The Business Times, 25 April 1990

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    10 1 Business Times MCI (P) 170/12/89 Wednesday April 25 1990 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Beijing and Moscow reach agreement on border forces
      43 1 CHINA and the Soviet Union have reached agreement in principle to reduce military forces along their common border, the China News Service yesterday quoted a Beijing official accompanying Premier Li Peng in Moscow as «aying.
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      New embassy proposal
      44 1 THE LATEST PROPOSAL for the Thai embassy site will involve leasing out two-thirds of the site, while requiring the successful private developer also to build a new chancery and residences for the Thai diplomatic staff on the remaining land Page 2
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      Headed for scrapyard
      28 1 ABOUT HALF of the new vehicles registered in the first quarter of the year were to replace vehicles being sent to the scrapyard Page 2
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      KL-Bonn boom
      30 1 WEST GERMANY expects another boom year in bilateral trade with Malaysia this year, with exports likely to grow by at least 25 per cent both ways Page 9
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      Fears over US action
      29 1 THE FEDERATION of Thai Industries is worried that Thailand may suffer from pressure from US television makers to monitor imports from developing countries Page 9
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      Pledge on trade pact
      28 1 THE US and the European Community have pledged to redouble their efforts to clear the way for a new global trade pact Page 10
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      Boost for foreign firms
      27 1 JAPAN'S powerful Keidanren business group plans to urge Japanese companies to make it easier for foreign firms to sell them products Page 10
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      Uncertainty ahead
      10 1 SOVIETS adjust to an uncertain future Page 19
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      Preparing for decline
      25 1 SHIPPING BANKERS have started reducing their loan quantums to cushion themselves against the anticipated downturn in ship values. Shipping Times Page One
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow Jones higher
      43 1 WALL STREET stocks advanced in the early session yesterday, reversing a four-session losing streak. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was up 2.92 at 2,669.59 in the first hour of trading. Gainers outnumbered losers by about 2 to 1.
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      Footsie down
      40 1 LONDON shares were lower at midday yesterday with corporate news dominating the market. At about 1115 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 5.5 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 2,153.7, its lowest level so far for the day.
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      Ishwar takes up option
      24 1 UK-BASED businessman Ishwar Nahappan has taken up a second option to buy shares in locally-listed Sunshine Allied Investments Page 3
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      UIC on the prowl
      30 1 PREDATOR United Industrial Corporation yesterday picked up another 556,000 shares of takeover target Singapore Land at $14.75 each below its offer price of 15. Page 3
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      Look at marine stocks
      16 1 THE MARKET TALK column takes a look at marine stocks Page 3
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      New era for Manila
      15 1 THE MANILA government is preparing measures to liberalise banks Page 7
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Tuesday Change BT-MGA 739.58 -15.47 Kuala Lumpur ....524.48 -7.64 Hongkong „3,0I5.84 -41.02 Tokyo 29.501.38 -177.69 Sydney 1,468.1 -16.0 Monday Change New York 2,666.66 -29.29 London 2,159.2 -27.9
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      CURRENCIES
      22 1 Exchange rates US$ SS 1.8785 Yen (100) SSI.1875 MS SS0.6907 Money market rates Overnight 6 5/16% -3/16 3-month 6 3/4% 1/16
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      COMMODITIES
      28 1 London Gold PM fix US$376.80 US$ +1.55 Rubber S'pore May 157.00*/kg -0.50 M'sia May 228.50'/kg -1.50 KL Tin Turnover 99 tonnes -41 Spot M$ 17.2 l/kg -0.10
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    Major Metalock owner sells entire interest
    482 1  -  By! William Chia SESDAQ-LISTED Metalock (Singapore) Ltd, a favourite counter among investors, has lost one of its founding shareholders following the surprise sale of the shareholder's entire 23.88 per cent stake in the marine engineering company. In a disclosure to the company, Metalock Far
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    Regional markets close weaker
    220 1 A WEAKER CLOSE on both Wall Street and Tokyo dampened sentiment across the region, leading to sharp falls in share prices in all major regional markets yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrials Average shed 29.29 points to 2,666.66 at Monday's close. In Tokyo, index-linked arbitrage caused stocks
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    Aussie investors' beacon
    73 1 THERE ARE SIGNS that the badly battered Australian property industry will deteriorate further. Market analysts are now fearing that depressed conditions will persist well into the *****. Amid the gloom, however, Singapore appears as a beacon of hope. Quite a number of investors are looking to Singapore
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    UOL gets green light for Hotel Plaza flotation
    215 1  -  By Elaine Koh UNITED OVERSEAS Land said yesterday that it has received in-principle approval to float its subsidiary, Hotel Plaza Ltd, on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. This confirms reports that Hotel Plaza was among four companies getting the nod from the
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    A watch to watch out for
    45 1 Time costs money and so do timepieces. Seen here is the world's most expensive watch, which was sold at a Basle auction for 1.4 million Swiss francs. This 90-year-old gold timepiece comes with a perpetual calendar and astronomical functions.
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    Lock icon US interest rates expected to rise further
    406 1 AFP US INTEREST RATES, on an upward curve over the past few days, are likely to continue rising as fears of resurgent inflation increase. With some US economywatchers saying there is little room for an easing of interest rates, long-term yields on Monday
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    Lock icon Think-tank expects 7.8pc KL growth
    238 1 Reuter MALAYSIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by a real 7.8 per cent in calendar 1990, down from B.S per cent last year, due to an anticipated slowdown in the global economy, says an independent think-tank. liie forecast by the Malaysian Institute
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      74 1 Make sure you get your copy of BT THERE WILL BE normal publication of BT tomorrow, even though it is the Hari Raya Puasa holiday. The paper will be available at the usual outlets. If you are a subscriber and you do not receive your copy of BT, please do
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      3 1 Analysis, Pg 13
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  • HOME NEWS
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        Thai Permanent Secretary paying visit
        88 2 THE Permanent Secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Public Health, Dr Somsak Varakamin, will pay a courtesy call on his Singapore counterpart, Dr Kwa Soon Bee today. The Thai envoy will present Dr Kwa, the Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary and the Director of Medical Services, with
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        Please read your own meters
        73 2 THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) is launching a campaign to cncourage customers to read their own meters. The campaign, a three-month-long programme costing about $200,000, will start from May 1 this year. In a press statement issued yesterday, PUB said customers who read their own
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        Daiwa predicts 8% growth
        127 2 JAPAN'S Daiwa Institute of Research expects the Singapore economy to grow by 8 per cent this year, the highest among the four newly-industrialised economies in Asia. The institute also forecast a 7 per cent rise in real economic growth for Taiwan, while the corresponding rates for
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        London area code to change
        109 2 THE TELEPHONE area code for London will be changed with effect from 7.01 am on May 7 this year. In a press statement issued yesterday, Singapore Telecom said two new area codes have been introduced for London, which currently uses the code 4 1\ The
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        Have fun and raise funds
        67 2 THE Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) is organising a jog walk as well as a food fun fair to celebrate Singapore's 25th year of independence. Both events will be held on April 29. The mass jog walk will start at 9am from the National
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        Lions to hold food fair
        43 2 THE Lions Club of Singapore Sentosa is organising an international food fair to raise funds for the Singapore Cheshire Home and Convalescent Home. The fair will be held this Saturday at the Omni Marco Polo Hotel car park.
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      Net vehicle increase in first quarter was 7,901
      370 2  -  By Yong Pow Ang ABOUT HALF of the new vehicles registered in the first quarter of the year were to replace vehicles being sent to the scrapyard. According to the latest figures released by the Registry of Vehicles, a total of 16,165
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      New head wants a more market-responsive SBC
      398 2  -  By Shoeb Kagda THE ROLE of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has not changed, and is not likely to, says its chairman Dr Cheong Choong Kong. There is, however, a greater realisation within the organisation of the need to be more market responsive.
