The Business Times, 25 November 1999

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITAi£LQ4642/98 85* SINGAPORE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1999 Internet: http://business-times.asial com.sg/
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    61 1 sn 21*0.72 (-20.24) BT-SU ***** (-12.81) fIDBSGI FTJTTJRES 208 JO (-2.90) rHASKET INDICES Wednesday Change JtLSEOOMP 740.82 +«.70 NIKKEI 18.816-21 +UM jflAKGSENG 15,397.28 -8&92 -/et index mn 4.1# JsAKAKTA GOMP _JW.7J -1&73 i MANILA C01P _ljk21 47i8 f TAiPEfWFl 7J21.86 -124.34 I SBOtH/COMP J69i9 -4.76 CLSA CHINA B
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    81 1 FOBEX BATES os$ s$ j gg9 £(l!S$/S$ per£)__. 1622 1707 EURO(USS/SS/E}_ 1.024 1.709 DM 1J10 0£74 YEN 1043 1599* RM S m 0.439 HK$ 7.772 0515 BAHT 38.70 0043 RUPIAH 7,100 0.024 SS to 100 units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA li'MPUR 7.25 JAKARTA 40.00 BANGKOK 1000 MANILA i
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    Lock icon Clob: Daim brushes off view that KL breaches WTO rules
    753 1  -  It's np to the two stock exchanges to resolve deadlock, he says From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S economic tzar Daim Zainuddin has brushed aside Singapore's view that the Clob impasse is a breach of World Trade Organization rules,
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    Lock icon 'En bloc fever' is not a worry: Jayakumar
    635 1  -  Minister is not surprised by the current volume of en bloc property offerings as it ispent-np supply By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Law Minister S Jayakumar has refuted the suggestion that the current spate of en bloc property sales is an unhealthy trend
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    Lock icon Keppel faces up to $1b levy on harbour site
    802 1  -  P-i d exclusive BfgjJmtitl anil commercial project still viable: analysts By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation will have to pay a hefty $800 million to $1 billion to change its mammoth 32-hect-are Keppel Harbour site to residential and commercial use.
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      92 1 DKgPE Top Stories Malaysia's economy grew by 8.1% in Q3. Next Page Annual Awards: DBS Land wins for 3rd time. Pg 4 A Simex seat changed hands for $337,000 for the last time yesterday. Pg 8 Some private sector firms not ready to restore pay cuts. Pg 8 -t*r Sing
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      19 1 En bloc sales: let market forces reign, Pg 9 EXECUTIVE SUITE Expensive, but still much sought after Pg 30
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      35 1 6 It seems to be a given that he will succeed sometime after 2002.^ PM Goh Chok Tong, on BG Lee Hsien Loong being the next PM, in an interview with Asiaweek REPORT, Rg 8
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      Lock icon M'sian economy expands 8.1% in Q3
      678 2  -  Recovery described as bread-based, with most gains in electronics From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S economy grew by 8.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of this year, below some private sector forecasts which had put the figure as high as
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      Lock icon Praise for incoming Keppel Corp chief Lim Chee Onn
      398 2  -  By Conrad Raj "WELL, his networking with the government is excellent. He was a former cabinet minister, has worked with me for two years in the Ministry of Communication, 15 years with Keppel and he is somebody you can trust. He
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Loss leader breakfast
        152 2 THERE is this enterprising restaurant owner at Serangoon Plaza who has been offering a buffet breakfast that's a steal. At $5 per head, the restaurant has been quietly luring a different group of bargain hunters, including tourists and expats, to this corner of Little India known for
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        128 2 IF you ever go shopping at Ngee Ann City and find yourself lost, better be prepared to go on a treasure hunt, armed with a map and all. A BT staffer, who could not find his way to a particular retail outlet, made the mistake of approaching the
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        Lock icon Not greedy enough
        84 2 A BROKER who is watching the consolidation of financial exchanges in Europe and the US says it will not happen in this part of the world because the levels of greed have not converged. Unlike in Europe and the US where despite the cultural differences, people's greed
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      Lock icon S'pore studying plans for online IPOs
      284 2  -  Guidelines soon to go vera offers on the Net: Swee Say By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Online IPOs may be the next big thing that market stags can look forward to. Lim Swee Say, Minister of State, Trade Industry, said yesterday that Singapore is
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      25 2 DBS Land tops annual reports again, Pg 4 lit Straits Tlms gfci Mai Tanglln Mall, every third Saturday 8 of the month, spm -11pm IcamJ
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      241 2 11 PUSHING THE ARTFORM ■o H S Wyntoo Marsalis, the most acclaimed jazz musician and composer of his generation, I as well as distinguished classical performer. |M| Recipient of the Grand Prix du Oisque v Edison Award-Netherlands, I 23 Honorary Doctorates, and 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Music: The first ever
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  • MARINA line
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      Lock icon Marina rail line to be scaled back
      800 3  -  That will bring cost down to $lb from $1.75b By\ Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] THE Marina rail line has been scaled back by one link bringing the project cost from an earlier announced $1.75 billion to $1 billion. Originally, the medium-capacity system starting from
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      154 3 HHHHH H Si H^B B^^^^l B^^^^^Bw B^^^K'' j, "_r*' j»^ jf > 5 Since its launch, the BMW 5 Series has earned worldwide acclaim by making alone as the choice of discerning drivers who refuse a clean break with conventional car design. It established new standards in to submit to
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      326 4 Arthur Andersen Private Client Services Seminar 8 December 1999, Grand Hyatt Singapore The Arthur Andersen Private Client Services The day's programme comprises three sessions, Seminar addresses the succession planning each covering specific areas of interest. needs of individuals and families of high net worth, especially family business owners and Session
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      8 4 News fails to boost KL stocks, Pg 13
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon SembCorp keeps mum on report of 1b mark bid for Holzmann
      420 4 Troubled German construction ({roup gets 100 m mark lifeline from creditor banks AFP SEMBCORP Industries Ltd yesterday declined comment about a German newspaper report that it has shown interest in investing in failed construction giant Philipp Holzmann. "We have
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      Lock icon MSCI move not expected to spark outflow from S'pore
      317 4  -  M'si&'s weighting on indices remains unknown: analysts By' Ven Sreenivasan NEWS of Malaysia's re-inclu-sion in the closely watched Morgan Stanley index will not lead to a significant outflow of funds from Singapore and other regional countries at least not for now.
