The Business Times, 14 August 1987

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    12 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 112/12/86 FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1987 75 CENTS
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    FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    183 1 Owtnm markets Thwiday HK Hang Song Index 3514.27 (-43.16) Tokyo NRdtoi Avorago *****74 (+15.51 Sydnoy AM-Ordlnorios 2104.6 8.6 uf, J,,, tongtooy Now York (Dow Jonos) 2669.32 (-11.16) London (FT 30 Index) 1775.2 2.6) Exchange rates THE S$ closed stronger against the US$ at 2.1086/75 (2.1065/96) on the
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    Share prices ease in light wave of selling
    222 1 WIDESPREAD profit-taking in stocks which have made good gaina recently pushed the market lower in light trading yesterday but dealers said selling wss well absorbed and aome blue chipa even managed modeat gaina. Intereat waa, however, focuaed on Malaysian counters. Four of
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    What is IT all about?
    82 1 WHAT EXACTLY is Information Technology? In today's Technology Page, the Civil Service Computerisation Programme shows by example the meaning of IT. New projects coming on stream allow the public to dial up for various data. And next year, information sharing between ministries will make form
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    Lock icon Legal action against Umno will weaken party, says Dr Mahathir
    372 1 Bernama MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Or Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that the court action by a group of United Malays National Organisation members challenging the legality of the Umno Supreme Council electiona in April would weaken the party. Though
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    Bonvests on acquisition trail again
    526 1  -  Property group to tap funds for corporate purchases By LISA LEE FAST-MOVING property group Bonvests Holdings is back on the acquisition trail and will tap the market sgsin for funds to finance its new corporate purchases. Trading in the shares of the company, which is
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    Lock icon Malaysia studying implications of tax structure revision
    283 1 Bernama THE MALAYSIAN Finance Ministry is studying the implicstions of s revision of the corporsts tax structurs, Its deputy ministsr, Senator Mohamad Fsrid Ariffin, ssid in Kuals Lumpur yesterdsy. "We are now in the process of conducting a comprehensive study of the impact
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    Lock icon Mahathir denies profiting from highway project
    172 1 AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Miniater Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday denied that he had profited from a government decision to privatise the construction of the North-South Highway. He said that a decision to award a contract for the construction of 504 km of the
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    Pillay calls for tougher approach in bank supervision
    523 1  -  By SOH TIANG KENG, Financial Correspondent A CALL for a "tougner and structured approach" in bank supervision undar the present deregulation and globalisation of world financial markets came yesterday from the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Mr J Y
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    Lock icon Bofors managers to be queried on arms sales
    135 1 FT THREE senior managers at Bofors will come under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with illegal sales of weapons to Wset Asia. The investigation follows last month's decision by the Singapore authorities to charge Tan Kok Cheng, the former general
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      333 1 To split or not to split CALLS FOR a complete severance of ties between the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange became louder following the Pan-Electric crisis. If these were heeded, what would be the likely scenario? Who would be the loser and who, the winner?
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Need to be ready to take high risks
      625 2  -  BG Lee on reliance on electronics industry By BOEY KIT YIN THE REWARDS and equally high risks inherent in the electronics business must be accepted if Singapore wants a high standard of living, says Brigsdier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong. The Trade and
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      Union membership hits record
      384 2 MORE THAN 24,000 workers in the electronics industry have become union members a net increase of just over 3,000 in a span of seven months. The growth in membership reverses a decline experienced in the laat two quarters of 1966, according to quarterly figures from the
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      Harpers group puts up West Coast building for sale again
      304 2  -  By ALVIN TAY THE RECENT SPATE of MIM in the property market has apparently Qiven the Harper* Gilfillan group fresh hope of finding a buyer for its office building-cum-warehouse in West Coast Road. Yesterday, the group advertised in local newspapers
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      Another episode With BP for dealer?
      345 2  -  ■y PAUL QOPAL BP PETROL STATION deal•r Tom Qwh'i return to the service station yesterday might just meen the beginning of another episode between him end BP. Mr Qwee, who was evicted from the Adam Road station in January but reinstated yesterday, found himself
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      MEMO PAD
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
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      Lock icon Hongkong tipped to achieve 9pc economic growth
      358 3 AFP A STRONG EXPORT SHOWING is likely to bring Hongkong a 9 per cent economic growth rate for 1987, against a government estimate of 6.2 per cent, economists predict. But inflation would also hit a high of 6 per cent for the year,
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      Lock icon Power row hits administration plan of Tamils
      296 3 AFP TAMIL MILITANT squabbling over power sharing is stalling the formation of an interim administration envisaged under a peace accord for Sri Lanka's united Northern and Eastern provinces, officials in Madras said on Wednesday. The southern Indian Tamil Nadu state government blamed the
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      Lock icon Three Chinese intellectuals told to resign from party
      344 3 Reuter THREE prominent liberal intellectuals have been told to resign from the Chinese Communist Party in a revived campaign against western political ideas, Chinese sources said yesterday. Their effective expulsions were part of a drive against "bourgeois liberalisation" which gathered pace early
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      Lock icon 'Investors confident despite Seoul strikes'
      541 3 Reuter ASIAN investors and bankers remain confident about the South Korean economy despite more than a month of wildcat strikes, a survey by Reuter correspondents in the region shows. In fact, some of those surveyed said the strikes, which completely shut down production lines at
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      Lock icon S Korean unrest spreads to electronics
      255 3 Reuter LABOUR UNREST spread yesterday to South Korea's key electronics plants but settlements were reported in disputes at mines, shipyards and garment concerns. Two factories of the huge Lucky Goldstar group and those of three other concerns were hit by labour trouble in the
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      Lock icon Fijian moderates want old ruling system
