The Business Times, 1 March 1985

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  • 12 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 99/1/85 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1585 60 CENTS
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  • 388 1  -  Economic growth and expenditure control should provide sufficient funds for development By FOO CHOY PENG WITH JUST eight days to go before he presents the 1985 Budget, Finance Minister Dr Tony Tan yesterday set out the broad tax policy to be followed by the
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  • 364 1 THE SUDDEN FALL of the US dollar on European markets on Tuesday had its effect in Singapore. On Wednesday, the Singapore dollar was traded at« around the 2.2750 level in what was reported to be very thin markets. This rise in the value
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  • 136 1 THE AMERICAN dollar was locked in a holding pattern on subdued foreign exchange markets yesterday. Speculators were licking their wounds and many traders recovering from exhaustion after Wednesday's chaotic scenes when central bank sales, estimated at between US$l.5 billion and $2
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  • 411 1  -  By LIM SOON NEO SINGAPORE Airlines and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will soon be offering direct services to each other's country. Visitors from Singapore will be able to catch a flight to China from May 15, when SIA
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  • 266 1 TOTAL BANK LOANS, including bills financing, grew at an annual rate of only 8 per cent to $36.9 billion last year, the lowest increase in the first five years of this decade. The rate was only half the 16 per cent growth
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  • Article, Illustration
    82 1 ATTEMPTS to slow down the market with boats of profit-tak-ing proved futile yesterday as investors, speculators and institutional clients continued to satisfy their Insatiable appetite for bargain stocks. The BT Composite Index chalked up 2.89 points to 739.23 while the ST Industrial Index climbed 3.91 points to 839.94.
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  • 458 1  -  By MONICA GWEE IT WAS A CASE of a missing company whose owners had fled, protected by the limited liability clause. All that the owners of Consulan Management Qonsulants Pte Ltd left behind when they vacated their rented premises in
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  • 585 1  -  By ZHOU MEI Economics Correspondent A TOTAL of $59.87 million was committed to the training of 60,956 Singaporeans by the Skills Development Fund (SDF) during its financial year ended March 31, 1984. Cumulatively, this brings the total number of people trained since
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 286 1 Dr Hu calls (or improved resources to broaden base, Back Page mm THE MRTC has given its first safety award to KajimaKeppel for its low accident record and excellent attitude towards safety. The award comes in the form of safety flags which will be flown at its Empress Place worksite.
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 398 2  -  By YAP BOH HOON THE Mass Rapid Transit Corporation has given its first safety award to joint venture contractor Kajima-Keppel for its low accident record and excellent attitude towards safety. The award, to be given out on a quarterly basis, comes in the
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    • 81 2 THE developer of Marina Square has chosen Wilson Parking to operate and manage its massive 2,000-plus capacity carpark, which will begin serving South-east Asia's largest shopping mall and the project's three luxury hotels late this year. Wilson Parking was founded in Australia in
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    • 53 2 A SLIDE-SHOW on Italian chairs will be held at the Dynasty Hotel today to promote a fair in Italy. Promosedia will be held in Udine in north-east Italy from May 4 to May 7. About 150 furniture companies, including Italian, French and West German concerns, will
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    • 255 2 SINGAPOREANS need to acquire a "culture of science" in the next few years to cope with technological changes and to help the government in its push for high-technology industries. This is the message given by the Science Council in its latest (83/84) annual report yesterday.
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    • 192 2 THE MAJORITY of offshore oil platforms in S E Asia were in a "very sad state" because painting had been done by unskilled workers who lacked expert supervision, a Singapore conference was told yesterday. Mr John GHawkins Jr, managing director of Rosemark (S) Pte Ltd, said
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    • 221 2 MEMBERS of the Chinese Chamber's 42nd executive council attended their last monthly meeting yesterday in sombre mood, with their president calling the government to do its part in helping the private sector to cope with "present difficulties and a dire
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    • 51 2 TWO MEMBERS of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly (parliament) arrived for a visit yesterday. Mr Louis Moulinet of the Socialist Party and Mr Xavier Deniau of Rassemblement Pour La Republique Party and mayor of Escrignelles will meet Singapore leaders on their three-day
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    • 377 2  -  By JAIME LYE THE CANADIAN government is taking the initiative to step up the flow of tourists between Singapore and Canada. Canada's Minister for Regional Industrial Expansion, Mr Sinclair Stevens, will meet Communications Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong today to talk about boosting
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    • 289 2 EUROPE will be virtually invaded by members of the tourist trade out to sell Singapore as the tourist destination. Tomorrow will see the biggest delegation ever sent to the International Travel Bureau (ITB) in Berlin, one of the biggest and reputedly prestigious
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    • 102 2 A THREE-MONTH Cause Related Marketing programme launched by American Express last November has raised $60,000 for the Community Chest of Singapore. Mr Lee Soo Jin, newly-ap-pointed vice-president and general manager of American Express Travel Related Services in Singapore, yesterday presented a "hong bao"» for $30,000
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 319 3 UPI US DEFENCE Secretary Caspar Weinberger said on Wednesday arguments that the "Star Wars" programme could make it harder for US and Soviet arms negotiators to reach an agreement next month was "irrelevant". "The question is whether we are going to get a
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    • 140 3 UPI US Secretary of State George Shultz has begun a three-day Latin American trip aimed at emphasising US approval of democracy in the hemisphere. Shultz left early yesterday morning from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he had a luncheon meeting
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    • ECO-NOTES
      • 50 3 CHINA has revised import rules to help private enterprises acquire foreign tools, machines, breeding livestock and plants. "The regulations have been issued to allow the selfemployed easier access to modern equipment from abroad and help alleviate the shortage of high-quality machinery," the official Englishlanguage China Daily said yesterday.
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      • 47 3 Agencies TAIWANESE manufacturers and exporters received US$2.6B billion in overseas orders in January, up 9.84 per cent from December and 2.29 per cent more than the January 1984 figure, the Economic Ministry said. Heading the list were electronic and electric products worth $440 million. Agencies
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      • 56 3 MECHANICS and ground service personnel went on strike against Pan American World Airways early yesterday, an airline spokesman said. Negotiators for the 5,753 members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced their walkout after they failed to reach agreement with the airline at the end of
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      • 40 3 THE European Economic Community plans retaliation against Canada for its curbs on footwear imports from the community, EEC officials said. The prejudice is 50 million Canadian dollars, they said. Further retaliation is expected against Canadian beef import restrictions.
