The Business Times, 20 October 2000

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    14 1 TheBusinessTimes MfTA <P) 036/12/1999 85c SINGAPORE Internet: htto ;business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2000
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    78 1 □m UmM (+55.49) QBT.SU U MM (+22.09) PI ST INDEX FUTURES U uariM (+60.00) Vlflßanjimß U ***** (+7.70) STDCT MABKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE OOMP ***** +117 NIKKEI 22* 14,811JB 41.40 HANG SENG 14,***** 3600 SET INDEX 27VJ9 +8.01 JAKARTA COMP __***** +8.78 MANILA COMP _135«J6 471 TAIPEI
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    71 1 FOBEX SATES USI ss USI 1.766 £(USS/S$per£) 1.447 IMl 0.843 1.481 DM 2J29 1121 YEN 1«7J 61.49 RM 1800 2.164 HKI 7.798 4.440 BAHT 4168 24.87 MJPIAH 8388 5.061 FBmE BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LliMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 19.00 BANGKOK .9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI .7.84 SYDNEY .8.56 TOKYO
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    Lock icon Investors still favour unit trusts despite stock slide
    685 1  -  P ilexclusive Technology, healthcare, equity foods retain hold oo investors By< Genevieve Cua, Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] Singapore funds are hurting and that's no surprise, given the precipitous slide of the stock market in recent weeks. But what is surprising is investors
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    Lock icon S'poreans ride the fast track to greater earning power
    608 1  -  By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans made the biggest strides in earning power in the last year and formed the fastestgrowing group among Asia's "well-to-do" club of top-earn-ers. An AC Nielsen survey of the spending habits of Asia's "elites and affluents" now
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    Lock icon Nasdaq up 179 pts, Dow 94 at noon
    129 1 Reuters, AP [NEW YORK] Stocks extended their big recovery in late morning yesterday as a batch of upbeat corporate profits helped investors shrug off earnings jitters that knocked the Dow Jones Industrial Average below the key 10,000 level during Wednesday's frenzied trading.
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    Lock icon Bargain hunters fuel 55-point STI rally
    624 1  -  Bot other regional markets fail to off Wall St fears By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore stood out from other Asian markets yesterday as bar-gain-hunting helped the local market ride out Wall Street's scary overnight gyrations to chalk up one of its most impressive rebounds
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      60 1 mane Top Stories Private financial flows to Asia's emerging markets expected to double this year, ffaxt Pmge Chartered Semiconductor stuns with earnings turnaround to USs72m in Q3. P94 Freeze on highland projects may hit M'sia-listed developers. Pw 13 Microsoft Q1 profit up 18% to USs2.6b. Pg 10 BT Comment wT
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      59 1 Thirteen years today BUSINESS TIMES f •I Market crashes 1 October factor points to market rally Next Page US stocks rise, the euro so 5 Ir» m I Silt by US stocks fall, the euro falls biifflcd investor on news th.it ?he euro h.»s hit ,i new low A Report,
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      Lock icon Sick euro seems to respond to no medicine
      752 2  -  It drags As, NZ$ down with it, despite another hairy session on Wall Street By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] "US stocks rise, the euro falls; US stocks fall, the euro falls" was the way one baffled market participant greeted overnight news the euro
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon It's not just Singaporeans
        78 2 HEARD over lunch: At one US investment bank, a middle management appointment takes up to nine months from job application to getting employed. The manager said this was because she had to be interviewed by every managing director in the bank. "This was so that if
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        Lock icon Getting this licence is some feat
        69 2 A SENIOR executive of a telecoms company which received a telecoms licence from the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said the application process was quite a herculean task. The application filled about 100 pages and spelled out the company's roll-out plan in painstaking detail. We're
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        Lock icon But, of course, there are exceptions
        92 2 A BANKING analyst took a swipe at bankers at a recent investment seminar. Noting how many of them have the habit of repeating their mistakes by being over willing to lend to every Tom, Dick and Harry, he went on to say that "giving
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        Lock icon ...and Sound is for bellyaching?
        104 2 THE meeting is intense! That is probably what goes through the minds of executives some time or other, but for the folks at software provider Vignette Asia, that cry is literal. You see, Vignette has named its brainstorming room Tense. It has also followed through
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        Lock icon CapitaLand's top PR ladies move on
        99 2 THE two leading corporate communications ladies at Capita Land, the merged DBS Land and Pidemco Land, have quit. DBS Land senior manager (corporate communications) Jeanne Wong, who had been offered the post of vice-president (corporate communications) at Capita Land, left the company to join
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      Lock icon October factor points to market rally
      735 2 History suggests US markets are likely to rebound this month unless there are more profit, revenue warnings Bloomberg October is living up to its reputation as a scary time for stock investors. Money managers hope the month this year also turns out to mark
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      Lock icon Private capital flows to Asia set to double to US$62b
      478 2  -  By, Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Private financial flows to Asia's emerging markets are expected to double to US$6l.9 billion (*****.7 billion) this year from US$3l.5 billion, far outstripping the flows to other regions. Strategic Intelligence, a leading Asian-based business research company,
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Chartered stuns with earnings turnaround to US$72m in Q3
      529 4  -  But wafer fab specialist warns EPS will be flat in the 4th quarter By\ David Boey CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday reported a record third-quarter profit of US$7l.6 million (*****.8 million) a stunning turnaround from its US$6.2 million loss a year ear-
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      Lock icon NatSteel Elec cuts sales target 15%
      384 4  -  By\ David Boey NATSTEEL Electronics yesterday cut its 2000 sales target 15 per cent from $5 billion to $4.25 billion after major customers scaled back business. The red flag flashed by NEL after the market closed is the second this year by the electronics
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      Lock icon Nera 9-month profit up 37% at $7.6m
      240 4  -  By'- Marissa Chew NERA Telecommunications yesterday posted a 37.3 per cent jump in net earnings for the nine months to Sept 30 on higher turnover from its telecommunications and contract manufacturing business. Net profit came to $7.6 million, compared with $5.5 million in
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      Lock icon Short-selling: what level of disclosure is needed?
