The Business Times, 15 March 2000

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) *****2/1989 85C SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2000 Internet: http: 'business-times.asial.com.sg/
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    67 1 m 2J083M (+10.81) MBT-SRI ELj 746J8 (+7.41) PIsnOCIFDTDIES U mw(+s.7o) STOCK HAAKET INDICES Tuesday Chance KLSECOMP mm -178 NIKKEI 19,141.84 -48.99 HANG SENO li92S.ll -1I7J2 SET INDEX ***** +1052 JAKARTA COMP 58M2 -1.66 MANILA OOMP 1,***** *3137 TAIPEI WPf 8,***** SEOUL COMP 846.74 -752 CL8A CHINA B 7414)
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    72 1 FOIEX KATES USS St USS i— 1-7*7 £(IJSS/S$per£) 1572 1183 EUR0{US4/SS/E) 0J64 UM DM 1029 1841 YHl, 106.1 1.CU 1449 HKS__ 7.784 9119 BAITT 1719 0.946 RITIAH 7,449 1028 •strnmmMt PUKE KATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LLKPIR 7.67 JAKARTA J9.Q0 BANGKOK 150 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY AM
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    Lock icon Panic selling grips COE traders
    367 1  -  'exclusive Open COEs going for as low as aronnd $45,000, say traders By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] The announcement of a bumper COE quota has sparked panic selling among speculators. Even with selling prices well below cost, "there are absolutely no takers", one said. The government
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    Lock icon Lawyer Wong Meng Meng heads UOB nominating committee
    395 1  -  By Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank has appointed three new directors to its nominating committee Wong Partnership senior counsel Wong Meng Meng, Creative Technology chairman Sim Wong Hoo and Silicon Valley Bancshares president John C Dean Jr. The nominating committee, comprising
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    Lock icon Free handphones at a price, come April 1?
    429 1  -  Jilexclusive Handset prices will come under heavy attack: Ml chief By 1 Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Handphone prices are set to drop like a rock and handphones may even be given away free come April 1, when Star Hub enters the market.
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      119 1 msiPE Top stories SIA on the verge of clinching a mayor stake in Air New Zealand. Announcement expected as early as today. Mmxt Pmgm Microsoft to take a stake in tycoon Ananda Krishnan's Nasdaq-bound satellite broadcaster, Measat Broadcast Network Systems. Pmgm 15 WM Taiwan govt steps In to prop up
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      76 1 The news in your Palm FROM today, you can read the top stories in BT on your Palm Pilot. If you are an Avantgo user, click on BT Online to add BT to your list of channels. If you are not, go to BT Online to sign up for this
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      199 1 I A new BT series I I starting today I 1 "E-NEWS, Page 11 I RAYMOND WEIL WBf IJffVT r|M< Q.«„« /00-, ~>rr-.»»*>M iWm V 4 .MA r<. &IU! fMI St 2199 00 9*MST l.ttrl) St 1*43.—. <■">• 91tOSTC f„rri ItKgmU) St 23*3.00 »S«/A7 <*mO St I 74*00 SOLE AGENT
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      19 1 Perfonnanoe Motors launches another balloon-financing scheme, Pg 2 Npxt Pdqr /r./f ft J J yJ..S- SI _s_ fcigo P4
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        Lock icon Origin of word broker, hic!
        110 2 YESTERDAY we asked why there is this root word "broke" in brokers since it evokes the image of financial ruin for the people we entrust to invest our money. David Leow, assistant research manager with HSBC Securities, offered an answer: "In old France, a brokiere
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        Lock icon Comprende?
        146 2 HERE'S a tip for local companies with business dealings in Europe. Get on the Internet and call up http://officeupdate.microsoft.com. That's the Web site where Microsoft Corp posts updates and a whole host of tips, tricks and services for its Office software suite. Now click on the Language Translation link.
