The Business Times, 27 July 1998

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ MONDAY, JULY 27, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    54 1 STOCK MAIKET INDICES Week Change ST1I 1.070.3S. -24.74 BTSRL 457.31 -22.69 KLSECOMP 418.40 -26.91 NIKKEI_ -208.89 HANG SENG -317.47 SET INDEX... .275.44 -19.84 JAKARTA COMP 47ti« -6.67 MANILA COMP 1,IMJ8.„...-106.38 TAIPEI WPl 7,902.40. -137.40 SEOUL COMP ......328.44 -15.76 CLSA CHINA B.„ 683.49 -30.37 AUST ALL ORD .2,745.50 -69.20
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    FINANCE
    79 1 FQ1EX RATES uss St USI 1.708 (USS/SI per Q 1.662 ±8*1 DM 1.785 0.957 YEN 140.6. 1.215* RM 4.130 0.413 HKS 7.748 0.220 BAHT 40.85 0.042 RUP1AH 14,025 0.012* *S$ to 100 unite PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* ".88 KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA „....28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA 22.90 HONGKONG 1026 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon Foreign acquisitions in 6 key Asian nations soar
    598 1  -  Purchases hit USsl3.9b in first half; but deals for whole of Asia fall From Neil Behrmann inLondon FOREIGN companies have aggressively stepped up acquisitions in six key Northeast and South-east Asian countries, according to IFR Securities Data, a market research company. They
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    Lock icon Gars of a feather
    76 1 SIEW YAW HOONG [SINGAPORE] To see and be seen about 70 Porsches from Malaysia and Singapore gathered at the football field beneath the Merlion on Sentosa Island yesterday. The event was to commemorate the Porsche Motoring Club Singapore's 10th anniversary and Porsche AG's 50th anniversary. The
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    MAS task force clearing the way for asset securitisation
    513 1  -  Mortgages involving the CPF is one of the biggest issues Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] A special task force formed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore is working on the development of asset securitisation here, and is looking into one of the
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    Obuchi says he won't be dictated to by markets
    704 1  -  But he emphasises the role of Japan in easing Asian crisis From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S prime minister-des-ignate Keizo Obuchi yesterday made it clear that he does not intend to be dictated to by financial markets in choosing his cabinet
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    Lock icon Anwar, Daim to drum up foreign funds
    528 1 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The twin captains of the Malaysian economy are preparing a joint world tour to drum up billions of dollars from foreign investors. Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Special Functions Minister Daim Zainuddin plan to visit Europe and the United States
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      161 1 PBBPB I Loorhe cmttr Rowland dies Roland Tiny" Rowland, once labelled "the unacceptable face of capitalism" by former British premier Edward Heath, has died in London at the age of 80, Pg6 Crisis Watch Crisis clean-up needs new high-value services, Pg3 Apple to make ia S*pcre fir Asia The company
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      8 1 Adapting to needs of S'pore companies, Pg 19
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      145 1 I Invented for you The Type XX Aeronavale chronograph has a doubly prestigious heritage. It is true to the inventive spirit of Abraham-Louis Breguet, the greatest watchmaker ever known. It is skies through aircraft such as the Breguet "Point <tinterrogationimbued aISO With the exploits Of his designed by Louis Breguet
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      More firms hiring execs on short-term contracts
      638 2  -  Season is to maintain flexibility rather than to save costs Byl Carol Eng MANY big companies here have turned to hiring skilled professionals on short-term contracts rather than on a permanent basis, and it is not so much to save costs, say employment
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      Insurers urged not to cover Y2K risks
      242 2 THE General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) has urged all general insurers here not to cover comput-er-related risks arising from the Year 2000 problem. The Year 2000 (Y2K) problem is "generally accepted as a foreseeable event and not fortuitous", said the GIA, which
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      ST Telemedia invests 200m yuan more in China
      500 2  -  Paging network expanded to 21 major cities w Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia (STT) has pumped in 200 million yuan ($4l million) into the second phase expansion of its paging network in China. The latest investment expanded STT's paging network to
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      Insead to set up campus in S'pore
      433 2  -  Top French business school will offer MBA here from 2000 Reports by Carol Eng PROFESSIONALS aiming for a top-notch Masters in Business Administration (MBA) can look forward to enrolling in Insead right here in Singapore from the year 2000, when the prestigious European
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      Chicago business school mulls campus in Asia
      188 2 THE University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business known for its strength in finance is looking to set up a campus in Asia, possibly Singapore. "We are in discussion with a number of parties concerning the possible establishment of a campus in Asia,"
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    • NEWSRoundup
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        SingPost in 10m baht Thai Joint venture
        78 2 [BANGKOK] Singapore Post (Sing Post) and two Thai partners state-run Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) and the privately-owned Direct Mail and Marketing (Thailand) —are investing 10 million baht (*****.360) in a new venture to provide electronic printing and mailing services in Thailand. A
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        Lock icon Water demand down 15,000 cu m a day
        98 2 The Straits Times THE average amount of water demanded by households and businesses has dipped by about 15,000 cu m a day, or about 1.2 per cent, since July 1 when the water tariffs were raised. Figures obtained from the Public Utilities
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon IMF: 2 Indon state banks to merge
      190 3 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will accelerate the restructuring of its troubled banking sector, with plans for two stateowned banks to be merged, a top IMF official said yesterday. "There is a plan to merge (two state banks)," the head of the International Monetary Fund's
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      So, what are the opportunities ?