      798 4  -  !IOK< lock siew r sivanithy WHEN a stock market falls as fast and as far as the Singapore bourse has recently, the topic of short-sell-ing inevitably surfaces. In the past, this almost always involved cries of foul play based on the notion that
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      Lock icon OCBC's Bank of S'pore launches its third Internet venture
      437 5  -  fini3ds.com aims to be a one-stop business destination for local enterprises By Ling Su Ann BANK of Singapore, which is spearheading parent OCBC Bank's e-banking initiatives, yesterday launched its third Internet venture, finixis.com. But it could not give a clear idea
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      Lock icon MediaWorks building to be ready by Jan
      246 5  -  Bnilding in Genting Lane will include a 3-storey-high, 4,000 sq ft studio By Vivien Ng THE new home of SPH MediaWorks, next to the Singapore Press Holdings corporate building in Genting Lane, will be ready in January. And one of the main features
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      Lock icon SembCorp Logistics near deal on tie-up
      201 5 AFXAsia [KUALA LUMPUR] SembCorp Logistics Ltd is hoping to conclude either a potential strategic alliance or merger arrangement with a foreign partner before the end of the year, company president Koh Soo Keong said yesterday. After his speech before participants of HSBC's Asian 100
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      Lock icon Consolidation set to sweep Asian Internet sector
      198 5 CONSOLIDATION within the Asian Internet sector is set to increase and many Asian Internet companies will be forced to close, an Asian investment seminar was told here yesterday. However, the possibility of one company creating a pan-Asian presence was also deemed unlikely. ING
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      Lock icon DBS Thai Danu posts 12.5b baht loss for first 9 months
      424 5  -  Net loss was expected because of losses from sale of NPLs in Q3; UOB Radanasin Bank also posts loss of 908 m baht By Siow Li Sen DBS Thai Danu Bank yesterday posted an expected net loss of 12.5
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      Lock icon WizOffice offers legal help
      104 5 AFX-Asia WIZOFFICE.COM Ltd said it has signed a regional agreement with Hongkong-based Legal Studio.com to introduce online legal services. It said customers will be able to download legal documents and templates to use for their business operations. All of LegalStudio.com's services and products, like sample legal
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      Lock icon SIA to corporatise its cargo division next April
      349 7  -  To position unit for new commercial opportunity; no listing plans at present By> Ann Toh SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday it will corporatise its cargo division, SIA Cargo, next April, but there are no listing plans at present. "Corporatisation will help position
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      Lock icon Federal Int'l gets bigger Indon contract worth US$26m
      194 7 FEDERAL International (2000), a distributor and service provider supporting the oil, gas and related industries in the region, has announced a bigger contract for one of its units. Federal Hardware Engineering has had its procurement contract with Indonesia's Gunanusa Utama Fabricators increased
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      15 5 EDUCATION/ TRAINING The Straits Times Classified. I cat* Classifications 703 794. h h pmd h
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      496 6 Stocks Volume PabficCerturylOc 31,438,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 19.136.000 Mad Etoc 10c 17,178,000 STEngglOc... 15,587,000 Omni Ind 10c..._ 12,144,000 StogTel15c 11,381,000 NOL— 7,975,000 tonics P$1.00 7,239,000 Strike Engg 5c 6,529,000 GES ln« Ud 20c 6,331,000 Stock! > Chart Semiconductor 26c 133,729,600 Nat Bee 10c 50.797,490 PadlicCenturylOc 43,020,840 ST Engo 10c 42,844,863
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      Lock icon Solid gains for blue chips in surprise show of strength
      562 6  -  HiTcomment STOCKS r.sivanithy IT has been some time since blue chips rose two days in a row. But that is what the local bourse has managed during the past two days, in an admirable show of strength in the face
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      Lock icon Chartered Semiconductor: CL's covered call looks risky
      177 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing's shares have taken an absolutely awful hammering recently. The $19.20 high reached earlier this year is a distant memory since the shares now trade for $7.25, having fallen below $7 on Wednesday. It is interesting
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      Lock icon Creative set to move back to $35?
      250 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan CREATIVE Technology shares have been pummelled in recent weeks and closed 10 cents lower at $27.90 yesterday on volume of 448,800. The technical charts show the stock is now in the buy zone. It fell below its 60-day
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      Lock icon Market Notices
      133 6 ♦SEKSUN Precision Engineering will hold its EGM on Nov 8 at 10.30 am, 511/513 Yishun Industrial Park A. ♦FLEXTECH Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary, Appraisal Technology, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, has officially changed its name to e-Web Catalyst from Oct 9. ♦NERA Telecommunications has appointed Per Erik Froyen
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      11 7 SIA orders six Boeing freighters worth USsl.3b, Shipping Times, Pg 16
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon NSTB to boost venture capital links between S'pore, Munich: Tony Tan
      551 8  -  Conference highlighting opportunities; university ties mentioned From] Eugene Low in Munich THE National Science and Technology Board will explore new ways to boost links between the venture capital industries of Singapore and Munich, says Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan.