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        Lock icon Dragons spell good fortune
        85 2 THERE is an old Chinese explanation why the family of Li Ka-shing has done so well this year: it is called the triple-dragon effect. Mr Li himself was born in a dragon year and will be 72 this year. His elder son Victor is also a
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        Lock icon Wisdom from beyond
        76 2 ACCORDING to a reader, the National Science Technology Board has an interesting Web site called www.techsingapore.com.sg, which leads to a page called The Alpha Kit. This then leads to another page called Startups, which offers a list of FAQs (frequently asked questions). It also said: "Should you
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        Lock icon Quantum leap in logic
        64 2 AT the Internet World conference in Singapore a few weeks ago, an Internet entrepreneur from Hongkong grumbled about how difficult it was for him to catch a cab at certain places at certain times in Singapore. He said Hongkong by comparison was a far easier place
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      Lock icon SIA expected to announce Air NZ stake today
      528 2  -  Analysts suggest SIA will pay as much as NZs4oom for possible 25% stake By* Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines is said to be on the verge of clinching a major stake in Air New Zealand (Air NZ), according to industry sources who
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      Lock icon First in line
      63 2 STARHUBPteLtd may have changed its mind about wiring up homes but as far as these people are concerned, that's no big deal. They queued up during lunch break at Raffles Place to sign up for the new phone company's 008 IDD service to be launched on April
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      Lock icon Performance launches another BMW balloon-financing scheme
      508 2  -  Ull exclusive Move appears to be aimed at capitalising on the enlarged COE quota for 2000-1 By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] BMW agent Performance Motors has embarked on another bal-loon-financing scheme, repeating a controversial strategy that made headlines three years ago. Part of listed Sime
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      409 2 KPMGSeminarSeties World Class Finance Friday, 7 April 2000,9.00 am to 5.00pm, Orchard Hotel, Ballroom 3 The globalisation of markets, the increase in competition and the resultant cost pressures have led to structural changes in many companies. The ability of the finance function to assume a central leading role which will
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Clob share release won't hit KL market: Merrill
      514 4  -  Frozen Clob secnrities account for less thin 3% of ELSE'S market capitalisation By 1 Ven Sreenivasan THE Malaysian stock market will not be weighed down by the release of some 20 billion Malaysian ringgit (Ss9 billion) worth of frozen Clob securities during
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      Lock icon Elec & Eltek jumps 6% after it calls off sale
      419 4  - Elec Eltek jumps 6% after it calls off sale By, Jennifer Lien ELEC Eltek shares rose 6 per cent yesterday, a day after the company said it had called off the sale of its core printed circuit board business. The stock rose 13 cents to U552.32 on 2 million shares
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      Lock icon DBS to buy out partner's stake in Indon unit
      119 4 AFX-Asia DBS BANK and PT Bank Buana Indonesia have reached an agreement for the sale of the latter's stake in the bank, DBS said yesterday. PT Bank DBS Buana will subsequently be renamed PT Bank DBS (Indonesia), subject to regulatory approval.
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      Lock icon Keppel T&T buys 20% of Thai Internet, e-commerce firm
      518 4  -  Stake in Anew Corporation worth US$4 million From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation Ltd yesterday said it had bought a 20 per cent stake in a leading Thai Internet and e-commerce firm, Anew Corporation, which will give it access
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      Lock icon SembCorp: undervalued 'old economy' stock?
      713 4  -  lock siew conrad raj Despite producing a scintillating set of results, the shares of SembCorp Industries have been heading south, although to be fair, so have most stocks of the "old economy". Its net earnings of $128 million for 1999 were well above the expectations
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      Lock icon Times Pub, Ibexco to offer e-commerce for builders
      416 5 /^/TohH&nShih To be launched here by May, it eventually aims to have a region-wide presence TIMES Publishing Group and Ibexco will soon jointly offer electronic commerce to Asia's multibillion-dollar construction industry, starting with Singapore. Times Publishing is a Singapore publishing conglomerate listed
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      Lock icon Fu Yu's profit soars 147%, NatSteel Broadway's 78%
      576 5  -  CORPORATE RESULTS By. Andrea Tan ELECTRONICS firms NatSteel Broadway (NBL) and Fu Yu Manufacturing yesterday reported sharply higher net profit for the year ended Dec 31,1999. NBL posted a hefty 78 per cent leap to $42.96 million while Fu Yu chalked up
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      Lock icon Gul Tech posts 21% jump in earnings to $18.5m
      343 5  -  By Marissa Chew PRINTED circuit board maker Gul Technologies yesterday reported a 21 per cent jump in net earnings to $18.5 million last year. Sales rose 24 per cent to $188.2 million on improved product mix, application of new technologies and
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      Lock icon Car sector drives Spindex's growth
      383 5  -  By* Christopher Tan SESDAQ-LISTED Spindex Industries, the biggest turning parts maker in the region, sees the automotive sector as driving its growth over the next few years. Choo Heng Thong, founder and managing director, said sales to vehicle components makers will make up 3-5 per
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      Lock icon Parkway's Medi-Rad launches 32m IPO shares at 23¢ each
      292 7  -  NEW LISTINGS Sesd&q-bound company will offer 43% of the shares to the public By* Andrea Tan MEDI-RAD Associates, Parkway Holdings' radiology unit, yesterday launched its initial public offering of 32 million new shares at 23 cents each. The Sesdaq-bound company will
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        Lock icon IPC suspension ahead of announcement
        26 7 TRADING In IPC Corp will be suspended today at the company's request. The company Is due to make an announcement today.
