The Business Times, 4 March 1992

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  • 16 1 BUSINESS TIMES THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 35/12/91 Wednesday, March 4, 1992 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
    • 71 1 TAIPEI Taiwan and Britain will sign an agreement next month to set up air links. The semi-official Central News Agency said yesterday that Taiwan's EVA Airways and British Airways will begin flying the Taipei-London route at the end of the year with
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    • 40 1 TOKYO Japanese brokers, trying to attract more investment into the stock market, decided yesterday to insist that corporations pay out at least 30 per cent of their net profits in dividends, an official said.
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
    • 31 1 WALL STREET opened higher yesterday as the Dow Jones Index of leading industrials moved up 11.62 points (0.35 per cent) to 3,286.89 in the first five minutes of trading.
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    • 30 1 SHARES were higher at midday yesterday on buying in selected stocks. At 1200 GMT, the FTSE 100-share index was up 10.6 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 2,564.9.
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      29 1 Tuesday Change BT-MGA 700.34 -2.63 Kuala Lumpur 597.83 -4.10 Tokyo 21.051.71 -436.11 Hongkong 4,911.13 -41.06 Sydney 1,621.7 -3.7 Moaday Change New York 3,275.27 +7.60 London 1,981.2 -1.8
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    • 24 1 Exchange rates US$ SS 1.6440 100 Yen SS 1.2627 MS SS 0.6375 Money nisrkct rates Overnight 3 1/2 unch 3-montn 3 1/2 +1/8
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    • 38 1 I wdw Gold AM fix USS35I .OO USS0.45 S'pore Apr.... 133.75'/kg -0.50 M'sia Apr 209.50 /kg unch KL Tin Turnover 37 tonnes -16 Spot M$14.1l/kg -0.06 Crude palm oil Turnover 750 lots +13 Apr MS895 /tonne -8
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  • 562 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S main highway contractor wants to borrow more money to meet cost blowouts on the giant NorthSouth Expressway project. And some multi-billion-dollar infrastructure developments under the Sixth Malaysia Plan may be deferred because of pressure on the public
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  • 320 1  -  Alliance with UK's Cable and Wireless cannot be ruled out: sources From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG SINGAPORE Telecom is actively pursuing opportunities to expand overseas ahead of its public flotation of shares later this year. A strategic alliance with a world-class player like Cable and Wireless
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  • 369 1 AP WASHINGTON The US government's chief economic forecasting gauge jumped 0.9 per cent in January, marking the first gain in three months and suggesting the nation would escape a renewed recession this year. The gain in the Index of Leading Economic Indicators, announced
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  • 189 1 SINGAPORE The Singapore market fell further yesterday on the back of negative sentiments while markets in the region also recorded losses. The Straits l imes Industrials Index lost 7.95 points to close at 1,452.55. Marine stocks came under Are again in spite of Keppel Corp's
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  • 645 1  -  Analysts forecast earnings rising 14pc By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE'S domestic banks are expected to ring in record earnings for 1991, despite last year's economic slowdown. Analysts expect the Big Four banks to report combined earnings of $940 million for 1991, up
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 554 1 Centrepoint #01-30, Tel: 737 4509 C&C plans hotels in KL THE Cycle and Carriage group will build two hotels on prime land in Kuala Lumpur and its suburb, Petaling Jaya, said Dominic Ng, the general manager of the group's property arm, CCL Properties Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Page 4 Good
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    • 9 1 US manufacturing and construction sectors perk up, Pg 9
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
    • 656 2  -  Malaysian Property Outlook 1992 Reports from Leslie Lopez IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S property market will continue to remain on the uptrend for the next two years but industry executives are divided over the prospects for the market, especially in the office building sector, after 1994. "It
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    • 383 2 KUALA LUMPUR The gradual slowdown in the Singapore economy is expected to affect the island's property market adversely, but a senior property consultant says that prices are not expected to fall to levels experienced in 1986 when the economy went into
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    • 352 2  -  From Rajendra Bajpai IN NEW DELHI TRADING was cautious on the Indian foreign exchange market yesterday the first day of dealing under new rules that partly freed the rupee. Dealers said trade involving the US dollar was thin as importers
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    • 313 2  -  By Shoeb Kagda SINGAPORE Singapore is aiming to become the heart of the multi-billion dollar Asean seafood business. The Republic's location and its expertise in shipping, communications, and finance make it an excellent trans-shipment point for fish products from the region,
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    • 173 2  -  From Florence Chong IN SYDNEY AN AUSTRALIAN company which is using Singapore as its base to boost exports into Asia has been given a federal government grant to further develop those markets. Redflex Systems, based in Victoria, has received close to AsBoo,ooo (*****,200) from
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 395 3  -  Test centre to ensure better quality By Ang Wan May A DESIGN CENTRE will open this year to boost exports of locally-made furniture. And a test centre has been set up to ensure even better quality. The local furniture industry exported $270
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    • 338 3 THE next step in raising productivity in the construction industry is to link the various computerised stages of the building process. The general manager of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Lam Siew Wah, said at the opening of a conference on
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    • 325 3 COMPLAINTS about public services and policy were still the most common type of calls and letters to the Service Improvement Unit (SIU) between August and November last year. But the number of brickbats fell by more than a third. Government departments and
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    • 467 3  -  By Shoeb Kagda JAPANESE high-technology company Mitutoyo Asia Pacific will strengthen its research and development (R&D) facilities and software development in Singapore over the next few years to better meet the demands of a growing Asian market. Plans are also in the
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    • 500 3  -  Auditor-General's annual report By Anna Teo PEOPLE who like to point their fingers at government departments for inefficiency or irregularity might want to lay their hands on the Audi-tor-General's annual report. As the internal watchdog over public finances, the AG sniffs out instances of waste,
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    • NEWS ROUNDUP
      • 110 3 CHILD-CARE CENTRES will be made safer under changes gazetted on Feb 28. The new rulings call for cooks at the centres to undergo medical examination and vaccination against typhoid; and children to be kept away from the kitchen, pantry and from inflammable substances. As for
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      • 74 3 THE contribution of Singapore women to the country's development will be recognised with the presentation of the Woman of the Year Award at the Hyatt Regency tomorrow. The nominations include Professor Chan Heng Chee, director of the Singapore International Foundation; Drs Susan Lim and Uma
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      • 48 3 SINGAPORE will host the third Malaysia-Singapore Committee on the Environment from March 5-6. The committee is expected to discuss and review progress made on various issues: motor vehicles emissions, water quality in the Straits of Johor, management of hazardous chemicals, exchange of information on industrial developments.
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      • 83 3 FRENCH food and beverage trade board Sopexa plans to expand consumer demand and appreciation for French wine in Singapore and South-east Asia. This year's promotional plans include the French Consumer Wine Fair from March 7-8 at the Raffles City Shopping Centre Atrium. Imports of French "sparkling
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    • 150 3 THE Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JMI institute, Japan's largest certification body, to obtain wider recognition on Sisir's ISO 9000 Certification Scheme early this year. Local manufacturers now have the option of seeking certification
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 67 4 SINGAPORE Malayan Credit ltd has acquired Celeric Pte Ltd, which will carry on business as proprietors of sports and recreation clubs. C cleric will also be used to purchase or take on the lease of any land or buildings in connection with the
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      • 93 4 SINGAPORE First Capital Corporation Ltd has entered into an agreement to extend the fulfilment of conditions attached to its purchase of A-Z Holdings Pte Ltd. A supplemental agreement was signed with Thakral Realty Pte Ltd, Peing Hoe Pte Ltd, Add-On Pte Ltd and Thong
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      • 72 4 SINGAPORE The Stock Exchange of Singapore has given in-principle approval for marine-based Hai Sun Hup Group Ltd's proposed US$39 million (Ss64 million) bond-cum-warrant issue. SES also approved the listing and quotation of the warrants, as well as the new 20-cent shares that will be
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      • 31 4 SINGAPORE Harimau Investments Ltd's net tangible asset backing for each $1 ordinary share based on the group's unaudited accounts as of January this year is 1.68 per share.
