The Business Times, 15 March 1980

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C(P) N*. 111/l/M SATURDAY, MARCH If, IH9 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Trade accord urged
      69 1 Reuter STRASBOURG. Fri. Tbe European Parliament todnyuryad Assan to dgn the latest world trade It passed a resolution backing the latest European Common Market cooperation accord with Iwan, It alao called oa Thailand, a member of Asean, to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt)
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      Lock icon Tin plate factory
      80 1 Reuter TOKYO, Fri. Kawasaki Steel Corp seid it will Sign a 5.5 billion yen contract next month with the Malaysia Tin rate Corp (MTC) to build a tin pM* factory h the Psar Gud&ng fe Jofeore. The factory, capable of turning out 90,000 tonnes of tin plate
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      Lock icon Final dividend
      77 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Fri. Sun Haw Kai Securities declared a final dividend of H& six cents (8.5 cento) per share of a reduced nominal valne of 50 cents making a total 115 cents (115 cents) lor theyenr ended Dec 91 Boob close March 22 to GensoMated net profit after
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      Lock icon Afternoon fixing
      29 1 AP LONDON, FrL The fixing of U*****.00 per ounce ti gold vu op from $560.75 at the morning fixing, and down from Thursday's afternoon fixing of 556.50.
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      Lock icon Rise in inflation rate
      53 1 Reuter LONDON, Prt Inflation has risen to 111 per cent annually hi Britain, the government announced today. r v British inflation, boosted by a 1.4 rig* Jb prices during February, now almost rivals that of Italy, at 2L7 per eent, as the wmm in the industrialised
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      Lock icon Tito very grave
      17 1 AP FfrssjjdeiH Josip Brai Tito slon the 87-yenr-oJd communist leader is sinking fast. AP
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      Telefunken in China
      43 1 ade mo, will produce television sets under the brand name Tetefunken under a deal announced today. The Telefunken company will simply com po- y nents and mortukw for China to bulk the sets with tfrtnriral back-up from the German Ann.
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      Dow Jones
      54 1 NEW YORK, FH The stock market declined broadly this morning as die soaring prime lendingratereached a new high of I&sper cent The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 5.12 to 804.44 In the first half hour. T oscn outnumbered gainers by more than two to one among
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    Chief Price Changes
    121 1 nlS6t Indices iBefceSB# 29 ♦ii MarlS liar 14 c'.w'»lt Miaw rtiM MO <▼ 300 Ol «8 Swpa US 10 10 +5 B.T. Index: Industrials: Finance: «»-Artoieis MA m.42 48L4I WW 8BK» ***** UUf 4MJ7 r uc K L K*r« Mr «a« +5 +2 Properties: ftfiataga: 340JS XLS
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    107 1 Rites i v Indices Tyhny 233 +13 Mar 13 liar 14 053.40 6370.92 SMJ4 9BJ8 Haptens Corp SB +11 B.T. Index: Industrials: Falls Finance: 751.01 743.77 A HttemTta 14J0 PM.MM -W Hotels: Properties: 339.02 338.76 364J0 380.75 Kacfaai MO SMI 4M Tins: rubbers: 282.88 279J6 980.08 97L98 Sea
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    Ford gearing up for a new life
    594 1  -  TARIFF PROTECTION ENDING ■y JOHN LIM FORD MOTOR Company has reorganised its operation* ta Sngapare to allow a new line of business to be Mhb on after to vehicle •ssembty operations are phased out in August when tariff protection cads. This reorganisation essentially
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    Inchcape unveils a fine set of results
    239 1 LOCAL Inchcape Bated yntm lis veiled Its bsst ever ttsands) ranto with group pre-tax-profits (before minorities) rishg s phwinmsns 1 {jfllKJt&lHjfc 'riĕ *iri>ko- inm towers way «hove the the $14 *4 million aad $22 ijQttsn made In ISTS sad 1977 respectively, and exceeds
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    How MPs view the Budget
    397 1  -  A.L: MARGARET THOMAS Minister Gob Chok Toug'a Budget wUch tu presented to Parliament last Bat the U MP» who first seeslon of the two-day general Budget debate had a tew qaeetioae, aad cautionary wda to add to thair praisea. dh acted at the rather deceptive
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    Economics of hiring a car
    336 1 AT LEAST one car rental company baa been quick to capitalise on Oommunicatieaa Minister Ong Teng Cheong's suggestion thst marginal users of car should hire cars instead of owning them. The company, Avis, has worked out the annual coat of owning a car and preeented
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    Another market fall makes it six in a row
    89 1 rmi in *h Man is ysetetda^eawjesees But nHfe Is jjsswl E"? ill—ln galas, thsrs warn «a» *ns sf rsssvsry wkleh gave traders a gßsmsse sf WMIS *fanß 2522JKr£2?t Sfe a lam el slsas Is M sis sa the Straits nMn^Msiad SSaryg:
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    Rival bid from HK to take over UIC
    423 1  -  ■y ANTHONY TAN I N THE month-old saga far the takeover of United lidutrltl Corporation (UIC) took aa unespertad twist fwniHij when a rival bidder appeared with a higher offer than the 9* cash oder by United Industrial Overseas Holdings cm* Hang
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      142 1 THEN UrS TALK TEETH You wouldn't use a scouring agent to dean bone china, would you? If s the same with teeth. Yet ordinary toothpastes ere too blend to remove tobacco film, and tee, coffee or other stubborn stains. The answer? New Clinomyn the toothpeste specially formulated for smokers who
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      5 1 '%.!~_?"(}|$"]!"|&&<.;)?)(<(\~: AjBC&AFT I, TV AND BAMO
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      140 1 s^: \t/T ASIA RESEARCH B k PHih m iMSra? *>, This unique publication offers businessmen each month a comprehensive guide to the latest developments taking place in all important sectors of the economies of countries in East and Southeast Asia. The Bulletin is divided into six separate reports of about
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      MEMO PAD
      432 2 BEMINAIB AND COURSES March 17-18: Corporate Planning, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse March 17-18: Computer Securi- ty, Shangri-La, SGV-Goh Tan March 17-18: Job Evaluation, Hilton, Consnlasia March 17-18: Improving Managers' Effectiveness, Hilton, COnsulasta March 18-1$: Transaction Analysis Workshop, Hilton, v rnngiilagia March 19: Chairing a Meeting, Hilton, Onsdatt March
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      US printing market easier to tap soon
      518 2  -  By HSUNG BEE HWA LOCAL publishers and printer» win And it easier to penetrate the American market when the "manu- factoring clause" of the US Copyright Act is terminated (ran July 1982. Currently, books written in the United States can be typeset in
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      Promoting Singapore
      61 2 SINGAPORE will be pro motsd as a tourist destine tkn in Ilrmgknng during i two-week food fair organise* by the Stagapore Tourisi Promotion Board. The food fair hem Apr! 17 to May S wffl be heidai the HBton ani will feature a wide varietj of local tflshss prepared
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      On oranges
      58 2 XT hah beui pirfntn! oui that although Sanguine oranges arc new hen (B1 March 1J), Egypt has bean exporting otner varieties 01 orangea to Stagapore fei about 8 wan under the Luxor labeLTbrougb its government agricultural prod acta exporter, B Wadt Export Co, about 300,000 cartone are shipped
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      Progress partly result of Carnegie courses?
