The Business Times, 26 October 1995

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    12 1 BUSINESS TIMES WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Thursday October 26 1995 85*
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    Lock icon Dow down 34.32 potato
    70 1 Reuter NEW YORK Blue chip stocks fell sharply yesterday as profit-taking erased all of Tuesday's big advance. At 2 pm EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 34.32 points at 4,749.34 in a brisk retreat from the previous session's 28-point rally. In the broader market,
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    137 1 ST1I X 102.87 +13.43 Han* Sent 9,841.06 +65.40 SETlndex 1,274.52 -1.56 Jakarta Comp .•....•..497.18 -0.M Manila Comp .2,544.06 -28.43 Taipei WPI dewed Seoul Comp ............997.88 +5.12 Bombay BSE30 .closed CLSA China B 809.53 -5.69 Aust AllOrd 2,090.8 +10.8 FTSE100 3,537.8 +2.5 AmpilpriMw «#aMliai«iali Singapore* 6.44 Kuala Lumpur 7.95 Jakarta 18.00
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    First two URA sites with flexible usage up for sale
    444 1  -  China Square, Middle Road 'white' sites allow change in use without levy ■r Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Two so-called "white sites" where developers can build what they like so long as the permissible gross floor area (GFA) is not exceeded were
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    Sembawang takes Allseas to court for ending $200 m contract
    546 1  -  Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Sembawang Shipyard is taking Swiss-based Allseas to court after the latter terminated a $200 million ship conversion job with immediate effect. In a statement yesterday, Ssabswg Corp' company secretary Gerard Vincent said: "The company wishes to announce
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    S'pore voted top business location
    506 1  -  *i Kevin Sullivan SINGAPORE The Republic has been voted the world's top business location in Fortune magazine's annual survey. A popular fixture in the American corporate calendar, the survey was expanded last year to include cities outside the US. Hongkong topped the list in 1994,
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    Lock icon OUB places out 62m new shares to raise $430 m
    560 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Overseas Union Bank has privately placed out nearly 62 million new shares yesterday to raise more than $430 million the largest such exercise in Singapore. The 9 per cent stake was placed out by local brokers
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    GE life, Pacific Bank in talks on M'sian revamp
    402 1  -  Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Great Eastern Life Assurance said yesterday it had begun talks with Malaysia's Pacific Bank to restructure its Malaysian operations a move in compliance with Malaysia's National Development Policy. Yesterday's announcement by GE Life comes about two months after
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      181 1 BT Online Look as up at http:// www ouial .com.sg/biztimes Mm SporHffsia 15,16 Spore News 2 Financial.... 20,21 OamnnJ J 1 Kegttnai news MvflHli World News..... 1* KLSE( S£ S 24.26 hatma Regional 22 Focus 9 World 23 Edtoriai ...12 Currencies 20 TV/Uestyte..... 11 Simex 21 CeapariM Commodities.... 21 tiliMyMi
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      7 1 Law: Pg 13 Indonesia's new business laws
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      31 1 Hock Lock Siew: Pg is Infrastructure stocks: beware the pitfalls No sign of Creative angst as rivals announce new products, Pg 15 Demand for Singapore-made products stayed strong in September, Pg2
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      121 1 > bKSiC- -v. V I V Model 779 i y Bottom Line: Pg 14 M'sian privatisation entry: interview and assessment allows direct second year enlry to B. Sc Economics or B. Sc Management' degree from University of London Commencement: February 1996 entry: 3 'O' levels allows direct 2nd year entry
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon ACU asset growth weakens
        350 2  -  By Shiv Taneja GROWTH in total assets of the Asian dollar market fell in August, checked by fewer loans to non-bank customers and slower inter-bank loans, latest data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore shows. At the end of August, total assets of Asian Currency Units
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      AEG says it will stay on in S'pore whatever Daimler-Benz decides
      175 2 GERMAN engineering group AEG would maintain its presence in Singapore and the re? gion, whether as part of the Daimler-Benz group or not, an AEG spokesman in Singapore said yesterday. The spokesman was responding to a Straits Times report
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      Demand for S'pore-made products stays strong
      434 2  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE External demand for Singapore-made products remained robust in September, setting the tone for relatively strong economic growth for the year, particularly in the manufacturing sector. The latest trade figures released yesterday show an 18.6 per cent rise in non-oil domestic
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      Lock icon Thomson hospital to add $10m new wing
      406 2  -  By Jenny Lam THOMSON Medical Centre, a private acute care hospital for women, will spend about $10 million to build a new five-storey block because of booming demand for gynaecological services. "We are expanding because of strong demand for our services and growing
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      Lock icon URA shortlists six contractors to tender for new headquarters
      278 2  -  By Michelle Low THE Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday moved a step closer to getting its longdelayed new headquarters with the shortlisting of six contractors to tender for the project. They are Shimizu Corp, Low Keng Huat, Hyundai Engineering Construction Co, Singapore
      Source: Jones Lang Woodon  -  278 words
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      Retailers splurge, hotels hold back on Xmas spending
      302 2  -  Ang Wan May ORCHARD Road is again being dressed up for Christmas, with this year's light-up set for Nov U. Big retailers are spending $100,000 to $300,000 each on decorations to win the hearts of fickle shoppers. Many will also be trying
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      Chip equipment maker launches $33m R&D programme
      338 2 LOCAL semiconductor equipment manufacturer Advanced Systems Automation is undertaking a $33 million research and development programme, it announced yesterday during the unveiling of two prototypes for chip packaging. The models, which incorporate the latest in semiconductor equipment technology, cost 1 million to develop,
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      Smuggling hurts S'pore car exports to Cambodia
      585 2  -  Phnom Penh said to be incapable of dealing with smuggling problem By Toh Han Shih SMUGGLERS are squeezing out legitimate car dealers in Cambodia and making business difficult for Singapore car exporters, industry executives say. "Normal business (in cars) cannot compete with the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Manila court upholds Imelda's victory
      102 4 UPI lANILA The Philippines Supreme Court upheld yesterday le victory of the wife of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as a ongressional representative of her home province. The High ,ourt, voting 9 to 6 in favour of Imelda Marcos, denied for lack f merit a
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      Lock icon Pertamina fire won't affect supplies
      125 4 Reuter fUSA DUA, Indonesia Indonesia's state oil company Pertamia said the shutdown of its Cilacap refinery after a fire will not affect omestic fuel supplies because there are sufficient stocks. "The lutdown of the Cilacap refinery will not affect domestic fuel supply i the moment
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      Lock icon Westinghouse pays Manila US$20m
