The Business Times, 7 December 2000

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85 C SINGAPORE internet: http.//business-times.asial .com.sg/ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000
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    74 1 sn (+21.22) BT-SRI 804J9 (+10.43) ST INDEX FUTURES MBSLOO (+33.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 255.70 (+4.60) STOCK MARKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSECOMP .741 +11.50 NIKKEI 225 14.889.37 +194.32 HANG SENG 15.098.95 +525.74 SET INDEX i72.03 +0.56 JAKARTA COMP 433.72 +2i8 MANILA COMP 1.***** +12.06 TAIPEI WPl 5.170.62 -28.58 SEOUL COMP
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    75 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ I SS 1.741 £(l'SS/SS per 1.435 1498 El"RO{I SS/SS/E) 0.879 1.531 DM tm 1.279 YEN 110.8 63.60 RM 3.800 2.183 HKS 7.798 4.480 BAHT 43.68 25.09 RIP1AH 9,512 5.465 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon Foreigners can borrow Sing $ to buy local assets
    835 1  - Foreigners can borrow Sing to buy local assets New moves ease policy of not internationalising the Sing dollar By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is to allow foreigners to borrow Singapore dollars freely to invest in Singapore assets, in the most significant relaxation of its
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    Lock icon ST Engg may have second shot at US$4b army deal
    629 1  -  Contract suspended after protest by a losing bidder By David Boey [SINGAPORE] The US Army has suspended a US$4 billion contract it signed last month for light armoured vehicles a development that raises hopes that Singapore's listed ST Engineering might
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    Lock icon Move to give new accounting standards the force of law
    1060 1  -  Panel calls for more demands on listed companies By Paul Thompson, Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Singaporelisted companies would be breaking the law if they refuse to comply with new accounting standards, if the latest recommendations of the Disclosure and Accounting Standards
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    Lock icon Greenspan delivers early Christmas gift to investors
    534 1  -  Regional markets now hoping for 'Santa Clans' rally By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Market-friendly remarks by the world's most powerful central banker may be just what regional equity markets needed to launch into a "Santa Claus" rally. At least that is what many market
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      209 1 INSIDE Top Stories Sing Tel calling for vendor proposals on 3G infrastructure. Pg 8 SBA accepts call for TV to go the digital way. Pg 9 Indian business body, SCCCI to help raise SME links. Pg 10 New Asia Biz Woman Doing Asia < ij women's golf. Pg 36 Lift
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      22 1 Higher accounting standards no burden on firms, Pg 5 What world-class reporting norms demand, Pg 12 Jubilation may be premature, Pg 4
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      Lock icon Surge in property investment interest seen
      518 2  -  But limited impact expected on property demand from MAS ruling on non-resident S$ loans Marissa Chew [SlNGAPOßE] The new ruling allowing non-residents to borrow in Singapore dollars to invest in nonresidential real estate could boost interest in property investments here, but its impact on
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      821 2 Review of key MAS Notice 767 boosts Sing-dollar derivatives and bond markets, says LARRY WEE THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) took another major step yesterday in removing obstacles to foreign participation in the local capital markets at once upgrading Singapore's standing as an international financial centre
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Making merry for a good cause
        89 2 ICON Medialab. one of the world's leading e-business and Internet professional services firms, whose regional headquarters are in Singapore, is showing that all its work is not in cyberspace. For every guest that attends its Christmas party today at its premises at Icon House
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        Lock icon No way you'll miss the train
        107 2 HOW'S this for honesty? Seeking to reassure millions of Indonesians planning to travel by rail over the holiday period, officials have told them not to worry about arriving at the station on time all trains will be running late. AP quoted Gatot Wibowo, a
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        Lock icon Split on the life sciences
        89 2 EARLY this week, BT ran an online poll about Singapore law firms pumping resources into developing expertise in life sciences technology. The poll asked if the life sciences industry was going to be the next big business after technology. The result of the poll showed
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  • FOCUS markets
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      Lock icon Tech plays lead Nasdaq's biggest 1-day gain
      557 4  -  Sentiment gets boost from Greenspan assurance, hopes of end to presidential election saga Front Jennifer Lien in Sit icon Vat lei) TECH stocks led Nasdaq's biggest-ever one-day gain on Tuesday as hopes for an interest rate cut drew bargain-hunters back into the market.
