The Business Times, 2 July 1991

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 16/12/90 Tuesday, July 2, 1991 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      IMF chief sees 1.5pc rise in world oil consumption
      70 1 PARIS World oil consumption will rise at an annual rate of only 1.5 per cent in the medium term, said the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus, yesterday. "While increased demand may put some pressure on prices, there
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      Bush and Gorbachev to meet in London
      50 1 MOSCOW Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George Bush will have a working meeting in London on July 17, the official Tass news agency said yesterday. Mr Bush will be in London for the G-7 annual summit from July 15 to 17.
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      Prince sets up base
      28 1 SINGAPORE is to be the Asia-Pacific's service and distribution centre for sports equipment maker Prince, producer of the world's top-selling tennis racquet Page 2
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      Rise in UK failures
      30 1 MORE than 23,000 British businesses collapsed during the first half of this year, 66 per cent more than in the same period last year Page 8
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      Help Moscow or else
      40 1 THE WEST must offer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev substantial aid to help to revive and transform his country's economy or face the threat of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe, a radical reform plan says. Page 9
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      Loans at new high
      33 1 NEW LOANS approved by the World Bank, the largest source of aid for the Third World, hit a record U5524.2 billion (5542.8 billion) in the past year Page 9
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      Amiable acquisition
      19 1 UNICORD of Thailand is digesting its US$2B3 million acquisition of Bumble Bee Seafoods rather nicely. Page 11
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      Roll over, Beethoven
      29 1 THE PAGES of history are strewn with examples of pop composers who fail in the classical medium, but undaunted Paul McCartney is nevertheless trying Page 15
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      SSE wins big contract
      23 1 SINGAPORE Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd has clinched a major contract to build two container vessels. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Footsie higher
      35 1 LONDON shares were broadly higher at midday yesterday in response to Japan's interest rate cut. At about 1115 GMT, the FTSE 100-Share Index was 22 points, or 0.9 per cent, higher at 2,436.8.
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    • Article
      SSL banks on bonds
      39 1 STRAITS Steamship Land, which has capital commitments of $714 million for development projects in hand, will rely on its new bond issue with warrants to raise about $196 million towards financing these projects Page 3
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      CSA acquires firm
      34 1 CSA Research, linked to CSA Holdings whose shares are being offered to the public, has acquired a Canadian software development house to boost its product lines and technological expertise Page 3
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Monday Change BT-MGA 717.19 +0.05 Kuala Lumpur ...615.69 -3.00 Tokyo 24.108.76 +817.80 Hongkong 3,738.85 +70.21 Sydney 1,522.0 +15.8 Friday Change New York 2,906.75 -28.18 London 2,414.82 -37.7
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      COMMODITIES
      22 1 Exchange rates US$ SS 1.7670 100 Yen S$ 1.2823 MS S$ 0.6333 Money market rates Overnight 5-1/2 -1/8 3-month 6-3/16% +1/16
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      CURRENCIES
      38 1 London Gold AM fix US$368.65 +USSI.75 Rubber S'pore Aug l45.50Vkg -0.75 M'sia Aug 23l.50 /kg unch KL Tin Turnover 62 tonnes unch Spot MS 15.40/kg -0.14 Crude palm oil Turnover 727 lots -1.072 July MS800 /tonne +6
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      Dow higher
      34 1 WALL STREET headed higher early yesterday in buying encouraged by an interest rate reduction in Japan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.47 points to 2,928.22 in the first hour of trading.
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      DFC cuts back losses
      45 1 DFC New Zealand Ltd, the state-controlled investment bank which collapsed in October 1989 with debts of NZ$2.2 billion (552.24 billion), said its loss in the year to March 1991 fell to NZ$ll million from NZ$l.O2 billion a year earlier Page 6
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    Many hotels offer sizeable discounts
    501 1  -  Occupancy rates still low in slow post-Gulf War tourism recovery By Sangeeta Mulchand SEVERAL local hotels have resorted to offering discounts of up to 15 per cent on room rates to travel agents, as occupancy rates remain sluggish with the slow recovery of the tourism
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    Customers want to be clear about what and how much banks charge
    558 1  -  Reaction to ABS code of conduct announcement By Shoeb Kagda BANK customers would like clearer guidelines on what and how much banks can charge for their services. The call follows an announcement by the Association of Banks in
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    Bankers urge ABS to be comprehensive in guidelines
    489 1  -  By S N Vasuki LOCAL and foreign banks welcomed Saturday's announcement that the Association of Banks in Singapore will soon draw up a common code of conduct but felt that the proposed guidelines should be comprehensive and not general in nature. A
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    Lock icon Japan lowers discount rate to 5.5pc to maintain growth
    287 1 Agencies TOKYO The Bank of Japan pared its discount rate by half a percentage point to 5.5 per cent yesterday to maintain economic growth. The cut in the lending rate to commercial banks, the first since February 1987, took effect immediately.
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  • Article
    SAL shares do better than CSA's in grey market
    345 1  -  By Chew Eng Han JUDGING from the grey market for the new share issues. SAL Industrial Leasing appears to be more enticing than CSA Holdings. Brokers quoting two-way prices in the grey market say SAL is trading at about $1.12 a
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    Lock icon Dismissal at Keidanren
    41 1 AFP TOKYO The Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren) yesterday dismissed Setsuya Tabuchi, chairman of Nomura Securities Co, as vice-chairman of the organisation, businessmen said. Yoshihisa Tabuchi resigned last week as president of Nomura, Japan's largest securities firm. AFP
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
      • Article
        SAF to promote healthy lifestyle
        100 2 THE Singapore Armed Forces will devote more attention to the problems of obesity not only among the active members but also the reservists. Deputy Prime Minister BG (Res) Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday at a SAF Day reservist dedication ceremony. BG Lee said the SAF
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        Keeping vigilant
        102 2 YEO NING HONG, speaking as Minister for Defence, said yesterday that despite having enjoyed another year of peace and progress, the SAF must remain vigilant and keep up discipline and standards. In his SAF Day Message 1991, he noted that the SAF's constant training, testing and improving had
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        SIA-Swissair programme
        110 2 NATIONAL carrier Singapore Airlines and Swissair will embark on a cabin crew exchange programme from today until the end of the month as part of their global alliance agreement signed last year. The crew exchange programme will help SIA generate greater awareness of its product and services in
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        NTUC turns a page
        79 2 A BOOK One Voice, One Vision has been published to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Trade Union Congress, the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies announced yesterday. Commenting on the publication, NTUC secretary-general Ong Teng Cheong said: "The book captures the essential spirit of trade
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        On entrepreneurship
        61 2 THE NTI-Peat Marwick Entrepreneurship Development Centre (ENDEC) will hold its world conference on entrepreneurship and innovative change at the Mandarin Hotel from July 3 to 5. Highlights of the conference include a dinner talk on "Entrepreneurship: The key to the future of the Eastern Bloc countries" by Professor
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        Seminar on construction
        46 2 THE Construction Industry Development Board and the Real Estate Developers Association will be conducting a seminar on "Construction and Property Update" at the Mandarin Hotel on July 25. Speakers include Tan Tian Chong from the CIDB and Edmund Tie of Jones Lang Wootton.
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      Prince sets up Asian distribution centre in S'pore
      360 2  -  By David Gabriel SINGAPORE is to be the Asia-Pacific's serv ice and distribution centre for sports equipment maker Prince, producer of the world's number one selling tennis racquet. The Republic will be one of three such regional centres, the other two being
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      Big smiles and proud hearts
      71 2 ONE for the album. A proud moment for these three newly-promoted ministers after their swearing-in by President Wee Kim Wee at the Istana Stateroom yesterday. From left, Mr Sidek San iff. Minister of State (Education); Brigadier-General (Res) George Yeo, Minister for Information the Arts and
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      Glenn Knight's trial brought forward to September this year
      369 2 THE TRIAL of former white collar crime buster Glenn J Knight has been brought forward to September this year following an appeal by the Attorney-General's Chambers. District Court judge Hamzah Moosa had last week set the trial to begin in October
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      SMA in accords with Aussie, Japanese parties
      194 2 MANUFACTURERS in Singapore can look forward to closer ties with their counterparts in Australia and Japan with the signing of two cooperation agreements. Following the agreement between the Singapore Manufacturers Association and the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers (ACM), SMA president Robert Chua called
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      HDB's apartments for parents, children
      109 2 THE Housing and Development Board has embarked on a pilot project in Pasir Ris to build smaller and bigger flats within the same apartment block to enable parents and married children to live together. Under a Joint Selection Scheme, studio apartments located on the ground
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
    • Article
      SSL banking on bond issue to help finance projects
      409 3  -  By Elaine Koh STRAITS Steamship Land (SSL), which has capital commitments of $714 million for development projects in hand, will rely on its new bond issue with warrants to raise about $196 million towards financing these projects. In line with the
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      Lock icon Eight more companies join billion-ringgit club
      413 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The number of companies on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) with a market capitalisation of at least Msl billion rose to 37 as at June 28, compared with 29 at the end of December. This increase of eight companies in
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      Lock icon Ho Hup Construction gets nod for KLSE mainboard listing
      312 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Civil engineering and building contractor Ho Hup Construction Co is said to have obtained the Capital Issues Committee's approval for a listing on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) main board. It has also submitted its prospectus to
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      Tin shares stirring up interest
      781 3  -  MARKET TALK By Vijaya Bharathi THE FUTURE of Malaysia's tin industry may be bleak but that has not stopped intense speculative interest in shares of tin-related counters on the Kuala Lumpur stock market recently. Quiet Gopeng Bhd, with tin interests in Perak and controlled by
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      CSA Research acquires Canadian software house
      405 3  -  By Claire Leow CSA RESEARCH, linked to CSA Holdings whose shares are being offered to the public, has acquired a Canadian software development house to boost its product lines and technological expertise. This strategy marks the manner in which the homegrown CSA Group, specialists
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • Article
        SPC and partner invest in $2.7m plant
        90 3 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company and its partner in Singapore Carbon Dioxide Company, Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide (Soxal) will jointly invest in a new carbon dioxide plant on a 50-50 basis. The new plant costing 52.7 million will be located at Soxal's existing factory in
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        Tibs restructuring plan approved
        82 3 THE shareholders of Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs) have approved the group's restructuring plan. Having obtained the necessary approvals of shareholders at the Court Meeting and EGM and the in-principle approval of the SES, the company said it will proceed to undertake all the necessary actions to
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        Peter Seah to head OUS
        55 3 OVERSEAS Union Securities (OUS) yesterday announced the resignation of Fock Siew Wah as the director and chairman of its board and also as a member of its audit committee. Peter Seah, currently a director, has been appointed as chairman and a member of the audit
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        Guthrie GTS director resigns
        106 3 CHOW KOK FONG has resigned as a director of Guthrie GTS, according to a company statement. It added that Guthrie GTS Construction Retrofitting (GCR), the construction arm of Guthrie, will now come under the charge of James Lim Jit Teng, another director of the group. The
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        National Kap sets up M'sian unit
        68 3 NATIONAL Kap has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary Natkap Sdn which will be engaged in the production of capacitors in Prai Industrial Estate, Penang. NKSB has an authorised share capital and issued capital of Msl million and Ms 2, respectively. It is the intention
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        Prima buys firm for $1.5m
        47 3 PRIMA said yesterday that it has bought 200,000 shares of Asian Food Services (AFSPL) which comprised the whole of the issued and paid-up capital of AFSPL from Goodman Fielder Wattle (Asia). Prima paid 1.5 million for the shares using its internal resources.
