The Business Times, 6 December 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 035/12/1999 Internet: U .tip://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 85C
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    Lock icon MAS 'yes' to change in insurance industry
    745 1  -  Sector gears up for change as HAS accepts most proposals By I Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The local insurance industry will see far-reaching changes over the next two years including the complete freeing of agency commissions following the Monetary Authority of Singapore's acceptance of
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    74 1 sn 1,953.61 (+22.64) BT-SRI 793.76 (+10.84) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,949.00 (+20.00) SEHSCI FUTURES 251.10 (+1.70) STOCK MARKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 729.50 +5.74 NIKKEI 225 14.695.05 -259.68 HANG SENG 14.573.21 +13.97 SET INDEX Closed JAKARTA COMP 431.44 +1.54 MANILA COMP _1.381.23 -0.60 TAIPEI WPI 5.199.20 +25.18 SEOUL COMP
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    73 1 FOBEX BATES IISJB S$ ISS 1.743 £(l'SS/SS per 1.451 2.530 Et"RO(lSS/SS/E) 0.888 1.548 DM 1203 1.264 YEN 110.8 63.60 RM 3.800 2.180 HKS 7.800 4.475 BAHT 43.71 25.07 Rl'PIAH 9.530 5.467 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY
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    Lock icon Markets surprised by Hashimoto move
    582 1  -  His Cabinet appointment leads to talk he may be in line to sncceed Mori From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori yesterday surprised financial markets and political analysts by bringing former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto back into the government as Administrative Reform
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    Lock icon AIA cuts bonus rates; others may follow
    831 1  -  BThVMIIUWJ GE, NTUC Income, Prudential holding rates for the moment By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Insurance leader AIA, which boasts a 45 per cent market share here, is cutting bonus rates on some of its endowment and whole life plans, a move reminiscent of
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      451 1 nreiPE Top Stories Prudential CEO Edmund Koh leaves after 18 months. Next Page The Future Society: theme of PAP's manifesto for next general election. Next Page Changing fortunes of US dollar. Money Matters Pg 32 Freeing up Recommendations by the Committee on Effective Distribution of Life Insurance Existing regulatory limits
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      18 1 CHOP CHOP What's going on? Exec Money cover story Executive Money now appears weekly in BT every Wednesday
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      Lock icon 2007 polls will be crucial for PAP: PM Goh
      755 2  -  A new PM should be in place to lead youthful team of ministers and MPs then Ny Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has suggested "The Future Society" as the theme of the People's Action Party's new vision that
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        Lock icon Caution reigns
        77 2 Last week, BT ran an online poll about a Dun Bradstreet survey which indicates that Singapore executives are upbeat about the economy in the fourth quarter. The BT poll asked readers if the local economy would continue to do well. Twenty-five per cent of those who responded were
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        Lock icon Booby trap
        78 2 A HUGE ad which appeared in The Straits Times on Monday had this heading: "Asian women can also have attractive-looking breasts!". It was for Slim Fit, a beauty company located at Holiday Inn Park View. We're not sure who the copywriter was. or whether he or she is
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      Lock icon Prudential CEO Edmund Koh quits
      534 2  -  He's exiting just after 18 months for 'wider role' in another firm By\ Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Barely 18 months after joining Prudential Assurance as chief executive officer, Edmund Koh is leaving to become the CEO of another financial services firm. Contacted yesterday, the 40-year-old declined
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      126 2 Stock Challenge Top Performers: Dec 5 NAME GAIN 1 Ms Chai Pin Ping 227,629 2 Mr Loh Kin Poh 94,857 3Mr Mohamad Nurhafiz Mohd Noor 94,505 4 Mr Seong Peck Thong 92,310 5 Mr Goh Kok Kian 67,882 6 Mr Lim Seng Huat 51,634 7 Mr Patrick Chua Tieng Soon
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Thomson-CSF making offer for Avimo at $3.71 per share
      461 4  -  Price works oat to 7% premium; J&rdine Fleming says fair price is at least $4-30 in Nov report By David Boey THOMSON-CSF, a French defence electronics firm, announced late Monday night in Paris that it had launched an offer for Singapore-listed
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      Lock icon Avimo shareholders should gun for better offer price
      678 4  -  lock siew david boey THE offer made by Thom-son-CSF, a French defence electronics giant, to pay $3.71 cash for each share of Avimo Group is expected to help enliven the traditionally neglected shares of Avimo when trading resumes this morning. Apart from
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      Lock icon SGX starts facility for big OTC trades
      192 4  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala THE Singapore Exchange will introduce a negotiated large trade (NLT) facility for trades normally concluded in the over-the-counter markets from next Monday, Dec 11. The new facility will complement the exchange's existing open outcry and electronic markets in offering an
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      Lock icon SingTel to invest $500m in Asia Internet data centre network
      661 4  -  Reports by Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong A DAY after Singapore Telecom proposed to set aside billions of dollars to expand its regional mobile phone business, the telecom giant yesterday said it will invest another Sssoo million in the next
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      Lock icon HK's SmarTone shares up 13% over talk of takeover by SingTel
      319 4 SMARTONE Telecommunications Holdings Ltd, which is controlled by Sun Hung Kai Properties, saw its share price surge over 13 per cent on talk that it could be a takeover target of Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel). SmarTone, which is widely
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      Lock icon Cerebos profit trebles to $43m as markets recover
      588 5  -  Analysts' consensus spot on; firm to give tax-exempt 10-cent dividend By Siow Li Sen CEREBOS Pacific yesterday reported a trebling in net profit for the 12 months ended Sep 30 to $43.2 million, driven by the economic recovery in its key markets,
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      Lock icon SPC taking 40% stake in Korea's Tiger Oil for $29m
      367 5  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC), a member of the Keppel Group, is buying a 40.2 per cent stake in South Korea's Tiger Oil Corp for some $28.8 million in an effort to tap the potentially lucrative petroleum products
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      Lock icon First Engineering's net profit more than doubles in first half
      275 5  -  S'pore and China operations help cushion poor performance in Malaysia By Andrea Tan PRECISION plastics manufacturer First Engineering's interim net profit has more than doubled to $3.1 million, thanks to rental income from its manufacturing plants. Turnover for the six
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      Lock icon Firms face dearth of suitable directors
      437 7  -  Institute of Directors to step up training efforts Hy\ Ling Su Ann COMPANIES in Singapore face a lack of suitably qualified directors to sit on their boards, an issue that the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) will be addressing. The SID is stepping up
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon King Wan IPO 8x subscribed
        76 7 AFX-Asia KING Wan Corp Ltd said the 2.5-million-share retail portion of its initial public offering was 8.36 times subscribed. The IPO comprised a total 30 million shares priced at 20 cents each. Both the placement and reserved tranches were fully subscribed, King Wan said. King
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        Lock icon Haw Par to develop Pattaya aquarium
        83 7 HAW Par Corporation is taking a stake in a venture to develop Underwater World Pattaya at an initial cost of about US$6.B million (5511.6 million). The aquarium attraction is expected to be completed around December next year. Haw Par and its Thai associate will
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        Lock icon NM warns it may post loss
