The Business Times, 23 December 1998

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    10 1 85c THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23,1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Li Ka-shing sees problem in HK political climate
    970 1  -  Influential tycoon now prefers to be conservative in HK investments From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong LI Ka-shing, one of Hongkong's most influential and richest tycoons, yesterday said he plans to invest less in Hongkong because he saw problems in the territory's
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    Lock icon China gets its first int'l syndicated yuan loan
    487 1 80m ynan loan deal involves six foreign, Chinese banks Reuters [SHANGHAI] China yesterday took a major step in opening its financial markets with the first local currency loan syndication by a group of Chinese and foreign banks. A group of six Chinese
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    IMF slams banks for ignoring risks of lending to hedge funds
    540 1 It cites LTCM jus example of lenders' lack of vigilance [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund has criticised banks for not being better prepared for losses in world markets and said regulators weren't doing enough to rein in lenders' exposure
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    Lock icon Tokyo markets in a tizzy over ministry cut in bond purchases
    658 1  -  Price of benchmark bond plummets, Nikkei takes a hit From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE financial markets went into a minor panic yesterday because of moves by Japan's Ministry of Finance to reduce its automatic purchases of government bonds,
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      148 1 TAS has unveiled a $253 million fluid aimed at developing Singapore into an infocommunication hub, Pg 2 Ahnwit. there Hie KL Stock Exchnage has completed the tranafer of all Oob shares to an interim account sources say. But it has been ordered to withhold the final transfer to the Malaysian
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      8 1 Miyazawa, BOJ chiefsee economy picking up, Pg 3
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Visa showering market with Christmas promotions
      387 2 VISA International is snowballing the market with a slew of promotions this Christmas, as the credit card company battles with old rival MasterCard and new entrant the American Express blue card in the year-end bout of shopping and partying. Teaming up with a host
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      TAS unveils $253m fund to develop info hub
      271 2  -  Money to be used over 5 years to grow industry emerging from IT, telecom, broadcast sectors By' Toh Han Shih THE Telecommunication Authority of Singapore has unveiled a $253 million fund, called the Industry Development Grant (IDG), to develop Singapore into an
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      Lock icon Barbecued meat with a difference
      69 2 THE "new" wafer-thin bak-kwa, or barbecued meat, that is healthier and more nutritious, according to Bee Cheng Hiang, an established market leader in the product. The company yesterday unveiled the results of its $1.2 million R&D project to develop and improve its products. Called Chiziban,
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      Orchard Rd retail rents slip 5% in Q4
      654 2  -  By l Corinne Kerk AVERAGE retail rents in the prime Orchard Road shopping belt fell 5 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter to $12.25 per square foot per month in the fourth quarter. This means rentals there have fallen 31 per cent on average since
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      En bloc sales not seen making comeback for some time
      747 2  -  Falling land values pose obstacles: industry sources By\ Corinne Kerk WITH the slump in the property market, en bloc sales have become a thing of the past, and are not expected to return to the fore within the next few
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      Lock icon Overseas call volume inches up
      266 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY International calls By Eugene Low AFTER four straight months of year-on-year declines, the number of outgoing international calls rose marginally by barely 0.2 per cent in November, latest figures from Singapore Telecom show. However, the 19.9 million calls recorded last month
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      JTC awards $1.3b Jurong Island reclamation deal
      276 2  -  Contract goes to joint venture of companies from four countries By' Wong Wei Kong JURONG Town Corporation has awarded a $1.3 billion contract for Phase 3B of the reclamation of Jurong Island to a joint venture of Singapore, Japanese, Dutch and Belgian companies.
