The Business Times, 25 March 1998

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    11 1 THE BrsiNKssTiMhS MITA(P) 110/12/97 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    73 1 mil ■mm us* s$ USS 1.608 £(USS/S$per£) 1676 1694 DM JJS7 0.880 YEN 130.0 1237* MS 1624 1.444 HKS 7.749 IM6 BAHT KM 0.941 KUPfAH 8,760 M18* 'St to ICO units PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 7.81 KUALA LUMPUR 111# JAKARTA 28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA .22.91 HONGKONG 10.25 TAIPEI 8.80 SYDNEY
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    Lock icon Anwar dashes markets' hopes for fresh stimulus
    985 1  -  Bnt analysts and economists generally pleased with revised economic figures From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday did not deliver any measures to address the country's economic problems, to the disappointment of the stockmarket which had thought he
    Source: Bloomberg  -  985 words
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    Lock icon PSA lifts a record
    105 1 [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation handled its 100 millionth container yesterday, making it the first container terminal operator in the world to achieve this record. Amid fanfare and confetti, some I,oooguests and delegates to the Singaport '98 and Sibcon exhibition and conference witnessed the unloading "live"from the Expo
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    Feel lucky? Buy a car, win a condo
    270 1  -  Borneo Motors may be starting a trend with its incentive By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Buy a home and win a car is passe. Now you can buy a car and get a shot at owning a condo. In what may be the
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    Lock icon Drought of foreign capital in Asia will continue this year: World Bank
    763 1  -  But prospects look better for direct investment and stockmarket funds Prorn. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo EAST Asia is suffering from a severe drought of foreign capital as a result of the regional currency crisis and the outlook is
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      106 1 IMHIIMB COEi back op *£ue April COEs for cars rose by as much as 35%. The surprise surge in demand will dent motor firms' margins, Pg 2 50,000jt0 axed The People's Bank of China is to axe 50,000 jobs as part of its streamlining and restructuring efforts, PgB drains cmms
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      17 1 Lessona from Asia's blowout, Pg 6 The howi and whys of the region 's crisis, Pg 6
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Double-digit rises in April COEs dent motor firms' margins
      598 2  -  Strong demand snrge surprises many; Hay premiums unlikely to soften much: traders Byi Christopher Tan APRIL COEs for cars, which rose by as much as 35 per cent, have compromised the margins of several motor companies which were successful in securing
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      Lock icon S'pore, Myanmar move towards closer economic cooperation
      441 2  -  PM GOB'S VISIT TO MYANMAR MOU on visa exemption for diplomats and officials signed From Ronnie Lim in Yangon SINGAPORE and Myanmar pushed towards closer economic cooperation yesterday in the face of the regional crisis, as the countries' government and business leaders met
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      Kalimantan fires may not be cause of E M'sia, Brunei haze
      232 2 SATELLITE data has confirmed reports of haze in the coastal areas around Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak. "Lately there have been fires along the coast of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei," said Professor Lim Hock, director of the Centre for Remote
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      Better haze monitoring with new satellite
      230 2 THE successful launch yesterday of the new Spot 4 observation satellite will mean better monitoring of the haze in South-east Asia, the French Ambassador to Singapore, Francois Barry Delongchamps, said at the live transmission of the launch in the French Business Centre. Spot 4
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      Corrections and Clarifications
      73 2 OUR report on March 17, headlined "26 per cent fall in applications to use CPF funds for private homes", said that the number of applications to use Central Provident Fund savings to buy private housing under the Residential Properties Scheme fell by a quarter or 26 per
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      Lock icon M1 down a sharp 3.8% in Jan
      289 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Finance By Clarissa Tan Ml, the most liquid measure of money supply, fell sharply in January as funds continued flowing into inter-est-bearing deposits. According to latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Ml made up of currency
      Source: MAS  -  289 words
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      Prime to invest US$60m in two Hainan projects
      415 2  -  By. Lu Ning SINGAPORE pig farmer-turned-supermarket chain operator. Prime Group, has gone upscale in China. On Sunday, it signed contracts for a total investment of US$6O million (5596.4 million) to develop a high-tech farm and a golf club resort in the tropical
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      Lock icon Low-profile OG dept store hitting the expansion trail
      433 2  -  Tay family to redevelop Chinatown store, open new ones By, Jenny Lam DESPITE the gloom in the retail industry, the OG department store group appears to be doing well as its owners plan for further expansion. The Tay family who built and
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      CIDB names new head
      138 2 THE Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has appointed Chua Koon Hoe, director-general of the Public Works Department, to replace the late Tan Swan Beng as chairman with immediate effect. Mr Chua is also president of the Professional Engineers Board and a director of Sembawang Engineering Investment
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Japan banks jittery as Moody's cuts ratings
      235 4 Credit downgrades for Yasuda Trust and Mitsui Trust Reuters [TOKYO) A lead ing US credit rating agency sent shivers through the Japanese banking sector yesterday by announcing lower ratings for two major banks;. Moody's Investors Service said in its latent announcement it had
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      Bank of Thailand scraps bonuses for senior execs
      438 4  -  Govt-appointed panel to probe central bank a ctions From Harish Mehita i n Bangkok THE Bank of Thailand, rocked by charges of squandering the country's foreign reserves, is planning: to scrap annual bonuses for i ts senior executives, ahead of the April
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      Lock icon Jakarta to resolve offshore private debt issue, Mexico-style
      636 4  -  Govt to seek grace period for roll-over of USs74b foreign debts by Indon firms From S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Indonesian government yesterday announced that it was "moving closer" towards a "Mexico-style" plan in resolving the thorny issue of offshore private
      Source: Bloomberg  -  636 words
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      Fund managers upgrading Indon weightings
      558 4  -  Funds moving back into Indonesia as confidence returns By\ Shoeb Kagda [SINGAPORE] As the Indonesian government begins the long and hard road to implementing much-needed reforms for the battered economy, fund managers in the region are beginning to re-en-ter the market on a selective basis.
