The Business Times, 20 April 1998

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    12 1 The BusinessTim® MITA(P) 110/12/97 85<t SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    54 1 STOCK MABKET INDICES Week Change STD 1,515.15 -78.9 BTSR1 —629.35 -25.07 KLSECOMP 628.78 -44.36 NIKKEI ~.15,703.80 -777.32 HANG SENG 11.001.32....-340.7 SET INDEX. 438.99 -7.14 JAKARTA COMP 507.90. -19.69 MANILA COMP. .2,176.10....-17.37 TAIPEI WPI 8,725.94 ..-328.08 SEOUL COMP 441.68 -48.95 CLSA CHINA B 948.08 +2.30 AL'ST ALL ORD 5,867.50
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    FINANCE
    80 1 FOREX SATES US$ ss USS 1.601 (USVSt per S) 1.696 .2.715 DM 1.801 0.889 Y1W ....131.8 1.214* Ml 3.775 0.424 HKS 7.747 0.207 BAHT 39.22 0.041 RUPIAH 8,112 0.020* S$ to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 779 KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA 28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA. 22.90 HONGKONG 1025 TAIPEI
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    Sharp drop in regional exec salaries: survey
    728 1  -  Signs of worse to come; good part of drop due to jnmpinUS dollar By i Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Executive salaries in the region have fallen sharply for the first time in years, according to a survey by the Geneva-based Corporate Resources Group
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    SIA, Silkair insured for US$1.75b per accident
    534 1  -  Amonnt said to be more than enough to meet claims arising from MIIBS crash By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines and wholly-owned subsidiary Silkair are insured for US$l.75 billion (Ss2.B billion) for any one accident, providing more than adequate cover to meet
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    Oei Hong Leong sells 5.8% of Star Telecom to Soros
    435 1  -  Deal gives US financier chance to enter China's telecoms market By\ Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Hongkongbased Singapore businessman Oei Hong Leong has sold a stake in his Star Telecom to American financier George Soros, giving the latter an entry point to
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      161 1 DKBPE Li Eft-Shines Thomson 800 Hongkong tycoon Li KaShing will soon launch Thomson 800 one of his two condominium developments in Singapore which will cost over $1.3 billion in total, Pg2 DBS poshes ftheftd with regional thrust The bank has been restructured into three groups to meet the challenges of
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      135 1 Fishing for luck and protection AFP (HONGKONG! A boy holding two paper fish as he waited to move forward in a parade yesterday celebrating the festival of Tin Hau, the patron deity of seafarers andfishermen People in Hongkong use the annual festival to petition the goddess for protection at sea,
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      S'pore IT market seen falling 1.4% in US$ terms
      258 2  -  By. Raju Chellam THE information technology market in Singapore will fall in US dollar terms by 1.4 per cent to U552.63 billion (554.2 billion) this year, due to the currency crisis, based on projections by International Data Corp (IDC). But in
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      Li Ka-Shing goes ahead with 2 condo projects
      609 2  -  Thomson 800 to be launched soon; piling works for Bayshore condo has started By. Jenny Lam HONGKONG tycoon Li KaShing will soon soft launch Thomson 800 -one of his two condominium developments in Singapore which will cost over $1.3 billion in total.
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      Lock icon Feb retail sales down 9.7%
      295 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By\ Soh Tiang Keng RETAIL sales took a steep fall in February. falling by close to 10 per cent in year-on-year terms. Compared to the previous month, January, total retail sales tumbled by almost a third. In value terms (or
      Source: Dept of Statistics  -  295 words
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      Furniture industry suffers fall in both output and exports
      442 2  -  Overseas sales since 1994 down 29% bat rate of decline easing By. Kau Yi Kang THE local furniture industry has seen a drop in both output and exports in recent years. Latest available figures from the Economic Development Board show that
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      70 2 Aaean may lose $48b in lost IT opportunity, BusinesslT Pg 9 ANNOUNCING THE LATEST UA FLIGHT NUMBERS. GENERAL RESERVATIONS: 873 3533 FARE ENQUIRIES: 873 3577 MILEAGE PLUS ACCOUNT INFORMATION: 873 3500 ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS/ PASSENGER SALES/PEOPLE SERVICES 873 3525 We've just upgraded our telephone system to serve you better. It's the
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      179 2 FORTUNE HERBAL CHICKEN 21 April 31 May I__1 1 Order a Fortune Herbal Chicken wg^jjjlPrizes include Whole Suckling Pig, Pipe Duck, $50 Dim Sum t Voucher or Bottle of Wine. Unleash the fragrant aroma and taste the wholesome goodness of a herbal chicken stuffed with herbs, wrapped with lotus leaf
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      423 3 f n r> en c e d h n n k yen t r a n p or NATIONAL 1 national p ltd super skill graph COMPUTER) en U e authority o i sin ga ore «ra ■ea I y n r BOARD t At any one time there are
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Rates could rise again to support rupiah, says BI
      473 4 But higher rates only a temporary solution, says Indon finance minister Bloomberg, Reuters (WASHINGTON] Indonesia will raise interest rates again if it's necessary to bolster the rupiah, the central bank governor said. "If there is a need for a further increase,
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      Lock icon Thailand's jobs crisis underestimated: report
      213 4 AFP [BANGKOK] The Thai government is seriously underestimating the depth of the unemployment crisis amid the country's economic downturn, a report said yesterday. The government's projection of minus 3.5 per cent growth in the economy this year is optimistic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) added
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      Lock icon S&P lowers M'sian credit ratings on concern over bad loans
      415 4 Latest downgrade is second in less than three months by rating companies Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia's credit ratings were cut by Standard Poor's Corp on concern that the economy's slowest growth in more than a decade will cause banks' bad
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      Lock icon Seoul sets stage for major financial blood-letting
      404 4 Ailing banks must change management, merge or close Reuters [SEOUL! A dramatic shakeout lies ahead for South Korea's backward financial sector following the government's announcement last week that insolvent financial institutions should disappear. The Financial Supervisory Commission, urging faster financial sector reforms, said