      228 2 THE Dal« Carnegie phi loaophy of applying univer Ml trutns tnat transcend race, religion and creed has practical in day-to-day living thai could urge a country to be more progressive. thfc Mi Oliver Crom, iK oi Dale Carnegie rtssori ales in New York, said
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      208 2 MB SIVUEN Stat Sea Ley has been appelated a member of the Pnhttc Service Commtataon lor One yean with effect from yesterday. Mr Stan was artaratad at St Amhew*s School and the UulwjHj of Malaya la Singapore. After graduating wtdia Bachelor af Arts Honours Degree la lffl,
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      Subsidiary
      29 2 SEMBAWANG it aot a aMdlary of the SoDbmag SMpyard as reported la the Buslaess Times yesterday. The eoglneerlag compaay, however, is a subsidiary of Semhawaag Holdings Pte Ltd.
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      Need for more architects
      169 2 ACKNOWLEDGING t>t for bmv 4rchit®cts ta Singapore, the Ualverrty of Sing» pore wfll for the Brat rim» conkkr ippiicttloni k ,ij rrom ooioers oc me bin#»pore Potytechnh TMWna Diploma la Architectural Draughtsmanship tor «dint» slon to the Brat fear of the courae leading to the Degree
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      Building team visits S'pore
      123 2 SENIOR aaecutiwas from eight taadtag Brittab eaglaeering/buildtng l ompaaka are now la Stamapore until March a on a Srmlngham mtataon to The mlaatan will be tad by Mr A H Manhall, managing director of Reliance Mercary, a maantactanr of tractors and ground aappart eqntpßML Ptodacts which
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      Queensland to boost ties with S'pore
      145 2 QUEENSLAND expects to expaad trade with Sagapore hi the ISHa, Mr lan TTi—n, prfsfchat of the Qoaenalaad Coolederatfao of Industry, said hi Magapore this week. Mr RaawD Is feadh« a Utear to further strengthen trade tlea between the Aaaaa coaatrioa aad Queensland state to
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Drivers agree to return to work
      139 3 UPI SYDNEY'S 800 striking petrol-tanker driven voted to rMra to work, thy ending wtotky strike w hichi hSS iwweJy <!!■ wp<ll transport and Industry h| New South They have agreed to return to work todhj. 11» driven yeetaiitay accepted pmpiT—to out to the Arbitration
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      A Chinese beehive of capitalist industries
      620 3 SEVERAL Chinese economists have pictured China hi IMS as a beehive of capitalist-style enterprises competing for profits and paying taaes to help ftasari tne country s artve tor mux Painting oae of the deerest pictures to date ok now ffctn» plane to ge becoming
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon HELPING HAND
        195 3 Agencies QUEEN Slrikit of Thailand aaya her people wfll. continue'to stretch out balpii* hands to Kaxnpucfaean refugees, even thoigh her conn- try la aa island of fteedum sun ounded by mramcnlst "We don't utind the refugees," aatt the Thai mowarch. "We don't rnnalrtnr than n harden. We're wßtag:
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      436 3 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Amazon Mara (after Confidence sails A Daphnemar hank, draft not to exceed 7.9 m) 25/36 Alexsandr Seraflmovich (after Nile U) 18 (1300 after Bumi 10 (Tanker) (after Feng Y1 shifts, P/O, subject gasfree) 13/14 Demiaaa (after Chuan Chom) 33/34 Eaquiflno (hauls 79m
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      Lock icon Beijing can build N-plant
      217 3 Reuter CHINA, which sttmned the «arid It years ago by successfully exploding aa atom bomb, la of budding Sons'*tf 'ototoia «achwaiogy llraai abroad at price. htm the country's first aatioual eoaflarence on mndoar power which took place recenuy n Wumg. One of China's top soclear scientists,
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      Lock icon Call to promote good relations
      233 3 Agencies VISITING Oilmw Foreign Miaieter Hum Haa (above) haa called on tte Philippines' Chiaese community to help promote food relationship* between the two countries. He made tte call during a tow of tte im¥ l)w i moantain reaoct of Baguio city, where be atoo toid
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      Lock icon US supply of uranium to India delayed
      435 3 NYT THE Carter Administration has delayed action on sending enriched uranium to from Pi hue lfinisteTlufln QsadN to recent llmirhaii proposals lor ensurins that the fuel will not be diverted to the production of nuclear explosive devices, US State Department officials said. The
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      Lock icon SHORTAGE OF WHISKY
      182 3 AFP WITH the rainy season still a month away and Thailand in the grip of a crippling drought, the country's tipplers are facing serious drought problems of their own. Both the famous local "Mekhong" whisky and the much sought after domestic beer "Singh" are getting more difficult
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      Joint action by KL fertiliser producers
      510 3 MALAYSIAN waiwfattwme of fertilisers aad otter aplcultural rtemlrato hft fay the incrsaaiag number of imitators and adultarators of such products have got together to briag these backyard operators to book. They have engaged a legal firm to advise them on tte laws that after
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      Lock icon Stringent measures to curb inflation
      313 3 UPI AFP THE Indonesian government cab which though briefly controlled late last fear Is again threatsalag to The ladnaaiea Minister for Cooperation aad Chief of National Board (Bealsg) Bostaad Arifin last Thursday warned traders la basic coaaodlties aot to ralae their prices or their bataoa
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      Lock icon RUNNING INTO AN OILY SPOT
      127 3 UPI INDONSSUN newspapers are alleging that the tatfsrnatlsnal toothpaste braad Colgate and Palmcttve soap contain pig tat The Ministry of Religious Affairs has said it wllf ask the government to withdraw these two products ham the market if the allegations are proven. The coespany which
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      562 3 The Government of the Republic of Panama announces the limited availability of Proofs of the newly redesigned *****00 Balboa Gold Coin EL CONDOR REAL DE ORO m Obverse and reverse enlarged to show detail. 900/1000 Fine Gold. Weight: 8.16 grammes. Diameter: 26.16 mm. Proofs available only until 31st March, 1980.
