The Business Times, 10 September 1998

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  • 12 1 MITA(P) 110/12/97 85e The Business Times SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1998
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  • 69 1 □sro 886.44 (+16.78) ST-SRI ***** (+3.84) U ***** (+46.54) nsossanmnES km 13L02 (-1.2) CIHABKtfriIOOD: mm Mixed STOCK HABKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE COMP 389.66 *40.09 NIKKEI 14,716.64 -167.96 HANG SENG 7,906.46 -***** SET INDEX 213.98 ♦1.11 JAKARTA COMP 328.74 -4.66 MANILA COMP 1.167.43 -34.66 TAIPEI WPI 6,894.67 -47.69
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  • 76 1 FOSEX SATES USS S3 US» 1.726 £{US$/SS per£) 1.669 1863 DM 1.733 0.996 YEN 133.4 1594 R* ISM 0.464 HKS 7.760 0523 BAHT 40.796 0.042 HJP1AH 11,760 0.016* St to 1M units PUBEIATES SINGAPORE* 7.88 KUALA LUMPUR 11 JO JAKARTA .28.00 BANGKOK 1475 MANILA _22Jt HONGKONG 10.25 TAIPEI 8.80
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  • 1195 1  -  Clob shares fly 36% in hectic trade as investors are drawn by sharp discounts By' Yen Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE! After a hectic day which saw prices of Malaysian shares on Clob International soar almost 36 per cent, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange announced last
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  • 782 1  -  Move signals Fed rate cat: analysts; yen plunges to 137 From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan last night stunned financial markets by announcing that it intends pushing Japan's already historically low interest rates even lower. This provoked speculation that
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  • 634 1 M'sian nnit said to be trading at 4.00-4.20 to US$ Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's imposition of foreign exchange controls has led to what is a virtual economic certainty when a currency is pegged a currency black market. Economists, analysts and money changers contacted by Reuters
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  • 349 1  -  Price Waterhoose appointed to develop restructuring plan By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Electronics and telecommunications firm Goldtron Ltd yesterday said it is negotiating an interim standstill agreement with its creditors to give it time to review its businesses and embark on a restructuring plan. In
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    • 172 1 nBBPB ■•re rarest Clashes broke out yesterday between students demanding the ouster of Indonesian President B J Habibie and troops in the country's second-largest city of Surabaya, Pf 7 Bank Negara's new governor Ali Abul Hassan has formally directed bankers to walk the tightrope by demanding they grow their loan
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    • 22 1 Markets hit by rumours of new ringgit fix of 3.50, Pg 3 Fuji dulw derivative losses of up to 3t yen, Pgl6
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  • CHANGE IN MALAYSIA
    • 373 2  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Shell-shocked Malaysian ringgit depositors who are still coming to grips with a US dollar deposit dumped on their laps, whether they want it or not, may now have some reason to smile. At a time
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    • 480 2  -  Banks can now report financial position half-yearly, instead of quarterly Froi Meera Tharmaratnam Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur BANK Negara's new governor Ali Abul Hassan has formally directed bankers to walk the tight-rope by demanding they grow their loan books by at
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    • 445 2  -  From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo A SENIOR United States government official yesterday expressed strong concern over Malaysia's decision last week to impose capital controls and warned that if other countries take similar action, resulting in a "patchwork" of such controls, a systemic threat
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    • 501 2 Nor Mohamed, who quit after 80s fiasco, now special adviser Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Bank Negara official who quit after the Malaysian central bank lost billions of ringgit in a past foreign exchange fiasco has risen from the ashes and is now special adviser
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    • 595 2 It says exchange controls nndermine investor confidence AFP Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's credit rating has been cut to below investment grade, or junk status, by Fitch IBCA, on concern that capital controls imposed last week could cut off investment flows into
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    • 375 3 He also denies that he favours the foreign press AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's ousted deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday denounced a virtual blackout on him by local newspapers and broadcasters and denied he was favouring the foreign media. "There are attempts to
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    • 428 3  -  Asian currencies first rise then weaken as yen reels By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies were hit by rumours yesterday that Malaysia could soon be adjusting its official 3.80 fix to the US dollar to 3.50 instead. "It's not if
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    • 319 3 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday claimed that more than 100 lawyers have expressed support for him, and said they had pledged to enlist the support of about 1,000 lawyers. Addressing some 100 supporters at his home at Bukit
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    • 279 3 Penang wing says it will urge to take Anwar back AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The youth wing of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling party will hold a special meeting to discuss the issue of sacked deputy Anwar Ibrahim, party officials said yesterday.
