The Business Times, 5 March 1994

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    14 1 Business Times MITA(P) 010/12/93 Weekend Edition. March 5-6 1994 if KNOW ASIA 15 c
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    Mirage Tower condos set new benchmark prices
    411 1  -  By ii.. A J Leow, Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Almost all 248 units at City Developments' Mirage Tower project in Kim Seng Road were snapped up at a soft launch yesterday at new benchmark prices of up to $900 per sq ft. By 6.30pm
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    S'pore stocks rebound on strong January trade data
    319 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The Singapore stock market turned upwards suddenly in late afternoon trading yesterday, breaking a four-day losing streak. It had looked like another bad day, with the Straits Times Industrials Index giving up almost 30 points by 3pm, when
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    Lock icon Tokyo plays down likelihood of trade war with US
    553 1 AP, Reuter, AFP TOKYO Japanese leaders and commentators yesterday denounced US President Bill Clinton as a bully and an enemy of free trade for his decision to revive a tough provision of US trade law. But they played down the likelihood
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    Stanley Ho to open Vietnam's first casino next month
    469 1  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Macau casino king Stanley Ho will open Vietnam's first casino next month, in the northern port city of Haiphong. Dr Ho, widely known as "Mr Macau" because of the eight casinos he runs in the Portuguese colony,
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    Paint specialist Berger Int'l wins main board listing
    409 1  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Paint specialist Berger International Pte Ltd has obtained in-pnn-ciple approval for a listing on the main board here. The company is expected to make its initial public offer by the end of April, making it the first paint
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      Lock icon Dow Jones up 13.98 points
      44 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stocks extended their rally into midday yesterday, buoyed by receding fears of an immediate hike in interest rates, analysts said. At Ipm EST. the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 3.838.40, up 13.98 points.
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      Lock icon EU nod for simpler listing obligations
      43 1 Reuter BRUSSELS The European Union formally agreed a proposal simplifying companies* listing obligations in European Union stoek exchanges, which is seen as a pre-condition for the full launch of an EU-wide trading system known as Eurolist. Reuter
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      Lock icon Inkatha to register for S African election
      64 1 AP JOHANNESBURG The Zulu nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party decided yesterday to register for South Africa's first all-race election, but set several conditions for competing in the April vote. Those conditions include international mediation on its demand for an autonomous or independent Zulu homeland
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    161 1 Stock market indices Friday Change STII 2,248.63 KLSEComp 1.064.34 -6.24 Nikkei 19.966.00 +360.14 Hang Seng 9.918.19 +116.16 SET Index 1.359.25 +18.87 Jakarta Comp 521.38 -8.99 CLSA China B ...1.160.07 -13.61 Aust All Ord 2.116.8 -34.6 FTSE 100 3.278.0 +31.5 Friday Previous 1pm close Dow Jones 3,838.40 3.824.42 Average
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      24 1 Antiques and paintings: ti i Some good buys from Asia Full reports, Pages 12-16 Singapore studies feasibility of industrial estate in Vietnam, Page 3
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      11 1 Asia's corporate giants: el j Sega blasting towards the next barrier
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      8 1 Asia-Pacific nations hit out at US, Page 5
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Domestic export volume rose 31pc in January
      381 2  -  By Genevieve Cua NON-OIL domestic exports, commonly used as a barometer of the health of Singapore's manufacturing sector, grew 31 per cent in volume terms in Januarv. Hut analysts sa> the figures. released yesterday by the Trade Development Board, must be seen against
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      Service exports hit by rising Sing$ economist
      358 2  -  By Anna Teo AN appreciating Singapore dollar may hurt service exports more than merchandise exports, according to a study by a university economist. The import content of Singapore's merchandise exports is substantial, notes Tilak Abeysinghe. a senior lecturer in the National University of
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      Corrections & clarifications
      81 2 Corrections clarifications IN Dr Chandran Jeshurun's comment on Sahah politics in Bl's Regional Analysis I'age on Wednesday, an editing error had turned one of his remarks to read: "liven the hard core of Muslim support in Aclonian had allied itself with the predominantly Rada/an Christian and Chinese-supported PBS to oppose
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      Stats body monitoring hawker food prices
      237 2 IN' RESPONSE to public concerns and complaints about perceived profiteering, hawker food prices are being monitored by the Department of Statistics (DOS) as a run-up to the implementation of CiST here in April this vear. Under the auspices of the Committee of Profiteering and
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      Hyundai agent to sell Harley bikes here
      170 2  -  By Arthur Lee AMERICA'S oldest motorcycle. Harley Davidson, will be distributed in Singapore from next month by Konioco Motors. which is better known for Hyundai cars. The first batch of 24 bikes will arrive early in May. with another 24 about a month
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      1299 2 OVERSEAS UNION SECURITIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Overseas Union Securities Limited is pleased to announce: AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1993 The Group The Company Incr/ Incr/ 1993 1992 (Deer) 1993 1992 (Deer) SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO Total
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      397 2 WEATHER Singapore: Cloudy, with occasional showers from mid morning. (Temperature range: 24 30). Ma-Padfc Hi/La* Cm*. Europe M/IV Ccad Boeros A*es 26 20 Clear *ocKlarj 2S 16 Chxi3* *msto»OJrti !0 01 Cloudv Cl-icagc 00 9 Clou*. Barg».ot. 35 26 Cloud* *wers 20 06 OduOy tlorolui, 27 17 Clear Bei,mg 06
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  • THE REGION
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      S'pore to study Hanoi's offer to build industrial park
      499 3  -  PM Goh's visit to Vietnam From Loh Hui Yin in HO CHI MINH CITY LOCATION, land, labour costs and incentives from Vietnam are among the factors which Singapore must consider before it takes up Hanoi's proposal to develop an industrial park.
