The Business Times, 12 February 1998

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 110/12/97 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, FKBUARY 12,1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    80 1 EXCHANGE 1ATES ust ss CSI ISM i 1.824 IM DM OJM ASM YEN 100 tm 141C MS 0182 •M HKS 0.129 Oil I BAHT 0923 8.937 RUP1AH 100 0.014 0(« hue-ban* ram PUKE KATES* SINGAPORE* 7.H5 KUALA LUMPUR JJO JAKARTA ...18.00 BANGKOK 1125 MANILA 12.50 HONGKONG JJO TAIPH JJO
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    Lock icon Indonesia announces currency board to fight 'insane' rupiah level
    1102 1  -  US consultant says system can be ready in 3 weeks, a peg of 5,000 rupiah to US$l possible From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday formally announced it would establish a currency board system to stabilise the rupiah and help
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    Lock icon Finance minister denies Thailand is going for a currency board
    433 1 Denial follows report of talks with IMF over system AFP. Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's finance minister denied reports yesterday that the government was discussing the introduction of a currency board system here with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Thai television reported.
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    Fixed-rate loans for new cars double to as high as 7.6%
    411 1  -  Standard 7-year rate now ranges from about 5 to over 7% By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Fixed-rate loans for new cars have shot up to as high as 7.6 per cent double the 3 to 4 per cent rates offered
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    Lock icon Asian currencies, stocks lose steam after early rally
    536 1  -  !ty\ Larry Wee, R Sivanithy (SINGAPORE] A newspaper report, later denied by the Thai government, that Thailand is also examining a currency board system after Indonesia drove the baht to a high of 41 against the dollar in early morning trade yesterday,
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      102 1 DBgDE Foreign banks cat fired deposit rates Foreign banks have been so successful in attracting retail funds lately that they are cutting back on fixed deposit rates when their local counterparts are raising theirs, Pg2 Property prtvininui Be prepared for the provisions property companies are expected to make in their
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      7 1 Two views on currency boards, Pg 12
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      231 1 Timeless values. Taf Empire Period -tf>v *F Geneva enamel Duplex escapement movement o/ London If These I wo exquisite watches, The Rolex Day-Date in the shape of peaehes, are W is appreciated for more called «For China». than just the twenty-five The craftsmen of Geneva were languages in which it
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Foreign banks cut fixed deposit rates as 2 interbank rates fall
      589 2  -  Their short-term deposit rates now lower than local banks' By\ Frances Lui FOREIGN banks have been so successful in attracting retail funds lately that they are cutting back on fixed deposit rates when their local counterparts are raising theirs.
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      20% of workers earn at least $3,000 a month
      463 2  -  Another 20% still getting less than $1,000 a month By, Audrey Tan MORE than one in five workers now earn at least $3,000 a month, compared to barely one in 20 just a decade ago. the latest labour statistics show. And
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      Mega boat show in April attracts 400 exhibitors
      187 2 SINGAPORE'S boating and marine leisure industry will get a boost when three popular marine shows come under one roof at the World Trade Centre during April 1-5. Boat Asia '96, METS Asia '98 (Marine Equipment Trade Show), Asia Dive Expo '98 and
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      Asia crisis hits business sentiment
      324 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Outlook By Jennifer Lien THE regional currency crisis has dampened business sentiment, latest official business expectations surveys show. The Economic Development Board's survey of 384 manufacturing companies between December 1997 and January shows a net weighted balance of 13 per cent
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      Lock icon Parallel importer starts selling subcompact Baby Benz
      388 2  -  By i Christopher Tan THE Mercedes-Benz A-class is here, seven months before authorised agent Cycle Carriage is due to have its first shipment. A single silver unit of the left-hand-drive version sits at parallel importer Euromobile's showroom In Sin Ming Road. The display
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      RSP Architects CEO Judy Lim quits after just 7 months
      286 3  -  Reasons for ho* sodden departure not clear; firm declines to give details By. Abdul Hadhi DR Judy Lim, who joined RSP Architects Planners Engineers as its chief executive officer in July last year, has left the firm. A RSP spokesman
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      S'pore Crocodile to invest $20m in two new factories in China
      200 3 HOMEGROWN garment manufacturer Singapore Crocodile $s expanding its operations in China by investing $20 million fo two factory-and-warehouse Complexes. The first complex, which will have a 10,000 sq m builtup area, will be built in Suzh<ju and will be
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      Palais Renaissance anchor tenants' rents cut
      406 3  -  Versace, Prada shops secure cats of up to 10% from Hong Leong Ang Wan May TWO fashion gurus Christina Ong and Tina Tan who bring in labels such as Versace and Prada have secured rental reductions of up to 10 per cent for their
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      Asian Aerospace '98 loses star US warplanes to the Gulf
      464 3  -  But US still biggest contingent with over 200 firms taking part Hy David Boey AMERICA'S decision to boost rits military muscle in the Gulf has knocked two star United States Air Force warplanes from Asian Aerospace 1998 a Rockwell B-1B
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      1050 2 OA CAM International Holdings Ltd NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on 27 February 1998 at 2.30 pm at Aflson Hotel, Pine Ballroom, Level 3.101 Victoria Street, Singapore *****8 to transact the following ordinary business:
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon New bid to sell 2 projects
      600 4  -  Tuah Sing's Kingsville and Limau Villas leasehold landed projects will be relaunched soon Janny Lam [SINGAPORE] UAN Sing Holdings will, withW oM in three weeks, relaunch two V 1 leasehold landed projects, Kingsville and Limau Villas, first marketed a year ago. Up first for
