The Business Times, 16 November 1998

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    13 1 MITA(P) 110/12/97 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Asian markets set for recovery, poll suggests
    899 1  -  Bat respondents still pessimistic about broader economic prospects By! Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Three out of four financial market players believe that Asia's financial markets are set for recovery, although many are still pessimistic about broader economic prospects, according to a regional survey. Of
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    Lock icon Iraq backing down not enough: Clinton
    186 1 AFP [WASHINGTON] Iraq has backed down over the UN weapons inspection crisis, but "that is not enough", US President Bill Clinton said here yesterday. "Now Iraq must live up to its obligations," Mr Clinton said in a White House statement. Mr Clinton, who cancelled
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    Lock icon Apec gives up bid for free trade deal, to refer issue to WTO
    720 1  -  From Yang Razali Kassim in Kuala Lumpur IT was meant to be the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation forum's first concrete push at market opening, after nine years of talk and talk. But the Apec trade officials who gathered
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    Hai Sun Hup emerges as buyer of 24.9% of Jumabhoys' Scotts stake
    720 1  -  Proposed deal will make group the biggest shareholder Byi Conrad Raj, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Hai Sun Hup, a publicly-listed shipping and property group, appears to have emerged as the buyer of part of the 50.6 per cent
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      161 1 mSIDE Wag* arts The proposed deep wage cuts, while effective in cutting business costs, might depress domestic consumption at a time when external demand is also losing momentum, some economists say, STlwtMi After a sharp run-up in recent weeks, share prices in Singapore are likely to move sideways or weaken
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      29 1 US rejects Iraq's last-minute offer, Pg 9 More reports on Apoc Summit A new openness to push the message across, Pg 3 Stop the fiddling at Apec, Pg 4
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Economists fear wage cuts will depress consumption
      624 2  -  More emphasis Should go to tax cats, weaker Sing dollar, they argue W Wong Wei Kong THE proposed deep wage while effective in cutting business costs, might depress domestic consumption at a time when external demand is also losing momentum, some economists say.
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      Lock icon Task force to draft REIT proposal
      369 2  -  Redas to speed np study of real estate investment trusts 'By David Boey Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) plans to form a task force in the next fortnight to draft a proposal on how best to introduce a real estate investment 'trust
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      Lock icon Sept M2 rises 10% year-on-year
      263 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Finance By i Clarissa Tan GROWTH of M 2, the most common money supply measure, rose to 10 per cent for the third quarter, latest official figures show. M 2 which comprises currency in active circulation, demand deposits and qua- si-money
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      Resort developer Peter Kwee lands Volkswagen franchise
      326 2  -  Joondalup tycoon ousts company linked to Tan Chong family By Christopher Tan RESORT-developer Peter Kwee has secured the distribution rights for Volkswagen, previously held by a Tan Chong-linked company. Mr Kwee, known for his Joondalup Resorts and multi-million-dollar private car collection, has received
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  • APEC SUMMIT
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      A new openness to push the message across
      807 3  -  Anwar's on the front page while Dr Mis snnbbed, but crisis still takes priority By Yang Razali Kassim OVER the weekend, as Apec ministers began meeting ahead of their leaders' summit this week in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian media took on an
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      Lock icon PM Goh arrives in KL for summit
      172 3 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived here last night for the Apec leaders' summit tomorrow. He was greeted on arrival at the Sepang airport by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Chong Kah Kiat. Mr Goh is expected
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      Albright, Rafidah clash over Anwar issue
      740 3 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and the US yesterday clashed openly over the Anwar issue at a joint ministerial conference at the end of talks among Apec trade and foreign ministers ahead of their leaders' summit this week. Taking centrestage were US Secretary of State Madeleine
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon Japan stimulus plan will benefit markets: EPA chief
      465 4 Today's to include 23.9t yen in Spending, tax cuts, other measures Bloomberg •'[TOKYO] Japan's chief economic planner said the economic stimulus plan to be unveiled this morning will have •a positive effect on financial markets, which were mixed last Friday on speculation
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      Money markets racist: Krugman
      435 4  -  He points to policies that work only in white nations From I Shahiron Sahari ,Yn Sydney READING international economist Paul Krugman suggested to a Sydney audience last Friday that the global money markets may have discriminated against nonEuropean that is, nonrWhite countries in their tumultuous sweep
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      Lock icon Manila, IMF set bigger deficit target
      135 4 AFP [MANILA] The International Monetary Fund and the Philippine government have agreed on a budget deficit target of 67 billion pesos (552.7 billion) in 1999, from the orig-' inal 17.9 billion peso forecast, officials said yesterday. The IMF wanted the additional deficit to be
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      Lock icon Dr M: 8% loans growth target is calculated risk
      498 4 APBC WW— SUMMIT He tells business execs lTsia will not lift capital controls Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said demanding Malaysian banks expand lending 8 per cent this year as the economy shrinks and the banking industry restructures "is
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      Lock icon A different ball game
      74 4 [BANGKOKG] A woman throwing a ball at a cardboard cut-out of former Thai finance minister tnanong Bidaya yesterday at the former rich market" in Bangkok. The market is where the once-wealthy middle class sell off their luxury merchandise as Thailandfaces its worst economic sump in decades.
