The Business Times, 21 March 1994

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    14 1 SINGAPORE Business Times II K\Ol\ ASII MITA(P) 010/12/93 Monday March 21 1994 75 C
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Zulus reject charges of collusion
      67 1 AP JOHANNESBURG Zulu nationalists last night rejected charges that they colluded with police against the rival African National Congress and for a second straight week prevented the ANC from campaigning in the Zulu homeland. About 2,000 armed Zulus occupied a sports stadium in the Kwa
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      Lock icon Egypt executes two men
      51 1 AP CAIRO The government last night said it had executed two men for a failed plot that military sources had described as an attempt by Islamic militants to assassinate President Hosni Mubarak. It was the first official acknowledgment of the trial and execution of two suspects.
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    163 1 Stock market indices Friday Week change ST1I 2.104 02 -86.08 K.LSE ("omp 1.007 06 -39.42 Nikkei 20.469.45 +354.14 Hang Seng 9.132.31 -773.35 SET Index 1.246.84 -72.57 Jakarta Comp 508.88 -5.69 CLSA China B 1.116.73 -26.74 Aust All Ord 2.163.5 +10.4 FTSE 100 3.218.1 +26.2 Do* Jones 3.895.65 +30.51
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    Thai banks likely to cut retail lending rate by half point
    541 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK UNDER mounting pressure from the central bank. Thai banks are expected to cut by at least a half percentage point their minimum retail lending rate soon, even though they are facing a liquidity
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    German economist criticises high interest rates
    192 1 FRANKFURT The chief economist of Germany's largest commercial bank has criticised the central bank for keeping interest rates high, saying this is at odds with a weak economy. "Wage agreements have in the meantime been signed and sealed and the inflation rate is unequivocally
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    Shinawatra chief tipped to join Chuan's Democrat Party
    536 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THAKSIN Shinawatra. the founder-owner of the tclecommunications conglomerate bearing his name, is going into politics. With his deep pockets, the 44-year-old tycoon will be a major financial contributor to the Democrat Party which he is tipped
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    Insurance body to study earthquake risks in S'pore
    554 1  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE The General Insuranee Association of Singapore (GIA) plans to study earthquake risks on the island. The proposed study will help the GIA. representing 48 general insurance firms, decide whether to reassess its present system of quake cover.
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    Investors awaiting outcome of US Fed meeting for direction
    372 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Investors' eyes are expected to be firmly focused on the US this week, where the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting tomorrow could have a significant impact on the world's equity markets. Until then,
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    Lock icon Ramos urges overseas Chinese to invest in Philippines
    354 1 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday called on the world's overseas Chinese to invest in the Philippines, a two-year energ> crisis had been solved and political stability was back in place. He also told the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and
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    Lock icon Philippine Congress urged to pass investment Bill
    82 1 Reuter MANILA President Fidel Ramos has urged Congress to give top priority to a Bill liberalising the Philippine investment climate. The Bill seeks, among other things, to relax the paid-in eq- uity requirement of not less than the equivalent of US$5OO,OOO (*****.000) for
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      8 1 Business IT: Pg i XNET raising Asian funds
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      27 1 Hock Lock Siew: pg 21 V v Infrastructure plays will underpftt lfL market X/r TTTA V I -ast month's tremors registered 2 on Kichter scale. Pg 2
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      38 1 Canon Official Sponsor of the 1994 World Cup Clinton-Greenspan meeting threatens Fed credibility on rates, Pg 7 Bottom Line: The real reasons for the regional markets' decline, Pg 20 Manila to present economic targets to IMF, Pg 3
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Sliding export prices
        324 2  -  By Schutz Lee PRICES of Singapore's exports continue to lose ground in January. The overall export price index dropped to 84. down from 84.3 in December, and 87.8 in January a year ago. This makes January the eighth consecutive month of declining export prices for Singapore, mainly
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      Pacific Rim executives to lead in pay rises this year: study
      447 2  -  Increments in industrialised nations to average 4pc By Anna Teo THE Pacific Rim particularly Hongkong, Thailand. Malaysia and Singapore will lead the industrialised world in projected pay increases this year, a survey by Hewitt Associates shows. Top executives in
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      Last month's tremors registered 2 on Richter scale
      240 2  -  By Soh Tiang Keng THE TREMORS which hit Singapore last month produced ground vibrations equal to about 2 on the Riehter scale, according to structural engineers and risk-man-agement insurance experts. The tremors were caused by a quake measuring 6.5 at Liwa. Sumatra,
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      Dutch exhibition organiser sets up shop here
      126 2 A DUTCH organiser of exhibitions and trade fairs, Amsterdam RAI. has opened an office in Singapore to tap the growing Asian market. The office is only the company's third overseas branch after London and Boston. William van der Loo. man- aging director of
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      231 2 Databank on Quality Companies In 15 Asia Pacific Countries Call Now: Tal: *****60 Fax: 334 1959 Corporate Communications Consultants Pto Ltd The 3rd Asio-Poeifie Industrial Automation Exhibition Conference PROPEUIN6 YOU 10 UNPRECEDENTED NEW HEIGHTS IH INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY than 200 leading manufacturers and suppliers from all over the world will
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon M'sia to tap capital market for infrastructure projects: Anwar
      311 3 Bernama HONOLULU Malaysia will be depending more and more on its capital market in the long term to finance mega infrastructure projects, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday. More capital needs to be raised by the private sector to
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      Lock icon Manila to present economic targets to IMF
      136 3 AFP MANILA The Philippine government is to present to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) technical mission today its set of economic targets for 1994 in hopes of securing endorsement from the institution. Officials yesterday said negotiators were hoping the talks, which began last
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      Lock icon KL to privatise sewerage system in April
      262 3 Reuter AFP KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur's sewerage system is to be privatised next month, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday. City Hall will hand over responsibility for the system to the Indah Water Konsortium which would start work on phase one of
      Reuter; AFP  -  262 words
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      Lock icon Jakarta to revise investment laws to suit changing times
      291 3 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia plans to revise its investment laws because current regulations are outdated and need to he improved in the face of increasing competition for funds, the official Antara news agency said yesterday. Investment Minister Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo. quoted by Antara.
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon India's inflation crosses 9pc mark
        106 3 AFP NEW DELHI India's annual inflation rate has crossed 9 per cent lor the first time in 69 weeks and is inching towards double digits following sharp price increases. Government data released yesterday showed that in the week ending March 5. the inflation rate calculated
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        Lock icon Taipei to give US$ 10m loans to SMEs
        73 3 UPI MANILA The Taiwanese government has committed US$lO million in loans to finance small and medium-size businesses. Trade and industry officials yesterday said the loans were to come from Taiwan's International Economic Cooperation and Development Fund and would be available starting in
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        Lock icon More Japanese money for UN?
        48 3 AFP I C) Japan s defence chief Kazuo Aichi yesterday said his country should contribute more to United Nations peacekeeping activities. The role ol Japanese self-defence forces to contribute to world peace and stability through the UN will become bigger." he said. AFP
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        Lock icon Viet ministry lays off 16,000
        86 3 AFP HANOI lhe Vietnamese Ministry of Light Industry laid otY more than 16.000 people in 1993 as part of a policy to drastically reduce the number of workers. The union newspaper Lao Dong yesterday cited official statistics to show that the retrenchment of 16.067 light
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh claims capture of Khmer Rouge base but troops say fighting continues
      383 3 Reuter TRENG COMMUNE. Cambodia The Cambodian government said it had captured the main base of the Khmer Rouge, but combat-weary returning from the front yesterday said it had yet to be secured and spoke of heavy casualties.