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      Lock icon SMEs get $30m boost to enter e-commerce
      463 8  -  eBIDS scheme, ran by IDA and PSB, will start on Dec 1 By Siew Yaw Hoong A NEW $30 million incentive programme launched yesterday will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) enter e-commerce and increase etransactions in Singapore by $1 billion in two
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      Lock icon Conservation buildings: owners get more leeway
      378 8  -  By< Andrea Tan OWNERS of buildings gazetted for conservation have reason to cheer. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Singapore Institute of Architects (SLA) have revised 23 restoration guidelines, giving more scope for creative design and flexibility. Of the 23 guidelines, only one
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      Lock icon HK top earners match S'pore's in computer use: survey
      444 8  -  Byi Audrey Tan HONGKONG'S elite have caught up with their Singaporean counterparts in computer ownership and are rapidly closing the gap on Internet penetration. The latest Asian Target Markets Survey by AC Nielsen found that Singapore no longer has the comfortable
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      Lock icon Remaining Aquarius, Dahlia units up for sale
      336 8 FOCUS: PROPERTY FIRST Capital Corporation will sell the last 203 units at its Aquarius by the Park condominium while Hong Leong Group will launch the 229 units left at its Dahlia Park project. Aquarius' 99-year leasehold units are priced at an average of
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      Lock icon Beijing high-tech Darks prove a lure to returning scholars
      596 8  -  300 seek startups at Zhonggaancnn park in three months, DPM Lee told Pronn Quak Hiang Whai in Beijing BEIJING'S efforts at developing its high-tech industries and attracting returning scholars are yielding results with an increasing number of such people planning to
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      Lock icon Sharp fall in job seekers at MOM
      284 8  -  3 on the economy labour Byi Anna Teo WITH the recovery in the economy, one indicator has nosedived in recent months: the number of people who turn to the Ministry of Manpower for help in getting a job. Data from the ministry show
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Small investors do make an impact on the market
      424 9  -  Kevin Ow Yong Keng Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "Fuss over $30 broking fee, cartel claims unfounded" (BT, Oct 13). The Hock Lock Siew column is one of my favourites because the views expressed in it are often
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      Lock icon Fair price paid for Mercury, SJ
      179 9  -  Celina May Ong RHB Public Affairs Communications Rashid Hussain Berhad Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I REFER to your report "Arab-Malaysia Sec to buy Johor broker for RMI7S million" (BT, Oct 17). We wish to point out that the reference to the purchase of Mercury Securities
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      Lock icon SingTel buy order must be honoured
      107 9  -  Thomas Tan Aik Hong Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "No SGX decision yet on unusual SingTel deal" by Serena Ng (BT, Oct 18). It is quite a common sight during the post-close routine to see ridiculous prices being posted for either
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      Lock icon CFA candidates must meet high professional standards
      381 9  -  Ong Seow Beng, CFA Board of Governors, AIMR Singapore, via Internet I REFER to recent letters on the topic of qualified independent financial advisers, and in particular, Curtis J Montgomery's letter "Don't outsource your financial future" (Mailbag, Oct 11). Mr Montgomery mentioned many
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      Lock icon Achieving life-long learning
      59 9  -  A Halid BS Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "$4,000 subsidy for infocomm courses" (BT, Oct 18) by Audrey Tan. We are on the right track towards achieving a life-long learning society. There should be more of such related self-renewal initiatives to give all self-driven
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      Lock icon Subsidy will help IT career switch
      133 9  -  Lynn Tan Yuh Lin Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "$4,000 subsidy for infocomm courses" (BT, Oct 18) by Audrey Tan. This is definitely the right move by the government. I am interested in switching to the IT sector but find it
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      Lock icon Hornet's nest in scrip lending proposal
      211 9  -  Narayana Narayana Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "SGX float won't boost sentiment: observers" by Ven Sreenivasan (BT, Oct 11). My attention was drawn to the comment in the above article, "Why not let SGX's Central Depository, which is the biggest custodian
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      Lock icon Pac Can loan stock holders still not repaid
      122 9  -  Denis Distant Singapore, via Internet PACIFIC Can Investment Holdings loan stock holders are still waiting for repayment of the loan stock that became due on April 30, 1999 18 months ago. Seatown appeared as the "white knight" and undertook to repay the
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Microsoft Q1 profit up 18% to US$2.6b
      688 10 SEATTLE Shrinking expenses, rising investment gains, Windows 2000, help software giant to beat expectations Reuters SOFTWARE giant Microsoft Corp on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that blew past expectations, powered by shrinking expenses, growing investment gains, and momentum in its flagship product, the
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      Lock icon Sun's Q1 net income up 88% to US$510m
      233 10 PALO ALTO, California AP SUN Microsystems' first-quarter net income rose 88 per cent, easily topping Wall Street expectations, as it continued to benefit from a scramble for equipment to manage and store Web traffic. Net income for the three months ended Sept
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      Lock icon AOL Q1 earnings soar 91%
      412 10 WASHINGTON LATWP AMERICA Online Inc (AOL) on Wednesday beat Wall Street's expectations for earnings in the first quarter, showing strong growth in revenue and subscribers and dispelling fears that the company would be dragged down by a slowdown in online advertising. AOL reported net income
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      Lock icon Texas Instruments' Q3 earnings surge 69%
      389 10 DALLAS USs679m profit as sales rise 26%; Q4 sales seen slowing Bloomberg TEXAS Instruments Inc, whose chips power two-thirds of the world's cellular phones, said third-quarter earnings surged 69 per cent, though the company cautioned that sales growth will slow in the fourth quarter.