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      Stop the fiddling at Apec
      751 4  -  CRISIS WATCH Focus on argent economic issues rather than bicker over forestry and fishing By Vikram Khanna READING the reports on the run-up to the Apec summit which gets underway in Kuala Lumpur this week, you might imagine the meeting is going to be about
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      Lock icon No need for more foreign banks in M'sia, says Daim
      212 4 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR) Special Functions Minister Daim Zainuddin said yesterday there was no need for more foreign banks in Malaysia. He said: "We have 16 banks, 100 per cent foreignowned and that should be enough for the time being." He
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      Lock icon Jakarta hopeful of turnaround in 1999
      387 4 Preparations for forex monitoring system nearly ready AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government said yesterday it was hopefUl its battered economy could pull out of a free-fall by mid-1999 and that plunging declines in output this year could be staunched at 15 per cent. It
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      16 4 Can KL keep capital controls? Pg 17 Riots pot Indon recovery plan at risk, Pg 5
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Jakarta's too hot for some tourists
      129 5 JAKARTA Reuters THE excitement of the Indonesian capital proved too much for one tour group from Taiwan they turned around and went home. Forty tourists arrived on Saturday for a five-day tour. But on the drive in from the airport, they saw hundreds of
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      Lock icon Manila offers emergency jobs
      109 5 MANILA AFP PHILIPPINE workers who have lost their jobs in the Asian financial crisis are to be provided with emergency employment by the government, it was announced yesterday. Labour secretary Bienvenido Laguesma is to launch the emergency employment programme and a mechanism to monitor the number
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      Lock icon Resurgence of rioting threatens Indon recovery programme
      687 5  -  Investors will flee again if nnrest worsens, govt loses credibility: analysts From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S economic recovery programme is under serious threat of being derailed after a week of student demonstrations culminated in riots and looting over the weekend reminiscent of
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      Lock icon S'poreans in Indonesia advised to register with MFA
      221 5 The Straits Times [SINGAPORE] The tollway leading towards the Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta, which was closed on Saturday, was reopened yesterday morning. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday that the ministry was "monitoring the situation very
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      Lock icon Habibie willing to move presidential polls forward
      281 5 JAKARTA He tells CNN he has no objection to polls before Dec 1999 AFP INDONESIAN President B J Habibie has said he has no problems with holding presidential elections before December 1999, as called for by four of the country's most popular politicians.
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      Lock icon Jakarta finds 21b rupiah in Suharto's local accounts
      174 5 JAKARTA Reuters THE Indonesian government said yesterday it had so far found 21 billion rupiah (554.5 million) in accounts held by former president Suharto in local banks. State Secretary Akbar Tandjung told reporters that the attorney-general had inquired into Mr Suharto's wealth
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      Lock icon China loses 46b yuan to kickbacks on govt contracts
      449 7 BEIJING Unsystematic rules, shady purchasing system also resnlt in poor use of funds AFP Reuters CHINA lost an estimated 46.15 billion yuan (SS9.I billion) on kickbacks from gov-ernment-awarded contracts in 1997, the China Daily said yesterday. "Last year, a total of
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      Lock icon Winning over fans in Asia
      60 7 [BEIJING] Al999calendar of NBA superstar Michael Jordan, a well-known face to many Chinese youths, hanging at a newsstand as two cooks checked out the latest magazines here yesterday. Asia is the world's fastest-growing market for basketball, with China aggressively developing its national team in the
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      Lock icon 30% of Chinese live in cities
      142 7 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S cities have expanded rapidly since the start of economic reforms, with 29.9 per cent of the population living in urban areas by the end of last year, the China Daily said yesterday. Between 1978 and 1997, the urban population grew from
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      Lock icon China defends right to try HK crime boss
      250 7 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday defended its right to try crime boss Cheung Tze-keung amid concerns over the trial of Hongkong citizens on the mainland. "A criminal case can be tried by courts either in the place of the criminal action or in
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      Lock icon S Korea offers more carrots to foreign investors
      213 7 SEOUL Move includes tax breaks to attract much-needed cash Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea has announced greater incentives for foreign investment, including an expanded programme of tax breaks to lure much-needed foreign cash. The ministry of finance and economy said yesterday the move,
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon New players a real threat to retail banks: poll
      268 9 LONDON Reuters HIGH Street banks risk losing their most profitable customers and up to 25 per cent of their profits to new entrants in the marketplace over the next five years, said a survey released today. "For most retail financial services
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      Lock icon US rejects Iraq's last-minute offer to lift ban on UN checks
      596 9  -  US aborted bombing raid on Sat after Iraq offer, but says it is ready to strike From Leon Hadar in Washington THE United States has dismissed as unacceptable Baghdad's offer to lift a ban on United Nations arms inspections,
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      Lock icon Rhone-Poulenc, Hoechst merger deal soon: report
      162 9 PARIS Bloomberg RHONE-POULENC SA and Hoechst AG, France's and Germany's biggest drugmakers, may reach an agreement to combine as early as next week, creating the world's No 2 drugmaker behind Merck, the Sunday Times reported. Rhone-Poulenc declined to comment on the report, while Hoechst
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      Lock icon US retail sales jump 1% in Oct
      247 9 WASHINGTON Producer prices rise meted 0.2%; Fed rate cut in doubt Reuters US consumers shrugged off stock market jitters and overseas economic turmoil and eagerly bought new cars and clothing in October at muted prices, signalling a healthy Christmas shognfag season ahead. Government
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      Lock icon Russian banks face D-Day as moratorium expires
