The Business Times, 21 January 1998

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet http://www.asial.com.sg/bi2times WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Jakarta to unveil major new banking reforms
    583 1  -  Sharp hikes in eaiatal requirements, new deposit msannce scheme, bank morgan Reports S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Indonesian government will unveil sweeping new reforms in the banking sector that will sharply increase minimum capital requirements of local banks, establish a new deposit
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    Lock icon Suharto to run for 7th term, hints at Habibie for VP
    515 1 PRESIDENT Suharto yesterday indicated his willingness to serve a record seventh term and hinted that his choice for vice-president will be State Minister for Research Technology B J Habibie. As Mr Suharto's re-nomi-nation was regarded as a foregone conclusion,
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    Politics behind uncertainly in Asian markets: SM Lee
    350 1  -  From i Conrad Raj in Bangkok THE region's financial and stock markets are lacking in confidence and investors are uncertain about when to invest in South-east Asia because of political reasons, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew told Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai
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    Lock icon Positive growth still likely for electronics exports: TDB
    567 1  -  Ilnffibn —i rf exports 13%; fall force of regional crisis yet to be felt By Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The ftill impact of the regional currency crisis has yet to show up in Singapore's trade figures, but indications are that electronics exports will
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    Lock icon Chok Tong, Mahathir meet on crisis
    180 1 TbotiPilMukrg fainfiil crisis, U&tmd tits Reuters [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad met yesterday to discuss Asia's financial crisis, a spokesman at Mr Goh's office said. "They discussed the regional currency crisis and bilateral relations," the spokes- man
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      85 1 The turmoil hi Asia has lopped US$2SOm off Citicorp's Q4 pre-tax profits. J P Morgan and Chan Manhattan also reported that the Asian tumult is hurting their Q4 earning* Singapore Airlines is tlfcß screws on travel asms wbo iMc&cl&tG Airiiuß H I' World No 2 Pat Rafter rode a wave
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      6 1 Who'll be Suharto's running mate?Pg 6
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      SIA tightens screws on agents who backdate air tickets
      501 2  -  100 agents slapped (with penalties of op to $200,000 for ticket tampering By, Ang Wan May SINGAPORE Airlines has decided to get tough with travel agents for backdating airline tickets, a common practice that has been in operation for at least
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      Lock icon S'pore not overly dependent on electronics; TDB
      213 2  -  By, Audrey Tan IS Singapore overly dependent on electronics exports? The Trade Development Board's director of trade policy Chan Kam Fai does not think so. "It merely reflects the fact that electronics industries are the high-growth industries right now... We have look at
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      Prudential to buy S'pore, HK assets of Thai broker
      533 2  -  Sold: 7 HKSE seats, back-room offices, research teams By\ Siow Li Sen IN the latest acquisition of battered Asian assets by cashrich global financial institutions, US-based Prudential Securities Inc will buy over the units of Thai-owned Nava Securities in Hongkong and
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      S'pore to get digital audio broadcasting services in '99
      397 2  -  By Toh Han Shih DIGITAL Audio Broadcasting (DAB) which promises to revolutionise radio services— will be available in Singapore next year. Lim Hock Chuan, who is the chief executive officer of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA), announced at a seminar yesterday
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      Lock icon Trade deficit tipped to hit US$2.8b
      325 2  -  E7E ON THE ECONOMY Outlook By 1 Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE'S trade deficit is likely to balloon to US$2.B billion ($4.9 billion) this year, according to the consensus forecast of 16 stockbroking firms last December. The figure is double the forecast of a US$l.4
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      Johns Hopkins to open hospital here
      243 2  -  By< Carol Eng IN WHAT will be its first full-fledged international presence, US-based Johns Hopkins Medicine yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with several Singapore partners to set up a company that will provide medical research, education and direct healthcare services. Key to
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      POSBank ups rates as prime rises
      197 2 THE rest of local banks OCBC Bank, Overseas Union Bank (OUB) and Tat Lee Bank yesterday joined the latest prime rate hike, while national savings bank POSBank is upping its savings deposit rates. POSBank's rise in savings rates is usually a precursor to a
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  • NEWS Roundup
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      STB to spend $6m on convention sector
      99 2 TOE Singapore Tourism Board is spending )8 million to jJtiMgjjjpiore meetings, incentives, conventions and The board hopes to achieve revenue of $2.4 om this high-yield sector at the end of a tmw-year, global marketing campaign in 2000, said STB chief executive Yeo Khee
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      Lee launches new research institute
      46 2 i. DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday launched research institute Kent Ridge Digital Labs, fJbnnad from a merger of the Information Technology Institute and the Institute of Systems Science. The new entity has more than 400 research scientists and engineers.