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Brierley Investments to get dividend from Qantas soon
      327 4  -  From Geoffrey Harris in MELBOURNE NEW ZEALAND'S Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL), in which the Singapore Government Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings hold stakes, is expected to receive a dividend payment soon from Australia's international carrier Qantas. The payment will be in lieu
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      Fuji Sash Co to expand its Malaysian plants
      165 4  -  From Koichi Ishiyama in TOKYO TOKYO Fuji Sash Co, Japan's leading maker of sashes and other aluminium products plans to invest 1.5 billon yen to expand its Malaysian plants and export the goods to Singapore, Japan and Hongkong. A company spokesman told
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      Goodman sells Ingredient Holdings
      242 4  -  From Geoffrey Harris in MELBOURNE AUSTRALASIAN food group Goodman Fielder Wattie Ltd has sold a company that was to have played a key part in its bid for Ranks Hovis McDougall pic (RHM) in the late 1980s. The Channel Islands-regis-tered Ingredient Holdings Ltd was sold last
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      HK stock exchange set to abolish proxy voting
      525 4 HONGKONG THE Stock Exchange of Hongkong is preparing to abolish proxy voting for election to the exchange council in an overhaul of its Constitution. The Sunday Morning Post reported that the exchange has agreed to postpone its annual general meeting to December,
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Jardine Strategic shares on OTC market
        81 4 HONGKONG Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd, 54 per cent-owned by Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, said its shares were to be traded from yesterday on the US Over-the-counter (OTC) market. The OTC shares will be through a sponsored American Depositary Receipt programme with the Bank of
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        IEP halves Playboy stake
        92 4 WELLINGTON New Zealand-based Brierley Investments subsidiary Industrial Equity Pacific (lEP) said yesterday that it had halved its stake in Playboy Enterprises. lEP said in a statement to the stock exchange that, as a result of recent share transactions, it holds 195,650 class A shares in Playboy
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        Buyout launched
        46 4 WELLINGTON Silvias Holdings Ltd said it will offer one of its ordinary shares plus NZ$3 in cash for every 10 ordinary shares in Jarden Morgan Ltd. The takeover would involve the issue of 25.9 million Silvias shares plus NZ$7B.9 million in cash, it said.
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        Tokyo Corp postpones issue
        106 4 TOKYO Tokyu Corp has decided to postpone issuing a domestic convertible bond this month due to bad market circumstances. A spokesman for the railway firm said. Tokyu had originally planned to launch the convertible bond worth 50 billion to 100 billion yen in late June and
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        Saico directors yield
        79 4 BANGKOK The board of directors of Siam Agro-Indus-try (Pineapple and Others) Co (Saico) have approved a proposal from Pornsake Karnchanajaree to reconcile its differences with the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The company will proceed to amend its dividend payment date as agreed by shareholders who were registered
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Burton Group to use rights issue to raise £161 m
      391 5 Clothing retailer sees loss of not more than 166 m Reuter LONDON Troubled clothing retailer Burton Group pic said it proposes to raise £161 million (*****.19 million) through an underwritten one-for-one rights issue at 30p per share. Burton shares closed
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      Lock icon Monsanto sees profit rise with revamp
      258 5 Reuter CHICAGO Monsanto Co will realise improved earnings from a restructuring of its chemical business starting in the second half of this year, the company's chief economist said. Mr Nicholas Filippello said that the majority of the earnings gains will come from productivity improvements
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      Lock icon Intel business practices being investigated
      183 5 Reuter SANTA CLARA, California Intel Corp says the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff has begun an investigation into its business practices. It said it was notified in a letter it received on June 27. "Given Intel's position as a key supplier of components to the
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      Lock icon Davies & Newman may issue loan stock to fund revamp
      236 5 Davies Newman may issue loan stock to fund revamp Reuter LONDON Davies Newman Holdings pic might issue convertible unsecured loan stock to raise the £40 million it needs for restructuring. "It is through an instrument of this nature that we will seek to introduce new capital," chairman David James said
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Asarco weighs sale of Mexican mine holdings
        66 5 NYT NEW YORK Asarco Inc says it is considering the sale of some or all of its holdings in Mexico Desarrollo Industrial Minero SA, known as Medimsa, Mexico's latest producer of nonferrous metals. Asarco holds a 31.2 per cent stake in Medimsa, which
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        Lock icon Bosch to take over Alftan
        57 5 Reuter STUTTGART, Germany German electronics group Robert Bosch GmbH is taking over the Helsinki company Oy Alftan AB, which has sold Bosch products in Finland since 1911. A company statement said Bosch was to buy all the shares in Alftan yesterday but gave no details
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        Lock icon Spain's Fecsa sees higher profit
        52 5 Reuter BARCELONA, Spain Catalan power utility Fuerzas Electricas de Cataluna SA (Fecsa) expects profits above 20 billion pesetas this year after 12 billion pesetas in 1990, chairman Luis Magana said. Profits for the first five months of 1991 stood at 14.7 billion pesetas, Mr Magana
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        Lock icon French group expects profit drop
        57 5 Reuter PARIS French construction group Spie-Batignolles expects profits to fall appreciably in 1991 from 1990. It said uncertainties surrounding the economy and the settlement of certain contracts would weigh on 1991 profits. It reported a net attributable profit of 251.4 million francs in 1990 on
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        Lock icon Brazil's CVRD plans securities
        65 5 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian state-controlled mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) plans to launch in the European market US$lOO million worth of securities backed by export receipts of iron ore. The threeyear securities will be tied to exports of iron ore to German
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      Lock icon Bata plans a return to Czechoslovakia
      212 5 Reuter TORONTO Shoe entrepreneur Thomas Bata, who fled Czechoslovakia as World War II erupted and made a fortune in Canada, on Thursday spoke about his plans for resuming production in his homeland. Bata, whose family owned several properties in Czechoslovakia, including shoe companies, before
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      Lock icon Chamotte expects to be relisted soon
      235 5 Reuter AMSTERDAM Chamotte Unie NV, suspended by the Amsterdam bourse earlier this month, said it expects to regain its official listing by the end of September. "We expect to get it back before Sept 30," said Mr Philip Meerloo, Chamotte's finance director, at a
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        First Chicago to review expenses closely
        95 6 CHICAGO First Chicago Corp is conducting "an intensive review" of expenses, particularly in its main corporate banking unit, but no decisions have yet been made on specific actions. First Chicago spokeswoman Lisabeth Weiner said the review is part of the US$54 billion-asset bank holding
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        US corporate issuance active
        66 6 NEW YORK IDD Information Services said new corporate issuance has made an astounding comeback in the first half of 1991 by 52.3 per cent to U*****.7 billion from $163.8 billion the same time period last year. "If the market can maintain its harried pace, 1991 stands
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        South Korea to raise CD ceiling
        107 6 SEOUL South Korea will raise the ceiling for certificates of deposit (CDs) issues by 1.55 trillion won to 8.55 trillion from July 1 to help banks generate more funds, an official at the Bank of Korea (BoK) said. The limit applies to the total
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        French firm reducing investment
        60 6 PARIS France's Cie Generale des Eaux will reduce investment in 1991 to 17 billion francs from 21.4 billion in 1990, president Guy Dejouany said. Mr Dejouany told the group's annual meeting that its net financial debt will rise to between 33 and 33.5 per cent of
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        Dollar$ & Non$en$e
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      US recovery may still not be in sight
      296 6  -  By SN Vasuki CLEAR evidence of a recovery in the American economy is at least two to three months away and recent pronouncements by the US government that the recession is over may be premature, according to Mr Bruce Calvert, executive vice-president
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      Lock icon DFC New Zealand cuts its losses to NZ$11m
      322 6 Reuter WELLINGTON DFC New Zealand Ltd, the statecontrolled investment bank which collapsed in October 1989 with debts of NZ$2.2 billion (552.24 billion), said its loss in the year to March 1991 fell to $11 million from 1.02 billion a year earlier. "Obviously
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      Lock icon Tokyo probes brokers' spending over disputes
      205 6 Reuter TOKYO Spending by Japan's Big Four brokerages on solving customer disputes surged in the year ended March 31, and the Ministry of Finance is trying to find out why. A ministry official said payments to customers by the Big Four from a special
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      Lock icon Nasdaq volumes hit 20-year highs
      270 6 Reuter NEW YORK National Association of Securities Dealers Inc (NASD) said that in the first six months of 1991, Nasdaq share and dollar volume reached record 20-year highs. The total volume of 20.1 billion shares surpassed the previous high during May through October 1987 when
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      Lock icon Chinese samurai bond issue marks return to money markets
      294 6 Reuter BEIJING The Bank of China's proposed 20 billion yen samurai bond issue in Tokyo is a signal "that Chinese banking institutions are resuming their active role on the international money markets." the official press said. The five-year bond, the first
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      Lock icon Bank of Boston seen healthy with approval for acquisition
      375 6 Reuter BOSTON Federal banking regulators' approval of Bank of Boston Corp's acquisition of failed First Mutual Bank for Savings, shows that regulators feel Bank of Boston is in relatively good financial shape, analysts said. "This suggests Bank of Boston is in
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      373 6 Soft landing, soft recovery? Page 10 NO INVESTMENT KEEPS PACE WITH PROGRESS LIKE PLATINUM OR THE 199 1 AUSTRALIAN KOALA PLATINUM COIN Platinum is the world's rarest precious metal, 10 metric tons of ore A different Koala motif each year makes it not only a platinum investyielding only I troy
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Manufacturers in M'sia upbeat about prospects: poll
      408 7 Optimism seen despite infrastructure! shortcomings AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian manufacturers are projecting an upbeat local business scene over the next 18 months, a survey shows, in spite of growing concern over infrastructural bottlenecks, labour shortages and other problems. The 140 companies, responding to
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      Lock icon KL deports illegal workers despite acute labour shortage
      233 7 AP KUALA LUMPUR Despite an acute labour shortage,' Malaysia deports hundreds of illegal workers every month. Last week, a boat packed with such workers sank, bringing the country's labour issue into sharper focus. The boat, carrying 135 illegal immigrants back to Indonesia,
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      Paper pulp should enjoy Asean tariff cuts: Bangkok
      288 7 BANGKOK Thailand has agreed with the proposal that paper pulp should come under the Asean preferential tariff scheme, but has rejected a suggestion that fertiliser should also enjoy tariff reductions. The Nation quoted informed sources as saying the decision to include cement
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      Lock icon Thailand's oil import bills up 22pc
      200 7 Bernama-Xinhua BANGKOK Thailand's oil import bills rose 22 per cent in the first five months of this year due to a steady rise in domestic energy demand, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. The dramatic increase in import oil bills was attributed to the country's
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Philippine foreign debt at US$29b in February
        100 7 MANILA The Philippine foreign debt rose to U5529,376 billion (about Sss2 billion) at the end of February, up 2.9 per cent from Dec 31 last year, the Central Bank announced last Sunday. A total of U5511.459 billion, comprising 39 per cent, is owed
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        US still keen on bases
        102 7 MANILA The US is still seeking a 10-year new lease on its military bases in the Philippines in spite of extensive damage to the facilities from Mount Pinatubo's eruption. Stanley Schrager, spokesman for the US panel in suspended talks on the future of Clark Air
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        KL urged to consider Chapter 11
        104 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has legal grounds to look into applying, with modifications. Chapter 11 and chapters 7 and 9 of US laws on bankruptcy in Malaysia's bankruptcy laws. The president of the Malaysian Investors Association, P H S Lim, said yesterday that the application
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        ADB raises lending rate
        80 7 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its ordinary lending rate to 6.61 per cent per annum effective yesterday, from 6.50 per cent in the first semester. The new pool-based variable lending rate, determined by adding a spread to the average cost of outstanding ADB borrowings,
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      Thai travel agents pessimistic about industry 's recovery
      398 7 BANGKOK The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) does not expect tourism to recover in the foreseeable future because of the economic recession in Europe. In the meantime, Thailand will have to depend mostly on tourists from the Far East, reports the
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Bleak report on free EC access for Japanese cars
        110 8 BONN Up to 140,000 European car manufacturing jobs will be lost if Japanese builders are given full access to the European Community (EC) single market in 1993, according to a study by the McKinsey Institute in yesterday's edition of Der Spiegel.
