The Business Times, 24 March 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 1 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, MARCH 24,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Global markets nervous as Fed rate hike seems imminent
    580 1  -  25-basis point rise in federal fond* rate to &5% expected at tomorrow's meeting From] Neil Behrmann in London GLOBAL share and bond markets are jittery as the view that the US Federal Reserve Bank will nudge up interest rates tomorrow gains
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    Lock icon Developers expect market to recover by '98: analysts
    593 1  -  Higher bids at recent land tenders reflect their npbeat views By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] The turnaround in top bids at recent state tenders suggests that developers are expecting a gradual recovery in the private condominium market by late next year, analysts said.
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    Home loans pick up; prices fall less than 10% from peak: banks
    508 1  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Housing loans for private residential property have picked up recently and bankers said most purchases were at prices not more than 10 per cent below the peak. They added, however, it was too
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    Lock icon 99 days and counting
    40 1 [HONGKONG] A Hongkong resident waving a Chineseflag ait a rally yesterday to celebrate the lOOday countdown to the v resumption of Chinese rule over the colony at midnight afJutk 30. More reports onPgA and 5. REUTER
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    KL go-ahead for bridge to replace Causeway
    127 1 [PASIR GUDANG, Johor] The Malaysian cabinet has approved the construction of a bridge to replace the Johor Causeway, maintaining it as the alternative gateway to Singapore, Works Minister S Samy Vellu said yesterday. It will be built by the private sector, he added.
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      30 1 g—| Somado>tpddopt»to VHftfi #UlVlbgtrt Tim coadnue H .ooniTiaiw SINGAPORE NEWS 2 REGION 4* *ORLD 7 BurineaslT 10-18 LIFESTYLE 14 TV 18 COMPANIES 17-20 2U2 |9gr REVIEWS.... 24 V-BMI I J£-'
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      11 1 IT si* wont put conditions on S 'pore: Mahathir, Pg4 jf
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Spring roll maker Tee Yih Jia investing $81m to boost output
      386 2  -  With the expansion, the company is aiming for a mainboard listing in two to three years By 1 Tan Su Yen SPRING ROLL pastry maker Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing is investing $81 million to boost its manufacturing capacity
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      Oil refiners expect China import cut to hit Q1 results
      462 2  -  Uncertain prospects for the next month or two, companies say By Ronnie Lim OIL companies here are expecting a poor first quarter from refining operations, due mainly to the "China factor", when the Chinese unexpectedly slashed imports of oil products
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      PM leads trade team to Laos
      80 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will make his first official visit to Laos today. The two-day visit is at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Khamtay Siphandone. In Vientiane, Mr Goh will hold talks with his counterpart and call on Lao President Nouhak Phoumsavanh.
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      Lock icon Feb CPI rise below expectations
      305 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Inflation By, Ang Wan May HIGHER food, health, transport and education costs pushed up consumer prices by 1.6 per cent year-on-year in February, according to latest figures from the Department of Statistics. The February inflation rate was some- what below expectations.
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      Chemicals maker Zeneca sells $20m plant to US firm
      312 2 SPECIALTY chemicals producer Zeneca Resins has sold its $20 million plant in Jurong to US-based Morton International for an undisclosed sum. Netherlands-based Zeneca said the sale covering the manufacturing plant, warehouse and office facilities in Pioneer Road will be completed in
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      335 3 GLOBAL 'liH w v :^Ky.-^ i jfe H I >1 Mill) II WW AFFLUENCE j FUND <. ff..- Z "> V v i 1 The Unicorn has long been regarded in Eastern and Western cultures as a symbol of strength and stability that brings good fortune to all those associated
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  • REGION
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      Busang gold deposit may be much smaller: report
      681 4  -  JAKARTA Bre-X shares in freefall amid new twist after geologist's alleged suicide By S N Vasuki THE Busang gold saga has taken another dramatic turn with an Indonesian business paper claiming that the size of the deposit until recently believed to be
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      Lock icon Picture of faith
      76 4 [TAINAN, Taiwan) A Taiwanese Buddhist holding a pamphlet bearing a picture of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama yesterday, while listening to him recite blessings at the Kungke Temple in southern Tainan. The Dalai Lama was scheduled to preside over three major ceremonies during his unprecedented
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      Lock icon M'sia won't set terms to mend rift with S'pore: Dr M
      377 4 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he does not want to put any condition on the Singapore government to mend ties following the recent diplomatic furore between the two countries. Dr Mahathir said Malaysia is
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      Lock icon HK kicks off handover party
      329 4 HONGKONG Jubilant people take to the streets in the colony and mainland Reuter THOUSANDS of Hongkong people took to the streets yesterday to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the resumption of Chinese rule over the British colony at midnight on June 30. On the mainland,