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      What's worrying the Brits in S'pore
      137 2 BRITISH BUSINESS in Singapore collectively voiced concern yesterday over the labour shortage's adverse effects on cost competitiveness, but reassured that no companies had plans to relocate their operations. At a press conference following the annual British Business Association forum last night, executives affirmed that
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      Thai Embassy site: proposal includes leasing 2/3 of land
      342 2  - Thai Embassy site: proposal includes leasing 2 /3 of land By Elaine Koh THE LATEST PROPOSAL for the Thai Embassy site would involve leasing out two-thirds of the Orchard Road site while requiring the successful private developer to also build a new chancery and residence for the Thai diplomatic staff
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      MediShield scheme opting-out deadline
      174 2 CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members will have up to June 30 to decide whether to join or opt out of the MediShield scheme, a lowcost health insurance plan for major illnesses. Lim Han Soon, the general manager of the CPF Board, said yesterday that all 1.3
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      129 2 At Thai we believe that you shouldn't spend too much of your valuable home leave going home. To prove a point, our non-stop flights to Amsterdam, Athens, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, QyV Lofu]gn p afjs R(me Stockholm and Zurich from Bangkok get you home faster. And along the you feel at
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
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      Grand Central unit buys Sunshine share option
      422 3  -  By Magdalene Ng UK-BASED businessman Ishwar Nahappan has taken up a second option to buy shares in locally-listed Sunshine Allied Investments. Together with two earlier agreements, this option could give Mr Nahappan a 75.6 per cent stake in the chocolatemaker. Mr Nahappan on
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      Lock icon KPS to take the faster route in placing companies
      192 3 MBT KUMPULAN Perangsang Sclangor (KPS), the investment arm of the Selangor government, hopes to placc more of its member companies in Worldwide Holdings or seek separate stock cxchangc listings for them. Tan Sri Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib, Sclangor's Mcntri Bcsar, also
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      Shangri-La group tops up local, foreign investments
      352 3  -  By Conrad Raj SHANGRI-LA Hotel Ltd, Singapore's premier hotel group, has increased its investments here and abroad but has made no mention of what it will do with the plot of land adjoining its hotel in Orange Grove Road. Chairman E W Barker's
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      UIC buys 556,000 more Singland shares
      276 3 PREDATOR United Industrial Corporation yesterday picked up another 556,000 shares of takeover target Singapore Land at $14.75 each below its offer price of $15. This brings its holding in Singland up a notch to 29.5 per cent, from 29.1 per cent, comprising 38.18 million
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      Three provisos to a sunny scenario for marine stocks
      633 3  -  MARKET TALK By Elaine Koh IF YOU HAD BOUGHT a Jurong Shipyard share or almost any marine stock, for that matter in January last year, you would have more than doubled your money by today. Back then, the marine sector was
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      Lock icon Boardroom row ends in change of Palmco MD
      450 3 NST A BOARDROOM squabble among members of the Chan family, who control Palmco Holdings Bhd, has resulted in the removal of Steven Chan Fook Koon as managing director and executive director, Steven Chan's elder brother, chairman Datuk Robert Chan Woot Khoon, is
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Maybank gets approval to double share capital
        118 3 MALAYAN BANKING Bhd said it obtained government approval to double its authorised share capital to one billion M$ I ordinary shares through a bonus issue and a rights issue. The proposed issues will be carried out simultaneously, on the basis of one bonus
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        MRCB debt conversion
        110 3 MALAYSIAN Resources Corporation Bhd, which managed to cut its group pre-tax loss last year, has announced a debt conversion scheme to improve its future profitability, cash flow and gearing. Group pre-tax loss for 1989 was reduced by 81 per cent to M 57.91 million from M 542.66
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        Acidchem on main board
        107 3 THE Capital Issues Committee has approved the proposed flotation of Palmco Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Acidchem (M) Bhd, on the main board of the KLSE. Palmco said it would offer 10.8 million shares of MS I each at M 52.25 per share. A total of 3.5
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        Permodalan's holdings
        67 3 PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd holds 107.53 million shares in Golden Hope Plantations Bhd. This followed acquisition of 311,000 shares of Golden Hope between April 9 and 12 on the open market. PNB also disclosed under Form 29b of the Companies Act that it holds 88.38 million shares in Malaysia
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        Court okays API scheme
        167 3 AMALGAMATED Properties and Industries Bhd (API) said yesterday the High Court had sanctioned the composite scheme of arrangements which forms part of its proposed reconstruction exercise. The scheme calls for Uniphoenix Corporation Bhd (UCB) to acquire the entire issued and paid-up capital of API and to
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      258 3 it matters how you M, J get there... Ymf M The Bth S.E. Asian International Building Exposition Bir%\ 19 May 1990. Halls 4 5. World Trade Centre, Singapore J 1 Just be there! 1 ft Close to US$l55 billion technology to help you keep your I~REPLY COUPON will be spent
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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        JAL to make 10-for-one share split
        115 4 JAPAN AIR LINES Co Ltd will make a 10-for-one stock split on Aug 8 to reduce the current high price of its shares and increase their liquidity, a JAL spokeswoman said. The share face value will be cut to 50 yen from the current
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        Toyota plans Pakistani venture
        65 4 JAPAN'S top carmaker Toyota Motor Co said it would produce cars in Pakistan in a joint venture with a Pakistani concern. Production of Toyota's Corolla passenger car is to start in late 1992 or early 1993 under a joint venture accord with Pakistan's House of Habib
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        A 'friendly' takeover
        146 4 RENOWN, INC, a major Japanese apparel maker, will make a takeover bid for Aquascutum Group PLC, a British apparel maker, with an intention to acquire all of its shares for about £74 million. Renown officials said the company will submit a takeover bid on May 20 to
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        Elders prepared to lift bid
        111 4 ELDERS RESOURCES NZFP Ltd says it is prepared to lift its bid for New South Wales coalminer Oakbridge Ltd by six cents to 86 cents a share, but only if the Oakbridge board recommends acceptance. Elders Resources, which now holds 70.07 per cent of Oakbridge,
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      Lock icon Japanese police wrapping up major insider trading probe
      431 4 Reuter TOKYO Metropolitan Police are in the final stages of an investigation into share dealings in a public company that could mark the first major insider trading case in Japan, a police official said yesterday. The official, who declined to be identified,
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      Lock icon EAC plans to resite, upgrade Dumex plant
      502 4 Bernama THE EAST ASIATIC Co (M) Bhd (EAC) is negotiating with several parties to buy a piece of land to relocate its Dumex division to cope with the increasing demand for the nutritional products, chairman Henning H Sparso said. "We intend to acquire
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      Lock icon Colombo looking to more investment
      227 4 Reuter INTERNATIONAL money managers are expected to play a key role in the growth of foreign investment in Sri Lanka. "Many of the big financial houses are interested in putting their money in the stock market," said Nissanka Wijewardene, chairman of the state-run Greater Colombo
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      New World to sell 17 Ramada hotels in N America
      313 4 NEW WORLD HOTELS will sell 17 of its Ramada Hotels in North America for U*****.75 million, according to The South China Morning Post. The sale takes place four months after New World purchased the international Ramada Hotel chain for US$54O
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      Lock icon Developer plans Viet projects
      119 4 AFP FRENCH PROPERTY company Sercib is to invest about 500 million francs (US$B5 million) in hotel and leisure projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mrs Dung Latieul, Sercib's accountant, who has just returned from Vietnam, said in Paris on Monday that protocol agreements were signed
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      93 4 Lufthansa's Asian Commitment: We link Singapore to over 180 destinations. Worldwide. Lufthansa's global route network is bigger and better than ever. With it, we give you efficient detailed monitoring of all shipments. On state-of-the-art equipment. Across more than 85 countries worldwide. The most modern aircraft transport your cargo from Singapore
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      58 4 For Sale by Tender (As instructed by the Mortgagee Bank) Warehousing Land at Sindo Industrial Estate off Upper Thomson Road Freehold Tenure Site Area 4,836.7 sm (52,062 sf) Zoned Warehouse Approved for a 4-storey flatted warehouse Close to Ang Mo Kio Yishun New Towns Closing Date: 11 May 1990, 3.00
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      330 5 THE DUTCH ARE FAMOUS FOR GROWING THINGS. LIKE TULIPS. AND RICH. One of the very best times to visit Holland (In any case, a nation dedicated to making is in the Spring, when the flowers are beginning to money from flowers, beer, and gin can only be bloom. seen as
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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        Four airlines to develop automated cargo system
        79 6 FOUR major airlines, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Japan Air Lines Co Ltd and Lufthansa German Airlines have formed a worldwide company to develop an automated information system for cargo distribution. The company will be based in the Frankfurt area, and the airlines will
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        Coca-Cola goes over the Wall
        100 6 THE Coca-Cola company plans to launch a USsl4o-million capital investment programme to meet rising demand for the soft drink in East Germany. The programme will upgrade machinery for bottling and distribution operations, trucks, vending machines and other sales equipment. Since midFebruary, East Germans have been
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        Soccer in the bourse
        88 6 BAYERN MUNICH plans to be the first West German soccer club to float its shares on the stock exchange in a bid to boost its financial muscle and compete with Italy's rich clubs in the market for top-class players. Commercial manager Uli Hocness said on Monday
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        Royal Trustco extends offer
        93 6 CANADA'S Royal Trustco Ltd has extended until May 10 its 1,100 Swiss francs per share offer to buy back shares in its Royal Trust Bank (Switzerland) AG unit that it does not already own. The offer, originally announced on March 6, had drawn 23,239 of the
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      Lock icon Goldsmith abandons bid to buy BAT Industries
      592 6 NYT SIR James Goldsmith, the Anglo-French financier, has ended his nine-month battle to acquire BAT Industries pic on Monday and lost his chance to earn a place in the history books for pulling off one of the biggest takeovers ever. The decision made
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      Lock icon Bids for Saks Fifth Avenue submitted
      200 6 NYT FINAL BIDS for Saks Fifth Avenue have been submitted by Monday's deadline and sent to London for review by BAT Industries pic, the owner of Saks. Retail executives close to BAT say a decision on the sale is expected by the end of
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      Lock icon Funds at the end of the Eurotunnel
      528 6 Reuter EUROTUNNEL SA's joint chairman Alastair Morton is confident the Anglo-French group's proposed £2 billion fund-raising exercise will be the last before the Channel tunnel is completed in June 1993. "We don't expect to go through this again," Mr Morton said. Eurotunnel said
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      Lock icon Chemical setback hits Exxon's first-quarter gains
      339 6 NYT EXXON CORP, the world's largest oil company, has blamed troubles in its chemical operations for offseting sharp first-quarter profit gains from its exploration and production units which benefited from higher oil prices. Exxon said its net income fell 29.3 per cent in the
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      Lock icon Wall Street ponders impact of private placement rule
      640 6 NYT WALL STREET is watching and so are some members of Congress to see what will happen now that the regulations for "private placement" securities have been changed to make them even more private. Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission
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      6 6 Amoco improves. Shipping liines Pg 18
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      31 6 More big bore than Big Board, Pg 12 An oasis of serenity In Penang where else but the Shangri-La. SHANWtI I.A IVTHNATIONAI, KIIALA LUMPtB (0)) 230 U4I SINGAPORE 5)3 7TW 6
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Manila plans to make banks more competitive
      297 7 AFP THE Philippine central bank governor Jose Cuisia said on Tuesday that the Filipino government was preparing measures to make banks more competitive. These measures include liberalised regulations on setting up new banks and new bank branches and on mergers and acquisitions among
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      Lock icon KL weeding out delinquent borrowers
      250 7 Bernama THE CREDIT Guarantee Corporation (CGC) is to set up a credit information system to help the Malaysian banking community weed out delinquent small-scale enterprises (SSEs) with nonperforming loans. Writing in the CGC's 1989 annual report, its chairman, Datuk Dr Lin See Yan, said the
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Sabah Forest prepays M$ 410m loan
        98 7 SABAH Forest Industries (SFI) has reached an important milestone in the state's financial history by prepaying the Osterreichische Landerbank, the Austrian state bank, Ms4lo million. In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the money was borrowed in 1983 from Landerbank
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        ADB to help finance conference
        60 7 THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will help finance a three-day conference on capital market development in Thailand from June 4-6. This Second Annual Pacific-Basin Finance Conference will review capital market issues and focus on topics such as the development of bond markets, pricing
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        Branch status for four?
