t Another Classified Service
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      124 3 IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT ONLY THE SKY KEEPS UP WITH YOU. Sit behind the wheel of the Bentley Azure and you'll simply leave the world behind. At the touch of a button, the Azure's soft-top smoothly stows itself away under the rear deck in a precisely choreographed sequence, leaving you to
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon China set on M convertibility of yuan: expert
      358 4 But Bejpng should not rush towards goal, as Asian crisis shows AFP [BEIJING] China remains determined to achieve full convertibility of its currency, despite the currency crisis which has hit the rest of Asia, a financial expert was reported yesterday as saying.
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      Devaluation of yuan, yen will be disastrous: Bergsten
      544 4  -  By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Any large devaluation of the Chinese yuan or the Japanese yen would lead to a new spiral of "competitive devaluations" of Asian currencies and would have "disastrous" consequences on world markets, an eminent US economist warned last week.
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      Lock icon Japanese economy in 'emergency situation': senior LDP official
      450 4 Shelve plans for spending cots and shift focus to boosting the economy, he urges AFP [TOKYO] A senior ruling party official said yesterday Japan's economy was in an "emergency situation", and urged the government to shelve its spending cut plans and focus
      AFP  -  450 words
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      Lock icon New president seen unlikely to stabilise S Korea markets
      460 4 AFP [SEOUL] The election of Kim Dae Jung as South Korean president ends the political uncertainty, but is unlikely to ease market concerns over the tough reforms demanded by the IMF, according to analysts. "When it comes to International Monetary (IMF)
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      Lock icon Asian currencies may see thin trade, sharp changes this week
      406 4 Central banks may step in to reduce volatility: analysts AFP [SINGAPORE) Embattled Asian currencies are expected to fluctuate sharply in thin trade against the US dollar this Christmas holiday week and central banks may step in to reduce short-term volatility,
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      Lock icon Recession threat looms large on Indon horizon
      493 4 Economists concerned over ballooning foreign debt after rupiah's fall Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's economic woes are likely to intensify as a recession and ballooning foreign debt loom in the wake of its currency losing more than half its value against the dollar in less
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      Lock icon Fall in NZ$ doesn't mean crisis: NZ institute
      159 4 AFP WELLINGTON] A 20 per cent fall in the New Zealand dollar against its US counterpart over the past 12 months does not mean the country will suffer an Asian-style currency crisis, according to the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).
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      Lock icon Outlook grim for Thai banks: analysts
      393 4 Reuters {BANGKOK] Failure to revive parts of Thailand's flagging banking sector through foreign equity participation could result in dire consequences as early as the first quarter next year, analysts said. The banking sector desperately requires foreign equity investment but the worsening economic crisis could
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Suharto's daughter against his re-election
      215 5 JAKARTA AFP THE eldest daughter of Indonesian President Suharto does not want him to stand for reelection, a report in The Jakarta Post said yesterday. "I personally don't want him to be president again because he has never had time for his family," Siti Hardiyanti
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      Lock icon Myanmar govt's surprise cabinet reshuffle
      320 5 ■YANGON Several key portfolios changed in third revamp in a month Reuters MYANMAR's new military government on Saturday announced a surprise cabinet reshuffle which changed several key financial portfolios. State-run television said late on Saturday that the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) formed last
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        Lock icon Vietnam to hold key plenum
        76 5 AFP [HANOI] The Central Committee of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party will hold a key plenum this week to discuss two crucial topics: economic reforms and the question of succession of party chief. Vietnam does not officially announce the plenum until after it closes but the
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        Lock icon Laos goes to the polls
        128 5 AFP [HANOI] Up to 2.5 million Laotians began voting early yesterday for National Assembly members but few surprises are expected in a country where the communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party's (LPRP) grip is secure. Of the 159 candidates contesting 99 seats for the next five-year
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        Lock icon Umno stand on candidates
        87 5 Bernama [KUALA TERENGGANU] Candidates standing for the Umno branch and divisional elections next year will be sacked if they are found to have been previously charged in court, party secretary-general Sabbaruddin Chik said. He conceded that it would be difficult for the party to identify its
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      Lock icon Japan's Exim bank to lend US$600m to Thailand
      289 5 BANGKOK Yen loans to be provided to exporters at subsidised interest rates AFP THE state Export-Import Bank of Japan wiU extend up to US$6OO mUlion (Ss99B million) in new loans to Thailand to support exporters hit by a liquidity crunch, the Thai
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      Lock icon Philippines may borrow US$500m
      201 5 MANILA AFP THE Central Bank of the Philippines is considering raising about US$5OO million (SsB32 million) through loans in order to boost the country's international reserves, it was announced yesterday. Central bank governor Gabriel Singson said in a statement that the funds may be raised through
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Cambodia's open for business
      1112 6  -  Hun Sen says foreign investments have risen after July's clashes Reports by Harish Mehta [BANGKOK] FOREIGN businessmen are now investing again in Cambodia after July's armed clashes, with one oil deal alone worth US$36 million (5559.9 million) having been signed, says the country's powerful second prime
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      Preparing for a spurt in tourism
      377 6 Plans for hotels, facilities to meet acute shortage TWO islets may soon be developed into resorts if investors from Malaysia and the United States have their way. The investors plan to build hotels and other facilities for tourists. Cambodia's Secretary of State for Tourism,
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's '97 GDP growth seen slowing to 9%
      399 7 BEIJING But inflation will be nailed at 1%, against 6.1%; future GDP growth seen at 8-10% AFP CHINA said yesterday that gross domestic product growth would reach 9 per cent this year compared to 9.7 per cent in 1996, and inflation nailed
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      Lock icon Taiwan to speed up cut in farm tariffs in WTO bid
      346 7 TAIPEI Opening up of rice market is most sensitive issne AFP TAIWANESE authorities will cut agricultural tariffs ahead of schedule to boost the island's bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in May, it was reported here yesterday.
