The Business Times, 11 September 1992

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    15 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA 75* MITA (P) 35/12/91 Friday, September 11,1992
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Airbus wins US$1b Philippine contract
      56 1 FARNBOROUGH, England The four-nation European consortium Airbus Industrie said yesterday that Philippine Airlines has ordered up to 10 of its A 340 wide-bodied aircraft worth just over US$l billion (SSI.6 billion). Airbus said Philippine Airlines placcd firm orders for six of its longhaul wide-body A
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      Russia moves towards freeing oil prices
      61 1 MOSCOW Russia adopted a new energy policy yesterday which calls for free prices for oil and coal that "will reach world levels during 1993", the minister responsible for energy said. The move is expected to send shock waves throughout the Russian economy where agriculture
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      Seeking partners
      36 1 TAIWANESE and Indonesian investors behind the Kuang Hwa Industrial Park on Batam island are scouting for jointventure partners for a US$l62 million (about ***** million) container terminal to service the estate's tenants Page 2
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      Call over Nafta
      24 1 US House majority leader Richard Gephardt called on Wednesday for a renegotiation of North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) Page 3
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      Apple revamps
      26 1 APPLE Computers has restructured its worldwide operations so that its plants will supply products to countries nearby, reducing production and shipping costs Page 3
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      Indah Kiat warned
      34 1 LISTED company PT Indah Kiat Pulp Paper, embroiled in a furore over the employment of Chinese technicians in Indonesia, has been issued a warning by the Jakarta Stock Exchange Page 4
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      Economists' survey
      35 1 THE US economy is worsening, and President George Bush will not be re-elected, according to the latest survey of 52 of the most influential American economists by Blue Chip Economic Indicators Page 9
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      Indon competition
      30 1 INDONESIA could draw business away from Singapore's bunkering industry when projects at Karimun and Bintan islands are fully completed in a few years' time. Shipping Times Page I
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      30 1 WALL STREET opened slightly higher yesterday, with the Dow Jones index of leading industrials posting a 3.23 point gain to 3,274.62 in the first five minutes of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      40 1 LONDON share prices were higher at midday yesterday on the London Stock Exchange. At about 1130 GMT, the FTSE 100-Share Index was up 9.5 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 2337. Volume at midday was 225.7 million shares.
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      Creative venture
      28 1 NASDAQ-listed Creative Technology has formed a joint venture in China to develop computerised digital musical instruments and new multimedia software for the international market Page 4
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      Kim Eng diversifies
      33 1 IN A MOVE to diversify its international business, listed brokerage Kim Eng Holdings has bought a share in the Hongkong Futures Exchange through its subsidiary in the colony Page 4
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      Fels plans purchase
      27 1 RIGBUILDER Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (Fels) will buy the remaining stake in US arm Amfels, said Fels chairman Loh Wing Siew yesterday Page 4
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      Market holiday
      11 1 THE South Korean markets were closed yesterday for Chusok.
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Thursday Change BT-MGA 659.87 -0.08 Kuala Lumpur ....584.19 -2.42 Tokyo 18.908.47 +32.92 Hongkong 5.631.55 -95.44 Sydney 1.484.0 5.1 Wednesday Change New York 3.271.39 +10.80 London 2.327.5 -10.2
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      CURRENCIES
      23 1 Exchange rates USS S$ 1.5935 100 Yen S$ 1.2913 MS SS 0.6387 Money market rates Overnight 7/8 +1/8 3-month 1 13/16% unch
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      COMMODITIES
      34 1 London Gold AM fix US$341.75 USS-1.35 Rubber Spore Oct.... 14l.50*/kg +2.50 M'sia Oct..... 217.50»/kg +1.50 KL Tin Turnover 40tonnes +4 Spot M$16.60/kg +0.10 Crude Dakn oil Turnover I083lots +481 Sep MS875 /tonne +11
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    Banks pressure Innovest to meet debt obligations
    574 1  -  Group may be forced to sell prized assets to reduce Ms3oom debt From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S financiallystrapped Innovest Bhd has come under increasing pressure from its bankers in recent weeks to meet its obligations on debts of over Ms3oo million
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    Lock icon Tokyo set to spend extra US$24b to boost economy
    341 1 Funds for public works and interest payments Reuter TOKYO Japan is set to draw up a USS24 billion (Ss3B billion) supplementary budget in the coming months to help finance the government's record pump-priming economic package to stimulate the flagging economy, analysts
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    Takashimaya wins deal to open Harrods at Ngee Ann City
    337 1  -  From Sylvia Wong in TOKYO ELEVEN months from the opening of its huge store in Singapore's Ngee Ann City, Japanese retailer Takashimaya has staged a coup by securing the exclusive right to open Harrods of London stores in South-east Asia.
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    Singapore picked as site for Apec secretariat
    422 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK SINGAPORE has been chosen as the site for the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) secretariat. In a brief speech of thanks after delegates to the Apec meeting here made their choice, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    Lock icon Anand purges military officers linked to May crackdown
    242 1 AFP, UPI BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun has used an annual military reshuffle to remove scores of officers involved in the bloody May crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, it was reported yesterday. The reshuffle effectively removes all the senior and middle-ranking army
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      127 1 Mflßß Vcraft Sd*dute 27 Jkt/Bkk/Chma Stocks 21 TV Radio U Commodities 26 KLSE 19 Unrt Trusts 18 Company News 4-6 Money Changer Rates 27 Weather 27 Cryptic Crossword 27 Money Market 25 World Stock Markets 24 Edrtonal 10 Regional News 8 Financial News 7 Regional Stock Markets 23 Business Times
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      Wanted: partners for US$162m project on Batam
      492 2  -  Taiwan-Indon firm wants to build container terminal By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Taiwanese and Indonesian investors behind the Kuang Hwa Industrial Park on Batam island are scouting for joint venture partners for a US$l62 million (about ***** million) container terminal to service the estate's
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      Dutch group poised for takeover of Belgian bank
      194 2 BRUSSELS Dutch financial services group International Nederlanden Groep (ING) was poised yesterday to launch a friendly US$2 billion (about 553.2 billion) takeover bid for Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA (BBL) after months of jostling for control of Belgium's second largest bank. ING said
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      Welcome to the Pentagon, sir
      132 2 WASHINGTON Singpore Defence Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong, who is on his first official visit to the US, reviewing the honour guard at a welcoming ceremony at the Pentagon yesterday. He is flanked by US Commander Colonel Joseph Hunt and Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney.
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      EDB considering $100m loan to Tech Semicon
      366 2  -  By Dawn Tan SINGAPORE The Economic Development Board (EDB), a major shareholder in chip-maker Tech Semi Conductor Singapore Pte Ltd, is said to be considering lending $100 million to the fledgling company. Discussions between the statutory board and Tech directors are currently underway
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      Mobil alerts customers about supply interruption
      158 2 SINGAPORE Mobil Oil, which shut a 190,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit here following a half-hour sewer fire on Wednesday, has served force majeure notices on a few of its product customers. A Reuter report yesterday quoted one trader as saying that the US-based
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Focus of KL-S'pore green group
        88 2 THE Malaysia-Singapore Joint Committee on the Environment agreed to focus on a campaign to promote greater use of unleaded petrol in Malaysia and Singapore, according to the Ministry of Environment. At a Kota Tinggi meeting, which ended last Saturday, the committee noted that the joint
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        Doing business with Ohio
        88 2 OHIO GOVERNOR George Voinovich, leading a trade delegation from the American midwest state, yesterday said Singapore companies expressed interest in doing business in three areas: machine tools, food packaging and processing, and environmental technology. Representatives of 13 mid-west companies involved in those businesses were part of
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        Corrections & clarifications
        66 2 Corrections clarifications THE PRESIDENT of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mr Tan Eng Joo, has pointed out that he did not say members of his mission to Manila would be making an initial investment of three billion pesos in the Philippines. What he said was that "if the
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      Lock icon US House leader calls for Nafta to be renegotiated
      507 3 Labour, environmental provisions badly flawed: Gephardt NYT WASHINGTON Dealing a blow to congressional prospects for the North American Free Trade Agreement, House majority leader Richard Gephardt said on Wednesday that the labour and environmental provisions were so badly flawed that the
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      Sony to set up design centre in Singapore
      379 3  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Japanese electronics giant Sony will soon join the growing ranks of multinationals which have design units here. The Sony Design Centre, as it is tentatively called, will focus on designing consumer goods, beginning with audiovisual products, for Sony's
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      Jakarta exchange issues warning to PT Indah Kiat
      301 3  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA JAKARTA Stock Exchange president Hasan Zein Mahmud has issued a warning to listed company PT Indah Kiat Pulp Paper, which is at the centre of a furore over the employment of Chinese technicians in Indonesia. Mr Zein,
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      Boon Heng urges ambitious firms to team up with GLCs
      213 3 SINGAPORE Local companies with ambitions to become world-class companies were yesterday urged to tap the knowledge and expertise of government-linked companies (GLC) or multinational companies. Lim Boon Heng, the Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry), said local companies should
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      Apple plants to supply regional markets
      402 3  -  By Claire Leow SINGAPORE Apple Computers has restructured its worldwide operations so that its plants will supply products to countries nearby, reducing production and shipping costs. The US computer giant said it was doing so in order to stay competitive and innovative. Analysts, meanwhile,
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      147 2 The new German way to fly. more enjoyment to shorten your long journey. Lufthansa. (kill JMh'' y I m^. There's good news for all those who fly to Frankfurt on business or holiday. Firstly, Lufthansa now has 9 non-stop weekly flights to Frankfurt. Secondly, our Business Class cuisine has joined
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      195 3 WARWICK UNIVERSITY MBA THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING w iiumtittwi 1 Warwick Business School, which is this year celebrating 25 years of excellence, was rated as an institution of international stature" in the research selectivity exercise carried out by the universities Funding Council (the body through which Government funds are allocated to
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      101 3 Trans-Pacific relationships in the balance, Pg 11 /> f A J f y Marquise, Brilliant, Pear-shaped or Emerald-cut, a Tiffany engagement Th ere s a reason for this. dearest diamonds, which are then cut to return most to c^e e y e Th f priority is beauty, not size. But
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      9 3 Fels to buy remaining stake in Amfels, Pg 4
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Perlis Plantations profit down slightly
        66 4 KUALA LUMPUR Perlis Plantations Bhd recorded a slight drop in its group pre-tax profit to M$ 102.29 million (5565.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 1992 from M$ 109.49 million previously. Group turnover, however, rose to Msl.s billion from M 51.34 billion. It
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        Stake in Stamford Tyres
        43 4 SINGAPORE United Motor Works International Pte Ltd (UMWI) has become a substantial shareholder in Stamford Tyres Corp Ltd. Earlier this week, UMWI bought 204,000 shares in Stamford Tyres for $104,214, representing 5 per cent of the company's issued capital.
