The Business Times, 10 July 2000

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    13 1 The BusinessTimes MITA(P) 035/12/1999 SINGAPORE 85e Internet: http://business-times.asia1 .com.sg/ MONDAY, JULY 10, 2000
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    62 1 STOCK HAKKET INDICES Week Change STI 2,***** +54.66 SIMSCI FUTURES +11.70 BTvSRI 809.68.......+16.29 KLSECOMP. .820.47 -12.96 NIKKEI .17J96l24 12 s HANG SENG 16,829.96...+674.18 SET INDEX. 322.87 -2.82 JAKARTA COMP 506.11 -7.W MANILA COMP 1.550.68. ..+16.61 TAIPEI WPL 8,173.08 -92.01 SEOUL COMP. 841.74 +20.52 CLSA CHINA B 1,099.60 -952
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    76 1 FOREX SATES US$ s$ US|| 1.737 £(US8/SS per 1J06 I«16 EUSO(lJSS/SS/E) 0951 1.652 DM 2.057 0.844 YEN 107.6 1.614 RM 3.800 0.457 HKS 7.796 0.223 BAHT 39.72 0.044 RUPIAH 9.328 0.019 St to 100 units PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.90 BANGKOK ...9.50 MANILA 1100 HONGKONG
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    Lock icon S'pore rates not expected to follow any Fed hike
    900 1  -  I :i I exclusive Bankers cite likely cut in minimnm liquid asset ratio, weak credit demand Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Despite initial fears that any pending interest rate hike in the United States could push interest rates here similarly upwards, industry
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    Lock icon A-cute competition sends Pokemon flying
    620 1  -  By Tan Su Yen IT'S colourful, it's "cutesy". And its success in the cut-throat world of airline competition is drawing attention to the marketing potential of young flyers. When All Nippon Airway's (ANA) so-called Pokemon Jet starts flying into Singapore from July 18, the Japanese
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    Lock icon Chng family taking over listed CSC
    665 1  -  Industrial park business to be injected; general offer likely at 25 cents per share Bu Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Piling and civil engineering specialists CSC Holdings is being acquired by the family of Chng Gim Huat who was once known as "Mr HDB" for his
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      Lock icon A flock of expert sheep
      1065 2  -  I :j comment ECONOMICS Ever wondered what the financial sophisticates have been saying about Internet stocks? Our little investigation reveals the experts for what they really are vikram khanna MUCH has been said about the herd mentality among those who have invested in Internet stocks
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      Lock icon DBS Bank to give staff paid time-off for community work
      403 2  -  Scheme translates to 50 full-time volunteers per year Zfy Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] Not enough time for community service? Well, if you are a DBS Bank employee, this will no longer cut it as a good enough excuse not to get
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      Lock icon Japan, Thailand agree to make currency swap deal
      740 2  -  Move follows Chiangmai Initiative to set np regional network Promi Anthony Rowley in Fukuoka THE first of what is expected to be a comprehensive series of bilateral currency swap arrangements among leading Asian nations was agreed in Fukuoka over the weekend when
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  • TRADE awards
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      Lock icon Net trading can cut two ways
      856 3  -  This is the first in a series of weekly features, in the run-up to this year's International Trade Awards. Organised by the Trade Development Board, the biennial award recognises Singapore-based companies which have made significant contributions to Singapore's international trade. The Internet helps firms
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon More IPOs mean higher fees for major banks and law firms
      749 4  -  They are also raising fees because of bigger risks in managing IPOs as disclosure standards rise By. David Boey MAJOR banks and law firms are reaping a bonanza from the sharp pick-up in initial public offerings (IPOs) this year,
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      Lock icon BRC Asia gets nod to list on mainboard
      267 4 BRC Asia Pte Ltd, a local steel reinforcing solution provider, said yesterday it has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for a mainboard listing. Overseas Union Bank is the manager, underwriter and placement agent for the new issue. BRC Asia started
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      Lock icon Benefon phones up for auction at AsiaOne site
      158 4 TEN new Benefon Twin mobile phones will be put up for auction tomorrow on Asia One Auctions' Internet Web site, with bidding to start at $1, and no reserve price. The Benefon Twin phone, which costs $498, has two SIM card holders,
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      Lock icon eWorldofSports.com receives approval for mainboard listing
      542 4  -  Funds raised through IPO to be used for developing eWOS' e-commerce portal, expansion By. Andrew Wee SPORTING goods retailer eWorldofSports.com (eWOS) has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for a mainboard listing, making it the first such retailer to list locally. The nine-year-old
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      Lock icon Life sciences sector draws several firms
      513 5  -  p:|| exclusive Hong Fok, Seksnn, RMG, Zagro Asia among those going after 'the next big thing' By. Eugene Low INTENT on latching onto the coat tails of the life sciences revolution, several Singa-pore-listed companies are slowly, but steadily, entering the sector touted by Economic
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      Lock icon Record 13 E50 firms listed on local bourse
      489 7  -  Four listed in 1999, while the remaining nine launched their IPOs this year By Eugene Low THIRTEEN local companies which were featured in last year's Enterprise 50 rankings have made it to the local bourse, raising between them a total of almost
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      Lock icon Goodpack clinches $17.6m in deals
      213 7 HOMEGROWN integrated reverse logistics group, Goodpack Limited, said over the weekend that it has clinched contracts totalling $17.6 million in Korea and Japan. The renewal contracts were for Goodpack to lease intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) to leading tyre manufacturers in these two countries for three
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      154 4 This announcement appears as a matter of record only July 2000 Goodpack Limited (Incorporated in the the Republic of Singapore on 14 February 1980) Invitation in respect of 86,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.01 each comprising 68,000,000 New Shares and 18,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(1) 18,000,000 Offer Shares comprising: (i) 9,400,000
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      486 4 d As companies strive to enhance their shareholders' funds, there is a greater need to understand financial information, particularly balance sheets and profit and loss accounts. Decisions made without properly understanding the financial implications may lead to reduced profits (or even losses) and a reduction in shareholder value. This 2V
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Market vulnerable to sentiment, external factors
      585 6  -  STOCKS r.sivanithy ONE of the most frustrating things to local stock-market players is just how vulnerable the market is to outside influences. The 1993-4 bull market was halted because the US Federal Reserve decided it was time to start raising interest rates in January