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      Lock icon Food for thought
      58 4 [JAKARTA] Indonesian Ministerfor Social Affairs Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana yesterday tasting one of the food packages bought with money given by government ministers and businessmen during a food distribution at the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta. Ministers and businessmen have started giving part of their salaries to
      AFP  -  58 words
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      Lock icon Fears of an export flood from Asia unjustified, says WTO
      378 4 AFP [GENEVA] Fears that limping Asian economies will export their way back to health, harming business in developed economies, are unjustified, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in a report issued yesterday. But a slowdown in Asian and US economic
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      KL lifts loan growth limit for top banks
      582 4  -  Tier 1 banks must be able to afford it; 15% industry limit stays By Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S leading banks are no longer restricted to a 15 per cent loan growth in 1998, but bankers do not see a scramble
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      Lock icon Dr M: I have no hand in Konsortium sale
      245 4 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday categorically denied in parliament that he was involved in negotiations for the sale of Konsortium Perkapalan Bhd (KPB), headed by his son, to Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC). "Everyone is talking about my
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  • FOCUS: MONEY MATTERS
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      Lock icon Fitful recovery for regional currencies
      1042 5  -  But a relapse is possible for those in poor health, such as Indonesian rupiah Larry Wee [SINGAPORE) IT HAS been an impressive week of recovery for regional currencies, led by the Korean won and Indonesian rupiah. And, as our yield curves show, the let-up in
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      Time for compromise in Jakarta
      528 5 THE game between the International Monetary Fund and Indonesian authorities appears to be ending in a compromise solution, with the IMF willing to give one last chance for vital reforms to be implemented. But time is running out. Behind the massive drop in investment and
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      TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS
      360 5 ASIAN currencies last week traded mainly within expected ranges as progress in Indonesian talks with the IMF was anticipated to impact other regional markets. There was a significant easing in IMF-Indonesia tension, with moves to establish committees to address key concerns. But banking reforms have yet to be
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      Lock icon THE WEEK AHEAD
      339 5  -  Compiled by Larry Wee Sources: ANZ Bank (ANZ) ABN Amro (ABN). Independent Economic Analysis Holdings (IDEA), JP Morgan (JPM), MMS International (MMS) United States Today: Drop in February durable goods orders widely expected, though aircraft orders continue to be volatile (JPM). After January's 1.6 per cent rise,
      Sources: ANZ Bank (ANZ); ABN Amro (ABN).; Independent Economic Analysis Holdings (IDEA),; JP Morgan (JPM),; MMS International (MMS)  -  339 words
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  • WORLD BANK'S CRISIS REPORT
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      Lock icon Hows and whys of region's crisis
      1905 6  -  The World Bank's comprehensive report on global development finance looks at the region's economic woes Reports by Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] Mismanaged cap ital inflows, overinvestment in unproductive areas, misguided monetary and exchange rate policies, weak financial and corporate sectors and a self fulfilling loss
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      Also guilty: lenders, credit rating agencies
      413 6 EAST Asian governments, companies and banks were not the only ones responsible for the region's crisis, says the World Bank, adding that "lenders also bear much of the responsibility". Referring to the high proportion of bad loans, it notes that "these loans came from
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      Early lessons from Asia's blowout
      887 6  -  COMMEXTARY The regional crisis has banished some sacrosanct beliefs of many economists and policymakers Vikram Khanna Although much is yet to happen, it's still possible to draw some lessons from East Asia's economic crisis. As the World Bank's frank and sobering assessment makes clear, the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Joint effort triples Thai border trade in 5 years
      189 7 BANGKOK AFP THAI border trade has more than tripled in the past five years due to a series of economic cooperation projects with neighbours, a report said yesterday. The value of Thailand's border trade has risen 354 per cent to 300
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      Lenders, investors bearish on Asian hotels
      359 7  -  SINGAPORE Survey shows 70% of respondents see farther industry decline this year By] Francis Lui MAJOR lenders, investors and hotel management companies (HMCs) have turned decidedly negative about the outlook of the hotel industry in Asia, a survey shows. "This year, over 70 per
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      Lock icon Estrada's still ahead
      128 7 MANILA AFP JOSEPH Estrada has a big 14-point lead in the polls seven weeks before the Philippine presidential election, but Fidel Ramos' candidate is moving up, according to an independent survey released yesterday. Vice-President Estrada kept a lock on 28 per cent of probable voters in the
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      Lock icon Jakarta to send 1,000 to fight fires
      371 7 JAKARTA Team of paid volunteers and military personnel to start work on Mon Reuters INDONESIA said yesterday it was sending a team of more than 1,000 firefighters to battle prolonged forest blazes in East Kalimantan on Borneo island. The head of the East
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      Indon forex U-turn may hurt cabinet credibility
      669 7  -  AfliMflßW Mew team needs to enforce policies with more conviction to win confidence By Yang Razali Kassim NO doubt, Indonesia's new cabinet has a really tough job at hand. It's one that any government in the world would rather not handle. But as
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon HK land bids spring pleasant surprise
      587 8  -  Two govt residential sites sold at auction fetch higher than expected prices bYom 1 Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Hongkong property market received a badly needed shot in the arm yesterday when the government sold two residential sites at a public auction for
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      Lock icon PBOC to chop 50,000 jobs as part of revamp
      301 8 HONGKONG And one province is pushing cadres to take chances in private sector AFP, Reuters THE People's Bank of China is to axe 50,000 jobs as part of its streamlining and restructuring efforts, the Ming Pao Daily News reported yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Chinese central bank cuts rates
      118 8 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S official television announced yesterday that the central bank will cut interest rates for bank loans by an average of 0.6 percentage point and for savings deposits by 0.16 percentage point. The rate cuts will become effective today, said the television report. The
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      HK commissions study on its banking sector
      296 8  -  Review will look at strategic outlook for the industry From, Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THE Hongkong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has asked consultants KPMG Peat Marwick and its subsidiary Barents Group to do a comprehensive study on the future of Hongkong's banking industry.
