The Business Times, 19 May 1994

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    12 1 Business Times Wli KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Thursday May 19 1994^ 75*
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    Lock icon US likely to see 3pc GDP growth: Altman
    55 1 Reuter NEW YORK Deputy US Treasury Secretary Roger Alt man expects US gross domestic product to grow by 3 per cent in 1994 and inflation to remain low. He told the cable television network CNBC yesterday that the economy's underlying fundamentals were
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    Lock icon EU unlikely to agree on farm prices
    33 1 Reuter BRUSSELS European Union farm ministers are unlikely to agree this month on a 1994/95 farm price package, EU officials from several member states said yesterday.
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    158 1 Stock market indices Tuesday Change ST1I 2,323.16 +18.67 KLSEComp 1,010.27 +18.31 Nikkei 20,152.73 +19.20 Hang Seng 9,476.64 +431.94 SET Index 1,325.47 +22.62 Jakarta Comp 477.21 +5.44 CLSA China B 979.81 +1.10 Aust All Ord 2,107.8 +11.8 FTSE 100 3,116.5 -7 Wednesday Previous 2pm close Dow Jones 3723.68 3,720.61 Average of
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    Listed Malaysian companies chalk up 19pc growth in profit
    663 1  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Listed Malaysian companies have reported a 19.28 per cent increase in total earnings to M 57.04 billion (554.15 billion) for 1993. A Business Times analysis, using data made available by Invcstamatic, shows that the industrial sector which
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    Lock icon Aussie $ surges to 20-month high
    202 1 Aussie surges to 20-month high Reuter SYDNEY The Australian dollar finally broke free yesterday of the straitjacket in which it has been held for nearly four months to hit its highest level since September 1992. Analysts said the strongest factor behind the currency's rise to a 20-month high of 73.10
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    Bank Negara allows sale of long-term bonds to foreigners
    551 1  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR IN A FURTHER sign of its readiness to accept a stronger ringgit, Bank Negara yesterday dismantled another of a series of measures it had imposed to curb speculation on the currency. In its latest
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    Lock icon Hefty US rate hike cheers markets
    457 1 Relief over promise of no more increases for time being Bloomberg Business News LAT, NYT, Reuter NEW YORK The Federal Reserve Board gave investors what they wanted on Tuesday: a hefty interest-rate hike, and more important a promise that that's all for now. The
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    Lock icon Dow up 3 points at 2pm
    93 1 Reuter NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks were little changed at midday yesterday after investors took profits from Tuesday's sharp gains sparked by the Federal Reserve's move to boost short-term interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10 points in early trading but then changed
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    Regional bourses give the thumbs-up
    131 1 SINGAPORE Investors yesterday warmly greeted the rise in short-term US interest rates, sending share prices in the region higher. Posting the sharpest gain was the Hongkong market, where the Hang Seng Index jumped 431.94 points or 4.8 per cent to 9.476.64. In Singapore, the easing
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    Rival Yeo factions agree to postpone injunction hearing till Monday
    432 1  -  By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE The rival Yeo family factions battling to wrest control of listed food and beverage group Yeo Hiap Seng met in court yesterday and agreed to postpone any action till next Monday. Meanwhile, property magnate Ng Teng
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      18 1 Corporate Focus: Pg 20 Region's reaction to Fed move Foreign law firms see uncertainties in Vietnam, Pg 13
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      25 1 Hock Lock Siew: Pg n Genting-GIL deal a boon for both American and Asian executives hit out at conflicting US policies on Asia, Pg 16
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Wholesale prices continue decline
        294 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling WHOLESALE prices continued their decline in the first four months of 1994. Latest figures from the Department of Statistics show that the manufactured products price index for April was 79.8, down four percentage points from a year ago. The index, which measures
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    • NEWS ROUNDUP
      • Article
        NUS, NTU raise tuition fees by 1pc
        68 2 THE National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University will increase their tuition fees by one per cent for academic year 1994/5. The revised fees will apply to existing and new students, with National Servicemen enjoying a two-year lag. Fees for Asean
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        Need to reinforce construction industry
        81 2 THE Construction Industry Development Institute, located along Braddcll Road, was officially opened by the Acting Minister for National Development, Lim Hng Kiang, yesterday. He said that to meet keen competition from more international and regional players, the local industry must develop specialised skills and expertise
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        Dermatologists' conference
        63 2 SINGAPORE will play host to about 600 dermatologists from all over the world who will be attending the 11th Regional Conference of Dermatology from May 21 to 24. The event, organised by the Dermatological Society of Singapore, will be officially opened by Minister of State for Health and
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      Feb bank lending to professional, private individuals up 37pc
      318 2  -  B* Soh Tiang Keng BANK lending to professional and private individuals soared by 37 per cent to $10.4 billion in February this year despite the softening of the stock market, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday. MAS, in its latest
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      Make most of technology, Telecom chief tells firms
      200 2 SINGAPORE Telecom chief executive Wong Hung Khim yesterday urged companies to make use of available technology to further their businesses. He was speaking during the commissioning of a Sl3 million intelligent network system that will enhance the services offered by Telecom and
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      STV and Daimler unit set up medical equipment venture
      306 2  -  By Sean Ang SINGAPORE Technologies Ventures (STV) has teamed up with Dornier Medizintechnik GmbH, a member of Germany's Daimler Benr Group, to develop and market a specialised medical equipment in the Asia Pacific region. Dornier Medinzintechnik currently has 25 per cent
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      80 giant steps to K-mart Metro
      227 2  -  By Corinne Kerk GUIDING shoppers to the new K-mart Metro in Marina Square are about 80 pairs of big footprints. Bearing a capital letter "K", these footprints arc pasted on the floor, and lead all the way to the discount store, which opens today.
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      223 2 n MI M M M N 1 THE FRAGRANCE FOR MEN EMI N A R 1 i V From moments of truth towards the age of paradoxes Winning the Customers Revolution Seminar conducted by: Mr. Jan Carlzon Former C.E.O. and President of Scandinavian Airlines System and author of the best
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      331 2 3RD ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE 21 22 June 1994 Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur We are pleased to announce an additional Keynote Presentation: Mr Hari Permawan, President Director, Matahari Group, Indonesia. EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE AND YOU Selwyn Mar, President China Operations, WILL: Sinccrc Department Store, Hong Kong Q yj
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article
      Parts of Thai mass rapid transit systems to go underground
      487 3  -  New govt ruling will add 40b baht to costs, delay work further From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THE Thai government has decided that parts of Bangkok's three mass rapid transit systems must be built underground, jacking up costs by
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      Ramos signs Bill easing entry of foreign banks into Manila
      452 3  -  From Al Labita in MANILA MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday signed into law a Bill which eases entry of foreign banks into the country. The law amended the 49-year-old General Banking Act, which had allowed only four foreign banks to
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      Malaysia to sell 1,000 Proton cars to Indonesia in barter deal
      296 3  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA will be allowed to export 1,000 units of its national car to Indonesia under a barter trade arrangement in which Kuala Lumpur will buy the Indonesian made CN-235 aircraft in return.