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      Lock icon CSM soars 14% on 'buy'call by US brokerages
      243 4 SHARES of Chartered Semiconductor yesterday jumped a hefty 95 cents, or 13.5 per cent, on the Singapore stock market to close at $7.95, following a string of strong recommendations by US-based brokerages. Almost 4.3 million of the Singapore-listed shares were traded yesterday,
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      Lock icon GMG ends at US$0.16 in Sesdaq debut
      117 4 GMG Global, the rubber plantation firm that took over the now-defunct EML Ltd, yesterday made its debut on Sesdaq and ended as the day's second most actively traded counter. It closed at 16 US cents on a volume of 112.3 million units. It
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      Lock icon DBS Land tops annual reports again
      278 4  -  OUB is first bank commended for most improved report By\ Siow Li Sen DBS Land can rightly be called the "Grand Dame" of annual reports. It has become the first company to win the grand award, which honours those whose annual report is judged
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      Lock icon Allow multiple applications for all IPOs, not just the book-building kind
      810 4  -  limaiocksiew conrad raj OLD issues, no pun intended, have a way of coming back in new guises. It wasn't too long ago, in 1991, that the question of the propriety of multiple share applications was aired. Nearly a decade
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      Lock icon Simon Cheong offer for Jennings?
      380 5  -  Aussie home builder is 70% unit of JC-MPH which Cheong took over From\ Surinder Singh in Sydney THERE is a chance that asset trader Simon Cheong may have to make an offer for Australian home builder AV Jennings, a 70 per cent subsidiary of Jack
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon China Toll IPO 32 times subscribed
        36 5 CHINA Toll Bridges 4 Roads'lPO closed yesterday 32.1 i times oubsaribs«HhsreisM» awtteattqns ssefriag 772 million shares. The company had offered 24.1 million shares to the public at 23.1 cents each.
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        Lock icon Chip Eng Seng ends debut at 28 cents
        82 5 Chip Eng Seng closed at a high of 28 cents on its first day of trading, 56 per cent higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price of 18 cents. The stock opened at 23 cents and fell to a low 0f22
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        Lock icon HPL unit buys Bali resort developer
        49 5 Reuters HOTEL Properties Ltd said yesterday its subsidiary HPL Leisure had acquired 100 per cent equity in Indonesia's PT Amanda Natha. Amanda, a developer of reeort villas in Bali, has an issued share capital of USBS37MOO (5f633,000) and an initial paid-up capital of
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        Lock icon See Hup Song to place shares at 40 cents
        49 5 Reuters SEE Hup Seng is proposing a placement of 10.6 million shares at 40 cents each with BT Brokerage and Associates Pte Ltd. The net proceeds of about $4.18 million would be used for loan repayment and for working capital.—
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        Lock icon Tuan Sing sells Branded Lifestyle
        33 5 TU AN Sing Holdings said it has sold ail its 90 par oent interest comprising 20,000shares in Branded Lifestyle Pte Ltd to Borneo Company Pte Ltd for H.