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      • 51 3 EAST-WEST German trade rose a sluggish two per cent last year to DM15.5 billion as East Germany sharply boost- Ed deliveries by 9 per cent to achieve a DMI.S billion surplus. This was cut back however to about DMI billion after deducting an East German deficit in
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      • 51 3 ABOUT 100 Japanese, mainly from small and middle-sized businesses, will leave today for Beijing in a Japan Chamber of Commerce Industry mission to study China's economic situation and explore investment opportunities. A Chamber of Commerce official said the group will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and a special economic
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      • 61 3 JAPAN'S top business leaders called on Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe to help promote imports from South-east Asian countries, and warned that the trade issue cannot remain unresolved. Yoshihiro Inayama, chairman of the powerful Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren), and about a dozen top businessmen told Mr Abe the
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    • 302 3 Reuter FRENCH manufacturing is expected to stagnate during the first half of this year instead of growing slightly as previously forecast. The French statistics institute, Insee, forecast last year that December's manufacturing output would rise by 0.5 per cent in each of the
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    • 210 3 Reuter FRENCH and West German leaders met for their 45th regular conference yesterday, out of step on several economic issues but determined to push for West European unity. President Francois Mitterrand and Chancellor Helmut Kohl, accompanied by senior ministers, will spend
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    • 317 3 AFP SOUTH Korea's two top politi-" cal dissidents yesterday declared that they would devote tHfemselves to achieving the country's democratization by working together. The two opposition politicians, Mr Kim Dae-Jung and Mr Kim Young-Sam, who have not been able to meet since Mr
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    • 491 3 Opecna OPEC MEMBER countries Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya will have a combined new refining capacity of more than 50 million tonnes a year equivalent to about one million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the decade, according to a
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    • 235 3 UPI AN AMERICAN cancer institute study has found that the Xraying of babies before they are born increase their risk of developing cancer during infancy and early childhood by two and a half times. The study reinforces similar findings of earlier studies but
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    • 684 4 Dispute unlikely to affect alliance with Singapore AP UPI AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Bob Hawke said yesterday he may call an emergency meeting of the Anzus nations to discuss the rift caused by New Zealand's ban on US nuclearpowered and nuclear-armed warships. Mr Hawke told
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    • 170 4 Reuter THE COST of the coal miners' strike to the British government is now probably more than £2 billion, government sources said. The Treasury has already said publicly that the strike cost the government LV/2 billion up till the end
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    • 164 4 AP AFTER more than a year of debate, a law requiring "nametagging" of sperm donations takes effect in Sweden today, with critics saying it will put a stop to almost all insemination treatment. The disputed point of the Bill, believed to be the
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    • 113 4 AP ANTHONY «Tat Twit" Salerno entering a car In New York on Tuesday aftei being let ont on bail. Salerno and four other reputed Uiaders of New York City's Mafia families were charged! with being the "ruling body" of a criminal enterprise
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    • 326 4 AP FROM THEIR HAVEN in southern India, Tamil guerillas are trying to bury their differences and unite on a common battle strategy for carving out a separate state in Sri Lanka. In spite of claims of recent military successes, the rebels-said
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    • 509 4 AQUINO Trial AFP THE APPARENT disappearance of some key prosecution witnesses in the Benigno Aquino murder trial could lead to an early acquittal of the 26 accused led by General Fabian Ver, according to a prominent lawyer. Other legal experts said previous testimonies to
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    • 148 4 AFP THE WORLD BANK will continue extending loans to the Philippines if the government continued to undertake structural adjustments and policy reforms. Attila Karaosmanoglu, vicepresident of the bank for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said in Manila on Wednesday that these reforms "will have
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    • 260 4 SPECULATION that the MCA and the Gerakan are planning to come together to form a single party is making the rounds again. A top Gerakan source said yesterday that talks and discussions have been initiated and are still going
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 73 4 FORMER prime minister Kakuei Tanaka has been admitted to a Tokyo hospital partially paralysed after suffering a stroke. Doctors at the Tokyo Teishin Hospital said yesterday that the right side of Mr Tanakas body was partly paralysed and he had difficulty speaking after a mild stroke. Dubbed Japan's
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      • 79 4 JAPANESE and military officials said yesterday that they could not confirm a report by an American televisionaletwork that a North Korean submarine had sunk in the Sea of Japan off North Korea. Japan's Kyodo News Service, in a dispatch from Washington, said CBS TV reported on Wednesday that
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      • 61 4 TWO SYRIANS who hijacked a West German airliner to Vienna have surrendered after being told they would be treated fairly. Austrian>police yester- day said the men. Esam Bdawi and Gamal Khalaf, gave themselves up after demanding political asylum and guarantees that they would not be extradited to Syria,
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      • 81 4 THE Reagan Administration has reacted cautiously to Nicaragua's announcement that all Cuban military advisers would be withdrawn, but said it is willing to study the proposal. State Department spokeswoman Vivienne Ascher said the administration was aware of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's announcement but Washington had not yet received
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      • 59 4 ORDERS to US factories for durable goods started out the new year with a 3.8 per cent increase. The Commerce Department said factories received a record total of US$lO6 billion worth of orders in January, up $3.9 billion from the December level. In December, orders had dropped 1.9
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      • 72 4 HENRY CABOT LODGE, former US senator, ambassador and unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate, died on Wednesday night at his home after a long illness. He was 82. The descendent of sea captains who tasted war, peace, politics and diplomacy through 40 years of American history, Lodge captured a Senate seat
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      • 63 4 A GROUP of extortionists has indicated in a letter that it will not poison any more candy of Morinaga and Co, a Japanese confectionery. A police officer said yesterday that the letter, found in front of a police station in Osaka, did not mention the group's plans for
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      • 54 4 Agencies A BRITISH marine biologist has won the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion and said he will use the US$lB6,OOO award to study links between faith and evolution. Sir Alister Hardy, 89, said he began research at Oxford University in 1969 to reconcile the evolutionary theories of
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    • 816 4 ARRIVALS Operator Strnct Local tMM From SWR MAS MAS RBA SIA CPA GIA SIA SIA THAI SAS SIA MAS GIA MAS SN SRI 76 MH67I MH8I 1 BI42I SQI03 CX7I0 GA960 SQ20I SO 105 TG403 SK971 SQI9I MH682 GA940 MH683 SN277 0930 0935 0940 1000 1005 1030
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    • 240 4 UPI TAIWAN'S top military intelligence official and two ranking colleagues are expected to be indicted in the killing of American-Chinese journalist Henry Liu. Sources close to the Defence Ministry said yesterday the new indictments would charge the intelligence officials with failing
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • AIR CARGO
    • 623 6  -  Alarm over amount of outstanding loans By YAP BOH HOON AIR CARGO agents in Singapore, alarmed at the amount of outstanding credit due to them by clients, are taking a hard look at their credit risks and considering stronger control measures to manage
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    • 250 6  -  By KINGSLEY WOOD A RENEWED BID by Western Australia's Trans Corp Australia to mount a weekly air cargo service for perishables between Perth and South-east Asia is again being considered by the Aviation Minister. Some time ago, the company applied for a charter
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    • 235 6 TIGER INTERNATIONAL Inc has reported U551,209 bill on in revenue for 1994, an increase of 14 per cent compared with the $1,056 billion achieved in 1!»83. Tiger International {is a transportation company ivhose operations include Flying Tiger Line Inc, a worldwide air [cargo
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    • 321 6 HONGKONG-BASED Leighton (Asia) Ltd has won a $60.2 million contract for the extension of the Brunei International Airport. Mr John Hamilton, managing director of Leighton (Asia) Ltd, which also has an office in Singapore, said the company tendered for the project in joint venture
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    • 134 6 PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL Airlines (PIA) will be buying a combi version of the Boeing 747 and an A3OO aircraft as part of its five-year fleet development plan. The purchase was approved at a recent Pakistan International Airline Corporation (PIAC) board meeting held in Karachi. Negotiations for
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    • 333 6  -  By LIM SOON NEO JAPAN AIR LINES will be increasing its cargo and passenger capacity in Singapore in April when it uses an all-Boeing fleet for its daily services here. At present, the airline has two Boeing freighter services and daily passenger services
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    • 228 6 ■THAI INTERNATIONAL recorded its biggest pretax profit of $198.75 million (U5593.3 million at exchange rates valid at the time of books' closure) during the financial year ending Sep 30, 1984. The profit marks the 20th consecutive year of profitability for the airline.