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    • 287 3 DAP chief slams PM for taking finance minister's post AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang has warned that Malaysia could turn into a dictatorship as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad tightens his grip on the country. "Mahathir is not only prime minister,
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • 155 4 HONG Leong Holdings yesterday reported that sales of its 720-unit North Oaks executive condominium development in Woodlands Avenue 7 has crossed the 50 per cent mark with 362 units sold. And to ensure interest in the project remains strong, the company is offering
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    • 425 4  -  Premiums seen sliding for the next 6-12 months By' Ven Sreenivasan OCTOBER'S Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell across the board, with most categories now near five-year lows. The latest tender results, released yesterday by the Land Transport Authority, show that the premium
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    • 507 4  -  Refining firm is second this month to production to record lows By Ronnie Lim SINGAPORE Refining Company will slash its refinery output by half, the second refiner this month, after Shell, to reduce production to record lows. "In response to a declining
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    • 344 4  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Outlook By, Audrey Tan THE Singapore economy will contract by 2.5 per cent in the second half of this year, and the current recession may last longer than the 1985/6 downturn, says Overseas Union Bank (OUB). In its latest Financial
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    • 211 4  -  By] Eugene Low A BLACK market for cashcards is likely to have existed, according to industry sources, who said some banks had people buying up to about 70 cards each around March and April this year. These people would then sell the
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    • 460 4  -  TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE Traffic volumes in CBD during peak periods have fallen By: Eugene Low COMMUNICATIONS Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday said the electronic road pricing (ERP) system "has performed very well" and will have "beneficial effects" on the domestic
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    • 313 4  -  By] Raju Chellam COMPANIES that make solving the year 2000 (Y2K) computer bug a priority will be awarded a "Y2K-In-Action" logo by the National Computer Board (NCB). The logo serves as an assurance to the company's business partners, customers and suppliers that it
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    • 336 4 HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) chairman Hsuan Owyang will retire on Oct 1. He will be succeeded by Ngiam Tong Dow. Mr Ngiam, 61, is permanent secretary of the finance ministry. He is also chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board, and
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    • 115 4  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Soh Ong Sang NOW that interest rates are falling in the region, especially in Hongkong and Malaysia, it is time for our local banks to re-examine their policy on keeping the prime rate high at 8 per cent. With three-month interbank
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    • 275 4  -  By] Poo-Cheong Wai Ming NEW technologies will probably increase rather than decrease the need for travel and transportation of goods, a conference heard yesterday. That's the view of AB Volvo's senior vice-president Lars Anell, who was speaking yesterday on "Public transportation in the
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  • FOCOS: PROPERTY
    • 577 5  -  Rentals in popular Pandan Valley/Mt Senai belt tumble despite enjoying good demand from expats By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE! DESPITE being sought after by expatriates, condominiums in the popular Pandan Valley/Mt Sinai belt off Holland Road have seen rentals tumble in line with
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    • 585 5 Property transactions for districts 11 and 21 (sectors 28 to 30 and 58 to 59) lodged between Aug 8 and Sep 5, 1998 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE 8ULT-W/ PRICE PS* STREET NAME TYPE DATE LANOAREA* (SOFT) (SS'OOOI (Sfi District 11 Mow-imiwi Birmingham Mans Apt 07/17/98 FH 1076
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    • 475 5  -  Up to 20% drop in ontlying areas since fall began at end-96 By. Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Falling occupancy rates for private apartments have put pressure on rents in the prime districts of 9,10 and 11, and even more so in the outlying
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
    • 419 6  -  They have expanded loans, have low NPLs:BOT chief From Hariah Mehta in Bangkok THE 20 foreign banks operating in Thailand have boldly expanded their loans, and their market shares, while reporting low levels of bad loans, and have remained immune to the
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    • 228 6 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai financial authorities yesterday announced the largest auction yet of core assets of closed finance companies here, putting their value at 460 billion baht (5519.4 billion). The auction will be not only the biggest in Thailand's history, but also the
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    • 463 6 Govt to convert aid fnnds into rupiah; ease rules for share issue, delisting Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia took new steps yesterday to revive its largely banktupt private sector, weighed down by US$B4 billion (Ssl4s billion) in overseas debt. Among moves to strengthen
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    • 305 6 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Capital controls like the ones adopted by Malaysia are out of the question for Indonesia, said Hubert Neiss, the International Monetary Fund's director for Asia and the Pacific. "Absolutely not," Mr Neiss said, after being asked if the IMF would consider
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    • 432 6 Team led by chief of capital markets watchdog body AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government yesterday set up a team to facilitate out-of-court corporate debt settlements, headed by the chief of the capital markets watchdog agency. "There has to be a
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    • 656 6 It's a step further away from democracy, say analysts, politicians Reuters [HONGKONG] The Hongkong government's plan to boost Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's control over financial exchanges and clearing houses came under fire yesterday. The concentration of power into the hands of
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    • 390 6 Country may tap USs26om from IMF stand-by facility Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended a two-week-long economic review yesterday with praise from the IMF and an announcement the country might tap US$26O million (*****.5 million) from a fund stand-by facility.