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      NTUC Income posts double-digit growth
      45 2 NTUC Income yesterday reported double-digit growth in ijs assets and premiums in 1997, which Income officials describees a "moderate year". Total assets rose 19 per cent to $3JS billion while total premium income surged 24 per cent to 9926 million.
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      467 3 The Trust that aims to help you make the most of your CPF has hit home. ••< 1 Introducing the Five Arrows Southeast Asia Special Situations Trust i Your CPF. It's every Singaporean's hard-earned savings and you It' B an investment deserve to make the most of it. Rothschild Asset
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Asean countries seek system to trade in own currencies
      393 4 AFP (KUALA LUMPUR] Asean central banks are developing a mechanism to trade in their own currencies following the collapse of regional foreign exchange rates against the US dollar, a report said yesterday. "They are thinking of a net settlement system where
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      Lock icon M'sian interest rates may rise further: Anwar
      505 4 Comment comes after HMDf chicf ITsian credit is growing too quickly Bloomberg Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's interest rates may have to rise further in a bid to rein in credit growth, Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. "There is certainly the possibility of an
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      Lock icon UK banks agree to roll over S Korean debt
      420 4 HSBC-led group Joins Italian, French, US banks in effort Reuters [LONDON] British banks have joined international efforts to ease the financial pressure on South Korea by rolling over to the end of March shortterm debts owed by the country's banks. HSBC
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      Lock icon Cold comfort
      43 4 [SEOUL] A resident of Seoul writing the letter? IMF, for International Monetary Fund, into the snow on the bonnet of his car yesterday. For many South Koreans,firigid temperatures in recent days have mirrored the harshness of the IMF bailout programme. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Dae Jung tells chaebols to clean up their act
      374 4 Mew York talks on debt restructuring set to begin today AFP Reuters [SEOUL] President-elect Kim Dae Jung yesterday warned South Korea's giant conglomerates to clean up their act, and fast, as tough labour unions conceded for the first time they would
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      Asia needs G-7 bail-out as IMF's too small: investment adviser
      332 4  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The regional financial crisis can only be resolved by a bail-out from the G-7 countries because the International Monetary Fund is too small to cope, said Londonbased Cross Border Capital, an asset allocation adviser. The
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      Lock icon Sell gold to help out, Mahathir urges women
      143 4 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday urged women to help ease the inadequate capital faced by the country by selling their jewellery and depositing the proceeds in banks or investing them in local funds. He said the money could
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      37 4 "Cats' Mews introduces a lot of interesting courses for people of all ages. Other than my own interests, I keep a look out for those that will enrich my son's development.'' j4*9 Tan, mother of an 11-year-old
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      80 4 RKfcAVOLD JUNK 1 IAwW ANTIQUE 14 -JyiREASURES? I %Q 11 V™' could just be old, ugly and Iv 1 .1 1 jl worthless, but an antiques collector could I V) i H take great delight in them. (And be willing I 1/ 1/ to pay a handsome sum!) y So
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  • FOCUS: MONEY MATTERS
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      Lock icon Helpless to hopeful
      1136 5  -  But while most Asian markets are recovering, Indonesia continues to be the wild card By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] After Asian fin a n c i a 1 markets started 1998 by plunging into what looked like a hopeless abyss, a US offensive led by President Bill Clinton
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      Issues posed by Asian groupings
      474 5  -  TeU9 \SSwm Family-controlled corporates present ratings challenges By l Cecile B Saavedra The writer is managing director, Asia Pacific, for Standard Poor's [SINGAPORE] In our series assessing the credit quality of Asian borrowers, we conclude by focusing on financial and legal considerations, as well as
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      ANALYSIS
      354 5 Don't bottom-fish yet WHILE credit premiums in the region have widened dramatically and currency falls have overshot, we do not recommend bot-tom-fishing. Our central scenario is for more currency and asset price weakness in early 1996. Volatility will remain high, while market liquidity will be limited by the cutting
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      Lock icon THE WEEK AHEAD
      331 5  -  Compiled by Larry Wee Sources: Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG), Independent Economic Analysis (IDEA), JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International United States Today: November US trade data due today may not yet show any sizable impact from weaker Asian currencies, analysts feel. But it'll rise into double-digit territory
      Sources: Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG), Independent Economic Analysis (IDEA), JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International  -  331 words
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      121 5 rt^ another fine example of the cuisine that was awarded 4.5 stars out of 5 by The Sunday Times. From a restaurant that was rated 8 out of 10 by The Business Times. One minister has even said that our restaurant was one of the best he has visited in
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Who'll be Suharto's running mate?