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    • 215 6 PAN AMERICAN World Airways has announced that it will begin services to six more international cities and add several major new inter-continen-tal non-stop flights to its schedule. From April 28, the airline will fly to Amsterdam, Bangkok, Belgrade, Bucharest, Nice and Warsaw. It will
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    • 92 6 A TOTAL of 3.6 million passengers moved through Oakland International Airport in the US last year. Preliminary figures show that the passenger figure not only exceeded the three-mil-lion mark for the first time in the airport's 57-year history, but also represented a substantial 24 per cent
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    • 239 6 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Operator Flight number Local time From Operator Flight number Local time For FRIDAY TMA TL351 0830 BEY/DXE JAL JL615 0930 KUL FT FT75 2355 /K.UL BOS/JFK/ANC /NRT/TPE NW TMA TMA FT NW906 0935 TL351 1000 TL352 1000 FT70 0135 hkg/nrt/ SFO/LAX TYO/(BKK/ DXB/BEY) TYO/(BKK/ DXB/BEY) KUL/TPE/NRT
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 210 7 Reuter THE REAGAN administration will continue to support efforts to reschedule Latin American debts, but the region must liberalise trade policies and improve the atmosphere for foreign direct investment. Speaking before a conference sponsored by the Americas Society, US Commerce Secretary
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    • 119 7 Reuter WESTPAC Banking Corp welcomes Treasurer Paul Keating's announcement allowing 18 foreign banks to operate In Australia. Managing director Bob White says that the move fas an Important step in removing controls which impair the efficient development of the financial system. Foreign banks are
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    • 502 7 Bernama A MALAYSIAN Treasury official expects the ringgit to remain fairly stable against most of the major currencies such as the US dollar, the German deutschemark and sterling this year. The deputy secretary-gener-al of the Treasury, Datuk Badruddin Samad, said that the
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    • 93 7 Reuter THE SIGNING of a US$925 million loan for the Philippines has been delayed further by last-minute legal and technical queries by one of the country's major creditor banks. Manila-based bankers say that the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia has not pledged
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    • 40 7 Reuter NATIONAL Westminster Bank PLC plans to expand its Australian operations through the establishment of Nat West Australia as a nationwide banking and financial group. Nat West Australia will offer the full range of banking services. Reuter
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    • 567 7 i Number Indicative Gross Coupon Amount Interest of days of Middle Price Redemption Maturity Yeor Raised Rate Million) Payment Accrued (excluding Yield pa) Dates Interest occrued pa) interest) 15 4 85 Loon 1 1978 7 50 00 15/J. 15/10 136
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
    • 749 7 SINGAPORE The US dollar closed easier against most major currencies in thin late trading yesterday. It closed weaker at 3.3100/50 marks against an early 3.3300/50 and New York's 3.3250/3300 close, and at 258.45/65 yen against 259.75/90 and 259.00/10 respectively. The greenback closed lower at 2.8170/ 8220 Swiss francs
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    • Article, Illustration
      313 7 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates closed firmer compared yesterday with Wednesday's levels in light trading. The late rise in US federal funds, speculation the Fed may tighten monetary policy if the dollar continues to fall and news the Fed drained reserves through overnight repurchase agreements underpinned rates. Overnight closed
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    • 122 7 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank money market rose by point from Wednesday to close at 6V* per cent yesterday. The one and three-month term rates rose by «-point each, while the two-month rate rose by 1/16-point. S$ interbank rates at 3pm yesterday Offer Bid Over- night
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    • 257 7 Interbank rotes at 3pm yesterday. CurrtndM y.. ■■■in rati numivwi w M Smithsonian quoted yesterday roea parity change Local dollars to one unit of >o't>qn currency: US dolor 2 2600 2 2620 2 8196 -1985 Sterling pounc Lr ***** 2 4621 7 3469 -66 55 Australian do! 1
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    • 352 7 BA Futures Inc EURODOLLAR futures gapped lower yesterday after the huge sell-off in CME on Wednesday night. The June contract gapped two ticks lower at 89.46 and traded down to 89.42 before closing at 89.48. Technical support could be found at 89.40 and if this is penetrated, greater losses
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    • 191 7 HONGKONG The metal closed moderately higher in quiet trading yesterday, reflecting the easier tone of the US dollar. It closed at U*****.50/ 291.00 an ounce, which was near the day's high, compared with New York's $288.50 289.00 close and the $287.60/288.00 finish here on Wednesday. Local gold added HK$23
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  • FEATURES
    • 484 8 EUROPEAN central banks leapt out of their kennels with bared teeth on Wednesday. For months they had been alternately growling at or cringing before the US dollar. Suddenly, they saw their chance to savage the currency that has increasingly shown up the frailties of their
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    • 1271 8  -  Cheaper sets and jrising affluence have meant slimmer profits for the industry As profits diminish, the TV and video rental industry is beginning to turn to the larger establishments rather than the individual to give business a fillip. Hotels and hospitals figure prominently in this drive.
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    • 239 8  -  letters to the Editor Al Fisher Manager Marketing Communications Audio-Vide* Systems Division Ampex DEAR SIR, In a recent article by Lee Han Shih, a spokesman for Sony Corporation was quoted as saying that "Sony claims to be the world leader in broadcasting equipment, with a near
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    • 53 8  -  Patrick Chia DEAR SIR, 1 mast congratulate your writer, Mr Richard Scab, far aa excellent article an the state of the shopping space section In Singapore. IDs article Is thorough and wellresearched. Maybe, Mr Scab can also look Into the other property sections to keep
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 1147 8 to IMD bound I CHANNEL 5 J) 2.30 PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages 3.00 Opening and Programme Rghfights followed by The Passenger (Mandarin) 4.30 Kidsworld 4.55 The Kid-A-Littles 5.20 Romper Room (English) 5.45 Sias 6.10 Programme Highlights (English) 6.15 News (English) 6.25 Ketab Dondang Sayang (Malay) 6.50 Naturama II
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    • 703 8 TCBGHKMiOS SffljraOftD x) m 29 30 n CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Push in so as to cause pain (6) 7 Decent spell of pleasure (4, 4) 8 Comparatively deep red ark, possibly (6) 10 It lives in hot territories (5) 13 What a dog may do around a tree (4)
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  • SPORTS
    • 514 9  -  By WALTON MORAIS FOR AUSTRALIAN Peter Senior, the Rolex Masters golf championship at the Bukit course on March 20-23 will hold special significance. For the young and rising star, it will mark a return to the land where he was born 25 years ago.