      339 3 Reuter A GROUP of Fijian moderates submitted a petition to the Gov-ernor-General yesterday urging him to restore the parliamentary system ended by a military coup in May. A spokesman for the Back to Early May Movement said the petition signed by more than 100,000
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      163 3 Computers and Communications. Helping Asia open new horizons wr IK ■3 J S* r H W~ I; v si m ZL An era of growth. NEC is helping open new horizons in business growth all across Asia. With increasingly powerful networks of business and personal computers that allow offices to
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      82 3 Moscow 17/10 Roin Nassau 33/24 Cloudy Now DeM 42/33 Cloudy Now York 30/15 Sunny Nicosia 39/25 Clear Oslo 16/06 door Paris 24/14 Sunny Perth 17/12 Cloudy Rto 'Janeiro 32/12 Ooar Rome 32/21 Sunny San Fris'co 21/10 Sunny San Juan 31/25 Ooar Santiago 11/04 Rain Sao Paulo 28/06 Cloudy Sooui 30/21
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Reagan takes responsibility for Iran-Contra affair
      504 4 Agencies PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN said yesterday that his stubborn pursuit of an arms sales ploy to win freedom for American hostages spawned the Iran-Contra scandal. While emphasising that he did not know of the diversion of profits from the Iranian arms sales to Contra
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      Lock icon Trade gains likely despite dollar rise
      326 4 Reuter JAMES MILLER, the White House budget chief, said yesterday that a stronger dollar might slow progress on cutting the US trade deficit but he forecast substantial trade improvement nonetheless over the next year. He also predicted a major confrontation with Congress in September
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      Lock icon One-third of US voters favour male presidents
      185 4 Reuter NEARLY ONE-THIRD of American voters believe men are better suited than women to be president of the United States, according to a poll conducted for a women's rights group. The study, released yesterday by the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), said only
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      Lock icon Argentina hit by nationwide strikes
      317 4 FT A WAVE of strikes has hit the Argentine public sector, disrupting rail, air and hospital services, paralysing the universities and threatening also to affect gas supplies throughout the country. The strikes come in the middle of a crucial debate over reforms to the labour
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      Lock icon Europe behind in technological skills
      182 4 Reuter TOO FEW European workers possess the skills to cope with computers, paperless offices and other aspects of new technology transforming the world of work. The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in a report released yesterday, said this is because European education remains largely anchored in
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      Lock icon UK manufacturing performing well
      384 4 FT STRONG PROFIT GROWTH in British manufacturing companies is set to continue but investment may be lagging behind increased use of capacity and strong output growth, the Bank of England says in a report released yesterday. Falling oil and commodity prices last year helped boost the
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      Lock icon Survey predicts strong Brazilian economy by 2000
      235 4 Reuter BRAZIL would join the ranks of the developed countries with reserves greater than its foreign debt by the year 2000, a major Brazilian bank has predicted. A survey by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development, released yesterday, said the country's
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      Lock icon Nuclear explosions
      133 4 AP FIVE COUNTRIES conducted 27 underground nuclear explosions during the first seven months of this year. The figure was a sharp increase over the 12 explosions recorded in the corresponding period last year, said the research institute of the Swedish National Defence, which has an observatory in Hagfors
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      Lock icon Unfavourable arms report
      161 4 AFP THE FIRST rudimentary phase of a space defence system the US defence department wants to deploy in the early 1990s will not work against new Soviet weapons which some experts believe are currently being deployed, a weapon expert's report says. The first phase of the Strategic
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      768 4 ARRIVALS Operator Sorvic* Local From number tim* MAS MH682 1230 KCH GU GA940 1235 MES MAS MH605 1250 KUL SN SN277 1300 BRU/AUH/ SIA •OM/KUL SQ203 1300 CGK su SQ15 1305 LAX/HNL/TP6 GU GA902 1310 PDG SU SQ61 1335 BKK StA SQ1 1335 SFO/HNL/HKG RJ til 82
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon US Treasury sells US$9.25b 10-year notes
      577 5 NYT THE US TREASURY sold U559.25 billion of 10-year notes on Wednesday, amid conflicting views among securities dealers about investor demand for the issue at Tuesday s average yield of 8.74 per cent. In a day of quiet trading, prices were little changed for
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      Lock icon Australian central bank cuts rediscount rate by 0.3 point
      358 5 Reuter THE RESERVE BANK of Australia yesterday cut its rediscount rate to 14.1 per cent from 14.4 per cent. The cut was widely expected following Wednesday's drop in 13-week treasury note yields, which fell to 11.380 per cent from 12.051 last
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      Lock icon West German bank doubles credit line to Moscow to 200m marks
      182 5 Reuter WEST Germany's DG Bank has signed an agreement on joint ventures with Soviet banks and doubled its credit line to Moscow to 200 million marks. DG Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank, the central institute of West Germany's cooperative banking system,
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      Lock icon Peruvian Congress offers compromise
      290 5 FT THE PERUVIAN Congress has watered down President Alan Garcia's legislation for nationalisation of the financial system to allow for a proportion of private ownership. The compromise legislation is a response to the strong opposition which has followed the announcement of the president's proposals two weeks
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      Lock icon US officials close to finding buyer for troubled Texan bank
      286 5 NYT FEDERAL REGULATORS are close to finding a buyer for the troubled First City Bancorporation of Texas in a deal that could include a federal financial assistance package worth almost US$l billion, US government officials said on Tuesday. The officials,
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      Lock icon Sudan makes token payment of US$5m to IMF
      181 5 AP SUDAN MAY be on its way back to more normal relations with the world financial community after making a token payment of US$5 million on the US$l53 million it owes the International Monetary Fund. The east African country owes about US$l2
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      Lock icon Fed eases rules for banks to swap debts
      578 5 Move to help keep Third World nations solvent Reuter THE FEDERAL RESERVE Board is giving US banks more power to swap debts owed them by Third World countries for equity in those countries. Swapping debts for owner» ship by US interests is
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Lock icon US banks seek to top up reserves
      829 6 NYT NOW THAT the major banks in the US have used up most of their cushion against loan losses to account for problem Latin American loans, how are they going to rebuild it? That has become a central question in banking circles in
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      World interest rates
      178 6 Indicates tha average of Km prima tending rate* of 12 major banks In S'pora Interbank market rates (offer/bid) on Aug 13 us$ DM SWFC 7 <fay» 6 11/16 9/1* 9 5/8 1/2 37/1-3/4 17/1-1 5/t 3 7/16 5/16 1 rnfti 6 3/4 S't 9 7/1 3/4 4-37/1