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        Lock icon Simon Cheong vehiole in offer for ANA
        73 7 ROVERON Pte Ltd through DBS yesterday said it will make an unconditional cash offer for SC Global Developments (formerly ANA Hotels) at $2.48 a share. SCGD has appointed Nomura Singapore to advise its independent directors on the offer. A circular containing the advice
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        Lock icon TIBS issuing $80m bonds
        37 7 Reuters BUS and taxi operator Tibs Holdings said yesterday it was issuing an $80 million unsecured fixed rate bond due 2003 to refinance existing bonds due March 2000 and for expansion purposes. Reuters
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        Lock icon Labroy Marine profit up 24%
        105 7 LISTED shipping company, Labroy Marine, yesterday posted a 24 per cent rise in net profit to $22.1 million for the full year ended 31 Dec. Turnover increased 8.8 per cent to $175 million. On a fully diluted basis, earnings per share was up 1.96 cents
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      Lock icon MAE Engineering planning to raise $8-10m from Sesdaq IPO
      366 7  -  Byi Carol Eng MAE Engineering, an Acma unit, plans to raise $8-$lO million from its initial public offer (IPO) for a listing on Sesdaq. Expected to be launched within two weeks, the IPO will comprise new and vendor shares, with the
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      862 4 cm CAM International Holdings Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of CAM International Holdings Ltd ("the Company") will be held at Alison Hotel, Pine Room, Level 3,101 Victoria Street, Singapore *****8 on Friday, 31
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      9 5 Hot wired: bex.com's tale of high-voltage connections, Pg 11
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon CL DBS covered wrt-a decent but risky bet
      182 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy WE'VE featured the Deutsche Bank covered warrant on DBS Bank in this column before, but not the one issued by Credit Lyonnais (CL). The latter has some interesting features which makes it worthy of consideration, not least
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      447 6 Stock* Volume IPCCotpn5c 15,342,000 QoWron20c 14.714,000 CEI5C 13,875.000 NOL 11,085,000 STEngg 10c 10,950,000 MediaRing 10c 10,465,000 FastachUSIOc 9,529.000 kxiicsPSI-OO- 8.857.000 Uraco KOdgslOc 8,164,000 SingTai15c 7,089,000 S PadfcCentury 104,194,906 DBSOfP 38,430,994 C»»«*»T25c 25,892,590 SPH 24,602,008 V«Hui«Mfd25c 23,631,636 DatacnA 10c!r. 20,850,020 STEngglOc... 20,412,245 SingT«H5c 19,791,222 U06 19,631,852 Chart Semiconductor 26c 18,646,029 Stocks
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      Lock icon Caution reigns despite slight rebound in late trading
      571 6  -  I=ll comment STOCKS r.sivanithy LOCAL stocks spent much of yesterday drifting nervously before shaking off their lethargy at 4pm, when the European markets opened. Blue chip prices then firmed slightly with some spillover interest onto the second line, though punting here was
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      Lock icon Signs of DBS Land recovering
      245 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong SHARES of DBS Land rose yesterday, accompanied by some signs that the stock may be recovering from its recent slide. DBS Land shares closed up four cents or 2 per cent at $2.02. The stock opened at $2.00 and
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      123 6 HIAPMoh will be going on ex-dividend on June 28. The last day for buying-in on a cum basis is on July 3, while the date payable is on July 13. KEPPEL Tat Lee Bank will be going on ex-dividend on June 8. The last day for buying-in on
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      778 6 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 HDKMCRAFT DATACRAFT ASIA LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting f EGM") of the members of the Company will be held at 6 Shenton
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      501 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 90 AND IN THE MATTER Of AEROEASE EXPRESS PTE LTD ON MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of The Companies Act. Chaptar 50. that th« Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company will be held
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      46 6 Looking for a forum to talk stocks? Chatline is the place to be Find us at http //ioi dbs com sg/ 83 DBS BANK Larry Wee's currencies column appears on Pag£ 32 rw /ay xy atonennH oil. -S. TIIKItUSINISSSTmEP ■■■II 1,1Shipping Times 5 days a week
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      100 7 77 71 Collective Sale PUza /f I Prime residential PiJL development site I -y near Orchard Road. (L— Site area: 74 < 740 Tenure: freehold Development potential: Plot ratio 2.8, up to 30 storeys -y• Existing development: The Beaumont [SSSC, Just opposite Somerset MRT station and Subject —sW Jr within
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      306 7 We 11 Net Holdings Limited (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED GROUP'S RESULTS Eighteen months Twelve months ended 31.12.99 ended 30.6.98 HKs'ooo HKS'OOO Turnover 3.091,834 677,482 Profit attributable to the shareholders 81,478 10,321 Earnings per share -Basic 10.68 cents 1.36 cents -Diluted 10.66 cents 1.35
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      Lock icon S'pore workers less productive than those in developed world
      705 8  -  Productivity of many Asian countries growing faster than Singapore's MOM Byi Anna Teo SINGAPORE workers remain less productive than those in the developed countries, and while they are ahead of their Asian counterparts, the latter are fast catching up. A Ministry
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      Lock icon Balmoral Park Maisonettes deal secured
      524 8  -  Land Resources MD has teamed up with 2 partners for the freehold site: sources By] Kalpana Rashiwala LAND Resources Holdings managing director Steven Soh recently teamed up with two partners to assemble all 16 units of Balmoral Park Maisonettes with the intention to develop the
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      Lock icon One Orchard and two Katong sites worth $785m up for en bloc sale
      470 8  -  COLLECTIVE EE! ESI By] Kalpana Rashiwala THREE more properties have hit the collective sale trail with a combined site area of 507,068 square feet and price tag of $785 million. Development charges (DC) for the three sites
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      Lock icon Palm launches its first colour model computers in S'pore
      219 8 PALM Inc, the market leader in handheld computers, yesterday introduced its first colour model here the Palm lIIc. The Nasdaq-listed company commands a 70 per cent share of the world market in handheld computers with over 5.5 million Palm units sold.
