The Business Times, 28 June 1980

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.qp) No. Ut/l/St SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1*8« 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Higher duty on stout
      41 1 THE GOVERN\fENT has raised the import duty on stout and porter by 50 per cent from $26 to $39 a decalitre. Singapore imported 64,127 litres of stout worth $114,000 from Malaysia and the United Kingdom in January.
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      Lock icon Citibank prime at 11.5 pc
      67 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. Citibank, the second-largest US commercial bank, has reduced its prime lending rate to 11.5 per cent from 12 per cent. The move reflects lower costs of acquiring funds for lending and sagging demand for business loans. The move follows that of
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      Lock icon Jakarta's request
      60 1 AFP JAKARTA, Fri. The Indonesian Government has requested West German investors to open up rice estates in Indonesia to help the country raise its food production. Deputy Minister of Food Achmad Affandi told the German businessmen present at a dinner that the government itself was not planning to
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      Lock icon Journalists stage walkout
      88 1 Reuter SYDNEY, Fri. Journalists employed by the National News Agency, the Australian Associated Press (AAP), today walked out in protest against the company's refusal to back date a recent pay award. Union sources said the strike would last until mid-night Sunday and be followed by a meeting
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      Lock icon Basque bombers strike
      67 1 Reuter MADRID, Fri. Basque separatist beach bombers today struck at Spain's key Mediterranean tourist trade for the fifth time this week amid signs of a growing right-wing backlash in the Basque country itself. Nobody was injured in the latest explosion set off just before dawn by the
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      Lock icon Beijing's US$20m hotel
      66 1 Reuter BE i Construction of what is billed as Beijing s first international standard hotel got underway today with a ground-breaking ceremony on the eastern outskirts of the Chinese capital. The US$2O million hotel, to be built and managed jointly by the China International Travel Service and
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      72 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. The stock market declined broadly and declines outnumbered advances by a 2 tO 1 margin in the early tally of New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. 9 J 1 8 3 ones avera ge of 30 industrials fell d.84 to 879.61 in the first hour.
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    Chief Price Changes
    134 1 Rises Kamunting Tin 480 64 M Banking 1170 60 Strait* Trading 1400 50 O C B C 1020 45 M U I 1120 40 C Sugars 705 35 Public Textile 211 21 Berjuntai 1100 20 Magnum Corpn 965 20 Sel Properties 900 20 Falls Sel Coconuts 310
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    137 1 Rises Indices O.C.B.C. 1050 70 Jun 26 Jun 27 *****.*****46.24 637.04 642.31 877.62 898.37 379.23 379.42 437.58 442.68 Kamunting Malayan Tin M. Banking S. Trading U. Cables PMC. 480 3850 1170 1420 464 896 52 50 40 40 32 25 20 20 B.T. Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties:
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    SDC shelves plan for Sentosa hotel
    574 1  -  RESORT ISLAND SETBACK By WANG LOOK KEAH I THE SENTOSA Development Corporation (SIX!) has shelved indefinitely its plans to build a resort hotel on Sentosa island, casting doubts on when the Government can turn Sentosa into a holiday resort. This follows the unsuccessful offer
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    SMA speeds up 'matchmaking'
    262 1 THE SINGAPORE Manufacturers' Association (SMA) has stepped up its "matchmaking" scheme for members. Under this joint-venture scheme, members interested in joint ventures may have their interests recorded and tabulated for matching with foreign or local manufacturers. Disclosing this, Mr Michael Yeo, chairman of SMA, also called
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    Asean to muster support for Pol Pot US speeding up supplies
    901 1  -  By SALMA KHALIK ASEAN countries will put strong pressure on the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to support Hs stand at the United Nations to keep the Pol Pot government as the official Kampuchean representative. Sources
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    Role of S'pore dollar
    331 1 THE international role of the Singapore dollar should be limited to short-term financing. Director and general manager of Overseas Union Bank, Mr Hsuan Owyang, said at the Asean Trade Seminar yesterday that it is unavoidable that the Singapore dollar will continue to be used from time
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    Number of visitors in April rises by 10.7 pc
    306 1 APRIL wu a lew exdtiag nwitk fer the Singapore tourist Industry u the aamber af overseas visitors increased by aaly 11.7 per eeat tram the same meath last year. The eerrespeadlßg rate af grawth in March was a hefty 1C per
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    Employers need dose of fiscal incentives
    486 1 THE Minister for Labour, Mr Ong Pang Boon, has hinted that the Government may consider extending more fiscal incentives to employers to motivate them to upgrade their operations. He also assured investors that next year will be the last year of high wage increases
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      64 1 am LEISURE TIMES POLYTECHNIC plans to groom SIGMA benefits from construcpromlsing, young officers 2 tion boom 11 PRICE increases will dampen RECORD foreign investment in Manila economy j Tokys stocks 12 THE MAN who may know too LONDON gold jumps to more much fi than US$639 ZL 12 AIRCRAFT J,
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      5 1 Leader...page C SEE PAGE 2
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      MEMO PAD
      506 2 SEMINARS AND COURSES July 3-4: Job Evaluation, Shangri-La, Price Waterhouse July 7-8: Business Law n, Hilton Hotel, Consulasia July 10-11: Mini-Computer Applications Seminar, Hilton Hotel (Japan Room); Medora, Tong, Chow AssociatesTouche Ross International July 12: Industrial Relations Workshop, P.O.D Training Centre, P.O.D. July 15-16: Successful Selection Applications of
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      Polytechnic to groom young, able officers
      584 2 THE Singapore Polytechnic will be reorganised to allow promising, young officers with leadership qualities to get exposure, and heads of departments to be exposed to the functions of the Principal when he is away. Dr Ahmad Mattar, Minister in charge of Ngee Ann Technical