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        Chinese steel output up 4.15pc
        116 8 BEIJING China's steel output increased 4.15 per cent in the first half of the year to 33.6 million tonnes, but massive stockpiles remain in spite of a surge in exports, according to figures released yesterday. Steel exports hit 1.14 million tonnes in the January-May period,
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        Seoul suffers tourism deficit
        87 8 SEOUL South Korea recorded a tourism deficit of US$53 million (5593.8 million) in May, bringing the aggregate deficit for the first five months to US$l24 million, government officials said yesterday. Korean departures increased 26.5 per cent to 154,331 and foreign arrivals rose 10.9 per cent to
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        S Korean trade deficit widens
        94 8 SEOUL South Korea's customs-cleared trade deficit rose to U556.34 billion (S$ 11.22 billion) in the first half of this year from U552.75 billion in the same 1990 period, provisional Trade Ministry figures showed yesterday. FOB exports during the January-June period totalled U5534.15 billion against U5529.77
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        Roh's housing scheme in trouble
        93 8 SEOUL South Korean President Roh Tae-Woo's ambitious project to solve a serious housing shortage by building two million apartment units between 1988 and 1992 is in trouble because of shoddy work. The affair is developing into a major scandal, competing on the front pages with
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      Lock icon Britain suffers sharp rise in company failures
      356 8 Highest rate seen since 1980 UPI LONDON More than 23,000 British businesses collapsed during the first half of this year, 66 per cent more than in the same period last year, the business information company Dun and Bradstreet has announced. The failure rate
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      Lock icon Li's M-E tour signals China's wish to play bigger world role
      358 8 AFP BEIJING A 13-day visit to the Middle East by Premier Li Peng, starting today, signals China's resolve to play a bigger role on the international stage and to strengthen ties in the region following the Gulf war. The
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      Lock icon Gloomy Monday for workers, taxpayers, foreigners in Germany
      383 8 AP BERLIN Yesterday saw enormous changes to reunited Germany, wiping out jobs in the east, raising taxes and subjecting thousands of political asylum-seekers to possible deportation. While yesterday might not be a rendezvous with destiny, it is causing many Germans to pause
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      Lock icon Bonn won't help to rebuild nuclear plant in Iran
      386 8 Reuter TEHERAN German firms can expect tens of billions of marks worth of orders from Iran but they will not help rebuild a war-damaged nuclear plant, German Economic Minister Juergen Moellemann said on Sunday. Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani immediately criticised
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      Lock icon Leading Taipei diplomat dies
      237 8 Reuter TAIPEI A former Taiwanese envoy to Singapore and Japan, Chiang Hsiao-wu, one of the last influential members of the family of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died of heart failure yesterday at the age of 46. He died at the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei at dawn
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      Lock icon Europe gets tough on migrants
      523 8 Biggest exodus westwards since World War II AP GENEVA Prosperous Europeans are getting tougher on poor ones who flock to their countries in search of better lives. Austria, for instance, has put soldiers on border patrol to stop illegal immigrants. Neighbouring Switzerland may do the
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      Lock icon Aid Gorbachev or world is doomed, says radical plan
      547 9 N-war threat if Soviet economy collapses, it warns Reuter MOSCOW The West must offer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev substantial aid to help to revive and transform his country's economy or face the threat of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe, a radical
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      Lock icon Kaifu reluctant to discuss new aid
      190 9 Reuter NIIGATA, Japan Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu has said he is reluctant to discuss new aid for the Soviet Union at this month's summit in London of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised democracies. "Pouring water into a bottomless barrel is useless," Mr
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      Lock icon US panel proposes closing several military bases in America
      311 9 Reuter WASHINGTON A special commission has voted to close military bases from Massachusetts to California in an effort by the American Defence Department to save US$l.7 billion (Ss3 billion) a year. US President George Bush is expected to approve a special
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      Lock icon Recession deals financial blow to biggest US law firms
      484 9 NYT NEW YORK The largest law firms in the US suffered an unmistakable glancing blow from the economic recession last year, according to the annual financial survey by American Lawyer magazine. Revenues for the top 100 firms totalled US$l3.5 billion (5523.9
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      Japanese farmers chafed over rice issue
      41 9 TOKYO Japanese farmers marching in protest in the centre of the capital yesterday against government moves to liberalise the country's rice market. About 50,000 farmers took part in the march amid protests across the country.
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      Lock icon Record lending by World Bank
      432 9 New loans made last year amounted to USs24.b AP WASHINGTON New loans approved by the World Bank, the largest source of aid for the Third World, hit a record U5524.2 billion (5542.8 billion) in the past year. That was up from U5522.7 billion the previous
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      Lock icon Loans to private business to be increased
      448 9 AP WASHINGTON The World Bank has announced that increased lending to private business will come from an agreement last Friday by representatives of 140 governments on a US$l billion (SSI -77 billion) increase in the capital of its International Finance Corporation (IFC). Some
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  • Article
    A watershed water pact
    513 10 EDITORIAL STRATEGIC CHANGE comes once in a rare while. When it does, the impact is usually profound. In the management of relations between states, strategic change pushes ties to unprecedented heights or moves them in new directions. Without a doubt, strategic change is what last Friday's
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • Article
      More teeth and openness
      326 10 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu conceded last Friday that the Stock Exchange of Singapore might need tougher sanctions against companies which do not honour their undertakings to the exchange. Currently, besides censure seen by many as a mere tap on the wrist the SES could suspend a
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      Indian Mendaki
      98 10 LIKE the Muslims, the Indian community is grappling with problems of low educational and economic achievement. To address the problems, the committee headed by Mr J Y M Pillai has asked the Government to allow the formation of an Indian self-help umbrella organisation along the lines of Mendaki.
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      More water, but not cheap
      81 10 IN the long term, Singapore must still rely, to a large extent, on Johor for its water supply. In agreeing to tap Riau's water resources, Singapore is seeking greater protection for its "life line". But having an alternative source of supply docs not necessarily help
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
    • Article
      Seeing red, not green
      198 10 THE DESIRE to rid our waters of our wastes cannot be seen as a squeamish, antiseptic requirement for environmental luxury. It is an environmental necessity to rid our waters of wastes. Because water sustains our lives. Because its polluted particles will poison us. Articles after reports
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      Those yo-yo methods
      128 10 HAVING declared inflation public enemy number one several months ago, the Government began treating it not with a coherent strategy, but with tactical remedies. Hamstrung by an abiding faith in laissez-faire on the one hand, and by a reluctance to take on vested interest on the other,
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      Accountable MPs
      153 10 FOR TOO LONG the democratic right of Thai people to hold their elected representatives and government accountable though guaranteed by every constitution has been denied in practice. Giving rural villagers across the country a crash course in democracy, like what the Interior Ministry' and the military are doing
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    Lock icon Soft landing, soft recovery?
    894 10  -  Like Isaac Newton, economists seem to take the view that 'action and reaction are equal and opposite'. Most expect the mild US recession of 1989-90 to be followed by the mild recovery of 1991-92, says Leonard Silk Leonard Silk NYT IS THE RECESSION in the United
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      112 10 FOR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF YOUR BUSINESS Stories on labour and its relationship with I management, management concepts in practice, /o J S) profiles of leading managers in Singapore and J relevant book reviews. ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, in Business -y Times every Monday, is must reading for Ij, I Vyfr managers who
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      31 10 DOONESBURY by garry trudeau I MOSTW THESE ARE REFUGEES HQM UJHOARB THOSE THOSE ARE iES, MA'AM I 10UCAN S&, wH IRAQI 60N- a Men IN THE. OUR RE- IWLOGK THAT'S THE
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Fallout from nuclear accident threatens Japan's growth
      1348 11  -  An anti-nuclear movement that Japanese officials once dismissed as a radical fringe is gradually winning over the middle class, helped by disclosures about a recent nuclear accident. David Sanger reports David Sanger NYT WHEN Japan's industrial planners outlined their vision of the next
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      The netting of the Bumble Bee
      1052 11  -  Loh Hui Yin takes a closer look at Thai tuna-processing company Unicord, whose takeover of Bumble Bee in the US is akin to the purchase of Chun King by Singapore's Yeo Hiap Seng and Temasek Holdings. This is the sixth of a series of
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      The European foray that's easier to digest
      938 11 WHILE it digests the Bumble Bee acquisition which takes care of North America, Unicord is also taking a bite of Europe, currently its second biggest market which brings in one-third of its revenue. "Europe is the next phase after acquiring Bumble. Unicord completed
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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      TECH TAKES
      300 12 THE National Computer Board has added another lecture to its Intelligent Island Public Lecture Series, designed to inform and involve the public in the IT2OOO masterplan project. Dr Auliana Poon will talk tomorrow on "competitive strategies for a new tourism" at the NCB Auditorium. She will examine the
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      A market struggling to find its feet
      683 12  -  The IT battle for India has been an uphill climb, according to Datapro's recent survey on the microcomputer industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Claire Leow reports. MICROCOMPUTERS IN ASIA-PACIFIC INDIAN SUBCONTINENT Claire Leow INDIA proved to be the battleground for the Information Technology
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      IES conference on information automation
      186 12 THE Institute of Engineers, Singapore (lES) will host a three-day conference this week on "Advances and Development in Information Automation". The conference, which begins on Thursday, will focus on the issues and concerns of companies in the manufacturing and construction sectors in managing their information
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      Lock icon Swiss magnetic railway plans win support
      262 12 Reuter PLANS for a national high-speed underground railway in Switzerland using magnetic levitation won backing last Thursday from a leading scientific institute. The "Swiss-Metro" project would take an estimated 25 years to complete and cost around Sfr 25 billion (5528.5 billion). Trains would travel
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      Being sensible about software copyright
      576 12  -  It's time to do away with the general tradition of restrictive software licensing agreements, argues Kenneth James IT MATTERS Kenneth James HERE'S a nightmare scenario for book lovers. Starting immediately, books can no longer be taken from place to place. If a reader buys a
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      Lock icon Haze from Mount Pinatubo may offset global warming
      495 12 NYT A GLOBAL warming trend that began in the 1980s and has continued into 1991 could be offset over the next few years by atmospheric cooling caused by the eruption last month of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, scientists say.
