The Business Times, 27 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/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2000
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    Lock icon Gus Dur leadership threatened by new alliance
    1129 1  -  Disgruntled factions, fundamentalists to join forces at MPR meeting: sources Prom Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta AN emerging alliance between Islamic fundamentalists and disgruntled factions within Indonesia's powerful military is threatening to undermine the leadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid by inciting widespread ethnic and
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    63 1 sn 2*259.50 (+20.67) BT-SRI 86L88 (+7.37) SQISCI FDTDHES 303.70 (+3.50) STOCK HASKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE COMP ***** -11.11 NIKKEI 19,111.19 +215.66 HANG SENG 15,427.72 +324.68 SET INDEX 469.22 -4.00 JAKARTA COMP 643.39 -6 47 MANILA COMP 1,***** -4&69 TAIPEI WPI .9,581.96 +209.59 SEOUL COMP 886.54 -5.68 CLSA
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    83 1 FOREX SATES us$ s$ USS 1.689 £(l SS/SS per 1.645 1777 KURO(l!SS/S$/E) 1.001 1690 DM 1.954 0.864 YEN 106.0 1.693* RM 3.800 0.444 HKS 7.780 0.217 BAHT 37.31 0.045 Rl 11AH 7,367 0.023 •SS to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5,18 Kl ALA UMPVR 7 67 JAKARTA .39.00 BA.VOKOK
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    Lock icon Electronics growth soars to 4-year high
    472 1  -  1999 rebound sees industry posting 15.3% rise to $70.1b By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] The electronics industry bounced back with a vengeance last year, posting a 15.3 per cent growth to $70.1 billion in nominal terms, its highest rise since 1995. The industry accounted for
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    Lock icon Property agents hit the pasar malam trail
    335 1  -  ERA Realty gets up close and personal with its target market liy Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] Amidst the aroma of roasting Taiwan sausages, rows of printed T-shirts and the noise of people haggling at a night market, you can now find property agents selling
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    Lock icon Manila to slap curbs on speculative capital inflows
    709 1 Central bank wants to steady peso and rein in hot money Reuters, AFP AP [MANILA] The Philippine central bank will soon issue rules requiring inflows of portfolio investments to stay in the country for a period of time, sparking fears of Malay-sian-style
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      99 1 INSIDE Top Stories NTUC in talks to take over POSBank building. Next Page Asian bond Web site plans to set up "cyberbond exchange". Pg 3 PacNet on fast track in India. Pg3 Hot demand seen for C&W's 30% M 1 stake. Pg 4 Ong Beng Seng's confidante joins rival. Pg
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      33 1 flPf m./, < v vjw liivSN Find out which collective sales V haVe ,anded e their owners the biggest gains Pg 30 Manufacturing output up 13.8%, Next Page Prime targets for parallel importers Motoring,
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      Lock icon Three Kings, three responses to the New Economy
      774 2  -  JUT*?*] 111 ii Mali TECHNOLOGY Time Warner, Sing Tel and SPH have taken different approaches. Which ones will prevail? kenneth james TAKE Three Kings, one an American publishing and cable giant, another the dominant telecommunications company in Singapore, a third the island-Republic's
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      Lock icon NTUC in talks to take over POSBank building
      514 2  -  BTiq.'MIIUWJ The deal wonld be either an outright sale or lease agreement of 4-5 years Dv Lilian Ang, Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is negotiating to take over the POSBank building at Bras Basah Road, next to the
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      Lock icon Total manufacturing output up 13.8% last year
      271 2  -  Dec ontpnt up 7% with good growth in electronics and engineering sectors By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Total manufacturing output grew 13.8 per cent in 1999, with December's output up 7 per cent, the Economic Development Board said yesterday. The monthly industrial production index
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Suit against Datuk Keramat?
        147 2 WE hear that Mark Pinkstone, a former spokesman for the Hongkong government, is suing Datuk Keramat Holdings, its listed subsidiary George Town Holdings Bhd, and an adviser to the group, Simon Tay, for consultancy fees of U*****,393 (S$318,000) that were allegedly due to him and his
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        Lock icon India's most eligible bachelors
        89 2 THE final proof of India's emergence as a software power is here. According to press reports, IT professionals have leapfrogged the social ladder in India and become the most preferred catches when it comes to arranged marriages. Apart from having the standard requirements "tall, handsome/pretty with
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        Lock icon Monkey business ?
        112 2 Monkey business SEA-MONKEYS, the tiny aquatic pets that have fascinated children for decades, are causing a bit of a stir in Greece. Greeks are asking whether the creatures have been genetically modified and whether they should be sold to children as pets. So much so that a Member of Parliament
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Asian bond Web site plans to set up 'cyberbond exchange'
      493 3  -  BTiq.miumj amnbondportaLcom is also eyeing a public listing in S'pore By Catherine Ong ASIABONDPORTAL.COM, the firm that claims to have set up the first Asian bond Web site, is eyeing Singapore for a public listing. Founded by Hongkongbased Income Partners
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      Lock icon PacNet on fast track in India
      282 3  -  It's making inroads through 49%-owned joint venture Pacific Internet India Bi Toh Han Shih PACIFIC Internet has officially taken off in India, expanding aggressively in the three cities of New Delhi, Bangalore and Bombay which together offer a potential Internet subscriber base of over
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      Lock icon What's good for new economy may not be good for banks
      842 3  -  HocKimmuui siow li sen THE steep fall in the prices of Singapore bank shares has lately been accompa nied by a pianissimo refrain to "underweight banks". Although it is being bandied about tentatively because it seems almost heretical to
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      Lock icon An OBS confidant joins Kwek Leng Beng
      437 5  -  Bj^aeaa Ex-HPL man John Campbell, JLL Hotels' David Horovitz are going to CDL Hotels By Kalpana Rashiwala ONG Beng Seng's confidant, John Campbell, is joining rival Kwek Leng Beng's CDL Hotels International with Mr Ong's blessings, sources told BT. Also moving to Hongkong-listed
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      Lock icon Planet Hollywood Asia expects turnaround
      705 5  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala PLANET HoUywood Asia (PHA), in which Hotel Properties and its managing director Ong Beng Seng have a SO pa* cent stake, expects to be profitable this year after two years of losses, even as news broke that Arnold Schwarzenegger is terminating his
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon I-Comm IPO 19.5x subscribed
        116 7 I-COMM Technology's initial public offer of 15.5 million shares has been 19.5 times subscribed. The placement tranche of 51.9 million shares, however, was not fully subscribed and the balance 0f378,000 placement shares will be offered to the public. For the public tranche, only applicants for 1,000
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        Lock icon SGX Taiwan futures hits record volume
        64 7 THE Singapore Exchange announced yesterday that the daily trading volume of its MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract has hit a record volume 0f27,780 contracts. The previous daily high 0f25,824 contracts was on June 25, 1999. The MSCI Taiwan Index futures open interest volume also
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        Lock icon Capital Group sells Datacraft shares
        41 7 DATACRAFT Asia said substantial shareholder, The Capital Group Companies Inc, has sold 317,000 shares at an average U559.2642 per share. The open market sale takes its stake to 22,997,947 shares, or a 5.3 per cent stake.