      109 4 Reuter IANILA Westinghouse Elcctric Corp of the US paid the hflippine government US$2O.3 million (5528.7 million) last londay, the first tranche of a US$lOO million out-of-court rttlement, Solicitor-General Raul Goco said. "It is a done deal. We [ready filed last week the notice of termination of
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      Lock icon Jakarta determined to stamp out graft
      101 4 Bernama jMCARTA Indonesian Attorney-General Singgih said on 'igsday the government was determined to intensify anti-coiTup-joo measures in order to create a clean government. "We pderstand that it's impossible to stamp out corruption overnight, fence, the best way is to intensify efforts to minimise corrupt
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      Lock icon safety first in KL roadworks
      93 4 Bernama UALA LUMPUR Works Minister S Samy Vellu said yesterly safety aspects huve been given top priarity in the construction of tghways and roads in the country. The government had also lentified and conducted studies on stretches of highways regarded i dangerous and httlQiira steps
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      Lock icon Daewoo in Hanoi bus venture
      176 4 Reuter lANOI South Korea's gint Daewoo Corp has signed n agreement with a Vietnamse company aimed at estabishing a joint venture bus and ixi company in the Vietnamse capital, a company execuive said. The executive, who asked ot to be named, told Reuters tie two-stage
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      Lock icon New Malaysian iormula for BLR will push rates higher
      476 4 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A new formula will sharply increase Malaysia's base lending rate (BLR), the benchmark used by banks to set rates for loans to customers, economists said. The BLR will be around 8.06 to B.IS per cent under a proposal
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      Lock icon It never rains but it floods
      49 4 AFP NiANHX—X lone public utilities worker fixing his Hood control equipment along a submerged Manila street ia a bid to clear it following a downpour yesterday. Some parts of the capital are prone to such flooding because of the old drainage system. AFP
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      Lock icon Indonesia-Taiwan US$6b gas deal
      164 4 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia, yesterday signed a US$6 bimon (SSB.S billion) contract to supply liquefied natural gas to Taiwan, the official Antara news agency said. Under the contract signed by the state oil Pertamina and the Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Pertamina will supply
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      Lock icon Manila will meet growth, inflation targets: minister
      476 4 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK The Philippines will meet its ambitious growth and inflation targets for this year, said Finance Minister Roberto de Ocampo. The economy is being driven by a 30 per cent increase in exports and a boom in foreign investment,
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      Lock icon US denies placing Thailand on list allowing laundering
      300 4 UPI BANGKOK Reacting to a storm of outrage from Thai politicians, the American embassy in Bangkok yesterday denied that Thailand had been placed on a list of totfatties Air official ofthc United States Information Service (USISX speaking on condition of anonymity, said
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      Lock icon Thai politicians unhappy with military's hardware build-up
      396 4 Reuter BANGKOK The Thai military's drive to build up hardware may be essential for maintaining a balance of power with its neighbours, but it is stirring up political debate, say politicians and defence sources. Plans to buy submarines, a state-of-the-art spy satellite and
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
    • CHINA WATCH
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        The Eastern Express recruiting editors
        65 6 HONGKONG The English-language newspaper The Eastern Express has advertised for an editor, a news editor, a deputy news editor, a deputy business editor and a deputy night editor. The paper has also slashed its news-stand price by HK$2 (550.36) to HKS3. Analysts say the moves
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        Lock icon Beijing target errant accountants
        78 6 AFP BEIJING China has unveiled plans for a major campaign to weed out corrupt accountants who are robbing the state of millions by cooking the books of enterprises and government departments, reports said yesterday. Addressing a national meeting on accountancy, the Vice-Premier in charge of the
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        Lock icon China slams Clinton decision on dam
        92 6 UPI BEIJING China yesterday dismissed as folly a Clinton administration recommendation that the US Export-Import Bank refrain from providing loans to US firms seeking contracts for the controversial Three Gorges Dam project. "If the decision means anything, it will be a major setback for
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        Lock icon Tokyo firms to bid for dam project
        51 6 AFP TOKYO Four of Japan's big power equipment producers have decided to bid jointly to supply equipment to China's giant Three Gorges Dam project, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The four are Hitachi, Toshiba Corp, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
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      Lock icon Tulip Computers eye plants in China and India
      176 6 Reuter HONGKONG Dutch personal computer maker Tulip Computers NV plans to establish assembly plants in China and India by the end of December and full manufacturing plants in both countries by the end of 1996, Tulip Computers Asia Ltd chief executive Hans
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      Lock icon China lowers export tax rebates for second time this year
      238 6 AFP Reuter SHANGHAI China has decided to lower export tax rebates for the second time this '.year to bek>w 10 per cent as \P* of a series of measures to balance a cash shortage and boost tax revenues, tax analysts
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      Lock icon Beijing's road tolls too low to attract investment: financiers
      482 6 Reuter BEIJING China could attract a large pool of foreign money eager to invest in its infrastructure if it allowed higher tolls on highways and improved property and bankruptcy laws, financiers said yesterday. Construction of roads in China has lagged well
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      Lock icon Still puffing away
      55 6 AFP BEUING A sweet padding vendor lighting his cigarette from the coal bricks inside the top of his giant water boiler yesterday. Despite new government-sponsored anti-smoking campaigns, China's 350 million smokers continue to consume 150 billion cigarettes a year, supporting the huge state-owned tobacco industry, upon which
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      French group wins deal for Chinese nuclear plant
      214 6  -  S N Vasuki SINGAPORE A French consortium yesterday signed a massive 9.45 billion franc (552.72 billion) contract with Chinese authorities to construct China's second major nuclear power station. The plant, at Ling Ao in the southern province of Guangdong, will be equipped
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      Lock icon Honda, Chinese partner plan to build cars in China
      211 6 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Honda Motor Co and China's Dongfeng Motor Corp will soon seek permission to build cars in China. Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto said yesterday that the company, and Dongfeng, which are working on a vehicle parts venture in
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  • ASIA
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      Tokyo banks plan greater disclosure to ease global fears