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      Up to 10% of ad agencies here expected to fold as crisis bites
      386 2  -  Leo Burnett MD says industry-wide client billings down 10-40% this year By] Marissa Chew UP to 10 per cent of advertising agencies in Singapore will close over the next 12 months as the economic crunch takes its
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    • NEWSRoundup
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        Free calls on SingTel handphones
        51 2 SINGTEL Mobile analogue and GSM customers will enjoy free local incoming and outgoing calls on their mobile phones on Christinas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Sing Tel said its 700,000-pl us customers can save about $8 million on these four
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        Shaw Foundation gives away $17m
        75 2 THE Shaw Foundation gave away a total of $16.7 million this year, its biggest annual donation so far, and the biggest single chunk of It ($2 million) again went to the National Kidney Foundation. Other beneficiaries included the Community Chest, schools and junior colleges. The
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon Miyazawa, BOJ chief see economy picking up
      446 3 Bat they are unsure if worst is over, citing deflation fears, pessimism Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's two top economic policy makers said yesterday they see signs of improvement in the world's second-largest economy, yet they're uncertain whether the worst is over. Bank of Japan
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      Lock icon China trims growth forecast to 7%
      287 3 AFP [SHANGHAI] China's top leaders have lowered their economic growth target for 1999 to 7 per cent but are stressing "quality" growth that will boost efficiency, not just production, the official China Securities reported yesterday. Officials who participated in the economic work meeting held
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      Lock icon Asian funds optimistic about stocks
      525 3 But they're ready to return to cash at the first sign of trouble Reuters [HONGKONG] Asian fund managers remain confident of strong Asian stock markets but said they are ready to retreat to cash if concern about the pace and strength of Asia's recovery starts
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      Lock icon Philippines sees economic recovery in '99
      488 3 GNP forecast to grow by 3-3J>% on back of foreign loans Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines yesterday hailed the start of economic recovery with a forecast of 3 to 3.5 per cent gross national product (GNP) growth in 1999 after estimated growth of 0.5 to
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      Lock icon Strong baht could delay Thai recovery, says BOT
      401 3 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's longawaited export-led recovery may be set back by a stronger than expected local currency, the central bank said yesterday. Responding to forecasts overnight by the International Monetary Fund that Thailand would emerge from recession in 1999, Bank of Thailand
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      Lock icon M'sia to shrink 2% in '99: IMF
      355 3 IMF'S WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REPORT Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund on Monday said Malaysia's economy would contract by 2 per cent next year but saw signs that the worst was over despite the government's controversial capital controls. "In Malaysia, signs of an
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      139 3 FESTIVE SET MENUS WITH THE INNOVATIVE XIN TOUCH JBMfe 'Xin' means new. 'Xin' means innovation. flwon fro* 4 Add a special touch to your festive celebrations aHw^W^Menus with Xin's innovative Festive Set Menus a /-aiidce harmonious blend of Chinese, G>ntinental and c 1 Ofl Japanese culinary techniques and influences. COURSE
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Ummi's father disowned her over scandal
      695 4 She says he was bribed to do so, and denies being 'madly in love' with Anwar ANWAR'S TRIAL AFP Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] A dramatic family feud unfolded in Malaysia's high court yesterday when a star witness behind the allegations of sexual misconduct against former
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      Lock icon EPF allays fears over safety of members' savings
      423 4 KUALA LUMPUR Investment policy ensures safety, liquidity and yield Reuters MALAYSIA'S largest pension fund, the state-run Employees Provident Fund (EPF), has dismissed concerns over its liquidity position and the safety of funds held by it. In a statement received yesterday, the fund
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      Lock icon Six Islamic parties teaming up for Indon elections
      320 4 JAKARTA AFP SIX Indonesian Islamic-based parties will form an alliance soon to contest general elections slated for June, reports said yesterday. The Bisnis Indonesia daily quoted Deliar Noer, chair-, man of the Islamic Congregation Party, as saying on Monday that the coalition
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      Lock icon ll Indon soldiers to go on trial for torture
      220 4 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIA'S military will begin court-martialling 11 members of its elite special forces today on charges they kidnapped and tortured antiSuharto activists. The head of the military trial, Colonel Susanto, said the trial would begin at 9 am but he
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Japan frees financing bills trade to attract investors
      338 6 It will also scrap some securities taxes to encourage holding of yen assets TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S central bank and Ministry of Finance said they will allow financing bills to trade freely and will elimi- nate some securities taxes to encourage global investors
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      Lock icon Honour debts, small China state firms told
      108 6 U BEIJING AFP BEIJING has warned smaller state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to respect all debt-re-payment obligations to the full in a sign of growing government concern over state banks' bad debt burden, the state media reported yesterday. The central People's Bank of China, the
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      Lock icon 538b yuan of grain funds diverted
      231 6 BEIJING Auditors unearth over 1,000 cases of misappropriation AFP CHINA'S top auditors have found that almost 538 billion yuan (*****.8 billion) in loans intended for the state purchase of grain was used for other purposes, the China Daily said yesterday. "Some 538.3 billion yuan
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      Lock icon Japan eases rules for corporate mergers
      157 6 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S Fair Trade Commission will make corporate mergers and acquisitions easier starting Jan 1 to help Japanese industries cope with greater competition. Companies will be able to merge without prior screening by the FTC, provided that market share of the new entity
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      Service office provider Servcorp expands in Japan
      388 6  -  From Surinder Singh in Sydney AUSTRALIA-BASED Servcorp, which established itself in Singapore more than 12 years ago as a provider of service offices, has extended its operations to Japan. Servcorp chief Alf Moufarrige told BT that his company's expansion into Japan represented a
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      324 6 It is that time of the year again, where the festive moods are in full jv swing and shopping and entertaining forms your daily routine. And like \^|jjj£r w any other time of the year, your credit cards come in handy. Here are some useful tips on using and handling