        85 7 JAPAN'S Finance Ministry is holding talks with four US securities firms about possible branch status for their foreign banking subsidiaries in Japan, a Japanese ministry official said. The British and West German banking subsidiaries of the four securities firms Goldman Sachs and Co, Morgan Stanley Group
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        Two may get lower rating
        67 7 MOODY'S Investors Service Inc of the US said it was considering downgrading its credit ratings for Japan's Dai-I-chi Kangyo Bank Ltd and Fuji Bank Ltd, two of the world's biggest banks. The review of the two banks and their subsidiaries in Hongkong, the Netherlands and
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        Fay, Richwhite to seek listing
        103 7 FAY, Richwhite and Company, the high-profile merchant bank associated with New Zealand's controversial campaign for international yachting's top trophy, said it would seek listing on the stock exchange. Fay, Richwhite's joint chief executive Michael Fay has spent much of the past four years waging a
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        Brazil to negotiate debt terms
        61 7 BRAZIL, the Third World's biggest debtor, will not resume paying interest on its commercial debt until it has negotiated new debt terms, secretary of the economy Antonio Kandir said. Brazil owes US$ll4.B billion. It has not paid any interest on its debt to banks since
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      Lock icon Bank of Japan governor unhappy with yen's level
      322 7 AFP BANK of Japan governor Yasushi Mieno said the yen's current exchange value against the US dollar is far from reflecting Japan's fundamental economic strength. Mr Mieno made the remark at a regular meeting of the central bank's regional managers, a press
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      Lock icon London site likely for bank to aid E Europe
      183 7 FT THE likelihood of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development being set up in London under a French director strengthened after a meeting of European Community finance ministers in Luxembourg. Soundings taken by the Irish presidency of the EC revealed
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      284 7 You won't find a more constructive industrial team in town. SSI^IS m.—mRKMI For any given industry to succeed, it marketing consultancy, project manage- Many companies have utilised our is important to build on its strengths. ment, valuation and property manage- services and some of our more prominent TTiat's why, at
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      388 8 Impressive technology at every level. With equally impressive savings, at the high end. Starting with Wearnes Boldline M Series. An IBM compatible 7 7 7 286 PC that becomes a 386 SX, or an i486, in minutes, thanks to olaiine. the built-in upgrade system on its motherboard, without tying up
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  • THE REGION
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      Bonn expects trade with Malaysia to grow 25pc
      504 9 WEST GERMANY expects another boom year in bilateral trade with Malaysia this year with exports likely to grow by at least 25 per cent both ways. Its capital investment in Malaysia will see considerable growth, First Secretary of the West German Embassy
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      Lock icon Thai paper project gets US Eximbank credit
      153 9 AP THE US Export-Import Bank has agreed to finance US$l5.4 million worth of American-made equipment for Thailand's paper industry. A weekend announcement said most of the credit would be applied to purchase from the Black Clawson Co of Middletown, Ohio, a "broke system"
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      Lock icon Crowded Asian cities face worse problems ahead
      367 9 AP THE ALREADY crowded and polluted cities of Asia face rapid population increases that will cause worse problems in the decade ahead, says a UN study. The study by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia said most of the world's "megacities"
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      Thai TV makers fear US pressure
      197 9 THE FEDERATION of Thai Industries is worried Thailand may suffer from pressure from US television makers to monitor imports from developing countries. The FTI Electrical Electronics and Allied Industry Gub chairman Thamma Pinsukhanchana said at the weekend there were now two or three Hongkong
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Jakarta gives assurance on dam
        81 9 JAKARTA has assured Tokyo that plans to build a Japa-nese-funded dam in Sumatra will not harm the people who have had to make way for the project, or the elephants that live in the area. Some 13,000 villagers who had to be resettled for the
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        Villagers appeal over land claim
        80 9 REPRESENTATIVES of Indonesian farmers from eight villages have asked Home Affairs Minister Rudini to help them get back 1,043 hectares of land annexed by an air force unit 40 years ago. The farmers say they were never paid for the land in Majalengka regency, about
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        M'sia popular among Japanese
        49 9 MALAYSIA ranks as the third most popular destination in Asean, behind Singapore and Thailand, among Japanese tourists. Asean Centre Tourism Division director Prapansak Bhatayanond said in Penang yesterday that promotional activities by the Malaysian government made the country, especially Penang, more popular among the Japanese.
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      139 9 THE GATEWAY W -"^Zir s pißyrr_" -_-5s- Singapore's Premier Office Development Is Available for Immediate Occupation! The Gateway is now complete and already has attracted more than 60 tenants, leasing over 600,000 sq ft. Located just outside the CBD and close to the Bugis Street MRT Station, the property offers
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        Pentagon underscores severity of budget cuts
        83 10 THE US DEFENCE DEPARTMENT told Congress on Monday that cuts being proposed by budget committees would force it to cut American military forces next year by up to three army divisions, two aircraft carrier battle groups and 150,000 troops. Republican senator Pete Domenici, who
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        US-Soviet trade talks continue
        77 10 A TOP US trade negotiator left for Paris on Monday for trade talks with the Soviet Union, but officials would not rule out a last-minute delay to protest against Moscow's economic blockade of breakaway Lithuania. "Anything's possible," said Torie Clarke, spokeswoman for the Office of the
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        Taiwan lifts investment ban
        53 10 TAIWAN'S Cabinet has lifted a ban on direct investment in the Soviet Union, giving the go-ahead for full economic ties between the two countries after dropping rules against direct trade on Feb 28. Taiwan would also permit direct investment in Albania, an Economics Ministry spokesman said
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        Sweater firms face dumping rap
        88 10 IN AN ACTION that could lead to higher prices for sweaters in the US and increase trade tensions with Asian nations, the US Commerce Department ruled on Monday that Hongkong, South Korea and Taiwan were dumping sweaters on the American market and jthat importers should
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        Tokyo-Paris trade revelations
        93 10 TRADE RELATIONS between France and Japan were the subject of frank and extensive discussions in Tokyo on Monday. The visiting head of the French Finance Ministry's External Trade Relations Office, Jacques Desponts, said yesterday that he and Noboru Hatakeyama, director of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade
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      Lock icon US, EC pledge to redouble efforts on global trade pact
      426 10 AFP THE US and the European Community have pledged to redouble their efforts to clear the way" for a new global trade pact, including the thorny question of agriculture, by the end of the year. The pledge came at a
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      Lock icon EC capital adequacy law to be unveiled
      169 10 Reuter THE EUROPEAN Community's executive is finally unveiling today a proposed capital adequacy law for EC investment firms which only a few months ago seemed headed for oblivion. The proposed law sets out the amount of initial as well as ongoing capital companies
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      Multi-million-dollar bonfire
      34 10 A Mexican soldier at a military installation watches on as millions of dollars go up in smoke. Burning in the bonfire were 13 tonnes of drugs seized over the last four months.
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      Lock icon Keidanren bid to ease trade tensions with US
      387 10 Asahi JAPAN'S powerful Keidanren business organisation plans to urge Japanese companies to make it easier for foreign firms to sell them products. "As the US-Japan trade talks have come to an important point, we need to do our best to ease bilateral
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      Lock icon Moscow plays down reform fears
      147 10 AFP A SOVIET presidential spokesman has played down reports that President Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reform programme would mean "shock therapy" or a leap into the unknown for the country. The spokesman, Arkadi Maslennikov, emphasised instead the social guarantees contained in the reforms. He told a
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      Lock icon Investors jittery over Canada's constitutional row
      308 10 Reuter THE MEECH LAKE monster, a growing constitutional row that threatens to break up Canada, is starting to scare foreign investors away. Analysts in the country's stock, bond and money markets say uncertainty over the fate of the constitutional accord is giving investors the
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      214 10 rf "7 I THIS SECRETARIES' WEEK, I TELL HIM YOU'VE MADE I LUNCH RESERVATIONS IN HONG KONG. I Without actually settingjoot out of Singapore, ties; hampers from Perrier and Neutrogena; I the flash and glitter of Hong Kong can he enjoyed. Wordstar Prof Version 5.5 software packages; and 1 In
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    A constructive move
    498 12 EDITORIAL THE Finance Ministry's directive to government agencies to phase their building projects over a longer time frame makes sense for both the government and the construction industry. The industiy right now has more work on its hands than it can handle, leading to a shortage of
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Blue planet turns green?
      203 12 LAST SUNDAY, an estimated 200 million people in 136 countries celebrated the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. The message is clear Green is in. Over the last two decades, there has been a raising of ecological consciousness. With awareness came political pressure: the rallying of the
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      Namibia: the road ahead
      145 12 AFTER 75 YEARS of White rule by Pretoria, the people of Namibia have finally reached the end of their bitter struggle. This week saw the country taking its place in the United Nations as the 160 th member. Namibians owe what they have gained today to
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      Worry over options
      128 12 IN HIS INTERVIEW with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke of the government's plan to reduce its role somewhat, "so that people have more choices, more freedom to choose". Those who can afford to choose presumably know what they are doing.
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      Playing the China card
      185 12 FOR MANY YEARS, China reached its diplomatic goals by skilfully playing much of the world off against the Soviet Union. Other nations in turn cultivated China's friendship and at the right moment seized advantage by playing what became known as the China card. After China lost
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      Growing impatience
      188 12 LEADERSHIP and lack of representation for Hongkong have been the subjects of some straight-talking this week. After the evasions and circumlocutions that are all too commonplace, it is refreshing to hear some candid views from the Governor, Sir David Wilson, and the chairman of the Honour Hongkong lobby
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      Earth Day and Jakarta
      139 12 THE 20-YEAR PERIOD since Earth Day was first declared in the US on April 22, 1970 has seen an increasing awareness in people around the globe of the importance of protecting the life-supporting systems that make this world a livable place. Today, in spite of the
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    Lock icon More big bore than Big Board
    799 12  -  Business is slow on Wall Street gone are the days of big bucks and bull runs, reports Kurt Eichenwald Kurt Eichenwald NYT WALL STREET 1990 is turning out to be one big yawn. Gone are the days of the roaring bull market that gave
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      49 12 DOONESBURY NO, NO, THE fV6HT, V ,t\U. HBHHH T I KNOW r POCANPI W&etUefOH, UH... PALL- THE CAST WHAT A SHOUWHMZ ARtJUST V&,XXJSAIP mUMTAKUTm BMRB&* PIP OF 1 jHß&ve HJONP&FUL CALUP FIRST. GOIN6OV&. THCUAIGIUM I WeMIL'U TTMASMY geCN ai -meFINAL WBeCAWFSP I fWKAfi&SI PY/NG sertRAL FUNtXAL- m 7RAP& ti/tSM'
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Wide, open spaces and squeezed markets
      1182 13  -  AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY CRISIS The woes of those sucked into .the property maelstrom Down Under are legion, but amid the gloom, Singapore appears as a beacon of hope From Florence Chong In SYDNEY SIDNEY LONDISH, one of Sydney's bestknown developers, nearly lost his property development
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      Bleak period forecast to last three years
      901 13  -  Fran Lim Say Boon in MELBOURNE THE SLUMP in the Australian property market is turning into a financial bloodbath for over-extended investors with little relief expected for another three years. Across the country, commercial and retail property values are plunging, vacancy rates are
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      Tragic death of a property tycoon
      856 13  -  By Lim Say Boon THE STORY of the spectacular rise and mysterious death of Australian property tycoon Floyd Podgornik reads like a romantic and, ultimately, tragic soap opera. It was a story with everything. Podgornik had everything. A poor migrant boy made good, he
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      Can Japan afford to lower its guard?
