The Business Times, 20 September 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MrrA (P) *****^399^ 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2000
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    65 1 Qsti 2,014.42 (-1.84) ossu Ohbwjst PlsonaFumss U 2BJO (+2.30) STOCK MAXEET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSE COMP ***** +0J2 NIKKEI 225 18,124.19 +M.03 HANG SENG 1W77J»_+117.W SET INDEX 287.(6 JAKARTA COMP _4»ll +14.10 MANILA OOHr —1,***** -16.94 TAIPEI WPI ft 7K90 176.24 SEOUL COMP I7L17 4M CLSA CHINA B—1,*****
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    76 1 FOBEX BATES USI s$ USS i-744 £(US$/S$per£) 1.401 IM EUROfl®$/SS/E) 0.853 1.487 DM 1294 LSlft YEN 106.9 6110 RM 1800 1179 HKS 7.718 4.47? BAHT -4123 24.22 RUP1AH 8,696 4,963 *SS to 100 writs PUME SATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 Jakarta jam BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50
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    Lock icon MAS cuts Tier 1 capital to 8% for S'pore banks
    977 1  -  Move will allow banks more flexibility in managing capital By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday lowered the Tier 1 capital that banks must set aside against their lending, making it easier for them to
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    Lock icon Tampines South site to be home to hot new industry
    504 1  -  JTC, EDB developing 35 ha site for manufacture of advanced electronic display screens By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Jurong Town Corporation has set aside a 35 hectare site at Tampines South for a hot new multi-billion dollar industry the manufacture
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    Lock icon Earnings sizzle at Silicon Valley's top companies
    656 1  -  Buyers worldwide snap np their products to bnild a global Internet From< Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley The market in high tech stocks may have taken a beating in the past several months, but the top 150 companies in California's Silicon Valley are
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      106 1 THE CEO SPEAKS ,]t MARKETS WATCH US companies sound J4 J' !3—L iA profit warnings §P&CI3I GffOCtS -STI unlikely tQ SUStam BChn lCal rebound IWIIIH Top Stories Jakarta financial markets rebounded yesterday; analysts still sceptical over longer-term prospects. Next Page ec think: New telco mantra. Pg 21 Will the REAL
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      8 1 JTC to create integrated live-work-play environments, Pg 13
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      Lock icon Indon markets recover but fund managers are still bearish
      743 2  -  More criticisms of Gns Dor for sacking police chief, ordering Tommy Suharto's arrest From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S financial markets staged a dramatic recovery yesterday after falling sharply the day before, but fund managers remained bearish on the longer
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        86 2 HELL hath no fury like a depositor angered, it would seem. Here's what a news contact told Grapevine about his wife's knee-jerk reaction when watching the recent President's Star Charity variety show. When it was announced that it would receive a donation of $200,000 from DBS Bank, her
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        Lock icon Media moves
        125 2 WITH several high-profile personalities from Media Corporation of Singapore's (MCS) Mandarin variety show unit having crossed over to join rival Media Works recently, several of their colleagues from the news and current affairs division are about to do the same. Newscaster Arnold Gay anchored his last programme for
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        Lock icon Million-dollar IDD lure
        80 2 DON'T be surprised if telecoms operator Star Hub's long-distance revenue sees some major action between now and Dec 10. The company is offering a $1 million cash prize to a lucky caller who uses its 008IDD service. Also up for grabs are 800 Star Hub vouchers worth
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        Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
        78 2 IN this column of Sept 12, we reported on a poll by BT Online which asked readers to respond to the statement: NTUC is setting up a new cooperative to help members buy an exec condo and get a rebate on it. NTUC Choice Homes, which is
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      Lock icon Auditor-General's exacting standards
      626 2  -  His annual report unearths lapses and irregularities at ministries, govt depts, statutory boards By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] YOU might, if you are lucky, get away with providing shoddy service, but think again if your client happens to be a ministry, government department or statutory board. The Auditor-General's
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      Lock icon Dream up crazy ideas to succeed
      391 2  -  Getting Personal By Corinne Kerk Whos Pamela Lim, founder and chief executive officer, 3rd Frontier A*k34 Claim to hmac Ms Lim, who has a science degree and a masters in business administration, co-founded Ebiz Solutions in February 1998. The company which has been renamed
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  • MARKET watch
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      Lock icon Chorus of profit warnings in US
      840 4 Cross-section of industry points finger at weak euro, rising energy costs and tyre recall Reuters [NEW YORK] THE line to the US corporate confessional booth got longer on Monday, as a series of companies warned Wall Street their profits will not meet expectations, blaming
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      Lock icon STI stages rebound, but analysts not impressed
      399 4  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] After crashing through the key 2,000-point level to a low of 1,975.52, the benchmark Straits Times Index yesterday clawed its way back to close just 1.84 points down at 2,014.42. But dealers and analysts said the technical rebound is
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      Lock icon Hang Seng ends 7 days of losses with 0.75% gain
      605 4  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG stocks went on a roller-coaster ride yesterday, starting the day with heavy losses on worries over rising oil prices and overnight US equities losses. But the market staged a sharp recovery in the
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      Lock icon Oil price eases after hitting 10-year highs
      610 4 Some Asia markets lift fuel prices; G7 to discuss issue Reuters, AFP [LONDON] Sizzling oil prices steadied yesterday after posting fresh 10-year peaks. Consumers in the West continued to fret over possible winter fuel shortages, while some Asian countries have moved to boost
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      Lock icon Koreans appeal for govt help as stocks plunge
      725 4 Call for urgent action; Kosdaq falls 68% this year, Kospi 45% Bloomberg KIM An Wu, a 55-year-old housewife, believed the government's vow last year that it would foster technology stocks and spent more than U*****,000 (*****,000) to buy shares listed on the
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Wing Tai posts $56m net profit
      679 6  -  Provision writebacks, lower interest charge among main reasons By) Kalpana Rashiwala A WRITEBACK in provisions, lower interest charges and gains from selling a stake in The Tomlinson to AIG helped Wing Tai Holdings return to the black in the year to June 30. It
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      Lock icon DBS Securities targeting 20,000 online clients
      218 6  -  By\ Serena Ng DBS Securities (DBSS) said yesterday it had launched a new online trading service, and is aiming for at least 20,000 online customers by the end of next year. Located at www.dbssecurities.com, the service will provide a trading platform as well as
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      Lock icon Mixed bag of results for property firms
      657 6  -  Good performers did so mostly for either 'non-property or non-operational reasons' Bu\ Kalpana Rashiwala WING Tai's results yesterday drew to a close a reporting season for major listed property groups that has produced a mixed bag of results. "Weak residential sales in the
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      Lock icon Most broking firms yet to finalise commission rates
      461 6  -  As Oct 1 deadline ne&rs, they're keeping the numbers close to their chest Byl Andrea Tan, Vivien Ng OCT 1 is just 12 days away when broking commissions become fully negotiable. Yet, most broking firms have not finalised their rates. They would
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      Lock icon WizOffice set to launch its IPO tomorrow
      619 7  -  Shares expected to be priced at 30C apiece, giving a market cap of $136 m By Andrew Wee HOMEGROWN business-to-business e-commerce provider WizOfflce.com which posted a monthly "burn" rate of $2.4 million in the latest quarter is expected to launch its initial public
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      Lock icon Success for Dyna Plastics will result in Gamuda re-rating
      661 7  -  HocKim!i.^gi.ii diana oon abdullah IT was an unlikely gathering the managing director of a listed Malaysian construction and water concession company, the leading scientist with a global leader in high tech research, and Malaysia's minister for science, technology and the environment.