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      Lock icon World Bank plans US$96m farming loan for Vietnam
      170 3 AFP HANOI The World Bank had allocated US$96 million (S$ 151 million) in a 40-year zero-interest loan for Vietnam aimed at expanding credit for farmers and developing rubber plantations, the Communist Party daily Nhan Dan said yesterday. The agreement was signed in
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      Lock icon China picks 274 as Hongkong affairs advisers
      266 3 Bloomberg Business News, Reuter HONGKONG China has appointed 274 Hongkong citizens from various walks of life to advise Beijing on local affairs, a Xinhua News Agency spokesman said yesterday. "The full list will be made public this afternoon," said Chen Wenjun, a propaganda
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      Lock icon Japan forecasts gradual recovery, sets 2.4pc growth target for new year
      333 3 AFP TOKYO Forecasting a gradual economic recovery, Japan yesterday formally set a 2.4 per cent economic growth target for the new fiscal year, up from an estimated 0.2 per cent expansion in the current year. "The time is steadily
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      Lock icon Economists revise Aussie last quarter growth rate to 4pc
      431 3 AFP SYDNEY Australia's economic growth may have accelerated to an annual rate of 4 per cent or more during the last three months of 1993, analysts said yesterday. Economists here were revising upwards their estimates for gross domestic product (GDP) following
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      Lock icon UK editor regrets KL-London row but refuses to apologise
      522 3 Reuter LONDON The editor of a British newspaper at the centre of a trade dispute with Kuala Lumpur said he regretted the row. but denied that his reporters had suggested any impropriety by the Malaysian Prime Minister. Sunday Times editor Andrew
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Pledge on Chinese armed police in HK
        70 3 Reuter SHENZHEN The top Chinese official in change of Hongkong affairs yesterday pledged that Beijing will not station the People's Armed Police in Hongkong after 1997 and will prevent cadres from exploiting the territory. Lu Ping, director of the Hongkong and Macau Affairs
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        Lock icon Japan exporting more VCRs
        90 3 AFP TOKYO Japan's exports of video cassette recorders rose 4.8 per cent from a year earlier to 993.157 units in January, boosted by exports to China and Indonesia. The Electronic Industries Association of Japan said yesterday that exports to the United States fell 28.2 per cent
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        Lock icon Indon exports up 8.4pc last year
        75 3 Bloomberg Business News JAKARTA Indonesian exports grew at a sluggish pace of 8.4 per cent last year to US$36.B billion (5558.1 billion), the Jakarta Post said, citing comments by Minister of Information Harmoko. This compares with 27.6 per cent growth in 1992. Imports grew
        Bloomberg Business News  -  75 words
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        Lock icon M'sia probes claims on nuclear waste
        89 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's atomic energy officials yesterday began investigating claims that a partly Japanese-owned chemical plant, which has ceased operations, buried radioactive waste in the factory grounds. Samples of sand, water and marine life in the river that runs near what used to
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        Lock icon World Bank threat to the Solomons
        81 3 Reuter JAKARTA The World Bank has threatened to pull out of-a donor meeting for the Solomon Islands because of what it says Is a recent doubling of the territory's timber output, bank sources said here yesterday. In a report, the bank said that the
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        Lock icon Vietnam regains air traffic rights
        84 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand is to return control of international air traffic over southern Vietnam to the Vietnamese on Dec 7, a Thai Air Traffic Control Centre official said yesterday. Thailand, Hongkong and Singapore have shared control of the airspace since 1975, after the military victory
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      Cambodia stalls US$130m telecoms contracts
      468 3  -  By Harish Melita SINGAPORE Cambodia says it will not award telecommunications contracts worth about US$l3O million (SS2OS million) to international bidders until an ambitious system masterplan is completed by June. Many foreign firms have proposed to install about 10,000 ground lines in Phnom Penh, but
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      136 3 at Your #y yM/v^ivyMcv J •#Ufl// lu/ij m Unbelievable but true. AU there is to know Japan its economy politics and many ***** more —a/ j/o«r fingertips JAPAN: AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA contains over 4 /XX) colour photos and illustrations. More than 2 million words in 12/ XX) entries. Nearly 100
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  • THE REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon Good US job figures spark talk of Fed tightening
      470 4 loomberg Business News Reuter, AFP, NEW YORK A surprisingly sharp rise in US February nonfarm payrolls could soon spur another tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, despite pockets of weakness in the report. US economists said yesterday. US February
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      Lock icon China's Vice-Premier vows to push inflation down
      497 4 Reuter BEIJING China's top economic policy-maker has promised that inflation will fall this year and next and defended rising disparities in income as the result of improved economic efficiency. Newspapers yesterday printed remarks by Vice-Pre-mier Zhu Rongji, also governor of the People's Bank
      Reuter  -  497 words
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      Lock icon Chinese state firms to be listed in Japan
      291 4 Asahi News Service TOKYO The Ministry of Finance and the Securities Dealers Association of Japan decided on Thursday to pave the way for fast-growing Chinese government-owned corporations to be listed on stock exchanges in Japan, according to sources. As the first step,
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      Lock icon For a decent day's pay
      56 4 AFP PARIS Thousands of French university and high-school students protesting on Thursday against the government's plan to cut the minimum legal wage for young people. The measures are part of the centre-right government's arsenal to curb record unemployment of 3 J million people, or 12.2
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      Lock icon Last-ditch talks on as German strike looms
      325 4 Reuter FRANKFURT Germany's IG Metall union said it would meet employers today for last-ditch talks over pay but it saw little chance of averting a potentially crippling strike set for Monday. A meeting of the union's main board gave formal backing to an
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      Lock icon Japan passes landmark Bills aimed at cleaning up political system
      388 4 AP TOKYO Landmark Bills aimed at reforming Japan's notoriously corrupt political system quietly became law yesterday, ending a tortuous, six-year debate that helped bring down two prime ministers. Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. who took office last August promising to either
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      1183 4 IB 11 mp Superior Metal Printing Limited (Incorporated in Singapore) The Directors are pleased to announce the audited results of the Group and of the Company for the year ended 31st December 1993 Group Company Chang* Changa 1993 1992 1993 1992 $*000 $'000 $'000 $*000 1 a. Turnover (4(a)) 31,138
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific nations slam US revival of Super 301
      625 5 Reuter. AP KUALA LUMPUR Asia Pacific nations attacked the United States yesterday for reviving its unpopular "Super 301" trade weapon aimed at prying open the closed Japanese market and said it violated multilateral efforts towards a new world trade order. Officials from
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      Lock icon Amnesty violates constitution, says Yeltsin
      372 5 AFP. Reuter MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin said yesterday the political amnesty approved last month by the Russian parliament violated the constitution and called for a fresh accord with law-makers to avert further upheaval in the country. "I consider the amnesty to be a violation of
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      Lock icon US, Japan set to compete fiercely in Asia: envoy
      468 5 AP TOKYO The United States and Japan are destined for fierce competition in Asian markets, Washington believes, and the US government plans to do all it can to help US firms meet that challenge. The US Undersecretary of Commerce for International
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon EU, Japan to meet over car exports
        107 5 Reuter BRUSSELS European Union and Japanese negotiators will meet in the middle of this month to try and set a level of Japanese ear exports to the LI in 1994. European Commission officials said on Wednesday. They said an agreement was possible sinee
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        Lock icon Baby Merc?