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        Two more for scripless trading
        54 4 SINGAPORE Scripless trading of Times Publishing Ltd and Alexandra Holdings Ltd shares will begin on Oct 23. The companies yesterday issued circulars on their conversion to the scripless system. Investors in both companies can deposit share certificates with The Central Depository Pte Ltd between Sep
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      Corrections and clarifications
      39 4 IN yesterday's BT, it was reported that Singapore Automotive Engineering had clinched a contract to supply China with about 700 motorcycles. This is incorrect. The motorcycles are destined for Taiwan. We are sorry for the error.
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      Kanzen's group net earnings rise 16pc to M$5.8m
      265 4  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Kanzen Bhd, formerly Dreamland Holdings Bhd, has announced that group net earnings in the year ended June 30 rose 16 per cent from a year earlier to M 55.81 million (553.7 million). The company, which released its audited
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      Creative Technology set to blast off in Chinese market
      456 4  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Nasdaqlisted Creative Technology, inventor of the world-famous computer card Sound Blaster, has formed a joint venture in China its next growth market. The Beijing-based company, called Chuang Tong Multimedia Computer Ltd, will develop computerised digital musical
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      Hotel Royal interim surges 83pc
      210 4 SINGAPORE Hotel Royal posted net earnings of $935,000 for the half-year ended June 30 up nearly 83 per cent from the $512,000 a year ago. The jump in earnings was achieved on a 10.9 per cent rise in interim turnover to $3.61 million from $3.26
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      Kim Eng buys share in HK futures exchange
      302 4  -  Company's first move into futures By Shoeb Kagda SINGAPORE Listed brokerage firm Kim Eng Holdings has bought a share in the Hongkong Futures Exchange through a subsidiary in a move to diversify its international business. The move into futures is a first
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      Lock icon Flotation poses no conflict of interest, says MIDF
      454 4 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Statecontrolled Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd (MIDF) said yesterday its role as provider of cheap funds to industries will not conflict with obligations to minority shareholders after its flotation. "I don't see that there has to be a conflict
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      Fels to buy remaining stake in Amfels
      406 4  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Rigbuilder Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (Fels) will turn its US arm Amfels into a wholly-owned subsidiary by buying the remaining 23 per cent stake in the Texas-based company. The proposed purchase was disclosed by Fels chairman Loh Wing Siew
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      Ignoring Sime Darby would be imprudent
      423 4  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By Leslie Lopez KUALA LUMPUR After turning in a record profit this year. Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd doesn't appear too optimistic about its future earnings. The blue-chip company, however, is best known for its ultraconservative management style, so
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      Lock icon Citic Pacific challenges Hongkong establishment
      384 5 China-controlled firm chalks up whopping 950 pc profit rise Reuter HONGKONG Chinacontrolled Citic Pacific reported a 950-per-cent surge in interim profits yesterday, underlining its drive to challenge the supremacy of Hongkong's local and Britishrun business establishment. Citic Pacific, a subsidiary of Beijing's China International Trust
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      Lock icon GFW looking for 15pc improvement in 1992/93 profit
      226 5 Reuter WELLINGTON Food producer Goodman Fielder Wattie Ltd (GFW) has said it is aiming for a minimum growth in net profit after tax but before extraordinaries of 15 per cent in the year to June 30, 1993, compared with its just released
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      Lock icon Coles Myer boosts dividend despite flat results
      246 5 Reuter MELBOURNE Australia's biggest retailer, Coles Myer Ltd, said it will boost its dividend and make a bonus share issue despite flat earnings in the 1991/92 year. Coles, 21.16 per cent owned by K Mart Corp, reported a net profit of A 5370.7
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Fletcher to sell gas stake
        59 5 WELLINGTON New Zealand's diversified forestry and energy group Fletcher Challenge Ltd said it will sell a third of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Natural Gas Corp, to Australian Gas Light Co. A further third of the company is to be floated to the public. Total revenue from
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        Hysan interim rises 27pc
        68 5 HONGKONG Real estate group Hysan Development said its net profit rose 27.21 per cent to HK5514.0 million (S$ 102.8 million) in the first half of its fiscal year ended June 30 from HK5404.1 million in the year-earlier period. Chairman HC Lee said the Hysan board expects
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        Thai PM and ministers sued
        93 5 BANGKOK A Thai businesswoman is suing Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun and 25 of his ministers for terminating an elevated road project, the official Thai News Agency said on Wednesday. Patcharee Wongpaitthoon, who filed the 40 billion baht (552.5 billion) suit on behalf of her
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        New Shenzhen stock issues postponed
        88 5 BEIJING New issues on the Shenzhen stock market planned for this year will be postponed because of riots last month, an official newspaper reported. Plans to open China's third formal stock exchange in a northern city have also been shelved indefinitely, the Beijing Youth News
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      Indon power and cable companies report jump in interim profits
      474 5  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA INDONESIA'S power and cable companies posted sharply improved interim results, largely because of Jakarta's drive to improve infrastructure, especially in the telecommunications and electricity supply sectors. PT Sucaco, the market leader with a 30 per
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      UK traders criticise plan to tighten insider dealing law
      434 6 City against implementing proposals too hastily LONDON Bankers and traders in Britain's City of London financial district have objected to government plans to tighten insider dealing laws to match EC requirements. The Treasury said it would introduce the new legislation in
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      Lock icon Nervous American market finds refuge in defensive stocks
      301 6 Reuter NEW YORK There are few indications the Dow Jones Industrial Average is poised to break out to record highs in the near future, but technical analysts say they are finding attractive stocks to buy. Ralph Acampora, head of technical research at
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      Bacardi, Martini to forge major alliance
      155 6 LONDON Bacardi International believes it has found the right one. The Bermudabased international rum company is to take a substantial stake in Martini and Rossi, the Italian vermouth and wines group, according to industry sources. The alliance between the two privately-owned drinks companies, each
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        B Aerospace, Pilkington out of Footsie
        122 6 LONDON The Stock Exchange has excluded British Aerospace, Britain's top exporter, and Pilkington, the glass maker, from the FT-100 Index of top shares, saying their stock market capitalisation is insufficient. Four other companies will leave the index, known as the Footsie, on Sep 21
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        Plan to revise Brussels index
        94 6 BRUSSELS The Brussels Stock Exchange plans to change the companies listed in its BEL-20 Index of leading Belgian shares, a Brussels Bourse official said. "We want to fine-tune the index before Belfox (the Belgian futures and options exchange) launches an options and futures contract on
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        A General purpose card launched
        69 6 NEW YORK Michael Losh, General Motors vice-presi-dent and group executive in charge of North American vehicle sales and marketing showing a general-purpose, no-fee credit card called the GM Card, introduced in New York on Wednesday. Consumers can earn a 5 per cent rebate using the
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      725 4 IN THE MARKET PAGES! SET at 4-month high 21 HK stocks dive 22 The Sanwa Bank Limited INCORPORATED IN JAPAN Non-consolidated Balance Sheets Non-consolidated Statements of Income and 31st March, 1992 and 1991 Retained Earnings rii|)io||j o( Y#n For the years ended 31st March, 1992 and 1991 1991 MrftonsofVen ASSETS
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      375 5 For once, moving in the right circles means setting a trend not following it. The new Audi 100 needs no reassuring badge. AUDICARE KEEPS AN AUDI THREE YEARS Just four distinctive circles that symbolise its QUAT n»o mocohten afuuy auo»ca*e YOUNGER? advanced luxury and extraordinary technical depth. SAFmsYsrw. GAivA**Deoov Once
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      76 6 HHHHfIH National University of Singapore IHHMHi H| Presents A PUBLIC LECTURE H I PROFESSOR BARUCH S BLUMBERG I Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor BDB9 I Discovery of Hepatitis B and its H Future Implications Date Friday, 18 September 1992 Time 6.00 pm Venue LT 27, NUS MtOONC ADMISSION FREE. ALL
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon US banks turn in record earnings in second quarter
      476 7 Reuter WASHINGTON Banks in the US roared back to strength in the second quarter, earning a record US$7.9 billion (S$ 12.6 billion), the government has said. Low interest rates and fewer troubled loans were key factors in the earnings gain the
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      Lock icon HK may curb banks' use of secret reserves
      169 7 Bloomberg HONGKONG The Hongkong government is proposing guidelines to restrict banks from using secret cash reserves to disguise their financial performance from the public, the South China Morning Post said yesterday. The territory's Commissioner of Banking David Carse said that such guidelines
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      2 foreign firms allowed to open bank in Laos
      347 7  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Laos has given two foreign companies approval to set up a jointventure bank branch in the capital of Vientiane. And six banks from Thailand, Australia, France and Taiwan are expected to get the go-ahead soon to establish
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        BCCI creditors to vote on compensation offer
        85 7 ABU DHABI Creditors of the collapsed Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) here have started voting on a local compensation offer as shareholders advised them to accept it. The court receiver for the BCCI in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said ballot
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        Deutsche Bank opens Hanoi unit
        49 7 FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank is the first German bank to gain permission to open a unit in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. The branch was officially opened yesterday with another one opening shortly in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, Deutsche Bank said in a statement.
