The Business Times, 19 April 1999

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    21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04(V12/"98 s I N G A P 0 R E Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1999
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    47 1 gTOCKMAnEr INDICES Week Change SIMSCI FUTURES ...JW.50.1+1180 BTSRi 694.36. +38.26 KLSECOMP §99.41 +31.31 NIKKEI 16,851.58. -4.05 HANG SENG—12,490JQ ....+***** SET INDEX. 408.54. +30.59 JAKARTA COMP 479.53 +58J2 MANILA OOMP—.2,233.64...+128.76 TAIPEI WP! 7,581.50.... +316.80 SEOUL OOMP. 725.14.—+37.72 CLSACfflNA B .***** +414 AU8IALL ORD—.§,099.80—+39.80 iWJINIES 10.4H89... +320.06
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    FINANCE
    75 1 FOKEX BATES uss s$ 1.887 1.804 A722 1.068 1.809 DM L8M .0925 Y3t 118.2. 1.435* RM 1800 0.447 m 7.749 0.219 RABt 17 J6 0.045 BCTIAH 8,625 MM* *S$ to 100 raits PUKE SATES SINGAPORE* 68ZS KUALA LUMPUR 11 JO JAKARTA 38.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA a.* HONGKONG 10J6 TAIPEI
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    Cap on foreign equity in telcos may be lifted
    582 1  -  TAS also reviewing fees, licensing terms to ease entry into sector By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) is looking into lifting the cap on foreign direct ownership of telecommunication companies and Internet service providers (ISPs). Leong
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    Lock icon Developers expected to turn out in full force at HK land auction
    861 1  -  Test of confidence as 3 residential sites are np for grabs From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IN one of the biggest tests of confidence since the economic crisis began, developers from Hongkong are expected to turn out
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    Lock icon Economy a major casualty of Vajpayee govt's fall
    564 1  -  Uncertainty will halt industrial recovery that has just began Prom Prem Shankar Jha in New Delhi THE failure of the Atal Behari Vajpayee's government to retain the confidence of the Indian Parliament by a single vote has put India's immediate future in
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    Lock icon Soaring Dow belies weakness in broader US stock market
    398 1 IHT [NEW YORK] The so-called Y2K problem could not put a dent in the stock market, but maybe the Dow 10K problem will. The breach of 10,000 on the Dow Jones Industrial Average last month was greeted with euphoria by investors
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      158 1 prams waning Telephone callback service is dying a natural death, a victim of newer technologies and cheaper rates from Singapore Telecom, Pg 2 Barf* the rids It's all about seizing the opportunity when it presents itself, says KLW Holdings managing director Lee Boon Teck. He should know. The doormaker has
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      5 1 Indian govt crisis, Pg 8
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Phone callback service falls victim to new technologies
      501 2  -  Operators' profit margins also squeezed by SingTel's rate cats By' Teh Hooi Ling TELEPHONE callback service is dying a natural death, a victim of newer technologies and cheaper rates from Singapore Telecom. There are but a handful of active operators now, compared
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      Lock icon Jan F&B revenue down 22%
      261 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Food beverage Byi Carol Eng THE fall in food and beverage revenue continued unabated in the first month of the year with a 22.1 per cent tumble year-on-year. The January sales turnover of cessable F&B outlets amounted to $105.3 million. about
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      Lock icon Chanel closes its boutique at Isetan Scotts
      532 2  -  But it will expand its beauty, fragrance business at the store By i Carol FRENCH luxury label Chanel has closed its 2,400 sq ft boutique at Isetan Scotts, even though the store is "profitable". But even as it quits the fashion line there,
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      What has been done to boost JC-MPH's value ?
      201 3  - What has been done to boost JC-MPH's value MAILBAG Richard Low Singapore I REFER to the letter titled "Price Waterhouse hired to enhance value: JC-MPH" (BT, April 9). I am a minority shareholder of JC-MPH and I would like to know what has been done by Price Waterhouse since their
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      Upgrading is a personal choice
      157 3  -  Raymond Fong via Internet Singapore I REFER to Jayne Goh's letter ("Why pay so much more to downsize to a house?", BT, April 7). I'm afraid I have to disagree with her accusation that developers are greedy and inconsiderate. I am not a developer, nor
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      Lock icon Asean watching Indonesia's resolve to prevent fires
      574 3 Asean gives Jakarta until mid-July to adopt zero-burning policy: CheowTong The Straits Times INDONESIA has until midJuly to implement Asean's ze-ro-burning policy, which requires the authorities there to prevent new land-clearing fires and take action against the, plantation owners, said Environment and Health
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Anwar case causes grave disquiet: Bar Council
      627 4 KUALA LUMPUR It cites judge's conduct of trial, failure of police to art against 11a him after he hit Anwar AFP MALAYSIA'S legal profession has expressed deep concern over events surrounding the trial of ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, sentenced to six years
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      Lock icon East Timor at a very dangerous point: analysts
      573 4 Militias out of control, Abri lacks political will to stop violence Reuters EAST Timor's paramilitary forces, trained and armed by the Indonesian military, are out of control and the territory has reached a very dangerous point, regional analysts said yesterday. Afto- more
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      Lock icon Protests could harm investments: Abdullah
      360 4 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters PROTESTS by supporters of jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim could harm foreign investment in Malaysia, the government said yesterday. At the same time, foreign governments were cautioned to keep out of the country's internal affairs. "We fear that the protests
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      Natuna contract: McDeraiott to be recommended
      551 4  -  Pert&mina will suggest US firm gets undersea pipeline project: source From: Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S state oil company Pertamina is expected to recommend that US-based McDermott International Inc be awarded the controversial undersea pipeline project linking the West Natuna gas field to Singapore's
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      48 4 CFA* June 1999 Running out of tijne? Get back on track BPP are running seminars in Singapore during April and May only US$l2O per day (inclusive of course notes) Choose the best for your exam preparation. To check the schedule and reserve a seat, call (852)2147 3232 today.