      808 3  - So, what are the opportunities CRISIS WATCH Crisis clean-up needs new high-value services By Vikram Khanna RECENTLY there have been a spate of articles and speeches about the futility and the risks of Singapore trying to pump-prime its way out of the economic downturn. These have, by and large, hit
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      Lock icon Debate recovery plan: KL opposition
      174 3 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A proposed recovery plan for Malaysia must be submitted for parliamentary debate and approval for the blueprint to gain credibility, an opposition leader said yesterday. Lim Kit Siang, secretarygeneral of the Democratic Action Party, said the recovery plan had failed to stimulate
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      Lock icon Analysts voice fears again of China's risk to Asian crisis
      546 3 Slow growth, weak yen pat pressure on reforms, yuan; bat Beijing tells Obuchi it will not devalue Reuters [HONGKONG] Japan's political upheavals and a weak yen may have grabbed recent headlines, but some analysts are starting to sound alarm bells
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      Lock icon Korean reforms seen stalling as slight signs of recovery emerge
      406 3 Growth potential will suffer nnless structural problems are fixed: analysts AFP [SEOUL] Early signs of an easing of South Korea's financial crisis could severely set back an International Monetary Fund-backed campaign to clean up and reform the fragile economy which
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  • THE REGION
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      Fear of clashes as Megawati followers set to hold rally today
      565 4  -  Police refuse to give permit for event marking her ouster as party chief 2 years ago From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta ABOUT 30,000 supporters of opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri are expected to face a showdown with 9,000 security officers
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      Lock icon Traffic stoppers
      71 4 [SYDNEY] A helicopter lowers the top half of a 12 metre high sculpture of an athlete to the top of Sydney's 305 metre tall Centrepoint Tower yesterday. Three sculptures depicting a running athlete, a gymnast in a handstand position and a paralympic basketballer along with a clock to
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      Lock icon High turnout at Cambodian polls
      352 4 PHNOM PENH Reuters CAMBODIANS flocked to vote yesterday in crucial general elections after a campaign criticised as unfair by the opposition and human rights groups but given cautious approval by the international community. A bloody attack by Khmer Rouge guerillas in Cambodia's far north marred
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      Surabaya may see an exodus of Chinese
      664 4  -  Some leaving for HE, S'pore, others going to safer Indon areas From Shoeb Kagda in Surabaya CONTINUING political uncertainty and the threat of further violence may lead to an exodus of ethnic Chinese from this East Java city, sources told BT. Already frightened
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      2m Chinese man dykes as Yangtze rises
      304 4 WUHAN, China MORE than two million people were mobilised along the Yangtze river yesterday as levels of the cmcial waterway rose well above danger levels, threatening dozens of cities with serious flooding. In an epic mobilisation, Xinhua reported that 1.7 million people had
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      Lock icon Over 100 injured in Subic Bay clash
      429 4 SUBIC BAY, Philippines Police storm building seized by supporters of sacked chairman Reuters MORE than 100 people were injured when Philippine police using tear gas and firing in the air stormed a building in a free port yesterday to clear out hundreds of
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      Concerns over nuke tests set to dominate talks
      415 4  -  ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM Japan wants ARF to protest against tests by India, Pakistan From. Al Labita in Manila CONCERNS over India's and Pakistan's nuclear tests are expected to dominate the oneday Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila today. Japan, for instance, wants
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      Lock icon Badawi on his talks with Jaya
      157 4 MANILA Bernama MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday said his discussion with his Singapore counterpart, S Jayakumar, on Saturday was specifically on the issue of locating facilities for immigration clearance at Woodlands in Singapore. "That's a 11... nothing else was discussed," he told
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      Lock icon 8.2b yuan of China's pension funds missing: report
      315 4 BEIJING AFI MORE than 8 billion yuan (Ssl.6 billion) has gone missing from pension funds for Chinese workers who were forced into retirement amid economic reforms at state enterprises, Xinhua news agency reported at the weekend. "So far 8.2 billion yuan of
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      216 5 MESSAGE TO ALL DBS BANK CUSTOMERS H DEAR CUSTOMERS We are pleased to inform you that DBS Bank will be acauiring the business undertaking of POSBank. The acquisition will include POSBank's Deposit and Loan portfolio as well as its branch and ATM network. This acquisition is expected to be completed
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon Indian inflation touches 34-month high of 8%
      264 6 NEWDELHI AFP INDIA'S inflation rate has touched a 34-month high of 8.08 per cent due to a huge increase in the price of vegetables and other food products, officials said yesterday. A finance ministry spokesman said the annual rate is the highest since
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      Lock icon Strong sterling won't alter economic policy: minister
      261 6 LONDON Reuters THE strength of the sterling, which was blamed for the loss of 1,500 jobs at a major British car manufacturer, will not force the government to change its economic policy, a cabinet minister said at the weekend. Trade and Industry Secretary
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      Lock icon The Hemingway look
      105 6 [KEY WEST, Florida] Don Duncan (centre) holding a bust of legendary American author Ernest Hemingway after winning the "Papa "Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on Saturday at Key West s Hemingway Days Festival. Mr Duncan, a magazine advertising sales representative from Sarasota Florida, won the contest after seven years
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      Lock icon British Telecom and AT&T plan to form new US$3b venture
      472 6 LONDON Company to provide international services for multinational firms Bloomberg BRITISH Telecommunications pic and AT&T Corp, the No 1 British and US phone companies, said they will form a joint venture with assets of US$3 billion (Sss.l billion) to provide
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      Lock icon Lonrho creator Rowland dies
      330 6 LONDON The millionaire was suffering from skin cancer Reuters [LONDON] Controversial tycoon Roland "Tiny" Rowland, once labelled "the unacceptable face of capitalism" by former British premier Edward Heath, has died in London at the age of 80, The Observer newspaper reported. The multi-millionaire creator of the
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      Lock icon Polls seen as prelude to Kim Jong II presidency
      210 6 SEOUL AFP [SEOUL] North Koreans voted yesterday in elections expected to set the stage for Kim Jong II to become president of the Stalinist nation and state media reported a 100 per cent turnout. Soldiers "danced and sang songs in a
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      Lock icon Taipei, Beijing lay groundwork for talks
      339 6 TAIPEI Shanghai talks may include political negotiations Reuters TAIWAN and rival China yesterday agreed on details for the highest-level TaipeiBeijing talks since a breakthrough meeting in 1993, a senior Chinese negotiator said. Li Yafei, on a week-long visit to Taiwan, met his Taipei counterpart
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      Lock icon Taiwan budgets NT$7b aid for allies: report
      222 6 TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN has budgeted NT$7 billion (*****.6 million) in fiscal 1999 to help the economic development of its diplomatic allies, in order to cement ties in the face of a diplomatic squeeze by rival China, a newspaper said yesterday. The paper quoted
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      Lock icon Murdoch divorce will affect News Corp
      280 6 LOS ANGELES Anna Murdoch could get a big say in the gronp AFP A DIVORCE suit brought against media magnate Rupert Murdoch could have far-reaching effects on his News Corporation, leaving his wife a major shareholder in one of the world's largest communications groups.