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      Lock icon Links fails to get contract for Southern Islands work
      270 7  -  It says contract was not awarded dne to pricing difference Mariasa Chew SUSPENDED company Links Island Holdings said yesterday it had lost out on a contract for work at the Southern Islands. Links' wholly-owned subsidiary SLM Holdings was negotiating with the
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon ABR H1 profit leaps to $2.3m
        62 9 RESTAURANT and pub operator ABR Holdings posted a 377 per cent surge in interim net profit to $2.34 million on an 8 per cent increase in turnover to $33.06 million. Earnings per share for the six months ended June 30 rose to 1.21 cents
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        Lock icon Nobel makes less in first 6 months
        61 9 NOBEL Design's net profit for the six months ended June 30 slipped 66 per cent to $125,000, while sales fell 10 per cent to $20.97 million. Earnings per share fell to 0.11 cents from 0.37 cents. The company said its decline in profit
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        Lock icon IRE suffers 59% dive in H1 profit
        39 9 IRE Corp said half-year net profit fell 59 per cent to $444,000 due to smaller margins and higher depreciation charges. Better construction contribution helped lift turnover 18 per cent to $90 million.
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        Lock icon Chosen earnings slide 28% to $6m
        91 9 PLASTICS injection moulding firm Chosen Holdings posted a 28 per cent drop in full-year net profit to $6.07 million, on a slight 3 per cent dip in turnover to $93.74 million Earnings per share for the year ended June 30, slipped to 2.55 cents
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        Lock icon LHT interim gain drops, sales rise
        112 9 WOODEN pallet manufacturer LHT Holdings yesterday posted a 35 per cent fall in interim profit to $777,000 from the same period a year earlier, on a 30 per cent jump in turnover to $15.09 million. Earnings per share for the six months ended June
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        Lock icon Mayfran back in the black at half-time
        100 9 TEXTILES firm Mayfran International returned to the black with its interim results posting net profit of $1.13 million, compared to a net loss of $174,000 a year earlier. Turnover for the six months ended June 30 rose 16 per cent to $10.76 million,
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        Lock icon Oakwell sinks into the red in first half
        114 9 OAKWELL Engineering sank into the red for the six months ended June 30 with a net loss of $777,000, compared to a profit of $703,000 a year earlier. Turnover fell 53 per cent to $26.23 million following a restructuring exercise by the
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      Lock icon Construction stocks generally languishing
      470 9  -  Slow building activity, analysts' disinterest cited for slide in share prices By David Boey THE moribund building industry has proved to be a wrecking ball for construction stocks with almost half the 26 mainboard counters hovering just shy of their year-lows at yesterday's close. On Monday
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      Lock icon HK investors a conservative lot: poll
      328 9  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE belief that Hongkongers are more savvy and aggressive investors than their Singaporean and Taiwanese counterparts investing has been debunked by the latest survey carried out by online securities trading specialist Charles Schwab. Releasing the survey which covered
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      Lock icon Acma's Conduit aims for SGX listing
      131 9 ACMA Ltd is listing Conduit, a 828 set-up, on the Singapore Exchange. Wholly owned by the group's New Zealand-listed subsidiary Renaissance Corp, Conduit has brought a substantial portion of Renaissance's sales online and the sance website operated by Conduit is believed to be one
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      Lock icon LC Devt returns to profitability
      189 9 LC Development returned to the black with a net profit of $5.9 million for the full year after the previous year's loss of $119.8 million, thanks to its acquisition of LC Hotels. Turnover leaped 170 per cent to $90 million due to revenues from the
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      883 7 CYTECH SOFTWARE LIMITED ANNOUNCES INTERIM RESULTS SINGAPORE, 20 September 2000 Cytech Software Limited (Cytech), a Bermuda-incorporated company listed on the Singapore Exchange Limited ("SGX"), today announced a net profit of RM821.3 million for the six months to June 2000. This was an increase of 215% on the same period in
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      480 8 Stocks Volume PacCentMLCW*****5 10,971,000 IPC020c 9,516,000 NOL 7,932,000 SingTel 15c 6,807,000 Keppel Land50c 5,771,000 STEngg 10c 5,435,000 DBS Land 5,422,000 SembCofpl25c 5,095,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 4,656,000 Eastern Asia 4,472.000 Stocks DBS Grp 75,417,857 Chart Semiconductor 26c 57,530,670 PacificCentury *****,700 SPH 39,658,944 VentureMfg25c 38,449,100 SIA 33,423,176 UOB 31,569,000 OC8C 22,139,018 OUB
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      Lock icon STI regains 2,000-level in late rebound after 1,975 day low
      543 8  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE Straits Times Index sank below 2,000 points for the first time in three months yesterday before clawing its way back above the key psychological mark on a technical rebound helped by a recovery in regional markets.