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      Lock icon HK activists slam US over exile's interview
      275 7 HONGKONG AFP THE United States was under attack here yesterday for trying to block the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting an interview with exiled dissident Wei Jingsheng. A group of protesters staged a protest outside the US consulate here claiming US President Bill
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      Lock icon Hongkong tourist arrivals set to fall 10% this year
      351 7 HONGKONG Regional financial crisis blamed; 'bird flu' also a threat AFP HONGKONG'S slump in tourism is worsening with a yearend drop in arrivals of 10 per cent, the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) said yesterday. Total arrivals for November were down
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  • ASIA
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      Japan govt unveils austerity budget
      889 8  -  TOKYO It proposes spending S f A cats oat sorts recession risks; adversely today By, Anthony Rowley THE Japanese government unveiled over the weekend an austerity budget for fiscal 1998 which proposes spending cuts in public works, defence, and foreign aid, among other things. But
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        Lock icon Benazir's Swiss accounts
        76 8 AFP [ISLAMABAD] Pakistani officials claimed yesterday that Swiss authorities had clamped an indefinite freeze on six bank accounts belonging to former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, her husband and mother. A Swiss judge on Dec 8 decided the accounts will remain frozen until a final decision is reached
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        Lock icon More Japan goods allowed into S Korea
        60 8 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea will permit the import of 25 more Japanese products, including sub-compact cars, from the beginning of 1998, Yonhap Television reported yesterday. Yonhap quoted the trade ministry as saying the country would allow imports of more Japanese goods in line
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        Lock icon Anssie building industry seen growing
        70 8 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Australia's As4s billion (5548.8 billion) construction industry will keep growing over the next 18 months, unless the Asian economic crisis significantly worsens, the country's association of building companies said yesterday. Low interest rates, a high level of mining industry investment and preparation for
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        Lock icon State-ran Pakistan bank lays off 4,500
        74 8 AFP [ISLAMABAD] The state-run National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday laid off 4,500 employees as part of banking reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund. A total 0f9,000 NBP staff volunteered for the voluntary redundancies, but only half could get the golden handshake scheme,
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      Lock icon India to get 1st TV sex channel next month
      306 8 NEW DELHI Daily 7-hoor telecast will go on air in end-Jam papers AFP INDIA will have its first television sex channel featuring "tantalising stripteases" and other attractions next month, newspapers said yesterday. Suresh Kumar, chief of the Indian company Global Internet
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      Lock icon President elect's 1st week starts with amnesty, reforms
      430 9 KOREA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Seoul to raise state fond for baying bad loans to 20t won from current 8t won Reuters [SEOUL] The first full week of Kim Dae Jung's transition to power in crisis-hit South Korea will start dramatically today with the
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      Lock icon N-S Korea ties may improve
      170 9 SEOUL AFP FROSTY relations between South and North Korea are expected to see some improvement next year when newlyelected president Kim Dae Jung takes power, government officials said yesterday. "I think we can expect some progress in our relations with North Korea It might be
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      Lock icon S Korea to free Roh, Chun today
      356 9 SEOUL Kw&ngjn massacre victims' families agree to accept amnesty Reuters FAMILIES of victims of a 1980 army massacre in the southwestern city of Kwangju have agreed to accept the government's decision to free former presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae Woo, Jung-Ang
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      Lock icon India tax amnesty scheme an unqualified success: official
      431 9 NEW DELHI Analysts say move could lead to return of USs3obof black money from abroad AFP Reuters AN AMNESTY scheme for Indian tax cheats has been an unqualified success, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said yesterday. Ravi Kant, chairman of the
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      Lock icon Okinawans vote against US copter base
      238 9 TOKYO Reuters THE residents of a small city in Okinawa voted in a nonbinding referendum yesterday against building a US military helicopter landing facility in their backyard. Residents in Nago, a small southern Japan city better known for its Orion beer brewery and fishing
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      313 9 I The Singapore Trade Development I Board is proud to present TDB's third I International Day which will be graced I by Guest-of-Honour, Minister for Trade and I Iff I Industry, Mr Lee YockSuan. I n D i International Day '98 marks TDB's continuing I drive to facilitate Singapore companies
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Leaked letter shows UK cabinet rift on welfare
      389 10 LONDON Top minister writes to Chancellor expressing anxiety over reforms of disabled benefits Reuters A LEAKED letter from a top British minister over welfare reform has exposed serious divisions in Premier Tony Blair's Labour government. The letter from Education and Employment Secretary
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      Lock icon Too nice for mice
