The Business Times, 7 February 2000

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL21769
Total Pages: 38
1 38 The Business Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 035/12/1999 com.sg/ S I N G A P O R E MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2000 85c
    22 words
  • Article
    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    53 1 STOCK MAIMETDTOiCES Vfcek Change STI 2,258.91 -26.00 SIMSCI FUTURES...J04.10 -5.10 WSW. 853.30. _-14.91 BSE OOMP. .957.66. +22.09 SCE1 19,70.13—+328.35 GSENG.—15,968.12. -217.82 INDEX. 470.34 -7.11 JAKARTA COMP—.635.00 +0.33 MANILA COMP„ ....2,008.86. +3947 IftlPH WPI 9,856.39....... +220.01 fflODL OOMP. 966.22.. +8.55 flLSA CHINA B CLOSED AjST ALL ORD..3.115.10 +23.00 mm
    53 words
  • Article
    Lock icon FINANCE
    79 1 mbbmteb USS S$ 96$ 1.694 «to&S$pcr$) 1.602 2.712 ■UROflSS'SS/E) 9.973 1.648 WfL- ten 0.843 T ioe.1 L&«6 R* 3.800 0.446 HKS 7.781 0.218 BAHT 37.64 0 #45 RUPIAH 7.646 0.022 r ,VW V.U44 •SSto lOOunUs *Avtri«eo( 10 bants "Float Central bank discount rates PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* AJ» KL'ALA LTMPIR
    79 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Singapore pushing hard for Batam to stay tax-free
    906 1  -  |:il exclusive High-level talks with Jakarta but no agreement has been reached From Shoeb Kagda, Francis Kan in Singapore HAVING been taken by surprise, Singapore is now pushing hard for Indonesia to exempt investors located at Batam from paying the value added
    906 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon OUB unit set to make big splash in properly market
    558 1  -  UiNlexclusiveJ It wants to bay Angnllia Mancinn and neighbour By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] OUB Centre Ltd, the low-profile property arm of the Overseas Union group, is working to make a big splash in the property scene, industry insiders say. It
    FILE PHOTO  -  558 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Japan slips into technical recession as political tensions rise
    1068 1  -  EPA says output likely shrank in Q4; bad news for Obuchi who may want to call snap polls From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE political crisis threatening Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's government as a result of the decision by opposition
    1,068 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      99 1 msmß BT Comment Time to resolve Clob saga bilaterally. Pg 8 BizlT Net start-up aims to raise USs2om. Pg 18 Loosen up rules to boost e-commerce. Pg 18 Top stories Philippines to remain in MSCI global indices despite fbrex curbs: official. Noxt Pmg* UK's e-minister keen to work with S'pore
      99 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      14 1 I^. w to buy stake I in I 9 1 I REPORT, Next Page
      14 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • NEXT page
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sony plans to buy US TV company: president
      513 2 Report speculates that the Japanese company is likely to buy a stake in CBS Corp Bloomberg ITOKYOI Sony Corp, Japan's secondlargest consumer-electronics maker, plans to buy a stake in a US terrestrial television broadcaster, Sony President Nobuyuki Idei told the Nihon Keizai
      Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO  -  513 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Manila to remain in indices despite forex curbs: MSCI official
      817 2  -  R^xclusive Role doesn't affect free movement of money in and oat of stocks From i Al Labita in Manila MORGAN Stanley Capital International won't remove the Philippines from its regional market indices as it did Malaysia, despite Manila's currency curbs
      817 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      216 3 Page 3 I sl LUNAR NEWYEAR^/«J B SUPER CEIIBRATION SAU Ml! N to 2000 Ml (Open daily including Today, Tomorrow the day after) M 10.30 am until 9.00pm SP H I Ejj3 A concerted effort by our designer, master craftsmen and our international diamond cutters /S Ww R comprising months
      216 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • SINGAPORE companies
    • Article
      Lock icon US firms, money managers to size up investment opportunities in region
      901 4  -  P-ii exclusive They represent up to USsst in capital and will visit Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia Byt Genevieve Cua SOME of America's biggest corporations and money managers, representing as much as US$5 trillion (SsB.4 trillion) in investible capital, will visit
      901 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Good prospects seen for KepT&T over 2 years
      650 4 Analysts say net profit will grow 40% in '99,32% in 2000 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T), seen as one of the winners in Singapore's newly deregulated telecoms market, is expected to post hefty earnings growth in the next two
      Reuters  -  650 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon PCB firm starts production of new high value products
      435 4 HOME-GROWN listed PCB manufacturer, Circuits Plus Holdings Ltd (CP), started commercial production of double-layered advanced interconnect substrates (AIS) products this month. Already, it has secured four international customers for these AIS products and expects their requirements to increase. To further entrench
      FILE PHOTO  -  435 words
    • Article
      Lock icon HPL pays US$15m to raise Cleaton stake to 84%
      475 4  -  Purchase seen raising group's EPS by 0.25 cent By: Marcus Hand HOTEL Properties Ltd (HPL) has upped its 60 per cent stake in Cleaton Investments Pte Ltd to 84 per cent at a cost of US$l5 million (5525.3 million). In a
      475 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Hiap Seng to tie up with Fisher-Rosemount
      172 4 SESDAQ-LISTED specialist engineering firm Hiap Seng Engineering is to enter into a joint-venture with US-based process performance giant, Fisher-Rosemount. In a statement issued on Friday, Hiap Seng said that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FisherRosemount to form a joint
      172 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      72 4 v.. ■i---X' y s' The Management and Staff of SINGA INN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT wishes all a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year. "Fa Cai Yu Sheng" and Lunar New Year Celebrations Menu are available from now till 19/2/2000. El" Ml *w*w I »crpv r^vcoArT xnwwif Singa Inn Seafood Restaurant I
      72 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      27 4 I The Straits Classified where f j virtually every f j vehicle is at your f j fingertips. 1 ♦> CATS i Boy It. Sdl k. Find It
      27 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • BANKING technology
    • Article
      Lock icon Banking on seamless service ahead
      472 5  -  Trend is for banks to brand with very strong affinity groups, says banking tech solutions provider By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] LOCAL banks still grappling with how to improve their service standards should think of teaming up with big retailers, to whom service is
      472 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Is technology enough?