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      Lock icon MEPC to sell 70% of Aussie property portfolio for A$491m
      248 4 Bloomberg [LOlfeON] MEPC pic said it agreeif to sell 70 per cent of its Australian property portfolio to AJIP Asset Management pic and fib in Yen for a total of As49(million ($544 million) as the flsl estate company disposejof its
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      Lock icon Office rents in prime Hongkong areas drop on increased supply
      494 4 Downward trend may continue given the economic slowdown Bridge News [HONGKONG] Office rentals fell in aU three of Hongkong's premier office areas in January. affected by increased supply arid by a downturn in the broader property market which has seen
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      House Hunt
      886 4 Property transactions for districts 11 and 21 (sectors 28 to 90 and 58 to 59) lodged between Nov 27, 1997 and Feb 7,1998 PROJECTNMC/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUUW PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE UUCAKA* (SOFT) CStWJ) CSS) District T1 Buckley Mans Apt 21-11-1997 FH Mi 925 8ti
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      19 4 v f The Straits Times^ Classified comes in handy when mr I'm looking for handicraft courses .J jf w
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      269 5 Without quiet and peace of mind, your appreciation of performance will never be perfect. At Lexus, our philosophy insists that luxury car performance not only delivers the uplifting feeling of smooth, powerful acceleration. It must also add to the serene comfort lMU i" > I M "^.r.. in I Wflo:te,Pr
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon US, G-7 plan trade insurance for Asian firms
      509 6 Aim of USslob pool is to ensure companies continue producing IHT [LONDON] The United States and its Group of Seven (G-7) partners are discussing the creation of an unprecedented emergency pool of about US$lO billion (Ssl6 billion) worth of special trade insurance
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      Bank Indonesia's track record justifies currency board: expert
      616 6  -  Developing countries with central banks have done worse than those withont: Kurt Schiller Ity Catherine Ong THE track record of Bank Indonesia and that of other con tral banks in developing countries show that Indonesia is better off with a currency board
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      Lock icon Seoul widens band for stock price fluctuations
      396 6 Policy-makers on veil plans to privatise state giants AFP [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday expanded the band of stock price fluctuations and unveiled plans for possible privatisation of state giants in fresh efforts to ride out its financial crisis. The moves coincided with reports
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      Lock icon Seoul hands draft on Asian stability to Chinese president
      252 6 AFP (BEIJING) A suggestion for a draft declaration on Asian stability was put to Chinese President Jiang Zemin yesterday by the man widely tipped to become South Korea's next prime minister, diplomatic sources said. Kim Jong Pil, leader of the United
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      Lock icon Merchant banks defer 8t won paper
      254 6 AFP [SEOUL] South Korean merchant banks yesterday agreed to roll over commercial papers worth eight trillion won (SsB.l billion) to ease serious liquidity problems of corporations. Under the rollover accord, reached at a meeting of 16 merchant banks, the maturity of eight trillion won
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      Sing dollar slightly overvalued after rally: Mobius
      425 6  -  In the longer term, it won't rise significantly, he says By I Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar which has appreciated by almost 10 per cent in the past several weeks is "slightly overvalued", and from a longer term perspective is not expected
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      Lock icon Yuan under pressure to appreciate: securities regulator
      398 6 Stabilisation moves to be discussed next month in parliament AFP (BOMBAY! China is to take measures to maintain the stability of its yuan, which rather than facing possible devaluation is under pressure to appreciate. a senior securities regulatory official said yesterday. The measures
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Taiwan supportive of M'sian economy: Anwar
      579 7 TAIPEI M'sian deputy premier stresses his Taiwan visit is purely economic, not political Reuters MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, making a politically sensitive visit to Taipei yesterday, said he found Taiwan very supportive of proposed measures to help his battered economy. "Premier Vincent
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      Lock icon China's spending spree comes up short
      777 7  -  CHUA WATCH Bonds serve politics more than fiscal expansion By Lu Ning AT the World Economic Forum at Davos last week, Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing announced a spending spree: China is to spend a total of US$75O billion (SSI 2 trillion) in three years
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      Lock icon KL model for freeing insurance sector endorsed
      302 7 MANILA Reuters A KEY insurance industry body for developing nations has endorsed Malaysia's gradual approach to liberalising the sector as a model for others to follow, the body's senior officials said yesterday. "We have told our members to pay attention to the Malaysian
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      Lock icon Investment growth in China slows to 9%
      153 7 BEIJING AFP INVESTMENT in China grew an annual 9 per cent to 2.53 trillion yuan (*****.6 billion) last year, a slowdown from the near 15 per cent growth recorded in 19%, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Investment in the debt burdened state
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      Lock icon Manila economy turning around: official
      300 7 MANILA AFP THE Philippine economy is recovering from the Asian finan clal crisis but it still faces hefty challenges, said Economic Planning Secretary Cielito Habito yesterday. "Now. we're seeing a turn around although it is presumptuous to say that we're already out of the woods,"
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      Lock icon Zhu to address parliament in sign he is being groomed
      375 7 HE MING Reuters IN a clear sign that he will take over as premier, China's economic tsar Zhu Rongji has been slated to deliver the keynote address to parliament next month. Chinese sources said yesterday. Separately, the National People's Congress
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      Lock icon Key Aussie consumer index jumps to 15-month high in Feb
