The Business Times, 10 August 1996

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEEKEND EDITION, AUGUST 10-11,1996 85e
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    6 1 inAM§ J. (Source: NatWest Bank)
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon The past unfolds, in 30 mins
    306 1  -  By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Almost two centuries of history unravelled in half an hour of drama at the National Stadium last night, when a cast of thousands played out the story of Singapore to a captive audience at Kallang. II was an instant history
    PHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE  -  306 words
  • Article
    Barton Biggs turns bullish on Asian stocks
    449 1  -  US'Armagadfai' postponed, says Morgan Stanley guru who earlier expected 1,000-point Dow fall From, Neil Behrmann in London BARTON Biggs, Morgan Stanley's stock market guru, is bullish on Asian markets. The steep 5 per cent rally on Wall Street in the first Ave trading
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    Carriers scrambling for a piece of inflight gaming pie
    522 1  -  By t Ang Wan May ISINGAPORE] The scramble for a piece of the inflight gambling action has begun in earnest. With Singapore Airlines (SIA), British Airways, Swissair and Qantas planning to install gambling software in their interactive video entertainment systems later
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Singapore-US Business Council inviting Kantor
      433 2  -  Visit will undmcore economic ties bfllwwu the two ctantries Reports by Chuang Peck Ming THE high-powered SingaporeUnited States Business Council will invite US Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor to visit Singapore to underscore the close Singapore-US economic ties and give a further boost to economic cooperation
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    • Article
      Hartarto reassures business leaders
      256 2 AN INDONESIAN minister yesterday told leading American and Singapore businessmen at the Singapore-US Business Council meeting that his country's economic reforms and growth will stay the course despite the recent riots in Jakarta. Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Hartarto reportedly said Indonesia's economy would grow
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      Walden International ventures forth where others fear to tread
      751 2  -  Firm dares to hack high-tech firms when the risks are highest By' Toh Han Shih THE Walden International Investment Group (WIIG) is a rare breed among Asian venture capitalists. It believes in backing high-tech entrepreneurs at a time when others would
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      Corrections and clarifications
      48 2 IN OUR story yesterday, "S'pore economy shows strong QS growth of BJ%", Q2 in the headline should here read "first half. And In the accompanying graphic, the first six months' manufacturing investments should have been gSJb and not |3Jbl We are sorry tor the errors.
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
      • Article, Illustration
        BT Sentiment Index
        720 3 Those polled for their views on next week's Singapore stock market outlook are: Alliance, ING Baring, Daiwa, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, Nomura, Phillip Securities and Merrill Lynch. ♦(Accumulate) —DBS Investment Research, Aug 8,53.20 Aetna has secured a new US$l6B million (***** million) Russian Gazprom
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        In My Opinion
        372 3  -  Andy Tan General Manager C\ IT HEN WILL the US 1/1/ economy slow T f down? Following last week's slate of economic data, financial markets have been supported less by evidence of a current weakness in the US economy than a growing faith that the Fed's forecast
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      Shopping for a unit trust
      1387 3  -  Banks and agents are eager to help but it pays for them to be better prepared for the many questions buyers will ask By\ Lee Yoke Har [SINGAPORE] INTIMIDATED by unit trusts? Do not be. There are banks out there eager to spend time to
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      Why unit trusts start trading with a fall
      920 3  -  IMattkafM in wired and wky the worry should be more on performance By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Ever wondered why the $1 per unit you paid for your unit trust at its launch mysteriously falls by about 5 per cent the day the
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      Unit trust performance ranking
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon US producer prices unchanged in July as energy costs fall again
      437 4 WASHINGTON Predncer price index up jut OJ%, showing that inflation is under centre! Bloomberg Business News PRICES paid to US factories, farmers and other producers unexpectedly showed no change in July, farther evidence that inflation remains under wraps, Labour
      Bloomberg Business News  -  437 words