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      Lock icon CPI, retail sales index rebased and updated
      180 8 TWO key economic indicators the consumer price index (CPI) and the retail sales index have been rebased and updated. The retail sales index, which had been based on 1991 data levels, is now benchmarked against 1997 performance levels. Similarly, the CPI has been
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      Lock icon Optimism at its highest in 7 years
      276 8  -  I =1 on the economy consumer confidence By* Carol Eng CONSUMER confidence in Singapore is at its highest in seven years, going by a Mastercard International survey done in December. According to its Masterlndex survey of consumer confidence, Singapore posted an index score
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      Lock icon With automation, CPF agent banks can cut fees
      159 8  -  MAiLirm Tony Lee Singapore I REFER to the response "CPF agent banks reply" (BT, Mar 11). While many services were mentioned in the reply, services like computing the annual profit and loss, compiling dividend income can be automated (if not already so).
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      Lock icon Self-help scheme can provide sweet finish to Clob saga
      200 8  -  Y Woozeer Singapore WITH the no-levy gesture by Bank Negara, the Clob matter has entered a phase of reconciliation which most investors will be keen to recognise and build on. On the subject of the transfer fees, if it is still
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      Lock icon Rhodo clarifies its part in Mandalay Court sale
      117 8  -  Richard Neo Director Rhodo Property Estate Management Services PteLtd WE refer to your report yesterday on the en bloc sale of Mandalay Court. We wish to clarify that Rhodo Property Estate Management Services' role in the en bloc sale was purely to
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      Lock icon Govt stepping up development of private nursing homes
      499 9  -  debate Plan also for health screening later this year for those aged 56 and above, says LimHngKiang By* Audrey Tan THE government will step up the development of private nursing homes by helping existing operators secure longer leases and by offering 10
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      Lock icon IT firm NOT forms new divisions in revamp
      253 9 Its plan also includes a content and software development centre NIIT, an IT solutions provider, has restructured its operations in Singapore. It has formed two new customer focused business groups and created six new business service divisions. "We believe that NHT's experience
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      Lock icon Croda opens $50m specialty chemical plant
      448 9  -  More investments expected as it wants to expand capacity By] Eugene Low UK-BASED specialty chemicals manufacturer Croda International, which opened its $50 million facility on Jurong Island yesterday, expects to pump more money to expand its production capacity here in the next few years.
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      290 9 The Rover 75 has already won What Car? magazine's "Car of Newspaper, Bild am Sonntag. awarded the Rover 75 "The Golden These three awards join the growing list of accolades which also SHOWROOM HOURS* the Year Award. Naturally we were oveqoyed by the recognition. Steering Wheel" Award. It is the
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      Lock icon E-commerce to earn 20% of revenue: C&W HKT
      531 10 HONGKONG Unit IBS and Oracle form alliance to launch Electronic Marketplace Reuters CABLE Wireless HKT, which yesterday announced a strategic alliance with Oracle Corp, expects revenue from business-to-business e-com-merce applications to represent over 20 per cent of the firm's total revenue in
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      Lock icon CyberWorks to acquire 49% of Data Access
      278 10 NEW DELHI Both companies decline to provide further details Bloomberg PACIFIC Century CyberWorks Ltd, Asia's third-larg-est Internet investment company, said it plans to buy a 49 per cent stake in Data Access India Pte Ltd, a New Delhibased Internet service provider. CyberWorks, owned
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      Lock icon First Indon integrated consumer portal launched
      303 10 JAKARTA CONSUMERS will soon be able to get everything they need through Indonesia's first integrated consumer portal, Kemana.Com which was launched by the Castle Group and Edge Net Ventures here recently, the Antara news agency reported. "While existing portals are vying with each other
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      Lock icon IBM teams up with major firms to tap wireless Web market
      428 10 PARIS It focuses on the growing e-business on handheld devices Reuters, AP IBM said on Monday it had formed partnerships with top wireless and Internet names in Europe and the United States to serve the burgeoning market for electronic
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      Lock icon FutureCom first US Net futures exchange
      135 10 WASHINGTON Bloomberg US regulators, after a threeyear review, have authorised Future Com to become the nation's first exchange to offer commodity futures through the Internet, the exchange's owner said yesterday. Future Com, the brainchild of William O'Brien, a Texas cattle feedlot operator, won Commodity
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      Lock icon Waiting for Beijing's green light
      84 10 [BELJING] Commuters waiting for buses in front of an advertisement for one of the most popular Internet portals operating in China. Sohu.com, which is registered in the United States, has filed for a US$B6 million (5f146.2 million) initial public offering on Nasdaq, but Beijing has
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      Lock icon Microsoft buys into firm owning browser keyword system
      261 10 SCOTTSDALE, Arizona NYT, Reuters MICROSOFT Corp has thrown its considerable weight behind a keyword system that aims to enable Internet users to navigate the Web without typing in the cumbersome addresses known as URLs. The technology, developed by Real Names Corp of
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        Lock icon Wall St firms launch Securities.Hub
        85 10 Reuters [NEW YORK] Six Wall Street firms on Monday announced an Internet venture to provide online bond prices and research to institutional clients, with hopes of paving the way for wider online oorporate bond trading among individuals. The venture will fold into Securities.Hub a smaller,
