The Business Times, 29 November 1999

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/aa_ 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1999
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    60 1 stock MAmsr mracES Week Change STI .2,235.82 +14.78 SIMSCI FUTURES....306.10„ -0.40 BT-SR1 851.97 +18.75 KLSE COMP 745.91 11® NIKKEI *****.10 +343.66 HANG SENG. 15*74.53 ..+201.43 SET INDEX. 412.31 +0.76 •JAKARTA COM? 596J6. -36.95 MANILA OOMP 1,959.55. +8.76 TAIPEI WPL 7,*****.. -304.90 SEOUL COMP .949.16.. -43.95 CLSA CHINA B......
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    78 1 FOBEX BATES US* s$ IISS 1.672 £(l SS/S$ pcr£) 1.612 2,69ft El'RO(l«$/SS/E) 1.014 1.695 DK_ 1.928 0.867 YFV 104.1 1.60S* RM 8.800 0.440 HKS 7.772 0.2I& BAHT 38.7% 0.043 RUHAH 7210 0 023 'St to 100 units PMME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 Kl'ALA LUMPUR .7.25 JAKARTA- 40.00 BANGKOK 1000 MANILA-
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    Lock icon Restrictive KL listing rules hurting Mesdaq
    839 1  -  BTIJ'mH.-U'iJ Cnrbs on dn&l listings push M'sian Net-related firms to seek funding abroad From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong MALAYSIA may have been one of the first countries in the region to unveil a plan to tap the information technology boom, but restrictive listing rules
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    Lock icon Japan's massive bond plan keeps officials on edge
    887 1  -  Record issue risks pushing rates up, derailing recovery From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE financial officials will be watching bond markets anxiously this week to see how they react to news that the government will need to issue a massive 78.7 trillion
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    Lock icon Pundits see tough test for NF coalition at the polls
    1011 1  -  From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur THE ruling National Front (NF) coalition is set to face one of its toughest tests in recent years as Malaysians go to the polls today. Political observers said this is because there is greater
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      92 1 DfSIPE BT Comment Vikram Khanna: Asean in the post-crisis era. Next Page Eddie Toh: New banking scene in Malaysia. Pg 8 Top Stories 16 Singapore companies made it to list of Asia's top 100 wealth-creating companies. Pg 3 Analysts bullish on Ho Bee's prospects. Pg4 m Financial markets likely to
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      63 1 Dr M eyes two-thirds majority in polls, Pg 8 More reports, Pg 8 v I f I I r■> 77? I Oi.iholo j) i* n-ww w art irr.t oin Sini;aporr \11n( I v lower 15 r< mi nil 110 or 1c1"{424 2" H i I lon Inler n a I
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      Lock icon Asean in the post-crisis era
      662 2  -  zfi comment ECONOMICS What measures can the grouping take to boost its effectiveness and prevent a fature crisis? vikram khanna LOOKING back over the last two-and-a-half years, one has to acknowledge that like Apec, Asean did not particularly distinguish itself during the regional economic crisis.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon S'pore firms among Asia's top by MVA
      660 3  -  Sing Tel ranks third; S'pore Technologies, SPH among 15 others on the list Jennifer Lien SIXTEEN listed Singapore companies have made it to a list of Asia's 100 top wealth-creating companies published in CFO Asia magazine. The Performance 100 list ranks Asian companies
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      Lock icon Analysts bullish on Ho Bee's prospects
      596 4  -  Its 'property stock' label and strong management are seen as pluses By, Andrea Tan INVESTORS need not be unduly worried that the current rash of initial public offerings may clip the share price upside of mainboard-bound Ho Bee Investment, say analysts, citing the "property
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      Lock icon E50 award winner seeks SES listing
      443 5  -  Electronics distributor Achieva plans IPO early next year By. Ling Su Ann TWO-TIME Enterprise 50 award-winning company Achieva has submitted its mainboard listing application to the Stock Exchange of Singapore, said Henry Lim, the company's president and chief executive. The Pan-Asian distributor of electronics
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      165 3 This announcement appears as a matter of record only Hitachi Zosen Keppel Hitachi Zosen Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Proposed Acquisition from Keppel Marine Industries Limited of:- 265,000 ordinary shares of $100.00 each comprising 100 per cent, of the issued and paid up share capital of Keppel
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      114 3 Husbands and wives will be teeing-off together at Orchid Country Club today! That's because j this year's Jaguar Golf Marathon is open to jaguar owners and even their spouses. (Of course F laguar owners who are single will also be taking part.) There will be the usual 54 holes spread
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      225 4 Cw:m r^ja Come to our CFA Presentation CFA PRESENTATION jjg Evening and find out about both EVENING I the Chartered Financial Analyst Date 2 December *99 (Thursday) feJ (CFA) qualification and the CFA Time 6.30pm a courses offered by the Financial Venue: FTC Training Centre 51 Cuppage Rd #04-07 Star
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Institutional front silent, retail players call the shots
      612 6  -  I :j j comment STOCKS r.sivanithy LONG before any talk of deregulation or liberalisation, it was the institutional investor that ruled the day in the local stock market. If the funds weren't in, then nothing moved and often, it needed a strong
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      Lock icon Lindeteves-Jacoberg wrt worth a second look
      177 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy OVER the past two trading sessions, Lin-deteves-Jacoberg's shares have been shooting up and at $2.53, are not that far away from their recent $2.74 high. Volumes of the shares and warrants traded have spiked up, suggesting that something is
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      Lock icon JIT may face resistance ahead