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      Jakarta to announce deregulation package in next few weeks
      453 3  -  By Peter Osborne SINGAPORE Indonesia is set to announce in the next few weeks moves to further deregulate its economy in an effort to boost exports and investment in the face of declining oil revenues and foreign investment. In an exclusive
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      Lock icon Sign of the times
      38 3 AFP HANOI French singer Patricia Kaas hoping to catch the attention of cyclists with a poster advertising her concert at the Hanoi Exhibition Centre this Monday. Tickets cost 20,000 dongs (about Ss3) each. AFP
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Philippine investments up
        72 3 AFP MANILA Investment commitments in priority areas in the Philippines rose 54 per cent on an annual basis to 61.02 billion pesos (553.4 billion) in the first four months of 1994, the government's Board of Investments said yesterday. Planned investments in the manufacturing sector accounted for 57
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        Lock icon Jakarta-Manila row widens
        99 3 Reuter. AFP JAKARTA A row between Indonesia and the Philippines widened yesterday as Jakarta, angered by Manila's reluctance to ban a conference on Last Timor, postponed several bilateral visits. The official Antara news agency said a visit to Manila by an Indonesian student delegation had been put
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        Lock icon Call for Hanoi to issue bonds abroad
        67 3 Reuter HANOI Vietnam's Finance Ministry has proposed that the government issue bonds on international capital markets to raise money for economic development, the official Vietnam News Agency said yesterday. The agency also indicated that official estimates of the amount needed by the turn
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        Lock icon Vietnam's US$153m trade deficit
        57 3 AP HANOI Vietnam posted a USSIS3 million trade deficit during the first four months of the year, as imports rose by 29 per cent over the same period last year, the state-run Vietnam News said yesterday. Vietnam imported US$l billion worth of goods in the four
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      121 3 ID/ wkJ J With 45 hotels in Asia Pacific. T jQLy H^D ITT Sheraton the for business travellers. Take, for example. Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel Towers, with u x*.' 895 superb rooms and suites overlooking Via x J|HH the constantly unfolding drama of Victoria Harbour. And now, when you stav
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China expects GDP to grow by 12pc in first half year
      542 4 Reuter BLIJING China's gross domestic product should grow by about 12 per cent during the first half of this year and inflation will decline thanks to efforts to stabilise the economy, a senior official said. State Planning Commission spokesman
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      Lock icon US House members urge Clinton to extend China's MFN
      328 4 AP WASHINGTON Nearly one-fourth of the House of Representatives urged President Bill Clinton on Tuesday to extend China's favourable trade status with no conditions attached. The lawmakers, in a letter to the president, also called for a bilateral commission of government
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      Lock icon Procedural problems hurt China's copyright crackdown
      207 4 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG Lack of enforcement and administrative difficulties are hurting China's effort to crack down on copyright and intellectual property violations. Hongkong's Commissioner of Customs and Lxcise Donald Watson yesterday said the colony was both a major market and transshipment point for pirated goods
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      Lock icon China bank lending US$808m to cash-strapped power sector
      266 4 AFP BLUING China's State Development Bank (SDB> is to pump more than USSBOO million (SSI.2 billion) into the country's cash-strapped power sector vvhieh is struggling to meet increased capacity targets, the China Daily said yesterday. The SDB. one of three new policy
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      Lock icon No accord on HK land at Sino-UK talks
      230 4 Reuter HONGKONG British and Chinese negotiators discussing the disposal of military land in Hongkong said yesterday that their seventh day of talks had ended without an agreement. They did not say when they would meet again. British team leader Allan Paul said
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  • REST OF ASIA
    • Article
      Lock icon Snap polls could hurt reforms: Hata
      454 5 Reuter TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, attempting to prolong the life of his shaky minority government, has warned the country that an early election would jeopardise hard-won political reforms. Yesterday's caution followed a demand on Tuesday from the leader of the largest opposition
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      Lock icon A short-cut to a dream
      38 5 Reuter A guard using a loudspeaker Co control a long queue in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area yesterday, waiting to buy "Dream Jumbo' lottery tickets, with a grand prize of 60 million yen (*****,200).
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      Fujitsu and Yamaha to shift production to Thailand and Malaysia
      438 5  -  From Koichi Ishiyama in TOKYO IN LINE with moves by Japanese companies to transfer production to the region in the face of a strong yen, Fujitsu General and Yamaha Corp have announced plans to shift some aspects of their production
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      Lock icon US may be only weeks away from major crisis with N Korea
      208 5 AP OITAWA The US could be only weeks away from a major crisis with North Korea if the Communist nation refuses to cooperate with international nuclear weapons inspectors, Defense Secretary William Perry said on Tuesday. The standoff with
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      Lock icon NZ budget surplus may fall short of forecasts: minister
      293 5 AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand's budget surplus in the next financial year will be about NZ$5OO million, (Ss4so million) less than private sector forecasts. Finance Minister Bill Birch yesterday said private sector economists' predictions of the 1994-95 surplus ranged past the NZ$l
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      377 5 members the Comex expedition the the depth of 518 m below surface the Mediterranean. During this eight-day mission, they relied on an extraordinary timepiece: the Rolex Sea-Dweller. Part of what makes a Rolex Oyster so dependable is the design i£P wr~Wf"S*~Y jr case, which is from a metal, using as
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US jobless rate can fall without setting off inflation: Blinder
      464 7 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON The US unemployment rate could decline to about 6 per cent from the present 6.4 per cent without igniting inflation, Alan Blinder, US President Bill Clinton's nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, said on Tuesday. That
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      Lock icon UK unemployment falls, wages rise
      117 7 Reuter LONDON British unemployment fell sharply in April but signs yesterday that wages are creeping up raised fears of higher inflation and suggested interest rates are unlikely to fall further. Official figures showed unemployment fell 36,800 in April to 2.68 million or 9.5 per cent
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      Lock icon Egyptian lawyers on strike
      50 7 AFP CAIRO Egyptian lawyers trying to escape from the lawyers association headquarters after riot policemen fired tear gas in central Cairo on Tuesday. Most of Egypt's 180,000 lawyers are on strike to protest the death of a jailed colleague allegedly tortured to death by police. AFP
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      Lock icon Court rules on UK-Japan deal
      106 7 Reuter LUXEMBOURG The European Court of First Instance yesterday told the European Commission it was wrong not to investigate a deal between Britain and Japan limiting Japanese car imports to Britain to 11 per cent of total sales. The court was ruling in an action
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      Lock icon Cost estimate of ANC plan doubles
      73 7 AFP JOHANNESBURG South Africa's dominant party, the African National Congress (ANC), has more than doubled the expected cost of its ambitious plan to wipe out apartheid's backlogs, reports said yesterday. Hie Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), the cornerstone of President Nelson Mandela's government of
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      Lock icon Sutherland may run for EU president
      89 7 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Peter Sutherland, the Irish director-general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, on Tuesday night signalled he was willing to stand as a candidate to succeed Jacques Delors as president of the European Commission, the Financial Times reported. Mr
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      Lock icon California execs must perform for top pay: survey
      261 7 Bloomberg Business News SAN FRANCISCO Boards of directors at Californian companies expect top management to perform at top levels if they arc going to be paid top dollar, in the wake of new rules covering executive pay, a William M Merccr Inc
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      US Senate moves to confirm US ambassador to India
      239 7  -  From Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON ON THE eve of a longawaited official visit by India's Prime Minister to Washington, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee moved on Tuesday to speed up the confirmation process of America's ambassador to India. Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Outlook grim for Schneider creditors, says receiver
      590 8 NYT FRANKFURT Few of the 15 n banks and businesses owed money by Jurgen and Claudia Schneider, the fugitive German real estate tycoons, will ever be paid because the couple's debts far outweigh their assets, a court-appointed receiver said on Tuesday. "I don't
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      Lock icon East European farmers disappointed over trade concessions
      448 8 Reuter BRUSSELS East European farmers are frustrated that trade concessions offered by the European Union have failed to live up to the political rhetoric and that their exports to the EU have fallen. Association agreements between the EU and Poland, Hungary, the Czech
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      Lock icon Celebrating Gaza self-rule
      57 8 Reuter GAZA STRIP A Palestinian policeman lifting his AK--47 early yesterday and blasting off his entire clip of bullets as he gives the victory sign in jubilation marking the end of the Israeli militarv occupation of Gaza City. Israeli soldiers had moments earlier left the central army
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      Lock icon Fall in key German money market rate gets lukewarm response
      396 8 Reuter l-RANKFURT The Bundesbank sanctioned another hefty fall in a key interest rate yesterday, but financial markets gave the eut a lukewarm greeting as they fear Germany is nearing the end of its rate reduction cycle. I he Cierman central
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      Lock icon Italy pressing ahead with privatisation plans
      317 8 FT ROME Italy's new government has given its strongest signal yet that it will honour the country's wide-ranging privatisation programme by pressing ahead with the flotation timetable of Ina, the insurance institute. Shares are due to be placed on the market at the end
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      177 7 ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE AND DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SEMINAR ON FINANCIAL MARKETS IN SINGAPORE AND THE REGION TRENDS, ISSUES PRODUCT OUTLOOK Gain insight into Singapore's key financial maikets Examine the latest trends Assess prospects for regional investment Venture Capital Catalyst of Industrial Growth Mr
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      180 7 w n ".t LONDON 5.30 AM ROME 7.15 AM ll J| FRANKFURT 7.20 AM -< PARIS 9.35 AM QANTAS TAKES A FRESH APPROACH TO EUROPE 24 TIMES A WEEK. When you fly Qantas to Europe, you'll the little extra thought we've put into our service that have prompted UK's Sunday
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Ballesteros calls for deferment over Ryder Cup venue
      367 9 Golf AFP LONDON Severiano Ballesteros has called for a decision on the venue for the 1997 Ryder Cup to be postponed after claims which could amount to allegations of bribery. The Spanish ace, expected to captain the Europe team when the bi-annual
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      Lock icon Indonesia, China advance to the final
      305 9 AP, Reuter JAKARTA China, the defending champion, secured a spot in the final of the women's badminton Über Cup tournament yesterday after winning three of five matches against Sweden. Playing before 10,000 fans at the sold-out Jakarta's Senayan Sports Palace, Ge Fei and Gu
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      Lock icon The bigger they come, the harder they fall
      52 9 Reuter TOKYO American grand champion Akebono collapsing on the ring as he was upset by Takatoriki on the 1 Ith day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo tournament here yesterday. Akebono was tied with Takanohana for the lead at 10-1 in the
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Lock icon Baseball
        72 9 AP NEW YORK Major I^eague Tuesday National: Chicago 11 San Diego 4; Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 3 (in 10): Philadelphia 6 Montreal 5; Pittsburgh 0 St Louis 2; NY 4 Florida 3; Houston 2 SF 5; Colorado 7 LA 6. American: Seattle 0 Kansas City 4; Cleveland 7 Milwaukee 3;
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        Lock icon Basketball
        34 9 AP NEW YORK NBA Conference semifinals Tuesday Eastern: Atlanta 88 Indiana 76 (Indiana leads best-of-seven series 3-2). Western: Houston 109 Phoenix 86 (Houston leads 3-2); Utah 101 Denver 109 (Utah leads 3-2). AP
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        Lock icon Cricket
        49 9 AFP LEICESTER, England New Zealand strolled to victory here on Tuesday in their final tour match before their first one-day international. The tourists were set a modest 170-run target by Leicestershire in the 55 overs match, and romped home by seven wickets with 21 overs to spare. AFP
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        Lock icon Golf
        43 9 AFP LONDON US Masters winner Josea Maria Ola/abal has been voted Golfer of the Month from among members of the Professional Golfers Association European Tour. The 28-year-old Spaniard receives a trophy and £2.000 (554.640) for golfing charities from the award's sponsors. AFP
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        Handball
        16 9 CARCASSONNE, France International Handball tournament Tuesday: Japan 20 France A 20; France b Israel 22-20.