      855 14  -  Tokyo is adamant about maintaining its defence spending, but the Opposition wants the budget slashed. Kwan Weng Kin, writing for BT, presents both sides of the argument Kwan Weng Kin JAPAN'S Opposition parties think they have found a winning argument in their on-off
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      The figures don't tell the real story
      439 14 JAPAN may have the thirdlargest defence budget in the world, according to Western calculations, but Japanese experts insist that their country's defence capabilities are really far weaker than the statistics suggest. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) based in London,
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      Lock icon Strong S-E Asian, slow South Asian growth
      835 16 More from the Asian Development Bank annual report for 1989 AFP Economic growth in Southeast Asian developing nations remained strong in 1989 at 7.7 per cent, with Malaysia and Thailand leading the way into 1990. The 1989 regional average was only slightly below
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      Lock icon The shadow Beijing cast over HK business
      243 16 AFP HONGKONG'S economic growth will remain low in 1990 if business confidence fails to improve following the China crisis last year, the ADB says. The British colony's gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to a dismal 2.5 per cent in 1989, compared with
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      Lock icon China's economy forecast to rise 5.5 pc
      277 16 AFP CHINA'S overheated economy cooled in 1989 as its gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate fell to 3.9 per cent from 11.2 per cent, but it is expected to rise to 5.5 per cent in 1990, the ADB says. Exports are expected to
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      Lock icon South Korea expected to be a net creditor soon
      254 16 AFP SOUTH KOREA is expected to be come a net creditor country in the next few years despite its current economic problems, the ADB says. South Korea stopped borrowing from the ADB in 1989, and has accelerated its external debt repayments,
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      312 14 ~TT f I M i 'W: 'B MANY PLEASANT SURMISES AWAIT YOU AT THE SWATOW GROUP, OF RESTAURANTS I I E llj -H^LLr II H I U I I Idfl M A 1 I l_ I *1 <\ 4 j| FREEHANNEN ALT BEER Visit any one of our restaurants from
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      336 16 AUSTRIA STYLE *91 SINGAPORE May 16th 18th, 1990 2.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Century Park Sheraton Fabrics Garments Accessories For the eleventh consecutive year, leading designers and manufacturers from Austna will present the latest fashion materials and accessories to buyers and agents in South East Asia. Please indicate the companies you
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      89 16 The Best Of yj A Vietnamese Cuisine ENJOYAVARIEIYOF 40 DIFFERENT DISHES AT $4 eoch JIL vLf %y JROriCAL INN SEAFOOD 82-01 Basement, Tanjfcn Shopping Centre. Tannin Rd S*po»e 1014. g *****20 *****63 SALE BY TENDER Title FREEHOLD f Legal Description: Lot 1269 MK 20 Land Area 2,78&85qm (30,018 sq ft)
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Jahangir lands record ninth title
      638 17 AFP JAHANGIR KHAN, arguably the greatest squash player the world has ever seen, achieved his life-time's ambition on Monday when he won the British Open men's title in London for a record ninth consecutive year. Ever since the 26-year-old Pakistan master defeated England's Hiddy Jahan
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      Lock icon Myricks gets three-month suspension for testing positive
      421 17 Reuter OLYMPIC long jump bronze medallist and world indoor champion Larry Myricks said on Monday that he had been suspended for three months by the US Athletics Congress for testing positive for the banned stimulant phenylpropanolamine. Myricks, in a telephone interview from his
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      Lock icon White's looking good
      100 17 AFP JIMMY WHITE, perhaps the most talented player never to have won the World Snooker Championship, believes this could finally be his year. "I have put more work on the practice table for this championship than I have done in previous years," he said. That work paid
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      Lock icon Japan's golf industry faces 'green' challenge
      253 17 AP THE NEARLY 300 golf courses being built testify to the sport's popularity in Japan, where urban practice ranges may have three floors of golfers shooting at once. But now, slogans of "No more golf courses" are spreading. The neighbours say the chemicals that
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    • SIDE LINES
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        Langer moves up European money list
        85 17 BERNHARD LANGER's victory in the Madrid Open on Sunday moved tfce West German into seventh place on the PGA European money list And a course record 61 by Brett Ogle in the same event moved the Australian up four places to fifth after his
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        One team just has to go
        92 17 THEIR RECORDS were good enough to win the Atlantic Division. Unfortunately, the Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns are not in the Atlantic Division. As a result, one of the Western Conference powers is going to make an early exit from the National Basketball
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        Centre of the storm
        94 17 FORMER WALLABY coach Alan Jones hat become the focus of a row which has split Fiji's national rugby authority The Fiji Times aaad yesterday that a faction led by Fyi Rugby Union (FRU) president, Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, wanted Jones to assist F|ii in
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        Cardinals snap losing streak
        39 17 JOHN TUDOR won for the third time in three starts and Pedro Guerrero hit a two-run homer as St Louis beat Pittsburgh on Monday night, ending the Cardinals' four-game losing streak in the baseball league.
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        Bruins move closer
        46 17 THE Boston Bruins moved within one game of their first playoff sweep of Montreal In 61 years as John Carter scored twice to lead a 6-3 victory over the Canadiens in Game 3 of the Adams Division finals in the National Hockey League.
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        Banke wins WBC crown
        88 17 PAUL BANKE of the US won the Worid Boxing Council super bantamweight title from Mexico's Daniel Zaragoza on Monday in a bruising re-match when the referee stopped their fight in the ninth round of a scheduled 12-round bout in Los Angeles. Trailing on all the judges'
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      237 17 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Seow Kwee Eng Tu Eng, of Blk 43, Bendoneer Road, #12-1028, Singapore 1233, have applied for a Retail liquor Shop Licence in respect of premises at M/s Hong Soon Mini-Mart at Bit 36, Ckai Chee Ave, #01-169, Singapore 1646, and that this application
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      237 17 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Chan Sai Lean of Blk 156 Bishan St 13 #02-96 Singapore (2057), have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at M/s Best Florist at Blk 803 King George's Ave #02-188 Singapore (0820), and that this application will be
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      1005 17 I Scotfabank I H THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Nolo: AN Mguro* quoted In Canadian dalari (#«ou*andt) H (Incorporated in Canado with LimHad UabtWty) CONSOUOATSO STATIMtMT Of ASMTS ANO UABIUTMS COIUOUOMW «lAWMWT« ■ty* H H ASSm IW* iw m IW H a ryZpHi mun •!*.<« ii 2-2 Dm..Mi vrfth other
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      205 18 WHERE TO WINE. PINE AND ENTERTAIN.. WHERE TO WINE, PINE AND ENTERTAIN.. .WHERE TO WINE, PINE... iSome like it hot Spicv Szechuan dishes served at lunch and dinner dailv in Ihe cool, inviting atmosphere of Siechuan Court. Reservation, 3JO 8310 or 338 8583 ext *****/6. THCWISTWPIAZA m WtSTIN HOTUS&.RISOKTS s4M^rklof(%Stery
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      364 18 HWT REeBO ©9NGM > OR£ CAREERWOMEN OF THE 1990s w RCNE SALUO 23 to 25 April, 27 28 April 1990 (5 days) Crystal Ballroom $35 nott per person 12.00 NOON to ZOO PM inclusive ol a tooal butM menu and fashion *a* OuhtandjnQ models and beauly queens from the Phippines
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      169 18 i 1 presents SafrnKSpfcc* Enjoy the warm, mellow sound of Sugar 'N Spices. This tunesome foursome brings back nostalgic favourites from the fifties and sixties during Happy Hours. HAPPY HOURS: 5 pm 8 pm daily Performance :6pm 8.30 pm Monday to Friday. Plaza Hotel SINGAPORE rwA»wcstO<i«fUf»wviTTficl UrarKKnart (I7WTH 29M1H1 J
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      305 18 ,sf5J An all consuming passion for Spain sweeps into The I T Belvedere this month It's an extraordinary spread to be j relished and savoured, along with specially imported I Spanish wines. The Belvedere's Spanish Buffet It's worth I fighting a bull to get to. Ji I Spanish Buffet Lunch
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      371 18 TELEVISION AND RADIO Story: Gladiator School (See 5.45 Malay Tkaatr» Pendekar Wj?lljML A ftnt. IQO7 ***** ,«2r^r l SSSSwS. /viier iyy "assarIPJ—i ■HMMMani•: WWRBtt MS 550 PM Slra*ar Kalai Araagaai 11.45 Malay Tbaatrs (cont'd). 4.15 pa, 10.45p«: Business Mat- Nau P l (X) 12 JO AM 1 it*'*-— AMMRri ters
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Exit communism: what next?
