The Business Times, 25 September 1996

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 041V12/95 >sSS« SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/bi2times WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    72 1 EXCHANGE BATES USS SI USt 1.406 S 1M 11* OH 0002 0.981 UK 0.912 1.284 m .0.400.. O.MS BD- 0.129. 0.182 BAIT 0.089. 0.066 RUPTAH100 0.041 0.061 FUME BARS SINGAPORE* 144 KUALA LUMPUR. 925 JAKARTA 18.M BANGKOK 13.25 MANILA 1150 HONGKONG 8.50 TAffH MS SYDNEY. 1175 TOKYO SjN 8B0UL
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    Lock icon Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
    410 1 Dow jumps 35 points before Ming back for a rise of 4.4 points at 2.30pm EDT Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] The US Federal Reserve yesterday left the overnight bank lending rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, a bet that a slowdown in economic growth already
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    Amcol managers ask former MD to buy back Sankei
    730 1  -  Kang Hwi Wall being persuaded to pay $10m and to help dear loans: sources By\ Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] In a surprise turn of events, Amcol Holdings' judicial managers want former managing director Kang Hwi Wah to buy back wholly-owned subsidiary Sankei
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    Sinar Mas plans to use Amcol to raise funds offshore
    241 1  -  From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA'S Sinar Mas Group which is in the process of acquiring Amcol Holdings Ltd plans to use the Singapore-listed company as a vehicle to raise funds offshore and to boost exports, it was reported
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    Lock icon Delifrance aims for SES listing by year-end
    353 1  -  By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Delifrance. the cafe-bakeries chain that has become a household name in many parts of the region, hopes to be listed on the Singapore stock exchange within the next three months. In an interview with BT yesterday, managing director Hugues
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      16 1 US Budget deficit in August widens by 24%, Pg 14 Dollars and deficits, Analysis, Pg 15
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon S'pore still on track for 7-8% growth: Cheow Tong
      461 2  -  Electronics sector should see some recovery in first half next year, he says By, Annette Pau SINGAPORE is still on track for 7 to 8 per cent growth for 1996, and the electronics sector should see some recovery in the first
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      Hiang Kie to have new building in Woodlands
      169 2 COFFEE trader Hiang Kie will break ground today for its new building at the Admiralty Industrial Park in Woodlands. The Hiang Kie project will be a four-storey light industrial building with a gross floor area of about 235,000 sq ft. It stands
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      Lock icon Asian FDI Mow up 21% to US$65b
      415 2  -  China takes lion's share, S'pore is 3rd-largest recent By\ Larry Wee BOOMING Asia took US$65 billion (5191.6 billion) of the US$lOO billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) absorbed by developing countries last your, up x hefty 21 per cent. Figures in the United
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      Lock icon M2 increase points to over 10% rise
      380 2  -  BYE ON THE ECONOMY Finance By 1 Paul Leo GROWTH in M 2, the chief measure of money supply, surged to a 12-month high in July, indicating that the yearend growth will be above 10 per cent. Figures from the Monetary Authority of
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      IDD seen as most attractive part of S'pore phone licences
      459 4  -  Sin£Tech and Wywy have began to evaluate potential partners By i Genevieve Cua INTERNATIONAL operators keen to bid for the two telecommunications licences that will come up for tender next year told BT yesterday that the most attractive part of
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      Region needs more oil supply to sustain growth: Esso chief
      376 4 OFFSHORE S-B ASIA CONFERENCE Reports fa/GeneviereCoa SOUTH-EAST Asia and China will need an increasing supply of oil and gas to sustain their economic growth, the chairman and chief executive of Esso Companies in Malaysia, Philip Dingle, said yesterday. >' In
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      $100m Nordic Centre to be set up in Jurong
      205 4 NORWAY Is spearheading the development of a $100 million Nordic Centre a business complex in Jurong housing companies from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The director of the Norwegian Centre for Business Trade, Rune Juritzen, said yesterday that two Norwegian companies
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      Other insurers not making cuts
      371 4  -  NTUC, Prudential happy with return on investments By\ Siow Li Sen TWO major life insurers NTUC Income and Prudential Assurance Company said yesterday they will not follow Great Eastern Life Assurance's move to slash commissions for agents. "NTUC Income does not intend to make any
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      S'pore workers: high on quality but pricey
      518 4  -  With supply shortage and job-hopping, Republic gets third lowest overall rating By. Anna Teo SINGAPORE workers may be rated highly for quality, but they are expensive, in short supply and tend to job-hop, according to a survey of expatriate managers in Asia. This
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      Good-class Leedon Park bungalows for joint sale
      259 4 THE owners of two adjoining good-class bungalows in upmarket Leedon Park have put up-their properties for collective sale. Marketing agent Jones Lang Wootton (JLW) said yesterday the two freehold properties at 49 and 51 Leedon Park, just off Behnont Road in the Holland
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Chin Harn Tong heads for tourism forum
        65 4 CHIN Harn Tong, Member of Parliament for AUunied GRC, will attend the Second International Tourism Forum to be held tomorrow and on Friday. The forum, organised by the World Tourism Organisation, will identify the major changes facing the industry over the next 20
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        Awards for 333 ITE graduates
        76 4 A TOTAL 0f333 Institute of Technical Education graduates will be presented with awards for outstanding performances in their courses at the 1996 graduation ceremony to be held on Monday. They are among more than 4,700 fUU-time students and more than 500 apprentices who have completed
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        BBA's new premises to be opened today
        58 4 THE new premises of the British Business 79 Durton Road will be officially opened today by the British High Commissioner, Gordon Duggan. The BBA, which was established in Singapore in 1964, is a private association which helps promote and support British business interests
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        Hot news for message pager users
        55 4 SINGAPORE Telecom Page Link has enhanced its Info Page service, a free broadcast service which provides message pager users with up-to-date information at scheduled times. Users can now programme their pagers to receive the latest international and sports news, foreign exchange updates and overseas
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      839 4 (2 VI KAY VIKAY INDUSTRIAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR TO 30 JUNE 1996 The Directors are pleased to announce the following: UNAUDTTED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR TO 30TH JUNE 1996 30/06/96 30/06/95 30/06/96 30/06/95 SS'OQO syooo SS'OOO SI'OOO Increase/Decrease Group Group
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      Lock icon Not for the faint hearted
      608 5  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT: KL SECOND BOARD Investors should brace themselves for sudden drops of 3040 points and intermittent strengths leading to higher levels By] Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones Telerate. The opinions in this column
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      Promotions fail to turn ignition key
      618 5  -  Car index down 3.7 points despite marketing posh; Ghost month blamed By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] The Car Track index took a dive last month despite heavy advertising and promotions by motor traders. Observers attribute this to the Hungry Ghost Festival, which began in
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      Bourse likely to stay in 75-point band
      420 5  -  E7E ON THE REGION: MANILA Analysts expect share upturn should US Fed postpone rate hike From, Al Labita m Manila THE Manila Stock Exchange is likely to stay trapped within a 75-point band this week with eyes focused on what the US Federal
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Coalition parties fail to agree on new Thai premier
      309 7  -  BANGKOK They resolve to pick one from own ranks, ruling out opposition chief Chatichai By] Loh Hui Yin THE six partners in Thailand's ruling coalition failed yesterday to agree on a successor to Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, and have scheduled more
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        Lock icon Megawati given KQ-closing deadline
        54 7 AFP [JAKARTA] A senior Jakarta administrator has given Indonesian opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri until tomorrow night to close down her new party headquarters In the capital Bast Jakarta Mayor, Lt-Colonel Sudarsono, tokl Ms Megawati in a letter dated Monday to "immediately doee down the activitiee" at
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        Lock icon Indea milittary to launch mass reshuffle
        38 7 AFP [JAKARTA} Indonesian military autinritiee are launching a mate reshuffle involving MB senior eAeere in the army, airfbrce, navy and police )uet eight months before general elections, tile prees said yesterday. —AFP
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        Lock icon Habibie dept presses on with car design
        63 7 Reuter [JAKARTA] Indoneaia's national car controversy took on an added dimension yeataniay when Research and Technology Minister Jusuf Habibie said one of his departments would prsee ahead with its own car deelgn. Mr Habibie t«M a parliamentary oommiaaion hearing the Maleo vehicle prefect
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        Lock icon Vietnam deflation fears recode
        55 7 Reuter [HANOI] Fears that Vietnam's economy could be slipping into a deflationary spiral receded yeeterday after the government releaaed figures showing that consumer prices had risen for the first time since April The General Statistics Department said prices roeeOJ per cent this month from August, breaking
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      Lock icon 24b baht rail project for Bangkok approved