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        Ice hockey
        20 9 NEW YORK Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Tuesday: NY Rangers 4 Now Jersey 0 (Bcst-of-seven scries tied 1-1).
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        Lock icon Rugby
        40 9 AP LISBON, Portugal Wales pounded Portugal 102-11 on Tuesday in a Western Europe World Cup qualifying match, shattering an international scoring record and moving the 1994 Five Nations champions to within a game of a World Cup slot. AP
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        Lock icon Soccer
        28 9 AFP lALSANNK, Switzerland Fifa president Joao Havclangc said here on Tuesday the 1998 World Cup in France would have 32 finalists eight more than at present. AFP
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        Lock icon Swimming
        71 9 UPI BEIJING China's world-class swim team claims they have the original soft-shelled turtle elixir which Chinese athletes swear by for their top performances. Chen Yunpeng. China's most prominent swimming coach, denied reports that he was using the same turtle formula as Ma Junren. China's women's track coach. "We've been
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        Lock icon Tennis
        117 9 Reuter AFP NEW YORK Jennifer Capriati, who faces drug charges in Florida, said on Tuesday she was grateful for the support of her fans and was together with her family. The 18-year-old. currently on indefinite sabbatical from the professional circuit, was arrested on Monday in Coral Gables. Florida and
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      The French lure
      692 9  -  Michael Karem reports on the upgrading of facilities by Grand Slam organisers Michael Karem The writer is a London-based freelance writer who contributed this article to Business Times THE START of the French Open Tennis Championship on Monday also sees the first fruits of a round of
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      418 9 I Straits Steamship Land Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE OF ANNUAL I I GENERAL MEETING I I ALL MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the Annual General H I Meeting of the Company which will be held in the Straits Room, 10 Collyer H Quay
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Split psyche
      1023 11  -  John Malkovich says he "goes into other people's skins' when he is acting. Mel Gussow discovers the other Malkovich the Chicago stage director Mel Gussow NYT As AN ACTOR, John Malkovich repeatedly transforms himself. In his words, he can "go into other people's skins". These people happen to
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      52 11 Reuter LOS ANGELES These two photographs of the late actress Marilyn Monroe have never been shown before. They were taken by Milton Greene, and will be used as part of a documentary programme which will be televised on June 1 on Showtime cable television
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      320 11 CHATTERBOX UPI AFP UPI UPI FRENCH Culture Minister Jacques Toubon presented Clint Eastwood with an award making him a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. The actor and Oscar-winning director, the president of the Cannes jury this year, apologised in his brief acceptance speech for
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      Sound method of treating kidney stones from plane maker
      298 12  -  Sean Ang on an unusual link between an aircraft firm and modern medicine Sean Ang Supersonic aircraft and kidney stones have more in common than you think. And the link between the two lies in the name Dornier. While investigating the
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      Lock icon US scientists studying weeds for wonder drugs
      350 12 AP IN a complex of buildings in Frederick, Maryland, a team of US government investigators sorts through bags of dried and crumpled plants, looking for drugs. But the probe has nothing to do with a bust. These investigators are chemists, using state-of-the-art analytical
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      Lock icon Breast cancer risk linked to weight gain at 30
      472 12 AFP BREAST CANCER researchers have some advice for twenty-some-thing women starting to put on a few extra kilograms: Lose weight. A study suggests that weight gain around age 30, even just an extra 4.5 kg to 9 kg, may substantially increase
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      Lock icon Mice antibodies, bee stings being tested as cancer cure
      204 12 Reuter ANEW cancer-fighting agent made from mice antibodies and bee stings could be ready for human testing within two years, Australian researchers said yesterday. The agent was successful in fighting cancer cells in test-tube testing, said Peter Hudson, professor of biochemistry
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    • IN TAKES
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        Lock icon Clive Sinclair peddling 3 new products
        105 12 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Clive Sinclair, who gave the world the pocket-sized calculator (respected) and the electric tricycle (ridiculed), is resurrecting himself... again. His company, Sinclair Research Ltd, is back on the innovation trail, with three new products: a tiny, cheap microprocessor for multi-media
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        Lock icon Heaviest of double magic nuclei found
        82 12 AFP PARIS The Frcnch Atomic Energy Commission on Monday announced a breakthrough in physics with the discovery of the fifth and heaviest of the so-called "double magic nuclei", an isotope of tin. The isotope, known as tin 100, contains 50 protons and 50 neutrons,
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        Lock icon Sounds of summer hard on the ears
        83 12 UPI TEXAS Summertime, and the sounds are abuzzing from fireworks to lawn mowers to open-air concerts to loud music on car stereos. But doctors warn too much of the sounds of summer can be harmful to your hearing. Researchers at the University of
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        Lock icon Anti-Aids protein found in blood
        83 12 UPI SAN FRANCISCO University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that a recently discovered blood protein can boost the immune function of human foetal cells. The finding reinforces the protein's potential value as a treatment for Aids. The protein, known as interleukin-12, was able
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Foreign lawyers cope with uncertainties in Vietnam
      1394 13  -  Several foreign law firms have opened representative offices in Vietnam over the past year. Prohibited from practising Vietnamese law. they can only play a limited role, Harish Mehta reports from Vietnam Harish Mehta FABIAN TEO, a Singapore lawyer in his late-20s, sips Vietnamese
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  • Article
    A message for the West
    559 14 EDITORIAL ASIA's time has come. One after another, its economies are taking off. The West can either encourage this expansion by pursuing open trade and riding on Asia's boom, or hinder it by resorting to protectionism. The first approach would create a win-win situation for
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • Article
      The wages of success
      290 14 ONE OF the suggestions made by the National Wages Council (NWC) is that companies which do exceptionally well this year should consider rewarding their employees with a one-off special bonus. Also, the variable bonus need not be capped rigidly at the existing quantum agreed on, it
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      Publicise timely information
      140 14 ONE WAY to slow down escalating private property prices is to create more supply. This has been done by the release of state land. In fact, the Urban Redevelopment Authority reported that 54 per cent of private properties were not taken up last year. Then why the
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      Need for a common Asean stand
      177 14 WHILE ideological differences have largely faded from the world arena, conflicts in economic and trade relations between the Western and the developing countries seem to be getting more acute. Western countries, led by the United States, are bent on applying pressure on others to
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      Building a just society
      162 14 ALTHOUGH the context may not quite be the same, we cannot help but be reminded of the words of Jose Ortega y Gasset as we recall President Suharto's recent call for Indonesians once again to strengthen their sense of nationalism as the nation stands on the
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      Pick and choose the best
      140 14 EAST and West used to viewed each other with mutual incomprehension. The libertarian ways of the West were quite at odds with the ethos of the East. Western ideals have shaped many an Eastern mind, and implanted on societies a generation of Westernised youngsters at
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      MFN posturing and hypocrisy
      119 14 OF ALL the stupid and ill-informed comments made in the course of the debate over the renewal of China's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trading status, the stupidest has now been made by George Mitchell, the leader of the Democratic majority caucus in the United States Senate.
