The Business Times, 23 December 1996

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, DECEMBER 23,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Private pension schemes likely to take off soon
    766 1  -  Additional method of saving will create huge opportunities for fond managers By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Private pension schemes by local companies are expected to take off in a big way over the next few years, industry sources say. The emergence of these
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    Lock icon Is Jobs up to the job at Apple?
    565 1 Analysts say firm unlikely to dominate market again Washington Post, Reuter, NYT. Bloomberg Business News [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc's decision to bring back Steve Jobs is expected to return the company to the forefront of innovation in the personal computer industry,
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    Top foreign building firms pulling out of Taiwan
    501 1  -  They cite graft and delays in USs3oBb infrastructure plan From Bruce Cheesman in Taipei FRUSTRATION at widespread corruption and delays in implementing a US$3OB billion (SS43I billion) government infrastructure programme have caused several top European construction companies to withdraw from Taiwan. Tarmac
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      142 1 SPsSK&SL?* Company consortium now plana to go into petrochemicals following a path which other refineries here have recently taken, P|2 Dave Rossum, chief n nil mill,! /V... aI. scientist on ureauve Technology, is not overiy conoermd about new chalkngw to the Sound Blaster card, ITPfID e Ossia International has clinched
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      259 1 Future of the fund industry in S'pore, Pg 17 MhJ IS wumT PS w/A mmk ..-.'Vr The Hermes Sellier witch represents the elegance of equestrianism. The betel is decorated with a saddle-stitch design in relief, and a genuine saddle stud enhances the centre of the dial. The Sellier model is
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      53 1 "Looking at the quarrels they have among themselves and their reluctance r to introduce candidates, I think they will not be able to field more than 40." Prime Mlnliter Qoh OwkTwurrßtteriUV 00 the opposition and the odds of the PAP stayinc in power when nominations close at noon today Full
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon PAP will return to power after today's nominations: PM Goh
      664 2  -  THE GENERAL ELECTION pe does not expect opposition to field B re than Reixrrts by Chuang Peck Ming PRIME Minister Goh Chok Jong expects the People's Action Party to return to power to!h£n nominations close at fodn today, just as
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      Chee's credibility to be tested in MacPherson
      323 2 SDP boss will lose all trust worthiness if he fails to stand in ward in coming GE, says PM SINGAPORE Democratic Party boss Chee Soon Juan will lose all credibility if he fails to stand in MacPherson in the coming general election, Prime
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      Singapore Refining plans move into petrochemicals
      578 2  -  SRC move will pot it on same path as other refineries here By] Ronnie Lim THE Singapore Refining Company (SRC) consortium, comprising mainboard-listed Singapore Petroleum, British Petroleum and Caltex, now plans to enter into petrochemicals following a path which other refineries here have recently
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      Lock icon Catering trade up 2.6% to $248m
      277 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce Byl Diana Oon THE catering trade grew 2.6 per cent year-on-year in October to $248 million, preliminary figures from the Department of Statistics show. In volume terms, the catering trade in- dex ai constant prices was just 0.6 per
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      Govt plans to redevelop newer housing estates: Hng Kiang
      320 2  -  Minister launches exhibition on planning work for Pasir Bis By: Diana Oon THE government plans to renew and redevelop newer housing estates such as Jurong West, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang over the next few years, said Minister for National
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Taiwan meeting on how to improve ties with Beijing
      353 3 TAIPEI Democratisation and economic development also on agenda of natimal conference AFP A WEEK-LONG national conference on ways to push for greater democratisation, economic development and improvement in ties with China is to open here today. Some 170 representatives from political
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      Lock icon China-Taiwan trade growth fell sharply this year
      349 3 BEIJING Commercial dealing! on the rise nntil Teng-hui's trip to US AFP TRADE growth between China and Taiwan slowed drastically this year, amid heightened tensions between the two countries, a senior Chinese foreign trade official was quoted yesterday as saying. Trade across the
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      Lock icon Ramos calls special session on budget
      296 3 MANILA Congress readied from floe-month break to pass 1997 budget Reuter PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos has summoned Congress to a two-day special session starting today to pass the 1997 national budget after political bickerings stalled its approval. Mr Ramos announced the session in an
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      Lock icon President re-admitted to hospital
      203 3 MANILA Reuter PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos was admitted to hospital for the second time in 10 days yesterday for follow-up checks after a previous confinement for a thfoat infection, doctors said. Mr Ramos, 68, cancelled some of his scheduled appointments for the day before he checked
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      Lock icon Jakarta to probe rights group's claims
      135 3 JAKARTA AFP THE Indonesian government has said it will look into a report by a human rights group claiming that security officials are the top perpetrators of rights abuses here, a report said yesterday. "If people say that (abuses are being committed), we will
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      Lock icon Accept new HK legislature, say analysts
      523 4 HONGKONG Bering says interim legislature's a vital guarantee far HE'S smooth transition Reuter CHINA's newly-selected legislature for Hongkong is a reality that the people of the British territory must accept, whatever the doubts over its legality, analysts and commentators said yesterday. A century-and-a-half of
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      Lock icon China aims to be world's top steel producer
      129 4 BEIJING AFP CHINA is aiming to become the world's top crude steel producer by the year 2000, with an annual output of 105 million tonnes, the China Daily said yesterday, China produced 95.3 million tonnes of steel products from crude steel in
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      Lock icon HK handover seen hitting markets
      220 4 WASHINGTON Bernama MALAYSIA and other East Asian markets can expect to experience some market shocks when Hongkong joins China in 1997. World Bank chief economist for East Asia, Michael Walton, said on Friday: "It would be foolish of me to say that there would not
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      Lock icon HK pushes ahead with subversion law despite warning
      219 4 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG yesterday pushed ahead with plans to introduce laws on secession and subversion, despite a warning from China the day before not to proceed with the bill. The secretariat of the territory's assembly, the Legislative Council (LegCo), issued a communique
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      Lock icon Taipei demo urges more protection for women
      141 4 TAIPEI AFP SOME 5,000 screaming, torchcarrying women marched through Taipei yesterday before holding an overnight Virgil to call for better protection against violence. Students, priests, taxi drivers and many family members of rape victims also joined the event, dubbed "Fire of Women's Rights
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      11 3 u1 I I Tailor made solutions available. (Give us your measurements.)