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      Lock icon Stamford Tyres stock better long-term buy than warrant
      181 8  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ Ven Sreenivasan THE warrant of tyre-maker Stamford Tyres was among the top percentage losers yesterday as it slid two cents to a 52week low of eight cents on volume of 15,000 units. Meanwhile, the underlying stock slipped 1.5 cents
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      Lock icon Osprey looks likely to stay above $0.85
      242 8  -  HOT STOCK By Serena Ng OSPREY Maritime stock has run up strongly in the past two months on an improvement in chartering conditions and the sale of a substantial stake by its Indonesian shareholders. The counter yesterday closed at $0.89, down 1.5 cents
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      151 8 ♦ROBINSON and Company announced that in-principle approval has been given by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading for the proposed bonus issue of one new ordinary share of $1.00 each, for every $5.00 ordinary stock held. This is subject to stockholders' approval at an EGM to be held on
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      55 8 Grow Your CPF With eiBht Important All applications tor units in eight must be made on the application forms accompanying the prospectus Investors must read *he prospectus The value of the units and *he income trom them may fail as well as rise >2ri Ht- Larry Wee's currencies Minmn appears
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      103 9 The renowned Hilton Dinner Theatre returns with Harvey, one of the longest running Henry McGee Jeffrey Holland |l comedies in the history jjM of Broadway and the jK 91 West End. m ||®Bt jmßk Watch the I M ml fascinating friendship I 111 ft# ft ftr iBPt jSPbetween Elwood and
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      160 10 POWERING E THEFUTUREI Singapore's newest power </< /< z companies to sell electricity in thj Pool. With a present market sha Bfe|^pV^^^'lir a *ifc-* E3 aims to establish itself as a choid m a&ftaM X Artist impression ofTuas Power Station the new electricity market. I B?' Its new $2 billion
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      786 11 HAII over the world, electricity markets are being great pleasure and^idHha^nnllnc^ liberalised and made more competitive. This leads I the official opening oftheTuas Power Station. to higher efficiency, more choice and better service /jjjMj The opening of Tuas Power Station today is to consumers. a testament to our company's mission
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Not all Americans favour socialist govt
      324 12  -  Brad Riker California, USA via Internet I REFER to your article "Gore's populism appeals to white middle class" (BT, Sept 13). It is obvious you get your data and information about our upcoming presidential elections from the major news media feeds. If you move
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      Lock icon SGX should attempt to raise IPO quality
      270 12  -  Felix Lee Pin Wee Singapore, via Internet WE have seen a spectacular rise in the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) on SGX. But it seems to me that the quality of IPO is deteriorating. Ever since the listing rules were amended to
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      Lock icon Internet freaks don't understand the real world
      417 12  -  Henry Lim Li Shun Singapore, via Internet I REFER to your column "HDB can do more with its resale flat website" (BT, Sept 12), the letters from your readers, "HDB should take over resale flat transactions' (Mailbag, Sept 15) and "Let's do it,
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      Lock icon No value in audit of unlisted firms
      133 12  -  Pamela Pang Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "Auditing private companies" (BT, Sept 14). I would think we should work towards abolishing the annual statutory audit for unlisted private firms. Of what value is an audit to entrepreneurs of unlisted firms?
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      Lock icon Don't let listed firms speculate on forex
      104 12  -  John Ang Singapore 1 REFER to the Hock Lock Siew column, "Lessons from Prima's big forex losses" (BT, Sept 19). The article is most enlightening. I fully agree with you that non-financial institutions should concentrate on their core business and avoid the temptation
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      Lock icon Why high premium for old cars?
      201 12  -  Denis Distant Singapore, via Internet I HAVE been a car owner since 1962. My insurance policy used to indicate the insured amount but in recent years insurance companies have adopted the practice of not showing this figure but stating "market value" as the amount
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      1683 12 WING TAI HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2000 The Directors of Wing Tai Holdings Limited are pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated results for the year ended 30 June 2000 GROUP COMPANY 2000 1908 2000 1999 SSOOO SSOOO +A-)
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      67 12 We welcome letters. E-mail us at bttetterQsph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****5. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon JTC to create integrated live-work-play environments
      437 13  -  It will change way it plans parks, go for mixed-use developments Byl Teh Hooi Ling JURONG Town Corporation will create integrated work-live-play environments, to reinvent itself in the New Economy. "The boundary between manufacturing and services is fast blurring," chairman Lim Neo Chian said
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      Lock icon S'pore, Netherlands to step up IT cooperation
      437 13  -  Frorni Chuang Peck Ming in Amsterdam SINGAPORE and the Netherlands could soon get together to swap ideas and step up cooperation in information technology business. The suggestion to boost IT ties especially between the countries' private sectors was made at a meeting here
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      Lock icon Volume of catering sales up 2.7% in July
      288 13  -  r=M =1 on the economy catering trade Marissa Chew THE catering trade may have recovered from recession blues, but with erratic growth so far this year, food outlet operators are not in celebratory mood as yet. Figures from the Department of Statistics
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      65 13 IN the table accompanying BT's Sept 15 report on the merger between Chase Manhattan and JP Morgan, the worldwide stafT strength of the two banks were transposed. Chase's employees worldwide number about 75,000 while JP Morgan has about 15,500. Also transposed were the lists of their offices,
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      Lock icon Ipacs launches Net hub for logistics service providers
      351 13  -  By Daniel Buenas IP ACS e-Solutions yesterday launched an Internet hub for freight forwarders, transport companies, warehouse operators and other logistics service providers. The hub www.d2dlogistics.com allows members to track orders and shipments, fulfill logistics requirements and make payments. It also offers
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      Lock icon Two condo launches this weekend
      258 13 LE Wood, a condominium at the foot of Bukit Timah Reserve, will be launched this weekend. The 99-year leasehold Le Wood has 58 units and its Temporary Occupation Permit was granted in February. It is available for immediate occupation. The developer is the Ananda Group,
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      Lock icon Honeywell Int'l opens Asia-Pac HQ on high note
      310 13  -  Group's sales in the region are growing at 13% a year By Vivien Ng HONEYWELL International opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters here yesterday as a launch pad for greater expansion into the region and to consolidate its regional investments for better management. Asia-Pacific
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      Lock icon Cold Storage to lease Paragon supermarket site
      204 13 COLD Storage has won the bid for a six-year lease to replace Sogo supermarket at Paragon, the company said yesterday. Confirming a BT report last week, the supermarket will operate a 25,000 sq ft gourmet store in the basement of the shopping centre.