        101 7 NM Holdings has issued a profit warning ahead of its full year results expected to be announced at the end of March 2001. The group said weak market conditions in China have continued to prevail and will have an adverse impact on results arising
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      Lock icon Green World offers 11m shares at 28.5¢ each
      208 7 Reuters METALS supplier Green World Holdings Ltd offered 11 million shares at 28.5 cents each in its Singapore initial public offer yesterday, looking to raise $2.4 million. The Seadaq-bound supplier of recycled ferrous and non-ferrous metals has set aside a million shares
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      188 5 YO U R IU SI\I NS CARD Your Card says a lot about you. Small businesses especially benefit from the recognition that the new American Express Gold Business Card brings to the table. As well as these top-line benefits: Hrst year is fee free. Pree Business Assure Plan to protect
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon PCRD covered call warrant tempting but risky
      181 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan PACIFIC Century Regional Developments (PCRD) has fallen sharply in recent months, reflecting the fortunes of its Hongkong subsidiary, Pacific Century CyberWorks. The largest Asian Internet firm outside Japan, CyberWorks' share price has collapsed since its takeover of Hongkong
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      528 6 Stocks Volume PacificCenturylOc 43,808.000 PCI 25c 13,256,000 Omni Ind 10c 10,826,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 10,539,000 Poh Lian 10c 8,282,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 7,117,000 CapitaLand 6,718,000 OUB DB eCW*****3 6.461,000 Leong Hin 20c 6,022,000 Gul Tech 20c 5.289,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 60,558,865 PacificCenturylOc 42,973,760 DBSGrp 34,601,698 Omni Ind 10c 30,242,490 Datacraft
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      Lock icon Nasdaq futures, firm Europe opening spark late rebound
      551 6  -  I JI comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan SELECTIVE bargainhunting and late shortcovering yesterday helped the Singapore bourse reverse some of its losses in the previous session. However, with the Nasdaq market down another 29 points on Monday in the wake of more tech
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      Lock icon Chew Eu Hock seen firm in near term
      267 6  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong SHARES of construction firm Chew Eu Hock rose yesterday and finished among the most active issues, as the stock continued its recovery from its recent battering. Chew Eu Hock gained 3.5 cents to 38 cents with
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      154 6 UOB-KAY Hian Holdings has appointed independent directors Henry Tay Yun Chwan and Chelva Retnam Rajah and executive director Tang Wee Loke to the audit committee of the company, effective Dec 1. Dr Tay will be the committee chairman. ♦DOVECHEM Terminals Holdings will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend
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      Lock icon US$ slips against yen on profit-taking
      357 6 AFP [TOKYO] A cabinet reshuffle by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori had little impact on currency trading in Tokyo yesterday, but the US dollar slipped against the yen on profit-taking, dealers said. The greenback was quoted at 110.8184 yen in late trade, down from
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      909 6 I NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800 Cyberm@st LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 51 Penjuru Road #04-00, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 on Friday, 22 December 2000 at 9.30 a.m. for the
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      516 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEE HUP SENG INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of SEE HUP SENG INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTE LTD, duly convened and held at 5001 Beach Road #07-25
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      68 6 Grow Your CPF With eiBht Important All applications for units in eight must be made on the application forms accompanying the prospectus Investors must lead the piospectus The value of the units and the income from them may fall as well as rise 831 HiSBANK Does current moves signal US$
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      126 7 This announcement appears as a matter of record only December 2000 K+> KING WAN CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 8 February 2000) Invitation in respect of 30,000,000 New Shares of par value of $0.10 each comprising:(1) 10,000,000 Offer Shares comprising:(a) 2,500,000 Offer Shares at $0.20 for
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      983 7 Gerald genta i^aW fc3 ■^m^ jielßp SPORT "The simplest of the complicated watches" SINGAPORE THE HOUR GLASS Takashimaya S.C. Tel 734 2420 Scotts S.C. Tel 235 7198 Lucky Plaza Tel 733 1262 Peninsula Plaza Tel 337 8309 Raffles Hotel Arcade Tel 334 3241 Millenia Walk Tel 339 4870 MALAYSIA THE
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon High-level panel to look into fourth university
      395 8  -  Panel to study upgrading for poly grads, says Dr Tan at/' Teh Hooi Ling THE government is considering setting up a fourth university to upgrade polytechnic graduates to meet the demands of the New Economy, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. Dr Tan
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      Lock icon Singapore students are tops
      385 8  -  They beat peers from 38 nations in maths By] Kelvin Ng SINGAPOREAN students in Secondary 2 have topped an international survey in maths, beating 180,000 students from 38 countries including Japan, US, England and Australia. In science, they came in second behind Taiwan. Of 5,000 students
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      Lock icon Insurance firms welcome disclosure, other changes
      451 8  -  Finance companies may be allowed to sell insurance tin Ling Su Ann INSURANCE companies generally welcomed the recommendations made by the Committee on Efficient Distribution of Life Insurance (Cedli) yesterday, saying the changes herald good news for the consumer. Said a spokeswoman from insurance
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      Lock icon S'pore businesses now make up bulk of int'l chamber
      379 8  -  By Chuang Peck Ming ONCE the hangout of British trading houses, the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce has gone more local while keeping its international outlook. Singapore firms today make up the single biggest chunk or over a third of its
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      Lock icon DBS makes it to major league of forex banks for first time
      641 9  -  i exclusive Asset Research's Asia-Pac survey puts Citibank in lead By\ Siow Li Sen DBS BANK, for the first time, has made it to the league of the top 10 best banks in the Asia Pacific for foreign
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      Lock icon Better housing – why HDB owners go private: poll
      387 9  - Better housing why HDB owners go private: poll Surprisingly prestige ranks 9th ajnong 17 given options By Marissa Chew FORGET the prestige, a study by researchers at the National University of Singapore shows that public housing dwellers buy private homes for the more practical reasons of better housing, homeownership and
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      Lock icon Multi-million dollar Martell ad campaign
      260 9  -  By\ Brian Chong SEAGRAM yesterday announced the launch of a mul-ti-million dollar Martell advertising campaign which is targeted at the young and sophisticated in Singapore. "Currently, Singapore and Malaysia accounts for 30 per cent of total sales of Martell Cognac in the region," said Nicholas
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      Lock icon Current global slowdown a growth pause, says SSB
      485 10  -  Marathon expansion will continue, but oil prices, policy errors could be wild cards Ven Sreenivasan THE current global economic slowdown is simply a pause in what is still a marathon expansion and not the beginnings of a recession, according to US investment
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      Lock icon S'pore-US FTA won't threaten Asean nor WTO
      429 10  -  Tommy Eoh assures that Singapore remains committed to existing groupings By] Marissa Chew AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE Tommy Koh has assured that Singapore's proposed free trade agreement with the US would not affect the island republic's commitment to Asean, the World Trade Organization and other groupings.
