The Business Times, 5 February 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.cora.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 85C
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Parkway making big push into India, Nepal
    477 1  -  Indian partner Escorts Ltd to help it set up wide range of healthcare facilities By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Healthcare group Parkway Holdings is making a major thrust into India through a 50-50 joint venture with one of India's leading industrial and telecommunications groups,
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    Festive rush to buy cars goes into high gear
    472 1  -  Of the top 15 brands, 8 sold better this January than in the same month last year By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] It looks like the festive rush to buy cars is back. Eight out of the top 15 brands sold
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    5,000 non-Chinese allowed to apply for British passports
    459 1  -  Move to benefit mainly people of Indian and Pakistani origin From, Neil Behrmann in London ABOUT 5,000 Indian, Pakistani and other non-Chinese ethnic minorities in Hongkong will be allowed to apply for British passports following a remarkable climbdown by the UK government.
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    Creative gives up most of its gains; IPC hits new low
    504 1  -  By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology shares succumbed to profit-taking yesterday and yielded the bulk of their Monday gains while IPC Corp shares continued their slide to a new record low due to troubles at its Korean subsidiary. Creative
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      117 1 Setback to Fidel Ramos said yesterday that the government was considering petitioning a Supreme Court ruling on Manila HoteL He said the verdict was a setback to privatisation efforts, P|4 HEWS VALUE Parinwy thro* tat* fcrik, this pg. One of the more resilient shares with a good market following. ptas,
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      14 1 Parkway to list Indon healthcare unit in Surabaya, Pg 13 Bank Account Ever Need
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Transforming Sengkang into a bustling town Transforming Sengkang into a bustling town
      428 2  -  In first for S'pore, transport system and town being developed at the same time By, Abdul Hadhi THE largely under-developed Sengkang in Singapore's north-east will be transformed into a high-density residential area with an integrated town centre and
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      S'poreans flocking to nearby islands this weekend
      361 2  -  By. Ang Wan May SINGAPOREANS are crossing the seas in droves this weekend. According to hotels on Sentosa, Batam and Bintan, Singaporeans are mainly responsible for the full bookings over the Lunar New Year and Hari Raya Puasa weekend. The fully-booked 214-room Beaufort
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      Japan's Hoya opens plant
      90 2 JAPANESE disk media maker Hoya Magnetics opened its $140 million glass disk media plant here in December, according to the EDB's latest Singapore Investment News. The subsidiary of Hoya Corporation expects the facility to be in fUll production by next year, supporting sales of $200 million,
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      Lock icon Tony Tan finds a lesson for S'pore in Switzerland's problems
      356 2 The Straits Times [DAVOS] Singapore should draw a lesson from Switzerland, which despite its strengths and resources, has run into economic and geopolitical problems in recent years, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said at the close of his week-long visit
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      Lock icon Vickers puts Q4 growth at 4.1%
      355 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY GDP Byi Anna Teo THE economy made a modest recovery in the fourth quarter last year, with the improvement led by a pick up in the transport and communications sector, says Vickers Ballas. The firm estimates that gross domestic product
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      Microsoft to develop Net guide to leisure in S'pore
      371 2  -  Taboo to l&nnch S-E Asian mirror site here by end-Feb Toh Han Shih THE Internet in Singapore will take on a local flavour under several initiatives started by the National Computer Board (NCB). Microsoft Corp is expected to invest millions over
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      Cheung Kong wins Bayshore View site
      163 2 HONGKONG tycoon Li Flashing's Cheung Kong Holdings has won the Bayshore View site it tendered for last month, a statement from the Urban Redevelopment Authority said yesterday. Cheung Kong's bid was made via Japura Pte Ltd, which put in a higher-than-ex-pected offer of $682.8
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      Lock icon PM Goh files third suit against Tang
      296 2 The Straits Times PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday served notice of his third lawsuit against Tang Liang Hong over remarks made by the defeated Workers' Party election candidate in an interview published in The Straits Times on Jan 11. Mr Goh is
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      392 2 Turning your Accountant into Superman? We must be kidding. > Consider this weigh a man down with a ton of bricks around his neck and ask him to do a backflip. Naturally, he will not manage it. Now ask your Accountant to produce timely reports when all you have given
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      Lock icon KL market losing steam?
      606 3  -  TBCaUHCAL VIHWPQIHT The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index has failed to advance smoothly despite being above 1,200 By] Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones Telerate. The opinions in this column are personal and do not represent the
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      Limited coverage by card companies
      723 3  -  Also, card holders cannot geta customised policy By' Tan Beng Lee The author is the chief executive officer of Great Eastern Life Assurance. [SINGAPORE] With rising affluence, the number of Singaporeans eligible for credit and charge card membership has increased. To entice them to sign
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      150 3 V* ,J LW Jones Lang Wootton W MKEEnSEEMM IJS^SSE±33SSOSSB^m ImHßfll JLW SINGAPORE I Someplace Else, Hong Kong This is how the bar get its unusual name. "There was a young man from Hong Kong, whose adventures are immortalised in a song. He's famous for his only wish which was to
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Ramos upset over Manila Hotel ruling
      457 4  -  MANILA w- Govt may seek reversal of 'Filipino First Policy' rating Voiding Renong bid .-iferAl Al Labita President Fidel Ramos yesterday said the government was considering peti- tioning the Supreme Court to <yeverse its ruling which void- eft the winning bid of Malay- 'sia's
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      Lock icon Troops flown into troubled Kalimantan
      385 4 4| JAKARTA Military action after ethnic unrest leads to border closure; 11 Arrested, say reports AFP t TROOPS have been flown to Indonesia's West Kalimantan province after a wave of ethnic rioting triggered the closure of the border with neighbouring Malaysia, sources and reports yesterday.
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      Lock icon US says Unocal's free to invest more in Myanmar
      285 4 WASHINGTON Reuter THE US State Department has said it neither approved nor disapproved of a new deal by Unoral Corp, the largest US investor in Myanmar, to expand its petroleum business there despite official human rights concerns. "We don't encourage American
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      Getting the focus right for Asem
      734 4  -  Asia, Europe trying to keep flurry of activities under control ASIAXYIEW By Yang Razali Kassim WHAT has been happening to the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) since the ground-breaking summit in Bangkok last year? Plenty, it seems. In fact, too much. That is why, strange as
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      Lock icon Petronas sees rich returns in Vietnam
      267 4 SINGAPORE Reuter MALAYSIA'S state-owned Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) is moving to increase commercial ties with Vietnam a country it sees providing rich returns in the future even as other companies are pulling out, analysts say. Petronas said yesterday it had agreed to take over Vietnam's
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      Bogasari Flour Mills may be on the verge of losing monopoly
      537 4  -  JAKARTA S&lim Group's firm cites 'political' reason for not expanding capacity By S N Vasuki ONE OF Indonesia's most controversial monopolies the processing of wheat flour by PT Bogasari Flour Mills, a Salim Group company may be on the
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      Lock icon Foreign car parts investors wanted
      128 4 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA plans to allow temporary 100 per cent foreign ownership for companies that invest in the country's car component industry. Research and Technology Minister Jusuf Habibie said yesterday: "Investors can begin with 100 per cent ownership, with the provision that they find a
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      282 5 isa'WtfJi 1 1" r rmL'h^. BB[B^H^^^BIM^^^3iBTWM -ji The new high-volume Canon NP 6085 can bring your business up to speed and keep it running there. j j In the race to get your document out you need efficient back- •^ffi"" 1 productive. Everyone can create great looking documents up. You've
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Files on top HK officials: Britain says no to China again
      243 6 HONGKONG Reuter CHINA on Monday renewed demands to see confidential files on senior officials in Hongkong's colonial administration but Britain, whose continued refusal to hand over the files has upset Beijing, again said no. "We always considered that there
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      Lock icon Anson Chan criticises legal reforms backed by Tung
      441 6 HONGKONG Dissenting remarks come hours before her future boss' first meeting with advisers Reuter AFP HONGKONG'S deputy governor, Anson Chan, openly criticised a key policy backed by her future boss hours before he held his first meeting yesterday with circle of advisers.