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      Lock icon Forex markets
      1051 6 Reuter SINGAPORE: THE US dollar yesterday closed mixed against major currencies after fluctuating narrowly in quiet and featureless trading, dealers said. They said most operators avoided taking large positions as there were no fresh factors, it is the summer holiday period in Japan and they were uncertain of
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      Asian $ market
      206 6 Asian market ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates yesterday closed steady at opening levels in quiet afternoon trading. Interbank deposit rates US$ Offft IID 7 day* 6 5/8 6 1/2 1 nwailh 6 3/4 6 5/8 2 mun#» 6 15/16 6 13/16 3 mun»n 7 6 7/8 6 montfn 7 3/16 7
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      Domex gold/silver futures
      135 6 Gold futures on Aug 13 100 troy ounces. USS par troy ounce Op— Low MM Aug >7 441.60 464JO 461.80 463JO 1.00 S-P 46X00 463A0 4^3.00 464.90 •1.10 Oct 463 JO 469.00 465.10 467.40 -1.20 Ok 471 JO 474J0 470JO 473.00 1.20 Fab M 477.70 480.10 476J0
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      Money markets
      70 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank market rose by 1-1/4 points to close at 3-1/2 per cent yesterday. The one- and three-month term rate fell by 1/16 point while the twomonth rates remained unchanged. The mode was 3-5/8. S$ Interbank rates at 7pm yesterday: omt wo Owmgh>
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      Government securities market
      79 6 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's closing Day's code Maturity BID OFFER HIGH LOW 3 months BQ*****F 12.11.87 3.14 3.04 3.10 3.02 6 months BS*****Z 21.01.88 3.20 3.10 1 yeor BY*****S 30.06.88 3.35 3.25 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's dosing Day's code rote BIO
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      US trade data sideline traders
      187 6 EURODOLLAR futures yesterday opened almost unchanged from previous closing levels and traded in narrow range as market participants stayed on the sidelines ahead the US trade balance figure today. Both the September and December Eurodollar encountered resistance at 92.90 and 92.46 respectively and a correction
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      Options
      622 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS IMM V VpdnMdoy, Augu* 12 1987 BRITISH POUND £28,00* c*«Tt I p*f C PHe* S«P-C OcK 1 >M-C PM KH OeH> 1525 5 00 0.15 085 1.75 1550 2JO 2J5 3.65 0.30 1.60 2 65 1575 1.20 US 2.65 1.30 285 3.90 1600 0.40 0.85 180
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      Simex/IMM
      396 6 SIMEX Trading on August 13, 1M7 Opan Mgh Lam Sart Cm Vol Op/tar Vol EURODOLLAR Sap 87 92.89 92.908 92J7 92.89 1089 7156 1201 OK 87 92.44 92.44 92.42 92.43 2141 5355 1645 Mo» 88 92.08 92.08 92.07 92.07 203 2279 167 Mm 88 91.79 91.79 91.78 91.78 SI
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Precious Metals
      309 8 HONGKONG: GOLD yesterday closed slightly lower in fairly active trading, mainly on prof-it-taking after its New York gains. Dealers said the South African gold miners' strike and Middle East tension remained supportive but provided no fresh incentives. The steady tone of the US dollar served to dampen interest
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      Produce Prices
      279 8 Chinese Produce Exchange Sellers' noon doting prk AMQUO 13 (SS/100 1^) on Coconut oil Mi FOB 95.00 Otd drum FOB 105.00 Now drum FO* 109.00 Copra MJxod (loo*o) 56 Pepper JoWoTS Munlok wMl* FOB NLW 1185.00 Sarawak wMlo FOB faq NLW 1170.00 Sarawak spodol black FOB NLW 942.50
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      Oil and Products
      68 8 GASOIL and fuel oil continued to weaken while keroeene showed signs of dipping. All other products were generally unchanged in quiet trading. US$/barrel Chang* Dubai (Sapt) WM Tana* 17.55 -0.15 wn (S«pt) 21.00 -0.10 Products (FOB S'pore) US$/barr»t Ow|t Kiibw GOMH 24.03 20.95 -0.05 Low Sutpfar W«xy
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      Palm Oil
      454 8 Crud* palm oil futures yesterday finished higher in sluggish trading on the KLCE following India's presence in the market for its weekly tender. Traders said the market was still uncertain and reacted slowly to the Wednesday's announcement of an anticipated all-iirne high harvest of soyabean crop in the
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      Lock icon KL tin price rises one cent to M$16.34
      108 8 Reuter THE TIN PRICE on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Martet yesterday roee one cant from Wedneeday to ctoaa at M 516.34 par kilo In continued quiet trading. Dealere sold only 28 ton nee ware tradad agalnat 43 on Wadnaaday aa buyers continued
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      RAS and MRELB
      280 8 RAS prices In 8 e«iMg, FOB In bait m NOON CLOSE Buyors Sellers Buyort C wanan 1 RSS Prompt 213.50 214 JON 213.00 214.00N lot 1 RSS Sop 87 212.00 212.50 211.75 212.25 bt 1 RSS Oct 212.00 212J0 211.75 212.25 bt 2 RSS Of 210.00 212.00N
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      Rubber
      260 8 SINGAPORE The market yesterday closed higher with September One RSS buyers quoted at 211.75 cents/kilo, up 1.50 cents from Wedneeday. Trading on the TSR-20 market was thin throughout the day but prices were firmer in line with the trend on the RSS market. September and October TSR-2Q closed at
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      SSR and SMR
      83 8 (canft/kg, 1-to n paMata) SEPTEMWR 87 OCTOBER 87 (curr«1» month) (forward month) RAS NOON NOON Ivyiri S*n luytfl Silin SS« 30 188.00 190.00N 188.00 *****N SSI 50 186JO 187 JON IS6J0 187 JON T HI:' S•Hscv Sll)ir| SMI cv 263.00 265.00N 264.00 *****N SMI I 26X00 265.00N
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      1105 8 DG BANK Consolidated Balance Sheet (condensed) as at December 31, 1986 ASSETS Cash in hand Bills receivable Due from related cooperative banks Due from other banks Bonds, notes and other securities Due from non-bank customers Long-term mortgage loans Investments in subsidiaries and premises Other assets LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 111
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  • TECHNOLOGY
    • BITS & BYTES
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        Smallest transistors
        205 9 IBM CORP has introduced experimental transistors that it claims are the smallest in the world and the most powerful of their type. j. The transistors could some day make it possible to foreC, cast weather or recognise human speech on machines the size of today's personal computers activities
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        Now for the super hot stuff
        93 9 *> SITTING on an American panic ny, this I.smm square chip's 'Taison d'etre (right) is to ignite Explosives; something it can "do about 1,000 times faster than the regular "hot wire". The device, Known as a /semi-conductor bridge, triggers an explosion within a few
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        Interferon may halt progress of Aids virus
        222 9 LABORATORY STUDIES show that Interferon inhibits multiplication of the Aids virus and its ,l ability to kill cells, but the drug's side effects may limit its "use in Aids patients. Paula Pitha, an American cancer specialist, says that while Interferon does not cure
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      Making information technology more than a buzzword
      842 9  -  By JEFFREY TSANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY really took off with the announcement by the Economic Committee that IT was an important area to exploit. But while it quickly picked up speed as a buzzword, acceptance and understanding of the term took longer to achieve.