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      93 3 SiiigciPciirt *94 A BT special supplement 1994 could be the year when shipping executives have reason to smile, at last. After two lean years, it looks like the industry is poised for a turnaround. To find out why, take a look at Business Times tomorrow, when we publish our SINGAPORT
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Bentsen sidesteps pledge on China's MFN trade status
      407 4 AFP HONOLULU Hongkong Treasury Secretary Donald Tsang said on Saturday he was unable to secure any assurances from his US counterpart that Washington would not cancel China's most favoured nation (MFN) trading status in June. Mr Tsang. who was taking part in
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      Lock icon Beijing can't hold inflation below lOpc, says paper
      242 4 AFP BEIJING The Chinese government will find it almost impossible to hit its target of keeping inflation below 10 per cent this year, the official China Daily said yesterday. "The real threat of inflation does not come from the price hikes of
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon Taiwan bribe-takers face swift justice
        118 4 AFP TAIPEI Prosecutor's offices and courts throughout Taiwan were ordered yesterday by Judicial Yuan President Lin Yangkang to speed up investigations and legal proceedings in a snowballing election scandal. "I have asked that the judiciary and prosecution units speed up their work in the cases
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        Lock icon China to triple nuclear power output
        103 4 Reuter BEIJING China's electrical output from nuclear power plants will triple this year, with two such plants in operation and two more planned, the China Daily said. It said the two plants would generate eight to 10 billion kilowatts in 1994, more than triple
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        Lock icon Life's hard lessons begin in jobs queue
        54 4 AFP ZUHAI, China Students holding forms as they wait in an employment exchange in Zuhai last Saturday. More than 25,000 students from all over China came to look for jobs in Zuhai. an economic zone near Macau. Only 1.500 applicants will be selected
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        Taipei to levy 'dumped9 chemicals
        62 4 Taipei to levy 'dumped 9 chemicals TAIPEI Taiwan's Finance Ministry said on Saturday it had proposed levying dumping duties on imports of petrochemicals from more than 20 Japanese and South Korean companies. It proposed duties of between 4.77 and 68.71 per cent on sales of polypropylene homopolymer by 10 Japanese
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      Lock icon China to urge ally N Korea to open nuclear sites for inspection
      353 4 Reuter BEIJING China said yesterday it would urge its ally North Korea to open up suspect nuclear sites to full international inspection but told an anxious Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa to be patient. Mr Hosokawa met his
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      Lock icon UK in secret move to limit number of elected seats in HK
      174 4 AFP Reuter HONGKONG The British government had quietly drafted key changes to Hongkong's constitution, even before the Council has had a chance to debate them, a Hongkong newspaper said yesterday. The Sunday Morning Post said the Privy Council
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      1435 4 r 1 cQimtted. (Incorporated In too Ropubfc of Singapore) The Directors of Prime Limited are plooood to make the following announcement: UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1903. TheCompenv ThoQrouo 31-12.aa 31.12.aa 31.12.93 31.12.a2 Company Qmii srooo sstx» 1 (e) Turnover 67,828 82,488 117,344 123,318 -18.1 -4J (b)
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      129 4 FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING SEMINAR FOREIGN EXCHANGE AN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT A NEW ERA OF MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITIES! Topics: 1. Investment Is it a necessity or a trend? 2. A multi-billion dollar business in the foreign exchange market 3. The Art of Independent Investing. 4. Finding order in a chaotic market. 5.
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  • REST OF ASIA
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      Lock icon Opposition forces rethink on India's commitment to Gatt
      393 5 Reuter NEW DELHI India may have to reconsider its commitment to the Gatt world trade agreement because of opposition threats to campaign against it. government ministers said yesterday. They said the ruling Congress Party was worried about the opposition threat before crucial
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      Lock icon Brightening up a Bosnian refugee boy
      38 5 Reuter ISLAMABAD Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, flanked by her son Bilawal (right) and daughter Bakhtawar, handing a gift packet to a Bosnian refugee hoy on Saturday during a Muslim celebration. Renter
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      Lock icon Hard sell of Indian auto parts pays off with soaring exports
      316 5 AFP BOMBAY Indian auto parts firms were aggressively pushing exports, turning worldclass technology and low manufacturing costs to advantage, a spokesman for the industry said here on Friday. V K Shankaran, assistant director of the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association
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      Lock icon Business confidence in Australia at 32-year high
      381 5 AFP SYDNEY Confidence among Australian businesses is at a 32-year high as a manufacturing recovery surges ahead, a survey of the first three months of 1994 said. The survey of industrial trends by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Westpac Banking
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      Lock icon Japanese steel workers accept 1.56 pc wage rise
      291 5 Reuter TOKYO Japan's steel workers agreed on Saturday to a 1.56 per cent wage increase for the financial year starting on April I, Kyodo news agency said. It said the rise, averaging 4.500 yen (SS67) a month, was the lowest since a
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      The bird's deadly dance with the cat
      1429 6  -  Sabah's political crisis From Leslie Lopez in KOTA KINABALU WHLN asked to describe >ears of tense relations with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's administration during an interview last month. Sabah's chief minister Joseph Pairin kitingan said: "Kuala Lumpur is like this big cat playing
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Clinton-Greenspan meeting threatens l ed credibility on rates
      409 7 Timing of move may pressure discount rate: anaKsts Reuter NEW YORK A surprise summoning on Friday of Federal Reserve governor Alan Greenspan to the White House just four days before a key conference could leave the Fed in a no-win situation when
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      Lock icon Canadian farmers urge tough stand in US trade talks
      343 7 Reuter TORONTO Canadian farmers urged federal Agriculture Minister Ralph Goodale at the weekend to stand his ground in talks today with his US counterpart aimed at settling a number of farm trade disputes between the two countries. Mr Goodale will meet
      Reuter  -  343 words
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      Lock icon Kinkel denies plans for Germany to 'go it alone' after EU row
      175 7 AFP BONN Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, attempting to limit the political damage caused by a diplomatic row with France, said on Saturday that Germany had no intention of "going it alone" and stressed the importance of relations with
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      Lock icon Brazil a step nearer to milestone foreign debt deal waiving IMF accord
      314 7 Reuter NEW YORK Brazil has moved closer to a landmark foreign debt deal that Brazilian officials hope will end years of often stormy relations between Latin America's economic giant and its creditors. The steering committee of Brazil's private
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      Lock icon Feline fantasy
      62 7 Reuter W \MIIM, lON Scandals in the air. ma>hem in the streets and chaos beyond the borders, li s enough to unrufTle the most seasoned of political leaders. But not Socks. The Clintons' cat u:is spotted on the hite House podium used by its master and other government
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon A more appropriate aggregate
        105 7 Reuter FRANKFURT Herbert Hax. chairman of the council of economic advisers to the Bonn government, said the Bundesbank s former key money supply aggregate was more appropriate than M 3. which it currently watches. "We think central bank money supply is the better aggregate, because it
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        Lock icon Washington financially strapped
        87 7 Reuter NV ASHING! ON The Washington Post said yesterday the US capital was so tinancially strapped it will have to ask the federal government for some type ot bail-out, possiblv this year. The paper quoted Felix Rohatyn. the architect of New York City's bail-out. as saying Washington
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        Lock icon Yeltsin not ill
        54 7 Reuter MOSCOW Boris Yeltsin's administration chief insisted last Friday the Russian president was in good health and accused opposition figures of spreading rumours about a coup plot, Interfax news agency reported. Administration chief Sergei Filatov was speaking as new rumours about impending plots to overthrow Mr Yeltsin
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        Lock icon Millionaire's second lucky escape
        70 7 Reuter MOSCOW Outspoken Russian millionaire politician and businessman Konstantin Borovoi has again escaped death "by a miracle atter his limousine was shot up bv gunmen only a week ago. aides said yesterday. The entrepreneur, who heads the Economic Freedom party and a business empire with interests
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      370 7 Don't be left out... Invest in China now. II 4 hina today is one of the fastest growing economies offered at a price of 1.00 per unit. Apart from the in the world. Notwithstanding some signs of the potential capital appreciation of the Fund, you will economy overheating, the outl<x>k
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  • Business IT
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      XNET raising Asian funds to expand business
      702 9  -  With the capital infusion, up to 80 per cent of the firm's sales should come soon from the US and the rest from Asia, Joseph Rajendran learns Joseph Rajendran CALIFORNIAN firm XNET Technology, one of the latest companies to move into the burgeoning
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      Software firm D&B to expand to Thailand, Indonesia
      232 9 CORPORATE and financial software specialist Dun and Bradstreet will be expanding its regional presence, with the opening of offices in Thailand and Indonesia. Managing director for Asia Richard Thompson disclosed this in an interview with Biisinessir. "We have had very good success
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      Lock icon Borland announces return to China market
      321 9 AP Borland, one of the world's leading software companies, announced its return to China last week despite concerns about widespread piracy. The California-based company told an audience of more than 500 Chinese computer users at a hotel in Beijing that it would be distributing
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      Lock icon Mac programs now allowed to be run on Unix systems
      321 9 Bloomberg Business News APPLE Computer Inc signed agreements with Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc to allow programs for Apple's Macintosh computers to work on systems developed by Sun and Hewlett-Packard. The agreements come as Apple strives to expand its
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      Apple unleashes Power to expand Mac community
      746 9  -  The new PCs are based on a high-performance RISC microprocessor it co-developed with IBM and Motorola, Bernard Chew reports Bernard Chew APPLE last week launched its first Power Macintosh computers, in what is probably its boldest attempt to grab a bigger slice of
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      IPRS Singapore reaps dividends from virgin sector of local market
      475 10  -  The firm expects to double its sales figures in 1994 with a new software and expansion, writes Joseph Rajendran Joseph Rajendran Document imaging firm IPRS Singapore, which barely started operations a year ago, has grossed sales of $1.3 million in
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      Tandem appoints SCS as value-added reseller for region
      245 10 TANDEM Computers announced that it had appointed SES-listed Singapore Computer Systems as their value-added reseller (VAR) for Asean, Hongkong, China and Australian markets. This marks the first appointment of a Singapore reseller by the Cupertino, Cali-fornia-based maker of crash-proof computers, whose systems
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    • TECH TAKES
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        Quantum signs deal with IPC unit
        121 10 SINGAPORE Disk drive maker Quantum Corp has signed a master distribution agreement with IPC/Corcx Technology (HK) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES-listed PC maker IPC Corporation. This agreement represents the first stage of the disk drive maker's expansion into the China market, the company
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        Aztech offers teletext upgrade module
        118 10 SINGAPORE Desktop PC users can now work and at the same time monitor the stock market, latest news and weather reports with a new module which attaches to Aztech System's Video Galaxy "live" video capture card. Featuring full support for World Systems Teletext Standard, the
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        Word Perfect to ship new software
        138 10 SINGAPORE WordPerfect Corporation has announced that it will ship version 5.1+ of its popular DOS-based wordprocessing software at the end of this month. The new release is targeted at users of lower-end PCs who want the added functionality of the newer versions of WordPerfect,
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      • Article
        Lock icon Creative hit in sound-card market
        170 10 Bloomberg Business News SAN JOSE, California Creative Technology Ltd had a 60 per cent share of the global market for computer sound cards in 1993, down from 72 per cent in 1992, market research firm Dataquest Inc said in a recent report. Sound cards are
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        Lock icon NEC-HP tie-up for ink-Jet printers
        140 10  -  Compiled by Bernard Chew Reuter TOKYO NEC Corp has teamed up with Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) of the US to develop low-priced colour ink-jet printers, an NEC spokesman said. HP, the world's top maker of ink-jet printers, will produce the printers for NEC's PC-98 personal computers
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      New world of wireless networks
      782 11  -  IN SYNC INTEGRATING IT BUSINESS Robert Plotke concludes this series on advanced network solutions by examining the role of wireless communication Robert Plotke The writer, a senior manager with Andersen Consul ting's Technology Integration Services group, is in charge of the firm s network solutions
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      Thinking of implementing groupware technology?