      60 10 [LOHR AM MAIN, Germany] Presumably the world's tiniest mouse trap being presented by art historian Annette Spaeth at the Spessart Museum here. The mouse trap, made of peach wood and gold (the two mice are made ofsilver), is one of the items to be seen at
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      Lock icon UAE sticking to plan to buy 80 more jets
      289 10 KUWAIT Proposal was in doubt after last week's USs2.6b Dassault deal Reuters THE United Arab Emirates, which last week finalised a US$2.6 billion (554.3 billion) warplane deal with France, still plans to buy an additional 80 aircraft worth some US$6 billion,
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      Lock icon 50 German banks in tax probe
      261 10 UHAMBURG Banks suspected of helping clients evade taxes, says paper AFP GERMAN tax authorities are investigating more than 50 banks suspected of helping their clients to evade taxes, Bild daily reported yesterday. The suspected fraud involves a loss of some 150 billion marks (Ssl4l
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon New Iraq oil-for-food deal
        94 10 AFP [BAGHDAD] Iraq said yesterday that it has reached agreement with UN officials on a new distribution plan for food and medicine and will resume oil exports once it is approved by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "We held discussions with the UN and the distribution plan
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        Lock icon Waigel on tax reform deadlock
        79 10 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German Finance Minister Theo Waigel has said he was sceptical about the chances of resolving a long-standing deadlock with the Social Democrat (SPD) opposition about tax reform. Mr Waigel conceded in an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that the SPD had
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        Lock icon Yeltsin may take a break
        66 10 AFP [MOSCOW] The Kremlin confirmed that President Boris Yeltsin could take a holiday after leaving the Barvikha clinic, fuelling speculation that he may have had something more serious than the official "heavy cold". Mr Yeltsin, 66, has been in the clinic since Dec 10. Presidential
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        Lock icon Assad meets Qian
        55 10 AFP [DAMASCUS] Syrian President Hafez al-Assad yesterday received Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen who is here as part of a tour of the region aimed at boosting the flagging Middle East peace process. Mr Qian said on his arrival on Saturday that China "wanted to do something
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        Lock icon Gloom for German retailers
        93 10 Reuters [COLOGNE] German retailers have said they expect high unemployment and cuts in holiday bonus payouts to depress Christmas spending this year, despite a pick-up on the crucial last Saturday before the holiday. "The strongest Saturdays for retailers would normally already be past at this stage,"
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      Lock icon Luxury goods stocks drop with Asian buying power
      518 11 PARIS Shares of LVMH and others collapse on fears that Japanese market will dry up AFP THE luxury goods industry is eyeing future growth in Asia with gloom as flagship shares have fallen by up to 67 per cent over the last
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      Lock icon Israel to disarm Jewish radicals in pact: report
      125 11 JERUSALEM AFP ISRAEL has agreed in a joint security pact being worked out with the Palestinians to confiscate weapons from Jewish radicals who could carry out anti-Arab attacks, the Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported yesterday. The plan, being drawn up with mediation from
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Lock icon Intel plunging into Internet commerce
      297 12  -  Singapore forefront of new thrust Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] US chip giant Intel is going into Internet commerce in a big way and Singapore is at the forefront of this new thrust. Intel, not content with dominating the world PC market with its chips, now
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      S'pore key to Lotus strategy and success, says CEO
      551 12  -  Company invests about $60m annually here as hnb operation By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Singapore has become a strategic centre for Lotus Development Corp, with its operations here now handling more research and development activities and regional responsibilities. The US-based subsidiary of
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      Lock icon IBM clinches $3.4b software deal
      232 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp announced last week its largest ever software sale, a global pact covering up to US$2 billion (553.4 billion) worth of software with consulting group Electronic Data Systems Corp. IBM declined to comment directly on the terms of the
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    • IT TAKES
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        Malaysia's first Internet fax service
        87 13 [SINGAPORE] Aim Quest Corporation, an Internet pioneer and founder of the Global Reach Internet connection (GRIC), has teamed up with Mylink Communications Sdn Bhd to deliver the first Internet fax service in Malaysia. This new fax service will bring a 40 to 60 per cent
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        NCR buys multimedia technology
        81 13 [SINGAPORE] NCR has purchased multimedia and parallel database technology, developed at the University of Wisconsin, to be used in future versions of its NCR Teradata relational database management software. The new technology will enhance the "object relational" multimedia capabilities of Teradata for decision support data warehouses.
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        Imation launches Indian subsidiary
        43 13 [SINGAPORE] Imation Corporation has launched its fully-owned subsidiary in India, called Imation India. The country manager of Imation India is Philip Phay, who will develop a manufacturing plan for Imation India, choose its headquarters location and hire local staff.