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      Lee Onn to display settings at trade fair
      172 2 LEE ONN, a Singapore jewellery company, has come up with a range erf gold settings for opal stones. They will be exhibited at the Asean Trade Fair in Melbourne in August. Also on display will be gold rings and pendants set with
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      Two key tasks for cement makers
      499 2 THE use of cheaper energy sources and development of new technologies are two important tasks Asean cement manufacturers should take up immediately. This will enable the industry to meet growing demand in Asean and other countries competitively "in this age of high energy costs",
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      Hydrocracker plant to cost $400 m
      321 2 SHELL'S hydrocracker project, now under construction at Pulau Bukom, will cost $400 million a onefifth increase over the original estimate of $330 million. The new project cost was disclosed by Shell chairman Richard Hu, at the official opening of the company's diala and turbo
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      Lock icon Sarawak to supply logs to Jordan
      188 2 Bernama SARAWAK will supply logs to .ferdan when the timber processing centre at Aqaba is ready. The logs from Sarawak would be processed into wood products and distributed to the West Asian and East African markets, a joint statement by the Jordanian Minister of
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      206 2 MS DAVID Brtwi has been appointed as general manager, manufacturing divisions, Cold Storage Manufacturing Pte Ltd. Mr Brown who joined the Cold Storage Group in 1979 as controller, dairy division, will be responsible for the total profitability and performance of the group's manufacturing operations in Singapore. Mr
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      466 2 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Builder (1200) 22 Benamas (1830 hauls 38m East) 8/9 Dong Bee (after Ha Ping Group I on board) 40/41 Golden Eagle (0600) 27 Heinrich Arnald Schulte (1100 hauls after Riheng shifts) 46 King Dragon (0600 after Cerro Grande) 23 Kota Bali (Passenger)
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      Expansion of Chinese trade likely to benefit Asean
      447 2  -  By RICHARD SEAH CHINA'S foreign trade will continue to expand as its policy shifts from emphasis on ideology to pragmatism, and the Asean countries will benefit from this. Speaking at the Asean Trade Seminar, Professor Lee Sheng-Yi, head of Nanyang University's Department
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      Exhibition of audio, visual equipment
      168 2 SINGAPORE'S first international audio and visual equipment exhibition will open at World Trade Centre next Wednesday. AUVI '80, to be held from July 2-6, is expected to draw more than 120,000 visitors. The organisers, Scope International and International Business Centre, said response to the show
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      157 2 The Secrets of 1,? ,y Oriental Breathing for 3\u<h(T Health and Longevity What is Ch'i? this power that can rehabilitate failing health and recharge the human spirit, arrest illness and keep disease at bay? Can Chi really prolong vigorous life, regain lost years? Where did it come from? How can
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Tokyo payments deficit fell sharply in May
      201 3 Reuter JAPAN had a revised overall balance of payments deficit of US$247 million in May, down from a preliminary estimate of $250 million, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The revised figure narrowed sharply from a record $5.38 billion deficit in April and a
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      Lock icon Bonn warns of rising Japanese car imports
      161 3 AFP WEST German Economics Minister Otto Graf Lambsdorff has given an indirect warning against rising Japanese car imports to his country. He made the warning during his talks with Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Yoshitake Sasaki in Venice last Saturday who was
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      Lock icon Indian minister cancels KL visit
      122 3 AFP THE INDIAN Foreign Minister, Mr Narasimha Rao, has cancelled his proposed five-day visit to Kuala Lumpur, a foreign ministry spokesman said in New Delhi. He said Mr Rao had to cancel the visit because his mother is seriously ill. Mr Rao was to have
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      Lock icon Solution of trade problem requires time
      139 3 UPI AUSTRALIA has pleaded for more time to solve its trade problems with the Association of South-east Asian Nations. Asean has complained about Australian protectionist trade policies creating a trade imbalance in favour of Australia. After the 13th Asean foreign ministers meeting of Wednesday
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      Lock icon RISE IN TAIWANESE EXPORTS TO ASEAN
      101 3 AFP TAIWANESE exports to the five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) last amounted to U551,330 million, compared with $1,001.7 million previously, according to customs statistics. Taiwanese imports from the five nations last year totalled $1,053 million, an increase of $312 million over the
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      817 3 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MH601 0700 KUL FT FT75 0710 JFK/ORD ANC TPE SIA BA SQBA17 0715 LHR BAH SIA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0635 PEN MAS MH671 0930 PEN KUL MAS MH605 1000 KUL SIA SQ211 1000 HLP CAL CI814 1000
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      Lock icon Price increases will dampen Manila economy
      525 3 Business Day PRICE increases will dampen consumer demand and slacken industrial activities in the Philippines this year. Describing the outlook as not very favourable, a study by Private Development Corporation of the Philippines says most businesses will see lower profits this year. Industries producing
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
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        JAPAN GIVES MORE AID
        555 3 JAPAN extended U552.63 billion in official development aid to developing countries last year, up 19.1 per cent over the previous year. The amount accounted for 0.26 per cent of the nation's gross national product, also up from the previous year's ratio of 0.23 per cent. A
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      235 3 It's just good business to take the fastest way to the U.S. A. Every day at 7.00 a.m.. Pan Am's Flight No. 6, a 7475P, m leaves Singapore, stops briefly in J Hong Kong and continues nonstop to San Francisco. That's the fastest way to Hong Kong or San Francisco.
