The Business Times, 9 April 1994
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Title Section13 1994-04-09 1 Business Times MITA(P) 010/12/93 Weekend Edition, April 9-10 1994 WE KNOW ASIA 75*13 words
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Article, Illustration671 1994-04-09 1 Anthony Rowley - From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO JAPANESE Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa resigned yesterday, weighed down by accusations of financial impropriety that had seriously compromised his ability to govern, and by political dissension within his cabinet. His sudden departure was received calmly by financial671 words
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Article161 1994-04-09 1 Stock market indices Friday Change STII 2,120.24 +13.71 KLSEComp 961.95 -4.23 Nikkei 19,934.99 +44.01 Hang Seng 9,298.22 +12.30 SET Index 1,224.0 -0.74 Jakarta Comp 463.43 -4.55 CLSA China B ....1,001.98 -9.33 Aust All Ord 2,082.0 -5.4 FTSE 100 3,120.8 -8.2 Friday Previous 2pm dose Dow Jones 3,668.5 3,693.26161 words
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517 1994-04-09 1 Schutz Lee - By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE China. Singapore and Thailand are initiating a six-nation project to lay 3.000 km of optic fibre cables from Shanghai to Singapore, through Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia. China's Telecommunications and Post Minister, Wu Jichuan, was quoted as517 words
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568 1994-04-09 1 Ramesh Divyanathan - Moves to petition for extraordinary general meeting By I Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE A Law Society committee report on small firms has angered some lawyers, prompting them to gather support for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) petition. The report recommends that the Law568 words
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244 1994-04-09 1 Paul Leo - By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Regional bourses yesterday chose to wait for further direction from the United States rather than react to the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. In Singapore, the Straits Times Industrials Index rose 13.71 points to 2,120.24 on light buying244 words
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2am LATEST
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Article50 1994-04-09 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stocks weakened yesterday as the absence of fresh economic data paved the way for profittaking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned decidedly lower at midday and was down 16.99 at 3.676.27 at Ipm. Declines led advancing issues by about 11-8. ReuterReuter - 50 words
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352 1994-04-09 1 Ho Kay Tat - From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR IN A MOVE to further tighten its control of reverse takeovers, Malaysia's Securities Commission (SC) yesterday said any restructuring involving an acquisition or disposal of assets which will significantly change the business of a firm or result352 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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636 1994-04-09 2 Abdul Hadhi - By Abdul Hadhi THE GOVERNMENT is offering the private sector enough land this year to build 4,000 residential units, up from about 3,000 last year. The Ministry of National Development said yesterday in its 1994 Sale of Sites Programme for636 words
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Article, Illustration122 1994-04-09 2 THE WHO'S WHO of the shipping community attended Shipping Times' 16th anniversary celebrations last night. The annual Shipping Times cocktail party, described as a "must attend" event on the shipping calendar, gave an opportunity for every- one to rub shoulders in a convivial atmosphere. HeldPhoto by Chris Loh - 122 words
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384 1994-04-09 2 Ven Sreenivasan - By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE This country has overtaken Thailand and the United States to emerge as the largest foreign investor in Myanmar. Singapore companies accounted for almost 8 per cent or USS26I million (SS4O9 million) of the US$3.4 billion in foreign investment in384 words
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501 1994-04-09 2 Walton Morais - By Walton Morais SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong leaves on Monday for official visits to Germany and the United Kingdom during which he will meet leaders and preside over efforts to sell Singapore's new economic strategies to European businessmen. Mr Goh.501 words
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304 1994-04-09 2 TO RAISE the social status of Mandarin, the Speak Mandarin Committee has been reorganised to include more bilingual English-educated Chinese Singaporeans. Ho Kwon Ping, president of the Wah Chang and Thai Wah groups of companies, will chair the committee for two years.304 words
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Article, Illustration257 1994-04-09 2 OCBC Property Services' first suburban shopping centre is expected to be readv bv mid--1996. Located next to the Pasir Ris MRT station, the centre is expected to serve a catchment population of at least 26.000 residents. The Si3o million project will have257 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous221 1994-04-09 2 WEATHER Singapore: Showers over several areas in the morning. (Temperature range: 25-32). *ll« Piclfc M/U* Cml Eanp* W/la* C*ad Buenos Aaws 24/15 Showers Auckland 18/11 Cloud* Amsterdam 09/04 Showers Chicago 12/01 Cloudy Bangkok 35/23 Sftowos Attwns 19 11 Cloud* Honolulu 28/21 Showers Beijing 20.06 Cloudy Bertn 10 XX) Showers Houston221 words
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Miscellaneous232 1994-04-09 2 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Ban for bomb with which I 5 Brave place to live (6) 8 States 'egghead is unwilling' 10 Stonemason's unforgettable I Beast to the 12 Opportunity of taking pub- 12 3 4 transport to 13 Soldier sive ogre in Italian port (6) is p6 I I I232 words
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THE REGION
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Article, Illustration275 1994-04-09 3 Reuter CANBERRA Australia will take the first formal steps towards setting up a vast AseanAustralasian free trading block. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said after meeting Thai leaders in Bangkok yesterday: "We decided... to explore further what prospects there mightReuter - 275 words
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171 1994-04-09 3 AP WASHINGTON Strong economic growth is expccted in South-cast Asia over the next several years, ranging from 3.6 per cent annually in the Philippines to 7 or 8 per cent in the rest of the region. The US-Asean Council, in aAP - 171 words
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Article, Illustration427 1994-04-09 3 Harish Mehta - From Harish Mehta in HANOI THE first Singaporean to build hotels in Vietnam is set to develop his third and fourth projects a four-star resort hotel in the northern Halong Bay area and a commercial centre in Hanoi. The entrepreneur is427 words
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353 1994-04-09 3 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Chinesebacked Guangdong Investment plans to buy two Hongkong hotels and a hotel management company for HKSBI9.I million (SS 163.8 million) from its parent company Guangdong Enterprises. The investment group yesterday said the purchases would be paid withBloomberg Business News - 353 words
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149 1994-04-09 3 Reuter HONGKONG The southern economic zone of Shenzhen was China's biggest exporter in 1993, exporting goods worth US$B.3 billion (SSI3 billion). A Beijing-funded news agency yesterday reported that the city passed number two exporter Shanghai by US$95O million. The Hongkong China NewsReuter - 149 words
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ASIA NOTES
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107 1994-04-09 3 Reuter TAIPEI A prosecutor yesterday charged 21 city councillors in southern Taiwan with corruption, bringing to 135 the number of people indicted so far in the island's worst election vote-buying scandal. The district prosecutor in Tainan recommended 18 to 42 months in prison forReuter - 107 words