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      Lock icon China threatening HK's stability: US
      330 6 WASHINGTON Washington concerned by moves to weaken civil rights in HK AFP THE United States on Monday said it was "deeply concerned" by China's moves over the weekend to weaken civil rights in Hongkong, and warned they were threatening the territory's stability. State Department spokesman
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      Lock icon Taipei agrees to lift ban on Japan cars for WTO entry
      331 6 TAIPEI Bat it still needs to tie iip talks with mne other countries Reuter TAIWAN yesterday said it had agreed with Japan on liberalisation terms under which Taipei could join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), with Taiwan pledging to
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      Lock icon Communications system launched for PLA in HK
      183 6 HONGKONG AFP CHINA has officially launched an advanced communications system for its People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops to be stationed in Hongkong after the handover on July 1, it was reported yesterday. The new communications system, described by the Chi-na-backed Wen Wei Po
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      Lock icon World's biggest lamp or is it just bull?
      86 6 [TAIPEI] A young Taiwan resident standing dwarfed before a huge sculpture of a bull and a farmer in downtown Taipei yesterday. The enormous temporary statue, erected to celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Ox that begins on Feb 7, contains an
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      Lock icon Taiwan agrees to US investment pact terms
      250 6 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN yesterday acceded to US pressure and agreed in principle to sign a broad investment pact with the US in exchange for Washington's commitment to help it join two international groups, officials said. "We have tentatively committed to sign the agreement
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Taiwan to offer PR status to foreigners
        81 6 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan has proposed a draft law allowing foreigners to obtain permanent residency without having to give up their foreicpi nationality, an interior ministry spokesman said yesterday. The residency reform aims to remove some bureaucratic obstacles that frustrated foreign investors' attempts to
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        Lock icon China GDP growth seen At 11-12%
        64 6 Reuter [BEIJING] China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast to be 11-12 per cent in 1997, the Economic Information Daily said yesterday. Economic growth this year has great potential because many projects that received investment in 1992 and 1993 are going online in
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        Lock icon Taiwan sells 2.8% China Steel stake
        83 6 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] Taiwan's government said it sold about 208 million shares, or a 2.8 per cent stake, in China Steel Corp to overseas investors for NT$5.l billion (SS26O million) as part of a plan to gradually reduce its ownership in the steel-maker.
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        Lock icon Senator likely to oppose MFN for China
        80 6 AFP [SEATTLE] A US senator said at the weekend he was likely to oppose renewing China's most favoured-nation trade status. Slade Gorton, a Republican senator, told the Seattle Post Intelligencer that he saw no evidence China was lowering barriers that contribute to a
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      96 6 Bangkok London Singapore Taipei The Best Of Thai Cuisine Now At Raffles City, Level 3 1 For quick business lunches or a dining experience to .j remember. See you at Patara, now at the heart of the 11 r *1? city. Westin Stamford (Level 3, above Kopitiam). For reservations please
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      537 7 y. h'/Y/j Hitachi it's been mostly up!" WE 'Pm Mr Wilbert P.H. Wong, Department Manager, Installation > I Department of Hitachi Elevator Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd., "IHb I two i I Bfew mn'WHbt*. (Wfti i F if ifl Im2 Hk fl Hr vwU S m. J> 1 v I ff
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Karachi bourse surges 3.3% on Sharif's win
      431 8 LAHORE, Pakistan mme mmisuHnoci promises very bold reforms to rescue country's economy AFP Reuter PAKISTAN'S main bourse, the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), rallied 3.3 per cent yesterday as investors welcomed a landslide general election victory by former premier Nawaz Sharif. With 185 results
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      Lock icon Tokyo shares jump 1.3% after successful land sale
      306 8  -  TOKYO By Anthony Rowley JAPANESE shares rose 1.3 per cent yesterday, buoyed by Monday's news of a successful land auction in central Tokyo which signalled an end to the five-year long collapse in Japanese commercial land prices. The Nikkei 225 average closed
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      Lock icon NZ reports lowest jobless rate in 8 years
      265 8 WELLINGTON Reuter NEW ZEALAND recorded its lowest unemployment rate in more than eight years yesterday but economists said an equally unexpected decline in employment growth left the door ajar for a further monetary policy easing. Statistics New Zealand said the seasonally adjusted
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      Lock icon Japan's recovery gaining momentum: BOJ chief
      285 8 TOKYO AFP BANK of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita said yesteaday the underlying pace of the Japanese economic recovery Was gaining momentum, but weak share prices and US yen-dottar instability were causes for concern. "Looking at recent conditions, the underlying force of the economic recovery
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      Iata chief questions validity of US-S'pore open skies pact
      407 8  -  TOKYO He winders if US concept is suitable model for East Asia By Anthony Rowley THE head of the International Air Transport Association yesterday questioned whether the type of "open skies" agreement which the US recently signed with Singapore is suitable
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      Lock icon S Korea probes heads of leading banks in Hanbo loan scandal
      266 8 SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korean state prosecutors interrogated the heads of two leading local banks and a former president of a state bank yesterday over a loan scandal surrounding insolvent Hanbo Steel Co. With the probe into the scandal widening
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      1260 8 3USINESS \<>ticcs mlO xi,x 1 ui,si xi 1 ,ni 11 m 1 is,,n 4i insi 0 I PENGKALEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) fl NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting wiH be hatd at 59 Jalan Pemimpin
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US leading economic indicators up 0.1% in Dec
      511 9 WASHINGTON Small rise suggests economy will cool after last Q4's 4.7% growth, say analysts Reuter Bloomberg Business News THE index of US leading economic indicators (LEI) intended to project economic activity over the next half year barely budged in December, a sign
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      Lock icon FOMC expected to hold rates steady – for now
      441 9 FOMC expected to hold rates steady for now WASHINGTON Reuter THE Federal Reserve Board is widely expected to decide to hold interest rates steady at a two-day meeting that began yesterday but many analysts think it is only a matter of time before the central bank tightens credit. With inflation
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      Lock icon German industrial output up unexpected 1.4% in Dec
      301 9 BONN Bloomberg Business News GERMAN industrial output rose unexpectedly in December, according to figures released by the Economics Ministry yesterday. Activity at the country's mines, factories and building sites rose 1.4 per cent on a monthly basis and 3.3 per cent on
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Police raid Belgian finance ministry
        50 9 Bloomberg Business News [BRUSSELS] Belgium's Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt told lawmakers that police raided the finance ministry yesterday in connection with four separate inquiries, two focusing on alleged corruption by officials, Belga news agency reported. He said the police gathered documents for inquiries. —Bloombergßusiness News
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        Lock icon Dutch central banker aims for EU job
        60 9 Reuter [FRANKFURT] Dutch central bank chief Wim Duisenberg yesterday officially threw his hat into the ring to become head of the future European Central Bank overseeing the new single currency. He also sought to establish his Credentials as a moderate who could help
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        Lock icon Asia dumping fax machines in Europe?
