The Business Times, 8 September 1998

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://busine3s-times.asial.com.sg/ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Clob shares not worthless, SES assures investors
    551 1  -  Clob to resume trading tomorrow for one week By' Yen Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday assured panicky investors who laid siege on their brokers that their holdings of Malaysian shares traded on Clob International are not "worthless". The SES said
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    Lock icon STI soars 7%, Hang Seng up 8% as region rallies
    911 1  -  Weekend comments from Greenspan give added boost By Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Local share prices shook off the uncertainty surrounding Malaysian Clob shares yesterday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index snapping back sharply to close 7.1 per cent higher at 862.10.
    Source: Bloomberg  -  911 words
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    Lock icon M'sian stocks surge 23%; banks' SRR to be cut by 2 pts
    608 1  -  From Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index yesterday surged 81.62 points, or 22.5 per cent, to 445.06 as the government continued to push for lower interest rates. The central bank said it will
    Source: Bloomberg  -  608 words
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    HK to tighten control over markets
    819 1  -  Tang to get more powers in battle against speculators From\ Loh Hui Yin, Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SWEEPING changes are being made to rules governing Hongkong's financial markets, including more authority for the chief executive over the stock and futures exchanges, in the
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      157 1 it Us 4-M*k I* The yen has recovered more than 10% of its value against the dollar since last month and looks set to go higher still, taking Tokyo stock prices up with it Pg4 \CI ■B m I i 1 ftlkiftUiwn S Nallakarruppan, the man alleged to have arranged
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      8 1 Editorial: Fallout from the Malaysia drama, Pg 14
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      171 1 It's in KL's interest to allow transfer ofClob shares, Pg 17 Done deal ■IP'w'SWmR nK •-*-/*$^?*s<-*-- «#-?«4A.7-S5^* nT|l£ ll *'H?S^PRHF'aMRPHj P K ffil —mbrl Vjb A KaB Bftfl 2ffw Iff tEA |I 111 Kl I w I1 9] I'VBi ftf tMM#' ufei F^Bti, ■■b J it IV ■r |A i
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  • CHANGE IN MALAYSIA
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      New 2nd finance minister, Bank Negara chief named
      437 2  -  Mahathir still holds finance portfolio; Nor Mohamed Yakcop is central bank adviser Refxyrts from Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has moved quickly to consolidate his grip on economic policy with the appointments yesterday of two allies to
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      Central bank scraps key lending curbs
      373 2 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's new policymakers lost no time in reversing the slide in the economy, with the central bank disbanding key restrictions on bank lending to the broad property sector and further slashing banks' statutory reserve requirement, in a bid to get the economy
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      Lock icon Anxiety over Clob shares continues
      540 2  -  Crowds at brokers' offices yesterday thinned ont only after SES assurance Ny Siow Li Sen THOUSANDS of anxious investors continued to crowd brokers' offices yesterday, with the numbers thinning only in the afternoon after the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) issued a statement assuring them
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      Some banks helping clients with RM deposits, despite clause
      450 2  -  By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE) At least two local banks DBS and OCBC are going all out to convert or transfer their customers" ringgit deposits, even though they are technically under no obligation to do so. Leaflets of the terms and conditions
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      RM deposit holders advised to contact banks today
      357 2 [SINGAPORE] Those who hold ringgit deposits in banks here should contact their banks by today to settle the status of these deposits, the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) said yesterday. Since ringgit funds held by non-Malaysians outside Malaysia will no longer
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      Anwar ally refutes police allegations
      695 3  -  Nalla denies funding sacked DPM in '96 polls or arranging sexual trysts for him From] Ruth Wong w Kuala Lumpur MAGNUM public affairs director S Nallakarruppan, the man alleged to have arranged sexual liaisons for former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, has strongly refuted the allegations
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      Ask me, leave my family alone, pleads Anwar
      485 3  -  He softens stand and denies plans to join any opposition party Frorri Eddie Toh, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur CROWDS swelled at the home of ousted former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim as he softened his criticism of the Malaysian political establishment
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      Lock icon Anwar brands forex controls as jingoistic outburst
      295 3 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's ousted finance minister Anwar Ibrahim has slammed new foreign exchange controls as a "jingoistic outburst" which will damage foreign investment over the short term. "It's too radical," Mr Anwar said in an interview with CNN International broadcast last night.
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      UOBAM closing its United M'sia Fund
      258 3  -  By l Shiv Taneja (SINGAPORE] In a first for Singapore's unit trust industry, UOB Asset Management is closing its United Malaysia Fund following Malaysia's adoption of exchange control measures. UOBAM has suspended trading in the fluid in a prelude to eventually closing it down.