      247 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong MARKET favourite JIT Holdings sparkled again last Friday with a 4.6 per cent rise, ending among the top gainers yet again. The stock gained 16 cents to $3.64 with 1.56 million shares traded, slightly higher than its 10-day traded
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      102 6 Monday, Nov 29 Singapore ♦Ham. Lufthansa news conference on E-Purchasing '99 with Stefan Pichler, member of the executive board and executive vice-president of sales at Lufthansa German Airlines. ♦2.30pm. Systems Union chairman and founder John Pemberton visits and holds news conference. ♦4pm. Access Management Group (AMG) news
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      Lock icon Yen strengthens amid hopes of recovery in Japan
      556 6 AFP [HONGKONG] Currencies in the AsiaPacific region posted mixed results vis-a-vis the US dollar, with the yen strengthening amid hopes of Japan's economic recovery. JAPANESE YENt The yen gained ground against the US dollar in Tokyo on the back of growing hopes
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      414 6 Source: JM Sassoon Stocfca Volum» MediaRing 10c 227,574,000 Chip EngSerg 5c 177,367,000 QMQ Global 5c 135,041,000 China Toll 20c 119,052,000 Asia Food&Prop US$ 115,209,000 Golden Agri US10c 94,796,000 Sp Food 5c 84,735,000 Bri«iant8c 65,069,000 •Gentlnglnt 56,006,000 Asia Dekor HK15C 47,942,000 Stock* S MediaRmg 10c 324,828,264 OCBC 198,061,821 DBSGrp 189,247,240 SIA
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      Lock icon $2.2b charged to credit cards in Q3
      255 7  -  I =f on the economy consumption By, Andrea Tan CREDIT card spending rose to $2.2 billion in the third quarter or a 19.6 per cent jump over the same period last year, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This was a
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      Lock icon Wholesale trade index up 2.7% in 3rd quarter
      261 7 This marks first nptnrn after six quarters of decline THE domestic wholesale trade index bounced back strongly in the third quarter on strong petroleum and electronics sales, the first upturn after six quarters of decline. Excluding petroleum trade, the index rose a
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      Lock icon MediaRing working on alphanumeric keypad
      106 7  -  MFJUbag Lim Hua Eng Senior vice-president, products/services MediaRing.com Ltd I WOULD like to thank Mr Denis Distant for using Mediaßing Talk as well as his letter, "Mediaßing: hear this" (BT, Nov 16). We felt that Mr Distant's suggestion to incorporate alpha- numeric keypad function is
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      Lock icon Chez Bright Apartments, St Thomas Mansion in en bloc sale
      485 7  -  W] i(i j m =j sales Combined sites, including neighbouring Air View Towers, may fetch $242 m in total By, Kalpana Rashiwala THE owners of Chez Bright Apartments and St Thomas Mansion in the River Valley area are following in
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      Lock icon Freehold Riveria View on market for collective sale
      234 7 Development seen to fetch abont $25m or $699ps{/ppr RIVERIA View, a freehold River Valley development, will be launched for collective sale today. A statement by property consultancy Knight Frank, which is handling the sale, said all the owners of the 13unit development
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      122 7 COLLECTIVE SALE Prime, Freehold Land Vn\\ at River Valley Grove II (100% AGREEMENT) Central location Close to CBD L gubjCCt and Orchard Road. J\ $j{Q Land area of 14,057 sq ft "wD/i/ Wy Regular site J fjjm Ideal for luxury apartments with plot ratio of 2.8 height of up to
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airports expected to make strong debut
      565 8 KUALA LUMPUR Analyst puts coulter's fair value atRM&25,0r30% upside potential SHARES of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, to be listed tomorrow, are expected to be well received by investors, with the possibility of a big boost in premium from a convincing win by Barisan
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      Lock icon Dr M eyes two-thirds majority in polls
      298 8 ELECTION ran AFX-Asia [ALOR SETAR, Malaysia! Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his coalition will keep its two-thirds parliamentary majority and make a clean sweep of states. "We have no fears about this election. We can win." "We are going to win in all
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      Lock icon KLSE trading to hang on GE result
      215 8 KUALA LUMPUR A 2/3 majority for NF would boost bourse with gpvt-linked funds support, says analyst AFP TRADING on the Malaysian stock market this week, when trading resumes tomorrow, is expected to hang on the results of today's general election, with investors holding
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      Lock icon What the new banking scene in M'sia could look like
      776 8  -  il comment KL STOCKS Anchor banks will stay but some will be smaller than planned due to a few runaway brides eddie toh WHILE all eyes are on the Malaysian general election today, another crucial development is gaining momentum the
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      Lock icon TRI in danger of defaulting on its Euro bonds
      204 8 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia TECHNOLOGY Resources Bhd said it does not expect to redeem the second tranche of its Euro bonds which were due for redemption yesterday. In a statement, the company said it will not be able to redeem the 2.75
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      Lock icon OSK in talks to buy three more securities firms
      465 10 KUALA LUMPUR Targets KSB, PCB and PSB are good fits for its expansion plan, say analysts OSK HOLDINGS Bhd is negotiating to buy over three securities firms, Ke-Zan Securities Sdn Bhd (KSB), Premier Capital Securities Sdn Bhd (PCB) and Peninsular Securities
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      Lock icon M'sia posts RM5.6b trade surplus in October
      208 10 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia MALAYSIA recorded a trade surplus of 5.6 billion Malaysian ringgit (552.46 billion) in October against a surplus of RM6.6 billion in October last year, the Statistics Department said in a statement yesterday. Exports totalled RM28.5 billion and imports, RM22.9 billion.