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      Lock icon Siew vows to stimulate domestic demand
      172 4 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan Premier Vincent Siew has pledged to press ahead with the island's major infrastructure projects as the economy begins to feel the fallout of regional financial turbulence. "Domestic demand, now perceived as the powerhouse of the economy, must be expanded, particularly when
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      Lock icon Former top Korean presidential aide questioned
      329 4 Ex-central banker also grilled over policy failures AFP (SEOUL) South Korean prosecutors grilled a former chief presidential aide yesterday in a probe of policy failures that led to the largest-ever bailout by the International Monetary Fund. Kim Young Tae, former head of the presidential
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      Lock icon Kia union, receivers seek deal to end strike
      301 4 AFP, Reuters (SEOUL] Striking workers at South Korea's ailing Kia Motor Corp backed down from their hardline stance yesterday to seek an agreement, with receivers on ending their strike. "Talks are under way between union leaders and receivers," a Kia Motors spokesman
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      Lock icon HK jobless rate set to climb further
      135 4 AFP [HONGKONG] Unemployment is set to rise in Hongkong, amid an economic downturn in the region, but the government is ready to tackle the problem, Financial Secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday. Mr Tsang's words come on top of a "rapid rise" in employment
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      71 4 FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY U.S. $750,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due January 17.2002 In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes, the Interest rale •or the period 17th April. 1998 to 17th July. 1996 has been fixed at 5 8125% per annum The interest payable on 17th July. 1998
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon US bubble economy in the making
      1366 5 Ingredients for overheating: overvalued share prices, merger mania, rising property prices and rapid growth of money supply Americans have been toasting their economic success of late. In contrast to debt-ridden Japan and jobless Europe, their economy has been enjoying a happy combination of balanced
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      290 5 No matter what profession you're in, it's when it's your back against the wall. So whatever emp-3soovga emp-7iooxga Ty p lA# U I C (Compatible with /V L (Includes UHE Lamp) i n C VVUrLU Ur important to project the right image. Which is position you're holding, Epson has a
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Commonwealth Games will go on, haze or no haze: M'sia
      746 6 KUALA LUMPUR Talk of change in venae surfaces as EL faces rising costs, water shortage Reuters THERE is a rumour that will not go away this year's Commonwealth Games will have to be shifted from Malaysia to Australia because of
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      Lock icon Manila denies Ramos met KMT chief
      208 6 MANILA AFP THE Philippines presidential palace denied yesterday that President Fidel Ramos met or was about to meet Taiwan's ruling Koumintang (KMT) party chief John Chang. "The president did not have such a meeting yesterday and none is scheduled today or tomorrow," an aide
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      Lock icon Penang dragon boat races to be grounded
      208 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S northern Penang state called yesterday on organisers of two international dragon boat races scheduled next month to postpone the events amid falling water levels. Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon said the Third Asian Dragon Boat Race and Penang International
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      Lock icon Off: Thai power workers' rally
      176 6 BANGKOK Deal requires onion to be consulted before privatisation Reuters A MASS rally by workers of the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) who oppose the government's privatisation plan was averted after a compromise deal was reached, officials and union sources said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Manila acts to boost rice yields amid drought
      223 6 MANILA AFP THE Philippine government yesterday launched a three billion peso (*****.1 million) programme to boost rice yields amid a devastating drought which aid workers said had caused six new deaths in the Mindanao region in the south of the country. High-yield
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      Lock icon Howard takes gamble on dock strike, land rights
      457 7 SYDNEY Opponents urge PM to push for negotiated settlements AFP AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard was told yesterday he should follow the example of his British counterpart Tony Blair in resolving two issues that have divided the nation a dock strike and
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      Lock icon China frees jailed dissident Wang Dan
      341 7 BEIJING Ex-student leader sent to US in exile ahead of Clinton visit Reuters CHINA freed a former student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests and sent him into exile in the US yesterday, just two months ahead of a visit by US
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      Lock icon Hongkongers confused over toxic fish scare
      208 7 HONGKONG AFP CONFUSED Hongkong consumers, bombarded by food health scares, were steering clear of locally caught fish yesterday, amid contradictory government messages on a toxic "red tide" alert. The red tide, formed by the build-up of microscopic plankton in local waters, deprives affected areas
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      Lock icon Taiwan, China to join semiconductor body
      280 7 TAIPEI Both mast remove chip tariffs first, says report Reuters THE World Semiconductor Council (WSC) has decided to allow Taiwan and arch rival China to become members next year, a move that will benefit the island's semiconductor makers, Taiwan media reported yesterday. Reporting from
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      139 6 SIEMENS lntr r ,ein, !c". 3#,E Blaze a trail with Hicom 300E, the latest With built-in broadband ATM (Asynchronous Give your communication its much needed telecommunication system from Siemens Transfer Mode) connectivity, it paves the boost, with Hicom 300 E. T that s high on power and even higher on
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  • THE WORLD
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      Wall St sets record highs ahead of big week for earnings reports