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Article55 1994-04-09 3 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's trade surplus fell 82.3 per cent from a year earlier to USS24O million (*****.8 million) in the three months to March. The Finance Ministry yesterday said exports in the first quarter advanced 0.4 per cent to U5520.13 billion while imports jumped 6.3 perAFP - 55 words
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42 1994-04-09 3 Reuter SEOUL South Korean Foreign Minister Han Sung Joo will meet International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) director-general Hans Blix in Japan next week for talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, a ministry official said yesterday. ReuterReuter - 42 words
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Article81 1994-04-09 3 AFP JAKARTA Two Japanese industrial giants have joined forces with an Indonesian firm and President Suharto's daughter. Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. to build a pulp plant in Sumatra. An official yesterday said Nippon Paper Industries and Marubeni Corp had set up a joint venture with PT Barito PacificAFP - 81 words
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THE REGION/WORLD
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507 1994-04-09 4 Reuter WASHINGTON The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa is a setback for fractious United States-Japanese trade ties, with time running short for the two sides to cut a deal, says a senior US official. But he added thatReuter - 507 words
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Article, Illustration508 1994-04-09 4 Reaction to Hosokawa's resignation Reuter LONDON Foreign investors, who have been building up positions in Japanese stocks, yesterday said the resignation of Japan's Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa offered a golden opportunity to buy further into the market. "I regard this as a good opportunityReuter - 508 words
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365 1994-04-09 4 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Tsutomu Hata. considered a strong candidate to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. may have made the best decision of his political career when he turned down a Cabinet post last year. When word got out in earlyBloomberg Business News - 365 words
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404 1994-04-09 4 Reuter LONDON The surprise resignation of Mr Hosokawa depressed the yen yesterday and European market analysts said it could remain weak in the near term while the economic implications were unclear. Currency traders are pondering whether the resignation would have any impact on the passageReuter - 404 words
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290 1994-04-09 4 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The impact of Mr Hosokawa's resignation on Japan's economy depends on how fast the coalition government can close ranks and pass the 1994 fiscal budget, economists said yesterday. Mr Hosokawa decided to quit because discussion ofBloomberg Business News - 290 words
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402 1994-04-09 4 Bloomberg Business News, Reuter WASHINGTON The United States economy's growth rate will approach a robust 5 per cent during the current second quarter, the Conference Board said yesterday. For all of 1994, the economy should expand by 4.2 per centBloomberg Business News,; Reuter - 402 words
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297 1994-04-09 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Leading Hongkong companies including Citic Pacific. Sun Hung Kai Properties and Cheung Kong (Holdings) submitted bids for development rights for a massive road and tunnel project in Hongkong, the territory's government said. The RouteBloomberg Business News - 297 words
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272 1994-04-09 4 Reuter, AP ATHENS European Union finance ministers yesterday backed construction of a new high-speed rail network linking Western and Eastern Europe as part of plans to create millions of new jobs in the coming years. German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said theReuter,; AP - 272 words
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166 1994-04-09 4 AFP TOKYO The European Union has submitted a list of 32 demands to ease regulations of the Japanese economy prior to the ministerial-level meeting between Japan and the EU to be held here in two weeks, the Yomiuri newspaper reported yesterday. Japan's largestAFP - 166 words
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THE WORLD
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460 1994-04-09 5 NYT WASHINGTON Without a vote or even a formal discussion, the US Federal Reserve Board's top policymakers are taking over the process of raising and lowering rates, rather than allowing their chairman. Alan Greenspan, to act on his own betweenNYT - 460 words
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326 1994-04-09 5 Reuter NEW YORK Even though Alan Greenspan didn't actually talk about interest rates during his speech on Thursday in San Francisco, economists are divided on what his comments mean for Federal Reserve policy in the near term. "There seems to be an inexplicable and deep-rootedReuter - 326 words
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327 1994-04-09 5 AP WASHINGTON America just doesn't know how to treat a political scandal, says humourist Garrison Keillor. He recommends the British style. "It's been a quiet week in Whitewater," Mr Keillor told the National Press Club on Thursday. So quiet,AP - 327 words
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279 1994-04-09 5 Reuter WASHINGTON The Ginton Administration believes Russian scientists have not entirely shut down work on biological arms, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted unidentified officials who said that, despite repeated assurances by Russian President Boris Yeltsin that the programmeReuter - 279 words
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455 1994-04-09 5 Reuter MINNEAPOLIS President Bill Clinton is trying to prove to Americans outside the confines of Washington that work is getting done in the capital despite the distraction of the Whitewater affair. Taking the pulse of the country on a sales campaign thisReuter - 455 words
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Article, Illustration52 1994-04-09 5 Reuter BONN Germany's Mercedes Benz is set to unveil a new car sports concept called SLK sporty, light, short at the Turin motor show on April 22. Similar to the SL convertible but much smaller, it will come onto the market in 1996 at about 65,000 marksReuter - 52 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article73 1994-04-09 5 Bloomberg Business News BLRNE Switzerland's unemployment rate fell to 5 per eent in March from 5.2 per cent in February, the Federal Department of Industry. Commerce and Lmployment said yesterday. At the end of March, there were 182.135 people registered as unemployed, down from 187.382Bloomberg Business News - 73 words
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Article, Illustration54 1994-04-09 5 AFP LONDON The largest egg ever laid went under the hammer at Bonhams yesterday. The eggshell might withstand the shock, but the prospective buyer might not. It was expected to fetch between £30.000 (5569.000) and £40.000. Mama was a 3-metre tall Great Elephant Bird, nowAFP - 54 words
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68 1994-04-09 5 Reuter ATHENS Poland formally applied yesterday to become a member of the European Union, the second former Communist bloc country to apply for EU membership after Hungary. Foreign Minister Andrzej Olechowski handed the application to Theodoras Pangalos. the Greek foreign minister for European affairs.Reuter - 68 words
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64 1994-04-09 5 AFP KUWAIT CITY A government commission recommended limiting the number of foreigners in Kuwait to stop them outnumbering locals, in a report published on Thursday. The panel called on the government to cut the number of residence visas granted to foreigners and campaign toAFP - 64 words
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Article67 1994-04-09 5 Reuter NEW DELHI A senior Russian official said yesterday Moscow would be bound by a treaty with Pyongyang to help North Korea if it were attacked. "Russia, as a country which is a legitimate successor of the Soviet Union, is carrying obligations from treatiesReuter - 67 words