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      Lock icon Sporty Proton on trial as British cop car
      264 10 KUALA LUMPUR THE Proton Satria GTi has been commissioned by the Humberside Police Force as a patrol car. The Star reported. Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) said in a statement that the model would be a regular feature in built-up urban areas
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        Lock icon Sime UEP shares to be suspended
        61 10 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Sime UEP Properties Bhd shares will be suspended from tomorrow on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) pending an announcement, an exchange circular said on Saturday. Tractors Malaysia Holdings Bhd and DMIB Bhd shares will also be suspended on the KLSE
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        Lock icon Real-time GE results on TV3 today
        88 10 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) will broadcast today's Malaysian general election results via teletext and Internet in real time. For television viewers with teletext capability, they can turn to page 297 to get the latest result. "On page 296, TV3 will
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      244 8 INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL -THE FUTURE(An Exclusive Seminar for CEOs, General Managers, Human Resources Managers, Finance Managers and other top level management team) In 1998, Mr Edvinsson won the prestigious Brain of the Year award in JfiySSySi competition with the likes of Bill Gates and Paul McCartney. Mr Edvinsson L»ef follows the
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon PLDT may consider writing down investment in Piltel
      345 11 MANILA Bloomberg PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) president Manuel Pangilinan said yesterday that the nation's largest phone company may write down its investment in Pilipino Telephone Corp (Piltel) if its ailing mobile phone unit fails to reach a debt restructuring agreement
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      Lock icon Asean's bold steps spurred by global changes: Goh
      560 11  -  informal summit He lands move by 6 more advanced members to scrap all import duties by 2010, instead of 2015 From Al Labita in Manila RAPID changes in the global economy had spurred Asean leaders to take some bold steps including speeding
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      Lock icon Asean, S Korea back Sakakibara as IMF chief
      335 11 MANILA AFP JAPAN'S campaign to have its former vice-finance minister Eisuke Sakakibara appointed head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is off to a good start, having secured the backing of all Southeast Asia and South Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
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      Lock icon Lucio Tan quits Allied to prepare PNB bid
      471 11 MANILA Bloomberg, AFP LUCIO Tan, a tobacco and airline magnate, said he resigned as chairman of Allied Banking Corp in preparation for a possible takeover of Philippine National Bank (PNB), the nation's third-larg-est commercial lender. Mr Tan's plan to take over PNB
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      587 11 irred Enter the u Millennium, Enter the Dragon. 1 to comment on Malay- establish the east Asian the Singaporean leader iscussed during their in- .T*\ Jg IMPERIAL ABUNDANCE d: "It's an idea we can "T Inspired by the designs on the Chinese Pbody is prepared to put Emperor s imperial
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon Taiwan WTO entry will bring US$5.3b trade deficit
      423 12 TAIPEI 20,000 jobs also expected to be lost in first yean study Reuters, AFP TAIWAN'S entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2000 would increase the island's economic growth, but would also flip its long-standing trade surplus around to a deficit
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      Lock icon HK stocks seen volatile and rangebound this week
      519 12 HONGKONG Deflation worries, T2K fears expected to take their toll, say analysts Reuters HONGKONG'S shares are likely to be volatile and rangebound this week with gains tempered by deflation worries and millennium fears, many analysts said yesterday. "The market is likely to
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      Lock icon China savers' forex deposits hit US$31b
      300 12 BEIJING 20% rise in first 10 months comes after easing of curbs Reuters CHINESE individual savings deposits held in foreign currency at the leading forex bank rose a year-on-year 26 per cent to US$3O.5 billion (Sssl billion) in the first 10 months of this
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      59 12 [HONGKONG] A pro-democracy activist carrying a defaced Hongkong flag chanting slogans yesterday outside a polling station where Hongkong leader Tung Chee-hwa cast his vote at a local district council election. Protesters, denouncing the election as undemocratic with appointed members from the government, fear the council no
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      Lock icon China curbs wholesale book trade
      247 12 BEIJING Foreign firms banned from such business, including Net sales AFP CHINA is banning foreign companies from investing in the wholesaling and distribution of books and other publications, including on-line sales, state media said on Saturday. Authorities are outlawing Sino-foreign joint ventures or cooperatives in
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      Lock icon China unravels stock scandal over oil refiner
      335 12 BEIJING FT China is grappling with a large stock-market scandal involving its famous Daqing oil complex as it could raise questions over more than US$l5 billion (Ss2s billion) in proposed share offerings by the country's state oil giants, and dozens of officials are