      41 5 Bruce Carpenter drew an analogy with handing out paints to artists and non-artists. "It still requires vision and creativity in the hands of the people using it," says Mr Carpenter, senior vice-president of Fiserv, CBS International RANDY QUAN/ST
      RANDY QUAN/ST  -  41 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      25 5 ITODAY©fc^Jf#L lianhe Zaohan Y C Wang's recipe f w good .health 4 1 ME*** Si* -M$E jntfttvt V P x L*w i v r*~ J
      25 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      173 5 mLm mm hv/% the original w SP RTS WATCH p Jm «H ]B -a B -j B 4 w X* I v "V |H^ jj JSbB mSMH >ft V >1 H^M|j^^B^|^^p >l vj /-J ssisg^B»swffißßsfa > f I wf M> 10 j^ary^fE h ml M I MM v n If
      173 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • SINGAPORE markets
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Untitled
      444 6 •Jan 26 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Volume Eastgate 10c 81,760,000 Fastech USlOc 75,314,000 MMI Hldgs 10c 71,854,000 SingTel 15c 66,186,000 NOL 62,664,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 61,849,000 SembKimtrans 10c 59,799,000 *TanChonglnt50c 59,385,000 MultiChem 5c 58,806,000 Kingboard USlOc 58,154,000 Stocks ST Assembly 25c 410.827,561 DBS Grp 287,060,743 PacificCentury 200,620,481 SingTel 15c
      Source: JM Sassoon  -  444 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon KLSE, Wall St to set directum of local bourse this week
      610 6  -  I:l I comment STOCKS r.sivanithy NOW that the US Federal Reserve has upped interest rates by the expected amount, it would be tempting to say that markets can get on with their own business. And as far as many
      610 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Nikkei 225 call wrt: most undervalued instrument
      179 6  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy POSSIBLY because it's difficult to perform the calculations quickly, the call warrant on the Nikkei 225 Index that was issued by Deutsche Bank at the end of January is now severely underperforming. Perhaps a review of the numbers
      179 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Mixed near-term prospects for C&C
      240 6  -  HOT STOCK -By' Wong Wei Kong SHARES of motor distributor Cycle Carriage (C&C) closed unchanged last Friday, holding onto its recent gains. C&C shares finished the holiday shortened session at $4.20. The stock opened at $4.26 and traded to a day high of $4.32 and
      240 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Market Notices
      141 6 ♦L&M Group Investments said subsidiary L&M Prestressing Pte Ltd has accepted a three-year contract worth $58.3 million from the Land Transport Authority pursuant to a tender for the upgrading of Telok Blangah Road (part) and Pasir Panjang Road to semi-expressway. ♦Jack Chia-MPH has formed three subsidiaries, namely, MPH
      141 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Rupiaih seen pressured by political uncertainties
      529 6 ASIAN currencies are in for weakness this week, with instability in Indonesia continuing to worry investors. Faltering confidence in President Abdurrahman Wahid's ability to hold his strife-torn country together will continue to pressure the Indonesian rupiah. Mr Wahid insisted last week that he was
      529 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • SINGAPORE news
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon UK's e-minister keen to work with S'pore on IT, telecoms
      591 7  -  Woman behind Britain's IT agenda cites S'pore's 'sense of purpose' By\ Kenneth James SHE has energetically pushed the United Kingdom's information technology agenda and recently initiated a ministerial network with its own online ministers' chat-room. Now the UK's "e-minister" has
      591 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Soundbuzz.com ties up with Lycos
      236 7  -  It'll distribute digital music across the region on Lycos Asia's localised portals Marcus Hand HOMEGROWN Internet start-up Soundbuzz.com has tied up with Lycos Asia to distribute digital music across the region. Under the deal, Soundbuzz.com will distribute its digital music on Lycos Asia's network of
      236 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Jervois freehold site sold for $14m, say sources
      254 7  -  This is 30% less than what owner is said to have hoped to get ityl Kalpana Rashiwala THE 43 Jervois Road freehold site near the Malaysian High Commission has been sold for $14 million, according to sources. This is 30 per cent
      254 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Design & Build flats cost more, but they're subsidised
      238 7  - Design Build flats cost more, but they're subsidised Leong Chok Keh Head, Policy Property Section Estate Administration Property Department Housing Development Board IN his letter, "New HDB prices seem to be on the high side" (BT, Jan 27), Patrick CH Tan said that buying a flat directly from HDB does
      238 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      221 7 NOTICES —J To advertise call 1011-free 1800-741 1883 Fa* Nn- 741 1?Q8 I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, TAN ENG KUAN of I Blk 543 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 *06-2302 Singapore *****3, have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop Licence in respect of M/s The Store 1 located
      221 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 2
      213 7 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, RAGENTHIRAN S/O RAMASAMY of Blk 416 *01-26 Eunos Road 5 Singapore *****6, have applied for a Public House, First Class Licence in respect of M/s Rosewood Wine Ent located at 10 Cuff Road Singapore *****1, and that this application will be considered by the
      213 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 3
      16 7 advertise your M simply I lax: I 741 1198 •r I Call toll-free:! 1800 741 IBB3|
      16 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 4
      374 7 Crossword Contest Clues In our Festive Crossword Contest published on Friday (Feb 4, Page 22) we inadvertently left out clues 28 and 29 Across for Puzzle 1. The missing clues are: 28) Burmese diplomat who was secretary-general of the UN 1962-71 (1,5). 29) Nuuk is the capital of this cold
      374 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 5
      29 7 The secret of success Taking the right course, of course. Study the wide range of courses available in the Education/Training Section in the Classified Classifications 700 to 799 CATJ&
      29 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • REGIONAL news
    • Article
      Lock icon Gus Dur-Wiranto standoff could drag on as neither backs down
      627 8 JAKARTA General stays out of sight, the Indonesian president continues to call for Wiranto to resign AFP, AP, Reuters THE long-distance duel between Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and his security minister Gen Wiranto yesterday threatened to drag on, with neither
      AFP,; AP,; Reuters  -  627 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Malaysia invited to be included in new Nomura fund
      390 8 KUALA LUMPUR Its inclusion is likely to boost Japanese interest in ELSE MALAYSIA has been invited to be included in a new regional fund set up by Nomura Securities as a Japanese version of the Morgan Stanley Capital International indices widely
      AFP  -  390 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Recovery could prompt KL to boost ringgit
      549 8 KUALA LUMPUR This would head off inflation, fuelled by dearer imports AFP AS Malaysia gingerly moves towards economic recovery, pundits say it is time to strengthen its currency, the ringgit, to head off inflation which may be fuelled by high import costs. The
      AFP  -  549 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Time for two govts to resolve Clob saga
      774 8  -  I=ll comment KL STOCKS Although Effective Capital offer will find some takers, it cannot remove entire overhang eddie toh HOW will Clob investors on both sides of the Causeway react to the third option of the Khan Solution? Despite the war of
      774 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Philippine economy seen lagging region this year
      524 8 analysis MANILA Economists blame Estrada's inability to get things moving Reuters THE Philippines' growth is likely to be among Asia's lowest this year, economists say, with the country seemingly impervious to the region's recovery despite having escaped the worst of its financial crisis
      Reuters  -  524 words
    • Article
      Lock icon UN trade meet aims to heal wounds, says Unctad sec-gen
      364 8 BANGKOK AFP The United Nation's global trade meet which gets underway in Bangkok next weekend aims to heal the wounds of previous vio-lence-marred talks in Seattle and Davos, top officials said yesterday. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad)
      AFP  -  364 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Blue chip spinoffs may boost Hongkong's GEM board
      498 9 HONGKONG Cheung Kong Gronp and Snn Hung Kai Properties plan to list Internet units Reuters PLANS by Cheung Kong group and Sun Hung Kai Properties to list Internet units on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) may jolt the second trading board out
      Reuters  -  498 words
    • Article
      Lock icon We'll pay back BI loans, says Bank Central Asia
      392 9 JAKARTA No timeframe given for retnrn of USs3.4b to central bank AFP INDONESIA'S giant Bank Central Asia (BCA) has said ii will eventually be able to repay US$3.4 billion (555.7 billion) in emergency central bank liquidity loans, the Antara news agency
      AFP  -  392 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Psst, the New Year's here
      59 9 Sll^^ Indl f 0 Tlb S? n m n s to one another as another boy monk spins the prayer wheels on the Tibetan New Year's day yesterday the Dalai Lama s residence here. The 17th Karmapa lama, Urgyen Tinley Dorje, had a one-hour audience
      AP  -  59 words
    • Article
      Lock icon KL, Bangkok to set up US$43m fund to stabilise rubber
      312 9 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA and Thailand, among the world's top rubber producers, are to establish a US$43 million (5572.6 million) fund to help stabilise rubber prices, the official Bernama news agency said. Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik said the
      AFP  -  312 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Malaysia to shift palm oil plants from China to India
      291 9 ■KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA plans to shift its oil palm refineries from China to India to maintain market share and to remain competitive, according to the official Bernama news agency. "We are in the process of changing the marketing strategies,"
      AFP  -  291 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Indian firms seen driving Asian listings at US stock markets
      372 9 HYDERABAD NYSE's Shapiro expects 10 Indian listings this year on NYSE and Nasdaq Reuters INDIAN companies will lead listings from the Asian region at US stock exchanges this year, according to a senior official of the New York Stock Exchange
      Reuters  -  372 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Over 6% GDP growth for India in FY2000: minister
      411 9 NEWDELHI Strong growth is dne to higher agricultural output Bloomberg INDIA'S economy is expected to grow more than 6 per cent in the year ending March 2000, boosted by higher agricultural production in the second-half of the year. Finance Minister Yashwant
      Bloomberg  -  411 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Big surge seen in Asia Pacific mobile phone use
      414 9 SINGAPORE User-friendly technology and speedy Internet access becoming more common AFP MOBILE phone use in the Asia Pacific region is expected to surge as userfriendly technology and speedy Internet access within the hand-held units becomes more common, leading telecom players and
      AFP; FILE PHOTO  -  414 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • WORLD news
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Vodafone keen on more tie-ups, acquisitions, says chief exec
      722 10 DUESSELDORF It seeks broader alliance with News Corp, that provides content for Vodafone NYT Reuters VODAFONE Air Touch PLC's triumphant US$lB3 billion (Ss3o9 billion) takeover agreement for Mannesmann AG of Germany aroused an appetite for telecommunication stocks across Europe on Friday,
      NYT; Reuters; FILE PHOTO  -  722 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Ansett staff buyout not yet viewed as serious: News Ltd
      251 10 SYDNEY AFP A BID by a coalition of pilots, cabin attendants and ground crew to buy Rupert Murdoch's half-share in Ansett Australia has some way to go before it can be viewed as serious, according to his company, News Ltd.