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Profit-taking pares early gains
      265 4 STEADIER conditions were experienced in more active trading, taking levels up 10 cents before profit-taking and lack of physical follow through took the market off best, said the weekly review of the Malaysian and Singapore rubber market by Holiday, Cutler and Bath. After holding around the
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      SOYBEAN
      124 4 THE Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended US2 to 4 "2 cents a bushel lower on Thursday, near the bottom of a 6 Vi cent range. Local profit-taking and evening up erased about half of Wednesday's technical advance. Commercial selling and picked up country movement accelerated the decline.
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      WHEAT
      206 4 THE Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended USB 1 2 to 6V2 cents a bushel lower in active trade on Thursday. Prices settled near the bottom of a nine cent range. Local evening up ahead of yesterday's crop report forced prices to day's lows. Winter wheat harvesting progress
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      RUBBER
      264 4 IN Singapore, the market closed slightly lower with July One RSS buyers quoted at 290.50 cents per kilo, down 3.50 cents from Thursday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked down slightly on stale bull releases and upcountry selling, they said. Afternoon prices fluctuated narrowly around lunchtime levels until
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      RAS PRICES
      367 4 R.A.S. prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f o b. 290.00 291 OON Int. 1 R.S.S. July 291 00 291.50 Int. 1 R.S.S. August 291 00 291 50 Int. 2 R.S.S. 283 50 284.50N UK/Cont 282.50 283.50N Int. 3R.S.S.
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      SSR and SMR
      113 4 NOON SSRu kd SMR tnces yesterday RAS July August (Current Mthl (Forward Mtk) Buyer* Sellers Bayers Sellers SSR 20 (1-ton pallet) 267 00 269 00N 268 00 BUM SSR SO (1-ton pallet) 264(10 266 00N 265 00 267 OON MRELB Jaly Augast SMRCV (1-ton pallet) 316.00 318.00N
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      Straits Tin
      88 4 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday rose Ms 34 per picol to $2,184, $39 abo ve the International Tin Agreement ceiling, dealers said. The rise was attributed to a firmer London closing on Thursday night coupled with continued good demand from the US, Japan and Europe and
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      CLOSING PRICES
      38 4 Rubber June 27 Singapore: July: 290.50 cents (down 3.50 cents) Malaysia: July: 294.00 cents (down 2.00 cents) Tin: M$2,184 (up $34) (equivalent to $36.11 per kilo) (up 56 cents) Official offering: 215 tonnes (up 39Vi tonnes)
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      Rise in rubber exports
      104 4 PENINSULAR Malaysian rubber exports rose to 183,121 tonnes in January from 124,239 tonnes in December and 157,377 tonnes in January 1979, according to Malaysian Statistics Department figures. The export breakdown at end-January showed EEC countries took 48,149 tonnes against 33,963 in December, China 4,740 (5,750), Japan
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      TEXTILES
      193 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Cattaa yara: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2.190; 32s 2,590, 40s 2,860 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gaads: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Rower and Butterfly
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      Produce exchange
      176 4 CHINESE Pradaee Exchange, Singapore, clotting prices per lit kg yesterday: Cmmil «II: Bulk fob 137.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $147.00 sellers, new drum fob $153.00 sellers. Capra: Mixed (loose) $84.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $455.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq
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      RICE
      333 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.05, 100 per cent second class 0.90, 100 per cent third class 0.88, 25 per cent new crop 0.80, R-10 per cent 0.68. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special no stock.
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      LONDON MARKETS
      901 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures turned very steady yesterday after initially opening lower in line with New York closing overnight. Dealers said business featured covering ahead of the weekend when cold weather could threaten Brazilian coffee regions. September climbed to a high of £1,616 from an early low of £1,585.