      290 9 MOSCOW Bnt carnage unlikely as western bankers forging peace terms AFP RUSSIA'S shell-shocked banks face D-Day today as the government finally removes a last line of defence which had protected them from the big guns of large western banks owed billions of dollars
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Topping up your CashCard from home
      548 10  -  A handheld portable device that enables this will be launched soon By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Consumers can soon enjoy the convenience of topping up their Cash Cards on a handheld portable device that can be used at home, the office or elsewhere. The
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      Intel: Scaling down of Asian investment only temporary
      750 10  -  Chip giant also plans to take equity in more IT companies in the region From Kenneth James in Santa Clara, California INTEL Corp has knocked about 15 per cent off its 1998 investment budget for Asia but the chip giant remains convinced
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    • IT TAKES
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        Smart-card security for e-commerce
        57 11 [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered Bank, Visa International, the National University of Singapore, Privylink and Gemplus have announced a joint effort to test security on electronic commerce which uses smart cards. These tests will examine a cryptography system developed by Stanchart, NUS and Privylink, as well as a
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        APIA board gets new head
        51 11 [SINGAPOREJ The Asia Pacific Internet Association (APIA) has appointed Pindar Wong to its chair. Mr Wong will succeed Dr Jin Ho Hur, who resigned as the founding chairman of APIA on Oct 26. Mr Wong now runs his own Internet consulting company, VeriFi Limited, in
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        Singapore ONE holiday camp
        60 11 [SINGAPORE] The National Computer Board and Marine Parade Community Development Council is organising a month-long mass holiday training camp on Singapore ONE. The camp, called ONE Camp, will be held at Nanyang Polytechnic, Ang Mo Kio campus, from Nov 23 to Dec 20. More than 10,000
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        Internet events in Singapore
        70 11 [SINGAPORE] The Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (Apricot) will be held concurrently with Internet World Asia<§Singapore'99 in Singapore. Internet World Asia@Singapore'99 will take place from March 3 to 5 and Apricot"?® will take place from March 1 to 5 at the Singapore International Convention
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        Year 2000 compliance for buildings
        54 11 [SINGAPORE] As the year 2000 approaches, there is concern on how to avoid the Year 2000 problem that affects the operation of buildings. A free seminar on this issue will be held tomorrow at the Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre by the WSP Group, a
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        Rational sets up HQ in Singapore
        68 11 [SINGAPORE] Rational Software has opened its South-east Asia office in Singapore which will offer technical, sales and marketing support for the region. The office is headed by Greg Lund, general manager for South-east Asia. The Singapore office will report to Rational's Asia-Pacific headquarters in
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        StorageTek executive briefing
        60 11 [SINGAPORE] StorageTek, a provider of network storage technology, will organise an executive briefing on storage area networks on Friday, from 8 am to 10 am at the Four Seasons Hotel. The speaker at the briefing is Mr Randy Chalfant, technology adviser to the CEO of StorageTek. The
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        E- commerce survey
        51 11  -  -Compiled by Teh Han Shih (SINGAPORE] The report, "Survey to spot barriers to e-commerce" in BusinesslT on Nov 9 had stated that 'In Singapore its2B corporate members include....' Commerce Net Singapore has clarified that the correct number should be 35 members —seven board members and 28 corporate
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      Gintic's home-grown solutions for 3D CAD
      410 11  -  Two cutting-edge software packages targeted at precision engineering industry By\ Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Home-grown Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology (Gintic) last week launched two new computer-aided-design (CAD) solutions that it developed in Singapore, targeted at the precision engineering industry. The two products Quick Mould,
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      Lock icon Bank One to pay Excite up to $206m to expand online banking
      354 11 Bloomberg [CHICAGO) Bank One Corp will pay Excite Inc as much as US$l25 million (Ss2o6 million) to be the exclusive provider of bank services on the No 2 Internet search directory, the companies said. In a bid to
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      Robots using AI in soccer game
      223 11 [SINGAPORE] Imagine international teams of robots playing soccer against each other. That will happen at RoboCup, an event where robots pit their artificial intelligence against each other in a soccer game. Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL) will bring together 21 robot teams from Australia,
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      What consumers want from Internet banking
      701 13  -  By Margaret Tan The author is associate professor. Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore WITHIN a span of less than a year, banks in Singapore have progressed from having only corporate Web i sites to offering online banking services. But how do
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      Lock icon China to test securities firms for Y2K bug
      301 13 Reuters [BEIJING] China will begin testing crucial securities trading equipment at stock markets and futures exchanges later this month to root out and solve millennium bug problems before February, the Xinhua news agency said last week. The China Securities Regulatory Commission will
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      Lock icon GE to spend $820m on Y2K fix
      98 13 Bloomberg [FAIRFIELD, Connecticut] General Electric Co, the most valuable US company, plans to spend about US$55O million (SsB2o million) to fix its computer systems so they can identify dates after Dec 31, 1999. In its most recent quarterly filing with the Securities and
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      Lock icon iMac sales surge after offer of new incentives
      250 13 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc's iMac computer sales last weekend were the highest since the first weekend the curvy blue computer was introduced, buoyed by new promotions and a U5529.99 a month financing program. CompUSA Inc, the nation's largest computer retailer,
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      Four new notebooks from Big Blue
      416 14  -  A new notebook for individuals is IBM's first in this category By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] International Business Machines Corp last week launched four new notebook computers, including its "first mobile computer line designed and priced exclusively for individuals". All the models are available immediately.
