The Business Times, 25 December 1998

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    14 1 MITA (P) 04(V12/98 85c The BUSINEŚ TIME SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asia!.com.sg/ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    52 1 Dsn 132.75 (+8.22) BT-SU KXL2B (+1.69) SDISCI FUTURES ZISJB (+1.95) STOCK MAEKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSKCOMP S62JB +1J1 NIKKEI 13,706.73 -7172 HANG SENG *****.20 133.45 SCTINDEX JAKARTA COUP MANILA COMP __IJ32(5 +2169 TAIPEI WP! fi.S83.90 -566 SEOUL COMP KMC CLSA CHINA B AUSTAU.ORD 2.7*4.0 +9.0 12 noon EST
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    FINANCE
    82 1 FOBEX RATES uss ss US$ 1.655 S(fS$/S$ per 1.681 1781 DM 1.670 0S9\ YEN 116 J 1.423RM 1806 1436 HK$ 7.743 0114 BAHT 3636 0046 WJP1AH 7,775 0.021 St to MO units SJ to 100 units PHIIB BATES SINGAPORE* 6.11 KUALA LUMPUR 1150 JAKARTA .28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA nM
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    Q4 layoffS could hit 10,000: S'pore union official
    331 1  -  Q4 rise will take year's total over government's 30,000 estimate By Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] After a dip in the third quarter, retrenchment is likely to have crept up again during the fourth quarter to reach some 10,000, said Cyrille Tan, head of
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    Lock icon Euro set to usher in a true trans-Atlantic money market
    415 1 Americans poised to move in; Europe waiting for snrge AFP [NEW YORK] The euro's debut will create a virtual transAtlantic money market, tempting Americans to Invest in Europe and Europeans to adopt US-type investment strategies. "Eleven sub-scale capital markets will
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    Lock icon Li comments seen sparking resentment against HK rich
    478 1 AFP [HONGKONG] Warnings by Hongkong tycoons that party politics are harming business will spark resentment against the rich and increase social tensions during a recession, commentators said yesterday. Billionaire Li Ka-shing on Tuesday sparked a controversy by saying he had pulled out
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    Lock icon flik is watching you
    72 1 [SINGAPORE] Santa Claus may or may not be coming to town this Christmas. But these cartoon characters sure did. Merchandisers on Orchard Road are cashing in on cartoons this season. There's Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, the Marvel Comics heroes, and Duracell's bunny. Andyes, Tweety Bird and
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    Lock icon NYSE may start sam trading for non-US stocks
    230 1 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The New York Stock Exchange is considering trading non-US stocks as early as 5 am as it seeks to become a more global market. Chairman and chief executive Richard Grasso said on Wednesday that the early trading could begin
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      114 1 DfgBMB Kb MT« target mom The head of the IMF said governments may have to return to a system of setting target zones for trading major currencies to help reduce volatility in the foreign exchange market, Pg3 hi. 'Hf** v. muter An informal Senate poll conducted by the Senate Democratic
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Japan govt: No hike in consumption tax for now
      200 2 TOKYO AFP JAPAN will not raise the nation's consumption tax for now despite a government advisory panel warning that an increase in the tax is inevitable, the government's top spokesman said yesterday. "We take the Economic Strategy Council's idea seriously, but
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      Lock icon Dr M: M'sia recovering after govt measures
      286 2 KUALA LUMPUR Spirit of tolerance has reinforced unity among people Bernama PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the country is gradually recovering from the economic problems that hit the nation a year ago and the people can still look forward to celebrating a joyous
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      Lock icon Japan electronics output down 6.2%
      289 2 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S electronics output slumped 6.2 per cent in 1998, the first decline in five years, because of weaker demand and prices in Japan and lower exports to Asian countries, industry figures showed. Production of consumer electronics, industrial electronic equipment and electronic components by
      Bloomberg  -  289 words
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      Lock icon Jiang urges hard line against rising social instability in China