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      PALM OIL
      141 4 IN Kuala Lumpur, the market fell on lack of interest yesterday despite Indian buying of refined bleached deodorised olein, dealers said. The State Trading Corporation bought refined olein at US$559 per tonne CIF for October shipment. Trading was concentrated in the central region with June easing MJ7.50 to
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Lock icon Interest on blue chips and speculatives
      605 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa WITH a new month just round the corner, the market advanced further with interest on blue chips and speculatives. Most of the larger purchase orders were for the speculatives with a smaller capital of between Y3 billion to Y5 billion. Blue
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      Lock icon Hongkong
      322 4 Source: SHK See ANOTHER seven year high was registered yesterday in heavy trading. Cash laden investors chased blue chips. It was Jardines' turn to shine with a HKSI gain to HK517.90 while HK Land gained cents and Hang Seng Bank HKSS to HKJI3O. There were no announce- ments of
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      Sydney
      317 4 STOCKS were mixed with some profit-taking in evidence, dealers said. In gold miners Central Norseman closed AlO cents down after morning gains at $10.60, Kalgoorlie rose 30 to $8.30 and Valiant 20 to $1.80. Poseidon rose 15 cents to $4.00 while North Kalgoorlie eased 5 to $1.75, and Bouganville
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      Manila
      150 4 STOCKS closed generally firmer yesterday and turnover rose to seven million pesos from Thursday's four million, dealers said. Atlas Con B, Baguio Gold, Benguet Con B, Lepanto B, Surigao Con B, Philex B, Basic Petroleum, Pogei, Seafront, BF Goodrich, CDCP, Usiphil and Vulcan all gained, while Marsteel fell and
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      Bangkok
      263 4 STOCK prices closed mostly higher yesterday in quiet trading, dealers said. Bangkok Bank gained six baht to 302, Industrial and Finance Corp one to 120, Mah Boonkrong Drying and Silo one to 196 but United Flour Mill fell one to 192 baht. JUNE 27 Bahts a-i.i CMi 140 An;j
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      Joint-venture to explore coal deposits
      83 4 AUSTRALIAN companies Atlantic Richfield, Unit Arco Australia Ltd, Moonie Oil Co Ltd and Unit International Oil Pte Ltd have agreed to a joint venture to explore and develop brown coal deposits. Each company will have an equal interest in the deposits at Gelliondale, Victoria, which
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      Selected indices
      54 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 466 7 Wednesday 465 9 Week Ago 473.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 883.45 Wednesday 887.54 Week Ago 881.91 H.K.HANG SENG Friday 1041.43 Thursday 1026.89 Week Ago 987.96 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 679.27 Thursday 678.75 Week Ago 809 29 ALL ORDINARIES Friday 898-84 Thursday 896.57
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      259 4 wm 4 'An opportunity is as real an ingredient in business as raw material, labour or finance but it only exists when you can see it' Everybody assumes that he or she is opportunity conscious but is frequently only conscious of the need to be opportunity conscious. For often what
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Why banks fail to recycle Opec surpluses
      160 5 Reuter OVER-CONSERVATIVE prudential banking ratios is the only reason for the failure of the international banking system to recycle Opec oil surpluses, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency official, Mr Ahmed Abdulla tif, said. Mr Abdullatif, directorgeneral of the agency's foreign department, on Thursday told
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      Lock icon Government defers British Steel request for cash
      213 5 Reuter BRITISH Industry Secretary, Sir Keith Joseph, told Parliament that the government is not prepared to increase British Steel Corporation's (BSC) external financing limits until after its new chairman takes over. BSC had requested £400 million more for the financial year 1980/81. Sir
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      Lock icon Need for better financial reports
      100 5 Reuter ACTION by anlflntlMwl (ampules, International mcoiatlig firms and the Internatieaal teeiiitlig standards committee to improve standards af w—reporting Is called far in a ISM werid survey sf aaaaal reperts pa Wished by Flmmmclml Hums AMMH lufwmatfeoaf Laodaa. The repart says they shaaid agree an
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      Lock icon U.S. GNP LIKELY TO FALL SHARPLY
      85 5 Reuter THE US gross national product in the second quarter is likely to show a sharp decline of 8 or 9 per cent at an annual rate, predicted Charles Schultze, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He told a meeting
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      Lock icon Cairo lashes out at Israel for hindering talks
      349 5 AP EGYPTIAN Vice-President Hosni Mubarak yesterday blasted Israeli Prime Minister Begin for creating obstacles to a Middle East peace settlement. Mr Mubarak delivered his resounding attack in an interview with the AJ Ahram newspaper. He also touched on the situation in Libya,
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      Rival bidder for Rolls?
      257 5 THE proposed takeover of Rolls Royce by the Vickers engineering and armaments group announced on Wednesday may not go unchallenged, City of London sources said. Their theory was that a rival bidder may well step in in anticipation of some resistance from Rolls Royce shareholders to
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      Lock icon Renewed arms race will be to US advantage
      237 5 Reuter REPUBLICAN presidential contender Ronald Reagan thinks the prospect of a renewed arms race may force Moscow to bargain more seriously about limiting nuclear weapons, one of his chief advisers said in Washington. Mr Richard Allen said the US would have the
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      Lock icon S. Africa accused of invading Angola
      199 5 UPI ANGOLA has accused South Africa of launching a massive invasion into its southern border area using three infantry and two para troop battalions supported by armoured and motorised artillery units. Angolan Ambassador Elisio de Figueiredo told the council: "They have killed over 370
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        OLYMPIC CLAIM
        524 5 NATIONAL Broadcasting Company of the US has filed a $78.3 million claim with Lloyd's of London to cover losses resulting from the company's decision not to televise the 1980 Moscow Olympic. The claim is believed to be the largest of its kind ever sought from an insurance company.
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      844 5 +_-@{[~@(~'\>}"=.&%>>//=+^/_\!' A Consolidated Balance Sheet-condensed-at 31st December 1979 -with comparative figures Assets Liabilities December 31, 1979 December 31,1978 December 31, 1979 December 31, 1978 DM DM (thousands) (thousands) Total Assets 121.298.564 111.001.845 Liabilities to banks payable on demand with original periods or periods of notice Liabilities to customers payable on
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    Sentosa can be successful
    439 6 IT HAS been many years since the government, first set out to make Sentosa Island a resort for tourists and Singaporeans. Millions of dollars have been spent on the project without producing significant results. Today, Sentosa is still used mainly by swimmers during weekends. It has
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    Leave it to the companies
    294 6 IT IS unfortunate that fads should sometimes catch the imagination to such an extent that they overcome the good sense of even professionals. In the US, there has been an obsessive fear of secrecy. So, various crusaders have battled governments for greater disclosure. They have
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    Lock icon The man who may know too much
    1942 6  -  The total loss of privacy to a complete stranger with a computer at his fingertips may yet be an Orwellian fantasy. But with the increasing capacity of data banks, a failure to install legislative safeguards may just turn the fantasy into more than
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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    Lock icon ASEAN'S SATELLITE ADVENTURE
    713 7  -  By ARUN BHATTACHARJEE Depthnews IN TWO years, the members of Asean and Papua New Guinea are expected to join the space communications industry without having to invest heavily or adopt technological innovations. Indonesia, which became the first Asian country to own a domestic satellite system in 1976,
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    Lock icon Is military might the answer?