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        Online services at Tampines library
        104 13  -  Compiled by 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] The Tampines Regional Library is offering new online services, including financial information. These include an online Web-based consulting service from Ernst Young called Ask Ernie; an e-mail and Internet information search service from CompuServe; Reuters Business Briefing providing
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      Lock icon Visa to launch Internet shopping in Malaysia
      164 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Payments company Visa International said last week it planned to launch shopping here on the Internet for businessmen, allowing them to buy goods and services from suppliers through the screen. The project, to be implemented over the next nine months,
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      Seeing is believing, so make that phone call
      489 13  -  Two new products enable videoconferencing at cheap rates By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Now, when somebody overseas phones you to wish you Merry Christmas, you can judge if they mean it by watching their facial expressions and body language. Local firm Innomedia
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      Lock icon US Fed braces itself for Jan 1,2000
      440 13 Reuters [BASLE, Switzerland] While many people nurse their hangovers on Jan 1, 2000, the president of the New York Federal Reserve will be in his office to prevent a financial meltdown in case the "millennium bug" strikes. William McDonough has already asked his
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      Aztech to make PC cameras
      621 13  -  It will use components supplied by chipm&ker Intel By Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] In a new business direction for Aztech Systems, the sound card and modem maker is to make personal computer (PC) cameras using components supplied by US chip giant Intel. PC cameras are
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      Lock icon Microsoft shutting down adventure travel Web site
      252 13 Reuters [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp will shut down its high-profile adventure Web site Mungo Park early next year to focus more resources on Expedia, the software giant's online travel agency, executives said last week. Mungo Park will cease publication as of Feb 6, and
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      Lock icon Companies to restrict access to online databases
      243 14 NYT INEW YORK] When the Internet became a mass medium a few years ago, it wasn't long before consumers and businesses realised they could roam around the huge computer network and dig up private information about people they knew or about themselves. Last
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      Intel's new-generation chips in 2 years
      709 14  -  They will not only be faster and cheaper, bat also consume less power W Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Intel, the chip giant, will introduce over the next two years, chips that will not only be faster and cheaper but also consume less power. And
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        Compaq's NetPC 4000N available
        85 14 Compaq Computer Asia has announced the immediate availability of its NetPC, the Deskpro 4000 N. NetPCs are like normal PCs, but without the floppy drives —they run off a central server on a network. The Deskpro 4000N comes with either 166 Mhz, 200 Mhz or 233
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        Norton CrashGuard Deluxe launched
        61 14 Symantec Corp has launched Norton Crash Guard Deluxe (above), a crash and recovery software, "proven to prevent thrice as many crashes and application freezes as competing software". The software will run on PCs with Win 96 and at least 12 MB RAM and 15 MB hard
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        New Dell Latitude notebook out
        68 14 Dell Computer Corp says its new Latitude CP notebook PC is now available. "It is the thinnest, lightest, full-featured notebook computer line the company has ever offered," Dell says. The system runs on Intel's 233 Mhz Pentium with MMX, and comes with 13.3-inch XGA active
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        WRQ's Enhanced Reflection Suite
        73 14  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam WRQ has announced that its multi-network, multi-host Reflection Suite for the enterprise is available in a new version that adds Web-ready connections to IBM, Unix, HP and Digital hosts. Running on Win9s and NT, this product is a single solution for businesses
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      Lock icon Xmas storybook town
      451 16  -  In Germany's mediaeval Rothenburg, 'tis Christmas ail year round, says robert mahoney ROBERT MAHOMEY Reuters Disney couldn't even get close. If you want a backdrop of fairy tale castles and gingerbread houses for a Christmas story, Rothenburg is the real thing. This walled mediaeval town above the
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      546 16 PEOPLE Film director, 64, jumped from roof of eight-storey office building, police say Reuters [TOKYO] Famed Japanese director Juzo Itami, one of the country's most distinctive and acclaimed film-makers, has died after committing suicide, police said. Itami, 64, won national and international fame
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      M'sian IPOs hit by poor investor response
      726 17  -  12 of the last 15 new issues closed their first day of trading below offer prices By Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur AS recently as two months ago, investors of initial public offers in Malaysia could still make handsome gains on the first
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      Another volatile year ahead
      787 17  -  HAMO SEMG DfSIOHT It has been a rollercoaster year and 1908 looks set to be even more dramatic with the currency peg coming under stress By Quak Hiang Whai THIS is the last column for the year. And what a year it has been. For a
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        Lock icon Itochu backs merger of PerfecTV, JSkyB
        383 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Itochu Corp, the biggest shareholder of PerfecTV Corp, will accept a proposal from Japan Sky Broadcasting Co to merge the two Japanese satellite broadcasting companies on equal terms, the Nihon Keizai reported, citing Itochu's managing director Shogo Honma. JSkyß decided to propose
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        355 18 Only a matter of time, he says, but gives no timeframe as decision will be political Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] It's only a matter of time before the state's controlling stake in Belgacom is sold, according to company chairman Michel Dussenne, though he couldn't
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        Lock icon Shareholders turn down Ho Wah Genting's land buy plan
        385 18 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Ho Wah Genting Bhd's ordinary resolution to ratify the purchase of industrial land and a building costing 12.5 million Malaysian ringgit (555.42 million) in Kuala Langat, Selangor, was defeated by shareholders at its extraordinary general meeting last Friday.
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        Lock icon IBM to buy Software Artistry for US$200m
        198 18 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] International Business Machines Corp agreed to buy Software Artistry Inc for US$2OO million (*****.8 million) in cash. This will let IBM expand its corporate software to better compete with Computer Associates International Inc. Software Artistry will become a unit
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        349 18 London's OK opens way to more mergers in sector next year FT [LONDON] Margaret Beckett, Trade and Industry Secretary, on Friday cleared the way for PacifiCorp, the US electric utility, to rebid for Energy Group, the Anglo-American energy company. Her decision was seen by
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        Lock icon HK IPOs set records with 82 listings, HK$1.5b raised in '97
        542 18 H-shares, red chips account for 87% of total funds raised Reuters [HONGKONG) Initial public offerings (IPO) in Hongkong set records in 1997 for the number of listings and for total funds raised, despite a downturn at the end of
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        Lock icon Microsoft hearing on Jan 13 on contempt motion
        372 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Saying he easily deleted Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer software without hurting a computer's performance, a federal judge on Friday told Microsoft and the Justice Department to provide witnesses for a Jan 13 hearing on technical questions about removing the Web
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        Goldman Sachs top investment bank
        186 18  -  Ry Clarissa Tan (SINGAPORE] Monthly capital markets magazine Finance Asia has named Goldman Sachs the best international investment bank in the region for 1997. It was nominated by Finance Asia readers for completing the most successful debt and equity transactions. It acted as lead or
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        433 18 He has built firm into 'one of the most powerful of our age' Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Intel Corp chairman Andrew Grove has been named Time magazine's "Man of the Year", for his leadership in building the chipmaker into "one of
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        Lock icon Commerzbank director sees Deutsche bid: paper
        506 19 Analysts say merger's unlikely bat rumours drive Commerzbauk shares to record high Reuters [FRANKFURT] A director at Germany's third-largest bank Commerzbank AG believes market leader Deutsche Bank AG is poised to make a takeover offer, a German newspaper said on Saturday. The daily Bild
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        Lock icon US Prudential chief knew of payoff: lawyer
        404 19 NYT (TALLAHASSEE, Florida] A lawyer for Prudential Insurance Co of America told Florida investigators that the company's top executive approved a US$l.46 million (552.4 million) payment to a mid-level official who had threatened to go public with details of how insurance agents had
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        Lock icon Won, yen buck downtrend
        585 20 CURRENCY Roundup AFP [HONGKONG] Asian currencies, with the exception of the won and yen, continued their seemingly inexorable downward slide last week. Official intervention helped the South Korean and Japanese currencies regain some lost ground. JAPANESE YEN: The yen rallied in volatile trade during the week
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        863 20 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP (LONDON] The bottom fell out of the base metals complex last week, as the spectre of shrinking demand across Asia, where key economies have been affected by financial turmoil, spread pessimism across the London Metals Exchange (LME).