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      271 12 COURSES DATES FEES Technical Details of Microcomputers 8-11 July 1991 (4 Days) *****.00 C++ Object Oriented Programming 15-19 July 1991 (5 Days) *****.00 UNIX Overview 19 July 1991 (1 Day) S$ 160.00 Structured Analysis and Logical Design 22 26 July 1991 (5 Days) SsBoo.oo UNIX Fundamentals fir Shell Programming 22
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  • CORPORATE FOCUS
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      Lock icon A good time to clean the house
      560 13 Scandals involving top Japanese brokerages have shed a harsh public spotlight on a traditional mode of industry regulation which gives vast scope and power to bureaucrats working behind closed doors. The resignation of top men could also leave a gap for foreign institutions
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      Lock icon Business groups ordered to cut ties with yakuza Business groups ordered to cut ties with yakuza
      750 13 Asahi News Service Alarmed by the recent scandals over shady deals between two of the "Big Four" securities firms and a former yakuza gang leader, the National Police Agency (NPA) has demanded that two
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      Lock icon Scandals cast doubt on controls
      614 13 Reuter Scandals involving top Japanese brokerages have shed a harsh public spotlight on a traditional mode of industry regulation which gives vast scope and power to bureaucrats working behind closed doors. Last Monday the presidents of two leading Japanese securities houses, Nomura Securities Co Ltd
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      230 14 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTEBTAIN WHEBE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE GENUINE PENANG FARE LET OUR PENANG CHEF INTRODUCE HER NEW RECIPES AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED PRINCESS TERRACE CAFE THE PLACE FOR AUTHENTIC PENANG SPECIALITIES. A RENDEZVOUS FOR FINE MEALS AT CAFE PRICES, OR LIGHT
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      336 14 jW DIANXIN TEMPTATIONS Continuing the parade of culinary gems incomparable Ruyi offers a fine selection of Dtan Xin. From our creative A la Carte menu, treat yourself to all me Dian Xin you can enjoy for $16.80+ per person. Open daily from 11:30 am 2:3opm for lunch, and 6:3opm 10:30pm
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      251 14 Seafood Theatre Restaurant t O*one*-Th» Cursine /a V MAKE NO BONES 0U» Stl MiNUS Alt WlUl-K)»**ONtY. A rare treat indeed! Exotic Cantonese-Thai cuisine served to you at the most affordable prices. In a variety of set menus for 2-10 persons For as little as $50++. Tempted? Call Seafood-Theatre Restaurant. 298
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      275 14 H £!at dou/5 dome Just imagine. Thirty glorious days to savour our HH|| super Swiss spread. With over 60 traditional mI favourites, you might |ust go on eating forever! Hg EMS We serve the world to you at The Belvedere. Hh HUL Swiss Buffet Lunch B| Noon 2.30 pm July
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      714 14 TELEVISION AMP RAPIO Truth behind the traeedv s SSfassi a Shrs nuui uciimu uic uagcuj' a£r .-Mr™* assess, rS£\Si:SF Himm 'ioo PMCNN International <L) a< £?Z2f ,yakah Tuan S.JOpn., 3.25 am: Financial News ,#0 !r? 17 Wirnble<lon Dail > 0.00 Nam at Mm. ,1m S.lSanc Business Mailers Challenger, 9.30*., SBCS
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Blending the classical and popular
      958 15  -  The pages of history are strewn with examples of pop composers who fail in the classical medium. Could Paul McCartney be an exception? Allan Kozinn on the premiere of his very first classical effort Allan Kozinn NYT THE chronically depressed port city of Liverpool has
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      Marley's kin unite to retain singer's assets
      355 15 CHATTERBOX ON THE eve of a final hearing to decide ownership of the estate of reggae star Bob Marley, squabbling family members have joined in a last-minute attempt to keep Marley's assets from being sold to outside interests. With financial assistance from Chris
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      R-rated movies' debut brings with it a 100-m queue
      234 15  -  By Jennifer Lien What's a 120-person, 100 m long queue doing outside Jade 1 cinema on another Monday afternoon? It must have been the reports splashed in the various papers over the last week. Or those tantalising morsels served up during
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      Lock icon Studying business the international way
      888 15  -  With 1992 looming large, can any serious career person afford not to have a global perspective? Steven Greenhouse on the different worldviews of European and American business schools Steven Greenhouse NYT MARIEKE BAX, 30, a Dutch MBA student, said it would have been foolish to
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      246 15 AND ENTERTAIN Seafood Bayou It's a marine bonanza with delicate seafood choices at the Hubertus Grill From 1 to 20 July 1991. Reel in seafood appetizers such as Ravioli of Crabmeat with Basil Sabayon. Scoup a "netful" of soups with Consomme of Smoked Salmon. Prize catches are our main courses
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      63 15 Cool and cold culinary temptations to seduce your summer palate including Cold Crab 'Teochew" Style, Fresh Asparagus on Ice, China China Drunken Chicken, Rainbow Cold Dish Combination and many more. Prices from $B.oo+ You don'l have to be a member to enjoy fine dining. CHINA CHINA RESTAURANT MARINA BAY GOLF
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      709 16 lAIPI -fWlif m The 2nd Asia-Pacific International Intelligent Otfice and Intelligent Building IB m Event highlighting The Intelligent City m THIS is the second year that CIDB, together with REDAS and APEX, is organising the AP BURO Exhibition and Conference on intelligent building. The interest on intelligent building has
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      Intelligent buildings, intelligent island
      856 16 A closer look at how smart intelligent buildings can be and how they fit into the Republic's future plans ONCE AGAIN "intelligent building" is the subject of discussion in the construction fraternity. It was three years ago that the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) organised the
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      Intelligence at your fingertips
      968 18 You don't have to leave your chair to hold a conference with all your associates around the world GENERAL manager Simon Tan is reviewing the quarterly budget on his personal computer. He has a query. With some taps on his key pad. the image of his
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      Enter the efficient world of GEC
      538 19 At the ap BURO'9I, GEC Singapore will be demonstrating its multi-fac-eted capabilities. The company will show visitors how to make their homes intelligent in its Smart Home environment, where some of its latest range of consumer products will be exhibited. In addition, GEC will
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      An integration of technology and services
      284 19 SHOW visitors to the AP BURO'9I are promised an exciting and interesting time at the booth of GEC Singapore. Centred around the theme of "GEC Where Technology and Services Are Integrated", the GEC booth boasts of having one of the most varied range of
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      What goes into the planning of intelligent buildings
      401 19 TWO intelligent building study missions from South Korea will join building trade professionals from the region in an in-depth study of four international intelligent building projects at a conference in Singapore. Integration of intelligent building technology applications in the Osaka Business Park
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      194 18 f I Just How Productive j Is Your Office? J 4 Days that will Impact on White-Collar Productivity i i i I t Mtl Sl2— —I IS 1 I productivity individual MuW-M^SOffice Environment. 1 sssgS&S 1 1! 1 S| clin ,Koo m 1 .jsssaJgSS---' Ij 1 W— 1 1 r^«
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      306 19 f ir productivity j m OA Users' Seminar T _a_ k r w V* v o Keeping pace with advances in office automation technology forms almost an exercise in totality in today's business environment. This half-day seminar is an unique opportunity to listen to specialists on latest applications in networking
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  • SPORTS
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      • Article
        Colbert clinches first Seniors title
        79 20 BELTON, Missouri Jim Colbert, playing as the hometown favourite, shot a 2-under 68 on Sunday and eolleeted his first PGA Seniors tour victory at the U*****,000 (*****,000) Southwestern Bell Classic. Colbert, playing in his 10th Seniors event since turning 50 in March, finished at 9-under-par
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        Toyota roars ahead
        82 20 WATKINS GLEN, New York Juan Manuel Fangio II of Argentina gave Toyota its first victory of 1991 on Sunday, beating Geoff Brabham in the Camel Continental VIII IMSA Camel GT sports car race. It was the first time Toyota had led a lap this year. Fangio had
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        'Selective ' lifting of boycott
        55 20 'Selective lifting of boycott JOHANNESBURG The leading anti-apartheid sports organisation said on Sunday that it was willing to "selectively" lift the decades-old boycott against South Africa. Despite opposition from hardline members, the Interim National Olympic Committee of South Africa said it would approve international competition for sports that have fully
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        Still time for S Africa
        72 20 AUCKLAND World Cup cricket co-host New Zealand said yesterday that South Africa could still make next year's competition, less than a month after the New Zealanders virtually ruled out a late entry. "We have to face the fact that if they are admitted to the
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        Fenech wants re-match
        116 20 SYDNEY Jeff Fenech returned to Australia yesterday, eager for a re-match with World Boxing Council super-feath-erweight champion Azumah Nelson of Ghana. On Friday in Las Vegas, Nelson retained his title with a controversial draw in his 12-round bout with Fenech. The decision was booed loudly at ringside
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        McKenzie wins bantamweight
        69 20 LONDON Duke McKenzie won a unanimous decision to dethrone World Boxing Organisation bantamweight champion Gaby Canizales on Sunday, becoming the first British boxer to win world titles at different weights. McKenzie, 27, the former International Boxing Federation flyweight champion, was way ahead on all three judges' cards.