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      Lock icon Datacraft buys Japanese IT firm for US$23.6m
      428 7  -  Group also unveils e-commerce plan to doable earnings and sales in two years By' Teh Hood Ling DATACRAFT Asia yesterday announced it is acquiring a Japanese company for U5523.6 million ($39 million) and at the same time unveiled its new millennium e-com-rnerce strategy
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      Lock icon Brilliant Mfg posts 4.3% profit rise despite lower turnover
      257 7 BRILLIANT Manufacturing yesterday reported a 4.3 per cent rise in net profit to $6.1 million for the six months ended Sept 30. The company said that despite an increase in baseplate sales, turnover dipped 6 per cent to $33.3 million because
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      Lock icon Keppel Land unveils huge Manila housing project
      264 7 Joint ventnre will develop 7.6 ha site with almost 4,000 units; phase 1 to be launched next year KEPPEL Land yesterday announced a joint venture to build a massive housing project in Metro Manila that would yield close to 4.000 flats. The Keppel
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      Lock icon Hersing unit sets up Net portal, plans spin-off
      324 7 HERSING Cerp subsidiary ERA Realty Network has set up a $1 million Internet real estate portal and may spin it off as a separate unit on the stock exchange. Hersing president Jack Chua said this yesterday but added "it is not within
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      Lock icon Aussie home furnishing firm eyes listing on SES
      239 7 AUSSINO, an Aussie bedding, home furnishing and ladies' wear company, recently shifted its global headquarters to Singapore with plans to list in the Republic and use it as a global electronic commerce hub. The company will invest US$l.5 million (552.5 million) over
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      Lock icon Scotts eyes listing for property fund
      437 7  -  Thai venture with Golden Laid could go public in 3-5 years Byi Conrad Raj SCOTTS Holdings plans to list its latest venture in Thailand, a property fund called the Slam Real Estate Fund being established in partnership with Thai property company Golden Land, within
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      Lock icon Sunway chairman dies
      165 7 HONGKONG Reuters SUNWAY International Holdings yesterday said its chairman, Wong Choi Fung, died in China's Piyian province on Tuesday. In a statement referring to a nearly 28 per cent drop in its share price on Tuesday, the electronic and consumer products maker said it did not expect
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      452 6 atocfci Volume Chip EngSeog 5c 119,000,000 GMG Global 5c 112.000,000 MediaRing 10c 43,154,000 Golden Agri US10c 23.078,000 Sp Food 5c 15,634,000 Asia Food&Prop US$ 13,516,000 'GenHnglnt 11,417,000 Sunway Infl HK10c 8.766.000 Del Monte US1C 5,637,000 AsiaDetorHK15c 5.444,000 Stock! Mediating 10c 58,947,050 DBSGrp 46,997,881 Chart Semiconductor 26c 33,444,660 SIA 31,847,511 0C8C
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      Lock icon Electronics in play as bank, property stocks retreat
      546 6  -  j I comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THE local market closed weaker yesterday for the third consecutive session, weighed down mainly by selling of bank and property stocks. Traders, however, were kept happy since there were new listings to latch on to as well
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      Lock icon DBS covered warrant on SIA hugely overpriced
      193 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy AFTER hitting a high of $18.50 a few weeks ago, Singapore Airlines has headed in one direction since down. It goes for $16 now a 14 per cent correction in about eight weeks. Those who expect a bounce
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      Lock icon More upside seen for NatSteel Ltd
      250 6  -  HOT STOCK By\ Wong Wei Kong THE attention may all be on its high-fly-ing unit Nat Steel Electronics, but NatSteel Ltd shares are enjoying a pretty decent run of their own. Yesterday, Nat Steel shares finished among the biggest gainers, closing at their day-high
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      Lock icon Diary of events
      74 6 ♦S.30am. Arthur Andersen financial reporting update seminar ♦9.46am. I6tt Asian Bankers Association general ♦item Announcement of 1999 Enterprise BOAward winners ♦Warn, Tai Stn EteeW&Cables Manufacturing Ltd annual general meeting the upcoming food festival and world gourmet summit next year ♦10am. The 1999 Thailand Global Investment Forum organised
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      Lock icon US$ soft, targeting 103.50 yen on Nikkei strength
      487 6  -  I -l i comment CURRENCIES Strong yen shoring tip Asian currencies bnt weighing down euro and A$ larry wee STOCK market price action is pressuring the greenback lower, towards a possible test of 103.50 yen. Yen strength, in turn, continues to shore
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      75 7 12 18 Angullia Park Two Adjoining Freehold Residential Sites Next To Four Seasons Park Site areas: (A) 12 Angullia Park 17,290 sq ft (B) 18 Angullia Park 44,732 sq ft (Angullia Mansion) TOTAL 62,022 sq ft Plot ratio 2.8, 30-storeys Fonjm^v^^v Exclusive neighbourhood Faur LM Walking distance to /T /y
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      7 7 GAXSI Buy It. Sell h. Find It.