      146 7 BANGKOK AFP THAI Prime Minister Banham Silpa-archa's outgoing administration yesterday approved a mass transit project in what was expected to be the current cabinet's last meeting, an official said. Phirapong Atajanusit, director of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority, said the cabinet had approved
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      Lock icon Call to stop hiring of unskilled foreign labour
      150 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S industry yesterday called for a halt in the recruitment of unskilled foreign labour, blaming foreign workers for growing socio-econom-ic problems. "Manufacturers should reduce their dependence on unskilled foreign labour," said Paul Low Feng Kuan, vicepresident of the Federation
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      Lock icon 'No' to a clean-up
      62 7 [MANILA] Filipino squatters carrying an effigy of Philippine President Fidel Ramos during a rally near the presidential palace in Manila yesterday denouncing the government for tearing down their shanties. The squatters claim the shanties were demolished as part of a government clean up campaign ahead of
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      Lock icon Nature group: Scrap city over KL river plan
      212 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP A MULTIBILLION dollar project to build a 12-kilometre-long self-contained city over a Kuala Lumpur river is facing growing public opposition despite winning approval from environmental authorities. Nature lovers are appealing to the government to halt the project to be
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      Lock icon Bank Negara to cut 700 jobs, close several branches
      249 7 KUALA LUMPUR Govt: Move to shed redundant staff in a rapidly modernising industry AFP MALAYSIA'S central bank is to cut more than 700 jobs in stages in a surprise move that the government said yesterday was aimed at shedding redundant staff
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Taiwan team leaves for Pyongyang to promote trade ties
      179 8 TAIPEI AFP A HIGH-POWERED Taiwanese business delegation left for Pyongyang yesterday on a week-long trip to promote commercial ties with North Korea despite the absence of formal relations, Taiwanese officials said. The 31-member delegation, organised by the National Federation of Industries,
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      Lock icon Lien Chan calls on Beijing to re-open talks
      313 8 TAIPEI AFP TAIWANESE Premier Lien Chan yesterday called on rival China to re-open dialogue with Taipei and to define Hongkong's relations with the island after it is returned to China next year. "I urge (the) Chinese authorities to resume the talks to
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      Lock icon Shanghai exchange to cut trading fees from Oct 3
      392 8 SHANGHAI Remote trading by phone, computer will also be pushed to boost activity AFP Bloomberg Business News THE Shanghai Securities Exchange (SSE) will cut various trading fees from Oct 3 to improve activity, the Shanghai Securities News said yesterday. The exchange
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      Lock icon For sporting encounters
      44 8 [HONGKONG] Multi-coloured condoms arranged as Olympic rings provide a sporting theme to contraception. Despite the ad's aim to reduce the birth rate in one of the world's most densely populated cities, Hongkong's population rose 2.sper cent over thepastyear to June. REUTER
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      Lock icon Taipei warned over Diaoyu talks
      107 8 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday warned Taiwan against negotiating with Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea after Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui said he wanted to discuss the islands' sovereignty. Negotiations over regional security questions "can only be undertaken by sovereign states, and the
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        Lock icon China starts work on fertiliser plant
        66 8 Reuter [BEIJING] China has started work on a three billion yuan (S$506 million) chemical fertiliser plant In the north western region of Xinjiang, officials said yaslai ilsy. The plant listed as a key national project, will have a production capacity of300,000 tonnes of ammonia
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        Lock icon Hottest Beijing September in 61 years
        48 8 Bernama [BEUING] China's capital basked in its hottest late September for 61 years, with Monday's temperature reaching 32.5 dec C. R was the second highest tote September temperature in Beijing since 1915 when the city started its own records of temperatures. —Bemama
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        Lock icon No ceiling for Taiwan firms in China
        59 8 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] Taiwan won't set formal ceilings oil lmeshasnl by local companies in China, Taiwan Premisr Lien Chan said, according to the Economic Daily Nobs. In Arms' applications for China projects, authorities will weigh whether the projects would lead to a
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      Lock icon Howard decides to meet the Dalai Lama
      349 8 mSYDNEY Ansae PM ignores strong pretests, threats from China AFP AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard has decided to meet the Dalai Lama here tomorrow, officials said yesterday, a move China warned will "cast a shadow" over Sin-o-Australian ties. Mr Howard's decision follows strong
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  • FOCUS: ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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      IMF bent on averting further Mexicos
      1051 9  -  Its strategy: secure a massive jump in resources, devise mechanisms to warn of impending crises and spur private capital flows to emerging markets Reports, Anthony Rowley in Washington AS the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank prepare for their annual meetings in Washington
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      Worst yet to come for World Bank?
      357 9 THE World Bank has suffered 10 years of turbulence and the worst may be still to come. Former president Barber Conable launched a wrenching reorganisation programme in 1967 to cut what critics claimed was a bloated bureaucracy down to size and this continued
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Japan unlikely to seek stronger dollar at G-7 talks
      452 10 TOKYO Current dollar-yen rate is comfortable for both Japan and US, says official Reuter JAPAN, comfortable with the current level of the yen in the forex markets, is unlikely to seek a further strengthening of the dollar in meetings with other
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      Lock icon India's Congress party appoints stopgap leader
      228 10 NEWDELHI Reuter INDIA'S Congress (I) party elected veteran leader Sitaram Kesari as its provisional president on Monday to take the place of former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao, senior party officials said. Mr Rao resigned on Saturday after a court summons in a
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      Lock icon Last rites for Japan coalition
      265 10 TOKYO But few analysts dare risk predicting future alliances AFP THE last rites are being administered to Japan's unlikely ruling coalition of conservatives, centrists and socialists before parliament's expected dissolution on Friday for early elections next month. Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, head of the Liberal
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      Lock icon Herbal fuel set to be patented worldwide
      202 10 NEW DELHI AFP A "HERBAL" fuel invented by an Indian villager is set to be patented worldwide, a newspaper reported yesterday. V Ramamurthi, secretary of the government's Department of Science and Technology, was quoted in The Times qf India as saying the discovery
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      Lock icon Moody's to review Pakistan's rating
      145 12 ISLAMABAD Reuter US credit rating agency Moody's has put Pakistan under review, in a new blow to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's government, but some analysts said yesterday success in upcoming talks with the IMF might avert a downgrade. Pakistani officials are taking undisclosed new proposals
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      Lock icon S Korean current account gap hits record US$3.5b
      338 12 SEOUL August deficit raises fears that full-year figure may exceed USslBb AFP SOUTH KOREA'S current account deficit hit a new monthly record of U553.49 billion (Ssl.9 billion) in August, raising fears that the country's annual deficit will exceed US$lB billion, officials said
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      Lock icon Seoul wants to resume drills with US
      174 12 SEOUL AFP SEOUL yesterday called for a resumption of the annual USSouth Korean "Team Spirit" military drills as the United States and South Korea warned North Korea over last week's submarine intrusion. "The armed provocation is a betrayal of tension easing efforts by
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      Lock icon Pork Chop's finest hour
      36 12 [MELBOURNE] Pork Chop leading thefield into the back straight in a pig-racing display at the Royal Agricultural Show in Melbourne yesterday. The pig-racing drew large crowds at its first demonstration here. AFP
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      Lock icon NZ First wants sale of Forestry Corp reversed
      303 12 MURCHISON. New Zealand Party warns buyers of reversal should it lead the next govt Bloomberg Business News NEW Zealand First Party leader Winston Peters reiterated yesterday that his party wanted the next government to buy back Forestry Corp, saying the policy was
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      Lock icon Aussie pension funds set for shakeup
      184 12 SYDNEY Reuter AUSTRALIA'S industry union pension funds are set for a period of rationalisation follow ing the decision by the Transport Workers Union Superannuation Fund (TWUSF) to broaden its mem ber base, a fund administrator said. "There is no doubt about it. there is
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        Lock icon More flights to bring back Bangladeshis
        80 12 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh has organised 60 flights on seven foreign carriers to repatriate 25,000 of its nationals who must leave the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before Sep 30 or face imprisonment and heavy fines, officials said yesterday. The foreign airliners and operators are in
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        Lock icon S Korea okays 68t won budget draft
        78 12 Reuter (SEOUL] South Korea's cabinet council yesterday approved the finance ministry's draft for a 67.78 trillion won (*****.2 billion) balanced state budget for 1997, the prime minister's office said. The amount represents a 12.8 per cent increase from this year's 60.11 trillion won,
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        Lock icon Short-term rise in Aussie labour rows?