      1269 6  -  All eyes are now on who the Indonesian leader will choose as his vice-presidential candidate By\ S N Vasuki [JAKARTA] PRESIDENT Suharto yesterday accepted the ruling Golkar grouping's nomination to serve a record seventh term in office, stating that he would "honour" the public demand
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      105 6 In the January/February issue of Directions and Greener -miM the latest issue of Directions we explore efforts by the Government, firms and organisations to save our ailing planet. We also meet Anita Roddick Body Shop founder as well as K.S.Thakral, the head of a $2.1 billion empire; journey into the
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      428 6 BUSINESS Offers To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 IXB3 BUYit SELL FIND?; Classified ads are purr... feet for finding lost little kittens. No matter what it is, you can always buy it, sell it or find it with the Classified. T0 l i mi 1800*737-1166 E3 (•II t*4«r f»i Tmmw fr
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      331 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF LONG HENG HUNG PTE LTD (Incorporated in the nopuoiK, or dtngaporv) (Members' Voluntary Winding-l>p) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 101-A Upper Cross Street •11-15 People's Park Centre
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  • REGION
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      New Thai bank to play key role in financial revamp
      476 7  -  BANGKOK It will assume viable remains of 56 finance firms that were shut down in Dec Reportsby] Harish Mehta THAILAND set up a new state commercial bank yesterday which will play a pivotal role in the restructuring of the country's
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      Suharto faces key moment in power
      589 7  -  ASIIJV YIBW Indonesia needs an orderly and stable transition at the top By Yang Razali Kassim AS expected, and despite the rumblings on the ground. President Suharto has accepted a re-nomination for a further five-year term. If he gets re-elected, he will remain in
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      Thais to up ante for aliens buying land?
      362 7 BANGKOK Port planning to rftm minimum investment from 25m to 100 m baht THE two-month-old Chuan Leekpai government is considering raising the proposed investment amount that foreigners must inject into Thailand before they are allowed to buy land. Deputy Interior Minister Wattana
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      Lock icon Adding weight to 'Love Rupiah' drive
      76 7 J AKARTAJ Indonesian President Suharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana better known as Tutut, smiling at photographers after handing over 2.1 kg of gold jewellery to Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad (centre) to be donated to the government at Bank Indonesia's building in central Jakarta
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      Lock icon Surgery for Indon Muslim leader
      134 7 JAKARTA Reuters ABDURRAHMAN Wahid, leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim group and a prominent government critic, underwent brain surgery after suffering a stroke, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. An official from Mr Abdurrahman's 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama organisation would only say that the popular
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      New US envoy warns Japan about deficit
      427 8  -  TOKYO US buoyancy doesn't mean it will tolerate widening trade gap From. Anthony Rowley THE recently-appointed US ambassador to Japan, Thomas Foley, yesterday warned Tokyo not to make the mistake of assuming that Washington will tolerate the growing USJapan trade deficit for as
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      Lock icon Turning weeds into money
      51 8 [BANGKOK] Rana Pugenyeta settling into a chair madefrom a weed (water hyacinth) which has proven to be an environmental disaster in her native Thailand. The furniture collection was introduced for the first time on Sunday at the Furniture Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
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      Lock icon FDI pledges down 29% in China last year
      270 8 BEIJING Removal of tariff exemption blamed; actual investment np AFP PLEDGED new investment fell sharply in China last year despite a moderate rise in total actual foreign direct investment, the China Daily reported yesterday. Projects contracted or pledged by foreign investors fell
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      Lock icon Japan economy likely to stay stagnant: BOJ
      296 8 TOKYO Demand slowdown spreading to jobs, incomes, production Reuters IN A sign of growing official recognition that Japan's economy is in trouble, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said yesterday thartfte economy was likely to remtip stagnant for a while and was vulnerable to
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      Lock icon Tokyo defers plan to split finance ministry
      268 8 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two parliamentary allies have suspended "for the time being" plans to break up the Ministry of Finance, a move that was once one of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's top priorities. The parties decided to
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      127 7 o MONT° BLANC In times that are changing ever faster, we need things which preserve the moment. |r Meisterstuck Reserve de Marche gold, mechanical clock-work, winding, manufactured the tradition of Swiss craftsmanship. J MB M ~*:1 B Jb JBr AV^BRmK^^ w h f S^S 1 T^r a THE ART OF
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      777 8 THREE WEEKS AFTER LOSING THE BALL, BANNISTER ADMITTED DEFEAT. HE JUST HOPED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO GET BACK TO THE CLUBHOUSE. It is a noteworthy fact that, wherever set against magnificent now extends to rather more than novel gentlemen have roamed on this Earth, a set rainforest backdrops. writing.