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        Sony's Memory Stick
        87 14 SONY Marketing International Singapore has announced a new recordable integrated circuit device called Memory Stick. "Smaller than a stick Of chewing gum and designed to become a standard digital storage and transfer media, it is best suited for miniaturised digital electronic products," Sony said. Itcomeein4 MB and
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        Epson's new digital camera
        70 14 EPSON has unveiled its first mega-pixel colour digital camera. The PhotoPC 700 (above) comes with 1,280 by 960 pixel resolution, Epson's Direct Print software and cable, Page Mill Web authoring software, Spin Panorama banner application, and Spin Photo Object to combine digital images with video clips
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        Sterling's Gentran Web Suite
        71 14  -  Ooniflsdkr: Raju Chellam STERLING Commerce Inc has introduced new capabilities for its Gentran Web Suite solution for secure, Web-based business-to-business e-commerce applications. It comes with Web integration within the enterprise; Web EDI (electronic data interchange) to create and exchange EDI compliant documents; and Internet transport, to
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      1244 16  -  Releases in run-up to Christmas can spell studios' success or failure for the year, says wedtbaub BERNARD WEINRAUB NYT THE holiday season is a scary time in Hollywood. "Am I nervous? Is the sun going to come out tomorrow?" said Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Dreamworks partner who oversaw
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      550 16 MUSIC A US state is giving away free classical CDs to new mothers NYT [ATLANTA] Nineteen-year-old Kiona Capers would rather listen to hip-hop or gospel music than to Mozart, Bach or Beethoven. But when she gave birth to her son Eric at Crawford Long
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      Lock icon STI to consolidate or fall till year-end: chartists
      512 17  -  But technicals point to a surge from Jan to 1,400, then sharp correction till Hay Hy Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] After a sharp run-up in recent weeks, share prices in Singapore are likely to move sideways or weaken for the rest of
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      419 17 They are also looking to a consumption tax reduction in Japan AFP [SlNGAPOßE] Asian financial markets are looking expectantly this week to a further easing of interest rates in the United States and a key move by Japan's political parties
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      629 17  -  MARKET MATTERS Long-term effects not as clear as short-term benefits By Eddie Toh HOW long will Malaysia maintain its capital controls? Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is clear enough about this. He has vowed to keep the capital controls until the international community comes up with
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        265 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR) General Motors Corp, the world's biggest automaker, expects stronger markets in Japan and Australia this year to make up for a slump in sales across much of the rest of Asia, said Rudy Schlais, president for the company's AsiaPacific operations. Sales
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        306 18 POSBank's vast ATM network open to DBS customers from today [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank completes its takeover of POSBank and its subsidiaries for $1.6 billion today, a move which throws open the savings bank's vast ATM network to DBS customers while allowing POSBank customers to
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        Keppel Sec, Tat Lee Sec to merge in Dec
        169 18 [SINGAPORE] The stockbroking operations of Keppel and Tat Lee will merge by the end of next month. Keppel Securities Pte Ltd and Tat Lee Securities Pte, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Keppel Bank, have been given in-principle approvals by the Monetary Authority of
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        388 18 Deal will make it the first major foreign telco to enter Japanese market Bridge News [TOKYOJ DDI Corp, Japan's second largest long-distance telecommunications carrier, and British Telecommunications pic are negotiating on a possible capital tie-up, sources close to the talks said on Saturday,
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        61 18 [BEIJING] People walking past a Beijing shoe and clothing store yesterday whose logo is somewhat akin to US sporting goods giant Nike's trademark "Whoosh". Despite the rampant anti-piracy battles being waged in China, many Chinese businesses avoid getting embroiled in legal fights by adopting the logo
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        284 18 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Gillette Co, the world's top maker of razors and blades, bought back US$72B million (Ssl.2 billion) in stock in the third quarter, as its shares fell 44 per cent on its first quarterly earnings decline in eight years. Gillette, whose
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        352 18 BIL past its prime and two groups not compatible, he says AFP [SYDNEY] The founder of ailing Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL) questioned yesterday the company's future existence but said a deal with US concern Shamrock Capital Advisors would not go ahead. Ron Brierley slammed
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        468 18  -  Bowing to industry pressure, it introduces front-end charge for new range of unit trusts Hy\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Pressure from third-party distributors who resist selling no-load unit trusts has forced Aberdeen Asset Management to change the fee structure of its newest range of
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        500 18  -  Group still mulling over course of action on another probe into Sime Bank From Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur CONGLOMERATE Sime Darby filed a police report last month against its stockbroking arm Sime Securities Sdn Bhd, a decision which its management took
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        391 18 Institutional investors pay A 52.15 apiece Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Cable Wireless Optus Pty, Australia's sec-ond-ranked telecommunications company, said it will sell shares to institutional investors at A 52.15 apiece, and will raise at least A 52.4 billion (552.5 billion) in the nation's biggest initial offering
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        507 19 Plunge reflects view that risks are too high against potential returns: analyst Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The value of US stock holdings reported by billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros in regulatory filings fell by more than half during the third quarter.