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    • 231 4 SINGAPORE Kay Hian James Capel Holdings Ltd is investing $3.84 million in a 50 per cent stake in TransPacific Credit (TPC), a firm that provides margin financing. The main vendor in the deal was Metro Holdings Ltd who sold its entire 45 per
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    • 710 4  -  Group puts priority on Wisma Cyclecarri and The Weld extension projects Reports by Sylvia Wong and Lilian Ang SINGAPORE The Cycle and Carriage group, which only recently identified property development as a core business, will build two hotels on prime land in
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    • 347 4 SINGAPORE The property arm of the Cycle and Carriage group is on the lookout for more land. The general manager of CCL Properties Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Mr Dominic Ng, said his company would buy more properties once it had developed all the 10
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    • 476 4  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE The diversified Keppel Group is setting up a Vietnam country fund to tap the growth opportunities that have arisen from the country's widesweeping economic reforms. A Keppel Group spokesperson told BT yesterday that it was in the process
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    • 669 4  -  MARKET TALK By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Few surprises are expected when Sembawang Shipyard announces its full-year results for 1991. After all. the company shines as a star performer of an industry which grossed record sales exceeding $3 billion last
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 124 6 BANGKOK The Thai government has acquired a 12.5 per cent stake in Exxon Corp's Esso Standard Thailand Co Ltd unit ahead of the firm's move to expand its oil refinery. Finance ministry officials did not disclose the price of the Esso equity
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      • 117 6 LONDON Bowater, the British water, packaging and building materials group, announced on Monday the acquisition of two specialist packaging companies, partially funded by a £333 million (***** million) new share issue, after a 0.3 per cent fall in 1991 profit. Pre-tax profit for the year
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      • 112 6 SYDNEY Pacific Magazines and Printing Ltd, the 45 per cent-owned magazine and commercial printing unit of The News Coip Ltd, said profit for the three months to Dec 31 was in line with prospectus forecasts. Pacific Magazines, which was floated by News Corp last
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      • 93 6 COPENHAGEN Carlsberg A/S said it will make a one-for-U rights issue at 200 crowns (5551.60) per 20-crown share for both A and B shares to raise 1.065 billion crowns. Shareholders can apply for the new shares between March 30 and April 10, and Den Danske
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      • 94 6 TOKYO Japan's Sega Enterprises Ltd has agreed to acquire WDK, a French manufacturer of amusement equipment, with a stake in the new Disneyland opening near Paris next month. A company spokesman said on Monday the nine-million-franc (552.6-million) purchase has been approved by the French
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    • 481 6  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Indonesia's Bakrie Group aims to double the turnover of its seven core divisions to more than US$l billion (S$ 1.6 billion) in five years, with telecommunications and manufacturing likely to register the strongest growth. Bakrie Group president
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    • 332 6 IHT JAKARTA In a country where big business is dominated by ethnic Chinese, Indonesia's Bakrie Group has attained a prominent position by using its status as an indigenous company and its political connections to gain foreign partners. Those partners include such names as
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    • 249 6 Reuter SYDNEY Former highflying Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond on Monday won more breathing space in his battle to stave off bankruptcy but will find out later this week whether he is officially broke. Federal Court judge Trevor Morling said on Monday he would
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    • 171 6 AFP BEIJING Shanghai investors rushed to buy issues of seven new stocks on the city's fledgling stock exchange, forcing officials to restrict sales, the Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. "Shanghai citizens rushed to buy the shares today, forcing
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    • 525 6 NYT SAN FRANCISCO The Intel Corp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chips and Technologies Inc, the latest company to clone Intel's 386 microprocessor. In a suit filed last week in a Federal District Court for Northern California, Intel asked for
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    • 264 6 Reuter SYDNEY Building products group Boral Ltd said net profit in the year to June 30, 1992, will be below the A 5211.37 million (SS26O million) net profit of 1990/91. Boral earlier reported a 28.5 per cent fall in net profit to A 591.26
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    • 295 6 BANGKOK Bangkok Land Co chief executive officer Anant Kanjanapas has rejected rumours that he and his family had dumped shares in the firm, the Bangkok Post reported on Monday. Bangkok Land stock dropped 13 baht (550.83) to 189 baht late last week and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 256 5 THERE ARE THREE IMPORTANT Things To Check before Choosing an office building. A.LOCATION B.LOCATION C.LOCATION Ask any real estale agent what's important to the value of a building, and financial district; services to business could not be bettered. he'll tell you that location is everything. The (JOB Plaza, therefore, will
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • 420 7 Loss to be company's first since mid-1960s FT TOKYO Yamaichi Securities, one of Japan's big four brokers, said yesterday it would report a loss for the year to the end of March, the first since the company was restructured
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    • 539 7 NYT WASHINGTON The federal government sued a leading New York law firm and its former managing partner for US$275 million (***** million) on Monday and moved to freeze their assets for their role in representing Charles H Keating Jr, the
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    • SMALL CHANGE
      • 108 7 MANILA The state-controlled Philippine National Bank (PNB) said on Monday it will later this month sell another 10 per cent stake worth about 2.27 billion pesos (SSI3B million) to the public. Bank president Edgardo Espiritu said, however, the offering would only be
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      • 76 7 MANAMA, Bahrain Bahrain International Bank EC (BIB), a Bahrain-based offshore bank, said on Monday it posted a revised US$l2.6 million (5520.7 million) net profit for 1991. Last month, the bank, which made a net loss of USSB.3 million in 1990, announced a US$l3 million profit.