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Lock icon No further tin revision this year
      343 4 Reuter THE INTERNATIONAL Tin Council producers agreed not to seek a further revision of the council's buffer stock price range until next year, barring flßCepttonal factors, ITC delegates said in London. This was in response to a condition made by-most consumers be* fore they
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      Week of ups and downs
      232 4 IT HAS been s weak at dedtae and recovery la quiet trading foodHtons, aa levels plunged a further 21 onla before picking up latterly to peat a net toes of onla overall, says Hslday, Cat. tor, Baft A Oaaw la Kb review of the Makyaian
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      RICE-BUYING MISSIONS
      104 4 INDONESIA and Malaysia arc —«Wf rice buying missions to Thailand this weekend to make Everaaeßt-to-govenment purchases, Danai Tolanpha, deputy director-general of the foreign trade department said in Bangkok. Mr Danai aid the Uanian it ested In buying 100,000 tonnes of rice, adding t*at 570,600 of the 615,000 tonnes
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      WHEAT
      196 4 CHICAGO Board of Trade .-A i tii-j jjf wneat mturea raiuea on me lows on Thursday to ctoe down three to Bvt centa per aeUag tagr shpeats» aet an eaatar tone tor the day, with only ecatodown support horn commerrlala, traders said. Speculators and heitata both are awaiting results
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      RUBBER
      455 4 THE SINGAPORE market yesterday closed kwv with April One RSS buyers quoted at 94.00 cents per kflo, down seven cents from Thursday's close, dsakrs said. Morning prices were marked down slightly on easier London advices and lack of baying support, they said. Afternoon prions eased further on last minute
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      RAS PRICES
      111 4 r rirrirflr jiinrnm p, "Si S3 S bLimiSi sut .ma am 25 ktim SB x am am mum us/cm mm mum mm mm M.SRJA mum mum mm mum uc/OMt mm mm mm am hL4LU aim aiaN ma SS ok/cm asm am mm auai kLiux aui am aui mm
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      SSR and SMR
      48 4 MM mmm 8SS» K a 1 100 WOMN ■jn mtmn ST 11-talriM m« mum <1-M> F*i HUD I87JJ0N (1-Mb paid) MM* BUM 829 (1-eeSB MUM tit (i-tM pAi i mut mum uo amaw MO *1 JON ft "ftS 3 aB UP wuoth 7 JO MM
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      Straits Tin
      57 4 DESPITE the higher iiiiir—tliaal Tlb Cmywißfci veikeaei WWpytotilplMll, With ytitehrt tell, the |ittee Ib still $1M M Tla Agreemeat JJjMMrke» til <BeMflml Tlb Ciuill (ITC) kia f toil the tote pM price raage BBBg price inmlh I^A^ombmS Ogn^Mn^rcMMdtoßi frijinl ill ifcfßi tla bs* its■riees aid reduced h«y! actfrtty,
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      TEXTILES
      131 4 TARN aad cotton prices an quoted as Maw ta (ta HK doUars, spot cx-«o--dMl) Phoseta Us urn-, ai 2,7», m Mtt (psr bste <rf 4M lbs), teifly bread —q; uaq; Vlosv aad Bdtefly FUtaf Osses eeq (per piece V tachss by yards). PaMstaa iw asMsai LSS 4.41; 4F 4.44;
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      Closing prices
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      RICE
      324 4 SWQAFOUi Yeaterday« closing prion ia St per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: II» per ccnt first daas (Kangaroo) new crop 0 100 per cent aecood eta* OA, 100 per ocnt third clmm OJI, B per ocnt new crap BO stock, B-M per oeat 0.70 THAI BROKEN: A-euper M 3. Special
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      PALM OIL
      116 4 THE MARKET is Kuala Lumpur yesterday ruled higher on local Aorteawerhg aad In iherni i of sellers, dealers aid. .Trading was fairly active but volume was thin. Xh the south, March was traded M)S higher at $Utts per tone and aleo traded in the central at the same
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      SOYBEAN
      227 4 CHICAGO Board d Trade soybean futures dosed an oow eoatract teas, dosra IS V* ceata per bashsl spot to 7 V* loanr ta the near crop. PiiiTssshawl aad local eeOtag hit restlag cosnmteston boase ssftetaps to dose beans oaa wash acta. Light commercial support seen earner anec up ansa
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      Produce exchange
      131 4 Ksfmrt «II: Bulk 1102 sellers, old dnon $108 sellers, new drum $112 sellers. Csara: Mixed (loose) UK/ Coot $59.00 buyers. Psppsr: Mnatok ASTA white fob 100% NLW $317 JO sellers, Sarawak white Cob M% NLW $&ISO sellers, Sarawak special black fob M* NLW $215.00 sellers, Sarawak ASTA black
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      LONDON MARKETS
      744 4 SUGAR* Number two raw sugar futures eaded the first call fractionally below Thursday Bight's slightly easier New Tork-bnnedkerb levels with average £2.15 losses. Turnower was 23M lots Including 1458 kerbs. The spot March contract was exceptionally £9 dowa following the posting of a further 1150 tonnes of extenders,
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      PALM OIL OUTPUT
      34 4 PENINSULAR Mslwystaii erode palm oO output teQ to 194,227 tonnes in November from a revised 212,604 In October, but was above the 174,786 In November 1978, preliminary statistics department figures show. >
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Lock icon Market down
      560 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa THE NIKKEI Dow dosed at YiSH.ll yesterday, down YM-», owing to a wait-and-see attitude by investors and the decline on Wall Street. Large-capttallaatfan I—iifn hrrener of heavy outstanding margin debt Kawasaki Steel Ml T2 to Y134: Nippon Kokan, 73 to YIH; and Sumitomo Metal Industries,
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      Lock icon Hongkong
      286 4 Source: SHK Sec THE MARKET yesterday continued to crash following the prime rate increase In the US and uncertainty over the implications of the ICAC enquiry into pcopeity construction malpractices. Small margin holders continued to panic and they overwhelmed the buying support from the opening Heavy buying from large
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      Sydney
      236 4 TRADING was lower yesterday, broken said. Metal and energy stocks were affected most by sell- tag, prompted by another dip In base metal prices to T I .I. a Loooon avernigm. MAR 14 Cent! INDUSTRIALS A C. L Mi A N I 4A. P. It. Ampol M Buk NSW
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      Bangkok