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        314 19 It may merge Sime AXA Assurance with another company Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Sime Darby Bhd said it may consider the merger of its insurance business, Sime AXA Assurance Bhd, with another insurance company. "This is under consideration, whether we might want to consolidate,
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        260 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Westpac Banking Corp, one of Australia's big four banks, said yesterday it would struggle to achieve double-digit profit growth this year, contrary to earlier forecasts that 10 per cent growth was possible. Managing director Bob Joss, asked on the Nine Network's Business
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        208 19 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Sumitomo Bank is to use 500 billion yen (Ss6.B billion) in public money to shore up its capital and increase its financial strength, a business daily said yesterday. The institution will take advantage of the government's massive pool of public
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        487 19 Shareholders urged to query losses by its reinsurance business Bloomberg [SYDNEY] GIO Australia Holdings Ltd's annual meeting tomorrow is likely to be dominated by questions over a hostile As 3 billion (Ss3.l billion) bid from Australia's largest professional
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        201 19 Reuters [PARIS] The French mutual fund industry, already the largest in Europe, is set for another explosion in growth during the next five years, Beaudoin de Brie, chairman of Paris-based performance measurement firm Europerformance, said. He said in an interview on Friday that weaknesses
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        444 19 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS AG has already warned of a third quarter loss, but investors will still look at results due tomorrow for clues to the bank's overall health after damage from its emerging market exposure. market volatility and its ties to a
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        560 20 SIMTflf Weeklyßoundup {SINGAPORE] The primary focus for the week is undoubtedly the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting tomorrow, as the Fed policy outlook has turned much more uncertain over the past two weeks. Doubts about the need for the US to reduce interest rates
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        884 20 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP (LONDON) The growing spectre of US-led air raids against Iraq failed to make waves in the global oil market last week. Both the London and New York oil markets saw prices dip. Peter Gignoux. head of the
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        304 22 LONDON AFP NEW signs of an economic downturn in Britain and a slower performance in other equity markets left a flat performance on the London stock market last week. The FTSE-100 Index closed at 5,463.2 points, down 27.8 points on the week. The Bank
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        882 22 C 3 Sydney -16 AUSTRALIAN share prices face a volatile week, driven by US Federal Reserve moves on interest rates and the latest fiscal package for Japan, brokers said. "Credit markets were disappointed with the labour force figures in the last week and now have the Fed
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        672 22 NEW YORK Individuals pouring money into stocks despite slowing growth and profits Bloomberg DON'T be fooled by the stalled indexes or talk that the Federal Reserve is finished cutting interest rates. Stocks are headed higher, according to some of the most influential
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        422 22 TOKYO Lack of new steps or inaction on sales tax will hurt sentiment Reuters THE Japanese stock market will focus this week on the release of the government's economic stimulus package and a meeting between the ruling party and opposition over a possible suspension
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        334 22 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG stocks are expected to bide their time this week, watching developments in the Gulf and interest rate movements in the United States and Hongkong, analysts said. The Hang Seng Index closed a week of choppy
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1890 22 n Paris -2614 STOCKS closed flat on Friday after a quiet session in which investors took profits ahead of the weekend and watched choppy global markets in vain for new direction. The blue-chip CAC-40 ended two points or 0.06 per cent higher at 3,562.23 in thin volume
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        409 23 AFP rt Composite Index +1L79 MALAYSIAN stocks are expected to be well sought after by institutions seeking to portray a resilient economy amid Apec meetings here this week, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index finished the week 11.79 points higher to 465.08 on largely
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        206 24  -  WARRANT WATCH Ibj R Sivanithy LOW-PRICED warrants with a decent amount of time left should always be of interest to bargain hunters, especially now that the market mood has taken a turn for the better. One instrument that might be of
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        226 24 HONGKONG STOCKS Ct Cr 1996 Last vol Woo* LHt Quota Dtv Otv VM Not M Cap Htqh Low Stno Company Sato COOO) Mlql> Ln Buyar SaOar Cot P/E %mtl 400 250 5123 COL (2000) MK 400 &0 2.4 2.0 20 5 7744.7 5124 Catha* Pac 20c HK-..720 265.0
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      6439 25 Week ended Nov 13 Of Cr MMTt La»t Vol W*ak Ljlt Ouott 04v D4v YM Mat Cap Av, "iql» L*» StNo Company Sal* OOOI Hiqh Law Buyar M« C*r W M Prtca MULTMMMJSTRY 142 49.5 mt 1000 AcmaSOc 77 -11 4251 89.5 74 76.5
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        518 26 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Voteme W ig Tai 25c 94.672,000 KepH LandSOc 93,032,000 D8Sland 78.752,000 Hotel Pi op 52.532.000 Keppel Corp 49,236.000 •TanChonglntSOc 45,012,000 SingTel 15c 41,592.000 SenbCorrl 2 c c 35,172,000 IPC Corpn 5c 29,450,000 City Dev 50c 28,311,000 Stocks Kernel f orp 165,444,447 City Dev 50c 153,502.612 Keppel
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        All indicators point to a pretty good year-end rally