        91 12 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australia may experience a short-term rise in the number of industrial disputes in reaction to the planned labour market reforms. Industrial Relations Minister Peter Reith said. His comments in a letter to The Economist magazine rebutted suggestions in an earlier magazine article
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        Lock icon US$20m ADB loan for Sri Lanka
        69 12 AFP [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved a US$2O million (Ss2B million) loan to Sri Lanka to help improve conditions in the country's depressed North Central Province. An ADB statement said it aimed to "provide for a more efficient use of land
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        Lock icon Seoul firms see continued slowdown
        65 12 Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] South Korean companies expect the economic slowdown to continue through year's end, a Bank of Korea survey said. According to the survey 0f2,480 companies, the Business Survey Index for the October-December quarter is projected at 94 for manufacturing companies, down from
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Doctors may delay Yeltsin's operation
      408 13 MOSCOW President is still carrying oat his nffirial duties, says Kremlin AFP PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin's heart operation may be delayed, but it will not be cancelled, the head surgeon said yesterday, as the Kremlin fought back criticism that the president is not fit to rule.
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      Lock icon UK posts largest balance of payments surplus in nine years
      210 13 LONDON AFP BRITAIN posted the largest balance of payments surplus in nine years in the second quarter of this year, as income from British investments abroad and the surplus from financial services surged, official figures showed yesterday. Britain's balance of
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        Lock icon US consumer confidence down
        73 13 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] US cpnsumer confidence nearly eclipsed a six-year high this month after a large upward revision to the Conference Board's August index. The Board's monthly yardstick of consumer attitudes dipped to 111.8 in September from a revised 112 in August. The August
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        55 13 AFP [LUXEMBOURG] Industrial production in the EU stagnated in the second quarter of the year compared with the first, according to figures from statistics office Eurostat. In comparison, industrial output in the US rose 1.3 per cent and in Japan it rose by 0.3 per
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        Lock icon Same deal for EU employees
        37 13 Reuter [BRUSSELS] European Union employees sent by their companies to work in another EU state must be offered the same pay and working conditions as those hired locally, under legislation adopted yesterday.—Reuter
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        Lock icon US should keep force in Bosnia: panel
        72 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US should keep about 2,000 troops in Bosnia as part of a new international force that will replace the current North Atlantic Treaty Organisation led peace Implementation Force after it pulls out in December, the International Commission on the Balkans
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      295 13 WASHINGTON Perot's support hits lowest point at 4% after his nomination in Aogost Reuter PRESIDENT Bill Clinton held a 12-point lead over Republican challenger Bob Dole while Reform Party candidate Ross Perot hit his lowest point this year, the latest ABC
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      Lock icon Nuclear powers sign test-ban treaty
      500 14 UNITED NATIONS, New York UN chief says it will make the world safer place for generations to come Reuter THE US and the other four declared nuclear powers yesterday signed a landmark global treaty banning nuclear tests with President Bill Clinton the first leader to
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      Lock icon US budget deficit in August widens by 24%
      231 14 WASHINGTON But annual shortfall still on target to be smallest in 15 years Bloomberg Business News THE US budget deficit in August widened 23.6 per cent from the same month a year earlier, although the shortfall for the entire fiscal year remains
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      Lock icon Cayman Islands tightens law to curb money laundering
      292 14 GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands Bloomberg Business News THE Cayman Islands approved legislation tightening anti-money laundering laws and extending them to proceeds of all serious crimes, not just drug offences. The Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Bill, passed by the Legislative Assembly on Friday, is
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      Lock icon Turkey launches massive attack on Kurdish separatists again
      195 14 ANKARA AFP THOUSANDS of government troops backed by air power attacked Kurdish separatists in eastern Turkey again yesterday as part of a major drive launched last week to flush out a traditional rebel stronghold. Sources in the region said the army was
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      223 14 BONN Reuter GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl said yesterday he was confident the terms and the deadline for European Monetary Union would be met. "I am sure that we will achieve this goal," Mr Kohl said at the launch of a book by Finance
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      Thais ill-served by Banharn's Pyrrhic victory
      736 15  -  THB BOTTOM LOTS OPINION By Loh Hui Yin The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent IT WAS a Pyrrhic victory for Banharn Silpaarcha who won last Saturday's no-confidence vote against him convincingly. He is losing his prime ministership. His coalition partners gave him a 207-180
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      142 15 'My guess is that they have high testosterone levels and are risk takers... high-energy, seductive people surrounded by groupies. Their marriages resemble nothing we understand.' Bernie Zilbergeld author of New Male Sexuality, who says powerful men like Jack Kennedy or Dick Morris are literally beyond the ability
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      The WTO and the US
      604 15 EDITORIAL THE US position on global trading issues and the World Trade Organisation, spelled out in detail by acting Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky before a Congressional committee recently, contained more good news than expected. But there was also enough there to guarantee at least some
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      Lock icon Dollars and deficits
      974 15 The US current-accout deficit centimes to widea, despite the dollar's plimge over the past decade. Why is this so? The Economist EVENTUALLY, irritants such as nasty colds go away. America's cur-rent-account deficit, though, is more persistent: indeed, it seems to be widening again. If this trend continues,
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      So which is the bigger, better broadcaster?
      341 15  -  MAILBOX P J George I REFER to the report "Discovery Channel moves regional HQ from HK" in Business Times, Sep 20. I am rather intrigued by the statement attributed to Kevin-John Mclntyre, senior vice-president of the Discovery Channel, who said Discovery Channel's new
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      531 15 Sick Yattstai wmtlm world WHATEVER the truth about Boris Yeltsin's health, there is no doubt the Russian president is a very sick man. His doctors are worried enough to seek to postpone the heart bypass operation which he should have undergone before the end of the
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      Cottoning on to cotton
      793 18  -  The fibre comes under the close scrutiny of corxmme kerk CORINNE KERK MEN might have been wearing cotton shirts for years now, however, not many of them know much about what it is they put next to their skin almost everyday. If you want to keep
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      Perks for frequent flyer members
      238 18 TRAVEL COMPETITION among various frequent flyer schemes is getting so keen that some are trying to gain an edge over others by offering their members unusual or extra perks to try to keep them, and to attract more members. Passages, an Asian Frequent Flyer club,
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      Lock icon Hie celebrity couple
      51 18 [CUMBERLAND ISLAND, Georgia] John Kennedy Jr and his bride Carolyn Bessette leaving the church after their wedding on Sunday at a small private ceremony here. The bride wore a dress of pearl-coloured silk and the groom wore navy. The couple plan to reside in New York City.
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      Halim Saad confirms majority stake in Intria
      441 19  -  Renong chief finally reveals he owns 53% of infrastructure group after selling a stake From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon and chieftain of the Renong Bhd group Halim Saad has confirmed market speculation of his interest in the fast-expand-ing infrastructure firm,
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      Scotts Holdings surprises with $11.3m loss
      349 19  -  Expected $7.15 m profit from Indian land sale yet to materialise By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Troubled hospitality group Scotts Holdings recorded a surprising $11.32 million loss for the year ended June 30, against net earnings of $7.1 million previously. After an extraordinary item of
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      Lum Chang posts 47% rise in profit
      364 19  -  Property main contributor; result in line with forecasts By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Contributions from property saw listed Lum Chang Holdings post a 47 per cent rise in net earnings to $20.42 million for the year to June 30. The higher net profit was
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      Investors rev up Astra shares on rumours of takeover bid
      765 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW S N Vasuki PT ASTRA International, Indonesia's biggest automobile manufacturer, has been a favourite with stock market speculators over the last few weeks on talk of a corporate takeover. Analysts have said that though somebody is certainly
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      Labroy Marine gets SES listing approval
      234 19 The group, which has 19 firms, is expected to launch IPO soon [SINGAPORE] Labroy Marine has received in-principle approval for a main board listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. According to a source, the group is expected to launch its IPO "very soon".