      661 8  -  Analysts expect some volatility but boll mentality seen still strong From. Andrew Marks in New York ALL three major Wall Street indexes closed the week at record levels, as the stock market ended a choppy first round of
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      Lock icon Yeltsin, Hashimoto urge quick end to territorial row
      363 8 KAWANA, Japan Kurils dispute has blocked peace treaty for over 50 years AFP JAPAN and Russia turned up the pressure here yesterday to resolve a territorial row that has blocked a peace treaty for more than five decades and soured ties between
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      Lock icon World leaders expected at Gatt anniversary
      144 8 GENEVA Reuters US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton is expected to attend Geneva celebrations next month of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the post-World War Two global trading system, diplomats said yesterday. They said a switch in the date for the day-long festivi- ties,
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      Lock icon David Sainsbury named as richest man in UK
      299 8 ■LONDON Surging stocks, profits boost wealth of 1,000 on rich list Bloomberg SOARING stock markets and company earnings in the United Kingdom are making Britons richer, with its wealthiest 1.000 people and families making a collective £10 billion (5527.1 billion) more than
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      Indian tobacco chewers fume
      659 8  -  LETTER FROM NEW DELHI Chompers up in arms over move to ban the habit but not By Aruna Srinivasan THE Indian government is expected to decide today whether to ban tobacco chewing in the country in an effort to prevent the spread of cancer related to
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      1133 8 CYCLE 8c CARRIAGE LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held in the Degas and Monet Suites, Level One, The Oriental, Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****7 on Wednesday, 6 May 1998 at 12.00 noon (or
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      7 8 Dow soars despite poor earnings, Pg 20
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      HP to spend $300m on R&D over next 5 years
      601 9  -  $180 m will go to four projects previously not announced By i Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard Singapore plans to. spend a total of $300 million on research and development here over the next five years, including some $180 million on
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      Lock icon Microsoft scoops up Internet software firm
      176 9 NYT [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp has taken another step to solidify its future on the Internet by acquiring Firefly Network Inc, a developer of software tools that exchange private information across the World Wide Web. The deal, which had been rumoured for several weeks,
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      Lock icon Asean may lose $48b in lost IT opportunity
      561 9  -  Currency crisis cats growth rate from 16% to 12% tiO 2002 By\ Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Asean countries will lose US$3O billion ($4B billion) in lost opportunity in IT spending between now and 2002 on account of the currency crisis. The compound annual
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      Eutech eyes chunk of intelligent building mart
      504 10  -  Company aims to be a global player, says its CEO By. Kenneth Goh [SINGAPORE] If home-grown company Eutech Cybernetics is right, the intelligent building industry may never be the same again. The company, founded in 1990, develops software for intelligent buildings, facilities management
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      Small electronic cash transactions made possible
      470 10  -  Digital offering MilliCent for trials in Singapore, Asia By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE) A whole new economy may open up in cyberspace, with electronic cash transactions that can be as small as 0.1 cent, otherwise called microtransactions. In the physical world, transactions can
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      Inkjet battle heats up with Epson entries
      467 10  -  By) Kau Yi Kang [SINGAPORE] The colour inkjet printer industry saw the launch of three new entrants last week, intensifying the already strong competition in the market. Epson announced the entry of the Epson Stylus Photo 700 and the Epson Stylus Photo EX,
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      I'm concerned about Asian crisis
      328 10 Ask Bill@BT Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates answers questions from BT readers Are you worried and concerned about the Asian crisis? While Asia is in the battlefield of financial turmoil, may I know how you are going to integrate your vision of "The Connected
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    • IT TAKES
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        Windows98 here on June 26
        36 10 [SINGAPORE] Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows9B, will be available in Singapore on June 26. Windows9B will be available to customers simultaneously in stores and on new PCs from leading PC vendors.
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        KPN opens office in Singapore
        61 10 [SINGAPORE] KPN, a major Dutch firm that provides telecommunication products and services, opened its regional representative office in Singapore last week. Its Singapore office will support the regional telecom and data requirements of KPN's corporate clients, which include ABN-AMRO, Unilever, Philips, Royal Ahold, Shell, ING,
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        New Novell courses
        53 10 [SINGAPORE] Novell has gained approval from the National Computer Board for two new courses it is offering within NCB's Critical IT Resource Programme (Citrep). The two courses are "Certified Intranet Manager" and "Certified Internet Architect". Novell aims to train in Singapore about 2,000 IT professionals over the
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        IT Infrastructure seminar
        38 10 (SINGAPORE) A seminar on managing IT infrastructure, "Infrastructure Management Insights Seminar", will be organised by Platinum Technology on May 7 at the Hotel Inter-Continental. For more information, call Jayme Ho at 338 6861 or e-mailjayme.ho@platinum.com
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        IBM e-commerce pact in China
        82 10  -  -Compiled by 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] IBM has started providing Internet commerce (e-business) services in China, extending total e-business technology and applications to various sites in the country. It also announced major initiatives with China Telecom to jointly develop solutions for China's telecommunication industry.
