The Business Times, 19 December 1992
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Title Section20 1992-12-19 1 Business Times THE HI SIN ESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Weekend Edition, December 19-20 1992 75 c20 words
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NEWS & MARKETS
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68 1992-12-19 1 BANGKOK Thailand's Parliament yesterday provisionally approved a national budget for the fiscal year that started in October which provided its first annual budgetary' deficit since 1989. The budget's proposed 560 billion baht (Ss36 billion) expenditure included a 10 billion baht increase made by the Chuan68 words
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54 1992-12-19 1 BRUSSELS The European Community's annual inflation rate fell to 3.8 per cent in November from 4.0 per cent in October, the lowest rate since August 1988 (3.7 per cent), the EC statistics organisation Eurostat said yesterday. In November 1991, the annual rate was54 words
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Article36 1992-12-19 1 THE US stock market pushed ahead yesterday morning in heavy trading at the quarterly triple witching hour. The Dow Jones Index climbcd 5.95 points to 3,275.18 at 1530 GMT in the first half hour.36 words
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Article30 1992-12-19 1 LONDON share prices were higher in early trading yesterday. The Footsie index of 100 leading shares was up by 14.9 Ipoints or bv 0.5 per cent at "2,755.2.30 words
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Article37 1992-12-19 1 THAI brokers have pledged to help quash a rash of rumours in the market triggered by official investigations into stock manipulation under the new securities law. said the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Page 237 words
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Article32 1992-12-19 1 FRASER Neave posted a strong earnings growth of 25.5 per cent to $72.1 million for the year ended September, thanks to a much lower tax charge Page 332 words
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Article, Illustration29 1992-12-19 1 Friday Change BT-MGA 696.67 +9.44 Kuala Lumpur ....641.08 +-4.97 Tokvo 17.680.74 +242.83 Hongkong 5.192.66 -136.8 Sydney 1.515.7 +16.3 Thursday Change New York 3.269.23 +14.05 London 2,740.3 +7.529 words
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Article25 1992-12-19 1 Exchange rates USS SS SSI 6385 100 Yen SS 1.3310 MS SS 0.6348 Money market rates Overnight 3 1/2 unav 3-month 2 5/16% +2/1625 words
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Article37 1992-12-19 1 London Gold AM fix IISS337.15 -USS0.60 Rubber S pore Jan I46.00«/kg -0.50 M'sia Jan ******/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 58tonncs +3 Spot MS 14.28/kg +0.02 Crude palm oil Turnover 460 lots -32 Jan MS933 /tonne 237 words
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459 1992-12-19 1 Colin Tan - By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Five large prime properties put up for sale by tender have fetched record-high prices, and will bring in more than $100 million for its owners. Standard Chartered Bank, Business Times learnt yesterday. Altogether more than 50 bids were received459 words
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417 1992-12-19 1 Catherine Ong - From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG CHINA has attacked Hongkong's oldest trading conglomerate, the Jardine group, for supporting Governor Chris Patten's political reforms, sending share prices into another tailspin yesterday. In a strongly-worded commentary, the official Xinhua News Agency accused the hong of using417 words
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342 1992-12-19 1 Sylvia Wong - By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE The Malaysian government has relaxed one of its key guidelines on foreign property investments in the country. Foreign-owned condominium units worth less than M 5300,000 (*****.000) can be sold again after three years, instead of five, the Malaysian342 words
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Article, Illustration561 1992-12-19 1 Anna Teo - Marine Parade GRC by-election By Anna Teo SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night told Marine Parade voters he was looking for a big win today so he could deal quickly and decisively with the issues confronting Singapore, at home and561 words
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Advertisement8 1992-12-19 1 OPINIONS India's rocky road to secularism EL 28 words
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Advertisement19 1992-12-19 1 FINANCE Investment outlook 1993 EL 8 9 More reports, Pg 2 Delivering the message in the right lingo, EL219 words
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PAGE 2 NEWS
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Article, Illustration409 1992-12-19 2 Marine Parade GRC bv-eleetion SINGAPORE Singapore needs a strong government to deal with the challenges ahead, one of which is to invest in the region and build an external economy for its future prosperity. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last409 words
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260 1992-12-19 2 Anna Teo, Chuang Peck Ming, Shoeb Kagda, Harish Mehta,Helen Chang - Reports by Anna Teo, Chuang Peck Ming, Shoeb Kagda, Harish Mehta,Helen Chang SINGAPORE While Singapore must continue to encourage the use of Mandarin at the official level, it cannot and should not reject or cut off its dialect links, said Minister of260 words
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202 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE Calling themselves the "poor man's" party, the Singapore Justice Party last night took the "rich" Singapore government to task for the rising eost of living. One of the party's candidates. sales executive Yen Kim Khooi. 37. said the People's Aetion Party202 words
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Article, Illustration333 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party last night reiterated its call for a two-party political system. Emphasising that elections were a serious business. SDP's secretary-general Chiam See Tong. speaking at a rally at Marine Drive, said his party was not contesting the by-elect ion333 words
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Article212 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidates last night wrapped up its campaign for the Marine Parade GRC by saying it offered a "fresh vision" for Singapore's future and asking voters to "give them a chance" to serve. At a rally near the Paya Lebar212 words
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Article, Illustration575 1992-12-19 2 Current decline of market blamed on rumours after major investor charged Reuter BANGKOK The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) yesterday said Thai brokers have pledged to help quash a rash of rumours in the market triggered by official investigations into stock manipulation underReuter - 575 words
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217 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE Singapore and Japan yesterday further liberalised their air services agreement, paving the way for more flights between both countries. Carriers from each country will be allowed to operate an additional 8.5 weekly 8747 services by 1994. The additional flights will result217 words
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210 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE The managing director of E B Cioh Pte Ltd and his son were fined SIO.OOO each on Wednesday for multiple share applications. bringing to seven the number of persons charged with the offence since 19X9. Cioh Ee Beng. 65. was210 words
