The Business Times, 21 December 1978
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Title Section11 1978-12-21 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 218/1/78 THURSDAY, DECEMBER Zl, 1178 50 CENTS11 words
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BRIEFLY...
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Article71 1978-12-21 1 AP. BOMBAY,Wed. The Indian rupee was devalued by 2.12 per cent against the British pound today, the Reserve Bank of India reported. At the new rate, a pound is worth 16.5 rupees, compared to 16.15 rupees earlier. There was no immediate word on how the US dollar-rupeeAP. - 71 words
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Article47 1978-12-21 1 UPI MANILA, Wed. The Asian Development Rank today approved a US$l9 million (SJ4I million) loan for Singapore's Kent Ridge hospital-polyclin-ic. The project when completed will provide hospital facilities for the western part of the island and provide teaching facilities for the medical school. UPIUPI - 47 words
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Article66 1978-12-21 1 AFP MANILA, Wed. Asean will conduct a thorough study of the entire air travel industry in the region, Philippine Economic Minister Gerardo Sicat said today. Mr. Sicat told newsmen that he and fellow economic ministers from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia agreed during their meeting in KualaAFP - 66 words
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Article65 1978-12-21 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Sime Darby group has taken a new step into Australia with the appointment of Mr. Ron Benson as manager of commodity trading at Sime Darby Australia Ltd. The Sime Darby group, a major producer of rubber and palm oil, has extensive commodity trading business65 words
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Article70 1978-12-21 1 AFP TOKYO, Wed. Japan's car output last month totalled 820,673 units, the highest figure in the country's history, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association reported today. The November figure represented an increase of 3.5 per cent over the same month last year. The association also reported that car productionAFP - 70 words
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Article72 1978-12-21 1 UPI. DUESSELDORF, Wed. Car plants may have to close in the new year if Germany's first steel strike in 50 years lasts into 1979, spokesmen for the industry said today. Bayerische Motorenwerke, maker of BMW cars, said all 35,000 workers at its plants would be laidUPI. - 72 words
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Article77 1978-12-21 1 UPI NEW YORK, Wed. Stocks were mixed early today in the wake of news that interest rates are rising and continued concern about Opec's decision to raise oil prices sharply. Trading was moderate. The Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 2.34 points yesterday, was off 1.03 points toUPI - 77 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article125 1978-12-21 1 Falls Most Active Berjuntal Rot.hma.ns Mslan Fmllls 660 280 ISO -35 -15 -15 S Darby M Banking 162,000 113,000 T&sek Cement 280 -12 H Par 97,000 Oriental Hldgs 450 -10 UOB 57,000 Kuala Sldlm Setron 211 210 -9 -7 Total Turnover: 2.16m Metal Box Spore 274 -6125 words
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Article, Illustration152 1978-12-21 1 Falls Most Active N Iron 575 -25 S Darby Sg Besi 615 -20 212,000 MBS 272 -13 Consplant 137,000 A Amal 470 -10 H Par. 111,000 JP Coats 158 07 M Credit 98,000 Sovran 120 -06 Total Turnover: 1.32m MAA 162 -06 Total Value: M$3.18m Sel Prop152 words
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Article714 1978-12-21 1 TSANG SAU YIN - REBATE CONTRAVENES CODE By TSANG SAU YIN A MINOR* storm has blown upin the Singapore advertising industry following news of an impending corporate re-structuring within Grant Kenyon and Eckhardt, a well-known agency. While re-alignments within a company are common enough, Grant has raised several eyebrows in714 words
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250 1978-12-21 1 AMERICAN President Jimmy Carter's administration has decided to send Congress a big package of prospective international trade accords on Jan 1, a spokesman said on Tuesday. They will include reductions in tariffs among 96 countries on billions of dollars worth of goods, and agreements250 words
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455 1978-12-21 1 SOH TIANG KENG - By SOH TIANG KENG SOME foreign banks in Singapore with liberal lending policies have suffered heavy losses during the last few years when the economy was relatively weak. As a result, some US banks have tightened credit guide liness and streamlined their credit455 words
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228 1978-12-21 1 AFP THE Japanese government will give a first instalment contribution of 2 billion yen (Ss22 million) to the newlyestablished Asean cultural fund. Letters were exchanged yesterday between Japanese ambassador Hidemichi Kira and Asean secretary general Datuk Ali bin Abdullah, InAFP - 228 words
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281 1978-12-21 1 BME Darky ku oiled ap part sf the KU nailH—leaa K nM (tmd CMlertlaa sf baaki ia Malaysia aad Wappm carder tola year. •taili Iran baaklag Marcca la Kaala Luapar that the perttoa ealM ap Is Ike fllagapstf pert!— bearing a fixed281 words
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485 1978-12-21 1 MALAYSIA may consider absorbing part of the increase in the price of oils to offset its effect on domestic prices, Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said yesterday. Tengku Razaleigh, who was commenting on the (our-stage price increase by Opec over the485 words
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Article52 1978-12-21 1 US prime rate yesterday rose to 11-3/4 per cent, the highest in more than four years. The rise came in the midst of serious inflation worries aroused by the unexpectedly large Opec oil price increase. The prime rate is the interest major banks charge to their52 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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900 1978-12-21 2 JOHN TAN - By JOHN TAN COMPANIES are finding it worthwhile to lease cars for their executives instead of buying them because of increasing cost of borrowing money and escalating car repair bills. By leasing cars, a smaller initial cash outlay is needed and all costs900 words
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Article179 1978-12-21 2 A COURSE on "Quality Control Technology for Food Industry" is being organised by the National Productivity Board at its Town Training Centre at Hotel Royal Ramada. The course will on Mondays and Fridays from Jan 5 to Jan 26. Leading the course will be Mr179 words
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Article, Illustration177 1978-12-21 2 MELBOURNE emitm eaa mw eajay mm af the latest M they travel by tram. Six af the HI street tnoevi to Mel hearse, Australia's imai biggest city, have been give* a taeeUTt with the help at a Asl4,*M (BSSMM) allaeattaa treat the Victorian State geverameat The177 words
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Article93 1978-12-21 2 THE INDONESIAN government has uncovered an oil sale hoax in which at least one European firm has been fleeced of US$lO,OOO (5522,000). Attorney-General All said on Tuesday a ranking government official had been arrested in the case. Identified only with his initials S. B„ this93 words
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Article333 1978-12-21 2 THE Offshore Southeast Asia .conference and exhibition will once again fill levels two, three and four of the Hyatt Convention Centre when it is held in Singapore for the third time in 1980 Organised by Singapore Exhibition Services, the show has become a familiar333 words