    866 7  -  FOBUM With FLORA LEWIS NYT RONALD Reagan and his supporters are calling for a huge increase in the defence budget that would mean a new, virtually unlimited heat in the arms race. Their idea is not to achieve the protection that decisive Western military superiority
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      1285 7 ffi IJM BANKOFAMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET U.S. Dollar amounts in thousands) Assets Interest-earning deposits Investment securities Trading account securities December 31, 1979 1978 Total securities Other short-term investments Total loans Unearned income Reserve for possible loan losses Net loans Lease financing Other real
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
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        Brussels
        94 8 JUNK 26 Krs FORWARD MARKET *cec 296 10 Arbrd 1755 -10 Astur 441 1 Brascun 678 16 Bru-Lamb 1424 4 t'jnpuc 998 unch Cock 238 unch L>p Br*»rs 262 -4 Kbes 1925 unch Electrobel 6090 *30 Ob-Inno-Bm 2400 60 G*v 1276 26 Hobo* 2660 >10 Pelro 5130 80 Ryl
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        Paris
        272 8 JUNE 26 Frs CORBEILLE Air-l.iauide 418 9 B S N Gervais Danone 1028 16 C S F (ThomsonC»l» 475.10 -29 Cie Francaise des Petrolrs 266 76 Compagnie Flnanclere Compagnie General* jan 5.5 Credit Foncier L)e France 435 8 Hachelte (Librairie) 249 Machines Bull 5810 0 9 Michelin (B) 803
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        Frankfurt
        215 8 JUNE 26 Dm Aeg-T>lerunken 77 40 -0.6 Akzo 21 40 0.1 All/ Lfbfn ***** -30 Allz Vers 399 00 -25 BASK 147-20 -06 Bay H T Wbank 249B -1 Bay Vbiink 291 -3 Buyer 117 50 BBC ***** 2 BMW ***** -3.2 Casarlla 330 -5 t hem Ver» 286
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        208 8 ,IU!SE 26 Fls ■\BN A IviM 63 10 -0.7 1MBLi 23 40 293 00 -02 -1 XSIEV 83 TOxd -25 Aiilfas ***** -13 Anirobnk 65.10 -0.1 IfcHfovi 44 40 0.4 Brrk 89.50 5720 -01 Boi^uinij 200 00 -2 Byrhinann 65 80 unch Bvenkorf 55 00 -1 Caliand Calv* Delft
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        111 8 JUNE 26 Lire Anir 6 90 •4.15 Avsoc Gen ***** 450 .1 Bastof i 612 Central* ***** -175 Plat 1735 -56 Kinsider 69 unch Gen linmob TO -1 75 IH Pn 3178 138 luicpmfnu ***** 200 I taigas 845 -5 ltalsider 322 •I Magnfti M Pf 490 9 Marelli
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      211 8 JUNK 3b CI ADilibi It A.i jD 31 i MPM 32 Bank Mont 27 unrh Bank Nova Scotia 30 unrh BrII Tel 20 .i, Beth Corp BP Can Lid 44 Brasran 26 Caiup Red Lake S3 1 Can Imp Bk 26 Canpar 40 Can par lnv PI Carling O'Keete
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      323 8 JUNE 26 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 345 5 Abrrcom 315 17 At And CI 785 5 AM1C 2425 unch Barlows 1060 25 t'g Sugar 1060 10 CNA 460 unch Currie Finance 195 5 Up Beers Ind 2650B unch Edron 530 unch Edgars 6650B Evpready T ted Yolk 460 10
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      Peugeot- Fiat contact
      128 8 PeugeotFiat contact PSA Peugeot-CI troeii chairman Jean-Paul Parayre told shareholders the company has very close contacts with Flat but no new agreement is imminent. Replying to questions at the annual meeting, he said the two companies are already cooperating in Argentina and on the production of a light commercial vehicle.