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      435 13 I* SI M CONTINUING EDUCATION* Awarded by Financial Planning Association L._ flf fflnyiimrt (FPAS) Commencing January 2001 Gain an internationally-recognised financial planning professional designation. conducted by SIM and RMIT University, this part-time programme CS prepares students for the single module Associate Financial Planner (AFP) examination or the 6-module examinations that
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Good sense goes missing in trade disputes
      744 14  -  ImTT^ bottom line OPINION reginald dale The writer is a columnist with the International Herald Tribune, where this commentary first appeared ANYONE who has followed trans-Atlan-tic trade disputes knows that sabrerattling brinkmanship is a big part of the game. In the end, good
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      113 14 The Internet allows you to hit people with information or disinformation globally.' James Wotfeosohn World Bank president, on the anti-globalisation movement. 'Legally, withdrawal from EMU is impossible. But history shows there is always an exit If a country's only viable option is to print money and inflate
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      Lock icon Thai pork-barrel politics
      665 14 EDITORIAL AS Thailand's general elections draw closer, the politicians are resorting to time-worn tactics: they are promising all sorts of freebies and tax breaks. The season started when telecoms tycoon-turned-politician Thaksin Shinawatra, who is trying to become the next prime minister, announced his economic agenda to create
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      Lock icon Why Asian business has to care about poverty
      952 14  -  S'pore firms can lead in turning region's SOCial r.hftllflfigftg into economic ODDOitnnities By Robert Davies The writer is chief executive of The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum (www.csrforum.com) which is active in promoting business engagement in development in 12 Asian countries.
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      915 14 Heedless secrets SOME still argue that Japan should make better preparations against espionage. There are defence secrets that must be protected, such as information about Japan's own cryptography and technology. And if secret information about US troops was passed to the Russians, it is feared that
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      598 17 KUALA LUMPUR Firm is also finding it difficult to impose tariff hikes to combat problem Reuters MALAYSIAN power company Tenaga Nasional, already reeling from a controversial leadership change, faces another damaging blow from soaring fuel costs and difficulties in raising tariffs to
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      103 17 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama CONTROVERSIAL boxer Mike Tyson's opponent for what could be a title match here in January next year is expected to be known next month, the local sponsor Promote Classic Sdn Bhd said yesterday. "We are trying to make it as
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        76 17 LARGE-CAPITALISED companies rose as investors deemed that the drop in the Composite Index was overdone. Telekom Malaysia, the country's biggest phone company, rose 40 sen, or 4 per cent, to RM10.40 It's fallen 5.5 per cent in the past three weeks. Sime Darby Bhd, a
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        74 17 COMPANIES that plan initial shares sales later this year fell on concern the market's volatility will hamper those plans. Time Engineering Bhd, which is selling shares in its telecommunications unit, fell 4 sen, or 1.2 per cent, to RM3.28. United Engineers Malaysia Bhd, which has
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        55 17 Compiled from Bloomberg PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), Malaysia's biggest carmaker, fell 18 sen, or 3.6 per cent, to RM4.82 yesterday, after the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported that the company is considering a possible recall of 10,000 of its Proton cars manufactured with parts
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      309 17 KUALA LUMPUR State-owned bank to sign deal with other lenders tomorrow Bloomberg MALAYSIA plans to sell as much as RMS billion (552.3 billion) of domestic bonds with maturities of up to 25 years to fund big ticket infrastructure developments.