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212 1978-12-21 2 BRITISH Airways and the Singapore Air Transport Workers Union have formed a Joint Works Council to facilitate free dialogue between management and employees and increaae airline efficiency. Speaking to British Airways staff at the council's inaugural ceremony yesterday, Mr. David Lowe, the airline's manager212 words
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471 1978-12-21 2 Reuter. THAILAND'S economy faces mixed propeects in 1979, with a good outlook (or agricultural production but continuing problems for some sectors of industry and for the trade balance, according to Thai officials and business sources. Expansion of local cement plants and oil refineries,Reuter. - 471 words
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226 1978-12-21 2 DURING the first 10 months of this year, fire destroyed 15.4 million worth of property in manufacturing establishments. This is one third the $16.7 million lasses caused by a total of 921 building fires for the same period. These figures were revealed by226 words
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624 1978-12-21 2 WORLD natural rubber production increased by about 2 per cent in the first seven months of this year despite an almost similar rate of decline in production by Malaysia, the biggest producer. According to the Rubber Statistical Bulletin of the International Rubber Stiyly Group, production624 words
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Article18 1978-12-21 2 Reuter ABEA* f mU rtoe <jp MrtM M 2 MM t—k hii tlw «r»^c <i»imlMaiiiiLn7Lte.Reuter - 18 words
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283 1978-12-21 3 CONSUMER prices in Peninsular Malaysia declined by 0.2 per cent in October because of cheaper food prices. The food index with a weight of 46.8 per cent on the overall index, fell by 0.8 per cent. A marginal decline of 0.1 per cent283 words
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Article78 1978-12-21 3 Reuter. JAPAN'S Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund will lend Indonesia 35.3 billion yen (about ***** million) to help finance a joint-venture aluminium refinery project at Asahan in North Sumatra. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said the loan will bring total loans for the project since 1976 to 61.55 billionReuter. - 78 words
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Article, Illustration659 1978-12-21 3 AUSTRALIAN scientists have isolated microscopic organism which they believe will prove ft valuable ally in the fight against salmonella food poisoning. They hftve proved in laboratory tests that the single organism, found in the iatestiaai tract sf poultry, gives chickens protection against salmonella bacteria. The659 words
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Article354 1978-12-21 3 COURSES AND TALKS Nov 6-Jan 27: Life insurance agents certificate course (English and Chinese), SITC, srrc Jan 8-10: IE Module 1 Method study, Human Factors Engineering and Safety Royal Ramada NPB Jan 8-23: Industrial Hydraulics Royal Ramada NPB Feb 12-13: Finance for nonfinancial managers, Ming Court, Price Waterhouse354 words
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709 1978-12-21 3 Reuter. SOUTH KOREA, after achieving more than 10 per cent annual economic growth for the past three years, is aiming at a 9 per cent growth rate next year to help overcome what some officials described as "problems of success", includingReuter. - 709 words
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Article144 1978-12-21 3 Reuter. NEGOTIATIONS to allow Asian trawlers to fish in Australia's northern fishing grounds are upsetting the fledgling Australian fishing industry, official sources said in Darwin yesterday. The government is working out deals which will give fleets from Taiwan, South Korea and possibly the Soviet Union access toReuter. - 144 words
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Article781 1978-12-21 3 PENTAGON officials said Taiwan has ordered US$625 million (551,375 million) worth of weapons through 1963 and the United States is willing to sell it others for an additional $180 million during that period. Officials also disclosed that deliveries of "major equipment" excluding small arms ammunition,781 words
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138 1978-12-21 3 THE PROJECTED JapanSouth Korea joint exploration of undersea oil and gas resources in the East China Sea will be postponed until September next year because of a deadlock in negotiations over the selection of a project operator. Under a Japan-South Korea agreement138 words
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Article141 1978-12-21 3 SRI Lanka will import 130,000 tonnes of diesel fuel and 35,000 tonnes of kerosene from China next year, Mr. Da ham Wimalasena, chairman of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, said, shortly after signing the Sino-Sri Lanka trade protocol for the 26th consecutive year. Mr. Wimalasena said prices141 words
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Article388 1978-12-21 3 Reuter, IT IS cloudy for the Australian economy next year, but there are some signs it may perform a little better than this year, economic analysts said in Sydney. The only significant lift to the economy in 1979 would come from a world economic upturn to raiseReuter, - 388 words
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Miscellaneous607 1978-12-21 2 I TWO-IN CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 A snack on the walk? (4) 4 Herb's taken a tetter from Martin (6) 8 Lessen the reduction (3) 10 Conception of a wide avenue (4) 13 It was like a cigar, but lighter (8) 14 Be upset (due to bigheaded ness 7) (7)607 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article377 1978-12-21 4 THE Singapore rubber market yesterday closed slightly higher with January One RSS buyers quoted at 236.00 cents per kilo, up three cents from Tuesday' close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked up about 1.50 cents on higher London advices, trade buying, covering demand and reserve of377 words
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Article29 1978-12-21 4 Rubber: Dec 20 Singapore: January: 236.00 cents (up 3.00 cents) Malaysia: January: 238.75 (up 3.25 cents) Tin: $1304 (up $11) Official offering: 211 tonnes (up 26 tonnes)29 words
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Article337 1978-12-21 4 Prices in cents per kilo yesterday Noon Cloae (per kilo) (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. 235.75 236.75N 235.00 236.004 Int. 1 R.S.S. Jan 236.75 237.25 236.00 236.50 Int. 1 R.S.S. Feb 238.75 239.25 238.00 238.50 Int. 2 R.S.S. 235.00 236.00N 234.50 235.50N337 words
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Article89 1978-12-21 4 NOON SSR and SMR pricn yesterday: RAS f«wr] (Carreat Mtfc) <r ll! Pefenary mri Mtk) SSR 30 SSR SO (1-ton pallet) (1-ton pallet) (Mat 236.50 233. SO *P«kS> 238.50N 235 50N (e 237JO 234.50 Mrtaperkg) 239.50N 236.S0N MRELB SMR5CV SMR 5L SMR 5 SMR 10 SMR 2089 words
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Article205 1978-12-21 4 ROBUSTA futures in London yesterday morning ended the opening call slightly easier £17 down in spot January basis £1,377, to £10 up in untraded distant November. Turnover was 166 lots. Values tended lower after an unchanged opening against New York. Early trading was quiet with fluctuating dollar/sterling exchange rates205 words
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Article151 1978-12-21 4 AT END morning in London yesterday, raw sugar prices were £1.35 to £0.85 down in a turnover of 929 lots. The market eased back under mixed selling and long liquidation which met little fresh buying resistance, dealers said. White sugar was £2.15 to £0.50 down with a turnover of151 words