      205 4 SIGNS of an improvement began to move Into the mar- ket fssHidsy as peculators began to trad* agata «hen supplies seemed limited, dealers said. MAR M 1 AM Credit ft "t" labtt 1S4 IM "bnlluniBt IM ♦i Buwtiit Insurance BmjiMtok Metrossfsar^ Bask Of *n* tmn Md HI IM unch
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      Manila
      104 4 STOCKS i iisllssil their slight downtrend across the board janrday thoagh turnover was up from Thursday's «J mllttoa to T. 4 mtnum pesos, dealers sahL MAR M *3» cST? AUM Coo -L» Bftfulo Ooid Jtl -4MM BncMOtal Ml 41 Br Ooodrtch MJI nek cocr 4» tu ioco a mm
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      Selected indices
      46 4 n NAMC1AL TIMS a INDUSTRIALS Thursday 4*7.0 Wednesday Mil WMk Af» DOW JOm AVKKAOB INDU8TBIALS Thursday SMJ6 WtdMHIl HIM Week Ago OUrr HJLHANG UNO Frvukj ma sss §YDf«T mouaniAU PrMkjr X..MM9 Thursday «OI WMk A|0 ALL OftDINAKW rrktef i Ago 1 i ssss M1j0«
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      284 4 Kt Ibp men earn top money when qua Hfied Full training for UCTA Diploma Exmu The man in the car could be You The house and family be Yours. WHh you in a prosperous now Job enjoying a near lift a happier life, a more rewardtag lifa working as a
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  • OVERSEAS
    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon BIG PROFITS FOR BP
        399 5 Agencies THE British Petroleum (BP) HI glut Marly qaadropM its profits taut year to CMBIS >«;§—♦ £444.4 mittioa to 1978. Til* figures •re to M» with forecasts aad compared wtth tripled profit» of £MR million anMoad by Royal Etatch Shell last week. Turnover tocreased from £*****
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      Lock icon Begin facing internal party turmoil
      305 5 Reuter HRAMJ Prime Minister Mi mi lii i Begin it tadng the possible lose of major pnHncat pertner end a bey minister, doable blows that could toed to the tall of Us already troubled Mr Begin celled le Interior Mtnller Yoeef Berg, feeder of the
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      Lock icon BABY CAMEL COMES SECOND
      16 5 SSSSS s"ihTSSmJlim «5 1 Mm» ii.irtT. OTI milk (Mag Source: UPI photo
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      CUT-FARE ROUTES REJECTED
      105 5 BRITAIN'S civil aviation authority has turned down the balk of plaas «1— ftJdkUta pioaeer SJr other British atritae kTI aetmak of low-fare routes linkingJSuropaan cities. SfrFreddie wasted to 0y Ml routes from Britain to European cities and between the thuawslmn sure tbaa halving prestat tees. The authority
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      Oil investigation ruffles Saudis
      257 5 THE Justica Department of the US haa formally acknowledged for the that time that Saudi Arabia la concerned about a department Isvinllgnlhai into the teteraatknil oO market The twfranrt s half year old ofl ImnatlgnHun Involves the prldag and marketing of crude ofl from the Persian
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      772 5 ARRIVALS 8#rrte» Laed Optra tor Naator Tfaw Fm SU 9Q913 m HKG PAA PAIS OS NYC/SPO/HKG MAS KM IMS KUL SIA/BA SQ/BA17 0890 LHR/BAH MAS 1MB 0710 KCH SZA 9Q101 MB KUL MAS MHSZ1 0M PEN MAS MM MB KUL f MAS MW71 6m PEN/KUL SU 9QQ1
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      Lock icon Bonn to counter big capital outflows
      148 5 Reuter IKB West German raeerve baak (Buadeehank) has announced plus Car a rebuttal of capital impart controls to counter big flows of capital out of the country. The biak Mid it agreed with the government that Whet German fixed htrat securities «hould be sold
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      Alfa-Nissan deal criticised
      102 5 THE maaagiag doctor of Italy'» Flat or groap baa condemned prcnctivc ttak-ap betwecu Alfa-Roroeo •ad the Japaaeae Ntaaa molar company as a da» ter for the car tadatfry to both Italy aad Europe. Mr Umberto AgneQi made the comment after epeaktog ta aa Ttaltaa mummurn rnmmledna «tn
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      Lock icon UK concern over import penetration
      325 5 Reuter PRESSURES are sharpen* tag in Britain for acttoa to Una the inflow of teatii jooai, wmco some unions rear could deatrey whale sectors of the i naatij'i economy. With six ant of U Britons now chooslag to bay haported fereJga cars, import penetratioa Is
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      Lock icon INFORMATION DIRECTIVE
      134 5 Reuter THE rwwym rmdemiai has approved aa EEC Oom miation proposal for a dhecs&dntt&s byaampaalee with ited aeThe proposal It to 90 before EEC nulaiateii aad the Parhamast's view has ae KjuaQUiM eneci Commiaaioaer Oatdo Bruaaer, li|ialisla| tor badget commiaaioaer Oritfophv Tagaarthai, said the directive is the third
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    No easy passport to success
    341 6 IT NEVER ceases to surprise that somewhere there is always someone who wishes to take a bit of the credit for any success story, Hie latest of this particular phfwrsiniinrin appeared in the shape of a claim made earlier this week by the president of
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    Hiring makes good economic sense
    370 6 WITH the high cost of buying and maintaining a car in Singapore, it coomb aa no great surprise that the savings from not baying a car can be worth many days of car rental. TVskiee, the probtems of cur breakdowns parking would also be much
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    Trade unions and spy game
    939 6  -  SPOTLIGHT ON THE 'MOLES' To what extent do the Big Power* use the trade, union movement to spy on or subvert each other? The new mood of EastWest hostility resulting from events in Afghanistan has focused attention on allegations of secret activities. These point to
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    LEARN TO READ OR LEARN TO READ IN JAIL
    891 6  -  Illiteracy is on th« way out in Iraq where the government ie so determined to end K that failure to learn to read can land a grown-up in prison. MARION WOOLFSON reports MARION WOOLFSON IRAQIS who fell to i reading dosses
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    1067 7  -  DRAWBACKS IN SYSTEM r t 5 {V- .f? 4 The European Monetary System was inaugurated exactly one year ago this week. Although the system has survived its first year, some monetary experts ssy uncertainty hangs over the pace of its
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    You could just spit at this repulsive habit
    886 7  -  FORUM lAiwitn AGNES WEE SPITTING in public is an social nuignce. It is an inconsiderate act which reflects poor etiquette; in tort, there we few habits which are more obnoxious and repulsive, and none so prevalent in the Republic. The habit is