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      Lock icon China eases foreign ownership rules
      229 8 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA overcame objections last year and has been tacitly relaxing approval conditions for foreign companies to set up wholly-owned subsidiaries on the Chinese mainland, an investment official said yesterday. Xia Zhongguang, deputy director of the project promotion division of Shanghai's foreign investment commission,
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Microsoft to open India software development centre
      317 13 SEATTLE Its 2nd such facility outside US will initially hire 25 staff, mostly locals Reuters MICROSOFT Corp said on Monday it would open a software development centre in India, only its second outside the company's US headquarters. The new centre will open later
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      Surprise candidate wins contest for Indian Speaker
      452 13  -  Uproar as Congress loses to BJP-backed minor party nominee By Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi IN A bizarre twist of events, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament has elected a Speaker who belongs neither to the ruling party nor the major opposition
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      Lock icon LDP may delay mandated tax reforms
      233 13 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party yesterday hinted at delaying legally mandated fiscal reforms, a move which would allow Tokyo to introduce bold economic stimulus steps in the future, including large tax cuts. Faced with demands within the party for large tax cuts
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      Lock icon Tax that breaks a camel's back
      71 13 [CANBERRA] Anthony Fraser riding his camel past Australia's national parliament house in Canberra yesterday in protest about a state camel tax. Mr Fraser, from the New South Wales central coast town of Coffs Harbour, and his camel Toby made the long trek to the
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      Lock icon Copper king Hamanaka to be sentenced tomorrow
      230 13 TOKYO Reuters ONE-TIME star copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka faces sentencing tomorrow for forgery and fraud in connection with US$2.6 billion (554.2 billion) in trading losses at his former employer, Japanese trade house Sumitomo Corp. But the year-long trial of Hamanaka, 50, who pleaded
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      5 13 Japan's outlook gloomy, Pg 17
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US Senate Republicans agree to back US$18b funding for IMF
      408 15 WASHINGTON But as a condition, other 6-7 nations mnst join US in lobbying for reforms Reuters REPUBLICANS in the US Senate reached a compromise on Monday to fund the International Monetary Fund (IMF), agreeing to give the IMF US$lB billion
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      Lock icon House of Lords quashes move to set BOE free
      337 15 LONDON Bat govt expects to reverse defeat in House of Commons Bloomberg THE UK government was last night defeated in parliament on a bill to grant the Bank of England independence in setting interest rates, a reform announced last year by
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      Lock icon Investors question accuracy of ratings after Asian crisis
      318 15 LONDON Bloomberg THE collapse of some Asian economies last year could herald a loss of influence for Moody's Investors Service, Standard Poor's Corp, and Fitch Ibca because they didn't anticipate events, investors said. It took until late December for Moody's, S&P and
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      Lock icon Blair in row over bid to help Murdoch
      280 15 LONDON AFP BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair was embroiled in controversy yesterday after revelations that he had tried to help Rupert Murdoch take over an Italian TV group by speaking to his opposite number Romano Prodi. Mr Blair is already under scrutiny
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      Lock icon Siemens is first with euro bank account
      251 16 LONDON Reuters [LONDON) Electronics group Siemens said yesterday it had become the first company in Britain to open a bank account in euros. The company opened the account with the corporate banking arm of British bank Nat West which said a further 2,000
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      Lock icon EC seen launching euro in '99 with 11 members
      398 16 BRUSSELS No surprises expected in 200-page report to be formally approved today AFP THE European Commission is expected to give the green light today for a single currency to be launched next year with 11 founder members, finally answering the question
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      Lock icon UK air, sea ports put on anthrax alert
      416 16 LONDON But there's no cause for alarm over Saddam threat, says Downing Street AFP BRITONS yesterday woke to learn that the country's air and sea ports had been put on alert against the threat of deadly anthrax being smuggled into the country
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      Lock icon US N-power firms looking to China
      363 16 BEIJING Reuters US NUCLEAR power companies yesterday said that with the last hurdles to sales to China now lifted by Washington. they are anxiously waiting for Beijing to place orders. "We are obviously very happy that US trade restrictions have been lifted so that
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Year 2000 crisis looms over Asia
      774 17  -  THE BOTTOMLHVE OPINION By Raju Chellam The writer is a BT correspondent EVEN before much of Asia gets out of its present economic crunch, a new and bigger crisis that could potentially engulf the rest of the world, looms right ahead. It will be
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      134 17 'When I was growing up, we always thought that the biggest movie star in China was (Cambodia's King) Sihanouk.' Richard Ting producer of 'New York Adventuresa comedy about immigrants, on the dull fare on Chinese TV until recently. 'We did this for the government.' Sigit Haijudanto the
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      Japan's outlook gloomy
      619 17 EDITORIAL SOMETIME this week, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will produce yet another economic stimulus package (or at least the outline of one) and it will be accompanied by great expectations in Washington and in European capitals. These seem certain to be disappointed, however, if not by
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      Lock icon America's closet values
      1218 17  -  US pnblic, despite a few qualms, is showing it has values that aren't far off Clinton's go-go morality and go-go finance By] Kevin Phillips The writer, publisher of American Political Report, isauthorof'The Politics of Rich and Poor" LAT-WP IF KATHLEEN Willey, Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      880 17 Lumped with criminals LAST month, security officers in Jakarta arrested at least 150 people, including 14 women and two children. They were apprehended during a demonstration over soaring prices and a reported 30 per cent leakage in the state budget. Officers said the offenders participated in
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Ship of dreams comes through
      932 18 The unsinkable film-maker is surprisingly all grace and humility while Billy Crystal again shows why he is Oscar's Best Emcee LATWP, NYT THE movie Titanic has accomplished many things, but nothing so surprising as what it pulled off Monday night when it made a humble
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      Shining stars
      206 18 Picture: Titanic, produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau. (20th Century Fox/Paramount) Actor: Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets. (Tristar) Actress: Helen Hunt, As Good as It Gets Supporting actor: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting. (Miramax) Supporting actress: Kimßasinger, LA Confidential. (Warner Bros) Director: James Cameron, Titanic Screenplay
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      Lock icon Winslet's the winner in the night's glam slam
      395 18 Old-style Hollywood glamour takes centrestage NYT THIS really is as good as it gets. The fashion foibles Oscar watchers have come to expect were few. The auditorium was a shrine to old-style Hollywood glamour typified by men in traditional tuxes and women
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      SingLand net rises 3% as UIC profit falls 18%