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        209 21 SES THE Straits Times Industrials Index closed 1,572.61 on Friday, down 1.7 per cent for the week. The overall market was dragged down by a combination of bad economy, currency turmoil and interbank rate hikes. Singapore and Malaysian stocks remain week. The OTC Index closed at 501.49, down
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        100 21 THE currency turmoil in South-east Asia has hit most banks and most banking stocks are trading quite close to their lows. Unlike the other Big Four banks, DBS, due to its low regional exposure, stands out strong from the rest. Merging and acquisitions seems to be a solution to
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        Lock icon EXPLANATION OF TERMS
        261 21 Source: Analysed by Peter Coker, a director of Bridge Int'l Broking RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is more effective in detecting divergences (sell signals).
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        Lock icon Tokyo stocks likely to face more selling
        442 22 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are likely to face further selling pressure in the coming week amid growing worries over the economy and tight lending by banks to corporations, brokers said. Favourable reactions to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's surprise income tax cuts worth
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        ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
        883 22 P Sydney +3U AUSTRALIAN stocks will battle against negative sentiment flowing from Asia over the coming week, magnified by thin trade during the Christmas break, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All Ordinaries Index ended the week to Friday up 34.1 points or 1.4 per cent
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        Lock icon Wall St stocks slide on worries over falling corporate earnings from Asia
        506 22 NEW YORK Nike and 3Com blame slowing demand in region for weak results Bloomberg, AFP AFP US STOCKS fell on Friday, after the collapse of one of Japan's biggest food companies and a growing cash crunch in Korea
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        Lock icon Another dull week expected on HK bourse
        222 22 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG shares are expected to trade in a narrow range over the coming days amid a lack of fresh incentives after losing nearly 2.0 per cent during the week to Friday, dealers said. "We'll not see much turnover ahead of the
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        Lock icon Toshuku collapse unleashes selling in London
        366 22 LONDON AFP A RECOVERY on the London stock market during the week was reversed on Friday as tumbling share prices in New York and Tokyo unleashed widespread selling here. The FTSE-100 Index of leading shares fell 25 points over the week to close at
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1508 22 □Paris -1M FRENCH stocks will likely fall in days to come as spooked portfolio managers unload stocks on concern slowing Asian economies will hurt company profits. On Friday the benchmark CAC-40 Index fell 71.60 points, or 2 per cent, to 2,822.90, taking its decline for the week
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        Lock icon KL market expected to remain quiet
        415 23 AFP HOwnpoßtelifai *184 THE Malaysian stock market is expected to remain quiet in the coming days after finishing barely higher in a lacklustre week to Friday, analysts said. "Most investors have already gone on holiday. Trading is likely to be quiet although there may
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        Integrated Logistic wrt cheap but..
        216 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By! R Sivanithy ONCE the darling of the Malaysian stock market, the Integrated Logistic warrant is now languishing along with the rest of the market. It is now trading at 26 sen. At one time, it was going for 4 Malaysian ringgit. Of
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        62 26  -  -by Shiv Taneja KEPPEL FELS gained six cents to $4.26 last Friday. Although the counter looks likely to make some gains this week, the outlook for Vie medium term is less certain, what with its monthly RSI in neutral territory. It would be wise to hold back and
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        366 26 (Twirl inin from Kriil«> Source: Stacks VotwM ST Engg 10c 57.542.000 *M Resources 41,296,000 SHTdlSc 37,010.000 •Refcapacific Bh 36,235,000 *U»f Capital 31,029,000 Asia Food&Prop 26.650,000 •Promet 21,993,000 DBS Land 20,835,000 Hotunq !nv NT5 20,687,000 •RHBCap Wt99 18,985,000 Stocks DBS Foreign 235,849,087 (108 Foreign 174,417,929 OCBC Foreign 126,257,731 SU Foreign 03,770,735
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        Party's over but denial still pervades Wall St thinking
        724 26  -  THE WEEK AHEAD US analysts prefer to think impact of Asia's problems on American corporate earnings and economy will not be significant By R Sivanithy UNTIL about two weeks ago, denial was very much a symptom in these parts. This was
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      120 17 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AT CAFE LES AMIS at the Asian Civilisations Museum 9 GOOD FOOD AND GREAT WINES FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON AT CAFE LES AMIS Our wines and Champagne have been carefully selected to offer varied and interesting choices at very reasonable prices. CHAMPAGNE Jacquesson Fil Perfection Brut
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      336 21 BUSINESS Notices M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 80 ANO IN THE MATTER Of UNITED CHARTERING BROKERS (PTE) LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY UOMOATIONt NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the member* of UNITED CHARTERING BROKERS (PTE) LTD duly convened and held at 78 Shsnton Way
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      280 21 IN IHI MATTER Of IHI COMPANftS ACT, CAP. SO IW*I UNE EXHIBITION PTE LTD At an (xtraordmary Of TWELVE UNE EXHIBITION PTE LTD duly convened and held at 41 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore *****5 on 12th December 1997, the following resolution was SPECIAL RESOLUTION That the company be wound up
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      44 21 To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 BUY* SELL* FIND Classified ads put home-seekers on solid ground. No matter what it is, you can always buy it, sell it or find it with the Classified, To 11 Fll 1800-737-1166 [catJ Coll Today For Results Tomorrow.
