The Business Times, 25 January 2000
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Title Section14 2000-01-25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P)Q3S/i2/Ig9Q Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2000 85c14 words
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Article60 2000-01-25 1 sn 2£MJ4 (-13.84) BT-SBI BU2B (-19.94) SIMSCI FUTURES ***** (4.30) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday 'Change KLSECOMP %4M +0.54 NIKKEI 19,066.71 _*17&62 HANG SENG 15,167.56 +W.14 SET INDEX ***** -1.70 JAKARTA OOMP _656.72 -717 MANILA COMP __2,066J« 7.10 TAIPEI WP! 9,387.07 ♦M.13 SEOUL COUP 92(577 *1JJ CLSA CHINA B60 words
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Article83 2000-01-25 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ US$ 1.682 £<!jvSS/S$pcr£) 1.861 1.777 EURO(US$/S$/E) f .004 1.688 DM 1.949 0.863 YEN 106.0 1.603* RM 1.800 0.443 HK5 7.779 0.216 BAHT 3752 0.046 RUP1AH 0.023 •St to 100 units I,cmv •S$ to 100 units PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* 538 KUALA LUMPUR 767 JAKARTA .1900 BANGKOK83 words
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Article785 2000-01-25 1 Teh Hooi Ling - A successful merger will create one of Asia's largest telecoms company By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom yesterday announced that it is in talks to merge with its Hongkong counterpart, Cable Wireless HKT, to form Asia's largest international telecoms company with a combined market785 words
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501 2000-01-25 1 Toh Han Shih - S'pore firm hopes to win over several thousand new customers to its trading platform Ru' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Bex.com, a Singapore start-up that offers facilities for business-to-business electronic commerce, is going into a joint venture with three Japanese giants that501 words
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296 2000-01-25 1 R Sivanithy - European broker asksSGXto investigate By] R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A large European broking house has complained to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) about Singapore Telecom's share price movement last Friday and is lodging a formal request that there be an investigation. A source from the296 words
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Advertisement102 2000-01-25 1 msmE Top Stories Chan Brothers structuring IPO to support Chanßrothers dot com. Pg 4 EDB's goal: $10b manufacturing investments for Singapore in 2002. Mext Peg* Time Warner, EMI merger: details of world's top record company. Pg 18 BT Comment Lee Han Shih on why property auctioneers' days could be numbered.102 words
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Advertisement311 2000-01-25 1 Telecom winners and losers Stock market investors scrambled yesterday to re-rate the shares of companies that will be affected by the abrupt opening up of the Singapore telecoms market two years ahead of schedule. Here is the market's verdict: Singapore Pros* Holdings Datacratt Asia Keppei T&T ass- W airSystems integrator311 words
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631 2000-01-25 2 Audrey Tan - Target for 2000 is $&sb; tightening labour market, skills mismatch biggest worries Byi Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore is gunning to recover ground lost in the Asian financial crisis by attracting manufacturing investments to the tune of $8.5 billion this year and631 words
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Article, Illustration441 2000-01-25 2 Jennifer Lien - By* Jennifer Lien {SINGAPORE] The liberalisation of the telecommunications sector has made the Economic Development Board's job of attracting investments much easier, EDB chairman Philip Yeo said. "Now we'll have a fighting chance to get more investments, to promote moreCHRIS LOH - 441 words
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380 2000-01-25 2 Existing investors likely to stay but new investors need assurance of safety [SINGAPORE] It will be much more difficult to attract new investors to Bintan Industrial Park, unless there is assurance that the recent protests will not happen again, Economic Development380 words
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522 2000-01-25 2 Meera Tharmaratnam - Sing Tel, HKTeI merger talks CAW likely to sell residential-oriented assets and retain corporate businesses Prorn Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong THE discussions between Cable Wireless HKT and Singapore Telecom on a potential merger come at a time when both companies are facing their522 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article79 2000-01-25 2 HAVE you tried the DBS Bank's Internet banking Web site which allows users to check account balances and transfer funds at the click of a mouse? Well, you may save time but it does not seem to do so for the bank. After confirming your79 words
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Article, Illustration57 2000-01-25 2 ACER Computer chairman and chief executive Stan Shih said yesterday at an IT conference that "e" is fast becoming a part of the Chinese vocabulary. As there is no equivalent character in the Chinese language, the Chinese media has just been running "e" as a prefix57 words
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TELECOM liberalisation
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Article754 2000-01-25 3 Catherine Ong - NEWSKI.kM^I-l The opening up of Singapore's telecoms sector will demolish existing price models and transform today's oDerators Ru Catherine Ong SINGAPORE'S telecoms landscape is set for radical changes as liberalisation brings in new players and market structures, and emerging technologies help carriers build networks of unlimited754 words