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      Building ships on computer screens
      666 9  -  Company set to make Australian shipbuilding industry competitive again By BRIAN GOMEZ AN ADELAIDE COMPANY that has done pioneering work in automation for shipbuilding is keen to introduce its computer-aided design/manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques in Singapore. Using three-dimensional imaging, the Cadds Man Bureau recently helped in
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      634 9 SUCCESS The ACER team is working hard in 60 countries round-the-world, round-the-clock. We'd like to do the same for you. At Multitech, our commit- it will run tomorrow's ment to research and develop- advanced ment has enabled us to build 32-bit JffßKl better and more affordable programs machines. up to
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      There is no magic in 20
      507 10 THE NUMBER 20 is just that a number. But it seems to excite special interest in some, that being 20 should be meaningful and memorable. That full 20 years have slipped into history since the formation of Asean on Aug 8, 1967, is a
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      S'pore-KL stock exchanges: Breaking up is hard to do
      1827 10  -  The close ties between the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange were in jeopardy immediately after the Pan-Electric Industries crisis. A case was made for setting up two completely independent exchanges as a way of insulating one
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      The Marcos-era accord that failed
      526 11  -  The search for a solution to the Muslim autonomy problem in the Philippines continues to be elusive. To this end, the Aquino adminstration has been accused of being insincere. And the division among the Muslim rebels complicates the matter. DAVID CHEW of the Foreign Desk
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      The fight for Muslim autonomy in Philippines goes on
      1239 11 IN AN INTERVIEW with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Aug 12, Mr Nur Misuari, the controversial leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), dismissed as "insincere" the Philippine government s offer of autonomy to 13 provinces in Mindanao, subject to
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      Front's factionalism strengthens Aquino's position
      488 11 A CENTRAL PROBLEM facing government efforts to solve the Philippine Muslim conflict is posed by three rival factions with slightly differing aspirations. Some observers believe these splits have also strengthened the government's bargaining position vis-a-vis the rebels. The failure of the Tripoli Agreement of 1976
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      838 11  -  As New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange (left) and opposition leader Jim Bolger (right) face the people at the polls tomorrow, two major issues that had dominated the last elections have once again emerged in the forefront. David Chew WHEN 2.1 million voters elect 97 members
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      239 10 lAs Ihe Magazine lor Vsia°> lop Ixifiilhrs tan 23 N.. x \l''H" Business Promoting Sri Lanka's safe havens in violent times Wanted: foreign manufacturer* seeking offshore production bases. Reward: lots of incentives including factories in duty free export processing zones. Risks: few, if yon ignore therivil war. Interview: Tilak Samarasekera,
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      699 10 GRWSWOTD CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 A relatively roguish sportsman? (6) 7 Garment whose attractiveneea is no more? (8) 6 Mark, a seaman, also a beetle (6) 10 Kid a fellow that's the lot (5) 13 Heavenly body at a low point (4) 14 Sound kind of lens mostly suitable for
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      1207 11 vO sm liiiM'y PM SBC Text Sample Pages. Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Agalha Christie's Mist Marple Stooping Murder (Pt 1). Indelible Evidence A Family Story. Applause In Concert: WHh Dave Brubeck. Dave Brubeck, one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, presents his quartet weaving that incomparable
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  • SPORTS & LEISURE
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      Portrait of loneliness
      371 12  -  By LAWRENCE TAN WHAT WOULD you do if your loved one has died and you get a letter from Great British Gardens stating that the garden now left to you is being considered for great honour of mention? And you are all alone. Would you tell the
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      Frenchness the key word here
      529 12  -  By G LUTTON THE HILTON Hotel's Harbour Grill restaurant is touted as French-Continen-tal. One suspects, however, that the word 'Continental' was a convenient addendum so they could rationalise the roast prime rib and baked potato. For other than the presence of the carving wagon, the
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      Samson leading by a stroke in first round of golf tournament
      445 13  -  By WALTON MORAIS CHASING his seventh title of the season, big Samson Gimson fired a three-over-par 75 to take a one-stroke lead in the first round of the Singapore Golf Association 72-hole monthly championship at Tanah Merah yesterday. The
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      Promoters seek new sponsor for women's tennis meet
      162 13 IN SPITE of new rules that disallow regular sponsor Carlsberg from being the main sponsor again, the promoters of the Singapore Women's Open tennis championships are confident that a new sponsor will be found for next April's meet. The promoters, Australian Sports
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      Lock icon Norman birdies five to advance through first round
      326 13 AP AUSTRALIAN GREG NORMAN, facing elimination entering the last one-third of his round, birdied five of his last six holes and advanced through firstround play on Wednesday in the International Golf Tournament. Norman, the dominant figure in golf last year but a
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      Lock icon Canadian Open: five seeded players clear round two
      381 13 Reuter IVAN LENDL, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors, Pat Cash and John McEnroe all advanced to the third round of the $375,000 Canadian Open men's tennis tournament on Wednesday. But seventh seed Tim Mayotte and 11th seed Johan Kriek, both of the US.
