The Business Times, 21 January 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2000
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    65 1 □sn 231&53 (+60.66) BT-SKI 8H53 (+24.95) smsa FUTURES 317 JO (+11.10) STOCK HAEKET INDICES Thursday Chang?" KLSE COMP __96M6 +17.48 NIKKEI 19,008.81 _+110.28 HANG SENG 15JI -60.03 SET INDEX 486.64 +0J1 JAKARTA COMP _***** ♦14.16 MANILA COMP _2,06U7 +4.84 TAIPEI WPI 9,136.95 14.49 SEOUL COMP 945.90 +7.12 CLSA
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    76 1 FOREX SATES US$ SI US$ 1.676 £(US$/S$ per 1.646 2.756 EURO(US$/$S/E) 1.013 1.697 DM 1.930 0.868 YEN 1065 1.591 RM 1800 0.441 HK$ 7.779 0516 BAHT 3758 0.046 RUPUH 7576 0.023 SSto loo units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5J8 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .3900 BANGKOK .9.50 MANILA 1100 HONGKONG 850
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    Lock icon Indonesia unveils realistic Budget signs IMF deal
    1051 1  -  GDP is expected to growbyJLB%, inflation rate is set to fall to 4^% From 1 Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday took concrete steps to regain investor confidence in its devastated economy by unveiling a conservative but realistic Budget and signing a new
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    Lock icon MNCs find it tougher to relocate staff to Asia
    653 1  -  l-i lexclusive Hardship pay rises as quality of living ratings tumble Byi Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] The "quality of living" ratings for most Asian cities have taken a tumble in the aftermath of the regional economic crisis and multinationals are finding it
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    Lock icon Steve Jobs' staggering share options raise eyebrows
    676 1 FBOFLB Compensation package could go down in corporate history as the most generous LAT-WP IN what may be the most generous compensation package in business history, Apple Computers has rewarded its chief executive Steve Jobs with stock options that on paper earned him
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      94 1 INSIDE Singapore 1000 A special pultout in BT today on the Singapore 1000 companies. •Awards A look at the winners in this year's inaugural eAwards. Turn to Exec Lifestyle/Exec Money section, Pg* 8-12 Exec Lifestyle Hello, Kitty, are we a bunch of loonies or what? EL 2 Top Stories Another
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      Lock icon Andhra Pradesh high-tech 'chief exec' makes things happen
      474 2  -  PBOPLE By\ Eugene Low THURSDAY. Somewhere in Hyderabad. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was riding in his car headed for a meeting of the state council of ministers. By his side was Singapore Prime Minister Goh
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      Lock icon Local stocks break losing streak on technical rebound
      517 2  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] A technical rebound helped Singapore equities snap a five-day losing streak which has brought the stock market down by over 7 per cent. The Straits Times Index jumped 60.66 points to 2,315.53 on the back of a recovery
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      Lock icon S'pore to remain competitive this year: TDB officials
      565 2  -  Trade set to grow by 11%-13% in 2000 on strong global electronics demand Byi Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economy will be competitive this year, trade officials stressed yesterday, as they projected an 11-13 per cent jump in trade for 2000. The Trade
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      Lock icon HK mobile operators withdraw fee increase
      389 2  -  Regulator says tbe six firms had 'some kind of understanding'; it warns against collusion Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong ALL six mobile phone operators here have agreed to withdraw their recently introduced fee increase after the Hongkong telecommunications regulator found the companies to
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      306 2 FROM Jan 21 to Feb 29, readers who subscribe for a year's worth of The Business Times will also receive a year's subscription of Forbes Global (26 issues) for free. For just $265, a whopping $273 off the normal combined newsstand price
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Media darling John Olds
        102 2 THE media's love affair with John Olds, chief executive of DBS Bank, continues unabated. A Hongkong-based publication, Financial Intelligence Asia, has named him 'Individual Banker of the Year' in its Winter 2000 edition. Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong and chairman of the Monetary Authority
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        Lock icon Hot air launch
        83 2 MANY people think that Internet start-ups are just full of hot air, with the hype far exceeding the reality. We don't know if software provider Navision Software agrees with that view but the arrangements for its press conference appear to reinforce that impression. The company is organising
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        Lock icon En bloc twist
        68 2 WE'VE all heard about property agents who assemble collective sale sites to form a bigger parcel to attract more attention from developers. Here's a twist from one property consultant, who is now marketing them small rather than doing an assembling job in order to manage owners' price
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  • FED policy
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      Lock icon Fed to modify disclosure policy
      1363 3 The changes, which include a statement being issued to the public after every FOMC meeting, are designed to improve communications Thefollowing is the full text of a statement issued on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve regarding its bias policy. Reuters The Federal Open Market Committee
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon 4 sites to be pumped into ANA have valuations below current values
      1078 4  -  Plots owned by Simon Cheong valuations done before price rises By\ Kalpana Rashiwala SIMON Cheong and his family are pumping four freehold sites into listed ANA Hotels, proposed to be renamed SC Global Developments, at valuations that represent
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      Lock icon Bintan protesters leave industrial park, factories resume ops
      367 4  -  By c Carol Eng ALL protesters at the Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE) have left the site and the Indonesian authorities have moved in to guard the power supply. In statements yesterday, SembCorp Industries (SCI) said that all 27 tenants except one have
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      Lock icon SIA's plan for London-US flights hangs in air as talks stall
      574 4  -  SIA won't get nod while UK-US talks are still unresolved Ryi Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Airlines' ambition of picking up passengers from London and flying them across the Atlantic to the US will have to wait a while more as
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      Lock icon SGX needs to make clear its stand on listings, placements
      764 4  -  lock siew conrad raj THE Singapore Exchange's response to an earlier column in this space on the distribution of shares in an initial public offering (IPO) must appear rather puzzling to many investors. For once the market is told in
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      Lock icon Craft Print closes 32% up on debut
      301 5  -  Andrea Tan SHARES of Craft Print International surged as much as 50 per cent to 33 cents yesterday, fanned by its debut as the new year's first initial public offering, and the market's rebound. The Sesdaq stock topped the day's actives list with
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      Lock icon Datacraft's interim profit rises 26%, turnover jumps 41%
      398 5  -  Results better than expected; strong organic growth in South-east Asia bnt China demand depressed Byi Carol Eng DATACRAFT Asia's interim net profit rose 25.5 per cent to US$l2.3 million due to organic growth and contributions from acquisitions. The performance is slightly better
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      Lock icon Chartered surges 15% to $13.10 on profit expectations
      249 5 Fastech leaps 22% on bullish electronics sentiment THE share price of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's third biggest chip foundry, yesterday surged $1.70 or 15 per cent to $13.10 on expectations that the company would report its first profit in seven quarters.