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      Lock icon Beijaya Group's warrant at 23.5 sen, is a bargain
      184 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE Malaysian market has been out of favour for some time now. Speak to institutional sources and what's clear is that after the "compulsory" buying by funds after Malaysia was reintroduced into the Morgan Stanley Capital
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      Lock icon MediaRing's price surge tenuous
      231 6  -  HOT STOCK -By Ven Sreenivasan INTERNET telephony specialist, MediaRing.com sprang to the top of the actives list on Friday as it gained a whopping 19.5 cents or 45 per cent to 63 cents. Some 64.1 million shares changed hands as punters piled into the stock amid
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      135 6 ♦The directors of Want Want Holdings Ltd said the company has entered into an agreement with Hong Kong Cheerful Foods Co Ltd whereby Hong Kong Cheerful has agreed to assign and transfer its 95.2 per cent equity interest in Shanghai Cheerful Foods Co Ltd to the company for
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      Lock icon Rupiah could pull regional currencies down with it
      511 6 Indonesian currency seen weakening to 9,600 against the US dollar this week THE sinking Indonesian rupiah could drag other regional currencies under this week. IDEAglobal.cc;n sees the embattled unit slipping south on festering political worries. A bomb blast in Indonesia's attorney-general's office
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      426 6 Source: JAI S Stock* Volume AddvafTech 2.5c 135,034,000 Achieva 5c 132,464,000 PKTech5c 113,446,000 tones Pf 1.00 98,739.000 TT lot 15c 84,726,000 CEI5c 75.860,000 MedlaRing 10c 72,005,000 LatoTech US4c 70,753,000 WahSWng HK50c 68,160,000 AifOcean5c 67,548.000 Stock* DBSQrp 248.151.406 Chart Semiconductor 26c 213.159,854 SIA 162,603,077 ParificCentuiy 141,180,622 OC0C 109,279,257 SPH 87,835,924 PKTech5c
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      78 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only 0 CSC HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) i (1) Joint Venture between CSC Holdings Limited and Santarli Construction Pte Ltd in relation to the proposed participation in Excel Precast Pte Ltd; and (2) Proposed Sale and Purchase Agreement
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      49 6 YOU CAN NOW PUT YOUR CPF SAVINCS IN EIGHT. important All applications for units in eight must be made on the application forms accompanying the prospectus investors must read the prospectus The value of trie unrts and the income from them may fall as well as nse SJi 4VSBANK
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      1162 7 ÜBS With greater investments, ■hmh BASF is committed to the future of Singapore. )mmmj BASF's regional services hub at Suntec City. Singapore BAS* is a transnational chemical company functions, the hub manages and provides production of styrene monomer and that has become an important investor m value-added services in logistics
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon June job ads up 61%
      295 8  -  the economy jobs Marissa Chew THE job market remains strong, with the volume of job advertisements climbing 61 per cent in June compared with the same month a year ago. Figures from Singapore Press Holdings showed that there were improvements across all sectors. The volume
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      Lock icon BT Golf Index in fourth straight fall
      404 8  -  Jane index at lowest level since Hay 1999 on sluggish property, stock markets Hy\ Ven Sreenivasan THE June secondary market prices of golf club memberships plunged to their lowest level since May last year, mirroring the sluggish property and stock markets. The BT
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      Lock icon 'Alternative' accounting treatment as acceptable as 'benchmark'
      161 8  -  Lorena Tan via Internet YOUR Bottomline column "S'pore must opt for US rules, if EU wavers" (BT, July 7) mentions that International Accounting Standards (lAS) "often allow for different methods of calculation, whilst specifying which one is 'preferred'." In the few instances where
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      Lock icon How about more leg room in economy class?
      135 8  -  A S Khaled Massey, Auckland via Internet I REFER to Singapore Airlines' (SIA) plan to upgrade in-flight entertainment and communications ("SIA helps you stay connected", BT, July 4). During initial investigations into the crash of a Swiss Air flight from New York
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      Lock icon Better financial planning tools soon
      184 8  -  David Tan general manager A chief finatiQ I REFER to Leong Sze Hian's letter "Is this a good way to pick a unit trust?" (BT, Mailbag, July 7) and I appreciate his feedback. The sequence as described by Mr Leong is accurate, but there is
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      Lock icon Overseas jobs, Net investment to drive Ho Lee
      1012 9  -  Listing also on the cards to raise construction firm's profile, reports CHEW MARISSA CHEW AFTER almost 30 years of building homes in Singapore, Ho Lee Construction is looking overseas, and towards the Internet to drive its growth in the future. The company
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      889 8 HSBC<X^ HSBC USA INC. Parent Company of HSBC BANK USA Head Office 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY ***** Singapore Branch 143, Cecil Street *01-00, GB Building, Singapore *****2, Telephone: *****77 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****69 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (In thousands) (In thousands) Becembar3l, -<• Year
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  • eNews
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      Lock icon China takes steps to avoid over-reliance on Windows
      538 10 SHANGHAI It's backing Linux operating system to fight perceived security threat NYT JANET Reno is not the only one worried about Bill Gates' software monopoly; China's leaders are, too. They are concerned that the country is growing overly dependent on the Microsoft
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      Lock icon Microsoft compromises with EU over Telewest
      417 10 BRUSSELS Revamped deal to avoid farther EC scrutiny Reuters MICROSOFT Corp agreed on Friday to revamp a deal to buy a stake in British cable company Telewest Communications Pic, allowing the plan to avoid further scrutiny from the European Commission. After lengthy negotiations with
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      Lock icon CDS files anti-trust suit against competitor IBM
      230 10 NEW YORK It says IBM used illegal means to force it oat of low-end server market Bloomberg INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp (IBM), the world's No 1 computer maker, is accused in an anti-trust suit filed by rival Commercial Data Servers of using its
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      Lock icon Viruses to cost business US$1.5t
      234 10 JERICHO, New York Bloomberg BUSINESSES worldwide will lose more than US$l.5 trillion (552.6 trillion) this year due to computer viruses spread through the Internet, according to a study released by Reality Research. At least 50,000 US companies are vulnerable to damage from computer viruses, which