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        Lock icon Creative shares soar 30% to $7.75
        375 20  -  Rise attributed to Merrill's upgrading recommendation and revision of profit forecast for 1997 By. Annette Pau [SlNGAPOßE] Creative Technology's shares shot up a hefty 30 per cent or $1.80 to $7.75 yesterday, making the counter the top percentage gainer in a quiet market. Market
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        Next 2 quarters vital for Creative
        437 20  -  Current woes result of transitional phase, key is to bounce back fast, says analyst From. Jennifer Lien in San Jose, California CREATIVE Technology will have to come up with effective ideas fast if it is to pull out of its current troubles. Kathy Klotz,
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        Hwa Hong interim earnings slip 2%
        197 20 [SINGAPORE] Hwa Hong Corporation yesterday reported a 2.15 per cent year-on-year decline in net earnings to $7.91 million for the half-year ended June 30, despite an 87.8 per cent surge in turnover to $209.71 million. The mainboard-listed group said yesterday results were mainly affected
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        UE interim profit rises 58% on turnover surge
        228 20 [SINGAPORE] United Engi neers reported a 58 per cent rise in interim group net profit to $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30. This was on a turnover of $251.3 million, up 74 per cent over the corresponding period last
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        Lock icon Bonvests profit up 10%; second half not so rosy
        233 20 [SINGAPORE] Diversified Bonvests Holdings yesterday reported a 10 per cent increase in interim net earnings to $10.9 million but warned of lower profits in the second half. At this rate, Bonvests' fullyear performance will be far off the $34 million profit
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          Jaya earnings up 12% to $5.7m
          72 20 [SINGAPORE] Jaya Holdings' group net profit for the year to June 30 grew 12 per cent to $5.7 million. Earnings per share remained unchanged at 4.1 cents as Jaya issued some shares during the period. Turnover rose 57 per cent to $86.7 million. The
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          Vikay interim results take a knock
          41 20 [SINGAPORE] Vikay Industrial's earnings for the half year to June 30 tumbled 92.5 per cent to $81,000. Turnover slipped 2.3 per cent to $47.7 million. Earnings per share fell to 0.1 cent from 0.9 cent.
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          General Magnetics loss deepens
          50 20 [SINGAPORE] General Magnetics chalked up net operating losses of $1.62 million for the year ended June 30. Last year, it recorded losses of $344,000. Turnover fell 17 per cent to $23.12 million. The results deepened loss per share to 1.62 cents from 0.34 cents last year.
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          Compact Metal half-year gain plunges
          40 20 [SINGAPORE] Compact Metal has posted a 95.2 per cent decline in net earnings to $159,000 for the half year ended June 30, from $3.21 million last year. Turnover fell 16.6 per cent to $36.99 million.
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          Koh Brothers lifts profit by 17%
          64 20 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Koh Brothers Group reported a 17 per cent rise in net earnings to $2.36 million for the half year ended June 30. Turnover was up 31 per cent to-$l 18.42 million. The results hoisted earnings per share to 0.99 cent from 0.78
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          Corrections and clarifications
          53 20 IN OUR report "Nat Steel Broadway to step up China operations after IPO" on Sep 21, we quoted the company as saying that the multinational IVP has closed its Singapore plant and moved to Chongshan in China. Nat Steel Broadway has clarified that IVP has neither closed
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        Lock icon Share swap to give IT firm GES Aussie listing
        271 20 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Information technology company GES Singapore Pte Ltd said yesterday it will enter into a share swap agreement with Australia's Logiciel International Ltd (UL) giving it a backdoor listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. A GES statement said that under
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        Lock icon Wheelock says it will focus on property in S'pore
        274 21 It expects property rather than retailing to be major income source Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Wheelock Co expects that property development rather than retailing will be its major source of income for the foreseeable future, chairman Gonzaga Lee said. The company
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        Lock icon Henderson capitalises on its high share price
        186 21 Reuter [HONGKONG] Henderson Land Development Ltd has capitalised on its record high share price to raise fresh funds and Monday's HK13.5 billion (***** million) share placement should boost earnings growth at the company, analysts said yesterday. The 55 million share placement at HK$64
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          Lock icon Reliance poised for sharp drop in profit
          65 21 Reuter [BOMBAY] India's Reliance Industries Ltd is heading for a steep fall in post-tax profit for the six months ended Sep 30, a Reuters poll of leading brokerages showed yesterday. Net profit forecasts for Reliance by 14 securities firms averaged 4.7 billion rupees
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          Lock icon Hang Seng Bank sees tougher 2nd half
          84 21 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Hang Seng Bank Ltd, the territory's second-largest publicly traded bank, expects the second half of the year to be much tougher than the first as competition threatens to reduce its interest rate margins. Chief executive Alexander Au said yesterday
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          Lock icon Oki slashes profit forecast
          89 21 AFP [TOKYO] Deterioration of the world microchip market prompted Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd yesterday to slash its previous pre-tax profit forecast for the year to March 1997. The leading Japanese maker of communications equipment said it expects to turn in a group pre-tax profit of
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          Lock icon Laura Ashley banking on home decor
          64 21 Reuter [LONDON] Retailer Laura Ashley Holdings pic said yesterday that it is developing its higher-margin home furnishings business in the UK and US as part of its three-year recovery programme. The retailer, famous for its flowery dresses, plans to add more than 100,000 square
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          Lock icon Knight-Ridder newspaper revenue up
          71 21 Reuter [MIAMI] Knight-Ridder Inc said on Monday that total newspaper revenue in August was U*****.5 million (*****.3 million), up 9.9 per cent from a year ago. Year-to-date total newspaper revenue was US$l.56 billion, up 7.1 per cent from the same period a year ago. Total advertising
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        Lock icon Compaq hits new high on re-rating
        293 21 Bloomberg Business News [HOUSTON] Compaq Computer Corp shares rose to a record high on Monday after a Robertson Stephens Co analyst said the stock is undervalued and should be trading at about US$BO. Compaq shares rose one to 64y« in trading of 2.63 million
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        Lock icon Hilton to up stakes in four of its hotels for US$267m
        291 21 Bloomberg Business News [BEVERLY HILLS, California! Hilton Hotels Corp said it agreed to buy most of the rest of four Hilton hotels that it already manages from Prudential Insurance for US$267 million (***** million). Hilton currently owns 50 per
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        HK Land buys 10.3% of toll firm
        162 21 [SINGAPORE] Hongkong Land has acquired a US$3O million (Ss42 million) interest in an Indonesian toll road operating company, PT Marga Mandalasakti (PTMM). PTMM operates the Tan-gerang-Merak Toll Road which has been in operation since 1993 and is the westernmost section of the proposed
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        Fund managers in a hurry to get unit trusts onto market
        380 22  -  Analysts say 25 products awaiting MB approvallargest number ever By\ Shiv Taneja (SINGAPORE] Stockmarket sentiment, locaUy as well as in the region, is decidedly gloomy, but this has failed to deter Singapore-based fund managers eager to tap investors' savings.
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        Philippine-focused fund launched
        303 22 [SINGAPORE] OCBC Asset Management yesterday announced the launch of Singapore's first unit trust dedicated to investing in Philippine stocks. The Savers Philippines Fund is OCBCAM's eighth unit trust, and will focus on achieving medium to long-term capital appreciation by investing in Philippine stocks. The fund can also
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        Lock icon Seoul to start won-yen trade
        165 22 Yen second foreign unit to have a trading market in S Korea AFP [SEOUL] South Korea will open a won-yen exchange market on Oct 1, with the minimum trading unit set at 10 million yen (S$128,000), the Ministry of Finance and Economy said yesterday. The
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        Lock icon Bank Negara to focus on insurance
        150 22 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian central bank aims to make the insurance industry a key component of the financial services sector, The Star newspaper quoted Bank Negara Governor Ahmad Mohamad Don as saying yesterday. Mr Ahmad said in an interview more emphasis would be
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        Indonesia's Bank Nusa raises US$32m
        165 22 [SINGAPORE] Bank Nusa International of Indonesia has tapped US$32 million (Ss4s million) from the offshore markets of Singapore, Asia and Europe. The syndication loan, with participation from 10 banks, six of them Singapore-based, was signed in Jakarta yesterday. The deal was arranged by the Singapore
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        Lock icon Tin grouping urges US to show restraint in sales
        480 22 US has approved sale of metals from military stockpile Reuter [SINGAPORE] The Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC) yesterday urged the US to exercise restraint in its tin sales and complained about the lack of transparency in Washington's tin disposal programme.