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      Lock icon US growth seen at 2.5% for rest of year
      475 4 CEDAR CITY, Utah M official says higher rates will bejtfn to bite, causing economy to slow Bloomberg Business News HIGHER interest rates and less robust demand from consumers will slow economic growth to a "moderate" rate of around 2-1/2 per cent
      Bloomberg Business News  -  475 words
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      Lock icon Megawati to be questioned again
      328 4 JAKARTA Reuter OUSTED Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday said she has been asked by police to appear for another round of questioning on Thursday in connection with last month's riots in Jakarta. "I have been summoned again on August 15 for additional
      Reuter; REUTER  -  328 words
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      Miti powerless to reverse trend towards global economy: official
      288 4  -  TOKYO Japan most expect to see more industries moving offshore By, Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S Ministry of International Trade and Industry once known as "Mighty Miti" is now powerless to reverse the trend away from a bureau-cratically-guided economic system to a globalised
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      Lock icon China won't let Patten preside at handover
      153 4 HONGKONG AFP CHINA wUI not allow Hongkong Governor Chris Patten to officiate at the territory's handover ceremony next year, it was reported yesterday. A senior Chinese repreeentative on the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group hanHitwg Hongkong transitional matters, Zhao Jihua, was quoted by the
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      Lock icon Thai govt may change taxes to up growth, cut deficit
      229 4 BANGKOK Bloomberg Business News Reuter FINANCE Minister Bodi Chunnanon said the government would consider tax changes to promote stable economic growth and help narrow the current account deficit. Without being specific, Mr Bodi said import duties on some luxury goods
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      Lock icon US trade with Asia important: Clinton
      284 4 LOS ANGELES AFP [LOS ANGELES] President Bill Clinton highlighted his administration's efforts to eliminate trade barriers with Asian-Pacific countries and increased trade with China during a campaign tour here on Thursday. In addressing dock workers at the United States' busiest ports at Long Beach
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      Lock icon State banks ordered to stop trading stocks
      231 4 ■SHANGHAI Reuter CHINA'S central bank haa ordered all branches and offices of state banks that trade stocks to be closed, merged or acquired by non-bank brokerages by the end of the year, a bank official said yesterday. This Is part of Beijing's campaign
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    • IN Brief
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        Lock icon Sino – Japanesse ship plant in Beijing
        72 4 Sino Japanesse ship plant in Beijing ATP [BEUING] Work hM started in north-western Bitting on a US$2 billion (St2.B billion) Sino-Japaneee integrated circuit microchip plant, the China DaUy said yesterday. The plant is expected to open next year with an initial' monthly output of li million chips. Mitsubishi-Stone Semiconductors Co
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        Lock icon 10,000 evacuated from city
        47 4 Reuter [BEUING] Chinese authorities evacuated some 10,000 people and prepared to blow up dykes and divert a swollen northern river to spare the key city of TtenWn from flooding, officials said yesterday. The Haihe river and its tributariea were running above normal levels.—Rt&tr
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        Lock icon No Kelantan govt jobs for pretty women
        61 4 AFP (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Kelantan state, ruled by an Islamic party, yesterday said it waa banning tanala cWI servants from using lipstick and would denyjoba to attractive women. Chief Minister Nik As* tfik Mat said be wants women to keep a low profile
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        Lock icon Yeltsin swora in for
        43 4 AFP [MOSCOW] Boris Yeltsin waa yesterday inaugurated for a second term as Russian president, in a ceremony overshadowed by battlefield succsaaes scored by Chachan separatists and concerns over the president's health. HJs term is to last until 3000.—AFP •at
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Magnum posts 15% higher interim profit
      285 5  -  From'. Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur FOUR-DIGIT lottery operator Magnum Corporation has reported a 15.46 per cent rise in net profit to M 5130.4 million (Ss74 million) for the six months ended June 30. This gives the numbers forecasting operator an earnings per share
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      Van der Horst unit to raise lb pesos via rights offer