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      341 21 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 TAMPELLA POWER ASIA PAOFIC PTE LTD MEMBERSVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordtoary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on 19 December 1987 pureua* to Section 179(6) of tltfe Companies Act. Cap SO. the following resolutions war* duty passed: 1.
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      306 26 BUSINESS Notices XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL BANK USD 20,000,000 FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT DUE 2000 Notice is hereby given that the Rate of Interest for the Interest period from 19 Dec 97 to 19 June 98 (182 days) has been fixed at 6.6625 per annum. 22 Dec, 1997 HONG KONG By:
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      216 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF SINYIET PROJECT MANAGEMENT PTE ITD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE 6 HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 306(1) of the Companies Act Cap. 50, a Final Meeting of Members of the Company
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      329 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 59 AND IN THE MATTER OF WING HUNG JEWELRY COMPANY (PTE) LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidationl At an extraordinary general meeting of the company held at 135 Middle Road #05-13/14 Bylands Building. Singapore *****3 on 18-12-1997 the following special and ordinary resolutions
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      505 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND PAN ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be
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      314 26 Singapore Technologies Industrial SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LTD (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation Ltd (the "Company") will be held at The Auditorium, St Computer Systems Services Limited, 7 Bedok South
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      351 26 Pi imi la G*t£ "THtm I it it S«i4af CUuifiri Ikit vttfori. r SUAIP I^l To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 ST COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) A member of Singapore Technologies NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General
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      285 27 Contributed by Simpson THE financial difficulties being encountered in the Far East, in particular in Korea where the currency has slipped in value against the US dollar by around 40 per cent in a week, has created a "wait and see" attitude amongst many buyers. Combining this factor
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      297 27 SB 000 St *tCWT Distribution 0.75 -0.03 18 Chuan Hup 0.57 -0.005 63 Cosco Investment 0.75 unch 45 Fre«* Links 0.325 -0.01 30 GSMOngs 0-31 unch 24 0.70 unch 127 Httaehi Zosen 0.60 -0.005 370 IMC HoMlngs HK 5.60 Jaya Holdings 0.39 -0.005 8 Jurong Shipyard 8.50 -0.40
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      422 27  -  It has already placed orders for 5,000 dry freight containers By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] As the new kid on the block in the container leasing business, Pentanum Global Corporation looks set to give the established heavyweights a run for the money, at
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      485 27 Despite economic woes it has opened 4 container berths Journal of Commerce [SEOUL] Whatever its current economic woes, South Korea hopes to complete an ambitious port programme. Four container berths for ships up to 50,000 deadweight tons were dedicated on Dec 7
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      174 27 [SINGAPORE) K-Line is upgrading its Japan-Bangkok container services to offer faster transit times and a direct service linking both Shimizu and Osaka with Bangkok. From Jan 1 next year KLine will be replacing its existing two loops with a single, integrated loop service. The New Tiger
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      251 27 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission said last week it had decided to maintain the same ceiling next year for the maximum amount of state aid EU governments are allowed to grant struggling shipyards. The decision means that EU countries can continue
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      625 27  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes SO that was 1997. What was it like for shiprepairers, good, bad or indifferent? Well probably on the good side of indifferent. The old problems were still there and more were stacking up for the future. It was. as ever,
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      Lock icon Wasted journeys no longer
      1190 28 FORWARDING OF WASTE PAPER Dutch shipper Arie van Donge has made the trip to S-E Asia as profitable as the return leg by shipping waste paper Port of Rotterdam Magazine AT the end of 1989, Arie van Donge was there like a flash when the demand
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      399 28 PACE Evergreen 6 ANi 3 ExpOrient M Accord 8 Ft-Bright 15 Ahrenkiel 14 T Appenship 5 Farwide 14 Astro 3 FoongSim 8 Austral 9 Froti 15 Avant 16 Frt Links 16 B'tang Mas 8 c Unk 4 BSA j Gemartrans 8 BTL 16
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      19317 36 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 27/12 10/01 Evergreen E. RESULT RW-016 65 3921m TO ABIDJAN (ABJ,2003 T M HAVCN <BRV) 2097 Ivory Coast. Cote D'lvotre uermany 22/12 11/01
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        617 43 Vessel Voy No B*rth Arrival Departure JtwH Pert Andre* B 01 J0( alongside 21.12/1630 Clipper Anta 3 J04 alongside 22.12/2300 C Express 012/02 J12 alongside 22.12/0200 Id Jayamkon V002 J17 alongside 22.12/1200 Ionia 1119 J14 alongside 29.12/0700 Leader Honor 9707 J04 alongside 28.12/2100 Rich Field 210 J16 alongside
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        1777 43 RECEIVING Of EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofclnq/Bolanco Rstls Ship Voy lk> Etb/Btr Period From To From Adutnw 004 22/1200 U 2V1500 2VH59 21/1900 Am 005A 23/0700 U 2VH00 a/*59 21/1900 21/1500 MM tvmo u zvrroo 22/0*5? 22/0900 a 2VTT00 2270*51 22/0*00 22/0700 22/W59 22/MOO 4 22/1200
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        188 43 DM 23 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 28 Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Austria Australia: Christmas Day. Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria Belgium: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo,
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        867 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 average-sized stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        386 43 CMm 180 Mai 993.9 12 15.4 0.09 56 0.03 D«cn Density Water IhMm Ask AtumMun Sediment *o above E25 1 1 2 0 0 0 %MiM 380 AM 964.7 0J 117 0.06 34 0.02 tun 380 MM 997.0 0.9 17.4 0.10 66 0.06 wwn %W WW
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        559 44 Report says BA and partner American are tipped to get a controlling stake Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways pic wouldn't comment on a report in the Financial Times newspaper that the UK airline and it's US partner, AMR Corp's American Airlines, may get
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        282 44 [TEL AVIV] El A 1 Israel Airlines directors chose Boeing Co to supply Israel's stateowned carrier with five planes, El A 1 spokesman Nachman Kleiman said. The board chose the Seattle aerospace company over Airbus Industrie, the European aircraft
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        397 44  -  It signs a joint-venture deal with Latecoere as Korea pulls out From Bruce Cheesman in Taipei TAIWAN has taken advantage of South Korea's economic woes to replace its arch-rival in a joint-venture with a French company supplying parts to Europe's Airbus consortium.