      543 7  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO JAPAN'S leading banks are planning a new regime of improved disclosure from April 1, 1996, which should put an end to international fears over the stability of the Japanese financial system. The plan was disclosed yesterday
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      Lock icon Japan, US carmakers hold talks in Tokyo
      144 7 Reuter TOKYO Top executives of Japanese and US carmakers held a "productive, informal dialogue" on the sidelines of the Tokyo Motor Show yesterday, said American Automobile Manufacturers Association president Andrew Card. Mr Card, whose association represents Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, said the
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      Lock icon Rate cut hopes fade as Aussie inflation rises
      344 7 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Australia's core inflation rate accelerated faster than expected in the September quarter, breaching the central bank's target ceiling and ruling out chances for a cut in interest rates anytime soon. "It's not a good number. It fulfils the
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      Lock icon Washington panel paves way for aid to Pakistan
      317 7 Brown Amendment to ease sanctions passed by wide margin AFP WASHINGTON Backed by the White House, a key legislative committee agreed provisionally on Tuesday to ease military and economic sanctions on Pakistan, congressional sources said. A House and Senate conference committee approved
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      Australia plans Arafura Sea eco-cruise
      120 7 SINGAPORE Australia's Northern Territory plans to start a cruise plying the Arafura Sea bounded by Papua New Guinea, Australia's north coast and southern Indonesian islands such as Sulawesi. The relevant governments have already agreed to the general concept of the cruise intended as an eco-tourism
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      215 8 So who insures the insurers? A mere 400,000,000 Swiss francs. That's what we paid out to insurance companies in Florida in Without this, we 11 all have to pay one way or another, the aftermath of hurricane Andrew. That's why Swiss Re, together with its clients (the insurance Although it's
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  • FOCUS
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      Battle hots up as Sun prepares to launch Hot Java
      1306 9  -  Microsoft v Sun Microsystems Fm Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON THE massive hype that marked Microsoft's Windows 93 launch in August is over. But at the- computer giant's headquarters, or "campus", at Redmond, near Seattle, they are still celebrating that successful
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      1041 10 WHERE to wine, dine and entertain WORLCS selling BEER J E MORE THAN JUST SEAFOOD! I Besides live seafood, Singapore's largest outdoor seafood restaurant offers the Inatant Asia Cultural Show at no extra cfaaife! Available from 8 pm to 8.40 pm, Mondays to Fridays. sißgp m seafood restaurant 920 East
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Shanghai goes to the movies
      626 11  -  It's curtains up at the city's cinemas next week and Bradley Lee looks at what's in store Bradley Lee AFP SHANGHAI is going to the movies next week with more than 1.3 million people expected to pack local cinemas during the city's second international film
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      Lock icon Hollywood comedienne Mary Wickes dies
      496 11 Reuter Reuter UPI UPI MARY WICKES, the veteran comedienne who most recently delighted audiences as Aunt March in the feature film Little Women and as a tough-as-nails singing nun in Sister Act and it; sequel, has died. She was 79. Wickes, an actress on stage,
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      Ensemble playing at its best
      462 11  -  Benjamin Loh reviews the Vermeer Quartet's performance on Tuesday night Benjamin Loh IN SOME ways, playing in a string quartet is even more demanding than playing solo. Because the textures are relatively sparse, each player is not only responsible for his own very distinct part,
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      Moving spirit
      398 11  -  Toh Han Shih speaks to a priest who is presenting the Christian gospel through a traditional Indian dance Toh Han Shih IS GOD a dancer? The Christian gospel has reached Asia, not just through European missionaries preaching the Word, but through an Indian Catholic priest expressing the Word
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      948 11 Judicial Coaaaat, 9pm, IV2 In this TV movie, Bonnie Bedelia a judge who must race against time to her lover, who is implicated in a murder. K Billy Wirth and Dabney Cole- H| man 5 fflm I Pop musician Beanz, leader |p? the group Love City Groove, |B W' describes
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon US-Japan ties take a sudden turn for the worse
    979 12  -  Tension is threatening future of Mutual Security Treaty, says Anthony Rowley in Tokyo Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent Relations between Japan and the United States have taken a sudden turn for the worse, so much so that one
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    Sunshine for wounded Tigers?
    510 12 THE ferocity with which Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have retaliated against the government's Operation Riviresa (Sunshine) suggests a degree of desperation that could foreshadow the beginning of the end of a levastating civil war that has cost 30,000 lives and damiged the economy of a country
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    Yes, the world needs the UN
    387 12 IT CALLED for chutzpah on the part of United States President Bill Clinton to lecture the United Nations on waste and over-bureaucratisation when the world body faces bankruptcy, partly because of his government's arrears. True, Mr Clinton assured the UN at its 50th anniversary
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    Free trade goals
    190 12 IF ONE goes by the talk between Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his Japanese counterpart Tomiichi Murayama last week, there seem to be hopes that the current impasse among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) could be ironed out before next month's summit in Osaka,
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    Great need for UN
    147 12 EVERY country has its own set of expectations and criticisms of the United Nations. As the UN is made up of many members with varying strengths and needs, each member does not exert the same influence. The UN has proven itself to be indispensable. Professor Tommy
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    Forgotten minorities
    184 12 TWO EVENTS of far reaching significance to Hongkong took place last week. The new Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports were unveiled by the Chinese government and Governor Chris Patten flew to London for talks during which he will once again raise the issue of the right of abode
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    Importance of CPI
    213 12 THE oil shocks of the 1970s gave the world one of its best learnt lessons about inflation that wage and price inflation can be built into economic systems and chase each other into deep recession. The upsurge in the price of oil pushed all price indices up
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Jakarta's business law framework improving
      1560 13  -  Benny S Tabalujan reports on two new business laws to be introduced next year in Indonesia Benny S Tabalujan The writer is a senior lecturer, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University INDONESIA is making major strides in improving its business law framework. In March this
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      Ex-DPP to join Pereira as partner
      324 13  -  AT THE' By Diana Oon FORMER Deputy Public Prosecutor Errol Foenander will join Edmond Pereira Partners as a partner from next January. Mr Foenander, who retired from his post as Senior State Counsel last month, will be joining two other ex-DPPs who are also