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Some private sector films not ready to restore pay cuts
      452 8  -  SembCorp says it would be selective By 1 Teh Hooi Ling NOT all private sector companies are ready to restore pay cuts yet it seems, despite the government's decision to do so and pay larger year-end bonuses to civil servants
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      Lock icon Last sale of Simex seat bags $337,000
      364 8  -  Merger of stock and futures bourses sparks hectic trading in seats By Siow Li Sen THE last Simex seat to change hands went for a cool $337,000. Yesterday was the last day for Simex (Singapore International Monetary Exchange) seats to be sold. Next
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      Lock icon BG Lee set to be PM alter 2002: Goh
      482 8 Asiaweek says PM has proven to be a seasoned politician AFP BRIGADIER-General Lee Hsien Loong, son of elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew, is set to be Singapore's next prime minister some time after the next general election due in 2002, the
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      Lock icon Vickers Ballas predicts 5.5% growth for 2000
      294 8  -  RTnon the economy economy By\ Marissa Chew VICKERS Ballas says sturdy export demand will continue to underpin Singapore's economic growth next year and it is maintaining its 5.5 per cent growth forecast for the year. In a report dated Nov 18, the broking
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      Lock icon SDF initiative to help industry-led bodies
      333 8  -  By, Jeanette Pang PRODUCTIVITY and Standards Board (PSB) chairman Lim Boon Heng unveiled a new initiative to help indus-try-led bodies upgrade their capabilities and support member companies in addressing common challenges. Speaking at a dinner to commemorate the Skills Development Fund's (SDF) 20th anniversary
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      Lock icon Two new property launches this weekend
      310 8 Projects from Far East Organization and TO Development TWO new projects will be coming onto the market this weekend Central View and The Mondrain. Central View is located at Hougang Street 11, amid the Upper Serangoon/Paya Lebar residential area, and comprises two towers with
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      Lock icon SingTel to sell user-friendly Internet appliances
      353 9  -  BTII.UJUJmJ] Plng-into-the-w&ll, dedicated Net device to be launched in Q1 next year By Catherine Ong NEVER fear. Accessing the Internet will soon be as easy as switching on a microwave oven. Singapore Telecom will be launching easy-to-use household devices called Internet appliances in the
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      Lock icon The shifting shape of computing
      597 9  -  >11 comment TECHNOLOGY Portables are fast becoming de rlgner and style, very relevant. Whatever next? kenneth james CALL it a rose among thorns the top-selling portable computer in the US in October was a translucent blueberry cutie from Apple Computer called the ißook, said market
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      Lock icon En bloc sales: let market forces reign
      967 9  -  MAILI.TT7I Tan Chin Hwee Singapore via Internet I REFER to the letter from Henry Lim ("Review on bloc rules to keep social cohesion," BT, Nov 19). He suggested that for buildings more than 20 years old, with home-owners residing in them for at
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      Lock icon Tell us more about Ardmore Park billings
      379 9  -  B O Koh Singapore via Internet I REFER to the unaudited results for the half year ended Sept 30 of Marco Polo Developments which was published in the newspapers on Nov 23. I would like to quote from the published results on Item
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      Lock icon Most companies see better times for business: poll
      325 10  -  Upbeat sentiment sees many ready to accept 2-3 point rise in CPF contribution By. Andrea Tan BUSINESS sentiment has improved sharply since January, with most of the companies surveyed by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCI) expecting rosier times. The
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      Lock icon Samsung sees S'pore sales hitting US$1.4b
      305 10 Firm shifts strategy to making digital convergence products SAMSUNG Electronics expects Singapore sales to hit US$l.4 billion (552.3 billion) next year, up from an estimated US$l.l billion this year, according to a senior official yesterday. Both amounts comprise parts procured and then shipped to
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      Lock icon Help stays for CPF members hit by cut
      373 10 2% restoration wen't affect mortgage assistance scheme THE Central Provident Fund Board yesterday said the assistance measures to help members that were affected by the CPF cut would continue after the two percentage point restoration next April. On Monday, the government announced
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  • BUSINESS travel
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      Lock icon Travel a huge cost but few firms have rules
      1081 11  -  Amex survey finds more than half of firms in region do not use a written policy in an area where some USsBob is spent annually in Asia Reports by* Catherine Ong TRAVEL and entertainment (T&E) is the second largest controllable expense
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      Lock icon Airfares to go up, hotel rates down in 2000
      374 11 THE business traveller in Asia will pay more for his airfare next year, less for hotel stays and slightly more for meals, according to forecasts by American Express. Amex expects first and business class airfares to rise by 4.5 per cent
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    • Article
      Lock icon New card to cut procurement costs
      352 11 IT may sound incredible but research shows that to an average company, the cost of buying and paying for a US$lO (Ssl7) computer disk is roughly US$B5. The figures cited by Howard Allen, vice-president for corporate services sales for Japan and Asia-Pacific at American
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon South Asia's middle class losing patience
      766 12  -  bottom line OPINION thomas friedman The writer is a New York Times columnist NYT SCENE 1: A few days after the coup in Pakistan, the coup leader, General Pervez Musharraf, held a news conference that surely was a historical first Hie Pakistani general said
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      107 12 'We hold the view that countries that are the loudest advocates for missile non-proliferation are exactly the ones that have actually aggravated missile proliferation.' director of the China's Foreign Ministry's department of arms control and disarmament, on US efforts to develop anti missile missiles. 'For the 4.6
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      Lock icon Asia needs another 18 months