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214 1994-04-09 5 AFP MOSCOW Russia wants to link its joining the Nato Partnership for Peace to membership of the G-7 group of industrial nations, presidential spokesman Viacheslav Kostikov said. "If we are invited into the political and military partnership. it would be logical to makeAFP - 214 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration468 1994-04-09 6 Rahita Elias - By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Shipowner Osprey Maritime's initial public offer will raise almost US$BB million (*****.6 million). most of which will go towards expanding its fleet. At the launch of the IPO yesterday, chairman Tim Cottew said Osprey was offering468 words
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324 1994-04-09 6 Claire Leow - By Claire Leow SINGAPORE CSA Holdings has acquired 10 per cent of Ochre Development Pty Ltd of Australia, with an option to raise the stake to 25 per cent for a total consideration of As 2 million (552.2 million) by end-June. The acquisition324 words
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216 1994-04-09 6 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines will not issue any more ordinary shares to those preferred shareholders who submitted their scrip for conversion on July 13 last year. The Stock Exchange of Singapore had deemed the closing price of NOL shares that day216 words
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226 1994-04-09 6 SINGAPORE Singapore Shipbuilding Engineering has clinched a US$44 million (SS7O million) contract to build two container vessels for Thailand's Regional Container Lines. SSE. the marine arm of Singapore Technologies, also has an option from the Thai feeder operator to build two226 words
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856 1994-04-09 6 Lee Han Shih - HOCK LOCK SIEW By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE With United Industrial Corporation (UIC) now trading below the crucial $1.11 level, what is the possibility of it calling off or changing the terms of its rights issue? On March 9.856 words
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248 1994-04-09 6 Dexter Lee - By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines has created a new management position in Beijing to oversee its investments in China a move that suggests more joint ventures in that country may be in the pipeline. From Aug 1. SlA's investments in China will248 words
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199 1994-04-09 6 SINGAPORE Trading group Intraco has bought a 34 per cent stake in Teledata. a telecommunications and data communications group which is expected to float its shares on Sesdaq this year. Intraco said yesterday the 56.69 million purchase was a long-term strategic move.199 words
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EYE on your STOCKS
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Article18 1994-04-09 6 For next week exptxted market sentiment, see BT Sentiment Index on EL4 (Personal Finance <£ Investment sections18 words
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Article, Illustration140 1994-04-09 6 Paul Leo - By Paul Leo Straits Steamship Land ended at $3.62 yesterday, which is a minor resistance point. Short and medium-term technicals indicated that this resistance will be breach within the next few weeks. A positive indication is that the stock is trading above the 13-day moving average which has140 words
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COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration331 1994-04-09 7 Genevieve Cua - By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Asia Pacific Breweries signed a preliminary agreement with the Myanmar authorities yesterday to set up a brewery in the country. The plant will at first produce 150,000 hectolitres a year, rising eventually to 500,000. The initial investment331 words
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398 1994-04-09 7 A J Leow - By A J Leow SINGAPORE Govern-ment-linked property group Pidemco Land is believed to be close to finalising a deal to build a hotel in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. Pidemco officials won't comment as negotiations are in the final stages, but sources say the398 words
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231 1994-04-09 7 AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian unit of Canadian nickel mining firm, Inco Limited, announced on Thursday that its earnings for last year dropped almost 70 per cent compared to the previous year. "PT Inco's net earnings for the year 1993 were US$lO.9 millionAFP - 231 words
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325 1994-04-09 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Bank Simpanan Nasional. which formalised its purchase of a 41.08 per cent equity in Bank Buruh (M) Bhd for M 586.396 million (SSSO million) yesterday, intends to list the bank within a year on the Kuala Lumpur StockBernama - 325 words
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244 1994-04-09 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Technology Resources Industries Bhd is recommended as a stock to be bought on weakness as the company grows into a big telecommunications network operator and reaps gains from its overseas ventures. BBMB Securities Sdn Bhd forecasts a 69Bernama - 244 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article43 1994-04-09 7 SINGAPORE Hamid Jinnah has resigned from First Capital Corporation's board of directors. Mr Jinnah. who was the alternate director to Scmbawang Shipyard chief executive officer Ng Pock I 00. also quit as a member of FCC's audit committee.43 words
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68 1994-04-09 7 SINGAPORE Ong Soon Kiat, a director and substantial shareholder of Goldtron Ltd, acquired 555.000 warrants on Tuesday in the open market at $1.***** each, the company said yesterday. With this acquisition. Mr Ong now owns 18.082 million warrants of the company. Mr Ong's ownership of68 words
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107 1994-04-09 7 SINGAPORE Pacific Can Investment Holdings Ltd pointed out yesterday that there was a typographical error in an announcement by its directors on Thursday where the price concerned came out as A 522.772.000 when it should have been A 52.772.000. The announcement on Thursday was107 words
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Article84 1994-04-09 7 KUALA LUMPUR OYL Industries Bhd. which registered an 11 per cent increase in group pre-tax profit for the half-year ended Dec 31 1993. should continue to register double-digit growth for the whole of 1994. BBMB Securities Sdn Bhd has forecast a pre-tax profit of M84 words
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Article56 1994-04-09 7 Corrections Clarifications SINGAPORE Chuan Hup Holdings Ltd was wrongly ranked in BTs 1993 Corporate Earnings Review published on Tuesday. During compilation, we inadvertently mixed up the company's 1992 and 1993 earnings. Chuan Hup recorded a 63.17 per cent increase in earnings and not a 38.71 per cent drop as reported.56 words
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167 1994-04-09 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Favourable growth prospects in the Asia-Pacific region augured well for Magnum Corporation Bhd, its executive chairman. Lim Ah Tam said in its 1993 annual report. Given that the Malaysian economy was being well managed and remained fundamentally sound. Magnum wasBernama - 167 words
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275 1994-04-09 7 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The TOA group of Thailand, through its subsidiary, TOA Paint (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, expects to invest US$2O million (Ss32 million) in Malaysia in its first move to establish itself as a regional player. The investment is part of theMBT - 275 words
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Article510 1994-04-09 7 Maaaavs' prim Apr 9 4 II US Gr Fund 1.05 109** Singapore IMt Trust UMB Invest Mgt Ltd The Commerce 1.62 170 Unifund 1.40 1.45 The Savings fund 149 }6xd Unibond 1.02 1.05 S pore Prog Fund 0.69 0 72 United Gr Fund' 1.60 1.67 S'pore See Fund 100 1510 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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64 1994-04-09 8 Reuter SHANGHAI The Shanghai stock exchange will link its computerised trading with the Qingdao and Hunan exchanges on Monday, an exchange announcement said. This will bring to seven the number of securities centres linked to Shanghai. The others are Sichuan, Hainan, Fujian, Shenyang andReuter - 64 words
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91 1994-04-09 8 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG China will not allow any foreign investment bank to lead manage more than "one or two" of the initial public offerings now planned for foreign markets, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The paper quoted an unnamed senior securities official as sayingKnight-Ridder - 91 words