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    Lock icon Paradise too good to be true
    1293 14  -  Although Hongkong banks are now enjoying bumper profits, John Gapper and Simon Holberton explain why that happy situation isn't likely to last long Simon Holberton John Gapper FT SEEN at night from the Star Ferry as it makes its way across Victoria Harbour towards
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  • ANALYSIS
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      The phenomenon that is the Chinese TVE
      1713 15  -  Goh Keng Swee provides insights from a new study into the development of a vital, but little understood, sector of the Chinese economy Goh Keng Swee The writer is Singapore's former deputy prime minister and currently executive chairman of the Institute of East
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      What will prevail: business or human rights considerations?
      1232 15  -  Leon Hadar discusses the pressures building up on the US president as the June 3 deadline for extension of China's preferential trade status approaches Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington Correspondent BEFORE he leaves for Europe next week, President Bill Clinton
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    American and Asian executives hit out at conflicting US policies on Asia
    616 16  -  Asia Society International Corporate Conference By Yang Razali Kassim SINGAPORE American business executives yesterday joined Asian corporate and other leaders in criticising the United States' conflicting stand on Asia. Dismissing Washington's inconsistent policies towards Asian nations, from China
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    Lock icon Goh, Bolger hold talks on cooperation in regional projects
    261 16  -  By Walton Morais SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his New Zealand counterpart Jim Bolger yesterday discussed the possibility of joint cooperation in Singapore's regional projects during a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Society conference. Mr Goh, who
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    Asean must press on with Afta to stay competitive: Jaya
    469 16  -  By Yang Razali Kassim SINGAPORE The emergence of China, Vietnam and India is diverting investments away from Asean. To overcome this and remain competitive, the six-nation grouping must press ahead with economic cooperation through its free trade area. "As China's
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    Two new sub-regional economic zones shaping up fast in S-E Asia
    313 16  -  By Yang Razali Kassim SINGAPORE Two new sub-regional economic zones in South-east Asia are developing fast, adding to the Growth Triangle around Singapore and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thai-land Triangle around Penang. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Amnuay Viravan told the Asia Society
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    'Very expensive' to hold first WTO meeting in S'pore: US official
    357 16  -  By Vikram Khanna SINGAPORE Holding the first ministerial meeting of the new World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Singapore would be "very expensive," a senior US trade official said yesterday. Explaining why US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor had opposed Singapore's
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    Asia's rise and the decline of America
    829 16  -  The Bottom Line YANG RAZALI KASSIM YANG RAZALI KASSIM The writer is BT's regional analysis editor AS Asia surges forward on the crest of its economic boom, the flux in American foreign policy continues. One incident last week underscored it when US Trade
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    Lock icon Britain set to tackle post office privatisation
    164 16 Reuter LONDON The British government is about to tackle the most controversial stage of its privatisation programme, planning to discuss the future of the post office at a meeting later this week, a television report said on Tuesday. Privatisation of the postal service
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    Lock icon Philippine central bank offers help to securities scam victims
    173 16 AFP MANILA Philippine central bank governor Gabriel Singson yesterday offered to assist institutions hit by a government securities scam, which police have linked to a banker's suicide. The local banking cartel also pledged to step in amid reports that several of
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        43 17 Firm Market Mood' indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment Brokers polled Barings. Daiwa. b'raser. GK Goh. Kay Hian. Morgan Grenfcll. Phillip. Smith Sen Court. Tat l-ee and SG Warburg
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        HOT STOCK
        149 17  -  -By Paul Leo Hai Sun Hup is a buy at $1.73 as the technical indicators are bullish. Daily and weekly Relative Strength Indices have bounced up from oversold region. Monthly RSI is fast approaching 25, indicating that any further price weakness will push the stock into oversold region.
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      SPH makes $13m from sale of 5pc SCMP stake
      339 17  -  By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced yesterday that it has sold its 5 per cent stake in South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd for HK5343.1 million (5568.7 million). The announcement by the listed media and publishing group confirmed
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      Small investors to get more than half of HBM Print shares
      286 17 SINGAPORE Slightly more than half of HBM Print shares will go to small investors who applied for fewer than 10 lots of the colour separation and printing company's initial public offer shares. The 50,703 applicants or 87.2 per cent
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      Aztech shelves plans to make sound cards in China
      236 17 SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed Aztech Systems Ltd has shelved indefinitely its plans to expand its manufacturing operations into China. Instead, the company the world's third largest sound card producer with a 17 per cent market share is now looking at alternatives closer to
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      Lock icon Genting-GIL deal a boon for both
      949 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Amy Balan SINGAPORE Last Tuesday, Genting Bhd announced it was acquiring a paper mill and a power plant from sister company Genting International Ltd (GIL) for MsBlo million (Ss47B million). Unlike recent mega-deals which are mostly financed by new share
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      Warburg confirms rumours it is issuing covered warrants
      273 17  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE British investment house SG Warburg yesterday confirmed market talk that it is issuing a basket of covered warrants on the shiprepair sector. A Warburg spokesman said the basket will comprise shares of Jurong Shipyard, Keppel Corporation, Sembawang Shipyard
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      Guthrie, Lee Kim Tah in Cambodian project
      268 17 SINGAPORE Listed construction firms Guthrie GTS and Lee Kim Tah have joined forces with Singapura United Tobacco Pte Ltd (SUTL) to develop a US$l5 million (Ss23 million) service apartment project in Cambodia. The three equal partners have formed a company, Neldon Ltd, to
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Comfort to launch IPO today
          76 18 SINGAPORE Transportation-based group Comfort Ltd will launch its much-expected initial public offer today. The share offer expected to be the biggest so far this year in Singapore will be lead-managed and underwritten by DBS Bank. N M Rothschild and Sons is co-manager. Comfort obtained in-princi-ple
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          HL Finance places out 14.5m shares
          56 18 SINGAPORE Hong Leong Finance has placed out 14.5 million shares or about 7 per cent of its share capital at $4.24 each through Baring Securities. A Barings official said the shares were bought by institutional clients. Hong Leong Finance ended at $4.40 on a
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          Lock icon Trade curb on May ban Securities lifted
          43 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR A trading restriction imposed on Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd, limiting it to trade on a net selling basis, has been lifted with effect from Tuesday, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange said yesterday. Bernama
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          Hiap Moh unit buys Beijing property
          91 18 SINGAPORE Hiap Moh Corp Ltd said yesterday that its subsidiary, Hiap Moh Paper (Beijing) Co, has acquired 2,155 sq m of property at the Beijing Economic Technical Development Zone for 5.7 million renminbi (Ssl.ol million), exclusive of 485,860 renminbi, being costs of installation of
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          Chemical Ind to buy stake in new firm
          100 18 SINGAPORE Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd yesterday said it will subscribe to 3.25 million shares of US$l each in a newly incorporated Singapore company known as Quan Xin Enterprises Pte Ltd. The investment will cost the company US$3.2 million (554.9 million) and
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          Lock icon Contributions from Lien Hoe's buys
          120 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Lien Hoe Corporation Bhd's recent acquisitions, particularly in the timber sector, will be a major contributor to earnings from 1995. The company has recently acquired 70 per cent stake in North Sumatera Timber Sdn Bhd, which in turn has acquired 70 per
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          Lock icon Thai bourse tightens settlement rulings
          64 18 Reuter BANGKOK The Stock Exchange of Thailand is tightening settlement regulations in a move seen as further discouraging contra trading in the same stock. From May 25, a client buying and selling the same stock in one day has to pay the full amount of
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        Lock icon Sabah Shipyard builds world's largest power barge
        347 18 AFP LABUAN Sabah Shipyard of Malaysia has built the world's largest power barge for the Philippines and it is working on two more offshore power generators. "We hope once this power barge is installed, there'll be fewer blackouts in Manila," said Joseph Chong,
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        Lock icon Ekran has 60 more days for Bakun report
        265 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Ekran Bhd, the main contractor for the Bakun hydro-electric project in Sarawak, has 60 more days to submit its progress report, including the environment impact assessment, Energy, Telecommunications and Post Minister S Samy Vellu said yesterday. The report, which
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        Hour Glass to buy HK watch retailer over 2 years
        256 18 SINGAPORE Listed watch dealer The Hour Glass has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued and paid-up capital of GWC, a luxury watch retailer based in Hongkong, for HK$5l million (5510.2 million). In a statement last night, Hour
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        Indorama reports 12pc rise in net profit
        192 18 JAKARTA FT Indorama Synthetics, which is set to become the largest polyester producer in Indonesia next year, has posted a 12 per cent rise in net profit to 50.30 billion rupiah (Ss36 million) for last year. Vice-president director SP Lohia yesterday told the
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        Lock icon Media Vision sets up creditors panel to work out payment plan
        442 19 Bloomberg Business News FREMONT, California Media Vision Technology Inc, trying to regain its financial credibility and steer clear of bankruptcy court, organised a nine-company committee representing its trade creditors to establish a plan to pay them. Media Vision views
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        Lock icon Trading of shares in real estate firm Walsin resumes in HK
