The Business Times, 27 April 2000

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 BSC SI NGAPORE THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 2000 Internet: http:Vbusiness-times.asial.com sg
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    67 1 Daaoaao (+41.84) BT-SRI mm (+11.20) soßsanrnmEs ***** (+2.70) STOCK MUBET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE OOMP 899.00 +*06 NIKKEI 18,134.31 -138.02 HAND SENG *****39 -***** SET INDEX ***** -152 JAKARTA COUP ***** +6.04 MANILA COMP 1,639.83 -7.73 TAIPEI WH *535J6 -385.16 SEOUL COMP 713.23 -23.97 CLSA CHINA B 856.85
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    78 1 FOBEX KATES uss s$ 1)5$ 1706 £(l!S$/S$ per 1-580 1696 EUR0(US$/S$/E) 0.923 1.676 DM 1119 8.805 YEN 106 J 1.612 RM 1806 0.449 HKS 7.788 0119 BAHT 8&10 0.046 RUPIAH 8,023 0.021 •St to 100 units PBDKE RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 59-00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 1100
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    Lock icon StarHub ups the ante on IDD rates for May
    588 1  -  By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] You would think telecoms prices can only go down after the market liberalisation. The truth is, price changes have become harder to figure out it all depends on what you compare them to. Singapore's new infocom
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    Lock icon SingTel keeps mum on talk of fresh US$30b bid for HKT
    953 1  -  Report tells of joint bid being hatched with News Corp; PCCW and C&W say status quo By] Meera Tharmaratnam, Teh Hooi Ling in Singapore SINGAPORE Telecom yesterday refused to be drawn into speculation that it was hatching a fresh
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    Lock icon One week on, and new DBS Land chief is a hit with staff
    584 1  -  PEOPLE His openness seems like a breath of fresh air, says a manager By Kalpana Rashiwala {SINGAPORE] After just one week on the job, DBS Land's new president and group chief executive officer. Ed Ng, is proving
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      154 1 imnPE Exec Suite JTC chief managing the corporation's transformation. Back Pago Taiwan's office market stays tight. Pg 43 BT Comment Technology: When Romeo WAPs Juliet, China-style. Mart Pag* Top stories S'pore's Q1 manufacturing output growth slows to 12.9%. Pg 13 Capital Group holds at least $2.69b S'pore slocks. Pg 4
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        98 2 PIDEMCO Land appears to be taking the call to work on Internet time to heart. When the developer announced the formation of an e-business arm called pFission in February, the company was so new its managing director Martin Tan did not have his pFission name
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        Lock icon Right signal for StarHub
        65 2 HERE'S an observation making the rounds of the e-mail system: Have you ever wondered why Star Hub's official colour is green? Think about it in terms of the traffic light colours of red, amber and green. Incumbent SingTel's company colour is red, which signals stop; Mi's
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        Lock icon So that's where the money goes...
        95 2 AN executive at a dotcom startup gave us one of her snazzy name cards recently. The card is of translucent coloured paper with her name and contact information encased in a plastic shell, and embossed with the company's multi-coloured logo. When quizzed further, she
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        Lock icon Show me yours and I'll show you mine
        60 2 INDUSTRY reports by some well-established research firms like those in the technology and electronics sectors are so expensive that companies have to be very selective in subscribing to them. Though technically barred from circulating such reports, one company executive confided to Grapevine
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      Lock icon Sapura, Hutchison have not submitted bids: Time Engg
      494 2  -  Sing Tel, Time on track to seal deal despite talk of hiccups and competing bid, sources say hYom Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SAPURA Holdings of Malaysia and Li Ka-shing's Hutchinson Whampoa have not submitted any bid for Time Engineering, which is
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      Lock icon When Romeo WAPs Juliet, China-style
      671 2  -  I=l< comment TECHNOLOGY China will be an Internet power, but watch out for the bigger Asia-Pacific story kenneth james Who said Romeo must die? In the original Shakespeare tragedy, the star-crossed young lovers pay the ultimate price for botched communications. Cries Romeo: "News from Verona!
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      397 2 I HnWIfHWTTITI Technology 0/1/1/1 I I wllKllillmfflUJl InvestmentsJZUUU I Date Time Venue I I 6 ,jyf y 00 P 9.00 am -1.00 pm R [j* I (Saturday) Ballroom (level 3) BH H HWWH MM v Overview of the Asian Technology Sector H Mr Matei Mihalca, Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific H
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Capital holds at least $2.69b S'pore stocks
      571 4  -  On a buying spree since last Sept, its biggest interest in vatae terms is SPH--5.23% worth $623 m Byi Andrea Tan THE Capital Group Companies has at least a whopping $2.69 billion worth of Singapore stocks in its investment portfolio, the bulk of
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      Lock icon Times Pub shares surge to close gap with F&N offer
      600 4  -  FAX BID FOR TIMES FOB Analysts forecast successful bid as holders lock in gains By' Ven Sreenivasan TIMES Publishing's share price surged by as much as 23 per cent to its highest level in six years following beverage maker Fraser
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      Lock icon Times Pub education portal in June
      411 4  -  Move unveiled at launch of Amßuildersxom By\ Ling Su Ann TIMES Publishing, which launched its business-to-busi-ness portal for the construction industry yesterday, will roll out its second e-com-merce initiative, an education portal, in June, said the company's president and chief executive Kua Hong Pak.
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      Lock icon What's in Times Publishing that attracts F&N?