      499 2 BEIJING 200 dissidents stage relay-style hanger strike over jailing of three activists Reuters CHINESE President Jiang Zemin has raised the alarm over rising social instability as more than 200 dissidents begin a relay-style hunger strike to protest against the jailing
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      Lock icon China's growth seen at 7.5-8% next year
      283 2 BEIJING AFP CHANGES in the domestic and international markets will keep China's economic growth at between 7.5 and 8 per cent in 1999, little improved from this year, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The agency quoted Yu Yongding, director of the
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      Lock icon Hanoi's devotion
      34 2 [HANOI] Workers installing a poster depicting the scene of Christ's birth on thefacade of a Hanoi cathedral yesterday in preparation for Christmas celebrations. There are some seven million Catholics in Vietnam. AFP
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      Lock icon China markets hope new law will usher in boom era
      649 2 SHANGHAI 1999 will see passage of a comprehensive Securities Law AFP CHINA'S stocks are neither a bull market nor a bear market, but a "pig" market, goes the common joke among traders here. It means government whims, not forces of
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      Lock icon Trial adjourned over secret tape of Ummi conversation
      552 2 ANWAR'S TRIAL Defence wants time to see lawmaker who met Ummi in London THE trial of ousted Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim was adjourned yesterday to give the defence time to interview a Malaysian lawmaker who allegedly met with the star prosecution
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      Lock icon Shanghai uncovers US$42sm forex fraud
      251 2 SHANGHAI 10 institutions and 150 cases involved, says central banker Reuters SHANGHAI has uncovered foreign exchange fraud totalling US$425 million (Ss7o3 million) in a crackdown on foreign currency abuses, a senior central bank official said yesterday. "Shanghai has had some big cases of foreign exchange
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      Lock icon KL said to be arranging to sign another loan pact
      168 2 KUALA LUMPUR Bridge News THE Malaysian government is arranging for documents to sign another loan agreement with a foreign group next week following one that saw the disbursement of 74 billion yen (Ssl.l billion) from Japan last Monday, according to
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Camdessus suggests return to forex target zone system
      594 3 PARIS Idea has been revived in recent months, US however is still against it Bloomberg THE head of the International Monetary Fund said governments may have to return to a system of setting "target zones" for trading major currencies to help reduce
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      Lock icon Less dissent likely at Fed meets in 1999
      471 3 NEW YORK Incoming voting central bankers seen as more flexible Reuters FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan will probably face fewer dissenting votes from regional bank presidents on the policy-set-ting FOMC next year than he did in 1998, Fed watchers said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Bringing peace to the West Bank
      48 3 [BETHLEHEM] An artist paints a peace poster in three languages, English, Hebrew and Arabic, on Wednesday to welcome worshippers to the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where according to the Christian tradition Jesus was born. AFT
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      Lock icon Chase, JP Morgan sued over plundered Jewish accounts
      359 3 NEW YORK Bloommrg CHASE Manhattan and JP Morgan were sued on Wednesday for allegedly closing Jews' accounts and systematically plundering them while operating in France during World War 11. The suit is the first of its kind to be brought against US
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      Lock icon Kickbacks: Ex-Nato chief tycoon convicted
      246 3 PARIS LAT-WP A BRIBERY scandal in Europe of multimillion-dollar proportions climaxed on Wednesday with the corruption convictions of former Nato secretary general Willy Claes of Belgium and French aerospace tycoon Serge Dassault. The Belgian Supreme Court sentenced the two men to suspended jail terms for
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      Lock icon Swiss banks won't process payments at dawn of millennium
      198 3 BASEL Freeze on payment orders till Jan 3, 2000; ATMs, credit cards not affected AFP THE Swiss Bankers Association on Wednesday advised its members not to handle any payment orders, including stock exchange transactions, over four days straddling the start of
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      Lock icon Not enough votes in Senate to push Clinton out: poll