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Article, Illustration242 1992-12-19 2 SINGAPORE Thailand's sccond-oldest com mere ial hank. Nakornthon Bank, has tapped the offshore capital market for the first time for a US$3O million floating rate loan. The facility was arranged and lead managed by DBS Bank and the Bank of Nova Scotia Asia. The other242 words
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538 1992-12-19 2 Maggie Ford - The Astra-Summa crisis From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA WILLIAM Soeryadjaya, the founder of PT Astra International. Indonesia's secondlargest conglomerate, has been given another grace period of 10 days to raise funds to retain control of his company. A new538 words
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COMPANY NEWS 1
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543 1992-12-19 3 Genevieve Cua - Contributions from properties post steepest rise Reports by Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Beverage group Fraser Neave posted a strong earnings growth of 25.5 per cent to $72.1 million for the year ended September, helped by a much lower tax charge. Analysts said the543 words
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401 1992-12-19 3 NZ associate's losses, write-offs attributed to poor expansion strategy SINGAPORE Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) provided for an extraordinary loss of S$ 124.9 million on its New Zealand brewery associate Magnum Corporation, bringing the total writedown relating to Magnum to S$ 187 million. In a401 words
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Article305 1992-12-19 3 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Listed Van der Horst Ltd yesterday reported an after-tax loss of $4.48 million for the year ended in September, down from a net profit of $2.74 million previously. At half-time. Van der Horst was already in the red305 words
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695 1992-12-19 3 Lee Han Shih - THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN But how much assets can it move out of HK before '97? By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Is the writing on the wall for the Jardine Matheson group, Hongkong's oldest and most famous hong? Though this695 words
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438 1992-12-19 3 Joseph Rajendran - By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Wearne Brothers yesterday reported its second straight year of losses but said it expects a turnaround in the second half of 1993. Net losses for the year ended in September widened 76 per cent to 539438 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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40 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE The Stock Exchange of Singapore has asked the directors of Parkway Moldings if they were aware of any reasons behind the recent sharp rise in turnover of the company's shares on the exchange.40 words
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Article35 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE The directors of Carnaud Metalbox Asia yesterday told the stock exchange that they knew of no reasons behind the recent sharp increase in the share price of the company.35 words
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Article36 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE Powermatic Data Systems Ltd has appointed Yee Lat Shing. Chen Mun and Chan Kok Pun as members ot its newly-established audit committee. Mr Yee has been named the chairman of the committee.36 words
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Article29 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE The shareholders ot Sunshine Allied Investments have passed a resolution to buy over the entire stake of GCIC Singapore for $17.4 million.29 words
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71 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE Responding to queries from the Stock Exchange of Singapore, Pan Pacific Publications Ltd said the positive results for its half year ended Sep 30, 1992, were due largely to profits from the publishing division. The paper, retail and direct selling division continued to be71 words
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Article35 1992-12-19 3 SINGAPORE The directors of QAF have informed the stock exchange that they were not aware of any reasons behind the sharp rise in turnover of the companv shares on Dec 17.35 words
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Article102 1992-12-19 3 KUALA LUMPUR Benta Plantations Bhd plans to diversify into housing development in Penang. the company's first move into property development from its plantation activities. "We've got land in Penang," chairman Abdullah Ayub told newsmen after the company's annual and extraordinary general meetings here yesterday. However,102 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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106 1992-12-19 4 HONGKONG The Hongkong Stock Exchange plans to tighten its listing rules in the most sweeping overhaul of regulations in four years, the South China Morning Post reported. The exchange has released a 31-page consultation paper which laid out provisions relating to minimum standards for106 words
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Article48 1992-12-19 4 SYDNEY Arnotts Ltd, Australia's largest maker of cookies and crackers, formally advised shareholders yesterday to reject US-based Campbell Soup's AsB.Bo a share takeover bid. The advice, filed as part of the company's response to the bid with the Australian Stock Exchange, was expected.48 words
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Article54 1992-12-19 4 MADRID The Spanish government says it has persuaded the Kuwait Investment Office to prevent any further corporate collapses in its troubled Spanish empire and to reverse its nomination of the accountants KPMG Peat Marwick as "special representatives" to replace Kuwaiti management at the KlO's Spanish54 words
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Article58 1992-12-19 4 TORONTO Bramalea Ltd said it will take an CsB3l million (551.07 billion) after-tax writedown on the value of its real estate assets, mostly land, in Canada and the US. The writedown includes the expected impact of the sale of more than Csl.6 billion worth of assets58 words
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67 1992-12-19 4 TAIPEI Nien Hsing Textile Corps shares are expected to remain steady or rise when the denim maker lists on Taiwan's stock market next Monday, brokers said. The overall market may be volatile on the first day of trading after Saturday's general elections, but Nien Hsing67 words
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Article39 1992-12-19 4 CINCINNATI The Procter and Gamble Co has said it expects to sell its commercial pulp business and timberlands early next year to an investment group led by a former executive for about US$l.2 billion.39 words
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Article, Illustration340 1992-12-19 4 It's an investment, not an acquisition, assures chief executive Reuter SYDNEY British Airways chief executive Sir Colin Marshall moved quickly yesterday to allay fears his airline's victory in a bidding war for a stake in Australia's Qantas would lead to a gutting ofReuter - 340 words
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173 1992-12-19 4 Bloomberg NEW YORK Compensation for chief executive officers is highest in the communications industry, according to a survey of 644 US companies by the Conference Board. CEOs of communications companies earned an average U*****,000 (Ssl.2 million) in salaries and bonuses in -1991, saidBloomberg - 173 words
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251 1992-12-19 4 FT BANGKOK Construction and engineering company Christiani and Nielsen (Thai) announced on Thursday that its shareholders had approved a plan to buy up to 100 per cent of its Copenha-gen-listed Danish parent. Christiani and Nielsen AS. for about US$BO million (S$ 131FT - 251 words