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon A few Republicans ask Senate to consider censuring Clinton
      629 7 WASHINGTON Appeal comes amid scramble to find a way to avoid lengthy Senate trial NYT A HANDFUL of moderate Republicans who voted to impeach US President Bill Clinton appealed to the Senate on Monday to consider censuring the president instead of
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      Lock icon Brazil stocks topple off heady November highs
      430 7 RIO DE JANEIRO Analysts see more irrational pessimism in store after rally NYT [BRAZIL] A month ago, markets here were rallying as the International Monetary Fund moved towards announcing a US$4l billion (5567.8 billion) bailout for Brazil. Brazilian stocks rose 91 per cent
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      Lock icon France furious over US sanctions in banana row
      299 7 PARIS Paris warns it will hit back, urges US to reconsider AFP FRANCE yesterday deplored a US announcement of unilateral sanctions to try to force a change to European Union banana import rules, and warned it would hit back. The foreign ministry
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      Lock icon Primakov: Russia not in default, we plan to pay debt
      497 7 NEW DELHI Reuters FT RUSSIAN Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov yesterday said Russia had not defaulted on its debt and intended to repay its rescheduled debt. "We are not in default. We intend to pay our rescheduled debt," he said in
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      Lock icon Cooking up a feast for the homeless
      76 7 [WASHINGTON] US President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton assisting in preparing meals of lasagna at the DC Central Kitchen on Monday that will be used to feed the homeless at emergency shelters in Washington, DC. With them are Ameri Corps volunteer
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      Lock icon Russia sending envoy back to Washington
      491 7 U MOSCOW Bnt it expects US to take steps to patch rift over Iraq Reuters RUSSIA said yesterday it was sending its ambassador back to Washington in a sign it wants to make up after a row over US-led air strikes on Iraq. But
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      Lock icon US govt officials surfing Net for investment scams
      316 7 WASHINGTON Bloomberg FEDERAL and state regulators have examined hundreds of World Wide Web sites for bogus claims about investment opportunities and could follow up with enforcement action, they said. Lawyers and investigators for the Federal Trade Commission and the nation's futures and
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      Lock icon Blair's king of spin under fire over secret loan
      411 7 LONDON AFP THE press guru who moulded the image of Tony Blair's "new" Labour to deliver a landslide election victory was under fire yesterday over a secret loan from a fellow colleague. Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson admitted he borrowed
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      EU will gain from working with Russia
      738 8  -  BOTTOMLZME OPINION By Martti Ahlisaari The writer is the president of Finland AS THE leaders of the European Union met in Vienna two weeks ago, the crisis in Russia loomed large over the summit meeting. Developments in that country have shown that there
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      134 8 'China's signature on a human rights treaty isn't worth the paper it's written on if this is what it does to peaceful political activists.' Sidney Jones director of Human Rights Watch, as China sentenced members of a banned opposition party just 10 weeks after signing the UN
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      Will good sense prevail in US?
      587 8 EDITORIAL WASHINGTON appeared to be in the grip of political chaos as history was made in the US capital over the past week. "We are on the brink of the abyss," was the way Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Richard Gephardt described
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      Lock icon IMF ripe for reform
      990 8  -  Restructuring political governance of the international body is necessary but it's not an easy task By] Robert Chote FT THE Bretton Woods conference of 1944 may have laid the institutional foundations for the world's post-war economic prosperity, but it was not much fun. John Maynard Keynes
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      1073 8 Tbeeoet of Impeachment I GUESS where you stand in the impeachment debate depends on what it's worth to you to get even with President Clinton for winning two elections. Or, as the moralists might put it, it's all according to how much you're willing to fork
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Couples, 'tis the season to be wary
      553 9 RELATIONSHIPS Christmas can strain seemingly good relationships, a writer warns LATWP IT'S a given that the pressure, hustle and bustle that surround this time of year make life darned strenuous. Apparently so much so that it can rip apart seemingly healthy relationships. Cathy
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      Lock icon Imelda's shock admission
      932 10  -  Claim to USsl2b wealth has awoken consciousness about what was done under Marcos. MARX LAMDLER reports Mark Landler NYT IN the pre-Christmas bustle of the teeming city of Manila, a ghost of the Philippine past has suddenly re-emerged. Imelda Marcos, the 69-year-old widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos,
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      Lock icon Cornwell cooks up recipes for her pathologist
      539 10 BOOKS No crimes, her new book showcases Kay Scarpetta's favourite dishes LAT-WP FOR Kay Scarpetta, the week between Christmas and New Year's is the worst of the year. An unplugged dead time. Scarpetta is the fictional chief medical examiner of Virginia, the lead
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      Lock icon Words of wisdom from Manhattan's top florist
      805 10 CHRISTMAS Robert Isabell lights up the White House with a wreath of bine lights NYT [NEW YORK] There are some important pronouncements from Robert Isabell, Manhattan florist who did Caroline Kennedy's wedding, Jackie Onassis' funeral, last year's Versace tribute at the Metropolitan Museum
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      147 9 ■H-firK' Th* -Herald- Ballroom 'Dancing at The Neptune on Christmas Day with exciting festive offerings lucky draw prizes! Date: 25 Dec 1998, Bpm Pricing: $40 nett per person (with dinner) $18 nett per person (one standard drink only) Reservations: 224 3922 Ifiß nftuini a+mOvm jfrc 7tbfioor, Oversea: Union House, CoOytr
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      303 9 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN on board (4,4,3,4) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 Follow fashion to make cur- 14 house in ruin -no en- MeUIrIeInIqIuIgIhMrMrI rent easy progress (4,4,3,4) c MvWaMsMsM I■HIEIRIEI 2 Seek votes from the cloth, say 15 Jake cocaine, and a swift FjElf] I [n]eMeMtbMßcMa| (7) drink (5) ■rmIMDMSMcIOIMI i ICIS]
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    • Miscellaneous
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      692 9 TV&RADIO Premiere 12 Movies Santa with L3O Youth Unlimited. L3O Era IT. «I nwonM Muscles. 2.00 Little Library. 2.02 Primarama. TV Innovations. 4.00 News 5 Today followed 2.30 Of Cops and Men. 3.00 Drama Arab 4.00 Kidz Blitz: Sesame by Afternoon At The 330 Afternoon Leisure Hour. a.an Drama Khas
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  • BOOK marks
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      Only the finest things in life
      72 11 A NEW site has been set up to cater to those who like only the finest things in life. MUlionaire.com will be an online community comprising only those companies that sell the very best of everything—art, cars, antiques, yachts, gems, real estate, among others.