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  • SOUTH asia
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      Lock icon Indian govt plans fast-track business in Parliament
      257 13 NEW DELHI INDIA'S coalition government, seeking to make up for lost time, plans to race through a slew of key reform legislation in the winter session of Parliament opening today. First off the blocks is a bill to open up insurance business to
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      Lock icon Pakistani govt urged to focus on farming
      285 13 ISLAMABAD Economic revival depends on sector, says formers' body Reuters A KEY Pakistani farmers' body has urged the militaryled government to make agriculture the fulcrum of plans to revive the sickly economy. "Pakistan's economic revival in the short run can only come from
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon India's reserves hit new high of US$34h
        72 13 Reuters [BOMBAY] India's foreign exchange reserves hit a record high in the third week of November reflecting the central bank's absorption of substantial dollar inflows in recent weeks. Foreign reserves crossed the US$34 billion (Sss7 billion) mark for the first time, hitting a
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        Lock icon Pakistan reschedules US$254m debt
        80 13 AFP [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan signed an agreement last Saturday to reschedule US$254 million (***** million) in debt owed to Germany, officials said. The deal is part of an overall US$3.3 billion debt rescheduling plan negotiated with the Paris Club of creditor nations in January. Under the deal.
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        Lock icon India's ruling BJP sacks regional leader
        55 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] India's Hindu nationalists last Saturday sacked one of their prominent leaders from the ruling BJP party for attacking Prime Minister Atal Behari Vsgpayee. Regional leader Kalyan Singh was suspended after a decision to punish him was taken at Mr Vajpayee's residence,
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      Lock icon Pakistan's bumper cotton crop pushes up textile stocks
      502 13 KARACHI Bntrnn-npmaynot last as world yarn prices are falling, says analyst AFP A BUMPER cotton crop in Pakistan this year has driven up shares in the country's leading textile firms, but analysts warn the euphoria may not last. With a crop of
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      Lock icon Indian shares seen extending gains
      275 13 BOMBAY But baying will be selective and mainly led by speculators, say brokers Reuters INDIAN shares are likely to build on recent gains this week, but buying will be very selective and mainly driven by speculators, brokers said. "There had been a polarisation in the
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Financial markets seen welcoming NZ polls results
      672 14 WELLINGTON IJM polls Bnt analysts worry about future credit downgrades and deficits Reuters NEW Zealand financial markets should be comfortable with the nation's shift to the left in elections on Saturday and may even firm on the prospect of stable centre-left government, market
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      Lock icon Three Singapore firms among top 10 Aussie hotel owners
      323 14  -  Singapore owners have 18% of Australian room stock; even more, if Tkakral'sinctided Pro>m\ Surinder Singh in Sydney THREE Singapore-owned or Singapore-linked companies have finished on the list of the top 10 hotel owners in Australia this year. The listing, released in
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      Lock icon Korean industrial output up 30% in Oct
      248 14 SEOUL Bullish data may fuel concerns mr economy overheating Reuters SOUTH Korea has released another batch of bullish economic data showing a more than 30 per cent surge in industrial output in October, days after it said the economy grew 12.3 per cent
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        Lock icon Schroders revamps UK unit
        97 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Schroders pic is reorganising its UK institutional fund management unit that oversees almost half the firm's £132 billion (*****.5 billion) of assets in an effort to improve investment results, the company said yesterday. Schroders, Britain's largest independent investment bank and money manager, said it
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        Lock icon Mannesmann ready to talk to Vodafone
        88 15 AFP [HAMBURG] The supervisory board of German telecommunications giant Mannesmann is dropping its resistance to the hostile takeover bid for the group from Britain's Vodafone Air Touch, the WeltamSonntag newspaper reported. The newspaper quoted supervisory board members as saying that colleagues Juergen Schrempp of
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        Lock icon Daewoo's foreign lenders arrive in Seoul
        68 15 AFP [SEOUL] The crisis of South Korea's Daewoo Group enters a crucial phase this week as foreign creditors arrive for talks amid reports that they have demanded Seoul take over their bad loans. Members of a nine-bank steering committee of Daewoo's foreign lenders, including
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      518 15 NEW YORK Even as Dow heads for new highs, they're buying at the strongest pace in 11 months Bloomberg EXECUTIVES at US companies from real estate investment trusts such as Host Marriott Corp to retailers including Auto Zone Inc are buying
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      412 15 LONDON Move could be today, after rejection of friendly takeover Reuters ROYAL Bankj of Scotland looked poised yesterday to launch a hostile bid for National Westminster Bank pic, possibly as early as today, after the English bank rejected a friendly takeover approach.