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      Lock icon Yangon alert after attack on mosque
      130 4 ■YANGON Reuter MYANMAR's military government said yesterday it had tightened security at mosques around Yangon as religious unrest spread to the capital for the first time since similar trouble broke out last weekend in Mandalay. More armed troops and police were posted around the
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      Lock icon Thailand vows to expand industrial hub
      246 4 RAYONG, Thailand Reuter THAILAND mounted a confi-dence-building exercise during the weekend, announcing it would not let economic setbacks retard industrial expansion. The Thai government told foreign diplomats it would build at least US$4 billion (555.76 billion) worth of infrastructure in the next few years
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      8 4 Caution rules in stock, property markets, Pg 5
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      Lock icon Caution rules in stock and property markets
      1049 5  -  There are no handover blues; only fears of rate hikes and the govt's anti-speculation measures By < Quak Hiang Whai [HONGKONG] AS THE territory enters the last days of British rule, stock and property investors are turning increasingly cautious. No, they are not
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      Business community brims with confidence
      764 5  -  The mood is buoyant among Asians and westerners familiar with the local scene From', Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THE frenetic pace of wheeling and dealing is unabated, huge deals in the property market are done almost daily, and the latest models of continental luxury
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      130 5 The Italian Cultural Institute (Singapore) Tomas Music Consultants LUTE DUO CASARINI TUMfO THURSDAY, 3 APRIL 1997 "...harmony, clarity of founds, control of the partition, cleverness dealing with Minority and IwAti are the mam characteristics of He duo" Porto, Primtiro de Janeiro (1996) STEFANO GRONDONA SATURDAY, JM dII 12 APRIL 1997
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon BHP shuts PNG centre, evacuates staff
      289 6 SYDNEY AFP AUSTRALIAN mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd (BHP) said yesterday it has shut its Port Moresby steel processing centre and evacuated staff in response to the political crisis in Papua New Guinea. The chief executive of An-glo-Australian mirier RTZCRA said yesterday
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      Lock icon East Asia gets the most FDI among developing nations
      408 6  -  SINGAPORE OftheUSSGlb raked in by region 70% goes to China By' Vikram Khanna DEVELOPING countries of East Asia and the Pacific topped the list of recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, but Latin American countries surged way ahead in
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      Volvo plans to set up full production plant Asia-Pac
      450 6  -  SANTA BARBARA New manufacturing facility likely to supply cars to Asian markets By i Christopher Tan VOLVO Car Corp, the largest subsidiary of AB Volvo, is scouting for a manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific, according to a company spokesman. "The growth
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      353 6 Organiser RADAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY P/L, C& A INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS SON BHD Seminar Outline: The Procedures of Factories Setting Up. A. How to apply for MFG Licences, FIC approval, PMA. B. How to own 100% shares as a foreign investor. C. The latest Tax (Budget 1997) Company Law as we# as
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  • THE WORLD
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      Gore and Gingrich set for watered-down China trips
      560 7  -  WASHINGTON China bashers and pro-Taiwan lobby win concessions from both leaders Ky Leon Hadar TWO leading US administration and Congressional figures, Vice-President A 1 Gore and House Speaker Newt Gingrich, are travelling to China this week, at a time when Washington's relations
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      Lock icon Gephardt to oppose MFN to pressure China
      289 7 WASHINGTON Reuter US HOUSE of Representatives minority leader Richard Gephardt at the weekend said he might vote against renewing China's Most Favoured Nation trade status this year to keep pressure on Beijing to improve human rights. The Missouri Democrat said he opposed efforts
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      Lock icon Just kidding around
      59 7 [VANTAA, Finland] Naina Yeltsin, wife of Russian President Boris Yeltsin bursts out laughing as she sits at a giant table during a visit to a science centre on Saturday. The furniture gives visitors the perspective and impression of how a five-year-old child sees the world. Mrs Yeltsin
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      Lock icon 41 nations in line to sign US$500b IT products pact
      319 7 GENEVA Czech Republic, Slovakia to finalise their offers today Reuter A TOTAL of 41 countries could sign up this week for a US$5OO billion (***** billion) pact to remove tariffs in the booming global trade in information technology products (IT)
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      Lock icon White House knows how much it raised over coffee: paper
      252 7 WASHINGTON AFP THE White House kept detailed records of how much money it sought to raise, and actually did, at coffee receptions President Bill Clinton hosted last year. The New York Times reported yesterday. That appears to conflict with White
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      472 8 KyiHk The RblexJV He displayed eveiything needed to win: steady, consistent and truly became a full-fledged professional precise play, with accurate shots that were brilliantly control- championship. j led and executed, together with winning putts too. The first winners Rl Just as it has been for the past 2-4 years,