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      Lock icon Chartered to post US$13m profit for Dec quarter: Ibes survey
      404 5  -  If so, this will be its first profitable qtr, after 7 red qtrs By Jennifer Lien CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing is forecast to post US$l3.4 million (5522.4 million) in net profit for the December quarter, according to an Ibes International Inc's
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      Lock icon Centrepoint to boost hospitality business
      402 9  -  It plans to add another 1,000 service apartments overseas in 5 years By* Andrea Tan CENTREPOINT Properties' hospitality arm is hitting the expansion trail. It is looking to add another 1,000 service apartments or more outside of Singapore to its fold in five years and
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      Lock icon Making the right moves to earn a place in the sun
      525 9  -  PEOPLE Snnway co-founder's shift to HK at the age of 17 has paid off By Marissa Chew THE co-founder of electronics firm Sunway International was just 17 when she left mainland China to work in Hongkong. Later, Wong Choi
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      Lock icon Flextronics to buy Cabletron ops for US$100m
      271 9 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] Flextronics International Ltd, which makes circuit boards and cell phones for other companies, agreed to buy the manufacturing and repair operations of Cabletron Systems Inc for about US$lOO million (*****.6 million). Flextronics will hire the 1,000 workers employed at
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      Lock icon GK Goh, PacNet team up
      149 9 STOCKBROKER GK Goh's GohDirect Pte Ltd and Pacific Internet have teamed up to offer* online financial services, cashing in on the increasing popularity of online trading. The partnership is expected to boost the revenue and membership numbers for both GohDirect and Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet. Revenue
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      Lock icon UOB gets okay to buy rest of UOF shares, delist unit
      160 9 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank Ltd, Singapore's third-largest lender, said it received shareholder approval to buy the remaining shares of United Overseas Finance Ltd and remove the stock from trading. UOB said in October it would pay $57.5 million
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  • FOCUS clob
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      Lock icon Another player joins Clob fray even as UEM hints it may scrap plan
      519 6  -  Continental Edge offering discounts of 3.5-10% to shares' current market values Prom Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE special assistant to Malaysia's second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak has joined the race to help unlock the frozen
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      Lock icon The '98 agreement between CDP, Scans
      1487 6 Earlier this week, Singapore released the full text of the agreement signed between the Central Depository Pte Ltd (CDP) and Malaysia's Securities Clearing Automated Network Services Sdn Bhd (Scans) on Sept 18, 1998. We reproduce below the full text of the agreement. SECURITIES Clearing
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      462 8 Stocks Volume Craft Print 15c 44,748,000 Fastecfc US 10c 28,513,000 Dataputee 5c 27,207,000 Eastgate 10c 17,456,000 KingboardUSIOc 16,830,000 HctunglnvNT5 13,643,000 DBS Land 12,138,000 OU6DBeCW*****3 12.134.000 SingTel 15c .....8,804,000 GKGohWlOO 8,855,000 Stocks DBSOrp 116,572,479 0C8C 52,623.292 StA 38,613,540 DBS Land 33,749,696 SingTel 15c 29,*****2 PacificCentury 29,065,622 Chart Semiconductor 26c 28,801,400 Dataputee
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      Lock icon Flextech wrt: fair chance to ride on stock's momentum
      187 8  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE way the markets are behaving, it's difficult to say with any real degree of certainty whether yesterday's rally is sustainable. We'll go on the assumption that it might, with the qualifier that investors have to
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      Lock icon Market lifted by regional rally, Dec trade figures
      542 8  -  I=l i comment STOCKS r.sivanithy AFTER dropping for five consecutive sessions, the Straits Times Index recovered 60.66 points or 2.7 per cent yesterday, boosted by a re-gion-wide rally and the release of a better-than-expected set of December trade figures. "Technical factors" was
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      Lock icon ST Engg breaks out of losing streak
      265 8  -  HOT STOCK Byy Wong Wei Kong SHARES of Singapore Technologies Engineering snapped out of a recent losing streak to finish among the top gainers and most active stocks yesterday. They closed up 17 cents or 7.7 per cent at the day's high of
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      Lock icon Diary of events
      143 8 Friday, Jan 21 V Singapore ♦12.30pm. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing press conference to announce its fourth-quar-ter and year-end 1999 earnings results ♦11am. Chew Eu Hock Holdings Ltd annual general meeting ♦7.30pm. Singapore 1000 and Singapore SME 500 awards dinner. Guest-of-honour: Finance Minister Richard Hu ♦11.30am. Ford Motor Company
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      Lock icon Regional currencies a shade better against greenback
      373 8  -  l I comment CURRENCIES larry wee ASIAN currencies had a better showing against the greenback in Asian trading yesterday, taking their cue from a weaker Dow on Wednesday. They were also supported by some local factors. The US dollar lost ground across the
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      194 9 CHEERS TO SINGAPORE'S BEST FUND MANAGERS! V 1 'v > l C* k 3 '<*4 <* V 4$ i s > 4 > r*-J- m y c' JBBf- 8 *JV T->* .->■»# $r r^f apHHR- JL jE1999 /,NVESTMENT FUND AWARDS C/ 18 February, 2000 Guest of honour Mr Ngiam Tong
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon S'pore can tap Hyderabad's Internet talent pool: PM
      471 10  -  They can help to work out solutions and applications in electronic governance, and e-commerce From Eugene Low in Hyderabad SINGAPORE can take advantage of Hyderabad's wealth of skilled information technology professionals to develop Internet-based applications for use in business and government. Prime
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      Lock icon S'pore companies must adopt e-commerce: IDA
      322 10  -  Call to go int'l as global competition increases By Toh Han Shih IN this Internet age. Singapore companies must regionalise or even globalise using e-commerce, said Yong Ying-I, chief executive of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). "I urge Singapore companies to think Asia or
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      Lock icon Top chip equipment maker moves ball bonding ops here
      283 10  -  Byi Andrew Wee THE world's biggest chip assembly equipment maker is moving all of its ball-bonding operations to Singapore later this year and will boost the average value-added per worker in the manufacturing industry. Economic Development Board managing director Liew Heng
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      Lock icon Oct F&B revenues contract 2.1%
      332 10  -  on the economy retail By: Marissa Chew FOOD and beverage revenues, which have been on a bungee jump since March, contracted 2.1 per cent year-on-year in October, after expanding 7.1 per cent in September. Figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) show that F&B revenues
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      Lock icon E-commerce offered in only 5% of local companies' Web sites
      486 11  -  Survey finds only 8% of home Internet users have shopped online By, Jennifer Lien ONLY 5 per cent of local corporate Web sites in 1998 were engaged in e-commerce transactions, a survey commissioned by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of
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      Lock icon Sad that Citicorp's still picking on remisiers
      276 11  -  Yap Swee Hoo President The Society of Remisiers (Singapore) PLEASE allow my society to respond to views expressed on the ST Assembly IPO allocation. In trying to salvage whatever remains of what is perceived in several quarters as clearly a public relations disaster,
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      Lock icon Declare dividends in dollar terms
      109 11  -  Goh Kok Siong Singapore via Internet DIVIDENDS are usually declared as a percentage of the par value of the shares concerned. However, with par value ran® ing from 5 cents to $10, it can be difficult to track the absolute dollar value of dividends that
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      Lock icon Job survey finds quality of life has deteriorated
      414 11  -  Unhappy workers say technology is to blame Byi Siow Li Sen SALARIES are up, the job market is tightening again, yet for the majority of working people, the quality of life has deteriorated and many lay the blame on technology. In a
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Worried about John Bull's party?