      AFP  -  251 words
    • Article
      Lock icon NTT Domoco mulls over US$35b bid for Orange: report
      244 10 LONDON Reuters JAPAN'S NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc (NTT Docomo) is considering a US$35 billion (Sss9 billion) bid for Orange Pic once the British mobile operator is spun off by Vodafone AirTouch Pic, the Sunday Business newspaper reported yesterday. Citing investment
      Reuters  -  244 words
    • Article
      Lock icon WTO urged to jump-start talks on services
      728 10  -  Don't link services to other tricky areas: Coalition of Services Industries Froml D Ravi Kanth in Geneva A COALITION of services industry providers, worried about a prolonged delay in talks to liberalise trade in services after the Seattle fiasco, is putting pressure on
      728 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Italy's Prada ends US run in America's Cup
      196 10 AUCKLAND Reuters FOR the first time in 149 years no American yacht will contest the America's Cup after Italy's Prada Challenge (left) beat America One on Sunday in the deciding race of the challengers' elimination series final. Prada beat America One by
      Reuters  -  196 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Lloyds to launch bid for Royal Bank: report
      261 10 LONDON Proposals for the hostile raid have been studied, senior bank execs have been briefed Reuters LLOYDS TSB Group Pic is considering launching a hostile bid for Royal Bank of Scotland this week Just as the takeover battle for National Westminster Bank
      Reuters  -  261 words
    • Article
      Lock icon S Korean govt pledges new round of reforms
      341 10 SEOUL AFP TOP South Korean policymakers yesterday pledged a new round of economic reform as fears of financial market turbulence over a prolonged Daewoo Group debacle faded. The pledge came at a meeting of Finance and Economy Minister Lee Hun Jai, central
      AFP  -  341 words
    • Article
      Lock icon McCain narrowing gap with Bush: polls
      335 10 WASHINGTON AFP SUPPORT for Arizona Senator John McCain edged higher among Republican supporters nationwide in the wake of his unexpectedly strong showing in last week's primary in New Hampshire, according to two polls released on Saturday. A poll carried out for Time magazine and
      AFP  -  335 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Pound could gain against US$ as BOE expected to raise rates
      502 11 LONDON BOE has raised repurchase rate 3 three times in last 5 months to 5.75% today Bloomberg The British pound, the worst performing major currency against the dollar in the world this week, may rise in coming days amid
      Bloomberg  -  502 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Fed's slowly, slowly rate approach seen taming stock surges
      849 11 WASHINGTON If rates had gone up half a point, markets would think Fed was through, and rally: economist Bloomberg THE Federal Reserve's gradualist, quarter-point-at-a-time approach to raising interest rates may be part of an informal strategy to slow the surge in
      Bloomberg  -  849 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Telstra's OzEmail bid may not get nod
      220 11 SYDNEY Reuters THE Australian anti-monopolies watchdog yesterday all but ruled out telecommunications giant Telstra Corp's plan to expand its Internet business through a As3oo million-plus (Ss32o million) OzEmail acquisition. "It should be able to grow on its own," Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
      Reuters  -  220 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US jobless rate falls to 30-year low in Jan
      386 11 WASHINGTON It dropped to 4% as earnings grew strongly, firms hired more people Bloomberg THE US jobless rate fell to a 30-year low of 4 per cent in January, earnings accelerated and businesses added workers at the fastest pace in more
      Bloomberg  -  386 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Best front forward
      56 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] Model Anna Nicole Smith (left), a former Playboy Playmate of the Year, and actress Kathy Najimy strutting their stuff at Lane Bryant's fashion show. The US retailer aims tor, lake an impression with Cacique its new line of plus-size lingerie and sleepwear available in
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  56 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Pfizer set to buy Warner-Lambert
      228 11 NEW YORK This would create US' largest, world's No 2 drug maker Reuters PFIZER Inc was expected to announce today a deal to acquire Warner-Lambert Co for about US$B4 billion (*****.8 billion), creating America's largest drug maker and the world's No 2 pharmaceutical giant, sources
      Reuters  -  228 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US urged to open up selection of IMF head
      161 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg AID agencies, debt-relief advocates and a dozen US Congress members urged the Clinton administration to do its part to open up the process of selecting the International Monetary Fund's next leader. The process "is highly secretive and undemocratic", Oxfam
      Bloomberg  -  161 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • COMMODITIES & futures
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Untitled
      1579 12 SIWQAPORE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INDICATIVE PRICES AMP YIELDS /.w,, Prico Pric* Tw C— IMnWi Clil VIM K Otter Torm Coupon Maturity Co* YTM BM OHor 7YR 4.500 Ol-Mar-OO N*****0H 3.01% 1.46% 100.09 100.10 7 YR 3.000 01-Nov-02 N*****0Z 3.00% 2.96% 100.00 100.10 2YR 3.125 15-Apr-00 N*****0S 2.13% 1.60% 100.18 100.20 5
      1,579 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Oil and platinum continue to climb higher
      484 12 AFP [LONDON] Oil, platinum and nickel prices continued their ascent last week as the World Bank published its latest report predicting a general rise in commodity prices in the year ahead. GOLD: lacklustre. The spot price of gold on the London Bullion Market
      AFP; Source: Bloomberg  -  484 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Untitled
      1937 12 SICOM FUTURES Feb 3 RUBBER (futures closing k «t 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTUS ctntsAq) Close Volume Open Month Hiqh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 00 122.75 1200 Apr 00 126.75 300 May 00 129.25 300 Jun 00 131.75 300 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month Low Soft (tomes) Interest
      1,937 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • MARKET outlook
    • Article
      Lock icon Hang Seng set to test higher ground
      291 13 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG shares are bracing to test higher ground in post-Chinese New Year holiday trades this week as sentiment improves and worries over US interest rate hikes dissipate, dealers said. "It looks like the market will continue to advance as sentiment is
      AFP  -  291 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Nasdaq recovers lost ground to end 9.2% up
      511 13 NEW YORK Despite the volatile trade on Wall Street, hi-techs are back in favour AFP THE Nasdaq Composite Index recovered the previous week's losses and closed at another record high on Friday, at 4,244.14. With a 9.2 per cent gain on the
      AFP  -  511 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Heavyweights drag Footsie lower
      470 13 LONDON AFP THE London market was dragged lower by sharp losses suffered by some of the most heavily weighted issues. The FTSE 100 Index of leading shares fell by 190.6 points, or 3 per cent, to 6,185 points. As such, the market has fallen back to
      AFP  -  470 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Nikkei seen rising above 20,000 in coming week
      281 13 TOKYO AFP SHARE prices are expected to rise above 20,000 points in the coming week as bullish investors chase gains in Internetrelated issues on the back of the strong US tech-heavy Nasdaq, brokers said. "The Nikkei index is likely to climb above
      AFP; REUTERS  -  281 words
    • Article
      Lock icon ASIAN MARKETSRoundup