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156 1992-12-19 4 Bloomberg MELBOURNE Broken Hill Proprietary Co (BHP), Australia's largest company and a major world minerals, energy and steel producer, has said net consolidated operating profit for the six months to Nov 30 rose 23.4 per cent from a year-earlier period to Asso2 million (*****Bloomberg - 156 words
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Advertisement208 1992-12-19 3 I IN THE MARKET PAGES •KL market ends higher 11 Polls hit Taiwan shares 14 0 0 imp .i Mill put YOUR Q Key In ur B At the Omni Marco Polo Hotel, f mMHBB B we'd like to take this opportunity B wish everyone a very Merry Christmas "sft208 words
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Advertisement1220 1992-12-19 4 FRASER NEAVE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RESULTS FOR THE YEAR The directors are pleased to make the following preliminary announcement of the audited results for the year ended 30th SeptemberGROUP COMPANY 1992 1991 Change 1992 1991 Change $000 000 $000 $000 TURNOVER 1.420.411 1.327.687 *7 0 OPERATING1,220 words
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Advertisement1218 1992-12-19 4 ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR The directors are pleased to make the to!lowing preliminary announcement of the audited results tor the year ended 30th September GROUP COMPANY 1992 1991 Change 1992 1991 Change $000 $"000 $-000 $000 TURNOVER 742.328 699.305 6.2 TRADING PROFIT 106,356 100.622 5.7 Gross1,218 words
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FINANCIAL NEWS
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413 1992-12-19 5 Shoeb Kagda - By Shoeb Kagda SINGAPORE Banque Nationale de Paris is expanding its commodity financing business in Asia in response to the increased needs of its customers in the region, said a senior official of the bank. The world's largest commodity financier expects its413 words
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224 1992-12-19 5 AP CHICAGO Accounting giant Arthur Andersen and Co is affiliating with Japan's second-largest audit corporation and they aim to merge next year. An accounting industry expert says the merger would create the largest accounting firm in Japan. Anderson said on Thursday thatAP - 224 words
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236 1992-12-19 5 Reuter WELLINGTON Founder of collapsed New Zealand investment company Equiticorp, Allan Hawkins, was found guilty yesterday of seven fraud and conspiracy charges on transactions totalling NZ$52O million (Ss44o million). Justice David Tompkins delivered the verdicts in Auckland after three weeks of deliberation onReuter - 236 words
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231 1992-12-19 5 NYT WASHINGTON Federal banking authorities said on Thursday that it cost banks US$l7.5 billion (5528.7 billion) each year to comply with increasingly stringent and complex regulations, but they cautioned against relaxing the rules as a way of stimulating the flow of credit to encourageNYT - 231 words
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Article, Illustration536 1992-12-19 5 DBS Bank weekly currency review US$/DM: 'Clinton dollar" losing steam? The expected mild upside for the US dollar failed to materialise as the greenback traded lower every day, touching a low of 1.5520 deutschemarks on Wednesday, near support at 1.5500. A breach of this536 words
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294 1992-12-19 5 FT LONDON Barclays Bank has provided £240 million (Ss6lB million) to cover possible losses on its £422 million exposure to Imry. a property group, in one of the largest individual debt writeoffs in UK banking history. The provision, of which £196 million hasFT - 294 words
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210 1992-12-19 5 AFP TOKYO The Bank of Japan yesterday confirmed giving assistance to Hyogo Bank Ltd amid reports that the central bank and three commercial banks had lent around US$l billion (SSI.6 billion) to the troubled regional bank. Toshio Yoshizawa, head of the central bank'sAFP - 210 words
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SMALL CHANGE
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97 1992-12-19 5 BANGKOK The Bank of Thailand will pressure commercial banks to cut general lending rates next year, starting with the state-owned Krung Thai Bank, the Bangkok Post has reported. Commercial banks have cut prime rates many times this year, but have left unchanged97 words
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Article65 1992-12-19 5 HONGKONG Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp will bring a new series of bank notes into circulation next month to coincide with the introduction of new coins by the government, the company said. The new notes, starting with HKSSO and HKSSOO denominations, will be the same65 words
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Article, Illustration59 1992-12-19 5 MOSCOW Alexander Perelygin. deputy head of the Moscow region security department, showing a very high quality fake US$lOO bill confiscated from a group of criminals on Dec 17. The group was caught attempting to sell fake bills with a face value of more USSI59 words
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Article74 1992-12-19 5 FRANKFURT Credit Lyonnais' proposed acquisition of a majority stake in the BFG Bank, the financially-troubled German bank, has run into last-minute difficulties. The failure of the deal, which valued the German bank at 2.1 billion Deutschemark (552.2 billion), would be a big embarrassment for the state-owned74 words
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Article50 1992-12-19 5 NEW YORK Citibank said it consented to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission a U*****,000 penally to settle a case involving cancelled corporate bond certificates thought to have been destroyed six years ago. The Citicorp unit agreed to the penalty without admitting or denying the allegations.50 words
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Advertisement209 1992-12-19 5 PEMBRUSH .-t#~ > J ———pj The thoughtful gift for the seoson An international panel of judges has given thumbs up for the design features of the Pembrush the electric toothbrush with the powerful yet 1 gentle oscillating action proven to ef- r fectively remove bacterial plaque and stained pellicles with209 words
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THE REGION
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NOTE BOOK
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90 1992-12-19 6 SYDNEY Australia spent A 55.9 billion (556.6 billion) more than it earned in the year to Sep 30, aceording to a report by Australia New Zealand Bank. The ANZ Savings Report shows that national savings fell for the sixth consecutive quarter to minus90 words
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Article67 1992-12-19 6 MANILA A right-wing general suspected of involvement in coup attempts against former President Corazon Aquino came in from the cold yesterday for the first time in nearly six years and said he was ready to work for national reconciliation. BG Jose Maria Zumel, former67 words
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Article, Illustration85 1992-12-19 6 MAUMERE Two Indonesian soldiers supervised on Thursday the distribution of food and medicine pouring in from abroad for earthquake victims on Flores island. Transportation problems have hampered the distribution of aid relief, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. "The capacity of Maumere airport is limited, (so85 words
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Article50 1992-12-19 6 CANBERRA Australia will allow women to fly combat aircraft immediately and to serve on its submarines from 1995, the government announced yesterday. Women will still be barred from army combat but can fly the Royal Australian Air Force's F/A-18 fighters and F-l 11 strike bombers.50 words