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Article315 1978-12-21 4 ANOTHER featureless day of trading was noted on the Singapore produce exchange yesterday, with dealers reporting very little change in the overall situation. On the pepper front, dealers said that prices were still holding steady. There were no major arrivals of the commodity yesterday. Coffee trading was also315 words
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Article355 1978-12-21 4 SUGAR futures trading remained quiet throughout on continued lack of interest in Hongkong yesterday, with turnover steady at one lot, dealers said. Nearby January was closed at US 8.49/58 cents against Tuesday's 8.00/50 close, March was at 8.95/ 9.22 against 9.00/30 and the distant October was at 9.60/355 words
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Article190 1978-12-21 4 BANGKOK rice prices were quoted as follows yesterday: (In US dollar* per tonne F. 0.8. basis Bangkok) Wttte rice: 100 pet Ist class 336, 100 pet 2nd class 320, 100 pet 3rd class 315, 5 pet 300, 10 pet 290, 15 pet 280. 20 pet 275. 25 pet 270,190 words
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Article128 1978-12-21 4 SOYBEAN futures moved into the plus column at close after rallying late on heavy commission house buying in Chicago on Tuesday. Gains ranged from 3/4 to 4-1/2 cents a bushel, with the January contract ending unchanged. Closing prices were some seven cents above the session's lows. With about 30128 words
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Article187 1978-12-21 4 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday rase MSII per picul to H.BM, $104 above the International Tin Agreement ceiling, dealers said. Continued strength is attributed to general substantial follow through demand from the US, Japan, Eastern Europe with local buying support particularly strong. Higher tin supplies did187 words
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Article58 1978-12-21 4 LEAD finished the morning up £2.75 for cash and £3.5 for three months in London yesterday morning. The firmer trend in copper prompted some forward covering in this metal although freer offers of cash later dampened sentiment. Three months traded up to £408 per tonne before final kerb business58 words
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Article64 1978-12-21 4 Aluminium closed £1 down for three months at from £620 to £620.5 per tonne in London on Tuesday. Some short-covering steadied prices after lunch although business was slow. The easier morning premarket trend reflected the initial movement in other base metals although prices were steady in the ring aided64 words
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Article101 1978-12-21 4 ZINC finished the morning down £0-25 all round in London yesterday morning. The market tended to sag during quiet trading in the absence of follow through buying support from producer interests. Three months traded from £355 initially down to £353 on the kerb. Sales of 1600 tonnes were mainly101 words
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Article238 1978-12-21 4 COCOA futures were £6 to £16 per tonne higher at the end of an extended opening call in London yesterday morning. Turnover totalled 70S lots. Values initially showed losses of up to £9 following a slightly lower New York market. However trade buying touched off short-cover-ing which reversed the238 words
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Article183 1978-12-21 4 WHEAT futures reversed Monday's advance to post midsession losses of 10-V* to 2-'« cents a bushel in Chicago on Tuesday. The expiring December contract led the slide on heavy liquidation, mostly by locals. Weakness in other months was encouraged by the heavy selling in the spot month and by183 words
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Article61 1978-12-21 4 C.LF. North European porta, in U8 dollar* otherwise staled LONDON: per ton ui Malaysian 5S f fa bulk per tonne February Sumatra i% ffa bulk December January February March April/May Nigeria 5S (fa bulk stf KOrmtDAM: Sumatra Max 5 Dtc Zaim Belie francs per kite) Mon SaOalr unch61 words
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Article214 1978-12-21 4 COPPER wlrebars finished the morning up £7.5 for cash and £8 for three months in London yesterday morning. Tuesday's gains were extended in the morning on a continuation of influential buying which dealers generally felt involved covering against Chinese purchases in the region of 15,000 tonnes. Also aiding the214 words
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Article225 1978-12-21 4 SILVER gained mostly 1.3 pence in London yesterday morning. Prices ruled very steady throughout the premarket and ring dealings as the market reflected the overnight close at New York, steadiness in gold and the rise in copper. Turnover was 57 lots. Prices eased partially on the kerb under selling225 words
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Article421 1978-12-21 4 GOLD futures in Singapore yesterday turned easier after a firmer opening but prices closed higher on balance from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Profit-taking and long liquidation was offset by short-covering and turnover rose to 134 lots from 75 lots on Tuesday with interest still centred on February followed by421 words
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE$
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Article450 1978-12-21 4 THE US dollar continued to fluctuate on the foreign exchange market yesterday as selling by traders was matched by buying by central banks. Overall, however, the dollar weakened against the major currencies. Opening the day at 193.20/ 30 against the yen the dollar was heavily traded out of450 words
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Article180 1978-12-21 4 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Dec 20 U8 DeUaratSaet) Offer M 7 days 127/16 12 5/18 1 month 10'. 10* 2 months 119/16 117/16 3 months 12 11 T 6 months 129/16 127/16 9 months 12' < 12' 12 months 123/16 121/16 l month180 words
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Article51 1978-12-21 4 Raage of price* offered by discount bouse* on Dec 20 Overnight 3 to 4 1 Call deposits 4 to 4'.% Cteaiaf Bayiac 8elUa« 3 month Treasury bUU 4'. 4 3 month Bank bilks ?>. T. 3 month CD T: 7*. 0 month CD 7*i 7 4 Source: National Discount51 words
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Article21 1978-12-21 4 THE average rale at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7.5 per cent.21 words
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Article47 1978-12-21 4 HONGKONG banknote* yesterday: US 4.15/4.77 UK %M/%M Burma 1J8/L58 India 4 70 4.90 Indonesia 0 70 049 Japan 2 475 2 486 Kant 0.75 0 J5 Phillpfxnn 0 50 041 Singapore 2 30 2.22 Malaysia 211 i® Brunei 2.U/2.1S Thailand 2350 23.40 Taiwan U SOU M47 words
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Article209 1978-12-21 4 THE dollar in London yesterday opened sharply lower, continuing the downward trend triggered by the Opec oil price rise, dealers said. Against the mark, the dollar opened at 1.8250/60, nearly one pfennig lower than its early indicated 1.8330/40, and nearly two pfennigs below its 1.8420/35 London close yesterday. Sterling209 words
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Article256 1978-12-21 4 THE dollar closed lower in New York on Tuesday, although generally above the day's opening levels, in quiet trading, dealers said. They said the unit stabilised somewhat following its sharply lower opening as it again appeared to be bolstered by New York Federal Reserve bank intervention. The dollar256 words