      705 12  -  bottom line OPINION neil behrmann The writer is BT's London correspondent BRITAIN is booming at the fastest pace in five years. The inevitable result is that the Bank of England, which raised rates by a quarter per cent to 5.75 per cent last week, will
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      159 12 'I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, a human being with shortcomings who has made, and will continue to make, his share of mistakes.' -Newt Gingrich former Speaker of US House of Representatives, in a letter to his supporters saying he was
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      684 12 EDITORIAL THE yen exchange rate is expected to figure prominently in discussions among finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven (plus Russia) in Tokyo this weekend. This is only natural seeing that Japan is the host nation, but there are issues
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      Lock icon Resurgent France greets new millennium
      1168 12  -  Buoyant economy boosts French pride and confidence, renewing assertive stand on world stage By Eric Teo The writer, a former diplomat based in Paris, is business development director of a Franco-Belgium multinational. He also serves as honorary secretary of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      863 12 HE moves ahead HONGKONG'S aim to become the technology hub of Asia takes a huge leap forward with the granting of 17 new licences for fixed network services. The move will see the territory with a data network superior to much of the world. The business
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  • MALAYSIA news
    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon TH Group plugs into Net ventures
        78 13 NEWS that plantation and construction group TH Group Bhd is starting a venture capital fund for Internet start-ups aroused interest in the stock yesterday. The counter was up 65 sen to RM3.40, with some 12.5 million shares traded. The group said its fund, Internet
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        Lock icon I Bhd rises despite poor results
        143 13 CONSUMER electrical goods company I Bhd was the day's top gainer yesterday, picking up RM1.20 to close at RM6.95 despite announcing a poor set of full-year results for the period ending December last year. Analysts said that investors were optimistic on the company's future
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        Lock icon Great expectations for Renong units
        157 13  -  Compiled By Diana Oon Abdullah OPTIMISM on good debt-workout plans for Renong Berhad's associate Time Engineering lifted sentiments for all of the conglomerate's lfsted units yesterday. "Everyone is happier that the group, previously burdened with debt, is now almost free of it and there are
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      Lock icon Time Warner-AOL type merger for Time Engg?
      661 13  -  Merger talk gives new twist to saga of Time dot Com From. Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE saga of Time Engineering's troubled telecoms arm Time dot Com Bhd is taking a new twist with analysts now speculating its politically well-connected chief
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      Lock icon Multi-Purpose Bank on track to be anchor bank
      353 13  -  I bank mergers Its asset base could swell from RMlOb to RM5Ob after merger From 1 Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MULTI-Purpose Bank is still talking to most of the handpicked marriage partners under an original central bank plan to consolidate Malaysia's
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      Lock icon UM Land aims to be among top 5 M'sian property firms
      345 13  -  From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur DBS Land's 20.8 per cent Malaysian associate, United Malayan Land Bhd (UM Land), aims to become one of the country's top five property companies in terms of market capitalisation, deputy chairman Han Cheng
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  • SOUT east asia
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      Lock icon Four Thai banks post losses on bad loan provisions
      457 14  -  But analyst expects most banks to move back into the black in 2nd half this year From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE start of Thailand's results season for the banking sector was marked by red ink yesterday as four Thai banks
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      Lock icon Shareholders of BPI, Far East Bank approve merger
      102 14 MANILA AFX-Asia THE shareholders of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Far East Bank and Trust Co (both of which Singapore's DBS recently bought into) approved the proposed merger of the banks at separate EGMs, BPI president Xavier Loinaz said. Mr
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      Lock icon Human carpet of protest
      55 14 [MANILA] Anti- US protesters lie down in front of the US embassy in Manila yesterday to protest against the joint US-Philippine military exercise scheduled for next month. The protesters called for the scrapping of the joint USrPhilippine military agreement allowing the US to conduct joint war
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      Lock icon BW Resources at 8-mth low on probe concerns
      275 14 MANILA Bloomberg BW Resources Corp shares yesterday plummeted to an eight-month low on concern that investigations into alleged insider trading and price manipulation of the stock have become bogged down in accusations. Shares of BW Resources, a Philippine property developer and gaming
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        65 14 AP [JAKARTA] SAYING that Indonesia's economic recovery was crucial to the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers pledged strong US support for the country's new reformist government "With a new government, a more stable macro-economy and rising growth and confidence across
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        77 14 AFP IJAKARTA] An uneasy calm returned to the eastern Indonesian town of Mataram on Lombok Mad yesterday after three days of anti-Christian rioting left two people dead and at least 11 churches destroyed, officials and police said. But an exodus erf trapped tourists continued and
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        40 14 AP [BANGKOK] US Disk drive manufacturer Seagate Technology confirmed Thursday that it will lay off 2,900 employees in Thailand as part of a 10 per cent worldwide workforce reduction announced last year. —AP
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      463 15  -  Japan Internet giant to pay HKs2o7.sm for 61% stake in Cheung WahDevt From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong SOFTBANK Corp, Japan's largest Internet company, yesterday said it would take over Cheung Wah Development Co for HK5207.5 million (5544.7 million), effectively getting a back-door
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      352 15 NEW YORK Move comes six months after IPO and 9-fold price leap Bloomberg CHINA.COM Corp's executives and founders sold up to 4 per cent of their stakes in the Web site operator, taking advantage of investors' demand for a scarce number of
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      175 15 TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN will allow banks to step across existing limits by operating other financial services, including securities and insurance, in yet more financial sector liberalisation, government officials said yesterday. Taiwan has already allowed banks to invest in securities companies on a