      670 11  -  NET WATCH TRACKING THE NETWORKING WORID Tomi Chen analyses groupware as an emerging technology in the final article on the subject Tomi Chen The writer is managing partner of Net Centre Pte Ltd. which specialises in network services. He managed one of the largest enterprise
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      So, is it safe to use Stacker 4.0?
      898 12  -  David Welcher on the software owners of space-starved notebooks wonder if they should buy David Welcher CORPORATE users whose computer hard disk drives are filling up are in a quandary. Financially, they can afford larger hard drives, but are tempted by the
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      Creative's AWE 32 not just another sound card
      793 12  -  Bernard Chew test-drives Creative Technology's AWE 32 sound card and finds it inspiring TEST BUItNU Bernard Chew IF YOU think Creative Technology's just-re-leased Sound Blaster AWE 32 is just another sound card for producing the myriad of whiz and bang sounds that
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      The well is not dry yet, let your imagination run wild
      692 12  -  WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY TOM AMBROSE The writer is a Support Contracts Specialist with Hewlett-Packard's Americas' Field Operations (AFO). He also has extensive experience as a computer consultant helping, businesses to use information technology productively. IMAGINE, for a moment, what
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      Lock icon 27 pc of American homes have computers — survey
      275 12 27 pc of American homes have computers survey Bloomberg Business News ABOUT 27 per cent of US homes now have personal computers, according to a Software Publishers Association survey released last week. And a growing number of the machines are rigged to take advantage of the information superhighway the confluence
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      403 9 Dairy Fatm Highlights 1993 A Year of Expansion Profit after taxation -1-11% Earnings per ordinary share 4% Dividends per ordinary share 5% After a further year of investment in Asia, Australasia and Europe, the Group, including associates, now has: Sales of US$9.6 billion 2,440 retail outlets 80,000 employees IWith its
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      429 14  -  Yen Sreenivasan reviews the publication written by tax specialists Ven Sreenivasan GST fever has hit town. leaving many businessmen wondering how they will be affected and perplexed over the documentation requirements needed to cope with the changes. From April 1. all businesses must know the
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      976 15  -  Amy Balan touches base with Kroll Associates, arguably the world's largest business investigators Amy Balan WHAT would you do if your competitor made a hostile bid for your company? Or four of your top executives abruptly left their jobs? Or a network of hackers was wreaking havoc
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      Kroll to set up promotional office in S'pore
      244 15 LIKE many other businesses, Kroll is looking at expanding its presence in Asia. Since January, Kroll has had a South-east Asia representative. Ricardo Beggs, based in Singapore. The Singapore office will, initially, be a promotional office and all business will be referred
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      1146 14 4£s SAN TEH LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of San Teh Ltd are pleased to announce the following unaudited results of the Company and of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1993: COMPANY GROUP 1993 1992 1993 1992 $-000 000 $*000 $000 Turnover
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      800 16 Bernama H coir KUALA LUMPUR P Gunasegaran missed the chance of becoming the first local to bag the Malaysian Open when he was beaten by Swedish Ryder Cup ace Joakim Haeggman after a thrilling sudden death over eight holes at the Royal
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        37 16 AFP WASHINGTON NBA Saturday: New York 105 Boston 91; Miami 106 Cleveland 95; Indiana 107 Utah 103; Golden State 116 Dallas 107; Houston 106 Detroit 88; San Antonio 107 Sacramento 100; Phoenix 105 New Jerscv 93.
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        35 16 Reuter NEW YORK NHL Saturday: Hartford 5 Philadelphia 3; New Jersey 8 Huston 6; Pittsburgh 5 Vancouver 4; Los Angeles 2 San Jose I; Montreal 5 Quebec 2; Winnipeg 4 Detroit 2. Reuter
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        92 16 AP OSAKA American Akcbono and Takanohana sulTered their second upsets against six victories yesterday. In the day's final bout. Kaio fought off yokozuna Akebono's fierce hand thrusts against his throat twice by dodging skillfully and forced out the Hawaiian. Akebono is seeking his seventh career tournament victory. Takanohana.