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  • ASIA ON THE MEND
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      Lock icon Malaysian economy showing signs of recovery
      584 5 February industrial output turns positive for first time in 11 months; return to growth a surprise AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian economy is showing signs of having bottomed out, with industrial output turning positive for the first time since February last year, economists say.
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      Lock icon No light at end of tunnel for Vietnam, say foreign investors
      541 5 Moves to shore up investor confidence too little, too late AFP [HANOI] While other regional economies seemed to have turned the corner, foreign investors in Vietnam say they cannot yet see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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      Lock icon Foreign investors fuel Taiwan market revival
      443 5 Record influx of overseas cash has also helped in Taiwan dollar's rise AFP [TAIPEI] Foreign money is flocking to Taiwan, fuelling a rally on the stock and foreign exchange markets as hopes rise of an upturn in battered regional economies, analysts say. Foreign buying
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Bank liberalisation, yuan convertibility seen far off
      646 6 BEIJING Bankers also fear backtracking if entry to WTO is denied this year AFP EVEN if China succeeds in entering the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this year, the full opening of its banking sector and the free convertibility of the Chinese yuan could
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      Lock icon HK civil servants protest against privatisation plans
      248 6 HONGKONG Unions fear loss of 9,ooojobs in housing department revamp AFP ABOUT 10,000 civil servants gathered yesterday to protest the proposed privatisation of Hongkong's housing department. Holding banners and chanting, the civil servants gathered at Chater Garden in Central and then marched to
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      Lock icon Beijing hits out at Ishihara for anti-China remarks
      263 6 BEIJING New Tokyo governor damaging ties with China, it warns Reuters CHINA slammed Tokyo's newly elected governor Shintaro Ishihara yesterday for making remarks it branded "anti-Chinese", and warned that such statements were damaging relations between the two countries. "We are indignant that
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      Lock icon China drawing up rules for nation's reinsurance industry
      485 7 BEIJING Firms to be made to boy a minimum of reinsurance from the state, says report AFP, Reuters CHINA is formulating rules to govern the nation's reinsurance industry, including a provision to punish insurance firms that fail to buy a minimum of
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      Lock icon The Flying Dutchman in Shanghai
      46 7 [SHANGHAI] Passers-by checking out a poster yesterday advertising Richard Wagner's opera, The Flying Dutchman, at the newly-opened, 2,150-seat opera house here. German opera company Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf and Duisburg is giving its first ever performance in China. AFP
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      Lock icon China to implement fuel tax in 2nd half of '99
      234 7 BEIJING Reuters CHINA is set to impose a fUel tax in the second half of this year in an effort to eliminate illegal road tolls, state media said yesterday. The tax would be set at one yuan per litre of
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      82 6 MOW yOU AND A FRItND CAM FLV TO AUSTRALIA UK USA Be one of our 3 lucky subscribers to win TWO return air tickets each when you subscribe to The Straits limes Weekly Edition for 6 months. Make it before 14 May 1999 or we will fly off without you!
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      501 7 rA multi-national corporation is inviting highly qualified professionals for the following positions: to the Financial Officer and will supervise a team of financial controllers.The company has operations in PRC, Malaysia and Taiwan. As a member of the company's senior management team, the successful candidate will provide energetic and creative leadership
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  • INDIAN GOVT CRISIS
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      Lock icon Fall of coalition seen depressing Indian shares
      525 8 Bat dealers expect the central bank to step in to defend the rupee Reuters [BOMBAY] Indian shares will be depressed this week after the collapse of the country's ruling coalition brought closer the prospects of fresh elections, or another fragile alliance taking power,
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      What they say
      98 8 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Vajpayee would have done well to remember that. A Congress party official on Mayawati's last-minute switch of Mayawati explained that her party, which espouses the cause of lower-caste Hindus, had been given a raw deal by Mr Vajpayee's Hindu
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      Lock icon The three women behind the fall of Vajpayee's coalition
      557 8 The unlikely trio Sonia, Jay&lalitha and Mayawati form unexpected alliance AFP [NEW DELHI] A former au pair, a one-time screen siren and an ex-schoolteacher formed the unlikely trio that ended the 13-month rule of India's fractious coalition government at the weekend.