      227 8 SYDNEY Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S most-watched measure of consumer sentiment jumped 5.1 per cent to a 15-month high in February, suggesting better job prospects are outweighing concerns about Asia's financial crisis. "The consumer appears to be responding well to the maintenance of
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      Lock icon Korean union defies tough govt warning, renews strike threat
      417 8 SEOUL Tomorrow's general strike looms unless Seoul renegotiates lay-off accord Reuters INDUSTRIAL strife loomed in South Korea when the country's militant labour umbrella group, defying a government warning, said yesterday it would proceed with a planned general strike tomorrow. The 550.000-strong
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      Lock icon Chief of India's central bank backs pro-market reforms
      369 8 BOMBAY AFP THE head of India's central bank here yesterday threw his weight behind pro-market reforms by arguing they had revolutionised the country's capital markets. Bimal Jalan, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said: "There has been a sea-change in
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      Lock icon Albright on funds for N Korea reactor
      260 8 WASHINGTON She's confident Seoul, Tokyo will continue to meet major costs Reuters (WASHINGTON! Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ex pressed confidence on Tuesday that South Komi and Japan would pay the major costs of a US$5.l billion (SsB.3 billion) nuclear project for North
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      Lock icon Japan eases rules on commercial paper: report
      283 8 TOKYO Govt to allow companies to sell CPs directly to investors AFP JAPAN'S finance ministry will relax regulations on cr*n mercial paper issuance by corporations to ease the nation's credit crunch, a business daily said yesterday. The ministry will allow companies to sell
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      Lock icon Clinton ready to allow more US trade with Vietnam
      271 8 WASHINGTON Bloomberg US President BUI Clinton is prepared as early as next month to waive a Cold Warera law and aUow US businesses to expand trade with Vietnam, a Clinton aide said. "The president will be prepared to act in a
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      Lock icon Privatisation of Sabah power board fails
      281 8 KUALA LUMPUR State govt working out a new deal with Tenaga Nasional Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Borneo state of Sabah said yesterday an attempt to privatise the Sabah Electricity Board (SEB) had failed and a new deal was being worked out. The national Bernama
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      348 7 lEventHopic Speaker Welcome Address Mr? Elizabeth Sam. Chairperson. I MAS fl^Bj Floating Exchange Rate* and their Dr Jim Walker. Chief Economist HBk Implications for the Regional Economies and Policies Credit Lyonnais Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd 9S^B Thr Role of Supra-national Financial Agencies in Asia Mr David C.L. Nellor. Deputy to
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      127 8 It could be any number of fY anniversaries, ISO certification, pages but the cost of a special 1 vJ U. 1.1.1. lfc ground-breaking ceremonies feature in our newspapers and topping-up ceremonies. will remain the same for you: $0. We will Since you have so much to gain and nothing organise
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      277 9 I DAI KIN %y| Daikin and you won't haue to pay the price. f uen today, Daikin's reuolutionary "no mater" URII central air-con system saues ouer §130,000 1 a year in a 25-storey office building. Imagine your sauings in the future! 1 The building in question is John Hancock Tower.
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  • RUN-UP TO INDIAN ELECTIONS
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      Lock icon India headed for a hung parliament
      1111 10  -  Most polls put BJP ahead without a clear majority and show Sonia Gandhi's campaign has helped Congress fif: Rajendra Bajpai [NEW DELHI] THE right-wing Hindu revivalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have forged ahead of their opponents in most opinion polls published
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      Leading parties in clash of ideals
      824 10  -  Manifestos of BJP, Congress offer opposing economic policies From Yogi Aggarwal in Bombay AS THE dates for polling in India's parliamentary elections draw nearer, the fight has narrowed down to one between the BJP and the Congress, with either one of them likely to
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      107 10 L HOTEL 81* HOTEL 81 *STM HOTEL 81 *HOU.YWOOO A 1 Lorong 12 Geylang Lorong 18 GayUnf Lorong 8 G*ylang I Tel: 842 8181 Tel: 748 8181 Td: 383 8181 nett. I |Aj| |j I night (Double/Twin) on Saturday! A ev« of public holiday* $59 f!6tt« p€T flight (twjfl) For
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon It's going to be the year of the bond market: analysts
      562 11  -  NEW YORK They expect bonds to rally on signs of moderation in the US economy By, Andrew Marks WITH the equity markets surging again and prices for 30-year US Treasuries on the decline since early January, the bond market
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      Lock icon No China govt link to illegal funds: report
      167 11 NEW YORK Reuters A REPUBLICAN probe has found that illegal campaign contributions to the Democratic National Committee in the 1996 election came from China but were not tied to the Chinese government, the S'ew York Times said yesterday. Citing a declassified docu-
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      Lock icon German inflation falls to 7-year low
      384 11 WIESBADEN, Germany Rate of 1.7% slowed by weak retail and energy prices Bloomberg WEAK retail sales and falling energy prices helped push Germany's annual inflation rate to a seven year low, gov ernment reports showed today, raising optimism the Bundesbank won't raise inter est
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      Lock icon UK £8m ad bid to get youth into work
      435 11 mLONDON Bloomberg, Reuters UK Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday kicked off an £8 million ($2l million) advertising campaign to attract businesses to its New Deal programme designed to get unemployed youth off welfare and Into work. Government officials said 24 big
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      Lock icon Thousands of British kids work for low pay: survey
      117 11 LONDON AFP A SHOCK survey highlighting poor pay and working conditions for tens of thousands of British children, some as young as 10, has given fresh impetus to moves to bring the country into line with European laws on child labour.