      487 3 WASHINGTON Reuters AN informal Senate poll conducted by the Senate Democratic Leader showed on Wednesday that support for removing US President Bill Clinton from office was short of the two-thirds majority required under the Constitution. A total of 67 senators
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      945 3 ANNOUNCEMENT VICKERS BALLAS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) UNCONDITIONAL VOLUNTARY TAKE-OVER OFFER FOR ST CAPITAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Vickers Ballas Co. Re Ltd ("VB Co") wishes to announce, for and on behalf of Vickers Ball as Holdings Limited ("Vickers Ballas" or "Offeror"), that
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Simplifying gift-giving
      761 4  -  It s values, not prices; joy, not stress that's important at Christmas, says jodi wilgoren JODI WILGOREN NYT ERIN Oates didn't buy any Christmas presents this year. She doesn't expect to get any from Santa, either. It's not that Ms Oates, 40, a public-relations professional who lives on
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      1063 4 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 What is that creature on the 9 Mostiy outlandish old gam- HI bling game (4) P° |H SB 10 Turn him crab wise, trusting 181 to fortune 11 Anguish of one in galley-ves- BbS HJ Ln 14 Lavish, fast time after work at iT~ university (7) HH
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  • cOMPANIES&MARKETS
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      Lock icon DBS may take a pause in its buying spree, say analysts
      627 5 It may need to raise fresh capital after buying four banks for $2.6b this year Reuters [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank's regional shopping spree for banks looks set for a pause until it raises fresh capital, analysts said on Wednesday. The
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      Lock icon RHB Bank: Khazanah to pay RM725.4m
      147 5 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government's largest investment unit, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, agreed to pay 725.4 million Malaysian ringgit (*****.7 million) for 30 per cent of the banking unit of RHB Capital Bhd, the country's second-largest banking group. Khazanah plans to buy 1.2 billion
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      Lock icon Renong debt plan to be settled by mid-Jan
      274 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] A newly created arbitrator on Malaysian corporate debt issues hopes to settle the debt restructuring of conglomerate Renong Bhd by mid-January 1999, the Malaysian Berita Harian daily said yesterday. "A lot more work needs to be done but I
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      Picking some likely winners for the new year
      706 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Louis Beckerling Mp amount of science applied to stock selection will guarantee results, and bearing this caution in mind Salomon Smith Barney has taken a stab at picking some likely winners for 1999. Deep Kapur, head of Asia-Pacific Quantitative
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      YHS likely to sell Hougang terraces at $930,000
      216 5 (SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Yeo Hiap Seng is likely to be soft-launching its Poh Huat Road 99-year leasehold landed homes next week at about $920,000-$930,000 per intermediate terrace house, sources said. The project at Hougang Avenue 2 comprises 40 units, eight of which are
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      Form ends cartoon joint venture, writes off $3.2 m
      141 5 [SINGAPORE] Form Holdings and its Italian partner, Rainbow SRL, have terminated a co-production deal for an animated series, the company said yesterday. Form will write off some $3.2 million as a result of the termination. This is expected to have a
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      Lock icon Bakrie Fin scraps banking investment
      186 5 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] PT Bakrie Finance shareholders have approved a management proposal to cancel a 302 billion rupiah (5563.7 million) banking sector investment due to unfavourable investment conditions, company director J Mangkuto said. "The cancellation was a management initiative as we found out that the banking
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      Lock icon ST Cap active as Vickers' offer closes
      240 5 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Shares of ST Capital drew active interest in early trade yesterday after brokerage Vickers Ballas Holdings' takeover offer for the company closed, dealers said. Vickers ended up with 80.3 per cent of ST Capital when its general offer for ST Capital