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        High-yielding west European bonds set to rally: economist
        321 22  -  He also expects US$ to fell, touching 1.40 marks, 102 yen in the next 12 months By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Investors looking ahead to next year should buy western Europe's high yielding bonds and expect the US dollar to fall, the chief
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        Asian bonds may not grow as fast as projected
        648 24  -  Projections depend too much on domestic Korean, Chinese markets, says US investment specialist By i Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Asian bond markets, while poised to be the fastest growing capital markets in the world, may, however, not take off as fast as
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        Lock icon BHP comes under fire
        48 24 [SYDNEY] Security staff escorting 91-year-old shareholder Cedric Walton (right) into the Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday. BHP defended itself against angry shareholders and environmentalists and expects a steady improvement in the coming year after a disappointing quarterly profit. REUTER
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        Lock icon US$900m in junk bond deals on the way
        232 24 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] A half-dozen lower-rated companies are gearing up to raise some US$9OO million (511.27 billion) in the junk bond market to take advantage of strong demand from fund managers flush with new cash from individual investors. "There's a
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        Lock icon Euroyen, Euro$ mark time
        195 24 SSMESUieport Reuter [SINGAPORE] The return of Japanese players after a long weekend did little to shake Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures out of their apathetic state yesterday as the market held its breath for the Federal Reserve's policy-mak-ing meeting. Even the release of Japan's July index
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        Lock icon Biggest US funds all trailed S&P 500 over past 3 years
        408 24 The bigger the fond, the harder it is to beat average, say analysts Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] None of the 10 biggest US stock mutual funds is generating higher returns than the Standard Poor's 500 Index over the
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        Lock icon Goldman Sachs to use 'MD' title
        279 24 Dropping of 'partner' title aimed at keeping talent, sources say Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group is on the verge of doing away with the title of partner as part of a plan to help it keep more of its workers, people
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        Lock icon Creator of Brady bonds sees their demise
        258 24 Reuter [LONDON] Nicholas Brady, the father of the Brady bond plan that restored credibility to Latin America after the 1980s debt crisis, on Monday forecast the demise of the market that bears his name. "I hope all Bradys go through the process, where
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        170 24 Reuter AFP THE dollar patrolled tiny ranges as all eyes focused on the day's Federal Open Market Committee meeting amid confusion over what impact the FOMC's decision would have on the market. Analysts are deeply divided over whether the FOMC will sanction a change in US monetary policy
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        Lock icon Oil up on Iranian, Russian jitters
        321 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] World oil prices moved higher yesterday after Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States in the oil-rich Gulf and partly on concerns over developments in Russia, brokers said. Benchmark North Sea Brent blend crude oil futures for November delivery
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        1445 23  -  The CEO of Nasdaq-listed Pasifik Satellit Nusantara discusses his vision for the satellite company and a new communication project Pnyrn S N V&suki folt thoro 11/01*0 DVPIHno nnrv\»4imifiac of offoir onolirofr iL.i noir l— l From S N Vasuki m Jakarta ADI RAHMAN Adiwoso runs
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      1605 25 Reuter ~*us STOCKS ended mixed yesterday, with most participants sidelined on the last trading day for September delivery and ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting later yesterday. Brokers said the sluggish trade may continue for a while. The key 225-share Nikkei Average closed up 59.75 points at
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      1625 26 AFX-Asia Q Hug Seng -75.43 SHARE prices closed lower with investors turning wary ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting later yesterday, dealers said. They added institutional investors were also increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the liquidity flows into the domestic market in the wake of
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      684 26 Reuter AFX-Asia Q Shanghai B Share Index -022 SHANGHAI B shares ended down after breaching a 49-point resistance level yesterday on bearish sentiment because of a ban on domestic investors buying B shares. The index shed 0.22 point to 48.84 on a volume of 7.8 million shares worth US$3.l
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      397 26 AFP OWPladg +23.87 SHARE prices finished higher yesterday as investors reacted calmly to a government announcement that it would widen foreign participation in the local bourse. The TSE Weighted Price Index gained 23.87 points to 6,477.85. Turnover was 1.02 billion shares worth NT133.15 billion. Rising stocks outnumbered those falling
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      273 26 euter □Wellington +14.40 A SOLID rally in New Zealand bonds helped the share market to a firmer close yesterday in healthy trade worth NZ$65 million. The NZSE-40 Capital Index climbed 14.40 points to close at 2,248.19. Reuter jgj* w room ANZ Banking 7*0 unch 4806 Advantages Hldgs 1.35 *0.03
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      826 26 AFP H SET Intel +7.84 SHARE prices rose yesterday amid rumours that an imminent successor to outgoing Prime Minister Banharn Sil-pa-archa has been found, dealers said. "The market has been fluctuating due to the political confusion, rising this afternoon following news that the prime minister is scheduled to travel
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      411 26 AFP Composite Index +8.71 SHARE prices rose 1.1 per cent yesterday, helped by a rally in selected blue chips amid expectations that market conditions would improve in October, dealers said. "The rally remains technical in nature, backed by expectations of better market performance down the road," said a dealer.