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      158 8 Where to wine, dine and entertain iIvJU JAPANESE RESTAURANT For sushi. For teppanyaki. For other authentically Japanese delights. Open daily: 12 noon 3 p.m. 6.30 p.m. 10.30 p.m. For reservations call *****77 A Ccmiin hirk Slm*iiiUhi Siii£;n|»or«* SHERATON HOTELS AND INNS WORLDWIDE NASSIM HILL. SINGAPORE 1025 Tei *****7? Operated Dy
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      121 8 !;=\=%;|^_;>++=]}!-*?)!||@?|!]* The Great Family Do-lt-Yburself Barbecue. 1% 9>\ i f} TO bW Saturday rwtx Pootside at the Oberot lust choose what you want and barbecue it Meat seafood, salads, sauces Chefs hat and apron available $20+ tor adults. Jl4+ for each child under 12 Anytime from 7pm-10 30pm T 5*
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      214 8 Singapore-style SBilton style, lah At the Top of the Hilton, at Hin's. That's where you get a selection of typically Cantonese favourites. And our very own Flavours of Singapore No mess No noise. Just great chow In the comfort and serenity of the Hilton. If you live to eat. live
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      263 8 The American Express Card serves you well wherever great food is served 'AMERICAN! Welcome To apply for the American Express Card, call 2358 133. OMBO'2J AEC 405 HAVELOCK ROAD, S'PORE 3. TEL: *****1 CENTURY PARK SHERATON NASSIM HILL, S'PORE 10. TEL: *****77 HOTEL ASIA 37 SCOTTS RD S'PORE TEL: *****88
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    565 9 NEW YORK A LATE sinking spell on Thursday undercut a firm market and left prices lower in heavy trading. Analysts said the market ran into an area of heavy supply of stock after the long spring advance that carried the Dow Jones industrial average to its
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      Singapore market
      482 9 TRADING in the foreign exchange market yesterday was mainly confined to midyear book-squaring activity. Sterling opened firm, based on a weak overnight US dollar at 234.50/70 against the dollar. News that the minimum lending rate will be maintained at 17 per cent, resulted in a stronger sterling in
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      PLR
      22 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 11.5 per cent.
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      HONGKONG
      152 9 THE U.S. dollar continued to make small advances against most major currencies in very thin afternoon trading, dealers said. They said business was featureless with operators unwilling to take positions ahead of the half-year end. The dollar was quoted at a late 217.75/85 yen from an early 217.35/45 and
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      ASIAN $
      200 9 ASIAN ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on June 27: 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 0 months 9 months 12 months U8 DolUn(Spot) Offer Hid 9H 9 l 911/10 9 9/10 9H 9W 9i 9H 9V. 9H 9 9/10 9 7/10 9 9/10 97/10 SwFrs.
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      49 9 RANGE of pnm *1 Ml by dt» count ho—i am Jm» r Ovrmiftii in QUI drpotfu Ohm B«r«M H»IUm 3-month Treasury bUU 6 1 6 l 3 month Bank bills 9 13/16 9 11/16 3 months CD 9v« g, 6 months CD 93/16 #1/16 Source: National Discount Co
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      TOKYO
      115 9 THE U.S. dollar for overnight delivery closed at 217.60 yen yesterday, up from a 216.80 opening but down from 218.15 at Thursday's close, dealers said. Trading was light with volume US$767 million. The dollar edged up to the day's high of 217.70 yen in slow late trading on buying
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      GOLD
      286 9 IN Singapore, gold futures yesterday closed generally firmer compared with overnight levels in light trading, dealers said. Opening quotations were marked up around US$2 an ounce following the metal's strength in New york on Thursday night and in Hongkong yesterday. Thereafter the market held steady during the morning's trading
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      LONDON
      299 9 THE U.S. dollar firmed slightly yesterday in early trading, basically reflecting some technical recovery following overnight losses in the US, while sterling softened, dealers said. They noted Thursday's announcement by the UK Industry Secretary Keith Joseph that the state owned British Steel Corp has requested substantial additional external financing
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      Treasury bill tender
      60 9 RESULTS of tender held on June 27 for 91/273-day Treasury bills are: Offered: $80,000,000/ $20,000,000 Applied for: $174,250,000/ $68,000,000 Allotted: $80,000,000/ $20,000,000 Accepted bids: $96.31 approximately 43 per cent higher bids in full. For the 273-day bills, accepted bids were $96.14 and higher bids in full. Average
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      Lock icon S'pore among world's top buyers of gold
      401 9 AFP SINGAPORE was among the major recipient-coun-tries of gold sales last year, with the amount of yellow metal transferred to the Republic increasing by around four times from the previous year's level. According to the recently published annual gold survey of Consolidated Gold
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      Lock icon Tokyo companies raise record funds
      236 9 Reuter JAPANESE companies raised an estimated record US$6 billion from overseas markets in fiscal 1979 ended March, up sharply from $4.50 billion a year earlier. The Long-term Credit Bank of Japan said in a monthly survey the share of funds from overseas of the total
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      Lock icon Bangkok approves US$310m loan
      128 9 Reuter THE THAI Cabinet has approved a Finance Ministry recommendation to obtain a US$3lO million, eight-year, syndicated loan for development projects. An official said the loan, which carries interest at 0.75 per cent over London interbank offered rates (Libor) and a four-year grace period, is guaranteed
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      Lock icon FINANCIAL FUTURES MARKET IN LONDON
      126 9 Reuter THE FINAL draft of a feasibility study on a financial* futures market in London should be ready for su birds-* sion to the Bank of England in about two weeks, safcC John Barkshire, chairman* of a City working parly! which prepared the study. Mr
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      Lock icon Increase capital order
      76 9 Reuter THE TAIPEH Ministry ;of Finance has informed forC eign banks that they most* increase capital required their Taiwan branches la US$2 million before Martjr 1981. A spokesman for Hie» ministry said they may IqC crease their capital step by" step but added that tl^ a amount