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        117 16 AP KEY BISCAYNE, Florida When Steffi Grafs forehand sailed long to end Ihe first set. fans rose with a roar as Natalia Zvcrcva grinned at her moment in the Florida sun. But The rest of the day belonged to the top-seeded Ciraf. who won 4-6, 6-1. 6-2 in Saturday's
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        226 16 Reuter AFP AFP ORLANDO, Florida Bay Hill Classic after the third round Saturday (US unless stated): 205 Vijav Singh (Fiji) 68 69 68; 206 Tom Watson 69 70 67. Nick Pnce (Zim) 66 72 68, Andrew Magee 70 67 69; 207 Fuzzy Zoeller 72 68 67. Tom Lehman 72
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        17 16 AFP LAHORE, Pakistan 16th Champions Trophy tournament yes- tenia v: Pakistan 2 Netherlands (half-time 1-0). AFP
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      Lock icon Bentt suffers serious brain injuries
      70 16 AP 1 IX)NDON American Michael Bentt (in black trunks) was taken tu hospital after losing his World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title to Britain's Herhie Hide on Saturday at the New Ix>ndon Stadium. London-bom Bentt was knocked out in the seventh round, and collapsed after returning
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      Lock icon Indonesia dominates All England with three victories
      386 16 Reuter BIRMINGHAM. Hngland Sports* fortunes generally ebb and flow but the tide of Indonesian badminton seems to be permanently in. After a fine Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and an outstanding world championships last year, they bestrode the highly-rated All England championships yet
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      743 17 Five Nations rugbv union championship AP TWICKENHAM. England England foiled a Welsh Grand Slam by beating Wales 15-8 at Twickenham on Saturday but failed to win by enough points to prevent a Welsh triumph in the Five Nations rugby union ehampionship. Winger Rory Underwood
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      378 17 AP EDINBURGH Jean-Luc Sadourny and Philippe SaintAndre scored tries to power France to a 20-12 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, leaving the Scots last in the championship. Fly half Thierry Lacroix kicked two penalties and a conversion and Pierre Montlaur
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      241 17 lijl 16 Korean Businessmen from Taegu/Kyungbok Province (one of the main lljiil industrial areas in Korea) will be in Singapore from 21st to 24th March 1994 Ai You are cordially invited to a Business Meeting on gagal jj 22 Mar 1994 (Tuesday) 9:30 AM 5:00 PM HI I HARBOUR VIEW
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      964 19  -  Benjamin Loh, in Hongkong recently for the colony's annual arts festival, was more than pleased with its musical offerings Benjamin Loh THIS year's Hongkong Festival of Arts, which began on Feb 15 and ended on March 13. offered classical music lovers a wide variety of concerts
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      The kids had a ball at the ballet
      471 19  -  Lisa Lee is enchanted by the Singapore Dance Theatre's Season of Children's Ballets Lisa Lee IT LOOKED as if someone was having an unusually large children's party at the Victoria Theatre last week. In actual fact, the occasion was a surprisingly well-supported
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      1316 19 TV RADIO 818 J I 1 Faraway Sunset 10pm, SBC 12 I jtffl Hideyo Niguchi has v(| G dent a baby. a deformed left hand. With lots of support from his mum, he tMT <ri Jr h becomes a doctor and finally f discovers the cause of syphilis. 4 ifcl
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    543 20 AP Reuter AFP HONOLULU Pacific Rim finance ministers say they expect an imminent conclusion to negotiations to double the capital resources of the Asian Development Bank. "We look forward to concluding negotiations for a general capital increase for the Asian
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    Lock icon Possible wars over fish stocks now openly discussed in UN
    694 20 NYT UNITED NATIONS With rival fleets competing for dwindling numbers of cod. swordfish. tuna and other commercially prized species, diplomats have begun openly discussing the possibility that governments might resort to military force to protect fish against foreign fishermen even
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    Lock icon Japanese gloomy over joblessness, rice imports
    151 20 Reuter TOKYO Unemployment and rice imports have prompted widespread gloom among the Japanese, according to a government survey published yesterday. The survey, carried out by the Prime Minister's Office and reported by the Kyodo news agency, showed 45.4 per cent of respondents agreed with
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    Lock icon European biotech market to exceed US$ 94b by year 2000
    161 20 NYT AMSTERDAM The European biotechnology market is expected to grow 15 times, to exceed US$94 billion (SSI4B billion) by the year 2(HX) and create up to two million new jobs. The management consultancy Ernst and Young, in a survey of
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    Lock icon Pakistan closes consulate in India
    125 20 UPI ISLAMABAD Pakistan yesterday decided to immediately close down its consulate in Bombay, signalling new pressures on bilateral relations between the two South Asian neighbours, which have fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947. "We have taken this decision because the consulate
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    717 20  -  The Bottom Line G PANICKER G PANICKER Ihe writer is a HT journalist II WAS on Feb 4 when the Federal Reserve Board sprang a surprise on the world markets with a quarter-point rise in its discount rate. The bond markets dived,
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    Lock icon Bomb goes off in Haadyai, five people hurt
    155 20 Reuter BANGKOK A powerful bomb exploded in the southern Thai city of Haadyai yesterday, wounding at least five people including a policeman. Police said the blast came three days after the discovery of a one-tonne truck bomb that they suspected was intended
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      437 20 M'sia to tap capital market for infrastructure. Pg 3 Bentsen sidesteps pledge on China's MKN status. Pj» 4 CANDLESTICK Sfw FORECASTER. Jl| P. I. Capital Research Services Presents Is 1 as applied to IfJ m W KLSE stocks, SES stocks. Commodities Currencies P*** Vww Topics F— jyliSikl March 30. 1994
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      Ipco blames dismal results on delays in project approvals
      455 21  -  By Genevieve Cua DELAYS in project approvals caused engineering group Ipco International to report a dismal set of results for the six months to December, when earnings and turnover were halved. Earnings fell 53 per cent to $2.4 million on the
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      Stock market tumble causes teams to drop $800,000 in total profits
      335 21  -  THE CHARITY MMiflEsawffiiipn-fiii Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE The downturn in the stock market has taken its toll on the Charity Investment Race, wiping some $800,000 off total profits. With sharp losses seen in the Singapore and Malaysian stock markets
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      UOB arm buys into beauty care business
      216 21  -  By Ven Sreenivasan UOB Venture Investments Ltd, the venture capital arm of the UOB Group, has taken a 25 per cent stake in beauty and healthcare company Coslab International Holdings Pte Ltd. However, no figure was given on the value of its investment
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      Infrastructure plays will underpin KL market
      758 21  -  HOCK By William Chia SINCiAPORL Infrastructure projects will continue to drive the Malaysian stock market in the years ahead. Malaysia hopes to become a developed nation by 2020 and has allocated massive resources to achieve this. Under the Sixth Malavsia Plan (1991-95). M 560.98
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          Lock icon KL firm ready to start Manila lottery'
          93 22 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya group's associate company. Philippine Gaming Management Corp. has finalised the necessary arrangements to implement its lottery project in Metro Manila. In a statement issued to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Lxchange last Friday, it said most of the computers and
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          Lock icon KL mattress firm sees 50pc more sales
          87 22 Star KUALA LUMPUR Sweet Dream Industrial Corp. which is expected to be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's second board by the end of the year, expects a 50 per cent increase in mattress sales this year. Chairman Raja Omar Raja Abdullah
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          Lock icon Battery company to list in Shanghai
          94 22 Reuter SHANGHAI Chongqing Wanli Storage Battery Co Ltd from China's Sichuan Province will list 15.5 million A shares in Shanghai on March 24. a company statement said. The shares were issued early this year at four renminbi (550.73) per share along with 12.4 million
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        San Teh declares l-for-10 bonus issue
        263 22  -  By Veil Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Rubber components maker San Teh Ltd. reporting a modest rise in net earnings, has declared a one-for-ten bonus share issue. The main board-listed company saw its net earnings in 1993 rise by 9.6 per cent to $9.97 million. Net earnings
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        593 22 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Yap Yong Seong, whose Mycom firm has teamed up with the youngest son of Indonesia's President Suharto to buy Italian sports car maker Lamborghini, has come full circle on the wheel of fortune. The former counter-intelli-gence officer, who
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        Siam Cement exports likely to be cut by stronger home sales
        564 22  -  From Andrew Cooke in BANGKOK THAI industrial giant Siam Cement expects its cement exports to slide from 1.5 million tonnes last year to only S(K).(KM) tonnes this >ear. This is actually good news for the country's biggest manufacturer because
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        Lock icon Bank group helps push up Guoco interim profits by 287 pc
        525 22 Eastern Express HONGKONG The Guoco Group, the fast-expanding financial services conglomerate, has reported a 287 per cent increase in unaudited interim net profits from HKS2IO million (*****.000) last year to HK.SBI2 million in the six months to December 1993.