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      Lock icon Views divided that Nasdaq downtrend has reversed
      615 4  -  Front Andrew Marks in New York STOCKS, led by the technology sector, soared Tuesday in response to a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that fueled hopes that the Federal Reserve will ease its cautious stance on inflation. Shearson Lehman Brothers market
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      Lock icon GREENSPAN — THE MARKET MOVER
      160 4 GREENSPAN THE MARKET MOVER 'In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending.' Fed chairman Alan Greenspan (above) (Translation: Even though
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      Lock icon Staying true to the thrill of the climb
      623 4  -  TECHNOLOGY Is the cloud of pessimism in the tech sector distorting the reality on the ground? kenneth james SO there we are at this eAngelz.com "power breakfast", about 80 people with some dotcom connection or other. Kicking off the event on a
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      Lock icon Investor jubilation on Greenspan's remarks may be premature
      965 4 NYT [NEW YORK] I am not a Grinch. Thus spake Alan Greenspan on Tuesday at a meeting of community bankers in New York City. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board signalled that, because the economy is showing signs of a serious
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Getting real tough cm disclosure in S'pore
      851 5  -  paul thompson WHILE the past few years have witnessed great leaps forward in the consistency and quality of disclosures by listed companies in Singapore, there are still quite a few that have only shuffled a few steps forward. So the Disclosure and Accounting
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      Lock icon Higher accounting standards no burden on companies: Committee
      617 5  -  Bu\ Ling Su Ann, Serena Ng MAKING greater disclosure and having higher standards of financial reporting should not be a financial or operational burden for listed companies, big or small, said the chairman of the Disclosure and Accounting Standards Committee yesterday. "If
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      Lock icon Thinly-traded Avimo hits 11-year high of $3.66
      428 7  -  Stock driven by $3.71 takeover offer from French defence giant Thomson-CSF By David Boey SHARES of Avimo Group raced to an 11-year high of $3.66 in intraday trade yesterday, cheered by news that French defence giant Thom-son-CSF had priced its offer for the
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      Lock icon Kingboard interim up 44% to HK$88m
      214 7  -  By Andrea Tan HONGKONG-BASED Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings reported yesterday that its interim net profit swelled 44 per cent to HK$BB million (Ss2o million). Turnover for the six months ended September rose 37.5 per cent to HK$244 million. Also boosting the bottom line was
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      Lock icon SingTel calling for vendor bids on 3G infrastructure, says exec VP
      507 8  -  It expects to be among 4 of 3G operators in S'pore come Feb 2001; but it declines to disclose cost of getting licence Front Audrey Tan in Hongkong SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has already called for proposals from vendors
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      Lock icon Strong earnings boost share price of Cerebos Pacific
      341 8 AFX-Asia CEREBOS Pacific shares were among the major gainers yesterday following the release of strong full-year results and despite marginal cuts in analysts' earnings forecast for the current year. Cerebos closed the morning session up 10 cents at $3.56. It finished the
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      Lock icon M1 plans to expand to neighbouring countries
      482 8 Ml brand has good perception and valne there, says CEO Bloomberg MOBILEONE Asia, Singapore's No 2 cell phone operator, said it plans to expand to Malaysia and other neighbouring countries, as part of a bid to build a stronger regional presence. The Singapore
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      Lock icon King Wan makes decent debut
      215 8  -  By Vince Chong MECHANICAL and electrical specialists King Wan Corporation made a stable debut on the stock market yesterday. Some 16 million shares changed hands, just over half of the company's initial public offering of 30 million shares, with the price ending the day at
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Ipco in pact to sell Lumut stake
        134 8 IPCO International Ltd has entered into an agreement with Halim Rasip Holdings Sdn Bhd to divest its 40 per cent shareholding in Lumut Maritime Terminal (LMT) Sdn Bhd in Malaysia to Halim for RM2O million (Ss9.l million). Halim is one of the two
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        Lock icon Vickers to advise CCL on JSH offer
        83 8 CYCLE Carriage Ltd (CCL) has appointed Vickers Ballas Co as the financial adviser to its independent directors in the conditional cash offer for CCL by JSH Singapore Investments Ltd of the Jardine Group. The advice of Vickers Ballas and the recommendation of the
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        Lock icon World Shipholding makes Osprey offer
        82 8 AFX-Asia WORLD Shipholding Ltd has offered to buy Osprey Maritime's redeemable cumulative convertible preference shares at $0.5435 each, World Shipholding's financial adviser DBS Bank said. The offer price is the "see-through" price based on the $1 per share World Shipholding is offering for Osprey Maritime
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        Lock icon Broadway's Suzhou plant hit by fire
        106 8 BROADWAY Industrial Group Ltd announced yesterday that manufacturing facilities were only slightly affected after a warehouse fire on Monday at the premises of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Suzhou Broadway Plastic Packaging Co Ltd in Suzhou, China. There were no casualties and production operations had resumed
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        Lock icon KS Tech to merge unit's operations
        88 8 KS Tech Ltd has announced the merging of the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kim Seng Hardware Oilfield Supply Pte Ltd, into KS Tech. The merger is part of its plan to improve operational efficiency. All assets and liabilities of Kim Seng Hardware will
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        Lock icon TT Int'l buys Brunei firm
        60 8 TT International's wholly-owned unit TT Corporation Pte LTd has bought a Brunei company, ASH Electrical Sdn Bhd. The key activity of the company, which has subsequently changed its name to Intracorp (B) Sdn Bhd, is trading and distribution of electrical and electronic products. Intracorp's issued
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        Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
        37 8 IN the photo accompanying yesterday's report on Cerebos's earnings, seated beside president Eiji Koike was executive vice-president Leslie Mah, not Ramlee bin Buang, the company's chief finance officer. We are sorry for the error.