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      393 19 JAKARTA They'll get more time to repay emergency liquidity they received in 1998 Bloomberg, AFX-Asia INDONESIA may force former owners of failed banks to cover shortfalls between aid they received and the value of assets they pledged in return, said Rizal Ramli, the
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      137 19 JAKARTA AFX-Asia PROSECUTORS have extended for 30 days the detention of suspended Bank Indonesia governor Syahril Sabirin, according to Yushar Yahya, spokesman for the attorney-general's office. The extension was the third since Mr Syahril's arrest in connection with the Bank Bali case on June 21. "The extension
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      436 19 Wolfensohn warns of a loss of international financial support for Indonesia; bnt threats spark nationalistic retorts AFX-Asia, AP, AFP [SYDNEY] World Bank president James Wolfensohn backed a US warning that Indonesia faces a loss of international financial support unless it brings pro-Jakarta militia under
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      490 24 HONGKONG It is also likely to sell some shares to Hongkong-listed companies Reuters CHINESE oil giant Sinopec will offer about 18 billion shares in a US$3 billion (555.2 billion) initial public offering (IPO) and is in talks to sell some
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      264 24 MANILA AP PHILIPPINE tycoon Lucio Tan said yesterday he will not proceed with his planned acquisition of the government's 30 per cent share in Philippine National Bank (PNB). "I will no longer buy the 30 per cent stake," Mr Tan said, adding
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      452 24 BANGKOK Snp&ch&i also suggests the setting up of an IMF-style Asian monetary fond AP THAILAND'S deputy prime minister yesterday suggested closer economic relations among Asian countries, including a common currency and the setting up of an Asian monetary fund styled after the International Monetary
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      55 24 [BEIJING] A CHINESE woman looking at the works of British sculptor Henry Moore at Beihai Park in Beijing. The 12 sculptures, semi-abstract human figures characterised by smooth organicforms, are being shown for thefirst time in China as part ofa six-month exhibition at the former imperial garden
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      290 24 MANILA Reuters THE Philippines said yesterday its merchandise trade surplus in the first seven months of the year jumped to US$2.B2 billion (554.9 billion) from the year-ago US$746 million, but economists said the quality of the surplus was a worry. Imports of
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      853 21  - Multi-service new telco mantra For service providers competing in tough markets, a multi-service network makes all the difference it reduces costs dramatically By] Bill Chang Bill Chang is managing director of Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd, Singapore, and a steering committee member of ecThink. ADAPT or die: This is the
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      405 22 NEW YORK Firm wins deal to build emm to rival e-market formed by IBM Reuters COMMERCE One Inc on Monday said it won a coveted deal to build an online purchasing marketplace that links computer parts makers globally, the latest in a string
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      100 22 [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, known as a keen advocate of information technology, reacting as he uses a special remote control to do some shopping on the Internet during his tour of the Multi-Media Center of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the Japanese manufacturer of Panasonic products,
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      158 22 TOKYO Oana-Kyodo SIX companies, including Ne-vada-based Microsoft Product Development Ltd, Clarion Co, Denso Corp and Mitsui Co, said yesterday they will cooperate to develop a car information system that can be operated by voice and automatically read e-mails. The six
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      352 22 PALO ALTO, California It says 1-Click will enhance customer experience Reuters APPLE Computer Inc on Monday became the first company to license Amazon.com Inc's 1-Click technology, a coveted and controversial process which vastly simplifies online shopping. Amazon's patented 1-Click technology lets returning customers to an
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      324 22 NEW YORK NYT AFTER being pilloried by investors for failing to capitalise on its parent company's 550 stores and well-known brand, the three-year-old online spinoff Barnesandnoble.com is making its biggest bid yet to woo the chain's customers through a marketing agreement with the Web
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        48 22 Reuters [BOMBAY] Indian multimedia software firm Pentamedia Graphics said yesterday it has tied-up with Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) as a broadband content supplier to the Singapore ONE network. Pentamedia will provide animation and entertainment content to Singapore ONE, the company said. Reuters
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        87 22 Reuters [PALO ALTO] Sim Microsystems Inc said yesterday it would buy Cobalt Networks Inc, a supplier of server appliance products, in a US$2 billion (553.5 billion) stock deal. Sun said the deal would speed up its entry into the growing server appliance market and bolster its
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        60 22 Reuters [ZURICH] Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second largest banking group, said yesterday it was launching a pan-European online investment service aimed at signing up one million affluent clients over five years. The Global Investor Portfolio service was also aiming to build up more
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        69 22 Reuters [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp will expand its personal finance and investment website overseas as part of its push to attract more users to its MSN.com Internet portal, a company executive said on Monday. MSN's Money Central site, which lets visitors get information like stock quotes,
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      550 26  -  In releasing report, he also cautions against complacency about world's health From D Ravi Kanth in Geneva THE United Nations chief on trade and development yesterday warned that the world economy is in for unexpected great shocks like the
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      539 26  -  By G Panicker ASIANS make up eight of the nine additions to this year's Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans all born outside the US. Four of them are Taiwanborn, three from India and one from Korea. The
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      450 26  -  Vote dne yesterday; Clinton expected to sign bill into law From Leon Hadar in Washington FOLLOWING a year of heated debate on Capitol Hill, the US Senate was expected to vote yesterday in favour of granting China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR)
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      Lock icon Rising domestic demand propels Asian growth: IMF
      553 26 PRAGUE Fond ops 2000 Asian growth projection to 6.7% from 63% Reuters, Bloomberg ASIA continues to cement its recovery from the 1997-98 crunch, with a rebound in growth fuelled by renewed domestic demand and better prices for electronics, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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      Lock icon Euronext plans to pitch itself as LSE's 'white knight' against OM
      304 26 PARIS FT EURONEXT, the new French-led European stock exchange being launched on Friday, is drawing up plans to offer itself as a "white knight" to the London Stock Exchange, currently facing a hostile takeover bid from Sweden's OM Group.
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      530 29 SEOUL It has more than USs9ob in forex reserves and a healthy current account surplus Reuters DESPITE the turmoil in Korean markets after Ford Motor Co abandoned its bid to buy Daewoo Motor, South Korea is not heading into another financial crisis,
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      Lock icon Goldman Q3 profit up 29% to US$824m
      158 29 NEW YORK Reuters INVESTMENT bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc yesterday said its third quarter profits rose 29 per cent due to strong profits from trading stocks and fees for helping start-up companies sell shares to investors. Goldman reported net income of US$B24 million
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      Lock icon Planning can stave off inflation: Fed exec
      363 29 NEW YORK Cautions monetary policy will allow US economy to enjoy controlled ride NYT CAREFUL planning can stave off inflation, even as oil prices rise, Jack Guynn, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said on Monday. Mr
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      421 30 NEW YORK SEC chief says smaller firms most stand up for self-regulation NYT ARTHUR Levitt, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pleaded on Monday for smaller accounting firms to challenge the leadership of the accounting industry, which has bitterly opposed his efforts to strengthen
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      640 30 Having the same name as the Fed chief does have its advantages Reuters ALAN Greenspan had a glimmer in his eye and a spring in his step, but his happiness was not a result of high productivity or low inflation it was
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      528 30 Major changes at Marks Spencer to spur sales LONDON Chairman admits difficulty, fires more exec directors The Daily Telegraph LUC Vandevelde admitted on Monday that turning round Marks Spencer was "more difficult" than he thought it would be when he became executive chairman six months ago. After axing three more
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      607 28 Thorpe's team outclasses US rivals in 4x200-metre freestyle; S Korean women sweep medals in archery AP, Reuters SWIMMING golden boy lan Thorpe grabbed his third Olympic title yesterday after leading Australia's relay team in a famous victory that pulverised the opposition and set a new world
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      468 28 HOCKEY Reuters, AFP AMBITIOUS India held Australia to a 2-2 draw in an exciting men's hockey pool B match yesterday to keep alive its chances of making the semi-finals in the Sydney Olympic Games after 20 years. Unfancied Poland, however, created the biggest upset of
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      Lock icon AND HE'S OFF! ... AND HE WINS!