      660 4  -  locksiew lee han shih IN making a bid for Times Publishing. the management of Fraser Neave has started something it may not welcome —drawing attention to itself. Before one starts analysing whether the Times Pub deal makes good business sense, it's necessary to
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      Lock icon Giant Wireless IPO offers 87.5m shares at 32¢ each
      368 5  -  2&25 m shares available to public with 61.25 m shares to be placed out By Joyce Koh HONGKONG-based Giant Wireless Technology yesterday launched its initial public offer of 87.5 million shares at 32 cents each for a mainboard listing. The telecommunication
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      Lock icon Nucleus offers 25m IPO shares at 21.5¢ each
      317 5  -  Electronics distrilrator to list on Se«Uq next month By' Tay Shi'an DISTRIBUTOR and marketer of electronics components Nucleus Electronics yesterday said it is offering 25 million new shares at 21.5 cents each in conjunction with its Sesdaq listing. Five million shares will
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      Lock icon Dotcom listing hopefuls sticking to their guns
      510 5  -  They say Nasdaq's volatility has not derailed their IPO plans By' Toh Han Shih THE recent volatility on Nasdaq has not shaken the listing plans of dotcoms in Singapore. All the three dotcoms which BT spoke to WizOffice, iProperty and IQMind say they
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      Lock icon MPH surprises with offer to buy rest of AVJennings
      472 8  -  Move to take listed Australian home builder private will cost As29.Bm By Conrad Raj IN a surprise move, MPH Ltd has decided to take Australian home builder AVJennings Homes Ltd private by offering to pay A 50.52 cash for each of
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      Lock icon LKN buys into computer firm, plans bond issue
      288 8  -  Company sees e-com as its main pillar eventually ity. Andrew Wee LISTED Lim Kah Ngam Ltd (LKN) said yesterday it plans to issue bonds and buy into a computer company in an attempt to ease its debt pressures and move forward. The
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon 4 senior OCBC directors retire
        89 8 IN line with its new policy that no director over 75 years old shall sit on its board, OCBC yesterday said Choi Slew Hong (78), Tan Puay Yong (74), Tang I-Fang (75) and Teo Cheng Guan (78) retired from its board at its AGM held
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        Lock icon Hup Seng Huat profit dives 64%
        76 8 HUP Seng Huat reported a 64 per cent dive in profits to $624,000 for the six months ended Jan 31. Turnover fell 23 per cent to $19 million, while earnings per share fell to 0.21 cents from 0.58 cents. Net tangible asset backing per
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        Lock icon Vicplas interim gain slides 64%
        58 8 VICPLAS International's profit tumbled 64 per cent to $509,000 for the half year ended Jan 31. Turnover slipped just 2 per cent to $7.2 million, with earnings per share falling to 0.39 cents from 1.41 cents. Net tangible asset backing per share rose to 9.12
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        Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
        89 8 TUESDAY'S Warrant Watch column regrettably contained a source error. We wrongly reported that the strike price for Ipco International's warrant was SSI-30, which translated into a conversion premium of 24 per cent based on the stock's 552.51 closing price. The warrant's strike price should have been in
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      129 4 1 ,'j*; i i Date 9-11 May 2000 Time 9am to spm (ends at 12.30 pm on the last day) Venue The Sheraton Towers Singapore* Fee ***** (public rate) Ss93o (for clients) All fees are inclusive of 3% CST, seminar notes, a textbook, refreshments and lunch The organiser reserves the
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      477 5 FIRST ENGINEERING'LIMITED ADJUSTMENT TO THE WARRANTS' EXERCISE PRICE AND ISSUE OF ADDITIONAL. WARRANTS ARISING FROM THE BONUS ISSUE To: Ho(dmofWlraiti2om(ttwnMwMlto«Awtt»foraharMin Flrat Engineering Limited (the "Company") On 10 December 1999, the Company announced a proposed Bonus Issue on the basis of new ordinary share for every one existing share ("Proposed Bonus
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      19 5 VOLVO for life w YOU SEE SO MANY OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CARS BECAUSE SINGAPOREANS ALWAYS ADOPT BETTER IDEAS FAST.,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon US rally, bid for Times Pub help boost sentiment
      560 6  -  Ki I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy WALL Street's overnight strength helped inject some life into the local market yesterday. But dealers here still failed to see enough signs of a substantive or enduring change for the better in the market, despite
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      Lock icon Decent numbers fail to fan demand for CL's SPH wrt
      179 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy IF anyone needed proof that the covered warrants segment is dying a quiet death, they need look no further than the covered warrant on SPH issued by Credit Lyonnais. Despite the underlying shares rising $2.10
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      Lock icon Datapulse: resistance at around 63¢
      246 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong SHARES of electronics firm Datapulse Technology Ltd rose sharply yesterday with the stock closing among the session's most actively traded stocks. Datapulse shares finished up six cents or 11 per cent at 60.5 cents. The stock opened at 56.5
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      157 6 NATSTEEL Electronics will be holding its EGM on May 19 at 11.00 am, at 12 Kallang Way. FORM Holdings will be holding its EGM on May 17 at 10.00 am, at 39 Tampines Street 92,6 th Level, Form Industrial Building. SINGAPORE Petroleum will be holding its EGM on
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      Lock icon Euro falls victim to conflicting signals on interest rates
      519 6 AFP (SINGAPORE] The euro closed lower against the US dollar after conflicting signals on Interest rates, while the yen also weakened against the greenback in Singapore trad* yesterday, dealers said. The euro ended trade here at U550.9205, down from U550.9362 the
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      429 6 Stocks Volume Eastern Asia 17,732,000 Eastgate 10c 13,071.000 FaatecbUSIOc 11,661.000 IPCOW02 10,603.000 JurongTech 10c 8,971,000 IPC020C 8,787.000 Vtekers Capital 25c 8,713,000 MediaRinglOc 7,271.000 Dataputse 5c 7,089,000 QES Intl Lid 20c 7,068,000 Stocks > PacificCantury 38,798,500 IPC020C 28,692,680 DatacrafMOc 27,189,375 S1A 26,193.060 U06 25,766.163 TAC BI***** 25,739.268 DBSGrp 23,784.697 IPCOWQ2 23,658,930
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      105 6 /I; pant I i- WIRELESS y TECHNOLOGY LIMITED GIANT WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 1 January 2000) .-■i? 'V |j, I i: INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING ~'f fi v .j OF 87,500,000 ORDINARY SHARES COMPRISING 26,250,000 OFFER SHARES AND 61,250,000 PLACEMENT SHARES AT $0.32 FOR EACH SHARE p4y*.»- s
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      9 6 flexible financing -it 323-3955 and f nci otf ©DBSBANK
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      486 7 Advertisement Asiaßuilders.cpm breaks new ground with e-construction portal "The concept of W m H wonderful. Essentially, Asiaßuilders*com I it is a one-stop hub to I asia's leading online marketplace for the construction products and services, contractors and retail In,t m aZ«'u'cL:,uu New internet site for construction industry brings buyers and
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      2146 9 Relationships Progress Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited And Subsidiaries (Incorporated in Singapore) BALANCE SHEETS PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT as at 31 December 1999 for the year ended 31 December 1999 for the year ended 31 December 1999 Croup Bank Croup Bank 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998
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      2571 10 and loans to banks and other financial institutions. The difference between the amount 13. Unappropriated profit Croup Bank received and the amount paid under repos and reverse repos is amortised as interest expense 1999 1998 *999 '998 and interest income respectively. Croup Bank Ss'ooo Ssooo SS'ooo S$ 000 '998 '999
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      2183 11 25. Placements with and loans to banks Croup Bank jj. Associated companies 1999 '998 *999 1998 Croup Bank Note SS'OOO SS'OOO S$ 000 SS'OOO Croup Bank 1999 1998 1999 1998 '999 J998 J999 J99* SS'ooo Ssooo S$ 000 Ssooo Transfer to provision for Note S$ 000 S$ 000 S$ 000
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      2727 12 j8 OCBC Nominees Nominee Hong Kong 100 2 Office equipment Contractor Kong) Limited services SAR computer, furniture undertone +39 N m,ne< E 8 a 100 3 Properties K and fixture Total principal Fair values ♦40 SckmSS? Nominee Malaysia ,00 ,0 Note *22? Ss (Malaysia) Sendirian services 1998 r n fu
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Q1 manufacturing output growth slows to 12.9%
      481 13  -  Unexpectedly weak &2% expansion in March; 8% Q1 GDP growth unlikely By, Audrey Tan SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output slowed to grow just 12.9 per cent in the first quarter, as it was dragged down by an unexpectedly weak 3.2 per cent growth in March.