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      Diamelle promises free service
      65 11 DIAMELLE Inc, a technology consulting firm, is offering a service that promises that "businesses of all sizes can be up and running on the Internet for free". The new Electronic Marketplace will have no start-up fees and no fixed monthly costs. The idea is to create
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      E-marketting primer
      63 11 ANY company wanting to start selling on the Web should have a look at www.emarketer.com. This site has aU the information and advice that you could possibly need before deciding to set up an e-commerce site. One of the most helpfUl areas is eNews, which contains goodies such
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      MCI World Com hit by new virus
      117 11 GLOBAL telecoms company MCI World Com (www.mciworldcom.com) was infected with a new breed of virus last week. The virus, called Remote Explorer, was apparently uploaded to one of their servers and rapidly spread across hundreds of connected servers by replicating itself. MCI refuses
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      IBM product site for S'pore customers
      100 11 BUYING IBM products in Singapore has just become a bit easier. IBM has launched a local Web site to give its customers the option of buying through the Internet. If you are looking for ThinkPads, IBM PCs or scanners, this may well be the
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      73% won't pay for faster access: survey
      58 11 A RECENT survey by the Market Research Institute for Cable World in Los Angeles indicates that people do not want to pay for faster Internet access. A huge 73 per cent said it was unlikely that they would pay US$4O (Ss66) for connection
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      Santa's home on the Web
      52 11 SANTA'S home has always been in Finland or the North Pole, depending on whom you ask. Now Finland has got the jump on the Pole by setting up a virtual Finland fbr Santa's visitors to er\joy without having to get cold. Surf (or sleigh) over
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      Popularity of online video growing fast
      78 11  -  Compiled by Justyn Olby TELECOMS research firm RHK reports that the growing t number of consumers with high-speed access to the Internet has led to the surge of Internet video's growth. Previously, interactive video and video-on-demand had 1 suffered because of the high cost
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      Lock icon Dell chooses AOL as default Net provider
      183 11 Bloomberg [ROUND ROCK, Texas] DeU Computer Corp, the top direct seller of personal computers, said it will use America Online Inc's (AOL) online service as a default Internet provider on its personal computers sold in the US and Canada. Dell said that starting
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      Lock icon Race for the gates on the Net
      634 11 Ali sorts of companies are angling to be your first port of call Reuters [LONDON] Companies of all shapes, sizes and core competencies want to become your Internet gatekeeper. Grocery stores, banks, computer makers, software manufacturers, airlines, telephone, and media companies want to
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      Intel eyes Asia e-trade
      874 11  -  Already linked up with Taiwan, it's set to start e-commerce in S'pore, M'sia next year, reports toh ham shim Toh Han Shih NEXT year, most of Intel's business in Asia amounting to bUlions of doUars wUI be done over the Net, Intel Asia-Pacific vice-president John Davies
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      Virtual shopping for X'mas in cyberspace
      617 11  -  As the economic crunch bites, less stress and better deals are a draw By, Justyn Olby [SINGAPORE] Spending money has never been easier; the shopper now doesn't even need to leave home. Sites selling everything that could possibly be imagined abound in the boundless
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  • COMPANIES& MARKETS
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      Lock icon KLSE has transferred all Clob shares: sources
      729 12 Bat they say DrM has told exchange not to complete final stage AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has completed the transfer exercise of all Central Limit Order Book (Clob) shares into an interim account, sources close to the exchange said.