      487 21  -  Analysts' forecasts spot on for $89m gain at Sing Land bat UIC comes in below consensus at $57m By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Singapore Land reported a 3 per cent rise in group net earnings to $88.88 million for 1997, while parent
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      Lock icon Small caps rally, led by engineering, electronics
      406 21  -  Dealers point to rotational play, market rumours By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Speculative interest and rotational play saw locally-listed penny stocks and second-liners taking the limelight yesterday. Prominent amongst the gainers were a slew of engineering and electronics stocks, led by Oakwell Engineering, which
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      Promising picks in contract manufacturing stocks
      762 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Jennifer Lien TWO profit warnings early this month from unexpected quarters PC market leader Compaq and chip market leader Intel have sent electronics stocks here into a lull, with the SES Electronics Index hovering between 119 and 125 points, compared with
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      Parkway shares jump 32 cents
      485 21  -  Market hopeful that DBS Land may mount takeover Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Parkway Holdings' share price rallied strongly yesterday as investors speculated on DBS Land's next move now that it's close to a year since it bought into the healthcare and property group. The healthcare and
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      Higher ad revenue, lower fuel prices boost SBS profit
      312 21 Pre-tax earnings of $29.8 m higher than forecast of $20.1 m [SINGAPORE] Singapore Bus Services Ltd yesterday turned in better-than-forecast results on the back of higher advertising revenue, lower fuel prices and other savings in operation and manpower-re-lated costs. The company
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    • COMPANIES
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        Hwa Hong proposes to retire 10% of its capital
        403 22 [SINGAPORE) In a twist to the share buyback scheme, Hwa Hong Corp yesterday proposed retiring 10 per cent of its capital by paying cash back to its shareholders. The investment holding firm also posted a 21 per cent drop in net
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        Start-ups face credibility problem even if Sesdaq eases entry rules
        508 22  -  Venture capital may be easier means of raising funds: market players Ry Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Even if Sesdaq eases its rules for the listing of start-up companies, new firms will still face an uphill task winning investors' confidence, market
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        Lock icon Thai stock exchange ready to get tough
        526 22  -  Coming shift to new HQ marks move to tighten control of firms: analysts From Bruce Cheesman in Bangkok THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is moving to a new 19-storey building at the end of the month which analysts say will mark moves
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        Lock icon Stock indices get boost as investments go global: MSCI
        279 22 Greater focus on risk management due to diversified markets Reuters [SINGAPORE] Demand for stock indices is exploding as the investment industry goes global and focuses more and more on the management of risk, a senior Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) official
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        Lion Teck Chiang interim down 31%
        189 22 [SINGAPORE] Lion Teck Chiang blamed foreign exchange translation losses for a 30.5 per cent dive in interim net earnings to $4.1 million. Profit fell despite a 5.9 per cent rise in turnover to $79.2 million for the six months ended Dec 31,1997. The company
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        Lock icon Easyknit: No reason for surge
        126 22 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Easyknit International Holdings, a Hong-kong-based textile company, said yesterday it is not aware of any developments moving its shares in trading in Singapore and Hongkong. In Singapore, the stock rose one HK cent, or 11 per cent, to 10 HK cents in trading
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        TAC puts forex losses at 22b baht
        517 22 Company's current liabilities exceed its assets: auditor [SINGAPORE] Mobile phone operator Total Access Communications (TAC), which counts Singapore companies among its major shareholders. has just released an unnerving annual report. Issued by Ernst Young, the report puts its forex losses at 22 billion
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        Loy family likely to have passive role in MBf Finance
        370 22  -  Firm expected to get Tier-1 status after management revamp From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Loy family of MBf Capital, which owns the largest finance company in Malaysia, is expected to become passive shareholders in the company founded by
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        Lock icon Keppel may buy stake in Manila firm
        140 22 AFXAsia [MANILA] DMCI Holdings Inc said it is holding talks with Metro Pacific Corp, Keppel Corp Ltd and an unnamed US-based company for the three to possibly purchase a stake in its unit, Universal Rightfield Property Holdings Inc. DMCI president Isidro Consunji said
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Pacific Century net slips 4.5% to $2.1m
          85 22 [SINGAPORE] Pacific Century Regional Developments saw a 4.5 per cent drop in after-tax profits to $2.1 million last year. Profits made by its Hongkong-based insurance unit. Top Glory, were offset by losses from other business areas, which include property and infrastructure. Profit recognition
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          STIC unit lands $207 million JTC deal
          57 22 [SINGAPORE] The Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) has picked a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation to handle a $207.3 million factory project. STIC's building arm, Singapore Technologies Construction, will erect 17 blocks of nine-storey stack-up factories at Woodlands Avenue 9 for the JTC.
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          Sime S'pore buys into NZ motor dealer
          80 22 [SINGAPORE] Sime Singapore will buy 80 per cent of a motor dealership in New Zealand for NZ$B.4 million (557.6 million). The stake in Continental Car Services Limited (CCS) is being bought from CCS's sole shareholder, Tim Bailey, who still holds 20 per cent
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        Corrections and clarifications
        64 22 IN our Grapevine column on March 18, we said Kindo Pte Ltd, a member of the Salim group, bought another 23,000 Jurong Cement shares on March 7, raising its stake to 24.8 per cent. Jurong Cement said the purchase was made on Nov 7 last year and
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Kodak to invest more than US$1b in China
        479 23 Move is part of strategy to slow Fiji's advance in worldwide film sales Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co said it will invest more than US$l billion (Ssl.6 billion) in China during the next three to five years as part of
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        Lock icon Taiwan Semicon says it won't cut prices
        281 23 Statement comes after report of price cuts at S'pore's CSM Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest chip foundry, does not plan to cut prices even though slowing Asian demand is hurting rivals, a statement said. The company said TSMC
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        Lock icon Ford to take control of car venture in India
        194 23 Bloomberg [BOMBAY] Ford Motor Co will take control of Mahindra Ford India Ltd, its venture in India which makes passenger cars. The move comes after Ford's joint venture partner, India's Mahindra Mahindra Ltd, a tractor and utility vehicle maker, decided to
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        Lock icon Morgan Stanley to buy 1,200 condos in Japan
        215 23 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Daikyo Inc, Japan's largest condominium builder, said it sold 1,200 condominium units to Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover Co for about 15 billion yen (*****.5 million), less than half the book value. The book value of the condominiums is 35
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        Lock icon Portable pedal