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      Lock icon Blue Circle completes M'sian purchases
      286 5 Deals see Malayan Cement buying up market leaders Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Cement Bhd, a 58 per cent owned unit of Blue Circle Industries pic, said yesterday that it had successfully completed the acquisition of three Malaysian cement ventures. Malayan Cement said in a statement
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    • COMPANIES/FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Micron posts loss in Ql but beats estimates
        303 6 Reuters [BOISE, Idaho] Micron Technology Inc, battered by falling prices for its computer memory chips, posted a loss for the first quarter on Wednesday, although the results were better than analysts had expected. Micron said it lost US$46 million (5576.1 million), or
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        Lock icon ABN Amro buys over Asian unit for US$22om
        196 6 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] ABN Amro Holding NV, the largest Dutch bank, said it has acquired the remaining 30 per cent of Hongkong-based stockbroker and investment bank ABN Amro Asia (Holdings) Ltd for about US$22O million (*****.9 million) from Guoco Group Ltd, which exercised
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        Lock icon Scudder, Alliance Capital, Deutsche funds face suits
        371 6 Investors claim mismanagement, suggest managers boy back shares Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Scudder Kemper Investments Inc, Alliance Capital Management LP and Deutsche Bank AG's securities arm are being sued by investors who claim mismanagement of their funds. The four lawsuits, filed this week in
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        Lock icon Volvo up 11% on talk of Ford link
        458 6 FT AFP [NEW YORK] Shares in Volvo on Wednesday rose more than 11 per cent following renewed reports that the Swedish automotive group is considering a possible merger with, or takeover by, Ford of the US. In Stockholm, Volvo's most commonly traded
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        Lock icon European firms form US$3b satellite group
        365 6 GEC, Dasa in merger to create world's third biggest satellite company AFP [PARIS] Defence and aerospace groups GEC of Britain, Lagardere of France, Alenia of Italy and Dasa of Germany announced on Wednesday the creation of the world's thirdbiggest satellite company through the merger
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        Lock icon Kleenex maker buys Ballard for US$764m
        218 6 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Kimberly-Clark Corp, the world's largest maker of tissue products, has agreed to buy Ballard Medical Products for US$764 million (Ssl.3 billion) in stock to expand its line-up of disposable healthcare products. Kimberly-Clark, maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue, will pay US$25
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        Lock icon America Online chief joins ranks of Internet billionaires
        354 6 Soaring share price sends his holdings past $lb mark Bloomberg [DULLES, Virginia] America Online chief executive Steve Case's holdings have eclipsed US$l billion (511.65 billion) in value, as the former pizza toppings developer reaps the reward of a soaring share price for
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Lock icon Wing On Int'l and SeiyU end tie-up
          117 6 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Wing On International Holdings Ltd (WOIH) and Seiyu Ltd have agreed to split their joint-venture department stores between them after Seiyu earlier this year took legal action to block a rights issue called by Wing On in respect of one of
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          Lock icon Gnooo need profit from sale of stake
          89 6 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Guoco Group Ltd is expected to make a profit of US$l72 million (*****.3 million) from the sale of its ABN Amro Asia stake to ABN Amro Bank. Guoco sold its 30 per cent stake in ABN Amro Asia for US$22O million
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          Lock icon PLDT not in stake sale talks with AIG
          53 6 AFXAsia [MANHAJ Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co is not holding any stake sale negotiations with American Insurance Group, its corporate secretary said. Earlier, PLDT senior vice-president Antonio Samson said South-western Bell Corp along with AIG is considering taking a 16 per cent
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          Lock icon Thai Farmers Bank may issue shares