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      Lock icon Apple posts better Q4, but slashes profit forecast
      402 10 CUPERTINO, California Bloomberg APPLE Computer, maker of iMac personal computers, said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 20 per cent but slashed forecasts for profit in the current quarter, sending its shares down 18 per cent. Profit from operations rose to US$lOB million (SslB9
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      Lock icon Nokia rings in 42% jump in Q3 gain, beating forecasts
      482 11 HELSINKI World's No 1 mobile phone maker reaffirms its growth outlook Reuters NOKIA, the world's largest mobile phone maker, reported better-than-expected thirdquarter profits yesterday and reaffirmed its growth outlook, easing recent concern about the possible effects of a slowdown in
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      Lock icon Analysts play catch-up with stock downgrades
      339 11 NEW YORK Bloomberg NOW they tell us. Analysts at Goldman, Sachs Co, Prudential Securities, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown and Wasserstein Perella Securities cut ratings on International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday after the No 1 computer maker reported third-quarter sales that fell short of
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    • eBriefs
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        Lock icon Toshiba, DataPlay In Joint venture
        66 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp and Data Play Inc of the US said they'll form a joint venture to sell throughout Asia, except Korea, optical disks the size of an American quarter-dollar able to hold vast amounts of information. The disks, from which information is read,
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        Lock icon SAP doubles profit in third qtr
        79 11 Bloomberg [WALLDORF, Germany] SAP AG, the world's largest maker of business management software, said third-quarter profit doubled, as the German company won new customers for its mySAP.com Internet product. It predicted "solid" growth ahead. Net income rose to 88 million euros (*****.2 million), or
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        Lock icon DDI ready to lose money on discounts
        80 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] DDI Corp, Japan's No 2 mobile phone company, said it is prepared to lose money at its cellular phone business next year at the expense of gaining new subscribers through discounts and marketing efforts. Whether that happens depends on the company's
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        Lock icon NTT falls to 19-month low
        73 11 Reuters [TOKYO] Shares in Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) hit a fresh 19-month low yesterday ahead of its 1.3 million share offering, as concerns intensified over demand for the new stock. Despite what will likely be a steep discount, brokers said
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        Lock icon Vodafone puts pressure on BritTel
        55 11 Reuters [LONDON] Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Pic increased the pressure on British Telecommunications Pic yesterday by announcing an aggressive expansion of its UK fixed-line services. Vodafone said it will offer businesses and consumers calls up to a third cheaper than BT's under a deal
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      Lock icon Dotcom death count on the rise in Sweden
      466 11 STOCKHOLM Four more firms file for bankruptcy in less than a week AFP THIS time last year, Stockholm was awash in venture capital and any twenty-some-thing with a Web page and an e-concept stood a fair chance of getting his hands on
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Forget the Webcam, Gore is too boring
      806 12  -  BTTT^ I bottom line OPINION maureen dowd The writer is a New York Times columnist NYT AL GORE has said he would consider putting a 24-hour-a-day Webcam, or Alcam, in the Oval Office. Tipper, of course, immediately intimated to friends, with her sly,
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      103 12 The more civilised we become, the more things we have for creating violence: AK-475, bullets, more arms.' Ratan Thiyam Indian theatre director who stages mythical battles, on the spread of ethnic-based insurgencies. This is not a separation plan. It is a plan of suffocation and occupation. It
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      Lock icon Another Asian crisis looming?
      605 12 EDITORIAL RECENT talk about a possible second East Asian crisis is misleading only because many of its victims have yet to recover fully from the first one. But there is no mistaking that East Asia is now perilously close to falling into the abyss again. The
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      Lock icon Can India really achieve 9% economic growth?
      1125 12  -  To do so, Delhi must stop handing out subsidies to keep prices down so it can cnt Budget deficit By\ Prem Shankar Jha The writer, former editor of The Hindustan Times, contributed this article toBT THE Indian prime minister has somewhat rashly committed
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      Lock icon As e-trading moves in, brokers look to the weather
      782 12  -  COMMENTARY By Mild Anzal Bloomberg HIDETO Fukushima, who spent a decade barking out currency rates before computers made him redundant, now pores over rainfall charts with store managers and explains global warming to ski resort owners. Mr Fukushima's new job as
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      533 13  -  Resorts World, Country Heights plans at risk From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SEVERAL of Malaysia's listed developers may be hit by the latest government directive to halt developments on highlands in the country, according to analysts. They include Resorts World, Berjaya
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      303 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN banking group AMMB Holdings is considering offering a stake to Utama Banking Group in a revised merger plan it hopes would appease disgruntled smaller investors, banking industry sources and analysts said yesterday. Shares in both companies have gone into
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      404 13  -  From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon Halim Saad yesterday shocked the investment community when he agreed to buy a substantial block of Renong shares from Time Engineering. His privately-held Taraf Perdana will buy 21.56 per cent of Renong from
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      602 14 MANILA It'll show the opposition is ready with a blueprint for the country: Arroyo AFP PHILIPPINE Vice-President Gloria Arroyo, who is leading a coalition against embattled President Joseph Estrada, said opposition parties were preparing an "alternative programme" to help bring the country out of crisis.
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      60 14 MANILA AFP THE Philippine currency hit a new record closing low yesterday at 48.775 to the dollar amid the country's political crisis. The peso traded between 48.80 and 48.69 to the dollar yesterday, from its 48.57 close a day earlier. Earlier this
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      223 14 JAKARTA Move follows series of unsolved bomb blasts in Jakarta Reuters INDONESIA is to restructure its intelligence operations following a number of unsolved bomb blasts in Jakarta, a minister said yesterday. "We will increase the quality of our intelligence... we will restructure our national