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      79 8 KEPPEL FINANCE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT Pursuant to Article 23(4) of the Articles of Association of the Company, it is hereby announced that from declarations received by the Company from shareholders and from information supplied by the Central Depository (Pte) Limited, 4.48% of the Company's issued
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Over 1m US jobs at risk due to Asian crisis, warns study
      501 9 WASHINGTON The reasons influx of cheaper Asian goods, weaker American exports to region Reuters A WASHINGTON think-tank has warned in a new study that more than one million Americans could lose their jobs as a result of Asia's
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      Lock icon Toiling for his milk
      49 9 [LA PAZ, Bolivia] Joel, 4, polishing shoes at a central plaza in La Paz. The government announced on Sunday that half a million children in Bolivia form a street workforce. The World Bank estimates that 7per cent of Bolivians live on US$l a day. AFP
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      Lock icon Money laundering a fast growing crime
      384 9 DOUGLAS, Isle of Man UptoUSssoob stashed around world, says lawyer Reuters UP to US$5OO billion (SsB7B billion) in dirty money is hidden offshore around the world and barely a tenth of that is ever recovered, a leading lawyer said yesterday. Money laundering has become
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon UN, Iraq to assess disarmament progress
        74 9 AFP [BAGHDAD] Iraq and the United Nations have agreed to convene a meeting of experts from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany next month to assess progress in the disarmament of Iraq, the official news agency INA said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Tories to return dubious donations
        66 9 AFP [LONDON] Britain's Conservative Party leader William Hague said yesterday that any money the party had received from illegal sources would be returned. He was being questioned by reporters here after revelations that the party had received £1 million (552.9 million) from a Hongkong magnate
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        Lock icon EMU members still have national control
        80 9 Bloomberg [HALLE, Germany] European nations participating in the planned single currency can still supervise financial markets on a national level, Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer said yesterday. The quality of supervisory standards will have to be on the same level Europe-wide to make this possible,
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        Lock icon Investment fund for Gaza, West Bank
        60 9 AFP [PARIS] Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and World Bank president James Wolfensohn was to sign yesterday an agreement to set up an international investment fUnd for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The Peace Technology Fund combines the World Bank's private sector agency,
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      Lock icon US Ways & Means committee chair calls for tax cuts
      264 9 US Ways Means committee chair calls for tax cuts WASHINGTON Bloomberg US HOUSE Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer yesterday called for cutting taxes, slashing government spending, reducing the national debt and eliminating the 18-month-holding period for capital gains. The Republican from Texas said federal taxes should be cut
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      Lock icon Cohen sees modest gains in military ties with China
      424 9 BEIJING Breakthroughs include pledge not to sell cruise missiles to Iran Reuters US Defence Secretary William Cohen, winding up a visit to China, yesterday cautioned against over-blown expectations of a military warming and said his visit had achieved "modest but steady"
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      Lock icon London bid to keep finance capital stature
      353 9 LONDON AFP THE Bank of England is launching a campaign to persuade the world that London should remain the financial capital of Europe even though Britain will not participate in the launch of the single currency next year. The new deputy governor of
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      136 9 'i ere's another fine example of the cuisine that was awarded 4.5 stars out of 5 by The Sunday Times. From a restaurant that was rated 8 out of 10 by The Business Times. One minister has even said that our restaurant was one of the best he has visited
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Many bumps on NZ's drive to make users pay
      772 10  -  THE BOTTOMLDIE OPINION By Lee Yoke Har The writer is an Auckland-based journalist who contributes to BT NEW ZEALAND'S quest for a free-market economy is again facing rough weather. The latest storm is over the way to price road usage efficiently.
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      115 10 'I don't find it particularly profitable to say: Let's go sacrifice somebody.' -PhilGoodit chairman and chief executive at Boeing Co who sees no immediate need to dismiss any managers because of the production problems that are costing the company US$2.6 billion (554.55 billion) in pretax charges in
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      Making of the new Singaporean
      630 10 EDITORIAL Education has always been a crucial factor in Singapore's success. There now seems to be a new determination to view it as the means to an even higher end in the difficult times that might lie ahead. This is laudable, but moving beyond academic
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      Lock icon Year of anxiety ahead
      1140 10  -  Exchange rates may hold but only for a day, a week or a month By Paul Samuelson The writer is an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This commentary first appeared in Los Angeles Times LATWP AS I write, the financial crisis that began in
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      837 10 Ruplah stability Tttal INDONESIA is facing a great dilemma in implementing the reinforced economic reforms agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund last Thursday. The crux is that a persistently volatile and weakening rupiah would make it next to impossible to implement the 50-point package of