      392 5  -  EAPRC will nse cash to boost working capital, pay debts and fond new projects From* Al Labita in Manila A LISTED unit of Singapore's Van der Horst Ltd is raising one billion pesos (5154 million) to pay debts, boost
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      Big Four banks need, to look more to region for growth
      758 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Larry Wee WITH share prices of the Big Four at or close to their lows for the year, will local banks' interim results released so far provide any relief from farther selling pressure? Two of the
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      57 Robinson Road still on market
      408 5  -  UKMktagtaked buyer said to have backed oat of deal at last minute By] Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] The proposed sale of First Capital Corp's Robinson Road office project to a company linked to Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing has fallen through, with the buyer pulling out
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      Lock icon Overseas & General, Waterfront may list on KL exchange
      264 5 Overseas General, Waterfront may list on KL exchange Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] At least two companies have said they are considering listing their shares in Kuala Lumpur in the wake of the government's announcement on Thursday that foreign companies controlled by Malaysians will be allowed to trade on the
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      Lock icon Metacorp Prop launches M$ 3b project in Malacca
      240 5 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] Metacorp Properties Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Metacorp Bhd, is spending Ms 3 billion (591.7 billion) in the next 10 years on a mixed development project called Taman Tasik Utama in Ayer Keroh, Malacca. Metacorp Bhd chairman Mohamed Ishak
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    • REGIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        HK Land to buy Pacific Century plot for HK$ 810m
        306 6  -  Jardine's property arm says it will lease tffice block planned for the site From i Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG Land Holdings, one of the territory's biggest landlords, yesterday said it has agreed to pay HKSBIO million (Ssl4B million)
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        Lock icon Peregrine says there's no UK probe into M'sia fund
        110 6 Reuter [LONDON] Peregrine Securities UK Ltd said there's no formal investigation from the Securities and Futures Authority into its restructuring proposals for the Malaysia Equity Fund. "While the SFA continues to take an interest in the restructuring of this fond, we
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        Lock icon HK exchange still in ranks of developed markets
        281 6 Morgan Stanley denies talks of plan to re-classify colony SCMP [HONGKONG] Morgan Stanley on Thursday denied It was considering dropping the Hongkong bourse from Its developed nation Indices. There has been speculation that Morgan Stanley Capital International, which produces influential benchmark indices,
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        Lock icon In apple-pie order
        47 6 [BOSTON] Apple Computer chief executive Gilbert Amelio speaking to several thousand Apple Macintosh computer enthusiasts and professionals at the opening of the Macworld Expo in Boston on Wednesday. Mr Amelio repeatedly stressed his belief that Apple Computer's "survival is no longer a question". REUTER
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        Lock icon MD of Crosby Securities (HK) quite
        131 6 AFX-Axia [HONGKONG] Crosby Securities (Hongkong) Ltd managing director Mark Martyrossian has left the company, while deputy managing director Archie Hart has tendered a letter of resignation, a source with a regional brokerage said. Neither Mr Martyrossian nor Mr Hart were in the office to
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        Lock icon Regent Pacific plans listing in Hongkong this year
        414 6 It tajrg 25% tf the company from a find FT [HONGKONG] Regent Pacific, the fund management group with a reputation for making hostile takeover bids, is planning to list on the Hongkong Stock Exchange this autumn. The move comes after Regent bought
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        Lock icon HK Telecom says ithas not lost its IDD subsidy
        319 6 DimiMiansoßfbra new charge accord, says spokeswoman AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Hongkong Telecommunications Ltd said it has not lost its subsidy for IDD calls. A spokeswoman for Hongkong Telecom said reports that the subsidy has been taken away are "grossly inaccurate". She said local,
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        Lock icon Guess shares unchanged on first day of trading