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      Lock icon Oct terms of trade continues decline
      296 10  -  on the economy terms of trade By Marissa Chew THE rise in import prices continued to outpace growth in export prices in October, marking the latest in a long string of months that Singapore's terms of trade has deteriorated. Figures from the Department of
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      328 10 'WmgS^^k expert answers. market intelligence. THE NEW TRADE EQUATION. SOLVED. itdb id trade experience. SINGAPORE TRADE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INTERNATIONAL DAY 2001 invaluable contacts. tdb international day 2001 all in one day. 9 Jan 2001, 8.30 am to 5.30pm Singapore international convention Meet International Business Experts and exhibition centre plenary 1
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      7 10 FTAs: complementary role to WTO, Pg 12
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon HDB should reinstate subsidised interest rates
      230 11  -  Clifford Hang Singapore via Internet I REFER to the commentary, "Get ready for more bad news on the home front" (BT, Dec 5). While I am for the lifting of the 20 per cent cash downpayment rule, what I feel should really be done
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      Lock icon Property: lift 20% cash downpayment rule
      138 11  -  Roy Lee Singapore via Internet I REFER to the commentary "Get ready for more bad news on the home front" (BT, Dec 5). I advocate lifting the 20 per cent downpayment in cash rule. It is difficult enough for first-time buyers like myself. An
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      Lock icon Why delay price of Osprey RCCPS?
      111 11  -  Denis Distant Singapore via Internet AT last DBS has come out with details of the cash offer for Osprey Maritime Ltd shares but it does not mention the offer price for the Osprey redeemable cumulative convertible preference shares (RCCPS) and, instead, states it will
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      Lock icon Property: Leave 20% cash downpayment rule alone
      206 11  -  Ang Hao Yao Singapore via Internet I REFER to the column "Get ready for more bad news on the home front' by Lee Han Shih (BT, Dec 5). Mr Lee suspects that developers may be supporting a case for the removal of the
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      Lock icon Developers have started to cut prices
      181 11  -  Sim Nyet Moi Singapore via Internet I REFER to your article, "Get ready for more bad news on the home front" (BT, Dec 5). I think that the price cutting has already started. If you have scanned the properties-for-sale listing in the Classifieds in
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      Lock icon Private homes: no lobby intended
      84 11  -  Ho Wing Yin Executive director Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore I REFER to the article, "Get ready for more bad news on the home front" (BT, Dec 5) by Lee Han Shih. We would like to clarify that our president, Mr Daniel Teo, was
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      Lock icon LTA fees subject to continual review
      181 11  -  Han Liang Yuan (Ms) Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letter by Joseph Yeo "Sense and Transferability" (Mailbag, Dec 2). The transfer fee, which is levied when a vehicle is transferred from one owner to another, comprises two components. The
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      469 11 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletter@ sph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390 Kim Seng. Road, Singapore *****5. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear
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      406 11 HOME NEEDS The Straits Times Classified. jcArsJ Classifications 90 120. buv h. sen h. Find h. ENDED IN 1914 J THE GERMANS WON 3-2 1 I f"* It was a bitter Christmas Morning. Dense soldiers stepping gingerly across no-man's-land 1 pockets of fog swirled across the fetid trenches to shake
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon EU integration is here to stay
      779 12  -  HITT3 I bottom line OPINION shada islam WORLD attention may be focused on Florida and the legal battle for the United States presidency between Governor George W Bush and Vice-President A 1 Gore. But Asian governments should take time out from their USgazing to
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      86 12 'It's a big family, and they have been used to certain things...lf you disconnect these things abruptly, we will have a family problem, and we want to avoid family problems.' -innce laiai of Saudi Prince on the ruling family's reputation for profligacy 'Capital controls are not working.