      1063 19  -  Robert Littell voices the fears of Russians who now face an uncertain future and his own fears for capitalism Robert Littell IHT The story goes that Boris Pasternak once had Stalin on the other end of a telephone line: "I must speak with you," Pasternak is
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      Lock icon Sun, sea... and that swimsuit
      570 19 How does a woman look good in half a metre of fabric? NYT IN THE coming weeks, millions of American women will face an ordeal they dread: shopping for a swimsuit. Sixty per cent of the swimwear sold in the US country is purchased in
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      Playwright Arthur Miller to get award
      278 19 CHATCRBOX PLAYWRIGHT Arthur Miller has been selected to receive the 1991 Algur H Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts. The 74-year-old author of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible will receive a cash prize of US$5O,OOO and will be honoured next year
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      215 19 AND ENTERTAIN Add A Little Spice I! To Your Secs Life. I! wb TO 25 .27 AND 2S I 732 1222 EXT IMJ I f BBK PRICES AM SUBJECT I '&Svi£ f TO Io* SERVICE I CHARGE AND 4% CESS I It's Secretaries' Week, April 23 to 28. So why
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      153 19 PENTEX-SCHWEIZER CIRCUITS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic o» Singapore) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The undermentioned share certificates have been reported tost, mislaid or destroyed Certificate Ho. In the Name ol No. of Shares AOOOBlB9 Teo Keng Oen Mr 1* 1,000 AOOOBl9O Teo Keng Oen Mr I*l.ooo A *****91 Teo Keng Oen
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      64 19 For Lunch on| y I Roasted Peking Duck I Set Menu 4. Steamed Duck Soup I 1. Roasted Peking Duck with Vegetable I 2. Maple Leaf Special 5 Steamed Rice tn *Bean Curd Bamboo Tubes JBS-l 3. Shredded Duck with 6 Longgan 4 Whrte Green Pepper Fungus/Dessert I MAPLE LEAF
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      313 19 TEE-OFF CAFE E«9 i Set Menu at $14.00 H iHH HH\ NISHIKI RESTAURANT kHH: ■fIU Set Menu at $19.50 n| h|M MB CHINA CHINA wBMI RESTAURANT BK9 I Set Menu from $48 J for 2 persons HflH HH HITj|H HUM! Wlt/M m. fct I Vi/■ ■PJB Wrm Traditional Refined Sushi
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      4540 20  -  By Lim Mui Khi A SHARP 26-point fall yesterday saw the key Straits Times Industrials Index smashing through the major 1.500point support level. Wall Street's fall overnight (the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed off 29.29 points at 2,666.66), and Tokyo's 0.6
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    4018 21 Main Board Shangri-La 995 HO +1.0% SNP 50* (500) 205 3 fl.5% Parkway H 50* 328 +2 +0.6% Ambassador 129 +2 +1.6% Lim Kah Ngam 164 +1 t-0.6% UPP 25* 63 1 1.6% HTPHIdgsWt 51 1 +2 0% JC-MPH Bond 73 V» +0.7% Chuan Hup
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      361 22 Company Rights Issue CauMway tow Capital reduction scheme to reduce par value of shares from $100 to $0 60; ft*** issue of 3:2 fe $060 per share FACT One-tor-one is M|0.50 per share Fatter Merfci One-tor-one fe M$025 per share. Wtowed by a share swap of tare Faber
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      185 22 'Company Data Yaar Group Nat Mat aarning* r ami to profit/las* (L) M* dlvWMd (•000) (<»■*») i Apr 23 Oec 89 $14.659($7.106) 14(9) 8(7) UnZrt Sa Dec 89 $46.416($27.370) 28.1(166) 15(10) tst £a Dec 89 M$18.131(M$39.503 6 8(14 9) 10.5(8) l£f !S 0« 89 116,242(121.035) 32S(*1> 1UUU) S
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1368 22 Currant Ex Books Date Tot* tor ToUl for payment data data payaWa the year last r«ar Anrtefc Eng 6%TE (I) Ape 11 Apr 17 Apr 28 6*TE 6*Tt Anno 15*TE Feb 28 Mar 12 May 15 25*TE 2S*TE BAT 90 9*(n) Apr 6 Apr 19 Ma* 3 1227*(n)
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      219 22 r M Oat. Y»«r On** pr*-i*x Net r^* S$ 5h^d inn to |>r«m/loM (L) P*' dhrld^d ('000) (c«rt») I 8Rava Apr 12 Oec 89 M$11.901 (MJ6.626) 18(1.8) 2(1) Mutotia Intt Apf 10 D«c 89 M$20,616l ($3,1651) la. Lee Bar* Apr 1 Oec 89 $22.579c($14.675c) 144(8.6,) 8(6 Sa) lurons
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      RESULTS DUE
      646 22 Singapore Stocks Last Full Year Company PcM D>tt T» MK hn M announced nk| (cants) pro® last yea (W) BMT Interim Ian 27 Jun 90 1696 1000 S16 Ketan Fmal Feb 28 No* 89 391 100 11.728 Maco Wo Fmal Mar 27 Dec 89 3.471L IMn( Hurt Interim
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      72 22 Company Date Half-year Group pra-tax Interim im te preflt/l«M (L) 4M4«* (•000) NST Apr 2« Feb 90 MJ37.114(MJ13.674) 10(6.5) Times Pub Apr 20 Feb 90 $18.904(J15.694) 4(4) Msian Oxy Apr 12 Mar 90 MJ19.612(MJ13.783) TV3 Apr 5 Feb 90 MJ16.467(M$13.742) 8(8) 1 Faber Merlin Mar 31 Dec 89
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      637 22 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Ciwpiwy Ctawntoa pwtei C«a—rtlw tim tmr tm n *my rtw» Cwnn Loan p—f III 2/10/89 to 20/10/94 1 warrant pha $1 ca* or 1 warrant phis $1 nominal amount of loan stock Chan H*> Notes Omm ft? M March 87 to 31/12/91 1 55 warrants plus $155
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      165 22 expiration, 'which has completed its takeover of Asia Commercial Bank, now controls .11% of ACB shares and 84% of its convertible loan stock. Stock Exdtaiqi of Sfcgapere has given a deadline for investors to open a securities account tottUentral Depository Pte Ltd to facilitate the implementation of scripless
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      313 22 Company Rights Issue Apalo One for-one $185 per share Ei-date Apr 23 Books Close May 7 Acceptance 1 Payment NYA MM One tor tour fe MS2 40 per share Ei-date Mar 8 Books dose Mar 22 Acceptance I Payment May 10 |ja« Hie Capital Restructuring Scheme (CRS) m
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      232 22 Baft or Properties Bh± EGM at Room 502, sth Floor, Campbell Complex, Jalan Dang Wangi, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Apr 25, at 10am. Overseas IMon Secuities Ltd; 13th AGM at the Mandarin Court 'D\ Mandann Hotel. Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 on Friday, Apr 27, at 11am. United
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      171 22 NOTICES sielv cmoon investment i PTE LTD (Incorporate In the RopuMlc of Singapore) (In Mdmbera' Voluntary Winding-up) NOTICE HEREBY «VEM that pufija* to Section 306 of the ComparH» Act, cap SO. Rnal General Meethg Of tf* Compeny shall bo held ft 38-8 Hong Kong Street. SirgapoiaOlOSon 31st Mey 1990 at
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      415 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF RIMAU AKAR PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 65 Chulia Street *06-00 OCBC Centre Singapore 0104.
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Market continues to lose ground in dull trading
      3684 23 THE KUALA LUMPUR stock market continued to slip into minus territory yesterday although selected counters recovered mildly from morning lows. Trading remained uninspiring. The market will be opened only for the morning session today and will be closed on Thursday and Friday
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      254 23 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR H (Above $75,000 per annum plus Company Car) Manage A National Trade Body The Executive Director heads the secretariat and conducts the administration function of the Singapore Retail Merchants Association. He supports the Association's governing Council and manages the day-to-day affairs of the Association. He also oversees the
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Stocks shave losses but still close easier
      2257 24 Reuter TOKYO STOCKS ended lower yesterday after a rally from a disconcerting dip in early morning trade fell short of a full recovery. Index-linked arbitrage caused the initial drop but most sellers had taken to the sidelines by mid-morning, brokers said. "The only
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      2547 24 Reuter PROFIT-TAKING pushed Hongkong share prices sharply lower yesterday, but brokers said the downward trend should be arrested at the strong support level of 3,000 on the Hang Seng Index. The Hang Seng shed 41.02 points to close at 3,015.84. Yesterday's decline was mainly on
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Australian stocks finish at two-year low
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        88 25 Close Pwfow Apr 24 Apr 23 SYDNEY All Ordinaries Index 1,468.1 1.484.1 •16.0 All Industrials Index 2,283.8 2,311.2 -27.4 All Resources Index 845.4 852.8 -7.4 Turnover (million) 60.20 62.67 -2.47 BANGKOK SET Index 842.04 844.55 -2.51 Turnover (nearest *000) 14,099 11,723 2,376 JAKARTA Composite Index NA 643.91 Turnover (nearest'000) NA
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        SYDNEY
        1097 25 AUSTRALIA'S sharemarket plunged to its lowest level in nearly two years yesterday as concern over high interest rates in the US battered markets worldwide, brokers said. Heavy selling in leading stocks wiped more than one per cent off the All Ordinaries Index, which finished 16 points off at 1,468.1,
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        TAPEI
        357 25 TAIWAN STOCK PRICES closed higher almost across the board yesterday as investors regained confidence after Monday's gains, dealers said. The weighted index rose 179.10 points or 1.9 per cent to end at 9,607.73 compared with Monday's 9,428.63 finish. Turnover climbed to NTS 130.7 billion from NTS 116.6 billion. Dealers
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        BANGKOK
        655 25 THAI STOCKS eased in dull trade yesterday with prices moving in a narrow range after weak performances in New York and Tokyo, brokers said. The SET Index shed 2.51 points to close at 842.04 with declines leading advances 76 to 37. First City, Rattana Real Estate and CMIC topped
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        MANILA
        469 25 MANILA SHARES dipped further in gloomy trade yesterday as political uncertainty and power rationing that shut down 300 major commercial buildings made investors anxious. "The trend is down because prospects have turned from rosy to gloomy. It's exacerbated by the widespread feeling of frustration and irritation with the power
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        321 25 Jakarta Rupiah VoKDO) Aqua Golden M ***** unch 9 As. Bintang Ind 6250 unch As. Dayin Mitra 6900 unch Bank Bali ***** 500 139 Bank Danamon ***** 75 150 Bank Niaga ***** +150 193 Champion 8900 unch Indo Citra F. 8425 unch Indocement ***** unch Inter Delta 8000 unch 10
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        NEW ZEALAND
        431 25 THE NEW ZEALAND share market recovered partially in afternoon trade yesterday after sliding on thin volume in the morning after New York's 30-point fall in the Dow Jones Index. Most blue chips were pegged back several cents, including Capital Markets which closed nine cents lower at 96 cents