        59 9 Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European Commission has launched an investigation into allegations that seven Asian nations are dumping personal fax machines in Europe. According to the Official Journal, Philips has complained that imports of personal fox machines from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and
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        Lock icon Albright unaware kin died in Naxi camps
        59 9 AFP [WASHINGTON] US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was unaware that several close relatives, including three grandparents, an aunt, an uncle and a first cousin, were killed in Nazi concentration camp* during the Holocaust, The Washington Post said yesterday. It found this out
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      Lock icon UK, France, US to freeze Nazi gold
      238 9 WASHINGTON AFP BRITAIN, France and the US have agreed to freeze some US$6B million (5595.2 million) in gold bars that the Nazis looted from European central banks during World War 11, the New York Times said yesterday. The gold, the last of some
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      Lock icon Top SFO members accused of contempt in Sumitomo probe
      335 9 LONDON They took data from seized computers despite court ban: QC Reuter FIVE top members of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), including outgoing director George Staple, were accused of contempt of court on Monday at a hearing in London's High Court.
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      Lock icon Yeltsin promotes interior minister, shows he's in charge
      379 9 MOSCOW Reuter PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin, trying to show he is strong enough after illness to put Russia's house in order, promoted his conservative interior minister to a higher cabinet rank yesterday to crack down on crime. At meetings in the Kremlin with
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      Lock icon WTO's on track for IT pact, says Barshefsky
      205 9 WASHINGTON NYT WORLD Trade Organisation member countries are "on track" to carry out an Information Technology Agreement by July 1, 1997, said US Trade Representative-desig-nate Charlene Barshefsky. "We are making solid progress and are clearly on track to make the ITA a
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      208 9 Can Yeltsin rule with a firm hand?, Editorial Pg 10 ffl Celebrate A Year of Abundance "ftp Vegetarian Style at DRAGON PARK I VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT W Celebrate the Year of the Ox with a feast of the finest vegetarian cuisine in town. And toss to another year of *1 good
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      French losing language battle in Indochina
      770 10  -  OPINION THE BOTTOMZJVE By Harish Mehta The writer is a BT correspondent specialising in Indochinese affairs THE French language is on the decline in the former French colonies of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. But the last to accept this reality seems to be the
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      114 10 'If I were a shareholder of ITT, I wouldn't think of this as hostile. I'd think of it as damn friendly.' Hilton Hotels'chiefexecutive on his company's "unsolicited US$lO.5 billion (5514.7 billion) offer to buy ITT Corp. 'Where else in the world can you buy one spot and
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      Can Yeltsin rule with a firm hand?
      625 10 EDITORIAL RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin has rejected the idea of amending his country's constitution but the fact that the matter is being discussed at all is a measure of growing concern over his health, which highlights other problems such as the distribution of
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      Lock icon Time to grasp nettle
      1169 10  -  South Korea has to make some tough choices about its future By. Andrew Pollack NYT DURING the dirt-poor years after the Korean War, South Koreans were exhorted to extend the lives of pencils by attaching sticks to stubs that had become too short to grip. Four
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      MAILBOX
      690 10 PropoMd repeals hostile to humaa rights guarantees YOUR editorial on Hongkong, "The legal order in Hongkong" (BT Jan 23), suggested there was nothing very surprising or objectionable about the proposals made by the legal sub-group of the Preparatory Committee, a Chinaappointed transitional body, to repeal several items of human
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      773 11 TV&BADIO rrMllw u 3J20 Gossip Show. 7.30 Tamil Seithi. 11,\ H ion DUTtM 3.45 That's My Boy 'Driven 8.00 Berita 12. S Z2 InnoVatlonB Apart'. Robert's attempts B*o Sikit Lebih Kurang. -inn v£n m s w t0 teach Angie t0 drive 900 Shangrilla. aj£ S b m f l y
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Music to Wall Street?
      681 12 David Bowie scored a first in the market by selling USsssm bonds backed by future music royalties Bloomberg Business News DAVID Bowie's newest audience has a different look: Wall Street investors in threepiece suits. The London-born rock star, who turned 50 last month, sold US$55 million
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      Amcol secures US$32m judicial mortgage
      456 13  -  Property involved belongs to holding company of ex-partner Manrel By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] In a breakthrough for Amcol Holdings, a Supreme Court judge in Mauritius has authorised a judicial mortgage for a value of U5532.68 million (5545.75 million) on a property owned by its ex-partner
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      Lock icon Parkway to list Indon healthcare unit in Surabaya
      384 13  -  lasting vehicle is Siloam, a joint venture with the lippo gronp By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Parkway Holdings said yesterday it would be listing its Indonesian healthcare operations on the Surabaya Stock Exchange through an initial public offer of 47 million new shares.