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      • 54 7 JAKARTA Indonesia's President Suharto called for a reviftw of regulations forcing banks to provide 20 per cent of all loans to small enterprises, press reports said yesterday. The central bank ruled in 1990 that banks must provide at least 20 per cent of their
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      • 66 7 NEW YORK Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US said on Monday it lost US$B9B million (SSI.S billion) last year under a new accounting system implemented to bring the insurer closer to becoming a public company owned by stockholders. Equitable attributed the loss partly to a
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    • 201 7  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE Ms Teo Lay Khim, a director of Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Asia Ltd (SCMBA), is leaving the British bank to head the corporate finance division of NDC Merchant Bank Ltd. Now on leave from SCMBA, Ms Teo
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    • 191 7 Reuter HONGKONG Banks in Hongkong will be required to submit detailed reports of short-term liabilities and assets to give a clearer picture of their liabilities management, a senior government official said yesterday. "The old reporting system wasn't here or there. It didn't enable us
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    • 300 7 Reuter LONDON Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, on Monday said a US district judge had ruled that a case brought against it by three members in Chicago last year could not be heard outside Britain. A Lloyd's statement said
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  • THE REGION
    • NOTE BOOK
      • 87 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia wants to establish closer cooperation with Asian countries in developing nuclear science and technology for peaceful use, especially in agriculture, industry, medicine and education. Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding said yesterday that the degree of participation would be
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      • 70 8 MANILA The Philippines will stand by its claim over eight islands of the disputed Spratlys chain despite a law passed by China last week claiming them, Defence Secretary Renato De Villa said here yesterday. "Our basic stand on the matter is that the islands we
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      • 61 8 JAKARTA Indonesia has asked Japan to increase its Indonesian oil imports from 13 per cent to 15 per cent of its total import needs, said a report in the Bisnis Indonesia daily yesterday. Indonesia is the third biggest oil exporter to Japan, supplying 13
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      • 101 8 MANILA Defence Secretary Renato De Villa said here yesterday that the Philippines would maintain military ties with the United States after the pullout of US forces from the country this year. Mr De Villa said Manila still had a mutual defence treaty with Washington under which both
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    • 413 8 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia, Asia's only member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), expects imports of petrochemical products to rise following a government decision to postpone an olefin project, a senior industry ministry official said. Firdaus Munaf, director for chemicals, said talks on
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    • 330 8 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's foreign debt jumped by almost As 6 billion (5&7.3 billion) in the December quarter to the highest level on record, the Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. But bearish market sentiment about the rise was offset by better-than-expected balance of payments figures
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    • 328 8 AFP MANILA Miriam Santiago, little known outside the Philippines, leads the field in the race to succeed President Corazon Aquino, topping popularity polls with a consistency that baffles her rivals. The brilliant, articulate and uncompromising former judge has defied the odds by overshadowing
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    • 225 8 Bernama BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia The vendor development, or sub-contracting, programme, which proved successful at Proton, the manufacturer of Malaysia's national car, will be introduced to other industries, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Sen Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. She said the ministry had identified
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    • 211 8 AP BANGKOK Vietnam plans to attack its severe unemployment problem over the next three years by increasing jobs for young people and relocating more than 1.2 million people to virgin farmland, the state radio reported. The Voice of Vietnam report, broadcast on Sunday, said
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  • THE WORLD
    • 473 9 Falling income and spending worry economists Reuter NEW YORK America's manufacturing sector turned up last month and construction spending rose in January, boosting hopes that an economic recovery is underway at last. But separate data showing Americans' incomes fell and consumer spending barely
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    • 264 9 AFP BRUSSELS European Community (EC) ministers have failed to agree on how to continue negotiations towards a Gatt world trade accord, and diplomats here said the chances of an agreement this year were fading. French Agricultural Minister Louis Mermaz said on Monday
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    • 408 9 Reuter WASHINGTON Mr Alan Greenspan easily won Senate approval for a second term as head of the United States Federal Reserve Board, but he finds himself under mounting political pressure to do more to revive the country's struggling economy. The fact that the Senate
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    • WORLDWATCH
      • 118 9 BRUSSELS Proposals to increase the European Community's budget by 30 per cent over the next five years have received a cool reception from EC foreign ministers. Portugal, which currently holds the EC's rotating presidency and would be one of the major beneficiaries
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      • 52 9 BERLIN Germany's Treuhand agency said it had sold off close to half ot the 11.427 former East German state firms or subsidiaries in what is the world's biggest privatisation programme. Treuhand said 5,584 concerns had been privatised by Feb 1 and 5,843 remained in
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      • 59 9 TOKYO Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog, often criticised for putting no bite into its enforcement of fair trade laws, has responded to US pressure by endorsing sharply higher criminal tines for violators of those rules. The Fair Trade Commission also said it was investigating allegations that more
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      • 99 9 WASHINGTON A US$l5 billion (5524.6 billion) cut in the US defence budget, proposed by a prominent member of the House of Representatives, is gaining ground in Congress, making American generals nervous. The cut for the fiscal year that begins in October is about twice what
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      • 102 9 GENEVA China faces the possibility of an unprecedented censure motion this week for its policies in Tibet from the United Nations' highest human rights body. Tibet is one of a clutch of issues on which the 53 members of the United Nations Human Rights
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    • 356 9 AP MANAMA, Bahrain King Fahd's effort to introduce political liberalisation to Saudi Arabia drew mixed feelings on Monday from Gulf Arabs. Some welcomed the Saudi monarch's announcement on Sunday creating a longawaited consultative council as a step towards giving the people greater say
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    • 232 9 Reuter TOKYO A pending free trade agreement between the United States and Mexico has the scent of a sweet deal for corporate Japan, but few here are ready to follow their noses just yet. A liberal accord could make Mexico a cheap manufacturing base
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    • 543 9 Major conglomerates switching to more high-tech projects SEOUL A realignment of Korean enterprises is under way, with the largest business groups moving on to futuristic projects and the second largest groups advancing into what used to be the domains of the largest conglomerates, industry
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    • Article, Illustration
      45 9 NEW YORK A crowd gathering outside the United Nations to watch the raising of flags for nine countries that were admitted to the United Nations on March 2. The nine countries include eight former Soviet republics and the small nation of San Marino
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    • 392 9 AP MOSCOW Russia has announced that it will free domestic oil prices and slap a 50 per cent tax on oil and oil products, moving closer to full membership in the International Monetary Fund but adding to the soaring cost of living. The
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • 450 10 EDITORIAL ONCE AGAIN, amazing acrobatic acts of ace aviators astounded observers in Singapore last week. But the daredevilry should not overshadow the serious business intent of Asian Aerospace which has arrived in more sense than one. One, it has presented a showcase of technical wizardry
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • 289 10 WHATEVER the critics may say, last Friday's Budget has something for everyone. The problem is that the goodies are distributed so widely from the boardroom to the humblest one-room HDB flat that many are getting just a little. The Government has been such a successful
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    • 113 10 VISION 1995 for the national productivity movement presents realistic goals for Singapore. However, it would remain a vision unless workers and employers have the correct attitude about ways to complement each other's roles. It is not enough to feel proud that Singapore workers are number one in the