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437 2000-01-25 3 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling V lSlOn (SCV) yesterday said it expects to spend $50 million in the second half of the year to enable its cable network to offer telecommunications services in Singapore. And company officials said SCV may launch its initial437 words
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531 2000-01-25 3 Ven Sreenivasan - SPH and Keppel TAT seen as leading beneficiaries of govt's liberalisation move By Ven Sreenivasan THE potential loss of its dominant market position saw the shares of Singapore Telecom taking a bashing yesterday, while stocks of companies which are likely to benefit531 words
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Article, Illustration493 2000-01-25 3 Teh Hooi Ling - By 1 Teh Hooi Ling FOREIGN telecommunications companies are wasting no time in trying to take a bite of Singapore's lucrative telecoms market. Yesterday, the first working day after the government announced that the telecom sector would be fully liberalised, MCI Worldcom called Singapore493 words
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475 2000-01-25 3 Andrew Wee, Teh Hooi Ling - Byi Andrew Wee, Teh Hooi Ling THE telecommunications liberalisation announced last week will not hurt Singapore's incumbent operators, said Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong at an IT conference yesterday. Addressing delegates at research firm International Data Corporation's Asia-Pacific IT475 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration510 2000-01-25 4 Wong Wei Kong - Chanßrothers dot com may need $15m or $20m investment over next few years ity Wong Wei Kong HOUSEHOLD name Chan Brothers is structuring an initial public offer (IPO) that will support its newly created e-commerce initiative, ChanBrothers dot com, managing director Anthony510 words
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Article, Illustration469 2000-01-25 4 Andrea Tan - E-commerce facilities will be available in second phase By Andrea Tan STAR East Information Technology, graced by a cast of Hongkong showbusiness stars including gongfu actor Jackie Chan, yesterday launched a $10 million Singapore Web site that will eventually offer e-commerce. Hongkong-listedCHRIS LOH - 469 words
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806 2000-01-25 4 meera tharmaratnam - SMMH lock sievv meera tharmaratnam NEW media valuations are likely to hurt print media companies, and generously reward Internet companies billed as new media, and that trend's likely to accelerate particularly following the AOL-Time Warner deal. "The big issue is what you do with print806 words
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Article, Illustration435 2000-01-25 4 Conrad Raj - Air NZ's pre-emptive rights, which scuttled SlA's buyout plans, still in play Byi Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Airlines' loss may be a gain for Ansett Airlines employees, who are proposing a buyout of Australia's second biggest domestic airline. lain Lang,FILE PHOTO - 435 words
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445 2000-01-25 4 Reuters SINGAPORE defence giant ST Engineering is expected to unveil strong 1999 earnings growth of 25 per cent, prompting buy calls from analysts who are confident its shares will outshine other govern-ment-linked blue chips. Analysts polled by Reuters issued buy callsReuters - 445 words
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179 2000-01-25 4 UNISTEEL Technology, which makes high-end precision fasteners, said yesterday it has received in-principle approval for a ma inboard listing. Established in 1988, the firm's core businesses include the manufacture and supply of precision fasteners for the hard disk drive industry and telecommunications and transportation179 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article37 2000-01-25 4 VAN der Horst has requested a suspension in the trading of its shares today pending an announcement. Yesterday, its shares closed 2.5 cents down at 44.5 cents on a volume 0f984,000 shares.37 words
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51 2000-01-25 4 CABLE and Wireless Network Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd yesterday launched an Internet service provider in Hongkong worth HK$lOO million (5521.6 million). The company, formed from the strategic alliance between Cable and Wireless Asia, and Creative Technology Ltd, will help businesses tap the Net more51 words
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Article72 2000-01-25 4 PROPERTY and insurance group Hwa Hong Corporation said yesterday its subsidiary, Space Resources Pte Ltd, will buy 1.8 million shares in Singa Development representing a 66.67 per cent stake for $3.6 million cash. This will make Hwa Hong the sole shareholder as subsidiary Singapore72 words
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Article16 2000-01-25 4 SEE Hup Seng said Ichiro Uesawa has resigned as a director.16 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration179 2000-01-25 8 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy THE government's decision to fully liberalise the telecom sector this April has come as a shock to many. Predictably, the worst hit is Singapore Telecom, whose shares collapsed 10 per cent yesterday. The Credit Lyonnais covered warrant on the counter179 words
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Article, Illustration554 2000-01-25 8 r. sivanithy - I=ll comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THERE was a distinct telecommunications play evident in the market yesterday, the outcome of the government's sur prise decision to liberalise the sector two years ahead of schedule. In addition, there was a focus on a554 words