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon Strengthening yen good news for Asia, Japan banking system
      759 4  -  Yen hits 4-mth high of 131.87 against the dollar, expected to continue finning From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Russian crisis and consequent jitters on Wall Street have overshadowed a development of potentially much greater economic importance to Asia the fact
      Source: Bridge; AFP  -  759 words
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      Moody's raises baht-denominated bonds' ratings
      299 4  -  Bnt move may not be enough to overcome investor worries From, Harish Mehta in Bangkok IN a much-needed boost to Thailand's economic reforms, Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the ratings of the country's baht-denomi-nated bonds further up into investment grade category, but analysts said that
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      Yen leads region with 3.3% jump
      291 4  -  Window-dressing, strong stock markets help, traders say By\ Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Regional currencies started the week with a bang, led by a 3.3 per cent jump in the yen to close at 131.10, a level not seen since late April this year. Dealers said
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      Support for HK's anti-speculation measures
      683 4  -  Some fear reduced trading volumes as speculators become more careful From Quak Hiabg Whai in Hongkong LAWMAKERS and brokers were yesterday generally supportive of the sweeping measures proposed by the government to tighten controls and crack down on manipulation in securities and futures trading. In
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      Other measures announced yesterday
      262 4 ♦Hongkong Securities Clearing Company (HKSCC) to impose effective penalties on defaulting brokers, including buy-in penalty charges, default fees and suspension of trades for repeated offenders. ♦HKSCC will consider compulsory stock lending and borrowing arrangements for outstanding positions after close of market on T+2 to fulfill the
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Q2 total employment sees 1st quarterly fall since '85
      403 5  -  Drop of 5,863 jobs more than doable forecast; jobless rate may rise in 02: MOM By\ David Boey THE labour market weakened further in the second quarter, with total employment down by 5,863, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday. And
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      Govt gazette to go on Internet next week
      147 5 THE government gazette goes online next Tuesday, the Ministry of Information and the Arts (Mita) announced yesterday. Known as the Electronic Gazette or eGazette, it will be posted on the Internet by SNP Security Printing, the government's printer. eGazette at www.egazette.com.sg will
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      New electronic service for CPF and GST returns
      405 5  -  CPF/IRAS line aims to save time for firms and reduce errors By\ Soh Tiang Keng MORE than 50,000 business enterprises and firms will now be able to submit their CPF and GST returns in one go through a new electronic service developed
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      S'pore, Germany sign bilateral pact
      345 5  -  They will cooperate on business, cultural and political issues By. Poo-Cheong Wai Ming SINGAPORE and Germany yesterday signed a joint declaration to foster bilateral cooperation. This will serve as a platform for other agreements between the two countries on political, economic and cultural issues. German
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      Lock icon More jobs axed in H1 than all of '97
      346 7  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Labour By\ David Boey A TOTAL of 7,309 workers lost their jobs in the second quarter up from an earlier estimate of about 7,200 for the period according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)'s "Labour Market Sec-
      Source: OCBC  -  346 words
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      Ministers to visit SMEs to get first-hand feedback
      296 7  -  Plans for trips to some 10 firms; Yock Suan, Boon Hengto lead first 2 visits By i Carol Eng CABINET ministers will visit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the next two months to gather firsthand feedback on how they are coping
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      Lock icon S'pore last in Perc labour survey, but this may attract investors
      472 7  -  It's about to have larger pool of less choosy skilled, semi-skilled workers By Audrey Tan SINGAPORE emerged last among 13 Asian economies in the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy's (Perc) latest annual survey of labour quality, cost and availability,
      Source: Perc  -  472 words
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      Refineries may close some units for 12-18 months
      574 7  -  By Ronnie Lim AMID the downturn, oil refineries here could resort to "mothballing" or temporarily shutting down some basic processing units in the next 12 to 18 months to rationalise operations, a US consultant said. But in the longer term, the Singapore
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Take a bet — how about a casino or two in Spare?
      644 6  - Take a bet how about a casino or two in Spare? thbpkophrtt COLUMN As Genting shows, gaming generates demand for business and boosts tourism By Lee Han Shih A CONTROVERSIAL proposal that first rolled out 12 years ago during the last property downturn is again being aired in property circles
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      Lock icon S'pore's low yielding prime offices
      712 6  -  Returns lowest among 11 key markets in the Asia Pacific region, says JLW report By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] INVESTMENT yields from Singapore's prime Grade A office property are the lowest among 11 key markets in the Asia Pacific region, according to Jones Lang Wootton's latest
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Thai retailers become prime takeover targets
      704 8  -  With sales and asset values dropping, most are facing cash-flow problems Prom, Alan Boyd in Bangkok THAI retailers have become a prime target for foreign takeovers following sharp declines in sales and asset values during the first half of the year. With consumer demand
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      Lock icon Students mass at Parliament, ask Habibie to step down
      235 8 JAKARTA AFP AT least 1,000 students from various Indonesian universities yesterday marched to Parliament to demand that President BJ Habibie step down and hand over power to a transitional authority. The students from the Forum Kota, which gathers students from universities
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      Nod expected for new Thai taxes on vacant land, property
      377 8  -  Front Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE Thai cabinet is expected to approve today tough new taxes on the owners of vacant land and property, a move that would raise tax revenues but penalise property owners, analysts said. These draconian measures,
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      Lock icon Indon police seize hidden rice hoard
      398 8 JAKARTA 80,000 tonnes allegedly stashed in warehouse, officials under probe: reports AFP POLICE here have seized 80,000 tonnes of rice allegedly hidden in the warehouse of an industrial estate by officials of a state agency responsible for keeping rice prices down, reports said yesterday.