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      618 26 AFP P*| Ail Ordinaries +15 SHARE prices rose yesterday as resource stocks regained some of the ground lost in recent months due to weak base metal prices. "It was quite surprising the resource sector was that strong but it appeared to be a bit of a rebound from the
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      743 26 AFP POwnnoßtebdeg -0.40 SHARE prices fell yesterday, with most foreign investors sidelined ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting while trading was focused on Astra International, dealers said. "Something funny is definitely going on with this company. Astra was really wild," a broker said. The Composite Index closed
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      337 26 AFP n Manila -8.06 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as investors awaited the results of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting on interest rates. "Investors are cautious ahead of the FOMC meeting tonight," said an analyst. The PSE Composite Index declined 8.06 points to 3,236.48. Turnover was 30.64
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        6416 27 Bloomberg Business News Q Oompoatfl Index -17f STOCKS fell for the third day yesterday amid concern the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. "Investors are cautious ahead of the Fed's policy-making meeting today," said a trader. "I expect the Fed to raise interest
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        3801 28  -  WARRANT WATCH Byl R Sivanithy THE strategy of buying an out-of-the-money warrant and selling it when it moves closer to, or becomes in-the-money has been highlighted in this column as being quite feasible, especially in the context of the Malaysian market. The problem is, it requires
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        HOT STOCK
        72 30  -  -■r Paul Leo GENTING is a difficult stock to read. There is downside risk on the daily chart as daily RSI is coming from overbought region while there is upside potential on the monthly chart as monthly RSI is bouncing up from oversold territory. Weekly indicators are neutral
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        Uncertainly over US Fed move keeps players at bay
        915 30  -  STOCK MAREBT COMMENTARY Mixed signals from Wall Street and attention on ELSE Second Board also reasons for local bourse's slowdown By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Activity in the local stock market slowed down considerably yesterday, with investors turning cautious ahead of the
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          87 30 THE Second Board's volatility is proving to be irresistible to the risk-seeker lurking in the hearts of many retail players. A dealer, whose clients are heavy into 20 to 30 Second Board stocks, has given up cautioning his clients about the dangers. Shaking his head in disbelief,
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          Queueing to lend US$500m
          119 30 RESPONSE to APP Global Finance's Ussoo million (SS7OS million) floating rate note must be overwhelming as the size of the issue has been increased by 20 per cent to US$6OO million, according to participating bankers. At a roadshow earlier this month, the issue manager said the
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          Get mad quietly
          132 30 NOW we are really confused. Over the weekend, it was reported that the Consumers Association of Singapore wanted us to suffer poor customer service quietly and graciously with a smile. But yesterday. Case issued a statement saying that it has been misrepresented. It wants us to do
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          Get real
          65 30 A BT article yesterday quoted a GE Life agent lamenting the cut in commissions. He was quoted as saying: "Some of us will be looking at more than 30 per cent cut in our income. What's going to happen to our car payments and home mortgages?" A reader
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          More noise, mare choice
          129 30 WITH unit trusts that focus on Singapore, Malaysia and South-east Asia coming out of our ears, locally-based fund managers are scrambling to launch products that, if not unique, at least stand out from the crowd. OCBC Asset Management's Philippines country fund—which opens for subscription today—is Singapore's
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      323 31 Bridge News Reuter BIFFEX continued to lose the technical gains from last week as news and sentiment remained poor, Clarkson Wolff said in its daily report. The BFI lost another 4 points to stand at 997, valuing for the first time in several years below the "magical" 1,000
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      276 31 SIS '000 W»24 m CWT OWrlbuMn 1.13 *0.01 34 ChuonHup 0.96 *0.01 46 Cwco Invortmotrt _130 uncft 1*7 ftLS T.00 uncft 71 FrttMUM 0.71 uncft CO lioi«ng» 0.925 uncft 10 HtfSwiHup 0.99S *0.01 60 HttocftiZojon 0.83 *0.008 81 IMC MoMngs HK 8.80 JoyoHoMlngs 105 *0.01 2 Jurong SMpyord
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      377 31  -  lOTERMODAL ASIA 96 Intermod&l access key to success of a port, says conference speaker By Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Ports serving the Chinese hinterland need to invest in rail links to effectively serve China's rapidly developing industries. Hongkong-based Jacqueline Lesage, a manager with
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      226 31 Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European Competition Commission will examine the merger of the container shipping businesses of P&O and Nedlloyd but may not necessarily use the deal as leverage to force long-sought changes to the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (Taca). Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on
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      S'pore must act now to maintain its dominant hub port position
      702 31  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer THE recent official opening of Port Klang's latest container terminal, Westport, is a timely reminder to Singapore to address the question: How strong and how immediate is the threat to its position of Number One
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      89 31 Business Line [BOMBAY] A Japanese government agency has been commissioned to prepare a development plan for Bombay port. A technical team has just completed a preliminary visit to the port and a detailed study will begin in a month's time, port officials said. The port
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      6,000-TEU ship can offer cost savings: report
      367 31  -  Drewry's report cites potential savings in different areas By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Adding to the on-going debate over giant post-Panamax container ships, a recent report by Lon-don-based Drewry Shipping Consultants concludes that carriers can expect savings of 6-20 per cent from a 6,000-TEU
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      Fall in 1st-half cargo volume at Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg
      270 31  -  By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Europe's weak economy in the first half of the year continues to pull down the performances of its three main ports Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. The Dutch port of Rotterdam chalked up a marginal 0.2 per
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      947 32  -  PH CONTAINER PORT: AT THE MERCY OF CHINA S MIGHT Jlising costs and fierce competition from cheaper ports in China may stall growth at the world's busiest container port •where much-needed expansion was delayed for four years until China finally approved it last week Hy
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      395 32 PAGE 1 Fl-Bright n AEIOcean 18 rMG l0 X Famous It AFTShpg 18 F«wde 18 ANL 11 Feedertran 11 Able 18 K> Accord 10 FroU Ahrenkiel 10 M Links 19 Appenship 10 fit World tl Astro 11 6 •f* 10 Austral tl Ca
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        199 49 Sapt 28 Souf/i Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Sri Lanka: Market and Public holiday. Bapt 27 Sou/A Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Bapt 28 SoufA Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Taiwan: Teacher's day (Confucius' birthday). Oat 1 National Day holiday (to Oct 2). Nigeria: National Independence Day. Oat
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        910 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. thorn price ranges In US dollars Instead of single price* for a more comprehen si ve description at the market Prices shown are based on averagetiled stem Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        Lock icon Philippine bank won't subscribe to PAL rights issue
        166 50 Bloomberg Business News (MANILA] Bank of the Philippine Islands, expressing "strong concerns" about the management of Philippine Airlines Inc, said it won't put more cash into the money-los-ing flag carrier. "It's been no secret that we've been somewhat concerned about the rights
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        420 50 Italian firm's new Argentine assembly plant to begin production at year-end Reuter [BETIM, Brazil] Fiat SpA's new Argentine assembly plant, slated to begin output late this year, will allow it to displace rival Volkswagen AG as Latin America's top car maker,
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        32 50 [MADRID] The new Spanish prototype of the Eurofighter 2000DA6, jointly developed with Germany, Great Britain and Italy, during its presentation at Getafe air base near Madrid on Monday. AFP
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        Lock icon Subang airport to have new device to detect drugs
        271 50 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Royal Customs And Excise Department at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, near here, will be equipped with a new device capable of detecting various drugs including Ecstasy. National Narcotics Agency director-general Yaacob Mohamed Am
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        Lock icon Samsung team in Netherlands
        94 50 AFP [THE HAGUE] Representatives from South Korea's Samsung group are in the Netherlands for negotiations on the acquisition of Fokker NV's aircraft-making division, reports said yesterday. Samsung Aerospace said in Seoul last week it had filed a letter of intent indicating its desire to take over
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        Lock icon S Korea may import workers for train project
        224 50 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea is to consider importing tens of thousands of workers, mostly from South-east Asia, to expedite the nation's first high-speed train project, officials said yesterday. "There is no other option but to import foreign workers because of high labour
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        Lock icon Kiwi Air's load factor up in August
        202 50 Reuter [NEWARK, New Jersey] Kiwi International Air Lines said on Monday its August load factor increased to 62 per cent from 54 per cent in the year ago period. In August 1996, the company flew 11 aircraft, compared with 15 in August 1995.
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        Lock icon Commercial pressures may be cause of Ansett crash landing in Sydney
        323 50 Govt report finds deficiencies in planning of new service AFP [CANBERRA] Commercial pressures on Ansett to introduce a new aircraft for its fledgling service to Japan may have contributed to a crash at Sydney Airport in October, 1994, an
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        Lock icon Federal Express finds new market in Philippines
        264 50 Fresh tuna freighted to Japan via Snbic Bay hub Reuter [HONGKONG] Federal Express Corp has opened up a new market in the Philippines, flying fresh tuna to Japan via its Subic Bay hub. "This is opening up a whole new market for us
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          76 50 (SINGAPORE] The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) has joined Abacus National Marketing Company (NMC) Thailand as a shareholder. CAT will hold 29 per cent equity in the joint venture with the remaining equity held by Abacus, JVK Holdings and CMIC Finance Securities Public Co.