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Article488 2000-01-25 8 Stocks Volume SingTel 15c 41.349,000 KianArtn20c 24,979,000 Seksun R250 14,689,000 DBS Land 13,524,000 Fastech USlOc 10,804,000 MediaRing 10c 9,830,000 CityDev GS CW*****3 9.375,000 Datapuise 5c 9,037.000 Eastgate 10c 7,765,000 Kingboard US10C 6,538,000 Stocks SingTel 15c 117.350,959 DBS Grp 94,411,988 PacificCentury.. 61.965,000 SPH 48.149,269 Chart Semiconductor 26c 44,467,020 Nat EJec 10c488 words
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Article, Illustration217 2000-01-25 8 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK Ven Sreenivasan KEPPEL Telecom Transportation recorded one of its biggest single day jumps yesterday, boosted by last Friday's surprise announcement that the telecommunications sector will be thrown open to competition two years ahead of schedule. The 16-cent climb to $2.41 yesterday brings217 words
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Article134 2000-01-25 8 Tuesday, Jaa 25 ♦Bam. NUS-MIT collaborations on sustainable infrastructure development, organised by NUS ♦8.30 am. Perspectives 2000 And Beyond Conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies ♦9.15 am. Opening of Jupiter Communication Asean representative office in Singapore ♦9.30 am. Singapore Telecom Workshop on Telecommunications Technologies ♦10am.134 words
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Article, Illustration338 2000-01-25 8 larry wee - J I comment CURRENCIES larry wee THE Singapore dollar was dragged down to an early December low of 551.6850 yesterday, as overseas players reacted to the latest news to hit the local currency. News that Singapore is to open up itsSource: Reuters - 338 words
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SINGAPORE news
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635 2000-01-25 9 Soh Tiang Keng - mm exclusive A rise to 5% may be a prelude to income tax cut; but sceptics point to fragile economic recovery liy Soh Tiang Keng WITH economic recovery firmly on track and the Goods and Services Tax (GST)635 words
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Article, Illustration425 2000-01-25 9 Strategic pairing paves way for win in Ericsson tournament STRATEGIC pairing by team captain and general manager Sudhagun Divaveja paved the way for Thai Airways International's victory in the second leg of the Ericsson Corporate Golf League presented by425 words
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270 2000-01-25 9 Jennifer Lien - ■R7?on the economy electronics liy J Jennifer Lien NEW orders for electronic components in the US jumped 34.7 per cent year-on-year in November, reversing October's revised 7.9 per cent decline. Manufacturers ordered a total of US$l5.B billion (5526.6 billion) of electronic components on a270 words
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251 2000-01-25 9 QUARTKRLY estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) are now available in nominal terms, or at current prices. This complements the existing real or price-discount-ed GDP data. With both real and nominal quarterly GDP numbers, changes in the total value of goods and services251 words
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219 2000-01-25 9 SUMITOMO Life Insurance one of Japan's Big Three in life insurance has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Pheim Asset Management (Asia) in its drive to expand its fund management business in Singapore and this region. Formed in 1995, Pheim Asset Management (Asia)219 words
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335 2000-01-25 11 Ho Wing Yin - Ho Wing Yin Executive Director Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore I REFER to the recent spate of letters on share values and the proposed amendments to the Land Titles Strata Act. The relevant authorities have initiated a review of the Act in recognition that335 words
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Article251 2000-01-25 11 See Leong Kit Singapore - See Leong Kit Singapore THIS is an issue of "interest" (deliberate pun) to those who use their hard earned Central Provident Fund monies together with bank loans to purchase private property. CPF funds used for monthly loan repayment are deducted from the member's account on251 words
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150 2000-01-25 11 William Lee Singapore via Internet - William Lee Singapore via Internet I SHARE the opinion expressed by Steven Loh in his letter "Stop en bloc sale owners from buying time to cut tax liability" (BT, Jan 11). Many property owners who bought properties less than three150 words
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Advertisement335 2000-01-25 12 OPEN THE DOOR TO E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS THAT'LL REVOLUTIONISE YOUR BUSINESS AND THE WAY IT COMPETES. In today's intensely competitive marketplace, your business needs to slash commerce portals that make up the Global Trading Web (others include costs and enhance productivity. SESAMi, Asia's first global trading portal, marketplaces in North America,335 words
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FOCUS property
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Article, Illustration605 2000-01-25 13 lee han shih - I:l I comment PROPERTY HK bank's online property auction could signal the beginning of the end for auctioneers lee han shih THE days of property auctioneers could be numbered, if what goes on in Hongkong is anything to go by. Last week a small Hongkong bank605 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration758 2000-01-25 14 paul krugman - mill I bottom line OPINION paul krugman Paul Krugman is a professor of economics at MIT and the author, most recently, of' The Return of Depression Economics' NYT THIS week the Swiss ski resort of Davos, once the home of a sanitarium, will playNYT - 758 words