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      Lock icon Heavyweights team up for property portal
      414 13  -  By Marissa Chew FOUR property heavyweights developers Pidemco Land and MCL Land, and consultants CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) have teamed up to create a portal which they say improves on existing property portals. The partners will initially invest $4.5
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      Lock icon $20m scheme for infocomm 'converts'
      551 13  -  Programme to train professionals from other disciplines IV Teh Hooi Ling THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, are launching a programme to train professionals from other disciplines to fill vacancies in the fast-growing infocomm sector. Government grants of 12.6
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      Lock icon JTC plans all-in-one industrial parks
      323 15  -  Hew concept will housing, business, industry and transportation under one roof By\ Marissa Chew JURONG Town Corporation will be rolling out a new concept in industrial park 9 which will house offices, shops and residences in a single area. The concept is part of its
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      Lock icon Singapore maintains 16th spot in goods trade
      205 15 SINGAPORE was still the 16th largest trading nation in terms of merchandise trade in 1999, according to the latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) rankings. The annual rankings put Singapore behind China (in 9th position), Hongkong (10th), South Korea (13th) and Taiwan (15th), but
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      Lock icon Arrivals up 10.4%, boosted by Asians
      323 15  -  I 3on the economy visitor arrivals By* Andrea Tan THE number of visitors to Singapore in March grew 10.4 per cent year-on-year, boosted mainly by arrivals from Asia. Over 640,690 people visited Singapore last month, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday. This brings
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      Lock icon No selling of furniture in industrial premises
      95 15  -  Ang Hwee Suan Head (Public Relations) For Chief Executive Officer and Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority I REFER to the letter "Is furniture retailing in industrial property okay?" by Ng T Y (April 26). We would like to thank Mr Ng for his
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      Lock icon New retirement savings scheme: feedback wanted
      181 15 THE proposed supplementary retirement scheme (SRS) announced in this year's Budget debate will come into effect next year, after the Finance Ministry (MOF) has gathered public feedback on how best to implement it. The ministry has so far received selected feedback on the complex
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      259 13 Announcement to all owners of Patek Philippe watches. To mark the end of the twentieth century, Philippe Stern, President of Patek Philippe, has decided to reward all owners of Patek Philippe watches with a unique gift: the opportunity to own one of the last ten complicated watches created by the
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  • EXEC lifestyle
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      Lock icon Strutting their stuff for a good cause
      657 14  -  Six prominent women turned The Necessary Stage's first-ever fund-raising dinner on Tuesday into a great success, reports parvathx nayar PARVATHI NAYAR iOWfar would you goto support the arts? Tuesday night, six high-profile Singaporean women showed the way, combining personal commitment with corporate connections.
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      Lock icon Noah's Ark Lodge: manager outbid but...
      466 14  -  By Koh Huiting RAYMUND Wee, manager of the now well-known Noah's Ark Lodge, has been outbid in a tender exercise that would have allowed him to continue operating the animal sanctuary that was threatened with closure early this year. However, the good news is
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      1198 14 NOTICES To advertise call toll-tree 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, ANG YEN PENG of Blk 131, Serangoon Ave 3, *06-16 Singapore *****2, have applied for a First Class Public House Licence in respect of M/s Jiu Wan Pubs Pte Ltd located at 1,
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      327 14 M THE MATTER OF THE CX»SW«S ACT, CAP. 90 AND M THE MATTER OF KUNGER ASU (SMGAPORE) PTE LTD (In Meinbeis' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 2 Handy Road #09-04 Cathay Building. Singapore *****3 on the 24 day of April
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      154 15 Managing JTCTa transformation, Pg 40 Don t know which is the right ball to use? Well, playing with the wrong ball. as yon know, cloesn t work It's the same for advertising. Knowing where to advertise to get the most out of your ads can be difficult and complex. That's
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Don't cut our noses to spite Microsoft's face
      744 16  -  bottom line OPINION paul krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology BARON Wilhelm von Gates was the lord of two castles, each commanding a strategic bottleneck along the Rhine. From these castles, he was able to
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      125 16 'It's a once-in-a-generation event that Bob Solow and Milton Friedman, Paul Samuelson and Merton Miller are signing a letter on the same side of a major public policy issue.' Lawrence Summers US Treasury Secretary, referring to four Nobel Prize-winning economists who signed a letter to the US
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      Lock icon Indonesia's stalled reforms
      617 16 EDITORIAL IT has been a topsy-turvy week for Indonesia Over the weekend, the International Monetary Fund's acting managing director, Stanley Fischer, rolled into town with a message of continued, but qualified support for the government The optimism that his visit evoked initially heartened financial markets, with both
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      Lock icon Obuchi proved a leader but Mori's another story
      1372 16  -  Obuchi moved Japan forward while seeming to protect the status quo; Mori might not do that By Steven Clemons The author is senior vice-president and director of Asia Programs at the New America Foundation, a centrist public policy think tank in Washington,
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      852 16 Mew economic team INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid finally had the sense to revamp his economic team... He replaced Minister of Industry and Trade Yusuf Kalla and State Minister of Investment and State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi with Lt-Gen Luhut Panjaitan and Rozy Munir. From the time he
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Gus Dur warns of more Cabinet changes
      565 17 JAKARTA Enpiah slides as markets await his appearance in parliament today of the political uncertainty," said one. AP, AFXAsia, Reuters IGNORING anger among key coalition partners over the sacking of two economic ministers, President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday threatened to trim his Cabinet further
      of the political uncertainty," said one. — AP, AFX-Asia, Reuters; AFP PHOTOS  -  565 words
    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon Respite for Telekom
        69 17 TELEKOM Malaysia rose 40 sen to RM13.30 on speculation that Time Engineering's deal with Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) could be scuttled due to a possible bid from Sapura and Hutchinson Whampoa. However, analysts said it was a myopic view. They said Time Engineering and its strategic partner
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        Lock icon Yam seng to Hap Seng
        107 17 HAP Seng Consolidated rose 12 sen to RM3.10 on news that it would use the bulk of the RM503.3 million (***** million) from the sale of a 22.1 per cent stake in Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd for its food-based industries, e-commerce investments and the expansion
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        Lock icon Betting on Resorts World
        68 17  -  Compiled by Eddie Toh INVESTORS snapped up shares of Resorts World the owner of the sole casino in Malaysia but ignored its parent Genting. Resorts World chalked up 70 sen to RMII.BO with almost two million shares traded. In contrast, Genting closed unchanged at RMIS with
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      Lock icon Run forces Philippine bank to close
      394 17 MANILA Govt takes over Urban Bank, its biggest seizure since the currency crisis Bloomberg THE Philippine government has closed Urban Bank Inc after the small commercial lender could not meet a wave of cash withdrawals, its biggest bank seizure since the 1997 Asian currency
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      Lock icon Proton set to make all-Malaysian car
      147 17 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) is expected to announce production plans for a fully Malay-sian-made car in May, sources said on Tuesday. "They are launching the new car model sometime next week and I heard they will be
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      Lock icon Taiwan stocks dive as China steps up exercises
      275 17 TAIPEI Bloomberg TAIWAN stocks fell, led by companies with investments in China such as Acer Inc and Delta Electronics Inc, after the Defence Ministry said yesterday China's army has increased military training near the island. The TWSE index fell 385.16, or 4.3
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      Lock icon Taiwan chipmakers eye manufacturing in China
