The Business Times, 16 May 1981
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Title Section11 1981-05-16 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 107/1/81 SATURDAY, MAY 1«, 1981 60 CENTS11 words
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Article51 1981-05-16 1 AFP COPENHAGEN, Fri. Denmark has become the first Western industrialised country to ratify the agreement setting up the commodities common fund under the "North-South dialogue", the foreign ministry said here. The agreement part of the plan for a new international economic order was ratified on Wednesday, it said.AFP - 51 words
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Article58 1981-05-16 1 AFP MANILA, Fri. The Philippines is currently E recessing 20,000 barrels of crude oil daily for idonesia, it was confirmed here yesterday. The confirmation was made by officials of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) following a report published in the Astrad trade news datelined Jakarta, quoting MinisterAFP - 58 words
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Article96 1981-05-16 1 AP LONDON, Fri. British lawmakers, still among the lowest paid in Europe, are due to get an 18 per cent pay raise, but budget-cutting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher warned doctors, senior army officers and civil servants toay they will have to do with rises of 7AP - 96 words
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Article80 1981-05-16 1 AP PARIS, Fri. A wave of selling orders hit the Paris stock market again on Friday, delaying quotations for 15 minutes and dispelling hopes that a return to more normal trading conditions had been heralded by the previous day's recovery. Traders said the market was "alive" withAP - 80 words
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Article63 1981-05-16 1 AFP PARIS, Fri. Francois Mitterrand was today officially proclaimed President of France by the constitutional council, following his election victory on Sunday over incumbent President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. By polling 15,708,262 of the 30,350,568 valid votes cast in the election, Mr Mitterrand won by a margin of 1,065,956AFP - 63 words
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Article65 1981-05-16 1 Reuter ROME, Fri. Pope John Paul is suffering from spasms of piercing pain from his bullet wounds but is gaining strength after his long operation, a medical bulletin said today. It said the Pope, shot in the stomach, right arm and left hand by a Turkish extremistReuter - 65 words
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Article72 1981-05-16 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Malaysia's first premier, Tunku Abdul Rahman today described Prime Minister Hussein Onn's decision to step down as "no surpirse". The Tunku said that Datuk Hussein Onn's decision was made much earlier owing to his health. "I know he would have carried on ifReuter - 72 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article138 1981-05-16 1 Rises Peri Mai* 8«f Properties 1210 170 2290 110 G E Life 2000 100 C Sugars Syn Reaina 1500 820 90 90 Dutch Baby 480 90 H Leong Credit 1470 80 Gentinfa 8 EA L 1120 80 410 80 G Ceramica 730 75 Falls S P Textile 380 -28138 words
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Article, Illustration154 1981-05-16 1 Rises Matsushita 840 220 G Ceramics 785 115 Oil ting HLInd 1200 2100 +90 +90 KLInd 780 +85 Pic Dev 1170 +60 Syn Resin 850 +55 Dutch Baby 515 53 P Chem 1050 +50 SEA Lumb 430 +30 Sentosa 560 +30 Falls Tronoh 1800 -40 S Dredge 950154 words
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Article643 1981-05-16 1 LILLIAN CHEW - By LILLIAN CHEW EVERY secondary school in Singapore will soon have an Apple. The Ministry of Education has decided that only Apple computers will be installed in all secondary schools under the masterplan to develop Singapore into a regional computer training centre. It has set643 words
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428 1981-05-16 1 KOH TSE YING - By KOH TSE YING AHEAD of Neptune Orient Lines' debut on Tuesday, the Singapore stock market yesterday rode to new heights on the back of strong performance by heavyweight issues. The Straits Times Industrial Index, which earlier this week was drifting around428 words
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Article, Illustration253 1981-05-16 1 SINGAPORE laid to rest the My af Mi late Ifc—l yesterday. As a mall, salens gathering sf family, gsvenuneat leaders aad fareign dlgaltariee steed by the graveside In the State Cemetery at Kraaf, the»sasds sf Singaporeans crowded reaad televWsa seta la their hemes aad their sOees253 words
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Advertisement226 1981-05-16 1 Swing With A Perfect IMA The form and function of many things are often v rated on a scale of 1 to 10. Hi This includes Olympic competitive scoring, pretty girls and golf clubs. That's why Lynx named its newest, hottest model golf club'lo'. These new-design woods and irons were226 words
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Advertisement73 1981-05-16 1 $!.&'!]}<@(>,~}^[?\)*);=':[<$;, LEISURE TIMES VIETNAMESE-backed Kampuchea accuses US of new p1ay..... t US oU companies pot their feet down WANT to give prestige to your products? UMW (Malaysia) cxpects higher pr0fit............................. 11 UNITED Plantations announces expansion plans 11 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister to step d0wn................................. 12 TV AND RADIO I, CROSSWORDS C,73 words
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Advertisement59 1981-05-16 1 The Straits c m P a es Times KeypSS DIRECTORY Agencies Of Singapore j (Buku Merah) < 14-> GROUND THE WORLD... /MUNSMGNNE4R StaflU U.S.A. THE SYMBOL OF QUALITY When you wear Munsingwear, You know you look good. Anyway you wear it. Everywhere you wear it. Today's best-seller in active sportswear59 words
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REGIONAL
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382 1981-05-16 2 AFP THE VIETNAMESE-backed Kampuchean regime has blasted the United States (or what it called a new ploy to discredit its two-year-old leadership. A commentary carried by the Kampuchean news agency SPK, said the distribution of rice seed to Kampuchean farmers, which began onAFP - 382 words
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154 1981-05-16 2 AFP THE US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has authorised the government to turn over to Pakistan an initial US$lOO million in economic aid. The committee stretched a point, since US law forbids the government to help countries which refuse to promise not to develop nuclear weapons.AFP - 154 words
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249 1981-05-16 2 AFP CLOTHING and accessories are by far the biggest export earner for Hongkong in the first quarter of this year with a combined value equivalent to US$l.l3 billion. By itself, clothing sales to the United States went up by $117 million or 41 perAFP - 249 words