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Article120 2000-01-25 14 The US continues in its role as the world's consumer of last resort' Vincent oooersc an economist, after the US trade deficit grew to an all-time high of U5526.5 billion (5544.3 billion) for November from U5525.6 billion in October. 'Having an extremely popular product does not make120 words
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Article611 2000-01-25 14 EDITORIAL PRESIDENT Abdurrahman Wahid's Budget for the year 2000 was widely hailed for its realism. In fact, the Budget is as much the president's political map as it is his blueprint for reviving the country's devastated economy. Even after the successful presidential and general elections last year,611 words
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Article, Illustration1166 2000-01-25 14 Greg Feldberg, Fred Bowers - Existing media, Internet, and access companies most pool talents to compete in interactive future Byi Greg Feldberg, Fred Bowers Greg Feld berg and Fred Bowers are the regional convergence analyst and the regional telecom analyst, respectively, at Indosuez WI Carr1,166 words
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Article, Illustration914 2000-01-25 14 Justifying the Budget JUST how deep the scars that more than 30 years of mili-tary-dominated rule have left on Indonesians are can be gauged by the strong opposition that has been voiced in many quarters against the rather substantial increase in the government's new security and914 words
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MALAYSIA news
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379 2000-01-25 15 KUALA LUMPUR Venture offers digital TV, radio, interactive services to homes in the snltanate AFP MALAYSIA'S sole satellite broadcaster said yesterday that it has tied up with a Brunei company to provide digital television, radio and interactive services directly to homes inAFP - 379 words
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Article, Illustration230 2000-01-25 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Renong Bhd is planning to list Prolink Development Sdn Bhd on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and divest its 12.4 per cent stake in Commerce Asset Holding Bhd, the Star newspaper said yesterday. It quoted sources asFILE PHOTO - 230 words
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424 2000-01-25 15 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg TIME Engineering Bhd plans to swap some of its debt for new bonds and raise about 3.2 billion Malaysian ringgit (Ssl.4 billion) through the sale of shares in its telecommunications unit as it struggles to stay afloat. AccordingBloomberg - 424 words
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270 2000-01-25 15 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters THE Federation of Malaysian Unit Trust Managers (FMUTM) said yesterday that the Securities Commission has approved guidelines allowing institutions to become third party distributors of unit trust funds. "This is the first set of guidelines developed by FMUTM for the unit trustReuters - 270 words
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MARKET moves
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Article86 2000-01-25 15 ARAB-Malaysian Merchant Bank chalked up another 40 sen to 13 Malaysian ringgit on growing expectations that the group will clinch an anchor slot as the banking industry consolidates by merging with one another. Investors had earlier dumped the shares when it was not in the86 words
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Article83 2000-01-25 15 HONG Leong Bank shed 25 sen to RM6.30 on rumours that it may not survive the banking merger process. However, analysts still expect the bank, which is controlled by Quek Leng Chan, to emerge as one of the anchor banks. It has started talking to83 words
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Article65 2000-01-25 15 INVESTORS continued to snap up the shares of Time dot Com, formerly known as Time Engineering, on news the company will float some of its assets to help repay creditors. It gained 4 sen to RM3.30, while its warrants rose 5 sen to RM1.37. Time65 words
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Article91 2000-01-25 15 Eddie Toh - Compiled by Eddie Toh UTUSAN Melayu jumped by a hefty RM1.51 to RM5.35 on heavy volume although interest in other media groups has subsided. All listed media groups in Malaysia came alive following news of the merger in the US between America Online and Time Warner.91 words
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SOUTH east asia
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Article, Illustration632 2000-01-25 16 MANILA Estrada spokesman assures investors Philippines is investment-friendly AFP A THREAT by Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho to cancel all his investments in Manila could dampen investor confidence in the Philippines, President Joseph Estrada's spokesman said yesterday. "That is a genuine concern," presidential spokesmanAFP; FILE PHOTO - 632 words
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Article604 2000-01-25 16 JAKARTA Output of tin, gold and copper hit by violence, theft Reuters VIOLENCE and looting in Indonesia has worried investors in one of the world's leading exporters of tin, gold and copper concentrates, sources said yesterday. Tin prices surged to US$6,OBO a tonne at theReuters - 604 words
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260 2000-01-25 16 BANGKOK Bloomberg NATIONAL Finance Pel, Thailand's largest non-bank finance company, said its loss narrowed last year compared witlr 1998 as cost of funds fell and it wrote back some previous bad loan provisions. The company lost 341 million baht (5515.3 million), or 0.28 baht perBloomberg - 260 words