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      Pacific Internet's US IPO put off to Jan
      299 12  -  Overwhelming response said to be among reasons By< Jennifer Lien [SlNGAPOßE] Internet service provider Pacific Internet has postponed its planned initial public offer in the US until January. The company, owned by SembCorp Ventures and SIM Ventures, had hoped to launch its
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      JSL signs exclusive deal with NOL
      206 12  -  ffyi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Jurong Shipyard (JSL) has pulled off a major coup by getting Neptune Orient Lines to dock, repair and maintain its vessels at the shipyard. The listed shipyard yesterday announced that it had struck an alliance agreement on Monday with NOL's
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      A compromise on revamping key Aussie stock index
      713 12  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Russell Baker THE Australian stockmarket's benchmark indicator, the All Ordinaries, is set for a major revamp following a compromise proposal unveiled by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) earlier this month. For some time, fund managers, brokers and companies have
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      Vickers says unit unaware it breached Thai bourse rules
      273 12  -  Firm says payments received were reimbursements for research costs By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Vickers Ballas Holdings yesterday said its operating unit was unaware that certain payments received from a Thai broking house were in breach of Thai regulations. "VBCo (Vickers Ballas
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      Pidemco denies talk it's buying into DBS Land
      102 12 [SINGAPORE] Contrary to market talk, governmentlinked property group Pidemco Land is not acquiring DBS Bank's stake in DBS Land. The rumours, circulating for a few days, claimed Pidemoo was taking over DBS' 28.4 per cent stake worth just under $700 million. "This
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      Armstrong sees $3m operating loss
      220 12 [SINGAPORE! Rubber parts maker Armstrong Industrial says it sees a $3 million operating loss in the second half ending Dec 31, and hopes to raise $8.5 million through a rights issue. The company has sold its old factory at Gul Lane to BG Casting Pte
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    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon NEAC dismisses claim of bailout for Renong group
        260 13 No endorsement from govt on revamp, it says in response to article in A WSJ Bernama IKUALA LUMPUR] The proposed restructuring of Renong Group has never received endorsement from the Finance Ministry or any other official government body, the National Economic Action
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        Konsortium to slash share premium account by RM4l0m
        328 13  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur KONSORTIUM Perkapalan Berhad, the listed vehicle of Mirzan Mahathir the eldest son of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will reduce its shareholders' equity substantially in writing off losses from the controversial sale of its shipping business
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        210 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] General Electric Co, the UK's second largest defence contractor, said it will split its aerospace and defence businesses from the rest of its operations as it continues discussions with other defence companies about consolidation. The company didn't say what form
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        169 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Don Rae, chief operating officer of Time Telekom Sdn, the telecommunications unit of Malaysia's Time Engineering Bhd, will leave the company to join Smart Communications Inc. Smart, the Philippines' largest mobile phone company, is the cellular unit of Hongkong-based First Pacific
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        54 13 [TOKYO] Japanese model Kaoru Shibayama displaying Swatch's 1998 Christmas special watch "Sparkling Life which has the cork from a champagne bottle as decoration on the face of the wristwatch during a promotion in downtown Tokyo yesterday. Customers have to remove the cork from the watch
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        518 13 Move comes amid global competition from bigger markets Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia's derivatives and stock markets, the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) and Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), will discuss a merger as they bid to compete with bigger markets around the world. "With the globalisation
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        523 13 US carmaker said to be eyeing BMW, Volvo and Honda Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] What does the world's second largest carmaker have on its shopping list? If market rumours of Monday are any guide, Ford Motor is talking to Germany's BMW, Sweden's Volvo and
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        296 13 Bloomberg [MANILA] SBC Communications of the US will meet the new management of Philippine Long Distance Telephone next month to discuss buying a minority stake in the company. PLDT senior vice-presi-dent Antonio Samson said SBC, possibly in partnership with
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        329 13  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Daniel C S Chan Daniel C S Chan Managing director UOB Asset Management WE refer to the letter by Kevin Cheok (BT, Dec 5). In the letter the writer asserted that a quick glance at The Business Times would clearly illustrate most
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        560 14 Technology fnnds top performers; overall returns pulled down by those investing in small-cap firms Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US stock mutual funds had the lowest returns since 1994 and many investors would have been better off owning a lower-risk government bond fund
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        90 14 [OTTAWA] A woman walking past an updated version ofa billboard below the office of Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa on Monday. The billboard was updated by the Council of Canadians after the merger proposal of four out of five of Canada's largest
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        408 14 New exec chairman named as founder's son moves to chairman's post Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank pic shuffled its top directors, with Chatri Sophonpanich, the son of the founder, shifting from executive chairman to chairman of the board of directors, to reduce his daily work load.