        659 26  -  THE WEEK AHEAD Immediate concern is if Fed will ease interest rates tomorrow; HAS move to allow REITs considered positive By R Sivanithy HAS the local stockmarket recovery run its course? Or is there life yet in the beast? And what
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        62 26  -  by Shiv Taneja HOTEL Properties closed half a cent lower on Friday at 81.5 cents on a volume of 8.2 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 16.7 million shares. The counter is expected to see more downside in the near term. But the longer term
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      196 26 Tuesdays The Property Column by Lee Han Shih THE BUSIES TIMES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 NOTICE I, Fabrice de Barsy, of Valetta Pte Ltd (ROC No. *****6324 M) having been fully appraised the facts, arising from the extensive discussions with Pidemco Land Limited, hereby apologize without reservations all
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      284 27 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young ACTIVITY remains fairly low key and buying enthusiasm is rather stuttered, and looks like continuing so for the immediate future. The dry bulk sector has seen a few inspections under way. It is rumoured that the capesize bulk carrier the Japanese owned Yamahime
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      296 27 SES '000 ■wo u *h <m CWT Distribution 0.49 -O.OOS 44 Chuan Hup 0.51 unch 243 Cosco investment 0.505 -0.02 30 Freight Links 0.18 unch 930 C8 Holdings 0.38 *0.005 139 Hai Sun Hup 0.42 unch 364 Hitachi Zosen 0.705 -0.02 388 IMC Holdings HK 5.60 Jaya Holdings
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      551 27  -  Growing divide between 6 biggest operators and next tier: Clarkson report By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The widening gap in capacity between the top six global container shipping lines and those on the next tier are forcing smaller operators to turn to consolidation as
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      282 27 New jetty to cater to ships np to 70,000 dwt Bernama [JOHOR BARU] The new hazardous cargo jetty at Johor Port designed to cater for ships of up to 70,000 dwt is expected to be ready next year. The new cargo
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      759 27  -  LDfER SCENE By David Hughes POR carriers and shippers alike, the present day liner shipping scene offers more than enough challenges to keep them fully occupied. Many in the industry may be hoping for a period of technological stability
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      Growing concern for crew of missing cargo vessel
      487 27  -  From David Hughes, Marcus Hand in Singapore [SINGAPORE] Fears are growing for the safety of the 15 crew onboard a Panamaregistered general cargo vessel, Tenyu, which has not been heard of since it left Kuala Tanjong, North Sumatra, on Sept 27. There
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      Lock icon New India port on west coast to handle 3.5m tonnes of cargo
      396 27 Reuters [AHMEDABAD, India] India's new port at Mundra on the west coast will handle 3.5 million tonnes of cargo a year, a port official said. "One multi-purpose jetty for both liquid and dry cargo has started functioning and
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        IMO approves move to ban killer chemicals on hulls
        364 28 THE International Maritime Organisation's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved a draft assembly resolution that would ban the use of antifoulings containing organotins such as tributyltin (TBT). The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warns there has been insufficient research on
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        New low-tax package for German fleet 'healthy'
        275 28 A NEW fiscal package aimed at promoting the German shipping register is "healthier" than the much criticised KG (limited partnership) system which it replaces, says German classification society Germanische Lloyd (GL). Rainer Schoendube, a member of GL's executive board, said the new Tonnage
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        Fewer ships but more lives lost at sea
        167 28 FEWER ships were lost in the third quarter of this year than in the same period last year but the heavy loss of life when the Philippine ferry Princess of the Orient sank during tropical storm Vicki in September means more people
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          P&O Nedlloyd gets Shanghai licence
          91 28 ANGLO-DUTCH container giant P&O Nedlloyd is going ahead with plans to open an inland logistics operation based in Shanghai following the granting by the Chinese government of a licence to set up a logistics company. It is still trying to obtain licences in another six
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          78 28 IMMINENT changes to international accounting standards could have a significant effect on the manner in which shipowners value their vessels for accounting purposes, according to a major shipping accountant. David Chopping, technical partner at Moore Stephens, says that owners will have to heed detailed new rules for
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          Cosco to spend 100m yuan on Y2K bug
          73 28 COSCO Group has set aside 100 million yuan (5519.8 million) to deal with the millennium bug. China's state-owned transport giant said it will have completed compliance work by the end of March next year and will finish testing revised systems towards the
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          Ruling on Pakistan payments
          53 28 THE India/Pakistan/Bangladesh Conference lines say they will no longer accept freight payments in Pakistan for either import or export movements on tariff items, including ocean freight and European landside charges, that are not in Pakistani currency. This follows a ban on the remittance of freight earnings
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          Goal- based future for classification
          75 28 "THE future of classification lies in a new approach, with an increased emphasis on goal-based rather than prescriptive requirements," Lloyd's Register (LR) chairman Patrick O'Ferrall said at the Ausmarine *98 conference, held in Perth. Australia, last week. Mr O'Ferrall outlined the Formal Safety Assessment approach