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111 2000-01-25 16 BANGKOK Bloomberg NATION Multimedia Group pel has bought the nation's most visible dot-com address: Thailand.com. Nation Multimedia, which publishes Thailand's largest business daily newspaper and the No 2 English-language newspaper, paid less than US$7 million (5511.7 million) for the Internet address. It didn't identify theBloomberg - 111 words
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225 2000-01-25 16 JAKARTA Bloomberg INDONESIA'S central bank may not require a cash injection after an accounting oversight has increased its liabilities to equal its assets. Finance Minister Bambang Sudibyo said. Bank Indonesia (BI) has a 100 trillion rupiah ($23 billion) so-called "stabilisation fund" that hasBloomberg - 225 words
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EAST asia
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513 2000-01-25 17 BEIJING But crackdown on gmnggiing gram needs to go deeper, says HE politics prof AFP THE unmasking of a vast smuggling scam reaching into the heart of the government shows China is serious about tackling graft, analysts said. Beijing's decision to send 400AFP - 513 words
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357 2000-01-25 17 TAIPEI Stock nuns made with tips from govt officials, authors say AP TAIWAN'S ruling Nationalist Party, one of the world's richest political organisations, has built a US$lO billion (Ssl7 billion) fortune with the help of shady land and stock deals, a newAP - 357 words
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Article196 2000-01-25 17 TAIPEI AP Bloomberg TAIWAN'S unemployment rate climbed to 2.92 per cent last year, the highest in 14 years, the government said yesterday. More people were out of work because Taiwan has yet to recover fully from the Asian financial crisis, according to the Directorate GeneralAP; Bloomberg - 196 words
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Article, Illustration240 2000-01-25 17 HONGKONG Bloomberg TUNG Chee-chen, chairman and chief executive of Orient Overseas International Ltd, has agreed to sit on the board of PetroChina Co, a unit of China's largest oil company China National Petroleum Corp. "We can confirm (Mr Tung) was invited and has accepted anBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 240 words
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WORLD news
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Article, Illustration461 2000-01-25 18 LONDON Their merged USs2ob music bnsinessll have strong Net presence Reuters BRITAIN'S EMI Group Pic and Time Warner Inc said yesterday they were merging their music businesses to create the world's top record company, worth US$2O billion (5533.6 billion), withReuters; AP - 461 words
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412 2000-01-25 18 LONDON Traditional core retail business unlikely to suffer Reuters US banks need Web-based delivery channels to maintain their competitive positions, Moody's Investors Service concludes in a recent report. "The Internet has already changed the structure of some industries such as retail brokerage andReuters - 412 words
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321 2000-01-25 18 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN Telecom Co, the nation's third-largest long-distance carrier, said a portion of its operations overseas will be absorbed by a joint venture between AT&T Corp and British Telecommunications pic to focus more on Internet and data services. Japan Telecom, whichBloomberg - 321 words
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221 2000-01-25 18 NEW DELHI AFP INDIA'S national corruption watchdog has taken the unprecedented step of publishing the names of top civil servants and police officials it believes should face criminal charges. And its chief said in comments yesterday that more was to come. The CentralAFP - 221 words
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Article67 2000-01-25 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bell Atlantic Corp, the No 2 US local phone company, said fourth quarter earnings rose 12 per cent as wireless phones proved popular holiday gifts and businesses bought more fast-data transmission services. The company said profit excluding one-time items rose to US$l.22Bloomberg - 67 words
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79 2000-01-25 18 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Germany's Siemens AG propelled Its shares to an all-time high yesterday by reporting sharply higher-than-expected first quarter profits and raising its forecasts for the fall year. The group said income after tax and before extraordinary items more than doubled to 625 million eurosReuters - 79 words
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Article73 2000-01-25 18 Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co said fourth quarter profit climbed 17 per cent as sales rose for a fourth straight quarter, a sign Kodak's cost-cutting and marketing strategies may have ended 1997 and 1996's sales skid. Profit from operations rose to US$4O3 millionBloomberg - 73 words
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78 2000-01-25 18 Reuters [BERLIN] German legislators will expand a graft Inquiry to examine reports a French state firm sent secret campaign donations to ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl at the behest of then-president Francois Mitterrand, an official said yesterday. "We will expand the focus of the inquiry,"Reuters - 78 words