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        229 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch and Co Inc, concerned about the volatility and heavy volume of some Nasdaq stocks, has once again delayed making online trading available to some of its wealthiest customers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Merrill Lynch
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        491 14 Rights to new drug set to boost earnings; Johnson Johnson takes a big blow PATENT BOOST FT Bloomberg [BOSTON] Shares in Amgen, the US biotechnology company, soared as much as 25 per cent in New York trading as investors anticipated
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        286 14 Rival illegally used Hyundai's DRAM technology: court Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Electronics Industries, one of the world's three biggest memory chip manufacturers, won a patent infringement lawsuit against its Japanese rival NEC Corp in the US. The Eastern District Court of Virginia ruled that NEC
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        203 15  -  STMfIX Reports MS& Singapore Index Neil Salter, Jardine Fleming WHAT a difference a day makes. The previous day's bearish sentiment in the MSCI Singapore was soon forgotten, as the market opened up 3.8 points from Monday's close. If the futures were unable to match the
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        171 15  -  MSCI Taiwan ftitnres Cecilia Loh, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract surged 9.30 points, in correlation to the benchmark index which posted its biggest oneday gain in 10 weeks. The stock index registered a gain of 224.40 points on optimism over
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        374 15 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices were firmer but still mired in single digits yesterday, with bloated world crude stocks and a lack of bullish signals out of Iraq expected to usher markets into the holidays at even deeper 12-year lows. International benchmark
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        336 15 Bloomberg New York THE dollar rose a second day against the yen as Japanese bond yields rose, threatening government plans to lift the economy from a year-long recession. "The cost of financing is going up across the board,'' said Bob Sinche, currency strategist at Citicorp Securities Inc. "The
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      1268 16 Reuters QHangSaig -73.45 HONGKONG stocks slipped to a moderately lower close yesterday with weaker markets in Japan battering sentiment, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index lost 73.45 points to finish at 10,322.56 after hovering in a tight range of some 100 points. Miles Remington, head of Asian sales trading
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      497 16 Reuters Shenzhen B Index +0.71 SHENZHEN'S B share market closed higher yesterday, lifted by a broad rally in the domestic currency A share market, analysts said. The B Index gained 0.71 of a point to 52.05 on turnover of HK$5.4 million. The A share market leapt 12.07 points to
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      2265 16 LONDON Mnlriili »n 22 hKi *h 31 Croup 570.400 11.400 A8 Ports 275.000 unch AOOay National 1242.000 28.000 AHIad Domacq 552.400 5.000 A Mad Zurich 899.000 4.000 Amac 178.400 -0.600 Asda Group 157.200 -1.200 BAT Ind 549.000 -16.400 BG Pic 389.000 -3.600 8 ICC 60.400 2.400 BOC
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      349 16 AFP PwPlnto +224.40 TAIWAN share prices rose 3.4 per cent yesterday as investors cheered the latest government measures to prop up the stock market, analysts said. "The measures announced by the authorities proved effective," said Andy Wei, research manager of Master Link Securities. The finance ministry announced measures on
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      1602 16 Bloomberg D Nikkei 225 -***** JAPAN'S key stock index fell to a seven-week low as a sharp drop in bond prices threatened to burden the country's slumping economy with higher interest rates. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd led a retreat by financial shares on concern banks may take losses on
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        396 17 AFP CI Composite Index -13.82 MALAYSIAN share prices closed 2.5 per cent lower yesterday due to a technical correction ahead of Christmas and New Year holidays. 'The bourse has risen lately, investors are taking profit ahead of the long holiday," an institutional dealer said.
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        178 18  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy AFTER an early flurry of interest, the DBS Bank covered warrant on Singapore Airlines has drifted sideways in ev-er-thinning volume. For now, it looks to have fallen out of favour but that could be partly because fund managers are
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      245 18 AFP Q Wellington +2139 NEW Zealand shares rose 1.1 per cent yesterday, stretching their upward streak into a sixth day, as expectations of an economic recovery by mid-1999 attracted buyers across the board. The NZSE-40 Index was up 23.39 points to 2,085.39 on volume of NZ$lO9 million. *n» «o
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      756 18 AFP P SET Into +U7 THAI shares closed 1.8 per cent higher yesterday in light trade ahead of the holiday season led by buying in the banking and finance sectors, analysts said. The SET Index was up 6.17 points at 343.34. Advancers led decliners 131 to 45, with 66
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      390 18 AFP kJOompogtelßdei -17.52 SOUTH Korean shares closed 3.1 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking by retail investors after rocketing 7.7 per cent the previous day, dealers said. They said first-liners found some support on Moody's comments that it will review South Korea's sovereign foreign-currency rating and steel giant Posco
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      586 18 AFP FlAllOrdinariMi *218 AUSTRALIAN share prices gained 0.8 per cent yesterday, taking their lead from Wall Street, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 21.8 points to close at 2,759.8. National turnover totalled 387.52 million stocks worth A 51.09 billion. The All Resources Index added 1.7 points to 962.5,
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      696 18 AFP W Composite Indai +L 97 INDONESIAN shares yesterday closed 0.5 per cent higher following overnight gains on Wall Street, with the index supported by select blue chips, dealers said. "The volume slightly improved compared to yesterday on the back of heavy trade in small caps," a dealer with
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      282 18 AFP FlMiiiiU jifl PHILIPPINE share prices closed 1.1 per cent higher yesterday due to selective buying of blue chips, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 20.51 points to close at 1,893.66 points. Volume rose to 735 million shares worth 1.1 billion pesos. —AFP Monilo Mmtnq 9
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        326 20 Starts VrtNM DBS Land 15,288,000 ST Capital 25c 6.264,000 Van der Horst 5,682,000 KepBank DBS WOO 4,646,000 SingTel 15c 4,039,000 KeppelLandWOO 3,933,000 Keppd Land 50c 3,848,000 KeppelBank 3,512,000 Wing Tai 25c 3,163,000 OUB Foreign 3,134,000 S>»dtt DBS Land 36,530,408 DBS Foreign 35,193,318 OUB Foreign 23,317,916 OCBC Foreign 18,392,896 UOB Foreign
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        Rumours on DBS Land stake deal livens trading
        657 20  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Market otherwise quiet ahead of holidays; property stocks slightly up, but electronics counters fall for second day By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Rumours that DBS Bank might be selling out of DBS Land brought both stocks into play yesterday, livening
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          56 20 WE know that Hotel Equatorial is closed, having been sold to City Developments for $58 million last month for redevelopment. But we spotted a taxi yesterday still advertising for the now-defunct hotel with a big signboard atop it. Who says you can count on taxi drivers to
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          88 20 MEMBERS of the public can send e-mail to ousted Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has been refused bail while feeing charges of corruption and sodomy. "Please rest assured that we have the contacts to deliver your mail, which we have received by the hundreds, to the
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          74 20 SIXTEEN major Japanese banks have appointed Chase Manhattan Bank as their major correspondent for euro payments clearing services. They include Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank and Sakura Bank. Chase, a leading clearer ofUS dollar payments and yen-dollar payments, said Its eiao clearing infrastructure employs a centralised hub
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          Drakeless ducks on hunger strike
          152 20 THOUSANDS of ducks at a farm in north-eastern China refused all food and drink after staff separated the mates from the females, AFP reported yesterday, quoting Chinese official media. The Zhenghe Duck Farm in Heilongiiang province used to keep its 10,000 residents in mixed-sex pens.