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      Lock icon Drug war: education may be the answer
      488 13 Reuter THE MAN at the forefront of the war on drug abuse in sport believes education before punishment may be a solution. Brazilian Eduardo de Rose, who has masterminded the drug testing operation at the Pan American Games, believes a way ahead could
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      160 12 Complimentary Camus XO with Pine Court's sumptuous Beijing cuisine. For lunch and dinner, till August 30 1987 Im/Vl With no set menus il'sj to restrict you, ■iiP C It iMju least on ail your favourite Pine Court dishes. Orders above $688: Complimentary Camus XO (700 ml) Orders above $488: Complimentary
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      497 13 W* b m as in *v>:3 There's a cafe on a lush, green hi 11... where you can take a break. Meet friends. Relax Make choices from the delightful international cuisine and Asian favourites. Prawn Mee, Nasi Goreng. Prawn Curry. Rahmschnitzel. Hainanese Chicken Rice. And much more. At Cafe in
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      33 13 COMES WITH CHOPSTICKS, GOES WITH DYNASTY. MKDH 'M IJRY WHITE VtTNT JL i Jr. wine which derives its refreshing femit grapes grown in tlw Tianjm reonr ofChra 1 ft.'V. Prcwiui t of China
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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      Widespread profit-taking sends market lower
      4261 14 THE LONG-AWAITED correction of trustee stocks and blue chips, which started on Wednesday, was more evident yesterday as profit-taking sent major indices lower in light trading. The widely-watched Straits Times Industrial Index dropped 7.03 points to close at 1.482.45. The Business Times Compoeite Index was
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      249 14 Rites M lt»»«iln 10*0 Not Iran 770 MotiodJu 790 CHy Do. 90* 909 0 O 799 K T Poo 770 Sm Vto» Ml P6oeon Mid 90* 190 Cmrmbm JO 149 Spar* land MO Cartabarg 600 Falls M tanking M9 D 1 S 1640 Podh Plant 740 How
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      4034 14 SECTION ONE MOurmtAL COMMERCIAL Aono (2 57 B 256 S) (22) 2-40 110 241 (91 258 (II 25» 111 257 (111 240 (191 259 (10 258 (S 247 Akan 0.708 0.7251 (111 072 141 072 Am) M 50« 000 B 3Q2 S) (20 292 (II
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      Lock icon Behind the weakness in Keppel group's shares
      579 15 «BUG BSKBBCL» HOCK LOCK SIEW THERE WERE more sellers than buyers of shares in Keppel Corp, Straits Steamship and Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding yesterday in spite of their commendable interim profit performances. Of the three, Steamers suffered the steepest fall of 20 cents to
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      TDM's proposed acquisitions approved
      103 15 THE MALAYSIAN Foreign Investment Committee has approved TDM Bhd's proposed acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Malaysian Helicopter Services Bhd, a 49 per cent stake in Jasa Merlin (M) Sdn Bhd and the entire share capital of Ampang Hilir Development Sdn Bhd. TDM said
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      Lock icon More time given to Perlis Plantations
      241 15 Bernama ES PERLIS PLANTATIONS Bhd, the flagship of tycoon Robert Kuok, has received an extention of nine days to 30 days from the Malaysian Panel on Mergers and Takeovers for the despatch of its new shares issued in relation to its takeover offer of
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      138 15 MALAYSIAN FEEDMILLS LIMITED: AGM at 11 Ellenborough Street, Singapore 0105, today at 11am. SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED: 15th AGM at the Olivia Room, 4th Level, The Westin Plaza, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 0617, tomorrow at 11am. C.K. TANG Limited: 27th AGM at 310 320 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 on
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      Berjaya to buy 13m Raleigh shares for M$46m
      568 15  -  Company aiming for a strategic 20.1 pc stake By NAJEEB JARHOM BERJAYA CORP (M) Bhd has agreed to acquire a block of 13.1 million Raleigh shares representing an 18.1 per cent stake belonging to Main Chance Sdn Bhd for M 545.85 million
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      Lock icon Britannia Arrow to resist Slater Walker claim
      195 15 Reuter BRITANNIA ARROW Holdings PLC, in a statement accompanying half-year results, said it will vigorously resist a claim for damages by Slater Walker Ltd, arising from a 1979 indemnity agreement. Slater Walker Ltd was the banking arm of Britannia when it was known
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      UEM to float highway project company
      403 15 UNITED ENGINEERS Malaysia Bhd is to set up a new company to undertake the M 53.4 billion North-South highway project. The company will eventually be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. UEM will be the major shareholder in the concession company which will
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      M'sian Resources makes M$79m cash call
      447 15  -  By AMY BALAN MALAYSIAN Resources Corporation Bhd has proposed a crucial one-for-one rights issue to raise M 579.78 million, the success of which may determine its long-term viability. The proposed rights issue 257.35 million 50-cents new shares priced at par the company said, is
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      34 15 Company RIGHTS ISSUE Sim lim Thr**-for-four $1 00 par Ei-dat* Aug 6 Books dot* Aug 14 Company BONUS ISSUE Island Pen On«-for-two $200 p*r si Ex-dote Aug 31 Books dos* S«c 10
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      434 15 Company RIGHTS ISSUE Ayer Hitam Tin Three-for-oee $250 per shore C 1 Holdings 27 Million loan stocks in the ratio of S3 loan stock lor every five ordinary -1- L-IJ Duff Bhd SAOres WO On*-tor-one Q $1 00 per tore Duto Cons One-lor-one $1.10 per shore F A
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      266 15 TRADER VK'S Siin hiimi^o fuir Rotaiinnit I iUtU'M' J T» s!h level Hotel New Otam Ri.fr Valley Road Smqapore 0617 Ttl 337 2?49 iKTHMKcammiB Applications have been made to the directors of the abovenamed company to issue duplicate share certificates in place of the following share certificates which have been
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      283 15 AN ESSENTIAL AND AUTHORITATIVE 1987 SEMINAR GROWTH i FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST 1987 (9.00 a.m. 6.00 p.m.) PAVILION INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, SINGAPORE The sluggish global economic growth coupled with bullish stock markets world-wide have fueled companies to seek growth through acquisitions. The pace of acquisition activity is also expected to continue as