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      321 4 Where to wine, dine and entertain M At Our Heart. A Part Of Olde Singapore H (&nto q Wjfe (§fpirit jj |J (9f (§feason D Q (SB D For a traditional Christmas with a contemporary twist, ~9~ Jugglers Lounge LJ are serving up a tantalizing spread fit for a king.
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon US$100m investments in Indian marine parks
      173 5 BOMBAY AFP AN AUSTRALIAN-LEI} consortium has started work on a marine theme park in India and plans to invest at least US$lOO million (Ssl39 million) in simUar projects here, the Economic Times reported yesterday. The newspaper said the consortium, led by Perthbased company Studio
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      Lock icon Ex-presidents Roh, Chun to file final appeals today
      503 5 SEOUL Also, S Korea faces political drama as ruling party tries to posh through 2 laws Reuter SOUTH Korea faces a year-end political drama today as former presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae Woo prepare final appeals against convictions and the
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      Lock icon Foreign investment in S Korea to hit US$2.8b
      176 5 SEOUL AFP FOREIGN investment in South Korea is set to mark a record high of US$2.B billion (553.9 billion) this year, despite sluggish industrial activity, a government tally showed yesterday. The Ministry of Finance and Economy said that foreign investment in the
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      Lock icon Gingrich admits breaking ethics rule, misleading inquiry
      419 5 WASHINGTON Speaker's quest for second term falls under cloud AFP REPUBLICAN Representative Newt Gingrich's pursuit of a second term as Speaker of the US House of Representatives feU under a cloud on Saturday after he admitted to violating congressional ethics rules. The staunch
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Labour to drop tax hike plan: newspaper
        76 5 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Labour Party will abandon earlier proposals to raise UK's tax rate on its highest income earners to 50 from 40 per cent, the Sunday Times reported. The plan, which would affect about 120,000 people who earn over £100,000 (*****,000)
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        Lock icon Arab economy doubles growth in 1995
        73 5 AFP [ABU DHABI] The Arab economy grew twice as Cast in 1995 as the previous year because of economic reforms and an improvement in oil prices, according to an official report. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the 22-member Arab League rose by around
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        Lock icon Italian austerity budget approved
        61 5 Reuter [ROME] The Italian lower house of parliament yesterday approved the government's 1997 austerity budget, passing the bill into law. The package is designed to cut 62.5 trillion lire (Sss7 billion) off next year's projected deficit in a last minute bid to to prepare Italy for
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        Lock icon Turkey, Iran sign economic pacts
        45 5 Reuter [ANKARA] President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey and President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani of Iran signed several accords on Saturday to boost economic relations following top level talks between the two neighbours in defiance of US efforts to isolate Teheran. Reuter
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        Lock icon Five Russian boys killed in bomb blast
        61 5 FP [MOSCOW] A bomb blast killed five boys, aged between 10 and 12, in a Chechen village near the capital Grozny, first Deputy Prime Minister Movlady Udugov was quoted yesterday as saying by Russian agencies. The remote-controlled bomb exploded by the side of
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      Lock icon Indian industrial growth expected to slow to 8%
      284 5 U NEWDELHI Reuter INDIAN industrial growth will slow to 8 per cent in 1996/97 (April-March) handicapped by falling demand, high borrowing costs and political uncertainty. Business leaders yesterday said this compared with an official industrial growth target of 12 per cent for
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      Lock icon Whose tune will charm?
      69 5 [LARKANA, Pakistan] A snake charmer busking under a billboard of Ghinwa and Murtaza Bhutto in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh yesterday. Larkana is the home constituency of the Bhutto family, which is now split between support for former prime minister Benazir and her sister-in-law Ghinwa
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      Lock icon Cold War with US not over yet: Russian minister
      290 5 LONDON McMßtriMktn MUiti destroy entire planet, he uys AFP RUSSIAN Defence Minister Igor Rodionov has said that the Cold War with the United States is not over yet, says Russian Public TV, monitored by the BBC. The television broadcast on Saturday
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      Lock icon Perry warns of N Korean disintegration
      216 5 WASHINGTON Reuter US DEFENCE Secretary William Perry said on Saturday that communist-ruled North Korea was in danger of disintegrating and this could spark a "spasmodic response". Mr Perry, in comments taped for broadcast on CNN's Evans A Novak programme, said the North's rulers had
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Limit hit but buyers still queueing for Iraqi crude
      432 7 BAGHDAD UN delaying approval of some contracts to keep deals within the USs2b ceiling Reuter FOREIGN firms are still lining up to buy Iraqi crude oil despite assertions that contracts signed so far account for all the oil the United Nations
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      Lock icon US mulling response if Iran is behind Saudi bombing
      241 7 WASHINGTON AFP US officials have begun to mull possible responses political, economic or military— if investigations prove beyond doubt that Iran was behind the bombing of a US facility in Saudi Arabia. The Washington Post yesterday said that although the US
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      Lock icon Yeltsin too ill to govern, says ex-security chief
      189 7 MOSCOW AFP FORMER Russian security chief Alexander Lebed yesterday said President Boris Yeltsin was too ill to govern and should quit, as the Russian leader prepared to move to within commuting distance of the Kremlin. "The president is too ill to run
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      Lock icon Fujimori's uncompromising proposal
      453 7 PERU HOSTAGE CRISIS No force will be used against rebels if they surrender their arms and free all hostages Reuter. LAT [LIMA] Peru's President Alberto Fujimori told Marxist rebels holding about 340 hostages in the Japanese ambassador's home for a fifth day yesterday he would not use
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      418 7 PININFARINA The name behind the world's ultimate sports cars is now behind the world's ultimate sports watch. Amongst them is the Eterna Pininfarina has a proud Sports Watch which boasts an elegant yet rugged design, quality workmanship, over sixty years of success in designing and precisian movement and powerful presence.