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      77 11 DAILY. SMOOTH AS SILK. i c- x V. Every afternoon, Thai flies non-stop from Singapore at 3.25pm to arrive In Jakarta at 4.05pm. En|oy our Royal Orchid Service on board and also earn miles with Royal Orchid J Hfll Plus, Asia's leading frequent flyer programme. Thai. Smooth as silk. Smooth
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      156 11 I 7i i Meet one of Louis XV's favourite chicks... §i ...and discover the pleasures of life in a gilt cage. You art* spec ially invited to a standing-room only performance by a rare and exquisite golden bird in a jewelled cage, and to view a connoisseur's collection of limited
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Distracted Clinton leaves Rubin in charge
      734 12  -  THE BOTTOM LDVE OPINION By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent WITH President Bill Clinton distracted by Monicagate, US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has emerged as the chief Clinton administration voice on the financial turmoil in Asia Some observers conclude that Mr
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      98 12 'Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell' David Roche a strategist on the East Asian economic crisis. I never spanked or scolded my son. But I never recalled a case where he disappointed me either.' -Thuan Leekpai 66-year-old mother of Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai on
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      Price of half-measures in the Gulf
      645 12 EDITORIAL IF AMERICAN actions in the Persian Gulf have not been universally endorsed this time, it is not because of any lingering sympathy for President Saddam Hussein, but because of an understandable degree of confusion regarding the Clinton administration's precise motives. The entire Arab
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      Lock icon Risking rupiah exodus
      1039 12  -  TWO VIEWS ON CURRENCY BOARDS Chances are corporates will bail out of rnpiAh, causing sharp drop in reserves and a credit crunch Vikram Khanna The writer isßT's regional economics editor IT LOOKS increasingly likely that Indonesia will perhaps even before its presidential election early next month adopt
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      Jakarta has enough reserves
      1016 12  -  Transparent currency board avoids mistakes by central banks Hy Catherine Ong The writer is BT's senior correspondent A SENIOR official of the IMF recently disclosed that only four people In the public sector in Thailand knew of the scandalous US$2O billion (Ss32.;> billion) forward contracts at
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  • OSCAR NOMINATIONS
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      Lock icon They've got that sinking feeling
      1293 13  -  Whether it's the Leo factor, the built-in tragedy or just what love means, one thing's for sure. Titanic taps into something, well, deep, says amy Wallace AMY WALLACE LATWP LISA Epstein saw the movie Titanic for the first time on Christmas Day. She's seen it
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      Lock icon Canadian filmmaker thrilled
      321 13 Reuters (TORONTO) Canadian director Atom Egoyan said on Tuesday he was shocked to learn of his two Oscar nominations for The Sweet Hereafter his film about a town devastated by a school bus crash. "I was just stunned. It was completely unexpected and beyond the realm of
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      Lock icon Scoring a classic for Hollywood
      422 13 Hie movie world is returning to classical composers in a big way LAT [HOLLYWOOD] There are few surprises among the composers nominated for an Academy Award, especially in the category of best original dramatic score. The music of the nominees John Williams (Amistad), Danny Elfman
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      163 13 Celebration of love at the Orchard. 14 FEBRUARY 1998 Add another memorable chapter to your love story with a romantic dinner, roses, chocolates and balloons. Tea Lounge The Sidewalk FASHION SHOW BY MOVIE Endless Love Valentine's Day Set Dinner MODELS FEATURING THE SS6O per person S$4S per person LATEST CASUAL
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      839 15 TV&RADIO 8.30 New Adventures Of Rob- 8.00 Berita 12 (News). 1 B ilflTTiTTSn——— r in Hood. 8.30 Festival Filem ICI Dulux: 130 J™ TV Innovations. 30 Ally Mcßeal. Uyar 12 -XX Ray 11. V* JIB I I; 1 j L\ tz k 10.30 News 5 Tonight. 10.30 Granny Nonnon And
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      213 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS Z\ Admiral's in the hold (6) 26 Foreign character Joins the ar 27 Desire to travel, crawling some I I I 1 I I I I I I distance (5,4) -Q* 28 Avoldfd pits speeded round BGoin to call on hard old tribes- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION down man(B)
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
    • BUMPER to BUMPER
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        Porsche Boxster comes out tops
        55 16 THE Porsche Boxster has been voted "Automobile of the Year" by Automotive Magazine, a renowned US publication with a circulation of over one million. Two dozen cars introduced in 1997 vied for this title, including the Audi A 6, Chevrolet Corvette, Chrysler Concorde, Jaguar XJB,
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        A Toyota house to go with your car?
        72 16 THE folks who build one of the world's bestselling cars also build homes—and mighty fine ones as this photo shows. Sales of Toyota homes rose 13.5 per cent in the 1907 fiscal year to 3,713 houses on the back of better marketing
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        Porsche profits up 70% to 65m marks
        95 16 PORSCHE AG posted group profits of 65 million marks (5558.4 million) for the interim ended Jan 31, up almost 70 per cent. Turnover rose 9.6 per cent to 1.95 billion marks with 14,900 cars delivered. The Stuttgart company is now well on its
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        Nissan upgrades CAD capabilities
        79 16 NISSAN Motor has upped its computer-aided design (CAD) capability with new software from Cincinnati-based Structural Dynamic Research Corp. The carmaker's investment estimated at eight billion yen (SSIOS million), will allow CAD work on a whole vehicle, instead of just parts now. The three-dimensional system will also
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        Team Red Bull set for 6th Formula One
        69 16  -  n.mniifcy Christopher Tan TEAM Red Bull Sauber Petronas is entering its sixth Formula One with renewed optimism, with Jean Alesi and Johnny Herbert on its side and an improved VlO engine. The dynamic duo is one of the strongest in the field,
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      Stability, grace and finesse
      828 16  -  The latest Xsara combines Citroen's legendary suspension with a new elegant look, writes Christopher tan CHRISTOPHER TAN ASK anybody what they think is the best handling non-sports oar today and the answer would, more often than not. start with a B and end with a W.