          78 6 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK] Thai Fanners Bank pic president Banthoon I .amsam said the bank may issue new common shares if necessary to cover any shortfall in subscriptions to its recently announced bond issues. The Bangkok Post quoted Mr Banthoon as saying it will not be
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        ACU DEPOSIT RATES Offered by various banks (as at Dec 24. 1998)
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Holiday-eve trading sees few players
        186 7  -  rumntk Reports MS& Singapore Index Neil Salter, Jardine Fleming PLAYERS were few and far between in yesterday's holi-day-shortened trading session for the MSCI Singapore contract. The opening level of 216.50, up 2.7 from the previous night's close, proved unsustainable, and the market dipped to 216.00,
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        Futures move sideways despite US rally
        137 7  -  MS& Taiwan fatnres Charlie Kuo, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures moved sideways as the overnight rallies in the US equities were offset by economic uncertainties. The December 98 contract barely changed at the close after fluctuating within a narrow band
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        Lock icon Crude futures hold gains in Asia
        398 7 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [SINGAPORE] Crude futures prices in Asia were holding overnight gains yesterday, with markets checking if the weather can perform a rescue on beaten oU prices. Crude futures rose in London and New York on Wednesday following a sudden cold snap in
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        324 7 Bloomberg Tokyo THE dollar rose against the yen in late trading here, paring earlier losses, as falling Japanese stocks and bonds sapped demand for the currency needed to buy Japan's securities. Earlier, the dollar fell to as low as 115.03 yen amid traders' expectations that rising bond yields
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    • WARRANTS, OPTIONS & REGIONAL MARKETS
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        1874 8 BONOS, LOANS I WARRANTS 19,8 L t v *< °*V Last Quota Ayg stn# Company Sat* ♦or- COOO) High Low Buyer Sailer Met 205 3 3160 "Acer ******1USS 13 unch 48 13 12 ii 13 I 95 4.5 3164 Acma ******4 15.5 susp 16 3161 AIITech ******7 28.5 25 5
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        OCBC Fin wrt: decent numbers
        177 8  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy IT seems that many brokers still believe that finance and property stocks will continue to do well next year. This is partly because of more interest rate cuts anticipated, as well as a growing belief that Asia's recovery is well
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        CLOB INTERNATIONAL
        220 8 HONGKONG STOCKS Or Of 1998 V.I Day Last Quota Mv Wv YM Nat M Cap High Low St no Company SO* COOP) High Low Buy* Mfc H CV Pfc $ml ~400 250 5123 CDL (2000) HK 400 I 8 2 20.5 7744.7 5124 Cathay Pac 20c HK—720 265
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        Lock icon WELLINGTON
        257 8 AFP Fl Wellington *3151 NEW Zealand's stock exchange closed its shortened trading yesterday up 1.6 per cent, marking its eight consecutive high. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 33.51 points at 2,123.41 for an eightday gain of 11 per cent. Turnover value was a high NZ595.7 million. —AFP
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        MANILA
        361 8 Q Manila +2L69 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 1.1 per cent higher yesterday as fund managers snapped up shares with positive growth prospects next year, analysts said. Astro del Castillo of A and A Securities said investors bought heavily into key issues, including conglomerate Ayala Corp and brewer San Miguel
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        1500 8 Reuters FlHangScng +133.45 STOCKS advanced to a sharply higher close in pre-holiday half-day trade yesterday but on negligible turnover and brokers said the market should trend higher in the coming holiday week. "We should go slightly better due to the window-dress-ing effect," trader Steven Chu at Sassoon Securities said.
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        Lock icon SEOUL
        409 8 AFX-Asia IHI Composite Index +LB3 SHARE prices closed firmer in volatile trade on steady bargain-hunting by retail investors, with the gains offset by futures-led selling in blue chips towards the close, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 1.83 points at 555.36, off a high of 561.47 and a