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      282 8 Heartiest Congratulat Southern Ocean Shipbuild on the launching of a 4800BHP anchoi: handling tug a a "ZAMIL 3" being the third in a series of three sist Q A r—w W Zamil Operations Maintenance Co Ltd of the Kin' DqxhMy SJOM NRT I Ow NKK*NS@MNS@ SUPPLY VESSEL" ri&C B I
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Creative brushes off challenges in audio market
      802 10  -  Executives say competition is "a good sign' that market is healthy Reports by Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Dave Rossum, chief scientist of Creative Technology and founder of Emu Systems, Creative's professional audio subsidiary, is not overly concerned about upcoming challenges to Creative's famous Sound
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      S3 comes up with new products
      336 10 APART from its new Sonic Vibes audio chip, S3 also recently launched a new suite of 3D graphics accelerator chips and a multimedia accelerator that integrates a systern controller and graphics/video accelerator onto a single chip. S3 says its Plato/PX integrated platform accelerator, with
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      Home is where the market is
      640 11  -  By Raju Chellam The writer isaßTjournalist LOOK at the statistics first: One in three Singapore households own a personal computer today. That translates to 33 per cent, or roughly 270,000 households owning at least one PC. We are on par with the United States
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    • IT TAKES
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        Madge names new Asian heads
        86 11  -  Compiled try Audrey Tan {SINGAPORE] Nasdaq-listed Madge Networks has shuffled its Asian marketing operations. Patrick Lam, formerly director of marketing and technical services of Anixter North Asia, will take over as director of marketing (Asia-Pacific). J.W. Kim. formerly a manager at Informix Software, is now
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        16-speed MPSS CD-ROM launched here
        50 11 [SINGAPORE] NEC has launched in Singapore what it calls the world's first 16-speed MPSS CD-ROM reader showcased at Comdex in Las Vegas last month, based on NEC's Maximum Performance Spinning System (MPSS). The 16x CDR-1600, available in Singapore from January, will be retailed at $250.
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Santa keeps the dream alive
      871 12  -  For the 400,000 people who visit Finnish Lapland each year, the magic is real, says sara hemlby SARA HENLEY Reuter MATTHEW Weeks from London is a streetwise nine-year-old. His verdict: "He was real". Antoine, 6v* years old, from Paris found the red-robed man bien (good),
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      A lacklustre and dull Messiah
      672 12  -  MUSIC Tlie manage of the words failed to get communicated By Andrew Lim HANDEL'S Messiah is performed annually, usually at Christmas time, although the oratorio is really dominated by the Easter message. It is a challenging and demanding work for performers and listeners alike, and
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      256 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACIIOSS I 1 7 b i U I k I 1 Space for production of about 7 Man is back before Monday (5) -HH——BH— 8 Concocts a story before the 111 trip, a wide ranging superficial examination 9 Sort out a Parisian quintet in I I f j
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  • BT CORPORATE GOLF LEAGUE
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      Team ATD Resources leads second leg
      855 14  -  The team is led by A C Wong, captain of the Jurong Country Club where the competition is held Reports by Eileen Chan WITH home ground advantage, Team ATD Resources, led by Jurong Country Club captain A C Wong, charged to the top of
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      Hongkong joins JBA Golf Leagues Asia
      199 14 JOHN Burgess, managing director of JBAssociates, has confirmed the participation of Hongkong as the fifth country to join the JBA Golf Leagues Asia. The league, which started in Singapore as the Business Times Corporate League last September, has been gathering momentum throughout the region.
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      Networking on the green— the Sime way
      503 14 Networking on the green the Sime way Golf has become a way to promote staff cohesion WHEN it comes to names, Team Regent Motors which is playing in the Business Times Corporate League could have called itself Team Sime Darby. After all, the team comprises David Ho of Sime Travel,
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      281 14 Have you opened your eyes lately? Taking a good long look at the cars on the roads is like counting sheep. independent rear suspension. Side body panels loulded from a single, seailess piece of steel. They all look the sane, and they all put you to sleep. Plus factory-original leather
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Sino-S'pore fund venture plans to expand in S'pore
      397 15  -  Sisco-APS aiming for fond size of $250 m by next year hYorw Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SHANGHAI InternationalAPS (Sisco-APS), a fund management joint venture between China's biggest broker and a Singaporean, plans to expand its business in Singapore with a targeted
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      Ossia wins 3 distribution rights
      275 15  -  New deals for men's shoes, sporting goods seen boosting profits By* Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Ossia International has clinched three new distributorships that are expected to boost its sales and profits. The distribution and manufacturing company was recently awarded the exclusive rights to distribute Florsheim men's
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      1997— The year of living dangerously?