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        Probe into failed US insurer
        74 7 WASHINGTON State regulators delayed taking action at the Executive Life Insurance Co even though they knew years in advance that the huge insurer was insolvent, a congressional agency said. The US General Accounting Office, which serves as the investigative arm of Congress, found state regulators
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        IMF ups members' contributions
        84 7 WASHINGTON Members of the International Monetary Fund will have to boost their capital contributions as a result of the demands coming from increased membership in the organisation, the IMF said in its annual report yesterday. The IMF board of governors in June 1990 authorised a 50
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      Lock icon Indian banks warned against breaking rules
      339 7 Reuter BOMBAY India's central bank, trying to tighten regulations after the country's worst financial scandal, warned local and foreign banks yesterday that they faced "severe penal action" if they flouted its rules to make money. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said claiming that
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      Lock icon Pressure on sterling tests UK's resolve to resist devaluation
      394 7 Reuter LONDON Jostled by a report that the powerful German Bundesbank believed a fall in the British pound and the Italian lira was inevitable in any future currency reshuffle, sterling came under relentless pressure from the mark in currency markets on
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      194 7 a deep centre for jp- and stability direction. I I Mieet the metalwoods Taylor Made Tour The from Taylor I he Taylor Made "V" comes greens for a the shaft technology, a pacewoods development from Taylor throne take Taylor Made's Made ground-breaking technology to "torque", "kick-point" and "weight" new perfectly.
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  • THE REGION
    • NOTE BOOK
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        US may impose sanctions on Khmer Rouge
        55 8 WASHINGTON The United States may have to consider imposing economic sanctions against the Khmer Rouge for refusing to participate in the UN-sponsored peace process in Cambodia, a top US official said. He said that the sanctions could include closing off Khmer Rouge trade
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        Court acts on Ramos' charge
        71 8 MANILA The Philippine supreme court yesterday acted on a counter-protest filed by President Fidel Ramos charging that his chief rival in last May's election cheated him of votes. The court, acting as the presidential electoral tribunal, ordered the impounding of election materials from Miriam Santiago's
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        Jakarta allows abortion
        47 8 JAKARTA Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, has passed a law allowing abortions to save a mother's life, the Jakarta Post newspaper reported yesterday. Doctors who break the new law will face up to 15 years' jail and 500 million rupiah in fines.
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        Tokyo urged to cut tariffs
        98 8 TOKYO Indonesian Forestry Minister Hasrul Harahap urged Tokyo on Wednesday to further reduce tariffs on plywood to boost Indonesian exports to Japan, officials said. Mr Harahap, on a visit to Japan as a member of a joint forest fact-finding mission from Indonesia and Malaysia, made
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      Lock icon Australia on slow track to recovery
      193 8 Bloomberg SYDNEY Key economic data out yesterday signals that the Australian economy is making a slow recovery, dashing hopes for a cut in interest rates anytime soon, analysts and traders said. "There is no chance of a rate cut now," said Geoff Armstrong, a
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      Lock icon Foreign investors slowly returning to Philippines
      484 8 Country said to be on brink of economic take-off Reuter MANILA Political stability and a liberal investment policy are slowly luring foreign capital that has long steered clear of the Philippines, economic analysts say. Although the domestic economy remained weak in the first half
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      Lock icon Samy Vellu won't resign over shares scandal
      220 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's telecommunications minister refused to step down yesterday over his alleged role in a shares scandal, saying he would not succumb to public pressure until investigations were completed. "The question of my resignation does not arise," S Samy Vellu, Minister
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      Lock icon Thai economy recovered quickly from riots: govt body
      233 8 Reuter BANGKOK The Thai economy has recovered faster than expected from the impact of bloody riots in May due to a revival of the country's tourist industry and strong exports, a government think tank said on Wednesday. The National Economic and Social
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      Lock icon Myanmar seeks oil development, refining partners
      352 8 Prolonged decline in national oil production worries Yangon Reuter SINGAPORE Myanmar, anxious to slow a prolonged decline in oil output, is discussing joint ventures with foreign companies for both new development and petroleum refining and marketing arrangements. "We are at the moment discussing (upstream
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US growth fading, Bush to lose: top economists
      447 9 Blue Chip forecasters lower '92 growth rate to I.Bpc Reuter WASHINGTON The US economy is deteriorating, and President George Bush will not be re-elected, according to the latest survey of 52 of the most influential American economists by Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
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      The long and short of the German budget
      46 9 BONN German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel (left) and Defence Minister Volker Ruehe comparing their height at the start of the second day of the 1993 Budget debate in the Lower House of the German Parliament (Bundestag) on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Kohl admits mishandling of German unification
      371 9 Move has brought more problems than expected NYT BONN Chancellor Helmut Kohl acknowledged on Wednesday that he had mishandled some aspects of German unification. M We did a lot right, but also some things wrong," Mr Kohl told Parliament as it convened for its
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      Lock icon US, allies revive plan to seize Iraqi wealth abroad
      429 9 Baghdad has USssb in frozen assets worldwide AP UNITED NATIONS The US has revived a plan to hit Saddam Hussein's government where it hurts the wallet. Diplomats say Washington and its allies want to seize an estimated US$5 billion (about SsB
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      Lock icon Italian government seeks special economic powers
      460 9 Reuter ROME The Italian government said on Wednesday it would seek emergency three-year powers from Parliament to deal with a deepening economic crisis. Prime Minister Giuliano Amato also announced plans to sell the state's controlling stake in one of Italy's largest banks, Credito Italiano,
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Banks badly hit by Hurricane Andrew too
        115 9 HOMESTEAD, Florida Rebuilding the southern Florida economy after Hurricane Andrew may require billions of dollars more in financing than the amount covered by insurance and even the new aid proposed by President George Bush. Some federal funds will help hard-hit businesses and home-owners,
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        More going hungry in the US
        53 9 BOSTON Hunger in the United States has grown by 50 per cent since 1985, spreading beyond inner cities to affect about 30 million people, a report released on Wednesday said. The report was prepared for the Democratic chair of the House of Representatives Select
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        Different school of thought
        39 9 MAASTRICHT On the eve of the start of the new school year, two young schoolgirls look at the Maastricht campaign posters stiched near their school. The posters read: "No to Maastricht Treaty, No to Mitterrand."
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        Taiwan a step closer to Gatt
        68 9 GENEVA Taiwan's application to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is set for a major step forward by being aired at Gatt's ruling council later this month, US deputy mission chief Andrew Stoler said. The question is a sensitive one because of
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      164 9 a To Us mm it's a HB MultiMillion Dollar Business. Many businesses, no matter how small, have the For machinery financing, the interest rate can be as potential to grow. Sure, it takes hard work, careful low as 3.5%. planning, and confidence. The LEF Scheme has enabled many local enterIt
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    Afta-Nafta ties
    512 10 EDITORIAL THE economic history of the 1990s will surely be remembered for the speed with which the world's trading nations grouped themselves into trade blocs (and created acronyms galore). The European Community (EC) led the way, first aiming for a Single European Market (SEM) among its 12 members,
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Respond with restraint
      309 10 IT IS EASY to understand China's anger over the US decision to sell F-16 jets to Taiwan. To Beijing, the act represents a violation of its sovereignty, which covers Taiwan. It says the sale is a betrayal of the Sino-US communique of 1982 under which Washington promised
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      Creating economic space
      95 10 AT THE NAM Conference in Jakarta, PM Goh Chok Tong urged Singaporeans to look at the region and the Third World as their potential markets. The fact the Mr Goh suggested the importance of creating an economic link-up shows our future strategy towards creating economic space. As
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      Lessons from the riots
      105 10 FOR THE last 40 years after the war, the German people have been thinking long and hard about the war crimes of Nazi Germany. It is this keen conscience that makes Germany, its people and politicians, profoundly aware of the dangers of the anti-foreign riots incited
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      Moral of the crime
      217 10 THE moral of the story on increasing economic crimes is the need for more morals. Ultimately, as Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Haniff Omar so succinctly puts it, morals are what counts. Laws, he said, were not enough to stop dishonest people because they thrived on
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      Japan's new UN role
      163 10 YESTERDAY the Japanese Cabinet gave its formal approval to what will be widely but wrongly seen as the first dispatch of Japanese troops overseas since World War 11. More accurately, for the first time the Japanese government has been able to respond positively to a United
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      List of nominees needed
      131 10 THE THORNIEST dilemma facing a politicallyaware voter on Sunday will not just be the simple one of who to vote for, but the difficulty of calculating the hidden repercussions and consequences of that vote. Such crucial matters as the control of the economic ministries are far
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    Lock icon Seeking a new Asian identity
    878 10  -  Tsukasa Maekawa examines the reasons behind Japan's policy shift towards a more active role in Asia Tsukasa Maekawa Reuter JAPAN wants to play a more active political and economic role in Asia, but analysts say its long-term dependence on the United States and possible fears
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      817 10 I ac-Union Europeenne, I (1C GROI l» International et Cie I I (A BANK INCORPORATED IN FRANCE) I (txpremed fc rthwamto ofFreact Frnaa) I Consolidated Balance Sheet I Consolidated Statement of Income I As at December 31 I ASSETS 1991 1990 Year ended December 31 EXPENSES 1991 1990 I CASH.