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      153 15 WASHINGTON Reuters EXXON Corp and Mobil Corp are expected to gain Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approval for their US$B2 billion (Ssl37 billion) merger tomorrow but analysts said over the weekend that the two oil giants would have to divest more assets than they originally
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      463 15 PARIS AFP INSURANCE firms worldwide, faced with a possible flood of claims for damage wrought by the Year 2000 date-change problem the millennium bug are eyeing the calendar nervously as the last days of the year are counted out. Although most insurers argue
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      557 16 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Crude oil prices rose to nine-year highs last week after Iraq withdrew its exports from the international markets in its latest tussle with the United Nations. Crude drew close to US$26 a barrel in London and touched
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      240 17 HONGKONG AFP SHARES were expected to stay mixed this week amid no major positive news and the expiry of futures contracts, dealers said. "The market will enter into consolidation first with the expiry of the future contracts," said Patrick Yiu, senior analyst at
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      874 17 AFP P Sydney -16.7 AN avalanche of economic data is not expected to influence the optimistic attitudes of Australian investors in the coming week, analysts said on Friday. "The bigger picture will remain one of still firm economic growth," said Commonwealth Bank senior economist Bruce Freeland. However,
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      514 17 NEW YORK This year could mark the start of the long-anticipated slowdown in the rate of gains: analysts Bloomberg WITH little more than a month left in 1999, the US stock market is on track for its smallest annual gain since 1994. The broadest
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      421 17 TOKYO Analysts note that baying is narrow and restricted to tech stocks Reuters, AFP JAPAN'S resurgent Nikkei Average is likely to firm further this week, although with small and healthy corrections along the way, brokers said. Their main concern is the narrow nature
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      323 17 LONDON AFP THE London market cast off its dogged devotion to Wall Street and surged to record highs last week in the light of merger activity in the heavyweight banking and media sectors. The FT-SE 100 Index rose to a
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      1714 17 PI Paris ****** THE Paris Bourse ended higher on Friday as the speculative fever ignited by Vodafone Airtouch's bid for Mannesmann stoke interest in French companies with a telecommunications stake great or small. The French CAC-40 blue-chip Index ended at a new closing record of 5,396.99 points
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      8480 18 INDUSTRIALS Cmshmt prWicti 1999 Last Vel Week Net Cep H4qli Lw Cempeny Sole 'OOP High Low P/E $m« 440 255 Aiinomoto 300 -2 W 310~ 300 190 121.6 174 46 Angkase 90 unch 84 93 89 '32 7 404 220 Apollo Food Hlg 320 8 10 322 320 7.6 128.0
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      423 18 AFP fl Composite Index +12.62 TRADING on the Malaysian stock market this week is expected to hang on the results of today's general election, with investors holding back until the outcome is reviewed, analysts said. "Trading will remain mixed. The direction of the bourse
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      562 19  -  «imu« Weeklyßoundup Daniel Katzive Standard and Poor's MMS [SINGAPORE] The precarious levels at which the euroUS$, euro-yen and US$-yen ended the last week will preclude foreign exchange market participants getting too relaxed as we head into December. While over-extended down moves in these three
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  • EXEC lifestyle
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      528 22  -  Anne Geddes has an intimacy with all her tiny subjects that is reflected in her latest book, Until Now, says scvt-i- iniiT.is SCOTT HILLIS Reuters YOU may not know Anne Geddes, but you probably know her babies. Peering out from pea pods, wallowing in
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      658 22  -  MUSIC Guest conductor Cleobnry takes SSO on exhilarating ride By\ P Y Van THE unexpected appearance of eminent British conductor Nicholas Cleobury on the podium at last Friday's Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert was a truly pleasant surprise. With his impressive track record as
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      48 23 Stient Scient aims to build world-class dot-coms Page 3 Comment Will more online ad-spend show upward sales trend? Page 4 Oracle Oracle's USsloom gift of NCsto schools Page 4 Anssmo Aussino making S'pore global Internet hub Page 5 Dot Com Internet 'to vanish in five years' Page 8
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  • BIZIT
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      Lock icon Sleepless over tight labour markets
      938 24 Start-ups in Singapore find hiring locals a tough call, since most Singaporeans would rather work for established companies BOTH Silicon Valley and Singapore are tight labour markets in Singapore there are many good people but attracting them to start-ups is tough because they are looking
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      711 24  -  TDB pavilion was a smash hit, participating exhibitors say By\ David Welcher The writer covered Comdex forßizlT COMDEX Fall has just completed its 20th run at Las Vegas, with an estimated 200,000 visitors thronging its packed exhibit halls. While there were no major
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        Lock icon Singapore Poly sets up centre with Fore
        56 24 FORE Systems has set up a centre with Singapore Polytechnic to provide training in broadband network technology and to give access to reeearchand education networks. Fore will donate U*****,000(*****,000) worth of ATM networking equipment to the centre. It is estimated the total cost
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        Lock icon Malaysia Airlines launches smart card
        58 24 MALAYSIA Airlines Golden Boutiques, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has launched its combined contact/contacttess smart card. The smart card can be used for multiple applications including toll payment, train rides, bus rides and loyalty points at over 200 merchant outlets. The smart card is
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        Lock icon Pacific Internet to promote CaseTrust
        73 24 PACIFIC Internet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Case Trust Under the MOU, Pacific Internet will assist Case Trust in selecting the retailers of its online mall, P1 Mall, for Case Trust accreditation. An online retailer accredited by Case Trust will have a
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        40 24 EC-LINK, a Singapore provider of e-commerce solutions, has launched its eC-LINK flagship software product for e-business enterprise transaction processing over the Internet. This software enables companies to conduct transactions ova- the Internet using multiple languages concurrently.