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Article99 1994-04-09 8 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI CTCI Corp, one of Taiwan's largest construction companies, said net profit in 1993 rose 3.3 per cent to NTS6S9 million (5539.6 million). The company's directors backed a NTS 1.25 cash dividend for 1993, half 1992's NTS2.SO, said company spokesman Paul Chu.Bloomberg Business News - 99 words
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107 1994-04-09 8 Reuter MANILA The Philippines' Continental Cement Corp plans a tie up with Taiwanese and Chinese cement makers to finance its 2.5 billion peso (S$ 142.5 million) expansion programme, its officials said. The proposed link with Ching Ho International Corp of Taiwan and Chao Yang HeavyReuter - 107 words
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517 1994-04-09 8 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Investors, lured by the promise of big profits in Hongkong, got a lesson this year in the dangers of overheated markets and the siipperiness of complicated derivatives securities. Top Wall Street firms sold USSI29 million (*****.4Bloomberg Business News - 517 words
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Article, Illustration41 1994-04-09 8 Reuter MOSCOW Shareholders of the Russian "Independent Oil Company** protesting in the centre of Moscow on Thursday, demanding their money back. The company representatives disappeared after selling over US$5O million (5579.5 million) worth of shares. ReuterReuter - 41 words
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343 1994-04-09 8 Claire Leow - By< Claire Leow SINGAPORE Disk drive maker Western Digital has reported robust results for the quarter ended March 26, its third fiscal quarter, with net margins rising to 22.3 per cent despite price falls of about 6 per cent. Its disk drive's gross margins343 words
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355 1994-04-09 8 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING Asian Strategic Investments Corp. an arm of Hongkong's Pacific Alliance Group, has raised US$l6O million (SS2SI million) for investment in China's car parts industry. President Jack Perkowski yesterday said the money would finance joint ventures with 12 to 15 ChineseBloomberg Business News - 355 words
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SHIPS IN PORT
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FINANCE
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508 1994-04-09 9 Joyce Quek - By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Foreign institutions contributed mightily to the bull runs in most Asian markets last year. This year, however, they are divided on markets such as Hongkong and Malaysia, as a poll of 10 fund managers by Asiamoney508 words
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182 1994-04-09 9 KUALA LUMPUR As widely expected, Malayan Banking Bhd managing director Ahmad Mohamad Don was yesterday named the new governor of Bank Negara. Mr Ahmad. 47. will replace JafTar Hussein who is leaving the central bank over the MS 16 billion (559.3 billion) currency182 words
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Article, Illustration33 1994-04-09 9 Reuter BOMBAY Security guards outside the Bank of Baroda in Bombay yesterday. A nationwide strike by 1.1 million workers yesterday crippled banking and insurance operations in India. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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200 1994-04-09 9 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING China's top securities regulator has warned that criminal activity threatens to undermine growth of its infant financial markets. The official Financial News yesterday quoted Liu Hongru. chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, as saying that securitiesBloomberg Business News - 200 words
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314 1994-04-09 9 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Jardine Fleming Holdings has partly financed an office block in Ho Chi Minh City, the local merchant bank's first investment project in Vietnam. The investment was made by JF Asian Realty Inc. a closed-end fund which investsBloomberg Business News - 314 words
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SMALL CHANGE
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Article86 1994-04-09 9 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT Dresdner Bank AG. Germany's second latest bank, said 1993 net profit climbed 10.3 per cent to 1.065 billion deutschemarks (***** million) from 965.7 million marks in 1992. Operating earnings jumped 23.5 per cent to 2.038 billion marks from 1.650 billion. TheBloomberg Business News - 86 words
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89 1994-04-09 9 Reuter BANGKOK Major Thai banks, the Thai Farmers Bank and Krung Thai Bank, will raise their prime lending rates by 0.25 point to 10.25 per cent. Both banks said their minimum lending rate (MLR) and minimum overdraft rate (MOR) will increase to 10.25Reuter - 89 words
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Article81 1994-04-09 9 Bloomberg Business News NORWALK. Connecticut The chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board said reports in the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle that the FASB was about to soften its proposed rule on accounting for stock options were false. The FASB hasBloomberg Business News - 81 words
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Article51 1994-04-09 9 AP HONGKONG The colony said yesterday it had granted Switzerland's Coutts and Co a banking licence. Coutts had operated a representative office in Hongkong since July 1977. and was a registered investment adviser with the Hongkong stock market regulatory body, the Securities and Futures Commission.AP - 51 words
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44 1994-04-09 9 AP BEIJING Two Chinese companies plan to issue stock in the United States in the form of American Depository Receipts, the official China Daily said. One was Shenzhen Reai Estate Group Co. The other was not named. APAP - 44 words
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148 1994-04-09 9 SINGAPORE The Bang-kok-based Dhana Siam Finance and Securities Public Co Ltd. a major Thai finance company, has raised USS6S million (SSIO2 million) term loan facility for three years at 70 basis points over Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate). The deal was signed yesterday148 words
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476 1994-04-09 10 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia. the world's leading palm oil producer, is facing tight palm oil supplies in the second quarter as increasing demand and slower output trim stocks, analysts and growers said. "We'll be lucky if we can get aReuter - 476 words
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328 1994-04-09 10 Reuter LONDON German government bonds will help European bond markets to the top of the performance tables this year, once they shake ofT the grip of bearish US T-bonds, analysts said on Thursday. "Europe has still got a long wayReuter - 328 words
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282 1994-04-09 10 Reuter AMSTERDAM West European demand for cocoa faltered in March as product exports to Russia slumped, but the rush to beat Moscow's new import taxes earlier in the year was enough to boost Dutch, German and British grindings inReuter - 282 words
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241 1994-04-09 10 Knight-Ridder SYDNEY Australia's Comalco yesterday said it was taking a 59.25 per cent stake in the project to expand the Boyne Island aluminum smelter in Gladstone, Queensland. The expansion will add a third potline and aims to lift annual production capacity atKnight-Ridder - 241 words
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Article, Illustration479 1994-04-09 10 DBS Bank weekly currency review US$/mark: Strong cap at 1.7260 THE greenback bottomed out at a low of 1.6588 on Mar 25 and then rallied to a high of 1.6985 on Apr 1, breaching the upper line of the bearish channel. Bulls479 words
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211 1994-04-09 10 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia, seeking stable world oil prices, has urged Opec president Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah to call on North Sea producers not to boost output. "We have a duty to stop oil prices from falling too deeply. I expect theReuter - 211 words