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      885 9 Kyi Hla Han wins ie Rblex Masters, 1997. leeded to win: steady, consistent and truly became a full-fledged professional Brandt Jobe were both tied at 11-under for In the year of its Silver Jubilee, The Rolex Masters salutes all e shots that were brilliantly control- championship. f IHTTZI t^ie tournam
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Europe beckons for S'pore IT firms
      561 10  -  TDB officials at CeBIT soe growing interest in Eastern Europe From, Kenneth James in Hannover IT'S ALL systems go for Singapore IT companies in Europe, according to Trade Development Board officials attending the CeBIT '97 technology trade fair that ended here last week. For
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      CeBIT just keeps growing and growing
      334 10 AS CeBIT '97 continued to break participation and attendance records, a couple of trends stood out. One was the strong showing of companies from Taiwan, with 401 out of the 2,650 exhibitors from outside Germany. Only the US contingent fielded more exhibitors. More significant
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      Netscape offers software for publishing on the Internet
      341 10  -  By' Toh Han Shih (SINGAPORE] Netscape, the leading browser provider, has started offering Internet publishing, its Asean/South Asia general manager, Casey Ong, told BusinesslT. Internet publishing involves the putting together of different media and content on the Internet or intranets (organisations' private
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      3-way partnership offers professional printing solutions
      284 11  -  Fqji Xerox, Scitex and EFI pool their technology expertise Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Three document imaging companies Fuji Xerox, Scitex and EFI (Electronics For Imaging) have set up a strategic partnership to announce a new technology for the professional printing market. The tie-up was formally
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      Rising demand prompts Compaq to up production
      528 11  -  Boost in capacity of Singapore plant also on the cards I it J Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Personal computer giant Compaq Computer Corp will increase its manufacturing capacity worldwide this year to keep up with the rising demand for its network servers. There are
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    • IT TAKES
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        Enhanced zip drive from Iomega
        96 11 [SINGAPORE] lomega has introduced an enhanced internal Zip drive solution for PC manufacturers and value-added resellers based on the Atapi interface which will be made available later this year. The 100 MB Zip disk will provide 70 times the capacity of traditional floppy disks with
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        Compaqcare centre opens in Singapore
        96 11 [SINGAPORE] Compaq Computer Asia has opened a $250,000 service centre at the Design Centre in North Bridge Road. This is their second centre in Asia and will be run jointly with its partner, Digital Computer Services. It will act as a supplement for the 11
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        Novell gets new CEO from Sun
        77 11 [SINGAPORE] There will soon be a new face at the helm of Novell Inc. Eric Schmidt, chief technology officer of Sun Microsystems, will leave the organisation after 14 years to join Novell as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Dr Schmidt was
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        HP solutions within six hours
        122 11  -  Compiled by Lee Kee Yeng [SINGAPORE! HP has launched a new service which is designed to resolve all HP system hardware problems within six hours of receiving a customer repair call. Phone-in software assistance will also be provided 24 hours a day. In addition, customers
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        Marcam updates applications
        84 11 [SINGAPORE] The most recent releases of Marcam's Avantis.Pro and Protean Maintenance will include Visual Work Flo technology from the File Net Corporation. With the use of Visual Work Flo as the workflow engine for their programs, customers need no longer redefine their workflows when Marcam introduces an
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      Exabyte out with new products to get back to high growth
      332 12  -  Move comes after two years of lax performance By: Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] US-based tape storage company Exabyte Corp will announce a series of products this year to get it back into a high growth phase, after two years of
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      NetPC takes on the NC in high-stakes game
      919 12  -  Microsoft may turn opponents' strengths to its own advantage By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] As in the Japanese martial art aikido, Microsoft may turn its opponents' strengths to its own advantage. Gartner Group network technologies research director David Cappuccio says that for
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      Sembawang Media to offer Internet solutions for SMEs
      239 12 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Media subsidiary Contact last week launched Internet solution packages, called Internet Ready, for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Contact general manager Harish Pillay said: "A lot of businesses are not Internetready at all. We would put together a package of
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      Internet phone with voice quality of a cellular phone
      431 13  -  Product by US firm makes for cheaper calls overseas i*y Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] US firm International Discount Communications (IDT) is offering Net2Phone, an Internet phone with the voice quality of a cellular phone, its marketing director Kristin Ciccolella told BusinesslT.