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      Vietnam country funds need to be bold but prudent
      774 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Harish Mehta THROW together an exVietnamese minister, a former British ambassador to Indochina, and a caucus of English and Malaysian corporate heavyweights and old Indochina hands. Then, set them the task of maximising the profits of their Vietnam
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      UIC said to be keen on Thai property firms
      542 13  -  S'pore group eyeing cheap assets amid oversupply in market From Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok THE Singapore listed UIC group is reportedly keen to pick up cheap property assets in a market saddled with a tremendous oversupply and looming bankruptcies. BT
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        SingTel lines up new satellite services
        493 14  -  It also extends Inmarsat-A service over Atlantic Ocean By' Toh Han Shih and Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel) plans to offer a host of new satellite wireless services this year. Sing Tel is working with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on an inflight service
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        Lock icon Time Telekom shares at M$1.25 each
        241 14 Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Time Engineering Bhd said it will sell 470 million shares in its telecoms unit at M 51.25 each to fund the expansion of its domestic telephone network. The initial public offer of Time Telecommunications Bhd (Time Telekom) stock should
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        Rashid Hussain plans US$250m bond issue
        274 14  -  FYom Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur RASHID Hussain Bhd has proposed to issue a minimum of US$25O million (Ss3so million) exchangeable bonds to refinance its bridging loan, following its expensive acquisitions of stakes in Kwong Yik Bank and Indonesia's PT Bank Niaga. In a
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        Lock icon Asad accused of not reporting all dealings
        474 14 THE JUMABHOY CASE Ameerali's youngest son also turned to SIS for funds: counsel The Straits Times (SINGAPORE) The counsel for Jumabhoy patriarch Rajabali yesterday trained guns on Mr Ameerali's youngest son Asad for not reporting all his business dealings to the family's holding
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        Major reshuffle expected as Astra Int'l calls EGM
        391 14  -  From S N Vasuki in Jakarta A MAJOR management reshuffle at PT Astra International appears imminent with the company convening an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in Jakarta on Feb 19. Analysts said timber tycoon Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, one of the company's largest
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        Ayamas expects sales to rise
        107 14  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur AYAMAS Food Corporation, a subsidiary of KFC Holdings, is expected to experience a big jump in sales with its new automatic chicken processor. Ayamas group executive director Harris Beh yesterday said the company's processing capacity will be increased from
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          Albert Hong on Sum Cheong board
          41 14 [SINGAPORE] Albert Hong, chairman and managing director of RSP Architects Planners Engineers, has been appointed executive director of Hongkong-listed piling and engineering group Sum Cheong International. Mr Hong owns 10 per cent of Sum Cheong.
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          IDT ready trading from tomorrow
          20 14 [SINGAPORE] Trading in IDT Singapore shares will change from "when issued" to "ready" from tomorrow.
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          SembCorp ups stake in Jurong Shipyard
          32 14 [SINGAPORE] SembCorp has upped its stake in Jurong Shipyard from 20 to 23.43 per cent, with the purchase of 3.816 million shares at $6.80 per share.
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          CCL sells 30% stake in Robert Bosch
          63 14 [SINGAPORE] Cycle Carriage Limited (CCL) has disposed of its 30 per cent interest in Robert Bosch (South East Asia) for $18 million to Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG. The sale is not expected to have any significant effect on the earnings per share
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          Lock icon SembCorp stake in Indon Internet firm
          41 14 Bloomberg Business News [SINGAPORE! SembCorp, through Sembawang Media, has joined with Indonesian firm PT Ngrumat Bondo Utomo to invest in PT Jasa Jeraring Wasantara, which has a licence to provide Internet services. Bloomberg Business News
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        Lock icon Pohang agrees to manage bankrupt Hanbo Steel
        384 15 A stop-gap move as the govt may find it hard to sell Hanbo with USs6b in debt Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] Pohang Iron Steel Co, one of South Korea's most profitable companies, just took temporary charge of the country's biggest liability. Pohang, the
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        Lock icon Belgium denies selling Belgacom stake
        198 15 Bloomberg Business News Reuter [BRUSSELS] The Belgian government denied a report that it is set to sell a majority stake in partly-privatised Belgacom to Ameritech Corp. A consortium consisting of Ameritech, Tele Danmark and Singapore Telecom holds a 49.9 per cent stake in Belgacom, with
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        Lock icon Apple considering selling key units to step up cost-cutting
        340 15 Company expecting 20% revenue fall this fiscal yean report Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Apple Computer Inc is considering selling key business units to step up its cost-cutting efforts, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday. The paper said people inside
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        Lock icon Pepsi's Q4 operating profit falls 38%
        252 15 Bloomberg Business News [PURCHASE, New York) Pepsico Inc said its fourth-quarter earnings before charges fell 38 per cent, far more than expected, as it spent heavily to turn around its restaurant and international beverage businesses. The maker of Pepsi-Cola and Lay's potato chips said
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        Lock icon Motorola's computer unit to be revamped into two divisions
        306 15 Change part of company's move to invest in new business directions Bloomberg Business News [TEMPE, Arizona] Motorola Inc's computer unit said it will reorganise into two divisions, for commercial and technical products. Each division will be responsible for its own profitability
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        Lock icon Three in talks to bid for Thomson-CSF
        438 15 Aerospatiale, Alcatel, Dassault eye French defence firm Bloomberg Business News [PARIS] Alcatel Alsthom SA on Monday said it's talking with Aerospatiale and Dassault Aviation SA about a possible joint bid for defence electronics company ThomsonCSF, which France will put back up for sale
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        Lock icon Compaq, HP slash computer prices
        289 15 Bloomberg Business News [HOUSTON] Compaq Computer Corp cut prices by as much as 27 per cent on its desktop computers for corporate customers, portable computers, file servers and powerful workstations. Hewlett-Packard Co also announced price cuts of as much as 14 per cent on its
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        Lock icon Rogue trader in China sentenced to 17 years' jail
        489 16 Shanghai Int'l chief found guilty after two years of silence about his case NYT [SHANGHAI] Two years ago, the same week that Barings pic was brought down by huge losses attributed to a rogue trader, an eerily similar fate befell Shanghai's
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        Lock icon UOB deputy chief joins Visa board
        115 16 [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank's deputy president Wee Ee Cheong has been elected to the international board of directors of Visa International. He is the first Singaporean, and one of four Asia-Pacific representatives, to sit on the board, which comprises top bankers from around the
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        Lock icon Internet trade long way off: SFE
        236 16 Reuter Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] The Internet is unlikely to host a global futures or stock market any time soon because it is too unreliable, slow and insecure, Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) chief executive Les Hosking said yesterday. "To me, the Internet is a
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        Lock icon National Australia gets Malaysia licence
        239 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] National Australia Bank Asia has been granted an international offshore banking licence in Malaysia, a statement said on Monday. The group general manager, USA and Asia, R M C (Bob) Prowse said, the Malaysian offshore banking licence was a significant step in
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        Lock icon BankAmerica to buy back more shares
        384 16 Another USs6som shares to be bought back by end-1998 Bloomberg Business News [SAN FRANCISCO] Bank merica Corp said it plans to buy back another US$65O million (Ss9ls million) in common and preferred shares by the end of next year. It also increased its dividend
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        Lock icon Bank of East Asia has big China plans
        212 16 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Bank of East Asia Ltd has big plans in China, which may generate more than 30 per cent of the bank's total profits in five years' time, an executive said. "Putting assets in China is more lucrative than
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        Lock icon Bank of England to announce switch to repos
        265 16 Reforms expected to be introduced in first week of March FT [LONDON] The Bank of England was to announce yesterday its final plans to revolutionise the way it operates in the money markets and supplies liquidity to clearing banks. The reforms are
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        Lock icon Euroyen steady as JGBs fall
        227 16 «imi« Report Reuter [SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen futures held steady as Japanese government bond futures (JGBs) came under pressure yesterday on the back of comments by the Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita, who said the strength of Japan's private sector demand was becoming recognisable and
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        Lock icon Cambodian oil and gas venture comes up dry
        283 16 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [PHNOM PENH] Britain's Premier Oil and its Australian partner are ending their oil and gas exploration programme in Cambodia, a Premier official said yesterday. They are withdrawing from a partnership that has spent US$23 million (5532.4 million) off the
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        175 16 AFP Reuter London THE dollar was stable yesterday afternoon against European currencies by comparison with its morning levels but was a tad lower against the yen, while German industrial output figures had no effect on the mark, forex dealers said. Trading was quiet as the market waited for
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      1712 17 S1C01I FUTUIiBS Feb 4 RURRIR (Mam cteft* 5.30p*> RSS t CONTRACT(S cents/kg) CtOM Volume Open MwM* m low Sott (toowos) Interest Nor 97 170.25 IT0.00 169.75 450 1575 N* 97 ***** 169.00 171.75 125 1200 Hoy 97 172.00 170.00 172.75 125 1350 J»J7 173.00 171.00 173.75 125 1200
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2366 17 Mwtrtab NM hoi *h AB Port! 305 1.600 Abbey National 789 9 Allied Domecq 424.400 -3 Am* 102.400 -.600 Asda Croup 120 -1.400 BAT Ind 482 1.600 BJCC 281 .600 BOC Group 963 *11.600 BP Petroleum 748.400 10.400 BTR 254.400 -1 Bank of Scotland 334 7 Barclays
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      1653 17 AFP D| Nikkei 225 ♦Mftaa SHARE prices closed 1.3 per cent higher yesterday, with the 225-share Nikkei Average supported by high bidding at a central Tokyo land auction the previous day, brokers said. "Investors welcomed the auction outcome as one step forward to resolve bad debt issues which have
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      1633 18 AFX-Asia V% Hang Seng +97.36 SHARE prices closed off their highs yesterday in quiet trade. Dealers said trading activity slowed significantly with many investors away for the holidays and institutional clients unwilling to take on new positions with the upcoming close of the local market and important economic data
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      709 18 AFP D Composite Index -7J4 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as investors sold stocks across the board to lock away profit, dealers said. "Investors expect further corrections until the market reaches a more comfortable level before buying again," a dealer said. The Composite Index fell 7.14 points to 680.33.