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Article, Illustration128 1994-04-09 10 IT WAS a quiet day on the regional currency market with most dealers preferring to stay on the sidelines ahead of the weekend. The USS/SS continued to trade in tight ranges with no new factors to spur the market from its recent inactivity. After Thursday's128 words
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Article86 1994-04-09 10 AFP NEW YORK The dollar lost ground against other major currencies with the exception of the yen in quiet early trading yesterday. At 9:15 am (1315 GMT), the dollar was at 1.7110 German marks compared to 1.7165 at Thursday's close and at 105 yen (104.90 yen). The JapaneseAFP - 86 words
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Article181 1994-04-09 10 Reuter LONDON The yen was rocked by the sudden resignation of Japanese premier Morihiro Hosokawa yesterday, but analysts say it should ride out the political transition lyBy 1510 GMT, the yen had fought back to around 105.00/10 per dollar, roughly unchanged on the day after the dollar had surgedReuter - 181 words
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179 1994-04-09 10 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg LONDON Oil futures on both sides of the Atlantic moved a few cents lower in limited activity yesterday as traders largely dismissed the latest International Energy Agency oil report, brokers said. In its monthly Oil Market Report, the Paris-basedBloomberg - 179 words
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Article, Illustration1694 1994-04-09 10 iluIc nitfhuil ait ulafti/ awn-I S'/»»« > hi' 14 ti\ulliiy ihirtiury Bum uu /W US$/S$ forward rates Noon Apr 8 s$ Bid Ofler 1-month 1 5705 1.5720 2-month ***** 1.5720 3-month ***** 1 5720 6-month 1.5702 IS 722 Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 9m m Apr 71,694 words
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1383 1994-04-09 11 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended weaker after a volatile session yesterday. Dealers said Euroyen, which fell in the morning on fears of an imminent hike in the discount rate, rose sharply on news of Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's resignation. But itReuter - 1,383 words
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Article591 1994-04-09 11 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN closed the week four sen lower at MS 14.26 a kg. due to a lower London market overnight and weak fundamentals, traders said. "Falls in London dampened sentiment." one said, noting that fundamentals were also weak. They noted an opening591 words
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Article68 1994-04-09 11 NEW DELHI State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) processed a record 24.70 million tonnes of crude oil into petroleum products in the 1993-94 (AprilMarch) fiscal year, up from 24.31 million the year before. India's 12 refineries convert some 53 million tonnes of crude oil into petroleum68 words
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Article68 1994-04-09 11 TAIPEI A total of 13.08 tonnes of gold were brought into Taiwan in March, falling 12.6 per cent from 14.% tonnes a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. March imports were valued at U*****.5 million (*****.2 million). For the first three months of this year,68 words
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Article103 1994-04-09 11 PARIS The International Energy Agency says preliminary estimates from countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Develop- ment indicated OECD February oil demand of around 41.3 million barrels per day. The report said the strong February demand fundamentally transformed the physical supply/demand balance in103 words
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Article99 1994-04-09 11 TOKYO Tight supplies and Indonesia's harvest delays should continue supporting Asian robusta coffee prices through the next month, Asian traders said. Benchmark Indonesian EKI grade 4 robusta prices for nearby shipment were quoted at US$l,4OO to U551,450 per tonne FOB, up from around U551,350 a99 words
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Article1553 1994-04-09 11 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at lpa) RSS 1 Contract (S ccnts/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sell (tonnes) Interest May 94 149.25 149.25 148.50 50 2.200 iun 149 25 150 6.300 Jul 150.00 150 00 149.75 150 1.725 Aug 150 50 150 50 150.251,553 words
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Article1232 1994-04-09 12 -5.4 AUSTRALIAN shares lost ground in late trading to close lower'with news of the resignation of Japan's prime minister troubling the market. "The market reacted rather unfavourably to the announcement," one broker said. The AH Ordinaries index lost 5.4 points to 2.082.0, down from an early morning high of1,232 words
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Article577 1994-04-09 12 +9.5 Share prices closed slightly higher as investors continued to fret over movements in the US and other Asian markets, brokers said. The composite index at the Philippine Stock Exchange gained 9.5 points, or 0.40 per cent, to close at 2,641.21. Philippine National Bank, which declared a five-peso cash577 words
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Article533 1994-04-09 12 -1-52.79 Taiwan share prices closed higher on a strong rebound in financials and stability on Wall Street, brokers said. They expected moderate gains in financials and selected industrials in the near term. The index closed 52.79 points up at 5,528.47, off an intra-session high of 5,553. Turnover was NT550.51533 words
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Article431 1994-04-09 12 +9.17 Stocks closed higher for the fourth consecutive session in a day of thin trading after blue chips staged a technical rebound, brokers said. The composite stock index stood 9.17 points higher at 872.53, comfortably off the day high of 876.06. Brokers said rumours the government would lift an431 words
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Article298 1994-04-09 12 14.79 New Zealand shares ended the week on a firm note, as buying interest from overseas investors lifted the market. The NZSE-40 capital index ended at 2,131.67, up 14.79 points after trading in a 2,***** range for most of the day. Interest was mainly confined to the leaders,298 words
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Article44 1994-04-09 12 +54.9 Stock prices closed higher on buying by Indian financial institutions and mutual funds, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share index closed at a provisional 3,890.73, up 54.90 points. The 100-share national index ended at a provisional 1,899.72, up 31.28 points.44 words
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Article895 1994-04-09 12 •8.2 Shares closed near the day's lows yesterday unnerved by the weakness of the gilt market which was in turn taking its lead from sliding US Treasury bonds. The FTSE 100 index ended down 8.2 points at 3,120.8 after moving between 3,118.8 and 3,138.0. Long gilts fell 3/4 point.895 words
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Article137 1994-04-09 12 -4.8 French stocks declined as concerns about the sale of state-owned insurer UAP added to speculation about the scope and timing of French interest rate cuts. The sale of shares in UAP, or Union des Assurances de Paris, is likely to be announced next week, traders said. The CAC137 words
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Article140 1994-04-09 12 +0.57pc Swedish shares ended the week higher on foreign buying interest with indexheavy Ericsson. Investor and Volvo in the spotlight. The OMX-index was up 0.57 per cent at 1.135.2 and has risen by 6 per cent in the past week. Turnover was moderate at 1.964 billion crowns. Telecoms group140 words
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Article182 1994-04-09 12 +1.93 German stocks were little changed in after-hours trading as investors speculated the Bundesbank will trim leading interest rates next week. The DAX Index of 30 German stocks in post-mar-ket Ibis trading closed at 2,203.15, nearly unchanged from the day's official close. In official trading, the DAX rose 1.93182 words
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Article158 1994-04-09 12 +12.61 Belgian shares were firmer at the close, boosted in late trading by a bout of Bcl-20 index basket buying, and underpinned by hopes of lower interest rates. Continued strength of the dollar against the franc provided underlying support, but dealers said investors were still worried about the risks158 words