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      99 5 I^E2 Conduct your business anywhere in the world, and be home in time for dinner. Like many businessmen, Mr. Saw Ken Wye, MD of Microsoft (Singapore), holds important meetings all over the world. However, unlike many businessmen, he does so without even leaving his office. With Sing Tel World Conference,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Sentiment perks up as US stocks rally on rate-cut hopes
      582 6  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan SINGAPORE stocks were broadly higher yesterday. This followed Tuesday's rally on Wall Street triggered by optimism that the US Federal Reserve was poised to switch monetary policy to a neutral bias in the face of an economic
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      Lock icon UOL W01 stands chance of further rise before expiry
      192 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan WITH the property market very much in a slump, it is somewhat rare to see property warrants being in play these days. Hence, it was a surprise to see the warrant of United Overseas Land rising
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      Lock icon Cerebos could see farther upside
      236 6  -  HOT STOCK By Serena Ng CEREBOS Pacific's stock performed well yesterday following its strong results, and could see further upside over the longer term. Yesterday, the counter rose six cents to close at $3.52 on volume of 107,000 shares. Since coming off its year-low of
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      127 6 ASIAN Micro Holdings will hold its AGM on Dec 15 at 10 am at Raffles Marina, 10 Tuas West Drive. ♦LION Teck Chiang will hold its AGM on Dec 20 at 10.30 am at 10-00 Lion Industrial Building, 10 Arumugam Road. ♦HEALTH Management International will hold its AGM
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      Lock icon Greenspan's hint at lower rates sparks greenback's slide
      365 6 AFP [TOKYO] The US dollar fell against major currencies in Tokyo yesterday from its New York levels after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan hinted at an eventual interest rate cut, dealers said. The European single unit traded at U550.8798-01 at 0800
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      529 6 Stocks Volume PacificCenturyl Oc 59,751.000 Omni Ind 10c 24,548,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 23,192,000 PCI 25c 21,095,000 MediaRing 10c 18,129,000 IPCO 20c 17,822,000 KingWan 10c 16,165,000 SGX1c 15,278,000 NOL 14,087,000 OUB DB eCW*****3 10,931,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 141,336,800 Omni Ind 10c 72,687,590 PacificCenturyl 0c 65,515,600 Datacraft 10c 38,900,197 DBSGrp 31,107,519
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      694 6 WORLD SHIPHOLDING LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Liberia) UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFER FOR THE 2.50 PER CENT. REDEEMABLE CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE SHARES ISSUED BY OSPREY MARITIME LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Introduction On 4 December 2000, The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd ("DBS Bank"), for and on behalf
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon SBA accepts call for TV to go the digital way
      354 9  -  Industry-led committee proposes phasing out analogue TV services He I torts by] Bruce Chong DIGITAL television services will soon replace analogue TV services. The Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has accepted recommendations made by the National Digital Television (DTV) Committee. The
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      Lock icon No plans for 3rd media giant: SBA
      212 9 THE Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has no plans for a third media giant to enter the market in the near future. "We would prefer to adopt a wait-and-see attitude for the time being," said Koh Tin Fook. deputy chief executive officer and director
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      Lock icon Hilton Int'l to add another 10-13 Conrad hotels
      373 9  -  Andrea Tan THE company behind the highly-acclaimed Conrad brand of luxury hotels plans to double its number of hotels but maintain their exclusivity. "We plan to add another 10 to 13 properties by 2002," Koos Klein, Hilton International's president for Asia and
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      Lock icon Indian biz body, SCCCI to help raise SME links
      376 10  -  MOU signing, SCCCI visit to India slated for early next year By Eugene Low THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be working with the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) to boost links between the small and medium
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      Lock icon Indon minister plans to smooth S'pore ties
      138 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab said yesterday that he planned to meet his Singaporean counterpart, in a bid to ease tensions over an abusive tirade against Singapore by President Abdurrahman Wahid. Mr Shihab told reporters he hoped to meet Singapore's S
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      Lock icon Cash top-ups for grandpa, grandma
      172 10 THE government yesterday said individuals could now make cash top-ups to their grandparents' CPF Retirement Accounts. Those who do so restricted to once every calendar year will enjoy tax relief of up to $6,000 a year. In the past, top-ups could only be made to
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      Lock icon IDA seeks e-Celebrations partners
      231 10 It is targeting the general public, and the private and public sectors THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the agency spearheading eCelebrations Singapore, is looking for partners from the general public as well as the private and public sectors to help drive next year's campaign.
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      Lock icon Nov output may have slowed
      274 10  -  rwc fYVi ivTTTTTT^TTM liy Eugene Low THE dip in the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) last month does not bode well electronics sector, and November's industrial production is likely to have weakened, according to a JP Morgan report. The investment bank expects year-on-year growth in industrial
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      451 10 0 p; f And May All Your Christmases Be Bright... I ILif y It s g oin g to be a celebration of song, dance and feasting at The Pan Pacific Singapore this festive season. We've lined up an exciting array of yuletide goodies that is sure to please. Come
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Life sciences:patent protection is important
      324 11  -  Alex Thian Singapore via Internet I REFER to your article, "S pore law firms pumping up their life sciences expertise" (BT, Dec 5). Legal support services are important to the growth of the life science industry in Singapore and the region. However, I believe most
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      Lock icon It's the cruelest cut of all, AIA
      284 11  -  Janet Lim Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article, "Chop Chop" (BT, Dec 6). I have only AIA life and endowment policies for myself and my children. Many of the endowment plans will begin to mature from 2004 onwards, at a time
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      Lock icon Osprey RCCPS: $1 offer a joke
      148 11  -  Denis Distant Singapore via Internet I WONDER just how serious DBS Bank is in its offers on behalf of World Shipholding for shares in Osprey Maritime. The $1 offered for the ordinary shares is less than the price traded on SGX when the offer
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      Lock icon Car buyers should scrutinise sales contract
      157 11  -  Han Liang Yuan (Ms) Manager. Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letter "COE rebate: no go from Komoco"' by Yeo Seok Hua (Mailbag. Dec 2). Motor dealers, like most businesses, conduct their trade based on commercial considerations and hence will try
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      Lock icon Don't expect big change to CPF investors'mindset
      409 11  -  Narayana Narayana Singapore I REFER to your article, "CPF's 'cruel cut' long overdue" (BT, Nov 22). It is a little naive to expect that "the first thing that should change is the tendency, where it exists, to treat CPF savings like virtual money".
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      Lock icon Why QFB licence is not a threat to local banks
      109 11  -  Tay Yean Ching Singapore via Internet I REFER to your column "MAS should just scrap the QFB 'beauty contest' (BT, Dec 5). Local banks should not feel threatened by the QFB (Qualifying Full Bank) licence conferred on foreign banks for
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon What worldclass reporting norms demand
      837 12  -  OPINION david mason The writer was a partner in an international accounting firm in Singaporefor 14years. He is now a business consultant in the United Kingdom. He contributed this article to BT. THE standard of corporate disclosures in Singapore continues to be a major issue.