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        436 44 The airline had refused to hire 9 applicants for being overweight NYT (NEW YORK] The highest court in New York ruled last week that Delta Air Lines did not violate state law when it refused to hire job applicants who exceeded the company's weight
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1767 44 CUT FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD MI895 2150 *896 WIS Aba MmM 0M56 1725 MP92 1935 NalllaH «WW M50 ATOM 205 1 0B57 22J5 WrmiHi S0977 1720 S0978 0145 kmsUrfm IU843 0550 GA994 0200 Ha CM MM VN74T 1310 VK742 0905 S0343 0755 MP92 1935 S0171 1420
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        940 44 Reuters [ANO MILIA, Greece] All 70 passengers and crew on a Ukrainian airliner that crashed and burned up at the foot of Mount Olympus three days ago were found dead on Saturday. State doctors at the scene, which was strewn with body
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      15 27 Forwarding of waste paper Dutch shipper Arie van Donge finds a profitable journey. Page 2
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      154 27 In keeping with customers' demand and our previous commitment to phase in a fourth vessel during peak period, Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd (PIL) and Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) are pleased to announce that with effect from Bunga Terasek voyage VOll Eta S'pore 07/01/98, the New Zealand Container
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      62 28 CAPTRANS SHIPPING LID WEEKLY SINGAPORE CALCUTTA HALPtA SINGAPORE VISSIL <N VQY OUT VOY CALCUTTA StNQAEQM CALCUTTA STEAMERS FORTUNE IQ3EB 104WB 14/12/97 23/12/97 28/12/97 STEAMERS FAITH QQ2EB 003WB 22/12/97 05/01 /98 AC! NTS: Sm Dragon Shipping Ag*nc»» (A Divi.ion of Jardine Mo the ton (Singapore) Ltd) 1 Maritime Square #10-44, Worid
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      1084 29 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE^^^' VfSSU VOY S,N RT HAM BRV SOU MH VESSEL VOY RTM HAM IRV SOU liH PKG sltTl MEOUOYD HONSHU 3507 20/12 10/01 M/ 01 OS/01 04/01 RHINE 2497 30/11 02/12 05/12 06/12 23/12 NEDUOYD ASIA 5517 25/12 15/01 13/01 17/01 ELBE 4497 05/12 04/12 01/12 02/12
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      1892 29 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* [idrvsi/voy I .AM I sr nw BIN po, 0, MSP w oos lon s»c is-OMWOTua 20/i2_ w/12 u/oi .o/oi it/oi 20/01 21/01 2101 21/01 ?i oi n/oi "TiToi" To/oi 20/01 "*****" 177ir~"777F HHAMOURGO33I 02/0. 04/01 23/0. 24/0. 2S/01 25/01 24/01 17/ m 7./., ,</.. ~1
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      91 29 AWI ORIENT EXPRESS LINES (U.K.) LIMITED VEI/ (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) I__WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VOY SINGAPORE BOMBAY VESSEL VOY BOMBAY SINGAPORE ALBERT BRIDGE OC9 26/12 04/01 ALBERT BRIDGE 008 14/12 26/12 NORDKAP 421 29/12 07/01 NORDKAP 420 19/12 29/12 SINAR TQBA 221 02/01 11/01 SINAR TOBA 220 21/12
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      1767 30 <5° DSR-SENATOR jKISb Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTINENT lata W SIM RTM ANT I SRV I HAM FIX LHA II VESSEL I TOY LHA FU RTM BflV I HAM fsUH HAMBURG SENATOR WTtTt 22 12 1J »1 14.01 14 01 IS 01 18.81 1101 ST PETERSOURG
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      1425 31 Ivi—ML VOV SIN BKK POU PKQ P€N BLW «UW BA I BIK IRAN MOBIN PJL-1262 02/12 11/12 13/12 IRAN VAH DAT PJL-12M 20/12 04/01 ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAIJAN, ARMENIA. KAZAKHSTAN. UZBEKISTAN. TURKMENISTAN. KIRGISTAN, TAOZHIKISTAN I GEORGIA VIA B. ABBAS. BIK AGENT IN
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      1803 31 DIRECT SERVICE 1 FROM SINGAPORE TO IIANYUNOANft J I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (B/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFKE COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-08DBSBLDG SALES/BUGS 4205M1/43 INWARD DIPT (O/O) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND CR NO: **********00 TOWER TWO (*****9) CONVINTIONAI *****50/55 T/SHPMT
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      616 31 I'jrsn EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD.'^^T"' |_tj Ea (SINGAPORE) Pit LTD SPfOAUZI IN RORO HEAVY UFT UTTO 122 TOMsj £0. (SINGAPORE) PTE UD LOADING FOR YANGON PORT KLANG/KUCHING/MUARA/ MV "COSMIC CHALLENGER" V.56 KOTA KINABALU ETA SIN 23/12/97 MV "OCEAN BLUE" V.50 ETA YGN 28/12/97 ETA SM 27/12/97 ETA PKI 28/12/97 ETA