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      793 11 —111 I Citek what's im ia Im'l Mitt it it Siidaf Clmifitd tkii wtikt«4. JU r SMAfpft/ W [c^J Where to wine, dine and entertain... l^g^sis p w m *mW Toast in the year of the Tiger with free Tiger Beer and free Yu Sheng at our Fatt Choy Reunion
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      162 11 [jjl 5J 3 A fcMrinf y\uvyur CdtirAtm AT MANDARIN SINGAPORE Savour traditional Chinese New Year favourites with us as we usher in the Year of the Tiger this Lunar New Year season Call 831 6262 for more details. tsr* J 333 Orchard Road. Singapore 23M67. Tel *****11 |L— a EEBJ
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      161 11 CRVPTIC CROSSWORD junrtion^ 00/ DOWN 9 Charming marriage after YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 Fairly splendid end? (6) her magical intervention IMM M M INI mm I 2 Optimistic gesture from con- K c "H"fl u H A H A M u n*n c ductor (6) caustic about sound sci- nioinieiniti i
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon The theatrics of one table, two chairs
      802 12  -  Eric Khoo and Ong Keng Sen are Singapore's representatives to a theatre fest in Hongkong that will test the limits of creativity, says bbn mumkoe BEN MUNROE Following the success of a multi-national theatre festival in 1997, well-known Hongkong director Danny Yung decided
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      Lock icon Agassi wins as other seeds fall
      757 12 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Rafter also through bat Ivanisevic, Muster, Hemnan are first-rand casualties Reuters [MELBOURNE] Andre Agassi gained another small foothold in his climb back to the peaks of tennis at the Australian Open yesterday, leaving Thomas Muster, Goran Ivanisevic and Tim Henman as the
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      2104 12 VAN DER HORST LIMITED CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT A MEETING OF THE NOTEHOLDERS HELD AT SCHRODER INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT BANKERS LIMITED 65 CHUUA STREET, #36-01 OCBC CENTRE SINGAPORE *****3 ON THE 30 DAY OF DECEMBER 1997 AT 4.00 P.M. The following Resolution of the Noteholders of Van Der
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Soeryadjaya bid for Kotjo's L&M stake hits snag
      502 13  -  Cathay cinema chief ups stake in UPP, expected to raise holdings further By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] The Soeryadjaya family's plans to buy Johanes Kotjo's stake in L&M may now hang in the balance as financiers continue to sell his L&M shares. Mainboard-listed
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      Three Sesdaq stocks moving to main board
      376 13  -  By Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq is los ing three of its more active counters to the main board Freight Links Express Holdings (FLEH), Kian Ho Bearings and Super Coffeemix. The three companies yesterday said they have received the go-ahead for upgrading to the
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      Enhanced network boosts Sing Tel base
      262 13 [SINGAPORE] Sing Tel Mobile has managed to attract more than 30,000 customers to its PCN network since it was relaunched as GSM 1800 two months ago bringing its total mobile phone subscriber base to above 600,000. Announcing this at the launch of the dualband
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      Rothschild's new fund to invest in S-E Asia markets
      357 13  -  By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Although re-cently-relaxed Central Provident Fund rules now allow for unit trusts to be Invested in developed markets like the US and Germany, Rothschild Asset Management (RAM) has chosen to focus its latest fund on the bombed-out markets
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      Debt row threatens to derail Japanese love of consensus
      1175 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Anthony Rowley THE Japanese love of consensus is becoming part of history, or so it would appear from the bitter controversy that is developing between the government and management of the semi-privatised Japan Railways companies over the question
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        HK Telecom gives up int'l licence 8 yrs early
        713 14  -  Firm will receive Compensation of HKs6.7b cash, rights to hike local charges From i Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG opened up its telecommunications sector •farther yesterday when Hongkong Telecom (HKT) agreed to give up its exclusive international licence eight years
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        Lock icon HK retailer Joyce gives debt assurance
        177 14 AFX Asia {HONGKONG] Luxury retailer Joyce Boutique Holdings said it remains fully able to meet all its debt payment obligations and continues to have the full support of its bankers. In a statement, the company said that its total bank borrowings, except HK$lll million
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        Lock icon No plans to lay off staff, says SIA
        164 14 Bloomberg (SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines said it has no plans to lay off or fire any employees, after rival Cathay Pacific said on Monday that it would axe 760 jobs in a cost cutting effort. "We are not thinking of retrenching any staff
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        Lock icon Ekran shares plunge by more than half after two-month suspension
        515 14 Four other counters linked to Baknn project too suffer same fate AFP Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares in Malaysian dam developer Ekran Bhd plunged by more than half yesterday as they resumed trading after a twomonth suspension prompted by government plans
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        Lock icon Froget handphones, get a wrist-pager