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  • BUSINESSIT
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      Lock icon Apple will make iMac here for Asia
      522 7  -  Company ramping np manufacturing capacity for iMac debnt in September Reports by Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Apple Computer will manufacture its new, translucent desktop the iMac at its Singapore facility for the entire Asian market, including Japan, China and Australia. It will also sub-contract
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      Mac rush at MacWorld
      236 7 [SINGAPORE] Mac World Expo '98, a three-day exhibition which ended yesterday, has drawn a large crowd. Many were lured by the full-page ads taken out by Apple Computer to announce its new, translucent iMac. Besides the iMac, there were other goodies on offer: ♦Imation Corp: New
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      Ringgit fall hits IT market in Malaysia
      636 7  -  And budget for Multimedia Super Corridor flagship applications slashed By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] MALAYSIA'S information technology market will grow slightly in ringgit terms but shrink 27 per cent in US dollar terms, predicts American market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The
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      Lotus releases Notes R5 to up market share
      383 10  -  Aim is to stave off threat from Microsoft Exchange By\ Kenneth Goh [SINGAPORE] Lotus Development Asia-Pacific has unveiled its Lotus Notes Release 5 (Notes R5) client software with the immediate aim of staving off the threat from Microsoft Exchange for leadership in
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      Lock icon US switch maker Xylan sees growth in region
      323 10 Reuters [SINGAPORE] US computer network switch maker Xylan Corp said last week that it was looking to China, Japan and Australia in the Asia Pacific region for continued growth. "The bigger countries basically Japan, China, Australia would be the ones that shoukL.continue
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      US company acquires local e-commerce firm
      385 10  -  This is part of its plans to make Singapore its electronic commerce hub for Asia Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] As part of its plans to make Singapore its electronic commerce hub for Asia, US electronic commerce firm Sterling Commerce recently acquired a local electronic
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      Canon's package on complete video conferencing
      351 10  -  By\ Marissa Chew (SINGAPORE] Canon is offering a complete video conferencing package for the first time, and it expects the package to do well in these tough economic times. The package called CanoMedia is a desktop system which comes complete with digital camera, software,
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    • ITTAKES
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        Smart living
        69 10 [SINGAPORE] The Marine Parade Town Council has introduced the Virtual Town Management Sytem, under which the town council will operate the town in a virtual and web environment Residents can now access information and communicate easier and faster with each other ami the town council through the Internet.
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        National PC programme
        59 10 {SINGAPORE] The Singapore Computer Society (SCS) has launched the National PC Proficiency Programme in Singapore. This programme includes the National PC Proficiency Test, which will test users' competency on 1 various aspects of PC usage, like word processing, spreadsheets and database filing systems. The National PC Proficiency
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        CSA partners Rama Technologies
        33 10 [SINGAPORE] CSA Automated has partnered Rama Technologies, an Australian firm, to market the latter's management systems and turnkey solutions for central monitoring and control of mission critical business equipment.