      407 28 AND HE'S OFF! AND HE WINS! ERIC Moussambani, a 22-year-old swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, brought the crowd to its feet Tuesday with a huffing, puffing performance in the men's 100-metre freestyle. Moussambani has only been swimming since January and was racing more than 50 meters for the first time in
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      Lock icon Johnson seeks a glittering farewell
      484 28 AP IN new shoes shimmering with droplets of 24-carat gold, Michael Johnson is aiming for the 43-second barrier and maybe a US sweep in his Olympic 400-metre farewell. Far more relaxed than he was in his successful quest for an unprecedented double gold in the
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      599 28 BADMINTON Camilla Martin, Peter Gade storms into their respective semifinals AP, Bernama OFF the badminton court, Camilla Martin models and happens to be engaged to the world's top player. On the court at the Olympics, the Danish duo could emerge as the golden pair.
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      159 28 GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL United States r*# 6 > 5 18 Australia 6 5 6 17 France 5 6 2 13 Italy 3 2 3 8 Russia 2 4 3 9 Geimany Ukraine 2 3 0 5 Romania 2 114 South Korea 14
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      307 32  -  SOX Derivatives TraAln&Report ST Inde*/MSCI S*pore Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market managed to recoup most losses and closed marginally lower yesterday. The Straits Times Index gave up 1.84 points or 0.09 per cent to end at 2,014.42 points. Within
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      231 32  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore MARGIN calls, rising oil prices together with the slumps in overseas markets triggered a selling pressure on the Taiwan stock market yesterday. The MSCI Taiwan Index lost 7.65 points or 2.49 per cent to end at the
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      181 32 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian palm oil futures extended their falls yesterday after failing to hold early gains as players liquidated positions ahead of fresh export data and September crop forecasts to be released later this week. Traders said losses in Chicago futures and worries
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      332 32 Reuters London THE groggy euro plumbed record lows against the dollar and the yen yesterday amid concern that the Group of Seven industrial powers may not come up with a strong enough strategy to reverse the single currency's slide. The euro fell below a key psychological underpinning of
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      Lock icon Bargain-hunting ends HK's seven-day loss streak
      2868 33 HONGKONG AFP Filling Seng +117.04 HONGKONG share prices rose 0.8 per cent yesterday on bargain-hunting following heavy losses, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 117.04 points to close at 15,677.20, ending seven consecutive sessions of losses, on a turnover of HK511.77 billion.
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      2058 33 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 *OM SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.4 per cent yesterday as late bargain-hunting reversed earlier losses, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index gained 63.03 points to close at 16,124.19. The Topix of all issues on the stock exchange's
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      1029 33 Reuters n Shenzhen B Index -5.40 CHINA'S usually insulated hard currency B shares closed sharply lower yesterday in a selling spree triggered by weakness on Asian markets, brokers said. The Shenzhen B share index ended down 4.72 per cent or 5.40 points at 109.03 as turnover rose sharply to
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      363 33 AFP QWP Index -***** TAIWAN share prices closed down 2.5 per cent yesterday at a 19-month low on a sell-off triggered by margin calls and overnight losses on Wall Street, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 175.24 points to 6,734.90. Yesterday's turnover was NT577.35 billion
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      428 34 AFP rl Composite Index +032 MALAYSIAN shares ended barely higher yesterday alter late buying of selected blue chip stocks reversed earlier losses, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.32 of a point to finish at 741.53, off an earlier low
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      316 35 AFP n Composite Index -6J9 SOUTH Korean shares fell 1.1 per cent yesterday. The index eased 6.39 points to 571.17. Volume was 325.6 million shares worth 2.3 trillion won. AFP Vra w Anam Semi .7600 ISO Brain Tee* 720 10 Central Ban* 640 uncti ChedComm ***** 900 Dae Gu
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      270 35 AFP Q Composite Index -16.04 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 1.1 per cent yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 16.04 points to 1,424.23. Volume dropped to 887 million shares worth 731 million pesos from 1.23 billion shares worth 14.85 billion pesos on Monday. AFP C»vo < 000)
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      268 35 AFP QNZSE-40 -IM7 NEW Zealand stocks closed down one per cent yesterday, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 19.97 points at 2,014.01 on turnover of NZ$67 million. "When the world goes down, we go down for sure," said Cavill White's Don Turkington. —AFP iwH (000) Aflvantaga HOS
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      552 35 AFP □AU Ordinaries -3».8 AUSTRALIAN shares dropped 1.2 per cent yesterday as rising oil prices combined with a falling dollar and weaker overseas markets to drag the market lower, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index dipped 39.8 points to 3,188.2. The SP/ASX 200 index fell 39.7 points to close
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      747 35 AFP Fl SET Index +Q> THAI share prices added 0.1 per cent yesterday in a minor technical rebound amid very light and rangebound trading, according to dealers. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index rose 0.35 point to close at 287.16 points, while the SET 50 index was up
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      697 35 AFP Composite Index *1410 INDONESIAN share prices closed 3.4 per cent higher yesterday in a technical rebound led by heavy buying of cheap blue chips by local investors, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 14.10 points at 425.13 on volume of 846 million shares worth