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  • REGION
    • 654 7 SURABAYA Protesters in Surabaya want govt to stop surge in prices Reuters CLASHES broke out yesterday between students demanding the ouster of Indonesian President B J Habibie and troops in the country's second-largest city of Surabaya, witnesses said. Some students and political
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    • 256 7 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters THAILAND, the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter, will cut its output by at least 10 per cent, officials said yesterday. Sanit Samosorn, deputy director-general at Thailand's agriculture department, told Reuters the move should help to
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    • 338 7 JAKARTA He offers giant pulp and paper plant to pay off debt Bloomberg AFP MOHAMAD Bob Hasan, a confidant and business partner of former Indonesian president Suharto, said he's willing to give up a US$l.2 billion (Ss2 billion) pulp and
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    • 354 7 PHNOM PENH AFP CAMBODIAN opposition leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh yesterday said he had dropped two key demands threatening a constitutional crisis as a violent government crackdown on protesters left a monk dead. The Funcinpec party leader said the conditions dropped, two of
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    • 268 8 NEW YORK Bloomberg AUSTRALIA needs to lower its large overseas debt, Moody's Investors Service said, or the country will be vulnerable to shifts in international market sentiment and capital flows similar to those that ignited Asia's financial crisis. "A key challenge for the
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    • 549 8 TOKYO ING Barings also sees nearly half of top banks dosing, says next three months critical AFP JAPAN'S banking crisis could cost 67 trillion yen (SsB79 billion) in taxpayers' money to resolve, and bring the closure of nearly half of Tokyo's major
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    • 219 8 SEOUL NORTH Korea's newly-or-dained supremo Kim Jong II made a rare public appearance at a huge military parade and rally in Pyongyang yesterday as the communist state feted its 50th birthday in spectacular style. The reclusive Mr Kim, who has taken the
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    • 419 8 TAIPEI They say transport, communication links will open np trade AFP US businessmen in Taiwan urged the government here yesterday to establish direct transport and communications links with archrival China to open up new trade opportunities. "It's very important from
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    • 255 8 COLOMBO AFP A VISITING Indian minister yesterday urged developing nations to consider conducting trade in their own currencies and warned against US dollar "imperialism". Commerce Minister Ramakrishna Hegde said the financial crisis in East Asia showed that dependence on the US
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    • 445 8 BEIJING Falling exports and domestic demand expected to hurt economy: think tank Reuters A TOP Chinese government think-tank said yesterday that China's economic growth was likely to slow to 7.5 per cent in 1999 as exports and domestic demand flagged. The State Information
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    • 300 8 BEIJING AFP OFFICIALS yesterday warned that rebuilding destroyed homes from China's catastrophic flooding could take three years as emergency donations from around the world topped US$2lO million (*****.3 million). "The first thing is to help nearly 100,000 disaster-strick-en people survive the approaching winter,"
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    • 664 8  -  CHINA WATCH It's an exercise In pragmatism; Chinese model may not suit others By Lu Ning WHEN Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad dropped a bombshell last week by slapping controls on the flow of capital, he apparently had one country in mind. His key
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    • 510 7 B Goldtron Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Thirty-Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 53 Übi Road 1, Singapore *****8 on Friday, 25 September 1998 at 11.00 a.m. for the following purposes: As
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  • THE WORLD
    • 673 9  -  Some of Clinton's closest allies now distance themselves from him From Leon Hadar ty Washingtori US lawmakers are returning to Washington this week following the summer recess. Both Republicans and Democrats are waiting with a growing sense of dread for the report
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    • 379 9 WASHINGTON Bloomberg US attorney-general Janet Reno has launched a new 90-day investigation into President Bill Clinton's fUnd-raising efforts, a probe that could lead to the appointment of an independent counsel. The inquiry marks the third time in two weeks that Ms Reno has notified a
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    • 425 9 BRASILIA Reuters BRAZIL announced emergency spending cuts on Tuesday to shield its economy from a worldwide financial crisis that has sent local markets into a tailspin, but the moves were met with disappointment at home and abroad. With general elections just
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    • 478 9  -  Economists see growth slowing to 1% next year Froi Neil Behrmann in London BRITISH economists are fearing the dreaded "R" word recession. So much so that most forecasters believe the Bank of England will leave interest rates unchanged at 7.5 per cent this week.
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    • 466 9 MOSCOW He may be deciding between Primakov and Chernomyrdin Reuters AFP PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin summoned two of the men in the running to be Russia's next prime minister yesterday as he agonised over whom to nominate for a decisive vote in Parliament. Mr Yeltsin
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    • 267 9 SYDNEY AFP THE world is heading for a period of low economic growth not seen since the *****, with China likely to be the next country to face a severe slump, leading economists warned yesterday. The National Institute of Economic and
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 681 10  -  THE BOTTOMLZNE OPINION By Walton Morais The writer is BT'sforeign editor BY most accounts, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has checkmated his former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, by dismissing him from his government posts and expelling him from the country's dominant political party. After days
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    • 137 10 'We can't close all the doors and windows then we would have no business to do.' Donald Tsang Hongkong Financial Secretary, on his defence of the Hongkong dollar. He said the only/oolproof method to keep the Hongkong dollar safe from attack would be international controls on hedge
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    • 633 10 EDITORIAL Raging floods have been making headlines ever since spring this year in China The nation's worst deluge in four decades has thus far hit provinces from Heilongjiang in the north-east to Tibet in the south-west, affecting 20 per cent of the population. The hardest
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    • 1008 10  -  Indonesian economics minister is confident the stricken economy can recover and continue to grow By\ Shoeb Kagda The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent INDONESIA'S economic tsar Ginandjar Kartasasmita is thinking of calling it a day after more than two decades in government.