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      Manila denies currency controls move
      311 8  -  Central bank says there is no plan to follow Malaysia From. Al Labita in Manila THE central bank of the Philippines yesterday denied a news report that it was following Malaysia's move to impose curbs on foreign exchange transactions. > "There's no truth to that,"
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      Lock icon Blast prompts Hun Sen to order Sam Rainsy`s arrest
      319 8 PHNOMPENH Reuters CAMBODIAN authorities ordered the arrest of prominent opposition figure Sam Rainsy for allegedly trying to provoke the killing of government leader Hun Sen and topple his administration, Mr Hun Sen said yesterday. The order followed a grenade attack on
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon SingTel satellite runs into China snag: report
      483 9 TAIPEI Bering demands that Taiwan military be banned from using ST-1 AFP A SATELLITE owned jointly by Taiwanese and Singapore interests has run into problems from mainland China as it prepares to move into its orbiting slot later yesterday, a newspaper reported. The
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      Lock icon Floods may cost China 300b yuan, says report
      369 9 SHANGHAI Scholar estimates damage to account for up 4% of'9B GDP AFP DAMAGE caused by China's summer floods and other disasters are expected to cost as much as 300 billion yuan (5562.4 billion) or up to 4 per cent of the gross
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      Lock icon Two senior China bank officials jailed for graft
      192 9 BEIJING Reuters TWO senior bank officials in China's eastern Shandong province have been jailed for bribery, the People's Daily said yesterday. Wang Jianting, former director of the Shandong branch of the China Construction Bank, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for
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      Lock icon Keeping stress at bay
      67 9 [BEIJING] Foreign ministry workers taking time during lunch to practise a form of tai chi to stimulate circulation, relax muscles focus the mind and relieve stress in Beijing yesterday. Chinese doctors have set alarm bells ringing about the rapid proliferation of high blood pressure in China,
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      3 9 Classified Classifications 52-193
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Sonia gains stature after party meet
      410 10 NEWDELHI There's no one to challenge Rajiv's widow: analysts AFP ITALIAN-BORN Sonia Gandhi has belied her political inexperience by stamping her total command on India's main opposition party following a key strategy session, analysts said yesterday. The widow of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
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      Lock icon High job vacancies show steady growth: Howard
      317 10 CANBERRA But economists see unemployment rate staying at &3% Bloomberg Reuters AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard said a report showing job vacancies at an eight-year high is proof economic growth is still gathering pace. "They are very good figures," Mr Howard said. "They
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      Lock icon LDP may increase fund helping struggling banks
      234 10 TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S ruling party may raise the amount of public money it is prepared to spend to keep the country's struggling banking sector afloat, a report said yesterday. Tokyo has already set aside 13 trillion yen (*****.7 billion) of taxpayers' money in
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      Lock icon Boom seen for Sri Lanka's ISPs as more get on the Net
      328 10 COLOMBO More phone lines, cheaper PCs help increase customers Reuters IMPROVED phone lines and cheaper computers are luring thousands of Sri Lankans to the World Wide Web and industry officials said yesterday that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Central banker chief quits as rouble continues slide
      462 12 RUSSIA IN CRISIS Dubinin criticised by Duma, acting PM for role in currency collapse AFP [MOSCOW] The embattled chief of the Russian central bank, Sergei Dubinin, tendered his resignation yesterday following depreciation of the rouble which has pushed the economy deeper into
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      Lock icon Duma rejects Chernomyrdin for second time
      462 12 MOSCOW Mr Yeltsin vows to resubmit the name a third time Reuters AFP RUSSIA'S opposition-domi-nated State Duma lower house of parliament rejected Viktor Chernomyrdin yesterday in a second of three possible votes on President Boris Yeltsin's prime minister-des-ignate. Deputfes voted 273 against and 138
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      Lock icon G7 to meet on Russia but unlikely to offer fresh aid
      299 12 WASHINGTON LATWP SENIOR officials of the seven leading industrial democracies will meet in London this week to assess the political and economic upheaval in Russia, but they probably will not offer any new help until a new Russian government
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      Lock icon German industrial output up 3.8% in July
      252 12 BONN Bloomberg INDUSTRIAL production in Germany rose a greater-than-expected 3.8 per cent in July, the economics ministry said, as production of cars and other durable goods surged. The advance was greater than the 0.9 per cent increase forecast by analysts in a Bloomberg
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon EU bans landing by Yugoslav carriers
        81 13 AFP [BRUSSELS! European Union governments yesterday formally agreed to ban Yugoslav airlines from landing on their territory in a bid to step up the pressure on Belgrade to seek a negotiated settlement to the crisis in Kosovo. The action, aimed primarily at the Yugoslav
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        Lock icon US economy still strong: official
        80 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Labour Secretary Alexis Herman said yesterday that the US economy was very strong despite the volatility of global financial markets and she was upbeat that the 10-day-old Northwest Airlines strike could be resolved. In a Labour Day interview on NBC's Today Show, Ms
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        Lock icon Lower German Jobless rate seen for Aug
        65 13 Reuters [BONN] German unemployment eased slightly in August, but not far enough to fall through the crucial four million level, sources familiar with data due to be published today told Reuters yesterday. The sources said the jobless total, not adjusted to take seasonal
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        Lock icon Turkey, Israel PMs hold talks
        54 13 AFP [JERUSALEM] Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz arrived here yesterday for talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. "We are working to transform the Israeli-Turkish cooperation in the Middle East into a regional security system," Mr Netanyahu was quoted as saying by the Turksih daily
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      Lock icon Seinfeld highest paid entertainer on Forbes list
      195 13 NEW YORK Reuters COMEDIAN Jerry Seinfeld, who held out for a million dollars a week and then pulled the plug on his television show, tops Forbes magazine's annual ranking of highest-paid entertainers, earning US$225 million (*****.7 million) this year. Seinfeld's comedian friend Larry
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      Lock icon Clinton's impeachment possible: US senator
      440 13 WASHINGTON Leading Democrat declares 'crisis of the regime', calls for quick Starr report Reuters SENATOR Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a leading Democrat, on Sunday declared "a crisis of the regime" over the Monica Lewinsky sex and perjury scandal and said the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
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      Lock icon Extra debt relief for the poorest nations?