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      964 9 J. W--r Barclays Bank International Limited The Barclays Bank International group Consolidated balance sheet at 31st December 1979 Liabilities Deposits and current accounts of customers including other banks Amounts due to Barclays Bank Limited and fellow subsidiaries Current taxation Other liabilities Long term borrowings of subsidiaries Loan capital of the
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    1739 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange Df Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units, unless otherwise specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL Atm» (3.145)
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    Unit trusts
    164 10 SING APORE I NIT TB18T OUB-MONTAGL The Commerce tar Jm M) 2 65 2 78xd prtow tar Jh a Union Spore Fund 1.03 l Ob The Savingt Fund S pore Prog Fund 1.73 1.8 1.28 1.34 INCOME BOND UNIT S pore See. Fund S pore Invest Fund 2.13
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    2791 10 Gr'» Gr's Net 1980 Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol n*v High Low Company Sale or- C'vr (000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ■370 245 Acma 316xd -2 15.0 2.8 4.7 12.4 3 316 314 ■223 220 Alcom 223 12.0 2.5 5 2 12.6 149 116
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    1837 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. INTM-BTIUALB Aicea (2.178 2.206) (12) 2.18 Ataa BaM (1.348) A Chee (1.305)
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    COMPANY MEETINGS
    74 10 Negri SembUaa OU Palms BM: AGM to be held at 12th Floor, Wisma MPI, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, at 11am on June 28. Harlmnn Investments Ltd: AGM to be held at 19th Floor, OCBC Centre, Chulia Street, Siingapore, at 12 noon on June 28. Tnng Meng Industries
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    Bulls have field day in market
    741 10 BULLS made a (treehl entrance late the Singapore stock market yesterday poshing share prices upwards across the baard. At the flaal bell, hrsad galas were pasted la mast sectors. The upsarge s( baylag Interest was clearly ma latest tram the market's opening as purchase
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    KL steady but cautious
    562 10 PRICES ruled steady on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday, after three sessions of uneasiness and erratic trading caused by fears of the border fighting in Thailand. Traders appeared to regain their composure to trade briskly. Attention however was confined to selected heavyweights and lower-liners. Elsewhere,
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      Sigma benefits from construction boom
      386 11  -  By TOH SU FEN RIDING on the back of the construction boom, Sigma Metal hopes to make a healthy recovery this year and to broaden its bases. The company plans to diversify both locally and overseas. With a number of local building projects already in
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      Jack Chia reports lower earnings
      242 11 JACK CHIA Enterprises (Malaysia) has reported lower earnings for the year ended March 31, 1980, following poorer results from subsidiaries. Group pre-tax profit fell 33 per cent to $2 02 million on a 6 per cent decline in turnover to $18.43 million. Higher costs contributed
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        INTERNATIONAL Wood Products
        47 11 has reported pre- tax profit for the year ended Feb 29, 1980, of $1.61 million as compared with *4 77 million the year before. The directors will recommend payment of a first and final dividend of 10 per cent tax exempt (15 per cent).
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        TRENGGANU Development and Management
        86 11 has re- ported group pre-tax profit (including share of profit of associate company) for the year ended Dec 31, 1979, of MJ6.36 million as compared with $2.75 million the year before. The company said that its accounts has been delayed pending the finalisation of the Chenderong
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      122 11 PAN Electric $15.91 million 9 s t per cent convertible unsecured loan stock 1980 87 the loan stock transfer register will be closed from Jul 25 to 29, for the purpose of fixing entitlements to the half-yearly interest ending Jul 31. All loan stockholders can, during the months
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      Another good year for Tong Meng
      315 11 TONG MENG Industries staged a further profit improvement last year despite being plagued by unfavourable market conditions and keen competition. Buoyed by a better second-half, group pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31, 1979 jumped by 73 Per cent to $688,368 despite a
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      MWE announces rights issue
      146 11 MWE Holdings Berhad ku aasesseed a far we rights lane at $1 par which will raise the cempaay's paid-op capital to $17.4 mllllea. The Pral-hased textile cempaay said yesterday the righto lane, which will hrlag la $8.7 mllltoa, will he and to redaee baak btmwlags and
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      Supreme questioned
      243 11 SUPREME Corporation has been asked by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for more details on the Keng Soon group acquisition as well as an explanation for not giving indication of the acquisitions when queried earlier on the share's sharp price and volume jumps. The exchange wants Supreme "to
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      Central profitable again
      294 11 THE cessation of loss-making commodity trading activities has helped Central Securities (Holdings) back into the black in the first half of the current year. Group pre-tax profit (including associates' contributions) for the six months to Mar 31, 1960, amounted to $567,000 compared with a loss of $965,000
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    Lock icon Red Cross workers among four missing
    183 12 Reuter VIETNAMESE-led forces on the tense Thai-Kampu-chean border are believed to be holding four Westerners, two of whom are Red Cross workers seeking permission to bring out wounded in the aftermath of bloody fighting. The two officials of the International Committee of the Red
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    Lock icon Sabah prawn farm raises $5m loan
    297 12 AFP A MALAYSIAN company has obtained a $5 million loan to develop what is expected to be the world's largest marine prawn culture farm, and the first in South-east Asia. Syarikat Pelihara Udang, owned by Sabah cocoa industrialist Datuk Hong Teck Guan, will rear
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    Travellers delayed at Sydney airport
    170 12 OVERSEAS airline passengers faced long delays at Sydney international airport yesterday as a strike by Qantas ground staff entered its seventh day. Striking Transport Workers Union members at Qantas voted on Thursday to stay out at least until Tuesday, a union spokesman said. The 650