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Article216 1978-12-21 4 THE US dollar for overnight delivery in Tokyo yesterday closed at 193.20 yen, up from a 192.80 opening but down from 193.35 at Monday's close, dealers said. The US currency fluctuated marginally in nervous late trading after an unsettled start, the dealers said. Japanese banks, which earlier bought dollars216 words
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Article55 1978-12-21 4 A USTRAL1A NZ exchange* quotes yesterday: US dollar ***** 1.1477 Sirrbng 0.5727 0 5842 Ninny-day air mail buyfa« rates: Sterling 0 5949 US dollar* 1.1S13 Ninety-day forward buying ram Sxriinf 4.5771 US dollars 1.1511 New Zealand Sterling 0 5306 0.5277 US dollar ***** 1 0584 Ninety-day airmail baying rates:55 words
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Article45 1978-12-21 4 ZURICH exchanges closing quotes on Dec 19: US 1(413-4430 Stg 3.3019-3074 CM l .»7«t Dmk *****5-2S35 Dfl 82 4044-5213 Pfr 38 48B0J9 0ie Bfr S.MMM Dkr 32 0137-0686 Nkr 32.0087-7QB Skr r 8790-94B Lit 0lMMM a*** ii sense Part Spain 2.3K7-3M5 Am o.it-st YMOJWCU45 words
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Article41 1978-12-21 4 THE MONETARY Authority of Singapore invited banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $35 million 91-day Treasury to be issued from Dec 26 to Dec 29. Each tender must not be far less Hub $250,000.41 words
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Article, Illustration370 1978-12-21 5 THE EXPERIMENTAL salar array wlag which will fly the drat US space shattle la the early ISNs was exteaded aad retracted daring a demaastratiea la Cnllfarnia reeeatly advancing the caneept d geaeratiag large amaaats d electrical pawer la space. Lachheed Missiles aad Space370 words
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Article420 1978-12-21 5 Reuter INCOME tax cuts might be considered in the next British budget if there is no wages explosion this winter, Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey said. There might also be special salary agreements in the public sector for the worst off categories, Mr HealeyReuter - 420 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article516 1978-12-21 5 Agencies THE second round of mediation talks in the West German steel strike ended inconclusively after 90 minutes of talks, and no time has been set for a resumption. Mr Priedhelm Farthmann. North Rhine-West-phalia Labour Minister and mediator, said he is prepared to mediate in furtherAgencies - 516 words
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764 1978-12-21 5 EVEN BEFORE its antiinflation programme has had time to take hold, the Carter Administration's top economists are now conceding that next year's inflation rate will exceed 7 per cent. The new calculations mean it will be even more difficult for President Carter764 words
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185 1978-12-21 5 Reuter. THE US current account balance of payments deficit widened by US$722 million (Ssl.6 billion) to a seasonally adjusted $3.82 billion in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported. The merchandise trade deficit widened by $243 million to $8.06 billion during the quarter, while netReuter. - 185 words
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Article154 1978-12-21 5 UPI. THE COAL industry has forecast a 10.4 per cent increase in domestic soft coal production next year to a record 713 million tonnes that would put the United States back on schedule to meet its "energy independence" goal by 1985. The prediction came as the bituminousUPI. - 154 words
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Article196 1978-12-21 5 THE GROWING bitterness between President Carter aad the American Federation af Lahear and Ceagreas af lad as trial Organisations has deepened with the rcalgnatlan af Mr Laae Kirkland, secretnry-trensnrer af the Federation, tram Us gavernment advtaary pasta. The reslgaatiea waa the latest In a series af slaps196 words
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Article538 1978-12-21 5 AP, Reuter EUROPEAN Community foreign ministers on Tuesday agreed after 15 hours of difficult discussions to extend the existing anti-crisis steel programme through 1979, officials said in Brussels. The agreement finally came after participants satisfied West German and Danish opposition to the extension if there isAP,; Reuter - 538 words
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Article523 1978-12-21 5 Reuter NEXT year will be a year of truth for the West German economy, IFO Economic Research Institute president Karl Heinrich Oppenlaender said. It remains to be seen whether the economy's own momentum is strong enough to propel an upswing without government stimulus. Mr OppenlaenderReuter - 523 words
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Article717 1978-12-21 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MHfiOl 0700 KUL MAS MH682 0725 KCH SIA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0840 PEN MAS MH607 0845 KUL CPA CX710 1005 HLP RBA BI323 1030 BWN MAS MH671 0945 PEN/KUL GIA GA30O 1030 HLP MAS MH605 1045 KUL717 words
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Advertisement155 1978-12-21 5 When looking for a plain paper copier, are these the features that appeal to you? If so, tick off the points. X u* A compact tabletop console copier which will fit almost anywhere A free service warranty that covers 5 years Faithful reproduction. whether the original is a photo, a155 words
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Article314 1978-12-21 6 A BANKER in a boiler-suit would look as incongruous as an oil-rigger at work in a shirt and tie. Both would be making statements about their working life that would thwart acceptance of their respective skills. In this regard the Stock Exchange of Singapore314 words
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296 1978-12-21 6 ANY FEARS that might have been raised at the thought of trades unions spending their members' money on a losing business proposition like the Big Splash will now be laid to rest following the announcement that the unions will run the establishment in the296 words
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Article, Illustration1286 1978-12-21 6 TEO TECK WENG - THE Government has recently given notice of its intended acquisition of some prime properties in the Tanglin, Orchard and Selegie Road areas. TEO TECK WENG reports on the reactions of some of the affected landowners and discusses the problem of adequate compensation1,286 words
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Advertisement286 1978-12-21 6 i+ Wl HenkellTrocken The award-winning sparkling wine from Germany. Another quality product from Getaway to Sentosa For a fun-filled X'mas New Year holiday package Do something completely different this yeer. Peck up your begs end teke off to Sentosa. Then enjoy 3 days end 2 nights of fun end excitement286 words
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Miscellaneous66 1978-12-21 6 W EAT:H ER| OUTLOOK for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers from midmorning to scattered showers. Report for 24 tours prl*r to 7M p.m. mDm Mai the airport: Maximum temperature 28.5 C Associated humidity 81 Minimum temperature 24.0 C Associated humidity 96 Hours of sunshine 0.95 Rainfall66 words
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Miscellaneous174 1978-12-21 6 WMHBBB 5.50 PM Opening followed by Popeye The Sailor* 6.20 Children's Corner (Chinese)* 6.45 News and.Newsreel in Tamil* 7.10 Youth (English/Chinese)* 7.45 Piano Recital by Seah Khung Img (English/Chinese—Repeat) 8.15 Topic Of The Week—Toyland (Chinese)* 8.45 News in Chinese* 9.00 Cultural Diary (Chinese)* 9.05 Tamil Cinema—Pt. 1 'Panama Paasama'? with174 words