        216 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Trading in the shares of real estate and securities trading concern Walsin International Holdings resumed on the Hongkong Stock Exchange yesterday after a 16day suspension. Trading of Walsin shares was suspended at the company's request
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        Lock icon Allied Ind buys 51pc stake in HK paint company
        169 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Investment company Allied Industries International has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Manfield Coatings Co, a manufacturer of industrial paints and coatings, at an undisclosed price. Manfield, which is based in Hongkong but has its main
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        China company Dongfang offers 170m new shares
        232 19  -  From Lim Soon Neo in HONGKONG DONGFANG Electrical Machinery Company Ltd, the last in the first batch of nine China state-owned companies selected for a direct listing in Hongkong, is offering 170 million new shares at HKS2.B3 (550.56) a piece starting today. Of
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        Lock icon Daimler-Benz chalks up 15pc jump in sales to 30b marks
        262 19 Bloomberg Business News BERLIN Daimler-Benz AG, Germany's largest industrial concern, recorded a 15 per cent rise in sales to about 30 billion Deutschemarks (5527.6 billion) in the first four months of 1994. Chief executive Edzard Reuter yesterday said that a
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    • CORPORATE FOCUS
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        Lock icon Hongkong overnight interbank rates rise, Hang Seng leaps 4.7pc
        566 20  -  From Lim Soon Neo in HONGKONG IN REACTION to the US rise in diseount and federal funds rate, the Hongkong Monetary Authority has raised overnight interbank interest rates but the stock market has shown a perverse reaction, with the Hang Seng
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        Shares respond positively in Thailand
        248 20  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THE Thai stock marketeieacted positively to the latafc US interest rate rise, with the barometer Stock Exchange of Thailand index rising 22.62 points. The SET index closed yesterday at 1,325.47 on a heavy turnover of 12.2 billion baht. Last
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        Tokyo stocks move to domestic tunes
        327 20  -  Regional markets' reaction to Fed rate rise From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO THE RISE in the US shortterm federal funds rate had virtually no impaet yesterday on Tokyo stoek prices which were being driven mainly by domestic factors but it touched off a round
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        Lock icon Australian All Ords up 11.8 pts
        444 20  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY AUSTRALIAN bond and equity markets reacted favourably to the rise in the US interest rate yesterday. The response was a rise of 11.8 points in the All Ordinaries Index in a day of substantial turnover of AS66O million (*****
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        Malaysian shares surge on low volume
        247 20  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR WALL STREET'S overnight surge bolstered Kuala Lumpur share prices yesterday, but analysts said the small volume traded showed the market was not yet ready to stage a sustained rally. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index climbed
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        Manila, Jakarta markets discount impact of surge
        384 20  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE Philippine stock index dropped sharply yesterday, but analysts said it was more a reaction to a banking scam than to a rise in US interest rate. "The market has already discounted the impact of the surge in
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Japan's brokers post improved results, expect further gains
        563 21  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO JAPAN's score of leading brokerage houses, including the internationally known "big four" Nomura, Nikko, Daiwa and Yamaichi yesterday disclosed improved financial results for the year to March 31, though nine of them continued to make losses. The
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      • SMALL CHANGE
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          Lock icon BOJ resumes sale of commercial bills
          86 21 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The Bank of Japan will resume its auctions of commercial bills this month at the earliest, the bank said yesterday. The bank began selling commercial bills in August 1971, two months after Japan's commercial bills market opened. It halted sales
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          Lock icon Walt Disney to launch 30b yen bonds
          104 21 Knight-Ridder TOKYO Walt Disney Co of the US was due to launch a 30 billion yen (***** million) samurai bond offering via Nikko Securities yesterday. Prior to launch, in price talk, lead manager Nikko's indicative terms are a 2.9 per cent coupon at
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          Lock icon Finansa eyes US$100m for Viet fund
          111 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Finansa Thai has created a fund to raise US$lOO million (SS$ 155 million) to invest in Vietnam's emerging economy, according to a prospectus issued this week. The closed end fund will have a maturity of 10 years and will seek
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          Lock icon Greece raises rates again
          107 21 Reuter ATHENS The National Bank of Greece upped its interbank bid rate to 60 per cent for overnight to one-week deals and to 50 per cent for two weeks to one month, both up from 35 per cent, traders said yesterday. The drachma earlier came under
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        Lock icon M'sian banks to outperform other sectors: report
        342 21 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's banking sector has been one of the top performers in the country's booming economy and is poised to outshine other sectors for the next three years. Apex Securities, in a report yesterday, said: "We believe that bank earnings will
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        Lock icon Swire plans bond issue, likely to receive credit rating soon
        328 21 KnightRidder HONGKONG Swire Pacific will likely receive an A credit rating soon from the two major US rating agencies and is expected to issue bonds in the July-December period, investment bankers here said yesterday. Martin Cobbin, Swire's financial manager, confirmed
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        Lock icon Nikkei 300 index poorly promoted, say Japan's brokers
        481 22 Reuter TOKYO The Nikkei 300 Index, launched in October 1993 and designed to replace the Nikkei 225 average as the Tokyo stock market's main indicator, is under attack by brokers who say it has been poorly designed and promoted. The 45-year-old 225
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        Lock icon Foreign oil firms reeling from new Chinese curbs
        339 22 Reuter SINGAPORE Foreign oil companies are reeling from a new Chinese ban on oil imports and curbs on domestic product prices, oil industry sources said on Tuesday. "We can understand (the Chinese government) is trying to find ways to stabilise the domestic
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        Lock icon Thais pass Aussies as cheap sugar producer: analyst
        185 22 Knight-Ridder BRISBANE Thailand has overtaken Australia as a more cost-competitive producer of raw sugar, UK commodities analyst James Fry said yesterday. Mr Fry, managing director of Landed Mills Commodities, told the Australian Sugar convention here that Thailand has lifted its efficiency to
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        Lock icon Arab oil producers urge EU to open market
        307 22 Knight-Ridder ABU DHABI Arab oil producers yesterday urged the European Union to open its market to their petrochemical exports to enable them to press ahead with expansion projects. The Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries said such projects were expected to push
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        Lock icon Cost of coffee climbs, retail prices may follow
        168 22 Reuter LONDON Coffee prices continued their seemingly unstoppable rise on Tuesday and one leading coffee company warned that if it goes on much longer retail prices will have to rise too. The price for coffee delivered in July jumped nearly USS9O (SSI4O)
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        Lock icon Jewellery demand fuels rise in Japan's platinum imports
        233 22 Reuter TOKYO Demand from consumers, especially young women, is fuelling a surge in Japan's imports of platinum as the popularity of the metal spreads into a younger age group with a taste for luxury, industry analysts said on Tuesday. Japanese demand for
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        189 22 Reuter LONDON The dollar fell sharply in Europe yesterday despite a half-point increase in key US rates on Tuesday. The dollar closed here at 1.6580 marks from 1.6585 a short time before in New York and 1.6770 at the beginning of trading in Europe. It was at 103.55 yen
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        Crude prices rise as inventories decline
        166 22 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices were boosted moderately yesterday following a report of a decline in US crude oil inventories last week, brokers said. Prices were also lifted by a 2.6 per cent increase in US demand for refined products last month
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        90 22 Reuter NEW YORK The dollar stayed under pressure against the mark and yen at US midafternoon. The dollar fell to 1.6569/74 marks from 1.6650/55 marks at the open. It slipped to 103.57/62 yen from the open of 103.80/90 yen. Some dealers see the dollar deriving support at around
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        1368 23 Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar futures closed firmer in hectic trade. Dealers said trading was volatile with prices fluctuating within a wide band through the day. "We don't normally see that kind of range, about 15 ticks, in Simex. Eurodollars acted as if there was
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          407 23 COMMODITY REPORTS cents against Tuesday's 148.25 Singapore cents. Kuala Lumpur Rubber fell further at the close, extending overnight losses on liquidation and continued lack of demand from consumers, dealers said. June SMR2O buyer ended two sen down at 25/ sen a kg and June RSSI buyer eased half a sen
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          New Aussie sugar refiner optimistic
          82 23 BRISBANE New Australian refiner Mackay Refined Sugars says it will capture a significant share of the domestic and New Zealand markets after it begins production next month. Mackay chief executive officer Athol Harley said Australia, New Zealand and Asia would provide the key markets for
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          Aluminium products output up
          85 23 TOKYO Production of aluminium sheets and extruded products by Japan's seven major fabricators totalled 125,144 tonnes in April, up 4.8 per cent from a year before, according to the Japan Aluminum Federation. Of the total, April production of aluminium sheets rose 6.3 per cent in April
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          Commodities futures decision soon
          96 23 TOKYO A plan to liberalise commodities futures trading in Japan is under consideration by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, a Miti official said. The two ministries have yet to decide on when and to what extent
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          China seeking vegetable oil
          84 23 HONGKONG China has continued seeking vegetable oil offers amid high prices, with latest inquiries including 10,000 tonnes of palm oil and 10,000 tonnes of soyoil for prompt shipment, said Asian traders. A trader said China was seeking 5,000 tonnes of Malaysia or Indonesian origin palm oil