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      Lock icon Lady Luck smiles on Asian high-rollers Down Under
      500 16 PURSUITS Region's gamblers have been beating the odds at Aussie casinos Reuters |MKLH()UKNK| Asia's wealthy may b«» down on their lurk at home, but in Australia they have been on a red-hot winning streak leaving Asia's battered financial markets and corporate wreckage
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      Asian market turmoil isn't over yet, warns Mobius
      576 17  -  But the markets specialist believes the region still offers the best opportunities By I Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Despite the recent rally in regional equities, emerging markets specialist Mark Mobius believes the bear cycle isn't over, even if the region now presents some
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      SocGen chartist gloomy on Asian equities
      487 17  -  Two mjyor rallies ahead, then mrimagmahto falls From Quak Hiang Whai tn Hongkong THOMAS Schroeder may not be as well known as Marc Faber. But the technical analyst with SocGen-Crosby might well pass off as the new Dr Doom. In his presentation yesterday, Mr
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      SPH Local shares hit record $20
      155 17 (SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings' Local shares continued their upward march to new heights yesterday, breaching the $20 mark for the first time ever. The counter eventually closed with a 40 cents gain for the day at an all-time closing high of $19.60 with 921,000
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      Finance firms need to merge to tide over bad times
      560 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Clarissa Tan IF you think Singapore banks are going through a tough patch at the moment, spare a thought for the finance companies. Smaller, often lesser known and with none of the advantages of the large capital
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      Lock icon Property firms: huge provisions seen
      559 17  -  Unsold units, erosion in value of regional assets need to be written down //V Ven Sreenivasan |SINGAPOKK| Property companies may have to make slg nlflcant provisions In upcom 111 K results for unsold properties and erosion In the value of their regional assets because of
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        Lock icon PT Indosat posts 22% rise in profit to 636.4b rupiah
        343 18 International call traffic strong but not matched by revenue growth as rupiah fell AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian satellite communications firm PT Indosat said yesterday that it notched up a 22 per cent increase in net profit last year, posting profits of
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        Lock icon Tanjong drops plans for stake in KLCC Holdings
        237 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR} Tanjong pic, a Malaysian gambling company, said it cancelled plans to swap two-thirds of an office building project for a stake in KLCC (Holdings) Bhd. owner of the world's tallest office buildings, the Petronas Twin Towers. Tanjong said it
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        Lock icon P&G may close Vietnam unit by March
        440 18 AFP [HANOI] US consumer products giant Proctor and Gamble (P&G) may be forced to shut down its Vietnam subsidiary by the end of this month if it cannot reach a restructuring solution with its local partner, a source close to negotiations 9aid yesterday.
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        Lock icon Davids rejects A$490m Metro bid as too low
        363 18 Reuters [SYDNEY] Troubled Australian grocer Davids Ltd yesterday rejected a Asl.lo a share bid from South Africa's Metro Cash and Carry Ltd. Directors described the offer, which values the group at about AS49O million (*****.9 million), as "highly conditional" and "totally inadequate".
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        Lock icon PT Freeport insulated from Indon currency turmoil
        506 18 Rupiah's fall a boon as entire output is exported for US$ Reuters |JAKARTA| Copper and gold mining giant IT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) says it is insulated from the economic turmoil in the country as all production is exported and its revenue is in
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        Lock icon Sime Darby, Boeing in venture to make aircraft parts
        191 18 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia's Slme Darby Bhd said it will set up a Joint venture company with Boeing Co. Hexcel Corp and Malaysian Helicopter Services Bhd to make aircraft composite parts. In a statement sent late on Tuesday, Sime Darby said
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        Lock icon Matahari takes profit on entire 12.6% stake in Hotel Prapatan
        246 18 At cnrrent market prices, the shares are worth about USs2J>m Bloomberg [JAKARTA) PT Matahari Putra Prima, Indonesia's largest retailer, said yesterday it has sold the stake in PT Hotel Prapatan it bought last month. A Matahari investor relations official said
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        Kotjo sells 1.39m VDH warrants held by Southart
        176 18 [SINGAPORK) Indonesian businessman Johanes Kotjo has sold 1.39 million Van Der Horst warrants held by Southart Ltd. Southart. which is controlled by Mr Kotjo and other Indonesian businessmen, sold the warrants in two blocks 630.400 units on Monday at an average price
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          Dragon Land starts trading
          58 18 [SINGAPORE] Trading in the Dragon Land shares will commence on a "when issued" basis with effect from today, a circular from the Stock Exchange of Singapore said yesterday. Dragon Land's offer of 10 million public shares at 12 US cents apiece was 10.5 times subscribed at
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          DBS Bank sells Nippecraft stake
          62 18 [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank has sold its entire 9.43 per cent stake in Nippecraft Ltd for $5.3 million. The shares were sold in three different lots of 5.2 million shares, 20.8 million shares and 6.85 million shares on Feb 5,6 and 9 respectively. They were sold
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          STA Supplies to sell WK Eng stake
          110 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Engineering said ST Aerospace Supplies Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace, has agreed to sell back its 20 per cent shareholding In WK Engineering International to the Californian company. ST A Supplies will receive
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          Two new directors for Hotel Negara
          91 18 [SINGAPORE] Seet Keong Huat and Goh Klan Hwee have been appointed non-executive directors of Hotel Negara with effect from Feb 9. Mr Seet was practising public accountant and partner in charge of finance administration at Coopers k Lybrand from 1968 to 1996. He has
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          Acer ups interest in India firm
          74 18 [SINGAPORE] Acer Computer International has increased its investment in Wipro Acer Ltd, an India-incorporated company that manufactures and sells Acer products in India. Acer's has increased its previous paid-up capital of 110 million rupees (554.4 million) by injecting a further 18 million rupees in
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        403 18 Ratings reflect good asset quality, lean reserve coverage Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has reaffirmed Mayban Finance Bhd's long-term rating of AA3 and short-term rating of PI. In a statement, it said the ratings reflect Mayban's good asset quality and excellent
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        Lock icon Strong sterling drags down Reuters profit
        538 19 Interim earnings fall 22% to £160 m; firm expects '98 revenue growth to be hit Bloomberg (LONDON) Reuters Holdings pic said second-half profit fell 22 per cent mainly as a result of a strong pound, which it said may curb revenue growth this year.