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      867 18 AFP PI SET Index +3.79 SHARE prices gained in thin trading yesterday amid shortterm speculative buying in the finance and banking sectors. "The market has stabilised after concerns over the baht but sentiment is still mixed and liquidity is tight ahead of the Chinese New Year." said a dealer.
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      Lock icon MANILA
      348 18 AFP Q Manila -48.71 SHARE prices fell as investors took profit after three consecutive days of record highs. A dealer said: "The fall was purely profit-taking. A lot of people are very liquid and are just waiting for the market to correct to return." The PSE Composite Index fell
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      413 18 AFP Composite Index +8.70 SHARE prices closed 1.3 per cent higher yesterday as investment trusts snapped up blue chips, dealers said. The Composite Index rose 8.70 points to close at 695.95. Turnover was 32.9 million shares worth 577.7 billion won. Rising issues outnumbered those falling 517 to 253, with
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      605 18 AFP □AD Ordinaries -17.8 SHARES fell yesterday, amid uncertainty about interest rates following data showing retail trade was down during the Christmas period. The All Ordinaries Index lost 17.8 points at 2,409.1. Turnover was 377.3 million shares worth A 5810.2 million. BHP fell 32 cents to A 517.43 on
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      268 18 Reuter n Wellington -38*00 SHARES plunged yesterday as leading stocks, particularly Telecom, was savaged by offshore selling. The NZSE-40 Capital Index shed 38 points to 2,339.94, with Telecom fell 23 cents to NZ$7.O9. Reuter N>4 US COM) ANZ Banding 1 9.00 0.05 ***** Advantages HMgs 1.38 -0.01 nOOO Air
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        7840 19 CUM Hi*- ftiW KLSC Composite 1235.36 1221.90 ♦•3.4* NST Industrial 6329.83 6319.43 ♦10.40 NSTTtaance *****.91 ***** 34 ♦126.57 NST Properties 3146.83 3156.48 -9.65 NST Mintnq 3115.43 3116.64 -121 TmmmJSOSk Main Board Volume* 106.286 152.259 ♦36.027 Main Board Val (MS) 984.958 914,967 69,991 Consumer Prod 11.943 10,256 ♦1.687 Industrials Prod 18,880
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        Lock icon Late buying keeps prices buoyant
        557 19 Bloomberg Business News Qj Composite Index +13.46 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, led by late interest from local funds in the blue chips while the broader market was relatively quiet. Stocks posted their biggest gain in five weeks, led by utilities Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga
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        3778 20 BONOS, LOANS WARRANTS wt 1996/1997 Last Vol Day Last Ouott Avg MMjn Law St no Company Sato or- COOO) Hign Lao Bwyar tailor Prtca 65 47 m 3000 -0.5 106 65" 61 60 6I.S 51.5 39 3160 A Acar ******1 USS 48 unch 8 48 48 47 48 109 86.5
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        Clob-traded wrts: tread with care
        212 20  -  WARRANT WATCH -By Ven Sreenivasan MALAYSIAN Clob-traded warrants continued to be in play yesterday despite a softening of the broader market. The warrants of Lien Hoe, Renong, 101 and IGB were all actively traded on the over-the-counter market here. With Clob counters looking somewhat toppish
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2383 20 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gr Cr 1996/1997 Last Vol Day Last Oust* Mv Mv W NK M Cap High Law Stna Company Sato COOO) High Law Buyor Sailor C'vr P/E $mH 625 360 ms 5000 AISBSOc 396 00 9 410 396 398 410 SO 4.9 0.4 82 6 408J 126
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        1753 21 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Cto> fatal Main Clo* Total Industrial 37,907 H.2T1 49, 118 138.821 18,923 157,744 Flnanca 6.229 4.893 n.122 7.028 85.279 Hotels 1,540 487 2.027 4,690 896 5.586 Propartlas 6.421 14.209 20.630 35,003 20.764 55.767 Plantation 1.046 1.046 2.838 2.838 Mimrwj 363 363 966 966 8LW 3,774
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        MAIN BOARD
        5138 21 Or Gr M Wt 1996/1997 Last Vol Day Last Oust* Dlv Dlv VM Nat Cap Avg High Lh StNo Company Sal* COOO) JUgh L— Buyer Sa*af Cw Pft $mll Price INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASENTS10 200 US- 1000 900 1275 ASF US$0.***** US900 885 90.0 214 165 1256 Acer 50c
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        SESDAQ
        1084 21 u 2* 6/1 97 LjX v- Day Last Ouota ON Di. VM Hat Cap Avg High Law mm Company Sata COOOI MH> Law Buyaf SaHar Cyr P/C $mW Prtca SESDAO 289 135 a 2000 A8R Hldgs 5c 163 -2 3 163 162 162 165 3.0 14 2 0.1 1019
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      HOT STOCK
      69 22  -  by! Shiv Taneja JURONG SHIPYARD has been flat for the past several weeks almost steady at $6.80. Yesterday was no different closing unchanged at $6.80 on a volume of 3.9 million units. Several charts indicate more sideways movement in the days ahead. However, daily and weekly stochastics are
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      Pre-holiday lull drags STII below 2,200 level
      698 22  -  Trading snbdned as retail players are away for the holidays and foreign fnnds are unwilling to trade ahead of the release of US jobs data on Friday STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Stocks fell below the 2,200-point level on low volumes
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      224 22 Stocks Votame Jade Tech 50c 11,206,000 ASJ Hldqs 20c 7,523,000 •Lien Hoe TSR97 6,262.000 *AM08 50c 5,718,000 •Renong WtOO 4,383,000 Jurong Ship 50c 3.905,000 FHTK Hldqs 20c 3,218,000 IPC Corpn5c 3,030,000 HK Land US$0.1 3,018,000 Labroy M 20c 2.449,000 Stocks Juronq Ship 50c 26,554,200 OCBC Foreign 22,461,823 DBS Foreign 19,628,432
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        Found at the Tanglin Club
        123 22 TALK about the generation gap. A survey carried out by the Tanglin Club's management showed responses were split between the generations. The younger members want a more relaxed atmosphere, a more children-friendly club, with a more cosmopolitan crowd and hassle-free membership for members* kids. The
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        The last drink
        119 22 THE last week of January must have been an intoxicating time for Europa Country Club members who are regulars at Xanadu disco in Shangri-La Hotel. In a Jan 24 letter, Europa, which was then the operator of the disco, told Europa members that they had up till