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      226 13 mm NANYANG BUSINESS g||gj SCHOOL Nanyang Technological University This MBA programme is designed to equip graduates with the latest in business and management knowledge, and specialised training in Business Law. The programme is targeted at top level managers and professional advisers to inculcate in them a keen sense of the
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    Lock icon Markets hope for funds shift as yen bonds mature
    508 14 Reuter TOKYO Huge sums of Japanese money will be let loose tomorrow when nearly 4 trillion yen (5556.4 billion) of high yielding five-year bonds mature. With record-low domestic interest rates ensuring a minor rollover rate, speculation is rife about where the
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    Lock icon Budget gap puts heat on Bonn minister
    415 14 Reuter BONN German Finance Minister Theo Waigel, taking the draft 1996 budget through its final perusal by finance experts, was under pressure yesterday to make clear how he Will finance a widening gap in revenue. A dent in growth hammered into the economy
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    Lock icon Last chance to fight Leeson extradition
    296 14 Reuter FRANKFURT Lawyers for former Barings Bank trader Nick Leeson face their last chance next week to keep him from being returned to Singapore to face charges related to the bank's collapse in February. The lawyers said they were preparing written appeals due by
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    264 14 NYT WASHINGTON Key House and Senate members have agreed to a compromise bill to curb investor lawsuits against companies, assuring approval by a conference committee of the two chambers in the weeks ahead, congressional aides said on Tuesday. The final agreement, reached in
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    Stumbling blocks on M'sian privatisation path
    625 14  -  The Bottom Line S N VASUKI S N VASUKI The writer is a BT senior correspondent who specialises in regional infrastructure MALAYSIAN policy-makers often point out that the country has created its own privatisation model in such areas as infrastructure development. The centrepiece of
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    Lock icon Modest drop expected in US durables figure
    295 14 Reuter NEW YORK Economists expect today's report on September durable goods to show a modest contraction but say it would be consistent with wide-ly-held forecasts for slow, steady growth in the US economy. "A decline in the (goods) number will not indicate a
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    Clinton-Jiang summit positive: US officials
    544 14  -  But major disputes on trade, arms and Taiwan remain unresolved. Fran Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON A SUMMIT meeting between US President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin has failed to smooth out major Sino-American disputes on trade, arms and Taiwan. But US officials described
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      Lock icon No sign of Creative angst as rivals announce new products
      444 15  -  Feuding firms focus on business as normal a day after court ruling By Jennifer Lien SINGAPORE It was business as usual at listed multimedia firms Aztech Systems and Creative Technology yesterday, one day after High Court Judicial Commissioner Lim Teong
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      JC-MPH confectionery units in Australia plan merger
      263 15  -  By Lee Wai Leong SINGAPORE Jack ChiaMPH's Australian subsidiary Dollar Sweets Holdings Ltd yesterday said it intended to make a takeover bid for Players Group Ltd on the basis of five Dollar Sweets shares for every three Players shares. Both companies, which are
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      Lion takeover will turn MCL into shipping-related concern
      383 15  -  By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Metal Containers Ltd (MCL) will become a shipping-related entity following a proposed takeover by the Lion group, with a big chunk of its business coming from Neptune Orient Line (NOL). The container maker can also develop, its
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      Genting presses ahead on print mill
      232 15 KUALA LUMPUR Genting Bhd is going full steam ahead to set up its Ms74o million (Ss4l4 million) newsprint plant and expects the mill to be completed within the next 24 months. Its 99.9 per cent-owned subsidiary Genting Sanyen Newsprint has already paid a deposit
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      Going for infrastructure play? Take stock of the pitfalls
      661 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE Dr Marc Faber, the "Dr Doom" of the stock market, recently wrote that people who in the 19th Century would have bought American canal and railroad shares (most of which failed) are now
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      Lock icon York Pacific seeks suspension amid talks with potential investor
      309 15  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed axle maker York Pacific Holdings yesterday revealed that it was in the middle of discussions with an unnamed party interested in investing in it. The company, responding to a Stock Exchange of Singapore query on a
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      Lock icon MMC's pre-tax up 19%
      103 15 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Mining Corp Bhd (MMC) said yesterday that group pretax profit in the six months to July rose 19 per cent, compared to the 1994 first half, to reach M 536.2 million (Ss2o million). Group turnover was 6 per cent higher at M
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        MARKET MOOD
        48 15 'Market Mood' indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment. Brokers polled: Alliance, Barings, Credit Lyonnais Securities, Daiwa. Fraser, G K Goh, Kay Hian, Morgan Grenfell', Ong Co, Nomura, Phillip, Smith New Court and WI Carr.
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        HOT STOCK
        86 15  -  -By Paul Leo PCl's decline from a high of 1.50 on Sep 22 to 51.30 yesterday appears to be slowing down. Yesterday's volume was 795,000 shares, compared to the 10-day average of 1.18 million units. Daily and weekly Relative Strength Indices and stochastics are oversold while the Moving
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        Electronic Resources sells building
        62 16 SINGAPORE Electronic Resources has sold its building at 17 •.Harvey Road for $8.8 million. The disposal will result in an extraordinary gain of $4 million and add 3 cents to the firm s net tangible asset backing per share in the financial year to Dec 31.
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        Flextech share swap
        37 16 SINGAPORE Electronics group Flextech Holdings said yesterday it had received 504,847 shares of Nasdaq and Torontolisted Softkey International in exchange for its 46 per cent stake in its US-incorporated multimedia-publishing company Future Vision Holdings.
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        SuperBowl Food Court's new name
        23 16 SINGAPORE Superßowl Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary Superßowl Food Court has changed its name to Superßowl F&B, effective Oct 17.
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        Tibs appoints deputy GM
        42 16 SINGAPORE Tibs Holdings has appointed Oh Seong Tatt, 37, deputy general manager of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Trans-Island Bus Services and Singapore Shuttle Bus, with immediate effect. Mr Oh was previously Tibs' assistant general 1 < manager (engineering and supplies).
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        Falmac gets ISO 9000 certification
        27 16 I SINGAPORE Knitting machine maker Falmac has been awarded the ISO 9000 quality certification for design, manufaci2 ture and after-sales support service.