      667 19  -  New govt has promised to step np trade and ease investment rnles between Taiwan and China From Macabe Keliher in Taipei WITH China's IC (integrated circuit) market expanding on the back of robust motherboard production, Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers are looking to break old rules
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      Lock icon HK shipping tycoon Frank Chao faces bankruptcy petition
      247 19 HONGKONG Firm seeks order over USs6m debt involving vessel sale AFP HONGKONG shipping tycoon Frank Chao Sze-pang is facing a bankruptcy petition from a shipping firm over an alleged US$6 million (5510.2 million) debt involving the sale of a vessel, reports said
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon HK's Tracker Fund to pay first dividend
        86 19 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Tracker Fund, formed to sell off government-owned stock, will distribute its first dividend of 16 HK cents per unit to investors on May 22, its manager said yesterday. The government initially sold HK533.3 billion (557.3 billion) of Tracker fund shares
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        70 19 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan said stepped-up Chinese military manoeuvres were aimed at cranking up psychological pressure on Taipei and urged its population not to panic over escalating tensions yesterday. Lin Chon-pin, vice-chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), which formulates the island's China policy, said
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      147 21 USEOUL Reuters THE so-called Chernobyl computer virus struck South Korea yesterday, wiping out hard disks at hundreds of companies, the Ministry of Information and Communications said yesterday. The ministry reported it received almost 2,000 complaints about the virus, which struck on the 14th anniversary
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      267 21 TOKYO Move will mean stable PDP supply for its flat TVs Reuters SONY Corp said yesterday that it is buying a 15 per cent stake in the world's largest manufacturer of plasma display panels (PDP), sales of which are expected to surge nine-fold
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      444 23 SAN JOSE, California Auctioneer declares 2-for-l stock split as transactions cross USslb for first time Bloomberg eßay Inc. the biggest Internet auctioneer, said first-quarter profit and sales rose as more than US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) in goods traded on its site for the
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        68 23 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Japan's fifth-biggest chipmaker, said it will raise capital spending 39 per cent in the current year through March, mostly to increase production of chips for mobile phones. It said it will spend 190 billion yen (Ss3 billion) on plant
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        75 23 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hutchison Telecom, Cable Wireless HKT Mobile Services, and SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings said they will develop a common security standard for mobile e-commerce transactions. The initiative by Hongkong's three largest mobile phone operators, called M-cert, aims to promote development of mobile e-commerce by facilitating
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        60 23 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's Body Shop International, the ethical cosmetics retailer, said yesterday it was forming an e-commerce joint venture as full-year profits improved 29 per cent. Pre-tax profit excluding £2.7 million (557.2 million) of exceptional items and restructuring costs rose to £31.5 million on a
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      105 24 WASHINGTON Reuters NEW US orders for costly manufactured goods snapped back from two straight months of sizeable declines to post a broad-based increase in March, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Orders for long-lasting durable goods like electronic equipment and cars and trucks climbed
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      403 24 WASHINGTON Reuters FEDERAL Reserve policymakers are eager to see the first tally of US economic growth this year, due out today, to see if repeated rate rises are working to stop the economy from overheating. In separate appearances, two
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      259 24 BOMBAY Bloomberg WIPRO Ltd, India's biggest company by market value, said profit for the year ended March rose 77 per cent, buoyed by increased demand for software that enables Internet transactions. Wipro, which has become the country's biggest publicly traded software developer from
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      276 24 SEOUL Bloomberg HYUNDAI company shares plummeted on concern that other units of South Korea's largest industrial group may be burdened by losses at financial services arm Hyundai Investment Trust Securities Co. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co, Hyundai Motor Co and Hyundai Electronics Industries
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      434 27 Move aimed at compensating for stock's 40% dive this year LAT-WP IN an action sure to reverberate through the high-technology world, software giant Microsoft on Tuesday granted new stock options to all 34,000 full-time employees, aiming to compensate them for the stock's 40
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      574 27 Very clear it has done absolutely nothing wrong NYT [NEW YORK] Even as some industry executives declared that a break-up of Microsoft could inject new competition into the software business, Microsoft's top management confidently assured its 34,000 employees on Tuesday that
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      118 27 Reuters [PARIS] Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that proposals from French parliamentarians to require software companies to reveal their programmes' secret codes could threaten intellectual property rights. A proposed law aims to force firms like Microsoft to reveal the closely-guarded "source codes" that form
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      253 28  -  SGX Derivatives TrtMngReports MSfll Iwtov Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stockmarket ended on a firm note yesterday, tracking the strong overnight close on Wall Street. The Straits Times Index closed at the day's high of 2,108.80, up 41.84 points or 2.02
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      309 28  -  MSCI Taiwan fixtures Chan Yet San Refco (Singapore) Pte Ltd THE Taiwan stock market ended down despite Nasdaq's third biggest rise in percentage terms overnight on news of military exercises in China. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 385.16 points or
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      195 28 ENERGY REPORT AFP [LONDON] Oil prices continued to weaken yesterday, following the latest figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API) that showed a greater-than-expected increase in stocks. In London, the price of Brent for June delivery fell by 13 US cents to U5523.2 a barrel.
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      334 28 Reuters London THE Swiss franc fell to decade troughs against the US dollar and the euro was pinned near record lows across the board yesterday amid comments from Bundesbank officials and ahead of a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting. Analysts said there was little prospect of a
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      2831 29 HONGKONG AFP AFX-Asia PflaagSeng -152.62 HONGKONG share prices fell 1.0 per cent yesterday as nervous investors failed to respond to the overnight jump in US stocks, dealers said. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 152.62 points to close at 15,227.39, after
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      912 29 Reuters HJskmwhunßlndei -0.47 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed mixed yesterday as most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of next week's long holiday. Shenzhen's B Index fell 0.52 per cent or 0.47 of a point to 89.85 points as turnover plunged to HK528.51 million. Shanghai's B Index edged
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      379 29 AFP □WP Index -386J6 TAIWAN share prices plummeted 4.3 per cent yesterday on panic selling amid escalat ing cross-strait tensions and high levels of outstanding margin lending, dealers said. "The massive sell-off was mainly triggered by fears over fresh military threats from Beijing," said Chiang Min-chan, analyst at Grand
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      1976 29 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 -138J2 SHARE prices in Tokyo fell 0.8 per cent yesterday as investors locked in profits on selected gainers in recent sessions, brokers said. The key Nikkei 225 Index lost 138.02 points to close at 18,134.31, but the Topix Index
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      2427 30 BANK OF SINGAPORE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES (Incorporated in Singapore) BALANCE SHEETS AUDITORS'REPORT 7. Rental income rWomher mnn TO THE MEMBERS OF BANK OF SINGAPORE LIMITED Rental income represents income on the tenanted areas of the properties owned by the Bank December 1999 (lncorpo(atrt irl s ngapoit) o»»i—. Croup Bank We
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      372 32 AFP AFX-Asia n Composite ladex^6LoB MALAYSIAN share prices ended 0.7 per cent higher yesterday although gains were trimmed by profit-taking, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 6.08 points to close at 899.00. The Second Board Index was up 0.20 point to 247.69.