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    Lock icon Foreign investment in Tokyo stocks hits record
    160 12 AFP REFLECTING the recent yen appreciation, net investment in Japanese stocks by foreigners hit a record high of US$4Ol million in May. This is almost three times more than the $135 million in April. The Japanese Finance Ministry reported yesterday that the May
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    Lock icon Bankers to discuss Asean Finance Corp
    142 12 AFP ABOUT 50 bankers from Asean will meet in Manila for three days next month to finalise the establishment of the Asean Finance Corporation. Members of the Asean Banking Council will also be meeting in Manila from July 5-7 to develop an Asean bankers
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    LONDON STOCKS
    837 12 LONDON, Fri. Gold shares advanced in active trading reflecting the higher bullion price, but otherwise the account ended on a quiet note and at 3 pm, the FT index was down 4.4 at 462.3, dealers said. Government bonds rallied from initial falls after the Bank of England announced
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    Lock icon Committee censures Wardley
    442 12 Reuter THE HONGKONG committee on takeovers and mergers has censured financial adviser Wardley for its handling of Sir YK Pao and his family's acquisition of more shares in Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. In a statement yesterday, the committee said the failure of Pao interests to
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    Lock icon Gold jumps to US$630
    338 12 Reuter THE PRICE of gold in London yesterday jumped to its highest levels since March, trading at more than US$63O an ounce on European bullion markets. Dealers said gold rose against a background of anxiety about the international political situation, but technical factors were more immediate
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    164 12 AP CLASHES and mortar attacks that began late on Thursday night between Iraqi and Iranian forces at border posts in Dam province west of Iran were still going on yesterday. A spokesman for the Iranian joint staff of the armed forces said the clashes were taking place
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    Lock icon Joint BP-Petronas venture in Sabah
    134 12 Reuter CARIGALI-British Petroleum, a joint-venture company formed by Malaysia's national oil company Petronas and British Petroleum,, is to start oil exploration in a large concession area in the East Malaysian state of Sabah. Mr G. V. Wood, manager of Carigali-BP, yesterday said seismic tests will
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    102 12 AP A SEAMAN threatened to set fire to a kerosene-soak-ed rag on board a Singapore oil tanker in Darwin, Australia. The tanker is loaded with 70,000 tonnes of fuel oil. Police at Nhulunbuy, 650 kilometees east of Darwin, said yesterday the threat was made on board
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      192 12 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE Of SHIP'S NAME We. Trademar Pte Ltd, of Unit 1101-A. 11th floor, Marina House, Shenton Way, Singapore 0207, hereby give notice that In consequence of our clients' Intended change of name of the motor vessel "EUROBRIDGE CROSS", we have applied to The Registrar of Singapore
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      66 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Showers in a few places in the late morning. Report (or 24 hoars prior to 7.31 p.m. on Jane 27 at the airport. Maximum temperature 31.6 Associated humidity 69 Minimum temperature 26.3 Associated humidity 92 Hours of sunshine 7.05 Rainfall
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  • LEISURE TIMES
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      Escape to Sung Village
      1703 13  -  To get far from the madding Hongkong crowd, one may either step into a Chinese village of the past or relax in the cool dolphin. By LEE YOKE MENG LAI CHI KOK is but one of the myriads of fascinating and unique district names in the
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      MAKE-UP OF A WINNER
      383 13  -  VIOLET CHOW AT LAST, the best mad meat talented make-sp artiste la Singapore has been fonad. And she Is Cecilia Chug, winner sf aa elaborate Make-Up Award easiest held fsr the first time Is Sin gaps re aad judged at the Shaagrl-La Hotel on Thursday. For
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      Hardly a rough edge
      1056 14  -  M0T0B1M8 with Hermes THE word "conventional" for a car is getting to be vague and out-of-date these days. We are already beginning to see turbo chargers being fitted into cars to improve efficiency, and even four-drive wheel drive saloons are going into full-force production. But there
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      Jack of Hearts
      408 14  -  By VIOLET CHOW THE TIARA Snpperelnb ghlmawred with the usual anticipation as the lights dimmed. Hie drams railed a man strode aver, teak the mlerophoae aad brightened the stage with the apealag nam her, What Kind Of F—J Am If Every ward aad metedy that paared from
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      A S'pore win seems more likely tonight
      1931 14  -  By RONALD KOW SINGAPORE gets yet another crack at trying to beat Selangor in a Malaysia Cup final at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur tonight. So, will «re have cause to celebrate after this evening's match? Or will we just go back to
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      Beecham looks set to cruise into the final
      682 14  -  ANCHOR SQUASH LEAGUE ANCHOR 1980 SERIES By CHARMAINE CHAN BEECHAM has not dropped a set in its quest to regain the Anchor Business Houses Squash League this year, handing three opposing teams 5-0 losses so far. The winner of the inaugural league
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      YOUR WEEKEND SPORTS
      274 14 GOLF: SICC (Bukit location) sth SICC Open Invitation Championship. Starting this morning, this year's championship, which has attratced 46 entries, will feature these young golfers: John Ong, Poh Yee Kiat, David Sim, Tan Chuan Thye and Nicholas Leong. SICC (Island course) mixed four-ball best ball srokeplay tomorrow
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      21 13 RICOH Plain paper copiers Preferred by offices worldwide CALL *****5. Wywy Private Limited Wywy House. 17 Leng Kee Road. Singapore 0315
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      578 13 WHAT WHERE EXHIBITIONS ALPHA Gallery's presentation of Abstract Paintings by Jaafar La tiff. Last day. From 10am to spm. HAVE your portrait sketched in charcoal by Mohamed bin Mohamed at the Oberoi Imperial Hotel exhibition of his works. Over 20 charcoal and oil works by this multi-talented artist (he is
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