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        Lock icon New restaurants help lift Jollibee Foods' profit by 43%
        223 16 NYT "MANILA Jollibee Foods -..-Corp, the Philippines' largest -•-fast-food chain, said yesterday that third-quarter profit rose ')<. 43 per cent as new restaurants boosted revenue. v., "All our stores are doing a pretty well," said Ernesto Tanj mantiong, Jollibee executive vice-president.
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        Lock icon Kerry Group plans to build Shangri-La Hotel in Harbin
        429 16 SCMP HONGKONG The Kerry Group, controlled by Malaysian businessman Robert Kuok, is to sign a letter of intent to build a US$lOO million (SSI4I million) ShangriLa Hotel in Harbin, the Chinese authorities say. Harbin vice-mayor Zhu Shengwen said in Shenzhen that
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        Hotel group Sahid Jaya signs US$40m loan deal
        337 16  -  Four-year facility will part finance the Sahid Menara office tower From William Chia in JAKARTA INDONESIAN hotel group PT Hotel Sahid Jaya International signed a US$4O million (SSS6.S million) term loan facility with a syndicate of banks yesterday. The loan, which was
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        Lock icon Krungthai shares debut at 7.7% premium on SET
        195 16 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK Shares of Krungthai Thanakit pic, the main brokerage unit of the state-controlled Krung Thai Bank pic, closed at 70 baht (553.90) in their trading debut on the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday. The price is a premium of
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        Two Malaysians duped in bogus foreign fund scam
        260 16  -  Fraa Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN investors were yesterday warned to beware of a scam in which people are conned into investing in nonexistent offshore mutual funds. The Securities Commission (SC) here was told of the sting after US authorities
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        Lock icon Propel gets contracts for expressway pavement work
        236 16 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Bhd (Propel) announced that it has been awarded contracts for Packages IA, 18, 2A 2B for the construction of pavements for the North-South Expressway Central Link. Its managing director, Roslan Hassan, said for package IA, Propel was
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        Cathay Pacific to spend HK$3.5b on HQ at new airport
        506 17  -  Fran Quak Hiang Whai in HONGKONG CATHAY Pacific Airways will spend HKS3.S billion (***** million) to develop its new headquarters at the proposed Chek Lap Kok airport and move its entire 5,000-strong staff in Hongkong to the new complex in
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        Lock icon Steeling for tough days
        53 17 Reuter MAANSHAN, China A worker operating a machine at the Maanshan Iron and Steel Company Ltd in China's eastern Anhui province. The Hongkong and Shanghai-listed steelmaker, in which the Chinese government holds a 62.5 per cent stake, acknowledges being plagued with problems like tight credit and
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        Lock icon Big bets on Auckland's first casino ahead of '96 listing
        406 17 Reuter AUCKLAND Big bets are being made on Sky City Casino, Auckland's first casino and only the second in New Zealand, even though it does not open until next year. Unlisted shares in the casino are trading at a handsome
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        Lock icon Broker rivalry in HK bourse polls eases
        195 17 Reuter HONGKONG The battle between big and small brokers ahead of Hongkong's stock exchange council elections tomorrow has been quieter than in years past, but the war is far from over as the exchange looks to move into the 21st century. In fact,
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        Lock icon Wharf Cable, Playboy in TV talks
        81 17 Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong's Wharf Cable and Playboy Enterprises Inc are seeking opportunities to coproduce television programmes, Wharf Cable said. "In light of our mutual success in marketing Playboy programming in Hongkong, Cable TV and Playboy are presently discussing opportunities to work together to produce
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        Lock icon Peregrine to list two new H shares
        79 17 Reuter BEIJING Peregrine Brokerage will list two new H shares in Hongkong in the next six months and believes that H shares have bottomed despite their feeble performance in recent months, managing director Peter Fu said. Peregrine's investment holdings division will manage the
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        Lock icon Lockheed earnings up 13%
        61 17 AFP BETHESDA, Maryland US defence and aeronautical'group Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced a 13 per cent increase in earnings in the third quarter to U*****.4 million (*****.7 million), compared to US$254 million for the same period last year. Earnings per share stood at US$l.29, up from
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        Lock icon Motorola joins alliance to build chips
        106 17 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Motorola Inc said it is joining an alliance of Toshiba Corp, International Business Machines Corp and Siemens AG to develop advanced memory chips for computers of the next century. The partners will spend well over US$ 1 billion (SS 1.41
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        Lock icon HK food distributor's big debut disappoints
        251 17 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong's biggest stock market debut of the year was a letdown. Shares in Ng Fung Hong Ltd, the territory's largest food distributor, rose too far, too fast, resulting in an early sell-off, analysts said. "Today's performance is just disappointing," said
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        Lock icon Times Mirror unveils record loss and more job cuts
        519 19 Reuter LOS ANGELES Times Mirror Co announced more job cuts on Tuesday when it unveiled a record third-quarter loss of almost US$3OO million (***** million) and warned of further red ink. Another major publisher, Washington Post Co, also posted lower third-quarter
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        Lock icon A party to crown comeback king Trump
        425 19 NY's business and government leaders take time off to pay tribute to Trump NYT NEW YORK With four years to go in the '90s and the developer Donald Trump's public profile as large as ever, business and government leaders in New York took
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        Lock icon Netscape posts surprise first quarterly profit
        264 19 Reuter MOUNTAIN VIEW, California Netscape Communications Corp on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit in its short history as a public company, buoyed by strong demand for its Internet navigation software and related products. The Mountain View, California, software firm, which took the market
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        Lock icon Digital Equipment beats analysts by posting 1st-qtr profit of US$48m
        426 19 Bloomberg Business News MAYNARD, Massachusetts Digital Equipment Corp posted its fourth consecutive quarterly profit, beating Wall Street estimates, though some analysts still aren't willing to say the company has fully turned around. The third-largest US computer company reported net income
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        Lock icon China cracks down on unruly futures exchanges