      877 13 fl Sydney +23.0 THE Australian stock market will continue to seek direction this week despite the elimination of one uncertainty last week with a half point interest rate rise, brokers said on Friday. Despite the increase on Tuesday, the All Ordinaries Index maintained a holding pattern through the
      877 words
    • Article
      Lock icon WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2088 13 n Paris +54M7 THE Paris bourse set a record close for the second straight day on Friday, and ended above the 6,200 mark for the first time, on continued enthusiasm for telecoms and technology stocks and despite a strong US job report that reinforces inflation concern. The
      2,088 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • STOCKS klse
    • Article
      Lock icon Untitled
      8700 14 INDUSTRIALS Cmmmt pffiicts 2000 Lilt Vol Dm* N«t Cap Lew Comp»oy SM 'OOO High Lm P/l $mil 3 Z2 3 !S Ajlnomoto 352 18 4 354 352 22J 142.7 Angkasa 105 3 195 106 98 154.8 290 Apollo rood HkJ 400 8 75 400 386 9 5 16O.0 2 9
      8,700 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Foreigners seen dominating trade
      427 14 AFP Q Composite Index +22.09 MALAYSIA'S stock market is expected to rise this week from last week's closing levels with foreign investors leading the charge, brokers forecast on Thursday. "It is going to be bullish after the Lunar New Year holidays. The bourse is on its
      AFP  -  427 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • STOCKS sgx
    • Article
      Lock icon Untitled
      11337 15 BONDS A WAREAW Wt Vratl hwmj Eiyary J2 N<ek LmI V«I *Mt LastOwte t>| iiuM C«n Eur Oik Mtki Mfk Low SIM Sale COM) M# Low Mk> Plic* (Mill Ml* Met (HI UR 104 10.5 s 3160 -Acer W*****1USS 43 0.5 244 44 43 43 43.5 33.1 1 156 73
      11,337 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Greenback expected to stay firm
      575 15  -  SGX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup Hiroko Komiya Standard Poor's MMS This report does not constitute a solicitation to invest in any currency or Simex product. [SINGAPORE] There are few events this week that could be of interest to financial markets, at least not to the same
      Source: SGX  -  575 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      56 15 HOME IN ON HDB*S investment portfolio 11 I IPO. Shares. Bonds. Stocks. Annual Reports. BSI 11 pn.* ssi9o prr I Whatever you're offerlnq, we help you reach out j II I to 86.7% of all adults In Slnqapore dally. ♦MP 4 Jl mKKKm The Straits Times The Business Times Lianhe
      56 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      335 17 Where to wine, dine and -Offering the lowest interest rate in town 4545 q^aoN SMMFOW 76 Bras Bauh Road, Singapore *****8 Tel: J3B-8333 Fax: 339-6866 Web-»ite http://www.carltoa.com.sg E-mail: Restaurants3Carlton.com.sg Romance your sweetheart with our Valentine's Day Dinner Special or Valentine j Day True Love Package Valentine's Day Dinner Special An
      335 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 2
      468 17 mElkmvlHvL^. Delight Local Hi-Tea with over 60 varieties to savour Complimentary free flow of soya bean milk, coffee and tea Saturdays b Sunday Adult $14.80+++ Child $10.80+++ Public Holidays Adult $16.80+++ Child $12.80+++ mill*—■«>>«■■■« >V Available every Saturday, Sunday Public Holiday 12.00 4.00 pm For reservations, please call 433 1
      468 words
  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 17 Miscellaneous Column 1
      917 17 iiw uujimojj i imuo, iviunuay i ouiuai y i fcwww Central Movie: Why Was 7.00 News Night. 12.50 PM Holiday Movie II: Born. 7.30 Sister Act. 9.00 AM Kids Central. Pow- Rocky. 4.45 Little Treasurer. 8.00 Alternate States Seaer Rangers Turbo: Ral- 3.00 Holiday Special V: In 5.10 Life In
      917 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 17 Miscellaneous Column 2
      298 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 5 Man daily seen with another man 1 Maybe fancies them to get married? (7) 6 Our duty is to hold tongue (4) 5 From business, a lot of unselfish 7 Q Definitely not fast (6,3,6) advice (7) Instrument ten played in alcove 9 Coolly appraised, on
      298 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • BUSINESSIT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Net start-up aims to raise US$20m
      581 18  -  Itll exclusive 2bSURE.com should gross US$6.6 million for the current year and go for an IPO next year, reports ANDREW WEE ANDREW WEE Home-grown Net start-up 2bSURE. com Pte Ltd plans to raise at least US$2O million (5533.8 million) in the next two months
      ARTHUR LEE  -  581 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon US patent company seeks S'pore participation
      505 18  -  hi^xclusive Patent License THrrhangft aims tn attract users in USs3t market for IP rights By\ Elizabeth Su CALIFORNIA-BASED Patent License Exchange Inc (plx.com) said it "would welcome a partner from Singapore" to join its global advisory board, which includes representatives from Australia, Canada, Finland,
      505 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Loosen up rules to boost e-commerce
      605 18  -  F-Viwe see IT Net security alone wont create a buzz In e-commerce toh han shih The writer is a BT journalist TO become a successful e-commerce hub, Singapore should focus on loosening regulations, not tightening Internet security. Two years ago, the then-National Computer Board
      605 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon New line of Pavilion home PCs
      415 19  -  HP's desktops now come with Mediaßing Talk and Music Match Jukebox liy Raju Chellam S giant Hewlett-Packard Company last week H launched seven new PavilI ion PCs for home users, in- eluding ones, that run on the latest AMD Athlon proH cessor, and bundled
      415 words
    • Article
      Lock icon New switches and hubs from Cisco Systems
      175 19  -  fa Andrew Wee CISCO Systems Inc has launched new models of its Catalyst LAN (local area netWork) range of switches and hubs targeted for networks jpith 250-1,000 users. The new products are targeted at medium-sized entergHses and enterprise branch IjDjtees, and support e-busi-jxess
      175 words
    • ITTAKES
      • Article
        Lock icon Science Park, Sun forge tie-up
        71 19 SINGAPORE Science Park Pte Ltd will work with Sun Microsystems to strengthen the Science Park Innovation Centre's position as the Republic's leading technology and dot-com incubator. The Innovation Centre will become a partner in Sun's Innovator.com programme, which was announced under Sun's Java Tarik H
        71 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Fully electronic library in the offing
        101 19 THE National Library Board (NLB), and e-station, Singapore's e-edutainment centre, have tied up to form what could be Asia's first fully electronic e-library. The e-library, which is NLB's first franchise prototype, will be accessible from e-station, where visitors can access NLB's collection of multimedia
        101 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Toshiba's notebook milestone
        60 19 TOSHIBA'S Personal Computer Division last week announced the sale of its 500,000 th notebook computer since opening up shop in the region in 1967. At that time, with only Singapore and Hongkong, annual volume reached less than 3,000 units. Now the regional operations of Toshiba comprise countries
        60 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Digital camera 'no-how'
        100 19 ALTHOUGH digital cameras are becoming more prevalent, many US consumers don't understand just what they're buying. According to International Data Corp's survey, 47 per cent of respondents (all digital camera owners) didn't know the maximum resolution of their digital camera. Despite vendors' continued marketing push touting increased
        100 words
      • Article
        Lock icon People & e-skills seminar
        30 19 People e-skills seminar A HALF-DAY seminar on "Meeting e-business head on: People and e-skills" will be held on Feb 22, targeted at business and IT managers. For details, fax *****18.