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      786 33 AFP DSETMm -LB2 THAI stocks slipped 0.5 per cent yesterday as concern over Wall Street's direction and wariness over the release of a raft of company results sent investors into retreat. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index closed down 1.92 points at 394.56, while the select SET 50 dipped
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      277 33 AFP n Composite Index -7.73 THE Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 7.73 points at 1,639.83. Turnover yesterday fell to 1.68 billion shares worth 903.8 million pesos from 2.33 billion shares worth 944.6 million pesos on Tuesday. ttrtt Nee (000) MRC All 1*0 0.53 unch 0 Abacus Construction
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      704 33 AFP F1 Composite Index +SJM INDONESIAN share prices closed 1.0 per cent higher yesterday amid light foreign buying after recent falls driven by the removal of two economic ministers, dealers said. The market was moving on minor foreign buying after the extended selling of the past few days, an
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      274 33 AFP HmSE-40 +438 NEW Zealand shares ended slightly firmer yesterday in muted post-holiday trading with investors cautious about volatility in overseas markets. The NZSE-40 ended up 4.38 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 2,016.81 on turnover worth NZ$95 million.—AFP i»h *a cooo) Advantage MOS 3.71 0.01 107 AlrNZA l.«e
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      544 33 AFP All Ordinaries *410 THE All Ordinaries Index finished 43.0 points up at 3,084.5, while the SP/ASX2OO reached 3,127.1 before closing 47.6 points stronger at 3,117.3. Preliminary national turnover totalled 459.0 million stocks valued at A 51.38 billion, with 786 falls, 772 rises and 589 stocks steady. The All
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      305 33 AFP Q Composite Index -2197 THE Composite Index closed down 23.97 points at 713.23, off a low of 712.42. Volume was 240.4 million shares worth 2.6 trillion won. —AFP Off woo T*»*co«n 620 uncti DangBu In* WW -HO Daou T*ch ***** -100 Donq Kook St**l 2495 -WO CO Mormnq
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      647 36  -  Business development unit closing down; focus now is on making the new ventures work Reports by Christopher Tan AFTER a blinding blitz of acquisitions, motorproperty group Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is winding up its business development unit to focus on making its new ventures work. "Every one
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      264 36 Gross value added rose 121% to $242 m on higher earnings LISTED Cycle Carriage, which made about $100 million in net profit last year, paid more than eight times that amount to the government in duties in the same period. Group finance
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      265 36  -  All reports by Christopher Tan NTUC Income, which has the lion's share of motor insurance business here, has launched an aggressive campaign to secure an even larger slice of the pie. Effective this month, it is offering a 25 per cent discount on all new-car
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      494 36 Window period for cars registered and deregistered abroad THE government is expected to liberalise car import rules further to make it easier for individuals and companies to bring in their own vehicles. BT understands part of the plan involves permitting cars which are
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      189 36 MOTOR Traders Association president David Tay is unlikely to seek re-election to the post he has occupied since 1996, when the association's annual general meeting convenes next month. Mr Tay, who has held various other posts in the MTA committee since 1990, is
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      296 36 TRANSPORT operator Tibs Holdings is due to launch the First phase of a sophisticated satellite-based bus despatch and tracking system in August. This phase costs about $1.5 million, modest compared to what the company is likely to pay for the entire system (the cost
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        85 36  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan TAXI operator Comfort has launched an intelligent fere meter that is programmed to compute the various surcharges. First unveiled in 1998, the latest device is date and time-sensitive, thereby eliminating the need for driver intervention. In the first quarto*, 29 taxi-drivers
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        86 36 BMW AGENT Performance Motors has embarked on another promotion for the 318 L This time, it is promising an overtrade amount of $11,000. Technically, this means a customer who trades in his or her vehicle will get $11,000 more than the market value of
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        49 36 SIGN UP for The New Paper Big Walk 2000 and you can walk away with this uniquely-painted Nissan Sunny 1.5. Participants of the 10km walk scheduled for May 21 will get a lucky draw number. They will also be given a goodie bag.
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        83 36 VOLKSWAGEN, IBM and American software companies i 2 Technologies and Ariba have formed a strategic partnership to build up a global digital market place. The new e-market will enable Volkswagen to easily order certain groups of products via the Internet, including manufacturing parts, tools
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        72 36 HYUNDAI Motor has appointed Enova Systems of the US to design and develop a parallel-hybrid power system for a new car. Hybrids are so called because they are propelled by a conventional engine as well as an electric motor. They are seen to be
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        117 36 AFTER a long and costly upheaval that brought Mercedes-Benz sales in Thailand to almost a halt, DaimlerChrysler and its Hud partner Thonburi Phanich have reached an agreement to cooperate. The two signed a new contract early this month. While DaimlerChrysler takes over the wholesale and distribution
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        105 36 SUBARU's Legacy has earned a "good" rating in a respected safety test It was the only car awarded the rating at the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest review. Daewoo's Leganza was deemed as "having poor crash worthiness", while Mazda's 628 was "acceptable". Nissan's Maxima
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      1214 38  -  tam su yen finds out about the place where Sun Microsystems' Lionel Lim gets his best rest TAN SU YEN AS vice-president and managing director of Sun Microsystems Asia South, Lionel Lim spends more than half his working life on the road promoting Sun's mantra, "The
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      1107 39  -  Overbuilding seen in the retail sector while the residential segment has yet to recover from over-supply, reports macabekbliheb MACABE KELIHER WITH the pace ofTaiwan's market liberalisation gathering speed and the island's overwhelming emphasis on a high-tech economy, investors are putting their resources in high-tech investments,
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      1195 40  -  marissa CHEW talks to chief executive Ko Kheng Hwa about the challenges his organisation faces as the business landscape changes rapidly MARISSA CHEW KO Kheng Hwa clearly has change on his mind. Phrases like re-engineering, shared aspirations, mindset change, co-creation and vision surface often during a recent
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      473 40  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala HONGKONG property group HKR has clinched a prime collective sale site at Nassim Road three bungalows totalling over 43,000 sq ft in land area for $53 million. This works out to a land cost of
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      304 41 SOX 'MO t*2i Sj <Ht CWT Distribution 0.89 -0.01 51 Chuan Hup 0.38 0.01 5667 Cosco Investment 0.18 -O.OI 67 Freight Links 0.24 -0.01 225 GB Holdings 0.63 unch 0 h*j Sun Hup 0.68 unch 266 IMC HoMings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jayl Holdings ai6 unctt 406 KeppelCorp 4.04
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      734 41  -  MPA to promote e-commerce understanding with IT conference next month By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A surge in e-commerce awareness in the shipping world is sending the industry scrambling to play catch-up. As companies struggle to discover not only what e-commerce will mean for their
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      299 41  -  From} P T Bangsberg in Manila BETTER quality logistics service and faster introduction of the Internet to the shipping industry is promised by South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd with the launch of its new information and telecommunications unit. The carrier said its
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        976 42 Erika sinking leaves several lessons behind. The International Maritime Organisation answers some questions THE sinking of the 37,238 dwt, 24-year-old tanker Erika provoked several questions. Even though the volume of oil lost from the tanker when she split in two off France in December
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        1941 52 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AMD LCI CARGO Booklng/Bilince Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From AC! LILY 0301 29/1540 U 26/BOO 26/165* 26/1*00 m itmoo 2t/wn 26/1*00 2A 26/1700 2'/0659 27/0*00 28 24/1700 27/065* 27/0*00 J 27/0700 27/1154 27/1400 4 27/1200 27/1454 27/1700 AIAIELLA 06*002