      367 13 LONDON FT SEVERAL of the world's poorest countries, most of them ravaged by war and civU strife, will be offered the chance of extra debt relief under proposals to be discussed by the boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
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      Lock icon Kohl rules out alliance with Schroeder's party
      257 13 BONN Reuters GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl said yesterday his challenger Gerhard Schroeder was full of "hot air" and deceiving voters by publicly flirting with the idea of forming a "grand coalition" with Mr Kohl's conservative party. With three weeks left before the Sept
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Dirty cops and water spoil Sydney image
      759 14  -  BOTTOMLDfE OPINION By Shahiron Sakari The writer is a Sydney-based journalist who contributed this article to BT SYDNEY'S descent into Third World status seems to be gaining speed. First a judicial investigation found that police corruption was entrenched and endemic. The clean-up on
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      153 14 'Suppose a civil war starts in Russia? Suppose rebel insurgents take over the port in Nigeria? Any one potentially could take us to US$l6 a barrel.' -KchidFltipitrkk a trader at Fimat USA in New York, as crude oil prices surged more than 7 per cent on Thursday,
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      Fallout from the Malaysia drama
      708 14 EDITORIAL THERE is no telling how the current political upheaval in Malaysia wUI end The former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, who last week was sacked unceremoniously from both his party and government posts, has vowed to fight the political establishment Equally, it's clear that
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      Lock icon Indonesian crisis boils down to shortage of rice
      1205 14  -  Experts warn that rice not ethnic tension, anger at the government or the restive military is the biggest threat to stability By: Mark Landler NYT IT HAS become a ritual whenever a delivery truck arrives at the Cipinang rice market in Jakarta.
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      904 14 Raiormf What reform IF Russia had a government, it would be flat broke. Before being shown the door, the prior government defaulted on US$4O billion (Ss7o billion) in short-term debt money that was mostly sucked out of the country with the connivance of the ruling oligarchy.
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      Simex launches Simsci futures amid uncertainty
      397 17  -  437 lots traded on Ist day as Clob issne distracts investors Ry\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) yesterday launched the eagerly-awaited Singapore stock index futures under a cloud of anxiety over the status of Malaysian shares traded on Clob
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      Permasteelisa winss $42m cladding contract
      127 17 [SINGAPORE] Permasteelisa Pacific Holdings has won a $42 million cladding job for the Singapore Exchange Centre. The contract involves the design, fabrication, supply and installation 0f65,000 sq m of granite, glass and aluminium curtain wall. It also covers canopies, shopfronts and exterior stonework. The Singapore
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      It's in KL's interest to allow transfer of Clob shares
      891 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ven Sreenivasan SO Clob International is in its death throes. That at least will be the case for the over-the-counter trading of Malaysian shares here. For its part, the Stock Exchange of Singapore has said it will
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      NOL's top executives take 5-10% pay cut
      483 17  -  Austerity measures in response to economic crisis; $3m savings expected By. Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Shipping giant Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is cutting the pay of its top executives by up to 10 per cent as part of a package of austerity measures in
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      MSCI: M'sia's exclusion has little impact on active funds
      365 17  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's exclusion from the MSCI Developed Markets series one of the most widely-followed securities indices has had little impact on active portfolio fund managers, said Henry Fernandez, president of MSCI Inc. "A lot of active portfolios
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      Leong Hin gets nod for IPO
      179 17  -  By\ Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Leong Hin Holdings, a construction equipment leasing and trading company, has been given in-principle approval for a mainboard listing, and listing details are expected within the month. Leong Hin, whose main business is in equipment and machinery rental, has a
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        Lock icon San Miguel jumps 14% on talk of Coke Amatil stake sale
        393 18 Bat it says no green light yet to sell 23% stake in Asia-Pac's largest Coke bottler Bloomberg SAN Miguel Corp stock surged 14 per cent on speculation the Philippines' biggest brewer will sell its stake in Coca-Cola Amatil of
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        Lock icon First Pacific to invest additional US$61m in Smart bonds
        268 18 Dow Jones/Nikkei [HONGKONG] First Pacific Co said yesterday it would invest an additional US$6l.l million (*****.8 million) worth of Philippine pesos in convertible bonds issued by its telecommunications unit. The Hongkong-listed conglomerate said it already invested U5536.7 million in Smart Communications
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        Lock icon Manila to trade debt issues in early 1999
        264 18 Separate board for these instruments to be launched AFXAsia [MANILA] The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) plans to begin trading debt instruments early next year, PSE vice-president Jose Alcantara said. He said a separate board for these instruments, including asset-backed securities, will be