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348 1992-12-19 6 Colin Tan - Company negotiating with Hanoi to value plant and machinery By Colin Tan SINGAPORE International property consultant Colliers Jardine. which received its Vietnamese real estate licence last month, is negotiating with Vietnamese authorities to value plant and machinery for them. This was disclosed yesterday by348 words
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Article383 1992-12-19 6 Three get 14 years" jail each for seeking to overthrow govt UPI BANGKOK Laotian authorities have sentenced three former government officials, including two former Cabinet ministers, to 14 years in prison each for seeking to overthrow the communist regime in Vientiane, state-run radio said. Radio Vientiane, inUPI - 383 words
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235 1992-12-19 6 AFP UNITED NATIONS Negotiations between Portugal and Indonesia on the status of East Timor broke oIT on Thursday at the UN headquarters with no progress made, diplomats from both sides said. The talks will resume on April 20 in Rome, said JoeAFP - 235 words
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181 1992-12-19 6 AFP CANBERRA Australia's central bank chief said yesterday the economy would be testing 4 per cent growth by the end of the next calendar year. "Growth is picking up," Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser told reporters after addressing the House of Representatives bankingAFP - 181 words
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THE WORLD
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Article, Illustration479 1992-12-19 7 President-elect hopes to complete major appointments before Christmas NYT WASHINGTON Presi-dent-elect Bill Clinton has chosen Rep Les Aspin of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. as Secretary of Defence and Richard W Riley, a former governor of South Carolina, as Secretary of Education.NYT - 479 words
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Article, Illustration393 1992-12-19 7 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON President George Bush on Thursday formally signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), clearing the way for Congress to begin the process of ratifying the controversial pact. Mr Bush, speaking at the Organisation of American States before signing theKnight-Ridder - 393 words
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541 1992-12-19 7 AP LONDON China wants to concentrate on economic expansion for at least the next 50 years and has no superpower ambitions or aggressive designs on its Asian neighbours, a Chinese diplomat said on Thursday. Ma Yuzhen, China's ambassador to Britain, said hisAP - 541 words
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365 1992-12-19 7 EIEMPDE, Netherlands Say "clog" and most people think of Holland. Not Harry van der Vleuten. He thinks of China. And he sees red. "Any Chinese can make a hole in a lump of wood, and that's what they do." fumes the Dutch365 words
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213 1992-12-19 7 AFP ISLAMABAD Work has started on the first internationally sponsored multi-million-dollar thermal power project in Pakistan's private sector, described officially as the largest such project in the Third World. Backed fully by the World Bank, the Hubco Power Project, which is toAFP - 213 words
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WORLD WATCH
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116 1992-12-19 7 TOKYO Japan's net worth fell in fiscal year 1991-92 (April-March) for the first time since the Economic Planning Agency began recording gross national products figures in fiscal 1955. the agency said yesterday. Japan's net assets total assets minus debts stood at 3,419 trillion116 words
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Article70 1992-12-19 7 WASHINGTON Republican Congressional leaders, noting the up to 17 hours of live broadcast coverage of Presi-dent-elect Bill Clinton's economic conference, asked on Wednesday for equal attention to Republican events. The two-day conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, was paid for by the Democratic National Committee. Senate Republican70 words
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82 1992-12-19 7 NEW DELHI Security around jailed leaders of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be strengthened after a newspaper reported they could be the targets of a death squad, the Indian government said yesterday. Security will be tightened at the guest house where BJP82 words
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Article61 1992-12-19 7 MOSCOW Newly-appointed Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin will travel to Kazakhstan for his first ofTicial visit, the government press office said yesterday. The new head of government was expected to leave Moscow yesterday afternoon and spend two or three days in Alma-Ata to discuss economic61 words
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Article86 1992-12-19 7 BEIJING Beijing's hardline Communist Party secretary Li Ximing. a prominent supporter of the 1989 military crackdown on the democracy movement, has been sacked add replaced by Mayor Chen Xitong, the official press reported yesterday. The capital's new 54-member Communist Party Committee made the decision during its86 words
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73 1992-12-19 7 CAPE TOWN South Africa and its nominally independent Transkei tribal homeland have launched rival investigations of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA). tfie black guerilla group behind two attacks on whites. Supreme Court Judge Richard Goldstone yesterday announced the Pretoria probe, which will be monitored73 words
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Article, Illustration290 1992-12-19 7 NYT JERUSALEM Israeli authorities expelled nearly 400 blindfolded Palestinians from the West Bank, casting a huge shadow on the Middle East peace talks. They were taken towards southern Lebanon, which Israel controls, according to the BBC Leading Palestinians said yesterday that Prime MinisterNYT - 290 words
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STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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Article, Illustration4032 1992-12-19 8 Moiz Tyebally - By Moiz Tyebally SINGAPORE shares extended their gains across the board yesterday as local and foreign investors snapped up blue chips ahead of today's by-election. Boosted by active buying, the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index shot up 23.49 points to 1.491.80 at4,032 words
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Article, Illustration76 1992-12-19 8 Paul Leo - Paul Leo CMB Packaging Bhd closed at $8.00 from this year's low of $4.82 in September and is poised for a correction back to support at $6.55. Below $6.55, the next support is at $5.90. Monthly, weekly and daily RSIs are above 75, indicating it is overbought. Monthly, weeklySOURCE: BRIDGE INFO - 76 words
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Advertisement102 1992-12-19 8 IN A BOX. IT'S MORE Reuge (pronounced "rukj") music boxes make gifts of RELIABLE THAN SHARES. value. Handcrafted following a 200 year old Swiss tradition, tkey perform beautifully every day for years on KT n XIADC DT CACI \T r* en< un^e man y 9^ares mention). AND MORE PLEASING ror102 words
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Article3113 1992-12-19 9 F&N 1160 *60 5.5% MB Asia 801) 50 +6.7% DBS 1140 +40 +3.6% UOB Foreign 845 +-35 +4.3% Asia Pacific 1130 30 +2 7% Inchcapc 50c 510 t 30 t 5.4% SI A Foreign 1700 30 +1 8% Prima 595 +25 +4.4% Koth Inds 50c3,113 words