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      167 8 W Investment in R&D is the distinguishing factor and distinction to outstanding, locally-based high- I I that can propel organisations into the fore- tech companies which embrace creative R&D I front of global competition. The Technology solutions in technology, to improve their I I Achievement Award 1999 is the first
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  • ASIA
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        Lock icon ING Barings closes N Korea branch
        81 9 Bloomberg [PYONGYANG] ING Barings said it will shut its North Korea branch, cutting one of the few remaining links between the communist nation and the international financial community. A spokesman said the Pyongyang branch, 70 per cent owned by the investment banking unit of
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        Lock icon Sharif on visit to Russia
        64 9 AFP [ISLAMABAD] Prime Minister Nawa2 Sharif leaves today on the first visit to Russia by a Pakistani leader in nearly three decades, seeking to warm up historically frosty ties. Officials said the four-day trip, at the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, was expected to
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        Lock icon Blow to India-Sri Lanka trade
        72 9 AFP [COLOMBO] A tottering trade pact between India and Sri Lanka may have suffered another blow with the collapse of the New Delhi government of Atal Behari Vajpayee, trade officials here said yesterday. The agreement signed between Mr Vajpayee ami Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga
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      Lock icon Sabotage threatens NZ power grid: report
      263 9 WELLINGTON Intelligence service looking into attacks on power pylons Reuters REPEATED sabotage attacks had threatened New Zealand's national power grid over the past 10 months, The Sunday Star-Times reported. "In attacks on at least nine four-legged power pylons, which carry electricity from the South
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      Japan's top-secret Y2K Option
      849 9  -  LBTTHRF&OH TOKYO Tokyo might precipitate panic buying to lick the recession if nothing else works By Anthony Rowley I CAN reveal that Japan has a secret weapon which it plans to deploy in the event that conventional remedies fail to pull its economy out of recession
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      Lock icon Seoul subway union workers' strike prelude to general strike
      324 9 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea is bracing for a summer of labour discontent as subway union workers prepare to down tools today amid fears that planned further protests could scare off foreign investors. Labour analysts have warned the government not to take
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      215 9 Check-in to I 5 m the leading/""" medical J event of the region! International Exhibition on Hospital, Pharmaceutical, 12-15 May '99 Medical Rehabilitation Equipment Supplies Opening Hours: 10:00 am to 6:oopm daily Held in conjunction with the 2nd Asia-Pacific Interscience Congress of Medicine and Singapore International TanTock Seng Hospital's 7th
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      303 9 ■jj-- Financial Conference on Asia j "Asian Finance: Itarmoil, Regulations Recovery" pi p| May 27-28,1999 (Thursday to Friday) Hong Kong Convention Exhibition Centre Ml HMM Eighteen renowned local and international experts in Asian finance will share insights on f international finance, capital markets, currency, financial architecture, domestic economies H&h and
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      29 10 I Celebrate the arrival of our new Boeing 777 with these amazing prices! L'Espace 127 Business class tickets for only 553.777. L'Espace 180 First class tickets for only 556,777.
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Governor says Fed faces uncertainty in guiding economy
      441 11 NEW HAVEN, Connecticut Tough to determine target jobless rate that will not trigger inflation: Gramlich Reuters FEDERAL Reserve governor Edward Gramlich said over the weekend that the US central bank faced "huge uncertainty" trying to guide the economy with unemployment low enough
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      Lock icon 39 hurt in London nail bomb attack
      241 11 LONDON Still no leads; authorities doubt racial motive Reuters AUTHORITIES were still without definite leads yesterday as to who planted a nail bomb on a busy shopping street in south London, but they tried to quell growing speculation that the attack had a
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      Lock icon IMF sees immediate global crisis as over
      344 11 But US growth most slow one day and high US stock valuations are risky Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) puts out new views and forecasts on the state of the world economy this week, amid signs that a deep economic crisis
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      Lock icon Nato planes bomb Yugoslav refineries, chemical plants
      347 11 KOSOVO Reuters [BELGRADE] The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), denying reports that it plans to invade Kosovo by the end of May, bombed Yugoslavia yesterday in an attempt to rob President Slobodan Milosevic's war machine of ftiel and communications. Nato secretary-general Javier Solana
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      Lock icon Y2K bug: Euro-zone markets to close Dec 31
      165 11 DRESDEN Reuters EURO-ZONE financial markets will shut on Dec 31 to avoid any computer-related problems with the changeover to the new millennium, European Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy said at the weekend. The decision was taken by finance ministers on Saturday morning during
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Worldsites – the McDonald's of the Internet
      411 12  - Worldsites the McDonald's of the Internet Canadian entrepreneur wants to make e-commerce as common as fast food By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] A 31-year-old Canadian entrepreneur, Dan Monaghan, wants to make electronic commerce as common as McDonald's fast food in countries round the world, including Singapore. A Canadian company
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      Compaq woos Web business with sharper e-commerce focus
      636 12  -  CEO Pfeiffer unfolds aggressive "NonStop eßusiness" strategy at major Compaq show Reports from Kenneth James in Houston SHRUGGING off a precipitous share price slide, Compaq Computer Corp president and CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer last week launched an aggressive strategy to make the computer
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      Compaq swept IT hardware sales in Asia-Pacific last year
      268 12 COMPAQ Computer Corp. boosted by the inclusion of newly-merged Digital Equipment Corp, swept the competition in IT hardware sales in the Asia-Pacific last year. Compaq Asia-Pacific vicepresident and managing director Paul Chan, who announced this last week during a global press
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      Lock icon Survey shows computer spending may slow
      169 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Four-fifths of executives polled in a new Merrill Lynch Co survey said they won't curb computer spending in the fourth quarter, tempering concerns that Year 2000 computer issues might reduce technology sales. A fraction of respondents, 7 per cent, think computer
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      Lock icon IBM, Sony in musical tie-up
      138 12 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] IBM, the No 1 computer maker, and Sony Corp, owner of the world's biggest record companies, have agreed to work together on technology to secure delivery of music over the Internet. Sony, which is also the world's No 2 electronics company,
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      Asia-Pacific IT growth to outstrip Japan's in five years
      484 13  -  Dataquest says hardware sales and datacom equipment will grow slowest By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] The Asia-Pa-cific will outpace Japan in overall IT sales and will account for over 11 per cent of the global market for IT products and services in
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      Lock icon Canadian fined for planting computer virus
      137 13 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese court has fined a Canadian 5,000 yuan (S$1,000) for introducing a bug into computer software at a Chongqging factory, state media has reported. The court in south-west-ern Chongqing rejected an appeal by Dan Leary against his sentence after he was
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      Local firm Oasis gets shot in the aim from Real of Belgium
      289 13 [SINGAPORE] Local IT services firm Oasis will venture out of Singapore this year for the first time after getting a shot in the arm from fastgrowing Real Software of Belgium. It will expand into Thailand and Australia, said
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      Lock icon Electronic trade to soar in Asia despite crisis
      516 14  -  Businesses have committed themselves to the Internet in the Asia-Pacific, says IDC analyst By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Electronic commerce will grow in the Asia-Pacific, Asian crisis notwithstanding. According to studies done in February by International Data Corporation (IDC), the value of
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    • IT TAKES
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        Baan and HP win contract
        59 14 THE Gold Coin Group, one of Asia's oldest compound feed manufacturers, has awarded a Ss7 million contract to the Baan Company and Hewlett-Packard. The contract is for the creation of an IT infrastructure which will eventually bring together the entire group of over 50 companies
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        Novell forum for CIOs
        63 14 NOVELL will hold a forum for chief information officers on Friday, called the Executive Decision CIO Forum. The forum will focus on easier administration, managing mixed networks, security management, computer downtime, managing rapid change and the Y2K problem. It will be held from 4 pm to
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        Semiconductor briefing
        33 14 GARTNERGROUP is presenting a briefing on the worldwide semiconductor industry on April 28, from 8.30 am to 1 pm at the Westin Stamford Hotel. For enquiries, call Petrina Chew at *****62.