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    912 7 When Israel decided to reform it* national currency, it turned to the Bible, in choosing the shekel to replace the much-de-preciated pound, the Israeli government hss provided a lively talking-point laraelis delving into the shekel's history have found it featured in
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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        Paris
        164 8 mar rt» COIBULLK m -II BSNOmli r rt*iai am < sa hi Cntftt mortar p. rtmjw» rn jr"'—£, is hrHlin O0m g£sr r nSE* (Hv O«B Mi—— m 4i piiimmi A uxj* -u Mem *nlw»n a* nut 4i WSTftos; Th»»MM-TMll S -4 tMbar lU -«J GROUP A HIMWIti MM
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        Brussels
        61 8 uu n i ti VO«WAM> MAUIT AMI neo Brmacaa Bm-Lunk STn. s \m m M •II -M ouch -1 +1 EWt/ntel IS ■Mb SPtoTeirzzrz! flM w> KM uncti •neh Hokot Ml Mm aif— •■c OMI M( S •m -4 1 3 n TMta < D Uk. < 5 -J
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        Frankfurt
        74 8 MAR 1) om Aat-T*t*fttnkao MM iU Akae •jm wn -M i ■yr am -u mm uKb «2»^ unmc liU DraMM Bulk M4J* *1» Priiinir »Mt mm BfSSSSu IT A fts? SSSM QUI MM* uhmi nun -i Km(M KuHiawiwito MUI UM* MM *i» MMftllOM jj555"T M» ♦•a. R« IT A
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        Amsterdam
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        103 8 MA* U rrmaes Mm MM IK «Kb MggM OS -M Almiilwi Dm. «7 Browa BmmT Br. MM neb CM* (Mp Br. MM -M S3H=I2 CTMtit Bate* Bag Ml Men IWMra—lt Br. fit wk owje rBMHt Br m -m SV-—a a IllMlllJB UN -M SSSfc 111 J* jBt ;1 RmcI
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        Milan
        53 8 HAH U 1 Jr» ♦A AMC uo sr S uncfi CMttSt rw ttX nTVirt I'lL-i 0 •i Ml MataMw M»H< M N HtMU IK jjgy... &V -i ♦t -Mi Is ?»2vBr am w nwm m m.* IW wm m M PMIIpt RUMCte su +IM TIT Ml -n mum UoMal
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        Chase prime rise weakens prices
        917 8 NEW YORK ANOTHER print rat* Increaae mM New York rtock prices down In active trading oo Thursday as investor! continued to await the Administration'! snti-irtation package. Chaw Manhattaa Bank raised tta prime rate ts a record 28 Vt per cent tram 17 V« per cent.
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        TORONTO
        181 8 MARIS CI Ha lm| 1 Bajr Mia rm «rs. 4P, •J 1 -Jl l" llfHTH !T I no -IS*** Mwa M tot Pro* Pip* Im uu InU Metal Kan Add LoMav B MS M rrs ♦<«. -s Hi MTU Ml CMS BP can Cm MS -=r MS Ss •S
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      124 8 Singapore -style style,lah Hin's Top of the Hilton Lunch and dinner. Daily Resprvations. call *****33 <, i n i rvz/i sis >ui I.' t" I HHTOS IS II l<\4TlO\ AlTmii* t» i K>?; \br Dine in the grand tradition of emperors. I* Wln it sumptuous 'x V rru-.tls >11 [ir<
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      63 8 X V' I? 1 "O vj; 7^. I us* S<mi( K«. 1.1 iit L; 7 Ronnie CTrio V If 3* V Robin's Tavern. The placelio go to, after work. To relax, and to your favourite drink. In a cosy, soothing atmosphere with cool, A J JL cool antic provided by
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Societe Generale raises FRCD issue
      133 9 THE ab«fcp<*« branch at Societe Generate has in-tthee-year floatiag rat* ot table certificate of mtt (FRCD) from USSS millkn to USUI millkn. Joint-manager (or the Ueue, Morgan Guaranty Ptetfic (MGP), which Is handling the Asian Inves.tors. said this was decided a|iar iWiciimlim with the This
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      Arab-Malaysian Bank profit jumps 57pc
      536 9 GROUP ASSETS DOUBLED ARAB-Malaysian Development Bank Berhad, oat of theearHest and moot successful joint ventures between Malaysian and Wert Asian inlsreots, emerged (ran the generally imsstlsfactory oconomic conditions last year to record all round improvement. Against the backdrop of declining interest margins, world ecooomic ties
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      Lock icon Japanese against idea of currency blocs
      81 9 Reuter JAPAN is fc» epysssd Is a WP «IVHB rWHHH vWn ilMki ti AvUt fly Tihifctoi 'iplf'iJfti had bssn to'tonsb «Nh the fc^?wno£isnM'pS (ECU) tor WemeraJ&mgw, SJatlE they base ns dtotolto fton so •flu Jspen I» Mi ss a etooetoe hsuss tor el ef
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      Official opening of Finnish merchant bank
      542 9 UNION Beak of Finland, the oldest jutd coroncrdal baak hi Fhrtswl, hss estsNtohed a merchant bunking subsidiary la 9ngapore. Officially opeaed /sstsrday by the Flsidtoi Mtototor for Foreign Tirade, Mr Esko Rekola, Union Bsnk of FlnIsnd (Shgapore)'s activities comprise the provision of financing, in
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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        Singapore market
        570 9 THE MARKET moved in an erratic yo-yo fashion as general buying support far the dollar pushed the unit in coamiirt* phase* over the day to daw sharotv Meher the other major curTrading was hectic in all sectors of the market, with a particularly vide nags Of fluctuations In
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        GOLD
        334 9 GOLD futures In Shigapoce yesterday cleaed sharply lower compared with overnight levels ia generally thin trading, dealers said. Trading vaa snspsndeii for one hour yesterday morning as prices opened limit-down across the board following the metal's sharp faD in New York an Thursday night and theisaftsr held steady durhv
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        London
        195 9 THE VS. dollar made further galas yesterday in heavy early trading la the wake of Thursday's move by some US beaks to 18 W per cent prime rates aad ahead of President Carter's antiinflation package yesterday, dealers said. The dollar rose to L8370/ 80 marks aad straddled L 7*
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        Hongkong
        196 9 THE U.S. dollar rose sharply, against major currencies in active late trading on strong European commercial demand and shortcovering ahead of President Carter's anti-inflation speech later yesterday The dollar was quoted around the day's highs at 1.8370/15 marks compared with an early 1.8281 96 and New York's L 8285/75
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        PLR
        24 9 9 THE average rata at wklek Major Singapore basks are cur- reatly prepared to load to their boot customers Ia 10.9 per coat.