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      77 12 'It is the nature of the Internet to take power away from governments, so naturally they get upset.' Gregory Rohde US assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information, after a top Chinese official made a wide-ranging attack on America's dominance of cyberspace. 'More Filipinos will now
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      Lock icon Boosting the culture of giving
      585 12 EDITORIAL PERHAPS Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was cashing in on the spirit of the season last Sunday when he mooted the idea of "Half Per Cent Clubs" in Singapore that will bring together corporate and individual acts of largesse, and strengthen the philanthropic culture
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      Lock icon Supply and demand catches up with the New Economy
      850 12  -  US companies have invested too mnch in high-tech boxes, just as they've done in buildings or commercial jets before By Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group [WASHINGTON] Even the "information economy" (aka the "New Economy") isn't immune to the law
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      Lock icon Singing a different tune on Japan
      665 12  -  COMMENTARY A Bush adviser seeks to end what he sees as contradictory macroeconomic advice to Tokyo David DeRosa The writer is president of Deßosa Research Trading and manages an investment fund. He is also an adjunct finance professor at Yale School of Management. The
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Rashid Hussain switches tactics to raise funds
      462 13  -  RHB Capital to issue RM65Om folly underwritten serial bonds now From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur RASHID Hussain has scrapped a rights issue to placate a major shareholder of listed Rashid Hussain Bhd, but Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd is still trying to block
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      Lock icon Hutchison eyeing stake in Telekom unit: report
      347 13 KUALA LUMPUR It's said to be close to buying more than 20% of cellular arm AFP HONGKONG-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd is close to buying a stake of more than 20 per cent in the cellular arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, a report said
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      Lock icon KL undecided over foreign chief for MAS: report
      320 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-ASIA Reuters THE government has yet to decide if it will allow a foreign national to head Malaysian Airline System Bhd, despite plans to sell a substantial stake in the national airline to a foreign carrier, the Sun reported, quoting
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      Lock icon M'sia euro bond issue attracts strong response
      328 15 KUALA LUMPUR Order book set at 500 m enros oversubscribed in excess of 1.27b enros: Barclays Capital director AFX-Asia THE Malaysian government's maiden euro bond issue attracted "a strong positive response" and was oversubscribed more than twice, Barclays Capital director for Asian research
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      Lock icon LFX no threat, says Mesdaq head
      225 15 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia THE newly-launched Labuan Financial Exchange (LFX) will not threaten the Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotations (Mesdaq), Bernama news agency quoted Mesdaq executive chairman Khairil Anuar Abdullah as saying. Mr Khairil said offshore exchanges like the LFX have a
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      Lock icon M'sian Net boat to surf into Borneo villages
      361 15 KUALA LUMPUR Vessel will take IT training to residents along Sarawak river Reuters MALAYSIA will pioneer waterborne Net surfing next year when it launches an Internet boat to educate isolated villagers on Borneo Island about information technology (IT). The vessel will cruise
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      Lock icon No Internet censorship, but beware legal action: KL
      233 15 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S government yesterday reiterated its pledge not to censor the Internet, but warned it could take legal action over defamatory and false information. The government has no intention of controlling information over the Internet despite a surge in junk
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      689 16 JAKARTA Governor's return after release from 6-month detention sparks fears of showdown with govt Reuters INDONESIA'S central bank governor unexpectedly resumed control of the institution yesterday after nearly six months in detention, sparking fears of a fresh rift between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the
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      150 16 HONGKONG Reuters THE Japanese cities of Tokyo and Fukuoka have been rated Asia's joint top cities to live and work in by Asiaweek, the magazine said yesterday. Singapore came in third, with Osaka and Taipei tied at fourth. Fukuoka was
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      295 17 JAKARTA Bid by state-owned firm to become more efficient and competitive AP IN an attempt to transform itself into a world-class energy company, Indonesia's debt-ridden, state-owned Pertamina oil firm announced plans to lay off almost half of its workforce, media reports said yesterday.
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      218 18 HONGKONG Reuters REPORTS of corruption in Hongkong soared to a record high in the first 11 months of2ooo, fuelled by the lingering effects of Asia's recent financial crisis, the anti-graft group, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), said in its latest report. The ICAC
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      265 18 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA will let the world's five biggest accounting firms audit its state-owned banks as the lenders line up to sell shares for the first time. Arthur Andersen LLP, Price WaterhouseCoopers, KPMG International, Ernst Young and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu were
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      500 19 PARIS Vivendi Universal second only to America Online-Time Warner AP VIVENDI SA and Seagram Co shareholders on Tuesday approved a trans-Atlantic megadeal to create the world's second biggest communications group, which will boast an impressive stable of films and music from the Universal movie
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      383 19 HONGKONG Chinese minister attacks American dominance IHT THE clash between Asian countries and the US over development of the Internet flared into the open again on Tuesday as a top Chinese official made a wide-ranging attack on America's dominance of cyberspace. For
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      271 19 LOS ANGELES LATWP MP3.COM Inc relaunched its online music locker service on Tuesday with a twist: a US$5O-per-year (SsB7) fee for consumers who want to store and play more than a few dozen CDs. The fee reflects the legal drubbing that MP3.com took