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        Lock icon Lastminute.com shoots ahead
        64 10 Reuters [LONDON] Lastminute.com priced its initial public offering at 380 pence a share yesterday—the top of the indicated range for one of Britain's most frenzied Internet flotations to date. The issue price values the loss-making online shopping site for impulse buyers and fliers at £571.3 million (551.54
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        Lock icon Lycos Europe for Neuer Markt
        55 10 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Lycos Europe, an Internet Joint venture between Lycos and German media group Bertelsmann, unveiled plans on Monday for a March flotation valuing the company at up to 5.5 billion euros (SsB billion). The portal is due to make its debut on Frankftirt's Neuer
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        Lock icon Satayam, SingTel in Internet deal
        57 10 Reuters [MADRAS] Indian Internet Arm Satyam Info way Ltd said yesterday it is partnering Singapore Telecommunications Ltd to launch its own private Internet gateway. "The international gateway will be located at Ave strategic cities in India and will make a marked difference to the speed
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      Lock icon Towards a virtuous circle
      671 11  -  For high-tech start-ups the fast track can also be a slippery one. How do these promising new players create credible strategies and raise the necessary funds? Who supports them financially and strategically? Read their stories in FAST TRACK. A new BT series starting today. Singapore can
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      915 11  -  bex.com's tale of high-voltage connections W Toh Han Shih BEX.COM is the story of how a Singapore Internet start-up grew to be a global player because one good connection led to another, as its chairman Yong Voon Fee told BT. In its early days, bex.com suffered much rejection
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      Lock icon New Labour puts its faith in rigged votes
      909 12  -  OPINION iiTT= bottom line david mason The writer was a partner in an international accounting firm in Singapore for 14 years. He is now a business consultant in the United Kingdom. He contributed this article to BT LONDON is the world's favourite
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      753 12  -  COMMENTARY Congress is being asked to allow the US to benefit from China's WTO entry By] Reginald Dale The writer is a columnist with the International Herald Tribune, when this commentary first appeared IN asking Congress to end its annual review of China's
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      493 15  -  Move will help make planned Nasdaq listing more attractive From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur BILL Gates' Microsoft Corporation has agreed to take a stake in tycoon Ananda Krishnan's Nasdaq-bound satellite broadcaster, Measat Broadcast Network Systems. In a joint-statement the two companies
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      359 15  -  From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN regulators are set to cut the settlement period for share transactions to three days but the timing of the exercise is still unclear. Government officials said the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange will soon
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      117 15 KUALALUMPUR AFX-Asia, Reuters PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said dot-com companies appear to have been set up with the view of pushing up share prices, The Star newspaper reported. "These companies promise to sell anything. Their wealth does not come from anything that they can sell and
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        82 15 THE share price of Kuantan Flour Mills was brought down to earth yesterday when it collapsed by 57 sen to 4.88 Malaysian ringgit. This followed its managing director Vernon Khoo's statement that the group had no intention of venturing into cyberspace. However, his statement did not preclude
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        145 15 INVESTORS are not too confident that Renong and its associate United Engineers Malaysia could fetch a good price from the sale of their assets to repay Plus. Renong, which wants to sell its 12.25 per cent stake in Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, shed 9 sen to RM2.85. Analysts said
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        99 15  -  Complied by Eddie Toh ALTHOUGH Renong has not disposed of all its non-core assets yet, the group is expected to venture into a new area. TTie group will hold a press conference at spm today to announce its plan to become an Internet incubator essentially a venture capital firm
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      122 15 COSMIC INDUSTRIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF MEETING Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 296 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a meeting of the Creditors of the above-named Company wiH be held at 336 Smith Street 406-308 New Bridge Centre
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      222 18 BANGKOK Reuters THE Thai Cabinet yesterday approved a plan for national carrier Thai Airways International pic to offer 400 million shares to strategic partners, the public and staff later this year, Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Arthit Urairat said. Mr Arthit said
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      582 18 MANILA Bank cites legislature's failure to pass securities reform act last year AFP THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it has cancelled a US$75 million (Ssl2B million) loan to develop the Philippines' capital market amid a stock manipulation scandal that has damaged the
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      206 18 BANGKOK Bloomberg NATION Multimedia Group Pel one of Thailand's biggest newspaper publishers, surged as much as 17 per cent on optimism its strategy of investing in Internet businesses will start to pay off. Nation Multimedia, which publishes Thailand's largest business daily newspaper and the
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      64 18 [BANGKOK] A street sweeper cleaning a pavement in front of a Thai Petrochemical Industries (TPI) petrol station here yesterday. The Thai Central Bankruptcy Court will seal the fate of TPI, South -east Asia's largest petroleum company, today after months of haggling between creditors and