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        SEOUL
        839 25 SEOUL STOCKS weakened in slow trading yesterday as sentiment turned sour and investors demonstrated against the continued market slump, brokers said. The composite stock index dropped another 5.93 points to a final 768.47, barely above the 17-month low marked on Friday when the market fell to 767.45. Brokers said
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        115 25 Reuter BOMBAY SHARE PRICES retreated to close mixed after profit-taking followed a bullish opening yesterday, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange index lost 0.78 points to 791.79 after touching 802.42 in early trade. But the national index rose 0.36 to 420.12. "The market turned nervous as the index touched
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        379 25 la local currency In SS la I SS day year day year day yew 23 hfa change chaage change Agg chaage World 406 8 -0.6 -12.5 -0.9 -16.3 -10 -15 3 $EAFE 572.1 -1.0 -16.0 -1.1 -20.8 -1.2 -19.8 Europe 430.6 -1.3 -4.5 -1.9 -4.5 -2.0 -3.3 Pacific 976.6 -0.7
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • No end in sight to US selling: analysts
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        NEW YORK
        1048 26 US STOCKS lost another round in their battle with higher interest rates on Monday, sliding about 1.1 per cent as bond prices continued to sag. Several more corporate earnings disappointments deepened pessimism, and analysts say they see no end yet to the selling. The Dow ended down 29.29
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        LONDON
        952 26 SHARES were sharply lower in depressed trading after UK money data and a steep loss on Wall Street discouraged business in London on Monday. The market started easier as worries over rising UK inflation and plummeting bond prices continued to unnerve the market. Then a larger-than-expected rise in March
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        FRANKFURT
        535 26 PLANS for a broad swap rate of one-to--one in German monetary union further depressed a jittery West German stock market on Monday, sending the 30share DAX index down 2.5 per cent by the close. The DAX's closing level of 1,837.50 was just above its intraday low of 1,832.38 and
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        ZURICH
        54 26 THE Zurich bourse was closed on Monday for a local holiday. At yesterday midsession, Swiss shares recovered part of an early loss. Dealers said overall volume was light with some activity in selected issues. The all-share SPI index was 2.6 points lower at 1,057.7 yesterday after falling over four
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        PARIS
        177 26 FRENCH share prices ended near their lows for the day in quiet trade on Monday, reacting to a sharp drop on Wall Street and on profit-taking after a strong rally during the last bourse account which ended on Friday. The CAC-40 index ended 39.55 points, or 1.86 per cent
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        MILAN
        163 26 STOCKS closed sharply lower in all sectors in reduced volume in Milan on Monday, following the overall downward trend of other European markets. The MIB index dropped 12 points, or 1.17 per cent, to close at 1,016. Volume was estimated to be lower than Friday's level of about 200
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        AMSTERDAM
        298 26 DUTCH share prices dropped in early trade on Monday due to a lower Dutch bond market, while easier Tokyo and Wall Street bourses also weighed on the market. "Prices were knocked down in low volumes," one trader said, adding that he expected losses to be trimmed. Dutch state bonds
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        234 26 Brussels Apr 23 Francs FORWARD MARKET Acec 4720 -100 Arbed 5550 +20 Astur 1540 -30 Brascan 680 -14 Canpac 646 unch Cock 210 -I De Beers 742 -4 Ebes 4285 +5 Gb-Inno-Bm 1358 +10 Gevaert 8400 -50 Gr Bru Lamb 3970 unch Hotook Petro ***** 75 Ryl Dutch 2595 -35
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        JOHANNESBURG
        337 26 GOLD shares closed weaker again in thin trading in Johannesburg on Monday, extending Friday's losses despite a steady gold price as political and economic uncertainties continued to overshadow the market. Heavyweight South vaal lost seven rand at 154 and Randfontein 2.25 at 21.25 rand, with the trend spilling over
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        85 26 Apr 23 Cln* Prrriow NEW YORK Dow Jones 2666.66 2695.95 -29.29 NYSE Financial 136.11 I37.S7 -1.69 SAP 500 330.99 335.11 -4.13 Turnover (million) 137 175.0 -38 LONDON Financial Times 30 1,692.7 1,712.6 -19.9 FTSE 100 2,159.2 2,187.1 -27.9 Turnover (million) 382.6 410.7 -28.1 AMSTERDAM CBS General 195.20 197.70 -2.50 mussfis
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      US dollar closes higher as mark retreats on Bonn's union plan
      1240 27 FOREX MARKET REPORTS THE US dollar yesterday closed higher in Tokyo as the West German mark retreated on overnight news of Bonn's plans for German monetary union, dealers said. Bonn had offered on Monday to convert East German marks
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      387 27 Cross rates Apr 24 I ust St MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.8785 2.7185 1.7000 158.05 0.6126 1.4930 1.3055 1.7167 SS 0.5323 1.4472 0.9050 0.8414 0.3261 0.7948 0.6950 0.9139 MS 0.3678 69.10 0.6253 0.5814 0.2253 0.5492 0.4802 0.6315 Dm 0.5882 1.1050 1.5991 92.97 0.3603 0.8782
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      571 27 Interbank rates s$ Bid Offer Overnight 6 5/16 6 7/16 1-mootn 6 1/2 6 5/8 2-month 6 11/16 6 13/16 3-month 6 3/4 6 7/8 Overnight mode: 6-3/8 L'SS Bid Offer 7 days 8 5/16 8 7/16 1 month 8 3/8 8 1/2 2 months 8 7/16 8
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      Lock icon Mark swap may spell higher interest rates
      353 27 Reuter THE West German central bank, its authority weakened when Bonn ignored its proposals for German monetary union, could well strike back by raising interest rates if it feels terms for union will fuel inflation. Economists said the Bundesbank would probably wait to
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS
      1445 27 SI M E X EUMOOLLAJt Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/lnt Vol Jun 9< 3 91.25 91.26 91.25 91.26 4269 ***** 8450 Sep 94 9 91 06 91.07 91.05 91.07 2819 7034 5780 Doc 90 90 86 90 86 90 84 90.86 891 2589 955
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Desperate smallholders destroying cocoa crop
      531 28 Bernama UPSET over poor cocoa prices, some smallholders in Peninsular Malaysia are destroying their crop but have been advised that this is not the solution to a problem which stems from a global glut. Unable to be reconciled to the depressing prices, many of these
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      Opec wants oil quotas settled quickly
      295 28 MOST Opec states seem to want emergency talks next week to be a brisk and businesslike session that pledges to cut oil output to mop up a current glut and defend prices but it may not be so easy. "They want it over quickly,"
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      Rubber prices close mixed in thin trade
      845 28 REPORTS Singapore: Rubber prices ended mixed in thin trade after some pre-holiday covering interest in the afternoon pared morning losses. May 1 RSS buyer was quoted at 157.00 cents a kg, down 0.50 cent from Monday's close. The market will be closed on
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    1360 28 Rubber Apr 24 S cents/kg Noon Close Inl I RSS Prompt I54 00/I5500N 154.00/I55.00N Int I RSS May 90 157.00/157 50 I57.OVI57.SO Inl I RSS June I59.2VI59.75 I59.2VI59.75 Inl 2 RSS OP 151 50/153 50N 151 50/153.50N Inl 3 RSS OP I46 00/I48 00N 146 00/I48.00N Inl 4 RSS
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      650 29  -  LETTER FROM AMSTERDAM By Laura Raun For those who cherish Van Gogh's vibrant colours and brilliant landscapes, now is the time to visit The Netherlands. The visitor can delight in what is perhaps the best exhibition yet of the Dutch Impressionist's work, and also
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      154 29 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollar* to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.4310 1.4310 Canadian dollar 1.6010 1.6210 NZ dollar 1.0780 I.I 180 Sterling pound 3.0500 3.0700 US dollar 1.8750 1.8850 Local dollars to 100 -nits of forftgi currency Austrian schilling 15.40
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      501 29 STEAMERS MARITIME HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Straits Room, 10 Collyer Quay #29-00, Ocean Building, Singapore 0104 on Friday, May 11, 1990 immediately after the
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      167 29 25 The English sentimental (7) 26 Then I'll get him, I resolve, 7 Rebellion about Darwin- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION brought to public notice ian theory making funda(2,3,9) mental changes (15) IdMrleJcltJ i [olnlsMclllelf 8 Forced to give promotion IoRBoiR 1 aMpMoMi DOWN i n t he Police Department |w|o|u[n]d JQ^s|^e|m|b|^f 1
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      225 29 Singapore OUTLOOK: Shower* in the late morning and early afternoon Report for 24 hours prior to 7.30pm on Apr 24 at the airport: Max leap 32 J Assoc 64 Mia temp. 26.9 Assoc humidity 87 Hrs of sunshine 2.70 Rainfall in mm 0.1 Rainfall this ath 50.6 Rainy days this
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    Lock icon Bush poised with steps against USSR
    461 30 AP US PRESIDENT George Bush is ready to announce a set of measured economic penalties against the Soviet Union in response to the Kremlin's crackdown in Lithuania, said US officials. Short of any new breakthrough in talks between Moscow and the Baltic republic, Mr
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    Weinberger issues warning
    433 30  -  By Harish Mehta PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev is using "cover tactics" to get the same things that all Soviet leaders have wanted, but the US cannot rescue the Soviet economy. This warning came from former US Secretary of Defence Caspar Weinberger on the eve of likely US economic
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    Lock icon Seoul GNP up 7.lpc in first quarter
    177 30 AP IN SPITE OF sluggish exports, South Korea's gross national product grew by an estimated 7.1 per cent between January and March, compared with 6.2 per cent in the same period last year, the Bank of Korea reported yesterday. The recovery in growth
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    Lock icon Angry investors on rampage in Seoul
    198 30 AFP A GROUP of investors angrily protested in Seoul yesterday against the recent sharp plunge in South Korean stock prices, hampering operations at securities firms. Amid growing signs of stagflation, the market has lost 23.7 per cent in value, with the Composite Price In-