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1421 23 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS 1 Contract (S ccnts/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jun 94 153.75 153.75 152.25 250 1175 Jul 152.25 2800 Aug 151.50 151.50 151.50 100 1950 Sep 151.75 151.75 151.50 75 3650 Pet/Dec 154.25 150.50
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        Australia
        1179 24 11.8 The Australian share market faltered in afternoon trade but still ended firmer after positive news from overseas sparked strong morning gains. The All Ordinaries index ended 11.8 points up at 2,107.8, but profit-taking took the index off its high of 2,120.4. Brokers said local investors were inspired by
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        Manila
        681 24 -37.08 The Philippine stock market declined yesterday partly due to the hike in US interest rates and rumours of a scam that hit the banking community, analysts and brokers said. The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index dropped 37.08 points, or 1.26 per cent, to close at 2,899.35. The index
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        Taipei
        619 24 -32.58 The Taiwan stock index ended below the 6.000-point level after wavering narrowly during the whole session and brokers expected a consolidation to continue in the near term. The index closed 32.58 points down at 5,983.25. Turnover was NTS62.B billion against Tuesday's NT567.29 billion. Some industrials saw minor gains,
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        New Zealand
        371 24 +37.06 Rekindled demand in the afternoon session pushed the NZSE--40 Capital index, which had staged a strong start, up 37.06 points by the close. The market had opened up around 25 points higher following news just prior to its open that the Federal Reserve had raised its discount
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        Bombay
        128 24 +6.18 Shares subdued during a major part of the two-hour session recovered towards the close on buying by financial institutions in a low volume market, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share index closed at a provisional 3,808.68, up 6.18 points after recovering from a mid-session low of
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        755 24 Britannia Funds Sterlinf Cash Bid Offer Mim dp Deposit 38 6400 3« 6500 Mim Jersey Gilt 0 189J 0 1992 Mim Max Income 0 9500 0 9900 LS$ Cash Income Plus Fund 9 8600 10 3900 PS Reserve Fund 3 2600 5 2700 Sterling Kquity Euro Performance 0 4592 0
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        London
        681 24 -7 Share prices here lost some of their shine in afternoon trading yesterday, in line with the futures market, and shed all of the gains made on the strength of a rise on Wall Street. The Footsie index of 100 leading shares fell by seven points or by 0.2
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        Paris
        151 24 -11.18 French shares ended the session weaker after a stronger start to the day, as fu-turcs-lcd selling, mainly from US investors, pushed prices down sharply near the close, dealers said. The CAC-40 index ended down 11.18, or 0.51 per cent, at 2,183.99. Of the CAC-40 stocks, 19 were higher
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        Stockholm
        134 24 -0.98 pc Swedish shares closed lower on late profit-taking in active trade. The OMX-index was down 0.98 per cent at 1181.55. The blucchip top--16 index fell 1.06 per cent to 1578.43. The All share index tumbled 0.65 per cent to 1519.85. Turnover was high at 3.580 billion crowns. Volvo
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        Frankfurt
        202 24 +7.70 German stocks were little changed in light trading, stalling below a record index high as investors looked ahead to money supply figures. The DAX Index of 30 German stocks rose 7.70 to 2267.41 after reaching a record high during the day of 2279. The DAX Index was pulled
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        Brussels
        169 24 +3.38 Belgian shares ended the last day of the account firmer, though below session highs after coming under pressure from position squaring-during the afternoon, dealers said. A surge in Wall Street overnight following an expected rise in US interest rates, together with higher bond and stock prices in Europe
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        Johannesburg
        313 24 -62 South African shares finished lower across the board as this week's correction from recent highs continued, dealers said. The market was seen under continued pressure as interest remained limited from offshore and local players. The overall index was 69 points down at 5,388, Industrial index was 62 points
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        Milan
        172 24 -10 Italian stocks ended mixed as a late round of nerves over political events caused a round of selling, traders said. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government was facing a difficult vote of confidence in the Senate last night. Although he is expected to pass, there is enough doubt that
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        Amsterdam
        271 24 +2.23 Dutch shares showed surprising resilience to a weaker than expected start on Wall Street, ekeing out most gains to the end. The AEX index lost almost half of its best gains, adding 2.23 to 416.04, having briefly crossed the small resistance point at 418 at mid-morning. Financials and
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        Zurich
        246 24 13.5 The main Swiss share index closed higher, but well below the day's best, as Tuesday's rise in US interest rates calmed markets. The Swiss Market Index of 21 stocks closed 13.5 points higher at 2740.6, with 14 stocks advancing and seven declining. The SMI closed well below the
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        Toronto
        277 24 -8.60 Stocks were mixed early in thin trading as the market experienced some profittaking following Tuesday's rally. Losses in precious metals, energy and mining issues outpaced gains in consumer products and communications. The TSE 300 index was down 8.60 points at 4260.55 on volume of 13.43 million shares valued
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        New York
        769 24 1.23 Blue-ehip stocks were little changed at midday yesterday after investors took profits from Tuesday's sharp gains sparked by the Federal Reserve's move to boost short-term interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average, which soared nearly 50 points on Tuesday, gained 10 points in early trading but then
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      3141 25 AFP HONGKONG Stock priccs soared 4.78 per cent in active trading yesterday as investors went on a buying frenzy, confident that there will be no more further US interest rate hikes in next few months. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 431.94 points to close with the sccond largest
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      CHINA
      584 25 THE Shanghai B market crcpt up 0.3 per cent, amid directionless trading. Turnover was at a low US$2.B7 million (554.44 million). The CLSA B index closed at 715.44, up 1.84 points. The most active counter was Diesel Engine, which had a turnover of U*****,000. The biggest gainer yesterday was
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      2622 25 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks closed mixed after an early rally fizzled when the dollar failed to rise in response to higher US interest rates, traders said. "People made assumptions before the market opened that the dollar would be strong and the sentiment in the stock market good," said
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      1747 25 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks dosed higher after an expected rise in the US interest rate which, brokers said, removed a key market uncertainty. The SET index rose 22.62 points, or 1.74 per cent, to close the day at 1,325.47 on a heavy 12.2 billion baht (***** million) turnover. "Key
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      1173 25 Bloomberg Business News JAKARTA Indonesian shares rose as foreign investors bought blue ehips that looked cheap relative to comparable issues elsewhere in Asia, traders said. Analysts said they believed Tuesday's US interest rate rise helped by calming investors. The Jakarta Stock Hxchangc Composite Index of all stocks rose 5.44
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2745 26 fMulpha Inll 30c 3,923,000 Idns Hyd 30c 3,380.000 FACB JOC 2,253,000 Kamunting 50c 2,047,000 Promct 1,868,000 Mu Hi-Purpose 1.736,000 Kcnong Bhd 30c 1,724,000 Pub Bk Foreign 1,262.000 Kcmayan 50c 1,054.000 Lien Hoc TSR97 1.040.000 Bcqaya Ind 878,000 B Raya TSR97 825.000 Insas Bhd 824.000 ■■ranm Idris Hyd 50c
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        Lock icon Better than expected Tenaga results lift prices
        5834 26 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian stocks rose 1.85 per cent as investors bid up giant power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd after it reported better than expected earnings on Tuesday, analysts said. "The share went down (recently) on anticipation of weak results," said
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        7204 27 Gr Cr 19*4 Last Vol Day Last Q~te Di» LM» VM N*t M Cap High Low Company Sale (WO) lltfk low Bayrr SHkr S fV P/E Smll INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1350 206 t J Acma 900 cd f20 99 900 890 890 900 17.5 2.1 1.9 14.4 620.3 700 220
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        Lock icon Prices rally after US rate developments
        1927 28 SINGAPORE Stock priccs rallied on rising volume yesterday, following favourable ovcrnight interest rate developments in the US. On news that both the US equity and bond markets had posted strong performances on Tuesday, the Straits Times Industrials Index rose steadily throughout the day, closing
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      312 17 NEWS VALUE How today's news might affect your stocks Listed Malaysian companies chalk up 19pc growth in profit (pg I) Growth this year expected to be driven by infrastructure and manufacturing. Should underpin the broader market in the medium to longer term. Hefty US rate hike cheers markets (pg I)
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      64 24 BAUME MERCIER S lB karat gold and stainless steel. GENEVE i nll Screw-down crown and case, maltreshorlogersdepuis 1830 water-resistant to 30 meters. jMb/ Bsnjmi* Merrier tfrntKpir and Service Centre: Singapore: *01-01 Mandarin Shopping Arcade, Mandarin Singapore, jjj Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 TeL 732 6#j/ Malaysia: Shop Lot 4 Mezzanine Floor
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      16 27 PORT SHOTS The latest in sea, air and land transportation Shipping Times Monday to Friday BusinessTime§
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      281 28 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP SO ASIAN KITCHEN PTE LTD (In Liquidation) At General Meeting ot ASIAN KITCHEN PTE LTD duly convened and held on the 16th day of May, 1994 the following special resolution was passed: SPECIAL RESOLUTION That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to section 280< I}<b)
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      192 28 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Straits Container Line Pte Ltd, 10 Hoe Chiang Road, #11-01 KeppeJ Towers, Singapore 0208, hereby give notice that in consequence of our intended change of name of the vessel MV "KAMINA*, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under
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      Lock icon Reefer limps into Rotterdam
      51 29 Reuter HOEK VAN HOLLAND, the Netherlands The badly damaged 7,099-ton refrigerated Ariake Reefer is towed into Rotterdam harbour on Tuesday. The Panamian registered ship collided with the Chinese-flag container vessel Ming Fortune in the Channel 32km south-east of Beachy Head, near Eastborne, southern England, last Saturday.