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        Hiap Moh posts 7.3 pc rise in earnings, proposes l-for-4 bonus
        267 22  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE SesdaqListed paper company Hiap Moh Corp has posted a 7.3 per cent increase in group net earnings to 52.45 million for the year ended Dec 31,1993. The company, which released its final results over the
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        Lock icon Consplant rated good at M$ 3.40
        219 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Consolidated Plantations Bhd (Consplant). which Sime Darby Bhd proposes to own 100 per cent, is rated a buy at around M 53.40 (551.97) by Capital Dynamics Sdn Bhd. The licensed investment adviser said in its latest market outlook that this was
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        British takeover king Hanson picks HK for regional HQ
        285 23 HONGKONG UK takeover maestro James Hanson is moving East. A South China Morning Post report says his Hanson Trust conglomerate has picked Hongkong as its Asia-Pacific headquarters. The paper reported that Lord Hanson, who built up the group in a series
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        Lock icon A multi-media software program
        55 23 AFP HANNOVER, Germany A visitor watching herself on a computer-screen illustrating the multi-media possibilities of a software program by I S company AT&T on Friday. I sing a normal PC and monitor, the program allows the transfer of digital data as well as usage of different
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        Lock icon Qantas seeks delay in listing until profits improve
        248 23 Reuter DNI.Y Qantas \irways Lid would prefer a listing date of around March or \pril 1995 rather than October or November this \car purtlv to bolster profits before floating. W hat we need to do is get the results up to a
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        Lock icon Motorola seeks spot on Indian radio waves as wireless market opens
        419 23 AFP NEW DELHI United States giant Motorola is preparing to take on its rivals in India's expanding communications market with the launch of tiny walkie-talkies and successful mobile radios manufactured locally. The multinational's entry follows an end to decades
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        Lock icon BMW planning rights issue after bumper performance
        252 23 FT FRANKFURT BMW has once again proved the leading light of the German automotive industry, according to figures released last week. Riding on the strength of a 516 million Deutschcmark (***** million) net profit last year, and an unchanged dividend. the Munich-based performance
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        Lock icon Seoul pledges to raise ceiling on foreign share ownership
        243 23 AFP SEOUL South Korea over the weekend pledged to raise the 10 per cent ceiling on foreign ownership of stocks and partially open its bond market as American brokers here prepared to press demands for more of the market. The announcement
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        485 24 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Retailer R H Macy Co will present an outline of its reorganisation plan this week, providing the first glimpse of how much creditors will receive on their claims. The New York Post reported on Friday that
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        Lock icon Italy's Artioli family emerges as sole owner of Bugatti
        185 24 FT LONDON An Italian entrepreneur, Romano Artioli, has emerged as the 100 per cent owner of Bugatti International, the Luxembourg-registered holding company, which last year acquired Group Lotus, the United Kingdom sports-car maker and automotive engineering consultancy from General Motors. The
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        Lock icon Toronto exchange No 2 in trading value
        283 24 Reuter TORONTO The Toronto Stock Exchange beat Chicago for second place in North American trading value in 1993, boosted by gold shares, low interest rates and a flood of mutual fund cash, officials said on Friday. The New York Stock Exchange. which posted
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        Lock icon Northrop chief bullish on bid for US defence unit Grumman
        505 24 Reuter LOS ANGELES Following a review of additional Grumman Corp financial data, Northrop Corp chairman Kent Kresa said on Friday he was more convinced than ever that the two defence contractors would make a great combination. Northrop last week made
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        Lock icon Seagram seeks Time Warner seat: analysts
        362 24 Reuter NEW YORK Canadian liquor company Seagram will soon press for a seat on Time Warner Inc's board of directors but is unlikely to make a grab for control of the global media colossus, say media specialists. The intentions of the Mon-treal-based company, which
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          Lock icon Macau airport builder in bond issue
          100 25 Bloomberg Business News MACAU The Macau Airport Franchise Co (CAM) will sell HKSI.2 billion (***** million) of bonds through the Bank of China during the next three months, the Portuguese Lusa News Agency has reported. The bonds will be used to finance the final
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          Lock icon UK building societies9 lending jumps
          87 25 UK building societies 9 lending jumps Bloomberg Business News LONDON British building societies' net commitments for new lending jumped 60 per cent in February to £2.9 billion (SS6.B billion) from £1.8 billion a month earlier, the UK Building Societies Association said. Net commitments, up 8 per cent from a year
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          Lock icon Abu Dhabi adjourns BCCI hearing
          65 25 Reuter ABU DHABI An Abu Dhabi court postponed a decision on pleas to release former BCCI executives facing criminal charges in the emirate connected with the bank's collapse in 1991. The criminal couu adjourned until April 2 its hearing of 13 former Bank of Credit
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          Lock icon Metrobank plans rights issue
          46 25 AFP MANILA Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co (Metrobank), the Philippines' third largest bank, is expanding its capital base by 60 per cent to 12 billion pesos (SS6B2 million) through a 46 per cent rights offering to stockholders, an official said yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon Commerzbank buys 3pc of Milan-based bank
        221 25 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT Commerzbank AG, Germany's fourth largest listed bank, said last Friday it had bought 3 per cent of Milan-based Banca Commerciale Italiana. Commerzbank said it bought the stake from the Italian government as part of the latter's programme of selling off
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        Lock icon Bank of England to launch first variable-rate gilt issue in 20 years
        471 25 FT LONDON The Bank of England is launching its first UK government bond with a variable rate coupon rather than a fixed interest rate in nearly 20 years. The bank is keen to offer investors a wider range
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        Lock icon Dismal savings rate burdens fiscal policy: NY Fed head
        397 25 Bloomberg Business News Reuter HOUSTON A "dismal" national savings rate combined with a rising tide of government debt means an inflationary surge would have catastrophic social effects, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said. New York Fed
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        Lock icon Fed chief sees openings for US banks under Nafta
        229 25 Bloomberg Business News HOUSTON The North American Free Trade Agreement could open Canada and Mexico to United States branch banking, though regulators must be alert to unsound banking practices. Federal Reserve Governor Edward Kelley said on Saturday. Mr Kelley. speaking at
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        291 25 Reuter TOKYO Eleven major Japanese banks will write off nonperforming loans totalling two trillion yen (SS29 billion) in the business year to March 31. slicing an average of 50 per cent off their current profits, a newspaper reported
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        Lock icon Bankers Trust chief paid US$ 10m for 1993
        277 25 NYT NEW YORK Some of the biggest rewards on Wall Street can actually be found at a bank. The highly profitable Bankers Trust New York Corp. the banking company that most resembles a securities trading firm, paid its chairman USSIO million (5515.9
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        Lock icon Asian oil traders weary of Opec, worried about China
        525 26 Bloomberg Business News SINGAPORE Asian oil traders, sceptical that Opec will be able to shore up oil prices at its meeting this week, are growing increasingly worried about China as Beijing's import ban looks set to drag on longer than expected.
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        Lock icon Funds flood into commodities but analysts question price
        445 26 Reuter LONDON Spring is coming to the commodity world. Prices are blooming and investment funds leap happily into strange markets. But above the tinkle of coins, come warnings that a bear or two wait round the corner for the unwary. Based on
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        488 26 Reuter ANTWERP, Belgium South African diamond giant De Beers had pushed through record sales of rough diamonds in the first quarter of 1994 in an attempt to capitalise on the sharp pick-up in the United States market, diamond dealers
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        297 26 Reuter MEXICO CITY President Carlos Salinas de Gortari has reaffirmed his commitment to keeping oil and gas monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos under state control, even as the company stressed its efTorts to act more like a private firm. The company, known as Pemex, "will
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        323 26 Reuter BANGALORE Indian coffee growers, pressing for further liberalisation of the cofTee trade and industry, demanded that they be allowed to market directly their entire produce. In a resolution, the growers called for freedom to sell 100 per cent of their produce, against
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        201 26 THE US dollar traded in narrow bands against regional currencies last week in a holiday shortened work week. The exception was the ringgit which weakened sharply at mid-week due to stop loss purchases of US dollars in a thin offshore market. Against the Singapore dollar, the
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        1986 26 Rates are average at 9 selected banks I rade-wettehlrd indr\ cxtkukurd anamu S'purr nip 14 trading partner\ Bax- \rar I9gf 1 I. .Vfr. BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 3Y» ANZ Banking Group 6 Allied Irish Bank PLC 6V1 Amcncan Express Bank 6V1 Arab Banking Corp 6Vj Arab Bank PLC 6
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        670 27  -  SNMEX WEEKLY ROUNDUP By James Foo MMS International SINGAPORE The dollarmark edged higher on Monday as traders speculated that the mid-week inflation numbers would indicate a higher rate of inflation and that this might prompt the Federal Reserve to raise its discount rate. Rumours that the Bundesbank
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        770 27 COMMODITY WEEKLY ROUNDUP LONDON The market has rarely seen* a better week as prices of nearly all commodities rose, with some registering significant gains. On the London Metal Exchange, copper rose to its highest closing level since July 1993 on continued
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      1382 27 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchmii (Marat dull h at lpaO RSS 1 CMtract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 94 151.25 250 2.400 May 154.00 150.50 153.50 975 6.175 Jun 151.75 151.73 154.50 250 6.625 Jul/Sep 156.25 152.75 156.25 1.050 5.775 Oct/Dcc 157.25
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      4766 28 CORPORATE RESULTS Net t arn EPS Dale i\ LY IV LV Company ann ($m) (Sm) (cts) (eft) \BR Hldgs Mar II I I JO? 2 851 3-2 7 0 Vnu Mar 17 P 41 SM 14 268 62 6 23.1 \pollo Mar 15 P I 266
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      753 28 Relative Strength Index: The RSI measures the rate at which prices move. In theory, it ranges between zero and 100. In practice however, it fluctuates between 10 and 90. RSI is calculated over a specified period, say 13 days, and is derived from the formula: 100 100/ [(up