        410 20 Reuter SHANGHAI China yesterday cracked down hard on the country's unruly futures exchanges, triggering an exodus of hot money from futures to the stock market. In an order published yesterday, China's Securities Regulatory Commission ordered futures trading houses to end all excessive speculation
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        Lock icon Aussie central bank unveils new rules
        178 20 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Australian banks must disclose to investors all the risks associated with fund management and asset pooling and keep those areas separate from other banking activities, the Reserve Bank of Australia said yesterday. Serious breaches of the new guidelines could result
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        Lock icon Fuji Bank denies rumours of major forex losses
        235 20 AFP TOKYO Rumours alleging Japan's Fuji Bank has suffered major losses in the foreign exchange market were dismissed yesterday by the bank's president, Torn Hashimoto. "Don't worry about us," he told the Foreign Press Club here, as he hit at what he
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        Lock icon Surge in mergers as US mutual funds embark on expansion
        359 20 Bloomberg Business News BOSTON Big US mutual fund groups, under pressure to increase assets to remain competitive, are looking to get even bigger by making acquisitions. Companies like Liberty Financial Co, Franklin Resources Inc, Oppenheimer Management Corp and New England
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        Lock icon NationsBank, Bank America eye merger
        55 20 Reuter WASHINGTON Nationsßank's branch at the corner of 13th and G streets in Washington. The bank is reported to have held talks about merging with Bank America Corp. BankAmenca is the nation's second largest bank with US$226 billion (Ss3lB billion) in assets, and Nationsßank, with
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          Lock icon Citic Pacific loan raised to HK$2.4b
          66 20 Reuter HONGKONG The term loan facility for Citic Pacific and China International Trust and Investment Con? Hongkong has been raised to HK$2.4 billion (*****.4 million) from HKS2 billion during the underwriting phase, said coordinating arranger HSBC Capital. The issue was heavily oversubscribed, with the
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          Lock icon Pudong bank to double capital base
          53 20 AFP SHANGHAI Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (PDB) has obtained its directors' approval to double its paid-up capital to two billion yuan (SS33B million), a top official said yesterday. Deputy general manager Tan Yi said the approval was given at a board meeting held from
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          Lock icon Commonwealth Funds profit down
          74 20 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Australia's government-owned fund manager Commonwealth Funds Management said its net profit fell 15 per cent for the year ended June 30. Profit dropped to A 57.15 million (557.5 million). Funds under management grew by 7 per cent to AS7.B billion. Chairman lan
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        Lock icon Arthur Andersen's revenue up 21% to US$8.1b
        452 20 Group's Asia-Pac practices register 25% growth Bloomberg Business News CHICAGO Strong growth in Europe and robust performance by its Andersen Consulting unit helped Arthur Andersen Co post fiscal 1995 revenue of US$B.l billion (Ssl 1.5 billion), up 21 per cent from 1994, chief
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        Lock icon Prudential's bid to enter savings, mortgage markets a first by UK insurer
        305 20 Financial Times LONDON Prudential Corporation, Britain's largest life assurance and investment group, is to open a bank and offer personal savings accounts and mortgage loans before the end of next year. The plan, announced on Tuesday alongside Prudential's
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        Crude gains as stockpile drop seen
        307 20 JNfKgYttgjlJ) NEW YORK Crude oil futures rose amid expectations that a report after trading would show a drop in US crude inventories last week because Mexico reduced exports as a precaution against Hurricane Roxanne. The hurricane, which has dissipated, forced Mexico's state oil company,
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        175 20 Reuter LONDON The dollar was barely changed in European morning trade after an uneventful overnight session, giving up much of late Tuesday's rally to 1.3960 marks on comments by Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer. Mr Tietmeyer said forex movements were again exaggerated at present and the German central bank was
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        90 20 AFP NEW YORK The dollar yesterday strengthened against other major currencies with the exception of the pound on a quiet market amid cross-trading on the mark. The greenback also rose against the yen after remarks by Japan's Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura encouraged the market to buy dollars. In
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        Lock icon Euroyen steady, Eurodollars ease at close
        1268 21 Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended steady after gaining a few ticks before the close of trading, while Eurodollars were softer. Dealers said Japanese government bond (JGB) and Euroyen futures were supported by expectations of a generous injection of funds by the Bank of
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        Tokyo rubber up on strong expiry
        662 21 COMMODITY REPORTS HHMmt TOKYO: Rubber futures gained momentum after the spot October contract expired higher at noon on anticipated tightness in nearby supplies, traders said. Spot October expired 3.3 yen per kg higher at 158.3. A total 491 deliveries were made. Other contracts were
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        Lumber headed lower before it rallies
        97 21 KANSAS CITY Lumber cash and futures prices appear to be headed lower in the near term before pushing higher in a full-fledged rally, but nearly all market analysts and traders throw up their hands when asked about when such a tum might occur. One
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        India urged to export 1m cotton bales
        119 21 NEW DELHI Agriculture Minister Balram Jakhar has urged the Textile Ministry to allow the export of one million bales of cotton in the 1995-96 (Sep-Aug) season, a government statement said yesterday. He said in a letter to Textile Minister Kamal Nath that the
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        US aluminium smelters maintain cuts
        82 21 LOS ANGELES Major US aluminium producers have no plans to restart idled smelting capacity despite Montreal-baSed Alcan's recent decision to bring back up some of its idled potlines. Alcan said last week it plans to restart idled capacity at its two UK smelters as well
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        EU's sugar export licences
        59 21 LONDON Trade sources expect the European Commission to license between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes of white sugar exports at its weekly tender later yesterday. They said it was a little more difficult than normal to predict the maximum refund this week because it was uncertain whether
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1349 21 SICOM Futures nuooor (futuraa closing m at 5.30pm) R$$ lCaatract (Scents/kg) Ook Volume Open Month High' Low Sett (tonne*) Interest Nov 95 218 00 210.23 216.30 323 900 Dec 93 213.30 213.30 213.00 230 2173 Jan 96 211.00 208.00 210.30 200 1100 Feb 96 211.00 201.00 210.30 200