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      Lock icon More than a third of listed German Net firms may fail: study
      203 10 NEW YORK Bloomberg MORE than one-third of Internet companies traded on Germany's Neuer Markt risk insolvency in the next three years, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study. The study, conducted in May and June, did not identify the 20
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    • eBriefs
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        Lock icon BT may float Concert
        70 10 Reuters [LONDON] British Telecom is considering floating Concert, its business telecoms joint venture with US giant AT&T Corp, according to the Sunday Business newspaper. In an unsourced report, the newspaper said that a float could come as early as August and value Concert at £20 billion
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        Lock icon Bid to hack into Qualcomm
        86 10 Bloomberg [SAN DEEGO] Qualcomm'lnc, developer of the world's fastest-growing cellular-phone standard, said the FBI is looking into a hacker's attempt about six months ago to break into the company's computer systems. The San Diego-based company said the incident was contained at the time it occurred
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        Lock icon Carrefour eyes online sales
        92 10 Bloomberg [PARIS] Carrefour chairman Daniel Bernard said Europe's largest retailer plans to use the Internet to sell more financial and travel services, among others. The services offered online will be designed to complement those available in Carrefour stores, said Mr Bernard, who was interviewed on France's
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        Lock icon Motorola to buy software firm
        80 10 Reuters [NEW YORK] Motorola said on Friday that it has agreed to acquire privately owned software firm Suncoast Scientific in an all-cash deal. The terms of the deal, which is expected to be completed early in the third quarter, were not disclosed. Suncoast, based in
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        Lock icon Deltathree.com chairman quits
        83 10 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Deltathree.com, which sells Internet telephone service, said co-founder and chairman Elie Wurtman quit and said it named co-founder Noam Bardin chief executive, after a stock-price decline of 49 per cent this year. Mr Wurtman, 30, accepted a Job as managing partner of 2bVentures, a
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      451 10 CREDIT LYONNAIS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS (GUERNSEY) LIMITED (Incorporated in Guernsey) To: All holders of Warrants 1999-2000 issued by Credit Lyonnais Financial Products (Guernsey) Limited relating to issued ordinary shares of Singapore Press Holdings Limited Dear Sir/Madam EXPIRY OF WARRANTS 1999-2000 Holders of Warrants 1999-2000 ("Warrants") relating to issued ordinary shares of
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  • wimbledon 2000
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      Lock icon History lesson on the court
      1105 11  -  The Williams sisters phenomenon isn't just about tennis; it's about heritage, their proud father tells WXXiUAM CRHODEN WILLIAM C RHODEN NYT WIMBLEDON, England Late last Friday afternoon, Richard Williams sat in the empty stands of a vacant court at Wimbledon. He sat there drenched by
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      244 11 Your Office In An Instant At Exceptional Value Fully furnished 1 serviced offices Best addresses W mm Sophisticated global message relay Iflt Comprehensive office H Flexible lease terms Work from home using virtual office plus Best corporate image lHjfl Only a day Republic Plaza Ngee Ann City SuntecCfty Singapore Kuala
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Oriental Holdings plans listing of subsidiaries
      632 12 KUALA LUMPUR Major revamp will unlock value of its assets, like Tan Chong did: analysts CASH-RICH and diversified Oriental Holdings Bhd is planning a major group restructuring with the aim of listing some of its subsidiaries both locally and overseas a move which would
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      Lock icon AMMB, Utama talks stalled: report
      267 12 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters NEGOTIATIONS between Malaysia's AMMB Holdings and Utama Banking Group Bhd on the merger of their banking units have come to a stalemate over the issue of control, the Edge business weekly reported yesterday. It quoted banking sources close to the talks as
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      Lock icon Don't lose sleep over Clob in the next 13 months
      762 12  -  l i comment KL STOCKS EL stock prices will recover to reflect Improving fundamentals eddie toh THE Malaysian bourse languished in the last few weeks ahead of the release of the first batch of Clob shares last week. The KLSE
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Manila may fall short of growth target, says IMF
      456 13 MANILA It warns Philippines must revive low investor confidence farther hit by Mindanao troubles Bloomberg THE Philippines may miss its economic target should the nation fail to revive flagging business and investor confidence further damaged by a Muslim insurgency in the
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      Lock icon Tarrin sees lighter NPL burden by year-end
      582 13 FUKUOKA, Japan Investors wary because of opposition bid to force early elections, he warns Reuters THE burden of non-perform-ing loans hobbling Thailand's banking system, a key concern of foreign investors, will be much lighter by the end of the year, Thai Finance Minister
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      Lock icon PLDT unit Smart posts 960m peso loss in first half
      206 13 MANILA Bloomberg SMART Communications Inc said it lost 960 miUion pesos (5537.8 million) in the first half as the Philippines' largest mobile phone provider gave away more subsidised handsets to catch up with rival Globe Telecom Inc. Smart is looking
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      Lock icon PNB stake sale gets three bidders
      237 14 MANILA Bloomberg THREE buyers are vying to acquire 30 per cent of Philippine National Bank (PNB), says the government, which is trying to sell the stake again to help finance a budget deficit. The Philippines will auction off the PNB stake on July 19,
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      Lock icon Saxena still keeping the Thais at bay and in a tizzy
      898 14  -  Fugitive financier of Bangkok Bank of Commerce notoriety living it np for now, ont of reach in Canada From Harish Mehta in Bangkok HOME is a luxury waterfront apartment in Vancouver. For dinner, it's nothing short of fancy lobsters
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      Lock icon US, Vietnam close in on trade pact
      120 14 WASHINGTON Reuters US and Vietnamese trade negotiators were working through the weekend to complete a long-stalled pact that could transform commercial ties between the former enemies and put communist Hanoi on course to joining the World Trade Organisation. After four years of on-and-
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      Lock icon Long line of IPO candidates despite weak GEM market
      619 15 HONGKONG Firms mast list by July to avoid having to update accounts, says bank executive Reuters HONGKONG'S Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) is facing its longest initial public offering queue yet, despite weak sentiment towards Internet plays and a string of disappointing