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        Lock icon SAFE Superstore uses STOR/QM
        34 24 SAFE Superstore Holdings has concluded a contract with Microbank Software to purchase and use Microbank's report mining system, STOR/QM- STOR/QM enables electronic archiving and allows people to view reports online.
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        Lock icon Go-events.com appointment
        38 24 GO-EVENTS.COM, an Asian Internet channel for business events, has appointed David Low as its South-east Asia content and alliances manager. Prior to joining Mr Low was the Singapore general manager of 34/7, an online advertising network.
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        Lock icon KAZ/Vanda joint venture
        38 24 KAZ Computer Services and Vanda Systems (Singapore) have formed a joint venture company, KAZ Computer Services (SEA.), to target the outsourcing market in Asia. The joint venture company has commissioned its new centre in Singapore.
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        Lock icon Global Sources' tools for Net commerce
        51 24  -  Toh Han Shih GLOBAL Sources has launched Internet-based trade transaction tools to facilitate business-to-business Internet trading between buyers and sellers. Global Sources' tools will help automate the sourdng process, which accounts for as much as half the supply chain cycle, according to the Aberdeen
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      Lock icon Consultancy aims to build world-class dot-coms
      500 25  -  US firm Scient opens Asean office in Suntec Tower 3 By Toh Han Shih SCIENT, an American Internet consultancy, may have just opened its Asean office in Singapore but it has signed on two big companies here as clients and is growing quickly, Scient
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      Lock icon Click and surf, and it's all not wired
      517 25  -  The AirPort wireless networking system used by Apple's ißook confirms there is intelligent life in the computer industry By Peter Lewis NYT WHEN Apple introduced the ißook several months ago as the portable version of its popular iMac desktop computer, one of
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      753 26  -  AsrrrgErau raju chellam The writer is BizlT Editor LAST week in the US, from downtown Los Angeles to the airport, my colleagues and I calculated that roughly three out of every four billboards we saw on the way were advertising Internet
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      Lock icon IBM to add 500 to software sales force in 2000
      320 26 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] International Business Machines Corp, the world's largest computer maker, said it plans to add 500 people to its software sales force next year to step up pressure on rivals such as Oracle Corp. IBM's software sales
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      Lock icon Lycos Asia head outlines her plans
      415 26  -  The company will Iralld its brand twH orpanii its headconnt in the region By' Toh Han Shih LYCOS Asia will build its brand name and expand its headcount in Asia, the newly-ap-pointed Asia CEO of Lycos, Mary Ong, told BizlT. Lycos Asia is a
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      Lock icon Oracle to give US$100 worth of NCs to schools
      821 26  -  CEO Larry Ellison says US$l99 NCs will be given to needy schools worldwide From Raju Chellam in Los Angeles US SOFTWARE giant Oracle Corp will spend US$lOO million ($166 million) over the next decade to provide its version of Internet-enabled network
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      168 26 Xinhua [BEIJING] China's Ministry of Water Resources is seeking assistance from the world's computer giant, the Compaq Computer Corp, to establish a water resource solution centre which helps oversee and minimise damage caused by floods, Saturday's China Daily reported. "We hope that the proposed
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      Lock icon VPNs are king in connectivity, low cost and simplicity
      619 27  -  gregory hauw The writer is the founder, CEO and president of US-incorporated Internet Appliance, Inc WHAT telephone switches have done for voice communications, the Internet will do for data. Today, any two parties can have a private conversation on a phone
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      Lock icon Aussino making S'pore its global Internet hub
      575 27  -  l-il exclusive It is pumping US$l.5 million into the company here and plans to list on the Stock Exchange of Singapore soon By' Toh Han Shih AFTER operating only for a few months, Aussino's sales of home furnishing products and ladies apparel over
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      Lock icon Psion Revo — e-mail to go please
      625 28  - Psion Revo e-mail to go please justoi olbt test-runs the latest Psion palmtop offering JUSTYN OLBY I AM the first to admit that I like gadgets, but have never been very keen on personal digital assistants (PDAs). These handheld and palmtop devices always seem like too much trouble. So when
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      39 28 NOTh»gafUr MrOaW "deeping giant" I»eeoh, Mfcrnwafl platfor— nlilef Tenl Mei Hi w irie< If tin i neaifj'a mi >—lie ■nine mljlil I whwHrtu litoglklup that we think oaers find attractive—then they'll have to make that
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      Lock icon 'What sucked Microsoft in was the Internet'
      537 28 Gates' software giant crushes rival in browser war LAT FOR a long time, it has been obvious Microsoft enjoys a monopoly on oper-ating-system software for personal computers. Sure, there are token competitors, notably Apple's Macintosh operating system and the freeware system called Linux.