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Article245 1981-05-16 2 AFP AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has quelled criticism among his Liberal Party parliamentary supporters but after next week's recess he will face a new line of criticism in which former minister for foreign affairs, Mr Andrew Peacock, is a leading member. One liberal backbencher, Mr MaxAFP - 245 words
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149 1981-05-16 2 AFP AN INTERNATIONAL conference on Kampuchea will probably be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York in July. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution last October calling on Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim to convene such a conference. Asean countries haveAFP - 149 words
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89 1981-05-16 2 AP LAOTION Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister Phoune Sipaseuth said yesterday that differences between the Indochina countries and Asean on the Kampuchean conflict should not stop Asean from going ahead with its plan for a zone of neutrality in South-east Asia. He said the only wayAP - 89 words
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462 1981-05-16 2 UPI THE 49th Canton Trade Fair closed yesterday with its reputation intact as a bonanza for the first time trader in China and an important market for Chinese goods. The deputy secretary of the organising committee, Mr Wu Shengyuan, said business was up comparedUPI - 462 words
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THE REGION IN BRIEF
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Article395 1981-05-16 2 Agencies JAPAN'S two largest car makers have reported record exports last month despite the government's agreement to voluntarily hold down car exports to the United States. Toyota exported an alltime high of 167,463 vehicles in April, up 8.3 per cent from a year earlier. Nissan, which manufacturesAgencies - 395 words
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467 1981-05-16 2 UPI THE Japanese government has decided to prosecute the operators of the scandal-rid-den Tsuruga atomic energy plant for covering up Japan's largest nuclear contamination accident. Officials at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said yesterday the decision will be announced nextUPI - 467 words
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Article132 1981-05-16 2 AFP THE PHILIPPINE government will soon establish a US$4OO million capital fund for entities with export contracts and in need of financing. Industry Minister Roberto Ongpin said yesterday the loans will be channelled through the governmentowned Export Credit Corporation (ECC) which will be made operational as soonAFP - 132 words
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607 1981-05-16 2 AP PRESIDENT Marcos has asked Filipinos for a new mandate in next month's presidential election, saying he is one president who stood up to a superpower like the US. "You think it was easy to turn down a superpower like America orAP - 607 words
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Article779 1981-05-16 2 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From PAA PA005 0010 NYC/SPO HKG Cargolux CV796 0530 LUX/DXB MCT MAS MH601 0630 KUL MAS MH680 0645 KCH FT FT71 0700 JFK/ORD ANC NRT/TPE SIA SQ101 0815 KUL PEN MAS MH603 0830 MAS MH671 1000 PEN KUL SIA SQ201 1000779 words
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Advertisement309 1981-05-16 2 K*/ 1 |VSfe I THE BUSINESS TIMES ANNUAL BANKING FINANCE SUPPLEMENT 28 MAY 1981 The supplement will be 24 pages and will reach nearly 50,000 readers, covering all the important industries in Singapore. SYNOPSIS An exclusive feature on NM Rothschild's approach to funds management by Kate Mortimer. Hock Lock Siew309 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article267 1981-05-16 3 NYT WHITE House officials said on Thursday that additional cuts in this year's budget would probably be minimal, despite the Administration's desire to counter spending excesses resulting from higher-than-expected interest coots. president Reagan met with his Cabinet and expressed what one aide called a real senseNYT - 267 words
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313 1981-05-16 3 AP REDUCTIONS in American imports of Japanese cars will not be extended beyond the present three-year arrangement. Mr William Brock, the US trade representative, said in Washington that an extension had been ruled out. Mr Brock was in Japan when the arrangements were madeAP - 313 words
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Article123 1981-05-16 3 AP LIBYAN leader Moammar has denied that his country has expansionist aims in Africa or is a potential staging area (or the Soviets, despite recent huge Soviet arms purchases. He also denied any immediate plans to cut off oil shipments to the United States in retaliationAP - 123 words
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Article290 1981-05-16 3 Reuter FORD Motor Company chairman Philip Caldwell has said that the company is on the road back to profitability after losing a record US$l.5 billion last year. He told the 26th annual meeting of shareholders in Detroit on Thursday that he expects Ford to comeReuter - 290 words
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246 1981-05-16 3 ANTI-inflationary measures are likely to lead to a slowdown in the Swiss economy, National Bank president Dr Fritz Leutwilr said in Zurich on Thursday. While real gross national product (GNP) is expected to expand by 2 per cent this year, it is doubtful if246 words
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Article86 1981-05-16 3 AFP US ECONOMIC Indicators are levelling off with inflation running at a rate of over 10 per cent while European economies still remain in the doldrums. The Bank of Japan, in announcing its analysis of recent economic performances in the world, said the US economy hadAFP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration426 1981-05-16 3 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Anjin No. 11 (Tanker) (after Bum Yong subject gas free P/O) 15/16 Fenq Qing (after Kota Bintang) 8/9 Golden Eagle (1500 after Kwangchow) 23 Heidenheim (after Lupin) 33/34 Kim Soon Li (0700 after Builder) 22 Kota Singa (1800 after Centaur) 1/2 Lakshmi426 words
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698 1981-05-16 3 NYT THE United States petroleum industry is fast reaching a consensus that crude oil is too expensive, and a dozen oil companies have reduced the price they will pay for a barrel of domestically produced oil by an average of US$2 a barrel. Conoco IncNYT - 698 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article439 1981-05-16 3 Agencies POPE John Paul II is making a "normal" recovery but is suffering "piercing" pains despite the use of sedatives, doctors reported. "The Pope woke up repeatedly during the night suffering from acute pains," said a spokesman for Rome's Gemelli Policlinico Hospital. "Although sedatives were administered, John PaulAgencies - 439 words