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      Network Associates gunning for network security market
      395 10  -  By) Kenneth Goh {SINGAPORE] Network Associates, formerly McAfee Associates and Network General, is aiming to be the leader in the network security and management software market in the Asia-Pacific. With its Net Tools product environment, "none of our competitors can match our product
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      New Y2K solutions – industry coming of age
      602 11  - New Y2K solutions industry coming of age HANDLING THE MILLENNIUM BUG New tools which also test PC compliance ready to make their debut Reports by Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] As the millennium draws near only 620 days to go there is now a new niche opening up: software tools that help
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      Solutions on offer
      215 11 HERE'S a sampling of Y2K solutions exhibited at the SFCI exhibition last week: From Ark Infoware Pte Ltd: Tools from Knowledge-based Systems Inc and Avatar Inc. Fax *****72. From Bitech International Pte Ltd: Tools from Platinum Technologies (Transcentury 2000) and Micro Focus (Resolve 2000). Fax *****77. From
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      M. Lynch to cut off firms with Year 2000 problems
      235 11 [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch and Co Inc will cut off firms that are not prepared to deal with the Year 2000 computer problem, the securities firm's chief technology officer said last week. "The testing is this summer. That will tell
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      Lock icon Microsoft says Windows has 'minor' Y2K issues
      441 11 Reuters (SEATTLE) Some of Microsoft Corp's most widely used products, including its Windows operating systems, will require "minor" updates to work properly in the year 2000 and beyond, the software giant said last week. But Microsoft executives said they have discovered no glitches
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      Feel the power in Intel's latest chips
      568 12  -  Even the much-criticised Celeron looks good in well-orchestrated software display By Kenneth James LOOKS like you just can't keep Intel Corporation down. Shrugging off recent criticism of its technology and market performance, the chip colossus last week wrested back the technological initiative, orchestrating
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        New Compaq computers for home users
        165 12 COMPAQ Computer has launched three new Presario models and two new Presario notebook computers targeted at home users. In desktops, the top-end Presario 4640 runs on Intel's 300 MHz Pentium II with MMX, with 32 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive, 32-speed CD-ROM, and
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        Maya now on Win NT
        79 12 THE new character animation software, Maya (above), from Alias-Wavefront, a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, is now available on Windows NT. The company says the product can operate between the Win NT and Iris operating environments and lets Maya Embedded Language (MEL) files work seamlessly on
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        New notebooks from Gateway 2000
        90 12 GATEWAY 2000 Inc is now ready with two new notebook computers targeted at corporate users. Both models come with 32 MB RAM, 14.1-inch TFT XGA display, 2 GB hard disk, 20-speed CD-ROM and 56 kbps modem. The Gateway Solo 5100 XL runs on Intel's 233
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        Cisco's new routers ready
        100 12  -  -Compiled by Raju Chellam CISCO Systems Inc has announced a new range of routers for wide area networks (WAN) as well as a family of cost-effective modular access routers. For enterprise-wide WAN connectivity, the Cisco 7500 and 7200 series routers support multi-channel networking, enhanced ATM (asynchronous
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      282 9 Cm The 10th Asian International Information and Communication Technology Exhibition Conference incorporating The 3rd Asian International Cellular, Radio Satellite Communications Exhibition 1 Conference Netwttl/lsia9B IBS The 4th Asian International Networking Exhibition Conference Held concurrently with BroadcastAsia9B The event for the communications and networking professionals of today. 2-5 June 1998 Singapore
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      350 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF YASHIMA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) Extract of the Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 14th day of April 1998. The Resolutions set out betow were duly passed:IT
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      92 11 As reported in the newspapers on 15 April 1998, a Malaysian public company, SCK Group Berhad, is under receivership. We, SHANGHAI CHONG KEE FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (also known as SCK in abbreviation), wish to state that we are NOT in any way connected to or affiliated with SCK Group
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      317 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Great at organising water sports M 5 New issue stamp on letter is 9 Manage valley by a system of mJ Lht holding land JH__ H JHL 10 Wrong terrain for a coach (7) 11 I 11 Reserves high place for publi to rescue a coun JBliUjilH
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      Lock icon HK film industry hit by piracy, waning demand
      585 14  -  And to add to sagging fortunes, HK stars are going west to Holllywood, notes SHARON SINGLETON SHARON SINGLETON Hongkong stages its version of the Oscars next weekend with the territory's glitterati assembling to receive awards for work in what was once one
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      Magical partnership in Romeo et Juliette
      609 14  -  MUSIC By. Andrew Lim Gounod, Romeo et Juliette Roberto Alagna (Romeo), Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Choeur et Orohestre du Capltole do Toulouse, Michel Plasson (conductor) EMI *****32, 3 CDs ROBERT Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu have been hogging operatic headlines ever since they launched separate solo
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      Vibrant brass but a trifle noisy
      563 14  -  MUSIC Tight choral discipline, but choir masked by orchestra much of the time By] P Y Van THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra's concert on Friday night, billed as a "Gershwin and Bernstein Rhapsody", was programmed in honour of Gershwin's 100 th anniversary, and Bernstein's 80th.
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      478 14 BOOKS Reuters READERS are many but buyers are few and books are having the hardest of times in Croatia. But not because of wars, movies or computers. Nothing has hurt Croatia's publishers as much as the Value Added Tax (VAT), which the
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      DBS pushing ahead with regional thrust
      511 15  -  JUnk restructured into 3 groups to handle Singapore banking reforms B*! Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Undeterred by the regional economic downturn, DBS Bank is pushing ahead with its regionalisation thrust, the group says in its 1997 annual report. Last year, group net profit fell
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      Lock icon Sime Bank deal: RHB gets 5 more days
      190 15 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) and its financial arms, RHB Capital Bhd and RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd, have been granted an additional five market days, beginning today, to disclose details of the proposed funding scheme for the acquisition of
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      Cost of corporate bailouts
      844 15  -  KißnTunnui BTsla most ensure transparency to placate Investors' fears By Eddie Toh THE B-word (as in bailout) was the buzzword in market circles in Kuala Lumpur this past fortnight. Investors watched every move of key players for any signs of whether public or private funds were
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        Lock icon Cold Storage (M) acquiring property developer
        229 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Cold Storage (Malaysia) Bhd has proposed to acquire the entire equity interest in property developer Bowtec Holdings Sdn Bhd for 26.8 million Malaysian ringgit (5511.5 million). Cold Storage said in a statement it has signed a conditional share sale agreement with
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        Lock icon The Apple of the market's eye
        895 16  -  Jobs steers company back to profitability; shares have doubled since start of year From Eric Ellis in San Francisco US INVESTORS are starting to think something that would have seemed impossible a few months ago that Apple Computer might again be a Silicon Valley
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        246 16 Most investments are in plantation, manufacturing firms Reuters [KUALA LUMPURJ Malaysian state-controlled fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has invested in 300 companies, primarily in plantations and manufacturing, the national Bernama news agency reported. The agency late on Saturday quoted PNB's executive chairman
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        Lock icon United Merchant pre-tax plunges 51%
        174 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] United Merchant Group Bhd registered a pre-tax profit of 56.258 million Malaysian ringgit (5523.7 million) for the year ended Dec 31,1997, which was 50.9 per cent lower when compared with 1996's profits of RM 114.47 million. Announcing its unaudited results on Saturday,
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        Lock icon Coca-Cola bottler to raise quarterly dividend by 60%
        253 16 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc said it will increase its quarterly dividend by 60 per cent, as acquisitions of other bottlers has increased its cash flow. The world's largest CocaCola bottler said it will increase the dividend to 4 US cents a
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        Lock icon Caterpillar Q1 profit up 9%
        118 16 Bloomberg [PEORIA, Illinois] Caterpillar Inc's first-quarter earnings rose 9.1 per cent, topping analysts' expectations, as record engine and machinery sales helped the company shrug off declines from economic turmoil in Asia. The world's largest maker of earthmoving equipment said net income climbed to US$43O million
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          89 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Malaysian government has not taken a position on a reported restructuring deal at Malaysia Airlines, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday. TTie Wall Street Journal had reported that Malaysia Airlines System Bhd chairman Tajudin Ramli had proposed a
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          Lock icon Federal-Mogul plans to raise US$2.4b
          49 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Federal-Mogul Corp filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to US$2.4 billion (S<3.B billion) of debt securities and common or preferred stock. The Southfield, Michigan, maker of car parts said it will use net proceeds to repay certain debt.