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    • 93 10 OF THE four major goals of the National Productivity Board, increasing the productivity of local enterprises has attracted the most attention. Proprietors of small and medium-sized companies should not be too dependent on government aid. and employees should not just expect to get more income and not be
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
    • 152 10 WHATEVER PEOPLE may say about Gus Dur as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Abdurrahman Wahid is popularly known nobody can take him lightly. In a bold and controversial move, he amassed well over 100,000 people at Jakarta's Senayan sports complex yesterday. It was an impressive show. People
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    • 183 10 MEMBERS of Parliament. Congressmen. Representatives. However they are known in different countries they are all legislators members of a lawmaking body. Yet amid all the fervent activity in the run-up to the March 22 general elections in this country it is easy to overlook that one
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    • 188 10 IF THE SERIES of leaks concerning what may or may not be contained in Financial Secretary Hamish Macleod's speech on Wednesday turns out to be true, Hongkong will have witnessed its first ever public consultation exercise before a Budget. It is well-known that governments use leaks to
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  • 1131 10  -  John Helmer, reporting from Moscow, takes a look at the significance of the visit to China by Russia's Minister of Foreign Economic Relations John Helmer RUSSIAN policymakers regard this week's mission to China, led by the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations. Pyotr Aven. as a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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  • ANALYSIS
    • 845 11  -  Hie Seattle limes' decision to publish accusations of sexual harassment by eight unidentified women against Senator Brock Adams has prompted debates among journalists all over America. Alex S Jones reports Alex S Jones NYT DID The Seattle Times act properly last Sunday when
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    • 1787 11  -  Florence Chong, reporting from Sydney, looks at Australia's efforts to sell itself as a tourist destination, particularly in Asia and Europe Florence Chong Tourism is now the largest export earner for Australia, surpassing wheat, wool and coal. Australia's income from this sector is estimated
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    • 846 11  -  Some medical experts have estimated that well over a million Australians could be suffering from the social and financial problems caused by compulsive gambling, says Reg Gratton Reg Gratton Reuter HILDEGARD Machtas' story of embezzlement and deception is a familiar one as Australia's
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  • THE LAW PAGE
    • 722 12  -  David Gabriel reports on the first dissenting judgment produced by the Court of Appeal in 20 years David Gabriel THE Court of Appeal has produced its first dissenting judgment in 20 years, with Judge Warren Khoo having disagreed recently with fellow judges L
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    • 406 12 CASE LUI CHANG SOONG V PUBLIC PROSECUTOR High Court of the Republic of Singapore, Magistrate's Appeal No 37/91/01 Judicial Commissioner K S Rajah. THE appellant, Lui. had been fined a total of $27,000 by a magistrate after pleading guilty to two charges of having uncensored and obscene
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    • 458 12 LIE KIE SIANG V MARCUS HAN NGUM JUAN High Court of the Republic of Singapore, Originating Summons No 1212 of 1990 Judicial Commissioner MPH Rubin. THE defendant had admitted breach of contract at an earlier hearing before Justice Goh Joon Seng. The dispute was over
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  • SPORTS
    • 681 13 Cricket: World Cup Reuter CHRISTCHURCH Lancaster Park will be the scene today of a momentous first meeting between West Indies and South Africa, an event undreamed of only a few years ago, when they clash in the cricket World Cup. West Indies, for many years
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    • 178 13 Reuter MESA, Arizona The Chicago Cubs said on Monday it had agreed to a five-year contract extension for Ryne Sandberg that will make the star second baseman the highest-paid player in baseball. The deal, worth an estimated US$3l million (SSSO million) over the
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    • 338 13 Reuter AFP NAPIER, New Zealand New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs in a chaotic World Cup cricket match yesterday marked by three rain interruptions and a whirlwind stand of 127 between Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones. Calculators were almost as useful as bats
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    • 1096 13 You don't always get what you pay for NYT FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida Based on a combination of his performance and his salary, Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox was the biggest bargain in baseball last season. Thomas, playing his first full season in
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    • SIDE LINES
      • 161 13 INDIANAPOLIS Fifteen-year-old Anita Nail of the United States broke the world record in the 200-metre breaststroke at the US Olympic Team Selection Meet for the second time in one day on Monday. Nail, who set a world record of two minutes 25.92 seconds
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      • 95 13 INDIANAPOLIS Long jump world record holder Mike Powell on Monday was announced as winner of the 62nd annual Sullivan Award for 1991. The prestigious trophy has been presented since 1930 to the amateur athlete judged the most outstanding for the previous year. The 28-year-old Powell leaped 8.95
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      • 128 13 BEVERLY HILLS, California The American swimming hero of the 1972 Olympics, Mark Spitz, has given up his year-long comeback bid. Now 42. Spitz had wanted to return to the top flight and even swim at the Barcelona Games. But on Monday, he acknowledged that he
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      • 101 13 BOCA RATON, Florida Chanda Rubin, granted a week off from high school because of the Mardi Gras, registered the first significant upset at the Virginia Slims of Florida on Monday. The 16-year-old rookie who turned pro in August came back from an opening set rout to defeat
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    • 414 13 AP BALTIMORE Mike Utley is simply one of the guys this week, trading stories with 27 other National Football League players who will receive awards for their courage on and off the field. The fact that Utley is in a wheelchair, the victim
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  • LIFESTYLE
    • 486 15  -  Susan Tsang on the German lensman Wolfgang Pippert Susan Tsang CHAO lah, le jo si mi!" (Go away, what are you doing!) was a shout Wolfgang Pippert encountered frequently on his trips to Chinatown. However, the German with three cameras was not a nosy tourist but
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    • 299 15 Star Trekkies, your favourite TV programme becomes science NYT THE National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington has often been the last hope of parents desperate to interest their children in something besides television. Now, television wins. Star Trek:
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    • 578 15 CHATHRBQX PRINCE, the song-writer and performer, will compose the score for a Joffrey ballet. Billboards, which is to have its world premiere in January-. The four-part ballet will be choreographed by Laura Dean, Charles Moulton, Peter Pucci and Vlargo Sappington. Prince offered
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
    • 4197 16  -  By Carolyn Lim SHARE prices slipped further in Singapore yesterday on continued pessimism about the local economy. Brokers said trade figures released on Monday confirmed the market's fear of a slower economy. The figures showed that Singapore's trade slid to $17.2 billion
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      60 16  -  By Chew Eng Han Comment THE target of $8.80 was reached in January, and the stock has since fallen substantially. Weekly stochastics are heading down, and monthly stochastics are showing a possible bearish divergence signal, which means the January peak may turn out to be a long-term top.
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  • 2734 18 Pedis Plant 535 +20 +3.9% Gentings 50* 840 +10 +1.2% Tasek Cement 295 +8 +2.8% Esso 50* 474 6 +1.3% Golden Hope 137 +2 +1.5% MAS 468 2 0.4% Public Bank 50* 92 +2 +2.2% GILUSS0I0 71% +1 +1.4% B Raya 78 +1 +1.3% MMC
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    • 64 18 YOU HAVE A DREAM? These men have $850 million to make it come true Venture capital funds have already J helped some 100 Singapore companies fj. i, X iRN realise their potential. However, there -J are signs now that more money is floating around than there are 'good' S'pore's venture
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 5204 19 Bernama Reuter SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closed broadly lower on renewed selling as investors directed their attention to the public issue of state-owned electric utility Tenaga Nasional, brokers said. Investors were said to be pulling back their positions and
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    • 700 20 Main Board Last Ful Year Forecast Date Net Net Profit EPS anncd Year EPS Grots profit Range Ranje Company Period last jr ending (cts) dk (S 0«0) (Sim) (cts) fint Capital I Feb 25 Jun 92 5 4 1 0 8 891 54—13 4 33—8 2 MT F
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    • 1259 20 Mm bard list M Year C«*m Penod Date Ye* EPS Cms Ret MiiHi Ming (ets) <#* prtft last rear (SS'IN) EMS Final Nov 6 Jul 91 3.0TE 17.8781 •0 Secanttes Final Mar 6 Dec 91 2.5 9 0 631 fTt*"*— M Interim Mar 6 Jun 92 39
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    • 97 20 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend (000) (cents) Ce'ebos Feb 13 Sep 91 S45.6?3f(S38 911) 148(128) 236TE(30IE) KL Kepong Feb 13 Sep 91 M$64 883<$62 896) 15 3(148) 15(15) NST Feb 10 Aug 91 M$55 298(59 064) 30 9(33
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    • 258 20 Company Date Year Group pre-tax Net earnings Cross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend C000) (cents) Keppei Corpn Mar 3 Dec 91 $270.740($225 008 35 2(31 2) 10(8) MTC Feb 29 Dec 91 M$56.314<$68 736) 175(19 37.2(37 2) Jurong Ship Feb 28 Dec 91 $91 395(170 647