        30 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Infosecurity Asia 2000
        40 19  -  Compiled by RAju Chellam INFOSECURITY Asia 2000 exhibition and conference on information security will be held concurrently with Internet World Asia Singapore 2000, and Scantech Asia 2000, during March 1-3, at Suntec City. For details, fax *****28.
        40 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Wanted: An e-ethics code
      440 19  -  I&VJ IT It'll signal Web businesses are responsible and will adapt to different value systems bernard randall The writer is lecturer, department of accountancy, Ngee Ann Polytechnic; and chairman (computer education special interest group), Singapore Computer Society. There is a growing concern that the Web will
      440 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Creating a rival to Windows
      964 19 NYT LIKE Bill Gates and Michael Dell, Larry Augustin spent his spare time in college toying with computers and wound up starting a company that made him a zillionaire. But unlike them, Mr Augustin earned a college degree, at Notre Dame, and later a doctorate,
      NYT; FILE PHOTOS  -  964 words
    • DOT com
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Click and sell
        804 20  -  To compete, some bricks-and-mortar companies are transforming themselves into clicks-and-mortar ones, as TOH HAN SHXH finds out TOH HAN SHIH IF you think the Internet will spell the death-knell of traditional companies with bricks-and-mortar assets, think again. In the US, traditional companies are fighting back with a
        CHRIS LOH  -  804 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Listen to the kids, says Net author
        389 20  -  Children are lapping their parents on the info-track, notes Tapscott By Toh Han Shih IF you want to know how the Internet economy and companies of the future will work, watch the children, says Don Tapscott, author of books like Growing Up Digital:
        CHRIS LOH  -  389 words
      • Briefly.com
        • Article
          Lock icon First e-factoring hub here
          92 20 SINGAPORE'S Commerce Exchange has tied up with with International Factors (S) Ltd to launch IntF&ctor, the first of its kind e-factoring hub in the region. IntFactor will let customers conduct end-to-end transactions online ranging from sourcing of goods and services, and invoicing and monitoring status of
          92 words
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon Abovebiz.com for Chinese business
          78 20 SINGAPORE'S first Chinese business portal at www.abovebiz.com—now also offers a points reward system for browsing the site or contributing to the online business community. "Registered members accumulate points that entitle them to an array of services to enhance their business," says Chinese Business Network (CBN), which
          78 words
        • Article
          Lock icon E-biz network from Oracle
          69 20 ORACLE Corp has launched the E-Business Network, calling it the first 24-hour e-cast accessible via the Net. Content will be available in English and eight other languages French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Korean—by the end of this month. It provides e-business news analysis,
          69 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Attachmate flies with Cathay
          63 20 CATHAY Pacific Airways will deploy Attachmate Corp's e-Vantage Web-to-host solutions for the airline's corporate intranet The solutions will enable 7,000 Cathay Pacific employees globally to access its internal network, remotely. Attachmate solutions will be installed at the airline's Hong Kong International Airport regional HQ, and will
          63 words
        • Article
          Lock icon MediaRing, Seednet tie up
          39 20 MEDIARING.COM has tied up with Taiwan's largest Internet service provider, Seednet to package voicemail services to support candidates running in the Taiwan presidential elections. Seednet will package the candidates' speeches using Mediaßing's Internet voicemail technology.
          39 words
        • Article
          Lock icon MTV, ACN Asian tie up
          72 20 .4 MUSIC network MTV, and global media measurement and analysis firm, ACNielsen Media International have signed a three year deal for a portfolio of media research services across China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The deal also includes an option for MTV to add
          72 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Psion, Motorola tie up
          57 20  -  Ooapfledby Raju Chellam PSION pic and Motorola Inc will co-develop a range of mobile Internet access devices based on the next generation of Symbian technology, to work on cellular networks globally. The product will debut next year, will have integrated voice and data capabilities, and will
          57 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      76 18 i I WBSSI. m V *S r •> V m lOk Hf jB gKk n I Yesterday s jobs are disappearing Tomorrow will all be different 1 w I im I adaption und workflows. For more information, please contact 333 6646 :ii® Fil IBM Business Partner IBM a a mgatered
      76 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
Page thumbnail Page 20
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • Article
      Lock icon Bermuda doesn't want new huge cruise ships
      278 21 Reuters [HAMILTON, Bermuda] Bermuda's transport minister on Friday came out against allowing a new generation of huge cruise ships capable of carrying up to 3,000 passengers to dock at the islands. Transport Minister Ewart Brown said the British territory, a popular tourist destination,
      Reuters  -  278 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MARITIME STOCKS
      256 21 ?*J a w CWT Distribution 1.18 -0.02 II 0J9 -0.0! 3469 CMCotovostmont 1.09 unch 39 JrrH0t Links 0J7 unch 362 08 Holdings 0.83 unch 15 Sun Hup 0.7# -0.01 67 WCHoMkiqs-HK —5.60 unch 0 JayeHoMmgs 1.18 0.01 91 Jurann Shipyard L62 unch 0 KoppolCorp 3.06 -0.06 3227 •Uppal
      256 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Star Cruises and Carnival appoint new board for Norway's NCL
      562 21 The two cruise lines plan unprecedented airline-style marketing deal Reuters [OSLO] Malaysia's Star Cruises and US Carnival Corp secured their grip on Norwegian cruise group NCL Holding on Friday, by ousting the board and appointing Norwegian lawyer Ole Lund as
      Reuters  -  562 words
    • Article
      Lock icon P&O move a pointer to container shipping firms
      646 21  -  KJMER SCENE David Hughes LAST week's announcement that P&O is spinning off its cruise business and concentrating on logistics, ports and ferries may at first sight seem to have little to do with liner shipping. In fact it tells us quite a
      646 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon World-wide Shipping gets new tanker