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      1272 32 EUfIOmMCAHOINAVIMINUNMUSSI* S6P ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP ROM ANW HSG PKL SGP E. RESULT RW-017 27/12 IMM 21/tl 17/tl IMI 20/01 21/01 E SLOWING RE-042 20/11 27/11 20/11 >1/12 2S/12 E. ROYAL RW-036 03/01 23/01 2MI 24/01 20/01 27/01 28/01 E GAINING RE-MI 02/12 #4/12 03/12 05/12
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      819 32 MUSIS' sasssu* «s«ss. KELAMQ: ffß)3Mat77 JBCE gl) *****07 MP* (01)*****3 HJSAN r USA/JAPAN MV "EUROPEAN EXPRESS" V.I6N MV "SEVEN SEAS CHARIOT" V.632E ETA SIN: 26-12-97 ETA SIN: 28-12-97 ROTTERDAM/HAMBURG AUCKLAND MV "PUDONG SENATOR" V.003W MV ''FRESHWATER BAY" V.32S ETA SIN: 30-12-97 ETA SIN: 27-12-97 FRIMANTLE SHANGHAI MV "BUNGA KENARI" V.421
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      479 32 na> NANTAI LINE FUUY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRKA vissa I ¥0T I aw I wu I nut I or 11/uT lljglWjg OlfS a/1? 12/01 14/81 mroUWiUS QMS 04/01 12/01 It/01 21/01 23/01 GOUBI DtAGOW MB IZ/01 22/81 24/01 31/01 NAMIAIHHWCESS OlfS If/81 03/02 07/02 turn QUBI 02SS 25/01
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      1261 33 MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. VKSII VOY AN UN ~tfi~ ANT HAM Ml FH VIS Sit VOY ~UH~ Ml "HAM" HI ANT »TM HIT* HYIMPMO* 301W 22/12 M/ 01 M/ 01 11/01 11/01 11/01 14/01 NY DIME 30« 27/11 30/11 30/11 *2/12 02/12 04/12 22/12 NY GtMRAI JOIW 21/12 15/01 14/01
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      657 33 FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES flmm 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 JJT~ HOT UNE: *****33 (30 UNES) WB P*g MMBS:- HW WOKtX: IfrjnQfimn.clM.H BARCELONA/SPAIN 28/12 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 26/12 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 28/12 HAMBURG/BREMEN 26/12 GENOA/ITALY 26/12 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 26/12 GOTHENBURG/SCAN 25/12 ROTTERDAM 26/12 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 25/12 FELIXSTOWE/UK 29/12 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 25/12 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 24/12 NEW YORK/EC 25/12
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      944 34 BAWOKOK/LAEM CHABANO JAKARTA/PANJANO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN ORA BHUM" 36N 23/12 26/12 DEJA BHUM 727S 23/12 26/12 2S/12 NANTA BHUM 373N 23/12 27/12 26/12 MATHU BHUM 364S 25/12 27/12 XETHA BHUM 222N 24/12 28/12 MATHU BHUM 3S4SB 26/12 27/12 BANI BHUM" 77N 24/12 27/12
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      540 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE "H EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE VSL VOY OAM H SURG BREMEN ANTWERP A VESSEL 4?Wg| 512 ~~9/2 OMIT U/T" TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE vs. voTpST'siri fbe bne syo mil hm mm. fre AUST ENTERPRISE VIOS I|H2 2012 31/12 0201 OMII 11*1 NOICRYSTAL VS3S 2V12 27/12
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      992 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 7 >, 1140 Cecil Street, KO3-00 PIL Bulking, Stngapore *****0, I I CR NO **********06 im— a» ib„ w m w \n I OtXL AMITY 0U 2U12 ***** U1 10/1 11/1 14Z1 210 24ZL. KQTA HADIAh HJA22J J/J i/1 l*/l "/i 1111 2/2OftLAKOUP 145
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      591 40 NEWARK SHIPPING I AGENCIES PTE LTD I 48-A Campbell Lane, Singapore *****1 s CHTTTAGONG a BOMBAY 1 «r CALCUTTA w. NHAVA SHEVA W+» COLOMBO A MADRAS P DUBAI/JEBEL ALI 0 nmcoßiN a COCHIN E KARACHI MALDIVES ALSO ACCEPTING ICD DELHI, ICD DHAKA CALL: (65) 294 0949 FAX (65) 294 9395
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      553 40 m FAR EAST 28/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 28/12 BANGKOK 29/12 MANILA/CEBU 29/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 29/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 23/12 BUSAN 28/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 28/12 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 28/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XIN6ANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU SIN EURQPE/UK 28/12 LON/FLX/LVP/SOU R DM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT /OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES m USA/CANADA 30/12 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all
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