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      Lock icon Sterling Q1 results expected from Infosys, Satyam
      503 15 BANGALORE, India 80-100% increase seen for Infosys, 86-95% for Satyam Reuters TWO Indian software companies, Infosys Technologies and Satyam Computer Services, are expected to report sterling first-quarter results tomorrow. Analysts said Infosys, the Indian market's favourite computer software firm, is likely to post
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      Lock icon Civil servants on the march
      38 15 [HONGKONG] Thousands of government employees marching in a Hongkong street yesterday. They were calling for the suspension of civil service reforms that they fear could hurt their promotion prospects and cause layoffs. AP
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      Lock icon Hutchison could buy 95% of India mobile firm: report
      259 15 NEW DELHI Reuters HONGKONG-BASED Hutchison Whampoa group could buy 95 per cent in India's Usha Martin Telekom Ltd, which offers mobile telephone services in the eastern city of Calcutta, the Economic Times said on Saturday. The newspaper said the Hutchison group
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      2165 14 NOTICES To advertise call 741 1298 l THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 Section 290(2)(b) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION TECHNOSONIC ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Al on Extraordinary Ganaral Meeting ol Technosonic Electronics (S) Pte lid bald at 96 Somerset Road #09-01/04 UOl Building Singapore *****3 on the 30tti
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      357 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 90 ASIAN FREQUENT FLYER PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company covened and held at MAS Conference Room. 190 Clemenceau Avenue. #02-01 Singapore Shopping Centre. Singapore *****4 on 3 July 2000, the following resolutions were duly
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      338 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO FIRSTSHEN INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (In Membsri' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of tha Company deemed to be hald on 7 July 2000 Via following resolutions ware duly passed as:SPECIAL RESOLUTION That the Company be wound up voluntary" ORDINARY RESOLUTION
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Opec says won't raise oil output yet
      672 16 ALGIERS Output to be raised only if there is an 'expressed need', says Algeria AFP, Reuters THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said on Saturday it would not increase oil production for the time being, stressing that its main aim was to
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      Lock icon LDP divided over use of public funds in Sogo bailout
      452 16 TOKYO Critics, including heavyweight politicians, fear it could set dangerous precedent FT THE Japanese government's decision to use public funds to help bail out Sogo, the heavUy indebted department store operator, has sparked a rift within the ruling Liberal Democratic
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      Lock icon Nomura set to win bid for Britain's Millennium Dome
      363 16 LONDON Reuters, Daily Telegraph JAPANESE finance group Nomura International is "virtually guaranteed" to win the bid to take over Britain's Millennium Dome at the end of this year, The Sunday Express newspaper reported. The paper said the Dome could be sold
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      Lock icon G-7 sees IT, financial globalisation as potential source of crises
      823 17  -  There are fears the IT revolution could cause systemic problems in international finance From j Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE decision to put information technology (IT) at the top of the agenda for the Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers
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        92 17 AFP [JOHANNESBURG] The mass-circulation Sunday Times said South Africa lost the right to stage the 2006 World Cup because of "naked economic opportunism" by Asia. Asian delegates from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand voted en bloc for Germany in Zurich on Thursday
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        59 17 AP [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund has set up an eight-member group to review how the 182-nation organisation chooses its chief executive, the fund said on Friday. The group includes no outsiders and is made up of Japan's Yukio Yoshimura, the chairman, and
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        65 17 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Germany's Commerzbank AG and Dresdner Bank AG said on Friday they were looking at a merger plan in which Allianz AG would take a stake in a combined operation. But they stressed that the plan was only one of a number of options
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        73 17 FT SOCIETE Generale and BNP-Paribas, France's largest listed banks, are believed to be among the most serious contenders in the race to supply financial services to customers of Carrefour, Europe's biggest retailer. ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, is also believed to be in the contest.
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      429 17 LONDON 45-year-old ties between royals and upscale store ends AP STUNG by Prince Philip's decision to withdraw his royal warrant, Harrods owner Mohamed A 1 Fayed said yesterday he will not be reapplying for similar seals of approval from Queen Elizabeth II or Prince
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      574 18 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON) Crude oil prices fell back on the international markets after a surprise announcement from Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer, that it would pump more oil to soothe overheated markets. After initial sharp falls on the news,
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      676 19 NEW YORK Analysts believe the majority of US companies will beat estimates Bloomberg COMPUTER Associates International Inc, BMC Software Inc and Entrust Technologies Inc got pummelled last week as they were among the companies warning that quarterly earnings fell short of analyst estimates.
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      329 19 LONDON AFP THE London stock market rose during a quiet week's trade which saw the Bank of England confirm market forecasts of unchanged borrowing costs in Britain. Volumes were light, in part because the powerhouse US market was closed for the July
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      896 19 Hi Sydney +3*4 THE buoyant Australian stock market is set to further push back boundaries this week, brokers say. The benchmark All Ordinaries hit a record intra-day high in the first hour of trade on Friday reflecting local market confidence. "The markets in Australia will be keenly awaiting
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      436 19 TOKYO Reuters TOKYO stocks are expected to nudge higher this week as investors buy information technology stocks. But some analysts said gains would be limited by concern the Bank of Japan may move to end its zero interest rate stance at
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      273 19 HONGKONG AFP THE Hongkong market is expected to test the 17,000 level in the week ahead, dealers say. Ricky Tarn, research director at Pacific Challenge Securities, said: "The 16,500 level has been a source of resistance for some time.