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      33 10 DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU V onai-TO-5 ~7~ SV (MtKBrrSKPOKT RATING $CAI£,H£HAS>* HHAVSMWN6 NOT OJTTE [yd WnHWU, MR.R&f&N. H5 A 5 H AK&, ONLY GOT \£WSATTS- MTHHWPO& WT UEIL =L J HAS? JP2SL, HtNBPTOVe KBPAN
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Trans-Pacific relationships in the balance
      1156 11  -  Will the recent Nafta agreement lead to increased accord or discord among the Pacific trading partners? Philip Bowring on what could happen in the future Philip Bowring The writer is a former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review. IHT SHOULD East Asia welcome or
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      The last governor
      983 11  -  Chris Patten is bringing a breath of fresh air to the post of Governor of Hongkong, and even Chinese officials, so far, are wary of what they say about him. Stephen Vines, in a report for BT, profiles the man who aims to do his job in
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      Lock icon Troubling times for EC ventures
      585 11  -  Joseph Fitchett looks at the problems dogging pan-European attempts to develop high technology programmes Joseph Fitchett IHT FROM its space programme to futuristic television, from new computers to advanced weaponry, Europe is flagging in its ambitious quest to develop high technology to compete with the
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      44 11 CARPET AUCTION Mmm 100 carpets and rugs from Persia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. All carpets are backed by a full trade-in guarantee at our showroom. Auctioneer r Presenter: LEE BOON CHUA Y PETER HEDGER 24A/26 Lorong Mambong (Holland Village Back Area) Singapore 1027 Tel: *****28
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  • SPORTS
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        Spassky ahead 2-1 in re-match with Fischer
        94 12 SVETI STEFAN, Yugoslavia Boris Spassky has already won as many games in his re-match with Bobby Fischer as the Russian chess master managed to claim in their celebrated 1972 championship. With a victory on Wednesday, Spassky moved ahead 2-1 in the controversial US$5
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        Wattana off form
        76 12 BLACKPOOL, England Thai snooker superstar James Wattana was made to struggle before reaching the fourth round of the £224,000 Dubai Classic on Wednesday night. Eliminated from the European Open on Monday, the world number seven from Bangkok was in trouble again against Scotland's Billy Snaddon when he
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        Prost for Williams
        81 12 MONZA, Italy Alain Prost, whom Nigel Mansell believes plotted against him when the two drivers were at Ferrari, has definitely signed to drive for Williams next year, the world champion said on Wednesday. Mansell said his own position at Williams, which he helped to break McLaren's four-year
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        Canadian wins 100m
        72 12 BOLOGNA, Italy US sprinters swept the 200 metres and Canada's Bruny Surin edged former world record holder Calvin Smith in the 100 metres here on Wednesday night. In the 200 m, Michael Bates, a bronze medallist in the Olympics at Barcelona, clocked 20.53 seconds as he edged
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        Dickson to sail in Whitbread
        98 12 AUCKLAND America's Cup challenge skipper and top match racer Chris Dickson will skipper a Japanese-sponsored yacht in the next Whitbread Round The World yacht race. Dickson, who was at the helm of the Nippon America's Cup challenge earlier this year, will be competing in the
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      Lock icon Courier blasts Agassi away
      744 12 US Open Reuter, AFP NEW YORK The bruising rivalry between Jim Courier and Andre Agassi exploded into all-out baseline war on Wednesday, blistering the US Open with its fury. "Everyone was talking about how I am not playing well," said a haggard Courier, pacing in the
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      Lock icon Price set to defend Canadian title
      260 12 AP OAKVILLE, Ontario Even though he has a new title, one of the top four in the world, Nick Price is reluctant to relinquish an older one. "I've become accustomed to being introduced on the tee as the Canadian Open champion," Price said. "I
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      Lock icon Can Camacho come up with the winner?
      1047 12 NYT LAS VEGAS A left turn and there was Hector Camacho, running past the incandescent marquees for which Las Vegas Boulevard is famous: bright lights decreeing sexy shows, cheap buffets and Liza headlining at the Desert Inn. Camacho was in a black training
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      108 12 Aerospace Technilogy Helps this ball Defy ghivity. No. we're not kidding! To design Precept. Bridgestone pulled no punches New Aero Dynamic (NAD) design technology, usually used to develop ballistic missiles, was employed The result is a ball that actually generates greater life in flight, reducing drag and the effects of
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      644 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO 11 Tt A 9 O ~SBCI2 r^ r 1240 mm)r% Wailtod (Ste BUSINESS ON RADIO v \A/k|QT 7 o ifi Q nQtTIP r s c ,i.nti,l./ g°> 7.00 cm lldl 3 HI ft lldlllV O 7 -*5 followed by The 1 t!00 National News(M). S^«SL^o!L»- Nightly Mmm
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Together forever
      1010 15  -  Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme have been singing together for about as long they have been married to each other. Bernard Weinraub reports Bernard Weinraub NYT BY 11.30 PM, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are stepping quickly into their dressing room at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas,
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      Love all? Streisand, Agassi go a-courting
      476 15 CHATTERBOX LOVE means nothing in tennis unless it involves such sexy gossip as a fling between two-fisted swinger Andre Agassi and actress-singer Barbra Streisand. Then cameras zoom in, ears perk up, and what simply could be a mutual affection gets blown into a hot-blooded
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      72 15 ■Complimentary Birthday (Boohing 24 Hr» in advance) I •Lobster Salad with Sea cucumber wlmnced B H Fresh Fruit meat ch* sauce fl Sharks fn with crab meet Siechuan style chi crabs H fl Drunken Live Prawns Season vegetables w/oyster sauceß Red fish wfsoya bean crumb Shang Hat style Fried Noodle
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Index-linked issues push STII slightly higher
      3696 16  -  By Lilian Ang INDEX-LINKED stocks ended a notch higher yesterday on bargain hunting, but the broader market was generally softer. Attention remained focused on Malaysian speculative stocks. The benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index edged 3.53 points higher to end at 1,372.07, off the day's
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      HOT STOCK
      68 16  -  Quak Hiang Whai MULTI-PURPOSE Holdings has enjoyed a good run in the past month, climbing to 83 cents yesterday from 60 cents in midAugust. However, short-term indicators like the daily RSI and stochastics are pointing to a heavily overbought situation. Weekly stochastics are also near 100. The stock
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    3218 17 OUE 655 +15 +2.3% FAN 1010 +10 +10% Jurong Ship 50« 680 +10 +1.5% KeppelCWt 330 +10 3.1% Kcppel Corpn 610 +10 +1.7% SPH 845 +io +1.2% Semb Shipyard 695 +10 +1.5% Keppel C Wt 97 160 +8 +5.3% Hai Sun Hup 20" 209 +7
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    3304 18 Oriental Hldgs 560 +25 +4.7% YTL Corpn 50* 163 +13 +8.7% Diversified Res 67 +12 +21.8% Betjaya Leisure 125 +5 +4.2% Golden Plus H 106 +3 +2.9% MAS 342 2 0.6% Mulpha InU 50* 32 +2 +6.7% GIL USS0.I0 88 +1 +1.1% Asia Pac Ld
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      963 18 BIM^^SinMES Toll-free Tel No: 737-0043 Fax No: 734 3698 —smncnßrv THE COMPAMES ACT. CAP. 90 AND M THE MATTER OF JUTANHAK COSMETICS PTELTD At an Extraordinary General Meeting o( the morrOors dthe company held tf 99, Start Street. #04-15. QoMan Wal Canary 071 a on Frdiav, 24 August ISBS. tha
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      338 18 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP.S* AND IN THE MATTER OF P A L INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 248 Jalan Teliti, Singapore 1953 on Saturday. 5 September 1992,
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Index closes lower after giving up early gain
      5255 19 Motor stocks buoyed by talk of easier financing for vehicle purchases Bernama, Reuter SHARE PRICES in the Kuala Lumpur stock market closed broadly mixed yesterday as sentiment turned uncertain in the afternoon after the Tokyo bourse gave up most of its earlier
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      202 20 fiaginj Date Year Graap N«t PM aaratag* 6ra»« mm to pram/feu (L) par ahara dMdaad COM) (eaata) GPS Sep 7 Mar 92 $13,952($12,546) 41 3(47 9) 118TE(11TE) tsetan Sep 7 Mar 92 $7,755($10,140) 23.5(31) 10(10) Insas Sep 7 Jun 92 M$4,1091(15.6881) —<—) Kamonting Sep 7 Mar 92 M$20,125($7,431)
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      OTHERS RESULTS DUE
      679 20 Mail Mart Last RM Taar e m—t PerM Mi tar EPS fin* M mmmod eatag (cto) ptaM M par (wm) EMS Fntf Nov 6 Jul 91 3 OTE 17,8781 tacal Interim Aug 6 Dec 92 190 10.0 37.(07 MS Lai Interim A* 23 Dec 92 7 9
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      237 20 Ci—«y D«t« Yaar Ctm» pretax Nat Mratags Crass mm to pram/tots (L) Hf akara flvtoaad CMO) (caate) FAJ Ins Sep 7 Jun 92 A$46,3631 ($288.2261) -(40) Sea View Sep 7 Jun 92 $11,505($8.681) 35 8(25 5) 10(8) Cons Plant Sep 5 Jun 92 M$114.100(180.200) 9.3(5.4) 28(16) 0MB BM
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      243 20 Sha*Rj Hotd Ltd: EGM at the Summit Rm, Valley Wing Lobby Level, Valey Wing, Shangn-La Hotel, 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 1025, on Saturday, Sep 12, at 10.30 am Kuantan Flow Mb Bhd: 8th AGM at the Plaza 1 Room, 1st Floor, The Plaza Hotel, Jalan Raja Laut,
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      397 20 Ciwpiiy Oat* HaN-yMr Crwiy pre-tax totartoi mm to pr«m/toM (L) iMitmi COOO) SA£ Sep 9 Jun 92 $4,543(14,098) Ac ma Sep 8 Jun 92 $9,112(16.348) 5(STE) SEEL Sep 8 Jun 92 $3,174($3,566) Swgatromcs Sep 8 Jun 92 $214($4,814) Grind Central Sep 7 Jun 92 $8,005($5,642) MAA Sep 4
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      318 20 Sap 9 The DBS Bank and Sembawang groups continued their purchases of Tat Lee Bank shares with Sembawang Investnents bought 181,000 shares for $552,880 and DBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd 175,000 shares for $541,168. Sap 8 Lum Chang Hokings Ltd and Eu Yan Sag Hokhgs Ltd will jointly sell
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSIONS
      229 20 COTcnioa Special Tri« Sulphss Coavcnkn deadlif PwW Tnih| CoaqMay starts (IDP) (ST) starts Apollo Sep 14 Oct 8 Sep 28 Oct 8 Oct 9 BAT Sep 14 Oct 8 Sep 28 Oct 8 Oct 9 CoM Store Sep 21 Oct IS Oct 5 Oct 15 Oct 16 Haw
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      999 20 Cwrwrt Ex Mis Data TiUhr T«Whr pay—t Of dm* payaMt toy** lact ywr UN-Ann N 28%(l) Aug 31 NYA Sep 14 28% 5tt MOB 50c 3.5% (b) Sep 10 S«p 24 Oct 23 35* 15% Aon 5% (I) Sep 18 Sep 30 Oct 15 51 122% Alti Ittp
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      198 20 Company Rights bsw Gtedan tap* OnHor-sn MS1.50 per stare Ex-date Ai« 27 Books dose Sep 10 Acceptance i Payment: NYA MAS Ontfcf-one MB 00 per stare Ex-date: Sep 7 Books dose Sep 21 Acceptance I Payment NYA OUT 0ne4or-two $1.50 per stare Ex-itote: A* 19 Books dose: Aug
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      RESULTS FORECAST
      90 20 Mi M iMtUTw FmeMt Ml a* MM EPS mmi tar EPS Cm pnflt N« la* Umm taM MF (ct» put) (SS«) (et*» ■c I Auj 28 Dec 92 59.2 5.0 14,857 3.9-5.2 158—208 CM last Fri TMr Fwta ■t Mi PHW M jr for M ER (m Nl
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      136 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Mnstriols Index 1992 1316.68 (21/2/92) 1992 ktft 1545.92 (27/1/92) 1992 1m: 1122.50 (18/8/92) 1992 tar. 1310.95 (18/8/92) 1991 l*t 1333.08 (3/6/91) 1991 N* 1565.58 (3/6/91) 1991 tar 1022.52 (16/1/91) 1991 tar 1149.08 (16/1/91) 1990 M0c 1435.43 (16/7/90) 1998 M* 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 tar
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      1171 20 SMi Traa Ma I ii StaraMfer/Mrtcter Uj Mara Star** ■■S After pa 26/1 1/91 Natalon Co Lid Natakm Co Ltd S 2.500.000 4.375.000 000 55.646.000 18.550 53.146.000 17 720 Tit Lee Bank 26/1 1/91 Huay Guan Investment Pte Lid Goh Tju Rang 8 wife B 2.000 6.440.000
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      318 20 Ia load cwt IiSS la US$ %*y%yt 4y yr 4j yr Sc»t9 latex d» d» due chgt cfc«e cfcfe World 311.2 0.4 -6.6 0.1 -6.1 0.0 -4.5 tEAFE 447.5 0.4-10.9 0.1 -8.4 0.0 -6.8 Europe 383.3 -0.7 -6.8 -1.4 -1.6 -1.5 0.1 Pacific <93.9 1.5-13.4
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      532 20 Company Rights luo Wwa Teth Ore tor-one >100 per start Ami StMf One-tor-three U2 20 per share Issue of 211 62* 50% CurauMne Redeemable Presence shares of 10 sen each 1992/97 OK) with up to *****m Transferable Sutcnpton Rights (TSR) tor an a&ept> pnee of MSI per CRPS
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  • CHINA STOCK EXCHANGES
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      Lock icon Shanghai A top gainer as all markets improve
      396 21 CLSA FURTHER improvements continued in China yesterday with the CLSA All China Index finishing 84.03 points firmer at 2,436.03. Shanghai's A shares were the biggest gainers in the market. The previously denied rumour that further listing of domestic shares will be postponed
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  • JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Prices continue downward drift in dull trading
      930 21 JAKARTA STOCK trading continued to be slow yesterday with the absence of major players, brokers said. The Jakarta Composite Index was 1.74 points lower at 297.18. They said most prices ended lower as the market was kept under selling pressure. "It's really dull.
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
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      Lock icon Index at 4-month high on interest in banks
      2111 21 Reuter THE STOCK Exchange of Thailand Index closed at a four-month high after the market resisted a slowdown and small investors followed foreigners and local institutions in buying bank shares, brokers said. The index ended 8.35 points higher at 791.20 on turnover
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Stocks up, but Nikkei ends under 19,000
      2538 22 Reuter TOKYO STOCKS closed slightly firmer but the Nikkei was below 19,000 after spending most of the day above that level. Brokers said index-linked buying and firm futures contracts ahead of today's futures settlement helped support the market, but profit-taking took its toll
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONGKONG
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      Lock icon Prices fall on worries over Sino-US trade
      2442 22 Reuter HONGKONG STOCKS finished sharply lower yesterday on a wave of rush selling triggered by worries about the worsening Sino-US trade relations, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index plunged 95.44 points to close at 5,631.55. Turnover fell to HKSI.46 billion from
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Index closes higher on Westpac rights buying
      2104 23 Reuter SYDNEY STOCKS strongly reversed early steep falls after Hambros Equities came into the market to snap up rights to the Westpac share issue yesterday. "We bought well in excess of 20 million rights on behalf of a client," Hambros' director said. A
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
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        483 23 CONTINUING weakness in Fletcher Challenge (FCL) yesterday dragged the NZSE-40 Capital Index down by 0.42 per cent to close at 1,453.78 points while the rest of the market was mixed. News that FCL was on the verge of selling a third of its utility, Natural Gas Corp (NGC),
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        MANILA
        622 23 MANILA STOCKS inched higher yesterday as selective buying of several issues lifted market sentiment, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index gained 5.53 points to close at 1,412. "There's no news to drive the market but several active issues carried the rest," said Harry Liu, president of Summit
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        TAIPEI
        504 23 TAIWAN STOCKS closed slightly higher in narrow, very thin trade yesterday as most investors lacked trading interest, brokers said. The Weighted Index ended 15.38 points higher at 3,785.50 on turnover of T$ 15.77 billion against Wednesday's TS 16.36 billion. The market will close today and tomorrow for the mid-au-tumn
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        51 23 INDICES TURNOVER Clow PrevfcMi Sep 10 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.453.78 1,459.96 ■6.18 MANILA Composite Index 1,412.0 1.406.47 5.53 Turnover (mil pesos) 195 160 +35 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 3,785.50 3,770.12 +15.38 Turnover (NTS billion) 15.77 16.36 -0.59 SEOUL Composite Stock Index dowd 551.12 -2.23 Turnover (billion woo) dosed 335.59
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        684 23 Seoul Sep 9 Won (DO) Anam Electric Ind 136 +3 Anam Ind 170 unch Ankuk Insurance 600 unch Asia Cement 298 6 Asia Motors 100 4 Bank Of Che Ju 169 -7 Bank Of Pusan 107 2 Bank Of Seoul 83 1 Byuck San I8S unch CheU Sugar 320 3
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        1170 24 A FIRM DOLLAR and some bargain hunting helped Wall Street rebound in quiet trading on Wednesday following a two-session losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10.80 points to 3,271.39. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index edged up 0.73 to 229.10, while Standard and Poor's 500-stock
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        FRANKFURT
        167 24 FRANKFURT STOCKS lost ground on Wednesday, as the DAX Spot Trend Index ended the day at 1,525.26, down 19.29 points. The Commerzbank indicator finished at 1,701.40, down 21.90. Operators said the downtrend was primarily due to tensions within the European Monetary System and to a "technical reaction" in the
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        LONDON
        828 24 LONDON SHARE prices fell with the market down after a string of poor company results, and unsteadiness in the currency markets following a big increase in Swedish interest rates early on Wednesday. At the close, the FT-SE Index of 100 leading shares was down by 10.2 points to 2,327.5.
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        AMSTERDAM
        333 24 DUTCH SHARES closed lower on Wednesday, with investors paralysed by the looming French referendum on Maastricht and interest rate and dollar uncertainties, dealers said. The EOE Index closed 0.59 lower at 277.79. "We are waiting for the results of the French referendum. Not much will hap- pen before that,"
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        PARIS
        157 24 THE PARIS BOURSE was depressed on Wednesday by Scandinavian monetary upsets, among other factors, as the market remained "destabilised" by continuing uncertainty over the outcome of the French Maastricht referendum, op- erators said. The CAC 40 Stock Price Index closed at 1,756.77 points, off 0.39 per cent from the
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        MILAN
        205 24 ITALIAN SHARES closed sharply higher on Wednesday, boosted by reports that state-controlled bank Credito Italiano would soon be privatised, although many stocks were paring gains late in the session as sellers returned. Credito was fixed 170 up from Tuesday's close at 1,390 and last traded at 1,385 on the
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        ZURICH
        314 24 SWISS SHARE prices ended easier but above earlier lows on moderate turnover on Wednesday. Dealers said Wall Street's steady opening helped to improve sentiment late in the session. The All-Share SPI Index closed 4.6 points lower at 1,102.5 and the SMI Index of leading shares shed 8.4 to 1,779.7.
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        STOCKHOLM
        206 24 SWEDISH SHARES closed at a new year-low on Wednesday after the Central Bank raised the marginal lending rate to 75 per cent. Dealers said trading was erratic as soaring rates had made share investments impossible to value. The Bourse General Index fell 1.96 per cent to 710.61 while the
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        JOHANNESBURG
        432 24 GOLD SHARES took a battering on the South African market on Wednesday to drop by 4.2 per cent as foreign investors sold the shares on fears of continued violence following Monday's massacre of 24 people in Ciskei. "The political outlook looks bleak at the moment and investors are punishing
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        BRUSSELS
        244 24 BELGIAN SHARES slipped at the close after retailer Delhaize lost early gains, closing down one per cent, and Banque Bruxelles Lambert came off its early high in the absence of more news about Wednesday's board meeting. The Bel-20 Index of leading shares closed down 2.61 points to 1,066.05, with
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        TORONTO
        294 24 AMID VOLATILITY in world currency markets, traders found solace in Toronto stocks, which closed only marginally lower on Wednesday, dealers said. "At least we're moving in a narrow range," said one trader. The TSE 300 Composite Index closed down 2.9 points at 3,449.1 after shuffling within a five-point range.