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      517 20 PARIS/LONDON Offer valued at £1.6b will create European ISP giant Reuters WANADOO said yesterday it was buying Freeserve in a deal which would fuse the biggest French and British Internet service providers to create one of Europe's top three. In an all-share deal the
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      321 20 SEATTLE Online retailer blames internal software mix-np Reuters FOR the third time in less than two weeks, the website of Amazon.com Inc crashed on Tuesday after what the online retailer said was an internal software mix-up. "We ran two programs at
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      291 20 M LONDON AFX-Asia SOFTBANK Corp has frozen two European joint ventures, one with News Corp and the other with Vivendi, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing the companies. Both ventures were aimed at transposing US Internet companies into Europe. "Stock
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      428 21 NEW DELHI Overseas stints conld translate into big contracts, they say Reuters A SPURT in overseas work visas for software programmers in the United States has raised concern that India's technology sector may be hit by a talent squeeze, but
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      200 21 AP [BOMBAY] Senior government ministers of a western Indian state urged scrapping of a power purchase agreement with US energy giant Enron Corp, a minister said yesterday. "Almost all were of the view that the state must be freed from this trouble. Their views were
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      189 21 BOMBAY It's committed to USsloom in the country by year-end AFP US-BASED computer chipmaker Intel Corp is planning to make "large-scale investments" in India and expand a development unit in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Intel's vice-president John Miner told business leaders at an
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      498 22  -  But he sees Japan-S'pore deal completed before the end of 2001 From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo A SENIOR Japanese trade official yesterday cast doubts on whether many of the plethora of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) that are
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      277 22  -  Guinness Book pnts his net worth at USs2ob By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, with a net worth of US$2O billion (Ss3s billion), has been ranked the richest businessman outside North America in the 2001 edition of the Guinness Book
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      507 22 CUPERTINO, Calif Q1 loss blamed on lower sales all over, unplanned promotions and price cuts Bloomberg SHARES of Apple Computer Inc, maker of the curvy iMac desktop line, fell as much as 18 per cent on Tuesday after the company said it would have
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      559 22 LONDON Widely-expected changes will make it a mainly local airport Reuters BRITISH Airways announced a major revamp of operations at London's Gatwick airport yesterday, unveiling the main plank of a strategy to turn around its struggling European operations. The widely-expected changes, which make
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      439 22 Group's share price poshed 14% higher Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's Dong Ah Construction said yesterday it had found a shipwreck, but could not confirm reports it was a turn-of-the-cen-tury Russian vessel carrying gold worth 150 trillion won (Ss2l7 million).
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      897 24 Deadline for filing briefs in state high court yesterday; Seminole County suit could be wild card Reuters [TALLAHASSEE, Florida] VICE-PRESIDENT A 1 Gore braced himself yesterday for what may be the closing chapter of his month-long post-election battle for the White House,
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      673 24 Website set up in preparatory help-wanted effort by Republicans NYT [AUSTIN, Texas] For now, he just wants you to call him governor. But George W Bush, who expects to be called US president on Jan 20, has posted a cyberworld help-wanted sign to
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      527 24 WASHINGTON Spate of new laws just before he passes the baton roundly criticised by Republicans and business groups LAT-WP WHILE public attention has been largely fixed on the battle over the 2000 election, federal agencies and departments recently have issued a spate of new regulations
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      767 26 WASHINGTON But poorer countries still face problems of trade barriers, poverty: World Bank report Reuters THE global economy looks set for solid growth in the coming years as technological advances and globalisation have helped boost growth prospects, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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      471 26 SEOUL Bloomberg SIX South Korean lenders, including Seoulßank and Hanvit Bank, will receive a combined seven trillion won (SSIO.I billion) in return for surrendering shares to the government in the nation's latest effort to fix the banking industry.
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      601 26 Market spooked by report of USssob claims against tyremaker's US unit Bloomberg [TOKYO] Bridgestone Corp shares plunged for a second day following a report that US subsidiary Bridgestone/Firestone Inc may face claims of US$5O billion (SsB7 billion) stemming from accidents allegedly caused by the company's
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      556 26 PARIS By 2050, proportion of over-60s will rise to 22% from 10% now, says UN AFP HAVING broken through the six-billion threshold in the closing weeks of the 20th century, the world's population is likely to stand at around nine
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      299 26 ATLANTA NYT THE US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) asked a judge's permission on Tuesday to join two racial bias lawsuits brought by African-American employees against defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. "This is truly historic," said Josie Alexander, who represents the
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      611 28 NEW YORK Tycoon says gains may be short-lived despite record gain on Tuesday Bloomberg AFTER five years of wrongway bets against US stocks, insurance and tobacco tycoon Laurence Tisch is having his day. In an April interview, Mr Tisch, the co-chairman of his family's
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      265 28 LONDON Account holders can trade online on HE, N America bourses FT MERRILL Lynch, the US investment bank, and HSBC, the UK banking group, on Tuesday launched their longawaited online bank for the mass affluent but in Canada rather than the UK as
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      636 28 LONDON British clnbs now make up half the world's 20 richest Bloomberg MANCHESTER United pic and rival UK clubs dominate soccer's rich list, though me-dia-rights agreements struck in mainland Europe may see these standings challenged soon, a Deloitte Touche report says. Manchester