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Scott Hicks looks beyond the Oscars
      665 14  -  The Australian director of Shine chats with wabib mcimeehbt MARIE MCINERNEY Reuter Australian director Scott Hicks is tired. His film Shine is up for seven Oscars at the Academy Awards and he has just returned from a three-week promotional tour of the United States,
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      Lock icon Aussie backing for Shine
      348 14 FILMS The cotmtry is hoping the movie claims the Oscar for Best FQm AFP (SYDNEY] Shine, an odd film about a mad piano player, is shaping up as Australia's best chance yet of bringing home an Oscar for Best Film. Australians, always ones to cheer for
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      An overdose at SSO's Tchaikovsky concert
      562 14  -  CONCERT REVIEW Despite the limited variety, there were plenty off eqjoyable moments By Benjamin Loh ONE questions the relevance of having an entire programme devoted to the works of one composer, especially those of Tchaikovsky. Unlike Beethoven, whose compositional style straddles the classical and
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      249 14 Hongkong Bank Malaysia Berhad is a wholly-owned subsidiary within the HSBC Group. We are one of the world's largest financial services organisations, with more than 100,000 staff at over 3,400 offices (600 in Asia alone) in 77 countries worldwide. We are currently looking for a suitably qualified Malaysian for the
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      351 14 I 1 MANDARIN ORIENTAL THE HOTEL GROUP Mandarin Oriental 1 Payment of final dividend for the year ended 31st December 1996 Dividend A final dividend of U554.65 per share will be payable on 18th June 1997, subject to approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 11
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      412 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PARATRANS INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD (Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Mealing of the Members of PARATRANS INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD, duly convened and held on 20th March 1997 the following was duly passed:1. SPECIAL
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      586 15 SINGAPORE BUSINESS Giving you the winning edge Where to wine, dine and entertain i Et tu Huberte? A conspiracy is afoot. The Ides of March resound with the sound of hladc on spinning grindstone. Because on 1 April the Huhcrtus Grill will close its door* forever. So come, join the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • THE AST EHTERPRISE PAGE
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      SMEs: Big Brother's courting you
      656 16  -  tax sum examines some dos and don'ts to ensure that such alliances between large and small companies are a success TAN SU YEN SOONER or later, prosperous small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find themselves being courted by corporate suitors. Similarly, struggling companies may be snapped
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      The making of Monsoon-Lowe Group tie-up
      466 16 [SINGAPORE] London-listed advertising multinational The Lowe Group recently took a majority stake in award-winning local advertising agency, Monsoon Advertising. Before Monsoon, two other local agencies Eureka Advertising and Fong Haque Soh also announced tie-ups with international agencies. The Lowe Group chairman Frank Lowe and
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Sound card focus paying off handsomely: Creative
      568 17  -  Sales of Sound Blaster AWE 64 and Oold deluxe version hitting hundreds of thousands per month By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology's "audio-centric" strategy of focusing on sound cards is paying off handsomely, chairman Sim Wong Hoo says. "We're making profits, margins are
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      161 17 Bloomberg Star [KUALA LUMPUR} Malaysian Resources Corp (MRCB), which has interests in media, property and power generation, is expected to unveil a "complex restructuring" of its holdings today, a company official said. "The objective which MRCB wants to achieve are simple but the restructuring is
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      Is there a wild card up Vincent Tan's sleeve?
      738 17  -  MARKET MATTERS But It's nnllkely he will rqjlg his Beij&ya Group again By Eddie Toh WILL tycoon Vincent Tan Chee Yioun continue to reshuffle his Berjaya group of companies? The endless restructuring exercises in the past have led investors to believe
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        Richard Li keeps dream of Asian technology deal alive
        583 18  -  USs72om Tokyo real estate investment does not mean he has given np on finding a project like Star TV bl Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Richard Li, head of the Pacific Century Group (PCG), said he hasn't abandoned efforts to invest in a
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        192 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, its earnings outlook at home clouded by competition, is looking to greener pastures abroad. In the latest of a string of foreign forays, it is betting big on a new market South Africa. Together with SBC Communications Inc
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        332 18 Group confirms plans to sell stake in Shangri-La (M'sia) Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Landmarks Bhd plans to set up two private hospitals in the Klang Valley involving an investment of Ms2oo million (*****.6 million) before 2000 to beef up its healthcare business. Managing director Mohamed Abdul
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        OCBC's M'sian unit given AA, P1 ratings
        278 18 [SINGAPORE] Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) has given OCBC Bank (Malaysia) a long-term rating of AA and a short-term rating of PI. RAM said over the weekend the ratings for OCBC Bank's Malaysian subsidiary "reflect the bank's superior asset quality which stems from