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      Lock icon Gutsy Connors goes out fighting
      646 20 Wimbledon AP WIMBLEDON Jimmy Connors was the star in defeat, but he had a supporting cast of thousands of young fans on a very untraditional day at Wimbledon. They applauded the ball boys and belted out soccer songs. They counted each stroke out loud during
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      Lock icon Johnson-Lewis showdown lacks dash of hype
      550 20 NYT LILLE, France At one time it could have been the greatest grudge race since "Chariots of Fire". Don King might even have shaved his head to get part of the action. Reality, however, has toned down the hype and last night's showdown between
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      Lock icon Mallon scores dramatic win
      468 20 NYT BETHESDA, Maryland After 18 holes of some of the highest theatre in the recent history of women's golf, Meg Mallon holed a delicate 15foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole on Sunday afternoon to defeat Ayako Okamoto and Pat Bradley and win the 37th LPGA
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      Lock icon Couples clinches St Jude Classic
      395 20 AP MEMPHIS, Tennessee Fred Couples got the break he needed when Peter Persons hit into the water on consecutive holes and he went on to a three-stroke victory on Sunday in the US$l million St Jude Classic. Couples followed Persons' adversity with birdies at Nos
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      Lock icon LeMond's favourite for Tour de France
      209 20 AP PARIS He's dropped out of the Tour of Italy and a few other races this spring. Whatever races he did complete, he wasn't among the leaders. Still, Greg LeMond is probably the favourite going into the Tour de France. Why? For him, it's
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      362 20 BUSINESS TIMES TELEPHONE: 730-5771/5772/5773 FAX: 734-4982 THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER 50 Section 290(2)(b) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION CLIFFORD SECRETARIAL SERVICES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Clifford Secretarial Services Pte Ltd held at 20, Collyer Quay, #18-01 Tung Centre, Singaporeolo4,on the 28th day of June
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      354 20 THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER 50 Section 290(2)(b) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION COMPLETE COMMODITIES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Complete Commodities Pte Ltd held at 20. Collyer Quay. #18-01 Tung Centre, Singapore 0104, on the 28th day of June 1991, the following special resolutions were
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      357 20 THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER 50 Section 290(2)(b) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION CALENOAR SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Calendar Singapore Pte Ltd held at 20, Collver Quay. #18-01 Tung Centre, Singapore 0104. on the 28th day of June 1991. the following special resolutions were
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      4820 21  -  By Lilian Ang SHARE prices closed mixed yesterday, in a day marked by cautious trading with investors alternating between prof-it-taking and selective bargain hunting. The revised Straits Times Industrials Index (STII), which came into effect yesterday, rallied slightly. But most brokers and analysts
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    4108 22 Main Board Metro Hldgs 580 +45 +8.4% OUB 535 +25 +49% NatSteel 1070 20 +1.9% DBS Rts F 240 +17 +7.6% Keppd Corpn 760 +15 Semb Shipyard 655 +15 £?5 > L&M 50* 159 +14 9.7% GE Life 1480 +10 +0.7% SIA 200 1 350
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      4229 23 Bernama SHARE PRICES in Kuala Lumpur ended lower in listless trading yesterday as bearish sentiments hit the market despite a sharply higher close in Tokyo following a discount rate cut. The KLSE Composite Index lost three points to 615.69 while the Industrial Index was
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      372 24 Company Data Yaar Group N«t Mat unlip Cms aaa to pram/tots (L) »ar skara <W4m4 ('009) (canto) Amcol Jun 25 Dec 90 J36.143($9.185) 18 2(4.6) 10(10) StA lun 25 Mar 91 $912,800($1.200,600) 143.2(188.4) 40(35) SPP Jun 25 Dec 90 $1,261 ($2,5321) 18(—) Tuan Sing Jun 25 Dec 90
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      209 24 Company Date Year Groap pre-tax Mat earaiags Crass aaa to prsAt/less <L) par share tMitmi COM) (cants) GP Batteries Jun 27 Mar 91 $14,185(111.330) 38 2(39.6) 17.6TE(—) Metatock Jun 27 Mar 91 $7.147($7,171) 21.0(20.8) 10(10) Ganda Hldgs Jun 25 Sep 90 M$13.021L($8.363L) IMC Hldgs Jun 25 Mar 91
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      172 24 Compw, Date Cray pf-ty m to pnflt/)w (L) CHO) Ganda HJdgs Jun 25 Mar 91 M*554l(J3,237l) -(-> Asia Pacific Jun 21 Mar 91 *59.214(548.108) 14.5(15.4) FtN Jun 21 Mar 91 $89.232(J75.678) 9.2(9.2) Jun 14 Mar 91 Jl,541(11.571) 5TE(7.5TE) Samanda Hldgs Jun 14 Mar 91 M$5.558($4.997) Pacific Can Jun
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      212 24 YTL Corp Malaysian's construction group, plans to have separate listing for all its four main divisions namely property, building materials, construction and hotel s£?Teh which will be listed on the Sesdaq soon, is launching 25.2 m shares with a par value of 20 cents each at 61 cents
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1106 24 Currant Ex Seeks Date Total far Tetal tar paymant data dose payabia the year lest yeer Aana 51TE Ion 5 Jun 17 Jul 1 10*TE Amcol 25c 10% Jui 5 Jul 17 Jul 31 101 101 AMP NYA(e) Jun 19 Jul 4 Aug 15 NYA 2 8C AJei
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      RESULTS DUE
      596 24 Main Board Last Full Ysar Company Mod Date Tw M EPS Gran Not arauctd endhg (canb) #> pre* latt year (5*000) C«rabn Interim Apr 27 Jul 91 12.6 20.0TE(a) 38.911 Spire Land Interim May 4 Dec 91 12 6 10.0 44.641(f) Surma Im Final Jun 27 Mar 91
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      WARRANTS: PREMIUMS AND GEARING
      571 24 Met m «t 01.07.S1 cwwnlw fnws JUMMt Optimuf H Wrt SS SS t M T5f 5 kni 115.2 0 208 0700 100 100 -32 3" KU *8 0410 iS 0 835 S 077 ji 12 SS* SS94 l?i i£ 'lira 0920 1 00 1 00 26
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      370 24 Company Right* tot Mean One-tor-two MSI 00 per share but of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (OTPS) of MSO 10 each at MSI per share with 10m detachable TSR on the bass of 1 CRPS with 1 TSR tor every 4 CRPS Ex-date: ton 7 Books dose ton
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      493 24 company Rights Issue Bain One-tor-tour fe MJ2 00 per share Issue of $90 97&n nominal amount ot 3.5% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with *****m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nominal amount of Bonds tor every three existing shares held Every $2 nominal amount of Bonds
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      719 24 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS CMpur CMvaniM pwM Ceeweniw twe ew w*wy *ere Bnl m Before 30/6/94 1 warrant plus WtJI OO cash C«C m Before 26/4/93 l warrant plus $3.09 cash C—— f Lmh CauMway m 2/I0/89 tol0/10/94 1 warrant"plus 10.77 cash or 1 -arrant pin 10.77 nominal amount of loan
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      279 24 Jacks fcitwmtioni Ltd: AGM at the Registered Office, 11 Jalan Lembah Kaliang, Singapore 1233 on Monday, Jul 8, at 11am. Asia Pacific Land Bhd: EGM at Miami IK HaH, Ferringhi Beach Hotel, 12.5 km Batu Ferringhi Road, ***** Batu Ferringhi. Penang on Monday, Jul 8, at 11am. Idris
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      166 24 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index 1991 l*t 1333.08 3/6/91) 1991 hi* 1565.58 (3/6/91) 1991 low: *****2 (16/1/91) 1991 tor 11*9.08 (16/1/91) 1990 1435.43 (16/7/90) 1990 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 low; 981 07 (09/11/90) 1990 tor. 1079.50 (11/10/90) 1989 Mi: 1322 00 28/12/89) 1919 h*h: 1487.76 (26/12/89) 1989
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Market ends sharply higher on rate cut
      2234 25 Reuter TOKYO STOCKS surged to end sharply higher yesterday after Japan cut the discount rate to 5.5 per cent from 6 per cent. Brokers said the prolonged absence of positive fundamentals and last week's slump made the advance especially welcome, but that moderate
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      Lock icon Cut in prime lending rate sends Hang Seng surging
      1944 25 Reuter HONGKONG STOCKS finished sharply higher on the back of a full point cut in the prime lending rate effective yesterday which sent the blue-chip Hang Seng Index up 70.21 points to 3,738.85 at the close. Dealers said the surge was
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Aussie investors follow Japanese market
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        AUSTRALIA
        826 26 A CUT in the Japanese discount rate yesterday afternoon triggered buying orders in Australian stocks which soared to a stronger close. The Australian bourse slumped in early trade after a 28.18 point fall by the Dow Jones to 2,906.75 on Friday. But after the Bank of Japan cut its
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        MANILA
        537 26 INVESTORS' reluctance to take positions ahead of a clearer indication on the fate of US military bases in the Philippines depressed share prices in quiet trading, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange composite index lost 5.81 points to close at 1,053.45. "Investors have again taken a wait-and-see stance. They
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        SEOUL
        146 26 SEOUL shares yesterday closed higher on active buying by newly established securities firms and brokers noted investors' growing confidence. The composite stock index gained 11.63 points to close at 616.90. A total of 11.4 million shares changed hands against 6.9 million on Saturday's halfday session. "Investors are starting to
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        NEW ZEALAND
        197 26 A SHARP Friday fall in New York set the scene for lethargic share trading in New Zealand yesterday, where the market closed lower on very light volumes. But brokers said falling domestic in- terest rates and higher share prices in Tokyo on a Japanese discount rate cut could
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        JAKARTA
        627 26 HEAVY SELLING pushed Jakarta share prices down across the board yesterday, with the official index falling 3.35 points to 342.92, brokers said. Total turnover was 5.32 million shares, compared to Friday's 5.26 million. Astra International fell 450 rupiah to 16,300 and Gudang Garam closed 300 rupiah lower at 7,400.