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      1873 19 P Paris ******3 THE Paris Bourse joined the chorus of exchanges to cheer a weak US June jobs report that fuelled hopes of slower US growth and steady interest rates. The CAC-40 Index gained 1.7 per cent or 112 points to close at 6,565.97 on Friday, up
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      476 21 AFP P Composite Index -124 MALAYSIAN stocks are expected to trade in a tight range in the week ahead as there are few fresh incentives to boost investor confidence, dealers said on Friday. "Our market is trading on thin volume. It will be
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      645 22  -  SGX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup Steve Cerier Standard Poor's MMS This report does not constitute a solicitation to invest in any currency or Simex product. FOLLOWING Friday's weak-er-than-expected employment report, the financial markets will be closely analysing this week's US data for further
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      515 24 Author J K Rowling is stunned by the worldwide frenzy over the latest instalment of Harry Potter's magical adventures Reuters THE woman who gave birth to Harry Potter said on Saturday she was amazed by the "complete madness" surrounding the latest instalment of the young wizard's
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      827 24  -  By] Michael Skube NYT IF it weren't for Jerry Hall, it might very well have been the "national humiliation" that Anthony Holden feared. People at first wondered why Hall, the supermodel and exwife of Mick Jagger, should be on the jury in the
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      843 25 m>i;iw;(ifT»rs^—— Central 2.00 A Trip To Yun Nan. lenges For Asia 3.00 Things People Do. 230 The Global Family. 12.00 MN Headlines V Blue's Clues Centr3l: JS J w M V!i Those Were The Days. 12.02 AM One Hour News. 040 Ozzle the Owl/Teddv- 4-00 Boy Meet World (Los/ 4J6
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      156 27 SCVs new high-speed Net service using H > Js^B TV sets may go ■—H^pH on trial next '-ssrssi, I JSL I broadband sales H ANDREW WEE E.£»' 1 P^ K®w£ jfl MB KBLjI BOOMING broadband base c WB-* '^^■■■■■^SSfi^lhis^sii^^^SV^jiL i^^2^-^-^tias^#ssSsssS^^2z jj^^Of^^o/g^SSSS^Smm^^ -^tgflJßtf fejgji j M-jg. K! s^~* Hi ,JHBr M
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      63 27 Top stories Broad Vision to invest USs4sm in Asia-Pac this year Page 2 *w£k The making of a software capital Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna speaks. Page 6 Courting investors in Singapore Page 11 There's still a long way to go for e-commerce in Asia Page 12 Commentaries Time to
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  • BIZIT
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      Lock icon BroadVision to invest US$45m in Asia-Pac this year
      344 28  -  By■ Toh Han Shih US-BASED Broad Vision Inc, that provides e-commerce software, is ramping up its Asian business and will invest US$45 million (5577.85 million) in the Asia-Pacific region this year. Broad Vision has set aside US$3OO million in fresh investment this
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      401 28  -  I-11 exclusive Trialists can surf the Net on their TV set; the service will be "always on" and offer up to 128 kbps access speed Reports by Andrew Wee SINGAPORE Cable Vision (SCV) plans to launch a trial of its new high-speed Internet
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      Lock icon Alcatel set to double ADSL sales
      468 28 The installed ADSL lines in Singapore could hit 100,000 by this year-end, from about 30,000 now FRENCH telecom giant Alcatel aims to double sales of ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) equipment to US$26 million (Ss4s million) this year in Singapore, given the surge in
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      494 28 Bloomberg [FUKUOKA, Japan] Using the Internet to tap into global trade and computers to streamline production will help spur economic growth, though the challenge for governments is to make sure everyone benefits, the Group of Seven said. Governments must implement structural reform, deregulate
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      Lock icon Time to read corporate results online
      584 30  -  yiVI we see IT Over time, It Is likely that the authorities will allow e-reports to supercede paper-based annual reports paul thompson The writer is a BT correspondent THE Internet's transformation of business has now started to shake up the accounting world. With the
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      Lock icon DBS takes 25% stake in MyBiz S'pore
      295 30  -  By' Tang Weng Fai DBS Bank has taken a 25 per cent equity stake in Myßiz Singapore and will provide online trade financing services to users of the Myßiz portal. Myßiz Singapore is a unit of Malaysia-based Myßiz International, which builds and implements
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      Lock icon Printexasia.com to channel print jobs to Asia
      491 31  -  In 1998, Asian printers did USs2.2b worth of business for outside Asia; S'pore share was USs4B7m By 1 Toh Han Shih HOMEGROWN startup Printexasia.com is helping Asian printing companies do business with Western MNCs over the Internet. "We're a cross-border print exchange," said
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        Lock icon OUB selects SunGard
        54 31 OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) has chosen SunGard Business Integration (formerly MINT), to provide the core components of its new consolidated payments centre. The centre will handle both inbound and outbound transactions and is part of a two-phase project at OUB to help it boost business flow management,
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        Lock icon emagine opens S'pore office
        52 31 AUSTRALIA-based emagine International Pty Ltd, that provides CRM-related solutions, has opened its Singapore branch office to enter the Asian market The company said it will invest $500,000 in its operations in Singapore; it will be headed by Tony Koh, emagine 's associate director of professional services
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        Lock icon New head of e-biz at SCS
        34 31 LISTED Singapore Computer Systems Ltd has promoted Fong Khai Yin to executive vice-president, e-business. Mr Fong was previously general manager ofSCS' E-comrrerce Unit and its Advanced Technology Unit
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        38 31 INTERNATIONAL Video Conferencing Centre, a nnlt of Zen Voce Holdings Pte Ltd, has appointed Timothy Ngiam as vice-president fen* business development. Mr Ngiam was previously general manager for the South Asia region at PictureTel Inc.