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Article, Illustration870 1978-12-21 7 NYT LAURA SMYTHE, a 32-year-old shopper, was leaving a women's apparel store in the Roosevelt Field shopping centre in Garden City, New York, with a Christmas present she had just bought for her mother when bells started ringing. They were not Christmas bells butNYT - 870 words
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Article, Illustration1301 1978-12-21 7 COLIN CHEE - GIVE-AND-TAKE SPIRIT AT ASEAN I By COLIN CHEE HE IS WITTY, unflappable, unpretentious and articulate. He is probably the only man who could have said Asean would go to war over Australia's low fare policy without causing a diplomatic incident. Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, general practitioner1,301 words
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Article408 1978-12-21 7 WHEN ASKED last week about his intended post-Opec meeting strategy, a Singapore fund manager confidently said that, basing his views on several international studies and recommendations, he would be bullish if the prise rise was around 8 per cent and bearish if it was over 1U408 words
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Article925 1978-12-21 7 Quek Peck Lim - FORUM J r ...with Quek Peck Lim THE DIFFERENCES between an accountant in an international firm and a local firm are nowhere better illustrated than in a discussion on the role of accounting firms and the standards they are to maintain in Singapore. Such a925 words
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Miscellaneous23 1978-12-21 7 BllStoW'.'FrarLkEhcien.s I LOOK PvT-TUPiT. 39 fl£SetßS, <2/2 FRfthCS, 1000 Llߣ \0 13 Dftpompvs. <2 mp^vcs, b kTCOMER B Roubles rmd 14.2 dinr*& Ik23 words
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Article325 1978-12-21 8 Source: FM SHK Sec Ltd. THE MARKET yesterday definatetytook heart from the excellent half-yearly report from Wheelock Mar-den and moved ahead in light trading. Better sentiment prevailed on news of Russian approval of the USSioo treaty and of some small US buying orders. The HK Bank stood out, improvingSource: FM SHK Sec Ltd. - 325 words
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Article62 1978-12-21 8 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 476.1 ;«.Monday 474.0 .Week Ago 489.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 788.85 Monday 787-51 Week ago 804.14 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Tuesday 79'/» to 80 Monday 75% to 75 H.K.HANG SENG Wednesday 496.79 'Tuesday 491.47 Week ago 497.04 1 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 453.94 Tuesday 453.6662 words
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563 1978-12-21 8 TOKYO Source: Daiwa Securities LARGE-CAPITAL stocks such as steel and light and heavyduty electrical issues advanced on heavy volume. The Nikkei Dow-Jones average closed the day with a slight loss of Y8.65, since market popularity switched to large-capital stocks from blue chips. Consequently, turnover wasSource: Daiwa Securities - 563 words
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Article316 1978-12-21 8 THE MARKET yesterday closed higher in moderate trading after its recent setback, dealers said. BHP rose 6 cents to $8.74 and other oils also advanced with Beach gaining 6 cents, Santos 3 and Woodside 2 cents. Golds strengthened with Centra] Norseman up SO cents at 113. Banks and properties316 words
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Article283 1978-12-21 8 THE MARKET closed mixed yesterday with an easier bias in quiet trading, dealers said. General Finance (ell 8 baht to 388, Ayuthaya Investment to 214 and Asia Credit 4 to 468. Bangkok Bank, Bank of Ayudhaya, Thai Farmers Bank and Lee Kwang Ming lost 2 baht each to 404,283 words
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Article165 1978-12-21 8 Prices closed mixed yesterday with oils posting gains while commercials and minings declined. dealers said. Turnover (ell slightly to 10.1 million pesos from Tuesday's 10.3 million. Gainers were Benguet Coo B, Basic Petroleum. Oriental B, Phil Overseas, Pioneer and Seafront while losers included Acoje Mining, Atlas Con B. Marinduque165 words
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Article356 1978-12-21 8 GOLDS were generally firmer on bullion price consideration °n Tuesday, though certain marginals were off the top. Dealers noted that despite the metals shsrp price rise there was wkWsprisil concern ahead of the US gold suction. Galas ranged to 130 cents amongst heavyweights, while medium priced shares rose by356 words
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Article501 1978-12-21 8 EUROPEAN MARKETS PRICES on the Zurich bourse closed narrowly mixed with aa easier bias on Tuesday, but the market showed good resistance to the further weakness of the dollar. Dealers said leading banks aad Insurances were little changed, while in finaadals □ektrowatt, Holderbank bearer aad Maag501 words
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Article164 1978-12-21 8 AcUonj Sulaaaa Aluaulae* Br an -i loot Aluaulaa* Rm Brown Boeari Br. CUM Oa%j Br. 1636 16*0 unch -u Cite Oaigy P C 830 X Cite (Mo Rm cww SulaatSr Credit SuUa* Raf •lektrowau Br. Oaorie riacbar Br Olollua Pc 2U0 4M lit6 646 10 it unch un^h H«ro164 words
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Article167 1978-12-21 8 DBC It Pto ABN AltoM Akao AMEV Amfu Aorot Bui S3"- Bote Bortumlj 307.00 IMuH rtm mm 1MM 74.10 SI.10 (1 JO 7M0 14M0 4i I 0J OJ 1J -04 ♦•J 0.1 ♦17 14 Burhmann Byvnkorf CaN* Dilft TUM MJO 1(7 JO •1 1 0J D*li Mlj Ennu Fokkar167 words
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Article241 1978-12-21 8 DEC M Prs CORBEILLE Alr-Uqulde jauo •u B 8 N Ocmli CSr (ThoauonCtc Prancalee aet tmmm M 37XS0 ♦8 ■Li 13# 81 Coamnk Generate Credit Poncier De Frum an 461 ♦4 f] Hacbette (Ubnimi Machines IMifE 238JO sua iU -0J Michelin (B) Parlhu Pechinej Clgtne Kuhimtnii UM 106.10 71241 words
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Article90 1978-12-21 8 DEC If rr» FORWARD MARKET Acac 410 AHoU MB +5 Attur MO unch Brucan m -16 Bru-Lftmb !2L -15 lVwt Willi 430 -JO -6 De Been no -1 Ebcfl on unci) Bectrobal OOTOxd -M0 Ob-Inno-Bm MOO 15 um +4 Hotoofc 900 unch P»tto 3115 -30 Rri Dutch 1700 Stdro90 words
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Article201 1978-12-21 8 DEC 19 X Acr-Telcfunken >m WJO a jo WIM -OS ♦OJ 7 Akan All* Lebco BAST Sky H T W6»nk UU0 HUN -0.4 41 B>; Vbank 315J0 -1J Bajar 1)6.10 -L4 BBC 307 00B BMW wi no -0l» CUMlU 3KLOO 5 Chem Verw Commerxbank Contl Oummi Daimler-Be ru Defuaaa201 words
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Article94 1978-12-21 8 DEC 10 Lire Anb> SI iU Aaaoc Oen MOO -too ButO(l 4M -U Central* 4110 -1M 3*30 -41 Plnakter 130 -3 Oen Immob me -i5 OT Prl 2» -41 Italcms ***** T42 -•30 ItaliMter m Mmcnetl M Pf Marelll Etc ZZ 330 -t Mod tob ***** -M0 Mlralanaa *****94 words
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Article1216 1978-12-21 8 NEW YORK STOCKS closed slightly higher in moderately active trading oo Tuesday. Prices had risen across a (airly broad front in early trading, as technical buying helped stocks recoup some of Monday's sharp losses. But the gains eroded later and the market turned mixed, only1,216 words
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Article268 1978-12-21 8 TORONTO SHARE prices firmed in active trading on Tuesday after Monday's severe losses. The composite index rose five points and gains led lasses 228 to 198. Oil stocks were strong with Dome Petroleum up 5-1/4 to 89. Texaco Canada 1-1/2 to SO, Murphy Oil 1-3/8 to 11-5/8 and268 words
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185 1978-12-21 8 FT. BRASCAN, the CanmAimi* (q. vestment management company with interests in utilities and mining, experienced a 20 per cent drop in its net income in the third quarter. Earnings for the period totalled C) 28.1 million against $35.2 million, equivalent to $1.06 per share comparedFT. - 185 words