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    • 473 9 MARK HATELEY rescued England from World Cup embarrassment in Belfast on Wednesday night with a flash of goalmouth ruthlessness learned in the tight-marking Italian First Division where goal-scor-ing chances come almost as infrequently as moments to remember in this disappointing European Group Three clash
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    • 631 9 Body Language THERE ARE many misconceptions regarding pregnancy and exercise. Because exercise has become a part of so many people's lives, more and more women are faced with the decision of whether to continue their daily regimen throughout pregnancy. Some of them feel that
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 685 9 COFFEE Trading in robusta futures was dominated on Wednesday by the dollar's swift retreat against European currencies and prices moved sharply lower in active conditions. Final losses of £50 to £41 a tonne included May futures £45 lower at £2,410. Activity was mostly confined to jobbing operations as
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    • 146 9 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices closed higher yesterday on covering and speculative buying interest prompted by Pakistan's RBD palm oil purchase on Wednesday. March deliveries in the north firmed MHO central $7.50 and south $5, all at $1,235 per tonne. April in the south and north were traded
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    • 146 9 SOYBEAN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed under pressure on Wednesday from liquidation linked to disappointment over earlier currency-related gains. Prices ended unchanged to down one cent per bushel, with near March settling at USss.64'/« after trading in a 7'2-cent range. Continental was a late buyer of
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    • 114 9 WHEAT futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed on Wednesday lower on disappointment that the market had not rallied further in response to the weakening of the dollar against other major currencies. Prices were down 2'/2 to V/ 2 US cents per bushel. Near March settled at 3.45'
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    • 108 9 (cents/kg, 1-ton pollers) March 85 April 85 (current mth) (forward mth) NOON NOON RAS Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SSR 20 167 00 169 00N *169 00 171 OON SSR 50 ***** 167 OON 167 00 169 OON MRELB Buy«n Sellers Buyers Sellers SMR CV ***** 212 OON
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    • 198 9 SINGAPORE The market closed quietly lower yesterday with March One RSS buyers quoted at 162.50 cents per kg, down 0.75 cents from Wednesday. The morning market eased 0.75 cents on lack of buying interest. Prices were little changed from lunch-time levels in quiet trading. MALAYSIA Prices closed slightly lower
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    • 353 9 RAS prices (in S cents/kilo, FOB in bales) NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 160 50 161 50N 160 00 161 00N Int 1 RSS Mar 85 163 00 163 50 162 50 ***** Int 1 RSS Apr 85 169 25 169 75
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    • 97 9 THE Kul» Lemper He Market price remained at the Intematteeal Tie Agreement fleer-level ef M1a.15 per kg yesterday with tke better steek maaager prevtdleg meet sf the seppert amid seme renewed lecal Interest. Ternever tell te 82 en Wedeesday wltk miners exhaesttng their dlspssals at month-end. Ne ferelgn
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    • 161 9 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) Chino corded yarn, cones Bfcje Phoenix 16'* 2,650 2,800 Bkje Phoenix 20's Blue Phoenix 32's 3,350 Blue Phoenix 40's 3,700 Corded yam, honk BKj* Phoenix 21'* 2,800 Combed yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 32'* 4,450 Blue Phoenix 40'* 4,600 Open-end yarn 2,550
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    • 138 9 Chinos* Produce Robusto 20/25% FOB NSW 477 50 Exchange (Safari' noo« dosmg f 28 S$/100 kg) meet on Feb Nutmeg 110 FOB NSW E W FOB NSW 438.00 281.00 Coconut oil Bute FOB 155.00 Gambier Old drum FOB 168.00 FOB NSW 330.00 New drum FOB 172 00 Copra
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    • 279 9 Singapore (S$/kile, ex-g«dowi») A-1 special C-l special C-l Orcknocy Loonzain 100% 177 unq unq Thai white first grade unq 100% 1st doss 100% second grade 225 (kangaroo) 0 96 0.70 100% third grode unq new crop 100% 2nd doss Parboiled 227 100% 3rd class 0.65 5% 25% new crop
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • 310 10 Reuter THE BOARD OF Johnson Matthey PLC is considering the amount and structure of future longer-term financing needs after the current standby facility of about £250 million expires on May 1. Borrowings under the standby, which was renewed for three months on Jan
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    • 151 10 Reuter INVESTOR Carl Icahn's bid for Phillips Petroleum Co would inevitably lead to liquidation of the company to pay off the debt required to finance the deal. Phillips executive vicepresident Charles Kittrell, in testimony submitted to a House of Representatives energy
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    • 280 10 Reuter SHARE PRICES fell on Wednesday in sympathy with bonds as a drop in the US dollar caused new concern on Wall Street that US interest rates would soon rise. The Dow Jones Industrial average shed 5.08 points to 1,281.03. Overall, losers
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    • 121 10 FEB 27 AbrtA* cs 48 -1 Imp OH Into Int Prov Pipe 45* IS* 34 unch Ale an 38* Algoma 22 17* Bank Mont 26'4 Bank Nova Scotia Bel Te» 13* 37 V* unch Mossey Fefg 4* i*Kh BP Con Ltd 26* MoKon A 15* Con Imp Bk 30*
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    • 193 10 FEB 27 lond Trust Bk 185 no 10 2 INDUSTRIALS 25 -2 Urnsec Wootworth 475 1325 unch 25 125 MININGS AE And a 720S -7 Anglos 2250 i*Kh AMIC ***** Anghroal 1600 Barlows 970 -5 Butt eh 6600 -100 C G Smith ***** CNA 230 5 1025 955 3506
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    • 688 10 FH 27 US$ ACf Industries Alcon Alumn Alcoa Alegheny Lud Afred Chem Cp Ahed Stores AIn-Chalmers Am Brandt Inc Am Broodcast Am Can Co Am Cyonamd Am Elec Pwr Am Express Am Home Prod Am Motors Cp Am Natural Gen Am Tel Tel Amox Inc Amerodo Hess AMF
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    • 950 10 Amsterdam FH 27 Fh ABN ***** -f3 Aegoo 171 00 +-4 AKokj 214 00 -0 5 Akzo 107 20 +04 AM€V 207 00 +2 Amfos Amrobnk 71 90 +02 BcrV 57 00 +5 Boh 103 10 -0 9 Boriumn 341 00 unch Bos* a Burtet 90 00 unch
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
    • 336 11 HONGKONG: Share prices closed mostly lower yesterday as small investors sold their holdings due to a lack of fresh incentives. The Hang Seng Index fell 12.37 to 1,375.25 at the close after it gained 5.60 at midmorning. Among leaders, Cheung Kong eased 20 cents to HK513.60, Hutchison Whampoa 30
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    • 347 11 TOKYO: Hectic buying of speculatives boosted the market average yesterday to a record closing high of 12,321.92, up 34.54, though profit-taking pulled it down from a mid-afternoon all-time high of 12,336.34. The Stock Exchange Index edged up 0.67 to 977.30, while the second section of the market eased on
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    • 80 11 MANILA: Share prices closed little changed in quiet trading yesterday. The Commercial Industrial Index rose 0.19 to 114.71 while the Mining Index was unchanged at 707.96 and Oils Index was unchanged at 0.592. FEB 28 Acote Mjnmg Pem Mareted Oriental B PNI Overseas PMex B Ptcop B 0 0014
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    • 356 11 SYDNEY: Share markets closed firmer across the boards yesterday but some late profit-taking pulled prices down from their best. Near the close, the All Ordinaries Index was up 5.4 points at 792.2. The All Industrials Index was ahead 5.5 at 1,168.2 and the All Resources Index was 5.1 firmer
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    • 170 11 BANGKOK: Share prices closed mixed in moderate trading yesterday. The Book Club Index fell 0.26 to 125.59 with advances leading declines by a small margin. Turnover was 340,051 shares worth 80.1 million baht compared with Wednesday's 367,245 worth 71.0 million baht. Thai Danu Bank, with 57,476 shares traded, fell