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        75 24 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK CWMC Prprio«s Sep 9 Dow Jones S&P 500 Turnover (million) 3.271.39 3.260.59 416.36 414 44 178.80 161.44 10.80 1 92 17.36 LONDON Financial Times 30 FTSE 100 Turnover (million) 1,696.7 2.327.5 395.1 1.710.6 2.337.7 410 -13.9 -10.2 -14.9 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.525.26 1,544.55 -19.29 AMSTERDAM EOE
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        40 24 Vienna Sep 9 Asch Akg Holding 2100 Bank Austria (P) 424 3 EAIIgem(P) 1730 -20 Jungbunzl ***** 300 Lenzing 595 5 Leykam 306 Oesterr Brau 695 11 Semperit 93 I Steyr 188 2 Vcitschcr 311 -12 Source: Z-Landerbank Bank Austria
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      US dollar opens firmer in Europe as mark stays out of favour
      1198 25 REPORTS THE US DOLLAR continued to firm in early trading in London yesterday, supported by covering, before publication later in the day of US weekly figures on unemployment. Within the European monetary system (EMS) the lira was again
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      Mexican peso seen staying strong against US$
      220 25 MEXICO CITY The Mexican peso, haunted by a long history of devaluations, has gained about 1.80 per cent against the US dollar since early July, and analysts say they expect it to remain strong through to the year's end. Higher interest rates and
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1553 25 S1MEX EWOOOiiAK Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/Int Sep 92 96.82 96.83 96.82 96.83 3000 2519 ***** Dec 92 96.74 %.75 96.72 96.75 8700 8726 ***** Mar 93 96.71 96.72 96.69 96.71 6800 4993 ***** Jun 93 96.44 96 46 96.42 96.45 3650 3800 6124 Sep
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      407 25 Cross rates sepio USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.5935 2.4935 1.4180 123.40 0.5079 1.2580 1.3889 1.8365 SS 0.6275 1.5648 0.8899 77.43% 0.3187 0.7895 0.8716 1.1525 MS 0.4010 0.64 0.5687 49.4887 0.2037 0.5045 0.5570 0.7365 Dm 0.7052 1.1238 1.7585 87.02 0.3582 0.8872 0.9795 1.2952
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      545 25 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 7/8 1 1-month I 1/2 1 5/8 2-month I 11/16 I 13/16 3-month I 13/16 I IS/16 Overnight mode: 3/4 USS Bid Offer 7 days 3 3 1/8 1 month 3 3/16 3 V16 2 months 3 1/8 3 1/4 3 months
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      Lock icon Cash-pinched Opec may try to lift oil price
      394 26 UPI LONDON Opec exporters need money so badly that they may sidestep differences in Geneva talks next week and clinch an output accord that could buoy oil prices this winter. Saudi Arabia and Iran, both running deficits and needing to service major
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      Lock icon Russian oil official denies European deliveries halted
      232 26 Reuter MOSCOW A senior Russian oil export official on Wednesday denied that deliveries of oil products to Western Europe had been halted. "Exports fluctuate from month to month. This month they will be slightly lower, but there is no talk about halting them
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      Inro buying sends S'pore robber futures higher
      757 26 REPORTS BUYING INTERVENTION by the International Natural Rubber Organisation kept the afternoon rubber futures market in Singapore firm yesterday, brokers said. Inro returned to buy small amounts of rubber after being absent from the market for over half a month. Prices closed higher
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    1476 26 Rubber MS Ci—iidtty tiding (tirtu doting m at lpw) i$$ 1 C—tract (S cents/kg) Gose Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Oct 92 141.25 138.75 141.50 650 2,375 Nov 139.25 138.50 140.00 400 3,875 Dec 138.50 138.00 138.50 150 3,475 Jan/Mar 93 137.75 136.50 138.25 375 16,550
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    1298 27 City Flffct ETA FMfM ETD Ma DbaM GA976 0115 GA890 0150 GA970 2205 Kllilil QF81 1955 Qf82 2205 SQ227 2230 flaiitaifrai KL837 1255 SQ320 1100 SQ323 1815 KL838 2240 Ukmtt SQ348 2300 Aaddaad NZ35 1550 SQ285 2115 SQ288 2030 NZ36 2355 BA12 2200 ■dnla Gf 149
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      703 27  -  POSTCARD FROM SHETLAND ISLANDS By Andrew Anderson THERE is no escaping the wind in the Shetland Islands. It swings across the chilly North Sea like an invisible fist, whipping spume from the waves, stopping walkers in their tracks and carrying untethered objects: dustbins, picnic
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      FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      153 27 As at 10am yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.1445 1.1600 Canadian dollar 1.2988 1.3255 NZ dollar 0.8573 0.8747 Sterling pound 3.1236 3.1660 US dollar 1.5900 1.5980 Local dollar* to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 16.05
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      79 27 Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Oct 2-12 Tehran Teheran, Export Promotion (98)21/*****8 Internal tonal Iran Centre of Iran Fair Oct 3-11 Luxembourg Luxembourg Societe Des 352-*****15 International Foires IntemaFair tionales De Luxembourg S.A. Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Oct 7-11 Park Lane Park Lane Consumer 071-*****98 Antiques
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      248 27 1 Set on edge by alarming MM |Hf 5 One container is stowed I inside another when empty 9 Riles ten possibly in the BHl—— to succeed without money got I I I I I names 19 Following study, have an IhJ to argue 21 Backing English graduates 24""^1 I
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      157 27 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the late morning and afternoon. Report Maximum temperature 31.1 Assoc humidity 66% Minimum temperature 24.5 Assoc humidity 94% Hours of sunshine 0.95 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month 22.5 Rainy days this month 3 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Bangkok 33/24 Cloudy
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      45 27 i«t:i u;pNiTS see MISS Ntyefcu^G LOHPnT DO you THifsJK OF Th£. N iOF TViC FOCU LJiTH WeR TOP ine cMe.^Tejp-Pcß^y; 1 v tortoN okdosc wCoSe. n 1 Vv Rl a* NOT \5^ —i ft ftlT Q£ ft L£T DQUN... aT?q ASSOCIATED «*»Aft*S LTD. It*3lM2 Jst_*
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    Lock icon IFC sees faster growth for developing nations
    530 28 Rate of 4.3 pc forecast for 1992 Reuter WASHINGTON Developing countries are benefiting from an almost unprecedented wave of global private investment and should enjoy faster economic growth in the years ahead, the International Finance Corp said. The World Bank affiliate said it
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    More professionals, businessmen likely to take part in future polls
    547 28  -  Run-up to Thai general election From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK A LEADING HOTELIER who is contesting his first election in Sunday's polls expects to see more professionals and businessmen like him taking part in Thailand's next general election. Akom
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    Lock icon Fujitsu announces world's fastest computers
    182 28 Reuter TOKYO Fujitsu Ltd announced yesterday a range of supercomputers that uses a technology it says will achieve the world's fastest processing speeds. Its new VPPSOO range uses a technique called vector parallel processing, a combination of the two different approaches taken by supercomputer makers
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    Lock icon Israel makes Golan Heights offer to Syria
    177 28 AFP, AP, Reuter JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin yesterday offered for the first time to return part of the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for a peace treaty ending 44 years of a state of war. But he said Damascus must
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    Lock icon Yeltsin's cancelled trip to Japan reflects problems at home
    270 28 Reuter, AFP, Asahi TOKYO The sudden cancellation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's trip to Japan just four days before he was to arrive here has reinforced Japanese companies' doubts about doing business with the economically beleaguered nation, experts said yesterday. Mr
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    S'poreans need to know more about HK
    720 28  -  The Bottom Line JACKIE SAM JACKIE SAM The writer, a Singaporean, is a Hongkong-based political consultant who contributed this comment to BT SINGAPORE has a communiststyle government without the communist ideology. Chewing gum is banned; fat boys are sent to camps for compulsory
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    160 28 Reuter BEIJING A Chinese official said yesterday that Beijing should stop buying US wheat immediately if Washington goes ahead with selling Taiwan F-16 fighters, Xinhua news agency said. Xinhua did not identify the official, but called him "a Chinese official in charge of
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      S'pore bunkering industry may face shift in business
      509 29  -  Sibcon '92 Reports by Amir Khalil SINGAPORE Indonesia could draw business away from Singapore's bunkering industry when projects at Karimun and Bintan islands are fully completed in a few years. However, the shift away from Singapore could help to relief the port
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      Industry urged to host international association
      254 29 SINGAPORE Singapore's bunkering fraternity were yesterday urged to initiate and host an international bunkering association, geared towards promoting the professional standards and practices in bunkering. Speaking yesterday to delegates at the Sibcon '92, the chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications, Mr Heng Chiang Meng
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      Lock icon P&O sees rough seas ahead despite better 1st half
      381 29 Pre-tax profits up 38pc, but losses in housing, construction sectors quadrupled AFP LONDON Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), the British shipping, property and construction company, on Wednesday predicted a difficult year ahead despite improved first-half results. First half pre-tax
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      Lock icon Joint M'sian-Indonesian sea patrol exercise ends
      245 29 Bernama JOHOR BARU The joint exercise between the marine police of Malaysia and Indonesia, codenamed "Aman Malindo 11th", ended on Tuesday. The exercise was held in two stages, the first from Penang to Port Klang and the second from Port Klang to Johor Baru.