      682 15  -  HAWO SEW O INSIGHT It could be a serious mistake to overplay what is positive By Quak Hiang Whai AS WE head towards 1997, we are getting positive signals from all corners that Hongkong is in for another good, if not. extraordinary year. In
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    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Wan Azmi may launch US$500m Kazakstan fund
        364 16  -  Venture capitalist says more big names expected to join M'sian entrepreneur By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Well-connected Malaysian entrepreneur Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah is behind efforts to raise US$5OO million (***** million) for the Kazakstan Investment Fund and more regional big names are
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        Lock icon Wembley Ind proposing revised rights of 3 for 2
        466 16 Issue to be priced at M 52.20 each; plan for bonds scrapped Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Wembley Industries Holdings Bhd has proposed a revised rights issue of 216,712,500 Wembley ordinary shares of Msl each on the basis of three new shares of
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        Lock icon Sino Land places out shares
        344 16 SCMP [HONGKONG] Blue-chip property developer Sino Land Co has moved to exploit the buoyant stock and property markets by placing out HKS7.I7 billion (Ssl.3 billion) of shares. The placement of 238 million shares at HK$9.l3 each was handled by Peregrine Brokerage and took place after
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        Lock icon Repco turns around – M$7.1m pre-tax on turnover of M$88m
        373 16 Repco turns around M$7.1m pre-tax on turnover of M$88m Bernama [KOTA KINABALU] Repco Holdings Bhd registered M 57.09 million (553.9 million) in pre-tax profit for the financial year ended June 30, reversing its pre-tax loss of M 50.646 million in the previous corresponding period. Its chairman, Low Thiam Hock, said
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        Lock icon Leader Universal to buy Indian cable firm
        346 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Leader Universal Holdings Bhd has concluded negotiations to acquire a stake in an Indian wire and cable manufacturing company, Incab Industries Ltd. Leader, together with an Indian industrialist, P K Saraf, entered into an agreement recently with Incab's institutional shareholders
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        Lock icon Two aircraft makers may bid for Thomson
        224 16 Bloomberg Business News [PARIS] Aerospatiale and Dassault Aviation SA, two French aircraft makers that are in the process of merging, are considering a joint bid for Thom-son-CSF, the government-con-trolled French defence and electronics company whose sale to Lagardere SCA was suspended earlier this
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        Lock icon Funds hold secret talks on HK's pension market
        341 16 Four plan to form group to break possible stranglehold by insurance firms SCMP [HONGKONGI Four of the territory's biggest fund managers have been holding secret talks to form a consortium to gain greater access to the mul-ti-billion-dollar Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF). Jardine
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        Lock icon China to step up pace of listings in '97
        412 16 Bid to meet demand and curb speculation in stock markets Reuter [BEIJING] China will accelerate listings of new firms on its two stock markets next year to meet demand and curb speculation, a senior securities official said yesterday. His remarks came
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        Lock icon Taipei to cut stakes in 'Big 3' banks
        148 16 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's finance ministry has decided to sell some of its holdings in the "Big Three" commercial banks by the end of June 1997 to alleviate the government's budget deficit. The Commercial Times yesterday quoted finance ministry as saying the selldown
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        Lock icon Future of the fund industry in S'pore
        1551 17  -  The former regional MD of Schroder Investment Management Singapore is optimistic about the growth of unit trusts here By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] When Richard Mountford, 38, came to Singapore in 1991, the local unit trust industry was a fraction of its present size,
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        Lock icon Analysts see Asian currencies getting stronger in 1997
        439 18 Ss, ringgit and baht likely to check slide against US$ when it eases against yen AFP [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies are expected to check their slide against the US dollar in 1997, when the greenback is unlikely to maintain its rapid appreciation against
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        Lock icon S'pore insurers fear experience vacuum
        408 18 Insurance college head says job-hopping threatening booming industry Reuter [SINGAPORE] Singapore's booming insurance sector is facing the threat of an experience vacuum, according to the head of the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI). SCI director Karine Kam says the industry has been hit by "musical
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        Lock icon CS Holding sees loss of SFr2.1b after shake-up
        371 18 FT [ZURICH) CS Holding, the biggest Swiss financial services group in terms of balance sheet, expects to lose 2.1 billion Swiss francs (552.2 billion) in 1996 after deducting more than six billion Swiss francs for problem loans, restructuring charges and a change
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        Lock icon China faces new currency control challenges
        233 18 Problems arise from yuan becoming convertible: expert AFP [BEIJING] China's decision tc make its currency convertible under the current account has thrown up new challenges tc controlling money flow and a foreign exchange balance in the capital account, a report said yesterday. China's capital