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    Lock icon Canton offers perks to Taipei investors
    137 30 Reuter THE SOUTHERN Chinese city of Canton is promising concessions to attract Taiwanese investors, including tax breaks and immunity from nationalisation, according to the official People's Daily newspaper yesterday. Vice-Mayor Lei Yu said in a speech last Saturday that Taiwanese enterprises in Canton would
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    Lock icon Tokyo's growth streak continues
    177 30 AFP JAPAN'S economy is enjoying its 41st consecutive month of expansion this month on continued growth in consumer spending and corporate capital spending. Without quoting specific figures, the country's Economic Planning Agency (EPA) yesterday said that "recent economic data" suggested that the Japanese economy was still
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    Forbes magazine to launch overseas editions
    189 30 CHRIS FORBES, vicechairman of Forbes magazine, says the US business bi-weekly will launch two to three overseas editions within the next five years. But Mr Forbes, younger son of the flamboyant late publisher and millionaire Malcolm S Forbes, says the contents of the new
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    Lock icon Indonesian export income up 15pc
    302 30 AFP INDONESIA'S export income surged by 15 per cent last year to U5522.16 billion due to strong performances in both the oil and non-oil sectors. The Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics yesterday said in its latest report that imports grew to U5516.36 billion last year,
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    Lock icon Prince Sihanouk to meet Hun Sen in June
    124 30 AFP CAMBODIAN resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk said yesterday that .he will meet the leader of the 'Vietnamese-backed Phnom Penh regime, Premier Hun Sen, in Tokyo in June. But he warned that the results of the meeting would not be binding since
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      Ship bankers reducing their loan quantums
      373 31  -  By Dexter Lee WITH THE strong growth in ship financing expected to level off in the next 12 months, shipping bankers have started reducing their loan quantums to cushion themselves against the anticipated downturn in ship values. Mr Per Andreas Vogt, the general manager
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      Another vessel for Bengal Tiger Line
      281 31 HAMBURG-BASED common feeder operator Bengal Tiger Line has added another containership to its fleet of vessels which ply the Indian sub-continent. The latest vessel, the 515TEU Aries, will replace the Susak on Bengal Tiger's weekly Singapore-Madras service. Its maiden voyage from Singapore to the
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      Aussie waterfront workers moving towards single union
      446 31  -  From Florence Chong IN SYDNEY THE AUSTRALIAN waterfront, which at times is covered by as many as 30 unions, is moving to form a large union covering initially the major unions in the industry. In a two-stage move, six main unions will merge
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      Royal Brunei Airlines plans aggressive regional push
      296 31 SIGNALLING its intention to launch an aggressive push into the regional airline market over the next decade, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has announced that it will extend its Brunei-Bangkok service to include Dubai and Frankfurt from May 14. The move marks the airline's
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      Customs agents join network to share EDI costs
      222 31  -  From John Spiers IN SYDNEY INDEPENDENT Customs agents in Australia and New Zealand have joined what they plan will become an international network to share EDI costs and market their expertise. Customs Brokers International has been created by Paul Stephenson, who six
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      Four airlines to develop automated cargo system
      223 31 FOUR major airlines, Air France, Cathay Pacific of Hongkong, Japan Air Lines and Lufthansa German Airlines have formed a worldwide company to develop an automated information system for cargo distribution. The airlines said the company will be based in the Frankfurt area and
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      Mackt Airfreight plans to buy 10-20 trucks by year-end
      421 31  -  By Othman Abu Bakar MACKT Airfreight, the general sales agent for Air Hong Kong in Malaysia, plans to acquire between 10 and 20 big trucks costing over Msl million by the end of this year. The company will also hire five
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        Mitsubishi turns down Hyundai aid
        83 31 JAPAN'S Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has turned down a request from South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries for a transfer of technology lo build liquefied natural gas carriers. Hyundai had asked Mitsubishi to help it build a type of LNG ship developed by Norway's Moss Rosenberg Verft
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        Asean airlines to strengthen links
        35 31 ASEAN's national airlines have agreed to strengthen intra-regional airlinks in response to surging market demand for passenger and cargo load and stiff competition posed by other international carriers Pag* 2
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        Swaps, options likely to double in volume
        41 31 ENERGY swaps and options may double in volume in the next year as more firms show interest in financial instruments designed to reduce the risk of oil price volatility, says British Petroleum. Back Page
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        Amoco's earnings boosted by oil prices
        34 31 AMOCO Corp says its 1990 first quarter earnings gains reflect improved performance by its US exploration and production operations primarily resulting from higher crude oil prices. Back Page
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        Hitachi Zosen wins HK tanker order
        57 32 JAPAN'S HITACHI ZOSEN Corp won an 13 billion yen order to build a 280,000-dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC) from Ming Wah Shipping Co Ltd of Hongkong, a Hitachi spoilsman said. The tanker will be built at Hitachi's Ariake dockyard and is scheduled to
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        Kvaerner to merge with Kleven
        72 32 NORWEGIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY Kvaerner A/S-iaid it had signed a deal to merge with Kleven Mek Verksted A/S, a shipbuilder which is worth some 450 million crowns and employs 850 people. "The group's (Kleven's) shareholders will receive shares in Kvaerner A/S which correspond to this (450
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        Mitsui to buy four jetliners
        72 32 TRADING COMPANY MITSUI AND CO Ltd will buy four McDonnell Douglas Corp MD.N MD-11 jetliners for leasing, a company spokesman said. Mitsui will purchase two-aircraft in 1990 and two more in 1992 for a total estimated price of US$4OO million. Mitsui bought five used DC9-32
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        Talk on box feeder services
        71 32 MR STEPHEN FAM, deputy general manager of Neptune Agencies, will speak on container feeder services at a tea-cum-talk organised by the Singapore National Shippers' Council on May 2. This talk, to be held at 3pm at the Happiness Hall at Plaza Hotel, is the first
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        Concession for Hutchinson
        57 32 THE TELEPHONE ORGANISATION of Thailand has given a 15-year concession to Hutchinson Telecommunications (Thailand) to operate a nationwide radio paging service. The joint-venture firm set up by Loxley (Bangkok) and Hutchinson Telecommunications Co is the second to be awarded a paging contract, after Digital Display Paging Service
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        Hyundai appoints Indon agent
        57 32 SOUTH KOREA'S HYUNDAI CORP and Taiwan's Kingtel Corp have appointed PT Prima Sistimatika as their sole agent in Indonesia. Both companies intend to strengthen the marketing of their telecommunications equipment in the! country. Prima Sistimatika is also the sole agent of Matracom of France, National Telephone
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        Sante Fe to lay off 850
        47 32 SANTE FE PACIFIC CORP said its Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co unit will lay off about 850 workers by May 15. The railway unit employs about 18,000 workers. Santa Fe said the layoffs result from a downturn in business.
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      Asean airlines to strengthen intra-regional airlinks
      667 32  -  At a recent Asean sub-committee meeting on civil aviation in Manila, airline officials agreed to boost intra-regional airlinks in response to surging market demand. They also agreed that these airlinks should cover not only capitals, but also other points where cross-border operations are feasible.
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      Lock icon Foreign supertanker orders spur Japanese shipbuilding boom
      435 32 Japanese shipyards have enough orders to provide work for two years witn the recent rush of ship orders, and the boom is expected to last though the decade Asahi News THE Japanese shipbuilding industry is booming, thanks to increased foreign orders for large
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      789 32 AFP RECENT expectations of an upturn in dry cargo freight rates were to some extent fulfilled this past week. The Baltic International Freights Futures Exchange (Biffex)'s Baltic Freight Index (BFI) finished up 23 points on the week at 1,629 points. Firmer grain rates were the catalyst for rate
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      12114 40 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published for a maximum
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      1500 34 rai«MBli &MMS REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE I WESTBOUND FOR EUROPE VSLVOY SIN CLM VLT PRS ALG BCL FEL HAM BRE ROT ANT LHA (VIA (VIA (VIA VLT) HAM) *0T) NORASIA SHARJAH 9001-3 2S/04 02/05 14/05 18 05 19/05 21/05 23/05 25/05 26/05 27/05 28D5 29/05 NORASIA MUBARAK 9009-3 06/05
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      1559 35 S~gSteamers Maritime Holdings Ltd PJfcffc I STRAITS SHIPPING wvr mnnn in—l East Malaysia. Containers M"*"" 1 Sper. P.Alang S'ton H bur, rtMCtai I* ACCEPTS DUE SAILS LAMS BAT 2V« 27/ M 14*05 D« U/05 22/05 CARGO 1W RAJAH BROOKE VO7E Mura. Lab. KK In Port *7 Apr T SSw 21*
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      25 35 REGULAR SERVICE TO KARACHI S PORE LOADING FOR TBN 7/5 KARACHI J*** ■■umiiwi i—i N.T.V. wtmnmacnm oo LID. T«t noma nc m nm rk 23mm
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      330 35 SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS" VESSEL ASEAN ASIAN COSMIC SEKI TRADER STAR PIONEER KOCH I VOY. NO 1 112 5 79 Spore 29/4 5/5 1/5— P. Kelang 2/5 2/5 5/5 12/5 Penang Hong Kong Z* Yokohama 19/5 22/5 Nagoya 17/5 Osaka 15/5 Senboku Kashima Funabashi 'For Discharging Only NOTE: ALSO