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    • 1007 10 Former leaders do tad lies PERHAPS very few people capable of rational thought believe what ousted president Suharto said in his speech broadcast by the private TPI television station on Sunday night. In his statement, Mr Suharto denied allegations that he had a personal fortune worth
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
    • 527 12  -  Spink's showcases decorative artworks that will sit well in a home, says sxam b jay SIAN E JAY SPINK'S latest exhibition for sale Silk, Lacquer and Stone— represents a departure from the gallery's more usual artefacts. Instead of its fine art objects, Spink is presenting
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    • 289 12  -  ARCHITECTURE A new style book sheds light on My&nm&r's unique traditions, ideas By I Sian E Jay Myanmar Style: Art, Architecture and Design in Burma Photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni Price 809.90 Available at leading bookshops GIVEN the numerous style books popping up in
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  • Companies & Markets
    • 557 13  -  Reforms proposed by SES review panel seen providing impetus for change By' Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] The merger of Vickers Ballas Holdings and ST Capital to form a regional stockbroking, corporate finance and fund management group will quicken the pace of change
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    • 512 13  -  ST Capital shares hit 7-week low while stockbroker rises to 4-week high By) David Boey [SINGAPORE] The day after news of their proposed merger hit the markets, the shares of ST Capital and Vickers Ballas went separate ways, with ST Capital closing
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    • 205 13 [SINGAPORE] Small investors who applied for between one and nine lots of shares have been allotted 41.5 per cent of door maker KLW Holdings' public tranche of 2.55 million shares. In total, 1,044 applications were received from the public and application funds
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    • 638 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih Will Nat Steel Ltd ever lose its crown jewel, Nat Steel Electronics Ltd (NEL)? It may because of NEL's huge cash appetite. To understand why, turn to the latest NEL annual report. On page 14,
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    • 408 13  -  By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted department store C K Tang, which is in the red, might well have to lay off staff in Singapore or sell its Malaysian operations, its chairman Tang Wee Sung told reporters yesterday. "If a
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    • 208 13  -  Writeoff to be taken against share premium account By I Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Food group QAF Ltd plans to write off about two-thirds of its accumulated losses of $75.3 million by tapping its share premium account. The move, to reflect more
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
      • 444 14 TRI said to be looking at paying token RMI, RM2.5b in assumed debt Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI), Malaysia's biggest cellular phone company, is in talks to merge with the phone unit of the country's largest construction group Renong
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      • 247 14 Reuters [HONGKONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd yesterday said it will give new BMWs to house buyers to boost sales of its Chateau Royale residential development in Tai Po amid a collapsed Hongkong property market. The developer would offer 34 houses in
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      • 237 14  -  From Russell Baker in Sydney PUBLISHING Broadcasting Ltd (PBL), the Australian media group controlled by Kerry Packer, yesterday reported a 161.6 per cent surge in net profit to A 5476.4 million (*****.7 million) for the year to June 30. It also announced the
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      • 395 14 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Daiwa Securities Co, Japan's second biggest broker, said it recorded losses of about 14 billion yen (SslBl million) on Latin American, Asian and other emerging market debt in August. Last month, Russia devalued the rouble and defaulted on
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      • 624 14  -  Solid standing in business circles will draw members Ry{ Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] The fledgling Singapore Institute of Directors is banking on developing a solid standing in business circles to draw members. And those who join it must abide by its
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      • 432 14 Government of Singapore has direct 1&3% stake Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON] Britain's Thistle Hotels said yesterday it plans to return £185 million (*****.1 million) to shareholders in two tranches. New Zealand Investment company Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL) owns 46 per cent of
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      • 301 14  -  Five other firms also put in their bids yesterday Prom Hariah Mehta in Bangkok SINGAPORE'S Overseas Union Bank (OUB), and five other foreign and Thai financial institutions, entered the competition yesterday to win a lucrative contract to serve as
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      • 246 14 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Indonesia's largest auto manufacturer, PT Astra International, will merge two units of its subsidiary PT Federal Motor to improve efficiency, a company official said yesterday. The two units are PT Honda Astra Engine Manufacturing and PT Honda Federal
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      • 471 14 Plunging prices of DRAM chips force plant to lay off 340 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, said yesterday it will shut its US semiconductor operations, close a factory in Puyallup, Washington, and fire 340 employees. Matsushita
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      • COMPANY Briefs
        • 63 14 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said its founding shareholder, the Salim Group, will not sell its assets until Sept 21. In a statement to the Jakarta Stock Exchange, it said that the group has also signed a deal with the Indonesian
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        • 50 14 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd said in a statement to the stock exchange it has purchased 36,000 Malakoff Bhd shares from the open market at RM3.52-RM3.80 per share on Aug 24-25. Malaysian Resources' shareholding In Malakoff currently stands at 25.54 per cent —AFX-Asia
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        • 105 14 Reuters [MANILA] Food and beverage group San Miguel Corp said yesterday it has not decided to sell its liquor subsidiary La Tondena Distillers Inc. "Please be informed that the board of directors of the company has not authorised nor discussed the sale of
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • 248 15 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co must face claims that its 1997 financial disclosures contained false and misleading information after a federal judge found grounds for a shareholder lawsuit against the world's biggest airplane maker. US District Judge Thomas Zilly said the shareholders presented