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        Lock icon Banco di Napoli bid: BNL alliance is favourite
        253 19 FT [MILAN] Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) and its partner Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione (INA) emerged as the favourite candidates to buy a 60 per cent stake in the troubled Banco di Napoli when bids closed last Friday. Under the rules of the
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        Lock icon Fed votes to raise banks' underwriting limit to 25%
        452 19 Move strikes against laws separating banking from other financial industries Reuter [WASHINGTON] The board of governors of the Federal Reserve System voted last Friday to allow US bank Section 20 subsidiaries to derive as much as 25 per cent of their
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        Lock icon BP, Mobil see more costs in merger
        389 19 Pre-tax charges of USsB6om expected in tie-np in Europe Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Petroleum Co and Mobil Corp said the merger of European refining and lubricants businesses will cost more than expected, resulting in US$B6O million (Ssl.2 billion) in pretax charges for
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        Lock icon China: No new oil refineries for four years
        123 19 AFP [BEIJING] China's State Planning Commission (SPC) has issued a ban on all new oil refineries until the year 2000, to allow demand to catch up with supply. The ban does not apply to foreign-funded projects, top SPC official Zhou Yongjin was
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        1835 19 PRIME LEHDIHG RATES banks ABN Amro Bank M¥ *v 4 ABSA Bank Limited 6 V ANZ Banking Group 6'^ A»ed Irish Bank PtC 6 American Express Bank 7 Arab Banking Corp 7 Arab Bank PIC 6>4 AsaW Bank It* 7 BfCE 6v, Ban Hin Let Bank BM 6"* Banca Commercial
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        Lock icon US$ may turn bearish in 1997
        590 20  -  SIMBX Weeklyßoundup There may be room for short-term appreciation but this is likely to be modest Callum Henderson, [SINGAPORE] 1996 was the year of the weak yen and mark. The overall US trade and current account deficits showed little significant improvement despite a sharp
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        Lock icon Cold across American Great Plains heats up oil and wheat markets
        902 20 COMMODIT7 Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Freezing cold weather which settled across a large swathe of the United States provoked a flare-up in oil prices and drove up the price of grains last week. Blizzards which swept through fields on the
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      1546 20 81 COM FUTURES Dec 20 MHO (Mots dMtaf m at 5J0»a> ISSICOOTOACTKcaatsfa) OtM VotaM OpM Mwtt m> m htt (Iww) Wwrt J* 97 ***** 175 WW 177.75 2050 Hwt7 moo 2125 ***** 5425 mattV, L 5710 Oct/toc 17 186.75 450 HS3C0NTtACT (UScaats/kt) MMM tM **"> JO# t£» S«tt
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      BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      3724 21 *«t 00*» CPS L&M S*p 27 I 1.061L 0.871 0.6 0*** TY LV TY LY Landmarks* Sap 26 I 17.232 15 820 4.1 3.8 ($1) ($m) (cts) («t«) LOO Kim Tah Sap 12 I 1.787 1.392 2.23 1.73 s»p 27 I 0.621L 2.290 1.05 A8N Amro
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      753 21 Relative Strength Index: The RSI measures the rate at which prices move. In theory it ranges between zero and 100. In practice, however, it fluctuates between 10 and 90. RSI is calculated over a specified period, say 13 days, and is derived from the formula: *****0/[(up average/down average)
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        Lock icon Triple Witching causes mayhem on Wall Street
        829 22 NEWYORK US investors saw a crazy week as the Dow swung wildly np and down FT ADD another primeval rite to the holiday season. Friday saw a ritual which is celebrated with total turmoil on the money markets: Triple Witching. Nothing to do
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        Lock icon Santa claws back Hang Seng losses
        193 22 HONGKONG AFP SANTA arrived in Hongkong a few days ahead of schedule last week, giving the Hang Seng Index a festive tweak after the jolting sleigh ride local stocks suffered the previous week. The key barometer closed with a gain of 347.34 points or
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        ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
        876 22 Sydney +57.3 A SHARP rise on Wall Street combined with a rally on market leader BHP helped Australian shares rise 2.5 per cent in the week to Friday. The Australian Stock Exchange's key barometer, the All Ordinaries Index, finished the week at 2,373.8, up 57.3 points on
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        2045 22 Q Paris *3.4% FRENCH shares closed with a jump of more than one per cent in heavy turnover, tracking the "Santa Claus rally" on Wall Street, traders said. "The big push was on Friday before people head for the hills," said a senior equity salesman, refering to
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        Lock icon Footsie dances to tune playing on Wall Street
        432 22 LONDON AFP THE London market enjoyed a euphoric pre-Christmas week, inspired by a takeoff on Wall Street which more than countered signs of caution on the home front, dealers said. The FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares set a new closing record
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        Lock icon Bleak economic outlook sends Nikkei tumbling
        277 22 mTOKYO AFP SHARE prices tumbled 3.2 per cent during the week as investors were increasingly worried about the country's bleak economic prospects, brokers said. Both domestic and foreign investors were concerned that the government decision to raise the consumption tax in April and to
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        Lock icon Strong Wall Street helps stocks rebound
        7776 23 AFP, AFX-Asia Composite Index +14.61 MALAYSIA'S key stock index rose 1.2 per cent last week as a strong Wall Street helped the market rebound after news of a trade deficit in October earlier dampened sentiment. 'The market was boosted by gains on Wall Street