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Advertisement358 1981-05-16 3 WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY BONJOUR" Telecommunications France calling... Capability The French telecommunications industry manufactures every possible type of* telecommunication equipment. Several French companies are able to build complete telecommunication networks on a turnkey basis. French companies rank among the world's leaders for electronic switching, transmission 4 equipment, submarine cables, satellites 1358 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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276 1981-05-16 4 AFTER declining six cents at the outset, the rubber market spent this week moving sideways along the 248-cent mark for June One RSS to finish five cents down on balance, says H»liday, Catler, Bath aid Cimpuy in its latest review of the Singapore and276 words
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Article217 1981-05-16 4 SOYBEAN futures in Chicago on Thursday finished 11 cents a bushel higher in spot may, to down V/t cents in deferred May. Most positions settled with around two to three cent gains. Aggressive exporter bull spreading, particularly buying spot May/selling July, accented for nearby May strength in relation to217 words
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Article166 1981-05-16 4 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Thursday closed two cents a bushel higher to off V* cent in deferred May. Prices settled around the middle to high side of a seven-cent range. Sympathetic local shortcovering following the further advances in soybeans and corn rallied and held most positions on the166 words
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Article308 1981-05-16 4 RUBBER prices in Singapore yesterday ended noon slightly lower with June One RSS buyers quoted at 247.00 cents per kilo, down two cents from Thursday night's close, dealers said. Opening prices were marked down slightly on lower London advices but thereafter prices gained some ground on some buying interest,308 words
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Article298 1981-05-16 4 RAS prices in cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. 249.00 250.00N Int. 1 R.S.S. June 247.00 247.50 Int. 1 R.S.S. July 249.50 250.00 Int. 2 R.S.S. 224 00 225.00N UK/Cont 223.00 224.00N Int. 3 R.S.S. 218.50 219 50N UK Coot298 words
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Article122 1981-05-16 4 NOONSSRu id SMR price* ywurdar RAS SSR20 SSR SO (1'tOf (l«oe i pallet) i pallet) (C«TwTt' M Ik) Buyer* Sailer* 220 50 222.SON ***** 219.S0N W> (Forward Mth) Bu v ere Seller* 222.50 224 50N 219.50 221.50N MRKLB Jul M My SMR CV SMRL SMR SMR GP122 words
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Article93 1981-05-16 4 THE STRAITS tin price In Penang yesterday (ell nine cents to MS2S.SB a kilo, stili in the P* middle range of $27.28 to $3MI on reduced ITC buffer stsck buying, dealers said. The fall narrowed Penang's preminm over the London Metal Exchange, and was restricted dne to ITC93 words
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Article34 1981-05-16 4 Rubber: May 15 Singapore: June: 247.00 cents (down 2.00 cent) Malaysia: June: 266.75 cents (down 2.25 cent) Tin: M 529.58 per kilo (down 9 cents) Official offering: 215 tonnes (down 50 tonnes)34 words
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155 1981-05-16 4 AUSTRALIA'S wide-spread drought is directing interest to new types of wheat which are more drought resistant. The first hard white hybrid spring wheat will increase grain production by 20 per cent, according to a New South Wales seed company, Dekalb Shand155 words
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Article174 1981-05-16 4 CHINEBE Prodace Exchange, Singapore, noon closing price* per lMkg yesterday. Coeoast oil: Bulk fob $115.00 sellers, old drum (In second hand drum) fob $128 00 sellers, new drum fob $134.00 sellers. Copra: Mixed (loose) $66.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $420.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper174 words
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Article193 1981-05-16 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows In Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Cottsa yarn: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2.250, 32s 2,800, 40s 3,050 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece goods: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly193 words
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Article331 1981-05-16 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.30, 100 per cent second class 1.08, 100 per cent third class 1.05, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent no stock. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.80, Special331 words
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Article795 1981-05-16 4 COFFEE: Robusta coffee futures yesterday closed £12 to £2 higher with July last traded at £1,064. Turnover was 1,215 lots including seven options. Dealers said the steadier market was partly due to price fixing by roasters, mostly Japanese, and tradehouses and partly stemmed from a technical reaction to795 words
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Article114 1981-05-16 4 Reuter INDIA'S imports of vegetable oil this calendar year are forecast to decline to 1.2 million tonnes from nearly 1.4 million estimated for 1980, an economist with the US Agriculture Department said. In an article in the USDA's "Foreign Agriculture" magazine. Rip Landes, an economist withReuter - 114 words
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Article147 1981-05-16 4 THE Kuala Lumpur market yesterday continued higher on short covering with sellers withdrawn in quiet trading, dealers said. In May, south and central traded at Ms9?s a tonne. South gained $5 to $965 in June, central rose 57.50 to $930 in July and south traded at $912.50 in147 words
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Article467 1981-05-16 4 TOKYO STOCKS yesterday firmed in the wake of Thursday's sharp recovery, led by high priced electricals and precisions which rose overnight on Wall Street, dealers said. The market average rose 19.39 to 7,486.84 in fairly active trading with volume 570 million shares. The Tokyo Stock467 words
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Article284 1981-05-16 4 THE market yesterday opened in line with the London closing prices, about 30 points higher than Thursday's closing price. Buying was concentrated on the blue chips. Heavy profit-taking trimmed some of the early gains, but the market stabilised and traded mixed and active the rest of the morning. Afternoon284 words