        184 6 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Guess Inc shares were unchanged in their first day of trading on Thursday as investors weren't impressed with growth prospects for the maker of designer jeans and other apparel. Shares of Guess closed at US$lB in trading
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        Lock icon Co-founder of Burger King dies
        106 6 Reuter [CORAL GABLES. Florida] James Whitman McLamore, co-founder of fast-food giant Burger King whose Whoppers became a staple of the American diet died on Thursday of lung cancer. He was 70. Mr McLamore opened his first restaurant in Miami in 1961 and two years later
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Lock icon Telebow Malaysia in
          37 6 AFX-Asia venture agPwmei^SSiQtoiSsS* 1 ouauMMMn, to operate tne ttona tana radio system in Cambodia. The Joint Ysntur* Cambodia TJ MtHflmJ wffl S^OO^SSBSSSS^i to S8{w«mt or tbt initial TeMwm Malaysia wffl take 43 per ettt~AftrU*fc
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          Lock icon Powertek
          23 6 Bernama {KUALA LUMPUR] Powertek Bhd'i -J than MfelSper than, wae owaretibecrlbod none t*n «T tfinea. Managers T A Remittee antXmaki]4Mm£att 9i|^(Slngapora)i > ti<||MiiilifbrnjMiBlaiirtww
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          Lock icon Multi-purpose 1st-half profit drops 32%
          27 6 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Multi-PurpoM Holdings reported a 31 4 Wmi Wnmhiii to M94l5Je2millkm Aran M9L306 billion In 1MB, 4 v 45 wti&«
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon BNI unveils plan to take on private Indon banks
        377 7 Ltidii|stfttikik atmtegrteMmd ■mMIM MwIHIPO Bloomberg Business News (JAKARTA] Bank Negara Indonesia, which is poised to become the first Indonesian slate bank to seDsharse to the pobUc, unveiled an expansion plan to stave off competition Jromthe country's more nimble private banks. "The
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        Lock icon Chase sacrifices fees in bid to spread Sprint loan risk
        226 7 WtimrtilMfit fcatfrfUS&lwa tottfcara Bloomberg Business News IMBW TOWn Chass Hanhat .ton Cerp Is sasrtllelßg profits >to hps ottar tanks Into Aartogtfcs risks of a billion (BgU hfllion) loan It mads to •printflpsctrumLPtobuikda wirsiees phone network ths 08. T New York-bassd
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        176 7 Reuter AFP THE dollar drifted lower on profit-taking during a languid European session but again, sat on the sidelines while the real action went on in the crosses. Dollar/mark was pressed back beidw 1.48 for most of the day as the German currency's strength against its peripheral European
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        Lock icon Euroyen, Euros end flat ahead of US data
        275 7 SI—KI Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures ended little changed after a listless session yesterday as a holiday mood and anticipation of US inflation data hampered participation, dealers said. Japan's lower-than-expec-tad machinery orders for June provided the only feature of
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      1116 8 Reuter STOCKS closed weaker yesterday, foiling to shake off early weakness partly due to worst-than-expected US semiconductor data. Investors were sidelined. They are unlikely to rsturn until after the holidays next week and weak sentiment may continue, brokers said. The key 225-share Nikkei Avenge lost 18DJ6 points, or 087
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1320 9 Reuter QlugS«f -tM3 SHARES ended modestly lower In drab trade yesterday as the market continued to consolidate recent sharp gains, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Inda& edged down 60.33 points, or Ml P*r cent, to 11,104.03. Turnover stood at HK<3.4 button versus Thursday's adjusted HKR6 billion. "The
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      Lock icon CHINA
      533 9 Reuter P Shanghai 1 Shaw hin +CP SHANGHAI'S B shares ended up yesterday on a rise in Pudong shares, especially Shanghai Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone Development, brokers said. The index rose 0.51 point or 0.96 per cent to 53.21 points, on volume of 33.3 million shares worth US$lB.9
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      290 9 AFP □WFM» -all 7 SHARE prices in Taiwan finished 0.4 per cent lower yesterday as investors were disappointed by the central bank's failure to lower requirements on bank lending. "Those buying ahead of the central bank's directors and supervisors meeting turned to sell stocks as the bank only lowered
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      612 9 AFP D Oil I in Mi -M 7 SHARE prices closed 0.1 per cent lower in lacklustre trade with foreign investors sidelined or selectively selling amid an absence of fresh leads. "The region has been very quiet and the Hang Seng is down. It seems that buyers are just
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      699 9 AFP nataan .m> THAI share prices closed 1.0 per cent lower yesterday in thin trading with investors sidelined ahead of a long weekend with regional markets performing poorly, dealers said. "The market was extremely quiet today as there was no sign of the promised support fund, the Singapore market