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          46 28 AT ITS recent annual meeting in Portorez, Slovenia, the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (Fonasba) approved a new sub-agency contract. Paul Smith, Documentary Committee vice-chairman, said: "This document... will serve as a useful addition to Fonasba's existing standard agency agreements."
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          64 28 INCREASED tanker freight rates pushed up First Olsen Tankers' operating result before financial items in the third quarter to T 552.9 million (Ss4.B million) compared with US$l.4 million in the same period last year. The Norwegian-listed company's operating result for the first nine months
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      367 28 PAGE Express IL M •AMI 3 FooogSun 8 Accord 8 Fr0, '2 Ahrenkiel 12 Frt Links 14 Appenship 5 G Link 4 Austral 8 Gemartrans 8 Avant 14 Genshgp 12 B'tanq Mas 8 Glory Hav 14 BSA 7 HaiSunHup 8 BTL 14 Hangli 7 Balaji Shpg 4
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        591 41 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure J—(M Asian Cosmos 1 J04 alongside 16.11/2300 Bt Hindi Jay *****8 J01 alongside 15.11/2000 Donglong 2 9811 J07 alongside 16.11/1200 Elm* 2 1 J04 alongside 15.11/2359 Evergain 9828 J22 alongside 16.11/0800 S Esmeralda 1194 J23 alongside 15.11/2359 WellSpeeder *11/98 JOS alongside 15.11/2000
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        1764 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Book Inq/Bt l« net Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod fw To From »c« wtncM oin i7/w)o m b/boo i5/*5» n/noo t» b/boo ivwh is/»oo u n/rroo */otss a/woo 2i 15/1700 14/0*59 worn 3 16/0700 a/189 a/WOO 4 a/1200 8/1459
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        211 41 Nov 10 Brunei: Meraj. Indonesia: Ascension of the Prophet. Nor 22. Mexico: Revolution Day. Nor 23 Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day. Nov 26 United States: Thanskgiving Day. Nov 30 Philippines: Bontacio Day. Doo 8 Austria: Ammuculate Conception Doe 12 Mexico: Virgin of Guadalupe (optional). Doo 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday
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        845 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett MariM OH LnL •how* price ranees 111 US dollars instead at single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average-sued stem Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bun ker Price Index change and the
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        456 41 «0 Max 993.2 0.7 17.4 0.10 59 0.05 frndty Water BwM— Art Uml+m Silwit No above E25 1 0 4 0 0 0 M/M 300 AM 987.5 0J 15.2 0.06 30 0.02 In* 380 Mai 995.2 0.8 19J 0.09 61 0.06 «WM»l »»A »M/M m/m mi
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        475 42 200 foreign firms from 25 countries among 480 gathering for 8-day show inZhuhai Reuters [ZHUHAI, China] China launched its largest airshow yesterday as foreign and domestic aerospace firms geared up to do more than US$2 billion (553.24 billion) in
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        Lock icon FedEx seeks to clarify wage proposals with pilots; talks still at deadlock
        553 42 Reuters [CHICAGO] Federal Express said it had asked its pilots union to clarify its latest contract proposals before it would resume talks aimed at averting a threatened strike during the peak holiday shipping season. A union spokesman said
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        167 42 AFP [LONDON] Drivers on Eurotunnel trains carrying cars and trucks under the English Channel are to go on a series of one-day strikes in the busy run-up to Christmas to back up demands for higher pay. The dispute is over Aslef union member drivers' demand
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        Lock icon Damage to tail of MAS jet due to strong wind: report
        432 42 8747 was taking off from Heathrow airport when tail struck ran way Bernama [LONDON] Damage to the tail of a MAS Boeing 747 jet as it was taking off from Heathrow airport here on April 5 this year may
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        119 42 AFP [ZURICH] A soon-to-be-creat-ed public company which will manage Zurich's Kloten airport has been valued at around 1.51 billion Swiss francs (551.79 billion), the current airport authority said. Zurich's cantonal government in July presented a privatisation plan for the Zurich Kloten airport, which
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        298 42 Bloomberg [TURIN, Italy] Fiat SpA, the world's fifth-largest carmaker, will shut most of its Italian factories for three weeks around the Christmas and New Year holidays, after weathering a three-month sales slump. Fiat will send home up to 35,000 workers, 45
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1719 42 cmr ruwr cta fucht etc MM M7381 1930 8A7382 2050 M—MwHK COS3 2035 OTI WO 0F82 2080 Itenoi VH741 1310 VK742 0905 AasttrM* $0343 0745 S024 2320 S0175 1835 S0176 1035 ****** 0000 KL838 2335 W740 HW ***** 0745 5024 2320 HatVai TC407 1545 TG408 IMS
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        260 42 AFP [COLOMBO] A body panel from an Air Lanka passenger aircraft fell off in mid-air while another plane's cargo door jammed, forcing passengers to go without their luggage, officials said yesterday. The first mishap involved a Tristar that was about to land
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      69 27 China airshow set to clinch more than USs2b in deals 200 foreign firms from 25 countries among 480 gathering for 8-day show in Zh uha i. Back Page I S=======^^ Sailing Schedules, to Asia More. Any desci nation, any rime. 2 4 hours a day in the Shipping Guide Fax-On-Demand
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      1108 28 I NORTH AMERICA I EXPORT I I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LA WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARQABfTA SERVICE) WSSE t a twa* 100 DAI HQU OOC NT ■cocoon WSSB Iw i PT.QIKTZAI ACAJIffU IPT (iua» WBUVBITMU SA N IOtBCZO MW QUI" NT* CASTOR OMS47
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      730 28 Lines services represented AK m by Members ol me Reg.stry o. /Sggt Careers Accredited Shipping Agents Association Sngapore Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTIE (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "ARKTIS TBN" ETA SIN 25/11/98 BOOKINGS CAU MOMCA/A1 UNO TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/CONVENTIONAL CARGO FROM PORT