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        Lock icon Semen Cibinong suffers 10.36t rupiah loss in first half
        275 18 Plunge results from the higher cost of repaying foreign debt Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Semen Cibinong, one of Indonesia's three biggest cement companies, said it plunged into a 10.36 trillion rupiah (SSI.6 billion) loss in the first half, as it wrote off
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        Lock icon First Pacific takes US$236m provisions against investments
        379 18 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong conglomerate First Pacific Co Ltd said yesterday it had taken provisions of US$236 million (*****.8 million) in the first half of 1998, including the entire cost of its holding in an Indonesian mobile telephone company. First Pacific said it took
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        Lock icon Indonesia's Tirtamas sells 30% stake in Bank Niaga
        449 18 No single dominant shareholder for Niaga after sale Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Tirtamas group, controlled by Hashim Djojohadikusumo, sold a 30 per cent stake in PT Bank Niaga to a group of institutional investors. A Tirtamas spokesman said on Friday he didn't know
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          STIC-SembCorp merger nod
          83 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation (STIC) and Sembawang Corporation yesterday said in a Joint statement that holders of ordinary shares in both companies have voted for the proposed plan to merge STIC and SembCorp under Section 210 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50. The merger is expected
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        60 18 AS a result of a data entry error, our share information service page on Aug 31 indicated wrongly that Seet Keong Hoe owned 161,622,000 DBS shares on Aug 14 after having sold 49,000 shares. The shares were in fact held by DBS Nominees and had nothing to
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        549 19 Sale to cover Japan, US, Europe, S'pore; shares in mobile nnit also to be sold Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Japanese government plans to sell a fourth tranche of shares in Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp to the public as soon as December, said
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        Lock icon 32% surge in second-half earnings at Fairfax
        557 19 Aussie newspaper publisher cites jump in ads, circulation Bloomberg [SYDNEY] John Fairfax Holdings Ltd, an Australian newspaper publisher, said second-half profit rose an expected 32.4 per cent, boosted by a strong rise in advertising and circulation. The company said it reported a second-half
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        Lock icon IBM, Pacific Electric in NT$50b chip venture
        161 19 AFP (TAIPEI] US giant International Business Machines Corp (IBM) is to team up with Taiwan's Pacific Electric Wire and Cable Co in a NTSSO billion (552.5 billion) joint venture here to manufacture computer chips, officials said yesterday. "IBM is to provide technology and
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        Lock icon Lion Nathan sees potential Asian acquisitions
        376 19 Chief says brewer offered one acquisition opportunity a month Reuters (SYDNEY] Economic turmoil in Asia had created opportunities to acquire breweries in the region, Lion Nathan chief executive Gordon Cairns said yesterday. Mr Cairns said Lion Nathan's tie-up with Japan's Kirin Beverage Corp had
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        53 19 [TOKYO) Japan's electronics giant Sony employee Suzuyo Suzuki displaying the world's smallest and lightest mini-disc player "MD Walkman MZ-E55" (left) and a mini-disc at the company's headquarters in Tokyo yesterday. TheMZ-E55, measuring 79.7mmx71.9mmx14.9mm and weighing 80g, will be put on market next month with a price of 38,000
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        Lock icon Indorama's first half profit takes 94% plunge
        151 19 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Indorama Synthetics, an Indonesian maker of yarns and polyesterbased textiles, said first-half profit plunged 94 per cent as "other charges" surged. Profit fell to US$l.B6 million (553.2 million), or 1 US cent a share, from US$3l.7 million, or 10 US
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        Lock icon UK's Smiths Industries in talks to buy Biochem
        191 20 Bloomberg [LONDON) Smiths Industries pic, a UK aerospace and medical products manufacturer, said it's in talks to buy Biochem International Inc (BCI) for about US$B3 million (*****.2 million) to expand its product range for small hospitals and clinics. Smiths said it plans
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        428 20 Privatised firm sees profit falling by a third over cuts in call charges FT [AMSTERDAM] KPN, the privatised Dutch telecoms operator, has called its own future into question after the national industry regulator demanded cuts in its call charges. "The continuity
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        Lock icon LucasVarity bids £1b for US ear parts firm: report
        165 20 Reuters [LONDON] Anglo-American car parts supplier LucasVarity pic is thought to have tabled a £1 billion (552.9 billion) bid for a US car parts business in a deal to be unveiled in the next few weeks, the Sunday Business said. The
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        Lock icon Telecom Italia exploring tie-ups with 20 foreign firms
        212 20 It is looking to complement alliance with C&W of UK Bloomberg [ROME] Telecom Italia SpA said it is exploring possible alliances with some 20 foreign companies, even though it dismissed a newspaper report that director-general Francesco De Leo is in the US
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        Man U shares up 27% on imminent Murdoch bid