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      Lock icon Taiwan to ban S Korean ships
      178 29 AP TAIPEI Taiwan will ban South Korean container ships from plying the Taiwan-Japan route in another retaliatory move against Seoul's recognition of the Beijing government, the Transportation Ministry announced. The ministry said in a statement that the government would also slash the container capacity
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      Lock icon Associated British Ports pre-tax profits down 52pc
      322 29 Knight-Ridder LONDON Associated British Ports Holdings pic announced pre-tax profits of £15.1 million (5545.3 million) in January-June period, down 52 per cent from £31.7 million in first-half 1991. The ports, transportation and property group attributed the reduced profit figure to provisions of £10
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      Lock icon Investigators prepare for QE2 public hearing
      437 29 NYT BOSTON With a 74-foot gash in its hull, the Queen Elizabeth 2 began steaming slowly toward drydock in Boston after the last of its 1,800 passengers were safely evacuated to Newport. A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and two
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        Australia plans 2nd fuel berth at Botany Bay
        108 30 SYDNEY The Australian transport ministry on Wednesday announced plans to build a second cargo berth for fuel shipments at Botany Bay, New South Wales. The AslB-mil-lion (5520.5 million) project will be a joint venture between the Sydney Ports Authority, ICI Australia and
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        PAL's new appointments
        64 30 MANILA Philippine Airlines announced appointments on Wednesday to major positions under the company's new management. New airline chairman Antonio Cojuangco named Mario Locsin as executive vice-president, Edgardo del Fonso as senior vice-president and chief financial officer Ernesto Garcia as senior vice-president for corporate planning. The announcement also
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        Ship at Chatham for repairs
        55 30 LONDON The 5,500-deadweight-tonne freighter Trans Ferinia is likely to be at Chatham, UK for some time for engine repairs, according to Lloyd's Intelligence on Wednesday. The Norwegian-flagged vessel was towed in Sep 7 after a connecting rod fouled the main engine. The Trans Fennia is
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        Varig to launch HK-Rio flights
        91 30 HONGKONG Varig Brazilian Airlines will inaugurate commercial flights between Hongkong and Rio de Janeiro in January, its president announced on Wednesday. Rubel Thomas told a press conference the twice weekly round-trip Service will include stops in Bangkok and Johannesburg. The flights between Hongkong and Rio
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        Osaka airport may open in 1994
        65 30 TOKYO Japan's first 24-hour airport being built in Osaka Bay should open around July, 1994, said Osamu Uno, chair(naji of the Kansai Economic Federation, on Monday. The KSnsai International Airport, built atop a man-made island >n Osaka Bay, was originally due to open in
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        Mazda to recall Ford cars
        58 30 TOKYO Mazda Motor Corp has recalled Ford cars imported by the Japanese company to exchange defective engine parts, a transport ministry official said on Tuesday. Tfie recall covers 650 Ford Probes sold in Japan between 1989 and 1991. The official said the engines could displace
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      567 30 Cafeon $tp 3 Dmity Water Resdue Ash ttniin Sedtawnt m/M Exxon KG/M*3 IV/V I M/M M/M PPM method 60/Qmac Mb Spec E25 991 10 1?0 010 30* 010* Spec G35 991 1.0 18.0 0.15 30* 010* Nuttwrn Eirope 180 Ave 982 0.3 13.1 0.05 10 0.02
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      475 30 THE DRY cargo freight market looked steadier and although the recent fall in the Baltic Freight Index (BFI) was halted, the fresh impetus was not yet strong enough to warrant an index rise, brokers said on Wednesday. The BFI was unchanged at 1,056, showing broadly steady Ginamax routes
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      1735 30  -  Paul Betts looks at one of the world's biggest air shows facing a cloud of uncertainty in the aerospace industry Paul Betts FT The chairman of Airbus Jean Pierson was offering a bottle of champagne for the first serious customer to walk into the European aircraft
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1197 30 Page Col ABC Containeriinc >2 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asia Cont Lines 14 5 Asian Break-Bulk 16 3 ASCL 5 5
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      8868 38 This is a list of ships loading NV, at Singapore for ports around TA the world. It tabulates, by Sh Pi destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line in- J** volved and the estimated N y dates of arrival and departure Bru from the Port
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        257 45 Mwn Pit Berth: 1; Sri Nam Hua No 2. Jenwm; 2: Changdu; 3: Sonca, Bangkokncn; 4: Entrepreneur; 5; Zadonsk; 6: Kota Makmur. 01 jetty: ml. DC): Susan Maersk, Ocean Venture. Duo on Sop 10: Barge temdo Satu, Bunga Butang, Barge I Kuala Siak V. Due on Sop
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      769 46 Sept 15-16: Asia-Pacific Digital Cellular Mobile Communications, organised by IBC TechniServices Limited at The Mandarin Singapore. For further details please contact IBC Technical Services at tel: 732-1970 or fax: 733-5087. Oct 5 (k Conference on Quality Control in Asian Shipping, organised by IBC Technical Services Limited at the
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      Lock icon Northwest, KLM seek US nod to combine operations
      545 48 Antitrust immunity sought to create world's third largest airline NYT WASHINGTON Northwest and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Wednesday asked for US government permission to become the first two large international carriers to combine their operations and, in effect, operate as one
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      283 48 Reuter CALGARY, Alberta Canadian Airlines on Wednesday accepted a merger offer from Air Canada, a move that will create a virtual monopoly in the nation's airline industry. Under the deal, Air Canada and PWA Corp, the owner of Canadian Airlines, agreed to
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      Lock icon Lloyd's appoints former monk as chief executive
      243 48 NYT LONDON Lloyd's of London, the troubled insurance market whose sizable losses have raised questions about its management structure, on Wednesday named Peter Middleton as its chief executive, succeeding Alan Lord, 63, who is retiring. A former monk with a passion for motorcycles,
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      321 48 NYT NEW YORK John McNamara, the Long Island car dealer and philanthropist, admitted that he had bilked General Motors in a US$6 billion (559.5 billion) loan scheme and that he had used some of the money to bribe officials at all
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      446 48 Farnborough Air Show Reuter FARNBOROUGH, England Most things seem to be heading down, instead of up, at the Farnborough Air Show. The event, held every second year, is traditionally the industry's showcase for mul-ti-million dollar sales contracts. Not this year. Jet fighters
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      287 48 AP FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) Like every industry in the former Soviet Union, the aerospace business is undergoing a stumbling transition from communism to a market economy. But unlike many other Russian enterprises, the planemakers have a lot to show ofT in the
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      234 48 Reuter FARNBOROUGH, England The four-nation European consortium, Airbus Industrie, said yesterday that Philippine Airlines had signed a contract to buy six of its A340-200s and take options on four more. Airbus announced the order in a statement at the Farnborough Airshow in
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      437 32 ocwans I AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BATA Feeder V——l mm I ORIENTAL KNIGHT 14/09 VILLE DE LA FONTAINE 20/09 VILLE DE TUCANA 24/09 Also: CASABLANCA-ALGIERS-TUNIS-TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI AND ALL INLAND DESTINATIONS INDIAN OCEAN AND SOUTH AFRICA REGULAR SEKi CONTAMER SERVICE rasa sfobe na loapmc fob FUMOTMTffTW 41/14 05/10 pt C T 3BWICE
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      1957 33 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11-01 Keppd Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 accms cjwco nc was smupgre pnomi nnh STRAITS VEHTURE V22E Muii, lab. KK 11-12 Sap 13 Sap 14 Sap MKT IS HUNCSSS ¥*203 IS Sap 19 Sap MB NERUB VO7C Mua>a. Skan.
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      2367 33 SINGAPORE AGENT: P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd ■Km I |V|J 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPORE 0208 Tel 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number .^3 vessel VOT Fpno 550 Sw I alo sou ant rot nam wmr «ot mt mt km
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      675 34 CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSL/VOY STORE KOAN MM HBtIG 800 AW»Of SMNUATA 35M8 MPT (PT«) 1/1# 12/H 18/10 »/10 XUTAI/KNB </H S/ll 15/11 20/11 23/11 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subjact to InducMumt. Also accepting cargo to CaaaMaoca, Port Said, Port Aloiandria, Ganoa. Trioato.
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      1302 34 HANJIN SHIPPING FDR VSL rsn UK HAUL 111 Oil FOR VS. 9N |UM HAUL Ul II MC HMWN VANCOUVER OIK 12 9 DMCT 4/10 //10 HAfUM CKJU OKE 14/9 M TOMHAMA 041E 22/10 23/10 »/10 HANJIN OSMAM2E 20/9 ORECT 11/10 14/10 HAIUN KNAKYANG 0921 21/9 M PLENTY 0241 29/10 30/10
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      1841 35 >5 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS (FOR ALL NOL SERVICES) NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) USA SERVICE TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 ■Hphg Jam mm FAR EAST SERVICE *****00 IMPORT CFS F9: *****69/*****96 UK/EUROPE SERVICE (TOLL-FREE) EXPORT CFS F9: *****53/*****50 aust/india/pak NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA NEPTUNELINK TEL:
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      1107 35 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****06 (FESCO LINE) ENQWRIES: *****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 EASTBOUHD—DBCHMOWG WESTBOUND—LOADWG TR/tfOHPffl) WA ROTTERDAM iron ww Iw |mj>
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      1589 36 K» "W W* AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD ICR No: **********0 M) MjZ W "W TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****07/^9 I I M MALAYSIA: 'K'LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD JL mL. U*JL Jm JLM# TEL SA *****00 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****0 JB *****1 wmmtm KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, ltd
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      991 36 PHILI-OMNT UN€S PT€J.TD Qn& BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... 3&L we take on the WORLD FOR YOU !i fe NA»ER. CHRISTCHUfiCM 28 SEP SUVA. NOUMEA, PAPEETA. APIA. LAUTOKIA. SAN ANTONIO _J 11 Hf ST. MAARTEN, SAN JUAN. ANTAFAGESTA, GUAIQUILA. BENUEBENTUBA 12 SE ROTTERDAM ANTWERP. GOTHENBURG. VIENNA. BUDAPEST. BUCHAREST AND ALL
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      1963 37 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD MB M 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 CR NO: **********06 nagRTA I ItoiiacOK SRISAMUT (THAI FLAG) SRS34N 14/9 17/9 20/9 m KOTABINTANG KBT34N IS/9 18/8 *2/8 EQUATOR HAWK 50N 16/9 19/9 23/9 EBTEBROGGC 28M 10/9 I#/# 22/® KOTA INOAH 331
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      849 37 EXPRESS COKTAMER SEKVKI TO UK-HOft tH COKnNStt-SCANPtNAVIA WBaT f P GUPANG PENANG %KELANG OCEAN VSL/VOY SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) _n/9 11/9 12/9 TOYAMA 2362 15/9 2/10 4/JO 5/10 7/10 18/9 18/9 19/9 AROSIA 2372 22/9 9/10 11/10 12/10 14/10 Q 25/9 25/9 26/9 NIHON 2382
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      285 37 °BSA° TRANSPORTATION M MYANMA H FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Sport P.Kit Pot F.Gdf MAM)ALA T V3SN In Pt PMYA VI24N 17/23 S«p In Pt PAGAN VI UN 14/1 C S* 9/12 Sap HPA AN VltlN 20/22 Up NIGERIAN NATIONAL SHIPPING LINE NIGERIA EXPRESS SERVICE
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      2837 40 Conventional Semi-Container Full Container Liner Services Liner Services Malaysia's Agents: Indonesia's Agents: General Agents: Seeking Agents: General Agents: Booking Agents: Goan Goao SMppif Sdn AM Cheng Chiao Shipping Sdn Bkd P.T. Gtotal Potra Indonesia Maritime Ykk Fung Shipping SMwfcf Fnigkt Man Gnatshie tgt*m Costar Shipping Rtc Ltd Shieeing FrafcM B—kmt
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      248 40 ■hmhh SAMUDBU MDONESU (S) PTE LTD 1* McCALLUM STREET ■■■(■■H #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE Singapore 010S Tdic R*****0 t* *****81-3 Fie 22S 4S3S, *****96 FOR bookings call omcct une TEL: *****41/*****43 SM/JAK SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN JAK MAJESTY 907 12/09 (SAT) 15/09 (TUE) E STAR 900 13/09 (SUN) 15/09 (TUE) PELOPOR
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      674 41 (ft FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) UMASSOL/PKEAUS 12/9 ROTTERDAM 12/9 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 12/9 HAMBURG/BREMEN 12/9 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 12/9 FELIXSTOWE/UK 12/9 BARCELONA/SPAIN 12/9 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 12/9" GENOA/ITALY 12/9 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 12/9 LOS ANGELES/WC/PI 12/9 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 12/9 NEW YORK/EC 12/9 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 17/9 VANCOUVER 12/9
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      703 41 f33 RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD fil TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) \=A FAX: *****15/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL Ivor ETA LOADING FOR SPOBE ABYOT 2MM mPt DARfSSAI AAM MOMBASA OMBOUTI ASSAB. MASSAWA ANOtNET 2ewe tS/10
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      335 41 ®ssagsa IMR-in :j VBL VOY —OAPOWg maw ■NUAPUHi Kssi «or m mm Tea ckd j» faM lMi/M H-a/u THI BRDO ***** 13-U/M 19-21/ M 2»-27/M THI MK m 17-lt/M H-25/M (1-12/11 O n» SfQS 222* 21 22/ M 27-2J/W K-M/ll VtL VOY MMOAPOng/CALCUTTA/MOGAPOHE *ssn DOT SM an LHOTS 421 11-11/
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      1480 42 groupage I PEN ANG (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) *****3 'P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK I GOTH/U.K/MED PORTS PiH PKL SIN PEN PK SIN 13/9 14/9 15/9 Honf Koof Ldn/Fli/Rdm/Ant 11/9 12/9 13/9 16/9 17/9 18/9 Hon| Kon| G'burf/Chaten/S'holm/Oslo 15/9 16/9 17/9 20/9
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      286 42 w BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SM ML LYT SM Ni SIM 0528 16/9 30/9 2/10 11/10 PROBER 20S 2/10 14/10 10/10 1/11 MULBERA 29S 15/10 27/10 29/10 15/11 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND, LYTTELTON, ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, NAPIER.