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        180 52 Mayl France: Labour Day. Germany: Labour Day. United Kingdom: May Bank Holiday. Hong Kong: Labour Day. Malaysia: Labour Day. Philippines: Labour Day. Singapore: Labour Day. Taiwan: Labour Day. Mays Thailand: Coronation Day. May 11 Hong Kong: Buddha's Birthday. May 15 Thailand: Royal Ploughing Ceremony. May 17 Thailand: Visakha
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        777 52 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        478 52 Carbon 180 Mai 991.2 0.6 15.4 0.09 90 0.05 m [Wnotv Nitir Rtsktut Ash Aluminium Sediment "0 above E25 2 0 0L*2 380 A 996.9 02 13.4 0.07 38 0.03 380 MM 991.4 0.9 17.9 0.09 72 0.06 M/Wi %ift n/U m/m WW Wo aftow G35
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        296 53 Chairman of Ansett appointed British carrier's new chief executive FT [LONDON] British Airways yesterday appointed Rod Eddington, chairman of Australian airline Ansett, as its new chief executive, to help restore the airline's fortunes. Mr Eddington, also a leading executive in Rupert Murdoch's News
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        194 53 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's international airport is expected to handle 500,000 tonnes of cargo this year, up 40 per cent from a year ago, reports said yesterday. In 1999, it handled 354,949 tonnes of cargo compared to Hongkong airport's four million tonnes,
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        234 53  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Three of the world's major airline carriers Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and SAS Cargo signed an agreement in Frankfurt yesterday which provides for the seamless carriage of cargo via their combined cargo network. The project, dubbed New Global Cargo
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        148 53 Reuters [LONDON] Australia may cut back its important order for Boeing Co airborne-early-warning aircraft, industry magazine Flight International reported. Budget pressures might lead to fewer than the planned seven aircraft being bought under Project Wedgetail, Flight said, quoting Royal Australian Air Force chief
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        214 53 Reuters [WELLINGTON) New Zealand's Auckland International Airport said it expected to secure another international group to expand its new Airport Retail Centre and associated property developments. Over the Easter break, the airport announced that it had signed discount retailer The Warehouse Group for
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        549 53 Baggage searches at regional airports very thorough, says US aviation agency AFP [SINGAPORE] Aviation security checks in Asia-Pacific airports meet international standards despite recent hijacking incidents, a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official said in Singapore yesterday. "The performance of airports in
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        625 54 Shipping lines are afraid that total visibility in the supply chain which many in the logistics industry are aiming for will mean that they will have to share information with potential competitors [NEW YORK] ONE reason carriers are reluctant to
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        415 54  -  From, P T Bangsberg in Manila THE parent of Hongkong's largest container terminal operator is joining its unit in jumping onto the electronic logistics bandwagon, unveiling what it says will be the first business-to-business Web portal in Hongkong dedicated to serving office administration and
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        284 54 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] United Parcel Service Inc, the 'arpest delivery company, said first-quarter profit rose 35 per cent as international business grew and a rate increase overcame higher fuel prices. Profit from operations climbed to US$674 million (551.145 billion), or 56 US cents
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        507 54 Poor first quarter performance dne to higher fuel costs, congestion on Conrail rentes Bloomberg [RICHMOND, Virginia] CSX Corp, owner of the No 3 US railroad, said first-quarter earnings fell 61 per cent because of higher fuel costs and continued congestion from the division of
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      132 52 ggBL FOR 7 AM 27 APR 2000 jggg%% LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore Thunderstorm Rain Temperature Cp/^ Wjnd direction an< j S pe e( j n knots Weather w Cloudy Day w Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols I 1 < 1 2m O Full circle w/o line indicates calm
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      1277 56  -  More than two-thirds of all transactions in the prime districts came from the resale market 8* Joyce Khor The writer is director of consultancy and research, CB Richard Ellis IF you had been a buyer of non-landed property in the prime districts of 9,10,11
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      1179 58  -  Tips on almost everything connected to buying a property in S'pore are available on the Net By Ho Tian Lam The writer is executive director, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung BUYING a house can be a daunting task. It involves not just a search for the "right"
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      1017 59  -  Landed property prices are expected to rise by more than 15 per cent this year By Ong Beng Kheong The writer is national director and head of residential, Jones Lang LaSalle IN an otherwise subdued residential property market, the landed sector appears poised for a
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      1341 60  -  Shopping around for the best home loan could save savvy borrowers thousands of dollars Richard Lai The writer is chief executive of dollarDEX.com SINCE January, over 1,000 of Singapore's sawiest borrowers used an online financial service called dollarDEX.com to get their home loans. They posted their borrowing
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      543 60  -  By PL Kua The writer is executive chairman of Euro-Asia group A SPACIOUS luxury condominium like Ardmore Park, a Mercedes saloon, with a zippy sports version for weekends, and memberships at the Singapore Island Country Club and a town club. That's the Singapore version of
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      1247 62 Source: HDB Fees payable for purchase of a flat from HDB REGISTRATION FEE $206 (inclusive GST) $618 (inclusive GST) BOOKING FEE $500 (3-room) $1,000 (4-room) $1,500 (5-room) DOWNPAYMENT 20% of seling price 10% of selling price for MTF JS applicants (option) 5% of selling price for
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      931 64  -  HDB resale prices this year will edge up again along with valuations By Doris Ong The writer is assistant vice president. ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd DURING the worst of the financial crisis in late 1998. HDB resale prices slid 27 per cent from their
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      1847 65  -  Is real estate under threat from an unseen enemy? Here are some answers By Alan Cheong The writer is senior investment analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities EXCEPT for some support since mid-March, property stocks have gone from being mere dogs to downright dinosaurs. Today, almost all property
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      Lock icon Pitfalls of going it alone
      970 66  -  Do-it-yourself may not be the right strategy when it comes to selling your property By Chris Koh The writer is director, Dennis Wee Properties Pte Ltd SELLING a property is a very big decision and whatever the reason for the sale, the process may itself
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      731 68  -  Review existing plot ratios to allow more intensive use of well-located industrial land By Dennis Yeo The writer is executive director of Colliers Jardine (S) Pte Ltd WITH the government's push to make Singapore a knowledge-based economy, the industrial property market should also change in tandem. The
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      1104 70  -  The strata title office market is recovering, although not as fast as the residential sector. Hence, expect further upside potential By David Aboud The writer is director, commercial corporate services. Colliers Jardine Singapore THE prospect of owning office space has long appealed to
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      1139 73  -  Office space will not become obsolete as cyberspace becomes the in-thing. But there will be a paradigm shift in the way office space is used. And property owners need to be mindful of these trends if they wish to ride on, rather than under,
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      818 74  -  The significant reduction in potential supply of such space should lead to improved demand By Wang Look Tsui The writer is executive director ofDTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA) Pte Ltd The new millennium brought renewed optimism to retailers. Prime rentals and capital values edged upwards while
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      1267 75  -  How real is the threat ofe-commerce to Singapore's shopping centres, and how should retailers address the challenge? By Goh Chai Khim and Yu Lai Boon Ms Goh is director, retail; DrYuis chief innovation strategist (Asia Pacific), Jones Lang La Salle. If you have any interesting ideas
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      292 76 K E Y Non-landed developments Landed developments Launch/relaunch date MRT lines/stations North-east MRT line/stations under construction Note: The psf prices indicated are estimates, collated in April 2000, and based on announced discounts and do not take into account the stamp duty absorbed by the developer,