        61 14 [TOKYO] For those who aspire towards James Bond-worthy gadgets, this might be just the thing. Mobile communications company NTT DoCoMo yesterday unveiled in Tokyo a new pager-wristwatch called "NEXT Zi:ks", a water-resistant watch with a vibrating pager that works even underwater. Bond wannabes can start
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        China Everbright Hldgs profit jumps 10-fold
        357 14  -  Bnt that's only a ballpark number pending audit: By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Despite the regional financial turmoil, China Everbright Holdings Co Ltd (HK) chalked up an impressive 10-fold jump in aftertax profit last year, its chairman Zhu Xiaohua disclosed yesterday. However, he did not
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        Lock icon BIL reaps A$218.9m from Coles Myer sale
        288 14 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Brierley Investments Ltd, fresh from reaping a A 5218.9 million (***** million) profit on its stake in Coles Myer, is looking for new Australian investment opportunities. Don Conway, general manager of Brierley's Australian operations, said the company sold because "we just
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        CMB seeks to move excess funds to CCS
        260 14 (SINGAPORE) CarnaudMetal box Asia (CMB Asia) is seeking shareholders' approval for placing surplus funds with its new parent. Crown Cork Seal Co (CCS), so that it can get a better yield. The packaging company will also seek the green light for a
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        Lock icon HK securities firm C A Pacific goes into liquidation
        560 15  -  Sectod firm to suffer tke fate in two weeks after it de&uilts on HKs39m payment From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG'S C A Pacific Securities went into liquidation yesterday after declaring it would default on obligations worth HK$39 million (SsB.B
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        Lock icon Asian crisis deals blow to JP Morgan, Chase, Citicorp profits
        496 15 Otietrp nys tormal lapped USs2som«ff Q4 pre-tax results Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JP Morgan, Citicorp and Chase Manhattan reported that economic tumult in Asia hurt their fourth-quar-ter profits. "It was anything but a normal quarter," said Citicorp chairman John Reed. "The
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        Lock icon Toshiba cuts profit forecast 83% as sales drop
        239 15 UwJipme taTOßufatUairt Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp said competition from inexpensive personal computers in the US and slow sales of air conditioners and other appliances in Japan have forced it to cut its profit forecast 83 per cent Group net profit for Japan's
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        Lock icon Lend Lease, Nat Mutual agree to A$5b merger
        469 16 Hew group will rank with top Australian money manager AMP Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Lend Lease Corp and National Mutual Holdings Ltd said they have signed a conditional agreement to merge their life insurance and ftind management businesses, paving the way to create a
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        Lock icon Barclays plans sweeping revamp
        162 16 Reuters [LONDON] British banking heavyweight Barclays pic is planning a sweeping internal reorganisation to bring its retail financial service to the fore, newspapers said yesterday. Chief executive Martin Taylor has written to the bank's 85,000 employees saying he plans to regroup Barclays' businesses into four global
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        Lock icon Aluminium seen shining in gloomy year for metals
        460 16 lfatals analysts pdM dte Asian turmoil ts biggest threat FT tVDON] This year's FinanTimes poll of metals analysts makes very depressing reading for producers. All the analysts are forecasting lower average copper and lead prices this year than in 1997. A big
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        Hong Leong, Bradstock buy Suntek stake
        309 16  -  Both companies new control total of 80% of local insnrer By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Bradstock Asia a British-Malaysian insurance joint venture has joined hands with Singapore property and hotel group Hong Leong Holdings to acquire a majority stake in local-ly-registered Suntek Insurance Brokers.
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs close lower
        208 16 SOKELReport Reuters {SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures eased yesterday on hopes Japan would ignite its economy with fresh economic stimuli, dealers said. March Euroyen futures was trading around 99.175 compared to its IMM close at 99.120 on Friday. Volume was at 5,050
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        Technology shares boost futures contracts
        155 16  -  MS&TAIW AM FUTURES .1, /DO -By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refoo Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract rose yesterday, buoyed by optimism in technology stocks and their earnings potential. Trading in futures was focused on the January/February roll
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        Lock icon Row between UN, Iraq fails to lift prices
        245 16 EMERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil markets were little changed yesterday as tension between the United Nations and Iraq Called again to lift prices decisively clear of recent 45-month lows. North Sea Brent crude was down seven cents at U5515.76 in London
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        268 16 AFP THE US The dollar gained a bit in the morning session yesterday against the yen, to 129.40 yen, and against the mark, to 1.8394 marks. Sterling stood in early afternoon at 3.0020 marks against 3.0089 earing in the morning and 3.0065 marks on Monday evening. It slipped
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      1737 17 Ml N— V- Group 527 -7 AB Ports 286.400 *1400 AMey National TB9 -If Allied Domecq 566 <4 Anmc 12X400 1400 Aid* Group 193 2.600 BATInd 900 *1 •GWe 321 A *CC 140 X400 BOC Group 855 -26 MWntan TM -9400 »T* 154 taidi Bonk of Scotland