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
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      Lock icon Kuala Lumpur stocks take a dip on quiet trading
      3536 16 Bernama ES SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur stock market closed easier in the absence of buying support on quiet trading. Market analysts believed the many rights issues being announced could be having a bearish effect on the market. Observers said
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      Unit trusts
      271 16 Monogeo* prices for Aug 14 MARA-Bumlputra fir* B'putra 784 7 m Singapore Unit Trust Second t'putro Third B'putra 6 95 AI7 700 522 The Commerce 129 1 36 fourth B'putra 6 38 643 The Savings Fund I II 1 18 filth B'putra 416 431 Spore Prog Fund 053
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      637 16 Hongkong DBS Securities Reuter A STREAM of selling orders dragged down stocks across the board on the Hongkong market yesterday. Second and third liners which have surged ahead recently were the hardest hit by profit-taking. In the afternoon session, many blue chips also lost a few
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      494 16 Reuter SHARE PRICES closed mixed in heavy trade on the Tokyo market yesterday, with rise* in semiconductor and other electrical issues offset by profit-taking after the market's strong gains over the previous six sessions. The 225-shsre Nikkei Index gained 15.51 points to 25,575.74, but had earlier fallen to 25,519.60.
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      Sydney
      415 16 DEMAND FOR selected industrial and gold stocks pushed the Auatralian share market higher in moderate trading yesterday. The All Ordinaries Index closed above the 2,100 mark for the first time, pushed up by leading industrials such as News Corp, Lend Lease and banks. Brokers said industrials have lagged behind
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      Lock icon Bangkok
      159 16 Reuter THE SECURITIES Exchange of Thailand Index yesterday rose 4.90 to 323.77 on a turnover of 3,134,677 shares valued at 589.81 million baht. AIM IS BAHT Ao Kham Thai Ayudhya Invaatman L 330 Bangkok Agro-lnd 106 uocti Bangkok Bank.. Bank Of Ayudhya Charoong Thai Win 331 322 ♦4 A
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      Taipei
      277 16 AUG 13 MTI Ail Sincara India 4 08 0.04 Aaia Gamarn 48 10 2.2 Cathay Cona 87.50 -1 Chang Hwa Bank 157 00 7 42 70 +03 Chia Haln Camant 40 50 1.S Chin Hun Flour 17.30 0.3 China Cham n so 0.5 China Dav 42 20 -03 China
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      135 16 AUG IS WON CMI Sugar ***** OMtim Ind ***** Dmwo Corp ***** -500 -290 -190 Daawoo Hnvv ***** Datahin Sacurittaa ***** Dong Ah Phar ***** Dong Sufi Stock ***** Dongtou Staal ***** *190 200 200 -200 •200 Go4d Star ***** Ha nil Bank 9900 Ha nil Camant ***** -2950
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      890 16 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 FRUITS FOOD LAND SUPERMARKET PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company duly convened and held at 585 North Bridge Road #14-05, Blanco Court. Singapore 0718 on Friday, 14th August 1987, the following special
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      478 16 In the Matter of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 And ALMULLA CONSTRUCTION (FAR EAST) PRIVATE LIMITED At an Extraordinary General Meeting of ALMULLA CONSTRUCTION (FAR EAST) PRIVATE LIMITED held at Almulla Building, Bin Yas Street, Deira Dubai on Bth August 1967, the following resolutions were passed:SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP That Almulla
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      394 16 In the matter of THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP.SO and In the matter of HEAP SENG SONS CO. (PTE.) LTD. NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company duly convened and held at 16 Raffles Quay #18-04, Hong Leong Building Singapore 0104, on 13th
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      185 16 tN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF COFRAPEX ASIA PTE LTO (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Saction 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that the Final Meeting of the abovenamed company will be held at 170 Bukit Timah
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  • WORLD MARKETS
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      Lock icon Prices ease on profit-taking
      1070 17 New York Reuter MILD BOUTS of profit-taking disrupted Wall Street's record breaking rally on Wednesday, and stocks closed lower in one of the market's busiest trading sessions. But most analysts believe Wednesday's action is just a breather for a market poised to climb higher. "I am
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      Lock icon Lethargic start for equities
      949 17 London Reuter STOCKS ON the London market were marginally lower yesterday after Wall Street ended its recent record-break-ing advance and ahead of yesterday's release of UK average earnings data for June. At the official 0600 am opening, the FTSE 100 index was 1.7 points off at
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      961 17 Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong Index Thursdoy 2,302.48 Wednesday Z331 57 Week ago 2.289 22 Hang Seng Index Thursday 3,514.27 Wednesday 3.557 43* Week 090 3,497 95 All Industrials Thursday 2.997 4 Wednesday 2.9007 Week ogo Z9453 NEW YORK Dow Jones Wedneday 2.669 32. Tuesday 2.680 48* Week ago Z566 65
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      Lock icon 'New products put Apple ahead of IBM'
      242 17 Reuter APPLE COMPUTER Inc may have moved several years ahead of its competition with the introduction of key new products for its Macintosh Personal Computer, industry analysts said. The new products, which include a new operating system and a software program for creating
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      Lock icon Wall Street to test 3,000 mark this year
      644 17 Severe correction lies ahead, say analysts Reuter THERE'S still plenty of life left in Well Street's five-year-old bull merfcet, but it may have to go through a severe correction before picking up steam once more, say market analysts. The bull market, which
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      Lock icon Harcourt might have to sell assets if cost-cutting plan fails
      625 17 NYT HARCOURT Brace Jovanovteh Inc. the US publishing house that recently repulsed a takeover attempt by Mr Robert Maxwell, the British publisher, has disclosed that it might have to sell assets if its ambitious cost-cutting falls short of its goals.