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        586 8 AFP Q All Ordinaries »> AUSTRALIAN share prices slipped into holiday mode yesterday, closing 0.3 per cent firmer on Wall Street's lead but on relatively low volume, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index added nine points to 2,764.0. National turnover totalled 153.48 million shares worth A 5381.88 million. The
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
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      SESDAQ
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        344 10 Stocks Volume ST Capital 25c 13,173.000 KepBank W02 2,156,000 SemfcCorpI 25c 2.022.000 Van der Horst 1,950,000 Keppel Land 50c 1,932,000 Keppel Bank 1,694,000 KepBank OBS WOO 1,510,000 DBS Land 1,485,000 SingTel 15c 1,330,000 HKLandUSXk 1,300,000 Stocks ST Capital 25c 5,907,050 Keppel Bank 4,774,110 UOB Foreign 4,303,420 SPH 4,289,485 SemPCorpi 25c
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        Market rebounds despite winding-down in full gear
        612 10  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Signs of some investors qnietly positioning themselves for year-end window-dressing or New Tear rally By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The market's winding down for the year kicked into full gear yesterday with activity and volume tapering off sharply as the morning
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        1496 10 AFP QWP Index -5-66 TAIWAN share prices slid 0.1 per cent yesterday as late profit-taking wiped out early gains ahead of the long weekend, analysts said. "Investors became disappointed towards the end of the session after (they) found out that buying by the government stock-stabilisation fund was
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          62 10 COMPETITION in the Internet service provider market has always been hot. And it must have just got a bit hotter with the recent sale of Cyberway by its owners. A BT journalist yesterday got an e-mail from Pacific Net about her Cyberway account, which went: "Sing Net
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          102 10 EVER stopped to think about the mood swings a newly retrenched worker goes through? At a press conference yesterday, an NTUC director said, half seriously, that the NTUC usually contacts laid-off workers for job-matching after one month. "This is because on the day the worker is retrenched,
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          53 10 AT the same press conference, the NTUC said it would be holding a job-matching fair for retrenched workers on Jan 6. Reporters then asked what type of turnout was expected, to which an NTUC staff replied: "The less the better, because that means most would have
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          108 10 IT'S not all gloom this Christmas for charities, despite the economic crisis in Asia and slowing global growth. Even though the financial sector has been hard hit this year, Canadian bank CIBC has kept up its tradition of raising funds for children charities under its Children's
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        73 10  -  -by Wong Wei Kong SEMBCORP Industries closed up $0.02 at $1.87 yesterday on a volume ot 2.02 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average ot 5.78 million units. The stock was the second most active share in a session ot thin trading. The daily and weekly RSI
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        1698 10 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 -72.72 JAPANESE stocks fell for a second day as weak bond prices and Standard Poor's downgrade of seven lenders threatened to undermine banks' efforts to write off non-per-forming loans. Sakura Bank Ltd and Sumitomo Bank Ltd were among lenders whose ratings were cut by the
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      303 11 Reuters Reuters BESIDES a couple of new handy-sized cargoes surfacing, brokers said there was little fresh activity to report. From the Canadian west coast, Bunge quoted 20,000 tonnes wheat for Jan6-ll shipment from Vancouver to 2 Brazilian ports, with 5,000 tonnes daily for load and 2,000 tonnes daily
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      269 11 inn a m CWT DMrifcutton 0.49 unctl 17 CHuanHup 0.53 *0.02 35 Coacolnvastmant 0.47 -0.01 10 FraMlt Unks 0.165 -0.005 599 G8HoMnqi 0.35 -0.02 36 HHS«MW 0.39 -am 235 HttetM2oaan 0.74 -001 141 IMC HaWnqt HK 540 JayaHotdtrtqs 0.515 *0.005 15 Juranq Shipyard 7 JO *0.10 21 KappalCorp
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      520 11  -  Newly formed company to take over from Jan 1,2001 From, David Hughes in London THE Liberian government is replacing the current administrator of its ship register. International Registries Inc (IRI), with a newly-formed company, Liberian International Ship and Corporation Registry (LISCR) from Jan 1,