      126 21 [SINGAPORE] World-wide Shipping is expanding its fleet with new tankers built in Japan and South Korea. Last month World-wide's first product carrier. World Trumpet, was delivered from Daewoo shipyard in South Korea. The 48.000 dwt tanker was christened by Sabine Whitson, wife of HSBC Holdings'
      126 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PSA Corp sets new vessel rate record at Dalian terminal
      197 21  -  By Ann Toll [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp has set a vessel rate record at the Dalian Container Terminal (DCT), handling 130 containers per hour on a China Shipping vessel, Asia Pearl. In four hours, 521 containers were loaded and discharged. erasing
      197 words
    • SHIPPING news
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Dry-bulk freight rates set to surge, says UK report
        415 22  -  Strong recovery is around the corner, reports UK-based shipping consultants By David Hughes in London A NEW report from Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), based in Britain, predicts that freight rates in the drybulk sector will recover strongly over the next five
        FILE PHOTO  -  415 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Mosvold pulls out of tanker shipping, chief quits
        210 22 MAGNE Kristiansen, managing director of Norway-based Mosvold Shipping, has resigned from his post after the company's board effectively pulled out of tanker shipping. Rather than invest in new tonnage, the board is to offer shareholders a cash dividend of US$9.5 million (Ssl6
        210 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Marad attacks planned Chinese rules
        106 22 THE head of the United States Transportation Department's Maritime Administration (Marad), Clyde Hart, has attacked draft shipping regulations being proposed by the Chinese government. In a letter to Hong Shanxiang, the Chinese Vice-Minis- ter of Communications, Mr Hart called the regulations "an unprecedented attempt by
        106 words
      • PORTShots
        • Article
          Lock icon NOL bulker leaking oil in Philippines
          107 22 The Singapore-flagged 73,000 dwt bulk carrier, NOL Schedar, is reported to have caused considerable pollution in the Philippines, following its grounding and subsequent refloating. The 1997-built ship, owned by Singapore's national carrier Neptune Orient Lines, hit a shoal near Lingayen Bay on the east
          107 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Belfast yard shortlisted for Queen Mary
          171 22 UNITED Kingdom shipyard Harland Wolff has made the shortlist for the contract to build Cunard's Queen Mary project cruise liner. The US$6OO million (Ssl billion) ship is set to be the largest cruise ship yet built and is intended for a revived UK transatlantic
          171 words
        • Article
          Lock icon 11 facing trial over Med sinking deaths
          101 22 ELEVEN men could face trial for the deaths of 283 immigrants after a collision between two ships south of Sicily in the Mediterranean in December 1996. A magistrate in Piraeus, Greece, ordered the case against the 11 to be heard, but the order
          101 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Fears for three crewmen in tanker blast
          93 22 THREE Polish crewmen are missing, presumed dead, and two were injured following an explosion on board the 8,500 dwt Liberian-flagged tanker, Sletreal, in the port of Cardenas, Cuba. The 1983-built ship was about to start taking on a cargo of crude when the
          93 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Record profit for Star Cruises
          76 22 MALAYSIA-based Star Cruises recorded a profit of US$9O.2 million for the past year on the back of a rise in occupancy to 101 per cent on its ships. Operating profit rose a massive 375 per cent over 1998's figure and net sales were up 31
          76 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SHIPPING SCHEDULES INDEX
      278 22 PACE CCl 4 AM. 3 "U I** Accord 8 fSPlBiw 13 Ahrenkiel 14 Eh U ftpptwitoiM 5 (wqrm 6 Asa OCL 13 foo Son Austral 0 M Avant M CU k 4 B'tanq M« 8 6w rtr4w BSA 7 GfWhW 0 Global 13 BTl M d i
      278 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SHIPPING GUIDE
      21999 29 THEBUSINESSTIMES thebusinesstimes EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Oest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 22/02 03/03 Ojak Lloyd APL EMERALD 20s 65-*****7 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 22/02 03/03 nyk apl emerald 20s 45-*****23
      21,999 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • Article
        Lock icon CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        491 35 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Juronq Port Purpose 3 1/00 J# 03/02/0:45 04/02/6:00 Marcoooio 22 Pr«l66 J15 02/02/23:55 04/02/6:00 Orientqlory 00 IN J07 03/02/705 04/02/23:00 Gunuoq San 02/00 J14 03/02/7 55 04/02/8:00 SMn Furyu 01/00 J03 03/02/9:30 04/02/15:00 Bt Pu Te*x2 ***** J01 03/02/1100 03/02/23:00 Uarcopota 6
        491 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        2013 35 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACHIEVER 704 6/20:00 U 0 3/1500 03/1*59 03/1900 03/1500 03/1*59 01/1900 2A 03/1700 04/0*59 04/0900 21 03/1700 04/0*59 04/0900 1 04/0700 04/1159 04/1400 4 04/1200 04/1459 04/1700 AITONA II MM
        2,013 words
      • Article
        Lock icon GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        202 35 Fob 0 New Zealand: Public Holiday, Waitangi Day. Germany: Epiphany Day. Sweden: Epiphany Day. Mat 10 Indonesia: Hari Raya Haji. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: Hari Raya Haji. MarlS Taiwan: Market Holiday for Presidential Election. Apr 4 Hongkong: Ching Ming Festival. Apr 20 New Zealand: Market Holiday, Stock
        202 words
      • Article
        Lock icon COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        809 35 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 market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
        809 words
      • Article
        Lock icon VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        594 35 Carbon 180 Mai 990.8 0.7 19 0 0 08 78 0.06 Jm 27 Density Water Residue Aslt Aluminium Sediment No above E2S 0 0 25 0 0 1 T-TT- J80 Ave 987.0 0.3 14 5 0 06 34 0.02 uZ 380 Mai 992.5 17 17.7 0
        594 words
    • AIR & LAND transport
      • Article
        Lock icon Thai Air gets US$503m US Exim Bank guarantee for Boeing deal
        369 36 It'll cover most of the USssB4m cost of four Boeing 77Ts and one 747 Bloomberg THAILAND Airways International will get US$5O3 million (SsB4s million) in backing from the US ExportImport Bank to buy five Boeing Co commercial jets, the
        Bloomberg  -  369 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Germany scraps high-speed rail link
        144 36 AFP [FRANKFURT] Germany has abandoned plans to build a high-speed magnetic rail line between Berlin and Hamburg, Transport Minister Reinhard Klimmt announced on Saturday. The move to abandon the 292-kilo-metre link, on which trains would have floated at 450 km an hour, came because latest