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        Lock icon Keppel Comms in network trials
        77 7 KEPPEL Telecommunications and Transportation subsidiary, Keppel Communications, yesterday said it is conducting Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) field tests and service trials with Temasek Polytechnic. LMDS is a fixed-wireless network using microwave transmission links to provide wireless last-mile connection to customers. It can be installed
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        Lock icon JLC loses claim against Allied unit
        64 7 JAPAN Leasing Corp (JLC) has lost its claim against Allied Components International's Indonesian unit, PATCO. Allied announced yesterday that an Indonesian district court has found hi favour of PATCO, adding that JLC has appealed against the decision in the West Java High Court Allied
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        Lock icon Scotis Holdings names vice-president
        49 7 SCOTTS Holdings has appointed Simon Ho, who was previously assistant director of business development for Stamford Residences, as vice-president (business development) for Asean, Australia, South Korea and Hongkong. Mr Ho, 38, had also worked with DBS Land as an flftfliqtfliit managpr, aairt managomont ami planning
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        Lock icon SPC share purchase offer to close soon
        39 7 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Petroleum Co said a public offer by Keppel FELS Energy Infrastructure Ltd to buy all Singapore Petroleum shares from present owners for $1.20 each will close on Feb 3. —Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Popular buys more shares in unit
        31 7 POPULAR Holdings has subscribed to an additional 490,966 ordinary shares of $1 each in the capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Popular Office Products (S) PteLtd.
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      Lock icon Horizon.com more than doubles on debut
      346 7  -  MAHKET MOVERS Boost from telecoms deregulation, Pacific Century link, short-covering By Ling Su Ann SHARES in local Internet company Horizon.com more than doubled on its first day of trading yesterday, closing at $4.22, up 124 per cent over its IPO price of $1.88. The
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      Lock icon Pacific Century shares soar on news of CyberWorks' tie-up
      253 7  -  CMGI link sends counter to intra-day high of $2X30 By Eugene Low PACIFIC Century Regional Developments (PCRD) shot up $2.10 to $23 yesterday following news that its Hong-kong-listed unit Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) would be tying up with US Internet company
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      Lock icon UOB up 2.3% on purchase of Thai brokerage
      259 7 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank Ltd, the island's third largest lender, rose as much as 2.3 per cent after it said it bought a Thai brokerage, part of its expansion beyond Singapore. The stock advanced as much as 30 cents to $13.10 on
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      Lock icon bex.com sets eyes on Europe, N America
      257 7 AFP (TOKYO] Singaporean upstart bex.com, fresh from inking a major deal in Japan, on Tuesday outlined plans for global domination in the fastgrowing corporate e-com-merce sector. The deal setting up Nippon Business Exchange (Nippon Bex) adds to bex.com's existing online trading networks in
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  • SINGTEL-C&W HKT merger talks
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      Lock icon Wires and signals
      979 4  -  In the past few days, the media has been abuzz with new terms and technologies, following Singapore's telecom big bang. RAJU CHELLAM explains the terms and how they work. RAJU CHELLAM ALL the telecom traffic carried by cables laid underground is called wireline traffic, or fixed-line traffic
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      Lock icon HK media cautious about merger talks
      553 4  -  Bering's China Telecom seen a big winner if deal materialises From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG newspapers voiced caution on the merger talks between Singapore Telecom and Cable Wireless HKT but said the Chinese government's telecom arm could be a big winner if
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      Lock icon C&W—juicy prey that could turn into cash-rich hunter
      511 4 C&W —juicy prey that could turn into cash-rich hunter Reuters [LONDON] Cable Wireless (C&W) is looking so appetising after moving towards a pairing of its Hongkong unit with Singapore Telecom it could soon find predators knocking at its own door, analysts said on Tuesday. But bidders should beware. C&W could
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      Lock icon NTT, KDD seen responding to SingTel-HKT merger
      727 4  -  Analysts say that NTT may connter SingTel's offer for C6W nnit, KDD could speed np Asian expansion From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE telecommunications giants Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and KDD may be forced to respond to the proposed merger between Singapore
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      Lock icon Hot demand expected for C&W's Ml1 stake
      369 4  -  Sale likely if HE unit of Cable Wireless strikes merger deal with Sing Tel By Teh Hooi Ling CABLE Wireless pic will not face a dearth of buyers should it put its 30 per cent stake in Mobile One on the market as
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Network Foods wrt leans towards positive for now
      186 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WARRANTS that are close to expiry have always been fascinating instruments, especially when they are either out-of-the-money or only just in-the-mon-ey. Often, odd plays develop and volatility in both the underlying share and the warrant usually spikes
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      Lock icon Interest rate fears fade; banks, tech stocks rise
      567 6  -  STOCKS r.sivanithy A REBOUND in the banks and hectic punting of technology and Internet stocks lifted spirits in the local stock market yesterday as interest rate fears appeared to be overshadowed by the desire to ride the upward momentum. New names leapt
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      Lock icon Chuan Hup stuck in trading range
      265 6  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong SHARES of Chuan Hup Holdings moved only slightly higher yesterday after the marine company announced a new contract, with most indicators suggesting that the stock may be stuck in its present trading range for the time being. The
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      Lock icon Diary of events