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        ERP solution for businesses
        65 14 SUNWAY Business Applications, JD Edwards, Hewlett-Packard and other partners are Jointly offering an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for businesses. This solution includes Sunway's ERP software, JD Edwards' One World software, HP hardware and Microsoft NT. The cost of a 10-user system is $288,000 and a
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        Casetrust logo unveiled
        49 14 CASETRUST, a joint effort between the Consumers Association of Singapore, Retail Promotion Centre and Commerce Net Singapore, to recognise Web-based and store-based retail establishments with good business practices, has unveiled its logo. Retailers who adopt the Casetrust good business practices will be awarded the Casetrust logo.
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        SMC Networks opens Singapore office...
        34 14 SMC Networks recently opened its Network Consultancy Centre in Singapore as part of a strategy to deliver value-added services and integration to customers and value-added resellers in the region
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        ...and so does APPIC
        50 14 APPIC, a French document management solutions provider, has opened a Singapore office which will develop sales and technical support, as well as munagp a channels network for the Asia-Pacific. The company's Asia Support Centre, one ofAPPIC's three support centres worldwide, will also be located in Singapore.
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        IBM launches ISP programme
        80 14  -  Toh Han Shih IBM has formed a business unit to market products and services to Internet service providers (ISPs). The first initiative of this new business unit is the global IBM Business Partner Programme for ISPs, which will provide them with early access to IBM's Internet
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      Release 5 of Lotus Notes and Domino make their debut
      256 16  -  By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Lotus Development Corp last week debuted its newest Release 5 of Lotus Notes, Domino servers and Domino Designer in Singapore. The company said more than 275,000 copies have been downloaded since R5 went into beta stage
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      US Web e-trade software makes foray into Asia
      458 16  -  Product the baby of fast-growing US firm Vignette By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] A young, fastgrowing US software firm, Vignette, is bringing its innovative electronic commerce software to Asia. Vignette, only three years old, has a market capitalisation of US$2 billion
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      Lock icon Japanese firms worry about legal risks of millennium bug
      626 16 Govt plans no new framework to protect firms from legal liabilities Reuters [TOKYO] The approach of the new millennium is giving Japanese corporate executives a case of legal jitters as they worry about a potential flood of lawsuits stemming from the
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        Norton Utilities 4.0 ready
        102 17 SYMANTEC Corp is ready with Norton Utilities 4.0 (right), an upgrade version of its popular PC utilities package. This version comes with a new Registry Doctor Scan, to fix corrupted files in the Windows registry; Connection Doctor, to fix modem-related problems; Wipelnfo, to permanently delete files
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        Document Centre from Fuji Xerox
        84 17 FUJI Xerox Singapore has introduced two new digital multi-function systems for use in the networked office, the Document Centre 451 and 561 offer high-speed laser printing and scanning, and come with software to provide document management solutions from the desktop. They print at 600 dots
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        Celeron support from Dell
        94 17 DELL Computer said it has expanded its OptiPlex and DisMmskm desktop PC line to include the latest Intel Celeron 433 MHz processor, and will be the first to offer lomega's new Zip 250 MB drives on its Dimension and OptiPlex PCs, and on Precision workstations. Prices
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        Apple's Mac OS X Server
        125 17 APPLE Computer South Asia said its operating system (OS), Mac OS X Server (right), is now shipping. This is Apple's first modern server OS, which combines the strength of Unix with the simplicity oftheMac, and offers users unlimited client licence at a retail price of
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        Rational Rose 98i
        76 17 US-BASED Rational Software Corp is ready with Rational Rose 98i, a visual modelling tool for Windows. It offers tight integration with Microsoft's Visual Studio 6.0 and with Rational Clear Case software configuration management system. It also includes Web Publisher, a new add-in that allows easy access for
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        Creative's portable digital players
        111 17 CREATIVE Technology has announced its Nomad line of portable digital audio players that lets users download and playback the new MP3 digital audio over the Internet The Nomad players come in 32 MB and 64 MB versions, can playback eight to 10 hours of continuous music
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        Micrografx's iGrafx ready
        74 17 US-BASED Micrografic Inc has launched its iGrafx System, an intelligent enterprise-level graphics solution that helps companies analyse and communicate key corporate information visually. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office and most other software, and comes with components for enhancing productivity, sharing documents, processing models and diagrams and
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        3M's new multimedia projector
        67 17  -  -Compiled by! Raju Chellam 3M VISUAL Systems Division's new multimedia projector, the MP8740, has made its debut. The product weighs 7 kg and offers 1,100 lumens brightness at 1,024 by 768 pixel XGA resolution. It comes with a unique built-in zoom lens, a universal power supply,
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      HP unveils new mid-range N-Class enterprise server
      379 17  -  Company claims it is the world's most powerful mid-range system so far By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] US giant Hew-lett-Packard Company last week introduced the HP 9000 N-Class Enterprise Server, caHing it the world's most powerful mid-range system so far. HP claimed the "NClass
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      Filtering out nasty Web sites with NetPartners
      315 17  -  By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] WebSENSE, a software that filters out objectionable Web sites, was showcased by Net Partners, a US software firm, at the Networld Interop show in Singapore recently. Schools, companies and organisations will find WebSENSE useful as this software blocks
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      1453 18  -  A '90s wave of young artists, it appears, would rather be seen in nail polish than with paint beneath their nails, reports elbabetb bayt ELIZABETH HAYT NYT AMID the crowd of 500 who flocked to the opening of "Another Girl, Another Planet", an
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      456 19 Rock music's enfant terrible wants to direct films NYT [HOLLYWOOD] By her own admission, Courtney Love, the one-time enfant terrible of the rock music world, does not respond well to the word 'no*. But in a long, enthusiastic interview here, she said she was already
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      849 20 Hollywood is hell-bent on churning ont films for the yonng that rake in profits The Washington Post [LOS ANGELES] Like a plague, Hollywood's latest movie-making trend is casting its shadow across the landscape of the American cineplex: the teen ensemble movie. It is everywhere. Cruel Intentions. Varsity Blues.