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          Young Hoteiler of the Year
          81 20 THAILAND'S hospitality business may be suffering as a result of the regional financial crisis, but it still managed to produce this year's "Young Hotetter of the Year". Pierre-Andre Pelletier, general manager oftheAmari Orchid Resort in Pattaya, was the 1998 male recipient of the award by
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        HOT STOCK
        64 20  -  ii (i iui -by Wong Wei Kong DBS Land closed up $0.13 at $2.46 yesterday on a volume of 15.3 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 7.14 million units. The daily and weekly RSI and Stochastics suggest limited upside in the near term, and this
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      317 21 Bridge News, Reuters Reuters TRADING was extremely sluggish in the run-up to Christmas with few ships reported fixed and rates still weak. Some talked of a possible steadying in Atlantic Panamax rates but with so little business confirmed as fixed there is little evidence so far ro support
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      270 21 tea a m CWt Mstributton._. 0.4* uneh 3 ChuanHup 0.51 *0.005 3 Cotco tovtstmtfit 0.48 -0.01 T1 FraigMUnki 047 -0.01 877 GBHoWngj 0.37 *0.005 Hal Sun Hup 0.40 -0.01 320 HttKMZOMfl 0.75 *0.05 565 IMC HoMngt HK 5.6 Jay a HoKHngs 0.51 uncft 20 Jurgng Shipyard 7.20 *0.20
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      438 21  -  PSA said to have keen interest in port and city project near Shanghai By Lu Ning {SINGAPORE] The First berth of the Taicang port project which China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) plans to develop jointly with PSA Corp was officially launched into
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      82 21 [AUCKLAND] A police launch moves in beneath a Greenpeace protester tied to the mooring lines of the ageing P&O Nedlloyd container ship Encounter Bay. Greenpeace and an Indian environmental movement claim the ship is on its last voyage and will shortly end up in India where it
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      More IMO rules can be expected on safety of dry bulk carriers
      791 21  -  STRAIT TALK Seafarer OVER the past year there have been repeated calls for a pause in production of new regulations for the shipping industry and a period of consolidation so as to allow the effective implementation of existing
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      Hutchison joint venture leads in bid for ECT stake
      354 21  -  HE giant seeking to bny 50%, Rotterdam firm 30% of stevedoring company By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] A tie-up between Hongkong-based terminal operating giant Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and Rotterdam Municipal Port Management (RMPM) is emerging as the frontrunner in the bidding
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      227 21 Bridge News [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange is gearing up to develop a capesize shipping index and plans a meeting in mid January to discuss its "shape and size", Jim Buckley, chief executive and secretary of the exchange, said. This comes on the day
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      183 21 Reuters [SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia] Waste believed to be toxic which was dumped at the port here has caused nearly 50,000 people to flee in panic. The waste was dumped by a Taiwan firm, police said yesterday. The exodus left four people dead and 13
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      1050 22 ASIAN LONG-HORNED BEETLE Insect that enters US by boring into hardwood pallets and crates from China threatens US economy and trade THE point man against the bug that is threatening American woodlands and unsettling imports from China often hears cries for help. Most of
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        218 35 Deo 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday New Year Holiday. Deo 24 Finland: Christmas Eve. Deo 28 Nether land: Christmas Day. Mexico: Christmas Day. Finland: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Austria: Christmas Day. Belgium: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Denmark: Christmas Day. France: Christmas Day. Germany: Christmas
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        804 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price range* In US dollars Instead of tingle price* for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        296 36 Plan does not address key issues of strategic partner, infusion of USs2oom in new equity Reuters [MANILA] European creditors have rejected a proposed rehabilitation plan for troubled Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL). The creditors control leases on 12 Airbus jets, which constitute more than