      121 6 Thursday, Jan 27 Siii^&por0 ♦9am. Press briefing on review of University Governance and Funding by Ministry of Education ♦10.45am. Signing ceremony between Sun Microsystems, Infocommunication Development Authority of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University ♦11am. Teleconference seminar on Investment Opportunities in new Indonesia ♦2.45pm. Merger signing ceremony between
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      Lock icon Greenback targets test of S$1.6950 and 107 yen
      364 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar rose against the Asian units as well as the euro yesterday and while the absolute size of the moves were not alarming, some key levels have either been broken or may be in the process of
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      490 6 Stocks Volume Fastech US10C 40,100,000 Eastgate 10c 30,800,000 Kian Ann 20c 27,290,000 Kingboard USlOc 27,246,000 MMI Hldgs 10c 21,437,000 Horizon 5c 17,906,000 Allied Com 10c 17,288,000 Ml Tech 10c 16.754,000 Strike Engg 5c 15,487,000 Mentor Media 15,163,000 Stocks PacificCentury 73,711,250 Horizon 5c 66,900,140 DBSGrp 59,198,145 OUB 48,976.747 UOB 40,827,166 Fastech
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon $65m funds for mobile e-commerce developers
      313 8  -  HP will provide $35m to set np a Mobile E-Services Bazaar for startups Andrew Wee MOBILE e-commerce developers got a boost yesterday with the allocation of resources worth $65 million aimed at promoting application development. Hewlett-Packard Singapore (HP) will provide $35 million over the
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      Lock icon Cisco System launches US$6m technology laboratory
      403 8 It allows telecom operators to simulate Internet-based telephony systems EXISTING telecom operators and potential entrants can simulate Internet-based telephony systems at a new technology lab launched yesterday. Cisco System's US$6 miUion (Sslo.l million) Proof-of-Concept Technology Lab and Executive Briefing Centre (EBC) opened yesterday and
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      Lock icon Downstream oil industry's profits to improve: Caltex chief
      463 8  -  Growth will be fragile, margins remain a concern Eugene Low WITH the region's economic recovery underway, the downstream oil industry's profitability should start improving this year, said Caltex chairman and chief executive Jock McKenzie. However, he warned that growth continues to be
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      Lock icon 2000 GDP growth seen exceeding 6%
      356 8  -  By Anna Teo CHANCES are, Singapore's economic growth this year will exceed the current market consensus of 6 per cent, economists say. According to a poll of about a dozen forecasters by London-based Consensus Economics Inc, there is a 49 per cent probability that
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      Lock icon DTZ Debenham Tie Leung promotes 2, beefs up board
      173 8 PROPERTY consultancy DTZ Debenham Tie Leung has promoted two senior staff and beefed up its board with the appointment of two associate directors. Chua Wei Lin is now director of the commercial department. Ms Chua, formerly associate director, has over eight
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      Lock icon New Ultrapure Water plant will help chip industry
      326 8  -  By Francis Kan THE technologies developed at the new $2 million Ultrapure Water (UPW) pilot plant built by the Environmental Technology Institute (ETI) on its own premises will lead to significant cost savings for Singapore's semiconductor industry. The pilot plant will contribute
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      Lock icon StarHub to launch $6m ad blitz over 7 weeks
      275 8 STARHUB, the second facili-ties-based telecoms operator which will compete with Singapore Telecom come April 1, will launch a $6 million advertising blitz over the next seven weeks. The campaign, called "A Change for the Better", is aimed at creating awareness among
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      Lock icon e-BizHub@Suntec to be one-stop centre for e-business companies
      496 8  -  By Jeanette Pang SUNTEC City is set to blossom into a mini Silicon Valley and it expects this transformation to bring about a spike in its market value within the next two to three years. Its developer, which estimated the property at
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Premium flats not meant to compete with condos
      239 9  -  Joyce Fong (Mrs) for Chief Corporate Development Officer Housing Development Board I REFER to Lee Han Shih's column headlined "HDB premium flats put the heat on developers" (BT, 18 Jan). We are flattered by Mr Lee's compliments when he said that HDB's
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      Lock icon New HDB prices seem to be on the high side
      181 9  -  Patrick C H Tan Singapore THE prices of new flats in mature estates offered by the Housing Development Board appear to be on the high side. Take for example an improved five-room flat in Bishan. HDB prices it at between
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      Lock icon Stock-picking: leave people to do what they do best
      442 9  -  Dennis Ng Singapore I refer to the comments by Jai Tan ("Best person to manage your money is yourself', BT, Jan 22). My interpretation of reports about monkeys beating fund managers in stock selection differs from hers. In my opinion, no
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      Lock icon Levy as a Clob solution
      112 9  -  K C Tay Singapore, via Internet I HAVE a suggestion for a possibly fair solution to the Clob issue. How about allowing Clob investors to dispose of their shares on their own but slap a capital gains tax on them, like what we do in
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      Lock icon Privatise Keppel Marine or return cash to investors
      276 9  -  Carol Sim Siew Tin Singapore via Internet SINCE Keppel Corporation announced its restructuring plan in November 1998, we have only seen streamlining of cross-holdings of stakes in its group of companies. Investors did not see any genuine divestment of non-core businesses or
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      Lock icon Are some IPOs really public offers?
      194 9  -  Goh Kok Siong Singapore, via Internet THANK you, Conrad Raj, for your interesting columns ("Millennium wish: fairer allotment of IPOs", BT, Jan 4, and "SGX needs to make clear its stand on listings, placements", BT, Jan 21). You have lent a voice to the
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Will record US boom be its own undoing?
      831 10  -  snna OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group AMERICA is about to rewrite history. Unless a recession begins in the next few days, this boom will soon become the longest in US experience. In February, it will have lasted 107 months.