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      444 28 SAN FRANCISCO Bloomberg THOMAS Weisel Partners and Scudder Kemper Investments Inc are creating a new venture to offer rich individuals a chance to invest in venture capital, private equity and hedge funds. The firm is an equal partnership between two firms of contrasting
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      285 29  -  ST Index/MSCI S'pore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore SINGAPORE stock market closed higher following a stunning 10.48 per cent rise in Nasdaq on Tuesday. However, the market closed off the day's high as profit-taking activities in late afternoon trimmed its gains The Straits Times
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      241 29  -  MSCI Tainan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan stock market closed lower, after surging more than 3 per cent in early trade yesterday, as investors decided to lock in profit. The MSCI Taiwan Index closed down 1.15 points, or 0.48 per cent,
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      168 29 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices recovered some poise yesterday after the week-long crash that has capsized crude's two-year bull run and eased fears of a fuel crisis in the West this winter. London Brent futures gained 36 US cents to U5528.15 a
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      350 29 Reuters London THE US dollar yesterday pared gains it racked up after a sharp US stocks rally, as investors yesterday shifted their focus back to the risks of economic stowdown in the United States. The US dollar gained more than a cent against the euro on Tuesday, rebounding
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      1257 29 INTERBANK CROSS RATES A$ C$ Rmb Euro Ffr Dm HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.838 4.507 0.618 4.055 1.209 4.235 25.382 51.658 0.601 6.514 2.064 1.282 31.353 27.196 0.945 4.152 0.932 17.959 23.720 0.378 0.543 Canada
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      1938 29 SICOM FUTURES Dec 6 RUBBER (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS1 cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jan 01 1 109.75 1 50 Feb 01 111.50 50 Mar 01 113.75 950 Apr/Jun 01 116.50 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes)
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      2859 30 HONGKONG AFP Hang Seng ->-525.74 HONGKONG share prices yesterday surged 3.5 per cent higher to breach the key index's psychological 15,000level following sharp gains on Wall Street on the expectation of a rate cut, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index
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      1071 30 Reuters, AFP Shenzhen Blndex -0.29 CHINA'S hard currency B-shares closed slightly lower yesterday, pulled down by a technical correction in domestic A-shares after rising in morning trade. The Shanghai B Index fell 0.56 point, or 0.72 per cent, to 76.98 on light turnover of U5518.79 million, compared to U5515.31
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      386 30 AFP WP Index -2838 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday amid fragile confidence despite the rally on Wall Street, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 28.58 points to 5,170.62. following a rise in the previous session. The market opened higher on the
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      2076 30 TOKYO AFP Nikkei 225 +***** SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 1.3 per cent higher yesterday as investors chased high-technology issues following a surge on Wall Street, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei 225 Index jumped 194.32 points to close at 14,889.37,
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      456 31 AFP ft Composite Index +11.50 MALAYSIAN shares closed 1.6 per cent higher yesterday on institutional support for index-linked stocks and following the rise on Wall Street on Tuesday, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 11.50 points to finish at
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      742 32 AFP SET Index +0.56 THAI stocks closed barely higher yesterday as advances were capped by continuing political uncertainty ahead of the upcoming national election, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index rose 0.56 point to close at 272.03 and the SET 50 was up 0.06 point
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      282 32 AFP y Composite Index ♦12.06 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.9 per cent higher yesterday, pulled up by the rally on Wall Street, analysts said. The Composite Index rose 12.06 points to 1,393.29 after falling for more than a week. Turnover rose to 375.13 million shares worth 599.87 million pesos.
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      699 32 AFP f% Composite Index +128 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday, led by gains in telecoms and cigarette blue chips following Wall Streets' sharp gains, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 2.28 points at 433.72, off a high of 435.29, on volume of 405.10 million
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      259 32 AFP PmSE-40 -&M NEW Zealand shares fell 0.3 per cent yesterday on news the central Reserve Bank had adopted a tightening bias towards interest rates, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Index closed down 5.81 points at 1,946.46 on turnover of NZ$l7O million. Duct (OOP) Advantage HDS 1.34 0.02 118 AirNZA
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      558 32 AFP PI All Ordinaries +0.8 AUSTRALIAN share prices retreated from a morning rally to close only marginally higher yesterday, with strong gains by key blue chips failing to halt an afternoon slide. The All Ordinaries Index edged up 0.8 point to close at 3,250.80. The S&P/ASX2OO Index rose 1.60
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      316 32 AFP V% Composite Index +0.93 SOUTH Korean shares closed 0.2 per cent higher yesterday with the index up 0.93 point at 517.89. Volume was 389 million worth 2.10 trillion won.—AFP Dec» Won Anam Semi 4610 -200 Brain T*ch 530 -5 Central Bank 170 0 Chell Comm ***** 1800 Da*
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      1249 34  -  You can take away your staffs car, club rights, parking space but watch out when it comes to his nice big private office, warns EVE T&HMZMCIOGLU EVE TAHMINCIOGLU NYT DICK Poladian, a managing partner for Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles, received several angry
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      1244 36  -  Five are doing Asia proud in women's golf, reports Geoffrey eu GEOFFREY EU LIM Siew Ai spends a great deal of her time driving, both on and off the golf course. As a professional golfer on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, she
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      1341 37  -  Ahead of a public forum tomorrow to discuss recommendations by two focus groups for Concept Plan 2001, KALPANA RASHIWALA and MAFISSA CHEW talk to the experts on what the Concept Plan means for owners of homes with collective sale potential KALPANA RASHIWALA,MARISSA CHEW IF you