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      1539 17 AFP Hateg *I>M> JAPANESE share prices closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday on short-covering and buying in the futures contract on widening optimism about the government's remedy for the economy, brokers said. "Underlying sentiment remained positive," one broker said. "The market reflected mounting expectations for the likely formulation of
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      1549 18 AFP Q Hang Seng *3128 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, recovering from losses as interbank interest rates eased on subsiding local fears surrounding the Indonesian currency, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index ended up up 33.28 points to 9,433.70 on turnover of HK$9.2B billion. The three-month interbank offered
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      626 18 Reuters HSfc«ufc«Bhig *OLOI SHENZHEN'S B Share Index ended slightly higher yesterday in slow trade, with sentiment still weak due to fluctuations in Hongkong shares and caution ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. The B Index edged up 0.01 point to 80.90 on turnover of HK115.9 million. "Sentiment is
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      355 18 AFP HWPhla *9tM STOCK prices rose 0.8 per cent yesterday on strong buying of technology shares, dealers said. "Investors bought electronic and electrical shares on range trading to make quick profit," said a trader. "With sufficient capital flow in the market, investors are looking for good buys." The TSE
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      256 18 Bloomberg Q Wellington ♦20.72 SHARES rose yesterday amid perceptions that the worst of Asia's crisis may be over. Traders said some stocks may have been sold down farther than the damage to their earnings from Asia would justify. The NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 20.72 points to 2,257.45. Bloomberg
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      785 18 AFP D SET Mac 4jj SHARE prices fell 1.6 per cent yesterday on the back of prof-it-taking in blue chips in the banking and finance sectors as well as a general weakening of regional currencies, analysts said. "It is basically profit-tak-ing on yesterday's strong performance," an analyst at a
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      403 18 AFP nCmpoßtghin ♦4.78 SHARE prices closed mixed yesterday, with profit-taking by institutional investors offset by foreign buying in blue chips in the afternoon. The Composite Index rose 4.78 points at 533.55. Volume was 125.1 million shares worth 1.3 trillion won. Falls led rises 632 to 246. Institutions sold their
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      589 18 AFP DillOriiiariai -IL3 SHARE prices slipped 0.4 per cent yesterday in thin trade as offshore investors stayed away. "In the Asian markets there wasn't much direction. There was a little bit of profittaking and a bit of weakness in resources with the overnight drop in metal prices," said a
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      690 18 AFP Composite Index *101 STOCKS rose yesterday despite the local currency's sharp fall as banking stocks fuelled a late rally on expectations of more bank mergers. "I would say that it's a strange trading day. The market was down sharply in early trade but managed to close higher," said
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      MANILA
      303 18 HI Manila *IJ7 SHARE prices rose 0.1 per cent yesterday amid signs that profit-takers were moving in after watching the market climb for several days. Shares rose in early trading but were pulled down an hour before closing to end just above the positive side. The Composite Index rose
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        Lock icon Shares close lower on profit-taking
        329 19 AFX Asia fl Composite Index jLTj SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as they succumbed to profit-taking after the steep gains seen over the past few days, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 3.73 points at 585.35. The Emas Index closed down 2.35 points
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        JSH wrt: high risk venture
        208 20  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan IT SEEMS like there are quite a few readers out there who recognise the potentially attractive rewards to be had from punting warrants highlighted in this column. Parkway warrant, which we noted was an attractive but risky punt, surged 42
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2053 20 Or Or 1997AM Last W Day MOmM Okr Dt» YM Not MCap MM> n» 0«na Citmr «M» roooi HHk U» Onyr »—r Cw P/* fcao 470 28 Hit 5000 MSSSOc 95 -20 4240 T» 00 95 96 10 13 U 403 973 137 123 mt 9001 AMOOSOc 225
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        1553 21 TURNOVER 000) VALUE COOO) mi cut Ttw mm o«» Industrie 84,398 90,523 174,921 186,694 44.606 ***** rintoc, 14,690 43,134 57,824 91,387 29.650 121.037 Hotels 4,607 1.9*0 6,567 5,018 626 5>M ProiMrtws 28,516 39,840 68.356 82.003 13.750 95.754 Plantation 12.082 12.082 2XZT7 23JTT Mning 2,400 2,408 UM 1.638 W.W 5,881 33,005
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        224 22 Stocks Volume •MBf Capital 17,997,000 •Renong Bhd 50c 15,230,000 •Rekapacific Bh 14,702,000 •Innovest Bhd 12,911,000 DBS Land 10,230,000 •MBF Land BM 9,720,000 •RHB Cap Wt99 9,212,000 •Berjaya Group 8,681,000 Wing Tai 25c 8,072,000 ST Engg 10c 6,839,000 Stacks OCBC Foreign 30,433,316 UOB Foreign 25,741,235 City Dev 50c 23,390,125 SIA Foreign
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        HOT STOCK
        59 22  -  -by Shiv Taneja HONGKONG LAND closed nine US cents lower yesterday at USSI.B3 on a volume of 6.66 million shares, compared with its 10<lay traded average of 8.6 million units. Given the counter's declining volume, expect to see more downside in the near term. However, long-term investors should
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        Lock icon Market falls as investors ignore Dec trade figures
        652 22  -  STOCK MARKET COMHEMTARY Players lock in sharp gains amid fears that the worst is not over for the region; volume significantly lower Ven Sreenivasan (SINGAPORE] The local stock market fell yesterday as investors ignored bet-ter-than-expected December trade Figures and locked in profits