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    • 308 20 Company Date Malf-yoar Croup pro-tax Interim ann to profit/loss (L) dividend (000) Cons Plant Feb 29 Dec 91 M$59 800($40 600) 10(8) DMIB Bhd Feb 29 Dec 91 M$20 MO(120.400 6(6) Sea View Feb 29 Dec 91 $5,285(52.701) Sime Darby Feb 29 Dec 91 MS3S8 800(S320.100) 7(7) Sime
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    • 558 20 Company Rights Issue Aftance Tech One fomiie (a SI 00 per share Bolt or Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 35*0 Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991 with 45 489m detachable warrants on the basis of (2 nominal amount of Bonds for every three existing shares held Every
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    • 1770 20 Trans Registered Substantial Buy/ No. et Amount Shareholding Stock Date Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares Before After SPC 28/02/92 CDP-DBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd DBS Bank S 10,000 29.851 132,400 476 41 38 132,390.476 41 37 NatSteel 28/02/92 Street Names DBS Bank S 5.000 21.206 39.642.698 18 65 39.637
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    • 141 20 Mar 2 Indonesian tyre-maker PT Gadjah Tunggal, to be listed on Mar 4, will be the first Indonesian company, the first scripless counter and the first depository receipt traded on the over-the-counter market Feb 29 Sesdaq-fisted The Hour Glass Ltd is aiming to upgrade to mam-board listing this
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    • 613 20 Current Ex Books Data Total for Total for payment date dose payable the year last year Ase* Find USlOC(b) Mar 10 Mar 20 Mar USIOc US10C Awno 20c 12 SITE Mar 3 Mar 13 May 15 17 51TE 12 5%TE BMT {10 (100) 501(1) Feb 21 Mar 4
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    • 156 20 Company Rights Issue Am Pjc Land Four (or seven M$0 50 per share Ex-date Ian 3 Books close Ian 17 Acceptance Payment Mar 5 MC8 rtdp One tor ten <.i MSI 10 per share E»date Feb 24 Books close Mar 9 Acceptance Payment NYA Tedt Resowces Four for
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    • 127 20 Wearne Brothers Ltd: 77th AGM at 65 Chulia Street #33-00. OCBC Centre. Singapore 0104. on Wednesday. Mar 4. at 10.30 am Tongkah Hokkrifs Bhd: EGM at Pahang Room. Shangri-La Hotel, ialan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, Mar 4, at 10.30 am Kuala Lumpu Kepong Bhd: 19th
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    • 159 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index 1992 tofh: 1316 68 21/2/92) 1992 hifh; 1545 92 27/1/92) 1992 low: *****4 (2/1/92) 1992 tow. *****5 (3/3/92) 1991 tofh: 1333 08 3/6/91) 1991 156 5 58 3/6/91) 1991 tow: 1022 52 (16/1/91) 1991 tow: 1149 08 (16/1/91) 1990 torh: *****3
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    • 384 20 In local cuit In SS In IS$ d> >t dy S >r S d> S >r Mar 2 Index chge chge chge chge chge chge World 404.7 0.2 -0.9 0.1 -2.5 0.1 -3.8 fEAFE 496.3 0.2 -1.2 0.2 -4 4 0.2 -5.7 Europe 438.7 -0.2
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
    • 2180 21 Reuter HEAVY buying of Bangkok Bank in the last hour of trading shored up prices in the banking sector and helped the index to close higher yesterday, brokers said. The SET index ended 9.42 points up at 788.52. Turnover amounted to 5.52
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  • JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 1165 21 Reuter SHARES closed higher in active trade, with the index edging up 2.42 points to 282.85 yesterday, brokers said. They said locals were active in the market, with strong buying interest in the banking sector. Turnover rose to 5.08 million shares from Monday's
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 2571 22 Reuter TOKYO stocks slumped to close at the day's lows in quiet, aimless trade yesterday. Arbitrage unwinding and profit-taking by institutional investors quickly wiped out Monday's modest gains, brokers said. Fears of poor corporate earnings for the closing fiscal year also depressed sentiment. "The
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONGKONG
    • 2590 22 Reuter SHARE prices ended lower in quiet trade yesterday as players continued to take profits following the market's recent sharp gains, brokers said. "The downturn was led by Hutchison and Cheung Kong which were hit by a rights issue rumour," said Robert Mumford, a dealer
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 2235 23 Reuter THE LETHARGIC Australian stock market yesterday closed lower after a quiet day, showing no enthusiasm for some reasonable economic data and fair profit results. Brokers said stocks were down across the board, with News Corp the only highlight. "It was generally a
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Seoul closes lower on liquidity concerns
      • 807 23 SHARES ended lower yesterday after fluctuating in a wide range. Prices were pushed lower by fears of a credit crunch, brokers said. "Suspension of trading in the shares of Sam mi Steel ignited investor worries of financial constraints in several firms," a Dongush Securities broker said. The exchange ordered
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      • 474 23 A LATE round of selling pulled stocks to a lower close with share prices losing ground across the board yesterday, brokers said. The weighted index slid 87.73 points or 1.7 per cent to finish at 5,056.64. Turnover fell to NT532.9 billion from NTS 39 billion on Monday. Brokers said
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      • 444 23 STOCKS fell yesterday on lingering investor concern that uncertainties surrounding the May elections may block any advance by the Manila market, brokers said. Manila's composite index shed 14.37 points to close at 1,157.46. Brokers said it may test its next support at 1,140.00. Traders focused on chart trends and
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      • 287 23 TELECOM was again the focus of a drifting market, losing seven cents to take the NZSE-40 capital index down 16.37 to 1,484.36 yesterday. Brokers said Monday's buying interest in Telecom had dried up, leaving the price nowhere to go but down. Telecom ended at NZ52.47 and turnover in
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      • 49 23 OOM P>lltw MMl 3 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital I.4S4 36 1.500.73 -16.37 MANNA Composite Index 1.157.46 1,171.83 -14.37 Turnover (million) 542.6 777.7 -235.1 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 5.056.64 5,144.37 47.73 Turnover (NTS billion) 32.9 39.0 -6.1 SEOUL Compocite Stock Index 615.92 620.65 -4.73 Turnover (billion won) 326.2 292.9 33.3
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • US stocks close with slight gains
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        1491 24 STOCKS managed to close with marginal gains in choppy trading on Monday after a day-long struggle to shake off the burden of sagging bonds following the release of better-than-expected economic news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which slipped 1.78 points on Friday, rebounded 7.60 points to 3,275.27, snapping
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      • 459 24 Other markets in Europe, South Africa and Canada Johannesburg Mar 2 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha.... 4100 +50 AECI 950 unch AMIC 7700 200 Abercom 125 Amaprop 730 10 BAZ 1300 Barlows 5525 25 Basil Strk 20 Blyvoor 610 -15 CG Smith ***** 200 Cnagalo 2650 unch Curfin 700 20 Edgars
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        839 24 SHARE prices fell sharply in early trading on Monday on the London Stock Exchange, weakened by news of a planned large-scale share flotation by international pharmaceuticals company Wellcome, but regained some lost ground in the afternoon on a firmer Wall Street opening. The FTSE 100-share index closed at 2,554.3,
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      • 72 24 Mar 2 Close Previous NEW YORK Dow Jones 3.275.27 3.267.67 +7.60 SAP 500 412.45 412.70 -0.25 Turnover (million) 180.67 221.11 -40.44 LONDON Financial Times 30 1.981.2 1.983.0 -1.8 FTSE 100 2.554.3 2.562.1 -7.8 Turnover (million) 433.6 446.8 -13.2 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.747.8 1,745.13 +2.67 AMSTERDAM EOE Index unav unav PARIS
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      • 327 24 THE Frankfurt stock market continued its consolidation on Monday, operators said, while volume was on the light side. The DAX spot trend index ended at 1,747.87 points, up by 0.2 per cent on the day, while the Commerzbank indicator dipped by 0.10 per cent to 2,010.90 points. Bank issues
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      • 224 24 THE Paris Bourse was weak during the early part of the Monday session, but reduced its losses toward the close after the release of some good US economic statistics, operators said. The CAC-40 stock price index was down by 0.43 per cent at the opening, and by 0.75 per
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      • 324 24 SWISS shares ended a quiet session little changed on Monday. Dealers said activity was low as expected because of carnival celebrations in some parts of Switzerland and Germany. Slightly higher Swiss money market rates and mixed share markets in Europe also weighed on sentiment, they added. The all-share SPI
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      • 269 24 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse closed broadly higher in moderate trade, and dealers said high liquidity among institutional investors, falling Swedish interest rates and strong foreign interest was behind the rise. The bourse general index rose 1.08 per cent to 940.98 in turnover of 394 million crowns. Blue chips
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      • 344 24 TORONTO stocks withstood a series of US economic data which battered the bond market, ending flat in slow trade, dealers said. The US data countered consumer confidence figures last week showing the economy was deteriorating, they added. "The (National Association of Purchasing Management) orders figures came out much better
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
    • 1181 25 REPORTS ASIA TOKYO: The US dollar yesterday climbed higher against the yen and the mark in thin but nervous late Asian as bullish sentiment triggered stop-loss buying, dealers said. "The market is thin with London just about to come in.