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      591 37 BESIDES areas around major transport nodes, land near the city centre, at Joo Chiat and Telok Kurau, Holland Road and small pockets of landed housing are among the locations property consultants reckon could see a potential increase in plot ratios when Development Guide Plans (DGPs)
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      31 37 INSIDE Mid-sized homes in favour Page 3 What's in store for bathroom designs Pages 4 and 5 Getting the right consultants Page 6 Legal matters Summing up property financing Page 7
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      1296 38  -  Taking the cue from new economy paradigms, perhaps it is time to re-examine the concept of value-added says TREMT SMITH TRENT SMITH The writer is Chief Strategist at Colliers Jardine Singapore UNDER the URA Concept Plan. Singapore falls 4.000 ha short in its projected
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      451 39  -  Three and four-bedroom units between 100 and 150 sq m account for 57% of deals done from Jan to Sept according to Realink data. ANDREA TAN finds out ANDREA TAN THREE and four-bedroom apartments were the most popular among homebuyers, going by the number of transactions
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      508 39 DEVELOPER/OWNER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNITS NO. OF PRICE TENURE I I "If < 11 jif m (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNITS SOLD psf) Queens Allgreen Prop 3 Stirling Rd 914-2,723 536 289 760 99-yr River Place FEO 3 Havelock Rd 678-3,229 509 408 950 99-yr Caribbean
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      54 39 For Sale by Tender Tong Building, sth Storey 19-storey office building situated in the heart of T 3 minutes'walk to Orchard MRT Station 11 An entire floor of 6,867 sq ft (638 sq m) Tenanted till January 2003 with good investment Tender closing date: IVSn Wednesday, 17 January 2001, 10am
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      860 40  -  New bathroom designs showcased at this year's Milan Furniture Fair show innovative technology with a nature theme. VINCE CHONG checks out what's in store VINCE CHONG Designs evolve with the times. So it is that today's bathrooms are very much the supermodel counterparts of the basic designs of
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      82 41 'Today's homeowners prefer simplicity and clean lines to elaborate designs. They are willing to spend more to do up their bathroom. Still, it will take some time before everyone sees it (the bathroom) as a place of priority.' William Teo director of Bathwerkz Grohe Ectos Basin Mixer
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      1255 42  -  Engaging a registered architect is important before construction of a house begins. Services of other consultants such as civil and structural engineer, quantity surveyor and landscape architect will add up to 12-15% of construction costs. RICHARD HO takes a look at why they play key roles
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      74 42 k PRIME FREEHOLD SITE WITH SEA VIEW FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY -3 Land Area 17,747.8 sqm (191,036 sqft) V v Planning Residential Zone, 2.1 PR > up to 20 Storeys 10 mins drive to city via ECP/Nicoll Highway. Situated near to good schools, e ao an CHIJ, St. Patrick,
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      103 42 Freehold Site For Sale r u»p|i> cast COAST ROAD H Hi B TL\ 1 15 81 Elliot Road (Palm Beach Garden) i I ,j2) 16 Palm Road _i?itOl TO ULtOT WALK 10,107 8 SQ.m. (108,799 SQ.ft.) s s g i 2) 1231.25q,m (13,253 sq.ft.) subject > 1 i p' Freehold,
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      79 42 FACTORIES IN TUAS FOR SALE Description 5 blocks of single storey purpose built factory warehouse and office building Land Area Approx. 9.747 sqm /104,922 sq ft Gross Floor Area Approx. 3 493 sqm 37.599 sq ft Tenure JTC Leasehold 30 years wef 16 Sep 1982/ JTC Leasehold 30 years wef
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      2225 43  -  Whether one opts to finance the purchase of a property with CPF funds or housing loan, there are certain dos and don'ts. CHAN CHEE TEE offers some pointers CHAN CHEE YEE The writer is a partner at Drew Napier THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has restricted
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      288 45 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) dropped 10 points to 1,647, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) declined six points to 1,464, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) shed one point to 1,072, the Baltic Handymax Index fell 16 points to 9,509 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down
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      298 45 sex 'ooo Dec< SS Vol CWT Distribution 0.59 unch 0 ChuanHup 0.37 0.01 527 Cosco Investment 0.17 0.01 24 Freight Links .0.14 unch 50 G8 Holdings .0.48 -0.02 25 Hal Sun Hup 0.24 -0.01 257 IMC Holdings-HK .-...5.60 unch 0 Java Holdings 0.15 unch 312 Keppel Corp 3.48
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      486 45  -  Stock rose as high as HKSB.3O last week before closing at QK$6.6O yesterday By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Star Cruises made its debut on the mainboard of the Hongkong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last week surging 37 per cent from its opening price
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      30 45 [CHITTAGONG] Antiguan-flagged ship Southern Queen gradually sinks after being badly damaged by fire in Bangladesh's south-eastern Chittagong port. The ship caught fire over the weekend. REUTERS
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      390 45 Reuters [BOMBAY] State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) plans gradually to withdraw general cargo ships and focus on energy business including transportation of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), senior company officials said. "Future growth is in transportation of
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      445 45  -  London-based carrier is the third after APL, OOCL to sign snch an agreement From P T Bangsberg in Manila P&O Nedlloyd Container Line signed an agreement for on-dock container yard service at South Korea's Pusan East Container Terminal (PECT). The London-based carrier
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        136 45 [LONDON] Swedish ro-ro operator Wilh Wilhemsen is predicting a softer end to the year for its various arras, even as it reported continuing improvements over last year's performance. Pre-tax profit for the third quarter of 2000 sat at US$l7 million (5529.75 million), taking the nine-monthly figure
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        40 45 [LONDON] Italian Evergreen subsidiary Lloyd Triestino's US division has chosen Adriamar Shipping and Transport as its US west coast sub-agent. The appointment follows the launch of two new LT trans-pacific services from Japan to the US.