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      76 10 'It's very important to send a message to all the dictators in the world, from the past and for the future, on human rights.' -Louis Michel Belgian foreign minister, on former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's chances of being freed. The unabashed, vulgar indulgence in conspicuous consumption by
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      Lock icon The HK sales tax debate
      647 10 EDITORIAL MUCH energy has been spent in the last few weeks debating the merits, or more accurately the demerits, of a sales tax in Hongkong after the government subtly floated the idea ahead of next month's Budget Almost everyone in Hongkong acknowledges that the government
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      Lock icon No country wins in harmful tax competition
      1092 10  -  Govts need to work together instead of adopting investment tax policies which hurt themselves Kh Abhijit Ghosh The writer is a senior tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers GOVERNMENTS of developed nations, as they become increasingly concerned about the flight of capital and savings from
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      951 10 WTO has yet to learn LAST month in Geneva, the World Trade Organization's general council decided unanimously not to debate what lessons should be learned from the ruckus in Seattle. Nonetheless, it is clear what the trade community thinks is the right lesson. Seattle was the
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Manufacturing sector in M'sia back to pre-crisis levels
      393 11 KUALA LUMPUR Manufacturers' body says all except building materials at 80% capacity Bernama THE manufacturing sector with the exception of building materials is now back to precrisis performance with capacity levels reaching 80 per cent, said Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers vicepresident Paul
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    • MARKET moves
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        52 11 THE market yesterday reacted favourably to the proposed merger between Arab-Malaysian banking group and Utama Banking group. Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank rose 60 sen to RM13.70 while Utama gained 12 sen to RM2.70. The union would create a sizeable bank with assets of well over 50 billion Malaysian ringgit
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        Lock icon Mixed reactions
        66 11 INVESTORS yesterday reacted differently to the rumoured tie-up between RHB Bank and Pacific Bank. RHB Capital the parent of RHB Bank eased 16 sen to RM4.94, while Pacific Bank surged 78 sen to RM5.40. The merger would create a bank with assets of over 50 billion Malaysian ringgit
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        Lock icon Banking on highway
        53 11  -  Compiled by Eddie Toh CONTRACTOR Gamuda Bhd jumped 55 sen to RM10.30 on news that its toll highway will become a major contributor to its bottom line. Income from its highway concession is expected to account for 42 per cent of total profit by 2003 almost doubling
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      Lock icon OSK to buy Peninsular Securities for RM225m
      271 11 KUALA LUMPUR NST OSK Holdings Bhd, in a move to become a major player in the stockbroking industry, has proposed to acquire yet another securities firm, Peninsula Securities Sdn Bhd for 225 million Malaysian ringgit (Ssloo million). Last month, OSK Holdings' stockbroking arm
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      Lock icon Umno-linked stocks lower on rumours about Dr M's health
      425 11  -  KLCI pulled down by 1.2%; PM didn't fall from horse, say officials hYftm Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur POLITICALLY well-connect-ed stocks came under sudden heavy selling pressure yesterday on unsubstantiated rumours about the health of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who
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      Lock icon Car sales picking up but yen's a worry
      490 11 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S car sales are set to race higher in 2000 as the economy recovers, industry officials said yesterday. But sector analysts say a surging yen could push up prices and hurt auto makers' margins. Industry officials said Malaysia's motor
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      957 12  -  ASEAN VIEW Recent trouble's a reminder about need for care when Investing In Indonesia yang razali kassim IT used to be an assumption that whatever the troubles in Indonesia, the islands of Batam and Bintan would remain an investor's haven out of harm's way, and
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      152 12 SINGAPORE AP AUTHORITIES in the Indonesian island of Bintan said yesterday that they are drafting legislation to set aside 10 billion rupiah (552.3 million) a year for land development projects that will benefit local villagers. The local government hopes to appease angry villagers who have
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      54 12 [KUALA LUMPUR) Jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim waving to photographers as he arrives at the courthouse in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Anti-government protesters took to the streets of Malaysia's capital on Tuesdayfor thefirst time since elections in November as the sex trial ofAnwar resumed after
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      234 12 M SINGAPORE PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon Jr will be making a four-day official visit to Singapore, starting from Saturday. He will be accompanied by Foreign Undersecretary Lauro Baja. Mr Siazon's visit, at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister S Jayakumar, is seen
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      332 12 BANGKOK These domestic bonds will have a maturity of 20 years Bloomberg SIAM Cement Pel, Thailand's largest industrial group, said that it plans to sell up to 50 billion baht (552.3 billion) worth of domestic bonds. The bonds will have a maturity
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      343 12 MANILA SEC meets on Feb 16 to evaluate rehabilitation plan Bloomberg NATIONAL Steel Corp, which was granted a 30-day reprieve from servicing 16.1 billion pesos (Ss67l million) of debts, said all of its bank loans, or four Fifths of its total debt, must be
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      153 12 JAKARTA Bloomberg INDONESIA will replace the top executives at several state-owned banks under a plan to change management at eight Indonesian companies, said State Enterprises Minister Laksamana Sukardi. On Tuesday, Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid said that he approved the replacements for the chiefs of
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      363 16 BEIJING Move comes after Chinese Net users quadrupled in 1999 to 8.9 million AFP, Bloomberg BEIJING yesterday announced sweeping measures to control information on the Internet, warning that all information going onto the Web from China must be approved by the authorities.