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        Australia
        953 22 +1018 SHARES closed firmer yesterday as improved trading on Wall Street combined with a stronger US dollar to blunt the negative impact of disappointing domestic inflation figures. "The market was certainly encouraged early on this morning by news from New York overnight of a stronger Dow and a stronger
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        Manila
        594 22 4MI Share prices fell in subdued trading, as investors sapped market liquidity ahead of the maiden listing next month of property firm Fil-Estate Land. "The market stayed very subdued and you have liquidity sucked out with investors positioning for Fil-Estate," said an analyst. The PSE Composite Index lost 28.43
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        Seoul
        520 22 +5.12 Stocks rose as cash-rich institutional investors bid up shares in large exporters and state monopolies on falling market interest rates, traders said. A slush-fund scandal that allegedly involved former President Roh Tae Woo had little impact on the equity market because investors believed the news already had been
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        NewZealand
        344 22 +&98 Shares closed mildly higher with turnover picking up after the slow start to the week to a solid NZ$4O million. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended the session 6.98 points higher at 2,194.83. "There are still good vibes out in the market, and it wouldn't surprise if the market
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        London
        606 22 +2JS BLUE chip stocks closed mixed but on a weaker trend, hurt by a 25 point fall on Wall Street, which offset the impact of much stronger gilts and a higher FTSE futures market. The FTSE 100 finished 2.5 points up at 3,537.8 just above above the session's trough
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        Paris
        171 22 +39.91 Share prices closed sharply higher as the market reSined its confidence in the inc, which stabilised with the help of dollar strength. Shares were also led higher by the bond market, which posted sharp gains as fears of an early Bank of France rate hike to defend the
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        Frankfurt
        189 22 •9.39 Share prices were lower in quiet trading on a weaker dollar and a small decline on Wall Street. The DAX Index closed at 2,140.74, down 9.39 points. "The dollar's a bit weaker, Wall Street's down a bit and there are very few orders," said a trader. "It was
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        Brussels
        199 22 +8i Belgian stocks tracked bonds higher amid hopes that slower inflation will translate into lower interest rates throughout Europe. A stable US dollar also alleviated concern about the earnings of companies such as Petrofina and steel wire maker Bekaert NV, which must translate dollar earnings into francs. Expectations for
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        Amsterdam
        238 22 +2.67 Dutch stocks rose for a second day, helped by a rising dollar and expectations that third-quarter earnings for chemical companies won't disappoint. The EOE Index closed 2.67 points higher at 455.23. Among the 25 EOE stocks, 20 rose and four fell. Chemicals makers DSM, Gist Brocades and tank
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        Stockholm
        101 22 +0.58 Swedish shares rose in quiet trade, driven by a rampant crown which powered to year-highs. There were few factors to power the bourse, although Ericsson peeled away from Finnish rival Nokia and gained strongly, rising 3.5 crowns to 150. Tne OMX Index rose 0.58 per cent to 1,382.86
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        Zurich
        229 22 +16.6 Swiss stocks rose for a second day as rising bonds boosted financial shares and a steady dollar helped exporters such as watch maker SMH. The SMI Index rose 16.6 points to 3,078.9. The broader SPI Index gained 10.03 to 1,999.05. "In the morning things were quite positive,' said
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        Johannesburg
        308 22 +19.6 South African shares closed mixed with industrials showing renewed signs of life and golds drifting down on bearish sentiment. Dealers said industrial index futures were trading at a steep premium to the spot index, suggesting that industrial counters could make healthy gains. The All-Share Index slipped 2.3 points
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        Toronto
        215 22 +18.42 Stocks are opening stronger, boosted by firmer US markets and Tuesday's rally in support of Quebec staying in Canada, traders said. The TSE 300 Composite Index rose 18.42 points to 4,370.61 on volume of 7.25 million with a value of C 5135.1 million. "We're still in the comeback
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        New York
        646 22 -1.44 Stock prices turned slightly lower in active trading early yesterday as a pullback in bonds and renewed weakness in technology issues weighed on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which rebounded 28.18 points on Tuesday, was off 1.44 to 4,782.22 at 11 am EDT. The key
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      2528 23 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks ended a three-day decline after HSBC America reported strong earnings. The US subsidiary of HSBC, parent of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp, reported third quarter net profit rose 33 Kr cent. HSBC rose CSI.SQ to HK$ 113.50. The Hang Seng Index rose 65.40 points
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      614 23 CLSA IN Hongkong, the H share index gained 4.87 points at 953.66 on turnover of HK$3.7 million. Yizheng and Hai Xing Shipping were the most active counters, accounting for 57 per cent of total market turnover. Shanghai Petrochemical was the best performer, rising 2.2 per cent. The Shanghai B
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      2407 23 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks were mixed as shares such as Furukawa Electric, which slashed its profit forecast, fell and those posting good results rose. This week kicks off Japan's earnings season, with 18 companies reporting yesterday and over 2,000 slated to report their interim results and fullyear forecasts
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      1397 23 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks finished lower for the eighth straight day as investors failed to find market boosting news to offset poor finance sector earnings. The SET Index closed 1.56 points down at 1,274.52 on moderate 4.89 billion baht turnover, helped by trading in debuting Krung Thai Thanakit which accounted
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      1133 23 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices finished lower despite bargain hunting in some small issues as Timah remained under active selling pressure, brokers said. The Composite Index fell 0.84 point to 497.18. "Bargain hunting was noted in some issues but it failed to boost the market due to active selling in
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        1728 26  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Stock prices rebounded mildly yesterday, pushing the Straits Times Industrials Index above the 2,100 mark and the KLSE Composite Index past 950. Despite concerns still focusing on the lack of liquidity in the market, conversations with brokers revealed a
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      641 27  -  A fortnightly review of newboiUing orders •y David Hughes THERE was more good news recently for Singmarine. Hard on the heels of a two-ship coastal tanker order for a UK owner, FT Everard Sons, the Keppel Corp group company announced