        56 5 AFP STUTTGART Prototypes of two new varieties of the "Swatch-Mobile", the Eco-Sprinter (left) and the Eco-Speedster being presented here yesterday. German car maker MercedesBenz and Swiss company Nicolas Hayek aim to mass produce the vehicles by 1997. The cars measure 2.5 metres in length and can reach a
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        Lock icon Russia aims at 5pc monthly inflation
        98 5 Reuter MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin said his country still aimed at monthly inflation of 5 per cent by the end of 1994, down from 22 per cent in January. "The task of making inflation moderate, controllable and forecastable stays a priority," Mr Yeltsin
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        Lock icon EU sending aid mission to Peru
        79 5 Reuter LIMA The European Union will send a mission here in late March to evaluate aid programmes, the EU's ambassador to Peru and Bolivia said. Ambassador Sabatto Delia Monica said an EU delegation headed by Rosa Quevedo, the official responsible for programmes in Peru,
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      Lock icon Germany pips UK in number of strikes
      532 5 Country's leaders and industrialists fear permanent damage to economy Reuter BERLIN German workers, with the world's highest wages and shortest work week, may have been too busy on their six weeks' annual holiday to notice that for the first time in decades Germany
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      Lock icon Mexico set to become first new OECD member in 21 years
      435 5 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Mexico is expected to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development by June, becoming the first new member of the trade group since 1973. Mexican officials have met with OECD officials to explain
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Bumper turnover revs up Cycle & Carriage performance
      381 6  - Bumper turnover revs up Cycle Carriage performance Reports by Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Record car sales, increased contributions from Malayan Credit and residential development sale profits have lifted the results of diversified Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) to new heights. Group turnover for the 15 months to the new vear-end of Dec
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      Closed-end funds beefing up liquidity with bonus issues
      343 6  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Closed-end investment funds, which have been thinly traded for years, are beefing up their free float in the market by making bonus issues. In an announcement yesterday, Overseas Union Securities said it will reward shareholders with a
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      Malayan Credit turns in improved sales and profits
      275 6 SINGAPORE The Malayan Credit Ltd (MCL) property group had significantly better sales and profits for the 15 months to Dec 31. 1993. This was due to higher sales of development properties, increased contributions from investment properties and writeback of excess provisions. It
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      CWT's 32pc rise in net earnings exceeds expectations
      332 6 SINGAPORE CWT Distribution yesterday reported a healthy bottomline. with group net earnings rising 32 per cent to 57.06 million. This works out to earnings of 7.58 cents per share, up from 7.13 cents when the company made 55.35 million in 1992. The
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    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
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        HOT STOCK
        129 6  -  By Quak Hiang Whai Hotel Properties warrants yesterday lost three eents to S 1.51. just above the immediate support at Si.so. Any break downwards from there will quickly see the stock trade to the next support level at Si.3o. But the daily RSI and stochastics have reached oversold
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      Superior Metal Printing's profit inches up 1.3pc
      279 6  -  By Corinne Kerk SINGAPORE Superior Metal Printing (SMP) registered a 1.3 per cent increase in net profit to 54.3 million for the year to Dec 31, 1993. But the pre-tax profit was down 21.2 per cent to $4.6 million. In announcing its year-end
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      Here's how to double your entitlement to some Malaysian rights issues
      696 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Do you know that you can double your entitlement to certain Malaysian rights issues? A window of opportunity exists for investors who hold a longer term view and are prepared to bear
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      Sime Singapore's interim after-tax profit rises 19pc to $13m
      255 6  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Sime Singapore chalked up a 19 per cent rise in after-tax profit to $13.5 million for the six months to last Dec 31. Announcing its interim results yesterday, the group said the rise was on a 10
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    • COMPANIES
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        Number of property firms on Jakarta bourse set to double
        477 7  -  From William Chia in JAKARTA THE number of property companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange is set to nearly double to 13 in the next few months. In the first two months of this year, six firms have announced
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        Lock icon Dunlop Estates posts record pre-tax profit
        192 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Dunlop Estates Bhd of the Multipurpose group achieved a record M 5374.87 million (*****.4 million) pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31. 1993. up 38 per cent from the 1992 pre-tax profit of M 5271.10 million. Releasing its audited results
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        Pan United's earnings on target, up 9pc
        265 7 SINGAPORE Pan-United Corp yesterday announced 1993 results generally in line with forecasts made when it launched its share offer late last year. For the year to Dec 31, the marine group hoisted net earnings 9 per cent to SiB.6 million on a 44
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        Jaya Holdings' six-month net profit up 26pc
        189 7 SINGAPORE Marinebased Jaya Holdings achieved a 26 per cent increase in net earnings to 54.2 million at half-time. The Sesdaq-listed group reaped gains totalling 52.1 million from the sale of vessels, compared with about 5500.000 from vessel sales in the previous first half.
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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        Lock icon Rubfila International to be listed on five Indian bourses
        282 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Rubtlla International Ltd, in which Uniphoenix Corporation Bhd's subsidiary Rubfil Sdn Bhd has a 39 per cent interest, will be listed on five stock exchanges in India this June. UCB group executive director Kamaruddin Taib said yesterday that
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        Lock icon Philippine bourses' marriage runs into adjustment problems
        431 7 AFP MANILA The Philippines' rival bourses began the process of electronic unification here yesterday after 20 years of div ision. but the marriage was quickly marred by computer problems and a two-week-old downturn continued. The unification came about after President Fidel Ramos cancelled
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        Antara Koh seeks more partners for Hanoi project
        294 7  -  From Loh Hui Yin in HO CHI MINH CITY SINGAPORE contractor Antara Koh. which is developing a USS26O million (SS4IO million) new town in Hanoi with a Vietnamese party, is lining up more partners to take up equity stakes in the ambitious
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Omega's interim profit up seven times
          89 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The hull run on the loeal bourse pushed Omega Holdings Bhd's group pre-lax profit up more than sevenCold to M 599.60 million (5557.63 million) for the six months ended Dee 31, 1993. Omega, which is primarily involved in stockbroking activities, said
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          Lock icon Thai exchange plans blue-chip index
          99 7 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK The Stock Lxchangc of Thailand this vear will introduce an index of blue-chip shares as a benchmark for institutional investors, an SET official said. The SLT 50 Index will comprise the market's largest and most actively traded issues. Chaipat Sahasakul. said
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          Lock icon MBf Hldgs sells two hotels
          85 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUK MBf Holdings Bhd said it has reached agreement with Sri Hartamas Corporation Bhd for the sale of two properties The Park Inn International. Penang. for M 555.4 million (5532.05 million) and The Malacca Village Park Plaza Resort for MS4S million. MBf said
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          Yeo Hiap Seng secretary resigns
          30 7 SINGAPORE Charles Yeo has resigned as company secretary of Veo Hiap Seng. Aw Seek Chin has been appointed assistant company secretary, effective from Feb 26.
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          First Allied tees off membership drive
          48 7 SINGAPORE First Allied Corp has launched a membership drive for the first of two international golf courses at its MSI billion (SSS7O million) Bukit Tunggul Golf and Country Club. The company expects the sale of golf memberships to reap about MS6I million.