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    • 93 11 Fet 27 Bar* Seou Cho*<e\*>g Bk Comnwcid Bfc Won Hyundai Const 907 -1 Hyundai Motor 565 unch 599 unch KAL 531 -5 591 -9 Korea First 676 +1 648 -6 Korea Oi 1801 -4 485 >25 Korea Sh« 389 21 Doewoo Corp Dofwoo Ind Dong Ah Gold Star 441
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    • 42 11 AP NORTH KOREA has started jointly building a 46storey hotel at its capital with Compenon Bernard Construction Society of France. Radio Pyongyang, a Korean-language broadcast, said Gilbert Simonet, president of Compenon Bernard, attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. AP
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    • 360 11 NYT AUSTIN ROVER, BL's car subsidiary, is making major changes to its import operations in Japan to pave the way for the big boost in sales it expects after the launch next year of a new luxury car codenamed XX. Initial annual
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    • 122 11 Reuter GOODYEAR TIRE and Rubber Co's previously announced agreement with Toyo Tire and Rubber Co of Osaka. Japan, has been expanded to include ownership of 90 per cent of the outstanding shares of Toyo's Toyo Giant Tire Co subsidiary. Goodyear did not disclose the value
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    • 109 11 Reuter INDONESIA'S Mines and Energy Ministry has signed contracts granting fiveyear survey and exploration rights and 30-year production rights to nine gold mining companies. A ministry statement says six of the concessions are in Kalimantan and three are in Sumatra. The contracts
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  • SHARE INFORMATION
    • 4258 12 PROFIT-TAKING failed to stop the Singapore stock market from advancing yesterday, as share prices continued to rise for the sixth consecutive session. The BT Composite Index ended the day 2.89 points higher at 739.23, while the Straits Times Industrial Index rose another 3.91 points
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    • 256 12 SINGAPORE Rises Indices Kantucfcv Seor* 890 190 Feb 27 Fab 28 Mafv© Hldgs 454 64 BT Composite 736 34 739 23 Sottrm Km 220 55 BT Indicotor *****40 *****34 U O 1 283 22 BT OB/OS 62 75 TDM 350 +18 ST Industriols 835 13 839 04
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    • 448 12 SHARE PRICES at the Kuala Lumpur stock market succumbed to profittaking yesterday, following sharp advances earlier this week. Overall, the market closed on a slightly steadier note in selectively active trading. With most issues finishing off-best or easier, gains and losses were marginal to
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    • 3929 12 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 lota of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified AU Time SetUement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT'
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 497 13  -  By NAJEEB JARHOM SHAREHOLDERS of Selangor Properties Bhd have been spared the disappointment this time of seeing the company's profit forecast go awry. For the year ended Oct 31, 1984, the premier property group in Malaysia succeeded in achieving its targetted taxable profits
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    • 70 13 SEMBAWANG Shipyard Ltd, in reply to a Stock Exchange of Singapore query, said its directors do not foresee any significant improvement in the business of the group in the near future. HIGHLANDS A Lowlands Bfcd announced that its results for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1984 and
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    • 99 13 HONGKONG Australian Industrials Thursday 1168.5 Hang Seng Index Wednesday 1162.7 Week ago 1176.6 Thursday 1375.25 Wednesday 1387.62 NEW YORK Week ogo Closed Dow Jones Wednesday 1281.03 TOKYO Tuesday 1286.11 Tokyo Dow Jones Week ago 1283.13 Thursday ***** 92* Standard and Poors Wednesday *****.38 Wednesday 180.71 Week ago *****.46
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    • 220 13 Managers' prices Second B'putro 501 506 for Mar 1 Third B'putro 4 04 4.09 Fourth B'putro 4 48 4 53 Singapore Unit Trust Fifth B'putro Sixth B'putro 307 2 95 3 12 300 The Commerce 2.28 2.42 Seventh B'putro (A) 1 86 1 91 The Savings Fund 1.57
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    • 721 13 By HOCK LOCK SIEW IF THE GUINNESS Book of World Records were to hand out awards and recognition for the best performing share, it probably wouldn't have to search further than Singapore's own Kentucky Fried Chicken (S) Ltd. In just six trading sessions, the
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    • 257 13 RESULTS from Isetan (Singapore), the retail group, continue to reflect the difficult trading conditions for stores in Singapore. And with profits well down for the second year on the trot, the group has decided to cut the dividend payment. For the year to end-Novem-ber 1984, group
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    • 2850 13 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS A Choc (2.825) AMD (3 206 3.245) (1) 3.22
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    • 1053 13 SHARE prices in London opened mixed yesterday in light turnover with the movements in sterling remaining the centre of attention. The FTSE 100 share index at 1000 GMT was down 0.4 point at 1258.4. Trading in government bonds was delayed until 1030 GMT following a statement from the
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    • 80 13 LINGUI Developments Bhd: Group pre-tax profits for the six months ended Dec 31, 1984 increased to Ms2.B million (from $1.7 million) on substantially higher turnover of $15.2 million (against $2.9 million ly)Directors have recommended an interim dividend of three per cent gross (1983: two per cent gross)
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    • 217 13 PERLIS PLANTATIONS Berfcad: 16th AGM at 9th Floor, Wisma MISC, 2 Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur on Feb 28 at 10.15 am. SRI HARTAMAS Carparatfaa Berfcad: 15th AGM at the United Nation Room, 2nd Floor, The Regent of Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur on Feb 28 at
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    • 281 14  -  By FOO CHOY PENG SINGAPORE will strengthen and broaden its economic base so that it can join the ranks of the developed countries by 1999. While it will continue to attract foreign investors, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Richard Hu also expects the
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    • 142 14 A FREER HAND will be given to Singaporeans to use their savings from the Central Provident Fund for investment. But such investment has to be sufficiently secure so as not to erode "the fundamental objective of providing financial security for old age".
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    • 78 14 MR ONG Teng Cheong, Second Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday voiced his support of the Singapore Sports Council in encouraging the cultivation of individual sports talents, instead of the previous "sports for all" idiom. "We may not produce world beaters in all areas of sports, but we
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    • 409 14  -  By JEFFREY TSAN COMPANIES involved in computer services should team up with leading international companies to develop communications software which allows computers of different models and levels to share resources. The call by the National Computer Board came after a survey showed that
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    • 146 14 INPATIENT and Accident Emergency fees incurred at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) may be debited directly from a Post Office Savings Bank account from next month. This is an enlargement of the direct debit payment system, introduced jointly on Dec 15 last year by
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    • 472 14  -  By ZHOU MEI Economics Correspondent THREE MORE specialised industry-oriented training centres will be coming onstream soon while two existing training centres will be implementing their expansion plans. All five have had their proposals accepted by the Skills Development Fund Council this week.