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      Lock icon Domestic demand wanting
      629 12 EDITORIAL ALL is not well with the Asian economic recovery. The so-called "V--shaped" recovery in which a plunge into recession was matched by an equally steep return to high growth has always looked rather too good to be true. It is now obvious that the Asian recovery
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      Lock icon FTAs: complementary, catalytic role to WTO
      1411 12 The recent US-S'pore FTA will benefit more than the two countries involved Below is the edited version of a speech delivered by Singapore's Am bassador-at-Large at the initial plenary meeting for US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement negotiations: LET me attempt to answer a number of
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      Lock icon Home truths for the New Economy
      680 12  -  COMMENTARY Byi Caroline Baum The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own THE New Economy was supposed to have a new set of rules. Interest rates didn't matter. Technology spending was compulsory, not cyclical. The economy's top line
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Funds flowing out of M'sia despite capital curbs: analysts
      619 13 KUALA LUMPUR Record trade snrplns not boosting central bank's foreign reserves, they say IHT TWO years after they were introduced, Malaysia's capital controls are failing to plug the flow of money out of the country, economists say. The controls, implemented at
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      Lock icon Petronas not a white knight
      157 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is not a rescuer of financially-troubled companies, Bernama news agency quoted the Prime Minister's Department's Parliamentary Secretary Noh Omar as saying in Parliament. Petronas has never been involved in any bailout package for such companies, Mr Nor Omar
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      Lock icon M'sia likely to be hit hard by MSCI free-float decision
      551 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN shares are poised for fresh falls if Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) adopts a full free-float system, analysts said yesterday. Analysts estimate Malaysia's weighting will fall to 6.5 per cent from 10 per cent when MSCI
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      Lock icon SAirGroup may pay huge premium for MAS: report
      356 13 KUALA LUMPUR M'sian BT puts figure at RMIO a share, against the market's RM3.78 THE parent of Swiss Air may pay a hefty premium for a substantial stake in Malaysian Airline System, according to a Malaysian daily yesterday. Malaysia's Business Times said
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      Lock icon Celcom found tardy in paying dues to Sarawak unit
      196 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg CELCOM Malaysia, the owner of Malaysia's biggest mobile phone company, has been slow in paying its dues to one of its units which manages a fibre optic network, said a Malaysian ratings company. Celcom Timur, which operates a
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Estrada's wife, five mistresses to be questioned
      559 14 MANILA Prosecutor claims witnesses in impeachment trial being intimidated AFP, Bloomberg PHILIPPINE prosecutors said yesterday they would call President Joseph Estrada's wife and up to five mistresses in his Senate corruption trial, while warning of witness intimidation. As Mr Estrada said he hoped
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      Lock icon Gus Dur denies links with man at centre of Bulog scam
      313 14 JAKARTA Bloomberg INDONESIA'S President Abdurrahman Wahid denied in court that a man at the centre of the alleged misuse of 35 billion rupiah (556.4 million) from the state commodities distributor Bulog was his personal assistant. In his testimony, read
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      680 14  -  I =H comment ASEAN There are strong reasons why relations will return to normal eventually yang razali kassim WHEN President Abdurrahman (Gus Dur) Wahid launched his unexpected diatribe against Singapore, many found it excessive. Singaporeans baulked and took exception. But the fact that
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      574 15 Investment signals Beijing's willingness to comply with WTO commitments TELECOMS RESTRUCTURE Reuters, Bloomberg [BEIJING] AT&T Corp has secured the green light to launch the first foreign telecommunications joint venture in China since the country pledged to open the sector under World Trade
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      542 15 HONGKONG They should have ignored mobile fee reports; minister Reuters THE head of China's Ministry of Information Industry (Mil) chastised journalists and investors yesterday for heeding state media reports that China would enact a market-sensitive phone billing scheme, saying only statements from ministry
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      295 15 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] China Telecommunications Corp, the country's largest phone company, plans to sell shares, an official said, making it the third phone operator from the nation to sell stock to overseas investors. China Telecom is first separating its nontelecommunications business, such as hotels, before
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      193 16 NEWDELHI Reuters SOME 600,000 Indian postal workers launched an indefinite strike yesterday, shutting post offices throughout the country, union leaders said. "Since midnight, sorting of mail by the RMS (Railway Mail Service) has been stopped. Offices have been closed so that customers cannot enter,"
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      284 16 HONGKONG AFXAsia THE Hongkong government is expected to raise HK55.33 billion (Ssl.2 billion) to HK$6.O2 billion this week through a land auction and closed property tender that are likely to underline the cautious sentiment in the real estate market. Despite the
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      497 16 TAIPEI With banks' NPLs at 5.5% of lending, state action not needed: finance ministry Bloomberg TAIWAN'S Finance Ministry scrapped plans to form a state agency to buy bad loans from banks and sell them to investors, saying the problem isn't serious enough to warrant
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      825 17  -  BW exclusive Rogue traders exploit loopholes in system to cheat financiers, other dealers of millions of dollars By Conrad Raj, Christopher Tan IN a scam worthy of a John Grisham thriller, two or more used-car dealers have swindled finance firms and fellow dealers of between
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      286 17  -  Motorola sees promising trend in driver info systems By Christopher Tan MOTOROLA expects the automotive semiconductor market to be worth US$l7 billion (5529.7 billion) by 2006, from just over US$lO billion last year. Kazuhisa Tsuchiya, Motorola's Japan transportation systems group general manager, said
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      1459 17 Average open market value (OMV) of cars registered in October. Source: LTA MODEU'MAKE CC AVE OMV($) ALFA ROMEO A1461.6TS 1,596 15,722 ALFA ROMEO A156 2.0 1,970 24,628 ALFA ROMEO GTV COUPE 2,950 34,997 AUOIA316A5DR 1,595 20,304 AUDI A41 GA4DR 1,595 24,333 AUOt A418A4DR 1.781 28,547 AUDI A418TTP40R
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      266 17  -  By i Christopher Tan THE BMW Group will bundle its e-business activities via a new company named nexolab, to be founded by its IT subsidiary Softlab. With the founding of this company, BMW chooses a different approach to e-commerce. With nexolab, the group creates a
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        110 18 WANT to sharpen your driving skills? Sign up for the Continental Defensive Driving Course organised by Stamford Tyres. Local racing aces like Ben Lim, Bill Ng, Leslie Chang and Jeff Beaumont will be among the panel of instructors. The theory session is on Dec 30,
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        55 18 ASIA-PACIFIC rally champ Possum Bourne scored another one for Caltex and Subaru over the weekend when he came in first at the Caltex-Subaru Challenge 2000. Bourne beat second-placed Jeff Beaumont, who drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6, by 10 seconds. Subaru driver Bill Ng came in
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        98 18 RENAULT of France will recall 264,377 of its Kangoo models over concern about the safety of its seatbelts and airbags. Apparently, an accelerometer—a device which senses acceleration and deceleration could be faulty, triggering the seatbelt tensioners and airbag inflation during non-emergency situations. Singapore agent Exklusiv
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        95 18 THE MG Rover Group has dismissed press reports of its dealers walking out. It said UK dealer turnover was small and had shown no unusual increase. And in Germany, the whole dealer network is being restructured following the separation from BMW. MG Rover said it
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        110 18  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan r"— w w BRIDGESTONE Corp shares fell 14 per cent to 1,252 yen yesterday in Tokyo, their biggest decline in two years after USA Today reported that lawyers suing the company's Firestone unit want to add it as a defendant because