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61 2000-01-25 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways said it will change the way it pays travel agents, in a bid to cut costs and win back passengers lost to rivals. The airline plans to pay agents set fees, replacing the percentage commissions they have hitherto receivedBloomberg - 61 words
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434 2000-01-25 19 LONDON Rivals say Metro Philadelphia's deal with transit authority is unfair NYT A NEW breed of daily newspaper that has had phenomenal success here and throughout Europe is facing its first test in the United States with Metro Philadelphia, which was toNYT - 434 words
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Article, Illustration905 2000-01-25 19 Reuters [BEVERLY HILLS, California] Dysfunctional families dominated the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday with American Beauty taking three top movie awards, including best drama, and Mafia show The Sopranos rubbing out the competition in TV categories. American Beauty, starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening asReuters; AFP, REUTERS - 905 words
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Article283 2000-01-25 22 Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming - SGX Derivatives TrsMngßeports MSd Singapore Index Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market was weaker yesterday following news of the surprise "Big Bang" which will effectively free up the domestic telecommunications market by April this year. Singapore Telecommunications' share price took a 10.4 per283 words
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248 2000-01-25 22 Lee Shu Weng Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan fatnres Lee Shu Weng Refco Singapore THE Taiwan market opened higher yesterday and managed to sustain its rally to close at 423.51, up 6.30 points. Investors were cheered by the improved domestic economy and Friday's rally on Nasdaq. Persistent foreign buying also provided good248 words
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Article130 2000-01-25 22 EMERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices careered higher yesterday, pressed back towards nineyear peaks by fears that unbending Opec output cuts could leave consumers dangerously short of supply. Benchmark Brent crude for March was up 41 cents at U5526.76 a barrel in London by 1245 GMT, wellReuters - 130 words
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Article312 2000-01-25 22 Reuters London THE euro narrowly escaped a fall below parity against the US dollar yesterday after briefly sliding on disappointment the Group of Seven did not mention the single currency's weakness in their statement at the weekend. Although scepticism over the euro's potential to make a sustained recoveryReuters - 312 words
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Article, Illustration1194 2000-01-25 22 mterbawl cross rates Jan24 AS C$ —E*° Ffr P" HK$ ted t» N»U» Ytn Woa Ml N2jPith Pwo S$ tend «T HI} W Hmt USS Australia 0.946 6.178 0.655 4294 1.280 SM 28.670 48.081 0.690 7.383 2.496 *****4.056 26.602 LI05 3.716 L055 ***** 24.451 0J98 0.657 AtTJ 4538 J* 31,194 words
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Article1820 2000-01-25 22 SICOM FUTURES Jani RU88ER (futures dosinq«s«t 5.30pm) RSS 1 CONTRACTS cents/kg) CIom Vokm Opm Month High Low Sott (towits) Interest Fod 00 113.25 100 Mar 00 116.25 900 Apr 00 120.25 May 00 122.75 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Own Month jfw Sott (toraos) Interest FtdOO 6400 64.00 67.501,820 words
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Article, Illustration2852 2000-01-25 23 HONGKONG AFP H Ham Seng +59J4 HONGKONG shares rose 0.4 per cent in cautious trade yesterday, with lingering worries over US interest rates offset by news of Internet joint ventures by leading listed companies, dealers said. "Trading is cautious because of worries overAFP - 2,852 words
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Article, Illustration998 2000-01-25 23 AFP Q Shenzhen B Index -OJ3 SHENZHEN B shares ended weaker yesterday, with most investors reluctant to build positions in the last week before the Chinese New Year holiday, analysts said. The B Share Index shed 0.33 point, or 0.4 per cent, to 85.12 on turnover of HK$32 million,AFP; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 998 words
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Article2019 2000-01-25 23 TOKYO AFP P Nikkei 225 *178.82 SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.9 per cent yesterday with high-technology and telecommunications issues benefiting from another record high on the US Nasdaq Composite Index, brokers said. "The Nasdaq's record-breaking run has prompted investors here to buy high-tech andAFP - 2,019 words
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Article400 2000-01-25 23 AFP n TP Index +13U3 TAIWAN shares jumped 1.4 per cent to a two-year high yesterday on strong buying of financial stocks, dealers said. "Investors are seeking bargains in financial issues whose share prices are relatively low amid sectoral rotation," said Jason Lin, deputy manager of Richmond Investment Consulting.AFP - 400 words
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Article, Illustration370 2000-01-25 24 AFP H Composite Index +0.54 MALAYSIAN shares closed barely higher yesterday after a volatUe session of profit-taking mixed with buying interest in cheaper stocks, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.54 of a point to finish at 954.50 points, off aAFP - 370 words
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Article8513 2000-01-25 24 INDUSTRIALS Cowmw products 2000 Last Vol Day N«t Cap Lew Ciwpaay Ma 'OOP High L— P/l >mM 372 310 Ajlnomoto 370 US 150.0 116 91 Angkesa 111 unch 140 114 110 163.7 392 290 Apollo Food Hlg 380 2 23 300 378 9.1 1S2.0 2975 2725 BAT50< 2950 -25 3028,513 words