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      357 18 JAKARTA Lending may be hit if fond is not happy with legal outcome Reuters, AFX-Asia THE International Monetary Fund yesterday warned Indonesia it could again suspend lending to Jakarta if it was not satisfied with the outcome of legal moves over the Bank
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      164 18 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg INDONESIA, the world's sec-ond-largest palm oil producer, has resumed exports of the edible oil to Europe, five months after it halted shipments due to contamination with diesel fuel. Indonesia shipped 3,500 tonnes of crude palm oil from Belawan port last week after
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        59 18 AFP [MANILA] The Philippines is preparing to set up a special lane for top importers, Finance Secretary Jose Pardo said. Under this system, called "the super-green lane", the importers will not undergo inspection and the amount of duties and levies they will pay will be
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        39 18 AP [MANILA] Debt-laden Philippine Airlines yesterday said it made a net profit of 98.3 million pesos (Ss4.l million) in January, just beating its income target of 97.8 million pesos under its rehabilitation plan. —AP
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        47 18 AFP [MANILA] Philippine legislators yesterday accused President Joseph Estrada and the first temily of misappropriating a charity ftrnd. Opposition Congressman Heherson Alvarez asked the House to conduct an inquiry into the alleged misuse of funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.—AFP
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      816 18 iim LABROY MARINE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1999 RESULTS The Directors of Labroy Marine Limited wish to announce the results of the Company and the Group for the year ended 31st December 1999 as follows: GROUP COMPANY 1999 1998 1999 1998 SS'OOO SS'OOO ssooo ssooo Turnover 175,536
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      419 21 BEIJING The rights could be listed within two years, says securities regulator Reuters CHINA announced yesterday a longawaited plan to list a special class of untraded rights shares, sparking investor fears of rapid market expansion which pushed the stock markets sharply lower. Between 1994
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      398 21  -  Shares recover after early sharp falls in continued selling From] Macabe Keliher in Taipei TAIWAN stocks ended slightly higher after opening sharply lower yesterday as the government stepped up its support of the local bourse with heavy buying from the four
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      175 21 HONGKONG Reuters SUNEVISION Holdings Ltd, the Internet arm of blue chip developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, said yesterday the public portion of its initial public offering in Hongkong was about 218 times subscribed. The company received 382,371 valid applications for a
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      393 21 HONGKONG April IPO likely to raise USs3b, against USs7b initial target Reuters COMMUNIST China will bring its largest crude oil producer to market in April in a sharply scaled back global offer to raise US$3 billion (Sss billion), sources said yesterday. Still, the
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      631 23 WASHINGTON Japan also withdraws Saiutkibara and supports the German candidate Reuters THE acrimonious struggle to find a new head for the International Monetary Fund effectively ended on Monday when the United States promised to back Europe's new candidate for
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      270 23 m OMAHA, Nebraska Bloomberg BERKSHIRE Hathaway Inc shares jumped after the company's chairman, billionaire Warren Buffett, said the company would consider buying back the investment firm's slumping shares. A share buyback would mark a change of tack for Mr Buffett, who
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      353 23 NEW DELHI Larger towns have a considerable level of PC ownership: IDC Bloomberg INDLANS living in smaller towns are increasing spending on computers at a faster rate than those in the biggest cities, as literacy improves and awareness of the Internet
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      352 23 •N«*yo« THE surprise US$B billion (5513.6 billion) combination of the Tribune Co and Times Mirror Co may be only the beginning. Analysts say they expect more such mega-mergers in the media industry as the age-old providers of national and local intelligence newspapers look for ways to
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      511 23  -  From Neil Behrmann in Ixmdon GLOBAL funds are seriously exposed to technology, media and telecommunications stocks (TMT), according to a survey by Gallup. Gallup, which interviewed 251 institutions controlling just under US$lO billion (Ssl7 billion) for the survey on behalf of
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        89 24 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US retail sales barrelled ahead in February, the government said yesterday in a report that contained no signs of a slowdown in red-hot consumer demand. Retail sales rose 1.1 per cent to a seasonally adjusted U*****.7 billion (*****.7 billion) stronger than
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        62 24 AFP [LONDON] British oil group BP Amoco is to take over Burmah Castrol lubricants group for US$4.7 billion (SsB billion), the companies said yesterday, signalling a premium of 74 per cent The deal represented an offer of £16.75 in cash per share and would
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        59 24 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Credit Suisse Group said second-half profit more than tripled as securities markets recovered, boosting earnings at its investment bank. Net income rose to 2.5 billion Swiss francs (552.56 billion), or 9.4 francs per share, from 700 million francs, or 2.5 francs per share,
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        51 24 Reuters [TOKYO] Nomura Securities yesterday said it expects group net profit at major Japanese non-financial firms to soar 112.3 per cent next year, boosted by a recovery in the electronics and telecoms sectors. That compares with its December forecast of 79.3 per cent.