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      194 16 HONGKONG Reuters CHINA'S largest personal computer maker Legend Holdings Ltd, which reported a quarterly profit rise of 58 per cent yesterday, said it plans to expand its Internet portal business this year through alliances or acquisitions of Internet content providers in the country. The
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      416 16 HONGKONG Alliance will allow US firm to expand customer, supplier network Bloomberg PRICELINE.COM, an Internet site that allows consum ers to bid for airline tickets and other products, formed a US$2O million (5533.8 million) venture with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, Hongkong's largest conglomerate, for a
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      77 16 [BEIJING] A man walking by mobile telephone stores in Beijing. Statisticsfrom Mainland Marketing Research Co are predicting a 6.9 per cent growth in the number of Chinese households connecting to the Internet, and 12.5 per cent growth in mobile phone use. Surveys in 14 cities by the
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      343 16 mTOKYO Bloomberg NTT MOBILE Telecommunications Network Inc, the world's biggest mobile phone company by market capitalisation, said it may offer its popular i-mode mobile Internet access service in Hongkong, a first step in the company's plan to expand the service in
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      397 16 BEIJING Bnt finance minister hopes to limit Budget deficit AP, Reuters THE Chinese government will continue to spend strongly in the next one to two years to shore up economic growth and consumer demand, but will also try to keep a cap on
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      439 17 BOMBAY Q4 net profits of 276 companies grew 36%, sales up 20%, says survey AFP FINANCIAL results of select Indian companies show that more efficient management is pushing up profits faster than sales, analysts say. The Economic Times newspaper, in an analysis of the
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      425 17 Bat cyber laws need to be strengthened, govt approval sought AFP [NEW DELHI] India's stock markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), approved on Tuesday Internet trading on domestic stock exchanges. "The Sebi board decided that Internet trading
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      380 17 LUCKNOW, India AP AN 11-day strike by power workers ended yesterday when the government of India's most populous state agreed to delay privatisation of the electricity service by a year. The announcement was made shortly after lam (2030 GMT Tuesday) by Chief Minister
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      252 17 NEWDELHI AFP INDIA'S leading trade lobby on Tuesday urged the government to set aside adequate funds for improving infrastructure in its Budget for the fiscal year ending 2001. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stressed that the Indian economy should target 7.5
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      422 17 ISLAMABAD Five other Supreme Court judges also refuse to take new allegiance pledge Reuters PAKISTAN'S chief justice was replaced yesterday after he refused an order to swear an oath of allegiance to emergency provisions underpinning military rule. The official APP news agency said Chief
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      928 17 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 5 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Ak. M E R I C -A. (Millions of US dollars, except share data) December 31 1998 1997 EXPRFSS A-* A iV L/ kJ Cash and noninterest-earning deposits with banks 279 403 Interest-earning deposits with banks 1,878 1,475
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      Japan's rising trade shows recovery on track
      694 18 TOKYO Trade surplus falls 20% in Dec; imports jump, signalling pick-up in domestic demand Reuters JAPAN'S rising trade volume gave new evidence yesterday that the world's second-larg-est economy is gradually emerging from its worst postwar recession, although economists said private consumption showed signs
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        Polaroid snaps back into black
        54 18 Bloomberg [CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts] Polaroid Corp reported a fourth-quarter profit as new products helped generate its third consecutive quarterly sales increase. Net income was US$29 million (Ss49 million) compared with a loss from operations of US$4 million in the year-ago period. Sales rose 20 per cent
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        N American boost for Ford in 4th qtr
        57 18 Reuters [DEARBORN, Michigan] Ford Motor Co said that fourth quarter profits increased 73 per cent to US$l.Bl billion, ahead of Wall Street expectations, as income and revenue from its truck-rich North American operations reached record levels. The strong fourth quarter results propelled
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        Germany pegs 2000 inflation at 1-1.5%
        40 18 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Germany expects inflation to climb to between one and 1.5 per cent this year as growth in Europe's largest economy accelerates to around 2.5 per cent, Finance Minister Hans Eichel said .—Bloomberg
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        Coca-Cola to cut 20% of workforce
        53 18 AFP [ATLANTA] The Coca-Cola Company will cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, 20 per cent of its workforce, a company spokesman said yesterday. It also reported an adjusted net loss of two US cents per share in fourth quarter 1999 compared with a profit of 24
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        Sony outdoes profit expectations
        46 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sony Corp said that third-quarter profit fell less than expected due to a turnaround in its revamped electronics business. Group net income fell 17 per cent in the three months ended Dec 31 to 93.6 billion yen (Ssl.s billion). —Bloomberg
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        High cost of recording piracy
        45 18 Reuters [CANNES] Pirates around the world are costing record companies US$4.5 billion (557.6 billion) a year in counterfeit compact discs and downloading off the Internet is now rapidly becoming a major new threat, the industry's copyright watchdog IFPI warned. Reuters
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      Pearson raises £250m for Internet businesses
      394 18 ULONDON Bloomberg PEARSON pic, owner of the Financial Times, said it sold shares worth about £250 million (***** million) to allow it to expand Web sites such as the Financial Times' FT.com and to invest in new Internet businesses. The company sold 11.5 million
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      Japan moves to foil hackers as attacks continue
      464 18 TOKYO Anti-Japan messages on some govt Web sites since Monday AP JAPAN took emergency steps to stop a wave of hacker attacks at government Web sites after another message accusing the Japanese of denying wartime atrocities appeared on a ministry homepage yesterday.
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      Banks to inject fresh funds into Daewoo Motor
      273 18 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korean creditor banks said yesterday that they would inject fresh funds into Daewoo Motor Co to rehabilitate the ailing firm before selling it off through an international auction. The injection of extra funds is part of the government's debt
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      Virgin Megastores warns of pullout from music retailing
      334 18 LONDON FT VIRGIN Megastores has threatened to pull out of music retailing unless record companies gave a commitment to high street retailers in the wake of EMl's merger with Warner Music. Simon Wright, chief operating officer, is worried that the MP3 technology
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      Compaq's 4th-qtr net profit falls 56%
      417 18 NEW YORK Plunging PC prices, management house-cleaning cited Reuters COMPAQ Computer Corp on Tuesday said fourth-quarter net income fell 56 per cent to US$332 million (Sss6o million), in line with lowered expectations, as the world's largest personal computer maker closed out a trying year.
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      US telecom stocks off to rocky start in 2000
      595 19 NEW YORK Companies see disappointing results; prices fall as investors grow cautious LATWP THE sizzling rally in telecommunications stocks last year is, within only a couple of weeks, rapidly fading from memory. On Tuesday Tellabs Inc, a leading provider of gear
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      414 19 CANNES, France Reuters DAVID Bowie broke fresh ground when he took to the Internet to give fans a first bite at his new album. Tori Amos' sales took off when a preview track from her new album was offered to retailers around the world.