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      437 15 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA plans for its four asset management companies to take over 400 billion yuan (5580.6 billion) of bad debt owed by state enterprises in return for equity stakes in the firms, central bank governor Dai Xianglong said. The asset management companies should
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      368 16 BOMBAY They do not need to seek govt approval to offer shares in foreign markets AFP, Bloomberg INDIA'S finance ministry has let companies off the overseas funding leash, allowing them to run around foreign equity markets without prior government approval, reports said
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      70 16 BOMBAY Bloomberg j. [BOMBAY] Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd, India's third-biggest cement maker by sales, said secondquarter profit rose a lower-than-expected 87 per cent as demand and prices for cement rose. Profit rose to 550 million rupees (5520.9 million) in the three months ended Dec 31
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      453 16 BOMBAY Petrochem giant cites higher prices, new capacities Bloomberg RELIANCE Industries Ltd, India's biggest petrochemicals maker, earned 55 per cent more in the third quarter as it sold more chemicals for plastic buckets, saris and other items at higher prices. The country's third largest company
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        54 16 Reuters [BOMBAY] India s gross domestic product is likely to grow at an average 6 per cent over the next 15 months, HSBC India said on Wednesday. The growth will be driven by robust consumption growth and higher exports, the brokerage said in
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        60 16 AFP [NEW DELHI] India's telecommunications sector reforms were set back Wednesday when the government decided to disband the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Information Technology Minister Pramod Mahajan said the government will appoint a new body to replace the watchdog and strip its judicial powers
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        42 16 AP [DHAKA] President Bill Clinton will visit Bangladesh during his South Asian tour in March, Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad said yesterday. He gave no date, saying the itinerary would be announced later by the US government. AP
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        56 16 Tata Iron Steel Q3 profit up 9 times Bloomberg [BOMBAY] Tata Iron Steel Co, India's biggest non-state steelmaker, said its third-quarter profit surged nine times, boosted by rising steel prices and the sale of assets. Profit rose to 1.46 billion rupees in the three months ended Dec 31, from 162.1
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        61 16 Reuters [LONDON] The United States and India agreed on Wednesday to set up a counter-terrorism body to hunt the hijackers of an Indian airliner and prevent similar attacks in future. Officials also held talks on nuclear arms and a proposed visit to India by
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      460 16 US Treasury Secretary prescribes way* to boost Indian growth Bloomberg [BANGALORE, India] If revolutions come from the bottom, then Larry Summers may have seen the future of India's economy today. In a campus-like industrial park in the southern Indian city of
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      234 16 BOMBAY Bloomberg BIRLA Advantage Fund was 1999's top-performing mutual fund that invests in India, returning 283.7 per cent, according to S&P Micropal. The fUnd, managed by Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co, India's second-larg-est asset management company, returned more than four times the 63
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      501 19 WASHINGTON People hungry for cars, electronics; no end to this demand in sight: analyst Bloomberg THE US trade deficit set a record in November as soaring imports outpaced rising exports, the Commerce Department said yesterday. The shortfall widened to U5526.5 billion (5544.4 billion) for
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      204 19 UNITED NATIONS AP THE World Trade Organization needs to think about doing things "differently" in the wake of talks in Seattle that ground to a halt because of protests against the organisation, the WTO director-gen-eral said on Wednesday. Mike Moore said there would
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      176 19 SAN FRANCISCO LAT-WP A SILICON Valley start-up on Wednesday announced a family of microprocessors that experts say could radically reduce the complexity and cost of microchips while improving battery life for devices such as the lightest notebook PCs and Internet-re-lated appliances If Transmeta Corp's
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      268 19 WASHINGTON Retail spending growth rapid daring the holidays Bloomberg THE US economy expanded at a "strong" pace in December and January while shoppers flooded stores during the holidays, the Federal Reserve said in its latest regional economic survey. Consumer prices remained tame
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        57 19 Bloomberg [BONN] Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest phone company, said 1999 profit fell 45 per cent, burdened by price cuts and the cost of acquiring UK mobile phone company One 2 One Ltd. Net income dropped more than expected to 1.2 billion euros (Ss2 billion)
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        41 19 Bloomberg [HONGKONG! Daewoo Group's local creditors failed to reach an agreement with the insolvent conglomerate's foreign lenders over buying their US$6.7 billion (5111.2 billion) in debt and lawyers involved said they are holding out little hope.—Bloomberg
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        47 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Goldman, Sachs Co, the biggest global merger adviser, held its top ranking in Japan in 1999 with the US$7l billion (Ssll9 billion) merger of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd, Fuji Bank Ltd and Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. —Bloomberg
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      267 20 PALO ALTO, Calif Reuters ADVANCED Micro Devices Inc trounced even the most optimistic forecasts on Wednesday when it reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of US$65 million (*****.9 million), with analysts expecting Intel Corp's chief computer chip rival to barely turn a profit. Building steam with
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      510 20 NEW YORK Shares move up after results; company expects to meet Wall St targets this year NYT IBM said late Wednesday that its earnings during the last three months of 1999 fell more than 11 per cent from the previous year,
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      415 20 DULLES, Virginia It gains USs27lm on higher holiday advertising and I.Bm new subscribers Bloomberg AMERICA Online Inc, the No 1 Internet service, said its fiscal second-quarter profit beat analysts' forecasts as holiday advertising surged and it gamed 1.8 million subscribers to its flagship service. The Dulles,
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      417 20 PEOPLE AFP [PARIS] The chairman of the French giant AXA, Europe's largest insurer by number of premiums, is to retire and hand the post to the group's managing director. Claude Bebear will step down before his 65th birthday in July. He will
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      436 21 LONDON It says the proposed scheme isn't necessarily positive for its franchise Reuters INTERNATIONAL rating agency Standard Poor's expressed concern yesterday over a plan whereby banks would use external ratings to help judge how much capital they set aside against loans and other assets.