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Article46 1978-12-21 8 ONTARIO HYDRO said it will sell to Japan about 1480 kilograms of heavy water at C 5250,000. The heavy water is to be delivered later this mootb for use at Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. The sale eas made through Ntasho-Iwai Canada in Toronto.46 words
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Article14 1978-12-21 8 UPI MGnrnujte at Canada has ißnii te expert a* irnptil IhsdsaL UTLUPI - 14 words
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Advertisement242 1978-12-21 8 When this anthology of 36 lively stories from The Asian Wall Street Journal was first published in February, it sold out in a matter of weeks. And no wonder. It's a book the Far Eastern Economic Review called "compulsory reading... a kaleidoscope of the many facets of Asia." Now the242 words
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129 1978-12-21 9 EUROPEAN b Reuter. THE ROLLS Royce Aircraft Engine Company has announced record export of £2,000 million for 1978, seven years after the firm went bankrupt. "Providing we can remain competitive and continue to develop our product range, our long-term commercial viability is now assured,"Reuter. - 129 words
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Article162 1978-12-21 9 MERCEDES-BENZ of West Germany is to establish a small network of vehicle service stations along the most important international routes in the Soviet Union. The arrangement follows the appointment of Mercedes as "official suppliers" to the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. From the middle of next year162 words
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Article67 1978-12-21 9 Reuter. ROTHMANS International plans to set up a cigarette factory in Sri Lanka's free trade zone and also to cultivate tobacco locally. The Greater Colombo Economic Commission said the venture will be 50 per cent financed by local capital. A Roths mans spokesman in London saidReuter. - 67 words
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Article, Illustration316 1978-12-21 9 r ASIAN t d UPI. NIPPON Steel, a major contractor for China's huge steel mill to be built near Shanghai, has agreed that half of the total value of equipment for the work will be priced in yen and the remainder in US dollars, aUPI. - 316 words
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Article191 1978-12-21 9 AFP. THE Taiwan-based China Steel has offered to sell annually 200,000 tonnes of hot rolled carbon steel plates to Japan, industry sources said. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (M), one of Japan's major shipbuilders, confirmed that it has received such an offer from the Taiwanese firm. HotAFP. - 191 words
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Article125 1978-12-21 9 NIPPON Electric expects net profit for fiscal 1979/80 to be around 10 billion yen, up more than 30 per cent from 7.5 billion estimated for the current year ending March 31. President Tadao Tanaka said the forecast is based on an expected 10 to 15 per cent125 words
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Article230 1978-12-21 9 Reuter. WHEELOCK Marden and Co has announced that unaudited group consolidated net profit for the six months ended Sept 30 Jumped to HKfGO.SI million after tax and minorities from 137.81 million in the same period last year. Extraordinary profit, however, fell to $1.68 million fromReuter. - 230 words
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159 1978-12-21 9 Reuter. FUJI Photo Film said it expects net profit in the year ending Oct 31 next year to rise to 13.5 billion yen, up from last year's 12.44 billion yen, on sales of 300 billion yen, up from 278.80 billion in the previous year. TheReuter. - 159 words
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Article92 1978-12-21 9 GROUP net profit at Tai Cheung Properties rose from HK520.73 million to $26.29 million (or the six months ended Sept 30. The profit is before extraordinary profit of 15.89 million (kMS of 131,000). Interim dividend is up one cent to four cents, payable on Feb 2092 words
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Article745 1978-12-21 9 NYT. INVESTORS who may be wondering which of the many life insurance companies wiM be next to be acquired may find clues in the techniques used by US Life in its takeover programme. US Life is America's fastest-growing life company and already has US$3ONYT. - 745 words
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Article1438 1978-12-21 9 On December 19 CHICAGO Board Options Exchange volume was 120,526 contracts, compared with 163,806 on Monday. OPTION JAN A PL JLY STOCK Alcoa A Icon Alcoa Alcoa Am Exp Am Exp Am Exp Am Tel Am Tel Am Tel Atl R All R Atl R Avon Avon-P1,438 words
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Article446 1978-12-21 9 N.AMERICAN J Reuter FIRESTONE Tire and Rubber has reported a fourth quarter net loss of U*****.2 million, or $2.21 a share, for the year ended Oct 31, compared with a profit of $25.3 million, or 44 cents a year ago. Sales rise slightly to $1.37Reuter - 446 words
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Article166 1978-12-21 9 IBM proposes a four-for-one split UPI DBECTOIUIf Integra* AppNVt a fear far —r salt la IBM's (mum stack at the aaaaal ■unfit next April M. Tke heard abe veted to laerease tka faartarly dividend aa preseat skates ky M eeats to U815.44, payakle aa Marek It to ksUers aa Fek.UPI - 166 words
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180 1978-12-21 9 Reuter LTV said it expects the Youngstown Indiana Harbour Works to reduce its losses this year and become profitable in about two years. The Indiana Harbour Works is a major plant of Youngstown Sheet and Tube, a former unit of Lykes Corp which wasReuter - 180 words
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Article54 1978-12-21 9 ELECTRONIC Data Systems of Dallas may hold up a contract with Iran due to alleged non-payment of debts. The company said that discussions were continuing with representatives at the Iranian Ministry at Health to ascertain the government's intentions regarding recovery of the amounts said to be owing. These54 words
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396 1978-12-21 9 NYT. SIMPLICITY Pattern, long rumoured as a takeover candidate itself, has announced that it would acquire the James E. Crass group of Coca-Cola bottling companies based in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Harold Cooper, chairman and chief executive officer of Simplicity, said the soft-drink producer would receiveNYT. - 396 words
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Article203 1978-12-21 9 FT HARRIS Corp expects growth in the current fiscal year to be between 12 to IS per cent, and any slowdown due to a recession will not be felt before the fourth quarte. Mr. Joseph Boyd, the chairman, said analysts' estimates for fiscal 1979 earnings of US$2.4O-S2JO aFT - 203 words
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Advertisement199 1978-12-21 9 \s The Foulks way means 1. Studying with the largest established firm of accountancy tutors in U.K. 2. Enjoying the benefits of over 90 years of tutorial expertise. 3. Being informed of the latest changes and current events and topics of interest and relevance through the exclusive "Foulks Lynch Review".199 words
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Article1131 1978-12-21 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock. Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board deal1,131 words