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    • 153 14 THE Archives and Oral History Department plans to document the economic growth of Singapore. The project will cover the economic development plans and policies of the Labour Front and PAP governments from 1955 to 1975. The project will also record the changes that
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    • 67 14 WALL STREET stock prices were lower in early trading yesterday, continuing Wednesday's fall. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off about one point and declines led advances five to four. The New York Stock Exchange Index gave up 0.10 point to 104.56. Volume was over 18 million
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    • 366 14  -  By YAP BOH HOON TELECOMS' efforts to usher in the Information Age will move a step closer to reality when it introduces its "phone plus service" by May 1. For a minimal tariff charge, which varies from $8 to 536 a year, depending on the
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    • 109 14 IN LINE WITH its policy to improve productivity by reducing labour-inten-sive services, Telecoms is introducing an automatic call duration advice for subscribers of International Direct Dialling (IDD). From today, a voice response equipment (VRE) will inform IDD subscribers using access code 004 of the duration
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    • 489 14  -  By LORETTA McLAUGHLAN YAOHAN DEPARTMENT Store Co Ltd, the Japanese retail group, has been given approval in principle to issue one million shares in Singapore in the form of Depository Receipts. The group plans to issue the shares, denominated in US
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      • 69 14 AP THE US suffered a US$lO.3 billion trade deficit in January, 28 per cent higher than the last December's figure, as a flood of imports swamped a record showing for US exports. The US Commerce Department said the January deficit was far above the $8
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      • 40 14 AFP INDIA'S Madhya Pradesh state yesterday alleged that the Union Carbide was uncooperative in giving data on the effects of a gas which killed more than 2,500 people when it leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal.
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      • 66 14 AFP JAPANESE opposition parties stalled parliamentary business for the second day running yesterday by boycotting all deliberations in protest against the government's refusal to grant a tax cut. Diet business was halted after the government rejected a demand by four opposition parties for changes to
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      • 55 14 AFP THE Indonesian parliament yesterday unanimously passed a US$23 billion budget for fiscal 1985 submitted by President Suharto. The balanced budget represents a rise of 12.1 per cent over the current year's budget. Its allocation for routine expenditures ($l2 billion) exceeds that for development ($lO billion),
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      • 69 14 UPI SOVIET President Konstantin Chernenko met an election official yesterday, the official Tass news agency said in a report indicating the ailing leader was carrying out at least some of his duties. The report did not say where the meeting was held and there was
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      • 67 14 Reuter A TOP LEVEL British trade mission arrived in Beijing yesterday optimistic that the way was finally open for a big improvement in SinoBritish exchanges. Lord Young, the government Minister heading the delegation, said the visit was taking place at a very opportune moment, shortly after
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    • 173 14 Britannia offers you a world of investment opportunities i The Chartered Bank Building, 6 Battery Road, #14-08, J Singapore 0104. Telephone: *****86. i The tacts behind the,nlm On 17 April 1975 Cambodia vanished. Fhnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge. A systematic and fanatical policy of death and destruction followed.
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    • 340 14 lIC UNITED OVERSEAS LAND LIMITED INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) IMPORTANT NOTICE To: HOLDERS OF REGISTERED SUBSCRIPTION WARRANTS ("RSW") All terms used herein, unless otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, shall bear the same meanings as defined in the RSW. The attention of Registered Holders of RSW
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    • 60 14 'MMm Outlook for todoy: Foir; showers in o few oreos in the late afternoon and early evening. Report for 25 hours prior to 7 30pm on Feb 28 at the airport: Maximum temperature 32.0 Associated humidity 69 Minimum temperature 24.3 Associated humidity 93 Hours of sunshine 7.25 Rainfoll in millimetres
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 296 15 SANKO Steamship Co is trying to delay delivery by about a year of up to 20 new bulk carriers it is having built in Japanese shipyards, Sanko's acting president Yoichi Akishino said. He told a press conference these vessels are part of an order
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    • 402 15  -  By JUNE LIM MAERSK Line has dealt a death blow to the StraitsNew York Conference (Snycon) with its resignation, handed in last Friday. The Danish carrier's departure will leave the conference with just one member, Lykes Lines. The move, hot on the heels of
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    • 98 15 Seatrade THE director-general of the Far Eastern Freight Conference, Mr Brian Allen, has categorically denied reports that the conference is negotiating with USL. The market fears the company's membership could affect long-term stability in the trade. According to Container Insight, published by Container Data, USL has been
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    • 849 15 Shipping Lin* Pa Col Shipping Un« F Coi Afea VI 3 Everett Lines X 4 Ahrenkiel Liner V 4 Evergreen IV 5 AC Toepfer X 5 Fargo Shpg vm 2 Alphatrans VI 4 FESCO VI 4/5 Andeka Shpg vi 1 Fine-Liner IX 4 Antoh Orient X 1
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    • PORTSIDES
      • 114 15 Reuter THE FAR Eastern Freight Conferences said new currency adjustment factors (CAFs), based on average exchange rates of Feb 21, 22 and 25 inclusive, show a radical downward swing of more than 4 per cent and will be adjusted from March 3. The revised CAFs for the following
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      • 59 15 THE BANGKOK Shipowners and Agents Association has announced a 40 baht a tonne surcharge on all containers unloaded at Bangkok Port, effective March 1. It said the container freight station charge, previously collected only on cargo carried by the Thai-American Shipping Conference, is needed to offset higher handling
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      • 36 15 PAKISTAN has become the 43rd country to join the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (Inmarsat). The Pakistan Telegraph and Telephone Department has been nominated to represent Pakistan in Inmarsat as its country's signatory organisation.
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    • 433 16 HONGKONG United Dockyards (HUD) is looking forward to more ship and oil rig repair contracts from China. HUD commercial manager Mr Y C Chiu told the South China Morning Post that the rising cargo traffic between Hongkong and China has led to more
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    • 372 16 FT BRITISH Shipbuilders has warned unions that nearly 1,900 more jobs could go by the first quarter of this year if insufficient work came in. Orders have risen sharply this year but several yards have large gaps in their workload. Mr Graham Day,
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    • 132 16 A UNITED Sjtates geological survey ship returned to the United States earlier this week from a year-long voyage exploiting the Pacific and discovering deposits of strategic {minerals, including cobalt, zinc, copper and platinumj The USJlij- million Odyssey of the 1,300-ton research vessel Samuel P Lee was financed
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    • 320 16 TWO mammoth container cranes were recently shipped all the way from Japan to the United States west coast for Sea-Land's new state-of-the-art container facility in Tacoma. Their successful voyage marked the first time that fully-erected cranes of this size were transported across the vast
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    • 1644 16 INTEREST in coal char- 1 tering appeared tohave waned on Wednesday leav- i ing the market without major feature, shipbrokers said. Iron ore from Western Australia to Japan received the firmer-payment of U554.95 a ton compared with $4.50 for aslightly larger vessel reported fixed previously. Freight space was
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    • 235 17 AFP THE future for many shiprepairers is very bleak. There is no immediate sign of any substantial rate improvement on either the dry cargo or the tanker charter market, Londonbased Drewry Shipping Consultants said in a special report on the shiprepair industry. But the long-term future
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    • 410 17 Lloyd's List US-FLAG operators and the maritime unions have won a crucial round in their battle to enforce the country's cargo preference 1«IWS. A US District Court judge in Washington DC. Judge June Green, has ruled that the government should enforce the country's
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    • 538 17 March 4 Single well oil production ships, 1730 hours, joint RINA and Institute of Marine Engineers meeting, 76 Mark Lane, London EC3. March 11 Multicore undersea pipeline technology, 1730 hours. Institute of Marine Engineers meeting, 76 Mark Lane, London EG. March 12-15 Marine Pollution, Lloyd's of London Press
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    • 190 17 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East Europe. Far East Persian Gulf. Straits ports Australia, Straits Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. "K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line.