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      • 620 15 The amount is the highest ever offered for a sports team Bloomberg [LONDON] British Sky Broadcasting Group pic (BSkyß), the UK satellite broadcaster that is 40 per cent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has agreed to pay £623.4 million (Ssl.B billion)
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      • 377 15 Bottled water less profitable but fastest growing segment Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola Co is weighing a plan to sell bottled water as part of the world's largest beverage company's plan to boost domestic sales and tap into a fast-growing market. The water would
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      • 197 15 Bloomberg (SANTA CLARA, California] Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDT), which makes microprocessors that compete with those from Intel Corp, said it will take fiscal second quarter charges of between US$2O5 million (***** million) and US$24O million to reduce capacity and write
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • 461 16 July and August loss expected to cnt net income to about USslo2m NYT [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co, making an unprecedented disclosure on Tuesday that it lost US$l35 million (*****.7 million) in July and August from its business with Russia and other emerging markets,
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      • 267 16 AFP [SEOUL] Creditors of South Korea's failed Kia Motors Corp will write off some of its debts, a bank official said yesterday, as reports estimated that about a quarter of the liabilities would be wiped away to attract buyers. "We cannot reveal
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      • 206 16 Reuters [LONDON] Banks around the world are pouring money into Internet services, but many have no idea who they are targeting or how to make money out of it, according to a report published yesterday. Management consultants Ernst Young predicted that by
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      • Article, Illustration
        44 16 [PARIS] French farmers on Tuesday watching sheaves of straw set on fire in front of the European Commission office in Paris. The farmers were protesting against the lower prices of cereals, saying they were the hostages of the European Commission. REUTERS
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      • 364 16 Process on track despite recent plunge in shares of financial firms Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman, Sachs Co told employees it plans to go ahead with its initial public offering, even though shares of financial companies plunged in recent weeks. It also said
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      • 344 16 Bloomberg Reuters [TOKYO] After a 15 per cent plunge in the share price, Fuji Bank Ltd yesterday denied market rumours that it had derivatives losses of up to 3 trillion yen (5539.3 billion). The bank said the most it could possibly
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      • 215 16 STMTfIf Report Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollar futures posted fresh gains yesterday after rising for two straight days on hopes of easier US interest rates. The market sensed that Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan had left the door open for a rate cut,
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      • 155 16  -  MSa TAIWAN FUTURES Cecilia Loh service dealer, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract was unable to sustain its rally and dipped 4.70 points yesterday. The stock index closed down 47.69 points to 6,894.57 after erasing early gains. The benchmark Weighted Price Index
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      • 285 16 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Weak world oil prices moved sideways yesterday, reminding producers how far they still must go to regain the upper hand in a market weighed down by excess stocks. London futures for benchmark Brent blend crude was just three cents firmer
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      • 280 16 AFX-Asia AFP London THE US dollar retreated from its highs against the major currencies in afternoon trade yesterday, amid growing speculation of a co-ordinated interest rate cut by Europe and the US, dealers said. They said the dollar, after an initial spike against the yen, soon stopped pushing
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      • Article, Illustration
        1262 16 IMTBRBAItE CROSS RATES Se£i A$ C$ tt ECU Ffr Oct HK$ In4 to fptah Yen Won *M *2$ Pafc to Hto 5$ tod SfrMT$Mrt Hmd USS Australia 0.891 6.178 0.516 3.404 1.015 4.537 24.908 68.7% 0.781 7.960 2225 1.154 ***** 25.578 LOU 1671 0.832 20.282 23.885 0253 0.586 Canada 1122
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    • 1805 17 SICOM FUTURES RUBBER (Murts closing «s it 5.30pm) ISS1 CONTRACTS ctntsAg) Cto$« Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Oct 98 116.00 115.75 117.00 100 825 No* 98 117.50 M50 Dec 98 118.25 118.25 118.25 600 1470 Jan/Mar 99 120.75 »|0 Apr/Jun 99 125.00 »50 Jul/Sep 99
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    • 2262 17 LONDON '.iiiNiySirijNS So* Pmtl 31 Croup 508. OOO -2.000 A8 Ports 275.000 -7.000 Abbey National 1138.000 5.000 Allied Dom»cq 499.000 -5.000 Am* 157.000 3.000 A id* Group 181.000 -3.000 BAT Ind 480.400 12.400 BGPk 354.000 -2.400 BICC 83.000 2.000 BOC Croup 786.000 -15.000 BR Petroleum 804.400 -2.000
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    • 1667 17 Bloomberg n Nikkei 225 -157.95 JAPANESE stocks fell for the first time in three days as speculation about derivatives losses at Fuji Bank Ltd raised the spectre of similar losses throughout the ailing banking industry. Fuji Bank, the most active issue, plunged 15 per cent following an AFX news
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      1506 18 Reuters QHangSeag -***** STOCKS ended sharply lower yesterday as profit-taking set in after three straight days of hefty gains. Short-covering, which has boosted the market over recent sessions, dried up leaving little genuine buying interest and causing a large drop in turnover, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index closed
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      595 18 Reuters DShenzhen Blndex -U4 SHENZHEN'S B shares fell sharply yesterday, pulled lower by losses on the neighbouring Hongkong stock market, analysts said. The hard currency B Share Index shed 1.14 points to close at 61.06, but it recovered from an intraday low of 60.19. Turnover was HK$l2 million. Analysts
      Reuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd  -  595 words
    • 347 18 AFP □WP Index AIM TAIWAN share prices dropped 0.7 per cent yesterday as investors locked in profits on recent sharp gains, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index dropped 47.69 points to 6,894.57, following a 2.1 per cent rise in the previous session. "Strong profit-taking pressure emerged near the 7,000
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    • 243 18 AFP QWelliii|Um -16J2 SHARES fell 0.9 per cent yesterday, losing more than half of Tuesday's gains. The NZSE-40 Index lost 16.52 points to 1,793.15 on turnover of NZ5137.9 million, with Telecom Corp falling 22 cents to NZ57.65. Fletcher Challenge Ltd Energy stood out with a 21cent jump to NZ53.66.