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      271 21 SAN JOSE, California ItH pay USss67m in stock for firms making hardware to allow creation of VPNs Bloomberg CISCO Systems Inc, the world's No 1 maker of computer-net-working equipment, agreed to buy closely held Altiga Networks and Compatible Systems for a combined US$567 million
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      192 21 IRVINE, California Reuters WESTERN Digital Corp said Wednesday it would exit the high-end hard drive business and lay off most of the 420 employees at its design centre in Rochester, Minnesota. Irvine, California-based Western said it was leaving the so-called enterprise hard drive
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      216 21 ATLANTA Mary Minnick will head its best market Bloomberg COCA-COLA Co named Mary Minnick president of its Japanese unit, as chairman-elect Doug Daft puts a new executive in charge of the world's largest soft-drink maker's most profitable market. Ms Minnick, 40, will replace
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      Lock icon Futures recover strongly on active buying
      279 22  -  MSd Singapore Index SGX Derivatives fadingßeports Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming OPTIMISM returned to the Singapore stock market yesterday as investors went on a buying spree after five straight days of losses. News of stronger-than-ex-pected trade data added to the positive sentiment. Singapore's non-oil domestic
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      286 22  -  MSCI Taiwan ftitures Seow Hock Hin Refco Singapore THE market spent the early hours of the session yesterday trading sideways. Exchange locals began the session selling into a rather thin market and the market began on a bearish tone in spite of the sterling
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      127 22 EOnZROT REPORT Reuters {LONDON] Red-hot oU prices sizzled near nine-year highs yesterday as the West's energy watchdog warned that Opec supply curbs wiU leave the world perilously short of oU in coming months. World benchmark Brent for March delivery was up 16 US cents at
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      290 22 Bloomberg TfflldlHI THE euro fell against the dollar after a survey on German business confidence disappointed some investors who were betting on a stronger reading. Germany's Ifo economic research institute said its main index of business confidence rose to 99.6 in December, the highest in two years. Some
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      2804 23 HONGKONG Reuters Q Hang Seng -60.03 HONGKONG stocks closed lower yesterday after a choppy session in which investors sought out safe and undervalued stocks and avoided interest rate risk. The Hang Seng Index closed 60.03 points or 0.39 per cent down at
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      1006 23 Reuters yiShffliriiffliß Index +0.06 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B share index closed marginally higher in thin trade yesterday as jitters over expected poor corporate results were offset by low share prices, brokers said. The index edged up 0.06 of a point, or 0.07 per cent, to 85.62 points. Turnover remained
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      2019 23 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 22S +***** SHARE prices in Tokyo edged up 0.6 per cent yesterday as high-tech issues regained favour after a record-breaking rally by the Nasdaq index in the United States, brokers said. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues rose 110.26 points
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      395 23 AFP PWP Index -14.49 THE Taiwan stock market fell for the third consecutive day yesterday, losing 0.2 per cent in lacklustre trading, dealers said. "Trading volume shrank with the index moving in a narrow range,' said Artis Chen, manager of Grand Cathay Securities. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price
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      450 25 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index *17.48 MALAYSIAN share prices closed sharply higher yesterday, continuing its rally after a brief correction, amid fresh local and foreign buying, dealers said. They said the market was poised for a pre-Lunar New Year rally after its consolidation over the
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      779 26 AFP nSET Index +(K3l THAI 9tocks closed marginally higher yesterday with many investors sidelined ahead of the quarter to December banking results, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index was up 0.31 of a point or 0.06 per cent at 486.64. Advancers led decliners 170 to 77, with
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      289 26 AFP F1 Manila HLB4 THE Philippine stock market closed 0.2 per cent higher yesterday as bargain-hunters swooped in after a weak opening, dealers said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 4.84 points to 2,053.37. Volume was 6.6 billion shares worth 1.4 billion pesos —AFP Nw_ (000) MRCAIHod 0.60
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      637 26 AFP QComposite Index +14J6 INDONESIAN share prices closed 2.2 per cent higher yesterday, boosted by draft Budget proposals and the signing of a letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund, dealers said. They said easing tensions in Lombok and the visit by US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers which
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      284 26 AFP CI Wellington -37 NEW Zealand's share market took another beating yesterday in belated reaction to the Reserve Bank's decision to lift official interest rates. There were heavy falls across the board and the NZSE-40 Capital Index dropped 1.7 per cent, or 37 points, to 2,086.80. —AFP Jwie «a
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      583 26 AFP *3L7 AUSTRALIAN shares closed up one per cent yesterday following strong gains by selected blue chips and resource majors, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index ended up 31.7 points at 3,137.10. Resources stocks finished much stronger, with the All Resources Index up more than 2 per cent, adding
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      315 26 AFP Composite Index *7J2 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday closed up 7.12 points at 945.90. Volume for the day stood at 224 million shares worth 3.1 trillion won. —AFP Jr> 10 Anom Scntl ***** 1380 1600 35 Control lank 2190 40 CKWIComm- ...*****0 6000 Dm G«j Bonk
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      963 28  -  Instead of just parking surplus funds in banks, firms should consider other investment tools that offer better returns but suit their risk appetites, ldtosu aim writes LING SU ANN COMPANIES keep cash surpluses for various reasons. Whether it is for working capital or
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      2040 29  -  J7.1 V Thafs what the retailers and restaurateurs in the quiet Robertson Walk complex are hoping more people will do. Why has it been so difficult to attract more customers to this architecturally pretty and supposedly up-and-coming riverside district and u what is being done to give
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        797 30  -  waathe cuff Who are these Singaporeans who qnene np for honrs and get violent over stuffed toys? Are they the products of a highly competitive, aggressive society, or just a very bored one? jaime ee HELLO KITTY used to be
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          40 30 OVERHEARD in Kauai airport in Hawaii: "Bags from Flight 111 from Honolulu will be arriving on Carousel A or B." Very useful information, considering there were only two carousels, A and B, at the airport. 4
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          48 30 INHERE are innumerable websites on the Internet, but the quality of the content can sometimes fall far short. Take this example—the headline erf an article in a UK-based medical site says: "Sudden coronary death remains a significant health problem". Wow, what a revelation.