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          59 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Howden Group pic, a UK maker of air and gas handling equipment, said it is considering a takeover offer. Howden is worth about £352 million (*****.6 million) by market capitalisation. Charter pk, a UK maker of railway and welding equipment said its shares
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          87 19 Bloomberg [MIAMI] Pan American World Airways said it wUI acquire all the shares of Carnival Air Lines while the tetter's main shareholder Mickey Arison will acquire 42 per cent of Pan Am's outstanding stock. Arison wUI also make a US$3O million (Ss42 miUion)
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          68 19 AFP [MANILA] US listed firm Marriott International Inc is to take 25 per cent equity in a resort hotel project in the central Philippine island of Mactan. Marriott wUI invest US$4.B milUon (556.7 minion) in the32s-room hotel, to be called Mactan Island Marriott
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        245 19 SCMP [HONGKONG] China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) has scotched rumours that it is on the verge of taking a direct stake in Hongkong Telecom. "The MPT has no plans to buy shares in Hongkong," Wu Jichuan, Minister for
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        316 19 Nippon Meat Packers is seeking court order to seize assets; wants to sue for damages Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Meat Pack ers Inc. Japan's largest meat processor, said an officer at its wholly-owned US subsidiary embezzled as much as US$lOO
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        312 19 AFP (TOKYO) American Telephone and Telegraph Corp (AT&T) of the United States has applied to the Tokyo Stock Exchange to delist its shares from trading in June, a market official said on Friday. The US telecommunications giant attributed the move to the small
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        422 20 Results show benefits of carmaker's cost-cntting measures: analysts Bloomberg (FRANKFURT] German carmaker Volkswagen AG said operating profit in 1996 jumped an expected 77.2 per cent, which analysts said reflected the benefits of cost-cut-ting measures taken last year. Volkswagen also said its supervisory board has approved
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        278 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange said it will allow brokers to bundle together orders for new shares of converting building societies and mu-tually-owned insurance companies to avoid overburdening its trading system. The exchange said in a statement the new rules will apply to
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        283 21 Policy of banks issuing both cards comes tinder scrutiny Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US Justice Department's anti-trust probe of Visa USA Inc and MasterCard International has broadened in recent weeks as investigators question the legality of policies that let banks belong to both major
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        156 21 [KUALA LUMPUR] Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd, formerly known as Malaysian International Insurance (L) Ltd, will double its paid-up capital to US$2OO million (Ss2BB million) by March next year to play a major role in the development of Labuan as a reinsurance hub, the Star
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        194 21 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Mutual fund managers are finding it increasingly difficult to manage the flood of new money that's flowing into their funds. Just 19 per cent of 3,705 equity funds tracked by Morningstar Inc beat the returns of the Standard Poor's 500
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        595 22  -  SIMBX Weeklyßoundup It's better that Fed sends clear Mgnai hiking by 50 basis points rather than gradually By Galium Henderson MMS International (SINGAPORE] So we're all set for a 25 basis point rate hike this week. Just one, a little one, and balance will
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        866 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP (LONDON) The advance of rebels in the east of Zaire has spread panic among metal traders on the London market, who fear that President Mobutu Sese Seko's faltering grasp on power might hinder copper supplies. Mineral-rich south-eastern
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        247 23 SES Another week passed with yet more turmoil over the future direction of US interest rates. The Straits Times Industrials Index was the worst performing Asian index on the week, closing at 2,068.48 after losing 66.98(-3.14 per cent). Thirty year US treasury bonds briefly traded above 7 per
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        261 23  -  Source: Analysed by Johan Tellvik a director of Bridge Int'l Broking E-mail jtellvik<&bridge.com RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is more effective in detecting divergences
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        144 23 Outlook Want Want Hldgs will announce fiscal year 1996 results on March 31. Earnings per share is forecast to grow 10 per cent to US$O,l7l in 1996 and by 27 per cent in fiscal year 1997 to U550,217. The company came under selling pressure last week on news
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        133 23 Outlook Parkway Hldgs is one of the best South-east Asian healthcare providers with operations in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Recently the company posted a strong fiscal year 1996 growth of 109 per cent to $48.0 million. Behind these numbers were strong performances in all its healthcare divisions.
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        849 24 NEW YORK Rate fears spread to hi-tech sector with Nasdaq index falling 9% below Jan's high FT AFP IF MURMURINGS in cyberspace are any indication, investors in technology shares are showing signs of worry. "Is this the end of the bull market?