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      601 18 Rl exclusive Group Exklusiv is understood to have already held talks with financial advisers on a mainboard listing GROUP Exklusiv, the multifranchise motor agency of property tycoon Peter Kwee, is in gear for a public listing by early next year. BT understands
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      367 18  -  All reports by Christopher Tan LIKE all good manufacturers. Ford Motor is working actively to raise the level of safety in its cars. Since its "Cleaner, Safer, Sooner" initiative was launched in January last year, the world's second largest vehicle maker has come
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      345 20 HONGKONG It plans to invest USssoom in tech firms despite weak sentiment, Nasdaq plunge AP, Reuters BRUSHING off current market scepticism towards technology stocks, US chipmaker Intel Corp yesterday announced plans to expand its own investments in emerging technology firms. Chief executive Craig Barrett said
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      376 20 SAN JOSE Bnt growth rate is lowest since April, says industry group Bloomberg WORLDWIDE semiconductor sales in October rose at the slowest pace since April, an industry group said another sign of weakening demand for the chips that power personal computers and cell phones. Chip
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      242 20 NEW YORK Reuters SOFTWARE giant Microsoft Corp is questioning the effect a merger between Internet service provider America Online (AOL) and media company Time Warner would have on high-speed Internet access, the Wall Street Journal reported in its electronic edition yesterday. Time Warner and
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      295 20 SANTA CLARA, California Customers delayed purchases on shaky financing, revamps Bloomberg 3Com Corp, a maker of equipment to link computers, said its fiscal second-quarter loss will be wider than forecast after some customers delayed purchases because of restructuring and shaky financing. The
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        85 20 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan KK has acquired a 51 per cent stake in B-Factory Co Ltd, a provider of mobile and Internet content, for 300 million yen (554.7 million). CyberWorks said the acquisition would strengthen its mobile phone business by providing entertainment content
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        63 20 Bloomberg [CALIFORNIA] Sun Microsystems Inc has agreed to buy closely-held High Ground Systems Inc for about US$4OO million (Ss7oo million) in stock to bolster its data-storage business. High Ground. based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, makes software for storage-area networks, or SANs, that companies use to
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        64 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp says it will commit up to US$lOO million (Ssl7s million) more to its new Life Sciences unit to add a sales team, forge partnerships and invest in companies using genetic data. The world's largest computer company formed
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      617 21 STAMFORD, Connecticut Bankruptcy fears push copier firm's shares to US$5, its lowest since Aug '82 Bloomberg XEROX Corp shares fell 20 per cent, dropping to the lowest level in more than 18 years, on concern the cash crunch at the world's largest copier
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      445 21 Gucci inks pact to develop McQueen's label with designer as creative director FT ALEXANDER McQueen, the provocative British designer, has jumped ship from LVMH to Gucci in a further escalation of the dispute between the two luxury goods groups. Gucci has signed a
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      475 22  -  He's now in weaker position in law courts, court of public opinion to advance his case From Leon Hadar in Washington DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful A 1 Gore seems to have lost much of the momentum in his campaign to overturn Florida's certification of
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      468 22 TOKYO Reuters NEW capital adequacy rules being thrashed out by global banking regulators may pose a headache for Japan's feeble economy and financial sector in the short-term, analysts said. They cautioned that regulators' efforts aimed at reducing risk in the
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      391 22  -  Fears Russia will cut deliveries but South Africa and other producers are raising output From Neil Behrmann in London PALLADIUM prices jumped to an all-time high of US$B75 (551,530) an ounce and platinum soared to US$625 an ounce yesterday as electronics manufacturers, motor
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      647 23 NEW YORK CEO Enrico will hand over reins to Steve Reinemnnd earlier than planned Reuters PEPSICO Inc's acquisition of Quaker Oats Co means Steve Reinemund will take over the reins of the giant soft drink and snack food conglomerate almost two years earlier
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      299 24  -  SGX Derivatives Tradlagßeport ST Index/MSCI S'pore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore SINGAPORE stocks finished higher yesterday, led by technology and bank stocks, as a rise in Nasdaq futures,and Monday's gain for the Dow Jones sparked some buying interests. Market sentiment improved further
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      231 24  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore BARGAIN-HUNTING in late morning helped lift the Taiwan stocks yesterday on speculation that the government would announce comprehensive measures to boost the flagging financial industry. The MSCI Taiwan Index gained 2.93 points, or 1.23 per cent,
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      163 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices steadied yesterday after a two-day slump that comes despite the absence of UN-monitored Iraqi exports. London Brent blend rose 16 US cents to U5529.50, not far from an eight-week low, after a US$2.5O fall since Thursday. US light crude
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      329 24 Reuters London THE euro pulled back yesterday from two-month highs hit the previous day against the US dollar as soft euro zone economic indicators prompted traders to take profits from its hefty gains made in the last two weeks. A smaller-than-expected fall in German unemployment and a continued
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      1930 24 SICOM FUTURES Dec 5 RUBBER (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jan 01 111.00 50 Feb 01 112.75 50 Mar 01 115.00 950 Apr/Jun 01 117.75 RSS 3 CONTRACT <us cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest
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      2881 25 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG share prices closed 0.1 per cent higher yesterday on continued selective buying amid a lack of fresh incentives, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 13.97 points to close at 14,573.21 on a turnover of HK56.76 billion. "There
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      1080 25 Reuters, AFP Shenzhen B Index +0.02 CHINA'S hard currency B-shares closed mixed in lacklustre trade while domestic A-shares eased yesterday with investors sidelined due to a dearth of market leads. The Shanghai B Index shed 0.28 point, or 0.36 per cent, to 77.54 as turnover contracted to a sluggish
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      2024 25 TOKYO AFP O Nikkei 225 -259.68 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 1.7 per cent lower yesterday as a fall in the US tech-heavy Nasdaq dampened buying sentiment, a broker said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei 225 Index fell 259.68 points to close at
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      393 25 AFP WP Index +25J8 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday following late buying on speculation of positive news for the stock market from a government press conference scheduled to be held after the market closed, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 25.18
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      463 26 AFP f Composite Index +5.74 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.8 per cent higher yesterday on institutional support for selected blue chips, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 5.74 points to finish at 729.50. Volume was 103.64 million shares worth RM230.65 million,
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      301 27 AFP n Composite Index +15.23 SOUTH Korean shares rose 3 per cent yesterday with the index closing up 15.23 at 516.96. Volume was 253.90 million worth 1.20 trillion won. AFP D* 5 Won Anam Semi 4810 125 Brain Tech 535 -5 Central Bank 170 unch Cheil Comm ***** -600
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      260 27 AFP |yf Composite Index -0.60 PHILIPPINE shares closed fractionally lower yesterday due to inflation rising to a 17month high and political crisis. The Composite Index fell 0.60 point to 1,381.23. Volume fell to 145.08 million shares worth 551.32 million pesos from 200.92 million worth 561.03 million pesos on Monday.