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        Microsoft to host Tech Ed 98
        68 10  -  -Compiled by 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] For the first time in South-east Asia Microsoft will host Tech Ed 98, a four-day event created for IT professionals and software developers to learn about Microsoft and third party technologies for buildinc applications for the Windows
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      Sub-US$1,000 PC market: IDC raises chips
      439 11  -  It is trying to win contracts from top-tier PC makers By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Eager to carve a niche for itself, US-based IDT Corp has started sample shipments of its new WinChip 2 and Win Chip 2 3D microprocessors targeted at the sub-USsl,ooo (551,700)
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      Lock icon Multimedia market 'to top $134b in 2000'
      113 11 Nikkei [TOKYO] The latest report by the Multimedia Content Development Association, a Tokyo-based industry organisation, forecasts a multimedia market of 11.18 trillion yen (Ssl34 billion) in the year 2000, a 61 per cent increase over 1997. The association's report, titled "Multimedia White Paper
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      Lock icon Microsoft sees revenue growth from PC sales slowing
      249 11 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp, the top software maker, said revenue growth will slow in the fiscal year that began on July 1, dragged down by weaker personal computer sales and market saturation for some of its products. Revenue also will come under
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      How to select the right platform
      518 11  -  By Lim Chon-Phung The author is general manager, Enterprise Business Computer Organisation, Hewlett-Packard South-east Asia BEFORE companies select which platform to standarise on Windows NT, Unix, MVS, AS/400 or others they need to first identify their exact solution needs. The overall solution needs will
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    • ONTHESHELF
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        Canon's smallest digital camera
        95 13 CANON Marketing Services has introduced the Power Shot A 5 (above), "the smallest digital camera in the XGA class". It can fit into a shirt pocket, weighs 230 grams without batteries, and is housed in an anodized aluminium casing. The $1,235 camera works with PCs and
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        Toshiba's XGA projector
        60 13 TOSHIBA'S new XGA LCD video-cum-data projector, Mediastar TLP-511Z, is available now. Marketed by Econ AV Concepts Pte Ltd, the $17,304 product comes with a built-in document imaging camera for displaying 3D objects, books, papers, etc, apart from connecting to computers. Econ said the projector is targeted at
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        Exide Electronics' new UPS available
        63 13 BTR Power Systems Pte Ltd has introduced a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system targeted at companies with Ethernet and Token Ring networks. Called Exide Electronics ConnectUPS, the $700 product is the only one of its kind that includes an Ethernet connection and a modem, giving
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        3D audio now from Creative
        61 13 CREATIVE Technology has announced what it calls the 'first complete audio system for Direct Sound 3D". This surround-sound solution combines the Soundßlaster PCII2B sound card and Cambridge Sound Works PCWorks FourPointSurround multi-speaker system, is available at US$l49, and is targeted at PC consumers looking for
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        LANSleuth 4.0 for networks here
        59 13 INFORMATION Domain Pte Ltd is marketing LANSleuth 4.0, a software-based tool to monitor LAN networks, measure application response time, and alert network administrators to security breaches in real time. The tool is from US-based Systems Synchronous Inc, and works across all network protocols. Prices for
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        PictureTel's LiveLAN upgrade free
        57 13  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam PICTURETEL Corp has announced LiveLAN 3.1 upgrade with new features and enhancements to help businesses apply desktop visual collaboration tools on their networks. The company said upgrades from LiveLAN 3.0, Live Manager and Li veGateway will be available worldwide within a month
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      New NEC monitors and projectors
      456 13  -  Three monitors, two plasma display models and three projectors in line-up By\ Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] NEC Singapore last week unveiled three new MultiSync monitors which it said are the "first in Singapore with pivot capability to view images in portrait or landscape mode," two new
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      Lock icon Rich pickings from a plethora of offerings
      693 13  -  For each user there's a Windows 98 book that's just right. The trick is finding it By Kenneth James [SINGAPORE! With Windows 98 finally out of the door, 'tis the season for books, and more books, on this latest incarnation of Microsoft's operating
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      HP introduces 'all in one' peripheral for small offices
      358 13  -  By: Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] Hewlett-Pack-ard's latest offering in Singapore is an all-in-one office peripheral aimed at the small office/home office or Soho market. The Office Jet 635 is a colour printer, copier and scanner, and monochrome fax in one compact machine.
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      566 14 MESSAGE TO ALL POSBANK CUSTOMERS DEAR CUSTOMERS n youthat DBS Bank will be acquiring POSBank and its subsidiaries, including Credit POSB Pte Ltd. The acquisition is expected to be completed by 30 November 1998. The business undertakings of POSBank and its subsidiaries will be integrated with DBS Bank. This will
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      521 16  -  Cleve goes intense while Demidenko keeps Rachmaninoff lean, writes benjamxmloh BENJAMIN LOH MENTION Mozart and one usually thinks of music of a certain purity and innocence. But under the baton of American guest conductor George Cleve last Friday night, a different, albeit not uncommon, perspective of
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      1599 16 PACIFIC CENTURY GROUP (CAYMAN ISLANDS) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFER FOR PACIFIC CENTURY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Introduction On 24 July 1998, Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited ("PCRD" or the "Company") announced details of the acceptances and excess applications received in
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      606 17  -  As share prices near those of rights shares, subscription has fallen to 54% Byt Clarissa Tan (SINGAPORE] Rights issuer where a company gives it: shareholders the right to ac quire more shares at a dis count have met with dis mal responses
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      90 17 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Shell Malaysia Ltd will pump 12 billion Malaysian ringgit (554.9 billion) into Malaysia for capital investment and operating expenditure over the next five years, a report said yesterday. The investment will be made through two of its subsidiaries, Sarawak Shell Bhd (SSB)
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      751 17  -  MARKET MATTERS More fitclllttoi and now professionalism will attract Invatorg By Eddie Toh MALAYSIA has again proposed to put an end to the trading of Malaysian stocks on Singapore's over-the-counter market, Clob International. Last week, Malaysia's National Economic Action Council (NEAC) said an
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        743 19  -  The technique is a cost-effective way of raising funds, although it may not be the best way for all companies Reports by Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] WHAT has rock star David Bowie got to do with securitisation? Plenty. The famous example of the
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        463 19 [SINGAPORE] The growth potential of asset securitisation in Asia has led CIBC World Markets, the largest player in the Canadian assetbacked securities (ABS) market and one of the leaders in the US, to form a dedicated Asian securitisation team based in Singapore.