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      252 14 BANGKOK AP A SOCIAL activist group filed a complaint yesterday with Thailand's top anti-corrup-tion body, accusing four government ministers of violating financial disclosure laws. The ministers are the latest in a string of ruling and opposition politicians to have run into trouble over
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      395 14  -  By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Volkswagen Financial Services AG (VFS), Europe's largest automotivebacked lender, is racing into Asia, with plans to set up joint ventures in China, Taiwan and Australia. Its chairman Norbert Massfeller flew into Singapore yesterday to announce a tie-up with Group
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      92 14 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S second national car maker Perodua will start exports to Indonesia next year with an initial shipment of 500 cars, a report said yesterday. The Star quoted Abdul Rahman Omar, managing director of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua),
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      506 14  -  Asian leaders agree to forge an East Asian community From Yang Razali Kassim o in Seoul TWO significant developments ahead of the third Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) opening today signal a change in tenor for such gatherings, auguring well for
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      217 16 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S economic minister was thrown out of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party yesterday for defying party policy and backing plans to scrap a controversial nuclear power plant project. Lin Hsin-i "joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government without the permission (of the
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      686 16 HONGKONG China's No 1 oil refiner closes its HE trading debnt at 5 HE cents down from HK$l.59 issue price Bloomberg CHINA Petroleum Chemical Corp (Sinopec) shares fell on their first day of trading yesterday in Hongkong on concern a slump in
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      255 16 It says tycoon will move to Taipei along with family by year-end AFP [HONGKONG] Media tycoon Jimmy Lai of Hongkong will be heading to Taiwan to launch a version of his popular weekly Next magazine there, a press report said yesterday. Mr
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      673 17 SHENZHEN They hope to be picked to offer shares on new high-tech board Reuters AT a monstrous 82.7 kg, Fu Yongjun's prize watermelon is the size of a beer keg. But if the Chinese biologist gets the chance to raise
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      195 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan unveiled its second market-boosting package in less than a week, aiming to restore the confidence of investors after the island's key index plunged to a four-and-a-half year low yesterday. Among the steps, the daily limit by which stocks can fall was
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      281 17 TAIPEI Fall doe to tech outlook fears, lack of domestic confidence Reuters TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest dedicated microchip foundry, beat market forecasts with record third quarter profits, but its shares tumbled as uncertainty over the technology outlook grew. TSMC
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      63 17 COLOMBO AFP SRI Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday inducted a 43-member cabinet, finalising a shaky coalition governmen in which she retains the key defence and finance portfolios. Ms Kumaratunga retainec Lakshman Kadirgamar as foreign minister but also accommodated members of two minority Tamil and Muslim
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      495 17 NEW DELHI Minister says he favours open auction of stake in state-ran carrier to get best price: report AFP, Reuters PILOTS working for Air India said yesterday they are organising their own consortium to bid for a 40 per cent
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      1374 15  -  Can Asia and Europe save the world trade talks after the Seattle setback? From 1 Yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor in Seoul PEACE talks before the pow-wow? Three days before Asian and Euro pean leaders meet for the third Asia
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      317 18 TOKYO Figure boosted by 1.36b yen gain from sale of securities Bloomberg, Reuters TAKASHIMAYA Co, Japan's biggest department store operator, said first-half profit rose 21 per cent, boosted by the sale of securities. The Osaka-based retailer said yesterday its group net income
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      965 18  -  Tokyo warns, however, of need for higher public spending to compensate for 'flat' trends in private consumption Froml Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Japanese government yesterday revised upwards its official forecast for growth in Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal 2000, but at
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      563 19 WASHINGTON Though oil prices have surged, economic impact has been cushioned by reduced dependence on oil Bloomberg, Reuters THERE is little evidence a surge in technology investment that has helped to hold down inflation is ending, and there are few signs so far that
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      565 19 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg PACIFIC Century CyberWorks Ltd may pare its stake in a mobile phone venture with Telstra Corp if the venture fails to sell shares to the public, CyberWorks chief executive Richard Li said. Speaking to investors
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        41 19 Reuters [CHICAGO] Quaker Oats Co, maker of hot and cold cereals, said yesterday its third-quarter earnings rose 16 per cent, beating the average analysts' forecast, on continued robust demand for its Gatqrade sports drink. Reuters
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        60 19 Reuters [HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois] Retail giant Sears, Roebuck and Co yesterday reported an 18 per cent increase in third-quarter income. Sears reported net income in the third quarter rose to US$27B million (*****.3 million), or 81 cents a diluted share, compared with US$236 million, or
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        42 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The number of US workers filing new applications for state unemployment benefits decreased last week. Initial Jobless claims fell by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 307,000 in the week ended Oct 14. Bloomberg
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        42 19 Reuters [LONDON] The London Clearing House (LCH) and eight leading derivatives dealers said yesterday they had agreed to use and develop LCH Swap Clear, a clearing service for interest rate derivatives set up by LCH Reuters
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      555 19 WASHINGTON Bnt VP widens lead among those in vital income bracket Reuters REPUBLICAN George W Bush has shown some initial gain from the third presidential debate and edged up by one point over Democrat A 1 Gore, according to the
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      425 19 He has unanimous backing of other ECB policymakers, says French central banker AFP, Bloomberg [PARIS] European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg, who sparked a round of euro selling earlier this week, denied yesterday he had been advised to resign. He told a news