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Article156 1994-04-09 12 177 Italian stocks closed at another high for the year on signs the right-wing coalition that won last week's elections will soon form a government, traders said. The market's blue-chip Mibtcl Index closed 177 points, or 1.5 per cent, higher at 12,096. It has risen 21 per cent this156 words
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Article265 1994-04-09 12 +2.67 Dutch shares ended the week on a high note on short-covering prompted by the market's recovery from recent lows and a robust performance by blue-chip Royal Dutch for the third straight day. Dealers said the rally could continue next week, if Wall Street stabilises, sustained by the downward265 words
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Article239 1994-04-09 12 +8.41 Swiss shares ended firmer, but ofT earlier highs after buying interest dried out in afternoon trading, dealers said. They added that general sentiment had been positive. However, opinions were divided whether the sharp market of the last two months had now come to an end. The SMI added239 words
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Article277 1994-04-09 12 +116 Shares closed sharply up mainly on confidence over the peace summit underway between major leaders, but dealers said they were not sure the mood would hold and it depended on the outcome of the talks. The overall index was 96 points higher at 4,954, industrial index, 116 higher277 words
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Article277 1994-04-09 12 +10.64 Toronto stocks continued flat in sluggish trade at midday yesterday. Brokers say a mid-week flurry of bargainhunting is over, leaving the market awaiting first quarter results. The TSE 300 composite index stood at 4,349.91 at midday, up 10.84 points. Volume was 27.56 million shares valued at Cs2B6 million.277 words
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Article713 1994-04-09 12 -16.99 Wall Street stocks weakened yesterday as the absence of fresh economic data paved the way for profit-taking after the week's rally, analysts said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned decidedly lower at midday and was down 16.99 at 3,676.27 at 1 pm. The Nasdaq index was down713 words
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Article605 1994-04-09 12 Vienna Anr S Asrfc All* 1945 5 Bant Mrtru <P) Ml I < MHlMiu 1045 uiH'h FlutJuIrn MK < Irn/ing I.WO 7 Lokjcn 450 2 Sw\«r-D P IJ5 2 1400 t M VnhdKT 565 I iei»cit<cn .1100 13 Source: Bank Austria Aktiengesellchaft Nasdaq Aar 7 ISS \do4ph oors Bm» inf605 words
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Article, Illustration2996 1994-04-09 13 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks closed higher yesterday as investors awaited further indications that interest rates here and abroad will stabilise. A rise in shares of real estate company Sun Hung Kai Properties and conglomerate Jardine Matheson offset a decline in conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa. "Many investors will wait forBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,996 words
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Article, Illustration516 1994-04-09 13 THE Shanghai B market closed lower with the CLSA B index losing 10.82 points to 712.66. Trading was dispersed although turnover was low at US$2.3 million. The biggest loser was Sanmao, which shed 6.S per cent after gaining ground from the previous trading days. Tyre Rubber also fell 4.S516 words
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Article, Illustration2534 1994-04-09 13 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks closed the day little changed after bouncing back from an intraday 2 per cent drop on the news that Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa intends to resign. Mr Hosokawa formally announced his resignation after the market closed, saying he and his Cabinet will step downBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,534 words
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Article, Illustration1679 1994-04-09 13 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks closed only slightly lower after fluctuating all yesterday in a 15-point range, brokers said. The SET Index inched down 0.74 points to close at 1,224.0 on thin 2.8 billion baht turnover, against Thursday's 4.2 billion baht. "The market fluctuated today as profit-taking emerged ahead ofReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 1,679 words
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Article, Illustration1157 1994-04-09 13 Bloomberg Business News JAKARTA Indonesian shares fell as mutual funds, flooded with requests by clients seeking redemptions, sold holdings to raise cash yesterday, traders said. The Composite Index fell 4.55 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 463.43. Volume was 15.4 million shares worth 85.4 billion rupiah. DecliningBloomberg Business News - 1,157 words
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Article2744 1994-04-09 14 MOST ACTIVE volume Prumct 4.641.000 Mm H\«l 50c .1.056.000 Mulpha Intl MX 2.201.000 AMDS 50c 2.095 000 Kcnong Bhd 50c 1.693.000 Juhan Hide 50c 1.302.000 Lien Hoc TSK97 1.195.000 kamuniing 50c 1.135.000 Fabcr (iruup 1.019.000 Set Drcdg 50c 754 000 K.BCorpn 50c 749 000 Insas Bhd 745.000 Landmarks2,744 words
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Article, Illustration5852 1994-04-09 14 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's benchmark Composite Index closed little changed yesterday as local investors, bruised by this year's fall in share prices, remained largely inactive for the second consecutive day, analysts said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's benchmark fell 4.23 pointsBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 5,852 words
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Article7285 1994-04-09 15 MAIN BOARD Transaction date: Apr 8 (if fit IttVM Last Vai Day Last Qaot« LH> Id. \M N« M Cap High Ln Coapaay Safe (IN) High law ftqw Sritrr Or X P/E Wl ■MISTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 240 I s Acnu 930 cd +IJ 78 93$ 90$ 930 93$ 17.57,285 words
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Article, Illustration1903 1994-04-09 16 Paul Leo - By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Investors continued to drag their feet yesterday in the absence of leads from overseas markets. Combined turnover on the main board and Clob fell to 78.75 million units valued at $218.12 million, down from Thursday's 82.82 millionCharts by Bridge Info; Source: Bloomberg - 1,903 words
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Article, Illustration1629 1994-04-09 17 Tan Su Yen - Older flats may get a new lease of life as developers gentrify them or turn them into condos. Tan Su Yen reports Tan Su Yen HOMEBUYERS no longer have to toss up between a brand-new apartment or a charming old flat in dire need ofPhotos by Chris Loh - 1,629 words
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Article210 1994-04-09 17 HOAXSTERS were out in force on the first day of the month, aiming to prove there's no fool like an April fool. •In Moscow, Moskovsky Komsomolets published a photo of former president Mikhail Gorbachev with a mop of curly hair, saying it sprouted after he210 words
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Article, Illustration735 1994-04-09 18 Corinne Kerk - Corinne Kerk wishes local taxi operators would learn to provide efficient service with the same alacrity with which they raise fares Corinne Kerk The writer is a BT reporter ONE cannot but despair over the recent announcement that taxi fares in735 words
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Article, Illustration899 1994-04-09 18 Lewis Mitchell - To see Schindler's List as just a Jewish movie is to miss the big picture, says Lewis Mitchell Lewis Mitchell The writer is a BT reporter THE JEWS as a people have been persecuted since time immemorial. From the days of the Pharaohs, the899 words
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Article, Illustration882 1994-04-09 18 John Helmer - John Helmer finds Russia's parliament unwilling to kowtow to Boris Yeltsin and itching to teach him a lesson John Helmer The writer is BT's Moscow Correspondent IN NOVELS and on the stage, when a despot calls aloud to be rid of his accuser, it is no882 words
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281 1994-04-09 18 Michael Tang - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Michael Tang THE Asian Mali Street Journal carried a news item on March 29 on the very high salary packages enjoyed by senior executives of the major US investment banks and securities firms. Specifically, the281 words