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        BOMBAY
        103 26 BOMBAY share prices recovered sharply from an early slump to end mixed in volatile trading yesterday, brokers said. They said the market was rattled by a sharp downward revision of the rupee against the dollar earlier in the day. "The market took fright, there was panic," said broker Ramnik
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        1659 26 Close Previous July I SYDNEY ico All Ordinaries Index 1.522.0 1,506.2 +15.8 All Industnals Index 2,347.2 2.315.7 +315 All Resources Index 890 6 885.6 +50 Turnover (million) 102.6 173.2 -70.6 BANGKOK SET Index Closed 765.21 Turnover (million baht) Closed 3.330 JAKARTA Composite Index 342.92 346.27 -3.35 MANILA Composite Index l,05
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      135 26 IP■» k ft t m W i k 1 ■Hfir' ---JM ppppP Scalpel...scissors...sutures... Business Times Whether you're a surgeon, lawyer, contractor or engineer, all the current trends that affect them. vou need to be kept well informed to maximise returns on A yuu in-™ i« r Essential information accessible every
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      Cashing in on a 33.5pc profit
      710 27  -  THE By David Gabriel SANG KANCIL has decided to close his account, cashing in on the current profit of $16,755.00, after almost 12 months of trading. It works out to a return of 33.5 per cent on his 5550,000 capital. He had hoped to
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      Lock icon Time to take stock of the US dollar
      695 27 IHT PARIS AFTER last weekend's meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrial countries in London a classic of its kind for currency observers the greenback's position is finely poised. The US dollar has traded in a relatively narrow range recently, but
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      Greenback barely moves on news of BOJ rate cut
      554 27 ASIA THE US dollar started near Friday's European closing levels yesterday, little moved by the news that the Bank of Japan was cutting its discount rate by half a percentage point to 5.5 per cent. The yen was seen slipping a
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1141 27 SljjEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/Int Vol Sep 91 93.60 93.64 93.60 9161 8000 ***** 4229 Dec 91 93.04 93.06 93.04 93.04 4939 ***** 2142 Mar 92 92.93 92.96 92.92 92.93 1315 8682 2100 Jun 92 92.56 92.56 92.52 92.53 400 1204 331 Sep 92
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      389 27 Cross rates July I US$ SS MS Dm Yen SFr A$ NZS USS 1.7700 2.7905 1.8135 138.15 0.6180 1.5560 1.3055 1.7406 SS 0.5650 1.5766 1.0246 0.7805 0.3492 0.8791 0.7376 0.9834 MS 0.3584 63.43 0.6499 0.4951 0.2215- 0.5576 0.4678 0.6238 Dm 0.5514 0.9760 1.5387 76.18 0.3408 0.8580 0.7199
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      MONEY MARKET
      544 27 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 5 1/2 5 5/8 1-month 6 1/8 6 1/4 2-month 6 3/16 6 5/16 3-month 6 3/16 6 5/16 Overnight mode: 5-9/16 IS$ Bid Offer 7 days 5 15/16 6 1/16 1 month 5 15/16 6 1/16 2 months 6 6 1/8
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  • COMMODITIES
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      519 28 Reuter LONDON Recycling of waste products has exploded in a wave of environmental awareness in Western Europe but proposed EC legislation may in fact harm the metals, paper and glass markets, say analysts. The EC is considering plans to ensure that it re-cy-cles 60
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      Lock icon Bangladesh jute mills suffer S$637m losses in 18 years
      193 28 AFP DHAKA Bangladesh's nationalised jute mills have lost more than 13 billion taka (about ***** million) in the past 18 years, a minister said in parliament on Saturday. State Minister for Jute Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said a decline in demand for
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      Selling activity sends KL tin down by 14 sen
      852 28 REPORTS THE tin price slumped 14 sen to M$ 15.40 per kg on some selling activity in early trade on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market yesterday. Dealers said the US$5O drop on the London Metal Exchange last Friday, prompted by news
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    PRICES
    1418 28 Rubber j^i MS (fcfc Mm) S cents/kg Noon Close Im I RSS Prompt 145 00/146 00N I4475/I4575N Int I RSS Aug 91 145.75/146 25 145MV146 00 Int 1 RSS Sep 147.25/147.75 147.00/147.50 Int 2 RSS OP 143.50/145.50N 143 50/145 50N Int 3 RSS OP 142.00/144.00N 142.00/144 OON Int 4
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      754 28 BUSINESS TIMES TELEPHONE: 730-5771/5772/5773 FAX: 734-4912 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 PURSUANT TO SECTION 290 (2)(b) AND IN THE MATTER OF SKY SOURCE PTE LTD (MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above named Company duly convened and held at 6001 Beach
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      839 28 LN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 AND LN THE MATTER OF HETEX PTE LTD (Incorporated la the Republic of Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of HETEX PTE LTD duly convened and held at 190 Middle Road #16-03 Fortune Centre, Singapore 0718 on the
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      11 28 Your search for EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITIES begins with the EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS page
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    1124 29 City Flight ETA Flight ETD Abu DhaM GA893 1235 GA974 0005 GA886 0010 MalaMa SQ228 2000 QF82 2200 Aawtartfaai GA893 1025 GA886 0010 KL837 1255 SQ24 0100 GA892 0110 SQ23 1815 GA974 2025 SQ24 2200 KL838 2240 Mhm* 0A471 2205 SQ24 2200 Auckland NZ35 1550 SQ388
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      Opera and champagne picnics
      616 29  -  POSTCARD FROM GLYNDEBOURNE By Kate Dourian Rehearsals for Cosi Fan Tutte at Glyndebourne opera house were disrupted by real-life drama when a tenor embraced soprano Amanda Roocrofl so passionately that her boyfriend punched him in the face. Glyndebourne spokeswoman Helen O'Neill confirmed the punch-up between US-born
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      153 29 As at 3pm yesterday: I vocal dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.350 1.370 Canadian dollar 1.S3S I.S6S NZ dollar 1.007 1.037 Sterling pound 2.8SS 2.88S US dollar 1.7630 1.7730 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.60
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      WORLD TRADE EXHIBITIONS
      99 29 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Td July 2-6 International Buenos Aires CAMIDA-lndustr- *****1820 Aug 20-31 Izmir Turkey Izmir Fair *****1 SO Exhibition of ial Chamber of International Organisation Sportware Sport ware p a j r Accessories Accessories Aug 21 Building Hilton Inter- The
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      55 29 11 I* I fAshiON LJ IWe take a peek into Supermodel I 111 LJ Freda Amir's wardrobe and find I 111 11 I that just one outfit can equal I 111 II I the cost of an executive's monthly pay. lhe latest news and much more. From lunch-time. Monday to
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      237 29 1 Such tactics as the big gun 8 Where spectators go to watch the game (6,7) J I unknown aniwhere you should go in! I 13 Net some will be returned pH— —JHH—— 17 Score from the beginning IH 18 A disease which gets peo- j j 9 I I
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      209 29 Singapore Outlook: Showers over a few areas in the afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 32.4* Assoc humidity 66% Minimum temperature 27.2* Assoc humidity 84% Hours of sunshine.... 8.40 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month Nil Rainy days this month 0 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 13/08 Showers Bangkok 34/26
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    S'pore tourists in peninsular M'sia doubled last year
    441 30  -  4.5 m crossed Causeway, spending Ssl.7b By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPOREANS made some 4.5 million trips as tourists to peninsular Malaysia during "Visit Malaysia Year 1990", nearly twice the number in 1989. And their total spending rose sharply to Ssl.7 billion from
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    Lock icon British engineering group wins Kuwaiti contract
    202 30 UPI NICOSIA British engineering group Bristol Babcock has won a USS7 million (S$ 12.4 million) contract to rebuild the control room of Kuwait's Doha West power station, one of the four main stations in the country damaged during the Gulf war. The Nicosia, Cyprusbased
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    Lock icon US absence puts a blight on oil producer-consumer talks
    377 30 Reuter PARIS A meeting between oil producers and consumers in Paris got off to a bad start yesterday, due to a US decision to stay away from the meeting, signalling its continued opposition to a global energy dialogue, an oil industry
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    Lock icon Suharto to visit Germany to boost bilateral ties
    197 30 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Suharto will make a five-day state visit to Germany, mainly focused on enhancing bilateral economic co-operation, State Secretary Murdiono said here yesterday. During the visit, Mr Suharto is scheduled to hold talks with host German President Richard von
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    Lock icon Inchcape to be agent for Unilever in Vietnam
    81 30 AFP HANOI Britain's Inchcape Pacific Ltd has won the exclusive right to act for the giant Unilever group in Vietnam, the official press reported yesterday. The arrangement called for Inchcape to sell the huge range of products sold by the Dutch-British group,
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    308 30 Agencies BONN Chancellor Helmut Kohl said yesterday that Germany and other European countries would consider cutting direct aid to Yugoslavia if the conflict there is not resolved peacefully. He said Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who was to travel to Yugoslavia yesterday, would tell
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    Lock icon Oil crisis unlikely during 1990s, says NatWest report
    231 30 AFP LONDON The world economy is unlikely to be hit by an oil crisis during the 1990s because supply and demand in the oil market are broadly in balance, the chief economist at National Westminster Bank (Nat West), David Kern, said in
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    792 30  -  The Bottom Line PAUL MOONEY PAUL MOONEY The writer, a Hongkong-based correspondent for the Kyodo News Service, has reported extensively on Taiwan. FINANCIAL OFFICIALS in Taiwan are embarking on an ambitious reform of the island's primitive financial system, which they hope will
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    Lock icon Caltex Oil Malaysia to invest M$150m-200m over five years
    367 30 Bernama IPOH Caltex Oil Malaysia Ltd will invest between MS 150 million and MS2OO million over the next five years as part of its expansion drive and renovation programme in the country. Chairman and managing director Richard K Abrams said last
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    Lock icon Taiwan's Eva Airways begins flights to Bangkok and Seoul
    223 30 AFP TAIPEI Eva Airways Corp. Taiwan's first privateinternational airline, inaugurated flights to Bangkok and Seoul yesterday, breaking the overseas air transportation monopoly by the country's flag-carrier China Airlines (CAL). Thanks to a seasonal travel boom, the opening flights served by two
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      SSE wins $67m deal to build 2 container ships
      387 31  -  By Selva Kumar SINGAPORE Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (SSE), has secured a major contract for the construction of two container vessels. The US$3B million ($67 million) contract, won against stiff competition from shipyards in Europe, the US and Japan, is for
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      EDB, ASMI to lead first study mission to Japan
      303 31  -  By Rahita Elias THE ECONOMIC Development Board (EDB) and the Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI) have organised the first-ever study mission to Japan. Mr Lee Suan Hiang, EDB's director, industry development division, and head of the 15-member delegation, said yesterday
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      Lock icon Japan cool to report showing high prices for auto parts
      387 31 Reuter TOKYO Official Japan reacted coolly last Friday to a joint US-Japan survey which showed that consumers in Japan were paying up to three times as much for car parts as consumers in the US. Announcing the survey in Washington
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      Lock icon MSEto invest M$3.3m in information technology
      236 31 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd is expected to invest another M 53.3 million on information technology over the next five years to maintain its leading role in shipbuilding and heavy engineering, its president and chief executive officer, Mr Mohammad Najib
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      893 31 P««e Col ABC Contamerline 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Aeropak Express 9 5 APL 5 3-5 APT l ine 13 5 ASCI- 5 I ANL 3 1/2 Bait Canada Line 7 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Batamindo 14 3 Bangladesh Shpg 8 5 The Bank
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      Sembawang clinches $40m rebuilding contract
      325 31  -  By Rahita Elias LOCAL shiprepairer Sembawang Shipyard has clinched a $40 million reconstruction contract on a tanker its largest contract for the year. The 80,000 deadweight vessel, Alandia Surf, will undergo 2,500 tons of steel renewal at the yard. Sembawang Shipyard will also completely rebuild
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      The sky's the limit for Airbus
      49 31 THERE is no stopping the European aircraft consortium now. Airbus's rapid ascent has even Boeing, the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, worrying about its survival, Steven Greenhouse reports in the first of a two-part feature. The final part will be published tomorrow Page 2
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      European airlines suffer losses oil US$2.5b
      26 31 MEMBERS of Association of European Airlines (AEA) last year incurred their heaviest-ev-er losses totalling US$2.5 billion (SS4.2S billion) Back Page
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      Peugeot shares recommended
      51 31 ALTHOUGH the Peugeot automobile group has taken a beating this year as Europe's economic slowdown has cut into car sales, many analysts are recommending its stock. They expect the sales and profits of Peugeot SA to rebound nicely next year, once Europe's economy starts to recover Back
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      Temerloh to invest in distribution park
      49 31 TEMERLOH Rubber Estates Bhd will invest some Msloo million (S$ 163 million) over the next five years to develop its distribution park, an integrated cargo handling centre, in Port Klang, its managing director, Mr Jimmy Lim Thaw Chay, said last Friday. Back Page
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        Shipping firms to up Europe-Gulf box fees
        90 32 HJBAI Shipping companies operating between Europe ;<nd the Gulf are to increase fees by up to US$2OO (Ss34o million) per container. Shipping sources say 15 shipping firms have agreed to raise the fees from yesterday by US$lOO for a "0-cubic-foot container and US$2OO
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        Laotian airline plans new name
        77 32 v\NGKOK The national airline of Laos plans to change s name when it expands its international operations next onth, the official KPL news agency said last Saturday. Lao iation will become Lao International when it begins operatng twice-weekly jetliner service from Vientiane to Bangkok m
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        Upgrading security at Kai Tak
        56 32 lONGKONG In an urgent anti-terrorist move, the government here is to spend some HK$lO million (552.3 million) >n upgrading security systems at Kai Tak Airport, governincnt sources said Friday. The scheme, which will start early next year, is aimed at preventing terrorists from smuggling high-tech
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        Sino-Soviet pact on port usage
        91 32 lONGKONG Chinese vessels plying the Amur River on the Sino-Soviet border are now allowed to use Soviet ports on heir way to the Pacific Ocean, a semi-official Chinese news igency reported here last Saturday. The agreement was cached recently during a conference of the joint
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        Mazda to import more US parts
        64 32 TLAT ROCK, Michigan Mazda motor Corp said last Thursday it will increase by 22 per cent the amount of parts ind supplies it imports from the US in the company's fiscal year ending next March. The Japanese car maker estimates purchases from the US
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        30 32 SEATTLE Hongkong-based carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd ordered three more long-range Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets valued at about US$44O million (Ss74B million), Boeing tnnounced last Friday.