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        Lock icon New member on Ecquaria board
        33 31 LIONEL Lim, vice-president and managing director (Asia South), Sun Microsystems, has been appointed a board member ofEcquaria Ltd, which provides e-commerce solutions targeted at 828 and B2C users.
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        Lock icon Access360 in S'pore now
        35 31 US-based Access36o, that provides Internet infrastructure software solutions, has opened its Asia-Pacific regional office in Singapore. It will be headed by Joshua Mony, director for business development for the Asia-Pacific region.
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        35 31 A SEMINAR on "Sun's storage direction and strategy" will be held on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel. It is organised by Sun Microsystems. For details, fax *****01, or e-mail alium@mgtl.com.sg.
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        Lock icon Forum on second e-biz wave
        43 31 A FORUM on "The challenges and opportunities in the second wave of e-business: wireless e-biz and persuasive computing" will be held on Thursday at the Merchant Court Hotel. It is organised by iandi Asia—Singapore. For details, e-mail laychintan@iandiasia.com.
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        49 31 ADOBE Systems will hold two free "Adobe at work" seminars at the Holiday Inn Parkview HoteL The one on "Web publishing" will be held on July 14; the other on "ePaper solutions" on Aug 22. For details, fax *****55, or e-mail registration (aidesk. com. sg.
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        25 31 HEWLETT-Packard Company will hold a forum on "e-security" at Hotel Intercontinental on July 18. For details, fax *****05, or e-mail lester@jeannectic.comsg.
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        Lock icon Image & SAN 2000 this month
        43 31  - Image SAN 2000 this month Compiled by Raju Chellam ASIA'S premier exposition on EDM (electronic document management) and SAN (storage area networks) will be held for two days at Suntec City from July 25. For details on "Image SAN 2000" go to www.imageandsan.com
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      Lock icon US defence security computer shut down
      448 31 The Washington Post [WASHINGTON] A US$lOO million (Ssl73 million) computer system installed two years ago by the US Defense Security Service has been shut down for more than a week, the latest example of disarray at the agency that conducts background checks for Defense
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      Lock icon The making of a software capital
      1876 32  -  i'-ii exclusive Bangalore has become the world's software capital, just as Japan has in automobiles, and Taiwan in electronic hardware. VXKRAM KHANNA reports VIKRAM KHANNA AT a recent roadshow by India's Karnataka state, one proud exhibit was a slide of the cover of Newsweek's
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      Lock icon HP's e-Garage to help startups grow
      251 32  -  Up to $2m available for Net startups and dotcoms By Daniel Buenas HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore last week launched its new e-Garage programme targeted at local Internet startups and dotcoms. HP said it will offer local firms up to $2 million in funds with a six
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      Lock icon Computerised kiosk is the recruiter
      885 32  -  At Home Depot, a candidate has to first survive a battery of tests from the job kiosk By Patti Bond NYT [ATLANTA] A computerised kiosk has become Home Depot's star recruiter as the retailer tries to find an army of workers to fill its growing
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      Lock icon eMarkets will revolutionise B2B e-biz
      749 33  -  Less than two years from now, companies will no longer deal with each other one-to-one; they will do business with networks of companies scott hartz The writer is global managing partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services 828 e-commerce is now the fastest-growing part of e-business. 828
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      Lock icon First Asian e-com alliance formed
      169 33  -  By\ Daniel Buenas THREE key facilitators have come together to set up the first regional e-commerce alliance in Asia connecting Singapore, Hongkong and Taiwan. They are Singapore Network Services (SNS), Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd of Hongkong, and Trade-Van Information Services Company of Taiwan. In a
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      Lock icon Taiwan Semicon completes purchase of defeated rivals
      658 33  -  It will produce 3.4 m 8-inch equivalent silicon wafers this year, np 90% from '99 By Chad Rademan Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Taiwan's largest publicly traded company, completed the acquisition of two former rivals, consummating a US$7.5 billion (Ssl3 billion) bet
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      Lock icon Flextech's high-tech ventures paying off
      320 34  -  Its operations could break even this year and may grow to $20m next year Byl Andrew Wee Mainboard-listed Flextech Holdings expects its high-tech investments to break even this year. The company expects these ventures to gross $5 million in revenue, its CEO Tang Pen San
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      Lock icon IBM sued by rival Commercial Data Servers
      236 34 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp, the world's No. 1 computer maker, is accused in an antitrust suit filed by rival Commercial Data Servers of using its "overwhelming market power" to suppress competition. CDS's complaint filed in federal court alleges that Armonk,
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      Lock icon 4 new notebooks from Toshiba
      298 34  -  New linenp includes one nltr&port&ble; new online info service also launched By Daniel Buenas JAPANESE giant Toshiba Corp last week unveiled four new notebook computers and an online technical support solution, called "Ask Iris (Instant Response Information Service) online". The notebooks run on Intel's Mobile
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      Lock icon Catcha.com is in no hurry to list
      491 35  -  S'pore-based portal hopes to be profitable in 24-36 months; focus now on bottomline, building revenues By Toh Han Shih Homegrown catcha.com, which provides portal services in key Asian markets, hopes to reach profitability in the next 24-36 months. The company, which has delayed
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      Lock icon Infosys Technologies' Q1 profit likely to post 80-100% rise
      318 35 Reuters [BANGALORE] India's market favourite computer software firm Infosys Technologies Ltd is likely to post year-on-year earnings growth of 80 to 100 per cent for the first quarter ended June 30, analysts said. A rise in new orders during the quarter,
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      Lock icon New Toshiba notebook Bluetooth-compliant
      152 35 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp has developed a notebook computer that is compliant with the Bluetooth wireless communications standard, business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun said on Saturday. The computer, the first such machine approved in Japan, enables the transmission of video and music to
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      Lock icon Boom in datacommunications soon
      292 35  -  The Asia-Pacific market for remote access servers may more than quadruple in the next five years: IDC By) Raju Chellam THE Asia-Pacific market for data communications will grow 23 per cent a year between now and 2004, when it will reach US$9 billion (515.4 billion), according
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      Lock icon Ceramics high-tech expert dies at 73
      261 35 NYT WILLIAM David Kingery, who opened a high-technolo-gy chapter in the science of ceramics, died on Friday at his summer home in Wickford, Rhode Island. He was 73 and had his principal residence in Tucson, Arizona, where he taught at the University of Arizona.