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      262 27 AFP QNZSE-40 +2126 NEW Zealand's share market closed up 1.1 per cent yesterday as the kiwi dollar continued to.strengthen. The NZSE-40 Index closed up 21.26 points at 1,952.27 on turnover worth NZ$l26 million. Telecom led the charge, up 12 NZ cents at NZ55.64. »t» KS OOP) Advantage HOS 1.32
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      554 27 AFP Q All Ordinaries +22.70 AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.7 per cent yesterday with stocks gaining across the board, buoyed by positive sentiment on overseas markets, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index climbed 22.70 points to 3,250, while the S&P/ASX2OO gained 24.80 points to 3,306.50. The All Industrials gained
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      695 27 AFP Composite Index +L 54 INDONESIAN shares prices closed 0.4 per cent higher yesterday after last-minute buying of blue chip stocks reversed earlier losses, dealers said. Bapindo Bumi Sekuritas dealer Harry Kurniawan said the index close did not reflect the market as a whole since the late buying took
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      319 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS about training (6) 1 Harsh trend it's quite wrong (8) 7 Striking Conservatives as 5 Soldiers going back to front with sweeping (8) grim zeal (6) 8 ave U P the P ost without de--9 Find a record superior (8) mur 10 Many a social worker is
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      322 31 AFP JULIA Roberts is the most powerful actress in Hollywood, and the third most powerful woman in the entertainment industry, the Hollywood Reporter said in Los Angeles on Monday. Paramount Pictures president Sherry Lansing remained at the top of the Reporter 's list of
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      387 31 Service an answer to rising molestation on trains AFP [TOKYO] Women-only carriages will be re-introduced on a trial basis in Tokyo this week in response to the growing number of groping assaults on women commuters, a railway company said yesterday. Keio Teito Electric Railway
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  • MONEY matters
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      1102 32  -  I=ll comment CURRENCIES Traders await Tankan survey and Fed's upcoming rate meeting larry wee EVEN if the broad consensus is that the US economy will still manage a soft landing next year, confidence in such a best-case scenario has been severely shaken by a
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      1030 32 IDEAglobaLcom poll shows Sings to be best bet, baht ending as biggest loser OUR latest survey of Asian currencies' prospects for 2001 finds currency strategists, economists, traders and fund managers expecting another bad year, with the possible exceptions of the Singapore dollar
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      379 32 I NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 Iflgrrust SINGATRUST LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of Singatrust Limited will be held at Nutmeg Room, Orchard Hotel at 442 Orchard Road
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      296 32 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PROFITTS HOLDINGS PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) At the General Meeting of the Members ond of the Creditors of the Company held at 11 Collyer Quay #1002 The Arcade Singapore *****7 on 1 December 2000,
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  • EXECUTIVEmoney
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      1708 33  -  Life insurance market leader AIA has cut bonus rates on some endowment plans as well as maturity bonuses on plans maturing in 2001 and 2002, and more reductions are on the way. What's going on? GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA IF you've maintained an AIA life insurance or
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        1094 34  -  Buybacks in Del Monte, Progen; Capital picks np Creative, Datacraft bnt stays quiet Hlj\ Robert Halili The vomer is bureau chief at Score Lab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai, Singapore News Desk. LAST week's bullish score of
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        Lock icon SIA could fly higher; banks looking good
        968 34 idea State of the market OUR market has had a rocky week as the Nasdaq plunged to its lowest level since April last year. Last Friday, after trading up 150, the Nasdaq ostensibly finished with just a 47-point gain on a heavy volume
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        Lock icon ACU DEPOSIT RATES Offered by various banks (as at Dec 5, 2000)
        1056 34 Deposit amount 1-mth 3-mtti 6-mth Deposit amount 1-mth 3-mth 6-mth DBS Bank 500 000 2.499.999 4 6200 4 6300 4 6300 2.5 mil 4 999,999 4.7500 4.7500 4 7500 A$ HK$ S10 000 A24 999 5 6200 5
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        Lock icon Musical chairs at Henderson, Franklin funds
        484 35  -  Paul Kleiser, Stuart O'Gorman to head Henderson tech team after top 3 quit while Franklin loses star biotech manager Kurt von Emster By\ Serena Ng TWO high profile and top performing funds available here recently saw key leadership changes. Henderson Global Investors has appointed
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        1130 35  -  Diversification offered in bond fnnds is protection against risk, albeit at the expense of income By Ben Fok The writer is an executive director of Fraser Financial Planning, a licensed investment adviser WITH equity markets likely to finish the year with
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        726 36  -  I =11 comment YOUR MONEY So you trusted AIA and thoy cut bonus payouts. Unkind, maybe; but don't forget Insurers have a greater promise to keep genevieve cua TRUST is a feel-good, intangible thing. Some people believe you either trust someone or you don't. Are there
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        1108 36 Q: The bonus revisions look substantial, particularly the terminal bonuses which will not be paid or will be drastically reduced. How many policyholders are affected by this? A: AIA had notified affected policyholders of the bonus rate adjustment in 1999. We have recently reminded all affected
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        1065 36  -  W.I JU'J wise What you do today makes a difference to your lifestyle down the road. Wait for clear signals before you part with your cash By Lilian Ng The writer is a financial planner. This is the second in a fortnightly column on financial planning
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      214 37 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) eased seven points to 1,657, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) slipped five points to 1,470, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) shed two points to 1,073, the Baltic Handymax Index fell 20 points to 9,525 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down
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      296 37 S6X '000 DkS s> CWT Distribution 0.59 unch 4 Chuan Hup 0.36 unch 899 Cosco Investment 0.16 unch 8 F reight Links 0.14 0.01 S GB Holdings 0.50 unch 7 Hai Sun Hup 0.24 unch 161 IMC Holdings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.15 unch 315 Keppel Corp
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      472 37  -  With help from Tradiant, they aim to simplify global transaction processes, cnt costs By 3 Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Nine of the world's major ocean carriers have teamed up with Silicon Valley technology company, Tradiant, to establish an e-commerce portal which they claim
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      783 37  -  mmm mm mmmmmmmmmm mm tm STRAIT TALK By Seafarer SOME two weeks ago, the Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) Safe Navigation Environment Committee (SNEC) held its seventh meeting in Kuala Lumpur. It covered a wide range of subjects, from icebergs to stowaways and pirates.
