The Business Times, 16 November 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 2000
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    70 1 POEEX RATES U8$ St USS L744 £{U8S/S$pcr£) 1433—-1498 El'RO(LSS/SS/E) MB 1J6M DM i» 1J01 YEN. 10&2 ML10 KM 1880 1180 HK$ ?.7» 4471 BAHT 4160 *01 RUPIAH M71 PBZME BATES SINGAPORE* £88 KUALA LUMPUR 7.<F7 JAKARTA MM BANGKOK AS® MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY 8J9 TOKTO I99
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    Lock icon Govt begins revamp of its stat boards
    845 1  -  JTC, NSTB, PSB and EDB are the first ones to implement changes By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] After a highprofile restructuring of the financial sector, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday took on an equally tough challenge a major revamp of the
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    Lock icon GIA task force to tackle rise in motor insurance claims
    565 1  -  Claims last year outpaced premiums collected by 20% By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Faced with claims that now exceed premiums, the General Insurance Association (GIA) of Singapore is reviewing the practices and policies in the local motor insurance industry. NTUC Income's
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    Lock icon Managing government by objective
    513 1  -  OOMMEMTARI Despite pitfalls, it wffl jumpstort change in mindsets Lee Ban Staili says Lee Han Shih HE phrase "Government by objective" may sound like H an episode of the popular television comedy "Yes, Hi■ Minister", but Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong seems dead serious to
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      84 1 obbpe BT Comment New urgency over wisdom of 3G auctions. Next Page Top Storios Strong demand for SGX placement offering. Next Page Indon prosecutors seize 3 houses of Tbmmy Suharto. Pg23 New threats for Asia from a bigger EU. Pg 14 indian bank staff on strike against govt stake sale.
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      20 1 Up, down or steady? Will the US Federal Reserve keep interest rates unchanged as expected? Find out at: httptf/business-times.asia l.com.sg
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      96 1 What's the impact? Land stat board to make a big impact Consultants pleased, developers apprehensive. Pg 3 JTC first to operate with a mgt contract, Pg 3 NSTB to turveil plans to go private next year, Pg 4 JnrontfPort to compete with PSA, Pg 4 ttßwuvf hive off training, consultancy
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        87 2 SEEMS the weighty matter of a merger between DBS Bank and Australia's Westpac fell apart over the latter's computer system. Analysts who attended a DBS meeting recently said they heard the talks were called off when it was revealed that Westpac's disaster recovery system to get computers
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        64 2 THOSE who have received unsolicited mail on a Swiss pill that reduces fat and cellulite fast without diet or exercise beware. A phone call to the agent is instantly picked up by a voice recording which says no one is available to take the call but please leave your
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        Lock icon Going suit-crazy?
        65 2 BT ran an online poll last weekend on the Securities Industries Act. The question was: Extending civil penalties for insider trading to other breaches of the Securities Industries Act will bring US-style class action suits to Singapore. The choices made were: Yes, it will open the floodgates for
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      Lock icon SGX placement over 10 times subscribed
      481 2  -  Shares priced at $LlO each, giving company a market valne of more than $1 billion By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pricing its placement offer at $1.10 a share the top end of its proposed range—following a subscription of more than
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      Lock icon New urgency over wisdom of 3G auctions
      774 2  -  TECHNOLOGY In the light of recent auction debacles, how can IDA prove the pundits otherwise? kenneth james His comment was more an aside, a smidgen of colour on the broad futuristic canvas that he was painting for an enthralled audience that morning. Singapore,
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      Lock icon Politically difficult to sell HKT to S'pore: C&W
      194 2 Unidentified minority owner wouldn't accept it: CEO Reuters [LONDON] Britain's Cable Wireless Pic said for the first time yesterday that it would have been politically difficult to have sold its Hongkong telecoms operation to Singapore Telecom. Chief Executive Graham Wallace said he
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      Lock icon Ship blast kills one, injures 2
      181 2 The rest of 24-man crew are not hurt: PEL [SINGAPORE] An explosion on board a Singapore-regis-tered container ship killed its Ghanaian second engineer and left two others badly burnt while enroute to Brisbane from Auckland. The 1,182 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) Kota Wiranwan, owned
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  • JTC summit
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      Lock icon Land stat board set to make a big impact
      566 3  -  Consultants pleased, but developers apprehensive of new move By] Lee Han Shih, Marissa Chew WATCH out, Singapore s biggest landlord looks set to make a bigger impact in the property market. If all goes according to plan, the Land Office and
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      Lock icon JTC to be first to operate with a mgt contract
      285 3  -  It will be judged by a set of performance indicators including land nse productivity By Andrea Tan Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) will be one of the first statutory boards to implement a management contract system in its next financial year
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      Lock icon NSTB to unveil plans to go private next year
      395 4  -  It has fancied 13 research institutions with total investment at over $300 m By Raju Chellam THE National Science and Technology Board (NSTB) will announce its corporatisation plans sometime next year after working out the details of which parts of its
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      Lock icon PSB may hive off training, consultancy
      345 4  -  By Ven Sreenivasan The Productivity Standards Board (PSB) is likely to corporatise and later privatise its revenue-generating training and consultancy divisions, observers say. These include its Institute for Productivity Training, which conducts k wide range of training programmes, and PSB Consulting, which provides consultancy
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      Lock icon It's now JTC Corporation
      496 4  -  Board's operating units to be corporatised soon, while board will focus on industrial land planning By' Vince Chong JURONG Town Corporation has officially become JTC Corporation. And other changes include the corporatisation of some of the statutory board's significant operations next year. The moves were announced
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      Lock icon Jurong Port to compete with PSA
      405 4  -  It will handle containers and petrochemical output By Donald Urquhart JURONG Port is likely to handle container traffic and operate the terminals servicing Jurong Island's petrochemical industries after its corporatisation next year. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hslen Loong announced yesterday that the port will
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      Lock icon Restructuring government to keep up with change
      1368 4 With globalisation and technology pushing the world forward, the government must update and improve its way of doing things to keep pace We reproduce below extracts of the speech by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the official opening of The JTC
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon BNP Paribas choosing to bank with OUB?