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      Lock icon And now, a B2B portal for films
      250 35  -  /ft Daniel Buenas HOMEGROWN startup SynergizeAsia.com Pte Ltd last week launched what they claimed was "Asia's first portal that meets the needs of the arts, film, music and publication industries". Called myScissors.com at www.myscissors.com it lets companies in the art arena trade with
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      Lock icon Computer viruses to cost firms $2.6 trillion this year
      268 35 Bloomberg [JERICHO, New York] Businesses worldwide will lose more than US$l.5 trillion (552.6 trillion) this year due to computer viruses spread through the Internet according to a study released by Reality Research. At least 50,000 US companies are vulnerable to damage
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      Lock icon HP unveils slew of scanners, printers
      320 36  -  Seven products debut including three printers, three scanners and an all-in-one By, Joyce Koh HewlettPACKARD Singapore last week launched a new range of printers, including deskjets, scanjets and an all-in-one. All the models are available now. All the scanjets come with "Scan-to-Web" technology, which
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      Lock icon Making a buzz in Asia with e-music
      182 36  -  Sonndbuzz plans to offer CD-quality music at US$l-US$3 song By] Daniel Buenas HOMEGROWN startup Soundbuzz.com Pte Ltd will offer encrypted music on the Internet in the next two months using Windows Media Rights Manager, a digital rights management (DRM) system developed by Microsoft
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        Lock icon New Brilliance monitors from Philips
        92 36 PHILIPS Electronics Singapore has introduced three new monitors under its Brilliance Real Flat line. They offer reduced reflection, total non-distortion and natural viewing—like normal printed text on paper. The 107P is a 17-inch monitor, costs $659 and offers a maximum resolution of 1,920 by 1,440
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        Lock icon NEC's Ambix LCD monitors
        54 36 NEC Singapore has launched its newest line of LCD monitors with Ambix technology which enables both digital and analogue connections. The LCDIS2SX is a 15-inch MultiSync, costs $2,499 and offers 200:1 contrast ratio. The LCDIBIOX is an 16-inch MultiSync, costs $6,199 and offers 150:1 contrast ratio.
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        Lock icon Iomega offers 2GB Jaz drive
        37 36 lOMEGA Corp Is now shipping its two-gigabyte Jaz drive, the first redesign of its external Jaz drive. It works with Win 95/98/NT/2000 and Apple's Macs and costs $699. For details, fax *****12.
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        Lock icon Lòking for bulk discounts?
        74 36 SMALL and medium-sized enterprises can now buy single office products or services at wholesale prices at www.Umborock.com. It comes from Limborock, a homegrown firm owned by Malaysia's Articulate Corp. Its "e-market aggregator" system lets local and intranational consumers buy products and services at bulk discounts. Its
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        Lock icon exo-net's solution for SMEs here
        54 36  -  -Compiled by Raju Chellam NEW ZEALAND'S exo-net Intranational said its fall suite of e-business solutions targeted at small and medium enterprises is now available in Singapore. The solutions come in two streams: the e-business engines (exo-net 3000 and exo-netASP) and e-business components (such as easyshop).
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      Lock icon Courting investors in Singapore
      470 37  -  Investors from the Republic form the second-largest group of stakeholders in the company, after Siemens By David Boey German semiconductor giant Infin e on Technologies AG, that launched the world's largest technology IPO (initial public offering) in March, has started courting institutional investors in Singapore ahead
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      252 37  -  By'. Tang Weng Fai HOMEGROWN systems integrator National Computer Systems (NCS) has tied up with Canada-based Oasis Technology Ltd to offer Oasis' software solutions for the payments settlement industry. It is targeted at credit-card companies, banks and other payment aggregators. The solution allows multi-currency, cross-border
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      276 37 Move will boost subscribers' Internet access on operator's mobile phone service Reuters [NEW DELHI] Delhi's cellular service provider Airtel said last Friday it had tied up with a leading provider of Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) software, to improve Internet access on its
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      366 37 Reuters [NEW YORK] Online women's network iVillage Inc said last Friday it sold its ißaby commerce business to Babygear .com and has restructured its relationship with maternity retailer Dan Howard Industries Inc. Terms of the ißaby deal were not disclosed, but iVillage
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        280 38 INTERNET users in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan will grow to 64 million by 2003, from under 15 million currently, according to a report by Jetro (Japan External Trade Organisation). South Korea and China will lead the region in Net usage by
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        747 38  -  m exclusive In Asia, reservations about e-commerce are still high, despite the potential, reveals a Jetro report tamo fr/iffffTM looks at the numbers YANG RAZALI KASSIM E-commerce may have arrived in Asia, but it still has a long way to go. Some of
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          61 38 US-based lst-Air.net billed as the world's foremost online provider of discounted international premium travel services, has opened its Singapore customer service centre. This is its first Asian office. The company said its customers can get at least 30 per cent savings over published rates in
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          79 38 UK-based World Pay, which offers e-commerce enabling solutions, last week opened its Asia-Pacific HQ in Singapore and signed a settlement deal with ABN Amro Bank. The deal allows retailers using World Pay's technology to display prices automatically converted in up to 170 currencies, and get
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          62 38 SINGAPOREANS can now get the latest traffic reports on their mobile phones and pagers with Buzz City's Everywhere!, a free wireless alert service. The month-long public beta test will offer real-time traffic reports from Land Transport Authority's traffic.smart. Users can customise the service to specify
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          66 38 HERE'S a Web site created for the HR (human resource) community by HR specialists. Called Rewardasia—at www.rewardasia.com it claims to be the first site to offer information, news, links, and research papers specialising in HR in Asia. The site and the Reward network come
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          49 38 A COMPETITION on advanced e-business applications is being organised by SingAREN, sttarfire.com, and iPlanet e-commerce solutions. The contest is open to all tertiary students in Singapore and will focus on the creative development of novel e-biz applications. For details, go to www.singaren.net.sg/e-Biz.