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Article318 1981-05-16 4 ACTIVITY in the Sydney banking sector yesterday reached fever pitch when CBC Bank confirmed earlier rumours it had opened takeover negotiations with the ANZ Bank. The announcement came just before the close and followed an announcement on Thursday that the Bank of NSW had topped ANZ's bid for CBA318 words
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Article239 1981-05-16 4 STOCK prices yesterday closed mixed with losses more than gains in slow trading, dealers said.' Bangkok Bank fell two baht 256, First Trust dropped 0.50 to 60.50 and Bank of Asia one to 121, while Rama Tower rose two to 72.50 and Charoong Thai gained four to 187. MAT239 words
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Article125 1981-05-16 4 THE stock market yesterday recovered to firm from its previous dull trading though turnover dropped to 488,000 from 942,000 pesos. Philex B, Basic Petroleum, Phil Overseas, Ist Phil Holdings and PLOT finished strong and there was no loser while the rest were untraded or unchanged. MAT U *52? A125 words
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Article53 1981-05-16 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 966.1 Wednesday 551.3 Week Ago 564.6 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 873.07 Wednesday 067.76 Week Ago 078JO H.K.HANG 8ENG Friday *****1 Thursday 1532.05 Week Ago 1431.11 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Friday 746.6 Thursday 749 0 Week Ago 751 j ALL ORDINARIES £r»«Uy 687 4 Thursday 686853 words
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Advertisement505 1981-05-16 4 ~o«Vi t t sc MIRBVCH GODEL, ESCHER, BACH: AN ETERNAL GOLDEN BRAID Douglas R. Hofstadter This is the tort of book that emerges only once e decade, an undefinebie but wholly remarkable achievement which has won its author the Pulitzer Prize. Taking the apparently unconnected musical structures of Bach, the505 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article, Illustration141 1981-05-16 5 THE hotel to be built by Marina Centre Holdings will be the largest and tallest of three hotels in the Marina Centre complex. The $300 million hotel scheduled to open its doors by late 1984 will be managed by Tokyo Hotels International, a member of Tokyo Cor-141 words
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Article, Illustration281 1981-05-16 5 BEN and Company has appointed Mr K St John Stevens as its chairman. Mr St John Stevens, who is currently managing director of Straits Steamship, the holding company of Ben and Company, succeeds Mr J G Gilmoor who retired from the board at the end of last281 words
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Article, Illustration280 1981-05-16 5 FANS small enough to stand on your coffee table and fans so big only a speciallybuilt open hatch container can transport them that is the range of fans available from Boustead Engineering. The smallest fan has a 25cm diameter and the biggest has a diameter that stretches across280 words
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299 1981-05-16 5 EDUCATORS should strive to correct the present science syllabus which pays little regard to the teaching of non-examinable skills such as the capacity to observe and deduce. These skills are indispensable not only to ordinary problem solving, but also to the economic advancement of299 words
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Article74 1981-05-16 5 SCHOOL-LEAVERS and job-seekers can literally go job-shopping at the Careers '81 exhibition at the World Trade Centre. Industries and government departments offering a wide variety of jobs and careers are represented at the ten-day exhibition organised by the World Trade Centre and supported by the Ministry of74 words
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Article566 1981-05-16 5 LOCAL manufacturers will soon be allowed to use the RISIS mark on their souvenir products for a fee. RISIS is a trade mark for a wide range of gold-plated live flower ornaments and souvenir Items developed by the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research.566 words
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Article, Illustration400 1981-05-16 5 ENERGY IS PRECIOUS ...SAVE IT FAST ACCELERATION WASTES FUEL THE efficient use of energy in existing buildings begins with proper repairs and regular maintenance. In the case of a new building, proper design is the key to energy savings, said Mr Yap Meng Chew, director400 words
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Article294 1981-05-16 5 THE three-day Canadian Asean Technology Exchange meeting ended here on Wednesday with the promise that a number of Asean-Canadian Joint ventures will be formed in the near future. The meeting was sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (Cida) under its Industrial Cooperation Programme to allow294 words
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Article729 1981-05-16 5 SEMINARS AND COURSES May 19-21: Kepner-Tregoe Programme on Managing the Performance System, Hyatt Singapore Hotel, Singapore Institute of Management May 19-23: Reliability testing course, Hyatt Regency Hotel (Jasmine Room), Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research May 22 23: The Challenge to Succeed Video seminar featuring James Rohn,729 words
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Advertisement43 1981-05-16 5 A FINE COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS FROM LONDON RiiiiMH EXHIBITION SALES AT THE HOTEL SHANGRI-LA HIBISCUS ROOM SATURDAY MAY 16th 10am 9pm SUNDAY MAY 17th 10am 9pm MONDAY MAY 18th 10am 9pm Presented by COHEN PEARCE (Oriental Porcelain) London SHANGHAI ARTS CRAFTS (SINGAPORE)43 words
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Article373 1981-05-16 6 TOURISM is today an important part of both our individual and collective lives. As wallets get thicker and credit cards more popular, Singaporeans crowd into the coaches, the cruise ships, the aircraft that cart them away to lands far and near, exotic and familiar for373 words
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Article323 1981-05-16 6 SOME MAY find it strange that only Apple Computer has been selected to supply the $1 million worth of microcomputers the Education Ministry is buying. There could even be some inclined to question the fairness of the decision. The contract is, after all, a prestigious323 words
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Article, Illustration609 1981-05-16 6 AFP DEPUTY Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 55, is widely expected to take over the leadership of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) and the government from Datuk Hussein Onn with his blessings. Unlike Datuk Hussein, Dr Mahathir is a dynamic leader out to get quick results. HeAFP - 609 words