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      1029 29 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE IvKStt VOT I SIN RTM ANR HAM HV SOU FIT UM I IviSSIl VOT I RTM AM HAM BHV SOU FXT l£H "siw] HYSAMN 316W 19/11 12/12 09/12 10/12 07/12 MM S2JW 01/11 03/11 04/11 07/11 24/11 NOtIOUTt 010W 20/11 04/12 Ot/12 11/12 12/12 MX HIS
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      1513 30 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA VtSStl WW SM LEH RTM OMW HAM OBV FU VESSEL VOY SW GIT SPE FOS VIC MTH TRAOE HARVEST WQS49 1311 Ml 2 05 12 13 12 05 12 Nl2 CHOYANG CHANCE WMO4O 1211 2111 01 12 03 12 06 12 11 12 MAKANMAITA
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      979 30 1 Ajfcfl MAC-NELS S'PORE M'SIA Carrier: MN CONTR UNES, INC P.GuoANCMOToeera I l~ l\"/\ I M>HO.lJ<K*7«OOOO« SIBU: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632) 64M4M I PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31)*****0 P.KELANG:(03)*****77 JKT:(21)*****07H0N:(61)*****3 KUQ6NG(062)*****1-3 I DUBAI TYO/YOK/OSA/UKB I MV "SAUDI BURAYDAH' V.GW9B Mv "MONTE ROSA" V.074N I ETA SIN: 18-11-98
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      1310 31 IVOOOOL VOY iIH 6IP PKO I P9N 1 PQ9 0U» »HJ 9A »IK IRAN MATIN PJL 1319 16/11 28/11 89/11 27/11 29/11 IRAN HIIAII PJL 1320 24/11 00/12 04/12 09/12 00/12 IRAN BAKIRI PJL 1321 03/12 13/12 12/12 14/12 19/12 IRAN TAKHTI 09/12 19/12 19/12 20/12 22/12 IRAN 9ATTARI 14/12
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      1802 31 DIRECT TO ISRAEL 1 IN 13 DAYS I EVERY THURSDAY J I SINMKMI'SMNIUItOCNTS: 4SHINTO*WAY III: 226 1900 1tX:*****01 OUTWARD(I/l) I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD «i7-osdisildg salis/bkgs *****57/ M inward ocpt (d/o) 42os7is COSTAR AGKNCIES (M) SDN BHD ICI NO: *****890Q00M TOWIR TWO (OMKW) COHVIHTIONAL *****50/55 T/SHPMT DIPT *****25 Tibo2*7* SMl'"":
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      666 31 \'tnr\ EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD. IW ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD ,r 1 SPICIAUZI IN ROUP HEAVY LIFT UPTO 450 TONS 1 ECL (SINGAPOtE) PTE UD LOAD NG FOR PORT KLANG/JAKARTA BATANOAS/MANILA/KEELUNO MV "ORIENT LILAC" V.I6A MV "OCIAN LIO" V.19 ETA SIN 16/11/98 ETA PKI 17/11/98 ETA SIN 10/11/98 ETA BTG
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      1347 32 EUROPEAJKTSCANOINAVIA/FINLAHO/fIUSSIA SGP ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV IMV THP ROM ANW HBG PKL SGP E DIVINE RW-002 22/11 10/12 13/12 11/12 1 3/12 14/12 15/12 E GAINING RE 065 25/10 26/10 26/10 21/11 E OIAOEM RW-003 29/11 17/12 22.12 16/12 201 2 21/12 22/12 E RENOWN RE 031 26/10
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      839 32 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD^ U 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. CR NO: **********06 .pj,la, Jj, ?,4,■' pas' a a;; *js t il l! IiOTAPfiIMMA PTWOI 9 j»{» 10/11 V t/li I!! I^TT VOT W MM IN( m OT Nrt TIG IN? PKL SIN WN6ATi,AMK m wn
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      612 32 NANTAI LINE FUUY CONTAINERISID SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH tfIKA WML VOY SIN I WU I DU» Ijm CFT IIQ GOLDENDRAGON ¥.00K 21/11 30/11 04/1? 07/12 01/11 WAWTAJ PKIWCESS UoiSS ?9/ll 14/1? 17/12 11/12 I NANTAI QUEEN Toils 09/12 11/1? 22/12 24/12 29/1! NANTAI DRAGON ¥010S 19/12 2S/12 01/01 04/01 05/01
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      437 33 BSfl ik. mm MYANMA wBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myoanar Notional Llio) 1 Loading for YaogoH (Rangoon) VISSII VOY SIN m KM PQU mik 117 su> smwi *sw sis MALAYSIA AGINTS: IOUSTIAD SHIPPING AGCIKKS Kill: TH (03)*****00 PKL TIL (03)37*4101 PIN: TH (04)2****** PGO: TH (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (A If vl<»
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      1333 33 HMI HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. [iiu aSnSSSnSp, qMofei' fei? i? \m HYIARON 11**14/11 07/12 12/12 09/11 10/12 BM S49C 2*/10 31/10 20/10 24/10 14/11 NOLRXJTI 010W 20/11 12/12 11/12 04/12 00/12 HYDUU 1141 20/11 04/11 11/10 01/11 21/11 HYEMPOOR 31 $W 23/11 04/12 10/12 12/12 15/12 RMNE 5231 07/11
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      882 34 BANOKOK/MAP TA PHUT/LABM OHABAHOI JAKARTA/PAN J AND VEMgL VOY WW BKK MTP LCH VEBSIL VOY SIN JKT PJN CHANABMUM" 44N 17/11 20/11 ACX RUBY* 368 In Pt 19/11 XBTHABHUM 28»N 17/11 21/11 20/11 VIRA BMUM 237$ In Pt 20/11 19/11 NANTABMUM" 420N 18/11 21/11 22/11 ANRO OOWA' 089 17/11 21/11
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      563 34 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE I EXPHI— 81Ml-COMTAINIRIBgP MWVICI vsl vor fyon' 1 t'Dm/I'Dmln'iuM I i>u>in I awtwiip I AVESWL j 15/H I to/n I »/n I QUIT 05/01 TO AUSTRALIA "1 FULL CONT/UNIR SERVICE Wt VOTI m MM IW «w. I trp IMBI MM 1 tot I w tfiowum
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      26 34 CONVENTIONAL SERVICE 17 NOV LOADINO FOB DUBAI/DMM/KWT 22 NOV LOADINO FOR CALCUTTA IS NOV LOAMNO FOR BOMBAY For Bookings ploaso coll OANI RAJI AU TEL *****14
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      59 35 VaTil Dial 740-6000 Oil GGITISnG —(Retrieve more schedules!) SwJ Press "V „JC\ Select the port and key in 'VI the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 Key in your fax number Swl Enter your phone number Another Innovative Mrvkt offered by CTB The document Will be SHTPPTMt
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      141 37 mmaaaamm FREE Rpddpr Enquiry Sprvicp g>< cut out and Fax to: 65******29 Need HELP or INFORMATION on the following? (please tick relevant boxes) SHIPPING SERVICES Port of Origin: Cargo Type: Cargo Ready by: Port of Destination. Cargo Volume: Special Requirements: ADVERTISER:PRODUCTS/SERVICES Saw an advertisement in Shipping Times of a product
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      885 38 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD "■HF™ 15 McCALLUM ST #03-01/02 NATWEST CTR 5.*****5 CA NO. **********00 TEL: *****81-3 PAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 ■00KIN08 CALL DIRECT LINE: *****41/43 JIISICA/CELIA/MEI CHAN tUSSEBMEBBBEMM f slgs/week [*****2H 2 slq/week I WV m JAR IViiiiL |V6V ilfi IWJ MA6&SK JAKARTA 9880 17/11 (TUE)
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