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      Lock icon Gizmos for the millennium
      551 29  -  Samsung targets teens, early technology adopters with its 30 new products By, Andrew Wee THE stuff of science fiction comes true with Samsung's introduction of 30 new digital convergence devices last week targeted at teens, young adults and early technology adopters. With products ranging from wrist
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        Lock icon NEC's new LCD monitors...
        71 29 NEC Singapore has launched two new 15-inch LCD MultiSync monitors, the LCDIS2SV and LCDIS2SM. The LCDIS2SV has a 15.1-inch viewable image, weighs 6 kg, displays 16 million colours and costs $2,253. The LCDIS2SM has a 15-inch viewable image, weighs 6.5 kg, displays 16.7 million colours, has
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        Lock icon ...and new Plasma monitor
        51 29 NEC Singapore has launched a new 50-inch Plasma monitor that uses "black stripe" and NEC's colour capsulated filter (CCF) technology to provide richer colours. The Plasma Sync 5000W has a 1365x768 pixel resolution, is 107 mm deep, weighs 58 kg and costs $36,060. For details, fox:
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        111 29 MAXTOR Corp has launched new additions to its Diamond Max VL (value line) and Diamond Max range of storage devices. The Diamond Max VL 20 is available in capacities from 10.2 to 20.4 GB, features 512 KB buffer and a 20.4 GB model costs $389. The
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        Lock icon IBM's new flat screen monitors
        88 29 IBM has launched new models in its P and G series of CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors which feature FD Trinitron flat-screen technology and are available in pearl-white and stealth-black colours. The 17-inch P7B Is targeted at business graphics and image processing users, has an
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        59 29 HEWLETT-PACKARD Company is offering HP Open View Express which unites application, network, system and storage management with cross-discipline integration and implementation services and support to create a complete Windows NT management solution. Open View lets businesses add networked Windows NT applications to existing file and print environments.
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        Lock icon Fujitsu's new notebook
        62 29 FUJITSU PC (Asia) has launched its new notebook computer targeted at mobile business users. The LifeBook S-4510 (picture) runs on an Intel 400 MHz Cvntiumm p|oceesor» has 64 MB memory, 0 OB hard disk, 12.1-inch display, built-in network adaptor and 56k modem. It has a 2.7 hour
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        63 29  -  Compiled by Andrew Wee ADOBE Systems has introduced new Apple Macintosh plug-ins for its Adobe Acrobat document software. The plug-ins provide additional functions such as conversion of Web pages into Adobe PDF (portable document format), support for digital signatures and e-mail support, to Acrobat.
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      164 26 "43,000 tried, but they couldn't I Straits Times. 28 June 1999. reporting on the 111 hacker s zone at Suntec City protected by a mclavo DELIVERS GENUINE INTEGRATED NETWORK SECURITY FIREWALL CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY VPN ONE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE ANTI VIRUS POLICY MANAGEMENT ENCRYPTION LOGS, ALERTS, REPORTS SINGLE SIGN-ON "EXTRANET IN A
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      353 28 CMG FIRST STATE ASIA INNOVATION FUND These days, the 'Made in Asia' label commands both admiration is the world's largest maker of personal computers*. Home to almost in technology-based companies in Asia, including Japan, Australia and and respect. With recent breakthroughs like flat screen television, 50% of the worlds population,
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      1043 30  -  I -i i exclusive Two gurus tell amdrew wee how the World Wide Web will change our business and working lifestyles ANDREW WEE THE Internet will "vanish" in three to five years' time. And its "disappearance" will be hastened by digital convergence technologies which
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        Lock icon Rocket8 launched in Singapore
        76 30 SILICON VALLEY-BASED Rockets Networks has been launched here earlier this month and lets members bid for goods ova- the Internet without credit cards or money. Members earn Rocketpoints for various activities such as referring friends, answering questionnaires and visiting afminti*! sites, and can then use these
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        Lock icon Ezyhealth.com Web portal in business
        108 30 SINGAPORE-BASED Ezyhealth Asia-Pacific has launched Its medical, health and fitness Web portal at www.eryhealth.COTL The portal provides health-related services and information including a health shopping mall. Ezyhealth and NTUC Healthcare will team up to produce a Web site "Ezyhealth NTUC Healthcare", providing health information from
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        Lock icon Intermec unveils Inca
        51 30 INTERMEC Technologies has announced loca (Internet Network Communications Architecture) Management Services, a browser-based data-collection management system which uses Interact standard-baaed voice and data communications to provide wireless networking and networking management The Web-based network management system lets companies remotely upgrade data collection software. For more information, visit
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        35 30 SINGAPORE Computer Systems has launched WebAuc, anlnternetaoctionaiteatwww.wfibaiic.com The Web site provides free services which let users buy and sell new and used items in various categories, including electronics, leisure and entertainment
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        Lock icon Attachmate order tracking system
        52 30 ATTACHMATE Corp, an e-business solutions provider, easy-to-use order tracking. The solution enables customers to use a password-protected Web stte to view their order status and shipping information. Order Track supports Active Server Pages (ASP) on Microsoft lIS Web sites and Java Server Pages (JSP) on other
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        Lock icon Open AdStream for Catcha.com
        50 30  -  flnagli I fry Andrew Wee CATCHA.COM, a South-east Asia Web portal, is installing Real Media's Open AdStream software which visitors. The software will be installed across Catcha's entire network of Web sites including Cateha.com; www.lMP3.oom, a digital music Web site; and www.ibeau.oom, a celebrity search site.