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    • 351 25 Reuter MOSCOW Russia announced new plans for its battered currency on Monday, pledging to set a single rouble rate against the dollar once the economy began to stabilise. Government adviser Konstantin Kagalovsky said Russia would abolish its special commercial rate for the rouble
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    • 170 25 Reuter LONDON British mortgage lenders, battered by the deepest recession since World War 11, have turned to a new breed of security dubbed the arrears bond. Lenders who finance mortgages by asset securitisation are being hit by mortgage arrears, resulting in a risk
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    • 386 25 Cross rates Mar 3 I USS S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZ$ USS 1.6435 2.5810 1.6440 129.80 0.5703 1.4900 1.3280 1.8248 SS 0.60o5 1.5704 1.0003 78.9778 0.3470 0.9066 0.8080 1.1103 MS 0.3874 0.64 0.6370 50.2906 0.2210 0.5773 0.5145 0.7070 Dm- 0.6083 0.9997 1.5700 78.95 0.3469 0.9063
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    • 538 25 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer Overnight 3 5/8 3 3/4 1-mpnth 3 7/16 3 9/16 2-ntomh 3 7/16 3 9/16 3 1/2 3 5/8 Overnight mode: 3-5/8 LS> Bid Offer 7 diys 4 3/16 4 5/16 1 month 4 3/16 4 5/16 2 months 4 3/16 4 5/16
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    • 1144 25 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/lnt Vol Mar 92 95 66 95.70 95.66 95.69 4500 ***** 2413 Jun 92 95.37 95.42 95.37 95 39 ***** ***** 3981 Sep 92 95.04 95.10 95.03 95.05 7000 9876 3706 Dec 92 94.39 94.46 94.39 94.42 2800 6560 2296
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  • COMMODITIES
    • 840 26 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market declined six sen to close at M$ 14.11 per kg on lack of buying interest yesterday. Dealers said a sharp drop of US$4O per tonne in the price of
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    • 480 26 Reuter JABIRU, Australia In its 1980s heyday, this north Australian town was dubbed the world's uranium capital, with more than a fifth of known reserves lying nearby. But declining sales have drawn a pall over the industry, sparking mine closures in Canada,
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    • 255 26 Reuter BOGOTA Colombian coffee production is projected to rise to 17.7 million bags in the 1993/94 coffee year before falling back to 17.3 million bags in 1994/95, according to a National Coffee Growers Federation document. The document formed the basis
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  • 1433 26 Rubber Mar 3 MS (M In Mm) S cents/kg Noon Close Int 1 RSS Prompt 134.00/I35.00N 133.75/134 75N Inl 1 RSS Apr 92 134.00/134. SO 133.75/134.25 Int 1 RSS May 135.00/135 50 I34.7VI 35.25 Int 2 RSS OP 132.00/133.00N 132.00/133 OON Int 3 RSS OP 131 50/132.50N 131 50/132
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    • 578 27  -  POSTCARD FROM Amman By Rana Sabbagh JORDAN'S tourism officials are using everything from Lawrence of Arabia to pictures of women in swimsuits to erase images of the Gulf War and lure visitors back. A multi-million-dollar public and private sector campaign to put Jordan back on
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    • 151 27 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2326 1.2494 Canadian dollar 1.3682 1.3959 NZ dollar 0.8914 0.918S Sterling pound 2.8681 2.9070 US dollar 1.6405 1.6475 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.06
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    • 164 27 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the late morning and early afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 33.2 Assoc humidity 60% Minimum temperature 24.3 Assoc humidity 95% Hours of sunshine 7.95 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month 12.3 Rainy days this month 1 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 22/16
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  • 440 28  -  Annual emigration rate levelling off at around 60,000 From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG HONGKONG'S brain drain is slowing, government statistics released yesterday show. Also, those who have left are returning in greater numbers because of a strong domestic economy and difficulty in finding
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  • 405 28 De Klerk seeks final mandate in this month's referendum Reuter JOHANNESBURG President FW de Klerk declared yesterday that this month's referendum would be the last whites-only vote on whether to press on towards black rule in South Africa. Taking his US-style roadshow campaign to the
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  • 376 28 Reuter TOKYO A major survey to be published on Friday by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to show growing pessimism among businessmen on the state of the economy but will not force the bank into a hasty cut of
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  • 323 28 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Major rubber producing countries will next month apply pressure for early re-negotia-tion of the International Natural Rubber Agreement (Inra) to help lift weak prices, officials said yesterday. "We want a decision to re-negotiate Inra by May. We
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  • 289 28 AP JERUSALEM Menachem Begin, the former prime minister who made peace with Egypt but led Israel into a divisive war in Lebanon, suffered a heart attack yesterday and was rushed unconscious to a hospital. The 78-year-old Begin was still unconscious and
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  • 458 28 Reuter WASHINGTON President George Bush vetoed on Monday a bill attaching conditions to trade with China, declaring that his policy of "comprehensive engagement" was pushing the Beijing government in the right direction. Beijing reacted by saying the veto was a wise decision
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  • 267 28 Reuter BEIJING China's hardline Prime Minister Li Peng, voicing themes more flexible than those he has been associated with in the past, has called for political reforms to accompany economic change. "The premier pointed out (that) economic reforms must be matched with political reforms," the
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 457 29  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE A senior US airport official praised Changi Airport as "a classical example of how to build an airport." David Plavin, director of aviation for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, told Business Times he
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    • 285 29  -  By Tan Hua Joo SINGAPORE In response to increasing demand from shippers, the Safari consortium will deploy a sixth vessel on the Far East-South Africa trade route. The 1,600-TEU Hakata will be added to Safari's fleet of five ships from May. However, as Safari wants
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    • 490 29 Asahi News TOKYO Japan Airlines has reported its first loss since it was privatised in 1987. Net losses are expected to come to 4 billion yen ($50.7 million) for fiscal 1991. In October, JAL had projected it would end the year
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    • 354 29 Reuter LONDON Tanker operators are eagerly waiting for the conclusions of this week's tanker design meeting at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which started on Monday, industry sources said. Some 200 delegates at the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) are due to rule
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    • 277 29 AFP KIEV Piotr Balabuev, head of former Soviet aviation manufacturer Antonov, has called for European. Japanese or American cooperation and financial participation across the entire range of Anotonov's design and manufacturing activities. In particular, Antonov is seeking assistance for the development of three
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    • LOG BOOK
      • 71 30 'NEW ORLEANS Avondale Industries Inc said it expects ;to report a "significant" loss for the fourth quarter of 1991. ;The company said the loss relates primarily to revised estimates on completing two contracts with the US Navy to •build seven T-AO tankers and three LSD-CS
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      • 46 30 The Swedish vessel Bremon ran aground off '.the Finnish port of Hanko, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence iService said. A tug/icebreaker and coast guard vessel are on 'site but no information on refloating the 8,659 dwt vessel, •which was bound for Lappohja, is available.
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      • 53 30 tON DON The Indian tanker Netaji Subhas Bose has •requested a survey in respect of a fire on its main switchyard synchro panel on Feb 26 at Mena al Ahmadi, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence Service said. The 89,392 dwt vessel is at ihe Kuwaiti port ready
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      • 54 30 LONDON The Kuwaiti tanker Rehab is undergoing temporary repairs at Khor Fakkan, OAE following damage sustained delivering bunkers to the Japanese-owned tanker iCosmo Jupiter, 238,770 dwt, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence said. Permanent repairs on the 18,522-dwt vessel have been Referred and dry docking is not necessary,
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      • 115 30 TOKYO Japan and the United States have agreed that US military forces will return a part of their air traffic control areas to Japan in late June, the transport ministry said on Monday. This will mean that Japanese airliners can fly from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to
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      • 35 30 WASHINGTON Northrop Corp has been awarded a (JS$ 127.1 million increase to a US defence contract for additional contractor support for the B-2 stealth bomber programme, the Air Force said.