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      225 18 n toast to all Secretaries. 19 23 APRIL 1999 After working your assistant so hard, isn't it time to make her feel that All lady guests will be she's being appreciated? Well, it is. Make an appointment for the both presented with door gifts and of you starting with a
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      Lock icon Magnecomp: Double-digit earnings growth seen
      694 21  -  This despite signs that '99 first-half profit will be weaker than F798 interim By* Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Disk drive suspensions maker Magnecomp expects to achieve double-digit earnings growth for 1999, despite indications that its profits in the first half would be weaker than the FY9B
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      951 21  -  By: Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Most share prices sailed deeply into positive territory last week, led by further large gains from both blue chips and small-cap stocks. But for the flotilla of US dollar-denominated counters listed on the local exchange, the wind lay somewhat
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      760 21  -  MARKET MATTERS Dr M needs to ensure that political woes do not disrupt recovery By Eddie Toh Malaysia is finally back on the growth path although it's not totally out of the woods yet. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has taken drastic measures
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        857 22  -  BEATim the ODDS KLW Holdings made all the right cost-cutting moves at the right time and reaped rich rewards last year for its foresight By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] IT'S all about seizing the opportunity when it presents itself, says KLW Holdings managing director Lee
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        499 22 Reuters [HONGKONG] Overseas funds are expected to drive the Hang Seng Index (HSI) towards a fresh target of around 13,000 points after the blue chip barometer smashed through 12,000 resistance last week on a surge in liquidity flows. The index advanced
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        411 22 Interest began after Cyberport news, Bill Gates' March visit Reuters [HONGKONG] Telecommunications and technology shares in Hongkong and China are basking in a brightening Internet glow, and analysts say buying interest will grow as local Internet applications and usage expand. Analysts said
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        Lock icon Daewoo to sell 21t won of assets, businesses to cut debt
        515 22 Move comes after another warning from govt to reform Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Group, South Korea's second largest conglomerate, put 21 trillion won (5529.3 billion) of assets and businesses up for sale after a warning from the government to undertake
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        504 22 NYT [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Corp, Japan's second-largest automaker, reported a revised estimate of fiscal-year losses on Friday that were more than three times as bad as the company had anticipated. Nissan also eliminated the shareholder dividend for the first time
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        406 23 This will exceed Olivetti's USs6sb bid and may prompt it to raise its offer Bloomberg [ROME] Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's biggest phone company, is considering paying as much as 100 bUlion euros (SSIBO.B billion) for Telecom Italia SpA, exceeding Olivetti SpA's hostile
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        223 23 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] 'AT&T Corp and British Telecommunications pic (BT) are expected to reach an agreement to buy 30 per cent of Japan Telecom Co by the end of this month, their biggest investment in the world's second-largest phone market, people
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        438 23 FT [LONDON] Virgin Travel Group, the international airline and holidays business controlled by Richard Branson, is preparing plans for a £1.2 billion (553.3 billion) stockmarket launch in the autumn after failing to sell a minority stake to Continental Airlines. It is understood
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        403 23 Stock rallies as firm reports first sales rise in nine quarters Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co's firstquarter profit jumped 9.3 per cent as the world's biggest photography company cut costs and delivered its first sales increase in nine quarters, triggering
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        644 24 This could hinder BNP's bid to create world's largest bank; Axa refutes Paribas claim Bloomberg [PARIS] Paribas SA said insurer Axa SA will not be able to sell the shares it holds in France's No 5 bank to
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        383 24 Rivals earn more than £655,000 paid to HSBC's Bond Reuters [LONDON] HSBC Holdings may be Britain's biggest bank and among the world's top three, but its directors are paid less than their closest rivals at home, HSBC's 1998 report
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        359 24 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Conoco and other commodity producers are finding it easier to sell bonds as the US economy hums along and prices of oil and other raw materials recover from a years-long slump. Conoco, the fifth largest US
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        Lock icon Credit Lyonnais to advise in sale of Korean insurers
        223 24 Bloomberg [SEOUL] The South Korean government said it has named Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia as a financial adviser for the sale of ailing life insurance companies. The appointment comes as the Financial Supervisory Commission, a government agency in charge of corporate
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        Lock icon Fidelity's 1998 profit falls 16.8% despite sales boost