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      872 42 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD?) 77 RO6MSON ROM) #15-00, #16-00 SIA BULDMG SWGAPORE 0106 I TIL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 I TLX: RS ***** CARRER, RS ***** JENHOi CABLE: TOSOCO I SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA I KSSEL |WT ISTORE IBEST VESSEL HT SPBtt P. HIAIW I EQUATOR 111 69/92E
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      249 42 CCNI Companta Chiton* d» Nmgadon IntffOCMnicj B.A. SEASPAC SERVICE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS AND BREAKBULK DIRECT SERVICE TO SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS SM NOU SUV m PALEMMMC 400X8 )0- 2/10 13/10 IC/10 22/10 L 1 BOOTING 410*0 27 30/10 */U 12/11 17/11 DIRECT SERVICE TO CHILE. PERU. BOLIVIA SM CU K» CQS VAT
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      815 43 COMPANIA PERUANA WgA. DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALLAO, MAT ARAM. I.o* t OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADMG. WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAT OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOBE, YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA, MOJI. TOKYO*, MANIA*, DAVAO*. Pmwi* P.
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      607 43 m zim Favl CBBtBIBBfIBWtCB UJAJ N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES VESSEL VOT m HAMJCR VOT LAI RSI SA» WTC m rtNEZIA 10X 13/9 2M MPAN X 12/10 21/11 25 10 27/16 29/10 m MELtOUW 21CE 17/9 M FUSAN IX 22/11 11/1R 4/11 6/U 6/11 2M TOKYO 75E 21/9 2N PUSAN 17E 22/16 31/16
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      670 43 MULTI-MODE SHIPPING PTE LTD MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DUBAI OAMMAN SHARJAH. OOHA. MUSCAT. BAHRAIN ABU OHABI BANDAR ABBAS. It DO AH FAR EAST ACCEPTING FCL/LCL PENANG. P/KELANG. JAKARTA. BANGKOK. HONG KONG TAIWAN IAPAN. MANILA. KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON. EELIXSTOWE, LEEDS. TILBURY. ABERDEEN. LE HARVE. HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM ANTWEP. GOTHENBURG. COPENHAGEN
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      441 43 MONTHLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO ALGERIA ALSO CALLING MARSEILLE LASPEZIA TWICE WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/MADRAS/SIN ALSO ACCEPTINC CONTAINERS TO TUTICORM/ BANGALORE/COCHIN ANO NEW DELHI WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/CALCUTTA/SIN WITH TRANSMPMEHT TO: ASEAN/AUSTRALIA/FAR EAST/WNTERRANIAN/EUROPE WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE SIN TO CHINA WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE MADRAS/COLOMBO/ BOMBAY/KARACHI WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE EAST AFRICA/RED
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      492 43 SM F« EAST 14/9 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 20/9 BANGKOK 18/9 MANILA/CEBU 19/9 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 14/9 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 14/9 BUSAN 14/9 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 14/9 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 14/9 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGhAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo Si EUROPE/UK 19/9 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 19/9 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumama/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 13/9 LOS
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      730 44 ECONOLINES I We deliver 2040 points throughout 17 We provide weekly consolidations to 32 countries In conformity with 13 imcotenns Discharging ports at own Bonded Warehouse if total demands in shipping for carrying your with in house customs service and Routier goods from door to door trucks for home deliveries
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      451 44 Eonterm! CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND WELLINGTON LYTTLETON (CHRIBTCHURCH) 17 SEPTEMBER ACCEPTING TO ALL PORTS IN NEW ZEALAND BANGKOK 13 SEPT JAKARTA 14 SEPT PENANG 14 SEPT PORT KELANG 17 SEPT FREMANTLE 24 SEPT MELGOURNE 15 SEPT SYDNEY 15 SEPT FELIXSTOWE IS SEPT HAMBURG 19 SEPT ROTTERDAM 19 SEPT
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      549 44 HHB ext ee^s Sailings Singapore Singapore tSv Los Angeles iV| Manila 18/09/92 (Onforwardinc to Mid West/ 20/09/92 Singapore Tel: 778 6522 C9§A Fax: 779 2738 I- 0 Johore Tel: 07-*****8 SlljU Fax: 07-*****3 Alfred Ng 7&WS-L/A//C ycr C I c«TAie/ Hr\ 1•» MMN SERVICE TK NATIONAL SVC IfrA. I CO
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      375 44 fetea CHINESE-POLISH I JOINT STOCK SHIPPING CO 1 CQNTAiO/BREAKBULK 18. rm V.25 12/9 ROTTERMM/HAMBURG/GDYIIA I LUBAN *51 12/9 CASABLANCA Komowcz V.50 lt/10 CASABLANCA ÜBM V.22 30/9 HUANGni/HNGANG/SHMCHAI BALTIC FAR EAST SHIPPING PTE LTD 2 MBTM ROM) #1040, MIC BULOMG, STORE 0207 TEL mm FAX: *****09 TLX: US ***** BALFES 0EL
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      88 45 FOR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF YOUR BUSINESS 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 at
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      160 45 WEEKLY LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICES TO EUROPE PORTS WITH CONNECTION TO MORE THAN 206 INLAND POINTS. AUSTRIA HUNGARY RUSSIA BELGIUM HKLANO SWITZERLAND BULGARIA ITALY SPAM DtNUII NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND NETHERLANDS TURKEY HUNCE PORTUGAL TE CHECHOSLOVAKIA GREECE POLAND UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY ROMANIA YUGOSLAVIA MAKE YOUR ENQUIRIES TODAY HOT LIME 273-0466 YUSEN SEACARGO
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      579 46 WSk, HAN HUAT SHIPPING CO (PTE) LTD. 10 Anson Road, #14-19/21 International Plaza, Singapore 0207. Tel: *****11 (16 lines) Fax: *****94 Tlx: RS ***** AB LENHUAT Daily receiving cargo at Pasir Panjang Terminal PT4 Tel: *****97 a FULLY CONTAINERISED AND CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO MYANMAR (YANCON) ucccr. FT a ETD DESTINATION
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      461 46 iL COSCO UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.O. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/09 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNO PQ. LOADING FOR: TRANS ASEAN 15/09 20/09 Huengpu/GuenoifKJu COSCO FULL CONTAWER SERVICES (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO: CHMAyBANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI Please refer above mentioned
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      384 46 LCL FCL Express Service to For more inlormstim Competitive rates and reliable StmttiA ».nogn« U l m rc pur Customer Service At Te1;227-4788. SKH DISTRIPARK PTE LTD 77 Robinson Road *16-02 SU Building, Singapore 0106 Singapore Tel: *****79 Fax: *****62 Tlx: RS 2078CSKHNVO johore Baru Tel: 07-*****8 Fax: 07-*****2 J
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      1075 47 4 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE vessels rm+ pke+ aw *tm ant* leh* ham wtt fel SL NKPOOENCE 301W 11/09 11/09 13/09 02/10 02/10 03/10 03/10 03/10 06/10 H. FKONTER 301W 25/09 25/09 27/09 16/10 16/10 17/10 17/10 17/10 20/10 a. MAMO 301W 09/10 09/10 11/10 30/10
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      117 47 BINTANC HAS SHIPPIN6 PTE. LTD. 39 NEM. ROAD SWGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****88 TLX: R*****5 SMMER FAX: *****64 ACCEPTS K*TS OF CAKO STOK OESTHATWB IKXCUtYMK *1« 12-14 Sap 14-15 Man. MTANG SWA V 2« 14-15 Sep 15-15 S«p M*. < BMTANG SWA MX 18-lf S««> 20-21 S* i Mri. KBtftf t
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