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      • 102 30 OBERPFAFFENHOFEN, Germany Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, part of Deutsche Aerospace AG (DASA) the aerospace subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG, said it may build a Stretch version of its new Dornier 328 regional aircraft. A Company statement said Dornier had begun developing a Dornier 328 Stretch aircraft with
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    • 208 30 THE weak trend in the freights market continued last week, with world trade in raw materials adversely affected by the world economic slowdown, traders said. On the futures market, the baltic Freight Index lost 25 points to finish the week at 1,222 points. It rose by one point
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    • 719 30 COURSES Mar 4-Apr 15 (7 evenings): Course on Understanding Air Cargo and Sea-Air Operations, prganised by Singapore National Shipping Association. (SDF: case-by-case basis). For further details and application forms, please contact SNSA at tel: 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079. Mar 4-Apr 30 (2 courses of 18 evenings duration): Container
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    • 1158 30 For three years, the EC has been trying to create a model for ship registration. But it has failed to come up with an effective solution. Why? International Transport Journal WITH VARIO U S changes in accent, since the spring of 1989, the EC Commission has
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    • 1151 30 P*ge C ol ABC Containcrline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 A.P.C. Lines 13 5 A cWarehousing 15 5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asian Break-Bulk 16
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    • 8279 38 This is a list ot 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 tor a maximum
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 562 45 Vtutl Voy No Berth Armil Ooparture Vessel Voy Wo forth VmH Departue Marina t i Toyofu|i 15 11 S06 04 03/1000 04 03/1600 JSTLTSr M03 04 03/2300 SO? 0303/1030 0503/1200 Satan Baru B130 M04 alongside 0303/2300 p Batam Murn. *****2 M03 alongside 0303/2300 t Citra iaya *****2
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      • 198 45 I>ni4 JOOOfC rOn Berth: 1: Nhut Tao; 2: Bomin, Iron Will; 3: Melaka Jaya; 4: Bangkok Navee; 5: Kota lati; 6: Ummodest. 01 j«tty: Alkartoubi, Subur, VakJimir Vysotkiy. DCJ: Stolt Camelia. on Mar 3: Santi, Green Sea, Soon Hin, Amity, Johan, Bunga Bindang, Bunga Dahlia. DM on
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      • 996 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookinf/Batance Rrits Slip Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACX Jade 74A 04/1600 1 03/1500 03/1659 03/1900 Ad Goncharov 08SI92 04/1800 1 03/1500 03/1659 03/1900 Aft Prate ***** 05/0730 1 03/1500 03/1659 03/1900 2 03/1700 04/0659 04/0900 3
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    • 374 46 AP SEATTLE Collapse of the Soviet Union and greater stability in the Middle East will lift the worldwide airline industry from bust to boom, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group predicted on Monday. Passenger air travel will nearly triple and US$B57 billion (Ssl.4 trillion) worth of
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    • 308 46 Reuter WASHINGTON The United States, in direct conflict with its northern neighbour, said that Honda of America Manufacturing Inc was importing cars from Canada with foreign-made engines that could not qualify for duty-free status. Canada had ruled that the cars, made in 1989-1990,
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    • 286 46 Reuter NEW YORK Putting aside competitive haggling, 13 telephone companies have signed a mutual aid and service restoration pact for the New York area. Under the terms, American Telephone and Telegraph, MCI Communications Corp, Nynex Corp, Teleport Communications Group, Sprint, Metropolitan Fiber Systems
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    • 25 29 The Driving Force Which Made Singapore ■f A V Z -.nfe i 1 £1' ji I l"» 7>- A?t t rw*" i <i l" Mt'
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    • 214 29 SUMMARY What's the problem with Euros WITH VARIOUS changes in accent, since the spring of 1989, the EC Commission has been trying to create a model for ship registration which is capable of counteracting the trend towards flagging-out and also of strengthening the competitiveness of EC-based shipping companies Page 2
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    • 129 30 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE We. SETIA MARINE PRIVATE LIMITED hereby give notice that we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 386 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 179) in respect of the ship "HJS 188" of Official Number *****0 of gross tonnage 630 tons, register tonnage 189
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    • 128 30 OFFICIAL NOTICE We, SETIA MARINE PRIVATE LIMITED hereby give notice that we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 386 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 179) in respect of the ship "LINGCO 187" of Official Number *****4 of gross tonnage 661 tons, register tonnage 199 tons
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    • 2446 31 OOCL (S) PTE LTD JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES *****11 FAX *****09 \llYJ# BOOKINGS TEL *****234 *****58 in TERMINAL/CFS TEL *****218 220 IT^WITI PEBAKA JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON. BHD. L VpCQf J PORT KELANG TEL *****18 FAX *****91 *****88 r\. PENANG TEL: *****4 FAX: *****1 CFS TEL *****6 Dedicated to Quality Service
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    • 1717 31 TRANSPORT DIARY SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS Mar 10-14: Cruise Shipping 92 Conference Exhibition, organised by Seatrade at Miami Beach Convention Centre, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Mar 19: New International Trade Terms and Rules of Shipping Practices Seminar, organised by Elim Management Services. For details, please contact tel: 292-5670 or fax: 298-1804.
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    • 1438 31 ■m.'.Hdrl-I'JII.'IJ TWO SAILINGS TO U.SA MAGLEBY MAERSK 9204 ETA SIN 10/3/92 SEALAND MARINER 130E ETA SIN 9/3/92 Voy ETA ETp" FmOw by "1 DESTINATIONS Johanna to ThM week Magleby Maersk 9204 TCTaW— iibi ill 11 pww^ io/3 0600 hrs Pon Hi mtM miMHi ||||HflHll||||H||||flHl CFS 9/3 2359 MRS Kelang Parana
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    • 1498 32 ROTTEDAMV VOY NO S PORE SOUTHAMPTON HAMBURG ANTWERP IE HAVRE DRESDEN EXPRESS 03/304 2/2 19/2 21/2 24/2 25/2 '9EQQ3 HONGKONG EXPRESS 05/105 6/2 29/2 25/2 24/2 MONTE ROSA 17/305 9/2 26/2 28/2 2/3 3/3 s ELBE 09/106 12/2 7/3 3/3 2/3 POtT ISLAM t PENAN6 LEVERKUSEN EXPRESS 05/306 16/2 4/3
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    • 745 32 SEASPAC SERVICE CONTAINS id DIRECT SOUTH PACfIC SERVICE SIN NOO SUV PPT PALEMBAMQ 3301 EB 25-27/3 7/4 10/4 14/4 COPIAPO 3403 E8 9/4 25/4 27/4 3/5 Tranail Time (13) (16) (22) M.SO ACCCPTMG CARGO VU SUVA TO: LAUTOKA. PAGO PAGO. APIA. NUKUALOFA. P MLA FASTEST SERVICE TO CHIE/PERU SIN VAP
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    • 1411 32 rawAtifl un REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WESTBOUND FOR EUROPE WL/WT SM ALG BCI HAM BRE ROT ANT FEL LHA (VIA (VU (VIA ILG) NAM) ROT) NORASIA AL MUNTAZAH 9201-3 01/03 01/04 03/04 04/04 05/04 06/04 07/04 M/ 04 09/04 NORASIA SAMANTHA 9202-3 16/03 06/04 OS/04 12/04 13/04 14/04 15/04
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    • 1956 33 O STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 15 Hoe Chiang Road #09-01 Sanford Building Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fa#: *****17 ACCEPTS out SMS *iIf!KK 05 06 Mw 07 Mir W Mir prrASIK PIHVSIfCS V 707N MAR llMl MAR VEEZ VOK llb 09 10 "**2® W SS M M MAR 112 MAR STRAJTS
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    • 2285 33 SINGAPORE AGENT: PfirT) P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd A J3 15 Hoe Chiang Road #08-02 to 06 Sanfofd Building. Singapore 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 v CR Number **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VOY nsio *p*o SIN ALG SOU ANT WOT NAM JCO VESSEL
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    • 543 34 ucJMiaur CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSI VOY S PORE ROAM AON* HBORG BRtM[N ANIWIRP MAI ARAM 31WB 9/3 12/4 16/4 20/4 23/4 smm.um i 5/« is/% 23, s 27/5 30/5 MJTAJ 2WIB 2/5 5/6 10/6 14/6 17/6 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAK BULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subt*ct
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    • 1297 34 HANJIN shipping] FOR WL SM LME HAUL LGB OAK FOR VSL SM |lM HAUL SA¥ IH NYC HANJIN ELIZABETH 00JE 8/3 OBECT ?9/3 1/4 HAN IN KNANGYANG 086E 9/3 H. YOKOHAMA 038E 16/4 17/4 19/4 HANMN VANCOUVER 008E 15/3 OBECT 5/4 8 4 HANJN KUNSAN 072E 16/3 M PROPITIOUS 0304
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    • 1352 34 I m»ati((HtmMiiiiiiKTaeinuuci«iiinciMMiainfiKnoHwxp| GMCf Of 040 J/J M n l/J 11/J IJ/J 11/J 17/1 I|/J N/J 21/J 2J/J j/« IS/4 It/* 11/4 27/0 21/4 JO 4 1/5 U/J N/S 2J/S I COHU Of I4J 11/1 11/J It/J l»/J N/J 21/1 N/J 20/J 27/J 21/J M/J 10/4 22/4 24/4 25/4 S/5 1/1
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    • 2031 35 > NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: (TOLL FREE) NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) USA SERVICE *****82 DOCUMENTATION DEPT *****44/*****14 FAR EAST SERVICE *****31 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 199 MB UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****89 IMPORT CFS MB2: *****69/*****96 AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE *****32 EXPORT CFS MB2 *****53/*****50 •Wf NEPLINE SDN
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    • 755 35 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****06 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOUND-OtSCHAKONG WESTBOUW-LOADWG mUCHWED HA MTTODAM pi» W f» [S
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    • 1661 36 AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD ICR No: **********0 M) W Tf IkT ITEL *****77 TELEX KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****07/^9 I V I rV VI j MALAYSIA: "K" LINE MARRIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD v i TTfx: aT: wT fnT TEL: SA *****00 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****0 JB *****1 KAWASAKI RISEN KAISHA,
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    • 832 36 ,r>\3S PHILI-ORKNT UN€S PTC LTD 4^ V 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 V Tel: *****22/*****69 *****00 Telex: RS ***** FAX: *****76/*****38 QtfS BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... /4||t 3&L WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION fCtACLMOIVKK 09 MAR SYDNEY MELBOURNE.