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      291 11  -  From, P T Bangsberg in Manila SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd is now operating from its Kwangyang terminal on the south-western coast, the latest in a string of dedicated facilities around the world. The first ship in was the Hanjin Bremen, with capacity equivalent
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      Carrier can use 'perils of the sea' defence even if perils are foreseen
      635 11  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Ry Selva Kumar THE Australian High Court has upheld the principle that the "perils of the sea" defence under the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules is available to a carrier even if the perils were foreseeable
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      73 11 [MELBOURNE] Crew members of an international cruise ship wash salt build-up from its bow with fresh water during a stopover in Port Melbourne. The desalting helps preserve the hull and is part of regular maintenance in each port of call. Cruise ships in recent years have
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      1196 12  -  CONTAINER SHIPPING Mega ship development is limited only by available size of propulsion plants, and water depth and facilities at ports Lutz Wittenberg The writer is director of projects and marketing at Germanischer Lloyd IN container shipping, economies of scale has led to a rapid
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        568 25 v «"«l Voy No Berth Arrival Departure task4 "»nH *****1 JKJ HonqsK)* 24.12/1900 Wticddph >5/96 J03 alongside 24.12/2330 2 9828 J02 Jtonqsid* 24.12/1800 Bt Afraal *****8 J01 ak>nqsi<}« 25.12/0600 Bt Kary Balit 0CC24 J01 alongside 24.12/1330 Bt Nurdiana? *****8 J01 alongside 24.12/1800 Bt R'ko li *****8 J01 alongside
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        1703 25 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Bounce Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Period From To From ***>» IK 2*/0500 U 24/1700 25/0*99 25/0900 a 24/mo 25/0*59 25/0900 J ivotoo 2s/ib9 2vmoo 4 2V1200 25/M59 25/1700 ttnm hami jom 24/1500 24/899 24/1900 a J woo 25/0459 nmo
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        225 25 Deo 25 Net her 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 Day. Greece: Christmas Day. Hong Kong: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day. Ireland
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        788 25 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Banker Price Index change and the individual
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        334 25 rw 17 J"** "0 Mai 9910 3.9 15.4 0.15 7» 007 0»WtT N«M»t Art <IwMm Si«m* No above E2S 0 1110 0 %N/N 300 Ave 988.1 0.3 14.5 0.07 31 0M .is "V n t "J 1 °*S SKMcUtftt £<US L0 B0 OK *r 0«- UUM
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        313 26 Tests of latest models show cracks appear sooner than expected Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's biggest plane builder, said it might have to redesign some parts of the wing on the latest models of its 737 jetliners after tests showed they
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        541 26 Reuters AFP [NEW DELHI] A thick fog enveloping the Indian capital severely disrupted domestic and international flights at the Delhi Airport on Wednesday, officials said. Airline officials said flight schedules had been thrown out of gear in the last few days because
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        265 26 AFP [BONN] Germany's national rail network was at the centre of a high security operation on Tuesday and Wednesday, as authorities tried to thwart a sabotage threat by extortionists, union sources said. It has been reported that an extortionist was arrested
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        Lock icon US plane maker's cost-cutting chief quits
        591 26 Bob Hammer to retire in April, earlier than planned Bloomberg [SEATTLE] The Boeing executive who led an effort to cut manufacturing costs at the world's biggest jet maker is leaving earlier than planned after the effort bogged down in the midst of unprecedented production
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        310 26 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Northwest Airlines Corp, the fourth largest US airline, was fined U*****,000 (*****,450) for improperly installing brakes on two Airbus 320 passenger aircraft this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. In one incident. Northwest maintenance personnel discovered a brake was installed without
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        139 26 BernamaKyodo [NARITA) Twenty years after the opening of Narita Airport, departures and arrivals at Japan's main international gateway topped the two million mark yesterday, airport officials said. A Japan Airlines jumbo jet arriving yesterday morning from Rome became the milestone