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    PM Lee on need to guard against communism
    920 18  -  Singaporeans reminded of stakes in country's stability By FOO CHOY PENG SINGAPOREANS were reminded by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night that it is in their interest to make sure that no communist united front ever gets restarted in Singapore. The
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    The Japanese lesson in the art of excellence
    339 18  -  By ANNA TEO THE TYPICAL Japanese cook or waiter slices the sashimi or fruit with grace and style, and serves his guests with panache. In a word, he seeks excellence, and is proud to do so. Singapore parents, however, apparently do not
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    AWSJ allowed to contest government's circulation restriction
    278 18 THE ASIAN Wall Street Journal hat been allowed to contest a Singapore government declaration that it was engaged in the Republic's domestic politics and that its daily sales be restricted. Mr Justice T S Sinnathuray made this ruling yesterday after a day-and-a-half hearing.
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    Lock icon KL High Court approves PM Lee's application
    227 18 Bernama PRIME MINISTER Los Kusn Yew was yesterday given permission by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to ask tor further particulars of the defence put up by Star Publications and its group chief editor VK Chin relating to a libel suit against them.
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    Lock icon NZ opposition gains ground: poll
    74 18 Reuter THE OPPOSITION National Party has been gaining ground with New Zealand voters but media commentators still expect Prime Minister David Lange's Labour Party to win another term in tomorrow's general election. An opinion survey published yesterday gave Labour a lead of 4.3 percentage points
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    81 18 UPI SWITZERLAND'S Supreme Court will rule next week on the disclosure of bank accounts used by key figures in the Iran-Contra scandal. Justice ministry spokesman Joerg Kistler said yesterday that the court had scheduled its decision for Aug 20. Swiss government sources said they were
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    85 18 Reuter WALL STREET stock prices gained narrowly yesterday, continuing Wednesday's late uptrend, analysts said. Helping the gain was the report of a 0.8 per cent rise in July retail sales and a 0.4 per cent rise excluding vehicle sales, which rose 1.9 per cent, higher than expected.
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      Lock icon 'Sinister plot' in Malaysia
      56 18 Bernama MALAYSIAN Defence Minister and United Malays National Organisation Suprsms Council member Tengku Ahmad Rithaoddeen yesterday exposed what he said was a sinister plot using communist tactics to weaken and topple the Umno leadership and the government. The tactics Included efforts to isolate party leaders from
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      Lock icon Deregulation helps exports
      63 18 AFP A SERIES of economic meesuree by the Indoneeian government since last yeer in the fece of falling oil revenue has succeeded in boosting the country's manufacturing sector. Industry Minister Hartarto said the export value of manufacturing products had rieen to USsl.6sb in the first four months
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      Lock icon US retail sales up in July
      36 18 AFP RETAIL mlm in the US went up 0.8% in July, boosted by improved performances by cer dealer* as well m furniture and department stores, the Commerce Department said. AFP
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      Lock icon Inflation fears rekindled
      48 18 Reuter JAPANESE wholesale prices roee nearly one per cent in July, the biggest month-on-month gain for more than •even years. The 0.9% rise, largest since April 1960. fanned fears that higher oil prices and faster economic growth would push up in inflation in Japan. Reuter
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      Lock icon Enrile's doubts on US bases
      42 18 Reuter AN AGREEMENT si lowing US military bases in the Philippines has little chance of being renewed because the Constitution bans nuclear weapons snd it lacks support in Congress, Opposition leader Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday. Reuter
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      38 18 AP PRINCE Norodom Sihanouk, president of the Cambodian resistance coalition, has agreed to Asean requests that he go to the UN General Assembly next month, Indonesian Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said. AP
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      31 18 AFP HONGKONG'» copyright laws are to be amended in two months to help curb computer chip piracy, a prosecutor with the Attorney-General's office said yesterday. AFP
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      Lock icon Allocation for promotion
      25 18 Bernama MALAYSIA'S federal government has allocated Msloom to the Tourist Development Corporation to promote the country as an international tourist destination. Berne-
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    160 18 Reuter BLACK WORKERS making South Africa's gold bars joined a quarter of a million miners in the country's biggest wage strike but output of Pretoria's main source of wealth was not affected, a company spokesman said yesterday. About 150 members of the National
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    213 18 AFP TAIWANESE legislators and business leaders yesterday urged their government and people to boycott US products in protest against pressure from Washington to revalue the Taiwan dollar. "We are opposed to the use of political means to solve economic problems," outspoken legislator Chao
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    A common biscuit finds its selling point
    227 18 IT TAKES MORE to make a biscuit than just flour, water and flavourings. Biscuit makers Khong Guan discovered that a few years ago when they decided to change their image and appoint a design consultant to help them make their range of edibles
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    158 18 Reuter A SOUTH KOREAN leader said yesterday that strikers were justified in seeking higher pay and fairer treatment as a wave of labour unrest spread to smaller enterprises. "Workers should have a fairer share of the country's economic progress,'' ruling party leader Roh Tae-Woo