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      654 29 FT New York THERE was plenty of promising news on inflation last week, continued signs of strength in the economy, and an encouraging earnings forecast from a big manufacturer, yet it was not enough to lift spirits on Wall Street. If any more
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      464 29 AFP Tokyo SHARE prices gained ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as overseas investors, expecting some recovery in the Japanese economy, continued to join buying interest throughout the week. The Nikkei Slock Average of 225 selected issues in the first section increased
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      411 29 AFP I fffflllHl FLUCTUATIONS on the London Stock Exchange related to anticipation of a cut in interest rates saw share values only marginally up over the week despite an initial surge. The Footsie FTSE-100 index ended 26.2 points up at 3,218.1, a
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        106 29 Australian shares closed the week slightly firmer on Friday after a week of marginal swings marked by inflation jitters in the bond market spilling over into equities, brokers said. The key All Ordinaries index closed at 2,163.5 points, 10.4 above the previous Friday's close, after rising and falling on
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        108 29 Philippine share prices staged a late-week charge to climb nearly 4 per cent on bargain-buying and news of hefty 1993 earnings of key listed firms, analysts said last Saturday. The indices on the Philippine Stock Exchange's two trading floors in Manila and Makati started the week with a sluggish
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        103 29 The sagging Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index continued its tailspin during another week of very thin trading, losing 72.57 points (5.82 per cent) to close on Friday at 1.246.84. The average daily volume for the week was 49.4 million shares, down from an average of 80.7 million shares
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        58 29 Share prices made a nominal rebound on the Korea Stock Exchange as trading gathered pace on Saturday. During the week, the price index fell 9.43 points equal to a 1.04 per cent loss in value. The composite index of the exchange, which tumbled 5.49 points on Friday, edged up
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        98 29 Share prices on the Taiwan Stock Exchange underwent a correction and declined slightly in modest trading during a colourless week. Following a 6.1 per cent slump the preceding week, the 376-issue weighted price index lost 52.76 points, or one per cent, over a week ago to settle at 5,274.81
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        74 29 Business volumes dipped in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) over the week after the bourse switched to a new trading system. The BSE sensitive index of 30 blue-chip shares closed on Friday at 3,801.86 points, a gain of 54.64 points over the previous week's Finish. The 100-share national index
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        103 29 Shares went mostly un- traded and their prices unchanged during the brief two-day week at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE). and the market's index went down again below 510. The JSE was only open for Thursday and Friday after a week-long holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting
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      Lack of excitement keeps buyers aloof
      523 29 Hongkong THE Hang Seng Index closed down 773.35 points for the week. This is now the sixth week in succession that the index has fallen by the week's end. and we sec it as overdone on a fundamental basis. Turnover remained low. an indication
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    • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        807 29 +30.51 Blue-chip stocks closed higher in the heaviest trading in nearly seven years on Friday as the so-called tri-ple-witching expiration of individual options, index options and index futures held sway over the market. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 30.51 points to close at 3.895.65. In the
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        288 29 +23.32 Surging gold stocks, strength in US equities and triplewitching in the US propelled Toronto stocks to a higher close, dealers said. Gains in precious metals, energy and communications stocks outpaced losses in forestry and banking groups. The TSE 300 composite index ended 23.32 points higher at 4566.61 in
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        2302 29 London Mar 18 Pracc Industrials A. A. Corp Adr 48 6/8 .130 Abbes National 486 unch Allied Lyons 612 4/8 -4 4/8 \mcv 151 2 Arg>ll 254 I Asda (iroup 58 -I BAT Ind 414 BICC 430 -13 BOC (iroup 718 8 BR Petroleum 367 -2 BTR m -3 Barclavs
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      2797 30 MOST ACTIVE volume PltMh.1 5"» 6K<> Idi.s H\d Mk ZL45I-MB UN»» 30.tti.aM kamuntmg MX: It.KitOUU Mulpha Inll >tv I* VW.IIOO Fafccr (iiimp IQ. 791.000 Kcnong Hhd Mk 10 *****0 l\*j Msta -tHI'ixi \knang(oip H IA«) Johan HIJgN XV X Scl Dredg *k 8.l>0 000 I nn Hue ISK*7
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        5113 30 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices finished the two-day trading week broadly lower in fairly brisk trading on redemption of foreign funds amid weak sentiment. The benchmark Composite Index fell below the 1.000 psychological mark on Friday to 996.62 before retracting to finish the week
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        8054 31 I MAW 10AWD Transaction date: Week ended Mar IS Gr Cr 19*3/94 1j»m \ol Week Last Quote l>i» Di» \W Net M C ap High Loo (urnpant Sal* ('000) High la« Ba>rr Seller S Or S P K Smil INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 260 I s Aetna 920 cd -180
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        Lock icon Shift in sentiment needed to halt decline
        1916 32  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE After losing 86 points last week the third consecutive week of decline perhaps the biggest factor that needs to be overcome before any upturn is the fundamental shift in sentiment among investors. The Straits Times Industrials Index ended last
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      121 24 1983 Singapore 1984 Tanzania 1985 Switzerland 1986 Australia 1987 France 1988 Netherlands 1989 Philippine* 1990 Norway 1991 Malaysia 1992 Eire 1993 Singapore rr\l zsZT'"JI Thank you I fi gSa yKiat 40lM ®chi994 m for making I Singapore is®very fin ea '""man's Cup M No.l aqain I js /c ~i I
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      243 25 When the best choice for employer and employee JB- is to part on good terms. If an organisation cannot adapt, its future dies. K If people are retained for reasons of loyalty rather than need, and are then under-utilised, WH their skills die. i I i The responsible organisation retains
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      46 30 SINGAPORE Business Times Wt: KNOW ASIA Add,eSS: Mail or fax this form to: Postal Code: Customer Relations Section Circulation Department Singapore Press Holdings Limited 82 Genting Lane Occupation: Fax: m News Centre Singapore 1334 HSI Tel: 1800-749 2577 Fax 744 4875 Tel (O) (H) #ffig f
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      116 31 Cartier's New Must II Watch A leader in understated design and Swiss precision, Cartier's new Must II watch has a round dial adorned with a grey or champagne crown which matches the case. In vermeil or solid silver, the contemporary black on white circular dial is featured together with its
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      Lock icon RCL to start feeder service between Qingdao and HK
      492 33  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Leading feeder operator Regional Container Lines (RCL) is aggressively expanding its operations in China. It will add services from the ports of Qingdao. Guangzhou. Shanghai. Tienjin and Dalian. It already has a Xiamen service. By 1995. the
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      295 33 BANGKOK Shipping lines servicing the Thailand-Jeddah trade route have announced they will implement new rates starting April 1 to compensate for extra expenses. Industry officials told The Nation last week shipping lines normally adjust their rates every quarter, but rates have not been
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      577 33 No improvement expected until second half of the year Reuter LONDON Shipowners, their earnings squeezed b> a slump in world trade of bulk commodities, have seen freight rates recover some ground in recent weeks. However, brokers attributed the healthier tone to seasonal factors like
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      Philippine state carrier sold to joint venture
      238 33  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE GOVERNMENT has finally sold a state shipping line to a Philippine-Taiwanese firm after three bidding exercises failed to lure a buyer. The National Shipping Corp of the Philippines, the nation's only trans-Pacific liner operator, was sold recently
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        364 34 VwmI Voy No Both Arrival Dtp*tur« Vetie) Voy No B«rth Arrival Departure Marina Wharves Marine P 21/03* P01A 2103/0800 2103/1500 Blue G/ace 11* K23 alongside 1904/2359 Mayor 01 P05 20 03/1/00 21 03/2100 Sue Grace 11A K23 20 03/2300 22 03 2300 Mercury Gold 05E P10 21
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        1930 34 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Boohinc/Baiance Rstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACX Violet 032B 22/0700 1A 20/1500 20/1659 20/1900 IB 20/1500 20/1659 20/1900 2B 20/1/00 21 0659 21 0900 3 21/0700 21/1159
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11782 42 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates. b> destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at I'cnang after
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      906 49 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates rose to 1.138 on Thursday from 1.134 on March 16. FIXTURES lanker: Trading for \er> large crude carriers in the Persian Gulf continued at a steady level. although this did little to edge rates higher, according to brokers.
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      375 49 COURSES I itlv: Basic Principles of Shipbroking and Chartering (SDF 50".,) Duration: Mar 21 Ma\ 16 Organiser: Singapore National Shipping Association let lor further details and application forms contact SNSA at 27N-3464 or fax: 274-5079. Title: Singaport '94 International Maritime Exhibition Conference Duration: Mar 22-25 Organiser Port of
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      Lock icon Shippers want fair chances for all in the market
      947 50  -  In a recent article in International Transport Journal, writer Pragmaticus provocatively asked whether, by charging freight rates whicn are lower than cost, the transport industry should subsidise exports so as to make overseas trade possible or help increase its volume. Below
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        Lock icon Open skies between Europe, US a step closer to reality
        527 52 NYT FRANKFURT The idea of "open skies" between Europe and the US came closer to reality last Friday after German, British and US officials broadened and extended two codesharing agreements that are expected to spur competition and inspire new trans-Atlantic
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        Lock icon Garuda to sell 9 Airbus jets, buy newer planes
        202 52 AFP JAKARTA Garuda Indonesia is planning to sell nine Airbus A3OO-B4s to help fund the purchase of newer planes, Garuda spokesman Jansius Siahaan said here last Friday. "So far it has only been offered verbally but there are already several interested
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        227 52 Reuter TOKYO Another Japanese airport is sinking. Roads leading to a sparkling new terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport used by domestic flights and visiting dignitaries are cracking because of the unstable reclaimed land on which they are built, an airport spokeswoman said last Friday. The subsidence came
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        225 52 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China has cut its planned investment in railway construction this year by almost one third to 29 billion yuan (555.2 billion), the official Cluna Daily reported last Friday. China had originally planned to investment 41.7 billion yuan to ease transport bottlenecks.