        224 24 Reuters [BOSTON] Fidelity Investments, the United States' largest mutual fund family, said last Thursday its net income fell 16.8 per cent in 1998 despite rebounding fund sales and strong revenue growth. Privately held Fidelity's earnings fell to U*****.7 million (*****.6 million) in
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        147 24 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] General Electric Capital Corp filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to sell as much as US$lO billion (Ssl7 billion) of securities. The Stamford, Connecticut, financial services company, a unit of General Electric Co, would be able to sell debt securities,
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        Lock icon Yen up on renewed buying
        561 25  -  SnVTRX Weekly Roundup Hiroko Komiya [SINGAPORE] The euro and yen made dramatic moves last week in opposite directions with the former falling to new lows near 1.0630 against the US dollar on Friday. The euro came under pressure as concerns over the prolonged and escalating
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        Lock icon Tentative signs of Asian recovery prop up base metals prices
        857 25 COMMODity Weeklyßounduy AFP [LONDON] Investors showed concerted buy interest in the base metals complex last week for the first time since the Asian crisis spread gloom through dealing rooms more than one and a half years ago. Tentative signs that
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        297 26 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG stocks are expected to take their cue from the outcome of government land auctions that resume this week after a 10-month hiatus, dealers said. Ben Kwong, research head at Dharmala Securities, said the outlook for the market depended on
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        Lock icon US investors turning focus to underdogs
        543 26 NEW YORK Analysts expect last week's rally of small stocks to continue in coming weeks Bloomberg THE underdogs led the market last week, and investors expect more of the same in coming weeks. Beaten-up natural resource and manufacturing companies such as International Paper Co,
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        899 26 HJ Sydney +3M THE Australian share market will look to a speech on inflation strategy by a central bank governor and to offshore markets in the week ahead as it continues probing new record levels, dealers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All Ordinaries Index finished the
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1837 26 F1 Paris +064.77 FRENCH stocks ended a jittery session in the red on Friday, with the key CAC-40 Index struggling to find a clear trend amid wariness of the Dow's direction and a feeling French and US stocks are stretching high valuations. The CAC-40 closed down 9.73
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        Lock icon Return of retail investors expected to lift Nikkei
        411 26 TOKYO AFP TOKYO share prices are expected to creep towards the key 17,000-point mark in the week ahead as retail investors come back to the market, analysts said. Money from individuals are supporting the market along with increased allocations for stock trading
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        Lock icon Footsie slips from summit on profit-taking
        311 26 LONDON AFP THE London stock market saw a string of record showings during the past week, but ended lower on Friday on profit-taking from the summits seen. The FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares closed the week 0.81 per cent, or 52.2 points, lower
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        Lock icon Market seen ripe for profit-taking
        452 27 AFP P Composite Index +3L31 INVESTORS are expected to take profits in the coming days after share prices surged 5.5 per cent in the week to Friday, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange weighted Composite Index gained 31.31 points to end the week at
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        235 28 H0N6K0N8 STOCKS Cr Gf Laat VI Last Ouot« Dtv OK YM N*t M Cap High Urn Stna Company XH fOOO) High Law Buy«f u*m H Cvr H P/t $wm *235 173 5123 COL (2000) HK. 225 Cd 6 225 225 8 2 4 3 6 11.5 4356.4 5124
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        Deutsche Bank wrts may be a tad high
        197 28  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THE new batch of covered warrants issued by Deutsche Bank on the Local tranches of SIA and the big four banks hit the board last Friday. Because the original placements formed the bulk of the transactions, it
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD —
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        492 30 Source: Mwfa W> Lian Beng 5c 148,612,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 119,309,000 Frt Links 20c 92,832.000 Hotung Inv NT5 66,139,000 Hotel Prop 63,968,000 Omni Ind 10c 63,596,000 Samudera 10c 63,486,000 Chosen Hldgs 10c 63,371,000 STEngglOc 55.821,000 Wing Tai 25c 54.440.000 Stacks DBS Foreign 263,302,342 KeppelCorp 210,563,079 OCBC Foreign 169,175.448 SPH
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        Gains of past two weeks too much and too soon
        620 30  -  THE WEEK AHEAD With momentum having sped off almost uncontrollably, a correction at this stage has to be good for market By R Sivanithy CONVENTIONAL wisdom has it that Wall Street's strength is powering the local market's rally. The Dow
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        57 30  -  -By Wong Wei Kong HOTEL Properties closed last Friday up $0.04 at $1.06 on a volume of 22.2 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average ot 13.4 million units. The share is at a 52-week high but the RSI, Stochastics and MACD indicators suggest that there's not
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      19 30 The Straits Times CLASSIFIED Where buyers and sellers meet Sell your old clothes. Buy H. Sell It. Find It.