        503 20  -  BSkyß to make £575 m takeover, says Murdoch paper From. Neil Behrmann in lymdoti MANCHESTER United's shares soared 27 per cent to 202 pence yesterday on news that BSkyß, Rupert Murdoch's satellite broadcaster, would bid for the football club. The Times,
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        Lock icon Peregrine's Lee resurfaces at Korea investment firm
        405 21 Company brochure says it's building the world's first digital investment bank Bloomberg SCMP [HONGKONG] Andre Lee, a former bond trader who was a centra] figure during the collapse of Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd, has resurfaced as the head of an electronic investment advisory
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        Lock icon Nat Mutual says if`s not in merger talks
        280 21 Denial follows report that AMI plans to buy 51% stake in it Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] National Mutual Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-largest life insurer, said it is not in discussions with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd or any other company over a
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        Lock icon St George Bank unlikely to face takeover bid: MD
        249 21 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] St George Bank Ltd managing director Ed O'Neal said the regional Australian bank is unlikely to face a takeover bid because no company would want to buy it while it is integrating a bank bought in 1996 and overhauling
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        Lock icon National Australia Bank eyeing two Thai banks: report
        241 21 May invest Asloom in a bank, take controlling stake Reuters [MELBOURNE] National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) could soon take an equity position in one of Thailand's banks with a potential investment of up to AJIOO million (*****.2 million), the Australian Financial Review
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        Lock icon Cheung Hwa Devt stops trade in securities
        120 21 AFXAsia (HONGKONG! Cheung Hwa Development Holdings has ceased trading in the securities market, deputy chairman Cheung Yu Shun said. In a statement, Mr Cheung said the decision was made based on the recent economic developments in the region, including significant fluctuations in the
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        Lock icon Moody's, S&P may cut Nomura Sec's ratings
        407 22 Both concerned over Japan's recession, emerging markets' troubles Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nomura Securities Co, Japan's largest brokerage, may have its ratings cut by the two biggest US creditrating companies on concern Japan's recession and troubles in emerging markets will hurt its earnings. "A deterioration
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        Lock icon Battle in Europe to dominate derivatives industry
        390 22 FT [LONDON] The battle for supremacy in the European derivatives industry has intensified with two leading rival exchanges revealing they are seeking further alliances to strengthen their positions. The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) is in talks with the London
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        Lock icon Golden chance for Indian bank
        52 22 [BOMBAY] A customer checking a 10 tola (116.64 g) gold bar at the State Bank of India's exclusive counter for gold sales yesterday. The bank plans to open 50 more counters all over the country before the Deepavalifestival next month when gold sales peak in
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        Lock icon S Africa's Old Mutual set to buy UK brokerage
        375 22 Price tag for Albert E Sharp said to be more than £40m FT [LONDON] Old Mutual, the South African life assurance group, is set to increase its expansion into the UK by acquiring Albert E Sharp, a big firm of regional
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        Lock icon Boram, Hana to give merger details
        196 22 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hana Bank and Boram Bank will announce today details of a merger which will turn them into the country's seventh largest bank in terms of assets. "We have agreed on all merger terms, except for eq-uity-exchange ratios," said Lee Jeung Lak, general
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        Lock icon KPMG to launch image ad campaign
        244 22 'It's time for clarity' theme to focus on information overload FT [LONDON] KPMG, the global professional services organisation, was set to launch yesterday a US$6O million (Sslos million) a year advertising campaign the latest of the so-called Big Five firms to pour millions of
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        Lock icon JGBs higher on puzzling large-lot buying
        233 22 Reuters [TOKYO) Key December 10year Japanese government bond futures ended higher yesterday on a puzzling flurry of large-lot buys which traders attributed to foreign hedge funds. "Some life insurers and city banks have bought the 200 series 10-year bonds," a senior trust bank trader
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        Futures rally at slower rate
        165 22  -  MS&TAIWAM FUTURES Cecilia Loh Cecilia Loh, service dealer, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures rallied for three consecutive days at a diminishing rate posting a gain of 4.20 points following the announcement of the Taiwan government's stock stimulus plan. The Taiwan Stock
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        277 22 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude oil prices rose on hopes that Saudi Arabia's and Venezuela's oil ministers will take steps to ease ovefsupply, and because a war might break out between Afghanistan and Iran, disrupting supplies. Venezuelan Oil Minister Erwin Arrieta said he
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        287 22 AFP London THE US dollar dived further yesterday against most key currencies in a trend kicked off by speculation of US interest rate cuts and exacerbated by Wall Street's close for a public holiday. Only the pound gave the dollar some company, following the greenback down against the