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        55 24 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan will inject 240 billion yen (553.86 billion) in public funds into Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, the Financial Reconstruction Commission said. Japan's government sold LTCB to a group led by New-York based buyout firm Ripplewood Holdings for 120 billion
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      691 24  -  Obnchi says the alliance will help strengthen Japan's financial stability Fronu Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE dramatic consolidation of Japan's sprawling financial system advanced a stage further yesterday when it was confirmed that Sanwa Bank would join two other
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      267 25  -  SOX Derivatives TrttfUngßeports MStffW Cangnpnr»o fiiAwp Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stockmarket ended on a mixed note amid cautious trade yesterday ahead of the implementation of the shorter T+3 share settlement period from today, the upcoming Taiwan Presidential polls on Saturday, and the US
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      205 25  -  MSGI Taiwan tatures Seow Hock Hin Refco (Singapore) Pte Ltd stocks rebounded $o close slightly higher on foreign fund backing and state Jwcking. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fclosed at 8,835.58, up 23.63 points or 0.27 per cent. Finance Minister
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      194 25 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude ott was little changed, remaining close to a nine-year high as traders await clear evidence of whether the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) plans to increase output next month. Opec, after helping oil in the past 15 fßfting
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      337 25 Reuters, Bloomberg London THE yen yesterday morning sustained its gains after rising to record peaks against the euro and six-week highs against the US dollar amid optimism that Japan's economic recovery was becoming self-sustaining. The market put aside concerns that the Japanese authorities might intervene to curb yen
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      2766 26 HONGKONG AFP Q Hug Seng jjMj HONGKONG share prices fell nearly one per cent yesterday on sell-ofTs mainly of hightech stocks to below the 17,000 mark, in absence of fresh news, according to dealers. "The market is likely heading towards a
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      1963 26 TOKYO AFP Qtfikka22S -4&M SHARE prices in Tokyo eased 0.3 per cent yesterday as investors reassessed Internet stocks and snubbed a new tril-lion-dollar banking alliance. The key Nikkei 225 Index lost 48.09 points to close at 19,141.84. The Topix Index closed 23.82 points up at
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      923 26 Reuters, AFX-Asia HShenzhen Binder -2J2 SHENZHEN'S stocks closed solidly lower yesterday after the government announced it would allow the listing of rights shares derived from state and institutional shares. The hard currency B Share Index closed 2.12 points, or 2.6 per cent, lower at 80.25 after hitting a low
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      360 26 AFP Q VP Index *23J3 THE Taiwan stock market rebounded yesterday as the government pumped in an estimated NT$lO billion (*****.2 million) to ward off further panic selling, dealers said. Following Monday's 6.6 per cent plunge, the market dived a further 2.4 per cent in opening trade yesterday before
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      449 27 AFP, AFX-Asia CI Composite Index -178 MALAYSIAN shares ended lower yesterday in thin trading with regional factors weighing on sentiment amid a lack of local leads, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 3.78 points or 0.4 per cent at
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      308 28 AFP CI Composite Index -7.92 THE Composite Index closed down 7.92 points at 846.74. Volume was 328 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won. Kosdaq was down 2.72 points at 276.73. AFP ■rw A nam Saml MSOO 200 Br <M Tack -Z130 -220 Central Bank 2960 360 ClwMComm *****0 *****
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      285 28 AFP U Composite Index +30.37 THE Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday gained 30.37 points to close at 1,633.33. Volume fell to 9.86 billion shares worth 1.99 billion pesos compared to 15.85 billion shares worth 3.04 billion pesos traded on Monday. Mar 14 Pes* rOOO) MRC Allied 0.63 0.01
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      269 28 AFP nwsE-4o -am THE NZSE-40 Index yesterday was down 1.3 per cent, shedding 26.96 points to 1,982.31 on turnover of NZ569.5 million, as offshore investors continued to sell out of the country. Telecom bore most of the fall, down 17 NZ cents to NZSB.42.—AFP MrM nm Advantage HOS 4.70
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      556 28 AFP QADOrfaariH -2J THE benchmark All Ordinaries Index closed down 2.9 points to 3,187.4 after earlier hitting an intra-day low of 3,160.1. The All Resources Index put on nearly one per cent, gaining 11.3 points to 1,175.6, while the All Industrials shed 14.8 points to 5,664.2. Preliminary national turnover
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      781 28 AFP H SET latex i-***** THE benchmark Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed up 10.22 points at 400.37 while the select SET 50 was up 0.82 points at 28.82. Advancers led decliners 160 to 47, with 50 stocks unchanged, on thin volume of 2.55 million lots worth 4.94
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      634 28 AFP Q Cwnposite Infax AM INDONESIAN share prices closed 03 per cent down yesterday as broad market sentiment remained weak due to lack of fresh leads and weak regional markets, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday closed down 1.66 points, or down 0.3 per cent, at
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      263 31 CRVFTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS sooner or later (8) 7 Important men in port maybe (9) 4 The letters to be sorted (7) 8 Fenestra Cofege (5) 5 Time 01/17 That*s inspirational! 10 Make a song about the Left W playing fair (8) 6 Short change if enticed (9) 11 Plant which
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      1004 32  -  I i comment CURRENCIES Concern of sharp sell-off; meanwhile, the yen is gearing up for another strong bounce larry wee THE past week has seen the mettle of the US dollar tested, but an even sterner test could await the greenback
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      803 32 Court decision on solvency case seen having impact on Thai stocks and bah t WITH Thai courts due to make a landmark ruling in the case of Thailand's largest corporate debtor today, market sentiment about Thailand has been held hostage for at
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      434 33  -  Lower premium income also means more active approach to product development: V-P By, Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] The soft shipping market is pushing P&I clubs like Oslo-based Skuld to relook issues of cost reduction and product development. Skuld regional vice-president Patrick Wang told Shipping Times-.