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          49 16 Reuters [BURBANK, California] Anne Sweeney, president of Disney Channel/Toon Disney, posing on Saturday with Disney characters to officially launch the new Toon Disney cable television channel in Burbank. Toon Disney is a 24-hour basic cable channel in the US, devoted to Disney cartoons.—Reuters
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          Lock icon Chrysler chief's earnings down 22%
          79 16 Bloomberg (AUBURN HILLS, Michigan] Chrysler Corp paid chairman Robert Eaton a salary and cash bonus of US$4.6 million (517.4 million) in 1997, down about 22 per cent from the amount he earned the year before. Mr Eaton's salary rose to US$l.6 million in 1997 from
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        Lock icon McDonald's Q1 profit rises 5% to US$362m
        237 16 Results hurt by Asian turmoil and competition in US Reuters [CHICAGO] McDonald's said on Friday earnings rose 5 per cent in the first quarter, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but said economic turmoil in Asia and stiff competition in the United States
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        CBOT launches 24-hour trading on DJIA futures
        481 17  -  Link-up with Simex on the cards; crisis prompts more Asians to hedge risks with US instruments By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] At a time when Asian investors are looking to US instruments amid the regional turmoil, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has introduced
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        Lock icon Citicorp opts out of buying 51% of Venezuelan bank
        131 17 Bloomberg (CARACAS] Citicorp said it decided against buying 51 per cent of Venezuela's Banco Union SA, ending more than nine months of study. No reason for the decision was initially given by officials of Citibank NA, the Venezuelan unit of Citicorp,
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        Lock icon Goldman Sachs mulls listing again
        290 17 Float could value US investment bank at USs2ob, says report AFP [LONDON] Goldman Sachs the blue-chip US investmen bank, is set to re-examin< plans for a stock market flota tion which could value th< partnership at more thar US$2O billion (Ss32 billion) the Financial Times
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        65 17 [NUWARAELIYA, Sri Lanka] Estate workers silhouetted by the light of dawn as they tend tea bushes in Sri Lanka s hill country. A drought triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon has hit the Indian Ocean island and industry analysts fear that it
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        330 17 Citizens' advocates predict higher costs, fewer services NYT [WASHINGTON] When the latest wave of bank mergers was announced in recent days, most of the public attention was focused on what the mergers would mean to profits, stock prices, executive salaries and corporate
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        Lock icon Deutsche likely to buy a US asset manager
        263 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON) Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's largest bank, is likely to buy a US asset management company in the next few months, analysts said, to broaden its reach in the US and create an outlet for its European funds. European bank shares
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        432 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK) MCI Communications Corp sold US$l.2 billion (551.92 billion) in bonds, leading companies preparing to sell as much as US$7 billion more debt, while long-term US Treasury yields hovered below 6 per cent for a sixth straight week. The
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        1899 17 PRIME LEWPDIO RATES MfiSS _H ABN Amro Bank NV 8^ ABSA Bank Limited 8W AN2 Banking Group 8 Allied Irish Bank PIC American Express Bank 8v* Arab Banking Corp 8v» Arab Bank PIC 7v* Asahi Bank ltd It* Ban Hin Lee Bank BM flvt Banca Commercial Italian* TH Banc a
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        537 18  -  STMTTX Weeklyßoundup Markets take group's ambiguity as green light to re-test six-year yen highs By Hiroko Komiya MMS International This report does not constitute a solicitation to invest in any currency or Simex product. [SINGAPORE] As in the February meeting, the muchawaited Group of Seven meeting
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        856 18 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP (LONDON] Platinum and palladium prices held firm last week despite the surprise signing of new Russian supply contracts by interim Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko. Palladium prices clung on to their recent highs around US$3OO per ounce, while platinum
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1788 18 SICOM FUTURES A pri7 RU88CR (futures closing as «t 5J0pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS ce«tW<j) Close VeiuiM Open Low Sttt (towns) Interest •fay* ms trrso ne.so wo 2050 H9.50 119.25 119.25 800 1750 120.75 2865 *■8* 123.75 1665 E?/2L oo ,255 1665 Oct/Dec 98 130.00 240 4650 JanrttarW 134.75 900
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      5173 19 Nat tarn CPS Mtiban P 10c Mar n P 3.074 2.142 3 62 4.35 Oat* TY LY TV LY Mmq Wah P Mar 27 P 13.031 19.130 6.75 6 83 C»m»any m ($m) ($m) (eft) <et») NatStatl Mar 25 P 56 815 59.337 16.4 T7.1 Mit
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    • SINGAPORE WEEKLY MARKET OUTLOOK
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        187 19 Market outlook SINGAPORE stocks closed the week lower, with the Straits Times Industrials Index (STll)down 4.9 percent at 1,515.15 despite a feeble technical rebound on Friday. Sentiment is likely to remain weak with the market awaiting a leading indicator the March non-oil domestic exports to be released today. But
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        98 19 SCOTTS Holdings has been making a price recovery without much news coverage. It has recovered from 60 cents in March to more than 90 cents currently. Recent developments that have aided this recovery was the award of a 10-year lease to operate a food court at Petronas Towers
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        102 19 IN the last 21 days, the price of OCBC Foreign has dropped from a high of almost $10 to near $8. The loss was partly due to investors' fears of OCBC's risk exposure (almost 80 per cent of total regional exposure) to Malaysian companies. The recent flood of
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        Relative Strength Index
        90 19 EXPIJK NA TION OF TERMS RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is more effective in detecting divergences (sell signals). A d ivergence occurs when stock
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        Stochastics
        50 19 They reflect the strength of an uptrend or a downtrend. Two indicators. 0 »K and °oD, are used together. %K is the ratio of the difference between the closing and the low during a specified period and the difference between the high and the low in the same period.