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          Liang Court Hldgs sets up two units
          58 7 SINGAPORE Liang Court Holdings has set up two wholly owned subsidiaries. Liang Court Hospitality (Singapore) and Liang Court (Suzhou) Investment. The former will operate and manage service apartments and provide business consultancy services in relation to service apartments. The latter is a member
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          Lock icon Manila oil explorer gets nod for listing
          87 7 AFP MANILA Philodrill. one of the Philippines' top oil exploration firms, has received permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission to tloat 550 million pesos (SS3I million) worth of shares. Philodrill. owned by publishing magnate Alfredo Ramos, will issue the shares to cover
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Hongkong MTR's profit up 82pc
          112 8 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The Mass Transit Railway Corp, which operates Hongkong's underground railway system, yesterday said its net profit for the year ended Dec 31, 1993, rose 82 per cent to HKS73S million (S$lSO million) from HK$4O3 million in 1992. Corporation chairman Hamish Mathers
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          Lock icon Japan corporate profits to rise: report
          115 8 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Kokusai Securities predicted Japanese corporate profits will rise 2.7 per cent in fiscal 1994, the first gain in five years, the brokerage said in a report yesterday. In its survey of the 300 companies contained in the Nikkei 300 capitalisation-weight-ed
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          Lock icon Benetton plans 500 stores in China
          97 8 Bloomberg Business News MILAN Italian clothing company Benetton SpA plans to open 500 stores in China over the next three years, chairman Luciano Benetton said in an interview with the II Sole/24 Ore newspaper yesterday. The company will sign a joint venture agreement with
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          Lock icon Suzuki, Isuzu to dissolve business ties
          71 8 Nikkei TOKYO Suzuki Motor Corp and Isuzu Motors Ltd announced yesterday that they agreed to dissolve all of their business ties, including cross-holding of shares, effective yesterday. Suzuki owns 11 million Isuzu shares and Isuzu holds 9.4 million Suzuki shares. The two companies entered
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          Lock icon ICI's CFC replacement plant in Japan
          97 8 Reuter LONDON Imperial Chemical Industries pic and its Japanese partner Teijin Ltd yesterday said they had formally inaugurated a new manufacturing plant to supply Asian customers with an ozone-friendly replacement for CFCs. The £50 million (SSI 18 million) factory at Mihara, Japan, is capable
          Reuter  -  97 words
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          Lock icon Shanghai Int'l picks HK representative
          64 8 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Shanghai International Brokerage Co, which says it represents extensive property interests in the eastern China metropolis, yesterday appointed Win Concept International Brokers Ltd to act as its Hongkong representative. "Win Concept will concentrate its efforts on property development, foreign investment and
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        Exodus of experts hits leading telecom consultancy
        374 8  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG BOOZ Allen Hamilton, the international consulting firm noted for its telecommunications practice, has lost its team of experts who advised such high-profile clients as Singapore Telecom, the Hongkong government, and Star TV. Six consultants from Booz Allen's London-based
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        50 8 Reuter LONDON Three of a six-man buy-out team of Midland Independent Newspapers celebrating on Thursday the launch of the company's stock flotation. From left: finance director John Whitehouse, chief executive Chris Oakley and commercial director Julian Day. Midland publishes The Birmingham Post and Sunday Mercury, among others. Reuter
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        Bombay firm to sell Acer's low-end computers in India
        361 8  -  From Rajendra Bajpai in NEW DELHI CMS COMPUTERS Ltd of India. the country's seventh largest supplier of computer hardware. has signed an agreement with Acer Computers International Pte Ltd of Singapore to sell Acer's low-end computer systems, the Bombay-based company said.
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        Lock icon Three US insurance giants poised to enter China, Japan
        408 8 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Chubb Corp, St Paul Cos and Cigna Corp, three of the largest US property and casualty insurers, said on Thursday they have positioned themselves to tap the fast-growing Asian insurance market. Chubb, based in Warren, New
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        Lock icon Jitters over US rate rise stall six global bond sales
        691 9 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG At least six companies planning to tap the international bond markets in recent weeks have postponed their bond sales. They say they will hold off until relative price stability returns to the US Treasury market even
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        Lock icon Germany's DG Bank posts growth in assets
        151 9 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT The lead bank in Germany's community bank system, DG Bank Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank, reported growth in assets and operating profit for 1993. Consolidated total assets rose 7.1 per cent by the end of 1993. to 221.4 billion Deutschemarks (*****.7 billion)
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        Luxembourg bank celebrates 10th year in S'pore
        180 9 SINGAPORE The State and Savings Bank of Luxembourg yesterday celebrated the 10th anniversary of its office here. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the event, president Raymond Kirsch said the bank's decision to locate its first overseas office in Singapore was correct. "We
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        Lock icon Credit Suisse profit up 53pc
        125 9 Bloomberg Business News ZURICH Credit Suisse Group's net profit rose 53 per cent to 1.46 billion Swiss francs (551.61 billion) in 1993. The figure includes the results of Swiss Volksbank, which Credit Suisse's parent, CS Holding, acquired last year. Credit Suisse announced that it would
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        Sinochem Finance raises US$22m in Singapore
        271 9  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Sinochem Finance, a subsidiary of the China National Chemicals Import and Export Corporation (Sinochem). has raised USS22 million (SS3S million) in the Singapore-based Asian dollar market. The loan is a one-year revolving credit facility with interest at 0.275 per
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          Lock icon Russia may ease foreign bank curbs
          89 9 Reuter MOSCOW Russia is likely to review and ease restrictions on foreign bank activities. Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said yesterday. "I think life will force us to take a new approach towards competition with foreign banks. Hot-house conditions do not seem good for our
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          Lock icon HK multiple applications crackdown
          71 9 Reuter HONGKONG The Hongkong Stock Exchange said that effective March 16. all applications for shares in stock flotations for more than 100 per cent of securities on offer will be deemed multiple applications and be rejected. The exchange also said application forms would be required to
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          Lock icon UBS to invest in Boisi's fund
          68 9 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK The Union Bank of Switzerland said it agreed to invest USS2OO million (SS3IB million) in an investment fund being raised by Geoffrey Boisi. a former senior partner at Goldman. Sachs Co. Boisi's firm. Beacon Group, is trying to raise