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      685 33  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is, next week, holding a conference on Quality Shipping, a term much bandied about in the maritime industry. But Singapore's MPA must be commended for organising exactly the right
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      100 33 [PUSAN, South Korea] South Korean vessel captain Lee Hong-sok hugging his wife as he and six kidnapped seaman ofthe Global Mars arrive at an international airport in Pusan, South Korea on Monday. The South Korean seamen and 10 Burmese crewmen were aboard the 3,729-ton freighter carrying
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      209 33 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Hitachi Zosen Corp, a mid-sized maker of ships and heavy machinery, said it is negotiating with unions to cut wages 10 per cent for shipbuilding employees as it tries to lower costs to counter strong competition from South Korea.
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        1917 46 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy Ho Etb/Btr Period From To From UAIHUM 3MS >5/16.00 U 14/800 U/1459 >4/1*00 MMOO M/»S* >4/1*00 API AtMANON 313E 16/4 00 IA M/800 M/»5* M/l*00 *4/1500 M/1*5* "4/WOO U K/ITOO 15/065* 8/0*00 21 14/1700 15/0*5* 15/0*00
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        199 46 Marlß Taiwan: Market Holiday for Presidential Election. Mar 30 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Apr 3 Taiwan: Women Children's Day. Apr 4 Hongkong: Ching Ming Festival. Indonesia: Hari Raya Nyepi. Taiwan: Ching Ming Festival. Apr 5 Korea: Arbor Day. Apr 0 Indonesia: Muslim New Year. Malaysia: First Day of
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        808 46 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rtne Oil Ltd, shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        451 47 Move aims to cut carmakers' costs through ventures FT [TUßlN] Fiat and General Motors yesterday unveiled a US$2.4 billion (Ss4.l billion) cross-shareholding alliance aimed largely at reducing the two carmakers' costs through a series of joint ventures. The deal, which both companies stressed
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        407 47 Failure to reach compromise forces US to take case to intl body: official AFP [WASHINGTON! The US yesterday will lodge a formal complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to protest commercial aircraft anti-noise regulations in the European Union
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        173 47 Reuters [DHAKA] A Malaysian Boeing 747 aircraft with 171 passengers on board broke a rear wheel while trying to take off from Bangladesh's Dhaka airport yesterday, airport officials said. No one was hurt in the accident but the broken-down Malaysian Airline System Bhd
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        256 47 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV's supervisory board was to meet yesterday to study a plan that calls for the carrier to cut as many as 3,000 jobs and 10 per cent of its production to get back to profit. The
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        278 47 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co, Asia's biggest airline, said it will cut more jobs than planned in response to increasing competition and weak demand for some international flights. JAL, which had planned to cut 3,500 jobs, or 10 per cent of ground
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      251 33 I ASIA WESTBOUND RATE AGREEMENT I I NOTICE OF RATE RESTORATION IN THE ASIA/GULF I I OF ADEN AND RED SEA PORTS ON 1 APRIL 2000 I Press announcements had been made in respect of the 1 April 2000 rate restoration of H minimum USD 150 per teu from the
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      539 34 /gs>\ Lines services represented ASSMtft by Members of the Registry of \MQPt/ Accredited Shipping Agents. S'pore Nolionol Shipping Assoc. Members of the Singapore logistics Association. ULY LINE MALI IVBS& I VOT lEU rs r» KUANS SPOKE MALI Princasslily VO2OO 13/03 14/03 22/03 Empress Lily VO3OO 29/03 31/03 07/04 Princess lily
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