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        Lock icon Nomura quits battle for UK's Energy Group
        333 19 Texas Utilities sole threat to PacifiCorp's bid Reuters (LOS ANGELES) Nomura International pic withdrew from the battle for Britain's Energy Group pic on Tuesday, leaving Texas Utilities as the only remaining threat to the PacifiCorp bid. Texas Utilities and Nomura emerged last month
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        Lock icon Samsung to invite foreign partners for new auto venture
        364 19 Regional crisis forces firm to drop plans to boy foreign carmaker AFP [SEOUL] Samsung Motors Corp said yesterday it will invite more foreign partners into its fledgling business, shrugging off a lingering controversy over the viability of its entry into South
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        Lock icon Seoul court blocks US$180m payment to JP Morgan
        269 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] A South Korean court blocked Seoul-based •Boram Bank from making a US$lBO million (***** million) payment it owes JP Morgan Co on a money-losing Asian 0 currency derivatives contract. The court ruling came a day after SK Securities, a Korean
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        Lock icon PolyGram Q4 profit up 14% on higher sales
        247 19 Bloomberg [BAARN, Netherlands] Poly.Gram NV, the world's largest *recorded-music company, re.ported a 14 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit, at the high end of expectations, as sales increased. Net income rose to 432 mil•lion guilders (***** million), ,or 2.40 guilders per share,
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        38 19 [NEW YORK] Margarete Hyer showing off Mattel's newest Barbie doll "WNBA Barbie which wears the uniform of the Women's National Basketball Association, at the American International Toy Fair in New York on Tuesday. REUTERS
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        Lock icon AOL's US$21m Q2 net profit meets estimates
        437 19 Bloomberg [DULLES. Virginia] America Online Inc reported fiscal sec-ond-quarter earnings in line with estimates, its fourth consecutive quarterly profit as the No 1 online service added customers and sold more products online. Net income for the quarter ended Dec 31 was US$2O.B million
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        Lock icon Commonwealth Bank 1st-half profit stays unchanged
        370 19 Higher fee income helps offset the tough mortgage market Bloomberg (SYDNEY) Commonwealth Bank of Australia's first-half earnings were unchanged as higher fee income helped offset tough competition in the home mortgage market. The Sydney-based bank said profits were a better than expected AJ6O2 million
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        Lock icon AIG net rises 15% in Q4 despite fall in Asia growth
        224 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group said fourthquarter earnings climbed 15 per cent, as gains from financial services offset slower growth in premiums caused by plunging Asian currencies. The biggest US financial services company said earnings rose to US$B7O.B
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        Lock icon Time Warner Q4 cashflow up 18% to US$1.65b
        425 20 It beats weak music, film markets with publishing, cable FT (LOS ANGELES] Time Warner overcame a weak market for music and a modest performance in US cinemas to post an 18 per cent increase to US$l.65 billion (552.7 billion) in cashflow for
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        Lock icon Unilever Q4 profit plummets 95%
        242 20 Bloomberg (ROTTERDAM] Unilever, the Dutch-British maker of consumer products from Magnum ice-cream to Calvin Klein perfume. said fourth quarter profit plunged a worse-than-expected 95 per cent after a charge to root out surplus plants and equipment and a beefed up marketing campaign. Net income for
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        Lock icon Cigna Q4 profit down after US$81m charge
        153 20 Bloomberg (PHILADELPHIA) Cigna Corp's fourth quarter earnings slipped as income from its property and casualty unit fell and its health insurance business took on interest costs from an acquired company. The company also reported US$Bl million (***** million) in restructuring and other charges
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        Lock icon GE is the most admired US firm in Fortune poll
        369 20 It says credit goes to CEO Jack Welch; Microsoft comes 2nd and Coca-Cola 3rd Bloomberg (NEW YORK) General Electric Co is the most admired company in America, topping Microsoft and Coca-Cola, due largely to the leadership of chief executive .lack
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        Lock icon Top Fidelity funds outpace S&P 500 at start of 1998
        440 21 Magellan up 4.81% against SAP's 4.15%; analysts say too soon to call it turnaround Bloomberg [BOSTON] Some of Fidelity Investments' biggest mutual funds, including the flagship Magellan Fund, are recording higher returns than the Standard Poor's 500 Index in the
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        Lock icon Societe Generate set to buy US bank for US$615m
        381 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] France s Societe Generate SA reached a preliminary agreement to pay about US$6l5 million (SSI billion) in cash for closely held Cowen Co, as it expands into the US equity business, said a person familiar with the situation.