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      1003 37 Tne Business Times, Wednesday, September <:uuu nil ||i Dmili HMBI 330 Showbuzz. 0.00 Gelora. Women's Prelims (L). ®-0° Popstars. 9.30 Cemas. ILOO Olympics: Boxing (L). 9.00 AM Kids Central: Sesa- News S Tonight. 10.30 Keluarga '02'. IL9O Olympics: Badminton 10.00 Charmed. 11-30 Wanita Dan Pemuda De- Women's Prelims (L). MMS
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      329 37 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS ing money (5) 1 Puts thoughts into words and 6 ISP^® 1 ~80 nex P ected <* an fast! (7) ow preacher (9) 5 Reliable when things 7 bu a good-looker! 9 SpSS" gripping cross on back 8 getecttv® 8 »™olved in Party divi--10 ItenKg work (7)
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      1155 39  -  CURRENCIES Short-term correction possible, but outlook remains troubled larry wee Exploding oil prices, sharp falls in the US Nasdaq index and tumbling currencies are forcing analysts to re-work all their assumptions and forecasts as investors move to trim higher-risk exposures. Dusting off old
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      915 39  -  The region would face higher inflation, weaker currencies and lower growth By Bill Belchere The author is Head of Fixed Income Research and Economics at Merrill Lynch. This article is not an invitation to invest. BTand its contributors will not be held liable
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      409 39 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND CHUEN BAO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting ot the Company duly convened and held at 7F, No. 500 Lin Shen North Road. Taipei. Taiwan on 12 September 2000 the following Special Resolution was
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      176 40 RIVILEGE BANKING CEO SPEAKS. UOB PRIVILEGE BANKING LISTENS. WtKMMi B i I l;"l r I I J/) At UOB Privilege Banking, we translate every in deposits or unit trust investments. Admittedly, Privilege Banking bank ing CEO's vision into results. Which is why we'll isn't for everyone. But for those of
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      291 41 Reuters GARNAC booked two vessels to uplift grain cargoes out of the US for South American destinations, brokers said. One was for unnamed tonnage to ship 20,500 tonnes of wheat from the US Gulf to Barranquilla, with shipment set for September 19/27 at U5514.25, while the other was
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      613 41  -  German-owned common feeder expects higher growth this year By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE! With the regional crisis fast becoming a memory and freight rates inching their way upwards, Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) managing director, Joachim van der Heydt, is cautiously optimistic of
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      44 41 [BARCELONA] About 30 Spanish fishing boats stage a blockage of Barcelona port on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices in Europe. The fishermen only allowed passenger ferries through, like the one in the background. All other maritime traffic was blocked. AP
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      242 41 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Three major Japanese shipbuilders, which are forming a business partnership as a first step towards a possible merger, hope to eventually cut operating costs by as much as 20 per cent as a result of their alliance. "There
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        1121 42 Generous discounts in the US mean a life on the ocean wave is cheaper if you are American FT [LONDON] IF ever there was a time to cash in those savings or use a lottery win to sail into the sunset on holiday, it is
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      307 42 PACE ESP Lines 13 Accord 8 Ewgrew 6 Ahrenfciel M foongSun 5 Appenship 5 Frt Links 14 Ash OCL 13 Fuh 1 Assets 8 c Link 4 Austral 8 Gemartrans 6 Avant 14 Censhpg 13 B'tang Mas 8 Gtor > Nav 14 BSA 7 7 BTL 14
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      23760 48 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 30/09 30/10 UASC ASIR C105W 65-*****17 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 02/10 23/10 Han,,n hope on* 65 *****35 27/09 10/11
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        602 55 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival D«p«rtur« 20,7 J l 'j09 19/09/200 2V09/2000 SSi, 6 J17 19/09/9:50 19/09/2200 jyj*, 3OS00 J03 19/09/7:6 rn oio«xh 5 P***** J03 19/09/7:25 19/09/23:30 FPEEH £*p J» 19/09/900 19/09/1600 SS J1S 19/09/9:10 20^/^00 £p01 J02 19/09/8:15 j** 1 M0230 J03 19/09/825 19/09/160) ff*00 J07
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        1746 55 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Bstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptriod From To From ACTUAR1A 07*007 20/8: 00 8 SSS SSSw M IS/1700 8/0*59 8/0900 j ivo7oo nm* a/*oo 4 8/BOO 8/1459 8/1700 55Si s is ss ss 2t 8/1700 IWW __m 0900 r
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        181 55 Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Oct 1 China: National Day. Out 2 Hong Kong: The day following National Day. Oct 3 Germany: The Day of Germany Unity. Korea: National Foundation Day. Oct Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festi val. Oct 9 Canada: Thanksgiving Day. USA: Columbus Day. Out
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        793 55 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 average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        364 55 Crto, 180 Mai 990.7 0.9 B.4 0.08 77 0.05 I W,w SotT" 5 ni2 oi nl 0.06 32 0.02 380 Mai 9973 6.9 16.8 0.17 65 0.07 wtfiri %ift M/M »M/» w —<*" Wo above G35 13 1 2 I ISO/Omac Limits Spec E25 W 13
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        291 56 Reuters [HANOI] The government has approved national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines' plans to buy three new ATR 72-500s planes produced by an Italian-French venture between 2001 and 2004, official media reported. The Thoi Bao Tai Chinh Vietnam (Vietnam Financial Times) newspaper said
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        525 56 UPS customers will get a bigger discount onbnlkmail Bloomberg [BONN] Deutsche Post, Europe's largest mail company, must with immediate effect open part of its letter delivery network in Germany to competitor United Parcel Service Inc. the German postal regulatory
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        264 56 Govt still looking into impact of proposal by flag carrier MAS: transport minister AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is studying a proposal by lossmaking flag carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to raise airfares on domestic routes by 50 per cent, Transport