      615 6  -  That's easier than starting a consumer bank from scratch By Siow Li Sen CONSUMER banking is a hard nut to crack. Some say the hardest, because while consumers may swear by their brand of cola, they have only tepid feelings towards their bank.
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      Lock icon Datacraft ropes in former DBS VP to spearhead acquisitions
      392 6  -  CEO still confident of forecast to donble revenue and profits over two-year period By Ling Su Ann DATACRAFT Asia, the region's leading network systems integrator and e-busi-ness enabler, yesterday announced the appointment of a new director of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
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      Lock icon Punters dump CEH shares after deal gets canned
      430 6  -  The company was to have bought an industrial developer By Andrea Tan PUNTERS yesterday dumped Chew Eu Hock Holdings (CEH) shares after the construction firm canned a deal to buy an industrial developer. The counter, which has seen heavy activity recently, slumped
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      Lock icon Omni, PCI shares slide as companies repeat denials
      309 6  -  By Serena Ng ELECTRONICS contract manufacturer Omni Industries and printed circuit board maker PCI have again said they know of no reason for the sharp increases in their share price and trading volume. And this time their statements did not fall on
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      Lock icon Closer study of Reg FD needed before it is of use here
      896 6  -  SHOCK IM.Vt.-MUi r sivanithy ON Oct 23, the US Securities and Exchange Commission introduced Reg FD, short for Regulation Fair Disclosure, the latest rule that all companies in the country have to observe when making their announcements to
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      Lock icon Pacific Internet upbeat despite widening Q3 loss
      498 7  -  Net loss of $8.9 m; revenue grows 25% to $27.6 m; investors urged to take long-term view By Teh Hooi Ling NASDAQ-listed Pacific Internet's net loss widened to $8.9 million in the third quarter, from $5.2 million in the second. But management stressed
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      Lock icon Brierley raises F&N stake to 10%
      239 7 BRIERLEX Investments said yesterday it now holds 10 per cent of Fraser Neave, after steadily accumulating the stock over the past four months. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, Brierley said it made the acquisitions through its wholly-owned subsidiary Inscribe Investments. BlL's interest
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      Lock icon Creative declares ordinary, special dividends
      250 7 [NEW YORK] Sound card maker Creative Technology has declared an ordinary dividend and a special dividend of US$O.25 cents per share each. Singapore-based Creative Technology said both dividends will be paid on Dec 15 to shareholders registered as of Nov 29. Last month, Creative said
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      Lock icon TAC's Q3 loss narrows to 397m baht
      304 9  -  It continues to be plagued by forex losses amounting to l.§b this year By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE-LISTED Total Access Communication, Thailand's second-largest cellular phone operator, continues to be plagued by foreign exchange losses and posted a thirdquarter loss of 397 million baht (5515.9
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      Lock icon DBSAM fund guarantees capital invested plus returns
      668 9  -  DBSAM's UP Guaranteed Funds aim to raise up to $100 m during 3-week offer By Serena Ng DBS Asset Management has upped the ante in the competition for customers' funds its latest product not only guarantees the capital invested but also the returns
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      Lock icon No sign of Jardine bid, says CCL
      146 9 AFX-Asia CYCLE and Carriage Ltd said Jardine Strategic Holdings has not indicated any intention to make a takeover offer for the remaining CCL shares after it recently acquired 850,000 shares in the company. Jardine now has a 24.96 per cent stake in CCL.