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Article, Illustration610 1981-05-16 6 AFP PRIME Minister Datuk Hussein Onn, who announced yesterday his intention to step down from office for health reasons, has led Malaysia through tumultous times for over five years. Datuk Hussein, 59, who succeeded Tun Abdul Razak in January 1976, told the Johore Bahru division of theAFP - 610 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous643 1981-05-16 6 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Where many swimmers are taught? (6) 7 Great place for a youth to conceal a weapon! (3) 8 Being considered ideal? (2, 4) 10 Damon as a wanderer (5) 13 Fall to a doctor to have an operation (4) 14 Clothes the driver changes (4) 15643 words
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Miscellaneous41 1981-05-16 6 DTI StOW: FffiziKl^ckerS l UWE. IT f OfeRVOHe 1 JTf: CHINQ,!" OF the. £RSh ReGisi^g o»rrs (5 19 i2r) J 'onoRHWO S»R ("CHiNSf") (GOOD POOQNING\ (Good rno^NiN&^V'cwiNGf M "CUING' 7 —v| I Ssk S*^i ,^NQn r oui<e\ (J 06TR.LSOH "CMIHG!-)(thrt£sOO J41 words
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Miscellaneous630 1981-05-16 6 THIS b the mum far cap finals. Naw that the FA cap to a thing af the pact, the Germans have maved ta the ceatre stage. Watch aa exettiag taaale far the Germaa eap flaaia betweea wtat lag teams Datracht Fraakfart aad PC Kalaerslaatern at 3.4tpm aver ehaaael 5. Still630 words
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Miscellaneous165 1981-05-16 6 Patrol 8.15 On The Sunny Side I.M Today's Diary followed by Programme Summary and Say It With Music II.M Thirty Minute Theatre IIJI Piano Music Exam Series Grade 6, List A II.M News in Brief II.M Small Talk 12.M Musical Tribute I.M PM The SBC Combo l.St News foillowed by165 words
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Article, Illustration380 1981-05-16 7 RAY ANG - .HOTEL INDUSTRY By RAY ANG ON MAY 9, when two men put their signatures to paper simultaneously, an agreement was sealed between a hotel owner and his managers. The agreement was for property managers ANA (All-Nippon Airways) Enterprises to manage the yet-to-be-built Furama Singapore, owned by Veneer Hotels.380 words
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Article, Illustration607 1981-05-16 7 THE 15th floor office of Merlin Plaza commands a panoramic view of the south-eastern coast of Singapore. There, I met Mr C K Liew, chairman of Veneer Hotels, the owner of the Furama. It was a relaxed interview thanks largely to his hospitable nature and his willingness607 words
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Article500 1981-05-16 7 HOTEL INDUSTRY. MR KOJI Yamashita is an old hand at the game of developing and running hotels. He was plucked from his administrative post in the airline division of ANA and has spent the last 11 years dynamically expanding the hotel division of his parent company.500 words
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Advertisement139 1981-05-16 7 i."* 1 t "wbmm > "v/v w aHMi Wfe've soared to dizzy heights Circulation has doubled in three years: an amazing record! Since Business Times was first published in October 1976, it has meant business: providing businessmen in Singapore with a reliable daily source of essential news. Now, circulation has139 words
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Article179 1981-05-16 8 MAT 14 C ]|H H AJcaif Alcorn* n« J7H -H im unci) Bulk Mont Bank Nov* Seoua Bell T»l Beth Corp BP Can Ltd Braacan Camp Red Lake Ctn Imp Bk 47 «7* +1* »H -W Canpar Can par In* Pf CarUnc O"Keefe Comlncc 46S uneh uneh 7* MM179 words
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Article244 1981-05-16 8 MAT 14 1 tand INDUSTRIALS AlpH. *ao uncb Abtreom AC And <71 m no uncb uncb »mr aao -90 Btrlova 104ft -40 ca sucm um 25 CTA Cum* rin&nc* Oc Batn Ind Btteon at 3700 030 uncb 4 uncb Kdfmn Iwndf Fad Vou SOB unci) rugit OWnini Qrutmn 1300244 words
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Advertisement659 1981-05-16 8 "The American Express Card serves you well, wherever good food is served". f Inn Of Happiness Dine Cantonese style. Dine Szechuan style. The Inn of Happiness brings together the best of two culinary worlds. Two kitchens. Two chefs. All to double your dining pleasure, with that famous Hilton service. For659 words
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Advertisement181 1981-05-16 8 Whatever your taste, the Cockpit Hotel makes it great i* Jf Dragon Palac* RHtiunnl Stem*** Seafood We re famous for our Restaurant Cantonese Cuisine The Siamese Seafood Restaurant is as good as Bangkok! y m Victoria Sar The CoHee-House Relax in an atmosphere of For informal meals and elegant days181 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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Article22 1981-05-16 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 12.60 per cent.22 words
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Article183 1981-05-16 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on May 15. US Dollar«<SMt) Offer Bid 7 days 1 month 19 18"n 20 11/16 20 9/18 2 months 19 13/16 1911/16 3 months 19'i 19 J 6 months 19't 19 9 months 18'• 18 12 months 1115/1617 13/16 Sw-Frt.183 words
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Article50 1981-05-16 9 RANGE of prices ottered by discount bouses on May 15: Overnight: V»% to Call deposits: K to CM| Baying Selling 3- month Treasury bills 6' 6 3 3-month Bank bills 9 1 9 s l 3 months CD 9'» 9 6 months CD 10 9 Source: National Discount Company50 words
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Article121 1981-05-16 9 THE US dollar yesterday finned against sterling and was steady against other major currencies in late trading, dealers said. Trading was quiet after opening little changed from New York levels, with dealers expecting a large rise in US money supply in yesterday's weekly Federal report. Sterling eased to a121 words
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Article504 1981-05-16 9 TRADING ON the local foreign exchange market yesterday was rather quiet with the exception of the US dollar against the local dollar. Dealers said the long weekend ahead meant many who were holding long positions because of the current strength of the US dollar decided it was time504 words
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Article197 1981-05-16 9 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday closed narrowly mixed compared with overnight levels after fluctuating marginally in light trading, dealers said. Total sales ior the day was recorded at 102 lots while kerbs volume at 102 lots with interest centred on June and August contracts. June closed firmer at U*****.60/485.80 an197 words
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Article34 1981-05-16 9 Iters New York 10 85B 10.96B 11.OSS 11.1SS Zurich 10.T5B 10.90B io.es U.10S PH Thorn Singapore 1080B 1090B 1100S 11.10S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore34 words