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        It's only an IPO
        101 22 THE Indonesian government has just issued a directive restricting "mayor gatherings" by political and social organisations in the run-up to the May 29 Parliamentary elections. The directive has initially caused some uncertainty among companies planning IPOs. Sources said that some have even sought legal advice to
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        Goal-driven economy
        99 22 HERE'S an exercise in statistical correlation. The Economist magazine, in a recent issue, drew attention to academic studies which show that productivity of factories in NewcasUe rises when its glamorous football team, Newcastle United, are on a winning run. It is also interesting to note that when Singapore
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        Your call
        133 22 "YOU may be pleasantly surprised to find your usual charges of IDD calls reduced significantly," said a letter sent by Singapore Telecom to its million or so customers recently. Indeed, IDD rates to many places have been cut drastically but, for some reason, STD rates for calls to
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      281 23 Bridge News Reuter IT was a slow start to the weak on the freight IMUIM» wlUklKtltirWl business to smerps in most Following the sharp turnaround in sentiment laatweekitwasno surprise that BtiStx adopted a slow and cautious start to the week, said Oarkaon Wolff in Its daily report Valuta
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      Outlook for dry bulk sector may be brighter
      509 23  -  Fearnleys report optimistic about balk carrion bat is lea upbeat about tanker market By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The state of the dry bulk sector in 1997 may be brighter than the picture painted by many of the published forecasts. But in contrast
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      Insurance, not govt, should pay for oil spill: Japan minister
      266 23 [TOKYO] Home Affairs Minister JUtoulilko Shlrakawa aald yesterday that compensation for damage caused by a massive oil spill from a wrecked Russian tanker should be paid from the shipowner's insurance and not by the government, according to the Kyodo news
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      Canberra to allow military to dump waste in Great Barrier Reef
      235 23 [SYDNEY] Australia is amending its laws to allow US and Australian warships to dump waste oil and bilge In the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site that is Australia's environmental crown JeweL The 1,900 km Great Barrier Reef
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      MARITIME STOCKS
      81 23 W4 9$ m cwrl I -m —-OOt 2S000 CMSf_ui M ifi 3S I Sfe?7-l3 is I KHanc conbiMf |j| ynch IT SIX JS A Bnh» I4j2 X3 M B3rn ■Mm wm m *t fjSpsdiPssSa asar—as *M MM M —.a---a SSTeZHT 5Sic«iir—UTirxK *«J0 MM ■MllMHri ui AM MM MrwHwr
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      Irresponsible underwriters cause industry to report losses
      631 23  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer GLOOM and doom merchants would have found themselves at home at last week's annual meeting of the Institute of London Underwriters. The ILU represents the Londonbased company insurance market for the shipping, aviation and energy sectors. ILU annual reports,
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      Fujian ports get ready for direct trade with Taiwan
      302 23 Many prefects newly completed and others nnder construction [FUZHOU] East China's Fujian province is busily preparing its ports for direct shipping across the Taiwan Strait. Newly completed projects include three berths, one terminal for 10,000-tonnage ships, and a terminal for passenger
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      Lock icon Maersk orders 3 more giant box ships
      138 23 Reuter [COPENHAGEN] Danish shipping and energy group AP MoeUer has ordered three more of what it said are the world's largest container ships for its Maersk Line. The three billion crown (***** million) order for the three 85,000 deadweight tonne vessels, each with
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      Lock icon Proposal to set up Indian multimodal transport authority
      266 23 It can act Man industry watchdog, says shipping official Business Line [BOMBAY] The director-gen-eral of shipping, M P Pinto, has proposed the setting up of a multimodal transport authority (MTA) in India. This would lead to better coordination among the agencies that
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      857 24 SHIP AGENCY: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Having weathered the hard times, agents now cannot continue to offer only fragmented, generalist services, but instead have to be flexible and give a customised service, tailored to each principal's particular needs Fairplay FOR those agents that have survived the
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        766 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        219 39 Fab 5 Mexico: Constitution Day. Ml New Zealand: Waitangi Day. M 7 Brunei: Chinese Year Day. China: Chinese Year Day. Hong Kong Lunar Chinese Year Day. Malaysia: Chinese Year Day. Singapore: Chinese Year Day. Taiwan: Lunar Chinese Year Day. Fab 8 Brunei: Chinese Year Day. Chinese Chinese Year
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        462 39 total Art khmkakm ktag «ww» »W »«/»< mi J£Z ISO/Cmmc lioxts Sp*t 991 10 15.0 0.10 80* 0.10* »c 635 991 U) W O 0.15 80* jJT Kortfctm Iwop* 180 Ave 981.3 ol 07 0.04 20 0 02 ISO Mu 991J 14 17.4 0.12 93 017
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        207 40 AFP [TOKYO] The head of the International Air Transport Association (lata) urged Japanese authorities yesterday to build a third airport for Tokyo. "Japan has a substantial capacity problem" with its airports, lata director-general Pierre Jeanniot said. "Narita needs urgently a second runway and Tokyo
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        196 40 [TOKYO] Japan and the US will hold vice-ministerial talks on civil aviation services in Washington between March 4 and 6, Transport Minister Makoto Koga said yesterday, the Kyodo news service reported. At a press conference after a cabinet meeting, Mr Koga said:
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        183 40 [BEIJING] Chinese aviation authorities have slashed domestic air fares for foreigners travelling in China to try to boost tourism, the China Daily newspaper said yesterday. "Overseas travellers who book airline flights to China and then travel in the country will enjoy more discounted air