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Excel in $50m machine deal
        54 9 EXCEL Machine Tools is signing a $50 million deal to buy a range of machines from Kovosvit, a Czech Republic company. Kovosvit is a leading manufacturer of CNC machine tools in the Czech Republic. Almost all of its products are exported. Its major markets are
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        Lock icon Ionics earnings up 28 per cent
        75 9 lONICS EMS yesterday posted a 28 per cent jump in net earnings to 401 million pesos (Ssl4 million) for the nine months to Sep 30. Turnover rose 18 per cent to 1.97 billion pesos thanks to three contracts secured in the second half 0f1999
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        Lock icon Stratech buys stake in Mobiwave
        82 9 STRATECH Systems has spent $3£ million on a 35 per cent stake in Mobiwave Pte Ltd, a developer of Bluetooth wireless communications technologies. The investment is in line with Stratech's plans to expand its product range and gain access to expertise through investments in complementary
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        Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
        69 9 OMNI Industries has said its business was not hit by the Asian financial crisis in July 1997, clarifying a point in yesterday's BT report "Omni punters deaf to denials*". In 1997, the group's after-tax profit rose 30 per cent to $13 million. The following year, it rose
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon SingLand wrt: worth a look if you favour property sector
      193 8  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy ELECTRONICS and tech counters have dominated market activity for the past few weeks, laced with the occasional isolated play on banks and properties. Still, there may be opportunities when it comes to counters with attractive
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      461 8 Stocks Volume PCI 25c. 37,686,000 PacificCenturylOc 19,353,000 ChewEuHock 20c 19,072,000 GES lntiUd20c 18,659,000 OUBD0eCWO1O123 18,603,000 Omni Ind 10c 17,870,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 16,453,000 MedSaFUnglOc 14,735,000 PKTech5c 12,912,000 IPCQ20C 12,661,000 Stocks > Chart Semiconductor 26c 125,836,550 Omni hid 10c 63,938,920 PCI 25c 57,588,340 OUB 34,571,445 DBS Grp 30,461,476 GES ln« Ud
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      Lock icon Market retreats as takeover speculation fizzles out
      540 8  -  JKJLlMBaHaMaMaBHi STOCKS r.sivanithy FOR a while yesterday it looked like the local market could extend Tuesday's gains and recoup the large losses it suffered on Monday. But a turn for the worse in Hongkong in the afternoon, followed by weak openings in Europe,
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      Lock icon Uraco rally hinges on strong volumes
      240 8  -  HOT STOCK By Serena Ng THE stock of electronics component maker Uraco Holdings has bottomed out and could see a good rally if trading volumes are strong and consistent. The counter yesterday closed half a cent lower at 10.175, on a volume of 5.5
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      Lock icon Market Notices
      135 8 ♦HUA Kok International will hold its AGM on Dec 1 at 2pm, 32 Sungei Kadut Way, Hua j Kok Industrial Building. ♦KYOSHA Holdings has appointed Lee SiewJee, Jennifer as company t secretary, effective Nov 14. She replaces WanTiew Leng, Lynn who resigned on Nov 13. ♦I-COMM Technology has
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      Lock icon Euro firms in Asia on speculation of central bank intervention
      360 8 AFP [TOKYO! The euro gained against other major currencies yesterday in Tokyo on renewed speculation that the European Central Bank might intervene to support the European single unit, dealers said. "Against Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars, the euro performed
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Micron ramping up its production capacity here
      414 11  -  It is building 400,000 sq ft plant in Tampines, to be ready by Jan 2002 By David Boey US-BASED MICRON Technology, the world's third-big-gest maker of computer memory chips, is poised to boost its manufacturing presence in Singapore. A new 400,000 sq ft
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      Lock icon S'pore, US in business matching initiative
      415 11  -  PSB, US Chamber of Commerce sign deal to got USpartnerSingapore going By Eugene Low THE Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) has teamed up with the US Chamber of Commerce to launch USpartnerSingapore, a new business matching initiative to bring Singapore and US small and
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      107 11 IN the article "Promoting the e-way" in the supplement on eAwards Nominations 2001 (BT, Oct 23), we inadvertently left out three members of Commerce Net Singapore. In addition to Andersen Consulting, Microsoft and Cisco, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and EMC Computer Systems are also members. And in Tuesday's column
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      Lock icon S-E Asia still attractive investment spot: US Sec of Commerce
      279 11  -  By Eugene Low SOUTH-EAST Asia, despite its political and economic uncertainties, remains an attractive investment destination because of the region's tremendous potential, said US Secretary of Commerce Norman Y Mineta. And he hopes the next US administration, whether it is
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      Lock icon Local firm Educational Resources ties up with London exam board
      214 11 LGCIEB will help it to raise growth in China LOCAL company Educational Resources has partnered the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board to increase growth in China and other Asian markets. UK-based LCCIEB, a 22 per cent shareholder of
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      Lock icon Slight pickup expected in Oct non-oil export growth
      494 12  -  Private forecasts average 12.2%, against 11.7% in Sept; TDB to nnveil figures today By Chuang Peck Ming GROWTH of npn-oil domestic exports was unlikely to have picked up much last month, going by private economists' forecasts. Their forecasts of year-on-year growth for
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      Lock icon Don saved vital part of SICC history
      324 12 Candida Ng ]THE Singapore International .Chamber of Commerce would fbe without a vital part of its jhistory if not for the quick thinking and courageous acHion of a professor. I As the Japanese Occupation began in February 1942, jProf E J H Corner
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      Lock icon Revamp of SFCCI will give firms more clout
      396 12  -  SM Lee draws* parallel with Japan's Keidanren By Eugene Low THE reorganisation of the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SFCCI) into the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) will bring about great* er benefit to all companies here by giving them
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      Lock icon SingTel unit, NIE tie up for intellectual property project
      389 12 iSINGAPORE Telecom subsidiary Mercurix and the National Institute of Education (NEE) are jointly developing a prototype system to tiandle and protect the intellectual property Rights of digital content. j The successful completion of this prototype application will herald the arrival of