        38 23 [TOKYO] Honda unveiling its new electric power-assisted foldable bicycle, the Racoon Compo in Tokyo yesterday. The Racoon Compo can travel over 20 km with a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery and is priced at 109,000 yen (5f1.350). AFP
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        Lock icon China firms rapped for false reports
        216 23 AFP [SHANGHAI] The watchdog China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has penalised a listed company and several accountancy firms for violating rules on information disclosure, a news report said yesterday. The CSRC warned Dongbei Pharmaceuticals Group Co Ltd and its managing director and general manager
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        Lock icon US files suit to halt US$9b Lockheed, Northrop merger
        339 25 Merger would erase competition vital to national defence, says federal govt Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US federal government on Monday sued to stop a US$9 billion (5J14.4 billion) merger between Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Corp, arguing it would eliminate competition
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        Lock icon Quantum warns of sales, earnings fall
        246 25 Bloomberg [MILPITAS, California] Quantum Corp warned that sales and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter will be lower than expected because of falling prices for desktop hard drives and weak demand for high-end tape drives. Quantum said it expects "break even, or slightly better"
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        Lock icon PepsiCo chief to give year's pay to scholarships
        359 25 Bloomberg [PURCHASE, New York] Roger Enrico, chief executive of PepsiCo Inc. said he will give all his salary this year, except US$l (551.60), to provide scholarships for children of PepsiCo employees. The unusual move means PepsiCo's board will transfer US$l million that
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        Lock icon Bertelsmann buys Random House
        332 25 USsl.4b deal will boost German group's share of US book market to 10% NYT [NEW YORK] Bertelsmann AG, the German media conglomerate, has struck an estimated US$l.4 billion (552.2 billion) agreement to buy the crown jewel of American publishing, Random House, in a deal that will
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        Lock icon Goldman Sachs profit rises 13% to record high
        379 26 Q1 pre-tax earnings hit USsl.o2b as bond, takeover activities surge Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group LP, Wall Street's richest investment banking partnership, said first-quarter pre-tax earnings rose 13 per cent to a record as trading, bond underwriting and fees from advising
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        Lock icon BankAmerica unit pays US$17m to settle lawsuit
        310 26 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] BancAmerica Robertson Stephens Co agreed to pay US$l7 million (5527.2 million) to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of colluding with 36 other brokerages to rig securities prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the company said on Monday. The San
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        Lock icon Local coffee shortage in Indonesia
        209 26 It had to import 30,000 tonnes of robusta from Vietnam, says report Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia imported 30,000 tonnes of robusta coffee beans from Vietnam until March this year because of a shortage in local supply, newspapers reported yesterday. Bisnis Indonesia newspaper quoted an unnamed official
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        Lock icon Elf to take 5% stake in Russia's Yuksi for US$528m
        255 26 FT [PARIS] Elf Aquitaine, the French oil company, is to forge a strategic alliance with newly formed Yuksi of Russia, paying US$52B million (*****.3 million) for a 5 per cent stake in the country's largest oil company. Yuksi, valued by
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        Lock icon Archer Daniels wins nod to open thrift
        135 26 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) won approval from the US Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to operate federal savings and loan. The approval permits ADM, the world's largest agribusiness company operating in 43 countries, to convert state-chartered Hickory Point Bank Trust
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs down in thin trade
        198 26 SSKEXReport Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures slipped yesterday despite indications an impending economic stimulus package might not include any tax cuts. Dealers said poor results in the Japanese Finance Ministry's 1.1 trillion yen (5513.6 billion) 1.8 per cent 10-year
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        Futures contract stages rebound
        160 26  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Cecilia Loh, 1998. Cecilia Loh, service dealer, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract rebounded for the first time in three days, up 5.10 points. Premium trading over cash prevailed over the session. Featured buyers were Pru-dential-Bache,
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        Lock icon Oil down as dust settles on supply pact
        275 26 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices fell back yesterday after soaring nearly 14 per cent on Monday on a surprise weekend deal clinched by oil producers to cut supply. The softer tone emerged as traders paused for breath after Monday's panic
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        286 26 Bloomberg, Reuters London THE US dollar rose against the yen, erasing an earlier decline, amid doubts Japanese officials can boost their currency until they do more to help the country's ailing banks. The dollar slid against the yen in Tokyo after Japanese finance ministry officials suggested Japan will
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1859 27 SZCOM FUTURES Mar 24 f RUBBER (futurls clostnq *s at S.30|m) RSS1 CONTRACT(S cwtjAg) Close Volume Open Month Hlqh Lew Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 98 112.25 550 May 98 114.50 113.50 114.50 475 2100 Jun 98 117.75 3450 Jul/Sep 98 124.25 124.25 124.00 375 4245 Oct/Dec 98 130.00
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      1640 27 AFP □Nikkei 225 -262.44 JAPANESE share prices closed 1.6 per cent lower yesterday on slim hopes for income tax cuts by the government in an economic stimulus package, brokers said. Sentiment was dampened after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) decided to omit income tax cuts in its upcoming
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2329 27 LONDON Industrials M«24 PfflCt 31 Group *****00 4.000 AB Ports 374.000 -6.000 Abbey National 1165.000 -23.200 Allied Oomecq 600.000 10.000 Amec 151.400 -3.600 Asda Group 201.000 1.000 BAT Ind 640.000 +12.000 BG Pic 317.000 11.600 BICC 146.000 -1.000 BOC Group 999.000 -9.000 BR Petroleum 904.000 -28.000 BTR
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1531 28 Reuters PI Hang Stag +SLIO HONGKONG stocks shrugged off Wall Street's losses overnight and sprinted to a higher close yesterday after better than expected government land auction results, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index gained 51.10 points, or 0.44 per cent, to end at 11,645.43 after hovering around Monday's
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      Lock icon CHINA
      612 28 AFP n Shenzhen B Index -&51 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B Share Index closed lower yesterday as further declines in newcomer Dalian Refrigeration soured sentiment, analysts said. The B Index slipped 0.51 point, or 0.53 per cent, to 95.21 on turnover of HK$l2 million compared with Monday's HK$7.B million. "Dalian
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      360 28 AFP OWPhiei HMj TAIWAN stocks rebounded yesterday, rising 0.6 per cent on strong buying of technology shares, dealers said. The high-tech sector staged a modest rebound after recent falls triggered by concerns over the effects of negative corporate results unveiled by major US computer companies, said Yo Wen-yi of
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      262 28 AFP n Wellington -3.74 NEW Zealand stocks fell 0.2 per cent yesterday but largely weathered the impact of higher interest rates and weakness on Wall Street. The NZSE-40 Index was down 3.74 points at 2,315.53 with Telecom Corp up five cents at NZ$B.B5. Trading was a heavy NZ5174.3 million.