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        861 24 n Sydney jU THE Australian bourse is likely to remain jittery after falling 1.5 pe*- rent over the past week in anticipation of an interest rate rise in the United States, brokers said. "The overall trend (downwards in the week) was obviously indicative of the concern and
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        153 24 HONGKONG AFP TRADING in Hongkong shares will remain cautious in the week ahead amid expectations of a rise in US interest rates, dealers said on Friday. "Trading will be cautious, although bargain hunting is expected," as concerns over a possible rise in US interest rate
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        1728 24 Paris -22* FRENCH stocks are seen gaining in coming days as a rising US dollar boosts shares of exporters like LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA. On Friday, the CAC-40 Index rose 1.3 per cent, or 33.41 points, to 2,587.13, its best showing in five sessions as
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        493 24 LONDON AFP LONDON shares crashed last week, as dealers feared the onset of British general elections and a rise in US interest rates after Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan gave his clearest indication to date of an imminent tightening of monetary
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        233 24 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are expected to be firm during the week on government moves to revive the property market, brokers said. "Although moderate profittaking is expected following recent gains, market sentiment is likely to remain strong for the time
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        329 25 Bloomberg AFP Q Composite Index -29.53 THE Malaysian share market is expected to track sideways after tumbling 2.4 per cent in the week to Friday. "Investors will be seeking fresh leads from a number of events including the US Fed meeting and the central
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        184 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy TELECOMMUNICATIONS and electron ics firm Acma Ltd has come under severe pressure ever since its poor results were released last week a 23 per cent drop in profit which ended a five-year growth pattern. Interestingly, its warrant
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        58 28  -  Shiv Taneja THE technical charts for Casa Holdings, which on Friday closed two cents higher at 54 cents on a volume of l-S million units, are giving out confusing signals. But taken together, the charts indicate a little more upside but not much. Investors should expect to take
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        Tomorrow's Fed meeting to weigh heavy on market
        682 28  -  THE WUiSH AWBin But downside may be limited, with local stocks having fallen for eight straight sessions By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] It's clear that the early part of the week ahead will be relatively quiet and full of speculation as to whether
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      398 28 3USINESS Xoficcs To advertise call toll-five IXOO-741 IXX3 f :*5 'Hongkong Land to K K f Payment of final dividend for the year ended 31st December 1996 T* l r Dividend A final dividend of US$B.5O per share will be payable on 18th June 1997, subject to approval at the
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      402 28 SINGAPORE BUSINESS Giving you the winning edge Dairy Fatm Payment off ffinal dividend ffor the year ended 31st December 1996 Dividend A final dividend of U554.35 per share will be payable on 18th June 1997, subject to approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 11 th
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      255 29 Simpson Spence Young FOLLOWING last week's comments regarding capesize bulkers, the modern Pierre Ld (165,000/92) is reported sold to clients of Bicimar at about U5527.6 million and the order Pytchley (109,000/80) is said to be sold at about US$7.9 million to clients of Golden Union. Demolition prices remain
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      S Koreans competing in chemical tanker market
      385 29  -  Yukong Line, Haiijin look to expand in South, S-E Asia; Hyundai plans to enter next year By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Competition between South Korean shipping companies in the South and South-east Asian chemical tanker market is hotting up. Yukong Line and Hanjin Shipping
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      Classifiers criticised for undermining IMO's quality projects
      249 29  -  From David Taylor in Hongkong THE Oil Companies International Maritime Forum (OCIMF) chairman has attacked the condition assessment programmes (Caps) sold by classification societies, saying they undermine the International Maritime Organisation's own quality projects. Speaking recently to the Hongkong Shipowners Association, OCIMF chief
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      274 29 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong and Taiwan may reach agreement before the end of April on shipping arrangements after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post reported over the weekend. Despite the absence of
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      186 29 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US has charged that a European Union proposal to grant US$2.l billion (Ss3 billion) in subsidies to shipyards in Germany, Spain and Greece will violate a shipbuilding agreement worked out within the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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      532 29  -  UHHtSCEHE By] David Hughes IT HAS BEEN quite a hectic fortnight in the liner business, with much of the action taking place last week. One announcement, though, was all about inaction. German liner companies Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud said that
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      289 29 Prediction based on new forecasting model developed by Intercargjo Journal of Commerce [LONDON] Ocean freight rates for bulk commodities such as coal, iron-ore and grain could jump before the end of the century if a new forecasting model developed for the dry-cargo
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      271 29 Lloyd's List [LONDON] Figures for last year show that the Port of Lopdon has retained its position as the UK's largest port with more than a million tonnes of trade being carried out every week. The Port of London saw trade
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      256 29 AFP [OKYO] Japanese Transport Minister Makoto Koga has hinted at retaliation if Washington goes ahead with sanctions against Japan's shipping companies, but pledged to make every effort to head them off. Mr Koga said late last week he would send a ministry official
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        87 29 Bernama (JOHOR BARUI Johor Port Berhad (JPB) handled 23&1.W7 tonnes of cargo during the first two months of this year which represents an 11 percent growth compared to the same period last year. Of the total cargo handled. 30 per cent or 778,747
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        86 29 [SINGAPORE] French classification society Bureau Veritas is stepping up its services in the US through a US$5 million (817 million) expansion programme over the next three years. It will be setting up a new company, Tecnitas North America to provide information and services such as technical
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        41 29 [SINGAPORE] Stolt Parcel Tankers Inc (SPTIX a unit of transportation group Stolt-Nielsen SA, has exercised options to construct two additional 22,480 deadweight-tonnes (dwt) chemical tankers to be built at Spain's Juliana Constructors Gijonesa yard.