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      401 27  -  Fran Bruce Rutledge in TOKYO AS JAPAN'S multinationals continue to manufacture more goods overseas, its sea freight patterns are changing beyond recognition, and a new phenomenon reverse imports is keeping Japan's ports busy. Simply put, reverse imports come about when a Japanese firm
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      181 27 Reuter MANILA One man died and six others were injured when a passenger ferry with nearly 800 people on board collided yesterday with a small cargo vessel in the central Philippines, coast guard and shipping officials said. The Dona Virginia, a 4,295 tonne ship
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      163 27 SINGAPORE Strategic planning is the most crucial tool senior shipping managers will need to cope with the increasing complexities of the international transport industry. This will be the thrust of a Five-day workshop to be conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and
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        433 40  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE The market for aircraft in the Asia-Pacific is estimated to hit 3,423 aircraft worth US$34O billion (*****.8 billion) in the next 20 years. The figures were released by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industrie based on a study of
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        274 40 AFP TOKYO The head of the European Union's influential car lobby on Tuesday warned South Korean car makers to show "greater self-restraint" in the European market, where South Korean sales have soared this year. The president of the European Automobile Manufacturers'
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        257 40  -  Christopher Tan SINGAPORE What do you get when you cross a motorbike, a dune buggy and a jeep? The BMW Just 4/2, that's what. Powered by a 100 horsepower K 1100 motorcycle engine, this concept car takes just six seconds to
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        207 40 Bloomberg Business News CANBERRA Australia's national airline, Qantas Airways, has lost some of its share of the country's international scheduled airline passenger market, the Australian government reported on Tuesday. Qantas* market share decreased slightly to 40.2 per cent in the year ended
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        260 40 Reuter AMSTERDAM The Netherlands flag-carrier KLM could lose a quarter of its Dutch passengers if the airline goes ahead with plans to ban smoking on most of its flights, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday. But KLM shrugged off the poll,
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        168 40 Reuter MADRID Spain's troubled Iberia airline will win approval from Brussels for 130 billion pesetas (SSI.S billion) of new capital despite contrary signs from the European Commission, Industry Minister Juan Manuel Eguiagaray has said. Asked what would happen if Brussels turned
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        347 40 NYT PARIS Delta Air Lines Inc and three European airlines plan to unite as a single carrier on North Atlantic flights, beefing up an alliance unveiled last month. The proposed linkup mates Delta with Swissair AG, Sabena SA and Austrian Airiines to
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        82 40 Reuter HANOI Vietnam will start work early next month on a new terminal at Hanoi's Noi Bai international airport, the official Vietnam News Agency reported yesterday. VNA said the fivestorey terminal will cover '53,000 sq metres together with a 15,000 sq metre aircraft parking
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        80 40 AFP TOKYO Suzuki Motor Corp president Osamu Suzuki said yesterday the company intended to raise the ratio of overseas production to more than half of total production by the end of March 1996. The move is aimed at building a strong financial structure to protect
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        70 40 Reuter HONGKONG Cathay Pacific Airways will operate the first freighter aircraft into Macau's new airport on opening day, said Wilson Yam, the airline's manager, cargo sales development, ke said Nippon Express (HK) Co Ltd had won this year's Macau Grand Prix contract to
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        72 40 UPI TAIPEI Taiwan's Eva Air has launched a thrcc-timcs-a-wcck cargo flight between Dubai and Amsterdam, the Gulf News Daily said on Tuesday. The flights, which will extend to Taipei on the eastern leg, will carry 120 tonnes of cargo per week, the Dubai newspaper
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        345 40 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Last week's failed airline talks between the US and the UK showed more than a difference of opinion between two governments. It also underscored the tough job American negotiators have. For years they've struggled to reduce a
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      860 37 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A I 140 Oml NioM, #12-00, PC Bulling, Slngapora 0101 L; TEL: *****21, PAX: *****10, TCLEX :B8 ***** ACLPL CR NO 1«i*****000C lAMNUK JAKARTA (2 wom. Tf' i noff |w I 1 1 ■MMM I Mllg I H/W Mil 11/K~mZ ALU ML BMB Nno» it/w
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      475 38 SI NO IXraiM SHIPPING (PTI) LTD. MM I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. m TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SWOEX SINOTRANt SHANGHAI CONTAINER SERVICE) IH/MKQ/SHAI S*PORE HKQ SHAJ VOY ETA ETP ETA ETP ETA ETP J. RASTER 0621/9622 27/10 28/10 02/11 03/11 Q9QJ JBfliCHANG
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      120 38 I (S) PTE LTD X icOLriMra. V. 3 ICO MMKARACHI S KD CALCUTTA^// BOMMYI /CWTTAGONG Mm Hwn *£r. CALL: 222 9090 (12 LINES) MARKETING: 222 6838 NVOCC CONSOLIDATION FCL SERVICES Our Customer's Satisfaction ii Our Reputation GEMARTRANS ■mVmh Ita Kb Ml— MM M/M M/ 11 M«MM *H45 M/ 11 17/11
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      224 38 iff MFL SHIPPING (INTL) a SSSff PTE LTD -2 SUBSIDIARY OF HM SUN HUP GROUP FCL/LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICES HOT UNESs *****43/345 K.<&VH6 CAMOfS 10 BBOPf MS POtTS/ STOHY/MUMM MSOACCraSKIIDIRAraiTSMiaOSS«MMISaVia TO MEXICO AND CANAM VKSa I VOY lU(SM) IfIXOB VQI4S 26/10 vtssa voy 1 mmm uss a/io jjgT nTtS^r" GURU KHUM
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      141 39 mmm KAPAL KRIS SUppbaPtt Ltd m MJXTON ROAD, S ro*fM9s29 U *****7* hoc *****77 a mo Mniimm TO HUNB 41AST MAMam* vcsa *&t nosrao vesa vor mrac MMAIVUK *543 H. 10.1995 OSMBUM 95*1 31.11.1W KHSMADUIA 9513 77.10. ms OfSNBUOI 9543 0i.11.199S tWMtaWK 9535 2910.1995 DBSMOUK 9545 14.11.1995 vissa vor nosrao
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      70 39 NIPPON EXPRESS (WoHdwide Contolidation SyUwn) FIXED WEEKLY DEMRTURE ARRIVAL TO: Arrow U.SJL IfSnnßSi- mSMMKH lifUMmii POT MONDAY EULOM6KAOI EVBY H—TKT EttdKMO ran twmy Arrow Europe (17 DAYS TRANSIT ONLY) ■nffffflffifS rorraH ■UttfelkSMal MR SATURDAY Eanuxsiowi WHY TUESDAY IfSßffißffßM rosTon fVKY THURSDAY nnonoßMi (VHY SIMMY Alm ■mpHiig c«ffo I* httaad pilwh
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      64 40 MT "CANDRA DEWI", chemical tanker of DWT 3,606; GRT 1,995 tons; LOA 84M; Width 14M, Indonesian Flag, NK Class, Built 1981, Lying Damaged at Maptaphut, Rayong, Thailand, is offered for sale on "AS IS WHERE IS" basis. Please address all inquiries to: FT BERLIAN LAJU TANKER, JAKARTA-INDONESIA Phone 62-21-344-1888 extension
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