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KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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Article, Illustration5684 1992-12-19 11 Bernama THE local bourse benefited from a firmer buying sentiment to close higher yesterday following a relaxation in the rules governing property purchases by foreigners. Buying support for the second board counters also continued unabated with further gains. The KLSE Composite IndexBernama - 5,684 words
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CHINA STOCK EXCHANGES
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Article, Illustration410 1992-12-19 12 THE CLSA Shanghai A Index ended the week at 4,620.7, a dft>p of 3.4 per cent from a week ago. Turnover remained thin at 10.1 million shares. The Shanghai Stock Exchange announced sevural proposals yesterday to improve its operations but investors have yet410 words
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JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
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Article, Illustration1048 1992-12-19 12 Reuter STOCKS closed lower yesterday in quiet half-day trade, brokers said. "Investors were still staying on the sidelines as the market was directionless." one broker said. The official index ended 1.18 points lower at 271.85. Astra International closed 2(H) rupiah lower atReuter - 1,048 words
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STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
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Article, Illustration2193 1992-12-19 12 Reuter MAJOR property firms closed off their highs yesterday following afternoon selling. and other stocks ended mixed, brokers said. The SET Index finished 0.95 point lower at 848.97 on turnover of 4.42 billion baht. Losers led winners 125 to 79 with 82 shares unchanged. TurnoverReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 2,193 words
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Article, Illustration2623 1992-12-19 13 Reuter STOCKS pushed their rebound into a second day yesterday and closed firmer. Buying by public pension funds and foreign investors eombincd with year-end win-dow-dressing to lift prices, brokers said. The Nikkei closed above its 200-day moving average for the first time this year.Reuter - 2,623 words
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Article, Illustration2679 1992-12-19 13 Reuter SHARE prices closed sharply lower yesterday on the back of China's attack on the Jardine Group over support for Hongkong Governor Chris Patten's reforms, brokers said. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index fell 136.80 points or 2.57 per cent to 5,192.66 and Jardine MathesonReuter - 2,679 words
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Article, Illustration2044 1992-12-19 14 Reuter THE share market closed higher across the board yesterday, aided by a good interim profit result from market leader BHP. Shares opened strongly before dipping immediately after the BHP result. which some felt was below expectations. "But once brokers had analysed theReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 2,044 words
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Poll uncertainty pulls back Taiwan shares
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Article564 1992-12-19 14 PROFIT-TAKING from early gains and political uncertainty ahead of today's parliamentary elections pulled stocks slightly lower yesterday, brokers said. The Weighted Index opened higher but closed 10.68 points down at 3,657.99. Turnover was a moderate NTS9.S billion against Thursday's NTSB.B billion. The market will be closed today and reopen564 words
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Article582 1992-12-19 14 SHARE prices finished lower yesterday as the market opened soft and investors took profits in somewhat listless trading to end a technical rally after only two days, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index lost 10.92 points to close at 1,215.81. Losers outnumbered gainers 46 to 14. "It582 words
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Article433 1992-12-19 14 THE share market closed square with prices mixed on relatively heavy volume yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 0.38 at 1.509.13. Ord Minnett broker John Rattray said prices in middle tier stocks such as Fisher Paykel and Wilson Horton. which have each had a good run-up. were433 words
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Article50 1992-12-19 14 INDICES TURNOVER Close Dec 18 Previous NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.509.13 1.509.51 -o'.ts MANILA Composite Index Turnover (mil pesos) 1.215.81 2163 1.226.73 261.3 -10.92 -<5.0 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index Turnover (NTS billion) 3.657.99 9.5 3.668.67 8.8 -10 68 ♦<J.7 SEOUL Composite Stock Index Turnover (billion won) closed 660.60 703 1550 words
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Article665 1992-12-19 14 Seoul IX* 17 U on COO) Anam Ekxtnc Ind 145 unch Anam Ind 171 2 \nkuk Insurance 650 unch Asia Cement 275 5 Asia Motors 116 -2 Bank Of C he Ju 162 +5 Bank Of I'usan 115 I Bank Of Seoul 102 +2 BvuckSan 193 +2 Chcil Sugar 290665 words
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Article, Illustration1274 1992-12-19 15 STOCKS closed higher in heavy trading on Thursday as a late round of com-puter-guided buy programs tied to "tri-ple-witching hour" helped the market soap a five-session losing streak. Z THie Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tumbled 29.18 points on Wednesday, rebounded 14.05 points to :3,269.23. But the blue*chip1,274 words
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Article, Illustration705 1992-12-19 15 STOCKS were firm on Thursday in substantial trading volume thanks to a large-scale trading program and end-of-year institutional buying, operators said at the close. The 100-share Footsie Index, which started the day with a loss in the wake of Wall Street, shifted gears later in the day and finished705 words
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Article381 1992-12-19 15 SHARES ended a life-less session mixed to a touch firmer on Thursday, with traders moving to the sidelines ahead of the expiry of stock options and futures yesterday and as the yearend approached. The 30-share DAX Index ended 4.10 points higher at 1,476.17. It had spent the day in381 words
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Article79 1992-12-19 15 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK cw Pi*»iou% IXx 17 Dow Jones S& P 500 Turnover (million) 3.269.23 ***** 251.64 3.255.18 431.52 244 04 14 05 t 3.91 ♦-7.6 LONDON rrst ioo FT-30 Turnover (million) 2.740 3 2.092.5 816 0 2.732.8 2.081.6 676.1 7.5 10 9 139.9 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.476.17 1.472.0779 words
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Article264 1992-12-19 15 SHARES started a little weaker on Thursday, weighed by Wall Street's decline and a weak start in London, but soon pushed back to close mixed as the UK market picked up. The EOE Index ended 0.37 weaker at 277.62. Dealers say the market is now expecting to slip effortlessly264 words
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Article228 1992-12-19 15 SHARE prices erased virtually all their losses to finish steady on Thursday as news that the government will launch an economic stimulus plan and renewed speculation of an eventual devaluation of the franc coursed through the market. The CAC-40 ended down 1.46 points, or 0.08. at 1,735.23. Of CAC-40228 words
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Article239 1992-12-19 15 SHARES ended higher on Thursday on the promise of both lower bank lending rates and progress over privatisations. But dealers said rumours of more political scandal had set ofT profit-taking. "The market is nervous and would not have fallen without talk of that kind," one broker said. The MIB239 words