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        164 26 Reuters [FRANKFURT] DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) said on Tuesday that "horizontal integration" of the European aerospace industry was urgent, saying this meant consolidation of aircraft and systems manufacturers. A spokesman for Dasa made the comments follow- ing the announcement by Britain's General Electric Co pic that
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      22 11 Container shipping Getting set for 8,000-TEU ship Development limited only by size of propulsion plants, water depth and port facilities. Page 2
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      45 11 TheßusinessTimes Shipping Times I ■i "0; V < fshes X^y4)W Ottf Supporters X Readers 4 'W ,-rr v.v.\. f W W X T; f A Joyous Christmas v i* v v K :Vv &aC>PB| 'Vi.'"' y, >s. <**r c j Vi^\ A Happy New Year! I >
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      20 11 Boeing may have to redesign 737 wing parts Tests of latest models show cracks appear sooner than expected. Back Page
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      185 12 THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF NYK LINE fe iff k F Wish Our Customers Business Associates fje/wj (yftiHstrncm I *y&ul I L s V{jy V *a <- {f7(«/>/></ eio y/eat* 1 SENLIM AGENCIES PTE. LTD. 133, N«w Bridge Road. *06-09. Chinatown Point S'pora *****3. Tat *****00 JMMHH Fax: *****04 Tate*: RS
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      637 12 /^C*yp\ Lines&serv,cesrepreseoted MemoefS o» the Regrstry of M"f gf. V Singapore Freight Forvw*dere Accredited Shipping Agents. ajJUU Association Singapore Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTIE (MONTHIY SERVICE) MV "ARKTIS CARRIER" V.9813 ETA SIN 28/12/98 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/AI UNO TEL 323 4374 containersa:onventional cargo
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      713 13 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 Tel: *****12
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      1452 14 DSR-SENATOR LIHES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEANS ANAPA VESSEI VOY "sitT" lEH HTM MM MM HW FU VOY SIH MT SPE FOS M.C MTB HAKHN KEEIUMG WO9Ol 1(12 MOl (I #1 0711 Mil 1111 CHOY/MG PHOf MX WMWI 1112 03 01 04 01 Mil It*l 1711 PUNJAB SENATOR WM9O2 2212 00
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      1134 14 MAC-NELS STORE M'SIA I r~~| Carrier: MN COMTR LINES, INC p.qudanq: (07)*****26 I l~lVy\~ J c« MO. **********0. SIBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (832) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****38 BANGKOK: (882) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21)*****07 MON: (61)*****3 KUCHING (082) *****1-3 BARCELONA SURABAYA MV P NEO AUCKLAND"
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      1267 15 VESSEL VOV SIN SIP PKO PEN PQB PUB SHJ BA BIK 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 19/01 21/01 PQB* Mina Qaboos. DUB Dubai. SHJ Sharjah BA Bandar Abbas, BIK Bandar Imam Khomaim ACCEPTING
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      1665 15 Wtikly to Evropt Main Ports' Ivory Monday and Saturday Diroct to Broaionhavoa in 20 dayt I rnCTAD CMIDD?y r G DTC iTn 6SHEMTONWAY TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/l) *****02 JOHORE OfFKI: I SHIPNHV rll LID #17-04 DBS lIDG SALES/BKGS 420SSS7/60 INWARD MPT (0/0) *****85 COSTIR Afi(ll(IK (HI (BH
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      704 15 I'jrsn EASTERN CAR UNER, LTD. f_fcj Ed (SINGAPORE) PTI LTD JSEES!* 1 SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY UFT UPTO 450 TONS ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOAD NG FOR CHITTAGONG/YANGON MANILA/BATANGAS MV "OSCAR VENTURE" V.32 MV TERESA PRESTIGE" V.2IA ETA SIN 28/12/98 ETA CTG 06/01/99 ETA SIN 28/12/98 ETA MNL 03/01/99 ETA
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      996 16 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 'flv 140 Cecil Street #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. CR NO 100a*****00E I m I aw I wt stp mi iw jg 55 m I sn I ooaiccuw on 27/12 21/1 j iT/i —TT7\ -£5, MNMTHAWH 503 3i/ia "UT-- uM i47i u/i —f/rr -afrkotapuwnu
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      655 22 CONTAINER FEEDER SERVICE DIRECT SERVICE FROM S'PORE TO KARACHI ACCEPTING BOTH SOC AND COC CONTAINER VESSfI VOYAGE CTA SINGAPORE ITA COIOMO fTA KARACHI shalamai 004HW 70/17/90 w\im 30/i;/w SWAT 004KW 77/17/91 01/DI/99 04/01/99 wmi OOSHW 10/01/99 IS/01/W 70/01/99 SWAT OOSWW 17/01/99 72/0 1/99 77/01A9 SHALAAUI 006HW 31/01/99 QS/07/99 10/OVW [swat
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