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          Lock icon Isuzu to set up unnit in Poland: report
          94 50 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] Isuzu Motors Ltd will invest 50 billion yen (SsB4o million) to set up a 100 per cent owned subsidiary to produce diesel engines in Poland in 1999. The Nihon Keizai newspaper said Isuzu will produce 1,500-cc and 1,700-cc diesel engines
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          Lock icon Mercedes, workers agree on pay out
          100 50 AFP (KASSEL, Germany] Management and workers agreed on Monday on a 5 per cent wage-cut at the Mercedes-Benz axle plant here in exchange for a guarantee of jobs at the factory until 2000, both sides said. IG Metall union local official Wolfgang Otto-Manderbach said
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          Lock icon No comment on resignation: Cathay
          71 50 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG! Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is not prepared to comment on reports from Australia that managing director Rod Eddington is set to resign as managing director, a company spokesman said. Earlier, the Australian Financial Review reported that Mr Eddington will be named executive chairman
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          Lock icon USAir won't renew engine contract
          71 50 Reuter [MIAMI] US Air Group Inc has decided not to renew its five-year contract for CFMS6-3 engines with Greenwich Air Services Inc's recently acquired operations in Dallas, Texas, Greenwich said on Monday. It said USAIr had not been satisfied with Aviall Inc's "turntime" performance before
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      15 31 Hongkong's CT9 handicapped by late start Colony at the mercy of China's might. Page 2
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      18 31 Fiat set to be Latin America's top car maker New plant to begin output at year-end. Back Page
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      1359 34 44_ AS AGENTS: "K" LINE (SMQAPORE) PTE LTD (C 8 12M*****00MGST kg NO M2-WI7MM) TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 W wmj Wjp MALAYSIA: "K" une maritime (Malaysia) son bmd I I V 1 TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****256 NDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUT
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      734 34 I jluut "%«a£ Sfc&uM? &s*. (Pte) Jiid. Inn (SHIPOWNERS t SHIPPING AGENTS) It kmm ffaai 114-13/14, H/17, 19-71 khrm*,*haw i i 071*J Ttt 'MM I U"*) fac (M *155*4 Cdk 44* UAMJOItS" Tsfcc K iSJSt 41IBHIAT a HO: IMIH7fSW WWUY SAUMtG to YANGON VtSSB I VOT I SI I TGN
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      1014 34 Ivl YANG MMG LJNE E2ZE3I TWIC* WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAYS UMO AY gQSEGB ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY W HAM FXT liM AMI VESSEL M)Y in f*t HAM AM tM «f»2I I 2J2 I. W0 IMO IMO 21/10 MWGSTAA A63IE SLO SLD SLD SLO 2V09 MORMMCIt BRIOGf JMm* I 7VX, I I*lo WO
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      1131 35 EXPORT TO: TO: JEDDAH/UK/CONTINENT IvtSSIl VOY MM JCJD R'DAM H'IURG B'HAVIN S7ON UEH ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO FOR: N€DiLOYD EUROfA S3M 24/09 17/10 15/10 U/10 GLASGLOW, GRANGEMOUTH NIDUOYD HONGKONG 13*6 27/09 13/10 IS/10 11/10 19/10 n cmmKUnIK OOCL GERMANY 33*6 28/09 11/10 17/10 14/10 15/10 «r NtDUOYD ASIA 5394 03/10 24/10
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      2478 35 I 0 HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* _J |UMNMA/VOT IM SM "IS POX m TOP CM DTT KM PHI OWI |MM I OOS NYC Off TV* prYZ ["15 TYC TEC kombandmsi m/w 2*/w iyn m/io m/io m/io m/io a/io 11/10 b/io 21/10 a/io a/io a/io a/io 11/10 m/ic~ m/io n/io a/io
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      1427 36 1 rasa ypY tgujjgo Jtoow maim southwton hamiuk MmtwHAvm >ontro*n mw*f timwi Htiwouottt nwoa ?s/j 4/10 IHS MS UZ!£ ma —M naa Mfi MS—-=-—-=— roimiiMW trmx n/i ivo w/'Q i 'V"> H/'Q BWSHMA IgOj 2t/» 1/10 fl/10 'l/'O »/'<> I WO 1 jajAtoom o/w3i 2/10 n/io »/io tyio ?i/io I
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      1507 36 NORASIAI I VESSEL VOYSIN PKLI OOA LAS BCL VALALQROT ANT FELLHA I NOA SHIGA 9637 3 2M» 26/09 11/11 16/10 13/11 20/10 21/10 17/11 16/10 11/11 2HIO NOR MALTA 963* 3 02.10 03/10 11/11 23/16 701 0 27/11 26/10 24,10 25/10 2VIO 27/11 I NOR KIEL 9639-3 N/10 16/10 2VIO
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      447 36 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang Vessel S'pore Fangcheng Zhaniiany UANBAO 04/10 09/10 11/10 I NOR TRANS TIL: 65-*****67 FAX: 65-*****90 Mutti-Purpose RO/L0 Carrier Accepting: RO/RO, Ramp Capadty up to 40 tons Hoavy Lift opto 68.5 tons (mfmrimd/ Bnak Mt /Cmtdm/Rmhrs Cmtdm Thai Flog Status ktbUfmt V.32A 2H 7/00 01-04/10
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      1511 37 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11*01 K«pp«l Towers Singapore 0208 Tol: *****88 Fax: *****17 SAIAH t IRUHE CONVENTIONAL SERVICE [SARAWAK CONTAINER SERVICE Ivpsa voy I saH «u> b vksii vot fsiwGlpott I ROOMS smmsTu mm 20/01 02/10 03/10 CA»AIUJMM-2? wiw ?;/w 21/01 gBJSB mm oi/io os/io 00/io
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      1890 37 3 SAiUNGS I PER WEEK FOR I SINGAPORE EUROPE SERVICE f L 'f ISJNGAPOtE'S GOMAI AGCMTS: tSMHTTOMMT TEL; TH IMC ML 7741 Ml OUTVWUtD (t/U :*****01 JOHOtf OffKL 9 COSTAR SHIPPING PTI IT® *i7-mmsou« saus/mgs 4705i4,/4j mm*oo£t»/i) i am™ COSTMIMHCIKS (M) SM BNdT tJ^IWIOOOMI^^^^^^^TOMMjMjOaMW^^^^^^COIJVIjniOIUI^^^OOSISO/S^^^^^T/Sir^ Ht S!S« SI. 11,0 m m
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      349 37 II AJLIPERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN 1 jf [j TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: ********** C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 ***** KUCHIM+fASTIST TRANSIT/ BUtARA-MUOBITY BIRTH j BO CBI BUHB-BfBKATtB ~7 GIKIM 9625 26/09 GTOO ***** 27/09 GKHOON A 5396 29/09 GISOON 9611 30/09 GIHENG 9676
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      1345 38 I EUROPEAHL/SCANDINAVIA/FINIANO/RUSSIA I SOP ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP ROM ANW MSG PKL SGP E ROUNO RW-022 29/9 11/11 24/11 28/10 22/10 23/10 24/1* E GALLANT RE M! Jl/8 4/9 J/8 8/0 1/9 )M 2/1( E REWARD RW-028 VII 25/10 2*ll 28/10 28/18 29/10 38/10 E GRANO
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      1018 38 I*XPQ«T VKSiI VOTAGi MT DM AM DMN OAM KWT Ml VlSSfl VOTAGi DM AM MM MM MP JMOUXT 0477-03* Mrt» WO 07/10 00/10 01/10 OVIO 00/10 U* (o*l*l 04H07K is*» iTw 17/00 T« XTOI mam viva* oyio ivio ivn mo 14/10 mo ivio umcommo mtoSu r/So ivw ii/w is/w 07/10
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      685 38 S RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****33 (12 UNES) FAX: *****16/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP {3 Lines) CRNO: **********0E ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING UNES f (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Vo* FT Loading tor Spofe «*WB 28/10 Andlrwt 46W8 20/11 Pjibout^Asaat) H KIEN HUNG LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED
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      743 39 P BSA jH M MYANMA iHBk FIVE STAR UNE (Myaamar Natioaal Liaa) v loading for Yaajoa (Raagooa) VESSEI VOT SM PKG PEN PGU PAGAN 235W SIB IVt IJ7W 26/06 MAUYSU AGENTS: 60USTEAD SMPPMG AGENCIES KUL m 02-03-*****00 PKL m 02-03-376*101 PHI: m 01-04-*****02 PGO: HI 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A stfvkt
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      1015 39 HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 PNA I PKI |PM I VISSEI/VOY VOT II ANT UM I NAM 6KII FH 16/09 26/09 21/04 NY. EMPEKOK 301W 23/69 11/16 13/16 15/16 13/16 13/16 15/16 25/09 27/09 26/H NY.GENOAI 301W 30/09 16/16 20/16 21/16 26/16 20/10 22/10
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      428 39 (S& FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES IjfSS 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) r-*n 4 SAILINGS A WEEK TO S BANGKOK J J AND REGULAR SAILINGS TO /MXem CIJIABANG THAILAND \BANGKOK LAEf^fIHABANG mm f FOR BOOKING n *****33 CONTACT AMY P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG
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      1026 40 [11CL> Regional Container Line^^™^^ P? JbSK I We are now located at our new office: I A ACCORD SHIPPING PTE LTD Kft Main: 225 5556 (40 Lines) Booking: 225 5557 Doc: 225 8887 Import: 323 2464 i m j jej ij < KXT SIASN ETA SIN ||pQW HA SIN \POKT
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      933 40 «NjSSS7«SSioNi mviq V VWL VOT iTSS CTO IviSSIL VOY SIN CCU CONSISTENCE 33V I SAT I 3»/09~ WID [03/10 [ANDROMEDA STAH 173 THU 26/09 TUi [01/IO MgOWA »I 3 I F«l 04/10 UK 0»/10 BnotH RIVER 3S6CN» SAT 29/09 THU 03/10 PAPMA 1 333 MOW 107/10 FKI 11/10 BTKW SWMNO
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      538 41 nmm Weekly LCL A FCL fl| Services to Caribbean himinq Central America DAGMAfi SI VICTORY MAERSK 9605 607E Port Country 24/09 01/10 Balue City 28/10 04/11 Bridgetown Barbados 31/10 07/11 Cartagena Colombia 30/10 06/11 Ccnirles Si Lucia 30/10 06/11 Fort de France Martinique 31/10 07/11 Freeport Bahamas 26/10 02/11 Kingston
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      877 41 f aaaaPff pacific international unes <pte) ltd 140 Cecil Street. M)3-00PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO 100a*****00E lUg&yL- yot nc f" 1 I "ft M m rtc |mi I wfl a«mp jii_ 2i/i_ i/To n/n Ti/ii irflt jiw m/h BP"-" idjjfe:zzJi. jjpft 418 --M 4f —If- B ft IW.