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        Lock icon Deutsche Bank aims for 25% ROE in 3 years
        292 21 Analysts expect last year's return to be lower than 1996's AFP [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank plans to make a pre-tax return on equity of 25 per cent in three years' time from 17 per cent in 1996, bank president Rolf Breuer said
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        Lock icon Taiwan hog formers fight US pressure
        62 21 (TAI PEI] Taiwan's hog farmers shout slogans in front of the American Institute in Taiwan's Taipei office yesterday, protesting against what they called unreasonable demand by the US to force open Taiwan's pork market. The farmers have warned the Taiwan government against bowing to
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        Lock icon Aon posts 37% rise in Q4 profit from operations
        258 21 US insurance broker plans to buy France's Le Blanc de Nicolay Bloomberg (CHICAGO) Aon Corp said fourth-quarter earnings from operations advanced 37 per cent as the company, the world's second biggest insurance broker, benefited from recent acquisitions. Aon also said it
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        Lock icon Aussie insurance giant committed to Asia
        290 22 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Australian insurance giant National Mutual Holdings (NatMut) is confident of the Asian economic recovery although forecasting a big drop in investment earnings in 1998. National Mutual's chairman Dean Wills told the group's annual meeting in Melbourne yesterday that the first-quarter sales for
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        Lock icon Euro seen forcing funds to do rethink
        531 22 Single currency will change way fond managers look at European equities Reuters [LONDONI Next year's dawn of the euro will force major changes in the way ftind man agers and investors look at European equity investment. The launch of the single currency will
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        Lock icon Deutsche Bank plans US$10b bond sales in 1998
        255 22 Too expensive to sell Euroswiss franc bonds, says bank Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank AG plans to sell more than US$lO billion (5516.3 billion) of bonds in 1998, said Laurent Garret, head of capital markets in its treasury group. The US$lO billion includes
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        Lock icon US municipal bond funds at 4-yr high
        498 22 Analysts say some dosed-end foods are over-valued Bloomberg [BOSTON] Closed-end municipal bond funds are trading at the highest levels in almost four years, boosted by declining US interest rates. These funds are getting an extra boost from the absence of new funds being
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        Lock icon Rothschild keeps its niche by veering away from integration
        453 22 Reuters [LONDON] International in vestment banking giants keen to offer clients a so-called "one-stop shop" may trumpet integration as the key to success, but not independent firms like Rothschilds. "We are not integrated. We have no desire to be integrated and
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        Lock icon Eurodollars edge up in slow trade
        159 22 SSMEXReport Reuters (SINGAPORE) Simex Eurodollar futures edged higher in slow trade yesterday as activity was severely thinned by a public holiday in Japan, trad ers said. With little in the way of major US economic data due for release, dealers said that the market
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        Futures close firmer as Dow hits new high
        157 22  -  MSCX TAIWAN FUTURES By Charlie Kuo Kuo. Service Dealer. Refco S'pore Pie Ltd (SINGAPORE) The Slmex MSG I Taiwan Stock Index fU turn contract rose 8.2 points to SKI. 1 yesterday. The consensus that US firms are able to perform well even
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        300 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuters (JAKARTAI Indonesia's state oil company Pertamina yesterday said it will seek further foreign investment in oil as the country tries to avoid becoming a net oil importer. "We encourage foreign oil investors to search for oil in Indonesia because the success rate
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        276 22 Reuters, AFP London THE US dollar ran up against the mark in Europe yesterday on heightened fears of a military strike against Iraq, which added to the buoyancy dollar/mark had taken on earlier through sterling's rise against the German currency. Simmering tensions over Iraq's dispute about UN arms
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      1664 24 Bloomberg yjHangSeng -66J26 STOCKS closed slightly lower yesterday as properties rallied and utilities fell. Real estate investment company Great Eagle rose 9 per cent to HK$lO.9O as local borrowing costs fell to their lowest in two months. HK Telecom, CLP Holdings and other utilities took the most off the
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      670 24 Reuters nShenzhenßlndex -Ll9 SHENZHEN'S B share market ended lower yesterday as retail investors cashed in gains from the advance over the last two sessions. The B Index fell 1.19 points to 97.78. Turnover shrank to HK539.4 million from HKSU3.3 million on Tuesday. "B shares corrected as profit-tak ing emerged
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      383 24 AFP QWPlida ♦146.76 STOCKS rose 1.7 per cent yesterday, buoyed by overnight gains on Wall Street and ample liquidity in the market, dealers said. "Liquidity is not as tight as people had thought," said an analyst. "Active trading was ftielled by sufficient capital, a rally on Wall Street and
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      295 24 AFP gilimli ♦m.46 STOCKS surged 6.7 per cent yesterday as foreign funds returned amid an improving outlook for troubled Asia. The PSE composite index gained 139.45 points to 2,218.32. Turnover was 4.4 billion shares worth 3.9 billion pesos. Banking and property scrips boosted the index, as both sectors were
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      679 24 AFP Q Composite Index -30.09 SHARES slumped 5.8 per cent yesterday on the announcement the rupiah would be pegged to the US dollar and in response to a demonstration in Jakarta which was broken up by police and the military. "The riot was really bad news for the market.
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      259 24 Reuters |3 Wellington ♦30.72 SHARES rose yesterday, as signs of renewed financial stability in Asia brought some optimists out of hiding and back into selective purchases, brokers said. The NZSE Top-40 Index closed up 30.72 points at 2,283.93 on volume of NZ$B5 million. Reuters f«*n cooo> ANZ 11.25 0.15
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      432 24 AFP CI Composite Index -2L63 SHARE prices closed 4 per cent down yesterday, with sentiment depressed by threats of strikes over a lay-off law by a militant labour union, dealers said. Foreign investors largely stayed away from the market, with some accelerating their selling of blue chips in the
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      612 24 AFP F1 All Ordnance +1(U) SHARE prices rose yesterday, driven higher by a strong performance from Wall Street which closed at a record high. "We have finished above the resistance line of 2,670. so that's a plus,'' said a broker, noting that a holiday in Japan left markets with
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        Lock icon Shares close lower on profit-taking
        564 25 AFX-Asia n Composite Index -2.70 SHARE prices closed slightly lower yesterday with Maybank and lower liners posting losses on profit-taking after days of sharp gains, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 2.70 points at 739.87 on volume 0f1.12 billion shares valued at 2.24
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        KepBank wrt worth a second look
        208 26  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THERE seems to be a palpable sense of bullishness in the market these days, one marked by a firm refusal to accept had news and a stubborn desire to buy at all costs. As such, it looks like the
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        HOT STOCK
        65 28  -  by Shiv Taneja ASIA PACIFIC LAND closed four cents higher yesterday at 41 cents on a volume of 13.4 million shares, compared with its lfiday average of 3.04 million units. Based on the daily RSI and stochastics, the counter is expected to trade sideways In the near term.