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Article267 1992-12-19 15 SHARES firmed in the last trading hour, turning a slightly easier mid-day close into a positive finish on Thursday. A firmer tone on Wall Street and a recovering US dollar helped prices strengthen, dealers said. Trade was quiet, with most investors having already cleared their books ahead of yesterday's267 words
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Article145 1992-12-19 15 SHARES rose on Thursday on support from pharmaceutical firm Astra and a weaker kronor, which is good news for the country's exporters. "Astra has such a heavy weighting (in the index) that when it goes up, the whole market follows suit," one institu- tional dealer said. The All-share Index145 words
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Article131 1992-12-19 15 SHARES closed fractionally lower on Thursday, the first day of the new forward market account, failing to benefit from a technical recovery in oil major Petrofina and a surge in steel maker Cockerill Sambre. The Bel-20 Index of leading shares closed 0.36 point lower at 1,105.99, with total trading131 words
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Article374 1992-12-19 15 EQUITY prices bounced off mid-day lows in lethargic late afternoon trade on Thursday on expectations of a slightly firmer Wall Street, but the shares were still down on the day, which was marked by a continued lack of real interest in the market. "The shares are up slightly ahead374 words
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Article246 1992-12-19 15 CONTINUED strength in gold shares and a third round of prime lending rates this week boosted stocks on Thursday, dealers said. The consumer products group was among big gainers, fuelled partly by expectations of a US consumer-led recovery spilling into Canada. The TSE-300 Index ended up 8.2 points at246 words
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Article48 1992-12-19 15 Vienna l)ec 16 Asch Ak« Holding 1128 +53 twnk Austria (P) 464 I E Allgem (P) 1641 -25 Jungbunzl ***** unch Lenzing 655 1 Lcykam 255 10 Oeslerr Brau 465 10 Semperit 97 unch Sleyr 197 3 V'citscher 242 unch Source: /.-Landerbank Bank Austria Source: Z-Landerbank Bank Austria48 words
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1168 1992-12-19 16 REPORTS ASIA TOKYO: The dollar held on to its earlier gains against the mark and the yen at an uneventful pre-weekend Tokyo close yesterday, Tokyo dealers said. Early short-covering boosted the dollar, but it came to a halt as its1,168 words
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Article400 1992-12-19 16 Cross rates p* 18 US$ S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS US$ 1.6380 2.5780 1.5610 123.10 0.6333 1.4000 1.4472 1.9305 S$ 0.6105 1.5739 0.9530 75.1526 0 3866 0.8547 0.8835 1.1786 MS 0.3879 0.64 0.6055 47.7502 0.2457 0.5431 0.5614 0.7488 Dm 0.6406 1.0493 1.6515 78.86 0.4057 0.8969400 words
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Article602 1992-12-19 16 Interbank rates SS» Bid Offer Overnight 3 1/2 3 3/4 1-month 2 1/16 2 3/16 2-month 2 3/16 2 5/16 3-month 2 5/16 2 7/16 Overnight mode: 3 USS Bid Offer 7 days 3 3 1/8 1 month 3 9/16 3 11/16 2 months 3 1/2 3 5/8602 words
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417 1992-12-19 16 Bloomberg LONDON Thursday's sale of 80 million European currency units (SS 165.4 million) of bonds by the European Community shows there's life yet in the beleaguered ECU market, analysts said. ECU bonds have been shunned by many investors ever sinceBloomberg - 417 words
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347 1992-12-19 17 Bloomberg NEW YORK Alcan Aluminium Ltd. facing a second straight year of losses from the worst aluminium prices in a decade, is "not optimistic" that aluminium prices will improve next year, chairman David Morton said. Growing world demand, Mr Morton added,Bloomberg - 347 words
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285 1992-12-19 17 Knight Ridder TOKYO Copper prices are likely to gradually improve over the next year, but the pace will directly depend on a recovery in the US economy, Japanese industry sources say. "The economies of Japan and Europe will continue to slump nextKnight Ridder - 285 words
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756 1992-12-19 17 REPORTS T HE price of tin rebounded on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market to close two sen higher at M 514.28 per kg yesterday dealers said. "The market sentiment is steadv but quiet," a dealer said. Tin. which fell US$2O per756 words
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Article1677 1992-12-19 17 Rubber RAS Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at 1pm) RAS (physical prices) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Buyers Sellers Close Volume Open As at 12 noon <S ecnts/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Jan 93 141.00 4' 0ON Jan 93 Feb Mar 146.25 146.75 0.00 146.001,677 words
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Article, Illustration530 1992-12-19 18 KOREAN ts3n©iiiks Ruling party candidate has 41.2 pc of vote in early counting AP, Reuter SEOUL Ruling party candidate Kim Young Sam took an early lead in South Korea's presidential election yesterday, taking 41.2 per cent of the vote after 10.5 perAP,; Reuter - 530 words
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386 1992-12-19 18 Reuter LONDON US Presidentelect Bill Clinton said in an interview published yesterday that he was ready to trim his four-year US$22O billion (SS36I billion) spending programme to meet his goal of cutting the ballooning public deficit. Limiting corporate tax deductions for healthReuter - 386 words
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407 1992-12-19 18 Reuter HANOI Vietnam yesterday invited families of American servicemen missing in action (MIA) from the Indochina war to help search for their remains and agreed to open secret army files to assist in the process. "There couldn't have been a greaterReuter - 407 words
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293 1992-12-19 18 Reuter BFIJING American Commerce Secretary Barbara Franklin ended a visit to Beijing yesterday saying human rights concerns would not block US business out of the huge Chinese market. Ms Franklin, whose visit lifted a key US sanction imposed after Beijing crushedReuter - 293 words
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480 1992-12-19 18 AFP. Reuter TAlPbl While Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) is assured of victory today in the island's first full elections in more than 40 years, the result could mean the end of the party's virtual monopoly on political power. "TheAFP.; Reuter - 480 words
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Article, Illustration477 1992-12-19 18 AFP, Reuter BEIJING Russia can take inspiration from China's shock-free reforms and is ready for full cooperation in all fields. President Boris Yeltsin said yesterday. Winding up the key part of his three-day visit to China, Mr Yeltsin praised 14 yearsAFP,; Reuter - 477 words
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233 1992-12-19 18 Reuter PHNOM PENH Khmer Rouge guerillas yesterday released 46 Indonesian UN peacekeepers who had been held at a base in central Cambodia for one day, ending the third confrontation of its kind this month, a UN spokesman said. The 46 peacekeepers had radioedReuter - 233 words
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458 1992-12-19 18 AFP TOKYO Japan's most influential political group in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) split into three yesterday when former finance minister Tsutomu Hata and 43 other lawmakers formed a new faction. Mr Hata immediately pledged to work for internal politicalAFP - 458 words