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Article239 1981-05-16 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 221.95 yen, compared with a 222.00 opening here, a 221.40/50 closing in New York and 221.60/75 on the West Coast on Thursday, dealers said. This was up from a 221.80 closing here on Thursday. Trading was active with US$l.23 billion.239 words
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Article128 1981-05-16 9 THE dollar opened below its overnight levels in thin trading amid uncertainty about future dollar interest rate trends, dealers said. The dollar opened at 2.2970/80 marks after a late Hongkong 2.3005/15 and 2.3115/25 at the close here on Thursday. Speculation that measures will be taken to support the Swiss128 words
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Article51 1981-05-16 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from May 19 to May 22: Offered: $140,000,000 Applied for: 1282,000,000. Allotted: 1140,000,000. Accepted bids: $96.36 approximately 64 per cent and higher bids in full. Average rate «f discount on allotment: 6.565 per cent per51 words
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Article1090 1981-05-16 9 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET NEW YORK stock prices on Thursday closed higher after a featureless trading session, as investors wait for some indication of the trend in interest rates. Analysts said the market reacted to an improvement in the credit markets, as well as to a reduction1,090 words
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Article78 1981-05-16 9 I/ACT, In conjunction with the Asian Banking magazine, will be presetting a seminar on "Banking In the l!8to" at the Shangri-La Hotel storting on Monday. The two-and-a-half day seminar will be presided by Dr Dimltrls N Choratos, an International lecturer and expert on computers and data communications. It78 words
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Article396 1981-05-16 9 ATLAS CMMlldftted Mining and Development C#rp of the Philippines will raise a US$l55 million syndicated loan with Citicorp International and Chase Manhattan Asia as lead managers. Terms include a margin over the London interbank offered rate (Libor) of 7 per cent for an undisclosed initial period, and396 words
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Article268 1981-05-16 9 Reuter MEMBERSHIP of the proposed London International Financial Futures Exchange will be initially offered at £20,000 for each member, of which £10,000 will be payable on application. The exchange's steering committee said in a statement it expects up to 200 members to be allocated in theReuter - 268 words
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Article62 1981-05-16 9 MORGAN Guaranty Trust Company has reached agreement in principle to place the major part of its 33 per cent stake in merchant bankers Morgan Grenfell Holdings Ltd with a small group of UK institutions. A company statement said subscribers to the share placing will include existing shareholders in62 words
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503 1981-05-16 9 ALVIN TAY - By ALVIN TAY THE POSITION of financial lessors in Singapore is still somewhat unclear though the proposed guidelines for leasing operations have already been issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr W R Davidson, tax principal of Turquands Ernst and Whinney, said the financial503 words
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Article377 1981-05-16 9 THE POPULARITY of Eurodollar convertible bonds among US companies will grow because of continued high interest rates in America and the possibility of a strong stock market in the future. To position themselves for this expected growth, US brokerage houses are setting up trading desks to handle these377 words
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Article176 1981-05-16 9 THE HAMBURG-based European Asian Bank reported increases of 43 per cent in total assets and 41 per cent in total business volume last year. Total assets, which exceeded DM4 billion at the year-end, have again doubled within a space of only two financial years. The176 words
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Article43 1981-05-16 9 THE FRENCH Central Bank raised its minimum lending rate from 16 to 18 per cent yesterday. The spot lending rate on the market, which was raised from 15.5 per cent to 16 per cent on Wednesday, is expected to increase further.43 words
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Advertisement336 1981-05-16 9 i'A Jr v^s Oriental Rugs and Carpets A comprehensive guide containing a systematic catalogue of carpets and rugs with over a hundred superb colour plates, providing an invaluable source of reference. Tha Country Lifa Collector's Pocket Book of China Into his new and revised edition are condensed the facts most336 words
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2057 1981-05-16 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Acma (4.088) (1)4.102,057 words
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Article164 1981-05-16 10 ONOAFOU UNIT TWMT (11 MtoM tar Mu U) OCB-WONTAOl (Mm|iW priM tar May M The Commerce The Savtngi Fund 3* 2.23 4 15*d 2.34 U) Union Spore Fund l.Tfxd lJted S pore Prof Fund in in INCOMK BOND UNIT S pore Sec. Fund 113 (Cnrreat yrteee) S pore164 words
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Article2773 1981-05-16 10 1981 High Low Coapaiy Gr'» el's Net Last Div Dlv YHd P/E Vol Day Sale -for- Crr (*000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL 424 334 312 420 200 470 090 666 430 320 Acma Alcom 130 Allied Choc 161 BAT 330 BaU 110 Ben 3802,773 words
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Article1985 1981-05-16 10 BID and offer prices officially j listed and business in and re- j ported to the Kuala Lumpur i Stock Exchange yesterday i with the number of shares i traded shown in brackets in 1 lots of 1,000 units, unless other- < wise specified. MKMItUU 1 11,985 words
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Article, Illustration712 1981-05-16 10 THE RESILIENT halla made their preaeaee felt at the ataek exehaage yesterday aad aeat the Stralta Tlmea ladaatrtal ladex to a aew Ugh. After a llatleaa atari la the mandag, the aaarhet weat sa a aeleetlve baytag spree, hath la Mae ehlpa aad apeelal712 words
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Article433 1981-05-16 10 SENTIMENT remained cautious as share prices contined to stay mixed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday This came ahead of the long weekend and followed the official announcement of the resignation of the Malaysian Prime Minister himself yesterday. As expected, the news had no marked433 words