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          Lock icon Tougher fines for UK life insurers
          87 9 Reuter LONDON UK life insurance companies which fail to meet regulatory standards on compliance procedures will face a sharply higher scale of fines starting at over £200.000 (*****.000). the Financial Times newspaper reported. However, the self-regulating body. Lautro. is also considering a regulatory system
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        Lock icon Alcoa, Kobe Steel to boost China's aluminium industry
        278 10 Bloomberg Business News PITTSBURGH Aluminium Co of America (Alcoa) and Kobe Steel Ltd of Japan have signed a cooperative agreement to help China develop its rapidly growing aluminium industry. The agreement with the China National Non-ferrous Metals Industry Corp, the government ministry
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        Lock icon Amoco to quit Myanmar for economic reason
        409 10 Company denies link with human rights situation Bloomberg Business News CHICAGO Amoco Corp said it was pulling out of Myanmar because of poor business potential. John Seger, the company's manager in Myanmar, said Amoco will leave the country by mid-year, based on its
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        Technical outlook for US dollar mostly bearish
        436 10 DBS Weekly Currency Review LS$/DM: bullish divergence seen The greenback traded lower early this week, from 1.7168 on Monday to 1.6935 on Wednesday. It then recovered to close at 1.7105 on Thursday, when a bullish divergence formed in the daily stochastics. On the
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        Lock icon Gulf oil ministers finding ways to boost prices
        259 10 Reuter DUBAI Opec president Abdullah al-Attiyah said on Thursday that Gulf Arab oil ministers will discuss measures to boost weak oil prices at their meeting in Saudi Arabia today. The official Qatari news agency said Mr Attiyah. who is also Qatar's oil
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        Lock icon SEC upholds NYSE action against ex-Prudential salesman
        235 10 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON The US Securities and Exchange Commission upheld a New York Stock Exchange disciplinary action against a former Prudent ial-Bache Securities Inc salesman. Alan H Gold, an Illinois resident, was barred from NYSE membership or working at a company that
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        Lock icon Indian mines ministry welcomes concessions
        179 10 KnightRidder NEW DELHI India's mines ministry has welcomed concessions to the non-ferrous metal industry proposed in the fiscal 1994-95 budget (April-March), which was unveiled this week by Finance Minister Manmohan Singh. But producers of copper semi-finished and finished products aren't satisfied. Minister of State for
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        136 10 THE USS/majors moved higher during Far East hours yesterday, especially against ihe yen with rumoured Bank of Japan purchase and huge stop-loss buying along the way as market participants were generally caught on the wrong tooting. The USS/SS moved higher in line with stronger USS/ma-
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        Lock icon London
        185 10 Bloomberg Business News LONDON The dollar rose to 1.72 dcutschemarks yesterday after the US Labour Department reported a stronger-than-expected rise in US jobs in February, raising expectations the Federal Reserve may be set to raise interest rates again. The US economy added 217,000 non-farm jobs in February, more than
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        157 10 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg LONDON Crude oil futures prices declined marginally yesterday on both sides of the Atlantic amid limited refinery demand as plants shut down for annual maintenance, brokers said. Trade was also cautious because of the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council
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        82 10 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK The dollar was little changed against the maior currencies after release of better-than-expected job data for February yesterday. Investors often buy dollars after positive economic reports, betting that stronger Kowth will give the Federal eserve the incentive to raise rates. Higher rates make
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        Lock icon Euroyen sharply down on profit-taking
        1362 11 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended sharply lower on profit-taking ahead of the weekend yesterday. Dealers said market participants, especiall> the Japanese, decided to take profits after Thursday's sharp rise before their books close end of the month. "Trading in the Euroyen has
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        KL tin falls for second straight week
        634 11 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN continued to plummet for the second straight week to close 28 sen down at VIS 14.08 on initial high offerings yesterday. traders said. Ihe market is weak due to poor demand and London market." one said. "We expect prices
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          Zinc traders hope for pickup in sales
          102 11 TAIPEI Local zinc traders arc looking to the big smelting industries of Asia for relief this month from chronic sluggish demand. Fresh buying has been stalled as smelting companies postpone replenishing their reserves ahead of sure signs of recovery in zinc's main consuming
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          Aluminium sales seen sluggish
          105 11 TAIPEI Aluminium purchases are expected to remain quiet this month due to sluggish demand and beefy inventories held by buyers. Taipei metal traders say. A depressed local extrusion business and relatively high prices for aluminium ingot spells thin spot sales activity over the next month, traders
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          Copper demand in Taiwan may rise
          142 11 TAIPEI Strong spot demand for copper should emerge in Taiwan this month if international prices for the metal come oft" by (JSSIOO to USS2OO a tonne, traders here said. Lacking a rollback in prices, buvers are expected to remain out of the market this
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        COMMODITY PRICES
        1471 11 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exduaci (htfti dosing as at lp«) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 94 142.50 142.00 142.50 i800 3.150 May 143.75 143.75 144.25 1825 5.425 Jun 145.25 200 5.350 Jul/Sep 146.75 4.050 Oct/Dec 147.50 147.50 148 50
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        Australia
        1207 12 -I.6pc Australian shares dived lower yesterday as domestic bond prices plummeted due to fears of an imminent interest rate hike in the United Stales, brokers said. "The market was sold oil" all day in both bonds and equities," one broker said. "Everyone is nervous that the weakness we have
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        Manila
        641 12 -91.23 The Philippines' rival bourses began the process of electronic unification here yesterday after 20 years of division, but the marriage was quickly marred by computer problems, and a two-week-old downturn continued. Brokers on one floor can already follow the prices on the other through the linked computer systems
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        Taipei
        581 12 +215.13 Taiwan stocks rocketed in active trade to close 3.9 per cent higher on persistent but unconfirmed rumours that the central bank would soon raise the USSS billion ceiling on combined foreign investment in the market. The weighted index closed 215.13 points up at 5,672.87. near an intra-day high
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        New Zealand
        271 12 -36.15 New Zealand shares tumbled 1.6 per cent yesterday on a sharp decline in the neighbouring Australian market and lack of interest from overseas investors. The fop 40 capital stock index closed down 36.15 points at 2.181.90. Volume was a moderate 18.5 million shares valued at NZ543.5 million.