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        ASIAN $ RATES
        177 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deport interbank rates as at clew on March 14: 7<taja 17V* 17* 1 month 1SH 1SH 2 months 11* IS* 3 month* IS* It 6 months 1S1/1S 1SU/10 9 months IS* IS 12 months 17* 11* j 8*1)1 Baa. /wyiu 1 month 3 months 8 months
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        Discount
        8 9 LTTTV y imm Source: National Discount Co
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        Tokyo
        87 9 THE U.S. dollar tor overnight delivery yesterday closed firmer at 248.80 yen, compared with a 248.70 opening and 217.40 at Thursday's close, despite active central bank yen-support intervention, dealers said. Trading was active, with volume of US$B22 million. The Bank of Japan sold an estimated US&SO-S2OQ million, mainly in
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        Treasury bill tender
        45 9 RESULTS at land* Md cm March 14 Iqr 91-day Trtaaury UDa to bt iaautd (Tan Mux* IT to Man* a. OSwad: MB.CSMM AllMili HMN.MO AeeapM MSu ML* and approximately IS per cast Mghcr Mds is full. mrmt: 19« par cent per annum.
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      Lock icon Italian bankers concerned over impact of legal actions
      566 9 Reuter ITALIAN bankers are ex[rrvlug Increasing concern over tkt potmrttl repercussions of recent judicial no tiom sgalnst pubttc esctcr Hit ftslrt' BUS t current legal distils-thi batweau artmiatstrators of pnbttc and private bnnka could hav* on pnbttc sector banking operations, and called
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      JOHANNESBURG STOCK
      289 9 MAR IS Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha aos AC And a ZZZ 706 -5 A Mir Barlow* sooo no -as -10 Corn* Finance Dt Been tad I1SM uncb MO saoo unch -M Kdcon Edgars «ao •S rtd voik 01S -5 Fufil us unch Oardlan Olenanl Qralemn BO 1 •fit
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      BONDS & LOANS
      504 9 BONDS LOANS THE PhMppla» inimiiiMrt lut started unttettw with the World Bank tar a 3,000-m ill ion-peso loan (UBUMJ wmrn) for urbia renewal projects la Metropolitan Manila. The tea which wffl be payable in tear years, wffl be and to flaaape the tostallatioa of a erliatlflr solid waste disposal systiem,
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      Lock icon Too low to be considered attractive
      171 9 Reuter SPREADS currently being,' negotiated oa international' syndicated teas are stffl too low to be considered attrao IwWi iTdUv» i QOHrO member of the BayeriSLheVereinahank, told a preas! He noted have t risen dlfhdy neatly and:, said he thinks they wffl can--thaw to rise,
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      ICB prime rate up
      64 9 INDUSTRIAL aad Commer»* rial Baak (ICB) wffl raise Its prime leadlagihte by V* P» »*lpf from Monday. It wffl also Inter-. eat rate on Vam deposits sirss&er 0 The new rates,» effective from Monday aieV savings t per ceat. iper cent for one-month fixed deposHs, 8
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      73 9 The Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. (Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Saiken Sinyo Ginko) Floating Rate Notes Due 1983 In accordance with tile provisions of the Notes, Notice is hereby given that for the fifth six months interest period from March 15, 1960 to September 14, 1980, the Notes will carry an interest
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      137 9 YOUR LIFESTYLE THERE IS a silent killer 1 on the loose. Its victims M run into the millions. OX No one is safe. OI Its main targets are the working people, including unskilled In THE STRESS FACTOR relaxation expert Donald Norfolk ihowi ut how to rsrofnits the enemy and turn
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    535 10 BID sad aOarpriOM officially por Sl«w» fSLST'vS 2mfTf e Lw*2Tiß mSm! mkm tthmu*, acnoM om oawmm icomanciAL BAT (vra) (l)?<4 (I) 1.49 (I) J WfICD l S22s fe KWfißaus Tu| (ISM) (I) in (1) BSfiPsffl d«L Tui (1) IJD O) rss (t)
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    Unit trusts
    73 10 ZZmtm IM l« ui s>sar« L« U UI UI M 1 <P IM rpmtnwirta Tm a ui j 4 IM ts MfHTfrtMlvlhrn) muxm f 11— s raH 1m 25* ts ts tita iv aa iMPmrM mi if IIJ r*m Ifel UI Ui IM IM UI uw s ryifc
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    2296 10 -r, Osr'i Ost Net sisrsi Last Dhr rn Mt VM BlfLav r—p— f or- ("OOO) W*- -i SBCI TON ONE -ft, DfBC BTBIAL O ymmm IAL an an 223 M3* 148 11# Jeog' "jg so arm 9 mr AttM ClMe Becjejra Kawat 2M an 130 MM at
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    1517 10 BID aad offer prtcee offidatty parted to Mo Kaate Immt Stock ExchaafO yesterday wttfc the MMhor of Mm traded Mown M tractate la aMoMMr MKMr"" 1 mmomwan MM MM (MM) ONN (0MB) (1) OuN Mte(—)(DAM Ma (AMB OMO) (M) AM (S) ftM BBeaal (MM) wt MoMat (UM
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    Buyers give market some support
    157 10 MS*MvUmIMST*"" JJttHgh lh/& ScaT|^^^QrSS SagSg SSLnTL'SSIJ!" OmHmi hi slewly remk| »M km Ik* ppnTflNft« to M «I IMMM7 safety to li afcul imatog W *SSS*Tk« Mrkl! hay M •M ESiIMM iMm Uaf mm niw —tt Nuton am In J»"' 5if*S2MS?S£ w^SSSSetS smv«p« s&swi 4ffi.TOHßs Mi<ft«iMk«llb
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    Prices broadly lower in KL
    459 10 SELLERS were atiD la coatrol SB Mm Koala Lnmpnr stock Market fMSvdaj, for tks aWh cimmciiHw i ißsiilMiMy as a reauh of late afteraosa sopparl The New Straits Ttmas Industrial ordtnary share ladsx, the easier trsßd, sSppsd LM poiats to SB* whfie the D ill
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    LATEST RESULTS
    174 10 INCaCAR WM has reported a group 1*79 net attributable profit of HiM mfflton million) on turnover of $***** mfltton (ITST.IO million). The parent company mode a net profit of $35.82 million (17.96 mfflkm km) after an extraordinary gain of »0.83 million (SMJI million kiss). The company ha* declared
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      Earnings at C. Sugars beat forecast
      312 11 CENTRAL Sugars baa tamed te «fairly impraaatve sat ot interim profit figures, •against its owa carte expactatfeaa, aa a rank of j hlfbar taraovar and im- proved profit aaargtea. The paraat company, which operates the augar rafteery, icllewd a ii per 1 \ttx moatha