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      616 36 A Joint Europe Service Of: rx uuuir* um fx own um P.T. SMMKM MMKW f.T. iMMURI CR NBR 1H*****000-D EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE VSUVOY S PORE R OAM/ H'BURC BREMEN ANTWERP ADAM MATARAM/KWB 21/41/5 S/« 10/« 2£ liji BAAB ULLAH/22W8 H-HIS 2S/S 1/7 4/7 7/7 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO
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      784 36 (►h HANJIN SHIPPING J FULL CONTAINER SERVICE R'iam H'bur B'haven Fttow* FEEDER VSL SIN LINE HAUL LAX OAK HANJIN ROTTERDAM OOM» 3/4 16,5 17/5 18/S 20/5 21/5 KANJIN FELIXSTOWE 001E 29/4 H BUSAN 100E 25/5 27/5 CHOYANG CHANCE 047W 5/5 23/5 24/5 25/5 27/5 21/5 CHOYANC PARK 007E 7/5 H
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      62 36 SOON KIAT SHIPPING LTK PTE LTD 3 SHENTON WAY #20-05/06 SHENTON HOUSE REGULAR SERVICE TO SARAWAK BRUNEI SPORE Maju Yong Him 00/90 Bintulu/Miri/K Belait 04/05 Sri Pujut ***** Bintulu/tfhn/K Belait 27/04 Swm Ann Satu 02/90 Port K«ljnf 30/0* Receiving cargo at P»«r Panjang P2 Accepting FCt and rttltr contain* and
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      1405 37 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE (CR No: **********0 E) BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES: UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****19 AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE *****18 0 USA SERVICE *****16 FAR EAST *****48 DOCUMENTATION: *****44/*****14 TERMINAL *****22 CFS: M 2 IMPORT: *****69/*****50 EXPORT: *****53/*****04 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA HIFDRVSL/VW"N PKC SCP MOTHER VBL/VOY BGP LKH TLX EDM MAM B Jf"
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      1125 37 SINSQV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: £*****/ *****64 ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 PI sin ARCING FROM EASTBOUNO LOADING FOR WESTBOUND tt«tu VOTAg |ypg |MMIU> H*OWt~ WTABI SPOU MLAM MUM rMAVPI TXJUrr ■on AwratP n KoajwwT mm sm
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      1018 38 lIBQBI VOY *INOO 'PK/PNG SGP LB CHLS NFK NYC HFX lOOCL FRIENDSHIP 19 25/4 26/4 28/4 21/5 31/5 2/6 4/6 8/6 I OOCL FORTUNE 20 7/5 1/5 10/5 2/6 12/6 14/6 16/6 20/6 I AMBASSADOR BRIDGE 21 14/5 15/5 17/5 9/6 19/6 21/6 23/6 27/6 NEPTUNE JADE 24 25/5 26/5
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      711 38 ETD SIN (1 OAY) n 1 Ml DAY) MIOAY) I MEN A 1 T 27/04/90 PORT KELANC PENANG BANGKOK JACQUELINE TWICE/WKLY BOOKING. CONTACT w ——I ETD SIN (3 DAYS) (2 DAYS) (1 OAY) W 29/04/90 HONG KONG KAOHSIUNG KEELUNG I JOYCE/JUDY TWICE/WKLY ETD SIN (6 DAYS) (1 DAY) (♦DAYS) 27/04/90
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      313 38 Continental Pacific jTlngaa r- snipping w j TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KKU S POKE PR LOADING FOR ARTEMISION SW SETEyROH/ANT/fIU/UK BYRON V SW SU 2M StTE/TOHANT/FUJ/UK ARBELA SW S£TE/*DN/ANT/FI.U/UK Loads Sabah/lndontsu MULTIPORT AGENCIES (S) /0\ PTE. LTD. 1 TEL: *****77 FAX: 225M31 \I?J/ PJC. MUtTIPONT SON BHD. TEL: M2M
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      600 38 GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD l'jQ4 23, T«M Avar Stoat SNCAPONE MM fV i 1 TEL: SXBOO (18 LINO) Fas; 00* <C« No. MUKSMMT) > STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: Smn P. Mm Panam QOLOCN b6UI CokMbt/KmdH/Ouiw *14 M* GOLDEN HARVEST MolhndilMii 2*21 fey ohm nm DAI TUN SHAN Huanpa/fiuhM
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      1307 39 rr ry -W w PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD J gf flfep P,L Building, 140 Cecil Street *****, Singapore 0106. I J*kARTA ft I I BANGKOK VESSEL VOYSiII TKT SIN VESSEL VOV SIN BKK SMI EOCN tOll 29/4 17/4 2/5 KOTA SI NO A OSN 2S/4 2S/4 2/» DELTA MAS
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      914 39 r BEN LINE CONTAINERS LTD 200 Cantonment Road Tel: #13-05 Southpoint moLm F«*^2^l63 Singapore 0208. Telex* RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT yjSSEL |VQY SPORE P.KLANG SHAMPTON HAMBURG B'HAVEN ROAM LHAVRE Largs Bay -I- 20/549 25/4 27/4 15/5 19/5 21/5 17/5 23/5 Monte Rosa' 07/548 26/4 21/5 15/5 17/5
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      268 39 MYANMA pHk FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.Kelang Pen Bkok PAGAN VISSW 21/77 Aft PATHEIN VIOIW 25/30 AMI MYOMA YWA VI2SW 29 APR/1 HAT 25-21 AP« 21-2* APR MERGUI V 99* 21 APR/1 MAY DISCMC ONLY HPA-AN VI49W 2* HAY RANK LIME (A »*rvic«
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      726 42 r»gp I INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE j« MEMBER Of EACON SERVICE TP UNITED KINGDOM NORTH CONTINENT EUROPE OUTBOUND j SIN FLX ORE ROM ANT* HBC RST ULBRICHT 4/00 01/5 W 2*5 2*5 27/5 v PANAMA SEN WfOli 12/5 o*l o*l o*o "C H T. WENDA 5N 23/5 I*o I*o I*o AMERICAN
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      1270 42 ESiSRNMNMRIIHIIVIIIIII FAST DIRECT REGULAR SERVICE TO INDONESIA W iM^anELlport padang/pk. balam semarang/ PANJANG/CIGADING/BENGKULU I VSL ETA ETD LOADING FOR |p rONCCHUAN 30/3 Pehertwi# Antwerp O£LI INDAH 25.4.90 27.4.90 PK. BALAM rANCCHUAN 2*4 Retiwiw/Afltwwp N AGA JAYA In Port 25.4.90 PANJANG CHINA rou SggiMMßßi LAMPUNG JAYA In Port 25.4.90 PANJANG T
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      535 42 r ►OSEIDON CONTAINER TRANSPORT GMBH HAMBURG rRANS-SIBERIAN CONTAINER SERVICE SOTRA GENERAL AGENTS ACCEPTING ALL FCL LCL CONVENTIONAL CARGOES AFGHANISTAN^: Hairaton, Tourgtiundi, Kabul, Herat, Mazar-1 -Sharif, Mashad, Kushka IRAN I: Djulfa, Astara VIA ILYICHEVSK ETD SINGAPORE 5/5, 12/5, 17/5, 23/5, 28/5, 5/6 EUROPE I:To all inland points: VIA VOSTOCHNY Poland, Bulgaria,
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      379 42 NgowHodiASnCYC^^^BinrfTT^^ro mama my ww m* i»w U W MPWAWW KUKAKO WW Tlw >mi BMUM 444)1 rri on wfc m jika war osm Sat an t« iff piya bmum mw s* a/4 y» u> ■AHA BMUM «7W Thur Iff W» MEKMAWIK KUBAKO B7W Fri 40 7ff sim mm msh rti *is
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      1081 43 (Conventional Service) ETA S'PORE LOADING FOR BANGLAR PROGOTI Sid S.KOREA JAPAN I BANGLAR SWAPNA 10/5 CTG MONGLA ETA S'PORE LOADING FOR A VSL In Port Port Suez/Port Said/Alexandra <33> EAST MALAYSIA SHIPPING EIIT. I PTE) LTD 41-A AHOY STREET, S'PORE 0106. TEL: *****18 (4 LINES) TELEX NO. EMVES R*****9 SINGAPORE
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      202 43 Kfc' z ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL vessel Ivo* ETA Iloaomq FOM SPOWE ANDINET 1«WB 10/06 OAHESSALAAM MOMBASA OJWOUTI A3SAB. MASSAWA MOOCIOAH ABYOT 21 we ivoe OABESSAI AAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB. MASSAWA HOOEIOAH H KIEN HUNS LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED FORTNIGHTLY LINER SERVICE TO MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPTING BOTH FCL/LCL CARGO
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      626 43 te.P.T. MASKAPAI PELAYARAN WpULAU LAUT FULLY CONTAINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEDULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OfTPORE. INDONESIA. MALAYSIA t THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO JKT, PKG. PNG AND, BKK FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL: 222Q255 SINGAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE VSL VOY SIN JKT PAJ SIN
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      672 43 ILZilfll BAY OF BENGAL SERVICES MADRAS CALCUTTA VESSELS WT SIN MAA MM LEUVE 9123 03/5 01/5 19/5 LEUVE 9124 19/5 24/5 05/1 LEUVE 9125 OS* 10* 21/4 LEUVE 9124 21/4 26/6 <7/7 DANISH FLAG YEAR BUILD 1909 VESSELS VOY SIX CCU SIN SUPER EIGHT 02N90 24/4 03/5 10/5 SUPER EIGHT
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      366 43 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND c. veiiouk tm~ oH h ufi iys m aH *nm*«*H7 Tm ha an M i w HIT CXMKSS M H lW m S* S» V t K'JOIC m a* m "v? "5? IV7 lip 12 DATS TO MELBOURNE! TO USA/CANADA *5 l&agwan N Ortam Ckartartan |S e
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      1173 44 A —IHAC-NEIS SINGAPORE I WIT tel mnn 1 IWPMT TIL MISOM TEL: (04) *****6 ||KK TEL: (088) *****0 TAWAU TEL (069) *****9 P. KELANG TEL: (03) *****77 UKUCHING TEL: (082) *****3 SKAN TEL: (089) *****2 BAHRU TEL: (07) *****2 llsißU TEL: (084) *****2 LABUAN TEL: (087) *****9 UV \JZ_J JAKARTA
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      355 44 blue star line SINGAPORE TO NEW ZEALAND AND T/S FIJI FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH PORT CHALMERS ACCEPTING PCL LCL FOR AUCKLAND, NAPIER, WELLINGTON, BLUFF. CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, LYTTELTON, INVERCARGIL, FIJI AND TAHITI SIN N. PIY AUCK LYT PROSPECT OtS V Apr 13 May Via NPL 15 Hay
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      730 45 COMPANIA PERUANA DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALLAO, MATARANI, ILO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING. Penang* P. Kelang Singapore KAMALEVERETT In Pt/22 Apr 23/24 Apr THOMASEVERETT 1/2 May SHAPLAEVERETT 16/1* May WSV "EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN
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      659 45 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE FCL/LCL car®** to USA Eilt t West Coast, Carrlbtean.Eatt Canada, HAITI Guatemala and HonA»ra» VSL [S PORE BtAINIINEH [LAX |KST [SAV [NYC |HfT"| A. VESSEL 27/4 ZIM CALIFORNIA 24/S ifi 7* JJ 17(» ZIM SINGAPORE ZIM LIVORNO 31/5 12* 14* 1W ZIM PIRAEUS 7/S ZIM GENOA 55
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      726 45 SING KWANG HANG) IMMM 4 THAW—ONTATIOM (m) LTD j WEEKLY LCL/FCL SERVICE VESSEL S PORE JAKARTA SURABAYA JENLINK 26/4 29/4 JENWEL 29/4 I I 2/S VESSEL S PORE BANGKOK A VESSEL 28M 1/5 A VESSEL 3/5 6/5 DESTINATIONS ETA SINGAPORE PORT KELANG 27 APR MANILA 27 APR HONG KONG, ALL
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      495 45 ns PERINTIS LINE I I ACCEPTING ALL FCL CARGOES BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA SURABAYA VESSEL VOY SINGAPORE JAKARTA SURABAYA PRASETIA 87A In Port 28/4 PELOPOR 939 28/4 01/05 PRASETIA 89A 02/5 05/5 PELOPOR 940 05/5 08/5 TANTO UTAMA 71 28/4 1/5 TANTO UTAMA 73 5/5 8/5 TANTO UTAMA 75 12/5
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      1339 46 transintra shipping (Singapore) private limited Cargo bookings Tel: *****8 (S LINES) A TBN END MAY HKG, KAO, POHANG FROM ALL UNITED KINGDOM CITIES/PORTS FROM COPENHAGEN/AARHUS FROM HAMBURG/BREMEN FROM BUSAN FROM LOS ANGELES/ALL USA IPI POINTS PLATOU PACIFIC VI SHIPPING SERVICES REGULAR FAR CAST N. AMERICA BREAKBULK SERVICE OWNERS' REP OFFICE
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      187 46 I VESSEL SM PTL DSN RBY ALS PROSPERITY VOYIOW 29/04 10/05 IVO6 CHOFU VOYIIW 06/05 19/05 24/06 29. 0$ ALS STRENGTH VOY 12W 29/06 09/06 14AM 19/0® Accepting FCL lor Johannesburg w* NY OM m M KCC MM ALS STRENGTH VOYO6E 07/04 08AM 14/04 24AM 03/06 06/06 ALS ENDEAVOUR VOYOSE
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