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        Gamuda wrts deep-in-the-money
        4024 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy IN PREVIOUS columns, we've often said that when a warrant moves into-the-mon-ey (ie the shares rise above the warrant's exercise price) the conversion premium must shrink. When the shares keep on rising, this will give way to a discount that continues to
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2411 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gr Of L*« Vat «M Last Quota Ohf Oh* YW Nat M Cap High Low itno Company 5a* (OOP) Ht» Low Buyar Sa8ar Cw P/t %m» 625 360 mI SOOO AISB50c 374 cd *2 123 380 360 368 380 iO 4.9 0.4 79.4 3836 119 84
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        1481 25 TURNOVER ('000) VALUE COOO) tUIn Clot Tot* cut Total Industrie 160,150 54,987 215,137 480.883 72,240 553.123 Flnanct 18,699 9,096 27,795 228,879 14,906 243,786 Hotus 5,657 812 6,469 15,478 1,347 16.825 Propyl i«i 24.972 22,683 47,655 144.664 30,738 175,402 Plantation 2,249 2,249 5.673 5.673 Mimn<j 513 513 1.238 1.238 BL* 31,033
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        MAIN BOARD
        5151 25 Or Or Mm *996 Lot Vol Week Last Oust* Mv 01* YM Net Cap A*g Hlgli Low StNo Company Sale COOP) High Low Buyer Seller Cw W Smll Prk« INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASENTS10 200 OS- *000 900 ASF US$0.***** US900 885 90. 0 214 165 1258 AcorSOc US179 *5
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        1153 25 1T9C Li«t Vol Khk Lost Ouott Div ni* vu r_ MM* Cf> fOOO) W0 In Buyar Sallar H C'»r P/t mM p^, SCSOAQ 289 135 2000 ABRHMqsSC 163 -6 86 167 163 163 164 3 0 t42 01 1019 72S iu HI 68 2049 AS Auto IOC 145 .1
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        HOT STOCK
        63 26  -  Bfl Shiv Taneja STRAITS STEAMSHIP I AND has seen some choppy trading in the past several sessions, but a downward trend is beginning to appear quite clearly, which is expected to continue for the next several sessions. Investors should look at taking pro/it now weekly RSI has just
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        Lock icon Dow's volatility spells gloom – and good news
        1151 26  - Dow's volatility spells gloom and good news STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY 1997 may see return of foreign money to the local market R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] This Christmas season brings with it the usual dose of good news and bad news. The immediate good news is that despite looking decidedly wobbly, Wall
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      361 21 [BUSINESS Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO ANO IN THE MATTER OF BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL S.E.A PTE LTD NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINOING-UP (PURSUANT TO SECTION 290) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL S.E.A PTE LTD duly convened and
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      340 21 t pacific can investment holdings ltd T I r (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) PacMcCan NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at the Company's office. 19 Cecil Street #04-00, Pacific Can Building, Singapore *****4 on Wednesday, 8 January
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      280 27 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young ALTHOUGH there has been some slowing in general activity, it is Interesting to note that there have still been a number of reasonable deals concluded. The handymax bulkers Western Mariner (*****/84) and Azteca 1 (*****/87) are said to be sold at about US$l2.2
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      288 27 ICS '000 Gp*nce& Youftg C#T Distribution 1.19 *0.02 *5 Chuan Mop 0.935 unch 7 Coaco invattmant L48 -0.01 >9 rELS 6. SO -0.1S 218 frMKLMi 0.445 *0.01 9 C8 Hwdwvji 0.88 uncti 27 Hat Sun Hup 101 -0.02 267 HltacNZoaan 0.78 -0.02 232 MC HoWnqs MK5.60 Jaya HoMinqs 1.02
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      Viet m'time show, Aussie conference share top billing
      384 27  -  2nd Asian and Australasian Ports and Harbours Conf to be held together with M'time Vietnam 97 By: Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Vietnamese and Australian port and shipping industries will share the limelight in an exhibition and a conference to be held simultaneously
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      Lock icon L&T-led group out of race for Indian terminal project
      180 27 Business Line [BOMBAY] The L&T-led consortium is out of the race for the 70 billion rupee (552.4 billion) Jawaharlal Nehru Port terminal. The Bombay High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by the L&T-led consortium last week seeking to restrain
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      Lock icon US govt in deal with 9 lines
      79 27 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] The US government has signed contracts with nine shipping companies to obtain the use of 38 commercial ships in case of a war or a national emergency. Maritime officials said late last week that companies included are Crowley Maritime
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      Brazilian challenge to European yards
      583 27  -  DOCKYARD By. David Hughes BRAZILIAN shiprepairer Renave of Rio de Janeiro is set to start a US$6O million (SsB4 million) major expansion programme which could significantly affect the shiprepair market aimed at vessels trading in the South Atlantic. With the possibility of Renave offering a
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      70 27 [TOKYOI Toyota Motor's 8.5-metre cabin-cruiser during a test run in the ocean off New Zealand. Japan's biggest car maker last week said it planned to enter the marine business and would start selling motorboats and boat engines next year. This cabin-cruiser, the first Toyota boat
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      Lock icon EU clears merger of container interests of P&O, Nedlloyd