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        580 20  -  When emerging markets recover, region is likely to lead the pack From. Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong AMID the welter of bad news in Asia, there are eight silver linings which equities investors should look out for, said a report by US stockbroking
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        441 20 Bnt diversified groups will see gains hit by other units Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore ship repair groups will report strong interim yard earnings in August, but the more diversified conglomerates will see gains depressed by other operations, analysts said. Jurong Shipyard Ltd, Keppel Corp
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        342 21 Layoffs to begin today and will mostly affect the fixed network division AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong Telecommunications Ltd plans to slash 1,000 jobs as it struggles to cope with a sharp downturn in business due to the Asian economic crisis, the staff
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        327 21 Reuters [SYDNEY] Brierley Investments Ltd chairman Roger Douglas said yesterday that the group had some New Zealand assets that were "too small" for Brierley and would be better off in other hands. Mr Douglas told the Nine Television Network's Business Sunday
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        583 22 Biggest move yet by the US company in its bid to become global leader in the water industry Bloomberg [LONDON] Enron Corp, one of the world's largest electricity and natural gas companies, has agreed to buy UK's Wessex Water pic for £1.69
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        479 23  -  Potentially huge market in HDB retiree owners who may need credit line: insurance experts By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] The reverse mortgage scheme may yet prove to be a success in Singapore despite the problems it encounters in some countries. This is the
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        188 23 Bloomberg [OSAKA] Sumitomo Bank Ltd, Japan's second-largest bank, said it expects to hold one trillion yen (5512.1 billion) in private banking assets assets entrusted to the bank by wealthy individuals by the year 2000. Private banking, which caters to people with financial assets of around 100
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        527 23 £128 m purchase will give US bank distribution network for its products in Europe, Asia Bloomberg [LONDON] Mellon Bank Corp, known for its Dreyfus mutual funds in the US, said it will buy 75 per cent of Newton Investment Management, a private UK
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        381 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The world's three largest natural rubber producing countries Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia failed to agree on Saturday on whether to pull out of an international rubber cartel. Member country governments say the International Natural Rubber Organisation, or Inro, favours consumers.
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        1296 23 SDIOAPORE QOVERMMEMT SECURITIES INDICATIVE PRICES AMP YIELDS Week ended Jul 24 TAX-FHCE BONOS Vt«W to Cross* Gross* t5.04.'2«0 3Vi% 99.60 99.70 3.30 na m Maturity/ up up OLMJOOO 3V«% 99.83 99.M 3.31 M M Prlca Discount* (13% (26* 01.08.2000 3w% 99.55 99.60 3.33 m m l**#t Coupon BM Offer Yfckl
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        535 23 PRIME LEMDDIO SATES As on Jul 24 SiSS ABN Amro Bank NV 8W ABSA Bank Limited 8v. AW Banking Group 8 Allied Irish Bank PLC 7lt American Express Bant Bit Arab Banking Corp Bit Arab Bank PIC 7 it AsaN Bank Ltd Bit Ban Hin Lm Bank BM Bit Banca
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        559 24  -  Weeklyßmmdup Hiroko Komiya MMS International [SINGAPORE] The vote for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party president on Friday came out largely as expected, although not exactly as hoped for by the markets. The LDP's favourite, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, won in the first round vote and he is almost
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        779 24 COMMODITY Weekjyßmindup AFP [LONDON) Investors hoping for higher oil prices spent another miserable week as even a lowering of Iranian exports and promises of Opec production cuts were not enough to rescue crude from the doldrums. On the London
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      1772 24 SICOM FUTURES jul24 RUB8CR (futures dosing «t 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS cwrtsAa) CteM Volume Oma M* 1 Uw Sttt (tomm) Interest Aug* 1 125.00 50 S«P 98 124.00 340 Oct 98 125.00 1450 Nov 98 125.75 1450 D"98 126.50 1450 J«AtarW 129.25 1950 Apr/Jw99 133.50 1950 99 138.00 RSS
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      3574 25 Motoom CM Motro Htdg* Jun 2* P 3.318L 11.895 Ul 113 °*«a TV LV TV IV ITlllMMiC Apr 30 P 116.17 3L UMI 121 6.10 Cimpapy WW ($m) ($m) (ctaj lets) Mtia Plant** Jun 29 P KM.493L 62.741 ML 25.8 Motateck May 21 P 3.426 1937
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        297 26 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG share prices are expected to stay volatile in the days ahead amid an absence of positive leads, after losing 4.3 per cent last week, dealers said. "Basically there is a lack of positive news," said Eugune Law, research director at
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        526 26 NEW YORK Wall St suffers one of its worst weeks of the year, falling 400 points from previous week's record high AFP BLUE chip stocks had one of their worst weeks of the year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 400 points as investors
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        405 26 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are likely to edge up in the coming week with investors spurred by the promise of economic reforms from next premier Keizo Obuchi, brokers said. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected 61-year-old Foreign Minister Obuchi as
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        318 26 LONDON AFP SHARES traded here fell sharply last week in the wake of crushing losses on Wall Street and mounting fears over the future course of the British economy amid growing signs that a recession is around the corner. The FT-SE 100
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        850 26 Q Sydney jlj AUSTRALIAN stocks lost 2.5 per cent of their value over the week, as analysts said the market faced a potentially volatile week ahead because of developments in Japan. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, closed the week down 69.2 points,