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Article64 1981-05-16 10 HYTEX Ltd of Singapore has signed an agreement with Folex Industries Bhd to purchase the latter's shareholding of 51 per cent in Hypak Sdn Bhd on May 12. The other 49 per cent is owned by Hytex. Folex will sell its stake in Hypak at 10 cents per share64 words
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Article55 1981-05-16 10 KINO'S Hotel LWM: EOGM to be held at Unit 1604, 16th Floor, Hong Leong Building, 16 Raffles Quay, Singapore 0104 on May 21 at 11.30 am. MALAYSIA BalMlag Society Bertad: AGM to be held at the Board Room, 3rd floor at 'Bangunan MBSB' 13/15, Leboh Ampang, Kuala Lumpur55 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article345 1981-05-16 11 OWING mainly to a substantial profit contribution from its tantalum-bearing slag Operations, Datuk Keramat Holdings Bhd managed to turn in a 9 per cent increase in group pre-tax profit to MJ31.87 million for the year ended Jan 31,1961. Profit from Datuk Keramat's tantalum operations multiplied 12345 words
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Article292 1981-05-16 11 UNITED Plantations Bhd (UPB) has announced expansion plans. It is "actively exploring the possibility of further expanding the company's area under oil palms, coconut and cocoa cultivation, both in Malaysia as well as in other countries where land has been offered under agreeable terms". UPB also292 words
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Article1442 1981-05-16 11 THE INTEREST rate for T; the Repabtic of Costa Rica 0 US$20 million floating rate notes due Nov 18, 1985 for B the six-month period from May 13 to Nov 13 is 19% per cent per annum. The coupon amount per US$5,000 will be C US$507.92 based on1,442 words
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275 1981-05-16 11 FUSAN Pishing Net Manufacturing Bhd, which recently Informed the Kuala Lampur Stock Exchange that It was not aware of any reason for the sharp Increase In Ito share price, yesterday requested that trading In Ita shares be suspended. The request was made to the exchange275 words
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Article754 1981-05-16 11 THE CITY STAFF - By THE CITY STAFF DIVERSIFIED industrial group, United Motor Works (Malaysia) Holdings is expected to turn in a pre-tax profit of about M 531.314 million (before extraordinary items) in the current financial year to end-December, 1981. This would mean an improvement of about 23 per754 words
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Article438 1981-05-16 11 THE MALAYSIAN Multipurpose Cooperative Society Berhad's profits grew 7.5 times in the year ended Dec 31,1900. At the pre-tax level, group profit stood at $27.68 million against $3.64 million previously. Group after-tax profit was $26.38 million. Excluding contributions from the associated companies KSM's pre-tax profit advance was even438 words
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Article, Illustration394 1981-05-16 11 MERLIN Inn Port Dick Son, the new luxury hotel to be built (model pictured above) at the fifth mile coastal road. Port Dickson, will be part of a new Merlin chain catering to domestic tourists. When completed, the three-storey, 200-room complex will be managed by394 words
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Article839 1981-05-16 11 WONG SOUK YEE - Market Talk... By WONG SOUK YEE BROKING firm Ong aad Co, in its April issue of Ongco Digest, has recommended OCBC, DBS, UOB, Singapore Land and Bandar Raya as good investments. For stocks with growth potential, it favoured Pan Electric, Hume (Far East), Straits Steamship, Genting839 words
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589 1981-05-16 11 A REVALUATION exercise carried out by Guthrie Berhad in November last year threw up a surplus of $12.2 million which has been credited to the capital reserve. The revaluation by independent valuers pertained to the group's freehold land. At the end of 1900, the net589 words
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Article959 1981-05-16 11 l! Ex Date Claae Date PayaMe Tatal far tke year Tatalfer Prrviaaa y API Aataanfer BBaya MKMU Cl'SJ' CPraperttaa City Dev CM Stance D Keramat Mt Dev Dulip Eatatea DaalapM F Merita G CwtM Geattaga Gearge Beat Geargetawa Gteaealy GaMCata GtWmti P»rt H Mate HKLaai Haw Par High959 words
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731 1981-05-16 12 KOH TSE YING - By KOH TSE YING LONG-suspended Hytex Ltd is making a decided r effort to redeem itself back t to the trading boards of i the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES). 1 The company, suspended I from the SES since mid- > 1976, will731 words
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170 1981-05-16 12 AFP CHINA yesterday restated its opposition to any US arms sales to Taiwan in the second such warning to Washington in 24 hours. > The Workers' Daily made it clear that any >• such sales would hinder "the return of Taiwan to the motherland"AFP - 170 words
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Article279 1981-05-16 12 AFP A TOP U8 trade official warned b Bangkok yesterday that negotiations on a new world tin pact mut be wrapped np next month to NNie a smooth transition when the current pact expires. "We're getting dawn to the wire," said ambassador Michael Smith,AFP - 279 words
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Article, Illustration753 1981-05-16 12 NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION DATUK Hussein Onn announced yesterday that he would not seek re-election to the post of Umno president adding that he would discuss his resignation as the Prime Minister with the new party chief immediately after the Umno General Assembly on June753 words
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Article860 1981-05-16 12 LONDON, Fri. Government bonds were firmer today but equities turned mixed after a higher opening, dealers said. At 3pm, the Financial Times index was up 1.2 piints at 559.3. Trading continued thin today and, with little new time buying to push prices higher, the account ended on a860 words
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Article74 1981-05-16 12 AP NEW YORK, Fri. The stock market headed higher this morning. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 6.13 points to 979.20 in the first hour. Gainers took a 3-to-2 lead over losers in the early overall tally of New York Stock Exchangelisted issues. Interest ratesAP - 74 words
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216 1981-05-16 12 AFP POLAND'S free trade union Solidarity has called for a major reform of the political system and reorganisation of the bureaucratic system of government in Poland, it was learned in Tokyo yesterday. According to the draft of a Solidarity platform, obtained by Tokyo's KyodoAFP - 216 words
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446 1981-05-16 12 AP ISRAELI Prime Minister Menachem Begin, after a crucial meeting with US envoy Philip Habib, said yesterday diplomatic efforts would continue to resolve the Syrian missile crisis, but he gave no hint a solution was in sight. Mr Begin said Syria continued to rejectAP - 446 words