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      1369 20 When a strong becomes damaging Economists are divided on how the situation can be rectified, with some even wondering whether it should be LATWP THE US steel and paper industries are reeling from a flood of cheap imports. On world markets, US agricultural products are so uncompetitive that government subsidies
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      276 21  -  SOX Derivatives TraMngßeport STlndeat/MSdS'pore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore SINGAPORE stocks ended firmer yesterday, led by banks and some technology stocks. Banking stocks continued to attract institutions, as they are less volatile and offer attractive valuation. Higher-than-expected profit results released by Sun Microsystems and
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      226 21  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore TAIWAN stocks plunged to a four-and-a-half-year low yesterday. A lower Nasdaq overnight, political instability and the weaker Taiwan dollar sent the market tumbling. The MSCI Taiwan closed sharply lower at 229.43 points, a loss
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      156 21 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices propped up by faUs in US inventories pushed higher yesterday despite US assurances that consumers would have enough winter heating fuel. Benchmark Brent crude was 30 US cents stronger at U5531.40 a barrel, helped on its way
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      338 21 Reuters THE euro retained the bulk of yesterday morning's gains after the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged. Dealers said the ECB's decision to leave its minimum bid rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent was broadly expected. Caution about possible renewed Group of Seven intervention allowed the
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      2836 22 HONGKONG AFP n Han* Seng -3&0 HONGKONG share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday as late bargain-hunt-ing offset early falls spurred by volatility on Wall Street, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost 36.00 points to close at
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      1972 22 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 4UO SHARES in Tokyo fell 0.4 per cent yesterday on selling of high-tech issues but many investors stayed on the sidelines due to rising concern over the performance of Wall Street, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225
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      945 22 Reuters P Shenzhen Binder -L3B CHINA'S hard currency B shares ended down yesterday as domestic A shares also fell with investors moving back to the sidelines to await developments on proposed market reforms. The Shanghai B share index fell 1.33 per cent to 58.62 on turnover of US$3.O4 million,
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      355 22 AFP □WP Index -3SOJS TAIWAN share prices plunged 6.5 per cent yesterday to a new four-and-a-half year low on margin call pressures amid a crisis of confidence and overnight losses on Wall Street, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index slumped 350.95 points to close at 5,081.28
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      409 23 AFP F1 Composite Indei +2J7 MALAYSIAN shares ended 0.3 per cent higher yesterday on late institutional buying of selected heavyweight stocks, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index finished up 2.17 points at 774.20. Volume was 223.01 million shares worth RM580.96
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      301 24 AFP fl Composite Index +&87 SOUTH Korean shares rose 0.2 per cent yesterday with the index up 0.87 at 515.04. Volume was 310.2 million worth 2 trillion won. —AFP Oct H Waa *h Anem Semi 4950 -150 Brain Tecfi 715 90 Central Bank 200 -IS Chen Comm ***** -200
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      276 24 AFP Q Composite Index -6.71 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.5 per cent yesterday with the Composite Index down 6.71 points to close at 1,256.96. Volume was down at 533.15 million shares worth 1.04 billion pesos from 534 million shares worth 503 million pesos on Wednesday. Oct 19 Nm (000)
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      266 24 AFP □NZSE-40 -BJ2 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 0.4 per cent yesterday as investors reacted to continued volatility in US markets, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed down 8.12 points at 1,909.74 points on modest turnover of NZ$75.B million. AFP Oct M COBO) Aflvtntega HD5 1.71 -0.04 134
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      535 24 AFP □AnOrtoiriw -32J THE Australian share market fell one per cent yesterday after investors dumped stakes in local market heavyweights News Corp, BHP and Telstra, brokers said. The benchmark All Ordinaries index fell 32.9 points to 3,147.5 while the SP/ASX 200 index slipped 34 points to 3,192.7. National turnover
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      748 24 AFP SET Index +&01 THAI share prices rose 3 per cent yesterday as investors switched their interest to non-bank stocks and foreign buyers jumped into the market, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index rose 8.01 points to close at 276.19 and the SET 50 was
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      665 24 AFP Composite Indei +5.78 INDONESIAN share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday on extended gains in tobacco stock Gudang Gar am and other blue chip companies, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 5.78 points at 422.73 points, off a low of 413.64 points, on
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      1587 27  -  COVER STORY Juice bars are fast catching on in health-conscious Singapore, but do they pose a serious threat to coffee joints? cheah uhmon reports CHEAH UI-HOON IF their expansion plans are anything to go by, juice bars are on a roll and successfully diversifying the drinking
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        736 28  -  ■•laa the cuff _th&t's what the US presidential race has tamed into. Bnt at the end of the day, can the candidates do the job well if hired? This is a risk corporate America has to take jaime ee WHY is the presidency of the United
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          80 28 WHEN you pick up a call and it's the wrong number, chances are that the other person will either slam down the phone without speaking, or mumble a quick apology and hang up. One journalist picked up her phone and not only was it a wrong number but the
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          60 28 WE'VE all seen how CNN, the cable channel, likes to flash on screen its availability in various hotels around the world. Recently, one TV viewer saw it doing the same thing for hotels in Singapore, including the Marco Polo. Maybe somebody should tell
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        738 29  -  commfE heme finds out why old carpets are sometimes more sought after than new ones CORINE KERK TO the uninitiated, it's strange to see people parting with hundreds of thousands of dollars for an old carpet when there are beautiful new ones at a fraction of the price.
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        518 29 PASSION and excitement are practically bursting out of Abid Mir, owner of Kashmir Carpet House and Antique Carpet Corner. At his outlets in Dempsey Road, the 44-year-old trader and collector of antique carpets is enthusiastically pulling out carpets to illustrate the difference between old