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        128 19 Source: Analysed by Peter Coker. a director of Bridge Int'l Broking The MACD (moving average convergence and divergence) measures the difference between two MAs. The MACD is usually plotted together with a signal line, or an MA of the MACD. Crossovers between the two acts as buy or sell
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    • MARKET REVIEWS
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        Lock icon Dow soars despite poor earnings
        620 20 NEW YORK Dow's record close suggests overall market optimism is mostly intact Bloomberg US STOCK investors have got their first dose of 1998 earnings, and all they can say is: things need to improve. "The market's expecting strong earnings in the second quarter, and we
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        Lock icon Footsie slips on worries over interest rate rise
        289 20 LONDON AFP LONDON stock prices slipped on profit-taking and renewed fears of an imminent rise in British interest rates this week. The FTSE-100 Index of leading shares slumped by 3 per cent, or 183.3 points, crashing back below the 6,000-point barrier, to
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        ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
        873 20 ri Sydney +6L7 A LACK of market-moving domestic data scheduled for release means Australia would look overseas for direction this week, analysts said. The All Ordinaries index, ended the week up 2.1 per cent, or 61.7 points, at 2,867.5. Commonwealth Bank economist Michael Blythe said domestic inflation
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        Lock icon Mixed prospects ahead for Japanese stocks
        375 20 TOKYO Exporters may find favour amid poor economic indicators Bloomberg JAPANESE stocks may be mixed this week as domestic demand-led industries fall on fears that profits will continue to deteriorate, while exporters rise on the view they represent a safe long-term investment in a
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        Lock icon Analysts expect Hang Seng to remain range-bound
        376 20 HONGKONG Reuters SHAKY foreign markets may push Hongkong stocks lower this week but analysts expect the blue chip index to remain largely range-bound with support at 10,800. The Hang Seng Index lost 340.70 points, or 3 per cent, last week to end at
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        2007 20 D Paris -32J) FRENCH stocks will likely be mixed in coming days as investors sell stocks that have outpaced the market, such as bank BNP, to buy others that have lagged, such as steelmaker Usinor SA. The benchmark CAC-40 Index on Friday advanced 15.64 points to 3,861.58,
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        9191 21 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products '998 Lift Vol Week Nat c«( L Company Sale OOO High Low P/t $m4 310 180 A|inomoto 251 -24 8 260 251 13.8 101.7 148 73 Anqkasa 90 unch 198 90 75 2.1 132.7 290 123 Apollo Food HIq 170 -22 18 190 170 4.9 68.0 388
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        Lock icon Investors seen adopting cautious stance
        444 21 AFP Composite Index -44.36 MALAYSIAN stocks are likely to drop further after recording a 6.6 per cent fall on moderate turnover, analysts said. "Trading will remain tight. There is no positive news to spur the bourse," an analyst said. The analyst said the bourse would
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        3930 22 BONDS, LOANS k WARRANTS wt 1998 Lnt Vat Hot Last Ooota Avg Mlg* Law Stno Company saia »oc COOO> High Low Buyar Sailor Price 23.5 9 m 3000 m AMDS c5.5%*****6 ,'Z_ 18~ II 20 5 8 3160 "Acer *******1 USS 12 -I 56 13 11.5 12 13.5 95 8
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        Sinmah wrt: a bubble victim
        174 22  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy HOW the mighty have fallen on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's Second Board. Where once stocks traded in excess of multiples of 10 RM. these days, it'd be difficult to find even a five-sen rise in a Second Board stock.