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      790 28 AFP □set lata -13.40 THAI share prices slumped 2 per cent yesterday amid fears over the stronger baht hitting exports and pressure from weaker regional markets, analysts and dealers said. Analysts also said uncertainties over the recapitalisation of local commercial banks had negatively affected sentiment. "Investors are waiting for
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      418 28 AFP d Composite hia -3.47 SHARE prices closed slightly lower on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday with investors mostly sidelined amid a lack of fresh leads, dealers said. The market was slightly higher in the morning amid expectations the recent strengthening of the won could pave the way for
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      611 28 AFP 131 AD Ordinaries +12.7 AUSTRALIAN share prices surged 0.5 per cent to a second successive record close yesterday, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, gained 12.7 points to 2,792.0. The All Resources Index rose 15.2 points to 1,184.6, while the All Industrials
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      739 28 Bloomberg DCupiatehig -14.66 INDONESIAN stocks fell a second day, led by market bellwether PT Telkom, in the wake of the interest-rate increase on government bills. The benchmark Jakarta Stock Market Composite Index fell 14.66 points to 501.66. Indonesia about doubled rates on its SBI government bills on Monday in
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      Lock icon MANILA
      305 28 AFP n Manila -5 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday after being pulled down by heavyweight issues, analysts said. The Philippine Stocks Exchange Index shed 5 points to 2,305.06. Volume rose to 5.3 billion shares worth 2.4 billon pesos compared to 3.3 billion shares worth 1.6
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        Lock icon New measures fail to entice investors
        415 29 AFP CI Composite Index -3.0 MALAYSIA'S key stock index closed 0.5 per cent lower in thin trading yesterday as additional steps announced to boost the economy failed to entice investors. "Foreign investors opted to remain sidelined. Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim's announcement failed to provide
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        8883 29 INDUSTRIALS Consumer product* 1998 Last Vol Day Net Cap Mtfll lw CWW Sale '000 Wph Law Wit >** 310 180 Ajinomoto 276 -4 11 280 276 15.3 1119 148 73 Angkasa 119 -6 34 125 118 2.8 175.5 290 123 Apolto Food Hlg 216 1 39 216 215 6.3 86.4
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Keep a watch on Acma warrant
        178 30  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THERE seems to be a fair bit of activity building up in Acma's shares and warrants both have been creeping up steadily over the past few days in increasing volume. It's been a while since we looked at the
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        3605 30 BONOS, LOANS ft WARRANTS w l»97/9« lut Vol Oa» L**« Oust* *r% Hit* Lm StM Company laH *1- rOOO) High Low »»|Hf Sailor Prtco 68 9 m 3000 m AMOB C5 5H*****6 18 15.5 19 81 8 3160 *Acor ******1 US$ 14.5 -0.5 13 14.5 14.5 14.5 15.5 131 8.5
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2360 30 Transaction date Mar 24 I MALAYSIAN STOCKS Cr Or 1997/98 Last V«I Day Lut Quote Ml Ok tH NM M Cap Ml» L— Stno Cempiy Salt COOOl HUH Uw Buyer S*8ar Cw P/I 478 28 mi 5000 AISB50c 102 -6 915 IX) 101 101 102 5.0 3J U
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
      6556 31 Transaction date Mar 24 Gr Gc M Wt 1997/98 Last Vol Day Last Quota D«v Olv VW Not Caj Avg High Low St No Company Sale COOO) High Low Bmw Cw Wl l» WW INDUSTRIALS 157 18.5 a 1020 ACE Dynamics60c... 35 -0.5 230
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      SESDAQ
      1137 31 fir fir M Wt 19*7/98 Last Vol On LMt 0<Mt« Mv Mv Yld MM Cap Avq Mm> lw» HW« C— >—y »a*a fOOO) U» 6wy*r M>r Cw >/I Wa 186 76 a 2000 ABRHIdgsSc 111 *3 29 115 109 109 115 3.0 6.0 at 156.6 49.4 108 448 76
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        222 32 Stacks Volume •Renong Bhd 50c 23,427,000 •InsasBM 22,518.000 Easyknit HKIOc 18,902,000 *M Resources 12,097,000 Datapulse 5c 11,293,000 •Rekapacific Bh 10,413,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 9,728,000 •Multi-Purpose 9,046,000 •Berjaya Group 7,235,000 •Kemayan Corp 6,679,000 Stacks 5 SPH 20,612.928 Parkway H 50c 17,915,896 •Renoivj Bhd 50c 16,596,400 SIA Foreign 16,190,176 SingTel 15c 16,091,400
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        HOT STOCK
        57 32  -  -by Shiv Taneja LAND GENERAL closed one-and-half cents lower yesterday at 62 cents on a volume of 3.4 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 2.4 million units. The near-term outlook for the stock is neutral. Longer term, however, the outlook is more positive, according to
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        Shares down on lack of leads, ringgit weakness
        698 32  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Poor corporate results, Dow's fail also cited; strong signs of rotational interest spreading to Sesdaq By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] After showing much promise last week when the price momentum and liquidity inflows appeared to be on the up and
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Used goods for the best?
          109 32 A READER was rather puffed up when he received a letter from Borneo Motors telling him that he was the sort of person who only deserved the best. Reading on, he was quickly deflated to find that "the best" in this instance was a second-hand,
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          S'pore Power in US$100m loan?
          71 32 SINGAPORE Power is preparing to tap the market for a three-year loan of around USSIOO million (Ssl6l million), according to basis point, a Hongkong-based newsletter that covers Asia's debt market. The funds are reportedly for the joint venture between Singapore Power and Sinar Mas group.
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          US$129m lease for SIA?