        AFP; AP FILE PHOTO  -  144 words
      • Article
        Lock icon KL car market sees lesser yen impact
        223 36 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian Automotive Association said the impact of a stronger yen will be felt less in 2000 than last year. "The impact of the yen in 2000 will not be as strong as in the year 1999," association president Aishah
        AFX-Asia  -  223 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Alaska's response to tragedy comes in for praise
        288 36 AP [SEATAC, Washington] In the frantic hours following the crash of Flight 261, Alaska Airlines called in counsellors for the victims' families, hurried its CEO to Los Angeles for a news conference, and quickly assembled a list of victims. That list, released
        AP  -  288 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Navy diver in Kenya Airways rescue effort dies
        426 36 AP [ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast) The Kenya Airways disaster that killed 169 people bred a new tragedy on Saturday when a Kenyan navy diver died trying to recover the bodies in a bizarre mishap. On the sixth day of attempts to recover corpses
        AP  -  426 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon EgyptAir pilot claims knowledge of Oct crash
        516 36 He seeks asylum in UK; Egyptian officials say he is a disgruntled employee LAT-WP [CAIRO] It was the latest twist in the investigation of the puzzling crash of an Egypt Air jetliner last year. An Egypt Air pilot flew to London on Friday
        LAT-WP  -  516 words
      • Article
        Lock icon AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1704 36 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETO am no vw74i 1310 mo7« 0905 AmUrtMm $023 0650 W.0838 2335 S ®J2"!S N***** 0750 AM4328 2345 wmrm 1 SO327 0750 S0328 2345 "*Y* TG407 845 M094 1610 GA975 1210 MW3 IMS TG400 »M5 *1.0837 1535 mum AYT7 N50 ATM 2135
        1,704 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      78 21 We can't deliver to Mars (yet), but our fast service,cgyers the earth. O $9my* f or the most efficient service, in Asia and around the world. go with MOL. We offer faster transit times, greater frequency and wider port coverage. Plus "total logistics" container service throughout Asia. No matter where
      78 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      1160 22 I NORTH AMERICA I I EXPORT 1 I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER BHUTTLI EXHUM -WRICT TO LONO BEACH """I WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARGARITA SERVICE) VBSE vot man nosw tommta mm mmsm okmo mmnm obkoott M msa vot J murm! kajutu s*» tootico cototro rTurni* 1 oußuvuma*| mmaui
      1,160 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 2
      89 22 A SANKYU (S) PTE LTD 11 CLEMENTI LOOP, SINGAPORE *****3 TEL: *****40 FAX: *****11 CFS: KEPPEL DISTRIPARK BLK 513 #01-128 SINGAPORE *****9 JAPAW POWTS Hono Kona M. All China Port# (EVERY THUR A »UH VtWU VtSSII VOY no SIN ETA TYO ETA KOt ETA Y0« ETA NCO ETAOSA HOUSTON V.*****
      89 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 3
      680 22 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Association S pore National Shipping Assoc. NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE MV "TBN" ETA SIN 25/02/2000 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ CONVENTIONAL CARGO rati UAM/SMGAPOtC/iAXAIU
      680 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      1014 23 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE I Am HAM BRV SOU FIT UH VESSEL BTM AMR HAM BBV SOU FIT UN SIN I NOLCYPRINI OI6W 7/02 23/02 2S/02 28/02 22/02 NOLRHS *****4/01 11/01 21/01 22/019/02 I HYBARON 324W 10/02 4/03 1/03 2/03 21/02 ELBE 5571 22/01 19/01 20/0117/01- 10/02 WXKXm OUW 11/02
      1,014 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 2
      38 23 Direct routings via IRAN to AFGHANISTAN. and inland destinations with own extensive network of offices in C.I.S. Also accepting cargo from Far East, S.E. Asia fir India. Cross Ports Intercontinental Pte Ltd Tel: 235 0060 Fax: 235 9568
      38 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 3
      1500 23 HANJIN SHIPPING IEgOPI 4 Ms fnlyn loa W *****3 C rK <A^^^l!) -V TD MO»'NC ?3?0735 ?3/ SAIiS *****74 ?3» OOCUMtUT ?3W?71 7/4 Oft.AT.OWS 2370T50 ?SI L» W f *****5S lA, *****60 (I NO 1.*****0000 M IU NW ÜbA CANADA r>» I mmiw I I m. M |o.| w w
      1,500 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 4
      342 23 FULLY C O NT A I NiBlTl^PlpTcTll^iTvi?^^ resit WiintiWiiMiffliiiii pus «Sl > i HA50VU 775 04/07 01/07 77* w/07 13/07 IS/0? 11/07 1/07 J&2L _Q!422_ AOMfl JU2L flkm JJLBL TTTTjtr 7=7i?r JMKMlit 022L JJ/g. W ohculsam oo?s n/rc ivo? wn _««L_ KMTt hohmphc JC£_ jffi jhE am m BEE 32E
      342 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      1677 24 DSR-SENATOR UNES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEANCANADA ttSSfl VOY MM IBt HTM MW HAM IHV FU VESSEL VOT SIM GIT SK FOS M.C MTB HAJtMN OAIIAM 0020W MB N.C ZlO2 24 82 SB 27 02 UN SUM DSNW OS 02 BB 24 02 21 B2 2112 07 03 HMUM POfITIAMO 0830W
      1,677 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 2
      1052 24 mJkm MAC-NELS SPORE M'SIA Curim MN CONTR LINES, DC p. quoang: (07) 3b5372s l-IV/V- J 1 S«J: (064) *****9 MAMLA: (632) *****24 PENANO: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA; (31) *****11 P. KELAWG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21)*****45 KUOBNG (062) *****1-3 BARCELONA EX 'EVER GROUP 7 V. 0733 ETA SIN: 10-2-2000
      1,052 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 3
      720 24 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR N.SHEVA/COLOMBO Vmtl S PORE N SHCVA COLOMBO PKLANG TULSIOASVI2O 14 FEB 23 F€B 17 F£B 04 MAR CAPE CREUS VIO2W M FEB (1 MAR S5 MAR 11 MAR CAPE CANAVERAL VII9W 21 FEB M MAR 12 MAR 1B MAR TULSIDAS Vl2l 00 MAR 16 MAR II
      720 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      1122 25 KHH HKG SIN PKG PXB DMM RA BIK IRAN SHAHRYAR 04/02 08/02 09/02 19/02 20/02 22/02 24/02 ££-"221 /02 11/02 1!W02 16/02 26/02 27/02 29/02 02/03 •RAN SEPTAN 10/02 18/02 22/02 23/02 04/03 05/03 07/03 09/03 RAHTS2£»F, £2? 25/02 29/02 01/03 11/03 12/ °3 14/03 16/03 TABATABAEI PCL-144 01/03 03/03
      1,122 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 2
      941 25 J. FEB 2000 KCtnMt CM TO MUI, LMOS, IUU I «WMM WA IMP* I TIL rn 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWAIID (l/l| *****02 JOHOHi mm. 1 aWMWIS (iKAFOII VI),, SSSVW 4MM57/4J INWARD DtPT (0/0) *****0S COSTAR AGENCIfS (Ml CbM RUIt %f HKG UU Qi OB HE /DIM u/o? ?4/o? 70*? 2£m
      941 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 3
      571 25 I- IMPOTI 1 rz-i ■$$#li'™u\mM-slf#ll S i» ggt. =I=iWillllfi moms w»« wan) mmitmin. mas—c '0/02 H/K i>/02 U /02 ft/ft ____ZT" TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE >RT ~*QHMKai(MinMCR/S] OirEBMEO2/U IMPORT I Ivor SM LG« Oil gematOßTP MiMHi*. r"=i TS 1 piliffiESSEK IMB g» A KSTi, Sir -4S£- IE 1 'h, Mri-- II -1