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2534 22 Week ended Apr 17 I MALAYSIAN STOCKS Qf Qf LMt Vol Wm* Last Quote Otv Mv V* Not M Cap High Law Stno Company Solo COOP) High Low Buyer Sailor C'vr P/t %m» 135 28 m 5000 AISB 50c 75 -14 1784 88 5 70 74 76 5.0
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
      6676 23 Week ended: Apr 17 I looa Gr Cf M Wt Mtoh L— b** 1 v *«> LmI Ouote Olv Olv VM Net Cat Avg "•9" L w Company SM COOO) High Law Buyer Seller C/vr >/l Smil Price INDUSTRIALS 43 18 5 e 1020
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      SESDAQ
      1238 23 LaatOuota M Mi M C<p 8tw C—»»y m room M0> L— t—r C»r P/t u* trie, 134 92 2000 ABRHIdqtSC KM unci) 55 104 99.5 103 104 46 3 )05 243 76 a 2049 AS Auto Kk 183 -12 445 195 183 183 184 15.0" 6 8 0.8 15J
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        386 24 Source: Deutsche Morgan Grentell Research Stocks Voiumc *MBf Capital 49.445,000 •M Resources 47,006.000 •Rekapacific Bh 42.699,000 •Renong BM 50c 40,809,000 Uraco HldgslOc 38,312,000 Easyknit HKIOc 31.742,000 •UnipHoenix 28,831,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 25,368,000 •Berjaya Group 20,567,000 SingTel 15c 20,563,000 Stocks DBS Foreign 152.005,744 SPH 89.493,099 OCBC Foreign 71,506,385 City Dev 50c
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        Lock icon M'sian corporate woes will weigh down market
        676 24  -  the week ahead Investors rattled by disclosure of trouble at two more EL companies, controversial HAS asset reshuffle plan By R Sivanithy TAKE away a thriving Malaysian stock market and what are you left with? A quiet, unexciting time for local stocks with
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        HOT STOCK
        66 24  -  by Shiv Taneja URACO Holdings closed 7.5 cents higher on Friday at 43.5 cents a rise of 21 per cent. The counter has crossed the 40 cent mark for the first time this year, and although the daily RSI and Stochastics are past 75. there is more upside
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      195 15 WttXEHP EXCLUSIVE m J TheßusinessTimes i r a r or i RoyaK>owne Plaza PS It's time to reward your secretary for her diligence and commitment. Tell us why she should be treated to an all-expense paid luxurious weekend deluxe suite stay for two at the Royal Crowne Plaza Singapore. And
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      344 16 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Peregrine Securities Singapore Pte Ltd has been completed and the entity has been renamed Santander Investment Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. with effect from 3rd April, 1998. Santander Investment Securities Singapore which is a
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      164 16 j> fIV W- This Secretaries' Week, show your I "I* o appreciation to your secretary and bring her to the Melting Pot Cafe Secretaries' i Week Show f? Buffet Lunch AT A Thrill her with a scrumptious spread I V-r I of Fretb Sliced Salmon On Ice, A i Marinated
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      17 19 The Straits runes Classified/TangHn Mall Tanglin Mall, every third Saturday of the month, spm 11pm |cat4| 01
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      263 19 BUSINESS JVOtices To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, GOH SIONG CHYE of Blk 5 Hillview Avenue #04-1116 Singapore *****5, have applied for a Public House Ist Class Licence in respect of THE SUGAR VAULT PTE LTD located at 13 Mohamed Sultan Road Singapore
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      260 19 f IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF WESTMINSTER TEAK (S) PTE LTD (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) (IN LIQUIDATION) MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP Notice is hereby given that the creditors ot the abovenamed Company which is being voluntarily wound up. are
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      391 19 The Korea Development Bank U.S. $200,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due April 1999 In accordance with rhc terms and conditions of the Notes, the rate of interest applicable for the interest period 15th April, 1998 to 15th October, 1998 is 6.1125 percent, per annum. Interest payable on 15th October, 1998 per
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      286 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF WIRACO HOLDINGS PTE LTD (In Creditors' voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at Block 162 Bukit Merah Central #*****5 Singapore *****2
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      85 21 fifi JBfiH Corporate celebrations are opportunities to iTif > &<. I -_£2*. > i(w kL have a total communication approach in enhancf 7 ing your company profile to your business V associates and customers. It may be a grand opening, launching ceremony, company anniversary, ISO certification, ground-breaking ceremony or a
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      51 23 d lj ke lo place an A f A buyer ove this car\ V advertisement to J V3P the very I ,h a ,i found my J) next day^/— I through J Buying or selling through \rr tt The Straits Times Classified is child's play. IBP" 1 Call C.A.T.S. at
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      544 24 BUSINESS Xoticcs To advertise call toll-free IXOO-741 INN 3 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MULTIFASHION PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Al an h*inordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at JI Knunat Raya No.