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      Telekom plans IPO for on-line unit
      482 19 FRANKFURT German telco says it will use proceeds for acquisitions and expansion of T-Online IHT DEUTSCHE Telekom, surfing a wave of enthusiasm for Internet stocks, announced plans on Tuesday for a public offering of shares in its fast-growing TOnline service. The German telecoms giant
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      Sony Q3 profit beats forecasts on electronics rebound
      503 19 TOKYO Group net income down 17% against an expected 35% Bloomberg SONY Corp, whose shares tripled in the past year on plans for a sweeping corporate overhaul, reported third quarter profit that fell less than expected thanks to a turnaround in its
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      Cut Euro stock holdings: M Stanley
      270 19 LONDON Bloomberg EUROPEAN investors should cut their equity exposure by about 10 per cent to protect themselves from the effects of rising interest rates and bond yields, says Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co. Morgan Stanley recommended investors cut equity holdings in their balanced stock-cash-bond
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      185 19 t 1 > W rucuDC LtrO TO SINGAPORE'S BEST FUND MANAGERS! i C T>' > < 1999 Investment fund awards 18 February, 2000 Guest of honour: Mr Ngiam Tong Dow Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board and Housing Development Board The Investment Fund Awards organised by charity. Guests can
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      Futures close higher in brisk trading
      293 20  -  SGZ Derivatives TnMn&Reports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market finished higher yesterday, lifted by Wall Street's positive overnight closing and bargain-hunting activity. The Straits Times Index closed up 20.67 points or 0.92 per cent at 2,259.50. The MSCI Singapore
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      Daily trading volume of futures hits record
      249 20  -  MSGI Taiwan futures Lee Shu Weng Refco Singapore THE daUy trading volume of the MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract has chalked up a record of 27,780 contracts yesterday. The previous daUy high of 25,824 contracts was traded on June 25,1999. The MSCI Taiwan
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      Oil flirts with nine-year highs
      144 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices made a renewed push towards nine-year highs yesterday as fresh data showed larger-than-expected declines in US petroleum stockpiles. North Sea benchmark Brent blend for March delivery climbed more than 40 US cents per barrel in opening trade in
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      319 20 Reuters London THE euro managed to stave off a fall below parity with the dollar yesterday but could not completely shake off the downside amid relative growth prospects for the US and the euro zone. Early in European trading, Germany reported an 8.2 per cent jump in December
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      Wall Street gains, good corporate news lift shares
      2840 21 HONGKONG AFP Q Hang Seng +324.68 HONGKONG share prices rose 2.1 per cent yesterday, buoyed by overnight gains on Wall Street as well as good corporate news, dealers said. "The market has been balanced by both positive and negatives news," said Marco
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      Wall St rebound boosts Tokyo
      2042 21 TOKYO AFP ONjkka22s +215.66 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 1.1 per cent higher yesterday, with investors heartened by a rebound on Wall Street and the dollar's uptrend against the yen, brokers said. The information technology and semiconductor sectors led gains, brokers said, with investors also
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      996 21 Reuters fl Shenzhen B Index +L 34 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B shares closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by hopes of official measures to boost the market, brokers said. The B share index added 1.34 points, or 1.58 per cent, to 85.78 as turnover fell slightly to HK$3B.B million from
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      TAIPEI
      367 21 AFP QWP Index ♦aOM> TAIWAN share prices soared 2.2 per cent yesterday on strong buying in technology shares led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), dealers said. Bolstered by sharp gains in TSMC's ADR (American depository receipt) on the US market overnight, buy orders for TSMC started pouring in
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      370 22 AFP, AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -liH MALAYSIAN shares closed 1.2 per cent lower yesterday on concerns over the health of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad following his pull-out from the World Economic Forum in Davos, dealers said. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
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      WELLINGTON
      273 23 AFP QWellington -0J THE New Zealand share market closed virtually unchanged yesterday with falling stocks matching those rising. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 0.9 of a point down at 2,062.42 on light turnover of NZ$BB million. Jmlt MS (000) Advantage MOS 3.65 0.17 26 AkNZA 2.06 -0.05 88
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      787 23 AFP n SET Index -4 THAI stocks slipped 0.8 per cent yesterday as investors stayed away, expecting a US interest rate rise next week, dealers said. Sustained gains in communications shares, particularly Thai Telephone pic, helped support the broader market, they said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index closed
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      MANILA
      305 23 AFP Q Manila -48.69 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 2.4 per cent yesterday on news that the industrial sector had failed to fully recover from the Asian crisis. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 48.69 points to 1,998.59. Volume was 2.93 billion shares worth 3.66 billion pesos. AFP m»
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      SEOUL
      300 23 AFP CI Composite Index -£68 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday closed down 5.68 points at 885.54. Volume was 229 million shares worth 2.7 trillion won.—AFP Jm 26 IKx *h Anjm Stmt ***** 650 Br »m T*ch 1710 5 Central Bank 2610 -165 ClwlCoflMn ***** 1700 Dm Gu
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      732 23 AFP CI Composite Index -&47 INDONESIAN share prices closed one per cent lower yesterday, led by selling of large caps, as foreign funds shied away amid domestic political and unrest concerns, dealers said. A dealer at a Singapore brokerage said the market seemed to be reacting more and more
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      Inchcape in top sales spot again
      644 26  -  It sold 11,267 Toyotas and Suzukis last year; Tan Chong is No 2 with 11,104 units sold All reports by Christopher Tan LISTED Inchcape Motors has once again clinched the top sales spot. It beat the competition in a year where most competitors were
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      Mitsubishi, Toyota top grey imports
      282 26 TOYOTA and Mitsubishi remained the prime targets for parallel importers in 1999, according to estimates based on official data. Figures show that out of 7,153 Toyota passenger cars registered last year, 732 units or 10.2 per cent were not sold by authorised distributor Borneo Motors.