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Article, Illustration2192 1992-12-19 19 Jaime Ee - CHRISTMAS FICTION Jaime Ee celebrates the season with a tale of two rabbits and a small miracle Jaime Ee PINKY had never seen such a huge Christmas tree before in her entire life. It was so big it looked like it reached the sky. ItIllustration from Gourmet magazine - 2,192 words
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Article43 1992-12-19 19 QUOTE for the season: "I am a poor man, but I would gladly give 10 shillings to find out who sent me the insulting Christmas card 1 received this morning." from The Diary of a Nobody. by George and Weedon Grossmith.43 words
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Article41 1992-12-19 19 TALK abut innovative Christmas cards advertising company Saatchi Saatchi sent out little packages saying it had imported a snowman to Singapore especially for each recipient. Open the package and you get the snowman's remains water, top hat and scarf.41 words
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Article85 1992-12-19 19 STILL on Christmas cards: thumbs down to companies that send out cards which look more like advertisements for them. The National Computer Board, for one, sends out this card with a merry 'Season's Greetings' on the cover, but open it up and you get a distressing Termi-nator-like85 words
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Article30 1992-12-19 19 AWSJ's quote of the day: George Stephanopoulos, US President-elect Bill Clinton's transition communications director, on the economic conference in Little Rock. Arkansas: "Now is the winter of our content."30 words
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Article, Illustration983 1992-12-19 20 Anna Teo - The PAP appears to have returned to the grassroots politics of the '60s in the Marine Parade GRC by-election campaign, says Anna Teo Anna Teo The writer is a BT correspondent IT WOULD perhaps be stretching it a bit to say you could983 words
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Article901 1992-12-19 20 Salil Tripathi - Salil Tripathi, a long-time avid fan, pays tribute to the BBC's World Service, which turns 60 today Salil Tripathi The writer is a BT journalist MY earliest memories of the BBC come from my boyhood in Bombay. I would sit in the balcony of901 words
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Article, Illustration1296 1992-12-19 20 Harish Mehta - Secularism has never been an easy route. But it is the best and only route available to India, says Harish Mehta Harish Mehta The writer is a BT correspondent THE India where I grew up has gone the way of a million mutinies,1,296 words
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Article251 1992-12-19 20 Donald Nagger - Donald Nagger JOHN BITTLESTON's tendentious artiele (Dee 12/13) must not go unanswered as I suppose it is remotely possible that some people might believe that his grotesque parody of eonditions in Britain is some approximation to the truth. There are two issues. The first is251 words
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Article, Illustration1778 1992-12-19 21 Kenneth James - CONVERSATIONS I RAFFLES Sim Wong Hoo, driving force behind the first Singapore company to be listed on Nasdaq, talks to Kenneth James about why he chose a US listing, the lack of entrepreneurs in Singapore, and how he aims to clone himself Kenneth James ITS HIS billion-dollar baby,Photo by Arthur Lee - 1,778 words
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870 1992-12-19 21 SINGAPORE could do with more entrepreneurs, Sim Wong Hoo feels. "Singapore does not have enough entrepreneurs compared to societies like Hongkong, Taiwan cultures with a lot of Chinese. Chinese are typically very enterprising businessmen, traders and so on. But when they come to Singapore, somehow, all870 words
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827 1992-12-19 21 IF HE could. Sim Wong Hoo would clone himself. Not literally, of course anyway, "it's hard to find an exact clone" but by recruiting people who share the kind of spirit that's made Creative Technology what it is today. "It's in the company already," he827 words
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Article, Illustration538 1992-12-19 22 Jaime Ee - Jaime Ee finds Pronto a restaurant worth revisiting Jaime Ee IF YOU always thought poolside dining in Singapore meant the übiquitous steamboat (or Korean barbecue, if you're lucky) dinner, well, keep your garlic and chilli sauee. And if you thought eating at the Oriental Singapore in538 words
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Article, Illustration753 1992-12-19 23 N K Yong - WINE By N K Yong FOR those who need to stock up their cellars, or to fill the gaps in their collection, or who are compulsive buyers and there are quite a few of these! the word is "BUY NOW". This is the time to buy for753 words
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Article, Illustration543 1992-12-19 23 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh checks out the newly renovated Daiinaru supermarket on River Valley Road Nirmal Ghosh DAI MAR Li's supermarket has undergone a facelift as part of a renovation of the department store that will eventually cost up to S2 million. according toPicture by Chris Loh - 543 words
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Article, Illustration981 1992-12-19 24 Susan Tsang - Kids these days are hard to please, as old St Nick discovers during a visit to Singapore. Susan Tsang on how wish-lists have changed Susan Tsang CHRISTMAS Eve was here again, and Saint Nicholas packed his sleigh, bracing himself for another year's work. Things wereAll illustrations by Fritz Wegner - 981 words
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Article, Illustration1495 1992-12-19 25 Nirmal Ghosh - Christmas held some very special memories for little Nicu. Nirmal Ghosh tells his story Nirmal Ghosh THEV called him Nicu, his parents and his uncle, kindly old people who would pick him up and cuddle and kiss him with their breath smelling of tobacco1,495 words
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Article, Illustration1389 1992-12-19 26 Moiz Tyebally - What's in store for the Singapore stoek market? Do regional markets offer better returns? And are you better off placing Moiz Tyebally finds out what the analysts are recommending Moiz Tyebally LOW interest rates, the strong Singapore dollar, rising incomes, risingSource: Kim Eng Securities; Source: Singapore Tourist Promotion Board - 1,389 words
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Article, Illustration616 1992-12-19 26 Najeeb Jarhom - CHART By Najeeb Jarhom The writer is research manager of Fraser Securities Pte Ltd FOOD-BASED component stocks of the Straits Times Industrials Index, such as Cerebos Pacific and Yeo Hiap Seng, have finally contributed their share to the market barometer's recent rise. The F&B616 words
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Article, Illustration652 1992-12-19 26 Paul Leo - Paul Leo forecasts the trends for the new year Paul Leo Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur stock exchange benchmark, the Kuala Composite Index, which tracks 83 companies, will continue to gain ground in I9<J3. An analyst forecast that it will reach 750 by the endSource: Bridge - 652 words
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Article, Illustration956 1992-12-19 27 Quak Hiang Whai - your money in currencies and gold? BT brings you a special two-page package on the investing outlook for 1993 A weak Japan and Europe are likely to give a boost :to the greenback, reports Quak Hiang Whai Quak Hiang Whai Things are looking up inSource: TeleTrac - 956 words
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Article, Illustration967 1992-12-19 27 Salil Tripathi - Salil Tripathi on why demand for the metal will see new highs Salil Tripathi DESPITE anaemic economic recovery worldwide, Timothy Green believes that demand for gold is going to rise. He ought to know: as chief consultant of Gold Fields Mineral Services967 words