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        Bombay
        98 12 -180.16 Share prices were quoting higher than their official closing levels in kerb deals but brokers said it did not mean a reversal of a downtrend that has pushed stocks down by 11 per cent in the past five trading sessions. During the official session, the Bombay Stock Exchange
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        Seoul
        428 12 -5.61 Across-the-board selling pushed the stock market down for the fourth consecutive day with the composite index closing below the 900 level, brokers said. "Shares fell aeross the board. The market is in a consolidation period which is expected to continue until next week." ("hoi Bum at Seoul Securities
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        Frankfurt
        179 12 +22.19 A late round of short-cover-ing helped push the DAX index to a close of 2.060.09. up 1.09 per cent or 22.19 points on the day. and up 15.64 points from Thursday's post-bourse close. Traders stressed the market is looking to bund and DAX futures prices for direction. The
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        Zurich
        269 12 +36.78 Swiss shares gained more than 2 per cent as favourable US job data gave an already firm market a final boost and players rushed to recoup losses seen earlier this week. Banks and cyclical stocks led the market higher and dealers said yesterday's firm drive could well be
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        Milan
        136 12 +38 Italian stocks continued rebounding yesterday, while many investors remain nervous. Traders said they don't expect prices to keep rising next week. The Italian stock market's blue chip Mibtel Index ended 0.4 per cent or 38 points higher at 10,340 after rising 1.4 per cent on Thursday. But the
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        London
        772 12 +31.5 EQUITIES ended the first week of a volatile trading account mostly higher but underlying sentiment remained nervous, dealers and strategists said. The FTSE 100 index finished 31.5 points higher at 3,278.0, supported by a robust futures market. The March FTSE futures contract was up 39.0 points at 3,272.0
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        Paris
        122 12 1.13pc French shares finished sharply higher, with the CAC-40 index up 1.13 per cent at the close, but dealers said the market was fragile, nervous and directionless. The CAC-40 index ended up 24.28 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 2,178.69. Volume was a leisurely 4.2 billion francs. Paris Mar
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        Stockholm
        154 12 +0.66pc The Stockholm bourse ended a dramatic and volatile session higher on lower debt market rates. "It's been wild trade all afternoon. Prices would have risen more if Astra hadn't pulled the index down." a dealer said. The OMX-index rose 0.66 per cent to close at 1.157.89. Turnover was
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        Brussels
        161 12 +9.81 Belgian shares ended higher, after buying for the new account which began yesterday, a stronger dollar stronger trend on other European bourses. The Bcl-20 index of leading shares ended 9.81 points, or 0.66 per cent, higher at 1.489.3 with a moderate 1.4 billion francs worth of Belgian shares
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        Toronto
        296 12 +6.57 Toronto stocks edged higher in early trading yesterday as gains in conglomerate and mining groups offset losses in precious metals. Traders said there was little impact from yesterday's stronger than expected US non-farm payrolls growth data. The TSE 300 Composite Index climbed 6.57 points to 4.376.82 on volume
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        New York
        870 12 +8.73 The Dow Jones industrial average was ahead 8.73 points to 3,833.15 at 11 am EST yesterday. The New York Stock Exchange composite index was ahead 0.41 to 257.09. while the S&P 500-stock index was up 0.83 to 463.84. Advances topped declines 944-743 among the 2.442 issues crossing
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      3115 13 Reuter HONGKONG Stocks closed higher as steadier markets overseas encouraged local bargain hunting aimed at blue chips, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index ended up 116.16 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 9.918.19, oIY a high of 10.021.66. The index spent the afternoon consolidating its early gains. "We saw
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      CHINA
      526 13 BOTH Shanghai and Shenzhen B Indices finished at lows for the week. The Shanghai B Index came down a total of 7.3 per cent for the week. Erfangji has lost 23 per cent over the past three days since the announcement of rights issue plans, closing at USSO.49. Other
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      2501 13 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended firmer yesterday, with a weaker yen and overseas buying helping the market to shrug off the revival of the US trade weapon Super 301 overnight, brokers said. The Nikkei Average tested a key 20.000 level but failed to stay above that due to position adjustments.
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      1828 13 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks closed up 18.87 points, or 1.41 per cent, at 1.359.25 on a technical rebound yesterday. brokers said. Turnover was a moderate 7.7 billion baht. "Investors, led by institutions. bought heavyweight stocks, especially bank counters before the market closed." said broker Übonwan Hongwittayakorn at General Finance
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      1141 13 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices extended losses in slow trading yesterday. with investors struggling to limit their exposure in a slumping market, brokers said. The official composite index fell another 8.99 points to end at 521.38. Some stocks were corrected on thin volume but generally bearish sentiment on a gloomy
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        Lock icon Stocks fall as US funds head home
        5557 14 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's benchmark stock index fell for a fourth consecutive day as US investors sold shares despite an impressive earnings report from a major blue chip. Telekom Malaysia, traders said. Analysts said foreign investors have been fleeing Asian equities
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        Lock icon Strong trade figures help spark late rally
        1924 16  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE A late minirally, described by some as a "technical rebound" and by others as bargain hunting on news of strong trade figures for January, led to share prices closing firmer yesterday. The Straits Times Industrials Index started the day
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      Collectibles from Asia
      1133 17  -  Are antiques and paintings still affordable in these days of astronomical prices? Susan Tsang reports on some good buys Susan Tsang SO, you're in the money and you want to invest in some collectibles? If you were in the United States, you'd be spending a fortune on
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        Fine dilemma
        125 17 ONE would think that having a savings account implies just that savings. But one father who wanted to open a joint account with his young son to encourage him to save was quite perturbed that the hank insisted on issuing an ATM card at the same time. "Why
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        Schindler's lapse
        43 17 FILM reviewers who attended the preview of Steven Spielberg's Schindlir's List arrived at the venue and found the lifts out of order, forcing them to walk up 13 tliglus of stairs. Guess what the name of the lifts was? Schindler's Lifts.
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        Husbands and wives
        27 17 WORDS of wisdom: "If you have a good wife, you are a happy man. If you have a bad wife, you are a philosopher."
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        When will Britain really call it quits in Hongkong?
        724 18  -  Jackie Sam says the recent White Paper on Sino-British talks reveals how far Britain was prepared to intrude into Hongkong's affairs beyond 1997 Jackie Sam The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who contributes regularly to BT FOR MONTHS China has accused
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        Russian twists and turns are no cause for alarm
        899 18  -  Kevin Sullivan contends that, after a period of trauma and confusion, the country is behaving like a normal superpower Kevin Sullivan The writer is a journalist on BT's Foreign Desk AFTER Soviet fighters shot down a Korean Air Lines jumbo jet
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        Why the 525 pc hike in postal inquiry fee?