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2240 23 LOHPOH (rtdti s t rijl J s«» 7 p«k* 31 Group 518.000 3.000 AB Ports 281.000 6.000 Abbey Nat ional 1140.000 54.000 Allied Oomecq 512.000 12.000 Anwc 151.000 unch Asda Croup 186.000 unch BAT mo 577.000 -3.000 BGP1C 358.000 2.000 BICC 88.600 1.600 BOC Croup 805.000 22.000
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      1649 23 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 +747J5 JAPAN'S Nikkei stock index surged 5.32 per cent, its biggest one-day jump in nine months, as public and private pension funds bought futures contracts to pull the benchmark up before companies close their books for the half year on Sept 30, traders and investors
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      1487 24 Reuters HONGKONG stocks finished sharply higher yesterday on short-covering triggered by a firmer yen and lower interest rates after the government moved to boost liquidity in the banking system, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index jumped 588.29 points, or 7.86 per cent, to close at 8,***** It
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      582 24 Reuters AFXAsia PShaghenß Index +L 46 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B shares closed higher yesterday, inspired by soaring Hongkong stocks and a firmer Japanese yen, analysts said. The B Share Index rose 1.46 points, or 2.38 per cent, to 62.89 on turnover of HK$35 million, growing from HK$32 million on
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      342 24 AFP gWPMer +16J2 TAIWANESE share prices closed 0.7 per cent higher yesterday as investor confidence rebounded on sharp gains late last week and the Hongkong bourse's performance in the morning, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 45.02 points to 6,800.73. Turnover amounted to 2.65 billion
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      233 24 AFP fl Wellington -Ml NEW Zealand stocks fell 0.5 per cent yesterday as market heavyweight Telecom Corp went ex-dividend. The NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 8.41 points to 1,780.66 on turnover worth NZ$B7.6 million. Telecom fell six cents to NZ57.74 as it went ex-divi-dend.—AFP i *t- r—i Banking ta33 0
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      769 24 AFP QSETMn *1125 THAI share prices soared 6.4 per cent yesterday in line with firmer regional markets amid renewed buying in local banking and finance stocks, analysts said. The gains were not based on economic fundamentals and whether the rally is sustainable depends mainly on regional factors like the
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      392 24 AFP H Composite late +1131 SOUTH Korean share prices ended yesterday 3.9 per cent stronger as sentiment was buoyed by gains on other regional bourses, dealers said. Foreign-led buying in the futures pulled up large capitalisation stocks ahead of Thursday's September deadline for contract maturity. Overseas investors helped bolster
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      574 24 AFP rl AD Primaries -»€EL2 AUSTRALIAN shares surged 2.6 per cent yesterday amid signs of returning optimism fired by stronger Asian markets. The benchmark All Ordinaries Index gained 65.2 points to finish at 2,569.2. The All Resources Index rose 35.7 points to 1,002.1 and the All Industrials Index rose
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      740 24 Bloomberg AFP PI Composite Index +1035 INDONESIAN stock prices closed 3 per cent higher yesterday on a technical rebound and expectations that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index ended the day up 10.25 points at 335.81. The rupiah was
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      294 24 AFX-Asia ♦27.55 SHARE prices closed higher in line with regional markets amid government assurances it will not impose currency controls to revive the economy, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 27.55 points or 2.4 per cent at 1,186.93 after touching a low at 1,136.96 on volume of 185
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        363 25 AFP Reuters Q Composite Index +81.62 MALAYSIA'S key stock index ended 22 per cent higher yesterday, boosted by heavy local retail buying which pushed the market to artificially high levels, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange 100-share weighted Composite Index surged 81.62 points
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        176 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By Louis Beckerling WARRANTS were In big demand on the back of a surge in share prices yesterday and provided no fewer than 15 of the top--20 gainers on the market. Among the biggest gains posted by penny warrants was
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
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        213 28 Stocks VoiwM Keppel Land50c 13.665.000 IPC Corpn 5c 13.270.000 DBS Land 12.252,000 Panpac Media 5 8,753,000 Wing Tai 25c 8,161,000 OCBC Foreign 7,801,000 liXintOc 7,665,000 ST Capital 25c 6,746.000 Keppel Corp 6.674,000 ChewEuHock 20c 6,657,000 Stocks OCBC Foreign 31,568,331 UOB Foreign 26,007,682 DBS Foreign 21,251,302 DBS Land 13,096,084 City Dev
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        Short-covering helps to lift prices across the board
        730 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Rally could be short-lived as gains not based on positive underlying economic fundamentals By Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Speculators scrambled to cover short positions on the local stockmarket yesterday, driving share prices higher across the board. But the welcome respite
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          55 28 THIS isn't a picture of a bunch of adults sitting for an exam, but worried investors of Clob shares. The picture was snapped at the office of GK Goh, which thoughtfully provided tables and chairs to the relief of the large crowds that showed up at the broker's
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          What growth?