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      771 18 AFP PI SET Index +Ll3 THAI share prices closed up 0.6 per cent but off their highs yesterday as profit-taking wiped out early gains, in line with other bourses in the region, analysts said. They said news that local commercial banks have cut lending and deposit rates on Tuesday
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    • 396 18 AFP Flfompoate Index *187 SOUTH Korean shares edged up yesterday with futures-led buying sending the market back to positive territory near the close, dealers said. "Ahead of the September contract's expiry tomorrow, retail investors were on preemptive selling on uncertainty whether foreigners will stay in the local market after
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    • 584 18 AFP PAllordiniri« -12.7 AUSTRALIAN share prices fell 0.5 per cent yesterday on waning investor interest despite a big surge on Wall Street overnight, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index lost 12.7 points to 2,542.5. National turnover totalled 278.66 million shares worth A 5861.62 million. The All Industrials Index slipped
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      733 18 AFP Composite Index -4.65 INDONESIAN shares closed 1.4 per cent lower yesterday as investors fretted over student protests and uncertainty over the direction of US interest rates, dealers said. "In general the market was still nervous and some investors prefer to hold back while waiting for further developments on
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    • 280 18 AFP □Manila -3165 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 2.9 per cent down yesterday to their lowest level in six years and four months, in line with weakness in other regional markets. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index lost 34.65 points to 1,157.43. Turnover was 212 million shares worth 947.9 million pesos.—AFP
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • 8424 19 INDUSTRIALS Coniwir prefects 1998 Uit V»l Day C *J Lew Cin—y im -000 H» m w 310 170 Ajinomoto 229 9 1 229 229 12-6 V*« 35 Angkasa 68 7 138 68 60 16 290 123 Apollo Food Hlg 170 388 108 Berjeye Land 199 4 182 199 145 374
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      • 381 19 Composite Index +40.09 MALAYSIA'S key stock index surged 11.5 per cent yesterday, led by intensive buying by local institutions and retail investors which helped the market recover half the previous day's loss. The Composite Index surged 40.09 points to end at 389.65 points, after having
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    • WARRANTS&OPTIONS
      • 3295 20 BONOS, LOANS ft WARRANTS w '998 Last Vol Oay LW« Qu ffi ltf p*^J H*h Low Stno Company Soto COOO> HW> Low *>W S ,r 23-5 3.5 m 3000 m AMDS cS.5%*****6 5.5 *0.5 120 6 3.5 5.5 6 20 -5 3 3160 »Ac«r ******1 US$ 3 '"*576 95 5
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      • 204 20  -  WARRANT WATCH -By] R Sivanithy THERE would be some players out there who would say trading in Malaysian shares has gone crazy, perhaps completely out of hand. There's some truth to this after all, for stocks to rise as much as 200 per cent
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    • 2447 20 Transaction date Sep 9 j ■■■■■■■■■MiHHnHHHHBHHHI Gr Cf 1996 LMt V«l Day LastOuota Dtv Oty YM Nat M Cap HUh Law Stna Company Sala rOOO) HN» Law Buy Sa*af Cw P/t 135 23 m s 5000 AIS8 50c 31.5 *5 2605 395 26.5 31.5 32 SO 3.3 3.6
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    • 5632 21 (lair N'p 9 j Or Or M Wt lut Vol Day LaatOn** V JJ ?!2 C *J HN> U» StNo Company SM COOO) High In Buy* C W MULTHNOUSTRY 142 49.5 m t WOO Acme 50c 55 »l 63 56 54 54 54.5 27.5
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    • 1056 21 1(to i** *«L Lot Out* M. W M Cat Avg >tH Company Sate roop) L— Boyf Sa6ar Crr p/t im* Prlca 2 W 48 5 sss" 747 52 533 7 0 2 8 5 0 Mi 53 260 21 !M2 M 2.5 W.2 0.9 10.7 50.0 57 260 85
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
      • 212 22 Stacks •Renong BM 50c 38,348,000 *MBf Capital 28,517,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 22,765,000 •M Resources 21,726.000 IhpH Corp50c 18,896,000 •Refcapacific Bh 18,383,000 •MBf HMgs 50c 15.836.000 •Berjaya Group 14,353,000 •RHBCapBhd 12.738.000 Mtolptalntl5O^~~~~~~~~~^^^^^'M00 Hidu SinaTei15c 19,695.784 City Oev 50c 13.907,900 DBS Foreign 13.765,100 13,313.000 UOB Foreign 12,197,397 •Morth Borneo 10,267,205 *M Banking
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      • 777 22  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Some shares rise as much as 200% on Clob as Malaysian players have a field day, cashing in on price differences By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] An explosion of interest on Clob International that drove the UOB-OTC Index
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
        • 78 22 UNDER its takeover proposal announced on Tuesday, stockbroker Vickers Ballas is to issue 0.*****599 of a new ordinary share for every existing ST Capital share. Phew! The mathematicians out there may care to calculate how close that got to the inverse of the infinitely recurring pi. Makes
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        • 43 22 AFTER reading ST Capital's aim to be a "pan-Asian diversified financial services firm that is skills- and knowledge-based with Singapore as its anchor", a reader asked: "This is well and good, but does it intend also to make money?"