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        244 52 AFP SUVA Air Pacific, Fiji's international flag carrier, has signed contracts with a number of German wholesalers to bring German holiday makers to Fiji on its new scrvice from Los Angeles starting in July. In a statement released here last Friday. Air Pacific's
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        1108 52 Page Col ABC" Containerline 12 5 Accord Group 8 1-3 Africa Container 16 4 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 AOEShpg 15 4/5 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Appenship 8 4/5 Arabian Express 15 3 ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1687 52 atg w eta nw n®_ ati nm eta nm n#_ Abu Dhabi GA892 0005 Cww SRI83 2140 GF146 1110 GF147 1835 Guangzhou CZ353 1255 Adelaide SQ228 2105 CA977 1730 Amman RJ188 1325 Hanoi VN741 1310 VN740 1410 Amsterdam KL843 0745 GA892 0005 Haatfyai MI895 2300 TG408
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        Lock icon Airborne Freight's Japanese partners sell 6.9 pc stake
        352 52 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Airborne Freight Corp said two of its Japanese joint-venture partners last week sold a 6.9 per cent share in the Seattle-based delivery company. A block of 1.453,400 shares of Airborne Freight traded at 9.50 am last Thursday
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      1960 38 0 HANJIN SHIPPING BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****22-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FDR VS. SM 11>K HAW. SEA YVR POX FOR VSI SH IINE HAUL SA» lIM NYC HANJM VANCOUVER OliE ?b 3 MtECT 14/4 15/4 16/4 HANJIN VANCOUVER OliE M ASIA 015€ 28 4 29 4
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      2821 39 H II PLEASE DIAL 1-800-*****00 (TOLL FREE) II H BB II FOR ALL BOOKINGS (NOL SERVICES) II ■I II *R1 Connecting California Pegasus Voy 2* In HKG 23/04/94 ■I y* II 'R2 Connecting CaMlornla Jupttor Voy 72E In HKG 30/04/94 EXPORT TO: PSW/PNW SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX) TO: USWC US
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      1154 39 A I MULTILINE SHIPPING PTE LTD fm (a member of SINSOV Group) CR NO: **********0 C ENQUIRIES: *****33 BOOKINGS: *****64, *****51. *****31, *****13 < BALTIC: INWARD *****97 OUTWARD *****10 T/S *****10 /4k BIASCO: INWARD *****65 OUTWARD *****28 T/S *****46 FESCO: BOOKINGS *****06 DOC *****07 MARINE INSURANCE: *****87 INVENTORY: *****59 AGENTS:
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      1805 40 44 I AS AGENTS "R" LINE (SINGAPORE) TO LTD (CH No: **********0 M) TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 1 MALAYSIA "K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON RHD BT* TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB 236 1 01 PGU 5^8625/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAIITINTERNUSA, TEL JKT *****08
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      1102 40 @APPENSHIP /Q\ HAMBURG VTVJ CONVENTIONAL ft INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE V-/ EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND FAR EAST VESSELS 10ADWG PORTS DISCHARGE LOADING FOR INZHENER PARKHONVUK KLP 09/02 TGN 21/02 TRT 02/03 SPORE 24/03. HUANGPU XINGANG HONESTY SZE 16/02 HAM 22/02 SPORE 28/03. LAEM. BKK KOALA CONTAINER LINE SPORE FLX
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      1022 41 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD^ I 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I CR NO 10C*****0Q0E VESSEL VOY SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN zrstsst" sz z\ E f £r" a It II i EQUATOR EMERALD 43N 24/3 27/3 31/3 BUNGA TERATAI 4633 29/3 1/4 5/4
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      1692 41 I VISSUS VOY SIN MAMBURi, ~j RO 111 ROAM f ANTWIRP I HAMS II HARM Villi H IYRA 7732W 24 03 15 04 17 04 11 04 19 04 20 04 I Vmt DC VtGA 9932W ?B 03 21 04 23 04 24 04 25 04 26 04 I VUlt
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      460 41 BSA A e IB3IS!B®SIBBSISB^^^F mm MYANMA Ptttt, FIVE STAR LINE J (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIj Pen PGdi HP* AN V2oo*l In Pt PAGAN V2OBW 29/J1 M* HPA AN N2OIW <,10 Apr MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES Kit lEI 03-*****00 PKL TEI 03 *****67 PEN TEI
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      51 43 VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Q Established Since 1984 OCEANIA PORTS REGULAR lcl consolidation AUCKLAND SYDNEY import export MELBOURNE FREMANTLE SERVICES v FOR BOOKING Se SAILING SCHEDULE. CALL THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE. VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD VISA LCL CONSOL PTE LTD TOLL-FREE TEL: 1800-*****66 TOLL-FREE TEL: 1800 *****34 FAX:*****86
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      648 44 "{&(?*,(>,\+%^'">|*+<&[:}$+.!>~ [to SHINYEI SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD I I 10 Anton Road #15-01/02 International Plaza Singapore 0207 I CR NO: **********0N HOT LINE: *****38 (8 LINES) I JAPAN FAR L HONGKONG/CHINA 27/3/64 H I KOBE/YOKOHAMA 27/3/64 BANGKOK 27/3/64 TOKYO/NAOOYA 27/3/64 BU6AM 27/3/64 06AKA 27/3/64 POUT KELANO 27/3/64 I I FOR
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      734 44 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND S«i Frffn MHb S»d *uck f Chjfen UNTNCDHN 325 M 10 4 2*M 73/4 2«/4 l/5 fIIEN HUDK 326 16/4 23/4 2«/4 1/* BftUSSCI 327 5/5 11/5 17/5 20/5 25/5 2»/5 M JUT HA I 321 21/5 3,6 t/6 12/* 15/6* Vl* AUCKLAND TO USA/CANADA isi S«i
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      676 45 jjg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 27/3 ROTTERDAM 23/3 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 27/3 HAMBURG/BREMEN 23/3 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 24/3 FELIXSTOWE/UK 23/3 BARCaONA/SPAIN 25/3 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 23/3 GENOA/ITALY 28/3 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 27/3 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 24/3 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 24/3 NEW YORK/EC 24/3 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 25/3 VANCOUVER 23/3 BRISBANE
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      1073 45 I i i^^l^M23Zm3l^—M M^^TlllM'f.l'—l *gigil ¥°L_ §N JKT |VESSEL VOY SIN PEN WANABHUM 220S Tua 22/3 Sgj 26/3 1 OEJA BHUM 4547 Mon In Pt Wad 1 23/3 [VESSEL VOY SN tSRA BHUM 43S Fn Xn__tm_»n_ BUHGA SEROJA 4049 Thu 24/3 Sat 2«/3 K XETHA BHUM 40N Ti«__22/3 Fn_ 25/3
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      660 45 Guaranteed Sailings to: BANGKOK LAEM CHABAIMG JAKARTA PORT KELANG •HO CHI MINH MANILA CEBU •SURABAYA PENANG HONGKONG We also serve other ports: USA, EUROPE, CHINA AND ALL DESTINATIONS pi PONCNAMA LINE COWTAJHWED SERVICE STRAITS/SLW/WOC/RSM VtSSIL SCP K M PI BSD «C HONGKONG GLORT V4O3H 24/3 2C/3 20/3 1/4 10/4 HMLM
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      1693 46 ■LAfIMN CONTAINER LINES, INC \2K2/Vir Agent* MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) vZJ\/ 'c/n Noc tSOM7MMM SIBU (084) *****9 KUCHINQ (082) *****3 PENANQ: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANGt (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 I HKG/TWN/BKK I GENOft/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK
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      225 46 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD IT* EM ill STORf rail HUANG ff NANG BIUI MDt JO 3 tojdmi toi NUkr MVM HUDHU 10 4 Distlwijtng and loajmf 'or Bombay DOIPHM 26 3 Iwdm* fof Male rata sum* 2/ 3 Loading rot Mak> IMCIOH 2i 3 Loading (01
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      1050 46 Jjjjl THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD 1 I 78 SHENTON W Y #10-01. SINGAPORE 0207 I I \J'\J TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I I TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK VESSEL S PORE PEST VESSEL |VOT IS PORE IPEST EQUATOR GRACE 113/4E 24
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      726 47 WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/lAP AN SERVICE ACCEPTING HKMUM.K SOC CARGOES TO FROM KOBE YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA. MO*. TOKYO*. MAMEA'. OAVAO Pwanj" P. Kelanj Singapore E'Msia* IVYEVERETT VBE 04/05 Apf 06/07 Apr KARABIEVERETT VI6E 06/07 Apr KAMALEVERETT V2o€ 24/25 Apr 26/27 Apr ACCEPTING BREAKHJEK FCI SOC CARGOES TO FROM CHITTAGONG.