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      Lock icon EU threatens to file WTO complaint over Korean shipyard aid
      291 37 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] The European Union threatened to lodge a complaint at the World Trade Organisation over Korean shipbuilders alleged unfair trade practices. EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said that the EU will examine allegations by its shipping industry that South
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      488 37 M 'sian port aims to be world's single largest LNG terminal Ber nama [KUALA LUMPUR] Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd, the sole provider of port services at the Bintulu port, is expected to be listed on the main board of the
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      302 38 PAGE Enq Lee 11 8 Accord 6 ESP Lines 11 Ahrenkiel 12 Evergreen 6 Appenship 5 foong Sun 5 AsiaOCL 11 Frt Links 12 Assets 7 7 Austral 6 G Linl( 4 Avant 12 Gemartrans 6 B'tang Mas 6 Genshpg 11 BSA 7 Glory Nav 12 BTL
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      1031 38  -  COMMENTARY What really counts as luxury on a cruise? It's the company, says BILL GLEMTON both passengers and crew BILL GLENTON Financial Times WITH several multi-millionaires, a rich peer of the realm and an assortment of other wealthy souls, our passenger list reads
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      18995 44 thebusinesstimes EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'I voire 13/12 07/01 Norsul norsil ipanema ms *****5033 13/12 26/01 ZIM/Seth ZIMEILATI 13W 65-*****12 U/ l
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        782 49 esse Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Juronq Port Batulicm '01 J12 05/12/1:35 06/12/15 00 Spc Capricor 8 JI2 05/12/6:40 05/12/19 00 ms,ar 1 123S00 J03 05/12/7:35 05/12/11:00 G H Pioneer P0018a J03 05/12/7:50 05/12/22:00 Alphaharmoni 41 J05 05/12/7:35 05/12/1800 Teran <! 18 **0295 J02 05/12/9:35 05/12/21:00 2 J
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        2054 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Shi P Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACX FALCON 008B 6/18:00 IB 04/1500 04/1659 Apr-00 2A 04/1700 05/0659 05/0900 2B 04/1700 05/0659 05/0900 3 05/0700 05/1159 05/1400 4 05/1200 05/1459 05/1700 AC* GARNET 13S 7/20:00 IB
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        107 49 Dec 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dec 25 USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Sweden: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Singapore: Christmas Day. United Kingdom: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Taiwan: Constitution
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        820 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        564 49 u u Carbon 180 Max 990.7 0.7 12 9 010 79 0 01 Wov 30 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 M/M 380 ve 987.2 0.2 12.9 0.06 26 0 02 KG/M°3 v/v %M/M y /y 380
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        240 50 It dismisses report Japan contractors reluctant to go ahead with USs2.9b deal AFP [TAIPEI] A Taiwanese project for a US$2.9 billion (Sss.l billion) bullet train is going ahead, despite a contract delay with its Japanese builders, the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
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        421 50 Canadian transport safety board probing Swissair crash puts forward five proposals Bloomberg [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Airlines have done a poor job establishing effective fire-prevention systems on aircraft, according to officials investigating the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia more than
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        Lock icon Indian Airlines to buy planes amid expansion plans
        271 50 INDIA'S AVIATION SECTOR State-owned carrier may bay ap to 40 aircraft costing 500b rupees AFP [BOMBAY] India's stateowned Indian Airlines is preparing to renew its 52-aircraft fleet, an airline official said, amid plans by the carrier to expand its domestic and international
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        214 50 AFP [BOMBAY] India's stateowned international airline Air India is awaiting government approval for a plan to cut its huge workforce, an airline spokesman said. "We have yet to get approval from the government," Jitendra Bhargava said. Mr Bhargava said the airline's
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        2088 50 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD CZ351 2045 CZ354 0910 Adelaide AN8230 1900 S0B04 1015 LH6381 1900 Hanoi VN741 1310 S0/VN176 1035 $0230 1900 S0/VN175 1835 VN740 1410 Amsterdam KL0843 0530 KL0838 2335 Hatyal TG407 1545 TG408 1645 S023 0640 S0328 2340 Helsinki AY97 1910 AY98 2220
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        57 50 [SINGAPORE] William Tan, senior vice-president engineering of Singapore Airlines (left), and Jack Koh, SI A 'svice-president technical projects, getting a technology close-up on theengine build line during a visit to the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby, UK. Fourof these giant Trent 500 engines willpower the new Airbus A34oaircraftordered
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        224 50 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's pri-vately-owned Lion Mentari Airlines will open four new routes to Malaysia later this month, according to a report yesterday. The airline will begin operating daily flights from Jakarta and Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur on Dec 9. while daily
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      1133 38 I NORTH AMERICA EXPORT OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LONG BEACH ~j WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARGARITA SERVICE) VESSEL VOY "eTAS»P ETDSH IQWGKJKH DAUAS HOUSTON OOCAGO WW YORK MEXICO CITY VESSEL VOT PT.OUETZAII ACAJUTU SMI LORENZO tOMCTO PT CAifICTA BUENAVENTURA MUM* CHuT (XXL AMERICA 40E49