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          51 30 EVERYBODY hates going to the dentist, which could be why one dental practice situated along River Valley Road has gone so far as to give itself a reassuring name like Gentle Dental Group. So does that make going to have ypur teeth drilled sound a little less
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          48 30 TiHE Y2K BUG may have disappeared, but some people still don't understand it. Seen in a UK newspaper was a letter to the editor that started off like this: '"Dear Sir, Perhaps the millennium biug did not bite because it was not Y2K compliant..
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        949 31  -  Renault's Grand Espace is more than group travel made good, it's simply a great way to ply, says Christopher tan CHRISTOPHER TAN Manufacturers wanting to cash in on the MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) trend 10 to 15 years ago had it easy. They merely took a
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        694 31  -  RETAIL Thanks to some smart repositioning, Christofle's sales in Asia jumped more than 30pc last year By' Tan Su Yen KEEPING faith with the Asian markets seems to have paid off for French luxury brand Christofle, best known for its fine silverware, porcelain and crystal. Months
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        608 32  -  CINEMA Finally a John Irving book that works well on screen. Cider House Roles owes mnch of its success to Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom and British actor Michael Caine Byt Susan Tsang CIDER House Rules may be the most successful film adaptation of a John
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        921 34  -  REFLEXOLOGY My Foot Reflexology is stepping out beyond our shores. Through a franchise scheme supported by the TDB, it is poised to expand to the US, Canada, Austraha,^^^fc TAN SU YEN TAKE three marketing professionals with a business plan, a desire to work with the under-privileged and
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        1139 34  -  The Singapore hawker food guide for 2000 is out, and it is more user-friendly than ever. But do true-blue foodies agree with its ratings? tax su ten finds out TAN SU YEN E ANER, meaner and more kia- su." That's how K F Seetoh, publisher of
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        854 34  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR By] N K Yong A NEW YEAR, and a whole new millennium. After having recovered from the millennium eve hangover, what about some resolutions for the first year of the new millennium? FIRST RESOLUTION Check oat the cellar for forgotten
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      744 35 Anna And The King. Jodie Foster plays the'Englishwoman in King Mongkut's (Chow Yun-fat) court in this big budget flick. Orchard, Causeway, Suntec. Jubilee. West Mall. Toa Payoh. Em press, Lido, Century, Balestier, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Hou gang. Changi, Eastshore, Beach Road, Bugis, Yishun, Bishan, Tiong Bahru, Boon Lay,
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      114 35 Cathay Org 338-3400 fx&m 346-1816 Ordunl 235-8396 Ptturstau* 338-3400 YjnfllA 223-7529 ■m Wah Empress 777 5867 Jubliee 454-1640 Mandarin 292 $401 MWim336-9719 Whtesands 585-1782 OaMan Village 1900-912-1234 332-6Q96 for group bookings 4 wheelchar facMtes Bctfian Boon Ljy Manna Tannines 8 Hangßahru VMui Clement vCoVteaWi 777€669 Gofcfanfffew Tomi
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      316 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across n j io i; 14 r—[T-]—* p i i§ Jl A novel inducement (10) 6 Shops close on this day for a it) Unsuitable description of I those in poor health (5) U 11 Some repast eaten little by lit--12 Wild pursuers of royal I I I
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      263 31 CAIRNHILL HOTEL To be sold in individual lots (over 1200 lots) by auction OR before 14 February in one lot by private maty Entire contents of 200-room hotel including hotel furniture 8( equipment, kitchen catering equipment, mini-bar refrigerators, taole lamps, interior exterior light fittings, complete audio system, projectors, air-conditioners, framed
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      685 32 Where to wine, dine and entertain...'" -Offering the lowest interest i*ate in town 290 4545 available for: private parties company dinner and dance conference seminar and meeting. HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LIMITED 22 Orchard Road/Cavenagh Road, Singapore *****7 Tefc 737 9944 Fax: 733 3175 F 111 HSIA\li Iff Allson Grand Menu
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      120 32 live English w entertainment. Happy Hours 6pm 9pm daily $s+++ on house pours H 20% off all other drinks ||Bn Reservations: HPH 831-6310/6288 ManJk 333 Orchid Road. Smgapore 2X867. KoyyrioH- C<*£g C*£g 1130w* Z3ofw The Singapore Marriott Hotel it famous (or its fine International cuisine. Now you can enjoy a
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      99 37 wT JL v K IH BBggilllllMra 11 I Always on the forefront of Innovation, we have a variety of investment products to taftor to investors' needs. POEMS A one- tFVf stop Internet trading system for shares, futures, forex, unit trusts, spot ■ftF I Yt M'* D PHILLIP SECURITIES PTE LTD
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      50 40 LJM m a, ■|V u >->v v jkw ■WB'Bl pH The Singapore eAwards 2000 eTicketer ||^J^H^HH^^Jpi M goes to you our valued customers, business partners and staff. We truly appreciate your 1 jfl support for our online ticketing system. www.sistic.com.sg Br B r"«§ p'aaf a rawi's's 6 *tw*h* 3 LSfet
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      125 41 HHHHBIII^F- *$f r Electronic commerce is revolutionizing the way business is being conducted around the world. The development of eCommerce solutions today represents the leading edge of technology that advances the f I' ft frontiers of business over the Internet. I The inaugural Singapore e@wards recognize and celebrate the innovations
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      1413 44  -  The dot-com circus is in town, and there are no safety nets for the unwary investor. Volatility is a given, but unconventional valuation models should revert to the tried and tested as the market finds its feet. TEH HOOI LING reports TEH HOOI LING MM hat
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        1202 36  -  The two organisers of the eAwards tell Jennifer xjen why they came up with the awards and how they view this year's nominees JENNIFER LIEN IF the organisers have their way, the five winners of the inaugural eAwards have a rather daunting prospect before them
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        774 37  -  jEMMmsRiJEK finds out what are the several firsts achieved by FedEx and why the transportation company is going big on e-commerce JENNIFER LIEN PEDERAL Express, the winner of the eCourier award, doesn't want to be known as a courier company. "Essentially, we're an integrated express
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        422 37  -  By, Jennifer Lien BEHIND the inaugural eAwards are two consortia with a common purpose, but two different modes of operation. One, with five members, wants to be a think-tank, doing research on the Singapore e-economy. The other, with over 44 corporate members, wants to
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        1004 38  -  SCO led the way locally in offering Net-based purchasing, and is keen to help others follow suit By Jeanette Pang The writer is a BT journalist WHEN Systems and Computer Organisation (SCO) decided to log on to the torrid world of e-commerce about two
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        786 38  -  For starting online trading, which has had a huge impact, Phillip Securities is the "eßroker", reports Audreytan AUDREY TAN The writer isaßT journalist WHEN electronic commerce becomes so fundamental to modern living that "people don't even stop to think about it", Phillip
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        900 38  -  By' Tan Lee Chew The writer is general manager of enterprise commercial business at Hewlett-Packard Singapore A RECENT front-page BT article on reverse auctioning ("Home Loans: Let the banks do the shopping around" on Jan 7), may be the harbinger of exciting things to come.