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        Investors finally show signs of taking a breather
        663 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Prices track volatile forex market before ending off their day's highs; second liners also active, with rotational plays featuring heavily on Gob R Sivanithy (SINGAPORE] The local stock market yesterday finally showed some signs of strain in its quest
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          A little on the dry side...
          95 28 TIMES are hard, and we hear some Taiwanese businessmen have been eschewing the XO and going for some fine red wine Instead. But one electronics multinational's sales chief was certainly not prepared for the extent of such austerity drives. Arriving at a Taiwan lounge
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          Women at work
          163 28 IF A study is done in Asia on which company women would love to work with, International Business Machines Corp may top the list. Big Blue employs 10,700 people in 17 countries in the Asean and South Asia region, of which roughly half are women. Last month,
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          Uniform discontent
          115 28 THERE'S a rumbling at the grand old Singapore Cricket Club over an indiscreet remark made by a committee member of foreign origin at a member of our armed forces who turned up at the club in his military uniform. The committee member, in objecting to the attire, is
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          The real stuff-in the buff?
          85 28 WHENEVER there's a hot commodity on the market, the piracy vultures are bound to descend on it. Counterfeit operators in Sim Llm Square are said to be selling VCDs of the Titanic by the thousands. Price and the unavailability of an original version are not
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          A gift of LOVE
          115 28 THE big-hearted volunteers with the Marine Parade Community Development Council have hit upon a novel way to ring in St Valentine's Day, which falls this Saturday. CDC volunteers will launch and distribute an, ahem, "LOVE" kit to show "their love for their community" and to "do
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      331 29 Bridge News DESPITE another quiet day's trading, rates appeared to be holding steady for US Gulf Panmaxes with further reports of tonnage fixing at U5516.50 without combination ports on the grain run to Japan. Whether rates will hold at these levels was again being questioned by brokers with
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      559 29  -  Insolvent Halla hoping to be revived through partnership with foreign firm fly] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] A Singapore government-linked company is said to be looking at tying up with ailing South Korean shipbuilder Halla. The insolvent Halla shipyard is hoping to be rescued
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      530 29  -  From David Hughes m London FEWER seafarers lost their lives last year compared to 1996, according the latest annual report from the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU), the UK-based hull, machinery and cargo company insurance market. Figures issued on Tuesday show
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      213 29 Reuters [LONDON] British classification society Lloyd's Register unveiled on Tuesday new computer software designed to save time and cost in the design and maintenance of ships. Lloyd's Register marine division managing director Chris Wade said the Shipßight IS software integrates design processes to reduce the
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      104 29 Bloomberg [HOUSTON, Texas] Transocean Offshore Inc. an oil-ser-vices company, said it won an order worth US$374 million (*****.9 million) over five years to hire out a deepwater drill ship to Chevron USA Inc. The order also includes three options to extend the contract for one year
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      393 29  -  They warn of move if Webb dock dispute escalates farther From. Jerzy Farynski in Sydney JAPANESE unions affiliated with the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have warned that they are poised to take protest action against Australia if the Webb Dock dispute escalates
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      710 29  -  MEWBUILDS By. David Hughes THE past few weeks have seen almost feverish activity in the cruiseship newbuilding scene with several of the big players placing substantial orders. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL). especially, has been on a spending spree. The orders
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      813 30  -  IN-FLIGHT INFECTIONS Dangers of contracting illness during air travel are highlighted by recent cases of tuberculosis infection on a flight By\ Farrol Kahn The writer is the director of the Aviation Health Institute Financial Times A RECENT incident in which two Scottish television producers
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        197 43 MM United States: Washington's Birth day Holiday. r*b 23 Brunei: National Day. Luxembourg: Carnival Monday. F«fc24 Portugal: Carnival. M*r2 G'rwcr. Orthodox Lent Monday Mar 17 United Kingdom: St Patrick's Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. lUr 21 Mexico: Juarez Day. Mar 26 Greece Independent Day. Apr 9
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        596 44  -  Drop in number of exhibitors from 980 to 950 bat no cancellations from repeat participants By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] For six days this month, head honchos and high flying executives from a multitude of aerospace companies will be converging in Singapore for what
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        459 44 Reuters [DETROIT] What weighs 27 kg to 32 kg, goes 32 km an-hour and will cost US$995 (SSI .620 V An electric bicycle from Lee lacocca. The consummate Detroit huckster who brought America the Ford Mustang and Chrysler K-car,
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        126 44 AFXAsia [HONGKONG] Jet Air International Group Ltd said it has signed an exclusive agent agreement with Saigon Shipping Co, a state-owned shipping monopoly in Vietnam. Jet Air said in a statement that it will act as the sole air and sea freight
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        499 44 It says rival should be able to compete without state support Reuters IHRUSSELS) US aircraft giant Boeing called on European governments on Tuesday to stop subsidising Airbus, saying Its arch-rival was ready to compete without such support. "I'm surprised that a
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        369 44 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Boeing Co will no longer be hurt by production bottlenecks and won't have further charges related to its US$l6.3 billion (5526.5 billion) acquisition of McDonnell Douglas Corp, said Ron Woodard, president of the commercial airplane division. "Our production situation is
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        412 44  -  American Airlines, Delta, US Airways, TWA seek to offer new Japan services By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Major US airlines are moving quickly to take advantage of the new bilateral agreement signed between the country and Japan. The new agreement enables American
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  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
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