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Article2871 2000-01-25 25 BOHDS A WARRANTS Jan 24 it irih Ciprv Hta* LM SIM Caanun i** 1 UltOMt* tf| HUM C«W (Mf Ot»C Mh ww Lom fy I* (000) Hi# LM s*M< Prica (Murtfl *at» frtt* <*) a—im%2 un 30 !25 j!52 lti^wo, 1 n7li US$ unch <15 41 41 415 331 I2,871 words
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Article310 2000-01-25 25 AFP Q Composite Index +1.61 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 1.61 points at 926.77. Volume was 209 million shares worth 2.8 trillion won. AFP •It* 24 Hon Anam Semi I... ***** -750 Br am Tech 1770 -10 Central Ban* 2750 -100 ChetlComm *****0 -6000 Oae GuAFP - 310 words
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Article, Illustration790 2000-01-25 25 AFP Q SET Index -L7O THAI shares lost 0.4 per cent yesterday in quiet trade, with some selective buying mainly in small-caps and communications, dealers said. An analyst with Ocean Securities said the market moved in a narrow range mainly due to the lack of strong leads to supportAFP - 790 words
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Article297 2000-01-25 25 AFP Q Manila -7JO PHILIPPINE shares closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday, dragged down by expectations of lower corporate earnings, brokers said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index dropped 7.10 points to 2,055.56. Volume was 3.7 billion shares worth 1.3 billion pesos. —AFP _Jt <000 > WCAWed 0.67 0.07AFP - 297 words
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Article284 2000-01-25 25 AFP Q Wellington -1159 NEW Zealand's share market ended down 0.6 per cent yesterday in light trade, with a residue of negativity following last week's small increase in the central bank's key interest rate. The NZSE-40 Index lost 13.59 points to 2,079.16 with turnover worth NZ569.2 million. AFP -H»z«AFP - 284 words
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Article606 2000-01-25 25 AFP n All Ordinaries -&8 AUSTRALIAN shares closed down 0.2 per cent yesterday under the weight of falls in News Corp, Telstra and BHP, brokers said. The Australian stock market's key indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, fell 6.8 points to 3,096.6. Turnover totalled 1.2 million shares traded worth AAFP - 606 words
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Article, Illustration750 2000-01-25 25 AFP H Composite Index -7.97 INDONESIAN shares closed 1.2 per cent lower yesterday amid concerns over social unrest, with trade largely focused on Lippo group stocks on the back of Internet euphoria, dealers said. "In general the market was dragged down by political factors. People are worried that theAFP - 750 words
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Article, Illustration781 2000-01-25 28 PATRICK LAMBE - If you're wondering whether your company's a fashion victim, PATRICK shows how you can tell PATRICK LAMBE IN the first part of this article ("Pitfalls of management fads", BT, Jan 18), I argued that taking management fads seriously is bad for business. What has781 words
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Article, Illustration496 2000-01-25 29 Marcus Hand - Indonesia, with 113 incidents, accounts for more than one-third of the global total By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] South-east Asia remains a black spot for piracy, contributing to a 40 per cent surge in attacks worldwide last year with a total of 285 incidentsFILE PHOTO - 496 words
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Article278 2000-01-25 29 Bridge News Reuters PANAMAX rates in the Atlantic continued to decline, with reported fixtures offering little encouragement to owners despite increased chartering enquiry, brokers said last Friday. In the Far East, a good volume of pan am ax business was conducted on a private basis and rates appearedBridge News; Reuters - 278 words
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Article297 2000-01-25 29 MX '000 S$ VI CWT Distribution 1.19 unch 10 Chuan Hup 0.39 -0.01 4213 Cosco lnv*stm*nt 1.04 0.01 35 Fr*»ght Links 017 unch 318 G8 Holdings 0.86 unch 4 Hal Sun Hup 0.79 -O.OI 120 IMC Hokttngs-HK —5.60 unch 0 J«y« Hokltfvtjs 1.19 -0.01 186 Jurong Shipyard 1.62297 words
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Article268 2000-01-25 29 Japanese yard beats Korean competitors for deal to build 4 tankers for Bergsen Bloomberg [TOKYO] Hitachi Zosen Corp, a Japanese maker of ships and heavy machinery, received a US$2BO million (*****.6 million) order for four oil tankers from Norway's Bergsen dy ASA, beating its low-costBloomberg - 268 words
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195 2000-01-25 29 AFP [STRASBOURG] The European Commission gave Germany the green light to subsidise the construction of two passenger ferries for Indonesia, but cast doubt on similar aid for four Dutch-built vessels. Meeting in Strasbourg, the EU's executive arm said it was reassured that theAFP - 195 words
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313 2000-01-25 29 NOL takes first step towards beefing np European operations (SINGAPORE) Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) container shipping arm APL is setting up its own business unit in France, the first move in a plan by the national shipping line to beef up its European313 words
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176 2000-01-25 29 Malaysia's Port Klang's container throughput hit a record high of 2.55 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) last year, up by 40.1 per cent from 1.82 million TEUs previously, officials said. The peak volume was achieved in December with 241,996 TEUs compared176 words