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        717 39  -  An Advanced Manufacturing Online service links manufacturers and their trading partners, regardless of their computer systems, reports Andrew wee ANDREW WEE The writer is a BTjournalist Advanced Manufacturing Online (AMO) aims to link the global manufacturing community with its online community, according to its 33-year-old founder
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        963 39  -  Booths, phone lines are less swamped as more customers use the Web site By Andrea Tan The writer is a BT journalist NO more targets for Sistic. At least when it comes to their hugely successful Web site. "We put ourselves to shame when we
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        931 39  -  A look at S'pore's e-commerce achievements and aspirations, and its infrastructure support By Bill Chang The writer is the Singapore managing director qf Cisco Systems SINGAPORE companies are in an enviable position. A unique combination of government initiatives and private sector expertise offers
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        1280 40  -  The Net offers unique opportunities to pamper the customer from mundane sales and purchases to creative expression and goal achievement, the customer's needs can be met and his loyalty won like never before. Robert chew gives some pointers to businesses going online ROBERT CHEW This is
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        562 42  -  Tech stocks are in for a shake-up, but the story's still about growth, Henderson chairman tells GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA BENJAMIN Wrey, chairman of Henderson Investors, whose name in Singapore is almost synonymous with high-growth technology funds, believes a shake-out is imminent in the much-vaunted tech stock sector
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        680 42  -  As a stock market sector, it's expanding fast and there's reason to believe it will continae to power worldwide growth By Shiv Taneja The writer is with Standard Poor's Fund Services in London. For more information on S&PMicropal Star Rankings and S&P Fund Research Ratings, please
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        944 42  -  sfiWHto basics By Patrick Corfe What is the ideal time frame for an investment? Unit trusts are generally long-term investments; the actual timing depends on the underlying assets but three to five years would be a minimum. Why? Because unit trusts offer diversification of risk via a
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        419 42 |l)MT TRUST/SECTOR (8 MONTHS 30JUN99-14JAN00) CHANGE BENCHMARK CHANGE )Top 10 funds 1 OCBC Savers India/EQ India 128.14 MSCI India 34.7 2 Henderson Global Tech/ Tech Global* 1 13 53 MSCI O/Electr&lnst 64.66 3 UOB United Jap Grth/Jap EQ 81.33 Nikkei 225 Stock Ave 2149 4 UOB
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        671 43  -  YOUR!..! ||H'M Technology stocks need to be benchm&rked against their kin as the Internet economy expands madeleine lee IT is the time of year for fund managers to reflect on their performance in 1999. If 1998 was the year of the great asset allocation shift
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        1095 43  -  INSIDEII.miNU By Robert Halili SINGAPORE sentiment rose again this week, climbing 12.1 points to +31 points. Directors and substantial shareholders are turning more bullish as the market continues to fall. Sentiment has risen by nearly 38 points in the past three weeks from a negative score of
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        823 43 FcifrMHidea Haw Par Healthcare Shares of Haw Par Healthcare, which makes the famous Tiger Balm medication, have risen more than 60 per cent since January last year. Look for further gains as the company carves out a larger slice of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
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        1316 43 Depoeit amount 1-mth 3-mth 8-mth Oepoait amount 1-mth 3-mtt 6-mth DBS Bank MBHB HSBC VI IHHHB A$ A$ S10.000 A24.999 4 6200 5 0600 5 3900 25,000 74,999 4 1250 4 5000 ***** A25.000 A49.999 4 6400 5
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      293 45 Bridge News, Reuters THERE was more activity in the ea9t for panamaxes but rates appeared to have topped, brokers said. Rates eased in the Atlantic for Panamaxes and appeared weaker for Capesize. Nearby Biffex fell 50 points on Wednesday amid a growing belief that both Atlantic and Pacific
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      288 45 sex 000 HI CWT Distribution L20 0.01 33 Clman Hup 0.40 unch 4492 Cosco krvastmant 1.06 0.02 J13 Fraiqht UMu 0.28 unch 142 09 Holdings 0.86 unch 5 Hal Sun Hup 0.80 -0.01 184 IMC HoMlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jays Holdings 1.21 -0.01 28S Jurong Shipyard 8.10 0.45
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      382 45  -  Centre includes vessel tracking system able to track 5,000 vessels in real-time By Marcos Hand [SINGAPORE] The new Port Operations Control Centre (POCC2) commissioned yesterday includes a vessel tracking system able to track 5,000 vessels in real-time, a five-fold increase over the old system.
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      51 45 [TOULOUSE] Picture shows one of three ships that ran aground since Nov 12 last yearfollowing the gales that blew across the Port la Nouvelle beaches in south-eastern France. Work to refloat the ships will start next week, last 25 days and cost US$l7O,OOO (*****,900) per ship.