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Article, Illustration2804 1994-04-09 19 Vikram Khanna - MS THE RAFFLES J CONVERSATION Gary Hart, who was hounded out of the 1988 US Presidential election, tells Vikram Khanna about the highs and lows of his 15-year political career. He also talks about his friendship with President Bill Clinton and the Whitewater affair Vikram Khanna 6Photo by Chris Loh - 2,804 words
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Article438 1994-04-09 19 WHAT has Gary Hart been up to since he dropped out of public view in 1988? "I've been living in my homestate of Colorado, doing international law and business, writing articles and books, giving speeches, and travelling. I have been doing a great deal of work438 words
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Article465 1994-04-09 19 ONE OF Gary Hart's bestknown traits as a politician was an uncanny instinct for being able to foresee the burning issues in the years ahead, and to anticipate what societies would be concerned about and forced to deal with. That was one of the qualities which465 words
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Article, Illustration71 1994-04-09 20 Those polled on their views of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Alliance Securities, Baring Securities. Crosby Securities, Daiwa Securities Singapore. DBS Asset Management. Kay Hian James Capel. Kim Eng Securities. Morgan Grenfell Asia. Nomura Research Institute. OC'BC Investment Research. Ong Co. Peregrine71 words
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Article151 1994-04-09 20 Nomura Research Institute (Apr 7) Singapore Airlines. Buy for medium-term earnings recovery. Economically-sensitive airlines are "in". FY94 PER of 17.9 x. Ho Hup. As part of UEM, should benefit from its M 52.5 billion (551.46 billion) order book kicking off in 2H94. Strong rebound in FY9S earnings. Smith New151 words
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Article, Illustration261 1994-04-09 20 Credit Lyonnais International Asset Management (HK) Ltd "To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest reward." John Templet on, 1985 Should we be buying China now that all the "fundamental"Source: CSLA - 261 words
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Article, Illustration180 1994-04-09 20 Low Siew Kheng - Low Siew Kheng Head of Research Baring Securities 7 ith the index 1/1/ now correcting T to levels prevailing in Oct 1993, and with all the excesses of 4Q93 removed, 1 now feel happier with valuation levels. Earnings upgrades after the reporting season have also brought down180 words
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524 1994-04-09 20 Joyce Quek - Going by fundamentals, the KLCI may yet hit 1,400 before the year runs out, reports Joyce Quek Joyce Quek The bulls down but not out in Malaysia. While there is likely to be a speculative spurt if elections are held this year, stick to524 words
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Article, Illustration1000 1994-04-09 20 Lilian Ng - Lilian Ng on how the stock market fallout has affected the performance of local unit trusts Lilian Ng The writer is a freelancer who contributes regularly on investment subjects ITS A classic chicken-and-egg situation. Stock markets are not performing that causes investors to cash out1,000 words
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Article, Illustration842 1994-04-09 20 Teh Hooi Ling - Fund managers tell Teh Hooi Ling this is the best time to invest in the Chinese market Teh Hooi Ling CHINA has certainly more than its fair share of problems just now. They include economic overheating, runaway inflation, inadequate laws, successionSource: Micropal - 842 words
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Article794 1994-04-09 20 Launch I mth 3 mths 6 mths I yr 2 yrs 3 yrs ttaakiag m at April 4. 1W4 Singapore Straits liaws -11.18 -14.21 3.58 24.73 47.1* 39.5* Credit Lyonnais Singapore Gr 28.07.69 -14 54 9 -17.75 7 2.55 10 6 7 36 2 125.23 1 125.93 2 OCBC Saver*794 words
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Article, Illustration1074 1994-04-09 21 Ven Sreenivasan - By Ven Sreenivasan THE FIRST thing that catches the eye of someone scanning through Berger International's initial public offer prospectus is its earnings profile. One would expect a company with a 200-year history and a pan-Asian presence to report more than a mere1,074 words
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Article, Illustration541 1994-04-09 21 Paul Leo - Spotlight currency By Paul Leo THE AUSTRALIAN dollar still has some upside potential despite the recent drop to U550.7073 per AS on Thursday from its recent peak at U550.7292 on Feb 25. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday thatSource: Bloomberg - 541 words
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Article, Illustration549 1994-04-09 21 Paul Leo - CHLJRT Paul Leo IN JANUARY, Business Times featured an American trader Robert Krausz who was in town to speak on his method of trading called Symmetries. Mr Krausz, who was also featured in Jack Schwager's book, New Market Wizards, predictedSource: Business Times - 549 words
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Article43 1994-04-09 21 IN OUR ACU deposit rates table (Business Times, weekend edition, Mar 26/27), it was stated that Maybank's rate for one-month deposits of A 525,000 250,000 was 4.000 per cent per annum. It should be 4.0625 per cent. We apologise for the error.43 words
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Article, Illustration771 1994-04-09 22 SUSAN TSANG - Cinema Rcvww By SUSAN TSANG ONCE upon a time, there was a cute, appealing kid. who starred in a movie where he was left behind when his family went on holiday. He defended his house against burglars, the film made an obscene amount of money and. based771 words
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Article, Illustration664 1994-04-09 22 SUSAN TSANG - By SUSAN TSANG CALGARY might be more famous for Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards the shortsighted ski jumper with an amazing lack of prowess who gave Britain the undisputed last place at the Winter Olympics in 1988. Other notable losers at those same Games were the Jamaican664 words
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Article, Illustration1318 1994-04-09 22 Susan Tsang - Susan Tsang gets bullish about after meeting an ardent collector with a hundred choice bruins in her care Susan Tsang JUDY LYE is a woman with a mission: to publicise bears. No, this isn't an embittered refugee from the stock market; rather, she's aPhotos by Chris Loh - 1,318 words
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Article, Illustration619 1994-04-09 23 CLAIRE LEOW - Book Review By CLAIRE LEOW Private Parts Other Play Things By Michael Chiang Landmark Books 295 pages, $13.29 (with GST) MICHAEL CHIANG'S plays are better staged than published, as the compilation Private Parts A Other Play Things bears testimony. Rather than read as static pieces of619 words
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Article, Illustration740 1994-04-09 23 R SIVANITHY - CO Ifoisvr By R SIVANITHY SOUNDGARDEN: Saperanknown Right from the opening rumbles of Let Me Drown to the infectious rhythms of Spoonman, Soundgarden manages to add different dimensions to the genre known as grunge rock with this album. Seattle's Soundgarden, together with Pearl Jam, are740 words
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Article, Illustration775 1994-04-09 24 US Masters AP AUGUSTA, Georgia Larry Mize and Greg Norman have been down this road together before. Mize's one Masters championship is just one of Norman's many disappointments. Mize grabbed the lead on Thursday after the first round, at AugustaAP; Reuter - 775 words
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342 1994-04-09 24 AP AUGUSTA, Georgia Tom Kite called the hole "a disaster". It was. There was a 10, two 9s. two Bs, five 7s and numerous 6s. Meet the par-5, 450-metre No IS at Augusta National Golf Club that turned some of the world'sAP - 342 words
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67 1994-04-09 24 AP TWO SUBJECTS of Masters lore had problems in the opening round on Thursday. "I couldn't keep it inside the trees," six-time champion Jack Nicklaus said. "My short game was horrendous," Arnold Palmer, a four-time winner, said. "My putter had the jumps, wouldn't hold still."AP - 67 words