      658 12 EDITORIAL ASIAN economies seem poised to consolidate and extend their recovery story into the year 2000 and beyond The big worry, however, is that US consumer demand —whether for high-priced stocks or for imports from the rest of the world —will suffer a serious dent
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      Lock icon US, China plot their way to the next world order
      862 12  -  Being's WTO deal exemplifies post-Cold War geopolitics, where economics is also statecraft By\ Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group WG should not mistake the latest trade agreement with China allowing it to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO) for
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      Lock icon Tigers mustn't stray from reforms
      453 12 COMMENTARY FT IT DID not take long for the Asian tigers to get back on their feet again. The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) decision to increase its growth forecast for developing Asia, just two months after the last upward adjustment, shows how it, along with
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      314 12 Indoo woman's rights WOMEN activists have long questioned the wisdom of having a state minister of women's affairs in the Indonesian Cabinet. Many view the office as serving an ornamental r01e... It, therefore, came as a great surprise when Khofifah Indar Parawansa, a young and aggressive
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Investors to take cue from polls results
      614 13 election ran m KU At A LUMPUR Construction, power, teko stocks seen benefiting if ruling group wins two-thirds majority Reuters INVESTORS are expected to snap up shares in construction, power and telecommunications firms if Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's coalition clinches a two-thirds
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      259 13 TOKYO Bloomberg NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp, the world's biggest phone company, said it is considering a stake in Telekom Malaysia Bhd to expand its operations in Asia. NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc, Japan's largest cellular phone company, and NTT Communications Corp,
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      138 13 NIBONG TEBAL, Penang Bernama A SECOND link between the mainland and Penang island is being seriously considered for early implementation, Works Minister S Samy Vellu said yesterday. The 12-km long second link would comprise a 6.5-km above sea-level bridge and a 5.5-km long undersea tunnel, he
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      227 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S opposition said yesterday that a 25-minute videotape alleging that jailed former Anwar Ibrahim had engaged in sodomy had been distributed in the capital ahead of elections next week. Raja Petra, spokesman for the opposition Alternative Front coalition, said the opposition intended
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      335 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's biggest carmaker, said it will raise output by more than 5 per cent next year on expectations of stronger demand following an economic recovery. Proton, as the company is also known,
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      215 13 MANILA AFXAsia THE government will probe Wing Tiek Bhd and Hottick Investment Ltd for possible violations of corporate regulations that led to the closure of National Steel Corp, Finance Secretary Edgardo Espiritu said. Wing Tiek bought the government's 82.5 per
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      401 13  -  KUALA LUMPUR Fall reinstatement to index still 6 mths away, say analysts From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian bourse continued to be flat despite Morgan Stanley Capital International's decision to fully reinstate the country next May instead of a
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      325 13 KUALA LUMPUR SYNDICATES are believed to be behind the surge in prices of newly listed counters, some of which have more than doubled in value within days of their debut, The Star reported on Tuesday. Citing analysts, the report said the syndicates have
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        63 13 MAYBANK rose 10 sen to RMI3 yesterday following Morgan Stanley Capital International's decision to reinstate Malaysia in its indices next May. Despite the general market lethargy, many analysts are touting the stock, which is part of the MSCI basket of stocks, for its
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        68 13 RESORTS World the owner of the sole casino in Malaysia—gained 40 sen to RM10.50 yesterday on reports of a bullish earnings upgrade. Its 20 per cent stake in Star Cruises has also yielded handsome returns following the sharp rise of the latter's share price. Star
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        65 13 MALAYAN United Industries continued to hog the limelight due to its strong link to Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who has been picked to wrestle Kelantan back from the Opposition. The counter put on one sen to RM1.02 in heavy trade. Even if the national ruling Barisan Nasional fails to
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        59 13  -  Compiled by Eddie Toh OSK Holdings rose four sen to RM3.84 on news it wants to be the largest brokerage in Malaysia with a 30 per cent market share. No broker controls more than 15 per cent of the market now. OSK set the ball rolling when
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      597 14  -  Move aims to exploit differences in ruling coalition over Krung Thai Bank probe From. Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S opposition parties yesterday launched a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's eight-party coalition government whose partners are displeased with a probe
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      237 14 BANGKOK Bridge News BANK of Thailand (BOD assistant governor Chakthip Nitibhon said on Tuesday he had submitted to the finance ministry a plan for the establishment of an asset-manage-ment companv (AMC) to clean up the bad debts of controversial state-owned Krung Thai
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      506 14  -  Post-crisis cooperation, security issues set to prevail From, Al Labita in Manila ASEAN finance ministers yesterday kicked off preparatory meetings for the 3rd Asean informal leaders summit on Sunday at which postfinancial crisis cooperation and security issues are expected to dominate. Philippine Foreign
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      310 14 BANGKOK Bangkok Metro execs alleged to have violated BOT order Bloomberg TWO former executives of nationalised Bangkok Metropolitan Bank may face criminal charges after the Bank of Thailand alleged they violated central bank instructions. Bank of Thailand (BOT) Assistant Governor Rathakorn Nimwatana