          98 28 UNIT trusts aren't supposed to be terribly volatile, but Investors in Nicholas Applegate's latest offering, the Global 100 Growth Fund, have seen the value of their Investment plunge some 15 per cent to 85 cents on the bid side, while the offer price stands at 89.5 cents, at
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          62 28 TALKING about the US stock market and all the volatility over the past few weeks, a piece of research from Deutsche Bank commented that at the end of August, the US stock market had no negative impact on consumer confidence. "Perhaps, people have yet to see
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          Precious liquid asset
          98 28 CURRENTLY, there is no serious water shortage In Singapore—thanks to the weather phenomenon, S! Nina, which brings plenty of rainfall tothls region. Nevertheless, the government is carrying on a campaign to drive home the importance that water Is a precious asset that should not be wasted Many
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        HOT STOCK
        61 28  -  -by Shiv Taneja COMFORT Group closed four and a half cents higher yesterday at 26.5 cents on a volume of 4.75 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of just under •700,000 shares. The longer term outlook continues to remain positive. However, in the short term, the
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      397 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 TULLETT A TOKYO INFORMATION SERVICES PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held at 10 Anson Road #16-11, International Plaza. Singapore *****3 on 3 September 1998. the following resolutions were duly passed:
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      677 28 In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In the Matter of DAI FU TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap 50. that the FINAL MEETING of the Members of the
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      361 28 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 BIMA INVESTMENT PTE LTD (In Liquidation) At a general meeting ol BIMA INVESTMENT PTE LTD duty convened and held on the 3rd day of September, 1998 the following special resolution was passed: SPECIAL RESOLUTION That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to section 290(1
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      284 29 Bridge News Reuters TRADING was quiet ahead of the Labour Day weekend with a few handy-sized grain cargoes covered, although details remained elusive. A couple of Panamaxes were said to have been fixed for short periods, but details were sketchy. TIME-CHARTER: Brokers reported the market was "super busy"
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      294 29 r ooo a m CWT attribution 0JO *0.07 15 Chuan Hup 0.313 *0.03 260 Coeco Investment ._0.41 Freight Links 0.15 *0.023 417 08 Holdings 0.22 *0.015 13 Hal Sun Hup OJO *0.085 2182 Hitachi Zo»*p 0.52 *0.025 146 IMC Holdings HK 5.60 Java Holdings 0.38 unch 16 Jurong
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      463 29  -  Hyundai, Samsnng, Daewoo, H&qjin and Halla expected to discuss mergers By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] South Korean shipyards may be heading down the road of consolidation following a landmark accord last week on the industrial restructuring for the country's five largest conglomerates. Government and
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      292 29  -  From. David Taylor in Hongkong EXPANSION into the world market has boosted Guangzhou Shipyard's industrial output to 970 million yuan (*****.7 million) for first six months of this year, an increase of 25 per cent. Guangzhou Shipyard will continue its efforts to
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      57 29 [MANILA] A job recruiter holding a list of job vacancies is surrounded by Filipino seamen looking for employment opportunities near Manila's central Rizal park yesterday. Filipino seamen continue to work for the international shipping industry, which has been a source of job opportunities as Philippines' unemployment
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      325 29  -  By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The International Group of P&I Clubs and the European Commission (EC) are expected to approve amendments to the International Group Agreement (IGA), exempting it from the Commission's ant-trust rules. The International Group has agreed to fresh proposals which it
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      941 30 aviation industry Earnings are plummeting and Boeing and Airbus have slashed prices in a fierce battle for market share Bloomberg [LONDON] THREE years into the steepest surge in jetliner production in aviation history, earnings at the world's two biggest aircraft makers are plummeting. Boeing Co and
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        197 43 Sap 7 Canada: Labour Day. Hong Kong: Day following Midautumn Festival. United States: Labour Day. Bap 15 Japan: Respect of the Aged Day. Sep 18 Mexico: Independence Day. Bep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sep 24 South Africa: Heritage Day. Sep 28 Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival. Taiwan:
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        693 43 THIS report. compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. ■hows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are baaed on average-soed stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bun ker Price Index change and the
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        513 44 SWISSAIR CRASH Discovery will help in reconstructing flight profile of aircraft daring its final moments Reuters [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Divers on Sunday retrieved the flight data recorder from Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last Wednesday night, killing 229 people, a Canadian air safety
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        378 44 AFP [HONGKONG] The enquiry into the chaotic opening of Hongkong's new airport began yesterday with a top aviation official saying he had raised concerns about the computer system more than a year ago, RTHK radio reported. Director of Civil
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        243 44 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Northwest Airlines Corp and its striking pilots union recessed their meetings led by a federal mediator in Chicago with an agreement to resume the discussions tomorrow in Minneapolis. The National Mediation Board convened the "exploratory" two days of meetings with Northwest and
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          83 44 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's Hainan Airlines Co has invested 200 million yuan (Ss42 million) in the construction of a new airport in the southern province of Hainan, the Shanghai Securities News said yesterday. The Haikou Meilan Airport, with registered capital ofBoo million yuan, was scheduled
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          46 44 AFX-Asia [JAKARTAJPT Sempati Air said it will seek to resume regular international operations through its Guangzhou-Medan-Jakarta-Denpasar-Perth service by October, managing director Subagiyo said. Bisnis Indonesia quoted Mr Subagiyo as saying the airline is preparing itself to serve international routes again.
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          83 44 Reuters [HONGKONG] Barclays Bank pic said yesterday it had signed a U5563.75 million export credit finance lease facility as part of a US$95 million (*****.2 million) lease facility to CNAC-Zhejiang Airlines to finance the acquisition of two Airbus A 320-200 aircraft. The facility comprises a
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      420 29 Airplane orders drying up Earnings are plummeting and Boeing and Airbus have slashed prices in a fierce battle for market share. Page 2 People Keppel Marine Industries Limited has appointed Lt-Col (NS) Willie Tan Yoke Meng to its board of directors effective this month. Lt-Col Tan is the deputy secretary
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