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1897 26 D Paris -183.07 FRENCH stocks fell on Friday, led by Lagardere SCA on fading hopes that defence companies will form a Eu-rope-wide alliance to compete with bigger US rivals. The benchmark CAC 40 Index dropped 30.48 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4,205.41. It's now 199.53 points
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        425 27 AFP CI Composite Index -2641 MALAYSIAN share prices are expected to languish in the com ing days am id j itters over corporate health after plunging 6 per cent in the week to Friday. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's 100-share weighted Composite Index dived
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        9193 27 INDUSTRIALS CoMMMf products >998 Last Vol Week N«» Cap MN> Lew ClW>>ay IH» 'OOP Mm. lam P/E jm» 310 180 Ajmomoto 200 unch 2 200 200 11.0 81.1 148 40.5 Angkasa 43 -2 221 49 40.5 1.0 63.4 290 123 Apollo Food Hlg 138 -5 313 140 131 4.0 55.2
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        3464 28 Week ended Jul 24 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS LMt Mot DM Lilt Ouotl Av« Wtk Low o Company Sili »f- COOO) Ht«h Low Buyor Soitor Prleo 23.5 9 m 3000 m AMDS C5.5H*****6 10.5 5 n 7 20.5 5 3160 "Actr ******1USJ 5.5 9 5.5 5.5 5 6 95 8.5 3164
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        Keppel Finance shares a better bet than its 2001 warrants
        182 28  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THE DBS-POSBank merger should lead to a short flurry of activity in bank and other related counters. Although we don't think this will last long, it's worth running through the list of warrants in the
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      2367 28 Week ended Jul 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or Gr 99a Lm* Vai KM La*t Quota (Mv Mv VM Nat M Cap Ht I— Company Sa»a rOOO) High Law Buyar S—ar Of P/E 135 28 m 5000 MSB 50c 40 4.5 2»4 45.5 38.5 40 41 5.0 3.3 2.6 17.0
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      5906 29 NVtrlmidv^J^2^j Gr Gr M wt 1998 Lot Vol Waak L»»t Ouota Dtv CN« VM ttot Cap Avg Mk* Law StMa Company SM 000) High Law Buyar Salter C»r P/C SmM Prtca MMSTtMU 43 12.5 a 1020 ACE Dynamics20c... 15 »0.5 148 15.5 13.5 15
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      1242 29 _J~ c—»—r n£ -ygSr j cS 5 gg 134 50 2000 A BR Hldgs 5c 79 40 79 38 5 79 243 64 2049 AS Auto K>C 66 -5.5 689 74 65.5 65.5 66 15.0N 7.0 2J 6.2 75.4 66 82 48.5 2051 ASJ Hldgs 20c 57 48 57
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        67 30  -  suirvu -by l Shiv Taneja Keppel Corp closed unchanged on Friday at $2.63 on a volume of 2.56 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 1.5 million shares. For the near term, there is upside potential. However, any rally in the share price can be expected
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        412 30 Source: Deutsche Morgan Grentell Research Source: JM Sassoon Stacks Volume •M Resources 35,051.000 SingTel 15c 33,616.000 TAC BtIO 200 26,156,000 Mid-Cont 10c 23,910,000 OCBC Foreign 22,826,000 UIC 22,082.000 DBS Land 19,897,000 0U8 Foreign 18,957,000 •Renong Bhd 50c 16,771,000 *RHB Cap Bhd 16,514,000 Stocks SPH 162,042,473 OCBC Foreign 143,991,281 DBS Foreign
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        Markets to look to Japan again for direction
        683 30  -  THE WEEK AHEAD As the interim reporting season here looms, trading activity stirred np by DBS-POSBank merger is unlikely to last for long By R Sivanithy IT looks very much like the local stock market has driven into some sort of rut,
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      734 17 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT On 24 July 1998, Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited ("PCRD" or the "Company") announced details of the acceptances and excess applications received in respect of the renounceable rights issue (the "Rights Issue") of new ordinary shares of Ssl.oo each (the "Rights Shares") in
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      649 17 I Tor IDT HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of IDT Holdings (Singapore) Limited will be held at 95 South I Bridge Road, #09-00 Pidemco Centre, Singapore *****7 on Wednesday, August 12,1998 at 2.30 p.m. to transact the
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      229 19 because we are... ffratgf jnjjjgjgg WOULD TRADE CENTRE SINGAPORE INVITATION We invite all buyers, buying agents/merchandising managers from department stores, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, wholesalers and importers. We will hold our 10 th "Made in Indonesia" exhibition at World Trade Centre, Singapore, hall 3 from 6 till 10 August 1998. More
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      1655 22 Bank 4 flnil I HI Ddnß nfijTATLEE BANK Keppel Bank of Singapore Limited V-/ Merger Between Keppel Bank of Singapore Limited ("KB") and Tat Lee Bank Limited ('TLB") The Directors of KB and TLB are pleased to announce that the scheme of arrangement between (a) TLB, (b) holders of TLB
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      378 22 Coopers AS/400 Security Audit I l&Lybrand control Course I This course is for internal auditors, security managers and administrators and j| other executives involved in information systems security, control and auditing. H Date 1-4 September 1998 I Venue Grand Plaza Hotel, Singapore H This four-day course is designed to cover
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      105 28 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Jee Jiu Chew of 355-S Sembawang Road Singapore *****5, have applied for a Beer House, First Class Licence in respect of M/s Chew Fish Head Eating House located at 602-B Sembawang Road Singapore *****5, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors
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      112 28 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Ang Tin Yong of Blk 204 Pasir Ris Street 21 #05-302 Singapore *****4, have applied for a Beer House, First Class Licence in respect of M/s Fair View Food Court located at Blk 371 A #01-01 Woodlands Avenue 1 Singapore *****1, and that this
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      105 28 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Lee Kim Moi of 12 Cornwall Gardens Singapore *****1, have applied for a Public House Second Class Licence in respect of M/s Simple Cafe located at 100, Orchard Road, Le Meridien #01-01 Singapore (*****0) and that this application will be considered by the Liquors
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      108 29 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Lee Soon Meng of Blk 414 #05-927 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, Singapore *****4, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop Licence in respect of M/s Zone Minimart located at Blk 205 D Compassvale Lane #01-01 Singapore *****5, and that this application will be