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      310 24 PARKWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) U5D40,000,000 UNSECURED FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 1998 Pursuant to Condition 12 of the Notes, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period beginning on 17 April 1998 and ending on (but excluding) 14 October 1998, the Notes will carry a
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      481 24 M THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER SO POND 4 SON PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordmary General Meeting of the Company convened and held at 10 CoHyer Quay *19-06 Ocean Bufcftng. Singapore *****5 on 15 Apnl 1996. the following resolutions were duly passed 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION
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      330 24 that's am ia (fati "TfUtotl Iw'* win It it Saadaf Clitsifiri this «aakaa4. ■I TX MATTER Of THE COMPAMES ACT, CAR 50 ANO M THE MATTER OF BILLE-Q SINGAPORE PTE LTD n'mil mm At an ExtraorAnary Ganar« Huang of ON mambara ot BILLE-Q SINGAPORE PTE LTD. duty convanad and haM
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      555 24 JBtf Locate its owner through Classification 821 (Found). Simply call CJLT.S. at 1800-737-1166 for this free service. Another Classified Service IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CHATTER St AND SATNAM TRADERS (PTE) LTD (la Member*' Voluntary Liquidation > Al a General Meeting of Sat nam Tratlen (Pie) IJd convened
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      260 25 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young WHILST there are few interesting deals reported this week, there was increased activity in the Panamax bulker market. The 1983 built United Hope was said to be working at something just over US$7 million, with special survey due soon. However more interest was
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      461 25  -  Attempt to redress container shortages dne to economic problems in Asia By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The SouthAsia Rate Agreement (SARA) has become the latest liner shipping conference to institute a rate increase from the region in an attempt to combat the effects
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      90 25 [ATHENS] Two sailors were missing after they jumped overboard when fire broke out on their container ship off the coast of Crete on Saturday, the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said. Three merchant navy ships, a US vessel and a French military ship,
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      731 25  -  LINER SCENE Ry David Hughes THE liner scene has provided quite a lot of food for thought over the past fortnight. London-based broker Howard Houlder's monthly dry cargo market report provides gloomy reading, as it has for several months,
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      401 25  -  AUSTRALIAN DOCK TURMOIL Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Australian dockers' dispute threatened to erupt beyond the country's shores following the announcement by a major US-based union yesterday of a boycott on Australian products in a move that could threaten billions of dollars in export
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      233 25  -  From. Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi INDIA'S western state of Gujarat, which has embarked on a major drive to develop new ports, will soon finalise bids for some of the projects. Four of the proposed port*, are to be developed by the
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      894 26 ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS Japan's second-largest carrier is hurting but cannot afford to meet union demand to abandon its new wage system AFX-Asia, Reuters [TOKYO] AS the strike at All Nippon Airways (ANA) enters its third week, prospects for an easy resolution to the conflict
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        202 41 Apr 20 Greece: Orthodox Easter Monday. Apr 25 New Zealand: Anzac Day. Apr 27 Australia: Anzac Day Holiday. Apr 28 Brunei: Hijrah. Indonesia: Islamic New Year Mu harram. Malaysia: Muharram. Apr 20 Japan: Greenery Day. Apr 30 Finland: May Day Eve. Netherlands: Queen's Day. May 1 Austria: Public
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        911 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranees in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are baaed on average-siied stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        478 41 180 Mu 988.0 0.7 W.O 0.31 123 0.05 »lt mt*f 8wM— Art *mMm Soil—m No *>ov« E« 0 0 S 0 10 «*Ai 380 Aw 985.7 OJ T5.9 0.06 29 0.03 Um 380 Mu 992.9 2.0 19.6 0.13 62 0.07 M/iri %uju mi rntm* He «&ovt
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        Lock icon Changi Airport rated best in the world in Iata poll
        569 42 Helsinki's Vantaa is second, just ahead of Britain's Manchester Reuters [GENEVA] International travellers have voted Singapore's Changi their favourite world airport for the second year in a row, but Helsinki's Vantaa is not far behind, according to a new report
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        182 42 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's privatelyrun EVA Airways Corp has signed a code-share agreement with US domestic carrier America West Airlines, a senior EVA official said. The agreement, effective June 1, would allow EVA Air to extend its code on four America West domestic routes from
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        48 42 [LEIPZIG, Germany] Visitors crowd the Leipzig fair hall on the opening day of the Auto Mobil International fair. During the nine-day event, 420 companies and manufacturers will present their latest products, including some world premieres. More than 300,000 visitors are expected to visit the fair. AFP
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        359 42 Move is a preventive step, says US aviation agency Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal regulators will soon require airlines operating Boeing Co 737 aircraft to re-wire their fuel quantity indicator systems and install devices to prevent flames from entering fuel tanks. Federal Aviation
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        275 42 ContinentalNorthwest alliance: antitrust unit seeks more info Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Continental Airlines Inc said the US Justice Department's antitrust division requested more information about its proposed US$5l9 million (*****.4 million) alliance with Northwest Airlines Corp. "We anticipate completing our response to the Justice Department's second request within a week to 10
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        405 42 ANA STRIKE Reuters [TOKYO) A strike by pilots at All Nippon Airways Co Ltd (ANA) appeared yesterday to be dragging into its second week with no signs of a settlement in sight. Japanese media quoted company officials as saying the strike had
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        269 42 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways pic will replace some of its orders for Boeing 747 jumbo jetliners with an order for 11 smaller aircraft worth US$l.l billion (551.76 billion), responding to concern that turmoil in Asia will crimp the industry's growth.
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        158 42 Reuters [NEW YORK] One passenger was critically injured and 35 others suffered minor injuries on Saturday aboard a Tower Air plane hit by severe turbulence on its way to New York from Paris, officials said. A Port Authority spokesman had no further information
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        1758 42 OTY FU6HT ETA FLIGHT ETD kmittrim KL843 0450 K1830 2300 *4hW*i AY97 1335 AY98 2135 $0343 0735 MrwMaa $0977 1700 S0978 0130 *1837 1455 He CM MM *1(741 1310 VN742 0905 Auckland N242S6 2050 N***** 2045 S0171 1420 S0172 0930 Bahrain GF149 0755 Ml 1905 S0174
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      1842 29 DIRECT SAILING TO SHANGHAI A XINGANG SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (B/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-08 DBS 81DC SAIES/IKGS *****41/43 INWARD DIPT (D/ 0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO: *****89Q000M TOWER TWO (*****9) CONVENTIONAL *****50/55 T/SHfWT
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      362 30 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VKSfI I VOT I SIH I PUJ I DU» I CfT I I/MT GOLDEN DIAGON VOO4S 21/D4 30/04 OS/PS 01/05 turn HWKBS VO2IS 30/04 14/D5 17/05 wroiQugw y.o?7s w/05 \lm nm 24/ os w/04 jjjjjMHjgM V.006S 17/05 24/05 30/05 03/04 ■jjjMfWjq
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      398 32 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 0206 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 TLX: R*****6 SINMER CR No: **********0W Receiving Cargo at PTI I Blntulu I Muni VISSII VOY SIN |TU VOY SMI MUA IMM V9JOS/E25 74/04 02/05 MM mo 6€ 77 73/04 27/04 112. MS#rl W«tf 74.27/04 01/05
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