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        48 14 Reuters [MANILA] President Joseph Estrada said yesterday he hart asked his ministers and top advisers tor "courtesy reaignatkns M toclearthewayfbrag(yvsrnmsnt > shake-up. He gave the strongest signal yet ofplans to drop some advisers in the ffece of growing criticism of supposed government lndecislveness.—Rasters
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        83 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agericy said yesterday it had decided to maintain contracts giving Standard Chartered Pfc management control of Y Bank Bah with options to acquire the bank. Ibra chairmsnGlsnnYusuf told Journalists at Parliament a review had been completed and an official decision
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        41 14 Bloomberg carmaker, swung to a profit In the nine months ending September on stronger salss and lower chases. Astra made a profit ofB9o billion ruptah (S$T73 million), compared with a loss of 1.84 trillion rupiah in the year-earlier period.—Bloomberg
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        31 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia said yesterday tt planned to directors of state-owned banks, particularly firms which had been recapitalised in efforts to revive the stricken industry.—Reuters
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      465 15 HONGKONG The loss-making Internet and cable TV company's good showing bodes well for HE'S tech-heavy GEM which opens today Bloomberg I-CABLE Communications Ltd, the Internet and cable television arm of Wharf Holdings Ltd, rose as much as 56 per cent in its
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      220 15 SHANGHAI Reuters CHINA'S central bank has pledged to give commercial banks more flexibility in setting interest rates to make the financial sector more market-driven, bankers and the official media said yesterday. But the reform of domestic interest rates, now tightly controlled by the central
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        88 15 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Hongkong-based Citic Ka Wah Bank Ltd denied it plans to buy a stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Century Intervest Corp—a bank 19 per cent owned by George Soros' Quantum Fund—though it is continuing to look for regional acquisitions. Bank Century corporate
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        61 15 Bridge News [TAIPEI] Taiwan will see a major bank merger by the end of this year, Finance Minister Paul Chiu was quoted as saying by the Chinese-language United Evening News yesterday. Mr Chiu, who did not specify which banks might be involved, said
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        68 15 Reuters [BEIJING] The China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic) plans to buy a stake of more than 10 per cent in the Shenzhen Development Bank from the Shenzhen city government, a Citic Industrial Bank official said yesterday. "The acquisition proposal has been
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      80 15 [BEIJING] Chinese scramblefor brochures of Legend's new Internet computer during the official launch ceremony in Beijing yesterday. China's largest computer manufacturer Legend, cooperating with China Telecom, rolled out computers which gave users instant connection to the Internet Users will be able to access Legend's Web portal and other
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      309 15 HONGKONG Company says plans part of previously announced expansion Bloomberg KERRY Properties Ltd rose more than 30 per cent in four days after saying it plans to establish an Internet-based system to help tenants at its serviced warehouses to sell their products to
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      145 15 KUALA LUMPUR AFP CHINA recorded growth of 7.4 per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of this year and expects GDP growth at year-end to be 7 per cent or higher, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said yesterday. Trade volume in the first 10 months
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      583 17 BOMBAY Purchase of Sri Lanka's 2nd largest paint maker likely to be first of many to come Bloomberg "GATTU", the impish boy known to two generations of Indians as the symbol of Asian Paints Ltd, has taken his dripping paint can and brush
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      302 17 NEW DELHI Minister hopes to launch rolling settlement system to curb speculation AFP BADLY needed capital market reforms were likely to be ushered in by the end of the year to safeguard against stock market manipulation, Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Tuesday. "The
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      368 17 ISLAMABAD AFP PAKISTANI military authorities on Tuesday released a close relative of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif after he cleared US$6.B million (5511.4 million) in debts, officials said. But on the same day, it placed the deposed premier's younger brother in police custody to investigate
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      420 18 WASHINGTON GDP up a steep 5J5% far higher than the 4J3% reported by the govt a month ago Reuters THE US economy surged ahead at a much faster pace than previously thought this foil, powered by rising inventories, vigorous consumption and an
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      188 18 SYDNEY Reuters THE US Federal Reserve is reviewing the information it gives in policy decisions and could make an announcement in the next few weeks, Cleveland Fed president Jerry Jordan said yesterday. In an interview in Sydney, Mr Jordan also said it was too early to
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      225 18 BRUSSELS Farther rate hikes may be needed to check inflation Bloomberg THE economy of the 11 euro nations will expand next year at its briskest pace in a decade and further interest rate increases may be needed to ensure that inflation doesn't accelerate, the
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      815 18  -  Metaanalysis Officials see Seattle meeting paving way (or new set of global talks, reports Leon Hadar Leon Hadar DESPITE the failure this week by diplomats in Geneva to reach an accord on a blueprint to launch a new round of global trade negotiations, Clinton Administration officials
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      285 18 MQFLB AFP [NEW YORK] Succumbliqgtoincreaging diverse political preesure. US ?}rst Lady HOlary Clinton clearly said on Tuesday that she plans to run for the US Senate in New York. Randi Weingartan, the preeident of lbs New York-baaed United Federation of Tsachers (UFTX
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      162 18 CANBERRA Reuters AUSTRALIA'S conservative government struck a rare deal with the opposition party yesterday to overhaul business taxation in a move that will see corporate and capital gains hitw slashed. Labor shadow treasurer Simon Crean told reporters he had won key concessions from