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      To go where no has gone
      168 26 THIS is the F-Type concept—a car that points to the future direction of Jaguar, according to chairman Wolfgang Reitzle Unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, the roadster promises an arsenal of new technologies. For instance, the nose of the car carries a "splitter"—a low-set
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        VW sales climbing
        102 26 IT looks like Volkswagen distributor Car Cars is going places. The company garnered total sales of close to 600 vehicles in its first year of operation in 1999. Senior executives are now confident that this will rise to 1,000 this year. This exceeds owner Peter Kwee's initial
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        SMRT'S record-breaking ridership
        65 26 TRAIN operator SMRTs ridership hit a daily record of 1.6 million on the night of the Millennium Swing. The figure is 600,000 more than the average daily, and surpasses the previous record 1.4 million seen on Christmas Eve 1999. On the night of the Swing, trains were
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        Focus on Ford
        101 26 SIME Singapore's Regent Motors launched the Ford Focus (above) last Friday —one of the best-looking cars to wear the Blue Oval badge of late. Ford unveiled it 15 months ago and more than 600,000 units have been sold worldwide since. Over the weekend, Regent secured over 30
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        Got $31,270 to spare?
        100 26 BMW agent Performance Motors yesterday introduced the R USOGS motorcycle at Sultan of Swing, one of Singapore's latest "happenin* nightspots". The 1150GS is the ultimate dual-purpose (on/off-road) machine other than the X 5 four-wheel-drive to be launched later this quarter. The bike comes with asymmetric dual
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        68 26 VOLKSWAGEN Marine, a new unit of VW Group, has built diesel engines designed exclusively for use as boat in board engines. These new engines are based on the Volkswagen TDI and SDI power plants, well-known as car engines. As of the 2001 season, eight engines will
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        84 26  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan LUBRICANTS specialist Castrol on Tuesday presented scholarships worth $10,000 to 10 Institute of Technical Education (ITE) trainees. This is the seventh year that Castrol has worked with ITE on its scholarship award programme. The 10 are full-time National Technical Certificate Grade 2
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      Stamford lands Brabus franchise
      281 26 LISTED Stamford Tyres has landed the franchise- for Brabus, a leading German modifier and tuner of MercedesBenz cars. The move represents Brabus' first official presence here. It is expected to contribute $1 million in revenue to Stamford Tyres by the second year. "We expect to do
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      136 28 Collective Sale tUkm BALMORAL PARK MAISONETTES Prime Hilltop Condominium Site Site Area: 58,158 sq ft V/y' DGP Plot Ratio 1.6; up to 10-storey Freehold —Is Quiet and highly exclusive location L-ni ui fl' /c^!S TT 5 minutes drive to Orchard/Scotts Road Shopping Belt J; Offers spectacular views of the cityscape
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      26 29 Defu Detached Factory Land Approx. 51,677 sq ft Builtin Approx. 58,453 sq ft 30 30 yrs w.ef. 1/2/89 sole agent: %mw Ft"Uf Mrs Leong 9409 8441
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      58 29 COREX BUILDING FOR SALE •Address 10 Tannery Lane Description A 7-storey factory cum warehouse building Land Area Approx 1.782 9 sqm (19.***** sq ft) Gross Floor Area Approx 4.062 6 sqm (43.730 sq ft) Tenure Freehold Remarks Sale with tenancy For further enquiries, please contact Sol* Marketing Agent CB Richard
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      235 29 Freehold Residential Sites For Sale PRIME SITE IM MARINE PARADE Existing development (18 unrts) Land area 28,049 sq ft Plot ratio 2.8, up to 20 storeys (Max) Conveniently close to Parkway Parade and amenities in East Coast Katong area. Subject Sa/e is subject to Strata Titles Board Approval Site J
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      48 29 II COLLECTIVE SALE! PRIME D.15 FREEHOLD SITE No. 33-49 Mangis Road I Various Land Area Options of 41,497 sf. I 28.548 sf. 12,949 sf. Plot ratio 1.4/4 storeys I Near Eunos MRT Station, Good Schools, I Marine Parade East Coast Park I For Sale by Private IWaty H
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      1362 30  -  The premiums which owners fetched from such sales range from 22% to 210%. KALPANA RASHXWALA finds OUt what affects the amount of the premium KALPANA RASHIWALA THE owner of a Duchess Road bungalow walked away with the biggest sum from a collective sale last year $8.5
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        1300 28  -  It's easy to fall in love with the bright airy home of Xtra Designs owner Lim Choon Hong, situated within an old Meyer Place bungalow, corimme concludes CORINNE KERK The dream: To live in a beautiful conservation bungalow complete with high ceilings, stained glass and old-style louvre
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        305 28 DEVELOPER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNITS NO. OF PRICE TENURE (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNTTS SOLD* ($psf) River Place FEO 3 HavelockRd 678-3,229 509 342 950 99-yr Tanglin View FEO 3 Alexandra Rd 872-2,282 256 159 830 99-yr Faber Crest CDL 5 Faber Heights 1,012-2,099 240 *104
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      299 31 Bridge News, Reuters CHARTERING conditions were dull throughout the Atlantic sector of the dry cargo freight market, brokers said. Capesize activity was very limited and panamax rates fell in both the grain and minerals trades. It was also said handy sizes continued to see very difficult conditions from
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      434 31  -  With both businesses moved to same premises, US-owned company aims for major growth By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] US-owned shipping agency Transmarine Navigation has consolidated its Singapore agency and supply businesses under one roof, and is aiming for major growth in its supply business.
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      70 31 AFX-Asia [OSLO] Star Cruises has received the support of NCL Holding ASA's largest private shareholder for its bid to acquire the rest of the Norwegian cruise line's equity that it does not already own. NCL said Gerry Herrod would support Star at a Feb
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      741 31  -  NEWBUILDS By David Hughes THE latest newbuildings table reinforces the impression that the bulker ordering boom is still in full swing. More concrete data from Japan Ship Exporters Association confirms these impressions. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year (to the
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        1060 32 The three building blocks to a maritime SAR system are communications, people and hardware IMO News SAFER ships, cleaner oceans; these two simple phrases sum up the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) mission but can not illuminate the huge amount of work needed to deliver them.