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          Drink not, want not
          69 22 LOCAL advertising agency Ace Daytons has sent greetings to its clients and friends in the form of a Chinese New Year poster which bears the hallmarks of good advertising—shock and amusement value. It shows a gift-wrapped bottle of potent tiger penis soup (18 per cent alcohol,
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          Cut costs, increase rev
          144 22 THE people at Dow Jones Markets yesterday released the most tangible result of their alliance with Microsoft last year. The product, which is called Active 1, takes advantage of the fact that Windows workstations account for more than 90 per cent of all positions sold to
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          Staying in
          107 22 TRUE to his word, Roger Davis, the former chairman of BZW Asia (the bulk of which recently got hived off to Credit Suisse First Boston) hasn't jumped ship just because his empire has shrunk on account of the sale. Mr Davis has remained with the group and taken
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          Tiger, Tiger, Burning Blight
          163 22 HERE'S another twist to the Tiger tail (tale), with apologies to Blake. This is not the first time we enter a Tiger year amidst fears of economic blight, it seems. A contact who runs a public relations company called BT to recount what some Chinese businessmen
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      319 22 BUSINESS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Lee Soon Hong of Blk 737, Yishun Street 72 #08-89 Singapore *****7, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop in respect of M/S The Baker Minimart located at #01-29, Peninsula Plaza, North Bridge Road Singapore *****8, and
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      317 22 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Sim Yong Hwee of Blk 104 Tampines St 11 #11-89 Singapore *****4, have applied for a Samsu Shop in respect of M/s Hup Hwee Trading Enterprise located at Blk 21 Chai Chee Road #01-432, Singapore *****1, and that this application will be considered by
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      528 22 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Pang Toh Fah of Blk 846, Sims Ave #10-750 Singapore *****6, have applied for a Retail Beer Shop in respect of M/s Best Star Mart located at Blk 891, Tampines Ave 8 #01-82, Singapore *****1, and that this application will be considered by the
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      355 22 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Chua Quee Chye of Blk 612, #05-302, Clementi West Street 1 Singapore *****2, have applied for a Ist Class Public House (Extended) Licence in respect of M/s Craigside Investments Pte Ltd located at #81-09, 30 Victoria Street, Chijmes Singapore *****6, and that this application
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      306 23 Bridge News Reuters IT WAS a market going nowhere but down with rates down for almost all sizes, brokers said. Activity in the east was negligible with rates dropping on the key routes —the US or Canadian west coast/Japan grain run is now down to U5510.75 without combination
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      Lock icon S'pore registry sails past 20m gross tonnes mark
      447 23  -  Merchant fleet ranks 10th in the world; SBS has grown in size from early 1996 By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) crossed the 20 million gross tonnes (gt) mark on Oct 15 last year, the Maritime and Port
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      High and low-tech solutions to letters of indemnity in oil trade
      817 23  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer THE oil trade has changed almost beyond recognition in the space of the past 25 years. Once dominated by the oil majors, there are now hundreds of traders, at least, who play a vital role.
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      Lock icon Uncertainty over VLCC market due to Asia crisis
      431 23 Tanker owners question if MPTs high rates are sustainable Bridge News [LONDON] Asia's financial turmoil will force a rethink of the future of the VLCC market in the coming year, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners said in its monthly market
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      Aussie Labor to offer ideas on waterfront work problems
      351 23  -  From, Jerzy in Sydney THE Australian Labor Party is to advocate a fresh approach to the problem of waterfront productivity in Australia at its annual conference in Hobart this week. The shadow transport spokesman, Lindsay Tanner, said that Labor recognises that
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      Bid to boost shipping profile
      872 24  -  HK MARITIME mUUH'I'KT The government and shipowners are working together to promote Hongkong as a shipping hub From PT Bangsberg in Hongkong Hongkong is making a determined push to raise the public perception of its vital maritime industry, with owners and government departments joining forces.
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      341 24 PAOC EuroHama 6 ANL 3 Evergreen 6 Accord Fl-Bright 15 Ahrenkiei M M Appenship 5 FoongSun 8 AsiaOCL 15 fr °ti Astro 3 FrtLinte 16 Austral 9 CLink 4 Avant 16 Oemartrans 8 B'tang Mas 8 Genshpg 9 BSA 7 Glory Nav 16
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        521 40 Boeing says it will probably meet JUlaysian Airline officials this week [SEATTLE] Boeing Co may have to delay deliveries of jetliners to Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), Philippine Airlines Inc and Thai Airways International pel, as Asian airlines struggle to pay
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        441 40 Bat some outstanding issues are still in the way of a final pact NYT [NEW YORK] US and Japanese negotiators have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal that would greatly increase the number of flights between the two countries and
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