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        217 56 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's flag carrier airline Garuda Indonesia plans to buy at least seven more aircraft in line with surging business growth since the financial crisis, a report said yesterday. "We are still shopping around. We are looking for wide-bodied aircraft, but we have
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        282 56 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's fourthlargest carrier, said it is adding 20 more return flights from the end of October to the end of March to meet rising demand between Hongkong and four Asian destinations. The additional flights, made possible with
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        277 56 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national car manufacturer, Proton, said yesterday it will launch an inspection of 6,000 to 8,000 cars for possible defective parts affecting the suspension system. The parts were reportedly designed by Japan's Mitsubishi Motor Corp, which has
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          78 56 Reuters [FRANKFURT] British Airways World Cargo said it will introduce a fuel surchage on freight shipments from Oct 15 due to continued rising fUel costs. The surcharge on the actual weight of shipments will be 10 US cents (5f0.17) per kg or the equivalent
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          64 56 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's private airline Air Wagon International (Awair) will next month open new routes linking Jakarta to Singapore and Taipei. The JakartaSingapore route will be served twice daily while there will be three weekly flights linking Jakarta, Denpasar in Bali and Taipei,
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          107 56 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong Aircraft Engineering Co Ltd (HAECO) said it planned to buy back 16 million shares in the company at HK515.25 (553.41) each from IG International Management Ltd for HK$244 million. The 16 million shares represent 8.73 per cent of HAECO's existing
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      537 41 PEOPLE The Air New Zealand Ansett j Australia Group has appointed Gary Toomey as its CEO, effective this December. Mr Toomey recently left the positions of deputy CEO and executive director at I Oantas Airways. According to Air New Zealand's executive chairman, Selwyn Cushing who will continue 4 to lead
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      1319 42 I NORTH AMERICA I 1 EXPORT I I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS PWECT TO LONG BEACH WEST COAgT OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARGARITA SERVICE) vtssa vot "pwaT row longmacm dmias hoibion oocago ibiw ■pkoott msa vot ITTI pukum! quota sabiqnbco cmbkto ptcauba iwwiim saunacmc ooauifotiu 4000 m/m m/m
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      694 42 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore logistics >N»<r y Snpapw Shipping Association Association my UNI MALI vissa voy [IS [~iS eu t. KLANG SPORE MALI Empress Lily VOBOO 01/10 03/10 11/10 Princess Uly VO7OO 18/10 20/10 28/10 Empress Uly VO9OO
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      1298 43 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE IvKsa vot sin irm> aim ham wv sou fiT tffl I |vtssa voy I rtm um ham m sou m ta aw HYBARON 328W 21/09 14/10 11/10 17/10 09/10 DANUBE 5551 07/09 30/00 31/00 70/00 21/09 Aft BUT! 077W 27/09 00/10 10/10 13/10 14/10 APIPEAJU 0171
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      1704 44 C SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA ttSStL DOT SIM IfH RTM 1 ANR HAM IoRV IFU VESSEL IvOT SHI GH SPt FOS W.C MTN CHOYANG ALPHA 0013* 19 OS HlO (7.M Mil 1110 1111 1210 LONDON SENATOR 0045W 21 00 00 10 10 10 12 10 14 10 "IT*
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      740 44 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR N SHEVA (CFS MULUNO MUMBALCOLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO All NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICO POINTS Vessel S PORE N SHEVA COLOMBO PKLANG CAPE CANAVERAL V 129W 24 SEP 03 OCT 87 OCT 13 OCT TULSIOAS Vl3l #1 OCT IB OCT 14 OCT 2S OCT CAPE CREUS VII3W
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      2124 45 1m YAMlil IYEKV SVNMY J a/Ttisim I v YMTIAfI I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL 226 1900 fAX: *****06 OUTWARD (l/l) COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #12-00 sales/bugs 420StS7/43 inward ocr d/o) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN MD (8 HQ: 1)*****0000# SINGAPORE *****8 CONVINTKHUU. *****01/850 T/SHPWT DIPT *****2S
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      638 46 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD A 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore *****0. CR NO **********0E I wt no I sw rat stp *i w on *at nti wg UMA AUSTIAUA 2 S*7 23/9 2S/9 l/l» y/10 11/10 IS/10 11/10 23/)0l I WffA HRATAj W IV? toft ?7'o j7'o
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      468 46 i^ujuiMinui SO TEL OK BLANGAH ROAD *02-02 OTPORT CENTRE SPORE ****** TEL: *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W VESSEL m m fit OESTMim habukwa Mm 23mm 2*mnm phbmnwh. balan IKAGURI 14,7000 ZU&2000 24M2M0 PALBMANGPONTVMMI MABUKWA 39*2000 2V&2000 3M&2000 PALBUBAHGm BALAM KAGURI IV2OOO *****000 OOK2BOO PONTIANAK
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      468 47 BSA x M MYANMA «BBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VISSEL VOY SIN PRL PIN PGU MONG LA 3SW SU) DA WE I HW 22/09 MALAYSIA AGfKTS: lOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TU 03-*****00 PRL HI 03-*****101 PEN: TU 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A jervict
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      1510 47 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. VBSa VOY SM SOU Il» RTM I ANT I HAM IMV IVBSa I VOY I SOU I LBI I RIB ANT HAW MV ISM I HYIARON 32SW 21/09 09/10 14/10 11/10 12/10 MR BIS 017! 01/01 02/09 27/01 29/00 20/09 ATI OJT! 022W 22/09 13/10
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      847 47 vOOv WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND UTIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE" Vissa VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN I LK I MAO MIA I SAV BAL I OftF 1 NYC NEW MM TARONGA AHOI9~ 400 To« 6JM «709 2S/10 027" 05/11 07/11 09/11 10/11 12/11 16/11 19/11 TAJKO AHO2O 400Tmm 6.3
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