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      Lock icon AsiaOne launches site with Chan Bros
      190 12 Surfers can book tours, hotels, tickets, car rentals ASIAONE yesterday launched its travel site in partnership with travel company Chan Brothers Travel. The site, which is part of Asia One's efforts to beef up its lifestyle offerings, lets surfers book tour packages, accommodation, air
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      Lock icon Far Eastern Bank Building up for sale
      252 12 UOB Group is putting up its Far Eastern Bank Building for sale by tender. The 11-storey building has a net floor area of 88,000 sq ft, with a typical floor covering about 12,000 sq ft It is fully tenanted, with UOB Group occupying
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      Lock icon Companies being formed at rapid pace
      334 12  -  iMBErv r cyv i T3 W VI ft. 1 I J Jill By Chuang Peck Ming MORE companies were formed in the first six months of this year than in any other six-month period in the past decade. Some 5,824 of them, according to
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      105 11 i The JTC Summit Official Opening Of course, a Corporation is best identified by a unique icon. And this is aptly represented by The JTC Summit our new headquarters. Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister, BG Lee Hsien Loong launched the new logo and officially declared The JTC Summit open. I JTC
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      98 12 Singapore's October 2000 Trade Statistics will be released after 12:30pm today. To get the figures, go to: THE OF SINGAPORE The results of the SGS reverse auction held on 15 November 2000 are as follows: H Total amount offered Ss6sB million Total amount purchased Sss2o million Average Average Issue ISIN
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      31 12 370 372 PASIR PANJANG 63,0 CX) sq. ft. Residential Freehold Near NUS (Kent Ridge) nrf i J**™# 7 National University Bernard Valuers email: bvnet@pacific.netsg Real Estate Consultants Pte Ltd Fax: *****28
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon CPF move will be to members' disadvantage
      347 13  -  Jason Lim Kim Seng Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article "CPF soon can't be used for regular premium insurance"(BT, Nov 15). I think this new regulation is a "one stone kills all" approach. There is definitely much advantage in allowing CPF
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      Lock icon Dual representation in property deals not new
      312 13  -  Jack Chua ERA president I REFER to the letter, "How will ERA resolve dual agency issue?" by Carole Nicole Chia (Mailbag, Nov 13). The cases of the same sales person (agent) in one real estate agency representing seller and buyer in the same
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      Lock icon Basics still key to success for dotcom businesses
      281 13  -  Thomas Ng Meng Heng Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article, "Turn to research to curb cash burn" by Paul Thompson (BT, Nov 13). I disagree with him that simply turning to researchbased marketing through companies such as AC Nielsen will
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon It was Clinton who won the election
      816 14  -  THEHH| OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group ALL in all, the election turned out well for Bill Clinton Hillary won; her defeat would have been a personal repudiation A 1 Gore apparently won the popular vote; this, too, spared Clinton a
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      100 14 This is one more example of the disconnect between the media and most of the American people. The media has a built-in interest in stoking conflict and tension, yet most people are interested in insight, in resolutions and solutions. They don't want false drama' of the Poynter
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      Lock icon A political ruckus in Taiwan
      622 14 EDITORIAL TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian's troubles seem to be piling up one on top of the other. The still-powerful Kuomintang (KMT), which ruled the island for more than half a century, is hying to remove him from office. The latest development is that a high-profile
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      Lock icon New threats for Asia from a bigger EU
      892 14  -  Asians most do their homework and start gearing np to deal with a more diverse, eclectic and even more distracted EU From Shada Islam The writer is BT's Brussels correspondent in Brussels IT'S official finally. After months of playing hide-and-seek, the European
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      Lock icon Apec: effective sans ostentation
      676 14  -  COMMENTARY By Stanley O Roth The writer, the US assistant secretary ofstate for East Asian and Pacific affairs, contributed this comment to the International Herald Tribune IHT [WASHINGTON] Laying the foundation for a secure, stable and prosperous Asia-Pa-cific region is not the kind of work that
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Telekom Malaysia may split into different units to compete better
      382 15 KUALA LUMPUR It has to become a nimble organisation to maintain dominance: CEO Bloomberg TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd, South-east Asia's No 2 telecommunications company by sales, said it may split up its business into different units to compete better with its
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      Lock icon M'sian banks can easily meet new minimum capital target
      475 15  -  Foreign banks surprised by deadline for raising minimum shareholders' funds bat say fulfilling requirements not a problem From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur LISTED banking stocks yesterday took Bank Negara s new RM2 billion (Ss9l7 million) minimum capital funds requirement
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      277 15 KUALALUMPUR A RMIOO million (Ss46 million) clearing guarantee fund is being set up by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) to tackle any default in the settlement of trade by stockbroking firms, The Edge reported yesterday. Contributions to the new fund
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      647 16 KUALA LUMPUR Pins listing delayed; analysts say Halim may proceed with TimedotCom listing bat scrap Plus IPO Reuters A MOVE by Malaysia's United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) to delay the listing of its cash cow may presage problems faced by UEM-Renong group in overcoming
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      341 16 PETALING JAYA More prompted by greater automation, not profit consideration; 6,000 staff to be transferred or retrenched voluntarily LEADING computer disk drive maker Seagate Technology has confirmed that it would lose its plant in Ipoh as part of a plan to merge
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      1239 17  -  S'pore, New Zealand and Chile begin talks for a 'Pacific Three' FTA Reports by Yang Razali Kassim in Bandar Sen Begawan THE push for sub-regional free trade areas (FTAs) in the Asia-Pacific gathered momentum here yesterday as Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