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      88 38 SANKYU (S) PTE LTD 11 CLEMENTI LOOP, SINGAPORE *****3 TEL: *****40 FAX: *****11 CFS: KEPPEL DISTRIPARK BLK 513 #01-128 SINGAPORE *****9 JAPAN PORTS Hong Kong All China Ports (EVERY THUR SUN VESSEL! VESSEL VOY ETD SIN ETA TYO ETA KOB ETA YOK HA NGO ETA OSA ALLIGATOR UNITY V.***** IODEC
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      791 38 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Singapore Shipping Association Association g ULY UNE MALE VESSEL TVOY [IS TETA ETA P. KLANG SPORE MALE Empress Lily VO9OO 07/12 08/12 16/12 Princess Lily VO9OO 28/12 29/12 05/01 Empress Lily VOlOl 14/01
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      1312 39 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VESSEL VOY SIN HTM ANR HAM BRV SOU FXT UH IvKSfl VOY I RTM ANR HAM BRV SOU FXT LEH SIN HYDUKf 328W 11/12 28/12 30/12 03/01 27/12 THAMES 029E 19/1116/11 17/1114/11 08/12 ELBE 564W 14/12 06/01 03/01 04/01 01/01 HY EMPEROR 331E 27/11 28/11 01/12
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      1852 39 (>stomer Service Hotline: HANJIN SHIPPING iikf-1 6 Ms Evelyn Low -Soles *****30 HANJIN SHIPPING (S) PTfITD Imp //www hoiyi (an BOOKING *****35 237 SALES: *****24 231 DOCUMENT *****71 274 OPE RATIONS *****50 251 MAIN LINE: *****55 FAX *****45 C» NO **********0 M TO NW USA CANADA USA CANADA* FDR VSI/VOY
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      515 39 VESSEL VOY SIN PKG VOY SIN HKG KEL INC USN PUS VESSEL VOY S}N JKT SUB KMTC HONGKONG OUS 03/1? 05/1? OIMI 06/12 10/]? 12/1? 11/1? IS/1? IS/1? |ttc K)/!; 1;/]; M/1? HYUNOAiSHMMTW OSIS OS/12 15/1? 17/1? ?5/l? 11/12 ?0/l? ULSAN 0I6S 1M? ]ljn INGAS m 17/1? IVI? 21/1? Aaua
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      1718 40 SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA VESSEL VOY SIM LEH RTM AMR HAM BRV FIX VESSEL VOY SIN GIT SPE FOS VIC MTR~| HANJIN ROME 0012W 05 12 23 12 25 12 26 12 27 12 28 12 PACIFIC SENATOR 0944W 07 12 24 12 26 12 28 12 30
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      1785 41 [VESSEL VQY KHH HKG SIN PKL PXB BAB PMM BIK IRAN KERMAN PCL-184 05/12 06/12 09/12 10/12 19/12 20/12 22/12 24/12 IRAN ISFAHAN PCL-185 12/12 13/12 16/12 17/12 26/12 27/12 29/12 31/12 IRAN BAAKERI PCL-186 19/12 20/12 23/12 24/12 02/01 03/01 05/01 07/01 IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-187 26/12 27/12 30/12 31/12
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      1250 41 lo: YANTAI EVERY SUNDAY (T/T s 12 DAYS) YANTIAN) EVERY MONDAY (T/T: 4 DAYS) I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICEJJSJftf.SEBH** PTE ITD #,2 SALES/BKGS *****57/43 INWARD MPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD |CR NO: **********0
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      52 47 REGULAR SINGAPORE VIETNAM SERVICE VESSELS VOY ETA ETD DESTINATION KHANH HUNG 07 S/2000 IN PT 04/12 VUNGTAU/HCMC NHA RONG 18 2/2000 OS/12 09/12 VUNGTAU DUYENHAI 6A/2000 OS/12 09/12 VUNGTAU/HCMC DUYTAN 4/2000 07/12 10/12 VUNGTAU/HCMC FWTS IMKOV SHIPPIK 4 CO PTE LTD 39 OUXtON HILLSINGMMt *****7 TEL: *****73 FAX: *****85 CR
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      968 47 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I MO I SIN I JKT I SU« 1 ILW I PPG I CM! I ROM I HAL I NYL I ORF 1 SAV I NEW I TAM I HOU HOEGH DBAKI /0460 UZI2 17/12 20/12 22/12 03/01 29/0) 10/0) 14/01 IQ/Q?
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      631 47 hflß ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE UD I M: *****22 (10 Ums) Fax: *****31/*****60 I I T CK No: **********0 C I VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Union Stat 18 15/00 05/12 07/12 Semorong Union Star 8 17,D0 07/12 08/12 lamb. Umcn Star 22 12/00 08/12 09/12 Sutaboyo
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      723 48 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN| TIGER BRIDGE 860N 20 12/12 26-29/12 02-03/12 I TIGER BRIDGE 856N 08-08/12 13-16/12 20-21/12 I TIGER METRO 857N 10-11/12 16-19/12 23-24/12 I TIGER STAR 358N 13-14/12 19-22/12 26-27/12 I TIGER RHYTHM 859N 16-17/12 22-25/12 29-30/12 I TIGER METRO 861N 23-24/12 29-01/01 05-06/01 I IVESSE^^^VO^^Sir^^CA^^Sl^^l
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      1085 48 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logisticenfre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freightlinks.net FOR BOOKING: *****35/5539/5541/5553/3494 PROJECT SHIPMENT HEAVYUFT CARGO (CONVENTIONAL A RORO) Lawrence Lim *****78, H/P: *****977 lawrence@flesin.com.sg WAREHOUSING LOGISTIC SERVICES ENQUiRY CONTACT: CLEMENT CHUA 9688 5404, VINCENT
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      48 48 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS ENDEAVOUR 01WB 26/01 06/02 12/02 ALS EXPRESS 02WB 18/02 01/03 07/03 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG Agents: Tri Fox Singopore -Ban Line Agencies *****61/142 *****63 Mnloysic Bendero Shipping Agency Sdn Bhd 03 *****889 03 SBBOBO7O
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      1233 48 for booking enquiry call *****80 7j^\ Website: http://www.ood.coin USA/CAMAPA t rt SGPLGB 0)1 MM NYC HOUIImport MEM NYC HOU CHI LGB SGP 00C1 AMERICA 48E48 IN PT 22/12 27/12 28/12 28/12 27/12 I OOCI CALIFORNIA 49W44 14/11 15/11 16/11 17/11 22/11 10/12 00(1 CALIFORNIA 50E50 13/12 21/12 03/01 04/01 04/01
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      131 49 J" i LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm v Showers Temperature Rain Ci Wind direction and speed in knots 1 w r> Weather Cloudy Day az Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols I O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds Slight, < 1.2 m
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