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      1136 30  -  EUROPEAN AIR UIDUOTRT: LIFTING THE COMPETITIVE BARRIERS On April 1, the European Union will abolish the final legal restrictions on European airlines' freedom but a shortage of landing slots means deregulation of its skies is unlikely to increase competition quickly By\ Michael Skapinker FT IT
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      385 30 PAGE Ethiopian 6 A£l 13 EuroHansa 6 AMI 3 Euroeast M AM 8 Emgrew 6 Accord Fl-Bright 9 AppensNp 5 Famous 7 Astro 3 Austral 9 FoongSun 8 Avant 6 FroU M B'tangMas 8 FrtUnfcs 13 BSA 7 FrtWorid 7 BTl 13 CUnfc
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      14640 38 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiset VhmI Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser VmmI Voyage Talaphone SNt Desr» Km* Nam* Number Number SIN OmTh Mum Nome Number Number A To CALCUTTA (CCU) 2062 ,n^s 10 14/01 30/03 N0VIK0N0 001/17 45-*****13 ivory coast, cote u /voire 24/03 30/03 seven sees novikovo
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        642 45 4hmI Voy No BwtH Arrival Departure fait tipns 44-* lloaplll 23.03/1900 |Mm 12 jn iMupMt 24.03/0600 Afnut 035*97 J01 alonflslda 24.03/0»00 K Cat! Mra 0203*7 J01 alwpHi 23.03/*»0 It FHkarla 1*0397 J01 akmgsldt 23.03/W00 ft fair IM M**97 JOl i longs** 23.03/W00 t|l LMtart *****7 JOl atom»MP 2403/0*00
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        1825 45 RECEIVING OF EXPOiT Fa COWTAWERS AND La CARGO Booking/Mane* Ritls Ship Voy No Etfc/ttr Nrlod From To Frow to ami MM 24/OM I* 21/1500 23/B5* 23/BM MM 55 25/09M U 23/1900 23/BM 23/BM U 2JA700 24/0*5* 24/0*00 24/0700 Mfll 2VU0C 4 24/1200 24/1494 24/TTOO taUk MN 2VC00 i
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        205 45 Mar 27 Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Haras Australia: Good Friday. Canada Good Friday. Denmark: Good Friday. Hong Kong: Good Friday. Indonesia: Good Friday. Netherlands: Good Friday. New Zealand: Good Friday. Norway: Good Friday. Philippines: Good Friday. Singapore: Good Friday. Sweden: Good Friday. Switzerland: Good Friday. United
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        766 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show* price ranges In US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prides shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        365 45 Cartea NO Max 993J U KJ O.I) 1M ON Mar 20 Marty Mr MmMm Am Mrtta So*M«t HoaftowE2S 2 19 4 10 KM 300 AM 9054 0.5 Bi 0J? 34 042 Com 300 MM 995.9 74 17.9 0.M 01 0.07 w —*M H* Mow (US 11
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        479 46 OUare retains top spot as busiest airport; LA replaces Heathrow in third place behind Atlanta Reuter [GENEVA] World airports reported strong growth in passenger traffic of over 6 per cent in 1996 with the flourishing economies of the Asia-Pa-cific region leading
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        248 46 Reuter [NEW DELHI] India will make it compulsory from 1998 for all imported aircraft to be fitted with a safety device to help avoid mid-air collisions. Civil Aviation Minister C M Ibrahim told the Indian parliament late last
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        62 46 [LISBON] Working day and night, some 1,500 workers are involved in the construction of a new bridge across the river Tagus in the north of Lisbon over the weekend. With a length ofeight kilometres the bridge will be the largest of its kind
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        264 46 Reuter [SHANGHAI] China is planning a major restructuring of its car and truck industry to increase efficiency, analysts said. Geng Shaojie, general manager of China's largest vehicle manufacturer, First Automotive Group, was quoted in the Shanghai-based Business News as calling for
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        306 46 Reuter [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp is considering developing a compact car designed exclusively for the European market that would be smaller than any of the firm's existing models, a spokesman said. But the spokesman said the company had not yet decided
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        309 46 Airbus wants to accelerate USs2b manufacturing venture AFP [BEIJING] A European consortium led by Airbus Industrie will sign a final contract this year to launch China's long-heralded 100-seat aircraft manufacturing project, Airbus president Jean Pierson was quoted as saying yesterday.