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      ScanDutch to introduce weekly FE-Mediterranean sailings
      461 19  -  By LINDA CHEE THE FIVE-MEMBER Scan Dutch consortium will increase the frequency of its sailings between the Far East and the Mediterranean to a weekly fixed-day schedule starting in mid-September. Three ships will be chartered in to supplement the present force of six 1,500-TEU
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      Lock icon Taiwanese customs brokers end protest
      223 19 AP ABOUT 600 customs brokers at Taiwan's three main ports ended a three-day protest over tax collections on Wednesday after holding up about 14,000 containers of exports, officials reported. Officials of the Taipei Shipowners Association said the containers, most of which were bound for the
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        Lock icon Bargemen on strike in Bombay
        87 19 AFP INDIA'S busiest port, Bombay, has been hit by a strike of more than 500 bargemen. The action stopped most mid-stream refuelling and load handling of merchant ships, the Press Trust of India said on Wednesday. The bargemen are employed by a private firm and
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        Lock icon Conference reduces CAF
        66 19 Reuter THE CURRENCY Adjustment Factor (CAP) for West Germany/Benelux was reduced to 42.50 per cent from 47 per cent and to 11 per cent from 15.5 per cent for Scandinavia, the Far Eastern Freight Conferences said on Wednesday. After adjusting for European Area Differentials (EAD), the final
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        Lock icon Typhoon Betty heads for Vietnam
        115 19 AFP TYPHOON BETTY weakened and spared Manila yesterday but threatened to intensify as it crossed the South China Sea in the general direction of Vietnam, government weatherman said in Manila. At 0200 GMT, Typhoon Betty was located 150 km west-south-west of Manila with maximum winds
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        Lock icon Tanker spills 9.5m litres of oil
        107 19 AP A SUPERTANKER damaged by a mine has spilled 9.5 million litres of oil into the Persian Gulf, possibly endangering marine life and coastal areas, an environmental expert said on Wednesday. A statement issued on Wednesday by Texaco said the captain of the Texaco
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      Lock icon Shipbreaking prices set for further increases
      832 20 Lloyd's Shipping Economist THE DEMOLITION MARKET in the first half of 1987 has been characterised by low volumes of tanker and dry bulk carrier tonnage being committed to breakers and by the yards offering the highest prices seen for many years. According to data
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      Lock icon Verolme Botlek adopts more flexible service approach
      219 20 Fairplay SHIPOWNERS repairing at the Verolme Botlek shiprepair yard in Rotterdam will now be able to utilise outside specialised repair companies when their ships are in drydock there. This is just one of the added advantages owners will now benefit from following the
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      Two FELS-built ships named
      141 20 FAR EAST Levingston Shipbuilding held a christening ceremony at its Pioneer yard on Wednesday for two multi-purpose vessels completed recently. The two vessels are part of a US$24 million contract awarded by Sudoimport of the Soviet Union in March last year for four multi-purpose oil spill
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      Lock icon Tanker sold for record amount
      158 20 Lloyd's List A RECORD PRICE for a ship sold at auction has been paid in Greece for a Liberian-flag tanker, it was disclosed recently. Mortgagee interests associated with the Banco do Brasil made the successful bid of US$l3.2 million for the 1982-built, 80,650-dwt Intermar Challenger.
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      871 20 AB Shpo V 5 ABC Container VIII 1 Accord Shpg VI 3 Ahrenkiel liner XI 1 Africa Ocean XII 2 Alltrans VII 3 AC Toepfer IX 5 American Tpt XII 2/3 Anro Service IV 2/3 Arrow lines IV 3 Asian Ocean VI 3 Aflas line X 4
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1374 20 UNCONFIRMED reports were circulating the freight market on Wednesday that further gains had been recorded for grain chartering out of the US, ship brokers said. Market talk suggested U5517.50 had been paid from the Gulf to Japan compared with $17.25 previously. There were also rumours that a much
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      824 25 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE. LTD FE EU/AUST TPA/SEA Ttrminal CPS BOOKINGS 27»T53 *****42 *****22 *****53 27*111 *****14 *****11 *****40 NEPLINE SDN BHD *****07 mcdi ilie cnii nun ENQUIRIES *****44 NEPLINE SDN. BHD *****07 NEPLINE SDN BHD 2(***** NEPLINE SDN BHD i2003V(27«0«27K1/t27H2 NEPLINE SON BHD. 2M040/2M041 A m«mb«r
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      211 25 tl TAYO SHIPPING LINES PTE LTD TEL *****25 (3 lln»«) TLX RS ***** TAYOIN VESSEL ETA ETD DESTINATION PIYA I 28/8 3/9 KRABI/COLOMBO* SINAR MEGA 18/8 19/8 PEKAN BARU/OUMAI A VESSEL 13/8 14/8 BATAM A VESSEL 25/8 29/8 BANGKOK A VESSEL 20/8 26/8 PORT MORESBY, LAE, TERNATE REGULAR SERVICES TO
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      428 25 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO P KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN. INCHON 1 S PORE AGENTS NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD Ttl 2750U2.27*V»i4 ******0 *****22 (Operation) *****47'220HV (Ttrminal) *****50 *****04 (CFS) MALAYSIA AGENTS TUNAS SETIA SON BHD KL T.I r405% *****97 P* Tel 3M95M MO4X 16*1*6 PEN Tel J673
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      407 26 SINGAPORE SHIPPING CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TEL 225 6868 (30 Lines* FAX *****39 *****76 TILE* RS ***** A/B SSCMA. RS ***** A B SSCAD VE,H DEUTFRACHT'SEEREEriEREI nnnaaanEii Hz* nz2i csma nr cnn FORTNIGHTLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE ARKONA3M7 1111 1224 I Iff AUHLAND sff7 2M l2ff USARAMO |12ff liff 2M
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      445 27 CONTAINER LINE MACAU DAILY ACCEPTING LCL/FCL TO:COLOMBO TRANSTAINERS LINE WEST AFRICA SERVICE I KELANG AUSTRALIA KEE/KAO TO: DAKAR, CONAKRY ABIDJAN, LOME CONTONOU, DOUALA LIBREVILLE, PORT GENTIL P. NOIRE. LUANDA BANGKOK PEKAN6 TOKYO PORT TO DOOR DELY: PT. KELANG TO KOTA KINABALU IN CONTR SVS Bookings MAC-NELS AGENCIES PTE. LTD. MAC-NELS
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