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      Lock icon Q3 Indon growth surprisingly strong
      543 19 JAKARTA 5 J% figure in Q3 landed bat economists say political crises and shaky rnpiah could erode gains Reuters INDONESIA'S economic growth dramatically outstripped expectations in the third quarter, but economists and officials said yesterday that political crises and the out-of-control rupiah could quickly erode
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      531 19  -  From Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE share and currency trading was in the doldrums yesterday as traders stayed on the sidelines, worrying how and when President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial will end. The key 30-share Phisix index closed almost flat at 1,469.20 points, down a
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      229 23 Move to seenre property as collateral for US$3L3m compensation, 10m rnpiah fine Xinhua [JAKARTA] Indonesian prosecutors on Tuesday seized three houses of Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Suharto, in an effort to secure the fugitive's private assets, local
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      229 23  -  Family denies rumour, bat JCI still ends 7 points lower From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S financial markets yesterday fell sharply as rumours circulated in the capital that former president Suharto has died. Although the rumours were later denied by the former
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      450 24 MUMBAI 1.5 m employees stage protests as govt prepares bill to cut stakes in 19 banks from 51% to 33% AFP INDIA'S financial system was thrown into chaos yesterday by a day-long strike by 1.5 million bank employees protesting against plans
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      530 24 BOMBAY Acquirer most tell exchanges, target firms at same time Bloomberg INDIA'S market regulator scrambled to set new acquisition rules as two large companies, Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd and Ballarpur Industries Ltd, tried to stave off hostile takeover attempts. The
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      249 24 HONGKONG Reuters THE Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Securities and Futures Commission have not given ample support to companies listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), said Wah Sang Gas Holdings Ltd chairman Charlie Shum. Mr Shum told Reuters in a recent
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      939 25 Bidders for a controlling stake in Air India will have to pass a national security assessment Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] A NATIONAL security assessment of applicants who have bid for shares in Air India Ltd may be the key to deciding who wins control
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      412 21 PALO ALTO, California Citigroup will nse Oracle technology for procurement process Reuters FINANCIAL services giant Citigroup Inc and No 2 software maker Oracle Corp unveiled a partnership on Tuesday integrating the two companies' technologies and services. Oracle shares closed up nearly 15
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      27 21 Will she be among the lucky artists to get a share of the USSSOm Universal ivonbi a copyright suit against MP3M>m htcf
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      367 21  -  The bank itself will pomp MsMm irt> thf PBPihi fond registered in JTpere From Neil Behrmann in London INVESTMENT bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson is launching a US$l25 million (Ss2lB million) Japan Technology Fund which is registered in Singapore. Parent company Dresdner Bank is Investing
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      519 22 LONDON Sale to swell British group's acquisition war chest to over £6b Reuters CABLE Wireless pic, the British Internet services group, yesterday signalled a break-up of its Australian business Optus that could swell its acquisition war chest to more than £6 billion (Ssls
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      416 22 LAS VEGAS THE head of one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, who gave the keynote address at the Comdex trade show on Tuesday, drove home the message that computing is not just about large beige boxes anymore. Ericsson chief executive Kurt Hellstrom
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      102 22 Reuters [MILPITAS, California] Contract electronics manufacturer Solectron Corp yesterday said shares in an additional public offering of common stock were priced at U5534.25 each. The Milpitas-based com- pany raised about US$l.2 billion (Ss2.l billion) by offering 35 million additional shares in an offering led by
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      127 22 AFP [VATICAN CITY] Even the Vatican found it is not safe from the plagues of modern technology, an official here said cm Tuesday after unidentified hackers used a computer virus to paralyse its 2000-year Jubilee website. The virus, labelled "Navidad l.exe", attached itself as a
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      606 22  -  It gets offers to underwrite USs4.7b syndicated loan, raises USs2b for Telstra venture From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong A TRIUMPHANT CyberWorks announced last night that its two fund-raising exercises were successful, with the news all the more sweeter after a week of
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      499 22  -  It does not role out farther job cuts, outride HE From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG-BASED dotcom companies continue to slash jobs in their bid to achieve profitability, with one of the most established players, Asia Online, yesterday disclosing
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      232 22 TAIPEI Bloomberg NANYA Technology Corp, one of Taiwan's largest computer memory chip makers, said it will use a technology in its chips that rivals US-based Rambus Inc's designs to speed the flow of data in a personal computer. Nanya said it
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      362 26  -  HE tops list followed by Sydney; In US, New York leads From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SINGAPORE has been ranked the third best Asian city for business by Fortune magazine, while Hongkong topped the list followed by Sydney. Auckland and
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      451 26 NEW YORK After Om, window of opportunity haa reopened: chairman FT THE Nasdaq stock market is to begin "a quick, orderly and friendly process" to explore an alliance with the London Stock Exchange (LSE). John Hilley, chairman of Nasdaq International, told the
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      504 26 NEW YORK AFX-Asia THE technology sector, which has been weakening considerably in recent sessions, is nearing its bottom, with the possibility of a 10-15 per cent rise on the Nasdaq by the end of the year, analysts said yesterday. They also noted