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        202 40 Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's domestic car sales got off to a quick start in 1997, posting double-digit gains in January, helped by demand from consumers rushing to buy cars ahead of a sales tax increase in April. Vehicle sales, excluding
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        278 40 Impact on earnings expected to be negligible Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp said it will keep all but one of its 18 Japanese plants shut today and hopes to be back to normal production by Monday. A fire at a
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        374 40 High air traffic growth and lack of airport dualities in Asia will create demand for it Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] High growth in Asian air traffic and strained capacity at Pacific region airports will create a demand for large, so-called super
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        311 40 Reuter [TOKYO] Senior officials of Airbus Industrie yesterday firmly defended the planned development of a plane designed to hold up to 555 passengers and said it expects to launch the programme in December 1998. "The A3XX will be the flagship of
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        343 40 Delta official expects an agreement this year Reuter [LONDON] Delta Air Lines Inc, one of the biggest US airlines, said on Monday it believed an "open skies" deal would not be fully ratified until the transatlantic alliance between British Airways
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        158 40 Reuter [SEATTLE] Boeing Co and McDonnell Douglas Corp, which plan to merge, said on Monday they agreed to work together on a new joint fighter aircraft being developed by Boeing for the US armed forces and the British navy. The companies said in
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          98 40 [SINGAPORE] Air New Zealand (ANZ) ecored a hat trick at die recent travel awarda held In the UK. The airline waa voted "Beet Airline to the Pacific" tor the fourth consecutive year at the Travel Weekly Globe Awards In London. It had earlier
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          89 40 Bloomberg Business News [OSLO] Braathens SAFE ASA, a Norwegian airline, said it win spend l-Sbiffionkroner(Sl32s.smillion) on six new Boeing7B7-700planes over the next throe years. In addition, the airline has an option to buy 10 more planae of the same model at the start ofthe
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          76 40 Reuter [SEOUL] Kia Motors Corp, one of South Korea's leadinc car makers* said yeeterday its aalee dropped to 98,418 unite in January firmBB,lB6a year ago. A company spokesman said axporta in the month totalled 11,864 units, downfromlr ***** units a yeer ago. Strikes,
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          89 40 Air Cargo Inches applied to the Transport JfmilfttyTbr permission to provide air cargo services DMVtonllM US and Japan The US company plans to begin operating four flights a week between Osaka and New York via Chicago, Anchorage and Seoul from April 15.
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      71 25 ATfi ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED ygj- (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE WSSEL VOY SINGAPORE IQWIAY VESSEL VOY KOMBAY SINGAPORE NORDKAP *06 04/02 11/02 NORDKAP 405 27/01 04/02 LEEWORT 913 11/02 19/02 LEERORT 912 04/02 11/02 SINAR TOBA 207 19/02 26/02 SINAR TQ6A 206 11/02 19/02 NOROKAP
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      1509 26 DSR-SENATOR 1m Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTINENT wt m> wm mv hoi fix amt lha |«s«i Ivor liha htm wv ham fu wrr si CHOYAM VOLGA WF7OO 17 02 27 K 2102 01 03 KB 20 02 05 ID CMOYANG SUCCiSS EE7OO 10 01 1101 1J
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      758 26 NORASIA Wishes all our Valued Customers, Business Associates Friends *&catan, Ttecv 'ty&zn SINGAPORE NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD TEL: *****83 FAX: *****90 CR NO: **********0 C THAILAND PB AGENCIES CO LTD TEL: 662-*****88 INDONESIA PT H ALU AN SELATAN NUSANTARA TEL: 21-*****82 (J TEL: 31-*****88 (SUR) MALAYSIA CEMERLANG SHIPPING SDN. BHD.
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      268 26 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang V«sei S'pore Fangcheng Zhanjiang UANBAO 22/02 27/02 01/03 77- /VOBTRANS CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA < BREAKBUUC, RO/RO AND HEAVYUFT ANY WBGHT THAI HAG STATUS PRIORITY BERTHS SUED 10-11/03 Qt-10/03 Ada hyss V.42A 14-U/OT IS-tt/M 1 *-20/02 20-22/02 A* Express V43A 27-01/03 04-05/03
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      1373 27 SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11-01 Koppol Towers Singapore *****3 Tol: *****18 Fax: *****17 SAIAH BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE I NO CHI MINN FULL CONTAINER SKIVICK I vot I sw"| 5 |vnsa vot cm sweat) n* mw (twsi~| w»k 100/01 I n/w 12/01 aHHB won 00/02 UM srmTssTA« v*7o«f
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      1618 27 3 SJUUMS MR WIKK FOR L SIHWORI IUROM fiRVKI I fSSX'iSSSSL'SVi 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: *****00 FAX: *****01 OUTWARD (1/1) 4205M2 JOHORE OFFICE; «i nm.H LTO #17-01 DOS HOC SAIES/WGS 4205*41/43 INWARD DIPT (0/0) *****05 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND CONVENTIONAL *****50/55 T/SHPMT DIPT *****25 TEL- 02-07-35 ***** FAX: 02-07-*****70
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      432 27 f7jL|PERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /wowM-wimmum/ Mmuu^uourrtan/"/ aocmmMtmam A Ami »7m 12/W GUOO 9742 M/M GiHUAT A 5047 M/ 02 GISWH 9760 13/W GfWl II f7S7 13/12 GIWI ***** 11/#2 G»GJ 9741 11/02
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      226 28 J a EVERGREEN 111 W SHIPPING <S) PTi ITD M SI A A<i<'iils C.HI F N Pt NINSUI A AGE NCI t S SON flMI) v. f'Ak SHAH Al AM 111 I) I /01 ;'6M. lAI 0 1/*****11. Kll AN !AN 111 0 V SI/I f, h IA» 1 .116'.U
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      378 28 *\y UNIGLORY LINE Full Container Service ARABIAN PI RSI AN GUtf Sf RVICf HONG KONG SIRVICI JAPAN SIRVICI MANILA Sf RVICf i 1 m Bit; 11 U',.« laMHHHHMMflM^HM^BiiHkHi^l^HUißH^Hii^^Hifl MALAYSIA SIRVICI INDONESIA SfRVICf LAI MCHAB ANG SIRVICI RTW SHIPPING |S) PTI LTD M SIA Aq< nU: GREEN PENINSULA AGENCIES SDN BHD