        175 18  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Denis Distant RECENTLY I faxed Singapore Post the full details about a registered envelope addressed to Malaysia which apparently has not reached the addressee. In response I received in the mail a form for completion and submission
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        Indices adjusted for 'ex-rights' and 'ex-bonus' issues
        93 18  -  Peter Chia Public Affairs Manager Stock Exchange of Singapore WE REFER to the letter by Mr Denis Distant (BT, Feb 19/20). When a counter goes "ex-rights" or "ex-bonus", the price is not adjusted to its theoretical level as the accuracy of the theoretical
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        Blasting towards the next barrier
        3131 19 Sega Enterprises Ltd, the US$4 billion company that stung Nintendo, is racing to build a high-tech entertainment empire. Started in Japan by an ex-airman from Brooklyn, Sega has come a long way. But is it ready to join the fray on the Information Superhighway? Asia's
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        Four steps to further growth
        222 19 DIVERSIFY This year, Sega is going into two new businesses: toys and indoor amusements parks. Its toy line will include books that interact with a TV through an electronic pen. Its computerised centres a planned 50 by 1997, will have rides featuring windowless capsules that
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          BT SENTIMENT INDEX (MAR 7-11)
          56 20 Those polled on their views of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Baring Securities, Crosby Securities. Daiwa Securities Singapore, DBS Asset Management, Kay Hian James Capel, Nomura Research Institute, OCBC Investment Research, Ong Co, Peregrine Securities. Phillip Securities, Schroder Securities, WI Can and
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          411 20 Daiwa Institute of Research (Mar 2) Time Engineering. Looks especially interesting now, after its completion of the Plus North-South Expressway project. It could become the Telekom Malaysia of 1996, having been awarded the contract to lay the optic fibre cable along the NSE. Rumour is that its licence has
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          167 20 FT Peregrine Sewu Securities Weak regional sentiment stemming from interest rate uncertainty and a potential deluge of fund raising from a domestic perspective, both in the form of IPOs and rights issues, have combined to pull the JSE Index down by 13.5 per cent from
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          209 20  -  Quah Soon Tong Head of research OCBC Investment Research 44T n the coming days, we expect the local X. bourse to drift aimlessly. We do not, however, expect a massive sell-off. Still, another spike in shortterm interest rate will not be totally unexpected as it is an
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        825 20  -  Agnes Chen asks a few analysts whether it's time to get out of the stock market Agnes Chen IS IT time to bail out? It certainly looked that way this week, as a malaise gripped stock markets from Paris to Tokyo. An interest rate hike spooked institutional
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        664 20  -  Agnes Chen says how they solve the problem may set the course for regional stock markets Agnes Chen QUESTION from analyst to central bank official: Given the levels of capital inflows, the strong growth in exports, and pur-chasing-power parity (PPP) calculations which suggest
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        912 20 Why bank shares have weakened despite the forecast of sparkling results IT SHOULD have been an occasion to bring out the champagne, but sparkling bank results are unlikely to be followed by a rise in bank share prices, analysts say. Bank counters may, in
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        Ace stock picker
        727 21  -  Catherine Ong meets a top performing Singaporean fund manager whose fund gained a stratospheric 238 pc last year Catherine Ong JARDINE Fleming Malaysian Trust gained a stratospheric 238.2 per cent last year. Charlotte Yew, a 29-year-old Singaporean, managed it. In fact, Ms Yew's was the best Asian
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        You can have your cake and eat it too...
        724 21  -  if you invest in the Desaru Perdana Beach Resort in Johor, reports Shiv Taneja Shiv Taneja IF YOU are on the lookout for an investment opportunity that is slightly off the beaten track, the Desaru Perdana Beach Resort, a holiday destination
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        Year of the Dog will also be year of China's B shares
        962 21  -  Schutz Lee reports on the bullishness in Chinese stocks Schutz Lee THIS year will be the year of the B shares, particularly those listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. although H share listings in Hongkong and New York
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        A buyer's market for golf memberships as index hits rock bottom
        482 21  -  BT Golf Index By Shahiron Sahari THE BT Golf Index for February fell to 240.29, its lowest level since BT first published the monthly index in November 1991. The index's 0.96-point fall from January's 241.25 means that the index
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        Dark masterpiece
        838 22  -  A look at two movies which are contending for top honours, including the Oscar for Best Picture, at this year's Academy Awards By SUSAN TSANG IT SOUNDS like a recipe for disaster. Take Steven Spielberg, take away the monsters, and let him shoot a three-hour film in black
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        Wrongful imprisonment
        847 22  -  By JAIME EE THE FIRST thing to get straight about In The Name Of The Father is that Gerry Conlon, wrongfully accused of an IRA bombing that killed several people in Guildford in 1974, is no hero. Not by a long shot. For one, he doesn't deserve a
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        77 23 Las MiseraMes Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, the world's most popular musical lands on our shores Victor Hugo's masterpiece about a man's long struggle against persecution and spiritual redemption is set against a student uprising in Paris. Till Apr 17, 7.30pm nightly except Mondays. Weekend matinee shows at 1.30pm. Kallang
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        190 23 The NAC hosts this festival which involves performances by various groups and schools. Tickets are available from the Substation, Centrepoint and Tangs. Till Mar 31. Babble 1 This performance comprises story-telling by personalities ie, famous persons skits by various ethnic groups, street performances plus the sale of
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        UWC-SEA 23RD FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
        328 23 The United World College will be holding its annual festival with dance, drama and good oT rock and roll concerts. Also in store are exhibitions that feature the works of the students in paints and photography. Till Mar 22, at the United World College
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        345 23 All Evening with Shirley Bassey The lady who shot to fame with songs like Goldfinger, Never Never Never and Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me, will be here for a one night concert. Mar 8, Bpm at the Harbour Pavilion. Tickets at $40. $60, $80 and $100 available from
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        ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL
        190 23 A week of films from Israel featuring some critically acclaimed movies. Tickets for the following movies are at $4 for Film Society members and $6 for non-members and are available from the Raffles Hotel, the Singapore Film Society Screening, Embassy of Israel and at the door. All
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        FILMS
        135 23 The Great American Adventure Experience the wonders of the US through three filmlets. Showtimes: 11am: Hidden Hawaii: 12pm: Niagara Miracles, Myths and Magic: lpm: Grand Canyon The Hidden Secrets: 2pm: Hidden Hawaii: 4pm: Niagara: spm: Grand Canyon: 7pm: Hidden Hawaii and Bpm: Niagara. At the Singapore Science Centre's Omni
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        699 23 How to Complete Your Income Tax Form and the GST A must for all who have not fully grasped the possible enormity of the consequences of incorrectly filling in your tax forms. Also gives a better view of what we can expect when the GST comes into
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        252 23 A Better World For Our ChHdren This concert will feature new original Chinese songs by local composers. Presented by the Music Artificer Brewing Factory. Today. 7.30pm at the Guinness Theatre. Tickets at 56. Delia Prvacki This Romanian artist who has been living in Singapore for the last
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        44 23 V*ay|«> BV« 4 Toting r6op§€ s ineatre ixh Wanted: A female dancer to perform in various costumes and head sets from March 15-17. Workshop-cum-audition will be held. Mar 14. 10am at the Drama Centre. Call Mimi or Philip at 270-0722 for more details.