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      182 18 SEOUL Reuters SOUTH Korean creditors agreed yesterday to a package of steps designed to revive the electronics unit of the disintegrating Daewoo Group. Good growth prospects for Daewoo Electronics persuaded local creditors to take on some financial pain now in exchange for gains in
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      304 18 WELLINGTON Reuters NEW Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley yesterday fired controversial Immigration Minister John Delamere just three days before Saturday's general election. Ms Shipley said her move followed disclosure that Mr Delamere, an indigenous Maori, had authorised permanent residence for 21 Chinese investors
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      60 18 [LOS ANGELES] Fans of Latin singing sensation Enrique Iglesias shouting their approval of the pop superstar as they wait outside a Los Angeles book-store on Tuesday for the opportunity to meet Iglesias and get his autograph. Iglesias attended a celebration of his first English album, Enrique, which will
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      316 19 NEW YORK He says some Time Warner board members favour USs2sb deal, bat both companies deny such a transaction's in the works Bloomberg GENERAL Electric Co's NBC unit "has been offered" to Time Warner Inc for US$25 billion (5541.7 billion), and some members of
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      346 19 CANBERRA Costelloaimsto eliminate govt debt with proceeds Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S Treasurer Peter Costello wants to sell the government's final 50.1 per cent stake in Telstra Corp, the country's leading telephone company, by 2002-2003 to cut government debt. The Treasurer's comments come six weeks
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      500 19 City promises action for all revellers, rich or poor Reuters [NEW YORK] Feeling flush and looking to blow a bundle in the Big Apple for New Year's Eve? The New York Palace will be happy to relieve you and three friends of
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      99 19 [SYDNEY] Visitors to Sydney's New South Wales Art Gallery looking at drawings and statues that are part of the exhibition Michelangelo to Matisse —Drawing the Figure which features 24 and sculptures of the human body by some of the greatest artists in history, including Michelangelo, Leonardo
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      755 19 SAN JOSE, California Bloomberg CISCO Systems Inc, the world's largest maker of Internet equipment, vaulted past US$3OO billion (*****.9 billion) in market value, becoming the third US company to do so after General Electric Co and Microsoft Corp. Cisco shares gained 1 to
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      261 19 TOKYO Bloomberg NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp (NTT), the world's largest telephone company, said first-half earnings rose 22 per cent thanks to gains at its cellular phone subsidiary. Current profit, or pretax profit from operations, at NTT, the former government monopoly
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      262 20  -  Reports MSCX Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market ended weaker yesterday in the absence of fresh factors and overnight weakness on Wall Street. Interest was focused mainly on selected technology issues and latest IPO debutante Chip Eng Seng. Among the
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      235 20 Reuters [LONDON] News that China may buy more palm oil from Malaysia next year failed to stimulate interest on the European market yesterday morning, traders said. Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji said that although the import quota for this year for
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      205 20 EMEROY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices sprinted back towards nine-year highs yesterday as a sharp fall in US oil stockpiles heightened pre-winter supply worries after Iraq's export stoppage. Benchmark Brent crude in London shot up another 40 cents to U5525.55 a barrel
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      301 20 Reuters THE euro plumbed all-time lows against the yen and set four-month lows against the US dollar yesterday amid concern that Europe's economy needed structural reforms before it could achieve sustained growth. The contrasting positive view growing on the Japanese economy also cast the single European currency in
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      2645 21 HONGKONG AFP QHMgSeng -86J2 HONGKONG share prices fell 0.6 per cent on profit-taking yesterday, ending 11 consecutive positive sessions, ahead of the start of trading today on the new second board. "It is mainly profit-taking from recent sharp gains," said Michael Ng, dealing director at
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      856 21 Reuters, AFP nShembgiß Index -U> SHENZHEN'S B shares closed lower in slow trading for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, partly because of a sharp slump in Shanghai's B share market as an index heavyweight lost ground. Shenzhen's B Share Index fell 0.99 of a point, or 1.2 per cent,
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      370 21 QWPbfax -124J4 TAIWAN share prices fell 1.5 per cent yesterday after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) said it would increase its weighting of Taiwanese stocks in three phases, disappointing investors who hoped it would happen sooner. Share prices fell across the board, with the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price
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      1709 21 TOKYO AFP HWhMMS SHARE prices in Tokyo closed up 0.4 per cent yesterday after hitting their highest intra-day point in 27 months on strong sentiment about Japan's economy, dealers said. The key Nikkei Average of 225 selected issues rose 74.09 points to end at 18,896.21,
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      185 22 AFP llOiipoatiMii *0.70 MALAYSIAN share prices ended barely higher yesterday in mixed trade, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.70 of a point to 740.82 whUe the Second Board Index slipped 1.59 points to 156.20. An institutional dealer said fears
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      783 23 AFP □set Ma -111 THAI shares closed 1.5 per cent lower yesterday, slipping below the psychologically important 400-point level amid a lack of fresh positive leads, dealers said. Banks and finances came under pressure as foreign investors continued to sell off some large-cap stocks, they said. The benchmark Stock
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      282 23 AFP OMurik +7.58 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher yesterday as investors scooped up bargain-priced stocks despite a sharp overnight fall on Wall Street, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 7.58 points to close at 1,964.21. «"M r*M (000) MRCAHM 0.75 -0.02 750 Abacus