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      211 26 WASHINGTON Bloomberg US industrial production declined in October —the first drop in three months —as manufacturing output stalled and utilities declined, Federal Reserve statistics showed yesterday. Production fell 0.1 per cent last month after rising 0.4 per cent in September,
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      401 26 LONDON No shortage but there are acute shortages in localised areas in US Reuters OIL prices rose by nearly US$l a barrel yesterday after a decline in already depleted heating oil stocks in the United States sent shivers through the global oil
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      425 29 LONDON Report says meeting tomorrow will seal Jim Holden's fate; resistance expected at Chrysler FT DAIMLERCHRYSLER, the German-US automotive group, is preparing to remove Jim Holden as head of Chrysler following mounting losses at the US subsidiary. He will be replaced by
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      332 29 WASHINGTON Agreement includes disclosing fee for non-audit IT services Reuters FOUR of the Big 5 US accounting firms have agreed to a federal proposal to limit the consulting services they can perform for audit clients, a US Securities and Exchange Commission official
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      79 29 [LONDON] Handout photo of England rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio posing on the front cover of the Raw Talent 2001 Calendar which went on sale yesterday. The England squat agreed to strip for the black and white photographs to raise money for Britain's disabled athletes. Sales
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      156 29 LONDON Defendant is PriceWaterhonseCoopers Reuters POP superstar Elton John was set to take centre stage at London's High Court yesterday in a £20 million (Ssso million) legal battle against the "men in suits". He is suing top accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers in a claim involving money
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      325 29 TOKYO Bloomberg A MEMBER of Japan's biggest opposition party said in parliament Goldman Sachs Group Inc was involved in insider trading while advising the. government on the sale of Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp shares. Keiichiro Asao, a member of Democratic Party of Japan,
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      224 29 LONDON Labour MPs oppose move to sell off air traffic control AFP BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing a rebellion among his own supporters in Parliament over plans to partially privatise the air traffic control system here. Dozens of Labour MPs, who
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      558 30 It will sell its stake in BSkyß for cash or swap it for other media or communications assets FT [LONDON] Vivendi, the French group in the process of merging with Seagram, the Canadian drinks and media company, is to sever its links with
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      453 30 SEOUL Reuters KOREA'S economic growth will slow to 5.5 per cent in 2001 from a projected 9.5 per cent this year as restructuring throws people out of work, dampens domestic demand, and erodes market confidence, the IMF said yesterday. The International
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      277 30 TOKYO 12th straight rise led by Chiyoda Life, Eyoei Life failures Bloomberg JAPANESE bankruptcies rose for a 12th straight month in October, led by high-pro-file failures such as Chiyoda Life Insurance Co and Kyoei Life Insurance Co. Corporate failures rose 18 per cent from
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      716 27  -  Alter Florida's Republican Secretary of State snubs manual recount battle may move to Supreme Court From, Leon Hadar in Washington WITH no end in sight to the presidential election deadlock, the expectation in Washington is that the growing political crisis, focusing on the fate of
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      633 27 WASHINGTON Fed will serve as driving force in US economic policy, say analysts AFP ALAN Greenspan, the venerable chairman of the Federal Reserve, will likely loom even larger in a new US administration, assuring consumers and investors alike there remains a steady
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      287 32  -  SGX Derivatives Tfradlngßeport ST Index/MSCI S'pore Imtex Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore PROFIT-TAKING in the Singapore stock market ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting erased all gains made in early trade yesterday. Investors decided to be cautious despite wide market belief that
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      242 32  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan Index succumbed to seUing pressure after surging more than 3 per cent in early trade yesterday. Investors decided to lock in profit after a report by Standard Poor's, which said the government's efforts
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      189 32 Renter [SINGAPORE] A retreat in the London Metal Exchange (LME) zinc price has whetted Asia's appetite for the base metal, keeping its premiums at high levels despite large inventories, traders said yesterday. "There's good demand from a lot of retail customers all over the
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      317 32 Reuters London THE euro was steady against ■the dollar yesterday as traders awaited developments in the disputed US presidential election and amid wariness of possible European Central Bank intervention. In a day of thin volumes, reported comments from Lawrence Lindsey, adviser to Republican presidential candidate George W Bush,
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      2791 33 HONGKONG AFP |3HangSeng -50J2 HONGKONG share prices closed lower yesterday as late-session profit-taking reversed earlier gains sparked by the strong performance on Wall Street overnight, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost 50,12 points at 15,127.40, off a high of 15,473.76
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      1974 33 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 +13»J0 SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.95 per cent yesterday as the strength of US stocks buoyed sentiment among players in Japan, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei 225 Index gained 139.10 points to close at 14,799.14. The
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      1031 33 Reuters, AFP Fl Shenzhen B Index +LO4 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed firmer yesterday with Shanghai's B Index up 2.79 per cent as persistent hopes of market reforms helped end falls in the previous two sessions, analysts said. The Shanghai B Index ended up 2.03 points at 74.83
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      366 33 AFP □WP Index -35.49 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.6 per cent lower yesterday on lingering concerns of a possible financial crisis and weakness in computer demand, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index shed 35.49 points to 5,737.02, on turnover of NT589.42 billion. Decliners led advancers 311
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      314 34 AFP Q Composite Index -7J7 MALAYSIAN shares closed one per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking amid a lack of fresh leads and concerns over US political uncertainty, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index feU 7.57 points to finish at 737.68. Volume