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      S.P. Textile stake
      118 11 SOUTH Pacific Textile Industries (SPTD has Just cam i coatnmmg imerw .in,a new aobsidlary, Ban- dartex ate Bhd, which «in bpgH operatioaa la July. The company aid tt aubaerihed fl orflßon or 51 per. cent la Beadurtea's equity of S3 mffiioc from Marcn L tm ocner pftTQUpeats
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      357 11 Cmj Mat Kx Clin Data Tata] forTatal tor Pmt Data Fayabh thayaai r PrvritM yur t '.si Bsft"luvit 1X3* Ml Min VbbST ma Mars Mart IferlT MarM Mara StM M MR I7J% SWS g.' Jf Sssr iu IKI> a)TS Mar 11 fbb« MarM Mara Marl B MarS Mara
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      RESULTS DUE
      275 11 v' > V Dale UHftlYe ir Cmtfmmj Mti Asmsmm 1 Net BPS Qmb PMu lact year <«■*) Dtv. PNtt M*wata Steel <%) arm) i 22/12 12.4 10.0TE 14,803 Nat Iron F 7/2 r 57.8 al7.9 37,679 UOB F 27/2 19.0 •1L4 35,829k UOF F 27/2 17.5 10.0 6,455
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      Shangri-La lives up to its reputation
      759 11  -  ay CATHERINE ONG SHANGRI-LA. tho oaly hotel to have aurpaaaad the 9» milHou mark In pre-tax profit, has ttvad ap to to aame aa the aamber one hotel in Stepapore. Ita latest roaalta by any ataadards are a good barometer of the bnoyaat atate
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      Mimaland plans $2m 'garden'
      64 11 MDCALAND Berhad, a subsidiary of Magnum Corporation, it «pending am than <2 mfflfc» to create a pre-Tweaty-five fltin glass repHcai will make op the population at Ha reaort They include tlie trachodon, the stegosaurus, the tyrannoaaurus and the large winged petaudactyL The aioahWas are the creattoa
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      No adverse effect on UIC Chemicals
      82 11 UIC Chemicals. a whollyowned subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation (UK), aid its profits and act asset value have net been materially or adversely affected by the Are at its Jurong warehouse on Feb 27. Losses of packing materials and danpge to its warehouse building
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      Ailing Folex in new talks
      347 11 TROUBLED teztile saaanfacturer Folex fatten Im is buck into a new round of negotiations with major shareholders to locunati'lal its share capital after an earlier attempt to last June MM The company's heavy debt position as a result of its tonnes la the past tow
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      543 11 FABEB Merita Malayria aid the i rsisirtii slhsi of $8.5 million needed far Its purchase of the Tan Kkn Chua Building in' Johore Bani will be obtained tram borrowings and internal resources. The company has agreed to pay 127.25 million for the building. the cash sum of $&5
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      Hytex in bid to sell Hypak stake
      84 11 Hmx. a manufacturer of woven bags, to maUag renewed attempts to SHI its ny, Hypak Sdn Bhd. Hytex told the Stock Exchange of' .Singapore that after several attempts by individual investors to buy Hypak were retorted by the mmpany to nmrhoiding talc» with
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      Lock icon Market poised for strong rebound
      435 11 ramxa." HOCK LOCK SIEW THE shorts have had the field open to themselves in the past week or to and the market it now poised for a strong rebound. A steady undertone was already evident yesterday afternoon, but by Monday, a broader recovery should be
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      322 11 AGM to be taM at 8th Floor. Wtana MQC, Nc 2 Jalaa Omlay, Koala Lampur, at IB Mam on March mm Darky: EOGM to he taM at Tta Recent of Koala Lampar Hotel, Jalaa Iambi, Kuala Lampar. at 11am on March IT. ULU Benat OtaMaM MAaeMm(M>nd: AGM to
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      141 11 The Complete Plain Words Sir Errmt Goners Since it (tot ippewd in the fiftiee The Complete Plan Words has exercised a large and saiatury influence on official and much other English. It is, in its own field, a dame. This thoroughly revised edition is still principally concerned with 'the choice
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    Hint of big expansion plan by Goodwood
    442 12 THE Goodwood Park group of rompoirtoa will riM|than its as biggest hotel group In Stagspore it u nlirt ii rertouelapmsal ptaa tor its fropwly is Scotts Rood is carried out*. Is its 3tad umual report frisaasd yeaterday, chalrlaaa Khoo Tack Pnat dropped atroug
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    LONDON STOCKS
    724 12 03ND0N. fri. The mark* efessd gristly atfasd wftfc government bonds higher bat gold ifetrn and hbWm lower, dealer* said. At 3 pen, the FT index was down i) «t ML7. to U point higher on ing demand despite US prime rate rises tettV4 psr ware a weak teatare
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    New concepts of old folks' homes
    430 12 ORGANBATKWS concerned with the welfare of the elderly wore yesterday urged to broaden their activities which have been confined only to helping those who are sponomlrslly handicapped. The Senior Mlaiklsr of State (Prime Minister's Office), Mr Lss Khoon Choy aaid a new breed of
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    More Finnish ventures
    320 12 MORE joiht-venture projects between Fhmfoh companjae and iQcaHnduatriahats may be esfahhshad in Singapore in the coming mrfMtjha if M|nrt««ym| betweeu the two partiee are successful. Local firms are aaid to be interested in tapping fheM technology, particulary la the areas af constractloa equipmeat, chenticak, hanhi a dMcaasfon
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    Singapore Pata to host 1981 Travel Mart
    211 12 THE newly-tamed Stagapon Pacific Arm TVavel Aaenrtatjsa (Pata) chapter will to boat at next pair's Pata Travel Mart, aa t—ml saarion tor involved in the travel Revealing this yesterday, the chairman of the local chapter, Mr K C Yoen said the meett* wffl
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    KL cuts annual quota on sawnlog exports to 1.5pc