      256 27 New firm will be member of either Global or Grand shipping alliances Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European Commission has cleared the merger of the container shipping interests of P&O and Royal Nedlloyd, giving the go-ahead for the creation of the world's third
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      Lock icon Shanghai port aims for 220m tonnes by 2000
      245 27 Reuter [SHANGHAI] China is expanding its port at Shanghai with the goal of creating an international shipping centre, the Xinhua news agency said over the weekend. The port plans to increase annual handling capacity to 220 million tonnes by the end of
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      Lock icon Firms must unite to compete
      1133 28  -  EUROPE'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: FACING THE AMERICAN CHALLENGE The Aerospatiale chiefs call for European aerospace companies to merge following the US$ 13.3b Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger reinforces the view that the Europeans must restructure quickly in order to compete Byl Frederic Tomesco Bloomberg Business News TWO years
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      450 28 PAGE East M'sia 2 AEIOcean 16 Ethwp«n 6 AEL 14 EuroHansa 6 AFTShpg 14 Emgreen 6 AMI 3 FL-Bright 9 Able 16 F *G »5 9 Accord 8 Famous 7 Ahrenkiel 4 Farwide 14 Appenship 4 FoonqSun 8 Astro 3 Frota 8 Austral
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
      11706 36 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser VissH Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Nam* Number Number SIN Oestn Name Nam# Number Number s ,.-s■immmmztevvmamtit*' -v. 2i/U 14/01 Nedlloyd NLL AMERICA 5516 65 22*989 A 26/12 21/01 OOCL NEOLLOYO AMERICA 5516 65 *****13 27/12 M/01 MOL
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        656 43 Vwel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JWMf Pwt 03-96 JK alongside 2312/1500 *<*"S4yang 1204 Jt8 alongside 21.12/2100 Bt Oman Put *****6 JOt alongside 22.12/1900 0112% J01 alongside 22.12/1700 ■t S«iatl ***** J01 alongside 2212/0600 *S«« 95/96 J01 alongside 22.12/2300 C Victory 26/96 J03 HonpnK 2212/0700 C«fl r«ro$ 12A/96
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1697 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/EUUnce Rstls S*>P Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From 001/9* 24/1500 a 22/I5M 22/*54 22/BM 3 2VD700 21/189 n *0C 2 VI200 23/1499 21/1700 23/000 M 22/1900 22/1*99 22/1900 to** 322* 24/0900 1 22/1900 22/BS9 227*900 3 21/0700 23/1199
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        258 43 Deo 23 Japan Emperor Akihito's Birthday. Dec 24 Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Sweden Christmas Eve. Germany Market holiday, Christmas Eve. No IBIS trade or floor trade on Frankflirt stock exchange. Netherlands Markets close at midday. Last session before Christmas. Portugal: Markets closed In afternoon, Christmas Eve.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        812 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive de scription of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sUed stem Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        304 43 S2J2 P»wtY Wrttr IwKw Art kkmtitim Sifciil No tbovt E25 "V 1 2 0* °'°0 %am 380 Aw 985.6 0.4 13.5 0.07 32 0.00 WV1 %,/y %um U 17.9 0.12 64 O.OO —1- Ho above 635 4 I a 0 0 ISO/Cim* Umits Sptc 991 t0
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        Lock icon Airbus to turn into joint-stock firm within 2 years
        318 44 Move planned to ready Airbus for greater competition: German official Reuter [FRANKFURT] Europe's aircraft maker Airbus Industrie is expected to be be turned into a stock company under French law within two years, a senior official at its German partner Daimler-Benz
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        Lock icon Japanese car sales in US set to hit record, says report
        221 44 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's share of the US auto market is likely to hit a record high in 1996, possibly triggering another trade row between Tokyo and Washington, a newspaper reported here yesterday. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, quoting US industry
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        Lock icon GM, Renault to team up to develop commercial vehicle
        217 44 Bloomberg Business News [ZURICH] General Motors Corp said it plans to jointly invest 450 million Deutschemarks (*****.65 million) with Renault SA to develop a new lightweight commercial vehicle. Renault and GM's Opel plan to develop together in France a new 2.5-ton
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      11 27 Europe's aerospace firms must unite Industry facing American challenge. Ptige 2
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      732 28 Mt Singapore Freight Forwarders Association L**®* 4 services represented Members 9,6 R®9»»y oi [iXjjJfJ Accredited Shipping Agents. S"por« National Shipping Assoc, Singapore Business -Giving you the winning edge EXPORT 3 x Japan -2 Hongkong •1 x Manila •1 Kooshiong, KMiung (Accepting Fa to WCK/NAHA/SENDAI/CEBU/LCH) VISSKI VOY Pia UN JKT I
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      1149 30 NOR ASIA FIXED DAY WEEKLY DIRECT CALL TO GENOA BARCELONA WITH FAST TRANSIT TIME FOR MORE DETAILS/BOOKING CONTACT:- DORIS PATRICIA smqapore NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD ALSO ACCEPTING LCL TO: TIL: *****83 FAX: *****90 CR NO. **********0 C VENK*/TRl£sT£/ANCONA/AUXANOWA/PO«T SB"* 2i^^??i:™ 7Bjae2aMl9BB SAJD/PKAE US/MALTA/BARCELONA VALENCIA MDOMEIIA PT HALUAN BCLATAM NUSANTARA TEL:
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      1436 31 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore *****5 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 SAIAH I BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE HO CHI MINH FULL CONTAINER SERVICE |vgsa I vot lawl in 1b |vksu voy ISwIH eta ho* m*s7 smnsHort mm m/u a/n »/n cxiewt makahov V96?4w u/n