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        • 148 22 RUSSIA'S Acting Premier Viktor Chernomyrdin said last week that Russia was to set up a currency board to save the rouble. US financier George Soros, who called for a devaluation days before the Russian authorities let go of their currency and triggering the current crisis, was an
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        • 92 22 YOU would have thought banks are pretty trustworthy places. But it seems consumers do not regard banks in that light. A recent survey of the 100 most trusted global brands did not turn up even one bank, bankers were told at a seminar organised by US-based
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        • 94 22 QUEENSLAND, Australia's Sunshine State, is now holding a colourful exhibition at the Tanglin Mall in Singapore featuring Queensland products and tourist attractions. The state is mounting a campaign to diffuse the negative effects— in Singapore and this region—of the recent strong showing of Pauline Hanson's anti-Asian One Nation
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        74 22  -  -by Ven Sreenivasan CITY Development has bounced back from its 52-week low at $2.49 and looks set to rebound to its $4.00 medium-term support level. The technicals suggest the counter is heavily oversold and this may be a good time for investors with a medium-term perspective to pick
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    • 134 15 This advertisement appears as a matter of record only September 1998 w KLW HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 15 June 1995) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 25,500,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF Sso.lo EACH ("NEW SHARES") COMPRISING:(I) 2,550,000 OFFER SHARES AT 550.28 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY
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    • 104 19 HWA HONG CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The undermentioned share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid: Name C«rtHteete Not. No. of Share* Ong Holdings (Pte) Ltd *****8/09 2 x 1,000 -do- *****1 1 1.000 Estate of Ong Chay Tong, *****1/54 4x 1,000 Deceased NOTICE IS
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    • 63 20 Citibank Margin Trading Account Trade up to 2.5 times your share value or withdraw CASH ou it. Call 339-7126 now. the citi never sleeps I! 1.1 111 In s .11: I sh c 111 nII .1 V 2<> S Urrli.l r <1 l< .1 <1 I I 111 "it u
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    • 54 21 I your advertisement in UIK m yP et t^° Ug 1 /X you still have the puppy... J described. J NJ'm going to take real good/ I'll u~ -jok* Mi Sfc, X care of him. d Buying or selling through gfrzd The Straits Times Classified is child's Play. £s Jr.
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    • 435 22 BUSINESS \'<)t i<U'S To adu i tise call toll-free IXOO-741 IX,S3 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 MPH ALLIANCE PUBLISHING PTE LTD (In Liquidation) At a general meeting of MPH ALLIANCE PUBLISHING PTE LTD duly convened and held on the Bth day of September, 1998 the following special resolution was passed:
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    • 350 22 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER Of SEELUCKPORE AMUSEMENT PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of SEELUCKPORE AMUSEMENT PTE LTD. duly convened and held at 108 Middle Road. *05-01 Bright Chambers, Singapore *****7 on Monday,
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    • 331 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER Of MILLIOCEAN PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of MILUOCEAN PTE LTD. duly convened and held at 108 Middle Road. *05-01 Bright Chambers. Singapore *****7 on Friday, 4 September
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    • 297 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP SO AND IN THE MATTER OF BEVERLY (S) PTE LTD (Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Saction 308 of tha Companies Act, Cap. 50 that a final maeting of tha members of tha abovenamed company will be held at
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  • Shipping Times
    • 314 23 Bridge News Reuters TRADING was sluggish after the long holiday weekend with new business slow to emerge. A US Gulf to Taiwan Panamax grain cargo is said to be on subjects, but details were sketchy. TANKERSe ♦Persian Gulf rates continued to establish lower levels with Vela booking in
      Bridge News; Reuters  -  314 words
    • 259 23 CWTOMtrtkutlan „027 uncti 19 ChuanHup 0.315 *0.005 120 Coscakwastmant .0.40 0.02 2 Fr«MWUnks O.U -0.003 126 CI Hot*** 0J2 HaiSwiHup 0.26 -0.003 470 HItacM Zosan 0.53 *0.03 138 IMC Holdktgs —HK 5.60 Jays HaMngs 0.383 *0.005 60 Jurara Shipyard—*70 -0.10 42 Kappal Corp 153 *0.03 2302 KappplFELS 170
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    • 436 23  -  Danish line ends vessel sharing agreement with Bine Star, Cho Yang By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Danish shipping giant Maersk Line is upgrading its Australia-East Asia service to weekly as the line ends its vessel sharing agreement on the trade with Blue Star Line
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    • 699 23  -  NEWBUILDS By) David Hughes JUST a few weeks ago the message coming from China was that owners there would turn more to domestic yards for their newbuilding requirements. For some time the general pattern has been of Chinese owners ordering abroad,
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    • 445 23  -  It's beefing np strength in N America and Asia From. P T Bangsberg in Manila HONGKONG'S premier container line is reshuffling top management in three key regions to focus more sharply on certain types of business deemed essential to meeting customers' changing demand. Orient Overseas Container