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        462 36 Kennedy airport needs both air-train rail access, passenger terminal Reuters [NEW YORK] The agency that was accused of blocking AMR Corp's plans for a huge new terminal at New York City's John F Kennedy International Airport in a spat over a
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        452 36 Its vulnerability to market trends and currency movements weighs down stock FT [TOKYO] Shares in Honda, the Japanese motorcycle and car maker, slid more than 3 per cent on Monday after the company said car sales in Japan would fall short of expectations
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        87 36 [HALIFAX] Transport Safety Board of Canada investigator Jim Harris looks over the left fuselage of Swiss Air 111 on the grounds of Canadian Forces Base Shearwater. The wreckage of the MD-11 is being stored at the base near Halifax while investigators piece the aircraft
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        307 36 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's biggest jetmaker, had ratings on about US$6.B billion (5511.15 billion) of debt cut by one of Wall Street's credit rating companies as recession in Asia forces it to slash jet production. Moody's Investors Service Inc lowered
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      727 23 La I CFS Relocation We are pleased to advise our clients and loyal supporters that our CFS will be relocated from Block 515 of Keppel Distripark to Gdn Jl7 of Jurong Port w.e.f. 28th December 1998. Full address is as follows:Jurong Port Warehouse Jl7 37 Jurong Port Road Singapore *****0
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      1393 24 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TOMEDITEKRANEAN/CANADA vt«a hot m lb< wra mm ham mv ax vtnti voy w m ik to mc mi HANJM KEELING MMI 11.12 o*ol M(1 17(1 H(1 11(1 CMOYMMj PMOENU WMMI 11.12 OH Mr «(1 t((1 17(1 PUfiJAI SNA TOR iWK 22 12 M.tl ltd 11 01
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      1345 25 IVEBBEL VOY I SIN SIP PKO PEN PQB PUB SHJ IBA I BIK I IRAN SATTARI PJLI323 24/12 03/01 02/01 04/01 06/01 IRAN TAKHTI PJLI324 02/01 12/01 11/01 13/01 15/01 IRAN BABAEI PJLI326 08/01 18/01 17/01 18/01 21/01 PQB» Mlm Qaboos, DUB > Dubai, SHJ Sharjih. BA Bandar Abbas, BIK
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      1928 25 W«#kly to ivropi Mr Nrtfl Ivory Monday and Soturdoy I Diroct to IroHtilMfoi Im 20 doys J I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L)~^™T2os!oT "ToHSß^fFK^™™"^™^™"^™^| COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD w-mmsbldg sales/bkgs 4205«57/60 inward dipt (D/ 0) *****8S COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD 1
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      671 25 i EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD. f_Ej Ed (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 1 SPECIALIZE IN ROUP HEAVY UFT UPTO 450 TONS ECL (SiNGAPOtC) PTE OB LOAD NG FOR CHITTAGONG/YANGON MANILA/BATANGAS MV "OSCAR VENTURE" V.32 MV "TERESA PRESTIGE" V.2IA ETA SOM 28/12/98 ETA CTG 06/01/99 ETA SN 28/12/98 EIA MNL 03/01 /99 ETAYGN
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      466 27 MB MYANMA pBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myaraar National Um) loading for Yangon (Rangoon) vtssn voy sin m pin pgu smwt uw su> OAWII 2W SU> MALAYSIA AGENTS: lOUSTUD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL HI (03)*****00 PKL TO (03)*****01 PEN: TH (04) *****02 PGU: Ttt (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (A strvkt of Aadrtw Wtk
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      876 28 BANQKOK/MAP TA PHUT/LAIM CHABANO JAKARTA/MWJ AMO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK MTP LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN NANTABHUM" 42SH In Pt 28/12 27/12 GURU BHUM 109S In Pt 27/12 KOTARATNA RNAO7S In Pt 2«/12 GURU BHUM 109 SB 24/12 27/12 KIT! BHUM 06N 24/12 27/12 2C/12 ANRO JAYAKARTA' 0«7 28/12
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      560 28 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE H EXPngStt SOW-CONTMMERttED SERVICE vot I yww I ra«i/rMa|riu«6 Imwid ImTWHty vissa j ii/» I ti/n h/m own it/w TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE vs. IvoTlnc aw j at IM m> IMaj HM I Ml |w KASU6AI US M/H M/n >4/91 U/t\ 11/01 17/»l OMwawip
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      15 28 CONVENTIONAL/BREAKBULK SERVICE LOADINO FO* COLOMBO/CALCUTTA JQ.IIM LOADINO FOt DUBAI/BOMBAY 30.1 2.9S LOADINO POD CNITTAOONO SI.IIN
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      54 29 I VaTal STE|H~fc Dial 740-6000 on demand —(Retrieve more schedules!) Press "1" I J jpV Select the port and key in SiMbi the four digit code eg: To New York (NYQ 2275 Key in your fax number STMby Enter your phone number 0 Another innovative service offered by The document
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      145 31 I FREE Rpddpr Enquiry Sprvicp §>< 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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