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      105 29 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, LEE MIN WENDY of 10H, Braddell Hill, #17-32, Singapore *****7, have applied for a Retail Licence in respect of M/s Riche Monde Pte Ltd located at 83 Clemenceau Ave, UE Square, #13-03, Singapore *****0, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors
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      112 29 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Chuang Nai Teng of 8-A Orange Grove Rd #16-03 Singapore *****3, have applied for a 2nd Class Public House Licence in respect of M/s Lao Beijing Dining Hall Pte Ltd located at 400 Orchard Rd #03-45 Orchard Towers Singapore *****5, and that this application
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      105 29 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, LEE MIN WENDY of 10H, Braddeil Hill, #17-32, Singapore *****7, have applied for a Wholesale Licence in respect of M/s Riche Monde Pte Ltd located at 83 Clemenceau Ave, UE Square, #13-03, Singapore *****0, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors
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      23 30 Corrigendum 24/7/98 Business Times, notice ad. Tan Juat Buay of Equator Pub, liquor licence applied for should be Public House First Class Licence
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      319 30 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Lim Boon Kwang of Blk 58, Dakota Crescent, #10-265 Singapore *****8, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop Licence in respect of M/s Hock Soon Ann located at 276, Joo Chiat Road Singapore *****0, and that this application will be considered by the Liquors
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      292 31 ♦Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE market continues its slowdown in terms of actual enquiry and activity. This would seem to be a direct result of the summer period and its associated holidays. Despite this, surprisingly there are still significant sales to report. In the dry sector the
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      290 31 SO &3f2ft£-£ '000 WM VI CWT Distribution—0.36 unch 3 Chuan Hup 0.395 *0.005 2210 Cesco Investment 0.50 unch Freight Links 0.17 *0.005 1400 08 Holdings 0.20 unch Hai Sun Hup 0.40 unch 1200 HKlcM Zosen 0.555 0.015 8500 IMC Holdings HK 5.60 unch Jeye Holdings 0.40 *0.01 3
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      663 31  -  Group had called for closer scrutiny of interaction between VTIS and vessels involved in collision By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has urged the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) not to cast aspersions without proof that Singapore's
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      Hai Sun Hup launches 2nd Stamford ship
      116 31 [SINGAPORE] Listed Hai Sun Hup Group launches today the second of four vessels in its Stamford series. The HSH Sentosa is a 20,721 ton multi-purpose dry cargo/container vessel. Built by the Hai Sun Hup Group (HSH), Clipper Group and Dockandale Shipping Co, it
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      47 31 [FUNCHAL, Portugal] A crowd of curious spectators watching the replica of the famous Columbus vessel Santa Maria during the ceremonies of its launch at the Camara de Lobos Bay in Funchal. The replica of the ship was built by Dutch businessman Robert Wijntje. AFP
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      Where shippers, not owners, are seen as the underdogs
      726 31  -  LINER SCENE I By: David Hughes SOME time ago your correspondent was taken to task for the way in which shipping journalists reported liner pricing stories. Someone who worked within the industry, for a conference in fact, pointed out the difference
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      Lock icon China's container makers battered by falling prices
      253 31 AFP [BEIJING] A long price war has decimated the ranks of China's shipping container manufacturers, about 70 per cent of which are operating in the red, the official China Daily Business Weekly reported yesterday. Smaller firms among the country's 40-odd makers are expected
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      191 31 Reuters [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to combat marine pollution soon, following a recent oil spill at the country's biggest port, a senior government official said. Dhanapala Weerasekera, chairman of the Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA), said the government would soon
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      1007 32 AIR SAFETY Aviation safely panel seeks design standards for new aircraft to prevent fuel tank explosions like one on TWA 800 Bloomberg AN airline and aerospace industry panel said aviation authorities should develop design standards for new aircraft to prevent fuel tank explosions like the one
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      SHIPPING SCHEDULES INDEX
      358 32 PACE Evergreen 6 ANl 3 Express T L 14 n Accord 8 Fo°ng Sun 6 Ahrenkiel M Frota 15 Appenship 5 Frt Links 13 n Astro 3 GLinl1 4 Austral 9 Gemartrans 8 Avant 13 Gensh W 9 Bakke Shpq U Glory Nav 13 B'tang Mas 8
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      15792 40 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Aflvertlser VHMl Voyege Telephone £TA ETA Aflvertlser Vessel Voy*g« Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Nam* Number Number SIN Oest'n Name Name Number Number OMMHMHHNMMMMRMMMMMBNBIMMMMRNMMIMMNRMBMMMMMI MiBMMMIHiaMNaiMMNMMBMBMNNBOBMBMMMMNaMMBMMBi A 01/06 11/M Trlestlno ITHA SHUM 404 65-*****15 01/06 26/06 NGPL KWANGTUNG tlS/TIN 65-74(0766 T t ?s$i& nmmA l8UN
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        645 46 Vessel v °y No Berth Arrival Departure Juro«q Port Vf* s<1 Voyage V ESSEL N 08/Arriva 1.08/Depa Bt Horas *****8 JOI alongside 27.07/0600 Bt Mustika July27 JOI alongside 27.07/0700 Bt Pu Telor2 July26 JOI alongside 26.07/2359 Chinamerchan VI J14 alongside 31.07/1200 EfTic.encv 03 J17 alongside 27.07/0200 Hms 1
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        1903 46 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACJCU 830* 28/0100 IA 26/1500 26/1659 26/1900 II 26/1500 26/165* 26/1900 2* 26/1700 27/0*59 27/0900 20 26/1700 27/0659 27/0900 3 27/0700 27/1159 27/W00 Ac I ntmas Ot40 20/1000 IA 26/1500
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        192 46 Aug L Switzerland: National Day. Aug 3 Ireland Republic Of: August Holiday. Aug 10 Singapore: National Day Holiday. South Africa: National Women's Holiday. Aug 12. Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday. Aug 15. Austria: Assumption Day. Belgium: Assumption Day. France: Assumption Day. Greece: Assumption Day. Italy: Assumption Day. Luxembourg:
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        1029 46 THIS report, compiled by Cockett MarinelJil I.td. shows price ranges in ITS dollars instead M single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the indi
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        593 46 Carton My 17 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment EXXON K6/W3 H V/V M/M M/M PPK awttX ISO/Cinuc Limits Spec E25 991 1.0 15.0 0.10 80* OW Spec C35 991 1.0 18.0 0.15 80* 0.10* Northern Europe 180 Ave 980 9 0.1 11.8 0.03 22 0.02
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        465 47 Concern that France has not gone far enough in privatisation of Aerospatiale Reuters [PARIS] A planned privatisation of Aerospatiale is aimed at dismantling one of the chief roadblocks to a European sector consolidation but there are concerns France may not have gone far
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        Lock icon Aussie rail project expected to favour French TGV trains
        356 47 AFP [SYDNEY] A consortium that would use France's TGV trains is expected to win a contract to build a high-speed rail line between Australia's capital and its biggest city, a report said. The Sydney Morning Herald said it had been told
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        Lock icon Ford's Jaguar to get £43m govt grant
        340 47 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Jaguar, the UK luxury car unit of Ford Motor Co, will win European Commission approval to receive £43 million (*****.4 million) in UK government subsidies after the commission found the aid does not violate antitrust rules, a commission official said. The
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        230 47 AFP [DARMSTADT, Germany] Former Volkswagen executive Jose Lopez de Arriotura facing charges of industrial espionage, has settled his case without going to trial, a German court announced. Darmstadt court spokesman Herbert Spohn said that the prosecution and lawyers for Jose Lopez
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        Boeing did not blame crash on SilkAir in court
        377 47  -  By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Boeing has denied any responsibility for the Silk Air Boeing 737 crash in Palembang last December, claiming in court documents filed in response to a negligence suit that the responsibility lies with "others over whom Boeing had
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        Lock icon Philippine Airlines ground crew end 5-day strike
        312 47 Carrier to cnt 9,000 workforce by 1,800; process to be completed by Aug 16 Reuters [MANILA] Financially troubled Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) won a respite from its long running labour conflicts yesterday when its ground crew ended their five-day strike. The airline, hammered
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        Lock icon MAS among world's top 10
        123 47 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Malaysia Airlines is among the world's top 10 airlines, according to an international passenger survey. The survey, which asked passengers to rate the economy class standards of the world's 67 long-haul airlines, listed Malaysia Airlines in overall fourth position. The Persian Gulf airline
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1816 47 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Anisttrtm K1843 0450 KL838 2300 CaMfdMinC C2353 2045 C2352 0835 S0343 0735 Hanoi YN741 1310 YH742 0905 XL837 1455 S0175 1840 S0176 1105 Auckland N***** 2050 M***** 2045 VW740 1410 tnm 2050 saas ams HatYai tg407 1540 TG408 *35 Bahrain 6F149
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      22 31 Air safety: Stopping spark of death Aviation safety panel seeks design standards for new aircraft to prevent fuel tank explosions. Page 2
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      274 31 Aerospatiale holds key to European defence revamp Concern that France has not gone far enough in privatisation of Aerospatiale BackPage ♦The air and land transport news and aircraft arrivals and departures are on page 17 today NOTICE REGARDING CHENNAI PORT CONGESTION SURCHARGE The following Container Feeder Operators have reviewed the
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      1564 35 VESSEL VQY SIN PGU PKG PEN PQB DUB SHJ BIK IRAN MATIN PJL 1297 17/07 lna IRAN HESABI PJL 1304 29/07 00/08 07/08 07/08 08/08 IRAN TAKHTI PJL 1300 08/08 14/ IRAN TEYFOURI PJL 1304 17/08 25/08 28/08 26/08 ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN A CIS COUNTRIES
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      2108 35 DIRECT 10 1 NEW YORK IN 28 DAYS I I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD *u-os DBS BLDG SAIES/IKGS *****41/43 INWARD DIPT (0/0) *****85 COSUR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD ICR HO: **********0 M TOWER TWO (*****9) CONVENTIONAL
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      577 35 EASTERN CAR LINER, im/raWS.?" fjfcj ta (smOAPOKt) rn lid 1 SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT UPTO 122 TON?] ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOADING FOR YANGON/CHITTAGONG I PORT KLANG/BATAM/MANIIA MV "TRONO" V.l 34 MV "SPRING TRADER V.23 ETA SIN 27/07/98 ETA YGN 31/07/98 ETA SIN 28/07/98 ETA PKL 29/07/98 ETA CTG
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      497 44 m FAR EAST 26/07 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 26/07 BANGKOK 26/07 MANILA/CEBU 26/07 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 26/07 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 28/07 BUSAN 26/07 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 26/07 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 26/07 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGOAO/HAIKOU SIN EURQPE/UK 26/07 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU ROM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIN USA/CANADA 27/07 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all IPI points
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      418 44 rccm Singapore Soviet Shipping CPL k\VV CI No l OOSOMOOOON k\\l Multiline Shipping PL ;WHo»y Owned Subsidiary) M No 1A*****0000C VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL KOTA RUKUN RKNOO9 06/08 13/08 25/08 28AM KOTARATU RTUOI7 13/08 20/08 01/09 02/D9 BUXMOON 116N 17/08 25/08 06/09 07/09 [VESSEL VOY CALCUTTA SIN TOMARI
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      1690 48 »-l OOCt Mii I entire services 9 The BLG in Bremen Bremerhaven In 1997 a total of 34 million tons was handled in the Ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, of which two ]M thirds comprise high value general cargo. The BLG Group with 2,600 employees is the operator of HHjj^H
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