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    • 408 36 GOLDEN LINE QMN GUAN SHPPM6 \tSxX\ (PTE) LTD a TMM kym Urtet SNCAPOS 01M TU MOM (II IMS) Fa *****04 <a H*. gynaflMMß S pore P. Keianc PeiWF« GOUXBSTM Cotomte'Xaracte'OuMi 10/12 K* 60LDCT mm Catomdc Hjurti Duto 2»/J0 Wm CHINA IKITICI I VS. China Port 10/12 Mar HOW Qt IS9
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    • 1194 37 iggSS: m M PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD m 140 Cec street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 CR NO: **********0E ijAkAfttA 1 [BANGKOK M EQUATOR HAWK MN 'j/l J 7/3 rl/3 PEOABUB PROGRESS 707N S/3 9/3 13/3 KOTA RAKYAT IoT 2/3 11,1 KOTA BURIA KBRao# 18/3 TERATAI .1.1
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    • 1289 37 EacßenV F CLASS COMBINER TRANSPORT FEEDER VESSEL PENANG P KELANG OCEAN VSL/VQY SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) ANSON/TBN 6/3 7/3 TQYAMA 2092 IQ/3 27/3 29/3 3075 177" ANSON/TBN 14/3 ARQSIA 2102 17/3 3/4 574 6M 8/4 ANSON/TBN 20/3 2W3 NIHQN 2112 24/3 IQ/4 12/4 13A4 15/4
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    • 570 37 'HH MYANMA WlHl FIVE STAR UNE w (Myanmar National Lina) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIg Pen P.Gd| MYOMAYWA ¥140* 7/10 Mar 4/« Mar AVA VII4W 10/13 Mar 5/0 Mar HP* AM VI74W 12/15 Mar PAGAN VltOW 19/21 Mar Tffll THE BANK UNE (A Mrvlc* of Andr Walr Shipping) SEMI-CONTAINER
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    • 585 38 nTRWTSnWAN^TRAIT^ER^M I SPECIALIST IN RO ROt HEAVY LIFTS I I INBOUND VESSHS I I PS™. i I I 1 Sit MPT I II I A,m «1 »/l "l/J I I I Mama- j I I SUIWEBU J /J I I TIANS MTO U/J w/ l Z I I IS U/3
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    • 85 38 J^REgUURCWVEN^ lIW s 'P° re PKelang Loading for 1 I FTtlSt 7/3 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I I FURU !2/? ,J« CasaWanca/Rdm/Flusfting/Atw/UR I NW'A 15/3 11/3 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I (S pore Loading for 8/3 Dubai/Doha/Oammam/Kuwait I AN RISER 12/3 Dubai/Bahrain/Dammam/Kuwait I 15/3 Aden/Hodeidah/Jeddah I HECTOR 12/3 Oubai/Bahrain/Dammam I 3 Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/Port Said I g S
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    • 111 38 iiiiseiiisrUl /SHENZHIN SHIPPING SS? •China W Y©L Y >ftonc CONSOLIDATION w QTIT Kong D China Ports Include: \r u® BEIJING CHANGCHUN CHANGS HA ZSSSSES I CU r SGOU» CHONGQING •FUZHOU \A GUHIN# HARBIN KUMMING XIAN \VVw NANNING OUANZHOU^SHFKnu II SHENYANG SHENZHFN A Wuhan 1 XJ XIAMEN •ZHENGZHOU vvl x ALL
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    • 1130 39 _nmm B HH M H H H NEXT SAILINGS TO BKK NEXT SAILINGS HCMC jq BANGKOK/VIETNAM DIRECT esse!! SS|e|| Nedlloyd Linos sn«Mn«9« >/312/3 30/3 FEEDCIt VESSEL PK POC OCUI. KSSI. J LEH HW(2) FU SOU GOT tj Tj /3 S? ST" 3S' sft"""" 1 ST TT"' "TT"" "j/f "w""*" B.
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    • 795 40 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ~wi [Si |Fr«n 1 1Mb |S,d I Auct If CMALM ellen huoh; n? m/ 3 T/75 i/4 575 To/4 75/5 ■RUSSEL 2SS 12/4 19/4 23/4 27/4 575 S/S C W*<XM|7m 23/4 i/S l/S 10/5 16/S Ti/5 ANTMNfRfEN 290 10/5 17/5 22/5 27/5 2/» »7i TO USA/CANADA YSL
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    • 170 40 i j 1 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD 'i i CM IT* ETA SWK POUT KQ.ANG PENANG BLUE JADE 15/3 loading lor Mile BUVAI HUOHU 20/3 loading lor Calcutta 00LPHW 12/3 to Pt Loading For Malt (Bangkok) PIONEER SUPREME S/3 loading For Male DONAKULHI 10/3 Loaded For
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    • 641 41 /g FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 1 o ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 5Zr HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES m IB LIMASSOL/PIREAUS 8/3 ROTTERDAM 8/3 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 873 HAMBURG/BREMEN 8/3 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 8/3 FELIXSTOWE/UK 873 BARCELONA/SPAIN 8/3 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 8/3 GENOA/ITALY 873 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 873 10S ANGELES/WC/IPI 8/3 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 8/3 NEW YORK/EC 873 FREMANTLE
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    • 1853 42 ||[|*§MAC-NELS S'PORE IMPORT: *****11 IPENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KK: (088) *****0 TAWAU: (089) *****9 i P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 1 PORTS COLOMBO®. AFRICA j PEN PK SIN 4 SIN 9/1 10/1 M/l Irtn/FL/RHm/Ant C(>,ombo 6/3 7/3 8/3 H 8 3
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