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526 1992-12-19 27 Shoeb Kagda - Shoeb Kagda explains how the instrument works Shoeb Kagda Options trading the new catchword among investment gurus worldwide is scheduled to start on the Singapore Stock Exchange in January with 24 stock options. The SES move is seen by many in the526 words
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127 1992-12-19 28 GOLD COAST. Australia Defending champion Jane Cieddes holed a stirring 100-ft eagle putt on the 18th green yesterday to take a one-shot lead after the first round ot the Alpine Australian Ladies Masters golf tournament at Royal Pines. Geddes had a flawless 6-under-par round127 words
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Article100 1992-12-19 28 NEW YORK Seventy-one major league players made USS3 million (554.92 million) or more in 1992, up from 34 in 1991, according to a salary study by The Associated Press. A total of 177 players made US$2 million or more, up from 127 a year ago,100 words
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Article88 1992-12-19 28 ATLANTA, Georgia Pitcher Tom Glavine agreed to a US$25 million (Ss4l million), four-year deal here on Thursday that will keep him with the Atlanta Braves. Glavine, the only major league pitcher to win 20 games in each of the past two seasons, earned U552,975 million88 words
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Article109 1992-12-19 28 LAKE LOUISE, Alberta Canadians Kate Pace and Kerrin Lee-Gartner posted the fastest times on their home course on Thursday in a training run for today's women's World Cup downhill ski race. Pace came from the 35th start position to complete the twisting and turning 34-gate Olvmpic109 words
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Article99 1992-12-19 28 QATAR Jansher Khan began the richest squash tournament outside the world championships, the Qatar International, with a crushing win and a chilling warning on Thursday. The 23-year-old Pakistani, who now has all three major titles on the circuit, outplayed Jason Nicolle, a member of England's world silver99 words
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Article, Illustration787 1992-12-19 28 Craig Parry only player to get under regulation 70 NYT MONIEGO BAY, Jamaica Amid lush-life luxury in a tournament in which last place gets US$5O,OOO (S$82,000) and first gets better than 10 times more, the world's best golfers were ambushed on ThursdayNYT - 787 words
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Article, Illustration481 1992-12-19 28 UPI NEW YORK Riddick Bowe announced on Thursday the date of his first heavyweight championship defence, the opponent of his second, and that his next six title bouts will be on either the HBO cable network or TY'kO pay-per-view. Bowe will fight on Feb 6UPI - 481 words
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Article, Illustration797 1992-12-19 28 AP NEW YORK Jim Courier, the quiet one, and Monica Seles, who silenced herself at the worst possible time, ruled tennis in 1992 while John McEnroe, the noisiest champion ever, bowed out as raucously and artfully as he began. If McEnroe's singles career is over, asAP - 797 words
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649 1992-12-19 28 NYT NEW YORK Last week, David Lettcrman, who is funnier than even some baseball owners, agreed to a contract with CBS for US$l6 million (SS26 million) a year. On learning of this, there was not a wholesale uproar, with callers to radio talkNYT - 649 words
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Article, Illustration657 1992-12-19 28 Reuter LONDON The Olympic family buried its grievances and united as never before in 1992. South Africa returned from decades of sporting and political exile. Germany was one nation, the fragmented Soviet empire came together as a Unified Team and, for the first timeReuter - 657 words
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Article, Illustration675 1992-12-19 29 Adrian Croft - LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO By Adrian Croft A SMALL group of craftsmen in San Francisco is keeping alive an old skill, lovingly building new cable cars to toil up the city's hills, identical to and perhaps even better than the ones built 1 (X) or more675 words
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Article157 1992-12-19 29 As at 10am yesterday: Ixical dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.1263 1.1421 Canadian dollar 1.2724 1.2982 NZ dollar 0.8393 0.8600 Sterling pound 2.5755 2.6118 US dollar 1.6350 ***** Ixicul dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.80157 words
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Article68 1992-12-19 29 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 20-23 British Education Barbican EMAP Intl 071-*****47 Training Centre. Exhibitions Ltd. Technology. London London Jan IV-24 International C "ologne. Mevsc-und (4«))22l/ Furniture Fair German) \usMcllungs*****74 (ic>.ni.b h. koln Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 25-27 Fishing Aberdeen. T rcnton 081-680 058768 words
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Article647 1992-12-19 30 ABBA The Movie. In 1977, before music videos, they had footage of a band on stage. Unified by a skimpy plot about a deejay chasing the Swedish group through an Australian tour. Yishun 10: 12.45; 7.25; 11 45. A Few Good Men. Tom Cruise as a navy lawyer in647 words
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Advertisement17 1992-12-19 26 The Straits Times CLASSIFIED Where buyers and sellers meet Sell your old baby carriage. X&a. C.A.T.S. 737-116617 words
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Advertisement24 1992-12-19 29 For further information on which newsstands carry Her World, Go, Singapore Business, Home Decor, Young Parents, please call our Customer Services Section on 749-257724 words
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Advertisement96 1992-12-19 29 ixßSßral V* ;V "^B :ss v > V:-. Xs >: m B I lilllk I'wflßi'''# -^»i w «JBL» IMPORTANT JOB IN STORE "The most important single job in Singapore is the Prime Minister's/ 7 said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Thursday. But looking for good men to run the96 words
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Miscellaneous329 1992-12-19 29 1 Roman magistrate in fa- L| mam vour of a foreign government agent (9) P^l" It H 9 See nothing in being de■H m hh hhjHp' 10 A skinhead is bound to Hi HI pi Hi 11 Vehicle left in the plant (6) L-J L_| h 12 No cost at329 words
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Miscellaneous177 1992-12-19 29 Singapore Outlook: Occasional showers in Ihe late morning and afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 28.1 Assoc humidity 77% Minimum temperature 23.4 Assoc humidity 98% Hours of sunshine 0.20 Rainfall in mm 1.6 Rainfall this month 347.0 Rainy days this month 13 World report Asia-Pacific Ili/Lo* Cond. Auckland 22/15 Cloudy Bangkok 31/21177 words
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Miscellaneous12 1992-12-19 29 f papers eyeßVvone-gg- (enviefc f\ Poltergeist N, associated newspapers ho iw im12 words
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Miscellaneous2200 1992-12-19 30 TODAY'S TV 8.00 Wake, Rattle and Roll. AM Close. 8.30 Amigo and Friends, p.. I 9.00 Children's Programme Beres, 4.00pm, Hillary s Adventurers, Ipm, (L) SBC 5 SBCS 10.00 The Bugs Bunny Show. A comedy featuring the stoo- Sir Edmund's son Peter, also p'tifiifT'af H^»a gy trio Dono, Kasino and2,200 words
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Miscellaneous643 1992-12-19 30 MOVIES ON TV Lady Beware, Tues, 10.30pm, mental 1987 comedv. SBC 5 Taksi Juga, Thurs, 4.15pm, A window designers kinky SBC5 displays grab the eye of a married loon in this 1987 ef- eS1 an ex s,n 8f[ with a fort. He goes from phone daughter, meets Mona, the messages643 words
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