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        701 29  -  But the upmarket eatery is not likely to win awards for an innovative or cutting edge menn By. Jaime Ee BAKER'S Inn has been growing from strength to strength, like fast-acting yeast on fresh bread dough. It started out as a tiny, too-hip-for-Sembawang bakery,
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        549 30  -  CINEMA 'Mystery, Alaska', about a small town's craze over ice hockey, perches precariously on the sole strength of Russell Crowe By Parvathi Nayar SPORTS films are a Hollywood staple. A few good ones like Jerry Maguire capture the essence of the sport in a way
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        734 34  -  First Independent offers analysis to caliberate your insurance requirements according to life stages and available assets, oemuvujvacua finds out how it works GENEVIEVA CUA INSURANCE funds which bundle protection and investments are hot sellers. But Joseph Chong, head of First Independent, the financial planning division of
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        404 34  -  By Genevieve Cua SIGNALING its intent to expand its share of the Muslim market, Keppel Insurance has launched Singapore's first Takaful (Islamic Insurance) General programme of five products. Keppel Insurance was the first to launch Takaful Life fund products in 1995, which as of September had
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        163 34 IN response to last week's article "Keeping the roof over your head" on mortgage protection plans, AIA has written to say that it has reduced the premiums on its plans for new and current policyholders, as of Sept 18. AIA said that unlike most insurance companies where
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        831 35 That, other than the "rigging" conspiracy theory, could be a more likely explanation for that Sing Tel trade, along with a case of poor judgement and bad timing, says R SIVANITHY ONE of the biggest talking points in the past week has been the "rigging"
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        1095 35  -  inside ittet; yd m San Teh buys back shares; trade in Datacraft slows; Aberdeen active in Robinsons, Courts By] Robert Halili The writer is bureau chief at Score Lab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai, Singapore News Desk. THE
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        152 35 All four buy factors were up with increases ranging from 67.5 percent to 97.6 percent from their 12-week averages. The biggest rise was in the number of purchases with 149 buy transactions in the past five trading days, nearfy double the 12-week average of 75.4
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        918 35 fcW.WMidea Sunright Sunright, the world's largest independent provider of burn-in and test services for semiconductor manufacturers, recently announced better-than-expected earnings with a 48 per cent rise in profits to $3.1 million for the year ended July 31. Turnover grew as strongly to
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        1886 36  -  Do you know where you're going to? SERENA NG and GENEVIEVE CUA ask the people in the know SERENA NG, GENEVIEVE CUA Kim Too, CEO for CMQ First State Investments Singapore WE are in a very interesting juncture in terms of world financial markets, similar to what I
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      1868 31 TODAY'S TV mmmmmmmmmm—mm—m inn, n.i I 4JO Singapore Update. •SSiAM Kids Central: Sesa- J# J^SSS^^ Courtroom Ho, Grace Yip and 10.00 HUlto^Hospital/Panda too HlSline? ket ReP rt VUUIUUUIII Christine Ng learn from Bear Daycare. $0 H 6.02 In Conversation (r). drama the school of hard knocks. 25 cTAnd Chicken. Aslt
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      1437 38  -  Singapore investors are hurting, though hot theme funds fared well. GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA NOT too long ago, interest rates were the biggest weight on markets. Today, the question of where markets are headed seems to be fraught with many more issues, ranging from simmering
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      122 39 Reuters DRY cargo freight rates appeared to be steady overall, although the Baltic indices pointed towards mixed fortunes for particular sectors, brokers said. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose five points to 1,732, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) also gained five points to 1,593, the Baltic Handy Index
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      267 39 SBX A i 1 *^^WIBr OrtW OlffDteWbutlOfl—038 unch Cosco Invastmant—0.17 0.01 64 Frrtgm Unhs 0.14 0.01 147 GB Sortings 0 S\ uncjj 0 Hal Sun Hu? 034 0.OT W IMC Hoidlngs-HK —5.50 unch 0 Jjya HokDnas 0.15 unch 70 0.14 1032 MSSFELS u» 0.01 216 Kappal Marin* 0.19
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      703 39  -  I-\i exclusive US Federal Grand Jury convened to consider if a crime has been committed Zfy Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The US Attorney's office in San Francisco is now contemplating criminal charges against the owners and the operator of the Singapore-flagged oil tanker Neptune
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      280 39 Container, doe to be shipped to US, found on board ship from China Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong police found 26 Chinese stowaways inside a US-bound ship container late on Wednesday. The 12-metre container had arrived earlier in the day by ship from China's
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      379 39 Fnndamentals are strong despite tough competition in crnise industry Reuters [OSLO] Royal Caribbean Cruises, the world's number two cruise group, reported an 18.5 per cent jump in third quarter profits and said the industry seemed strong despite tough competition. Miami-based RCL, whose
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      200 39 Xinhua [MANILA] A world-class container port complex costing 8 billion pesos (*****.2 million) will be built in the central Philippine province of Cebu in six years' time. Antonio Elumir Jr, Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) general manager, said that at least seven consultants have signalled
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        866 40  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE Court of Appeal has overruled the High Court decision in May this year on the unusual collision case in which a Chinese vessel ran over and severed all seven seismic cables being towed by a survey
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          106 40 AP A SUBSIDIARY of Philippines-based port operator ICTSI has put forward the highest bid for the concession to manage the port of Progreso's container terminal on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Internacional de Contenedores Asociadosde Veracruz (ICAVE) submitted a US$7.5 million (Ssl3 million) bid to run the terminal,
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          112 40 SWEDISH Orient Lines and Greece's Niver Lines subsidiary Scan Orient have formed a joint venture which has taken over the two firms' ro-ro liner services between Scandinavia/Finland and the Mediterranean. SolNiver Lines, whose creation was announced in July, is now the largest ro-ro operator on the
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          135 40 THE International Committee for Seafarers' Welfare has launched a new guide to over 500 ports, describing both national and harbour infrastructure and the facilities available to seafarers going ashore. Ports of the Seven Seas contains information such as whether crew can make international phone calls from