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      Higher charter rates boost Cosco Singapore's income
      427 29  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Cosco Singapore, the shipowning subsidiary of listed Cosco Investment, has been earning good charter rates for its bulk earners in recent months. The rate for shipping wheat, for example, has risen to USS 13,000 (5520,150) a tonne, up from
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      809 29 Page Col Accord Group 8 I -3 Ahrcnkicl Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 Appenship 8 4/5 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Assist Marine 6 1 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bank Line. The 9 5 Batamindo 7
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      Manila terminal operator's 1st qtr profit up
      339 29 SINGAPORE International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), a listed firm owned partly by US transport giant Sea-Land, said on Monday it posted a 1.5 per cent profit increase to 62.9 million pesos (553.6 million) in the first quarter. Gross revenues rose 8 per
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      Indon port operator to raise 100b rupiah through bond issue
      223 29 SINGAPORE State-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia U will issue five-year bonds next month to raise 100 billion rupiah (Ss7l million) to help build a container terminal at Koja, North Jakarta. The terminal is expccted to cost U*****.4 million (*****.3 million),
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      Lock icon M'sian port operators can help in Chittagong's privatisation
      624 29 Bangladesh port plans to upgrade container terminal MBT CHITTAGONG Malaysian container terminal operators with sufficient logistical facilities are invited to participate in the privatisation of the port of Chittagong's container terminal to assist the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in streamlining its operations.
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        490 30 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Maca Aiatnta 007/94 TO2 alongside 1805 1830 Balm Indaii NU9 II alongside 1905/2300 Mahkota Exp 67/94 P01A alongside 1805/1100 Batam Mum 05/06/94 II alongside 19.05/2300 Mercury Gold 09E P10 alongside 18 05/2200 Catte>
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1309 30 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookint/Balance Rslts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Acx Daisy 0628 20/2000 1A 18/1500 18/1659 18/1900 IB 18/1500 18/1659 18/1900 28 18/1/00 19/0659 19/0900 3 19/0700 19/1159 19/1400 4
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11850 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by 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 Pcnang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3338 43 A Xm.BC Containerline NV: Bclsin Shpg \gcncics Pte Ltd (SVMarinc Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkrn Business Corporation Philippine: Calsourcc Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrankiel Liner Service: Kini Shpg Trdg(S). Albmros Sea-Air Service: rata Shpg Pte Ltd (S).
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      COURIER SERVICES
      273 43 Abacus Couriers Td: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express Travel Td: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: 542-3716. *****80. Airswift Worldwide Courier Td: 278-0188 Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Td: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster Ijnk Supplies Services Td:
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1516 43 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel: 542-7821 Fax Aerolink Freight International Td: 545-8031 Fax: *****05. Affo^offd Td: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Td: 542-5454. Fax: *****06 Air Express International Td: 542-7666 Fax: *****74. *****50 Air Market
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2337 44 ALBANIA Durres: Eight vessels in port of >'• which discharging: 1 gasoline, 1 bagged flour, I tobacco bales, 2 bulk coal, I bagged sugar, 1 bagged cement; I vessel loading; vessels waiting in roads; I bulk coal, I steel. ANGOLA Luanda: Power supply still intermittent. No berthing delays
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      563 44 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait l)ep Name of Vessel KI A LI D Forts of Calls Port Agent Telephone No MAY 19 19 Leisure World 1330 2015 Jakarta-Cruise to New Century Tours 227-8294 Nowhere Corporation 20 20 Langkapuri Star 1500 2030 Pcnang-Cruisc to Jardine Shipping 224-1052 Aquarius Nowhere Agencies
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      SHIP SALES & TANKER RATES
      1126 44 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES WITH THE Greeks on holiday earlier this week and the Japanese only beginning to return to their offices on May 6 after the 'Golden Week' Holidays, there have been very few sales to report. However it was interesting to note that immediately on their return to
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      970 45 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices lor a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements arcindicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      605 45 Carbon Carbon May 12 Density Water Residue Ash Muninium Sedment Density Water Residue Ash Akminun Sedment M/M M M Exxon Exxon KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method ISO/Cimac Limits Spec E25 991 1.0 15 0 0.10 30* 0.10* Eastern USA
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1473 45 GRAIN charterers on Tuesday continued to point to an easing market for Atlantic Panamax tonnage and even some owners are conceding that the current slowness is making them nervous. brokers said. New business has been slow to emerge and with the conviction that rates will slip grain charterers
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      757 46  -  Despite high costs and keen competition, Japanese shipbuilders are still not in a hurry to consolidate, reports Makoto Hirose Makoto Hirose IN A country where "excessive competition" is considered tantamount to commercial suicide, Japan's shipbuilding industry is in a class by itself. Consider: no
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      852 46 COURSES Title: TQM in Logistics Duration: May 23-24 Organiser Alberton Management Centre I'd: For more information contact 336-2611 or fax: 338-9864. litle: International Freight Forwarding II (SDF 50%) Duration: May 24 Sep 9 (30 evenings) Organiser: Singapore Freight Forwarders Association Tel: For more information contact SFFA Secretariat at
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        Toyota's Philippine affiliate to quadruple capital to 2b pesos
        440 48  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE- The Philippine affiliate of Japan's Toyota Motors plans to quadruple its capital to two billion pesos (SSI 13.5 million) to finance expansion plans. Toyota Motors Philippines, which is 25 per cent owned by Toyota Motors and 15
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        Lock icon C-17 essential for military: Pentagon official
        331 48 Reuter WASHINGTON A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday the military urgently needed the McDonnell Douglas C-17 transport plane despite its many problems to replace ageing cargo aircraft in coming years. "This is the high priority programme of the department," Deputy Defence Secretary John
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        Lock icon Russian aircraft firm unveils small plane
        213 48 AP MOSCOW A small Russian airplane built in partnership with a US manufacturer debuted in a test llight on l uesday, and a top company official said the plane already has been ordered by some Western buyers. The prototype of the IL--103, designed and
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        Lock icon Virgin to spread green message on flights
        224 48 Reuter LONDON British long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways said on Tuesday it was adopting a greener image with special flight attendants pacing the aisles of selected flights teaching crew and passengers the benefits of recycling. The green-clad attendants, forsaking Virgin's usual scarlet livery,
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      1404 33 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 NEW GUINEA PACIFIC LINB A±v<E£f <a service of china navigation co> accepts >o^erv CARGO 0« SAAS STRAITS FMK VOBE Muva. lib IS-20 Mi» 22 May 23 May FC i, LCL CONTAINER ANO
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      1783 33 SINGAPORE AGENT: ItlPfC P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd A laV/ llvl 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers, Singapore 0208 A Tel: 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL VOY 'PNG TKQ SIN #00 ANT ROT MAM GOT BRE LiM
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      511 34 GENERAL AGENT CR NO *****81-***** EKA JAYA AGENCIES >aj|r TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE HO CHI MINH CITY PAQgR I MANOPHONt/PWECT HSHRY M?t 2JJSS2I rc7ttat/H4IM4 KILYIH CHAM ÜBHB MMra/wazm MANOJ 2HOMB 1MM722 ►TO VIETNAM/HCMC K gggff!BBCTBBK SERVICE (othotst® CENTER-POINT \m LINES ttSStl DOT tt> STOW
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      1154 35 A MULTILINE SHIPPING PTE LTD ■V (a member of SMSOV Group) CR NO: **********0 C ENQUIRIES: *****33 A —BOOKINGS: *****64, *****51, *****31, *****13 BALTIC: INWARD *****97 OUTWARD *****10 T/S *****10 A BLASCO: INWARD *****65 OUTWARD *****28 T/S *****46 FESCO: BOOKINGS *****06 DOC *****07 MARINE INSURANCE: *****87 INVENTORY: *****59 AGENTS: KL:
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      252 36 ooftnrvemai racinc rhwiiiMin w StMppnfj M TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KXU STORE PN LOAONG FOR WORLD AJAX SLD SID SID RU/ROT/ANT/UK WORLD ARGUS MPT 25/5 30/5 FLU/ROT/ANT/IK/ BELFAST FLAG TOM 12/6 16/6 20/6 FIU/ROT/ANT/UK Loads Sabah/Monesia C R NO. **********0H CONTIPAC SHIPPING PTE LTD Tbl: *****32 Fax: *****49 P.K.