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Article264 1978-12-21 10 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (290.000) (M.208 *****) 4 3/4* 18/9/80 (250,000) (99.558 99 70S) 5* T F 1/8/88 (250,000) (100.108 10RJ9B) 5 3/4% T F 15/8/81 -84 (250.000) (102-306) 7* (250XK») (100.058 *****6) 7 1/4% 18/10/88 (*****0) (100 SOB) 7 1/4% 1/8/87 (250A)0) (100 758) 8 3/4% T F264 words
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Article152 1978-12-21 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST INCOME BOND UNIT (M»—gnu' prttmm ktlh s») (Carnal Mima) The Commerce 204 2.1* Income Bond LU LIT The Savinf Fund 1.27 1 35 S pore Pro* Fund on 0* S pore Sec. Fund 1.(7 1.77 S pore Invest Fund I.IO 1* MARA KHOPV1 *A FUND152 words
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Article2540 1978-12-21 10 1978 High Low Company Last Sale or Gr-s Div Div Cvr Gr*s Net Y'ld P/E Vol Day (*000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS rtf 231 m 219 275 111 2M> 328 245 880 132 123* 107 133 T 182 173* 140* 256 Aetna Alcorn Allied Choc BAT2,540 words
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Article1338 1978-12-21 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS A|in«m«u I2.70B). Alaam (1.738) A Chat (1 OGB I.10S) (2) I.o*1,338 words
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Article286 1978-12-21 10 Mikjia Ik Dredging (M) BM: AGM to be held at Wisma Bung* Raya, 152, Jalan Am pang, Koala Lumpur at 11.00 am tomorrow. Ssatkara Malayaa Tla Dredging (M) M: AGM to be held at Wisma Bunga Raya, 152, Jalan Ampaag, Kuala Lumpur at 10.00 am tomorrow. Ustted ladnstalal286 words
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Article, Illustration540 1978-12-21 10 ERRATIC PRICE pattern were seen term the heard at the Stock Exchange ef Singspere yesterday bat the final tally stowed that the market ended «a a slightly higher nnte. It was dUHenlt to Identify specific treads an different counters shsurtid different patterns during540 words
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613 1978-12-21 10 THE KUALA LUMPUR stock market staged a slight recovery yesterday after two days of steady decline following the announcement of the 14.5 per cent increase in oil prices. Although prices were marginally better, trading was extremely dull and quiet. Only a handful613 words
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2020 1978-12-21 11 ARTHUR NG - By ARTHUR NG THE UNITED Overseas Bank expects to maintain a similar growth rate in the second half year as that attained in the first six months of the current year ending Dec 31, 1978. This is the indication given in its2,020 words
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Article510 1978-12-21 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Pnyment Onte Clone Payable the year Previous year Toshiba 15*(b)TE Nov 20 Nov 30 Dec 22 15TE 12(b)TE Sovran 6*(b) Dec 4 Dec 14 Dec 22 6* 6* VIC 20* Dec 4 Dec 11 Dec 22 20* 20* Mai Tia510 words
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Article201 1978-12-21 11 Company Particulars Ex Onte Books Close S pore Land Rights issue of I for 3 Synthetic Resins $1.40 per share Dec IS Dec 22 Rights Issue of 2 (or 5 Fed.Cable* t >1.00 per share Dec 13 Dec 28 Rights issue of S for 8 G Ceramics <■201 words
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180 1978-12-21 11 SUPREME Carparatlea say* the iwwm la its pre-tax pnflti was largely a resalt sf the etassttoa sf tla dredgiag speratlsas la September last year. la a reply to the KLSE, It aMs that this feitowed the exhaastlea sf eesasmle dredgiag graaad. The180 words
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254 1978-12-21 11 THE BID by baaed Highlands aad Lswsmaller* Uke avfr psratcd piaatatlsa map The three nmpiisiii. Bahher Trwt Ltd, AmalUTmhi £25Li i ££lr taa Bahher Estates (l*tt) LMmMIh Jatet statemeat that they have received the reaalts sf ladepeadeat nhattm el MalayS^ 11 ta aaTthe254 words
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Article40 1978-12-21 11 Pre-tax pr«dt tt ISMS (Imb $48,111) fer ike year eaM Jut», irra. PraOt after tax aai exfrawilwiy Items was «M» ($1*1,117). A (teal dlv Mead ef IS per eeat lees tax Is pripisti (II per eeat).40 words
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Article17 1978-12-21 11 Pre «si pnat «f mijn (tm.ns) far the half-year eaM Oct SI, ltn.17 words
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282 1978-12-21 11 AS EXPECTED, India Malaysia Textiles (IMT), the heavily loss-striken textile weaving company which operates an integrated textile mill in Butterworth, reported another set of dismal results for the year ended March, 1978. Although the company managed to reduce its net trading loss slightly282 words
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Article276 1978-12-21 11 Lim Sin Nee - Lim Sin Nee Managing Director SEA VIEW HOTEL LTD. Dear Sir, I refer to the letter from "A Wrongly Advised Small Investor" (BT, 14.12.78). I wish to assure your reader that the directors are fully aware of their legal duties and responsibilities »nri have at all276 words
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527 1978-12-21 11 MANO BABNANI - MANO BABNANI INCHCAPE BERHAD has disposed of several of its properties in Kuala Lumpur and Brunei for a net consideration of $5.33 million, reaping an extraordinary profit of $2.7 million in the process. The company said negotiations were completed on Dec 18527 words
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Article100 1978-12-21 11 MAGNUM CORPORATION has been asked by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to furnish details of the proposed utilisation of funds received from the sale of its Jalan Birch property. The KLSE has also requested for a copy of the sale agreement and the letter of approval from the100 words
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Advertisement200 1978-12-21 11 aW. On I TELEVISION Now the BBC's longest and costliest TV dramatisation of a single novel Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. Now available in a beautiful Penguin gift pack. 1 N V V A Professor John Kenneth Galbraith presents his views on economics in The Age of Uncertainty. His renown200 words
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188 1978-12-21 12 JAPAN is heading for the lowest economic growth in four years next year as the government is unlikely to come up with more expansionary measures, according to the Mitsubishi Research Institute. Mitsubishi predicts the economic growth will plunge below 5 per cent for188 words
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840 1978-12-21 12 CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ISSUE Washington Star. CHINESE assets frozen in the United States may be sold or liquidated, so that the proceeds can be distributed to Americans having claims against China, US State Department and Treasury officials said. No final decisions have been made andWashington Star. - 840 words
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393 1978-12-21 12 THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (lata) yesterday urged US aviation authorities to set aside their tentative findings that the association works against the public interest. These findings by the Civil Aeronatuics Board (CAB) carry the veiled threat of US anti-trust sanctions. lata393 words
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Article900 1978-12-21 12 Agencies COCA-COLA, probably the one product most symbolic and symptomatic of the American way of life, is going to China. The Coca-Cola Co said it would start selling the world's most popular soft drink in China next month. It is thought that Coke will beAgencies - 900 words
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Article720 1978-12-21 12 LONDON,Wed. Share prices closed slightly higher with activity much reduced as the holiday season approaches, dealers said. At 3 p.m. the FT index was up 1.4 at 477.5. Among leading industrials, average gains amounted to a penny or so. Government bonds finished as much as 1 point lower720 words