      571 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      1436 26 EUROPE/UK/SCAHDINAVIA/FIMLAND/HUSSIA SGP RDM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV IMP ROM ANW HBG PHI (15?"] E DEVOTE RW 010 12/02 02/03 08/03 06/03 06/03 07/03 08/03 E. RIGHT RE 042 20/111 22/01 21/01 2VOI 13,112 14/02 E DEVELOP RW 010 19/02 09/03 15/03 11/03 13/03 14/03 15/03 E REWARD RE
      1,436 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 2
      778 26 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD A ss&isjv IM 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. 1 CR NO **********06 I 655 VQT MH MM ta m m OOQ MEAT WAU 009 5/1 7/J I 3/2 If/J 23/2 24/2 i/j »/l ¥mmmi w Y/i —m~ »/i —ira —rir--frj- I UMAAUSTtAUA
      778 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 3
      295 26 SO TEL OK BLANGAH ROAD 102-02 CfTIPOfIT CENTRE S'PORE *****8 TEL: *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W ttSffi. WW E» ETD KSIWOTM MMiimw tn nozsn kheoti pkl balnamuntok MMUKMM KBHB 17©288 IME2DOO PH. BALAAMUJNTOK NMunw trimanam 7iKfm HLUU* Fw enquiries and bookings please contact SEASPACE
      295 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      386 27 BSA m MYANMA pBBk FIVE STAR UNE VA {Myo«mor National line) Loading for Yongon (Rangoon) vlssa VOY sw PCI PtM PGU MTTWI 91W 06/02 •*A-A* 267W 04/02 NALAYSiA AGENTS: WUSTMB SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL HI (03)*****00 PKL: HI (03) *****01 rot TU (04)*****02 PGU: Til (07)*****21/4 M BANK LINE (A service
      386 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 2
      956 27 \HMN^ vesa wf "ST ~saT "IbT "Fir ~ur~ ~wf ~m~ vrrin voT "sou" HTMJON 324W 10/02 21/07 04/03 01/03 02/03 HYGSOAI 3221 T2/0T "ivoi" ~T~ •warn oijw 11/02 03/0304/0327/02 29/02 noihs 0131 21/0122/01 u/oi 1/0 22/2 MajMAzam 027W 17/02 0»/03 11/03 os/o3 n/to am ssti 17/01 nZ \im S3SW 11/02
      956 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 3
      865 27 vOOv WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE" I""* IVOT1 V0T l M f HtIGWT I SIN I MAO MIA <AV tAI nat ycui 9 JUS* MNS 4Mb! uS JJ™ I!? 3 m ,4/03 16/03 »/0J 03/04 04/ M H AHOOS 400 Tom 6.3 M 2»/02
      865 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      1397 28 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA "1 FULL COKTMNER SERVICE 5, HH. m m w stp m m m m "SUGAI 01/W 14/W 14/ M 11/W rto»ws<Mc m/m 7i/wj»/»j n/w h/o? ARM»T J«_ li/« 71/W 77/07 71/W O/M T" ARAMAIC o/w 95/03 «/w io/M T FEEDER SERVICE TO INDONESIA WT SMC«MtI
      1,397 words
Page thumbnail Page 29
Page thumbnail Page 30
Page thumbnail Page 31
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 1
      69 31 MALDIVES fj| HrW NATIONAL LINE IRAN AFGHANISTAN See Our Ad on Page 4 under Turn To Page -3 Seaward Shipping Cross Ports Agencies Pte Ltd. Intercontinental Pte Ltd A pw COLUMBUS LINE 1 Singapore Pte Ltd Look Out For Our r, •j* v Schedule Every Tuesday Providing You With More
      69 words
Page thumbnail Page 32
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      862 33 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Antoa Road, #06-01 to 03, Sinfaporc *****1 MAM UIK/OUTWMD: S3? 3MS INWARD (DID): 437 2364 IMPORT STATUS (DID): 437 2371 INVENTORY (DID): 437 2420 Website http://www.samud«ra.<Ofii Ci NO. **********0 D BOOKINGS UNE; 535 6266 (Celio/Jesika/Mgi Chon/Jeslvnn/Dora/Hanim) 8 SLGS/WEEKLY I ITUMJ'.g4!M >!!!■ 3 SLGS/WEEKIY IVKSa VOT
      862 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      1089 33 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I HG I SM 1 MT I S« I WW 1 PQG I (Ml 1 lOM 1 HAL I NTL OOF SAV I NEW 1 TAM I HOU~| HOEGH MMANPA /0754 00/02 14/02 17/0? 19/02 29/02 24/02 04/03 09/03 04/04 09/04 10,04
      1,089 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 3
      699 33 ENG LEI SHIPPING CO rn lID I M: SI9M7S (ft Umil Fm: SUNN/SllfttM I I at ISMmOOdOt I VESSEL VOT SIN ETA SIN ETC DESTINATION Gando II 2/00 09/0? 10/0? Mane UWWSibI2 ?/00 09/0? 10/0? Suratoyc Unguitoyc 3/00 09/0? 10/0? Duma Union Sn 10 3/00 10/0? 11/0? Suratoyc Swr Central
      699 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      673 34 I "VESSEL VOY TIGER ARROW 770N 04 0502 10 13/02 18 19/02 I TIGER RHYTHM 771N 08 09 02 13 16/02 22 21*02 I TIGER BRIDGE 772N 11-12,02 *17 20/02 *****2 I TIGER METRO 773N 150&02 21 24,02 2&0103 I TIGER ARROW 774N 1& 19/02 24 2702 I TIGER RHYTHM
      673 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 2
      947 34 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS Tel: *****11 Fox: *****77 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com. sg DIRECT CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO •SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 'SANTOS •PIREAUS •RIO DE JANEIRO VALPARAISO *NEW DELHI (Patparganj) •PARANAGUA ALEXANDRIA BANGALORE •LA HAVANA (HAVANA) IZMIR *COCHIN •SANTO DOMINGO 'ISTANBUL 'BUENOS AIRES FOR BOOKING: *****51/3/6/60/61/62/67/68/69/70 PROJECT SHIPMENT HEAVYLIFT CARGO Bobby Lee *****71
      947 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 3
      17 34 Send out 48,000 copies of your sailing schedules around Asia. iir shippinciTimes Jvrd Lrw« 65 *0 2099
      17 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 4
      1224 34 For booking enquiry (all *****80 jfCV W*4Hitr http://www.ood.con. VoA j^L worm a*£»ka msi scr 161 o« Hemim mou I mm m. OOCL UrUIN 31ESM W/0? 7V07 01/03 02/03 07/03 01/03 00(1 AMtUCA OWSO3 H/OI U/OI M/OI 71/01 ?6/0l IMB 00Q AMftICA 41E507 14/07 OVO3 01/03 M/ 03 0»/03 08/03 I
      1,224 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 5
      71 34 CONVENTIONAL-SERVICE VESSEL ETA ETO DESTINATION CHAHAYA VICTORY 07/02 0&02 JAKARTA PANGKAL BALAM JUBILANT 09/02 12-02 VISAK CHAHAYA STAR 14/02 I&D2 CALCUTTA REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER A BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS ENDEAVOUR 01WB 15/02 26/02 02/03 ALS EXPRESS 02WB 22/03 02/04 07/04 ACCEPTING TO
      71 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      40 35 oJVWW l===> B-, 'r d i' r"t n a g Any Destination,; Any Time. Sailing schedules to the Americas more. 24 hours a day in the Shipping Guide Fax-On-Demand hotline 740 6000. Another innovative service offered by ThkHisinknsTimls Shipping Times
      40 words
Page thumbnail Page 36
  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 36 Advertisements Column 1
      39 36 1 1 n Shipping Times N i f," x. 'O* J r- i Wishes all its A Readers Advertisers '1 J "GONG XI FA CAI" ~'x\ r'~ X /if V A ftA v v- > y/ y > T > I i
      39 words
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • Page 37 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 38
  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 38 Advertisements Column 1
      170 38 I ■*-3T :*s;«***'■ HE! rl v-« *< #3 %V-•-- Has fci& a? 'f&& Bh. «1$ fc£l w« -5 A V .;3%rijp-s'. X ftp" v\ g '&*ry t f.ltt ij"- li 4 -"f •'*>., v j J J H I H '"ii **~r- fr3t *Mi i ,fj *7 V S-Ri.^V l
      170 words