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      Lock icon MANILA
      285 9 AFP Quh 4U PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.8 per cent yesterday as uncertainty over US interest rates prevailed' "People are still in a cautious mood. There's still that wait-and-see attitude," until the US makes a decision on interest rates, said Oliver Plana of Asiasec Equities Inc. The Philippine Stock
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      SEOUL
      347 9 -m PRICES closed 0.5 per cent lower on the Korea Stock Exchange as investors became nervous after recent gains, dealers said. The Composite Index dropped 4.59 points to 832.61. Trading volume shrank to 18.7 million shares worth 345.8 billion won. Declining issues outnumbered those advancing 520 to 302 with
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      505 9 AFP □llfltfctk A» AUSTRALIAN share prices fell 0.2 per cent as Investors took to the sidelines ahead of the Aug 20 budget The All Ordinaries Index, eased 4.9 points to 2J21.1. The All Resources Index edged up 1.4 points to 1.ae0.1, while the All Industrials Index dropped 12£ points
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      208 9 Bloomberg Business News QVaOtagm -m THE NZSE-40 Index fell 11.21 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 2,149.26 points. Within the Index, decllners outnumbered advancers by 21 to 11. Trading was valued at NZ$35 million. •a* t mm TJO «nc* MOO l»»«wtlfMH«p U) *001 >000 Mr NM ZmM (A) XW
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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        Lock icon Investors turn to Telekom
        6827 10 Indonesia and China. —AFP, Bloomberg Business News PCtmpMtohHei H. 48 SHARES ended 0.4 per cent higher in thin trading, aided by Interest in state-owned Telekom Malaysia Bhd's stock, brokers said. "Sentiment remains cautious on uncertainty over the government's plan to review Tenaga Nasional (the national power
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      51 5 They say, the way to a man's success is through his dressing... Find out how to dress effectively from the Man's image Seminar. A seminar organised by CYC, THE CUSTOM SHOP. CYC venue Raffles Hotel i.,„, Date .24 August 1996 THE CUSTOM SHOP 5™ m I Al w9 Bte. i
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      225 7 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Dance one time and go away I—^4 Journalism involves clerical du- p-^— 9 A master with vigour is mlrac- ulous (7) 11 I've reverted to depression; 17 Banking establishment is roov- ing elsewhere (8-5) 19 Snubbed the decorator to sever "Hf 21 In Sumatra planters drank gin
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      68 9 Please send m your entry form by 16 August 96 to I MacPherson Road I They say. the way to a man's success is through his dressing... ES2E£oio Singapore 913 456 1 CYC Find out how to dreSS effectively from the i TheßusinessTimes Man's image Seminar. <□* Njme I venue:
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  • EXECUTIVE Lifestyle
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      Winds of change in Bombay
      1710 11  -  COVER STORT Bombay has been invaded by satellite TV and a megabuck leisure industry of theme parks, music pubs, and new wave Bollywood cinema But how are the city's residents reacting to Rupert Murdoch, garage music, junk food and Western values? Bom hbhta reports from
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    • STRAWS In The Wind
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        Wild guess
        51 11 JOE Klein, the "Anonymous" author of the beet-selling book Primary Colours, might want to consider working for this bookstore in Plaza Slngapura. When a customer walked In and asked for a copy of the book, the sales attendant looked at her quizzically and asked, "Is it a colouring
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        Travel news
        39 11 SOMEWHERE in India, there is a bank which thinks we at SPH are actually travel agents. In a bid to solicit busi- ness from one Journalist, it lent him a letter addressed to 'Singapore Press Holidays Ltd*.
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        Home sweet home
        83 11 IN A departure from previous years, the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok held its National Day reception a little early, on Aug 7. The venue was also changed from the Dusit Than! Hotel to the Regent Hotel, both equally upmarket although the latter's ballroom is slightly smaller. And
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        Telling it like it isn't
        38 11 HERE are some actual headlines culled from newspapers around the world: Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents Iraqi Head Seeks Arms Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
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