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      299 35 AFP |3 Composite Index +4-49 SOUTH Korean shares edged up 0.8 per cent, with the index closing up 4.49 at 557.48. Volume was 323.70 million worth two trillion won. AFP kxH Wo« *h A nam Semi 5350 -100 Brain Tech 625 unch Central Bank 170 unch Daesang Corp 1320
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      265 35 AFP |3 Composite Index -&38 PHILIPPINE share prices ended marginally lower yesterday with the benchmark Composite Index falling 0.38 point to close at 1,469.20. Volume turnover reached 485.85 million shares worth 3.68 billion pesos from 164 million shares worth 337 million pesos on Tuesday. —AFP Mov ts Pasa COOO
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      262 35 AFP QNJSE-40 +17.58 NEW Zealand's share market rose 0.9 per cent yesterday, boosted by news Royal Dutch Shell was rejigging its Commerce Commission application to buy Fletcher Energy. The NZSE-40 Index rose 17.58 points to 1994.33 on solid turnover of NZ$l35 million. *a *h oo»> Advantage HOS 1.65 unch
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      523 35 AFP +MJO AUSTRALIAN share prices yesterday gained 0.8 per cent after a rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 26.10 points to 3,267.40 while the S&P/ASX2OO was 28.90 points higher at 3,320.40 Turnover totalled 562.72 million shares worth A 51.64 billion. The All
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      739 35 AFP Hsgflnta *0.47 THAI share prices struggled to gain 0.2 per cent yesterday, as early gains were eroded by profit-taking, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index rose 0.47 of a point to finish at 288.75 points, and the SET 50 Index closed up 0.03point at
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      651 35 AFP P Composite Intel -CBI INDONESIAN share prices closed 1.6 per cent down yesterday on profit-taking with selling pressure intensified by speculation about former president Suharto's health, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 6.89 points at .418.72 on a volume of 433.50 million shares worth
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      1061 39  -  Success is a constant struggle, Britishlndia designer Pat Liew tells CBEAHUI-HOOM CHEAHUI-HOON PAT Liew, the queen of the "colonial look" in Asia, is not resting on her laurels, or should I say, her linens —yet. Besides re-designing the existing outlets of her well-known Malaysian
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      608 39 m projecteyeball. B I ——^m matter of coury 1 1 Wjjf Mita (P) 077/02/2000 MONDAY TO FRIDAY H I SSiml Bringing you the issues I I I %WBiigjißSig I i I iMmbl] that matter- 1 I I T P a,, n r ''fyvha amwinSeSmtiam 3j r' ®jj£ Singapore's first integrated
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  • EXECUTIVE Suite
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      989 41  -  They and 999-year leasehold properly make up 60% of 3,126 caveats lodged during the quarter, according to a DTZ study. MHWWM CHEW finds out MARISSA CHEW FREEHOLD homes remained the firm favourite with house hunters in the third quarter, with freehold caveats outnumbering leasehold
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        888 42  -  Thaf s what a seasoned property consultant says of Wee Ee Chao, the second son of UOB chairman who also heads the family's privately-held property firm. ANDREA TAN finds out about Kheng Leong's other projects in the pipeline from the affable stockbroker, property developer and
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        1163 47  -  As Asia economies and properly recover, opportunities are to be found in the region's hotel market which is set for rapid change. RICHARD A JOHNSON outlines some investing and financing techniques for whetting investors' appetites RICHARD A JOHNSON The writer is regional director of Asian
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        1968 43  -  Besides knowing your obligations and liabilities once you enter into a contract with the vendor, there are other key points to note. CHAN CHEN YEE takes you through CHAN CHEN YEE The writer is a partner at Drew Napier THE contract for the purchase of
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        1445 44  -  With its unconventional design such as an open-air entrance foyer and room numbers branded onto the floors, Gallery Evason in the Robertson Quay area comes across as a hotel for the postmodern. GEOFFREY EU talks to the two architects behind it GEOFFREY EU Architecture as refiec- A
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        1252 46  -  ftAPnFMFß'Sirffl The protected Tembusu is not just home to squirrels, bees and birds in TIIUUI's garden; the majestic tree will also be his children's inheritance in time to come THIEN WE have a tree in our garden that cannot ever be cut down. If this sounds
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        430 48  -  For $4.73 m to $5.17 m, one can call a Trevose 12 bungalow home, complete with attic and basement carpark, ensuite bathrooms and calming water features. AMDRBA TAN checks it out ANDREA TAN TREVOSE 12 would certainly appeal to tai tais. The bungalow development is close enough
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        876 48 ass? s °"S£ ""-as '«W -ts ""usss (SOFT) WW SO PartuyHi Apt 24/D9fl)0 FH 1463 1100 757 ?*S! 6 Stratford Court 15*9/00 99 915 610 667 Sunhaven Apt 10/10/00 FH 1281 929 725 Aquarius By The
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      89 47 f mi Jones Lang Wf LaSalle. 30 NASSIM ROAD An Exclusive Bungalow Site Site area: 32,160 sq ft I I I\ T^"« Highly sought after j L„A Gflrs \Jv /FJ Shangn-La /""""V. location I /6y m«»i /W Quiet and serene x\ 5 I environment \iw9«k»\ )J Sr** 1 Close proximity
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      43 47 Factory For Sale By Tender YISHUN INDUSTRIAL PARKA 6-Storey Industrial Building Built-in area 159,248 sq ft Land area 63,734 sq ft Tenure 30+30 wef 1 Sep 1992 Tender closing 5 December 2000 For more details, kindly contact: SOLE-MARKETING AGENT 228 6894 228 7334
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      122 47 FACTORIES IN GUL VICINITY Description Comprises 2 adjoining JTC Type D 5 factories with mezzanine office. Production and office areas are fitted with ceiling board and air-con Land Area Total 16,825 sm (181,103 sq ft) Gross Floor Area Total 6,300 sm (67.812 sq ft) Tenure JTC Leasehold 30 30 yrs
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      132 47 IT PRIME FREEHOLD SITE WITH SEA VIEW FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Land Area 17,747.8 sqm (191,036 sqft) Planning Residential Zone, 2.1 PR U P tO 20 Storeys >*\Q/ mins drive to city via ECP/Nicoll I Highway. Situated near to good schools, .or. Tao Nan CHIJ, St. Patrick, etc and
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      294 49 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) dropped 10 points to 1,732, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) shed 14 points to 1,563, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) eased four points to 1,109, the Baltic Handymax Index fell 33 points to 9,800 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCD was down