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      301 31 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE lack of serious sellers in the dry bulk market led to the Sanko handymax bulker Hanei Pearl (37,000/84) being the subject of a lot of attention. She was said to have been inspected by in excess of 20 buyers. A large number
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      401 31  -  Marinet, which is fully Y2K compliant, will provide 4 main services By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched into the global e-commerce revolution with its first Internet based e-commerce system for shipping transactions, called Marinet. Marinet, which was
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      343 31 Planned acquisition may threaten fair competition in Enrope,saysEC Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Hongkong's Hutchison Whampoa and other investors face an in-depth probe into their planned purchase of Europe's largest container handler, Europe Combined Terminals BV, for US$357 million (*****.04 million), a move that could
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      612 31  -  LXMER SCENE By) David Hughes LAST week the shipping world was rocked by the news that An-glo-Norwegian shipbuilding, engineering and construction conglomerate Kvaerner is going to quit shipbuilding. Everybody in the industry realised that its large debts and recent losses meant some
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      328 32 PACE Frota 12 ANl 3 Frt Links M Accord 8 4 Ahrenkiel 14 Gemartrans 6 AASCO 4 Genshpg 14 Appenship 5 Clorv Nav M Austral 8 12 Avant 14 7 B'tang Mas 8 3 BSA 7 Heung-A 4 BTl 14 Ho "> h 13 Balati Shoo 4
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        371 32  -  But Vanuatu flag state boss stresses new safety code's positive side too By) Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The revised STCW deadline to upgrade training and certification has came under fire from a senior shipping official. Speaking at the Marine Log Washington conference recently, Don Sheetz,
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        237 32  -  From David Hughes in London MARINE hull premiums are generating only half the income the London market needs to meet commitments when there are casualties, a leading underwriter claims. Peter Chrismas, hull underwriter at Lloyd's with the Wren Syndicates Management Limited, said the market
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        World orderbook for ships stable
        149 32 The world ship orderbook has stabilised, according to figures published by Lloyd's Register (LR). The UK-based classification society's quarterly publication World Shipbuilding Statistics reports the total world orderbook stood at 2,635 ships, totalling 57.4 million gt, slightly down on the previous quarter but a rise
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          121 32 UK-BASED shipping group P&O reported strong capacity growth and a high level of bookings for both of its cruise operations, US-based Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises (UK). The introduction of the 2,600-berth Grand Princess and 1.950-berth Sea Princess pushed up capacity by 43.7 per cent
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          Restis buys Safmarine's non-box ops
          50 32 GREEK shipping-owning family Restis is to buy the remaining shipping interests of South Africa's Safmarine from holding company Safren. The sale involves 13 bulk carriers and a 50 per cent stake in reefer operation Unicool/Cool Carriers. It follows Maersk Line's purchase of Saftnarine's container business.
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          AWRA rates to rise
          77 32 THE Asia Westbound Rate Agreement (AWRA) member lines have confirmed they will impose a minimum US$3OO (Ssslo) per 20-foot and US$6OO per 40-foot container for all shipments from Asia to North Europe from July 1. An AWRA statement said: "This increase represents a further step in
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          110 32 ULCC operator Hellespont Steamship, controlled by Basil Papachristidis, in joint venture with US-based Loews Corporation, is understood to have signed letters of intent for a series of standard-design VLCCs with three South Korean shipyards Daewoo, Hyundai and Samsung. Hellespont has declined to comment but it is
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          91 32 Skaugen (IMS) reported that its fledgling China operations were "showing a positive development" but overall, the Norwegian owner was hit by a poor gas carrier market. It made a net loss of US$2.7 million (554.59 million) for the first quarter this year, compared with a
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          45 32 Jonathan "Sara" Ignarski is quitting as boss of the Thomas Miller-managed mutual multimodal transport insurer the Through Transport (TT) Club. Mr Ignarski is quoted as saying he wants a new challenge. He was head ofTT's Hongkong-based Asia operation until last year.
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        588 45 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JwwfNrt Balacacstrai 38 J05 alongside 18 04/2300 BUo Orient* 038 JOS alongside 23 04/0900 Marcopolo 22 Prwl33 J16 alongside 18 04/0800 Sal Perdanal *****9 J10 alongside 19 04/2300 Shannon Exp 03/99 J03 alongside 19 04/1800 S« *1*014 I Sn0499 J17 alongside 20
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        1844 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From *0o Mub C022* 2V2300 M N/1500 W,TtS9 H/T90C it wtsoo */*•>•> n/noo 2* *1/1700 N/0459 N/0900 21 18/1700 19/0*59 19/0900 J 19/0700 19/1159 N/MOO 4 19/1200 19/1459 19/1700 *c> U4C
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        173 45 Apr 20 New Zealand: Anzac Day. Apr 20 Australia: Anzac Day Holiday. Apr 20 Japan: Greenery Day. Apr 30 Denmark: General Prayer Day. Finland: May Day Eve. Mayl Greece: Labour Day. Germany: Labour Day. Austria: Labour Day. Belgium: Labour Day. China: Labour Day. Finland: May Day. France: Labour
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        774 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        587 45 Carbon 180 Max 995.1 14 19.1 0.10 66 0.05 A#r S Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No Above E25 1 1 10 0 0 0 380 Ave 985.8 0.4 12.5 0.07 40 0.02 tiiM 380 Mai 994.2 1.8 15.2 0.11 250 0.05 Ht/M'3 »v/v M/M