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        60 32 LONDON British Airways pic will soon acquire a "near.ontrolling" stake in the Belgian airline Sabena SA, according to the Sunday Times newspaper. The paper cited Belgian sources saying the terms of the deal, which would give British \irways "a hub-and-spoke" European operation based at
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      909 32  -  There is no stopping the European aircraft consortium now. Airbus's rapid ascent has even Boeing, the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, worrying about its survival, Steven Greenhouse reports in the first of a two-part feature. The final part will be published tomorrow Steven Greenhouse NYT
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      999 32 July 1-3: World Insurance Congress: Restructuring for Opportunity, organised by Lloyd's of London Press Conference Department, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. Sept 14-18: Japan International Aerospace Exhibition. Tokyo, Japan. Nov 25-28: The Far East Maritime and Offshore Services '91 (FEMOSS), organised by Hilal Asian Exhibitions at World
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11738 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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      3293 45 AbC Containerline NV: Belsin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SyMarine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SVAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Business Corporation Philippine: C'alsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg(S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S). Alfred
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      COURIER SERVICES
      249 45 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: *****98. Air Express Travel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: *****44. Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: *****16, *****80. Airswift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: *****83. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: *****75. City-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: *****50. Cluster Link Supplies A Services
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      1519 45 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Tel: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel: 542-7821 Fax: *****20. Aerolink Freight International Tel: 545-803TFax: *****05. Aerosoecd Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Tel: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express International Tel: 542-7666. Fax: *****74. *****50. Air Market
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      1878 46 ARGENTINA Buenos Aires: Labour: Stevedores continue to arrive half an hour late for work and to leave half an hour early. There are also stoppages of one full hour during each shift, reducing the effective working time per six hour shift to four hours. Port busy; all berths
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      467 46 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY NCA KZ203 B747F 0145 I NRT SIA SQ802 B747F 0230 2 SYD/AKL KAL KE697 B747F 0150 1 SEL FDX FM22 DCIOF 0335 1 TPE/NRT/ANC JAL JL6I7 B747F 0345 1 NRT NCA
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      348 46 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES mmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrn m—■rnmmm mwnmir i iimh r mnm wmsr**tmvmm CRUISE SHIPS Arr Dtp Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agent JULY 02 02 Cora Princess 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta-Sin Sembawang Johnson 04 04 Orient Sun 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta-Sin Sembawang Johnson 04 04 Ocean Pearl 0700 1300
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      790 46 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES Reuter AFP VESSELS SOLO FOR FURTHER TRADING Tankers Magic Mercury: 21,090 dwt and built 1974. sold for about US$5.5 million to Singaporean buyers. Atlas Mariner. 39,821 dwt and built 1982. sold to Norwegians for around U5522.5 million. Vendela: 423,642 dwt and built 1976, sold to Saudi
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        666 47 Vend toy No Berth Arm* Dqwtm Marina Terminal 1 Batam Sayang *****1 M04 alongside 02 07/2300 Batarwndo 1 62S MOl alongside 01 07/1600 Sn N Hua 3 9/91 P03 02 07/1500 02 07/2300 Sun La Plata SWA8A P06 0207/1200 03 07/1300 VasAy Ktoc 1/91 P08A 02 07/1600
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        205 47 Johore Port Berth: 1: Seri Nam Hua 3; 2: Ji Lin; 3: Johan 111. Sin Lian; 4: Atria; 5: ApoWa; 6. nil. 01 jetty: Tomoe 5. Cerlang. DCJ: Aries Gas. Due on July 1: Bunga Selasih, Abadi. Sun Baroness, Barge Munar 11. Eagle Breeze, Wan Hai 202,
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        1199 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Booiunt/Baiance Rsits Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ac* l*j 128 02/1800 1 01/1500 01/1659 01/1900 Au Lotus 14A 03/0200 1 01/1500 01/1659 01/1900 3 02/0700 02/1159 02/1400 All Hope ***** 03/0900 1 01/1500 01/1659 01/1900 2
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      European airlines suffer heaviest losses of US$2.5b
      459 48  -  By Rahita Elias MEMBERS of Association of European Airlines (AEA) last year incurred their heaviestever losses totalling US$2.5 billion (554.25 billion). However, for the current year, AEA's 1991 Yearbook said: "Overall, it is hoped that the 1990 passenger count can be equalled in
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      182 48 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Temerloh Rubber Estates Bhd will invest some Msloo million (Ssl63 million) over the next five years to develop its distribution park, an integrated cargo handling centre, in Port Klang, its managing director, Mr Jimmy Lim Thaw Chay, said last Friday. He
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      488 48 Profits expected to rebound next year NYT PARIS Although the Peugeot automobile group has taken a beating this year as Europe's economic slowdown has cut into car sales, many analysts are recommending its stock. They expect the sales and profits of Peugeot SA to rebound nicely next
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      Lock icon GM workers strike over safety issues
      589 48 NYT BALTIMORE Randy Yates walked the picket line outside the General Motors' minivan plant under a punishing sun, his shirt dark with sweat, and talked about why his co-workers were striking for reasons that have nothing to do with wages or benefits. Since 400
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      25 31 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore National Shipping Association. lor advertising enquiries, contact Shipping rimes Tel 740-2089/740-2090.
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      136 31 asm HEW METAL CO PTE LTD \\tuas AVC H. amovoßc an reue* m TEL: Ml M9s(SlM*t TElf/ttWW* a* Umm a y > w > ■wmaMoeaiOHWwovATiowoewMWiouMjTYgmMweewwo 'v :1 V. .V V 'k\" .3 ,-Yi'■' I I "V-- v V- 1 .i a'" c .y-Zi-l' Vy. >- V r **V 1 I
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      53 31 A* F of warders 15 A* Frnght Schedule 16 Container Schedule 17 Courier Services 15 Cruise Ferry Schedules 16 Daily Frwghts 3 Index to Advertisers 1 Port Comfctnns 16 Stepping Agents 15 Shipping Guide 10.11 Shosates/Tanker Rata 16 Sh*is m Port 17 Singapore Tries 17 Transport Dory 2 Weather and
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      89 32 FOR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF YOUR ,USIME "m Stories on labour and its relationship with management, management concepts in practice, profiles of leading managers in Singapore and relevant book reviews. ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, in Business Times every Monday, is must reading for managers who want the competitive edge. Plus an occasional look
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      2213 33 200 Cantonment Road #12 05 Southpotnl. Singapore 0208 Avllfr t«i *****11 telex no rs ***** ■cima terminal/cfs th *****18 220 IVFAAAfIfI BOOKINGS Tel *****34 258 L VQQOf J PCSAKA IARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON BHD PORT KELANG TEL: *****18 TELEX NO MA*****/MA***** PENANG TEL *****4 TELEX NO MA***** CFS TEL *****6
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      1861 33 DAILY FREIGHTS DRY CARGO freight rates continued to ease back on Friday with a seasonal lull in prospect, but the market still snows some steady features, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index was marked down five i points to 1,703 with US Gulf/Japan at a lower U5528.03. "On balance it
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      1581 33 ■qimm TWO SAILINGS PER WEEK TO NORTH ASIA SINGAPORE/HONG KONG 4 DAYS ETD WEEKLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SINGAPORE/KORE 7 DAYS VM96I Voy ETA I ETO 'Port "Penang T DESTINATIONS Singapore Kelang This m* Man* Uaoit 9106 Feeder By KS CY 9/7 0600 MRS M Pinto CFS 8/7 2359 MRS OAK
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      1105 34 Irottedam/1 VOY NO S PORE SOUTHAMPTON HAMBURG ANTWERP LE HAVRE LA SEINE 19/126 3/7 25/7 23/7 22/7 ■TtoHl BREMEN EXPRESS 03/326 7/7 24/7 26/7 29/7 30/7 I—WOW HONGKONG EXPRESS 02/127 11/7 1/8 30/7 29/7 t HX jOTtOWg f. KAGA 19/327 13/7 31/7 2/8 5/8 6/8 tiiANG IPfMAM CARGO KURAMA 11/128
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      673 34 DIRECT SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE SIN NOU SUV PPT SEASPAC I 2304E 5/7 18/7 20/7 30/7 AISO ACCEPTHG CARGO VIA SUVA TO lAUTOKA. PAGO PAGO. APIA 4 NUKUAIOAfA DIRECT CHILE SERVICE SIN IQO ANF VAP CLX (PERU) SEASPAC I 2304E 5/7 12/8 13/8 19/8 20/8 Agents tl|||* SI.NtiAPORt: 221R011 -....I- Jardlne
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      1638 34 Q— aglfl &MMB\ REGULAR MOEPENOENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WESTBOUND FOR EUROPE VSL/VOV SM ALG BCL HAM BR£ ROT MIT FEL LHA (VM (VIA (VU ALG) HAM) ROT) NOR ASIA SHARJAH 9117-3 06/07 28/07 30/07 31/07 01/01 02/01 03/ M 04/01 05/08 NORASIA MUBARAK 9118-3 12/07 02/08 04/08 07/08 08/08 09/08
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      2031 35 Steamers Maritime Holdings Ltd P&O MTIW STRAITS SHIPPING Containers £jg asr- oy No ♦-Ptfi/ 4- fill S port Alg Sou Ant Rot Nbf IMS MAItSK SlOt 29/0* 01/07 03/0/ 18/07 21/07 22/07 24/07 ACCtPTS OK SUS OSAKA BAT <MJ« 29/04 01/0? 04/07 23/07 25/07 27/07 CAKO lAUST MAERSK Slot 06/07
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      2329 35 TO: U.S.AJPANAMA FM: U.S.AiPANAMA ytSMi/yor v WK IB en >m a> Ml ktc wki/»ot nyc nor uv cm isa oak CHOTANG GIORY ffl?6 4/7 31/7 2/1 11/1 11/( IT/t 11/1 20/4 HONG KONG SUITOR MA 120 IS/J 17/5 U/5 24/5 JJi JJi 777" ASIAN SENATOR EFI27 13/7 7/1 11 1
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      351 35 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE LOADING FOR YOKOHAMA/ NAGOYA/OSAKA/SENBOKU COSMIC LEADER V 2 ETA SPORE 7/7/91 ETA PK 9/7/91 NOTE: ALSO CALLING OTHER JAPANESE PORTS. HONGKONG. TAIWAN CHINESE PORTS. SUBJECT INDUCEMENT IMLintermaritime SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS KK SPOKE PK PI DBM CT SMUT 97* Sd Sd SM SM SM
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      586 36 HB CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE VSI VOY SPOK ROAM ADAM HBURG BRtM£N ANTWKP SRIMMYA/32M 1-4/1 3/9 9 9 12/9 14/9 KUTAJ 23*8 25/1 2S/9 1/10 6-10 10/10 fast transit time ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subiect to Inducement Also accepting cargo to Casablanca. Port Said Port Alexandria Genoa.