    261 12 THE quota for the «sport of sawnlogs from Fratnaular Malaysia for the currant ynr has been reduced from the previous 2 per cent to L 5 per cent of total annual production. In a statement issued In KUala Lumpur yesterday, the
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    Tin industry not satisfied
    231 12 THE 10 per cent upward revision of the tin buffer stock price rai«e adopted by the International Tin Council in London oo Thursday did not surprise nor satisfy the Malaysian tin mining industry. Producers are not surprised by the decision because the 10 per cent upward
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    Call for help in diversification
    380 12 THE Government should help companies affected by the recent removal of tariff protection to develop export marteta and dlmetfy into other types of production. Dr Augustiae Tan, Member of Parliament for Wbampoa, obssivwl that the dsckka to remove certain tariff protections was unfortunately mack when
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    Applications for condominium housing
    220 12 TOE Mhiistij at National Development received S3 «(HitiritiHi dor the diwlopment of condominium bousing during the four year penoa irom Jumry 1976 to December Inst thTtaeSSTtf? SIS ff lff endmUn uaita, Mr Teh Cbeeng Was. the Minister for National Development, aaid la reply to' quartern on
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    Election ruling for SSA
    187 12 MEMBERS of the pore Society of Accountants «01 be able to vote far their council ■»—j*wy through a postal baßot when amendments are made to the voting proceMhrittr lor Finance Hon Sul Sen said yeeterday that hie adnlHj has kißoym a suggestion to ropteoe prony voting
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      45 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Generally Mr. Maximum temperature 32.0 Associated humidity 66 Minimum temperature 23.6 Associated humidity 99 Hours 01 sunshine 6.66 Rainfall in millimetres 2.1 Total rainfall for the month 7.7 Total rainy days for the month 2
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      Star-seeking sight-seeing
      1111 13  -  but not a single star could be I be seen pgsnunoi By MARGARET THOMAS ITS HARD TO fight your natural voyeuristic irH when you an In Loe Angetoe mare often carnally referred to by recent ml tram tripe to America as LA. Juet as 9u Frandeco I becomes
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      Bigger Civic shows off a prettier interior
      955 14 ■OTORMfI withTlermes bmaannßalaaßHanwaanMMHMmn^ NOT SO long ago, moat motorist regarded the small car as ineigni&cant and not worth a second look, ft was widely frowned upon as a shopping cart aqd a spare vehicle, for use only whsa their favourite had a severe
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      Not on stools or piano tops...
      429 14  -  By PETER WONG DIFFERENT strohes for JKfciwil folks goes the ajtaf. This holds true for singers too some sit on «tools and some oa piano tops white doing their lumbers. But VBdd Broughton hod her own style she sot oa the audience's thighs Bat
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      725 15  -  RECORD JOHN LIM MENTION Pink Floyd to the rock aficionado, or perhaps even the canal follower, and he will say "Dark Side of The Moon". Conversely, if you were to mention Dark Side of The Moon to the same, he will say "Pink Floyd". The one is
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      GOLDEN EAGLE COLLECTION
      157 15 RAYMOND WeO vu 1b Singapore recently to present his latest range of dress watches. The "Qolden Eagle" collection features gold-plated watches wttfe an unnsuaJ "studded" design. "We have to come op with new designs every few months, as many of our clients are those who believe in
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      Free lance photo designers
      58 15 AN EOUffION ««titled "PhaU Pwto-Prwaad mi Bvlieeee" wfflhe fterttaf Mir m Marafc S. 11» wfeAeh la heii In 0» nw WecMExMMip'SSr 2wS Mere thaa 79 jfcattfraffci have lea ntoeM hr May at the MhMl Manas Art Gallery As part <f pmriaan, Mr Jwke Hard* tr, a
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      Good balance of excitement and action
      416 15  -  By RUTH CHENG IT IS ONE of those shows where you keep asking "what's next, what's next?" and then hope that the baddies will get a»aa» > er and the good guys 1 smarter. Avalaaehe Extern does not foDow in the geare of i
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      Heading in the right direction
      762 16  -  SS(' t mining scheme K\l )\ll \I( L sr CHARMAINE CHAN THE ISOO F A N Badminton Training Scheme ted an auspicious launch. The latoet 11 Mi nii of this, the oldest of all the Singapore Sports Cornell erhemee, Ucked off on Feb 8 white
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      No need to cry over spilled milk
      754 16  -  22nd0tympiad'80 AabOroup3 SINGAPORE •r RONALD KOW IT IS STILL sot 100 late to ssy: "Weil dons, Ton* Lions!" So, "Well done, Young Ua»!" Tee, well dose. Toe knew very wefl that no teem rtowned to win the Aeln Group Three PreOiymp4c« Football Tan
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      Two saving matches for Brian Clough
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      801 13 I WHAT WHERE CONCERTS caorara mniti nnnti fnmated by Bulb 'flhm Uiile at the Ministry of Culture's Male fler Ifitfjw series. Tomorrow at spm at DBS Andltorium. Tickets at H are available at Gold Storage, Popular Book Compsay and Yahama Mnic School (Plasa fllnf^in). The programme: Sonata B ate Op
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      91 14 > o I to\e H i The magic and mystery of India are captured in this enchanting collection of stories. Well illustrated and simply told, this series of 4 bilingual Indian folktales have been compiled and published locally to provide rich, wholesome reading for ail readers. Now Available: The Doe
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      248 15 from W M 0 M& ■•>'.' JfZJ' «G-® ipTT^ P<£- ?*3r >■ 4 v 58 <«• ->v vv S < mW&v: A tie ■M r£r£ Those rare cars which stand out in a crowd, which suggest exclusivity even at rest, which combine head-turning looks and outstanding performance qualities, are analysed
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