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        286 46 Planes pass flight tests of compliance for millennium bng Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, maker of 75 per cent of the commercial jetliners flying today, said it completed tests that show all of its aircraft will fly safely as computer programs roll over to the new
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        197 46 AFP [SEOUL] US experts yesterday joined an investigation into last week's crash of a Korean Air cargo jet in China, officials said as confusion grew over the circumstances of the disaster. Korean Air, meanwhile, denied a report by China's official Xinhua news agency that
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        249 46 Bloomberg [MILAN] BAA pic, the world's largest publicly traded airport operator, and Italian holding company Compagnie Industriale Riunite SpA will form a joint venture to bid for airports. The move follows BAA's comments that it expects to bid in the upcoming sale of
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        363 46 KOREAN AXR CRASH US carrier concerned over safety record of Asian airline Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines, the third largest US carrier, suspended its code-sharing and other flying partnership with Korean Air Lines because of accidents on the Asian airline. Delta gave a
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        158 46 AFP [DALLAS, Texas] A federal judge has slapped a US$45 million (Ss76 million) fine on the union representing American Airlines pilots for an illegal work stoppage in February, a company spokesman said. US District Court Judge Joseph Kendall ruled that a "sick-out" by members
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        304 46 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Inefficient European air traffic management caused delays to more than double in the first eight weeks of 1999, as traffic grew by 5 per cent, the Association of European Airlines (AEA) said. The AEA attacked Eurocontrol, which coordinates air traffic
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        480 46 Bloomberg [MANILA] Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL), facing a May 4 deadline for raising US$2OO million (***** million) in new capital, wants to know whether chairman Lucio Tan will chip in. PAL said it formally asked Mr Tan, who owns 70 per cent
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        1779 46 OTT FUGHT CTA FU6HT CT5 AdtUld* 8*7381 1930 8A7382 2055 T6407 1540 TG408 1640 Of81 1930 Of82 2055 WWW W MW> W6 Amsterdam GA973 0945 RUM 2300 WBlriHI AW 035 AT9f 2135 KU37 1455 WtiiMMI S09T7 1550 $0978 0120 Auckland NZ4286 2045 N***** 2045 HoCNMMi VN741
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      693 32 Ljnes 4 services represented (-G5B?) by Members 01 o> Accredited Shipping Agents VliSingapore Shipp*ig Association jjßjk Members of the tia Jfil Singapore Fre.ght Forwarders vmmmmm Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBUIX PROJECT CARGO TO dampier/fremantu (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "TBN" ETA SIN 15/05/99 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/AI UNO TEL 323
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      1274 34 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA VOY i*_ H HTM IMM WW ImV FUI |vQY SIW 1 CIT I SPt 1 FOt HI I MTW 0? "2 1# 1105 u wmn 770* mm 17F~oiT"is*"~a« hjuljw vni Mwrrnu «n* 22 UU 11K SHMOHM StMATW W WM nt 1118 ZEST" 0 «ij
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      1623 35 Dir»<t Calls to Kob« (6 Days),] Nagoya (7 Days) Tokyo Days) j I ilN<i*PO» t iCiHI»»I>CiHTS: 6 SHtNTON WAY TEI: 226 1900 fAX: *****06 OUTWARD (l/l) 4205J02 JOHORE OfHCt: I COSUt SHIPPING PTE ITD #17-08 DISIIDG SALiS/IKGS *****57/60 INWARD DEPT (D/O) *****8S COSTAR AGENCIES fill <nu Run VSI/VOY SGP HIG
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      336 35 Eastern CJar Liner, Ltd. m Harbor d™#o7-<w life ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD Sinflapore n7 r- A AGENT IN SINGAPORE: 1 SPECIALIZE IN RORO t HEAVY LIFT UPTO 4SO TONS I ECI (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOADING FOR YOKOHAMA PORT KLANG/PENANG/BINTULU/ MIRI MV "OCEAN BLUE" V. 67 MV "ORIENT LILAC" V. 19
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      1322 36 EUROPEAIK/SCAHOIHAVIA/FIHUHO/BUBBK SGP RDM ANW HBG THP ZEE IHV LHV THP ROM ANW HBG PKL SGP E DAINTY RW 010 25/04 13/05 19/05 15/05 17/05 16/1)3 19/05 NUOVA GENOVA RE-622 29/03 28/03 30/03 01/04 23/04 E DYNAMIC RW 004 02/05 24/05 26,05 22 05 24/05 25/05 26/05 i RESULT RE 024
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      590 36 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I ssssff 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. 1 Cg_No 1 **********6 I llUlttlA rtliTAI 1 m J/a -Sir- m m I WML""HZ nrbr~ —ui E m -l#M I i/i M y/s iVA 113 ~W\ I I litoiiwwiMA ul Zi -1377- I i:i'
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      495 36 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA KSStI VQT SiW PUJ DW JM (FT W HAMAIQOEEM <0345 21/04 04/05 10/05 13/05 ~14rt5~ 14/05 mm dragon tons ot/os 15/05 it/05 m/oT~~ NAfflAI VENUS VO34S 11/05 24/05 30/05 02/04 03/04 04/04 GOIDENPtAGON VOIR 21/05 05/04 W/04 12/04 "iyoT~~ mmQUEBI VO3SS
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      473 37 BSfl jl l| nT=l3nn i sWll?e?3ni?s9^^HF mm MYANMA pfißk FIVE STAR LINE (Myonmar National Line) loading for Yangon (Rangoon) VISSU VOY SIN PRI PEN PGU I AGO VIO9W SID MALAYSIA AGENTS: lOUSTIAO SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL m (03)*****00 PRL TEI (03)*****01 PEN: TEI (04) *****07 PGU: HI (07) *****21/4 BANK LINE
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      1369 37 HYUNDAI MERCHANTMARINE CO., LTD. [VESSa VOY SJN SOU UH RTM ANT HAM MV FEI [VESSE VOTI SOU 184 I RTM ANT I HAIB I BRTV IFE SI 1 NOIAGATT 017W 19/04 05/05 06/05 08/05 11/05 NOllOtm 012E 07/04 03/04 Tt/03 30/03 21/04 HYAMNRAI 319W 22/04 10/05 15/05 12/05 13/05 HYRARON
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      860 43 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO SB SI SM IB! Ofi SSI |OM_ HAI NTI 08f Uf ww TAM HOU PWt /OSSO 24/04 29/04 04/04. 04/04 01/05 OS/0S _13/0S IS/05 14/OA 17/" 1^*****^7717" HOKH MIKAWPA /07S0 20/0S 2S/0S 04/05 _o*/M_.2Z/M 31/05 M/ 06 11 /o* M/qt" moT u/%T
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