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Article94 1994-04-09 24 AFP AUSTRALIA'S former British Open champion lan Baker-Finch was pleased to find himself one-under-par on 71 after the first round of the 1994 Masters, especially after two bogeys in the first three holes. "My chipping and putting was excellent," he said. "I seem to have theAFP - 94 words
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Article92 1994-04-09 24 AP THERE'S been a lot of talk among the players about the effects of beta-blockers, a prescription drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure. Former touring pro Mac O'Grady accused some players of using the drug, which slows the pulse rate, to helpAP - 92 words
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Article75 1994-04-09 24 AP ITS getting harder and harder for counterfeit tickets to actually make their way onto the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. Masters officials added a new wrinkle to detecting bogus tickets on Thursday. Each ticket contains a bar code that is being scanned by PinkertonAP - 75 words
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Article, Illustration238 1994-04-09 24 AFP AUGUSTA, Georgia 1994 IS Masters first round on Thursday (US ualess stated, a-de notes amateur): 68 Larry Mize 69 Tom Kite. Fulton Allem (SA) 70 Tom Lehman. Ray Floyd. Seve Ballesteros (Spn). Vijay Singh (Fiji). Tom Watson. Greg Norman (Aust) 71 Hajime Meshiai (Jpn). Lan BakerFinch (Aust). CoreyAFP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration69 1994-04-09 24 Reuter BEIJING Chinese walker Pu Lingtang bettered the men's 20 km walk world record in the national athletic walk championships in Beijing. the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Pu. 23. finished the event on Thursday in one hour 18 minutes 03 seconds, chopping 10 seconds off the previousReuter - 69 words
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Article, Illustration125 1994-04-09 24 Reuter AFP NEW YORK Major Leag«e on Tlrarsday American: Boston 9 Detroit 6: NY 18 Texas 6: Minnesota 7 California 4: Cleveland 6 Seattle 2: Milwaukee 12 Oakland 2. National: San Diego 8 Atlanta 10 (in 11); Colorado 8 Philadelphia 13; LA 0 Florida 1. Reuter CHICAGO Retired basketballReuter; AFP - 125 words
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Article, Illustration30 1994-04-09 24 Reuter NEW YORK NBA oa Thursday: New Jersey 93 Atlanta 87: NY 97 Cleveland 94 (OT): Houston 134 Golden State 102; Denver 104 Seattle 90: Utah 99 Dallas 82.Reuter - 30 words
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Article, Illustration60 1994-04-09 24 Reuter COLOMBO Sri Lankan cricket captain Aijuna Ranatunga and three players, as well as five selectors. quit in a furore over a fitness test but a new side was named quickly for this month's tour of Shaqah. A spokesman for Sports Minister Nanda Mathew said the minister approved theReuter - 60 words
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Article, Illustration32 1994-04-09 24 Reuter NEW YORK NHL oa Thursday: Boston S Ottawa 4; Philadelphia 3 Florida 3 (OT): Quebec 5 Hartford 2: St Louis 6 LA 2: Vancouver 3 San Jose 2. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article, Illustration176 1994-04-09 24 AFP AFP CHICAGO A profit as great as US$25 million (5539.5 million) is being projected by organisers of this year's World Cup. with some of the funds being aimed at helping start a top-level US pro league. Alan Rothenberg. chairman of the US Soccer Federation and the World CupAFP - 176 words
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Article, Illustration68 1994-04-09 24 AFP TOKYO World number one Pete Sampras had to reach for a third-act win over Patrick Rafter here yesterday to secure a semi-fi-nal berth at the Japan Open. The defending champion dropped one set before beating the Australian 6-1, 5-7. 6-1. Second seed Michael Chang had to woric aAFP - 68 words
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Article, Illustration207 1994-04-09 24 IT WASN'T any ordinary cocktail, but a special preview cocktail for about 150 clients of Christie's Singapore. The aim to meet and chat with international representatives and experts on $5 million worth of Straits Settlement stamps. South-east Asian paintings, ceramics and jewellery. Hence, inPhotos by Chris Loh - 207 words
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Article, Illustration837 1994-04-09 25 Shahiron Sahari - Shahiron Sahari jostles with throngs of rugby fans at the Hongkong nightclub scene Shahiron Sahari FOR THOSE who don't actually play in the annual Hongkong Rugby Sevens, there is still a huge scrum to out-manoeuvre the huge maddening crowds at the nightclub scene. While837 words
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Article202 1994-04-09 25 Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, one of the world's most popular musicals 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. Kallang Theatre. Weekend matinee shows at202 words
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Article381 1994-04-09 25 The Little Angels of Singapore Performance by a group of young artistes, ranging from six to 12 years in age. They have at least four years of experience studying the arts from award-winning choreographers Som Said, Yan Chong Lian and Neila Sathyalingam. Tomorrow, 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Musical Fountain.381 words
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Article210 1994-04-09 25 Leaving Home Chronicle of a generation, in German with English subtitles. Hermann Simon was born in Schabbach in 1940. Before he leaves his village he swears never to return to this provincial backyard, to devote his whole life to music and never to fall in love again. Find out210 words
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Article, Illustration1470 1994-04-09 25 Science Lectures Using artefacts borrowed from the British Science Museum. Gareth Roberts, vice-chancellor at the University of Sheffield, will trace the development of lighting, telecommunications, television and music systems for the home. Apr 11: Technology in the Home: Apr 12: Entertainment in the Home. For more details1,470 words
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Article402 1994-04-09 25 Putau Ubin Nature Treasure Hunt A spccial projcct by Nature Society (Singapore) and Timberland. in conjunction with Earth Day 1994. This environmentally-friendly hunt is open to corporations and the public to raise funds for the building of a new Field Centre on Pulau Ubin. Donations are welcome. A minimum402 words
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Article218 1994-04-09 25 Coming Together... Again Five original playlets by Theatre People all ingeniously written by 'A' level students tackling some interesting topics lesbianism, family ties and the struggle to keep age-old traditions like Chinese opera alive. Today. 7.30pm at the Guinness Theatre. Tickets at $8. Basic Photography This 12-session218 words
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Article128 1994-04-09 25 Wee N H - Compiled by Wee N H Sistic outlets are at Forum Galleria, Liang Court, Raffles City, Scotts. Specialists' Centre, Takamimaya. 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: 269-2929.128 words
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Article, Illustration654 1994-04-09 26 JAIME EE - Bm AppeUl By JAIME EE KEY LARGO is a nice name for a restaurant trying to link it with the Humphrey Bogart movie almost has you imagining Bogie and leading lady Bacall locked in a lover's embrace, hurricane swirling around them. Then BacaH's eyes widen, she654 words
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Article, Illustration717 1994-04-09 26 Corinne Kerk - Corinne Kerk Corinne Kerk has a memorable Spanish feast in Perth SPANISH food isn't exactly the craze in Singapore. So it was a pleasant experience for us Singaporeans whose tastebuds are still unaccustomed to Spanish cuisine to eat at the lovely Toledo restaurant in Perth, Western Australia.717 words
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Article, Illustration607 1994-04-09 26 N K YONG - Wlm By N K YONG MENTION South African wines and the name that comes up most often is Pinotage. This usually produces great puzzlement as the wine and vine is unique to South Africa, perhaps its most famous wine export. The grape is a hybrid, produced607 words
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Article, Illustration992 1994-04-09 28 A Home Of Our Own. Kathy Bates is a mother of six who gets the brood to build a house in an Idaho field. Midnight tonight and spm tomorrow at Lido. American Yakuza. An FBI agent goes undercover as a yakuza and feels that he belongs. Cathav 1: 11;992 words
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