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      103 28 SENLIM SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 133. Now Bridge Road. *06-00. Omaiown Pont rpow oe#«i3. Tkt *****00 flMfll Fax: *****04 Tatoi: R3 ***** SENLIM WHXIY lEGUUUI S«VW TO UST/WST M'SU 1/UciftMf (iwwn mi Cwart Corf*) vcja vor raw sau kucmmc mtw pjouno MM lA/V 14/7 14/7 VBUNU I*7 14/7 17/7 l«/ 7
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      441 28 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA vessel 1 VOY I m m put cr NANTAI WtIWCKS 012S 04/03 11/03 22/02 NANTAI QUEBI OIIS 10/0? lf/W 73/W 27/02 NAWTAI PtIWCt OI3S 20/02 87/03 11/B3 ■HMgjjUS OIIS 03/03 13/03 17/03 21/03 WOlli OI3S IS/03 25/03 2V03 02/04 MMjMFWgS OI3S
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      1027 29 ▲HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. lIP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKCfe *****32 fwa m I wo I wssti w I g I ra I wi 1 w« 1 mi 1 m M/M M/M 10/17 NICOMMOOOM M4W 11/ M 17/ M M/M 11/ M ii/jj iJ/jj 11/01 11/ M IS/M HI FtMlAl MJW
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      44 29 *****33 ETA SIN ]~v^^ IRA N C ETA DUBAI xinnjvi 21*2*7 24/02*7 lit* S 06*1*7 03*3*7 rwHrvV JKDDAH J Uff =U| UttMA Q*aoo« 1 -SAftOAM ABBAS UAMMAM II I qam BAHRAIN I Kl"';, OOHA I ImuDHABI Qmmlity Srrrfar /inf. Atwmy* UNMM ILXADHtfQ t£mr\t QQffgQgjn^vnm
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      385 29 FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES _jiP 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 y HOT UNE: *****33 (30 UNES) Weekly Sailing To a I I AUSTRALIAN PORTS ljl FOR MORE DETAILS CALL KEN SIM IVERON ONG *****33 P KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) J. BAHRU PH: 0207-*****22 CWT
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      1262 30 PE^ntSSIATIONAL i "P"*' i 1 gS^^^tttiUKasS MATHU BHUM" 31 M In W Ml 00/OI BUWOA MWOJA TOM "w«d In Pt Thu 04/08 WjjWk lAr II XITHA BHUM II7N "~ThS 55 tun o*ol KITI BHUM 7M7 T*i OMI Bat 00/ M ■> f I r— HATHA BHUM ~l4iS tot 08/ OB
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      457 31 Weekly LCL 8 FCL rODICai Services to Caribbean K iTp iN g 8 Central Amwka MOCINC MABtSKNBMMK--9702 9704 Port Country 09/02 16/02 Miza C.ly Belize 15/02 22/03 Bridgetown Borbodos 18/03 25/03 Cartagena Colombia 17/03 24/03 Caslnas St Lucia 17/03 24/03 Fort da Franca Martinique 18/03 25/03 Freeport Bahamas 13/03 20/03
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      482 31 m m PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD KK 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore Mfc *****0. CR N0 **********0E \Js AUCKLAND /improvedX FREQUENCY 4®|P 110 days with 4 vessels I M/V ARDMORE V.047 M ETA PKGI2/02/97 ETA SIN 13/02/97 M FOR ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS PIL CUSTOMER SERVICE SINGAPORE: *****61 *****59
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      976 31 *****00? VESSELS VOY S»4 JED pio L&t HAM RTM THP ANR VILLE D-QRlOfrl YIBW I(Vtt2 22AK 21 Ag 06/03 07/03 QB/03 oaro VILLE DC VELA VIBW 17/02 26/02 2&"0 C 09/03 10/03 12/ TO VILLE 06 CAPELLA TI9W 24/02 06/B3 07/03 17/03 jftTO ZVQ3 VILLE OAOUARIUS UI9W 03/03 14/03 23/03
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      55 34 TOKYO SHINBI KAIUN CO PTI LTD \l!i!l 10 ANSON ROAD *30-06 WTERNATTONAL PLAZA S'PORE 0207 TEL: *****26 (6 LINES) FAX: *****06 4 *****10 C/R: **********06 SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/U.S.A/EUROPE 16/02/97 JAPAN, HONG KONQ 16/02/97 USA 16/02/97 INDIA, SURABAYA, JAKARTA 16/02/97 HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, FELIXSTOWE ALL BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: S'PORE
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      117 34 P.I PERUSAHAAN PELAYARAN W KALIMANTAN DIRECT WEEKLY SER VICE TO JAKARTA/PALEMBANG vmml v*t n*/m> D€ stination lACHMANUIII 1/17 11/11 hb ioWorta/Polwnbona lACHMANUEL 111 3/17 14/13 M Jo karta/Polembang RACHMANUfI II 3/17 11/11 M Jal<arta/PaU«nba>>g RACHMANUEI I 3/17 21/11 M Jakorta/PoUibong SURAiAYA/PANJANG NIAGA 11/11 M S»r»biy«/P»n|»ng CAIAXA JAY A MAGA 13/14
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      550 35 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BRIDGE 506N 04 0&02 09 12/02 17 18/02 I TIGER BAY 507N 07 0&02 12 16/02 21 22/02 I TIGER WAVE 508N 10-11/02 16 19/02 24 25/02 I TIGER ISLAND 509N 14 IM)2 19 23/02 28 01/03 I TIGER BRIOGER 510N 17-1&02
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      642 35 FREICHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Cuan Road Singapore *****1 "AiEdL Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 IFIM UT NCI# E-MAlL:flesin@singnet.com.sg ftwjjfiJ|A. CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN MONTREAL 19/02 CAPETOWN 09/02 TORONTO 19/02 DURBAN 09/02 VANCOUVER 19/02 JOHANNESBURG 09/02 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIREAUS 17/02
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      752 35 OOCL (Singapore) Pte Ltd CFS Keppel Distrpk 79 Amm Raod #21-04 (S) *****6 lik 513 *01-121 O NOIII7I7MOOOH W: 272 7117 ftf 3269 ISO #1 W: *****13 lai Ml 3942 la«: 272 712S Will AIRKA RSA/ CAMAIA O ""jSl?'!* TO USA SGf SfO OAK (Ml MEM j HY( OUTROUMP C
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      321 38 OSINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER OUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE IiSINOTRANSI S (*****7 J.TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 V• >\r TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGf ETA SIN ETA HKG ETA SHA 0. GLORY 9704_ 07/07 12/02 16/02 G WELL 9704 14/02 19/02 23/02 G. LUCK 9704 21/02 26/02
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      332 38 MAC-NELS S PORE M'SIA Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC l~J\y V2_J "O 1 **********t SIBU (084) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****61 PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 PKELANC: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MON: (61) *****3 KUCHtNG: (082) *****3 HONGKONG BRISBANE "DANUBE" V.4047 "AUSTRALIA ENTERPRISE" VOIS ETA SIN:
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      152 38 WEEKLY GROUPAGE AUST, NZ THAILAND, HKG, CHINA. KOREA. TAIWAN, PHIUPPINES, INDIA, SRI LANKA, PAKISTAN BANGLADESH, FUI, MAURITIUS, NEW CALEDONIA, S. AFRICA. EUROPE, UK, USA S. AMERICA. AIR-SEA CARGO QUOTES •BL INSURED FOR US$5OO,OOO PER CLAJWMC BONDED RATA > Sff A MEMBER FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT y #144)1 EURO-ASIA CENTRE ■■uTIJ.
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