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    • 2829 22 BeOBDID&B A guide to ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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    • 633 23 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF i :XPO RT F< A MD LCL CARGO Ar da rival te/time Godws F for LCL n Cl 10> ement CL' Voy Operator cargo s ch< >dule Location Snip Nipponica Tokio Exp B Seroja Jenwel Albert Ms Uni Fortune Annapurna N Zircon Takari II
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    • 1846 23 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B 4FEA African Shipping ies S Ure-Kura-sl» line Transgroup 'S 1 thrcnkicl liner Service Kim Sh|>g 'St Alfred r Toepler Oceanus Shipping Agencies (Si Marintex Enterprise iPKt tlpac Intrasea ISI Bintane Shpg iKL> Island Cargo
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    • 301 24 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES ooc„«™ Auby K25 S3PL alongside 1.3.85/15(10 Foochow Kll S n Chiao alongside 1.3.85/18(10 F Ass'boine K29 L;o alongside 1.3.85/2300 Johneverett K21 Everett alongside 1.3.85/1500 Li Heng K20 J Manners alongside 1.3JB5/Ob0o Sagafjord/P K36 Thoresen alongside l.3.85/23J»9 Song
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    • 502 15 INTERNATIONAL Times Centre 1 New Industrial Road Spore 1953 Tel: *****44 A memßei o* times ogar>isa»'o' 1 556.50 HONGKONG United Dockyards is looking forward to more repair deals from China II US-FLAG operators and unions have won a crucial round in their battle 11l LONDON Freights H CONSORTIA SHIPPING Schedule
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    • 279 15 UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) [imo.r:i■ ni.T^rrTii* SEALORD SHIPPING AGENCIES 70 Shanton Way 04-02 C Marina Houae Singapore 0207 Tal *****94 Tupi No MS ?S4 i CFS oWica TPC -03-30 Tal *****31 and *****32 Terminal oMtca TPC 03-29 Tel No *****90'*****93 NATIONAL LINE EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER SERVICE FROM JAPAN TAIWAN
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    • 484 18 xte, THONG SOON AGENCIES PTE. LTD. *09-07, ROBINA HOUSE. S PORE 0106 TEL: *****88 TELEX: RS ***** BOOKING: *****56 (DIRECT LINE) SINGAPORE TO PENANG ETA JENSON In Port KIM SOON LI 6 Mar DESTINATION Penang Penang SINGAPORE TO KUCHING SINGAPORE TO SABAH PORT •BUILDER IH K Kinabalu K Kinabalu Labuan
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    • 717 18 o Round-The-World East Bound Service (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/W MED./FE) also accepting cargo io 1) MtOVKXNCf NENARK SAVANNAH BOSTON PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK IACKSONWUE NRMNGTON ETC 3) CRISTOBAL BALBOA PANAMA CITY. COLON SAN AJAN SANTO I ATI AN T A CHICAGO DETROIT COLUMBUS t OTHER MAIOR NCROBROGE DESTMATIONS 0I0 MONTREAL TORONTO MA BALTMORf Round-The-World West
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    • 194 18 MSI NOSE J MARITIME PTE LTD m PORT MIANG PENANG ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES IRANIAN SERVICES Laadn| far B Abbas. B SMOS( MARIT* PTE lID 1U *****44/7 *****70 MM OS MARITM SON BHD let *****2 3 MALAYSIA TRADE t TRANSPORT LTD TH ***** i 637 ft |3j KYOWA
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    • 809 19 5W PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Builcing. 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106 Tel: *****33 EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICES VESSEL KOTA SINGA KOTA PUSAKA KOTA WANGSA KOTA WIJAYA KOTA SALAM KOTA JAYA VOYAGE E-551 E-553 E -555 E-557 E-559 E-561 t VOYAGE HONGKONG SINGAPORE OADING FOR: lUKALLA, HOOEIDAH. JEOOAH, AOABA DEN. HOOEIDAH.
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    • 801 19 BENLINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE FROM EUROPE HAM Toke F ipr fsi Sato) Cardial by SaM Osaka Bay Siafcd InopMl by Saied Frankfurt Eipreti Sated Tokyo Bay 5/3 Mmo Mam 14/3 Hambwg Eipress 17/3 Thames Mmi 70/3 R DAM HAVRE UK SM Saded Saded Saied SaM Sated Sated
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    • 674 19 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL LINF Far East S'oore Service Fui Container Vessel. Btnan Yokohama «ot>r Kaohuu«( Honfioof 5 port T| Pro* (W). GOWA VI7 W 24/2 27/2 21/2 J/3 5/1 1/3 9/3 TO/FROM EUROPE WEST BOUND Spare Iftur Amsterdam Hbw{ Antwerp PALEMBANG 9-13/3 5/4 1/4 11/4 17/4 (SAMVBOA) Spo>r Bdbae
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    • 553 19 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES m BURMA FIVE STAR (Burmese National Line) Loadnt for Rangoon Sport P.Keianf Myomaywa VS6 In ft/3 Mar Htoneywa V2OO 5/5 Ma Phashwejyawywa V 251 10/12 Mar Pa-an VSI 20/23 Mar BANK LINE •CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONT MEADOWBANK IVYBANK SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG S Mar 1 Apr 5
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 1131 20 K Kline KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. liTD. USA CANADA PACIFIC COAST (Including DKSTINATIONS INLAND via IPI MICROBRIIKiE ft MINILAND BRIIMih) FEEDCR/ MOTHER VESSEL S PORE PKLG PENANG S PORE T/S PORT LA/LB SEATTLE OAKLAIC m«C rOtIUW 4 Mar b War 1 Mar 9 Mar (KL) 18 Mar 2 Apr 5 Apr
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    • 589 20 >f&Z CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER/BULK SERVICE (iradiry t.,r (OS AW>l lIS .AN (Ml* ISCO SIAIIII TAujMA nAICOUtfR Bt JAPAN SERVICE loadnf l» Hobf Yokohama Na(o,a Osaka Mop Also tih Taman S Horn Pen** PKelant Seaport loid«t tor VISHVA BAHDHAN ki Pt/1 M» Koto* Osaka Yoßo HOMNARO VISHVA MADHURI