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Article, Illustration576 2000-01-25 30 The generally poor credit quality of shipping firms won't change in near term, says S&P AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] THE credit quality of the 10 biggest listed shipping lines in South-east Asia is generally weak to vulnerable and this situation is unlikely to change in the near-term,AFX-Asia; FILE PHOTO - 576 words
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81 2000-01-25 30 CHEUNG Kong Holdings has abandoned plans to build a second cruise terminal in Hongkong's North Point area following objections from the Town Planning Board. The new development plan submitted to the government keeps a new hotel development but drops the proposed cruise terminal. The81 words
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80 2000-01-25 30 THE UK government has issued new guidelines to improve the performance of the country's more than 100 trust ports, including Dover and Milford Haven. The government believes the ports lack the accountability and management practice of other, commercially rim ports around the UK. The80 words
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Article104 2000-01-25 30 GREEK firm Royal Olympic Cruises has announced that the Olympic Voyager, its 25,000 gt newbuilding due for delivery in June, will be the "world's fastest cruise ship". "She will be the only cruise ship to sail three continents in seven days," the company boasts, with104 words
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Article19688 2000-01-25 37 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To BUENOS AIRES (BUE) 2060 Argentina To ABIDJAN (AB J) 2003 Cote D'I voire 02/02 27/02 Norsui csav santos oms b-jwoji19,688 words
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Article761 2000-01-25 41 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure BtBtJaya ***** 24/01/8:00 24/01/20:00 E link 3 4 J04 24/01/8:15 24/01/23:00 Roda lit IW NtOI J02 24/01/7:10 25/01/8:00 lop Concord UclOO J22 24/01/9:00 28/01/8:30 C Proqress 24-Jan J09 24/01/9 20 24/0V16.OO Bt Diamond ***** J01 24/01/10:00 24/01/18:00 IKtutkm 68 JU 24/01/9:45 25/01/22:00761 words
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Article1959 2000-01-25 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From AC» JAOC 90S 24/23*0 II 23/1500 23/1*59 23/m» 2A 21/1700 24/0*59 24/0900 21 23/1700 24/0*59 24/0900 API CHINA 04K 26/1VOO IB 23/1500 23/1*59 23/1900 2A 23/1700 24/0*59 24/0900 21 23/17001,959 words
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Article544 2000-01-25 41 Carbon 180 Mil 990.5 0.6 19.0 0.08 78 0.06 j«n 20 Density Water Residua Ash Aluminium Sediment above £25 0 0 20 0 2-2. 1 380 AM 985.3 0J M.I 0.05 36 0.02 til2 380 Mm 992.5 t7 17.7 0.09 72 0.05 Wl »/V w/M M/M544 words
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Article203 2000-01-25 41 Jan 24 New Zealand: Market and Public Holiday. Wellington Anniversary Day. Jan 31 New Zealand: Market and Public Holiday, Auckland Anniversary Day. Feb 0 New Zealand: Public Holiday, Waitangi Day. Germany: Epiphany Day. Sweden: Epiphany Day. Mar 10 Indonesia: Hari Raya HajiMalaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: Hari Raya203 words
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Article812 2000-01-25 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine 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 averagesized stem. Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change812 words
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478 2000-01-25 42 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION FUEL CONTAMINATION CRISIS Compensation sought for cost of repairing damaged aircraft engines and lost income Reuters [MELBOURNE) Two law firms lodged class action suits against Mobil Oil Australia Ltd on Monday seeking more than Asloo million (Sslll million)Reuters - 478 words
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Article160 2000-01-25 42 Reuters [LONDON] Air travel became safer in the last decade compared with the 1980s despite a higher number of airline accidents, according to a report by Flight International magazine yesterday. The number of airline accidents worldwide rose by 28 per cent to 480 in the 1990sReuters - 160 words
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Article, Illustration98 2000-01-25 42 [YOKOHAMA] A man gets into an ultra-small Hypermini EV of Japan's Nissan Motor Co at a parking lot of the MM2I business and shopping district in Yokohama. The new electric vehicles are being used as rental cars by private companies located in the district for theirAFP - 98 words
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224 2000-01-25 42 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways is to announce details of a new travel agent payment plan which a newspaper reported could include an end to paying agents a percentage commission. The Sunday Business newspaper reported last weekend that BA would replace percentage commission paymentsBloomberg - 224 words
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Article, Illustration483 2000-01-25 42 Passengers carried daily way below 400,000 projected Bernama [MANILA] Lower-than-expec-ted passenger load has spawned fears that the US$655 million (551.09 billion) Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 may turn out to be a financial disaster. Since it began its commercial operation last Dec 15,Bernama; FILE PHOTO - 483 words
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101 2000-01-25 42 Reuters [ZURICH] Zurich Kloten airport said yesterday that baggage handlers started a strike at 0430 GMT and had demanded talks with management. The airport said the strike was a surprise and that passengers were having to carry their luggage to the planes themselves. AReuters - 101 words
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