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    • 145 23 Lloyd's List [BEIJING] River authorities have lifted a ban on commercial shipping on large sections of the Yangtze River, clearing the way for normal operators to begin. A spokesman for Changjiang Shipping Co said that about half the company's normal operations had been
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    • 777 24  -  CHINA SHIPBUILDING Strong demand for marine containers are a lifeline for yards fighting stiff competition from Japan and S Korea By P T Bangsberg MARINE containers. in desperately short supply throughout Asia, are proving a solid anchor for China's shipbuilding sector, under pressure from rivals
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    • 234 24 PAGE Delmas 4 ACl 9 Oj»k Lloyd 9 AM. 3 Dongnama 3 Accord 8 ECL 5 Appensiup 5 6 tt Astro 3 FoongSun 8 Austral 9 6 Link 4 BSA 7 Gemartrans 8 Bays»ater 6 Genshpg 9 B'tangMas 8 HaiSunHup 8 CCHI 7 Hangli 9 CMA 9
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    • 23360 32 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT t-w**,. ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voy age Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage M D .«t'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dost'n Name Name Numher Number SIN Dest n Na«e S/09 10/10 Evergreen E. GALLANT 0-051* 6S-192tm A 15/09 10/10 Triestino EVER GALLANT 0230-058W 65-*****35
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 621 37 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure *mad*s«t» nut JmW *'w fo«p|d» notlmo rss KSS M 0WC*l2 0W998 09.09/2359 «0*w« JO *r+£ 10.09/0600 W M«t*a *****6 JOt J2S W 09/W00 8t Nurdufu2 *****8 JW 09 09/2000 4 22* SI 09.09/1600 C ProqrBS 09/09 J09 09.09/1830 Clunwt MM 421 -JJT
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      • 1860 37 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship voy No Etb/Btr P»rk>d From To From OOM IVBOO u 09/1500 09/1659 99/1900 At. «*gno. 4 09/1500 09/1659 09/1900 2A 09/1700 10/0659 10/0900 21 09/1700 10/0659 10/0900 3 10/0700 n/1159 n/MOO 4 10/1200 10/1459 n/1700 1032 11/1200
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      • 201 37 Sep 15 Japan: Respect of the Aged Day. Sep 16 Mexico: Independence Day. Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sep 24 South Africa: Heritage Day. Sep 28 Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival. Taiwan: Teacher's Day. Oct 1 China: National Day. Hong Kong: National Day. Oct 2 China: National
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      • 861 37 THIS report, compiled by Cuckett Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of tingle price* for a more comprehensive description of Ihe market Prices shown are baaed on average sized stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bun ker Price Indei change and
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      • 386 37 180 Mil 992.0 2.8 19.9 0.* 342 0.07 Bctidu* iik iiumirnum Sediment £25 2 4 M Sf 3 Density Water BesMue As» Atomintum iWHi 9M1 0 .3 15.4 0.07 31 0.03 380 Mai 992.0 0.9 19.2 O H 47 078 K/M*J «M/M -»"»< *0 ibOW 635
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    • AIR&LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
      • 529 38 FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW Replacements easily found for postponed or cancelled orders from Asian carriers FT [LONDON] Europe's Airbus Industrie, Boeing of the US, Rolls-Royce of the UK, General Electric of the US and Embraer of Brazil yesterday shrugged off the economic crisis in Asia
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      • 422 38 Swiss World Airways to make maiden flight today Reuters [GENEVA] New airline Swiss World Airways (SWA) was on Tuesday given the government go-ahead for takeoff and said it would make its inaugural flight between Geneva and Newark Airport near New York today. The final
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      • 182 38 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's major airlines, Japan Airlines Co Ltd and All Nippon Airways Co Ltd (ANA), announced yesterday they would ban smoking on all their flights next year. ANA will introduce the ban on March 28 and Japan Airlines on
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      • 318 38  -  By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] European express delivery company TNT is committed to continuing to invest in the Asia-Pacific region despite its deepening economic woes. "Despite what has been said, Asia is still a continent of opportunity," Ken McCall, TNT's regional vice-presi-dent for
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      • 549 38 Heat stress found on wreckage that could be from the cockpit AFP [HALIFAX, Canada] Signs of heat damage found on debris of doomed Swissair Flight 111 may suggest a fire contributed to the tragic crash that killed 229 people, officials said on Tuesday.
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    • 18 23 Boxes prove boon for yards Container demand helps those facing stiff competition from Japan, S Korea Page 2
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    • 288 23 The Department of Maritime Technology Transportation Singapore Polytechnic Singapof* an(j M P A Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Present International Conference Exhibition on Maritime Safety Resource Management 2000 17 18 September 1998 9.00 am 5.00pm Block TIA Concourse Singapore Polytechnic ABS SAFENET TM -A PC Based Information Dr. Devashish
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    • 16 23 Aircraft makers' orders soaring Replacements easily found for postponed or cancelled orders from Asia Back Page
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    • 672 24 Lines 4 services represented Members of the (sfujß-l by Members of the Registry of («i¥¥» Singapore Freight Forwarders Accredited Shipptng Agents. Association Singapore Shipping Association CONTAINERS/CONVENTIONAL CARGO FROM PORT KLANG/SINGAPORE JAKARTA ETA PKL ETA SIN ETA MAI£ Princess Lily V 9498 16/99 17/99 24/99 Princess Lily V 9598 17/19 Wll
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