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    • 395 20 SANKD ASIA FROM JAPAMCSC POATS AND MOMOKONG SmfAport C F Slurp I Co Pte lid Id *****?? Port Heiant lANAS Sturp S* Bhd Id 3U104 *****9 Reninj UNAS Slurp Sdn BM Id *****5 36 79R9 GENERAL SURWT FOR (i) SANKO SCORPIO art be heM on 7 385 NO FURTWR SURVEY
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    • 659 20 4" INTRASEA (PTE) LTD. 10 Anson Road »27 16 International Plaza Singapore 0207 Tel *****1 1 (10 Lines) STfUBiAStAtLEMm BREAKBULK SERVICE TOT EUROPE/UK SAN EDUARDO *****02 Spore P Kelanf Load** for 6/3 11/3 ROTT ANT UK (AVON) Pi SEAWOOO SHIPPING CORPORATION S pore NORTHERN VALLEY Sated Loidmt lor: Jeddah Mont
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 484 21 NEPTUNE ORIENT LI K JACEJtN 28W 17/3 TW BRIDGE 24N 24/3 C CONTAINER 29W 31/3 K CHANCE 21W 7/4 Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia MAETERLIf CK S'pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo 0400 3/3 LCL Xargo 1600 2/3 FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) In Port 8/3 15/3 22/3 STRAITS/AUSTRALIA RO-RO CONTAINER SERVICE
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    • 522 21 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO: P KELANG. PENANG, BUSAN, INCHON AftNIS NfPTUt* AGFNCIfS PT( I ID Tel *****7 7 ?78*>4 34 ißookies I ???7blo (Operations* ????487 ??09?84 l Terminal) ??o?4*>o ??0?M)4 (CfS) Mil AYSIA AQNIS 'UNAS SFTIA SDN BHD HI let *****0 414?44 PK let 389%4
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    • 804 21 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55. Market Street Singapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lines) Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Tele* Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** P KELAN6 M/S SHARKAT NAH SOON SON BHD IST AND 2ND FLOOR NO 1 JALAN CtMPENMG PORT KLANG MALAYSIA
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    • 491 22 KtMjUxial C.milniiicr Lines: *mSZmS r il Sailings Weekly L\ilj|PlJ Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing P.S.A. Mon. Wed Sat REGULAR/FEEDER SERVICE TO PHUKET/SONGKLA VOT SM SKI* BKK PKT SKIA RAT ANA BHUM 322/2*5 2/3 Mar RAT ANA BHUM 266/323 9/10 Mar 13/14 Mar HINODE KISEN CO. LTD I I.TRX HKAVV LIFT \HKIKK
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    • 83 22 FARGO SHIPPING COMPANY (P7E) EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE SINGAPORE/BANGKOK 3 SAILINGS WEEKLY IHAM* BHUM BUNG* KEMUNNG SM MUM TH*N* BHUM Spore 2/3 Mar 4/5 Mar 6/6 Mar 9/10 Mar WEEKLY SERVICE TO KEE LUNG ETA SP ET* KEE 10 Mar IS Mar 17 Mar 23 Mar Acceptinf bo«i FCI and LCI:
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 146 22 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. Wind direction with speed in knots Wove height LEGEND R Thunderstorm C d.rect,on with speed .n 7 Shower Rain Wave height Cloudy Sky Surface winds ore indicated by arrows which fly with the wind One full circle represents calm or
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 124 23 m MSC AGENCIES K. LUMPUR P. KELANG PENAN6 P. GUDANG j. BAHARU LEOSHP SPORE *****8/*****6/*****8/*****3 *****1/4 TERMMAL *****1/2 *****/*****/*****/***** *****3/*****5/*****1/*****0 *****5/*****8/*****5 *****22 B BUTANG B BUTANG B BUTANG B BUTANG B BUTANG B BUTANG B BUTANG FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE ISaigaJSgmBMnEMIIiMCMi gMEEMg3M irom gi— Hi EBB EBMIBB CBB mM GM
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    • 194 23 Cheng lie Navigation Co., Ltd. CHUNG U V Ml DM LI V SM IMB aw 10 BMBUH/MONBUMC/TMNM iw HI MIS HQ KM) V> 11/3 17/1 M/ 3 »/3 W3 31/3 t/« >/4 11/4 GENERAL AGENTS CONTINENTAL FEEDERS PTE. LTO., T*< *****51 T«4«i: RS 2110* FEEDERS GOOD HARVEST LINES CONCORD LINES
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    • 544 23 FINE-LINER SHIPPING PTE LTD M, CECIL STREET DUNN HOUSE. SJOflt 01W X M 22M1 FUNET TEL: HNK, ACCEPTING BOTH FCL AND LCL m T'-'.'-liß! 1 1 V. PB LIN LIN SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 1. Magazine Road «OS-Ot Cantral ButkJkng Singapore 0105 Ta4 533M14 ft *****22 WEEKLY SERVICE SINGAPORE TO KUCHING
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 320 24 /3P EAST ASIA LINE (Malaysian Flag) Regular Umr Sctlcm BOwiwi M'SIA/SPORE/INdIA P. Kelong P. Gudong S'pore AMAH Sated MDOtA PERTAMA 10/3 12/3 15/3 KGUUI MPAN/STRAITS/ JAP AH SERVICES LAMBOft Sjied Ldg ri Caki I Madri Boml j EAST ASM SNPPWG SON. BHD TEL: 3W022/36 TLX: MA: ***** MLAL I MFBC
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    • 216 24 slipping (Singapore) privat-p iTnt-etl NVOCC DIRECT SERVICE EUROPE/FAR EAST LINER SIiRVICE a F e CREST EXPRESS LI NVOCC Service to and from USA. Conod uc ad nFFIfF or East Europe ■irwvn Competitive Rates Excellent 5 I UK TU Reliable Schedules main; PALMYRA TSIRIS LINES S.A. KTAN SIN PK Loading for:
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    • 652 24 C.Y. LINE (A Mtmbtr 01 Th« ACE Consortium) CHO YANG SHIPPING CO. LTD FULLY CONTMCRfSED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) MAi lERIMCK S* S{VfN SIAS BKOGI 49* «t*UN MUM 2*W S porf f IfMjrvt *damfsl»»e H'b»| (kern Antwerp 1/3 V 3 24,3 2i/3 21 3 30/3 1/4 2/4 10 3
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    • 814 24 I »vr uiivAArrr /r n u I COMPAMA PERUANA DC VAPOREES (C.P.V.) 4 "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" jj lo*fcne to. CitUo Mjljuni Ho and ail other Peru.iifl potts »itti transtapiw* it Kot* R J On CPV Through Ms ot lathi* to final dest-nation K Penaitf* t Ke»ant Sincaporet a RAMONEVERf TT
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    • 404 24 Z I M non conference ncotcekt nil com mo service F<x/ia carton lo USA East I Nest Coast. Carrfcbean and East Canada ZIM EOT CONTAINER LINE Sparc Eiat Tnestt Koper Mtmct Pvaea M ICLBOUM lilb nM> 9k> I Apr '*0 BUT 7 Apr 21 Apr 30 Apr 1 Ma T
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