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      684 23 AFP QiWiipniteiiin -18.73 INDONESIAN share prices slumped 3 per cent yesterday on the back of regional falls following Wall Street's decline, as well as concerns over Aceh province and the Y2K bug, dealers said. A dealer with a European brokerage said the Wall Street-inspired share price fall was partly
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      274 23 AFP nweffington -U1 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 0.3 per cent yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 6.61 points to 2,101.28 on NZ$9B million traded. "A good percentage of volume was in Telecom which has been very much the trend of late," said a dealer. —AFP »i i4
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      573 23 AFP nUlWhriei -2M AUSTRALIAN stocks slipped 0.9 per cent yesterday, bringing to an abrupt end the strong gains of last week, dealers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All Ordinaries Index fell 26.6 points to 3,034.8. The All Industrials Index fell 45.4 points to 5,256.3, while the All Resources
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      301 23 AFP Q Composite Index -4.76 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 4.76 points at 969.29. Volume was 300.1 million shares worth 3.6 trillion won. ■e.14 —i Arum Semi UISO -400 Brain Tech __2470 K>5 Central Sank 2M0 -100 ChrtComm W6500 500 Da* Gu Bank ,35 DeeianqCorp —3900
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        813 29  -  Fraser Suites' old world theme captivates amdreatak with its warmth and subtle up-to-date touches ANDREA TAN PRASER Suites presents old world charm with a modern twist. "When we looked at this land, we saw the rich history," said Choe Peng Sum, general manager of hospitality at
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        91 31 THE Volvo SBO is going places. BT understands that President S R Nathan has bought one. And why not? The flagship model has propelled the Swedish brand's presence here to new heights barely a year after it was introduced. Volvo sales to end-October stood at 680
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        74 31 THE grapevine has it that Renault's new Laguna executive sedan will feature styling elements from the striking Vel Satis (above) concept unveiled in Paris two years ago. Embodying angular edges rather than rounded ones, the Laguna will also have some of the latest technological wonders which are
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        109 31 THE new face of Rover will have an uncanny resemblance to the newly-launched 75 flagship. Featuring four "hooded" headlamps and rounded radiator grille, the new range will also have new model names. The 400-series will now be known as the 45, while the 200-series will
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      427 33  -  Conference told though the distance is mnch less, the obstacles are plenty By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The so-called Northern Sea Route (NSR), a proposed alternative route for ships on the Far East-Eu-rope trade via the frozen wastes north of Siberia, has met with a
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      176 33 AFP [TOKYO] A Philippine freighter collided with a small tanker and another freighter in a Japanese port on Tuesday, capsizing the tanker and throwing three crew members into the sea, coastguards said. The 206,047-tonne Copilco was leaving the port of Tokuyama for
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      619 33 SHIPSHAPE HAJI Mohd Ali Yasin is a tough negotiator whose strident style of leadership is fitting and appropriate in meeting the enormity of the task ahead of him. He heads the newly merged MISC/Petronas fleet, which numbers 128 vessels calling
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        357 45 Exports are seen to go up by at least 10-12 per cent during Dec 15-20 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Indian air freight agents anticipate a surge of export orders in the last two weeks of December, fuelled by the need to avert anxiety over
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        314 45 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Operating profits at the world's airports are not enough to pay for the capacity expansion needed to meet future demand, said Airports Council International, a body which groups the world's major airports. Airports will need to borrow funds or obtain
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        303 45 Bloomberg [PARIS] Air France and China Eastern Airlines will begin jointly operating some flights between Paris and Shanghai in January, as Air France seeks to increase its services to Asian destinations. The French carrier said that from Jan 7, it and China
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        316 45 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US air traffic control system is not yet ready to handle problems that may crop up from the year 2000, lawmakers warned amid the release of a report on the status of the government's Y2K preparedness. US air traffic control
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        489 46  -  It's targeting chemical companies which will want to ontsonrce services in the future By t Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Local chemical logistics services provider G&U Logistics is moving into providing value-added services to its customers as it works towards growing existing business activities by 50
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        470 46 Bering-based Federal Express-DTW Co kicked off on Nov 1 [SINGAPORE] Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), the world's largest express transportation company, and Tianjin-based Da Tian W Air Service Corporation, have entered into a new joint venture in Beijing. The venture, Federal Ex-press-DTW Co Ltd,
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        276 46  -  By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE) United Parcel Service (UPS) has rolled out its latest handheld computer for couriers in Singapore, allowing customers to digitally "sign" for the receipt of the package, saving valuable minutes of delivery time. Developed jointly by UPS and Motorola
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        596 46  -  I By Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] SMALL and me-dium-sized logistics companies, not spared from the need to plug into the increasingly IT-driven supply chain, can start by investing in an integrated logistics information system, says Clarity Systems, the IT vendor that developed Singapore's first and
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        142 46 [SINGAPORE] Emirates Skycargo must develop an Internet business to meet future worldwide reliance on e-commerce, urged its chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed A 1 Maktoum during the airline's annual cargo conference in Dubai recently. The conference, themed "serving the customer the e-cargo way", discussed Emirates' priorities and
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