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Article, Illustration446 1978-12-21 12 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH THE NEW mm af the Big Splaah will be raaalag the cwnpiex as a Metal dab that will still be epeaed ta the pa bile. The ea-eperative saddles af the Siagapare ladastrlai Labear Orgialiitlwi, Piaaeer ladastrlea Empieyees' Ualaa446 words
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Article237 1978-12-21 12 Clerks working on the trading room of the stock exchange of Singapore will be expected to dress and behave in such a manner that reflects neatness and decorum from Jan 2. The exchange, in a circular to its member firms, said male staff should be dressed in237 words
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252 1978-12-21 12 THE SPYROS inquiry heard yesterday how bunker fuel is loaded onto tankers at Shell's refinery at Anacortes (America) without the fuel getting contaminated. The procedure was detailed by the refinery's operations superintendent, Mr Glen Dillon, whose job includes overseeing the bunkering of vessels.252 words
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333 1978-12-21 12 Agencies THE US Treasury Department sold on Tuesday 1.5 million ounces of gold from the country's stockpile at an average price of U*****.17 (about SJ47O) per ounce. This was slightly less than Tuesday's price of $215 to $216 per ounce on the London marketAgencies - 333 words
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Article65 1978-12-21 12 THE latrraaltaaal price b expected to eater aa eadpetted ef raanlltfiUia tollewlag Taeeday'a U8 dealer* deaerfhed as eae ef the T*ey Mid the eeale ef "-rtlpHre at the fieritr wae peattlve for the aaeteTa fatere price tread, while the tverafe prtoe realised wae ap to mm*65 words
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Article60 1978-12-21 12 THE Philippine Trade Ministry yesterday denied being the source of press reports that France had imposed strict controls on Philippine exports to retaliate (or the alleged failure of Renault in Indonesia to get dollar allocations. A ministry spokesman would only say that Trade Minister Troadio Quiazon would60 words
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Article252 1978-12-21 12 INDONESIA yesterday removed all objections to allowing the supersonic Concorde to overfly its territory, thus removing the last obstacle to Concorde flights between London and Australia via Singapore. The decision, made known by civil aviation director-general Kardono, will allow the aeroplane to overfly Indonesian territory252 words
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Advertisement318 1978-12-21 12 Leader... Page S This Month's New Penguins The Beginnings of Looming Krishnamurti Krishnamurti has become widely known as one of today's leading thinkers on educationel matters. This book together with The Impossible Question demonstrate the nature of his thought and show how much the Eastern tradition of meditation and the318 words
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Article78 1978-12-21 13 Reuter. THE World Wide Shipping Group has placed an order with the Polish Gdynia yard for (our 84,000 dwt oil tankers worth just under US$BO million (about SJI7O million), a spokesman for an associate company within the World Wide group, Marine Navigation Co Ltd, said. The ships,Reuter. - 78 words
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Article51 1978-12-21 13 AFP. PAKISTAN will resume negotiations with Yugoslav and Polish shipyards for the purchase of merchant ships for the Pakistani fleet. Poland and Yugoslavia had earlier offered to build ships for expanding Pakistani merchant fleet which is planning to add 21 new ships in the next five years.AFP. - 51 words
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Article127 1978-12-21 13 UPI. THE LAST of Italy's great ocean liners is about to end up as a floating casino in the US, a floating hotel in England or a seaborne Italian handicraft exhibition, shipping sources in Genoa said. Mr. Pier Luigi Borgna, director-general of the state-owned Italian Lines, saidUPI. - 127 words
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537 1978-12-21 13 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE HAP AG LLOYD, the leading West German shipping group, is considering placing an order for a new containership for its EuropeFar East trade, which it operates in consort with two British lines and two Japanese lines. The Trio container consortium537 words
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Article, Illustration150 1978-12-21 13 AN AUSTRALIAN eempaay has ai—Meed the release eC aa all-Aastra-Una designed aid bail* heavy-da ty ferkllft track specially Made tsr eeaaad PAD aMpsf m r r Clark Efalpneat Aastralla Limited deveisacd the vcMcle, the CYIM (re-re), as a law preffie paste headier te The CYfiM has a150 words
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4142 1978-12-21 17 SCHKDDLE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Fort of4,142 words
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Article488 1978-12-21 17 SMpping Um Page Cal Aconas n 9 ACS n 5 Afea IV 3 Aguila IV 2 Alpac TV 5 Angkutan IV 3 Anhsing IV 3 ANL I 1 APL m 2 Arya Nat n 5 ASCL ra s Asia Merchant m 4 Atlantic Int V 2 Aust.Cont IV 5488 words
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Article967 1978-12-21 18 r RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS 1 AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB. (1) Each vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/ Agent and is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's premises967 words
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Article895 1978-12-21 18 The leading shipping lines operating from Singapore and the local agents who handle cargo bookings for them. Aconas Line— Aconas Sdn. Bhd. Adriatic Container— Container Feeders. AFEA Line— Singapore Shipping. Aguila Oriental—Same. Ahli Shipping— Sharjah. Alfred C. Toepfer Line— Intermodal. Algerian National Line (CNAN>—Unipacific. Alpac Line—lntrasea.895 words
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Article712 1978-12-21 18 FAR EAST FREIGHT THE China market will be important to this region. Announcements of new shipping lines can be expected in coming weeks. A parcel of 8,300 tonnes of bitumen in drums is available for prompt shipment from Singapore to Abu Dhabi. Freight rates712 words
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Article185 1978-12-21 18 UPI. US GRAIN movements to the Far East were prevalent on a varied chartering market on Tuesday. Continental Grain arranged the 50,000 ton Cobelfret vessel to Japan loader with heavy grain-sorghum-soya-beans in a February 1/20 position for which the rate of U5512.85 was secured. In addition, DreyfusUPI. - 185 words
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Article, Illustration109 1978-12-21 18 THE EAC vessel Sumbawa sesred a first for the traaa-Paetflc aerviee sf the East Asiatic Campaay, Cepeahagea, la traaspsrttaf ts the US a replica sf a 1117 Fskker Trftplaae (aheve) last meath. Tke aircraft was esastraeted by tws amatear baUdera> Mr. Alaa La we aad Capt.109 words
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Article, Illustration425 1978-12-21 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Bougainville (2100 after Quirinale) 18 Centaur (1200 after Chidambaram) 1/2 Chie Maru (after Palm Sea Horse) 15/16 Dong Min (0700 after Farallon Glory) 23/24 Frotabeira (after Ever Faith A Manoloeverett) 42/ 43 Karl Liebknecht (after Gudrun Bakke) 6/7 King Tower (1500 after425 words
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