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Advertisement96 1981-05-16 12 NOTICE KING'S HOTEL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT RIGHTS ISSUE OF 9,000,000 NEW SHARES The Directors are pleased to announce that by the closing date, 12th May 1981, the Company received acceptances for 8,985,000 new shares, representing 99.83% of the 9,000,000 new shares to be issued. At96 words
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Advertisement153 1981-05-16 12 Seminar on the v FOURTH MALAYSIA WAN 1961-85 May 21 22,1981 Ballroom, The Regent of Kuala Lumpur Top Executive Briefing The Seminar will provide an invaluable high-level forum for Malaysian and foreign business leaders to interact and exchange views with top government policy decision makers on the Fourth Malaysia Plan153 words
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Miscellaneous71 1981-05-16 12 w tmm R \mmmSSsS3mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaSmSßr Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Showers in several places from late morning onwards. Re pert for 24 hoars prior to 7J9 pm on May 15 at the airport. Maximum temperature 32 0 Associated humidity 69 Minimum temperature 24.8 Associated humidity 10071 words
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Article, Illustration1041 1981-05-16 13 SIOW LI SEN - Hongkong has started Asia's first diamond bourse, an idea I mooted only about a year ago. Singapore thought of the same idea some three years ago. But yet we are nowhere near setting one up. SIOW LI SEN talks to Mr I Pinsler of1,041 words
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Article, Illustration346 1981-05-16 13 LILLIAN CHEW - By LILLIAN CHEW THEY demanded your attention the breathtaking clothes, the execllent choreography and the models who moved so sensually to the music. The event was the 1961 French fasion spectacular of haute couture held at the Mandarin Hotel last Friday. L'esprit de Paris featured346 words
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195 1981-05-16 13 SA TOURS has chartered a Singapore Airlines Airbos ASM for a historic demonstration flight on May SI. It will be the first commercial charter flight to iftad at Singapore's new Changi laternational Airport. The 45 minotes flight will take passengers on the tsĕ seater Airbus195 words
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Article596 1981-05-16 13 THE FIRST feature film of one of the world's most inventive directors, JeanLuc Godard, will be shown tonight at eight o'clock at the RELC auditorium. Breathless (A Bout De Souffle), when it first appeared, seemed to many as confusing as it was lively and funny; and it ended in596 words
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872 1981-05-16 14 RONALD KOW - With the postponement of the Malaysia Cup quarter-final second leg, Kedah must feel that it has been inconvenienced more than Singapore and would probably put the blame for its expected defeat tomorrow night on the many trips the players have had to make for the872 words
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Article, Illustration564 1981-05-16 14 HYPERION - By HYPERION MY CONTENTION that Camberly is the best sprinter in training was hardly borne out by last week's result but the six-year-old took little part in the race and still finished fourth. However, the hand- I icapper has dropped him 2.5 kilograms in the564 words
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Article, Illustration71 1981-05-16 14 SELF praise is as anise, ny the eyalcs. Bat my Pavsarite gelding deserves s pat ea the back. 8s dees R SaekUag. Aad ss dees this caiamlst. My Fsvsarite n pat ap a saperb skewlag last weekead ieavlag Tammy Jack ia tklrd place aad beatiag Native Kingdom II71 words
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Article791 1981-05-16 14 Runners riders and form guide for The Lion City Cup to be run at Bukit Timah on Sunday. Seventeen horses will contest the 1,200 m race, with a purse of $70,000 to the winner. 1. Grand Harvest (14) Four-year old brown New Zealand bred gelding with791 words
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Article, Illustration641 1981-05-16 14 CHARMAINE CHAN - By CHARMAINE CHAN WILL three-under par 65 still be the course record at the Seletar Golf Club after the 1981 Pro-Classic from May 22 to 24? Joe Goh, the club's captain for the last 11 years, seems to think so and with good reason. "Even though641 words
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Article432 1981-05-16 14 TODAY GOLF: SICC: The quarterfinals of the Club Championship tournament is scheduled for this afternoon at the Bukit course. Ong Chew Bee meets T Furuta; Prem Sachdev is Danny Tan's opponent; defending champion Gerald Loong and Douglas Ooi fight for a place in the semi-finals and Tony432 words
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Article116 1981-05-16 14 THE CHANCE to learn how to play squash correctly is available to enthusiasts (above 18 years old) in learn-to-play squash courses conducted by the Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore Squash Rackets Association. You may not aspire to be a potential Peter Hill or Zainal Abidin116 words
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Article388 1981-05-16 14 APART from a free trip to Paris and London, the winner of the Mandarin Singapore Scrabble ChampionshiplSBl will witness the finals of the United Kingdom Scrabble Championships in London on Jane 21. Daring the week In London, the scrabble champion may play games against some of388 words
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Article, Illustration1264 1981-05-16 14 RADA - i mm By RADA TOTTENHAM Hotspur won the replay of the FA Cup centenary final and you could never have asked for more. The soccer aristocrats from north London finally managed to put together their superlative skills to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a contest between the beauty1,264 words
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Advertisement69 1981-05-16 13 BUSINESS TIMES] When we say business we mean just that SHOW your superiority, Young Lions, writes RONALD KOW. THAT fantastic match the FA Cup. RADA wishes to share the ecstasy of Spurs' triumph over Manchester City. YOUR weekend sports diary THE Lion City Cup Camberly will appreciate its weight drop,69 words
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Miscellaneous497 1981-05-16 13 WHAT WHERE 1 FILM SHOWS AT THE Singapore Science Centre tomorrow. Computers help people and Some call II Software. A perspective on the information machine. At 2.30pm at the lecture hall. The film show is part of a series on computer held every Sunday till June 7. FIELD Hockey Coaching497 words
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