          66 32 The newsletter, basis point, also reported that Babcock Brown is arranging a US$l29 million "operating lease" for Singapore Airlines comprising equity, and subordinated and senior debt. The latter will be split into two tranches direct SIA exposure and debt secured by the aircraft. Interest payment will
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          The BOE on the euro
          93 32 IT WOULDN'T make it to the best-seller's list but we highly recommend the Bank of England's 110-page easy-to-read report on the euro. It covers more or less everything you ever wanted to know about Europe's single currency but never dare to ask. With 191 business
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          84 32 IN THE wake of the regional financial crisis, many foreign banks operating here have had their lending limits severely slashed by their head offices back home. Despite the fact that bankers are supposed to be more knowledgeable than the average person on politics, economics and geography,
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          90 32 THERE is still the odd Indonesian looking for property in Singapore. A housing agent said one Indonesian client was actively looking to invest in one more property in the Grange Road/River Valley area. This is the area where many Indonesians have bought properties, and the economic crisis
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      137 30 When you i* in the business of making connect***. throughout the Eastern USA, Northwest is the airline far you Because with the addition erf daily flights to Paul and Detio*. M new bring unnvaled THESE DAYS SINGAPORE AND THE U.S. SHARE EASY, CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS. Philadelphia Northwest also saves you more
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      847 32 BUSINESS Notices In the matter of The Companies Act. Cap_s() And In the matter of Z.X.L. PTE LTD STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS OF COMPANY'S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BUSINESS BY REASON OF ITS I.IABII.ITIEft 1. TAN BENG CHONG. of 677 Hougang Avenue 8 #03-545 Singapore *****7, NRIC No. SI *****2 D
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      321 33 Bridge News, Reuter ATLANTIC Panamax trade remained very weak in extremely dull trade, brokers said. Most were agreed that started even more slowly than the same time last week, which does not bode well for the rest of the week. The pace has even slowed for handy and
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      270 33 <tm I' _*h_ \M CWT Distribution _0.80 *0.01 21 Oman Hup 0.50 -0.02 41 Cotco m»OMn>Oilt 0 77 rrtMMUnks 0.34 unch 122 CBHoMkip 034 unch SS Hal Sun Hup 0.625 *041 59 HitachiZo»on 0.835 *0.0 1900 IMC HoMblQt HK 5.60 JayaHoMtags 0X7 Jurgng Shipyard 7.80 -0.10 M KappoiCorp
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      630 33  -  Currency crisis has hit both ports and shipping lines, Yeo Ning Hong warns of tougher times By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Regional ports are likely to see negative growth in container throughput in 1998, PSA Corp chairman Yeo Ning Hong warned yesterday. He
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      733 33  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer THERE is now a considerable consensus among the shipping industry that there are enough rules and regulations, at least for the time being. A recent Singapore Shipping Association lunch was one of the latest forums where
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      401 33  -  Reports by Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] With the Asian economic turmoil casting a shadow over the region, Singapore will do what it can to help the maritime community ride out tough times, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. Speaking at
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      Sea-Land foresees emergence of a dozen global carriers by 2000
      507 33 [SINGAPORE] Consolidation within the global liner industry will see the emergence of a dozen global carriers, 12 mid-sized independent carriers and 24 smaller niche operators by the turn of the century. Speaking at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference (Sibcon '98)
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      836 34 MERGED NOL-&PL One of the world's largest and most integrated container transportation and logistics companies has emerged IN April last year, NOL announced its merger with APL Ltd for US$B25 million (551.32 billion). The merger was completed in November last year after obtaining approvals from
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      355 34 PACE ESP Lines M ANl 3 Ethiopun 6 Accord 8 Emgrwo Ahrenklel M FarwWa M Appenihip 5 FoongSun 8 AjuOCL 15 Wi Astro 3 Wlhb 16 Austral 9 CLW < Av«nt 16 Gemartrans 8 B'tangMas 8 <*"**9 9 ISA 7 Glory Nav 16
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      16090 42 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Onto sane Nam* Number Number SIN Dest'n Nam* Name Number Number 27/03 23/04 PIL BUNCA TERASEK 0*1 45-*****93 A 28/03 07/04 Han|in NUOVA AUSTRALIA M 45-*****35 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 n/M 01/05
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        1722 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofcing/Mtnct Rstts SMp voy No Ctb/Btr Parted From To From ti2K 25/2100 w 24/isoo 24/wt 24/1*00 a 24/1500 2 out IVrtOO U 24/T700 2VMM 21/0*00 ui |M 2tW 2V0500 5 2VUOO 2V*» MWO MM 24/N9* 24/1*00 tt 24/1700 2VMM 2VW00
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        203 49 Mar SO Greece: Independent Day. Apr 9 Hong Kong: Chlng Ming Festival. Apr 7 Brunei: Harl Raya Hajl. Malaysia: Harl Raya Hall. Apr* Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Mexico: Maundy Thursday. Apr 10 Australia: Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday. Dvunark: Good Friday. Finland: Good Friday. Ckrmany: Good Friday. Hong Kong:
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        656 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockatt Marine OU Ud, (how* prto* ranfae in I'S dollar* Inataed of it nil* prlce*tora»oncompreh*nalv*d»> •cripyon of th* market Prto** *hown art baaed on avaraga-elaed *t*m Market movements an Indicated The Cocket: Bunker Price Index chanae and the individual chant** tn the
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        343 49 CwtM *0 Mu MM 2.0 15.1 0J1 72 0.04 Mar 12 D*Mitv Nattr hiMu* AM WfctM Sediment No alow C23 5 2 1 2 0 0 21S! MO AM H4 6 0.4 Hi 0.04 24 0.02 J« Mtt l«J 10 IM 0.M M 0.04 IIWI %M/M
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        332 50  -  From Rajendra Bajpal in New Delhi AIR India is launching a direct flight between Hyderabad in south India and Singapore. The Indian national carrier will fly twice a week to Singapore and back. This will eliminate the need for passengers from Hyderabad to
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        439 50 US plane maker continues to have production problems with 8737: analysts Reuters (SEATTLE] Continuing production problems affecting Boeing Co's 737 jet make it unlikely the aerospace giant will hit a first-quarter delivery target announced just a month ago, industry analysts say. Boeing's
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        Lock icon Europe's longest bridge
        86 50 [LISBON] A partial view of the new Vasco da Gama bridge in Lisbon, named after the XVth century Portuguese navigator. The longest bridge in Europe of 17.2 km can stand gusts of wind of more than 220 km per hour. Some hundred thousand tonnes of steel —enough