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      297 31 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young ALTHOUGH it has been a quieter week there have still been a number of sales concluded, with some significant deals, especially in the tanker sector. Vessels sold for further trading HTJ OttlWM. ♦Sea Union: 72,781 tdw bit 77 Mitsubishi reported sold region U552,900,000
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      Lock icon Asia-US trade imbalance expected to stay
      474 31  -  Cargo volume on westbound service has not improved enough to offset imbalance: TSA Byl Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Despite an improvement in US exports to Asia, the westbound transpacific trade is not expected to provide enough cargo next year to offset the current equipment imbalance,
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      Lock icon Middle East tanker rates sink near year lows
      365 31 Iraqi oil exports halted, Iranian loadings deferred Reuters [LONDON] A halt to Iraqi oil exports combined with a deferral of Iranian loadings is pushing the key Middle East crude tanker market towards year lows, say shipping brokers. VLCC (very large crude carrier)
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      Lock icon Yantai disaster
      69 31 [YANTAI] A Chinese naval officer watches as a rescue ship (right) nears the capsized hull of a passenger ship off the port city ofYantai on the Shandong peninsula. At least 150 people died and only 36 were known to have survived after the ferry Dashun with 312 people
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      688 31  -  IJMER SCENE By] David Hughes NOT long ago Taiwan-based Nantai Line looked like a successful medium sized niche player in the container business. It had built up a substantial intra-Asian business and had developed a "South-South" route to South Africa and South
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        192 32 THE International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers Committee (IMEC) have agreed to set up a joint forum for negotiating employment rights for seafarers serving aboard open registry ships. The ITF is to discuss the setting of a benchmark wage rate
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        165 32 THE board of Swedish tanker firm N&T Argonaut (NTA) has recommended the company accept an offer for the rest of NTA from the Sohmen family, which holds a 37 per cent stake and 58 per cent of the votes in NTA. The deal would
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          150 32 MEASURES taken earlier in the year to boost the popularity of Hongkong's shipping register are starting to see results. Since the introduction of fee cuts and tax breaks in April, tonnage has increased 22 per cent to 7.56 million gt and 493 ships. The objective
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          98 32 CRUISE line Cunard is to make calls at the South Atlantic island of St Helena, with both the QE2 and Caronia in its newly published 2000 sailings list. The ships will visit the island on cruises to Cape Town, twice for the Q£2and once for
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        764 45 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are baaed on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. Hie Cockett Banker Pries Index change and the individual
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        516 46 Carrier will begin service in time for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Reuters [SYDNEY] Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, has unveiled plans to dramatically shake up Australia's airline sector with the launch of a no-frills domestic service which promises to slash existing
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        241 46 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Europe's airports said they fully supported a European Union ban on aircraft fitted with noise mufflers or "hushkits", despite strong opposition from the United States. The EU law, designed to cut noise pollution around congested European airports, is due to come
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        243 46 Set aside sovereignty concerns, airlines urge states Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European airlines, frustrated by record delays, said countries should set aside sovereignty concerns to allow for creation of a single air traffic control network in Europe. The Association of European Airlines, which represents 27
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          110 46 Reuters [LONDON] British Aerospace pic is expected to be renamed Baesystems this week when it completes its acquisition of General Electric Co pic's defence arm Marconi Electronic Systems, the Financial Times said. It said the company had declined to confirm the change of name but was
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          52 46 Reuters [NICOSIA] National carrier Cyprus Airways has completed checks on its computer systems and they are fully millennium compliant. The carrier included millennium compliance with a general scheme to upgrade its IT infrastructure and has been given the all-clear by aviation body lata, an airline
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          60 46 Bloomberg [VIENNA] Austrian Airlines AG said it posted a nine-month profit of 39.3 million euros (5566.4 million) as the number of passengers it carried rose 5.2 per cent to 6.2 million euros. Adjusted for income from asset sales, pretax profit in the first nine month
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