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        129 23  -  Compiled by Christopher Toh Sistic outlets are at Forum Galleria. Liang Court. Raffles City. Scotts. Specialists' Centre, Takashimaya, Cold Storage at Jelita, Promenade and World Trade Centre, and at the Indoor Stadium. Hotline: 348-5555. Ticket Charge outlets are at Metro stores, Wisma Atria, Centrepoint and Tangs. Hotline: 269-2929. If
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        657 23  -  Corinne Kerk goes from work to Zouk on Wednesday night and grooves into the wee hours of Thursday morning Corinne Kerk WEDNESDAYS are Mambo Jambo nights at Zouk's. "Mambo what?" you ask. After all. Zouk is better known for its house-music, the deep, heavy, throbbing
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        Lock icon Sealed, signed, to be delivered
        161 24 THE LARGEST single investment by foreign investors took off last Tuesday. The signing ceremony held at the Shangri-La Hotel sealed a 53.4 billion project between five partners to double existing capacity and develop a wider range of products at Singapore's petrochemical complex. The Economic Development
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        Toasting the Lunar New Year
        161 24 DEVELOPERS and property consultants of leading property firms turned up in force recently at the Real Estate Developers' Association (Redas) Lunar New Year gathering on Feb 18. Gracing the event was the guest-of-honour, Acting National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang who mingled with members of
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        Lock icon Floyd, Thorpe master winds to take 1st-round lead in Doral-Ryder Open
        524 25 Golf AP MIAMI Old pros Ray Floyd and Jim Thorpe mastered winds of 65 kph on Thursday with a pair of 68s to share the first-round lead in the US$l.4 million (552.2 million) Doral-Ryder Open. "I did the things
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        Feet first into an island adventure
        820 25  -  Kevin Sullivan walked around Singapore. The 10-stage, 150 km journey turned out to be effective as an aerobic exercise and produced more than a few surprises Kevin Sullivan SINGAPORE Circumambulating Singapore is not in the same league as walking, say, from the southern tip
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        Lock icon In athletes' race for cash, it pays to be a good sport
        815 25 Reuter NEW YORK Athletes fresh from winning Olympic medals have their proverbial 15 minutes of fame to cash in on the advertising gold. But they have to play the endorsement game with as much agility and skill as
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        479 25 AP AFP ORLANDO, Florida The wind howled and the scores of an elite field at the LPGA Tournament of Champions soared on Thursday. Betsy King's 71 was the only sub-par score of the day and her 36-hole total of one-under 143 was
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          96 25 AFP TOKYO World No 1 Pete Sampras will return to the Ariake Coliseum in defence of his singles' title in the star-studded US$l.2l million (551.92 million) Japan Open tennis tournament next month. The 22-year-old American, winner of three consecutive Grand Slam events Wimbledon, the
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          72 25 Reuter TORREVIEJA. Spain Antonio Garrido rolled back the years to lead the Mediterranean Open after a first round six-under-par 66 on Thursday. The 50-year-old's name on the leaderboard came as such a surprise to fellow countryman Seve Ballesteros that he thought Garrido's son Ignacio was the
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          89 25 AFP DETROIT, Michigan Former Formula-One and Indy-car champion Mario Andretti, preparing for his final season as a race driver, said on Thursday he would probably stay in the sport as an owner. "Racing has been my life," said the 54-year-old driver, adding: "I can't just walk away
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          85 25 AFP NAIROBI United Arab Emirates (UAE) shocked the Netherlands here on Thursday to earn an ICC Trophy final berth. Making its debut in the 20-nation tournament, UAE, who gained ICC associate membership last July, beat the fancied Dutch by six wickets in the semi-final and
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          31 25 Reuter NEW YORK NBA on Thursday: Cleveland 95 Philadelphia 87; New York 97 New Jersey 86; Washington 98 Atlanta 109; Dallas 94 Orlando 107; Golden State 120 Phoenix 107. Reuter
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          250 25 Reuter Reuter SINGAPORE Rolex Masters leading scores after yesterday's third round at the Singapore Island Country Club, (Singaporean unless stated): 205 A Norris (US) 70-68-67 207 M Ramayah (Mai) 68-69-70 208 Samson Gimson 70-68-70, D Zarate (Phi) 71-69-68 211 M Siodina (Phi) 69-70-72 213 Mardan Mamat (amateur) 71-72-70, D
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          35 25 Reuter NEW YORK NHL on Thursday: Boston 6 Los Angeles 4; Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 5 (OT); Chicago 4 Calgary 2; St Louis 0 Vancouver 4; San Jose 4 Edmonton 2. Reuter
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          195 25 AFP Reuter INDIAN WELLS, California US$l.7 million ATP event 3rd round on Thursday: Darren Cahill (Aust) b Marc Rosset (Swi) 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7/5); Carlos Costa (Spn) b Patrick Rafter (Aust) 4-6 6-4 7-5; Petr Korda (Cze) b Todd Martin (US x 7) 6-4 3-6 6-2; Stefan Edberg (Swe
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        The big American
        785 26  -  Bon Appetit By JAIME EE A FRIEND first told us about American Chili's Grill and Bar, a new place that had taken over the coffee house at the Orchard Parade Hotel. We'd read about it as some business venture between the Wywy group and Singapore Technologies, but
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        Flexibility before formality
        648 26  -  By JAIME EE OKAY, so who is this Liana woman that the Oriental Hotel has named its new bistro after? Is she some pan-wielding tyrant of the kitchen who would rather die than let a diner ask for ketchup? Is she some world famous threeMichelin star chef
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        An Irishman in the Medoc
        766 26  -  Wine By N K YONG ANTHONY Barton is an engaging person to meet, disarmingly frank and open, and refreshingly direct. He does not beat around the bush. Owner of two of Bordeaux's finest wine properties. Chateau Leoville-Barton and Chateau Lan-goa-Barton, he is an eighth generation
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      CINEMA
      1031 28 Attack Of The SO FMt Woman. Darryl Hannah has to smile at her cheating husband until she gets abducted and returned by UFOs. She finds that the madder she gets, the larger she grows, and uses it for revenge. Midnight tonight at Lido, Capitol. Jurong, Savoy. Changi. I lam
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      214 22 BUSINESS TIMES/SUNVIC PRODUCTIONS JOINT PROMOTION 26 28 FEBRUARY 1994 RESULTS Congratulations to the following readers who won a pair of $100 tickets each for the Shirley Bassey Concert on March 8 at 8.00 pm at Harbour Pavilion, World Trade Centre: Advani T A I/C: *****81 C AngC K James J/C:
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      88 23 mmm ML MHV 58Bgfe_ SHL.IHHK_ goes on a house hunt How much are private properties going for? Should you buy now, or later? House Hunt gives you the actual transacted prices of all private property sold in Singapore each month. From that, you'll have view Get your MARCH issue now
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      468 24 A M ADE us ioo AMA D S JOO < hrono>;r.ipli with .Hitmn.itk miiMMknt. n 1111 l Aim s tccl .intl t.i\c .intl hr.Kvlct. Suvl .mil .iiul hr.uvlct. RAYMOND WLI L_ "ith shielded crown. v Scr.itch-rcsiM.uits.ipphirccrNst.il. GENEVE NX .ltcr-rcsist.int to SC metres. .ltcr-resist.int to SC metres. where time is creation
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      63 26 To mart (hit auspicious occasion. we ace ottering our jKT~ V lea buffet al rock bottom prices vet a year ago with nothing less > x A than the best? fnfoy the sumptuous spread of aftei noon tea delicacies over a cup of freshly brewed coMreandtea Saturday* Sunday* ....^^fcj Hme:
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      2537 28 TODAY'S TV contact 900 6044 Morning Malaylia other dregs of soci- 10.00 Children's Club. The Searchers, 2pm, SBC 5 Superstars Of Action, 4.30pm, /f 1100 Hey Geed Cooking. u r- j, cor 5 6.00 Movie Magic (Last '1 11.30 PtrkaJminan (M). John Ford s classic sBt 5 Qu r Choice)
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