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      271 36 FOONG SUN V SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. WHOLESALE CENTRE, BLOCK 1, #03-10 SINGAPORE 0511 BOOKING/ENQUIRIES CR NO: 10M*****00W TEL: *****55 (12 uks OUTBOUND) *****77 ((Lies-INBOUND FAX: *****16 TELEX: RS *****/2SOM FSBHIP VESSEL WY ETA CTD DESTHATWN BWTT ANN 6/94 23/5 21/5 PLAJU/PALEIBANG SEAMAR 7/94 23/5 24/5 PONTIANAK/SHTETE GULF SULTAN 9/94 1/i
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      733 36 @APPENSHIP /2\ HAMBURG \T\J CONVENTIONAL A INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND FAR EAST ttssas LOADING POUTS OtSCHAXGt LOADING FOR PAKHOM MAKARENKO HAM 10/04 SPORE 21/05 NOVK2RAO ANTW 20/05 SPORE 27/06 ECUADOR BIL 22/05 SPORE 29/06 KOALA CONTAINER LINE SPORE FIX HAM RIM lEH BALANDRA 4606 02/06
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      362 36 Msvs~7 GOLDEN LINEA GUAN guan supping VlNs>\\ (PTE) LTD 21. TtMi Arc Strtet SMGAPOBE 01M TEL U43ttt <11 LMES) fu *****8 A (C* Ho *****5540MW) BTRAITB/PERBIAH CULT SKRVICK Spore P. Keiang Penang GOLDEN SIM Karachi Dub* Kuwfl 2VZC May GOLOE* KM Karachi Dubai Kuwait i tn CHIHA lEBTICE GOLDEN WONDER
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      965 37 (PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 1 I 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. I I KK mm CR NO *****6/OOOOE I VESSEL VOY SIN CMB JIB JED AOJ AOE HOD PZU ASA "f KOTA WUAYA WJAO4I 23/5 2S/S 4/8 7/8 10/6 11/8 14/6 KOTA BERLIAN BR LOOS 28/5
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      562 37 BSA i*. MYANMA |HHBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIg Pen P.Gd( MERGUI VI23W Sid PAGAN V2O9W tn Port MYOMAYWA VIS2W 23/25 May HPA-AN V2O2W 28/30 May MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAD SNPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL 03 *****00 PKL TEL 03-*****67 PIN: TEL 04 *****5 PGD:
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      174 40 /Cnorbuu^ I NORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD. I I REGULAR CONVENTIONAL I TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES ADAMASTOS Saied Sated FLU/ANT/NAN/UK I AGAMEMNON 10/6 15/6 ROM/ANT/UK I ISP PK LOADING FOR I NORBULK TBN 24/6 28/6 DBN/CPT/EL I ALSO LOADS TAWAU. KK, TG. MANI I PK SWK/SABAH LOADING FOR NORBULK PINE 18/5
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      719 41 (fe FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 22/5 ROTTERDAM 23/5 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 22/5 HAMBURG/BREMEN 22/5 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 24/5 FELIXSTOWE/UK 21/5 BARCELONA/SPAIN 23/5 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 23/5 GENOA/ITALY 23/5 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 23/5 LOS ANGELES/ WC/IPI 21/5 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 22/4 NEW YORK/EC 21/5 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 20/5 VANCOUVER 27/5
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      243 41 W TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) ]SSL FAX: *****15/*****03 Hi TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lineo) 1 CR NO.: **********0E Viml Voy ETA I Loading For Spoil I Abbay Wonz 40WB 21/07 Oareasaiaa™, Mombasa. Ofiboutl |Aaaab. Maasawa Netsanet 35W8 21/08 lOaressaiaam. Mombasa. O|iboutl I Aaaab. Maaaawa FULLY CONTAINERSK[) KKi.l I\H IJNIKKM-
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      560 41 [Tpjjip) Point-to-point Regional Pti Ltd" TrJ TEL: *****55 FAX: *****94 CR NO: **********0 C Gusrmnt—d Sslllngt to: BANGKOK/LAEM CHABANG/LAO EVERY WED t SAT MAM.A/CEBU EVERY TUES PORT KELANG/PENANG EVERY MONt FRI HO CH MHH EVERY FRI HONG KONG EVERY FRI JAKARTA EVERY SAT BUSAN EVERY SUN SURABAYA EVERY SUN Other
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      1686 42 Agents: MAC-NELB SPORE: *****22 (24 LINEB) C/R No; **********0e SIBU (084) *****9 KUCHINQ (062) *****3 PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****67 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANQ: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE i PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN j 20/5 21/5 22/5 Hong Kong
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      212 42 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD tin (i« (i» smn roar kumc niMNe H.II i«x n s Loddang Km kbit RUVM HUDHU 21ft Discharging and Loading tot Bombay OttPHN 21, i Loading For Mak PKMU SUFRLMI 10 6 Loading For Male UMMEOH IS loading For Malt P*OGMSS IBERTY
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      1094 42 fJX THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD 1 I 78 shenton way #10-01, Singapore 0207 I I vy V/ 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 S Poȣ [PEST EQUATOR 111 122/4E 21
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      49 44 The Aspiring seeks for opportunities in the right media and the right company. Classified the people finder. THE STRAITS TIMES THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS TIMES THE NEW PAPER LIAMHE ZAOBAO LIANHE WANGAO SHINMM DAILY NEWS BE RITA MARIAN BE RITA MINGGU Appointment Ads Help You Find The Right Candidate
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      39 45 frsrjl|g|r PORT SHOTS vi The latest in sea, air and ,and transportation Shipping Times Monday to Friday. ■f 1 Business Times WE KHOW ASIA JUST DESERTS Legal discourses in digestible portions. Every Thursday. SINGAPORE r I 1 Business Times
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      471 46 HBHH NORTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA OPTIMA 9402N 20/05 (FRO 25/05 (WED) VIGOUR PACIFIC 9420N 24/05 (TUE) 28/05 (SAT) PERVOMAYSK 9402N 27/05 (FRI) 01/06 FRIO Y SNO TUEbOA OPTIMA I I 9403N ZJH 31/05 (TUE) 1_ 04/06 (SAT) I SOUTH PHtLiPPtNES FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE
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      951 47 it HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINECO.LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 PNA* PKE* PGO* VESSELS VOl~ SIN RTM ANT* LEH* HAM BREt FEL 18/05 20/05 21/05 H. INNOVATOR 309N 23/05 10/06 11/06 13/06 11/06 11/06 14/06 25/05 27/05 2S/05 H. EXPLORER 311# 30/05 17/06 19/06 20/06 19/06 19/06 21/06 01/06 03/06
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      433 47 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS VESSEL V?TI RT te it ORtNCE SUV Vl» M/S j J/ COSMIC CHALLEMCER V 33 17/« CHIMPIO* TRADER V3J 11/J ORANCE MOON *52 >»« 13/1 S o*6*l V 27 2/1 BUB UIIAH V2S 2/« HEISHUN V2J l/l OUTBOUND VESSELS
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      58 48 $(_'>?:~':`><)]<]=`:.&,`,|,/&\_ M.V. "SINAR SUCHEN" VOY.4 Arrived 12th May 1994 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessels are hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 20th May 1994 0900 -1200 hours at PT 9. No further survey will be entertained thereafter. At AganU: "K" Una
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