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      1059 78  -  Besides wooing longer-term visitors, serviced apartments are drawing developers who stand to reap attractive returns on their investments By Robert Hecker The writer is managing director ofHorwath Asia Pacific JUST five years ago. the mention of serviced apartments would likely have been met with a quizzical
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      2444 79  -  Accurate valuation models are needed if asset securitisation is to thrive in Singapore By. Joseph Ooi, Ong Seow Eng, Sing Tien Foo The writers are staff members of the School of Building and Real Estate, National University of Singapore HOW well has asset securitisation taken off in
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      1633 80  -  Office and retail properties look to have the best capital appreciation prospects By Francis Lim and Amy Khor Mr Lim is executive director. Investment Sales, and Dr Khor is director. Consultancy and Research, at Knight Frank A RASH of en bloc sales helped
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      874 83  -  Hoteliers can look forward to rising occupancy, but room rate growth will be modest By I Heng Sue Lin The writer is Head of Research, Hospitality Asset Advisors Pte Ltd HOTELS in Singapore suffered a 32 per cent fall in revenue per available
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      1068 84  -  Outlook is improving as the region's economies rebound By Seah Choo Meng The writer is the executive chairman of Davis Ixingdon Seah Singapore Pte Ltd. This article was adapted from a paper entitled "Construction Prospects in the New Millennium: Regional Overview and Outlook "presented at the Construction
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      1221 86  -  With Asia on the recovery path, global and regional property investment funds are returning to Asia By Robert B Stiles The writer is managing director of Sonnenblick-Goldman Co's Global Real Estate Investment Banking Services THE recent economic cycle of Asian economies has attracted an
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      876 87  -  KL's campaign to boost the housing market has paid off. But slower recovery is seen for commercial sector due to oversuppiy By Eddie Toh The writer is BT's KL correspondent and a resident of Bukit Jelutong. MALAYSIANS are once again queuing up to buy residential property,
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      473 87  -  By Dominic Grace The writer is director at FPDSavills THE booming residential market in Central London hasn't hit its peak yet. according to FPDSavills, one of London's leading agents. FPDSavills Research Department, which keeps a close eye on the market and the factors
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      973 88  -  The buzz in Hongkong has shifted from property to more exciting ventures in the New Economy By Quak Hiang Whai The writer isßT's Hongkong correspondent LISTENING to what developers and analysts are saying these days, one gets a fairly good idea of the kind of real
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      1065 88  -  By I Harish Mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent SINGAPORE property companies have outnumbered, outgunned and even outbid their competitors to become the most visible players in the Thai market. Four major Singapore companies have bought stakes in prominent Thai landmarks worth a combined
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      823 89  -  A strong rental market and potential for capital growth make Aussie residential property attractive By I Martin Vockler The writer is manager of Central Equity Developments AUSTRALIA offers attractive investment opportunities to Singaporean investors through its property markets, with the residential sector providing easy access and strong
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      1273 90  -  Japan is moving to inject liquidity into the property market where transactions have dried up By Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent WHILE the Tokyo stock market has made a quite spectacular recovery over the past year, property prices in Japan continue the decade-long
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      957 91  -  Depending on factors such as cost and living patterns, materials ranging from opulent marble to charming terracotta are available as flooring By. Jane Yeo The writer is principal consultant of Jane Yeo Design Consultants THE flooring of a home is always a major decision since it can
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      1084 93  -  Home decor styles such as Classical and Californian are giving way to Retro and Minimalist. And future trends look set to be defined by the IT age where attitude is everything 1 By Victor Loh The writer is director of DP Design STYLE permeates every aspect of our
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      1110 95  -  Ceramic tiles are increasingly popular and choosing wisely is key to setting the decorative tone of your home By Tay Kiam Peng and Margaret Tay Mr Tay is sales director and Ms Tay is exec director (private projects) of Nam Huat Tiling Panelling Co Pte Ltd ANYONE who
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      236 95 IN general, tiles are purchased by the square metre, or by the piece, in the case of hand-made decorative tiles. 1. Order 5-10 per cent more than needed to cover possible cutting wastages or future replacement from the same production tonality batch. 2. Check with
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      Lock icon Your home's WORTH
      1227 96  -  With their in-depth knowledge of the real estate market, valuers play a key role in assessing a property's price By Tan Keng Chiam, Chng Shih Hian, Joseph Yee Mr Tan is director of Chesterton International. Messrs Chng and Yee are associate directors of the company A VALUER
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      2212 97  -  Why do developers pay a premium for en-bloc sale sites? The answer lies in the redevelopment timing option By Sing Tien Foo, Jenny Lim Chen Wan Dr Sing is an assistant professor at the School of Building Real Estate, NUS. Ms Lim is a final-year student of the
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      321 56 Lt Gen Ng Jui Ping, I? (Residential, Sales Leasing) Ret d ft#*- Vicky NWong Teh Ban Lian SbL (Residential. MNC Accounts) Geoffrey Briscoe Managing Director Ricky EH Sim /r (Commercial) Lee £jWCUt^D,reaor BSc (Est Mgmt) (Hons) FRiCS, Dip FMgt, MSISV Manager (Commercial) Consultant Corin Lee Greenhow Teo FRICS (Est BSC
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      137 56 1111' I Ml 111 ■VSKIHSI LaCafa offers a one-stop centre to our saving all the hassles of dealing direct with contractors and running around town for home furnishing. We have interior designers to serve you here, answering all queries relating to your home. You could later choose your home furnishing
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      157 57 l For less talk and more benefits .A aWz wB jr «SS» Jli Home l V t -,v Call Keppel 222-8-222 t ~7~T 0 "771 We do not shout about our Housing Loan. Instead, we channel our energies towards Ist year 3.50% p.a. (Fixed) 2nd year 4.50% p.a. (Fixed) ensuring
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      285 58 The First Choice For Wg3S]Bjß|LytyilM Franchise Brands In Asia Callfomla Closets The 1 custom-designed closet company from USA which mm jgSjzzTAis&iJ2 Offers the professional approach in organising closet space. A team of flUi i closet designers and installers provide quality, uniquely configured design fo^^.\wsk REAL estate r %(f J Coldwell
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      191 59 r v ill ,|P j«£k P 'jBOP* m loan, V Our Welcome Home Loan Package opens the door to substantial savings and a host of exclusive privileges. So, whether you're considering refinancing, investing I in property, or about to become a new homeowner, we'll provide you with the Flexible Low-Interest
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      214 60 -J*** J Site Sales Office M M A W #01-08 Jf hiv Jr Jp mmm Eunos Techpark w >mu V, X CM/VCML i Af JC Industrial "V V/ AVv phase 2 feS^^^-'rsr OPEN FOR JS; I SALE NOW "sa-."— 'sfflss Estate ,v\t WW 0 4 Housing jf S j jjJi
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      164 61 1 —vV v J SfsSi^HH^^^^P^wB!BKS^: 7 Citibank Home Saver. Free yourself rom our iome an 'JH| Why spend your whole life paying off your home loan? Introducing the new and innovative Citibank Home Saver. It'll change the way you look at home loans forever. Save $$220,000 in interest payments. Pay
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      134 64 e Deciding how to make your hard-earned money grow is not an easy task. At National Australia Bank Asia, our Client Relationship Managers will tailor financial solutions to meet your immediate and future needs. Looking to purchase a property If you're planning to purchase a property in Australia, New Zealand,
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      309 67 DENNIS WEE GROUP presents A Whole New Marketing Concept RESPECTIVE AGENTS TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY LISTINGS Dennis Seah Doris Suson Up Winnie Soh Be. Chow fJjljL- n LYTTLELTOM REALTY JOINS DENNIS WEE FRRfh 1 v™v j JLICIIIIIS Wee uraup GROUP AS FOURTH FRANCHISE OFFICE SEIMENAR Branch Offices March 2000
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      306 68 /OODiAMDS Uazctf'll/fl W Llirady L r Ul ltllllllrUl£Ur Occuiiuiicu Xf V /X, 4 H i |i| 1 i j jlil Bl J®B Mh mi MaHin H B^ff^ l to iji uebfreu bui oiiOii uj1111 uiOuiiQ riuoi High-rise factories with ground floor convenience is JTC's revolutionary concept —n V\ \\^j I£
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      477 69 -r CENTREPOINT^^™^ Where your future begins VC *Ci J f„.. j y1 Is3l j r yg .1 .i ■>. "?> S Presenting four stunning deveCopments 6y Centrepoint Properties Ltd. designed with immacuCatefinishes and fittings Ci/(e the very (usurious I 9ioCt Residences andCameCot, or the SeautifuC 'Euphony Gardens and the (PetaCs.