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          67 38 HONGKONG-BASED portal Tom.com has chosen Singapore's Surf Gold.com to customise an online rewards programme that offers Tom.com's users a large collection of redemption options. The programme will debut next month and let Tom.com's members exchange products and services for points they earn on the portal. Surf
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          80 38 LUCENT Technologies Inc said its Enterprise Networks Group will be spun off later this year and be called Avaya. Donald Peterson will be Avaya's president and CEO. He was formerly chief financial officer with competitor Nortel Networks Corp. Henry Schacht, a former chairman and CEO of
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          100 38  -  Conpiled by Raju Chellam MORE than 40 per cent—or 9.3 million—of PCs sales in the US will come via the Internet by 2004, from just 8 pacent —or 1.4 million units—last year, according to a study by International Data Corp. "We estimate 50 per
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      275 39 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young FOLLOWING all the recent tanker sales, whilst purchasing interest has remained positive, there has not been one tanker reported sold. Vessels sold for BULK CARRIERS: ♦New Paloma: 61,498 tdw bit 77 Koyo reported sold however speculation as to the price ranges from U552,900,000 to
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      291 39 MX '000 Ml CWT Distribution 0.82 -0.01 MS Chuan Hup 0.40 unch 3713 Coaco Investment 0-21 unch <16 Freight links 023 unch 291 G8 Holdings 0.62 unch 2 Mai Sun Hup 0.36 0.01 403 MC Holdlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Hokflngs 0.19 unch 461 Kappel Carp 4.02 OIO
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      438 39  -  Global Energy hopes to tap into business valued at USslb annually By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] Home-grown bunkering company Global Energy has become the first to be granted an offshore bunkering service licence by Iran at its Qeshm anchorage. Qeshm Island is
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      772 39  -  LINER SCENE By} David Hughes CONTAINER shipping patterns within the Indian Ocean are of considerable importance to Singapore. To some extent it acts as a feeder hub for ports around this region, especially in the eastern half of the area. It also
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      523 39  -  More Shanghai banks allow import, export firms to pay custom duties online From P T Bangsberg in Manila IN its latest venture into the new world of electronic commerce, China is expanding the payment of tariffs online. The Shanghai branch of Agricultural Bank of
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        388 40 AP [LORIENT, France] French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin travelled to the beaches of Brittany on Saturday to assess the results of painstaking work by clean-up crews and volunteers who toiled for months to remove the traces of a large oil spill in December from
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        262 40  -  By David Hughes THE Salvage Association (SA) saw fewer casualties and fewer instructions from insurance firms over the past year, according to outgoing chairman David Davies. Speaking at the association's ordinary general meeting, Mr Davies said: "Marine insurance markets worldwide have continued
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        124 40  -  By David Hughes THE chief inspector of marine accidents for the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has called for urgent action to make "black box" data recorders obligatory on board ships. Rear Admiral John Lang, writing in the MAIB's annual report,
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          65 40 THE first stage of the operation to remove bunker fuel from the sunken bulk carrier Treasure has failed to find anything but seawater in its starboard bunker tank. Salvors had been expecting the tank to be full of oil, but nothing emerged when they tried pumping out
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          76 40 SHIPREPAIRERS in Japan have seen the number of vessels drop by 10 per cent last year to just over 2,000, and with it, the value of contracts fall from nearly US$l.ll billion (S|l.9 billion) to US$l.O7 billion. As usual, domestic owners dominated the repair and
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          64 40 THE Japanese port of Kobe is predicting that container throughput will top the two million TEU mark this year for the first time since an earthquake rocked the city, after first-half results showed traffic up 6 per cent to just over one million TEU. Last
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          109 40 PORT reception alliance Euroshore has agreed to give a 5 per cent discount on all waste disposal charges to ships flying the Green Award flag. The association of European port reception facility operators made the decision following talks with the Green Award Foundation, the body behind
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          129 40 THE World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Is seeking to have ships banned from die Bay of Fundy and other important feeding and calving grounds of the northern right whale, which a new report released by the fUnd suggests is in danger of becoming
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          96 40 MUTUAL P&I insurer the London Club is sponsoring a new video training programme to help ships' crews and ship operators deal with the problem of piracy. The programme is designed to help ships minimise the risk of attack as well as the impact of attacks. Lance
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        724 53 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        554 54 British Airways making a joint bid with India's second biggest airline Jet Airways AP, Reuters [NEW DELHI] Virgin Atlantic, its rival British Airways and Air France are among major airlines interested in possibly buying stakes in AirIndia when the Indian national carrier
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        580 54 Reuters [SEATTLE] Strong freighter sales will help Boeing Co snare at least half the market for superjumbo jets in the ultimate showdown with rival Airbus Industrie, Boeing executives said. Designed primarily to haul freight 35 years ago, Boeing's 747
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        235 54 Boeing, Rolls-Royce, CFM allegedly blocked plan to upgrade 8727 planes AFP [LOS ANGELES] US company Aviation Upgrade Technologies (AUT) has announced an antitrust suit against Boeing, CFM and Rolls-Royce, seeking US$2.5 billion (554.3 billion) in damages after the three companies allegedly blocked
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        219 54 Reuters [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand chief executive Jim McCrea, who resigned suddenly last Friday, said he did not want to stay with the company if he could not see its merger with Ansett Airlines through, the Sunday Star-Times reported. Mr McCrea, 61, resigned
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        407 54 AFP [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd urged the Australian government to pressure other countries to crack down on air rage by closing legal loopholes to ensure prosecution of offenders. The call follows the start of a campaign by airline employees around the world last
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