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      233 47 GLOWY NAVICATIOWI CHOMP REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG *AT ATTRACTIVE RATES 0 CR NO: **********0W SP PKL PNG KAO GLORY SELATAN VII 20/3 1/4 7/4 16/4 GLORY SELATAN V 12/3 15/3 SP PKL HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN IX 25/3 28/3 3/4 7/4
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      604 47 jgfa PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN KARACHI SARGOOHA 141 HW 01/04 10 04 KAPIAI 185 HW OS 04 17/04 a vsl is 04 n 04 MAKRAN f 14/HW 11 OS 20 05 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY VtSStl VOY SOI HUG BSN OS*
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      703 47 FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN/P. ELIZABETH CAPETOWN/LAGOS VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH CPT LOS TAO ME 82 26 03 10/04 11/04 13/04 20/04 iIAN HE 82 11 04 2S/04 26/04 28/04 OS/OS HUIHE/104 26 04 10/05 11, 05 13/05 20/05 ACCEPTS CARGO TO JOHANNESBURG PRETORIA VIA DURBAN BOOKING
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      310 47 SjN FAR EAST 27/03 KEELUNG 'KAOHSIUNG 27/03 BANGKOK 27/03 MANILA/CEBU 27/03 JAKARTA/BELAWAN SURABAYA 27/03 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E MALAYSIA 27/03 BUSAN 27/03 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 27/03 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 27/03 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN SHANGHAI 'XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SjN EUROPE/UK 29/03 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 29/03 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/ Czech.
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      856 48 Handling System Co. Pte. Ltd. 136 A 138, Neil Road, #03-00, Singapore 0208 TT7 r? M CFS-20, Gul Road, Singapore 2262 Tel: 02-*****28 Handling System Co. Sdn. Bhd. N0.9 l.oronn (ungah. ***** I'ort klang, Sclangor. Malaysia 24th Kl<M>r, I'MBC' Main Building, 54NHHI kuala l.umpur, Malaysia Handling System (Ilk) Co. Ltd.
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      457 48 y Contemn CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 31 MARCH (Accepting to all Zealand ports) PENANG 24 MAR JAKARTA 27 MAR PORT KLANG 25 MAR BANGKOK 27 MAR MANILA 27 MAR MELBOURNE 25 MAR STDNEY 25 MAR FREMANTLE 27 MAR BRISBANE 25 MAR I GOTHENBURG 26 MAR 'ACCEPTING TO ALL
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      464 48 This Week's Sailings Singapore 7 7 rzrrr FIRST FORWARDER IN ,o: tID lo: KID ASIA AWARDED Singapore Singapore I st 9002 b\ i.rqa every every Bangkok SUN Jakarta SUN QJ). EVERY EVERY Manila SUN Ho Chi Minh FRI /Wl EVERY EVERY vMXyl£sd Colombo TUE Limassol THUR p j MTEFNATIONAL SEA
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      45 48 A* ROHLIG INT'L LINE PHONE: >232 500 EMILY/CONNIE7JUUANA DAILY RECEIVING LCL CARGO TO YANGON: ETA DESTINATION 29/03 05/04 BREMEN/HAMBURG 30/03 13/04 DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG/PORT LOUIS 25/03 01/04 FREMANTLE/SYD/MEL 20/03 04/03 BOMBAY/KARACHI 20/03 30/03 BANGKOK 25/03 05/04 YANGON WEEKLY CHINA CONSOLIDATION VIA HONG KONG: 25/03 27/03 HKG/GUANGZHOU/QINGDAO/SHANGHAJ XIAMEN/XINGANG/WHAMPOA
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      1443 49 0 m CRYSTAL FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD FAX:^ 5988 *****88 ASIAN PORTS NEW ZEALAMO/AUSTIALIA EUROPE BANGKOK 22/3 AUCKLAND 31/3 ANTWERP 28/3 BUSAN 26/3 ADELAIDE 31/3 FELIXSTOWE 23/3 HONG KONG 23/3 f£«S££rfl c IV,I JAKARTA 22/3 FREMANTLE 25/3 ROTTERDAM 20/3 SURABAYA 22/3 KEELUNG 22/3 SYDNEY 25/3 KAOHSIUNG 25/3 w KOBE 27/3
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      228 49 rffcs CEYLON SHIPPING CORPN faS?) National Line of Sri Lanka CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO L'K AND NORTH CONTINENTAL PORTS sw "5T^ST"wTTirTSmis ih» HMASIA MMM Mil 3 ?3,03 27/03 mu DC ITU 7732t> 24/03 27/03 IS/04 17/04 11/04 1104 28 04 wenASM muMBOaUM >412 3 30/03 04/04 Wit «KM W32W 20/03 21
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      297 49 LINE SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE EASTBOUND SCHEDULE N0.28 «*TS wo* BUENOS MOWTfWOCO I OU—AWI JAKARTA I^aS^OaTTHONO HOMO IUOOfMMA NAOOVA YOKOHAMA VESSELS MKS"' OtKABRtST EBO7 SAILEO UMLEP SAIEP 24 27/Q3 29-02/04 07/04 ItH/04 U/Q4 N. MWIMYt COOP SAIL£O SAK£D 24/03 04 00/04 10 14/04 IQ/Q4 2*20/04 PR«40««« EPOS 2224/03 21/03 00/04 20/04 20/04
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      462 50 NORTH PHILIPPINES PULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE I SINGAPORE MANIA VIGOUR PACIFIC 9413N 25/03 (FRI) 02/04 (SAT) VIGOUR PACIFIC 9413 AN 1 28/03 (MON) 02/04 (SAT) LOAOKG EVERY LHOTSE 9401N 01/04 (FRI) 09/04 (SAT) FWMY MONOAV LHOTSE 9401 AN I 04/04 (MON) 09/04 (SAT) SOUTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL
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      370 50 Gfi AMY ON HOLIDAYS WHEN YOU SHIP WITH US /HWELZ// BREAKBULK consolidation services pti: ltd H| |jll Mw// K S HOUSE 37 L'uxtiin Itill s>innaix«r«- <>2(>H Tel: 22 5 H332 fax 224 3343 PT BAHARI HALUAN SAMUDERA Weekly COMMON FEEDER SERVICE VESSEL VOY SINGAPORE POUT KELANC BELAWAN TAMBANG VIII 1016
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      20 50 STRAIGHT TALK You shouldn't have to read between the lines to get the full picture. Companies Markets. Everyday. Business Times
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      931 51 A. HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 PNA* PKE* PCD* VESSELS VOT I Sg I RTM I MT» LEH* HAM MEj FEL j 16/03 18/03 19/03 H. EXPLORER 310W 21/03 15/03 16/04 11/04 16/04 16/04 19/04 23/03 25/03 26/03 NOR FRBOURG 310W 04/04 22/04 23/04
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      490 51 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS VESSEL Wl V PR UK U ski iMtrt m su mn COSMC IflKI >43 24/) cosac PMKII 13$ 22/3 COSMC CBALLEBM V3I 23/3 ■PT OUTBOUND VESSELS LOADtNC FOR SEH/NA6 SEKI NAGOYA VN SP SLD PK IN PT LOAMNC FOR
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      962 51 JEDDAH/UK/COIsmNENT STORE CD S TON K*JR€ ADAM UH Aho Acctptttf Can fm: LUDMGSHAJEN EIPRESS 12/310 19/3 21/3 C/ 4 9/4 U/4 13/4 StuHwvton to 4UK dctMutan Mml and DubAn FRAWURT EXPRESS 72/111 23/3 9/4 12/4 14/4 Rottodan ta M Antwerp Amtodan Oslo Htfenlu LEVERMUSEN EXPRESS 17/311 2C/3 4/4 13/4 l</4
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      58 52 $@+\@~;&*},>}>$!"++.~:'{*%=,[_^ M.V. "ESTE BRISA" VOY.I Arrived lSih Mard) 1994 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel are hereby notified thai a general survey will be held oo the 22nd March 1994 0900 -1200 hours at FT 10. No further survey will be entertained thereafter. As Agents: "K" Una
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      24 52 RQNST R U C THD Tomorrow in Business Times Ums »d MnkM raprtMatMl ky/^K^\ SSSsa-jsaS® I For advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Tmes: Tel 740-2089/740-2090
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