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      805 45  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selvar Kumar VESSELS proceeding into Australian waters should ensure that they have enough visual lookouts on the bridge to avoid running over Australian fishing boats, which are increasingly sitting ducks in what has become an endemic
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      382 45  -  DfDIAM POST STRIKE By Marcus Hand (SINGAPORE] Shipping lines on the India trade are considering a surcharge of US$lOO (Ssl67) to US$l5O per TEU (20ft equivalent unit) to help combat the effects of the three-day old strike that has paralysed the country's
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      267 45 Some charterers taking wait-and-see attitude Reuters [TOKYO] Far East Asian freight rates are likely to remain firm due to strong spot vessel demand this week, forcing some charterers to delay deals on hopes of a downward correction, traders said. Spot freight rates for
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        972 46 Delta, Continental, Southwest profits fell in Q*****, as fuel prices rose and travel slipped because of Y2K rollover Bloomberg [CHICAGO] ELTA Airlines and Southwest A Airlines said B H their profits fell I in last year's fi- V nal quarter as U fuel costs
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      302 46 PACE Dongnama 3 AWL 3 ECl Accord 8 ECU Line 6 Ahrenkiel 14 ESP Lines U Appenship 5 6 AsiaOCL 13 foonqSun 8 Austral 8 Frt Links M Avant 14 L B'tang Mas 8 Gemartrans 6 BSA 7 Genslipg O BTL 14 Glo6il Balaii Shoo S Gk>ry
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      21011 53 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vns« voyaqt Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Number Number 28/01 22/02 NYK IRIS 007S 65-2****** To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire n/oi 23/02 oeimas iris oots 29/01 04/03 Setramar VILLE
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        654 59 VomoI Voy Ho Berth Arrival Departun Jaraaj Part Itarcspoto 46 Pr»033 M 20/0V640 2VOV600 K CmM2 01/200 JU 20/01/6 35 22/01/700 CM Vmtart *****9 J12 20fl)V6:45 HVOVftOO C Saccass 20-JAM JOT 70/01/8:20 20/01/1300 tt *6 2692 220 J01 20/01/8:25 20/01/1700 CHI 214 6Rj J16 20/01/7:10 20/01/2359 fUchmjnuH 1
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        2009 59 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Manco Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrtod Fro* To Jrom ACE MAGNOUA 0«* 22/840 2A B/17W W0*5* 20/0900 n l*/1700 20/0*5* 20/0*00 20/0700 20/m* 20/M00 4 20/1200 20/M9* 20/1700 ASIMOMT 176 23/ltW 1* 222 ***** 20 B/T70© 20/0*5* 20/0100 3
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        189 59 Jan 24 New Zealand: Market and Public Holiday, Wellington Anniversary Day. Jan 31 New Zealand: Market and Public Holiday, Auckland Anniversary Day. Jaa 5 Sweden: Financial Market Close. F»b« New Zealand: Public Holiday, Waitangi Day. Germany: Epiphany Day. Sweden: Epiphany Day. Maris Taiwan: Market Holiday for Presidential Election.
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        810 59 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma line Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cocke tt Bunker Price Index
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        477 59 CtrfeOA WO Ma 990.S 0.8 19.0 0.06 78 0.06 jut) OwHitr Wttor tulfci Ash Aluminium tiflwit Ho *om £25 0 0 20 0 0 *0 380 AM 985J OJ M.I 0.05 35 0.02 i™. 380 Ma 992.5 17 17.7 0.09 72 0.05 M/W3 »t/» %«/M %M/>i
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        250 60 [NEW DELHI] Indian air cargo agents said on Wednesday a move by global airlines to impose a cargo fuel surcharge on freight rates had caused confusion in the air freight market and called for uniformity. "Different airlines are coming up with different formulas
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        604 60 Good showing seen as sign that it has managed to streamline its businesses Reuters [SEATTLE] Boeing Co on Wednesday reported fourthquarter profits of US$662 million (Ssl.lo billion), up 42 per cent from a year earlier and well ahead of Wall Street forecasts
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        384 60 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] UAL Corp's United Airlines and AMR Corp's American Airlines, the world's largest carriers, followed Continental Airlines Inc in raising ticket prices by US$lO (5J16.7) each way to help offset fuel costs, the companies said. Continental said on Wednesday it would add
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        414 60 Bloomberg [MEMPHIS, Tennessee] FDX Corp said it will expand home deliveries to better compete with United Parcel Service Inc and changed its name to FedEx Corp to build on the brand of the world's largest overnight-delivery service. The company plans to
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      99 45 US airlines hit by fuel costs «Page 2 Boeing's 04 profits UP 42% Back page Chua Chor Hi 111 i Teck Memorial Lecture s•• 14th Annual Lecture "The Development of Ships and the Future Role of Class" by Dr Hans G Poyer Member of the Executive Board of Germanischer Lloyd
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      348 47 FULLY CONTAINKRISKD DEDICATED SERVICES rasa wr_ _s«(_ jw__w_ be <a iisi mi [rasa *oy isS^jicH "mkuismi oois ?i/di ?o/oi 30/ di oi/o? mm Iffi I i£* I IM SI? IjK}}! Iffiji} 0040 77/81 70/01 70/01 Ituwi 7A I S/to I Ql/m IhyUWOAI Sfltlinft OitS IS/tl I ttTbl I MKmUW WIS
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      1441 48 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO ttSSfl WW MH IB! IW M Ml W» FU IBStl WIT SIM GIT Sit FOS VIC WTB' nuoEMtfu mzm nn 12c ub iib ti.« 13e oskmkkca mmw mm nb n« toe nn ItiT PUOONG SENATOR 001ZW 24 *1 It t? 12 C 11K 1412 IS
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      168 62 JAYA HOLDINGS LTD achieves Singapore 1000 Award We are pleased to accept this award on behalf of our Shareholders, Employees and our valued Business Clientele without whom we would not have come this far. It This prestigious award will spur us to greater heights in our concerted commitment I towards
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      125 67 I J I Property Hotels Trade Industry Financial Services I I The Hong Leong Group Singapore is a multinational corporation engaged in a wide range of businesses worldwide. I I As one of the biggest conglomerates in Singapore, it is a major player in the fields of property investment and
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      65 68 BEST-MANAGED COMPANY IN SINGAPORE ASIAMONIY SPH was ranked tops in corporate strategy, management and shareholder relations. It is the second year running that Asiamoney, a Hongkong based finance magazine, has named us the best-managed company in Singapore. Our core business is publishing newspapers and magazines. We are also into multimedia
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      163 69 We take great pleasure in receiving the Singapore 1000 Award Highest Sales Turnover in the Property Category JS z 4 5 i < Office Residential jiij is:: iB §2 I A fl H •"■•"K* P*m- IR-,;!!!? JmH IF- is I9dl> fL.« *r~W!-' >T Industrial Retail Hotels The CDL Group is
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