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      182 70 ■Hi mm Kl IShW. H I iHbiHt V -/PEH 4« -Jfi w I »f^jTHWSr' uL ■^■^■^■^hhuhMll^H SHttttjtMHHßtt'! SSMB3B mm ®"j* t-iBseSS2SS2S&SSS9BB9 ;;,i* J iißiilTn H if i FJ^^^MMgpP' l *g|MP: -^(B 4 Novena Square Office Towers. The one corporate address set for commercial excellence. Novena Square Office Towers redefine the
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      253 71 V'Vt". i -H i; l II l/ow, you are for luxury serviced residences in Asia Pacific there is only one name to look for: Somerset. With a choice of either Somerset Heritage, Grand or Executive properties, you are assured of finding a prestigious address in a prime area every Somerset
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      90 72 Wf if hr. n' ijMr.rj to 7f, i i rf j' ?11 i 's! •V W [)r ir .HU: (.< r. rr th;i! U'/< At Arcasia Land, we'll do anything T to /?e/p our tenants f BOi r JOs hi r jh 'Ifr.:onl bnil'l:ri(j'. stay focused on their business. »<=
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      118 73 H m^^tT l f IM c^2^L ~yi ijMfii ii ■>"* -r yj- =■> Improve your drive at $1,288 a month*. B, P* > iL ppp^ The enhanced Mercedes-Benz C-Class with electronically adjustable leather seats, cruise-control, ABS, ESP, BAS and 5-speed intelligent adaptive touch-shift transmission is now available at a very
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      169 74 A Message For The Privileged Few KEMBANGAN road RO uP per CH*™ JMr A rare find awaits you in the idyllic east At East Coast Avenue, you'll be treated to luxurious resort-style living in o CENTRE f \'i FOOOOUTLETS our 2 bungalows and 8 terraces, with these privileges: ©coast road
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      274 75 Distinctive architecture exuding elegance, grandeur and charm •****«>u*m O O cu» «*»<»—• —m g st x_? »JL„! 5 .7 Stratton Green A place you'll be proud to call home fIU EXf |2 T; v *'*2 -1 #"y Nestled on a gentle slope in a quiet Exquisite design Full air-conditioning to
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      174 80 hands up if you'd like to save money on overseas property financing It's never been easier to secure financing or re-financing for residential property in Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.A. v f f Our new loan packages, incorporating low low interest rates, will beat the competition
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      174 81 S OON LIVING j. We re launching a unique living concept at The Loft, Nassim BMJBPPpS 'V^ jj J" 1 El lii JKI lipAl 1 i j. pj^KjH|^KM < H 9 I domain name, the 1 home from anywhere in world many more features. So 1 your For please call
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      116 82 I^^^4lllll SOLID RENTAL GUARANTEE "Pacific International All Suite" TOP INVESTMENT PACKAGE 10 YEARS Council water rates Maintenance cost RENEWABLE H PRIME CBD LOCATION 4 FREE Within Walking distance to 111 APARTMEN^ Theßocks Se REFIT YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 YEAR 7 YEAR 8
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      92 83 IB U* c,li "ES v Sir 'i* 11 1 H* j| \i KXii! i \J 4 Jfcfe j The Ftoravaie is set amidst flowers, J I Il\ W i if 1(11 j ill ill I i Extensive water vi«w fl I |i \4 11 ill MMI //All I 11 I
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      753 85 ADVERTISEMENT Sale Price -2 1 1 Strategies For Success Near-City Living pcr wcck a crcasc Less Costs On Sales 7,290 The objcctivcs of securing Australia is now following over ,he N e tt $235,710 a prime property in one of the European trend of people guarantee and representing Payback Loan
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      164 86 Location? 4 rooms? g u( |g e^ Amenities? s'jfo*' Are you suffering v > from the same vif C If Yes, then Go online with House Asia.com The website that gives you complete property information. With our 36(F Virtual Tour feature, you can conveniently view properties on the Internet. Yes!
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      99 87 k+ SEE MORE THAN FEW HUNDRED CLASSIC MS IF 1 E V CONTEMPORARY STYLES AT OUR SHOWROOM ~J E 1 Jip Heng Building Materials Pte Ltd is renowned for its exceptional collection jj t J marble Spain, Greece, jlEs Jj the office space. Customised or ready-made, you can expect an
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      352 89 NOVENA GROUP. THE NAME EVERYONE IS HAPPY TO LIVE WITH. —Lydia 3 1 fe ft Celyn Fabric Sofa Set fz Round Tempered 3+2 Seater I |yr"||/l Glass Top Dining Table UP: $2,388 UP $999 KWna Showroom# 47 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Tel: 368 0500 The Furniture Mall: #02-22/23/24, Tel 294 7155
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      401 90 [Wm rI!1t11 JTC's new terrace food factories at Tuas Bay Walk are specially designed for F&B companies Whether JTC s new KA Foodlink at 1 71 Kampong Ampat is an ideal choice for companies in the hospitality you are in the manufacturing of key food intermediates or carrying out research
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      129 91 SIEMENS Built-in investments. Nothing makes a home more attractive -or more and avant-garde form. So Siemens appliances are not just valuable than a designer kitchen complete with great to look at, they re great to use too. Our range of stylish built-in appliances. That 's why building built-in products includes
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      1476 92 ABT SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE Moving ahead of P the competition ill Nan Wah makes waves in local sanitaryware business NAN Wah has come long way since the Raffles City complex between 1983 and 1985. tive. Nan Wah expects to capture a quarter of the y the 1970s when its turnover
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