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      269 49 MSBNHHNHMMi «t *b Wl CWT Distribution 0.59 -0.01 20 Chuan Hup 0.40 -0.02 6576 Cosco Invaatnant—0.18 unch <0 '-nqftt Links 0.15 unch 35 G8 HoMnqs 0.53 unch 0 Hal Sun Hup. 0.26 -0.01 427 imc HokHnqs-HK—5.60 unch 0 J«y«llaMmi, ift» unch 75 Kappa* Corp 3.50 -0.06 1597 KappaiFELS
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      550 49  -  QC Container Line has started service while two more will launch services seen By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The new Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) confirmed another common feeder operator has begun service at the port while two more have signed on with
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      654 49  -  NEWBUILDS Bl David Hughes AT a time when South Korean and European shipbuilders are locked in an increasingly acrimonious row over dumping allegations, it is nice to see a Singapore yard winning a high-value order of just the sort yards in both camps prize
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      323 49 Bat piracy watchdog opposes any AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Asian security experts, apparently embarrassed by the region's reputation as a haven for pirates, agreed yesterday that the crime should be redefined to avoid "distortion of figures". But the Piracy Reporting Centre, operated by
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      263 49 It cats number of money-losing jobs, returns to profit at operating level Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan's largest maker of ships and heavy machinery, said its first-half net loss narrowed by more than a third because the company cut the number
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      228 49 Reuters [MANILA] Port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said on Monday it posted an 86 per cent drop in its January to September net income to 59.4 million pesos (SS2.I million) against the year-ago 406 million largely due to foreign exchange
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        652 50  -  China's biggest port is planning a 50-berth offshore complex, reports P T BAMGSBERG P T BANGSBERG AUTHORITIES at China's largest seaport, frustrated by shallow approaches and constant silting, are looking to create a huge new port city called Yangshan 30 km offshore with 50
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      156 50 PACE Eastrans Accord 6 ECL Appenship 5 ECUUne 5/6/7 torts 7 Ewr re#n Austral 6 FoongSun FuhJi 5 BSA 7 GUBk Gemartrans B tang Mas 6 Hwg(j CCIM 7 Hanjln CMACGM 3 rieung A C0SC° 5 Hyundai CSA¥ 3 lnter.su Central Ex 6 R SL Chorang 5
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        1860 59 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booking/Bolonct Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Ptrlod From To Fro« ACE CONTR A£005 17/500 2A M/TTOO B/06W B/MOO 21 M/T700 15/0659 B/09M J 15/0700 15/1159 S/HOO 4 15/1200 I5/M59 15/TT00 AO DAHLIA 028A 16/BOO 2A M/1700 B/06W B/0900 21 M/1700
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        136 59 Nor 23 Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day. USA: Thanksgiving Day. Nor 30 Philippines: Bonifacio Day. USA- Thanksgiving Day. Dec 3 Japan: Culture Day. Dee 5 Thailand: H.M. The King's Birthday. Doe 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Doe 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Doe 25 USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada:
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        789 59 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 baaed on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        398 59 Carton WO Ma* 991.2 0.7 12.3 0.10 79 0.03 n_> p«nitt¥ Watar RttMua Ask Aluminium Sadlmant No abova E2S t 0 0 0 —77 380 Ave 967.0 03 133 0.06 27 0.02 UmS 380 Mai 993.2 0.8 16.7 0.10 57 0.04 wr) %M/M »M/M mi —ox
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        621 60 Plunge in Aussie dollar means buying Boeing planes will cost more AFP [SYDNEY] The Qantas board met in Sydney yesterday to discuss a US$4.2 billion (557.35 billion) fleet upgrade amid speculation it was close to ending a 40-year link to
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        245 60 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International said Mahidol Chantrangkura has resigned as its chairman, making him the second senior official to leave the national airline in less two months. Mr Mahidol, 60, resigned as chairman of the national carrier, a position he has held since Dec
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        323 60 The low-fare carrier has bsen expanding in east US since '98 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Southwest Airlines Co, the largest low-fare carrier, said it might bid for certain assets that UAL Corp's United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc could be
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        317 60 Reuters [PORTLAND] Firestone/Bridgestone Inc, which has airlifted 100,000 tyres to help satisfy a recall because of links to fatal accidents, is considering ending the expensive operation, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are now assessing the situation. It is a possibility we will not
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        693 60 Increased traffic helps to offset rising fnel costs and snap two quarters of losses Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Co, Korea's largest airline, said it posted a profit in the third quarter, as increased traffic offset rising fuel costs and snapped two quarters
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      715 50 Lines services represented by Members of Registry of Members of Ine Accredited Shipping Aoents. Singapore logistics Singapore Shipping Association Association a I vissa w n m m I P. KLAMG SPOKf MALI I Princess Lily VOBOO 15/11 17/11 25/11 Empress Lily VO9OO 03/12 06/12 14/12 Empress Lily VOOlO 23/12 24/12
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      663 52 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR N.SHEVA (CPIMULUNO, MUMBAk£OLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN ANO WESTBW I.CJ). POWTB VMMI S'PORE N. SHEVA COLOMBO P.KLANB FRONTIER V.IIIW M NOV 21 NOV 03 DEC N DEC PU OLORY V.IHW 21 NOV M DEC II DEC II OEC CALLING P.KLANfi 27 NOV AFTER SINBAPORE TULSIOAS
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      1094 53 TO: COLOMBO 1 yr EVfRY MONDAY I (T/T t 4 DAYS) J I GENERAL AGENTS IN SWGAfORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TIL 226 1900 FAX; *****08 OUTWARD (IA) *****02 J°HORE ™g: mmmmmmm tmm% mmkmm mmamk I COSTAR SNIPPING PTE LTD *12-00 SALIS/BRGS s *****57/43 INWARD DIPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES
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      60 60 Skandiaverken Group of Companies Is pleased to announce the Distributions Agreement Between HSD Engines Korea and SKV Sweden/SKV Kincaid. SKV Kincaid is now the authorised distributor/stockist Of spares for HSD Korean built B&W/Sulzer/Pielstick engines. For more information, pis contact our Far East Office Skandiaverken Far East Re Ltd Tel: *****13/*****09
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