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      1607 31 3 SAILINGS PER WEEK FOR SINGAPORE EUROPE SERVICE I" SINOAPORtSSINtRAIAMNTS: 6 SHINTO* W« TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****0J OUTWARD (l/L) <*****2 JOHOU! OFFICf COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD fl7-OI DAS lIDO SAUS/MGS 4205A41/43 INWARD MFTID/O) 420S7SS COSTAR AGENCIES (Ml SDN RHD SI r""*' VESSEL/VOYAGE fw~] W W XIA MM) on Ml
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      1109 33 A HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 PNA PIE I PGO I VESSa VOY SM UM I RTNI ANT 1 HAM Ml 1 I FB 26/12 26/12 20/12 HY. ADMMAI 304W 29/12 15/01 It/01 11/01 10/01 10/01 21/01 02/01 02/01 04/01' NY. HIGHNESS JOJW 05/01 21/01
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      1642 34 HMDlinHßfl I vessel voy sin jkt |vyt»w vov sin pen B8 ucgce OANU BHUM 14S ~Moo In Pt S«t 28/12~ B.MAS EMPAT 6171 Tug_ 24/12 Thu 26/"l2~ EAGLE TIDE" 159 Tu« 24/12 Sit 28/12 OUWU BHUM 6743 Thu 28/12 Sat 26/12 XETHA BHUM 182N Mon_ _Thu_ QANTA BHUM Si 25m
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      254 34 #09-00 NEHSONS BUILDING 24 PECK SEAH STREET SINGAPORE *****4 BOOKWNVKNQUimCS Cfl NO: **********0W TEL: 323 1133 FAX: 221 4053/56/58 TLX: R<*****/25Q58 FSSHIP msa voy sin eta s« etd destination AGB 20/H 24/12 24/12 PUAJ/PUBIUNG SUNUT l!/H 21/12 30/12 POKTUMU/SIKTHI GOM 7/H 21/12 21/12 BENGKUUI/WUIANG GUfSUUAI 24/H 21/12 21/12 JMUKU/FUMNG NSDUII
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      516 35 Week, y LCI fcl m IODICdI Services to Caribbean s hipping Central America MAatSKVKNCOUVBI BHJCJT MA9SK 9702 9702 Port Country 22/12 29/12 M i z>Ci| y Wlze 25/01 01/02 Bridgetown Barbados 28/01 04/02 Cartagena Colombia 27/01 03/02 Castries St Lucia 27/01 03/02 Fort de France Martinique 29/01 04/02 Freeport Bahamas
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      830 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Ceal Street #03 00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. CR NO **********06 |Yt»ll YQT f*C I Si STD M AM SI MG Ml M»- ffill Sff il)i Ml p HMBIT Hf" W lfii"l ilj! ffl 1% BBU. B? B>» I H El 18. 18,
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      767 35 |CR NO: **********07 >W A LE HAVRE HAMBURG ROTTERDAM THAMESPORT ANTWERP VtI£D6UBRA 2 wo? VULED-AQUARIUS UIWW 3Q/i 2 11/01 20/01 21AM MAM VfILLE D'AOLNLA AIBW Oft/DI 17/01 2&W 27AM MS agi «ME 555 OTA* 0*62 roe ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO ALL U. K. DESTINATIONS COP NHA iB *I °°T>4ENBURG) *">
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      1722 38 44_ AS AGENTS: "K" UNE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (C 8 NO 12««*****0HCST HK NO HB-mrm* K W JP* TEL: *****77 TELEX: K/WAKI R*****5 FAX *****1^7/^9 T W MALAYSIA: UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BND J Mm TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 J8 *****01 PGU *****25^ WDONESIA: P.T. "K" UNE
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      169 38 i P.I PERUSAHAAN PBAYARAN s Y KALIMANTAN WE HAVE MOVED TO: 20 McCALLUM STREET #16-05 ASIA CHAMBERS SINGAPORE *****6 OUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS REMAIN UNCHANGED. I KALIMANTAN SHIPPING PTE. LTD. fcl *****64 (5 lines) FAX: *****52 MALAYSIA AGENT: MARINE HANOUNG SON BHD i C\-i NEWARK SHIPPING S J AGENCIES
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      1264 38 YANG MMG LINE rMJ.h.I TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUNOAY ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY «jjtl WT I»| dm HAM FIT L£H AM MM «SSfl VOT UN FIT KM AM NH SJN GIBRALTAR BMOGE Afi6lW l»12 I 18/01 1601 IWI 2001 MING MOON *45E SLO SI.D SIO SU> SU) 31/12 RHEM BRIOGE J6SIW *****
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      644 39 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN f TIGER BRIDGE 494N 25-26/12 29-01/01 05-06/01 I TIGER BAY 495N 28-29/12 02W01 10-11/01 1 TIGER WAVE 496N 02«M)1 08-11/01 16-17/01 I TIGER ISLAND 497N 05-06/01 10-14/01 19-20/01 I TIGER BRIDGE 498N 08-09/01 14-17/01 22-23/01 1 TIGER BAY 499N 10-11/01 15-19/01 24-25/01 1 IVESSE^^^^VO^^SIJ^^CA^^SI?^! EAGLE
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      429 39 Sea K Land DIRECT SERVICE TO LONG BEACH SL INITIATIVE V.9629 ETA SIN ETD SIN 24 DEC '96 24 DEC '96 CALL BOOKING HOTLINE TEL: *****33 NOW! SINGAPORE MALAYSIA INDONESIA MAINLINE *****22 KUALA LUMPUR :03-*****28 BANDUNG 022-*****5 CUSTOMER SVC(IN) *****00 PORT KLANG 03-*****08 BELAWAN 061-*****3 CUSTOMER SVC(OUT) *****33 PENANG 04-*****90
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      1467 39 season's greetings T MpHiinvfl Lines AND wishes for «^!^l UneS HAPPY HIW YEAR SINGAPORE P"<*E (GENERAL) *****69 RATE ENQUIRIES 321<g41tt4M>aO CPS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (FAX) *****23 TO EUROPE EVERY THUBS/FRI/SAT I Rtm Am* M*n Brti NU AMERICA /5516 26/12 27/12 18/01 16/01 17/01 77 /01 MAAS /1516 27/12 17/01 18/01
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      188 40 FOUR TIMIS/ Win SAIUNSS: f. OUDANC/SIMCAPOM SOUTHIOUND VBSa VOY fGUOAMG SJN niAUSIA* V SI7SS 7VI7(MNI M/I2OUQ fr/liirtm mxmi si77s MTW) W/I?BOW kuausim» sitis 30/i?imoh> 31/12 out) kuausimv tools 02/01 nnu) M/ai(FB) BMUaMtV 6002S 04/01 (Vff) OVPI (SUM) NORTH POUND rasa mi sin pgumw KUALASUK V SI 75)1 HfoflUt) 2S7i?(WH» PMUSItfy
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      456 40 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF LOADING VOY I SPORE P.KELANG* HALIFAX N.YORK NORFOLK N ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPICO HOUSTON HOEGH MINERVA 0638 26/Z7 DEC 19 DEC 17 FEB 20 FEB 21 FEB 28 FEB 24 FEB 04WAR QBMAfI HOEGHDUKE 0638 13/14 JAN 06 JAN 06 MAR 09 MAR 10
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      186 40 SIN FAR EAST 28/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 29/12 BANGKOK 29/12 MANILA/CEBU 29/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 29/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 29/12 BUSAN 29/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 29/12 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 29/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QING D AO/H AI KOU SIN EUROPE/UK 29/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU ROM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIN USA/CANADA 29/12 LOS ANGELES/NEW
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