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          160 40 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co, a major Japanese shipbuilder, is seeking union consent to cut staffing and wage levels at its ship repair unit in an effort to return the subsidiary to profit next year. The Tokyo-based company plans to reduce
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        121 53 Oct 23 Thailand: King Chulalongkora Day. Ootas Brunei: Israk Mikraj. Indonesia: Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad. Oat M Malaysia: Deepavali. Novl Philippines: All Saint's Day. Nov 3 Japan: Culture Day. Nor 4 Sweden: All Saint's Day. Not 11 Canada: Remembrance Day. USA: Veteran's Day. Nov 23 Japan: Labour
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        775 53 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        449 53 Cartoa ISC Mil 991.2 0.6 15.4 0.09 59 0.05 Oct 12 Owelty Water Residue Ask Aiuimnwn Sediment No atow £25 1 0 1 0 0 0 380 Aw 985.5 0J 113 0.06 26 0.02 Una 380 Max 993.1 0.8 187 0.09 57 0.04 «WW3 »»/V »M/M
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        558 54  -  8747-400 cargo planes to be delivered between 2002 and 2005 By. Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has placed a firm order for six 8747-400 freighter aircraft with the Boeing Co, with an option for nine more, in a deal worth US$l.3 billion
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        686 54 US BSBUXBS? EARNINGS American Air gains from higher fares, rival's woes Reuters [NEW YORK] Third-quarter earnings at American Airlines parent AMR Corp shot up on higher fares, strong demand, and benefit from a rival's woes, while US Airways Group Inc
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        306 54 AFP (BANGKOK] Thai Airways International (THAI) said it planned to expand its service to cover more destinations on intercontinental and regional routes. THAI said in a statement it wanted to increase routes at 4.7 per cent per annum in line with a 5
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        258 54 Carrier in talks with Boeing, Airbns on planes with more than 300 seats Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's biggest carrier, said it is yet to decide on which aircraft to purchase as part of a multi-billion dollar fleet overhaul planned for
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      345 46 TASMAN ORIENT NEW ZEALAND FIJI NOUMEA BREAKBULK 4 CONTAINERS 14 DAYS FREQUENCY www.taamsnorientco.nz vtssti WHO M II SHI) W SK7) WilKlflMCfllttllllllt USJAAN OUUBKB *****9 It/10 11/10 71/10 22/10 77/10 01/11 IVII IS/II 70/11 73/11 74/11 75/11 74/11 77/11 ttSMANCAMPAIGNB *****0 31/10 07/11 05/11 M/ 11 01/11 IS/11 77/11 79/11 04/17
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      88 49 New Advertisers/Services/Agencies Wt Econ Line 2 x Fixed Day Sailings per Week between S'pore Bangkok, Laem Chabang See Page 13 FREMANTLE COCOS CHRISTMAS ISLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA Turn to Page 8 Daily ASSETS SHIPOWNERS MANAGERS PTE LTD Afifli SINGAPORE PTE LTD W 19 McCallum Street «0)-0l A) 2 Natwest Centre Singapore
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      43 50 METROPORT SHIPPING SDN. BHD. /S3u SINOKOR MERCHANT w, J*i<»»M% My WM ■*i^. ■212ai3 MARINE CO LTD U MS-MSFu: M3-MS4MI I-mI; FARWIDi SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD EXPORT W: 221-M22 (S Ums) F«I: 224-ISM CT: CHOYANG PHI: POIT HIANG USN: ULSAN PUS: PUSAN KWV: HWAMGYANO
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      46 50 SHIPPING •WAREHOUSING Baton: Singapore leading Duty Mon 10 Sat (BATAMINDOI/ID) Accepting KTX\«i*w*ional/Pro|ec»/Heavy Lift Carpi Reefer Container liataa: Singapore I xtadmg Mon. Wed fti (BATAMINDO II) Accepting Pnx'onwenbowil/Projca lien? Lift C*go Tafc 227 0322 Fm: 222 9330 SUppteg Wmikitrlm) P»# Ltd 7A fafpl hd Camftn MS-SI MMS4
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      994 51 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Amm Itad, #06-01 to 03, th|»p>n *****1 MAM UM/OUTWARD: 512 34M INWARD <WO): 437 21M IMPORT STATUS (WD): 437 2371 INVENTORY (WDh 437 2420 Wabsito http://www.MaMNkra.coM CR NO. **********0H BOOKINGS LINE; 535 6266 (Celio/J«sskq/Moi Chon/Jeslynn/Pora/Yvonna/Honim) EEEBEMSMIM 8 SLGS/WEEKLY 3 SLGS/WEEKLY IVKSa I VOT I SM
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      38 51 HEBUUUISWCAPOBE WETWM SERVICE VESSELS VOT ETA ETO DESTINATION HOWS 4/2000 23/10 2S/10 VUNGTAU/HCMC ANGUNGS 5/2000 24/10 27/10 HOCMMINH OUTENHAI A/2000 24/10 2S/10 lONGTHANH/HCJHC AGENTS: IMKOV SHIPPING CO PTE LTD aOVXTOM MU SINGAPORE 09M17 TEL: *****73 FAX: Z2SMOS DUimiiw
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      814 51 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I HO I S« I *T I SUP I »W I POO 1 CMO OOM I HAI I MTI I 0« I SAV I MIW I TAM I HOU I HOtftUHMI/Qm 11/10 24/10 17/10 20/10 00/11 03/11 14/11 i;/n 12/11 u/n 17/11
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      97 51 In PT. Natabhoyu Perusohaan Pelayaran ftILAWAN-SIN-P.KLAMO WUKLY SERVICE Oflfa tELAWIAK SIH6AWK HWPAMC EU ETD EU ETP EU HP aOUK 72/10 73/10 K/10 N. UadwqEiprts UMTS 71/10 77/10 71/10 Ih iMKkMf EX*KS UM3N -71/10 30/10 31/10 Ik Mfa* Egress UOHS 07/11 03/11 05/11 M> XnrtMi b»ras UOISK OS/11 OA/11 07/11 PHOENIX
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      605 51 hflmm ENG lil SHIPPING CO PTE UDI I USIUIMIHUmI taiSINUI/SI)HM I t a■« iwmiiHH I VtSSfl VOT Sim SDfID KSTWAnON UnonStt?? 11/00 11/10 19/10 SwAo* Snor :«ma 10/00 20/10 71/10 Juno P Born Pewonj Urn Sta 37 12/00 70/10 71/10 ttoto Unon Sto3B 11/00 70/10 71/10 Ma UwnSiolß M/ 00
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      700 52 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER RHYTHM 843N 21-22/10 26-29/10 03-04/11 I TIGER BRIDGE 844N 24 25.10 30-02/11 07-08/11 I TIGER METRO 845N 27-28/10 02-05/11 10-11/11 I TIGER STAR 846N 31-01/11 0&WI1 14-15/11 I TIGER RHYTHM 847N 0304/11 09-12/11 17-18/11 I TIGER BRIDGE 848N 07-08V11 13-16/11 21-22/11 IveSEL^^^VO^^Sl^^^CA^^SU^l
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      946 52 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 iSflr Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: Flesin@singnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freighHinks.net DIRECT LCL SERVICE TO; SIBU MV. GISENG V ***** ETA SIN: 20/10/2000 XINGANG MV. HANJIN KEELUNG VO76E ETA SIN: 21/10/2000 NEW DELHI MV. TRANSCORD VOllB
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      1029 52 For bookmg t enqmry cat *****50 /C\ Waksitt: irttp://www.—d-t—i y\/' USA/CANADA >IHfl i» w mem Src won M latid mem m hou cm in w (XKIAAIEIKA 47E43 7VIO 10/11 15/11 14/11 Wll 15/11 OOCL AIOKA 44W39 74/09 77/09 20/09 79/09 04/10 «/10 00Q (AUKXMA 49C44 01/11 17/11 72/11 73/11 73/11
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      82 52 REGULAR SERVICE TO INDONESIA ETA ETD DESTINATION CHAHAYA VICTORY 23T10 2SIO BANGKOtCPONTIANAK TBN 24/10 PALEMBANG/PONTIANAK/VEDAN PANGKAL BAIAM (EAST TIMOR) REGULAR SERVICE EX YANGON JUBILANT IN PT 23/10 VISAK/CALCUTTA/ YANGON CHAHAYA STAR 22/10 27/10 VISAK/CALCUTTA/ YANGON REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER BREAKBUuTI SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS 4 DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN RTL DSN
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      128 53 Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm A Showers S^\ f* 3 Temperature c Wind direction and speed in knots Cloudy Day Weather Hazy Wind speed symbols Sea Conditions O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds j j Sli 9 ht *1 2m -'—One hall
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