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      1002 36 If j& i€| HANJIN SHIPPING S'pore ILEH RTM ANR HAM WtV FEL FEEDER VSI SIN LINE HAUL LGB OAK HANIIN OAKLAND 013W 2/7 20/7 21/7 22/7 22/7 23/7 24/7 HANiIN SINGAPORE 002E 3/7 DIRECT 22/7 25/7 HAN JIN HAMBURG 006W 7/7 25/7 26/7 27/7 27/7 29/7 30/7 HANMN LONGBEACH 034E
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      1355 36 I Trl 1 I Tm; PW SCf W6 KSG KLG PUS H(T OS* NGY SM? TTO UU OC ML NYC LHV AIM KM IV IK rs OB IKI. S(P I t GDUU K 040 3/7 4/7 0/7 10/7 12/7 15/7 17/7 H/7 20/7 21/7 22/7 1/1 IJ/I 15/1 IS/t 25/1
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      2040 37 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL *****77 ICR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: NEPTUNE LINK TEL: *****00 USA SERVICE *****16 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 UK/EUROPE SERVICE -*****19 DOCUMENTATION DEPT: *****44/*****14 mK M AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE *****18 CFS: K27 EXPORT: *****53/*****04 FAR EAST SERVICE *****48 CFS: K27 IMPORT: *****69/*****50 B NEPUNE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K.L.-(03)
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      1201 37 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****59 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOUND D6CHMGWG WESTBOUND-LOAONG TRAMSHTED VIA ROTTERDAM "i«6 wot law |r*i |hbg |bhv m htm aht bcl
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      1517 38 K 4 4 V 9' 9 AS AGENTS KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No: **********0 M) v TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****79 i Md MALAYSIA: 'K" UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD 1 Mmdi JL MmJ TEL: PJ *****00 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****5 JB *****1 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD INDONESIA:
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      1222 38 \sm PHIU ORI€NT LIN€S PT€ LTD 108 ROBINSON ROAD #0/00 GMG BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 T TEL *****22/*****69/*****00 TELEX RS ***** PHILI FAX *****76/*****38 <rJSm BY AIR, LAND OR SEA \Jfcaigr WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION MONTREAL. Ottawa, toronto. 6 JUL DUBAI. DAMMAN.
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      1425 39 ~S:Pff PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD Jw tm JfcE Building, 140 Cecil Street #03-00, Singapore 0106. [JAKARTA BANGKOK VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN 1 EDEN 271 3/7 S/7 9/7 VESBEL VOY SIN BKK SIN MAJAPAHIT 9110 5/7 7/7BUNGA°TfBATAI 273 7/7 9/3 14/7 JENLINK SON 5/7 9/7 12/7 BUNOA TERATAI 273
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      1029 39 fBEN LINE CONTAINERS LTD 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT VESSEL VOV NOS SPORE LEHAVRE BOTTEPDAM S'HAMPTON HAMBURG GOTHENBURG FRANCE HOLLAND UK GERMANY/SCAN SWEDEN Korngan' 216 4/7 19£7 20/7 22/7 23/7 Nifton 216 5/7 26/7 27/7 Nedlloyd
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      428 39 MYANMA P& FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'port P.KIf Pen P.Gdf MYOMA YWA VI3CW In PAGAN VI 72*1 t/l U MAGWAY V2IW 9/11 M 12/14 M THE BANK UNE (A Mrvic* of Andrew W*ir Shipping) W SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE HEAVY LIFT CAPABILITY I EXPRESS TO PAPUA
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      750 42 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND "«i [si Ertm IMb [sjd I Auck [75* If CHALM DfLORB 274 22/7 Hp 575 I IS/I TTTS MARTHA II 275 10/1 >6/1 20, < 23/1 29 S 31» T75 23/I 10/i i7i i/» u/» 7«7» BRUSSEL 277 S/» 13,9 U/J 22'» 27/9 29/9 30/» TO USA/CANADA
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      1017 42 iremGE— EXPORTS TO HONGKONG TAIWAN JAPAN TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS FEEDER SERVICE I OUTBOUND VOY PKL PNG WT SIN I HKG K*Q KEE TTO SM7 NGO KOB I VtSSEL VOY I SIN PKL WC BLW SW TSK MELOOY 27 6 7 "1.7 5 7 12 7 16 7 17.7 11.7
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      1527 42 CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY FULL CONTAINER LINER SERVICE MALAYSIA'S AGENTS GFNFRAL AGENTS (©ONESIA S AGBITS: CHUNG CHIAO SHIPPING SDN BHD COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD PT 6LOBAL pmk KL TEL *****91/75 FA* *****92 frV INDONESIA MARITIME P KLAMG TEL *****06/ I TU :MA ***** mini JKT TEL' (021)*****7 *****4 «NA*G TEL
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      1123 43 UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE V«»»l PKI PNG PG loadmf for A VtSSfL 28, 06 Rotterdam, Antwerp CHINA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE V«»s»l SGP PKI BKK HKG QM SUA YANGFANGKOU 153 05/7 03/7 09/7 15/7 11/7 TANGFANGKOU 155 05/* 03, 8 09 S 15/8 18/8 Uu 4CC*ptaf v(0 A claitM (Mftt lit MS
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      328 43 I (SI RichfieIT^AHIN^TGENCIE^JS^pt^^TO a TEL *****33 (12 Line*) m FAX: *****15/*****03 |fH| TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) Pf\ ETHIOPIAN SNIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL I VOY ETA I LOADING FOR SPORE ANDINET 24W8 02-08 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA ABYOT 26W8 02/09 OARESSALAAM
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      1047 43 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD et* et* et* SPOtt PORT KELAK PfNANG Btl* I*OE 10/7 6/7 (Lumut) 5/7 Loading tor Male KUVAI HUDHU 20/7 Loading tor Calcutta dolpmn a/7 6/7 Loading for Malt PIONEE* SUTWMI m Pt Loading for Malt DONAKULM 15/; Loadtd for fdntaru PROGRESS LBEJtTY
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      368 43 taajai nen-une VBL VOY SINGAPORE MADRAS SINGAPORE VESSEL VOY SW MM UN TKJER STAR 164N 03-04/07 09 10/07 17-17/07 TIGER BAY 165N 05-05/07 11-13/07 19-19/07 KURM.SK 164 A 11-11/07 17-19/07 2S-26/07 VSL VOY BMQAPORE/C ALCUTT A/SMQAPORE VESSEL VOY SM CAL SIN LHOTSE 404 04-04/07 12-IS/07 21-22/07 TIGER RIVER 133CN8 11-12/07
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      1257 44 n—HMMxanff inrmiirriniinnnnii MAC-NELS S'PORE IMPORT *****02 I I PENANG: (04) *****6 J. BAHRU: (07) *****2 KK: (088) *****0 MEOAN: (061)*****2 P.KELANG: (03)*****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA:(3I) *****0 UK/SCAN/MED PORTS COLOMBO'S. AFRICA r r r PEN PK SIN PEN PK SIN Colombo 5/7 6/7 7/7 3/7 4/7 5/7
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      343 44 BLUE STAR L|NE II SINGAPORE TO NEW ZEALAND AND T/S FIJI FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH PORT CHALMERS ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR AUCKLAND, NAPIER. WELLINGTON. BLUFF, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, LYTTELTON, INVERCARGIL, FIJI AND TAHITI SIN N PIT AUCK ITT MAHSURI 059« In PI 7 M Via JPI PHOSPtCT
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      197 46 0 Straits Container Agencies (a member of Steamers Maritime Holdings Ltd) CONTAINER FEEDER SERVICE P.T. ANGKUTAN PERTAMBANGAN SERVICE VESSEL VOY S'PORE JAKARTA SURABAYA TAMBANG VIII BSI4 04 JUL 06 JUL TAKARI IV 4100 OS JUL 07 JUL TAMBANG VII 7934 06 JUL 08 JUL TAKARI I 1718 08 JUL 10
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      308 47 TIDES AND WEATHER TODAY'S TIDES in metres) HOW 0000 0100 0200 0301 MOO 0500 0100 0700 MOO 0900 **********00 *****400 1500 lfiM 17M1M01M0 2000 21M 22M 2300 JR 2 6 3.0 3.0 28 24 18 17 08 0.5 04 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 19 1.5 1.1 0.9
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      792 48 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times HYUNDAI J MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. EASTBOUND FEEDER TO PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST TO PACIFIC NORTH-WEST feeder wy h> rut aw Lit haul voy lbh oak sea ihe haul voy tcm/sea ptl DAN HM 202 022 30/0 C 01/07 03/07 H. CHALLENGER 43E 29/07 01/01 04/07
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      170 48 ■Luii|,» t l PASIR GUDANG SINGAPORE CONTAINER SERVICE Name Of Vessel: "JOSINDO SATU" PABIR OUOAWO SINGAPORE vor ~Tta ?ioo wb |no 0700 m et» 1300 m 012s 1/7 2/7 2/7 013$ 5/7 C/ 7 C/ 7 01*$ 1/7 J/7 %n 015$ 12/7 13/7 13/7 01SS 15/7 16/7 IC/7 017$ 19/7
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