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      905 41 Flf |CR NO: **********0Z 1 VESSELS VOY SX DAMCTTA LE HAVRE HAMBURG THAMESPOBT ROTTERDAM ANTWERP VM£ OE VELA VI6W 01/10 21/10 22/10 24/10 2&10 27/10 MLLE DE CAPELLA TI7W 08/10 19/10 29/10 31/10 01/11 OCVII VILLEDE LIBRA LI7W 15/10 28/10 04/11 <»11 07/11 0&11 10TI1 CALIFORNIA ORION UI7W 02/11 11/11
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      55 43 FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD KstaMishcil Sincc 14W4l 4 W4 Till TOTAI TRANSPORTATION M OPM Kl■(,111 AR IiKOUTAIiI ICI COXSOI.IHATIOM IMPORT iS I XPOKI SI KVK I S OCEANIA PORTS AUCKLAND SYONKY I'.KISBANi: MLI HOURiVi; KRIMANTI.L visa i ic.in si rvici sni A J mil iKi i in i.x«n» IHmmi' /*>
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      569 45 I MAA SIN| ■TIG€RBAY 471N 27-28/09 02-o*lo 11-12/10 I ■TIGER WAVE 472N 30-01/10 06-09/10 14-15/10 I ■TIQER ISLAND 473N OA-O&IO 18-19/10 I ■TKj&R SHARK 96/9 06-07/10 12-15/10 20-21/10 I ■TI<3R BRIDGE 474N 07-06/10 13-I*lo 21-22/10 I JT'GER BAY 475 11-12/10 16-20/10 25-26/10 I ■AMDRO STAR 172 26-27*59 03-07/10 13-14/10 I
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      825 45 ISeaKLand" DIRECT SERVICE LONG BEACH ARTHUR MAERSK V.9618 ETA SIN ETDSIN 26 SEPT' 96 27 SEPT' 96 J Ivtssa vw (usm ii cbwctik vbsh [wriKisttiaoiimiiH m* mm S m MM* wr »m M/V Twm uk *os o«/io 00/io awxw m a/to »/io jo/m 01/11 oi/n w/io oz/u 01/11 5/n ii/ii
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      82 45 SHIPPING CO., LTD.I ■Uin-PUtPOSI VISSII FOR RO/RO, CONTAINER ft BRIAR RUIR CARGO rosa I WTI w I SIM I MT 1 «u 1 n 1 mums n »/w ti/n »/i> m/h ty/u m/i> TtAMSPAOFKS 57 |n/lt| 14/I>|l7/nll</It|ll/lt jlf/lt VISStt I ¥0T I SIN IWI IU 1 B Jf FENG II
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      1318 45 _a> Nedlloyd -iweimwii T Nedlloyd Unes o,im,/44,,,M,,#,/,0/ 1 sj rn innnmooDon SIAM PROSPIRfTY/ttlt SPORI 05/10/96 y'ow'y PTSH| I SmfIAPQRE PHONE (GENERAL) *****89 RATE ENQUIRIES *****4* 260 CfS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (FAX) *****23 I TOEUBOPI E VH»T TUBBS/mWT Sin piig Soti Lof) nfm Aiw* MOOT Bcti NLL EUROPA /5386 26/09 27/09
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      1471 46 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD I Singapore Soviet Shipping I :3F 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE 0106 OOYIBI anipping TEL: *****81-3 FAX: 227»13« (3 HUNTING LINES) TLX: R*****0 TO E. CANADA —US ATLANTIC —US GULF MK CO. PtB. Ltd. rOOOKMOS CALL DIRECT LINE: *****41/*****43 JESSICA/CELI* igSSSSe, SS ISSSSI
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      1148 47 PIVJ fffWWffffW MVfVffgffTm^H^H 9 [HI llimHll [In 11 111 iJ IJII HAmIJ 111 1/111 7t4 SERVICE I VESSa I VOY I SIN 1 KTM I ANT IfH HAM FB. I HY GENERAL 301W 30 SEP 18 OCT 20 00 22 OCT 20 OCT 22 OCT I HVDUKE 301W 07 OCT
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      1319 47 VBM SPOB WAM6 WW W. g 1 W M "M "TflP" m HONGKONG IMA tfW KM* HM lilt lilt Hit lilt IPBANQ ISA* JUT 14M 31M tl.lt tilt HM oaeauMMT xm aw J7.tr 2am mt ii.it 17.11 it.it nd. Honshu om km 2am mm 04.1t ti.it tilt Ml MM IJH
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      696 47 ShIPPINQ THRICE WEEKLY DIRECT TO HO CHI MINH CITY 1 EXPORT TO HO CHI MIHH CITY IMPtKT FKiM Hi CHI MIHH CITY J mm. vot Ift re- BW mk vbm vor miac tura mamummim sm mm ai/M) m/m am v/m muxmuimmw m 5/ss m/w nw 3 ekwtw *41 mm a*m
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      705 48 f AD SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. WK MM I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE *****7. m m 1 TEL: *****00 (4 LINES) FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX $»NOTBUMS gUgtMl (CONTAINER SHVICI) Also occepting container cargo to: Vtssa/VOY I ETA SIN ETAHK6 ETA SHA W/T HKG: Beiiioo. Chiwon.
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      576 48 MfcafcfrMN CONTAIN6KMB Agents: MAC-NELS SPOKE: *****22 (24 UMES) kuchmq: <002) «M 4» J <¥* MO. IBBSS7IOOOOB StBU: (084)*****9 UAML* <88f) RIRBBBI V J1 W POUNO: (04)*****6 BANGKOK: (082) M>W7 SURABAYA* (31) *****0 P. KELANa (03) *****77 JKT (21) *****07 MO* (81) *****8 tRNPUNft 03 4RBII > HKG/PUS ETA RTM/HAM/FXT ETA
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      359 48 It S'por» PXttmTQ Lxmctng For J AGIASORA 16/09 22/06 Rc*iVAtwAM/Nvi I SEAGULL FORTUNE 25/09 06/10 Rc*n/Atw/UK/N«i I AMANPULO 18/10 22/10 Rc*n/AN»AJK/N«i I Loads EVW. Malay Ma. Indon— J I Loading for j I CXJbai/DotWßahraiivDamrnarVKuwait I Dubai/A Dhabi/Doha/Darrrnan/Kuwait I I Dubrt/A. DhabcTXyWßahrarvT>armwVKiiw»< I MAKAR HodatdatV Jeddtfx/Aqaba/ Pt Said "Loads Sinpapors, EVW
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      38 49 ($1 BELL SPEDITION LINE SINGAPORE YANGON MV LONGHAI 7-5 October JAPAN/KOREA South-east Asian Ports MV PHUYEN/early October Other vessels available for Time/Voyage Charter I General agent: S. Y. SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD I FAX: *****91 TELEX: RS *****
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