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        1986 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklixj/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Porlod From To From »CX MAGNOLIA am 21/2300 tt a/55 m/So 2A 26/1700 27/0*51 27/0*0 a 26/1700 27/0*51 27/0*0 3 27/0700 2 7AIM 27/1400 4 27/1200 27/V4W 27/1700 B TERATAl 4 B1F049 26/9 00
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        526 41 Crto, 180 MM 990.5 0.8 19.0 0.08 78 0.06 OtwHT Witer Ast> Alu,UUu 98S°3 0 3 M.1 0.05 36 0.02 *lJ52 380 IU> 992.5 17 17.7 0.09 72 0.05 M/wi %iw ttm mi —tux Wo <bov* C35 2 0 0 0 0_ ISO/Clm* Limits Spec E25
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        200 41 Jan 31 New Zealand: Market and Public Holiday, Auckland Anniversary Day. Feb New Zealand: Public Holiday, Waitangi Day. Germany: Epiphany Day. Sweden: Epiphany Day. BUrl6 Indonesia: Hari Raya Haji. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: Hari Raya Haji. Mar 18 Taiwan: Market Holiday for Presidential Election. Apr 4 Hongkong:
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        790 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        400 42 Equity to be opened to strategic partner bnt not foreign airlines by March 31 next year [SINGAPORE] India's federal government yesterday approved a proposal to disinvest a 51 per cent stake in stateowned Indian Airlines. The landmark decision however prohibits foreign
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        US car dealers act against Internet sellers
        392 42 They are turning to lawmakers to help them protect their businesses AP [ORLANDO) Internet companies that sell cars directly to consumers are encountering stiff opposition from auto dealers, who are using their influence in state legislatures and with state regulators to protect their
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        London hit by first of 6 planned rail strikes
        428 42 Reuters [LONDON] A strike by Connex train drivers forced some 200,000 commuters to find other ways into London on Tuesday but the worst could well be in store on the journey home. Although the morning crunch was not as chaotic as
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        Fares of Manila rail transit system to be cut
        215 42 AP [MANILA] The Philippine government and a private consortium that built Manila's second elevated train system is set to announce a sharp reduction in fares to boost ridership and reduce losses, Transportation Secretary Vicente Rivera said. The US$655 million (551.09 million)
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        Lufthansa to buy Hamburg Airport's property unit
        182 42 Bloomberg [HAMBURG] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second largest airline, said it plans to buy a 95 per cent stake in Hamburg Airport's property company for 656 million Deutschemarks (*****.09 million) in cash and assumed debt, in a move to cut costs. Lufthansa will
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        Be patient, Howard urges plane owners
        259 42 AUSSIE AVIATION FUEL CRISIS Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Prime Minister John Howard has warned the aviation industry against putting planes in the air until they have been cleared of contaminated fuel. Mr Howard said he understood the frustration of owners of 5,000 piston-engine aircraft grounded for
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        Telecom & Internet: Wild,Wild Europe
        1695 43  - Telecom Internet: Wild,Wild Europe The Internet and telecom deregulation have shattered Europe's monopolies, bringing a plethora of new and cheaper services. But can it last? flj Rolf Rykken Rolf Rykken is a writer with Global Business magazine. This article first appeared on the Global Business Online website (www.exporttoday.com). IN Paris
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        623 44 Today's business environment is one of rapid change and intense competition with electronic business, or 'e-business' technologies revolutionising the way traditional business is being conducted. WHILE in the past, a supply chain comprised the "chain" from manufacturers, distributors and retailers, to the end consumer, "today,
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        Too much competition?
        432 44 PERHAPS THE biggest enemies to status quo regulation are the old telecom behemoths themselves. In the year-and-a-half since liberalisation, many of these companies have seen their margins destroyed BRC Consultancy of London, for instance, reports that Deutsche Telekom has seen its revenues drop 40 per cent and
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        On board the INTERNET
        1071 45 Competition in the worldwide shipping market is tough. Staying competitive means it's vital to be plugged into the global marketplace. Competitiveness in the international shipping market increasingly depends on a company's ability to get into Internet ecommerce. Countless shipping companies and agencies with varied Internet skill
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        Is e-commerce the answer?
        679 46  -  Traditional logistics once had a simple formula: Manufacture products in long runs and move large quantities in as few shipments as possible. Today it's not so simple. Bi Lim Chee Kean Lim Chee Kean is Chief Executive Officer of Ace-Inflo Solutions Pte Ltd. ACE-Inflo Solutions owns
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        459 46 BUSINESSES should look out for advanced integrated logistics solutions that can maximise returns in four ways: 1] Increasing share of customers E-businesses need a logistics strategy and system flexible enough to sell "anything from anywhere". especially to generate repeat business. Statistics show that satisfied on-line customers come
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      89 32 4S SANKYU (S) PTE LTD 11 CLEMENTI LOOP, SINGAPORE *****3 TEL: *****40 FAX: *****11 CFS: KEPPEL PISTRtPARK BLK 513 #01-128 SINGAPORE *****9 JAPAN PORTS Hong Kong fcAMCMnaPpfU (EVERY THUR* SUM vessel) VESSEL VOY HP SIN ETATYO ETA KOt ETA YOK ETA NOP ETA OSA MARE AFRKUM V.***** 30 JAN 0/
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      717 32 icpiociiicu by Members of Hie Registry of Members of the MjJ Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Association S pore National Shipping Assoc |jTlj LILY UNE MALE VESSEL VOY ETA fltt ETA t. KLAMC SPOtt MALE Princess Lily VPIOO 26/01 28/01 09/02 Empress Uly VO2OO 16/02 18/02 27/02 Princess Uly VO2OO
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      74 33 ACCEPTING LCL CARGOES TO JAPAN, CHINA, KOREA AND HONO KONG FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 220 8558 WORLDGATE EXPRESS LINES PTE LTD 'Ijljjp Tel: *****11 Fax: *****73/*****63 Email: wgateembox2.skignetconi.ig Calcutta srChlttagong I PORT LOUIS 104/01 I Karachi Ia I COLOMBO 28/01 B KARACHI/LAHORE 30/01 Bombay V /Madras IBOMBAY 130/01 I MADRAS/BANGALORE
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