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        Lock icon Korean jet received warning before crashing in Guam
        361 50 NYT [HONOLULU] In the final minute before Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on a hillside in Guam last Aug 6, a mechanical voice in the cockpit gave the crew information that they were making a fatal mistake, according to data released by
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        1643 50 CITY fUCMT ETA FLIGHT ETO IM786 IMS 0f05 2255 (MM M20 I T 6A7306 1S40 5026 2355 ***** 0*20 ***** 2310 Jg g* KL837 1540 |M 2335 Mlt» SOW* TO SOWO OW Auckland N242M 2045 ****** 2045 t— COW 2035 1 $0286 2045 S02«5 2045 H»nol
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      19 33 Merged NOL-APL: Building on strengths of both One of the world's largest container transport firms has emerged. Page 2
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      112 33 "0 Siting unlikely to 98 iieet Ist qtr delivery target nrm continues to have OXroduction problems with 8737: analysts. BaokPage Visit us at: BOAT ASIA'9B One World. (April2.s) Hall 4, Booth 4NOI One x llOne. World Trade Centre Nera World Phone. One of the smallest, lightest global phones. r Global
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      1224 36 MY LJNE Internet Web Site http: //www.yml.convtw rt, *n& x < tk v E IJIJfU/JI'IiIM'HIIHJiI.'UI'U'HIJIIIiIJ^II xvmaweeklyeverythjrsoay/sunqay VESSEL VOY SIN CMB RT* HAM FXT LEH AMR MING GALAXY ABI2W 26/03 31/03 17/04 15/04 14AM 19/04 SETO BRIDGE JBI2W 31/03 17/04 19/04 20/04 22/04 GIBRALTAR BRIDGE ABI3W 034)4 07/04 25/04 23/04 22AM
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      536 36 LINE m< ai«345« faxi isiana MUARA LABUAN vessei vot nv eta vessei vor no eta SPO«( MUM A SPOtE UN 1 HOSTS V0«/tt 25/03 27/03 JJ*OSW V0«/* 25/03 21/03 AfMLGUMY V0«/* 71/03 01/04 AFttttOfT VOOE/OO 21/03 07/04 J. «OSfO VOW/91 07/04 05/04 "WW* V 0«/« 07/04 04/04 MtaaotY vooi/w 07/04
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      1526 37 I VESSEL VOY SIN BKK POU PKO PCN BLW SUB BA WK IRAN SHOJAAT PJL-1271 18/03 26/03 RAN TEYFOURI PJL-1273 21/03 30/03 I I I I I I I I ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I E AZARBAIJAN ARMENIA, KAZAKHSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, KIRGISTAN, TADZHIKISTAN GEORGIA
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      2429 37 MONDAY 1 DIRECT 10 JAPAN *T I KOM 7 MVS I UMTI 8 MYS I I SINGAPORE'S GCNERAL AGCNTS: TSHENTOH WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/l) *****02 JOHORE OfPKE; I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD »17-O«MS BLDG SAUS/IKGS 4205M1/43 inward DEPT ID/0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD ICI
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      1367 38 EUROPE/UK/SCANQINAVIA/FINLANO/RUSSIA fIGPI RDM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP ROM ANW HBG PKL SOP E. RACER RW-821 28/03 17AM 22AM 18/04 20AM 21/04 22AM E GOODS RE-060 #7/03 OMB 08/03 IMI3 KAM E DECENT RW-BU OSAM 24AM 20/04 2SAM 27AM 28/B4 20AM E GLEEFUL RE-882 M/ 03 10AI3 88/B3
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      909 38 m. am MAC-NcLo S'KUHb M'SIA Carrier: MM CONTB LINES, INC I-K-/V~ J ORNOiimiTMm SIBU: (064) *****9 MANILA: (832) *****24 V PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (882) *****87 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MON: (61)*****3 KUCMNQ (082) *****1-3 MANILA OINOA/1I HARvI MV "PIYA BHUM" V.9OE MV 'NORAS
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      410 38 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VESStI I VOY I SWI PIU 1 QUI I CPT I l/MT Vimmm QOSS 29/03 07/04 11/ M ISAM NAOUI PWWCt (BIS 05/04 18/04 71/04 HAMUIVBWS QMS 14/04 23/04 27/04 01/05 04/05 GOLDEN DtAGON 004S 21/04 30/04 04/05 01/05 IUMUI PtINCESS
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      1195 39 IA HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. vorisouita|roi|*m|mM|wv|misw| S= TA/M 11/04MS/04 14/04 16/ M KYUJtON 3011 02/03 07/03 04/03 05/03 26/03 MDMSMLm 302W 27/03 7/04 10/ M 2/04 14/04 HYEHKROR 3101 M/ 03 11/03 10/03 07/03 07/03 10/03 20/ M 110W 30/03 5/03 6/03 11/03 11/03 11/03 21/04 LA LOfltE 3031
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      869 40 ANOKOK/LAEM CHABANO JAKARTA/PANJANO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK I LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN SRISAMUT SRS37S In Pt 28/03 XETHA BHUM ***** 26/03 28/03 MATHU BHUM 3CIN In Pt 29/03 XETHA BHUM 228S 2«/03 28/03 BAN! BHUM" 90N In Pt 28/03 29/03 GURU BHUM' 71S 28/03 31/03 MATHU BHUM 361N8
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      449 40 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 0206 TEL *****68 FAX: *****64 TLX: R*****5 SINMER Blil CR No: **********0W Receiving Cargo at PTI Blntulu i Muara 1 VESSEL VOY SIN IJU mm «*UA I Sen* V9606E 78 79/03 07/04 MMd W9o4f 27 7S/03 02/04 I Sana V9607E II
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      408 41 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE EXPRESS SEMj-COWTMWERISED SERVICE ~WSL VOY n™ PORE I A DAM/R OAM |H SURG I SREMEN I ANTWERP A VESSEL 43 VMS 271* 1/5 OMIT 5/5 TO AUSTRALIA I FULL CONTAINER SERVICE *5 VOY FHE WK SYD MR HBA ADL BK MUE Ot LIBRA V OQIS
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      1136 46 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LIHE: 222 2 941 JE^IC A/CELIA/MEmUH J22J23BE3EEB 7 slgs/week QBisi 2 SLG/WEEK VESBB. IVOY ISW JAK I L 25^3(WED) MAERSK JAKARTA 9813 IN
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      451 46 9KB m FAP EAST 29/03 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 29/03 BANGKOK 30/03 MANILA/CEBU 29/03 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 29/03 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E MALAYSIA 31/03 BUSAN 29/03 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 29/03 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 29/03 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU m EURQPEAJK 29/03 LDN/FU(/LVP/SOU R DM/ANT/LEH/H AM/GOT /OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES M USA/CANADA 31/03 LOS ANGELES/NEW
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      484 46 Singapore Soviet Shipping jSBk Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL KOTARATU RTUOOS 30/03 00/04 18AM 19/04 FAIRY EAGLE 111N 04AM 11/04 23AM 25/04 KOTA RAJA RJAOO9 12/04 ISAM 01/05 02/05 KOTARATU RTUOO7 19/04 27/04 09/05 11/05 REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL
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      801 48 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tel *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail flesin@singnet.com.sg FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO ii UJJ-J aJ 3£\EH©3 aaia asrossaii® amoa Overseqs Offices Hongkong *****113 flms@asioonline.net Port Kelang *****40 flem@tm.net.my Bangkok *****42 kunthida@fleth.co.th Surabaya *****00 fle-sub6sby.mego.net.id Jakarta *****48 fle<6B9lQrad.net.id Penang *****90 flepsb@po.|oring.my ■XW AVANT
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      1156 48 OOCL (Singapore) Pte Ltd CFS Keppel Distrpk For booking i <IDj 79 Ansofl Road #21-04 (S) *****6 Blk 513 #01-128 enquiry (u) V CR NO **********0H W: 272 7827 col 3269 180 VV5 < -=V *****13 Fox 221 3942 fw: 272 7825 I 1 L J| NORTH AMERICA USA/ CANADA
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      469 50 The undermentioned shipping lines in the Intra-Asia trade would like to inform all shippers that: (i) the Singapore Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) will be revised to USSO/20, USSO/40' and USSO/RT (LCL CAF) for the period Ist April 1998 to 31st July 1998. (ii) the Japan Yen Appreciation Surcharge (YAS) will
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