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        52 45 [LONDON] Stephan Juhl Nielsen has been appointed chief executive officer of maritime portal venture e4marine. The service, backed by Unitor and software firm Visma, has an official launch planned by the end of the year. The service offers online booking for goods and so forth needed on
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      700 46  -  COMMENTARY Too much competition will drive a company to cut corners and put safety at risk, warns JAMES mcmamawa JAMES McNAMARA The writer is the president of the National Cargo Bureau Journal of Commerce Recently, wniemde Ruiter, head of the marine safety
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        602 54 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Juronq Port Bt Jayaraya3 ***** J01 06/12/8:15 06/12/20:00 Bt Sim Indah ***** J01 06/12/8:00 06/12/20:00 Bintan Mulya 01-Dec J02 06/12/5:40 06/12/23:00 Jeon Jin 1200 J06 06/12/8:10 07/12/15:00 C Success 12-Jun J10 06/12/8:35 06/12/17:00 Winstar 2 56S00 J03 06/12/8:45 06/12/21:00 Pasir Panjanq Wharves
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        107 54 Dec 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Deo 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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        804 54 THIS report, compiled t>y 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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        619 54 Cartoon 180 Max 990.7 0.7 12.9 0.10 79 0.03 Nov 30 Density Water Residue As* Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 Ave 987.2 0.2 12.9 0.06 26 0.02 hion 380 Max 992.3 0.8 15.8 0.09 70 0.03 KS/W3 v/» h/m
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        341 55 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways, Australia's largest airline, asked shareholders of Hazelton Airlines not to accept a takeover offer by Ansett Holdings Ltd until it has decided whether to raise its own bid for the regional carrier. James Strong, chief executive of Sydney-based
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        628 55  -  Brazilian jetmaker in talks to set up regional parts distribution centre with local partner By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The world's fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, said yesterday it is in talks with a local partner to set up a regional parts distribution centre in Singapore
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        56 55 I PARIS] Taiwanese tourists pose with a Eurostar attendant for a souvenir photo in front of the'lo2 Dalmatians'Eurostar train in Paris. The 400-metre train painted to the colours of the latest Disney movie came from London to start the promotion of the movie, that will be released
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        290 55 Bloomberg I LONDON] British Airways said passenger traffic fell 3.4 per cent last month when it was hurt by adverse weather conditions. Europe's biggest carrier forecast stronger growth in economy traffic in December. The carrier cut capacity by 3.4 per cent in November, when
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        405 55 Action prompted by unacceptable working hours AFP [HONGKONG] Pilots from Hongkong's Cathay Pacific airline said yesterday they would seek more talks with the carrier after threatening strike action over "unacceptable" working hours. "They don't really want anything like this (industrial action) to happen,
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        223 55 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines pilots are negotiating with management over their union status and working conditions, hoping to avert a strike today that threatens to cripple operations at Korea's No 2 carrier. More than two thirds of the airlines'
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        211 55 Bernama, AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has suspended some flights mostly to Asian and Australian routes because it is one plane short after the SQOO6 crash in Taipei. Some European destinations were also affected. "SIA will suspend an average of six return flights a
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        545 56  -  Chinese province is turning to foreign investors to help develop its supply chain services, reports P T BANGSBERG P T BANGSBERG CHINA'S most prosperous and dynamic province is seeking overseas assistance to upgrade its distribution sector. The country's pell-mell growth over recent years has
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        268 56 [SINGAPORE] The NOL Group's container-shipping unit APL has been named one of the first recipients of the inaugural Journal of Commerce International Trade Logistics Awards for accomplishments in logistics. The Oakland-based carrier, which traces its heritage to the California Gold Rush, has a fleet
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        78 56 AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd said it has obtained a three-year container trucking and warehousing contract worth $5.76 million from Katoen Natie SembCorp Pte Ltd. Katofen Natie SembCorp is jointly owned by Katoen Natie NV and SembCorp Logistics Ltd. Under the arrangement, Sembawang Kimtrans will
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      1222 49 wpg—wrnmm EUROPE EXPRESS SERVICE EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL YQT .SM I£H RTM .AW HAW t IH¥ JUL VESSEL VOY RTM HAM FIX LEH SIN CY ALPHA 0140W 12/12 02/01 03/0! 04/oltos/0i 07/01 HJ BEIJING 024E 16/11 18/11 20/11 23/11 10/12 PUDONGSEN 016W 19/12 05/01 07/01 08/01 09/01 10/01 11/01 HJ LONDON
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      876 50 MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA/EUROPE SERVICES EXPORT vissa/voYACE sop 100 ivkhlqb Idkj rdm bhv imp zee iiusoomokeoarg-ooiw ion? 22/1; 24/1? 26/1? an? 27/11 an? 30/12 U URSJLA 0073-01 ?W 17/12 ?9/12 31/12 01/01 03/01 03/01 05/01 07/01 Wll lHfH£OO74-007W 24/1? 05/01 07/01 09/01 11/01 10/01 W W MT UUttSSB *****05* 31/12 12/0114/01 16/
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      383 50 ARABIAN PHtSIAN QWF/HXAN SUB CONTINENT SBtVlg EXPORT VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMB DUB JBA ABU DMN BAH KHI NXV ZHUANG HE 0160W 09/12 20/12 22/12 26/12 UNI ASSENT 0642 023W 11/12 15/12 20/12 21/12 22/12 UNI PRUDENT 0154 005W 12/12 16/12 22/12 25/12 HSHKUSU 0003W 15/12- 26/12- 28/12 01/01 UNI ACCORD
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      585 50 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA T~ FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VM J»Y PKG 5W Hit Wt STD ma HM API rot NYKPRW 025 #5/12 07/12 12/12 11/12 20/12 22/12 PONDAKUW 335 0«n 13/12 22/12 26/12 28/12 30/12 «PIM*Y 325 IS/12 19/12 25/12 31/12 02/0? Qyoi"~ POTSDAM 045 ts/12 26/12 05 -01
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      495 51 BSfl Mfll MYANMA pBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKL PEN PGU MONG LA 36W SLD PAGAN 28SW SU> MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL Til 03-*****00 PKL HI 03-*****101 PEN: Til 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service of Andrew Weir
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      850 51 vOOv WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HIAVYUFT SERVICE" [VESSEL VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN LBC MAO MIA SAV BAL ORF NYC NEW MOB TALABOT AHO24 400Toos 6.3 M 12/12 1 15/01 18/01 20/01 22/01 2VOI 25/01 WoT 04/02 TAMPERE AHIOI 400 Tons 6.3 M 26/12 25/01 02/02
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      124 54 legend Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm Y, Rain Temperature C Wind direction and speed in knots m Weather Cloudy Day Hazy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols I gj. K\ 2m O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds -l—One half fleche represents 5 knots
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