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          89 46 AFP (TOKYO] Japan's latest bullet train, the Nozomi 500, set a new world speed record for a train in service when it started operation on Saturday, West Japan Railway said. The Nozomi (Hope) 600 set an average speed of 261.8 km an < hour between
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          102 46 Bernama [PETALING JAYA] Malaysia Airports Bhd will call for tenders for retail and duty free operations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLLA) in Sepang in mid-April. Managing director Datuk Khairuddin Ibrahim >' said interested parties, including those operating outlets at
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          67 46 [SINGAPORE] From April 1, passengers at Thai airports will no longer be able to pay the passenger service charge (PSC) or airport tax at check-in counters at the country's international and domestic airports. Departing passengers, travelling both on international and domestic (lights, will have
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          104 46 Reuter [NEW YORK] Fifty one per cent of Americans have reservations about the safety of discount airlines, while 59 per cent expressed confidence in commercial airlines, according to a Tim* Magazine/CNN poll released over the weekend. Only 88 per cent of respondents said they
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          63 46 Reuter (CARACAS] The main runway at Venezuela's main international airport win be shut for repairs tor nine hours aday for 10to Udaysfrom AprilB, forcing wide-bodied aircraft to mal» alternative arrangements, a top airport official said. "The larger wide-bodied aircraft will have to make a sacrifice,"
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        244 46 Talks on funding for project to be held this week Reuter [KARACHI] Pakistani officials will discuss a proposed US$5B6 million (*****.9 million) light rail project for the congested southern port city of Karachi with its sponsors this week, ah industry source said. An
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      1336 32 <<r DSHSEHATOR 1M Round the World Container Services TO FROM UK/CONTINENT «SM£L Ivor g"| mw IWW I HMI IFU IwfT LH* I VCSMti |vOT |ui» I WTM I 9MV MM IFUI«W I» HAJUMHAMMJHQ WN7IS MIS 1394 14 #4 17.§4 18.94 CHOYAN6 GIANT EE7I4 02 03 03 03 94 03 91
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      1016 32 NORASIA FIXED DAY WEEKLY DIRECT CALL TO GENOA BARCELONA WITH FAST TRANSIT TIME FOR MORE DETAILS/BOOKING CONTACT:- PATRICIA/CALVIN/WILSON WIUKM NSA SHIPPING PTE LTO ALSO ACCEFHNQ LCL TO: TIL: *****83 FAX: 471 Ml 0 Cft NO. *****9M000C TNA&AND Pfl AQENOES CO LTD TEL: M 2-*****68 ITnn niIMT. IWITW. KWn fI»W I
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      1287 33 vessel VOY SIN POU PKO PtN WW 5* sHs———IRAN TEYTOUM PJL-1223 20/03/97 31/03/97 IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL-1228 05/04/97 03/04/97 iwra/QT IRAN TAKHTI PJL-1224 13/03/97 07/03/97 J«/03/97 23/03/97 IRAN TAKHTI PJL-1230 IS/04/97 13/04/97 28/04/97 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E.AZARBAIJAN, ARMENIA, KAZAKHSTAN. UZBEKISTAN. TURKMENISTAN. KIRGISTAN. TADZHIKISTAN
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      1675 33 TO sorrv lUIY AMioouncsvu IMPIKS L SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY Til: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (IA) *****02 JONORE OFFICE: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD *i 7-08 D«s ILOG SAUS/HGS 4205M1/43 INWARD DEFT <D/O) 4MS76S COSTAR AGENCIES (ID SDH BND O NO: **********011 TOWER TWO (*****9) CONVENTIONAL *****50/SS T/SHfMT
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      421 33 f/JL IPERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN A jf if TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO; **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /KIKHM+fASTtST T*AMM/ MH/AMA-HMHUTY MTU 7 IfO CMI MIHH-MDKATtD GK* '745 25/03 GUOO 9747 24/13 «WI ***** 25/03 AffU ***** 24/03 GUM) ***** 21/03 GHMAT
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      671 41 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS x. I 62 Toh Cuan Road Singapore *****1 cfau Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 pffSHyl E-MAlL:flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRKA ETD SIN MONTREAL 26/03 CAPETOWN 04/04 TORONTO 26/03 DURBAN 04/04 VAN COUVER 26/03 JOHANNESBURG 04/04 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIREAUS 30/03
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      1430 42 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (SI PTE LTD I ™SP" 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S PORE *****5 ■■MB TEL *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO 1047CMOOMO JESSIC A/CELIA/MEICHAII 7 slqs/week miwm 3 slgs/WEEK I VESSEL [VO? TSiN pAK [VESSEL [VOY |«N ISUR MAERSK NARA 9713 INPT 27/03
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      1311 42 *****21 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUNDAY (EHSEH FIXED OAY-HOHOAY VESSEL w I®"I nm HAM FIT L£N MM VESSEL ¥OT LEH FXT KM MM MM Pl*"n MALACCA BRIDGE A7I2W 127«3 I 1404 17-04 16.04 2004 UNG SUN A7OSE SLO SU) SU) SLO SLD 25/03 MING NORTH J7I2W I 3003 I 16.04 1&04
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      410 42 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN I VESSEL VOY ISM BOM H MEKHANIK KURAKO MK3ON 28/03 06/04 KOTA CAHAYA CAHI79 03/04 11/04 SEA SUCCESS I 03N 13/04 21/04 TRADE FAST TFSIB6 18/04 28/04 I ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA I VESSEL VOY SIN BOM/N.SHEVA
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      478 44 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING rf 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI V S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRAHS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SIM ETA HKG ETA SHA G. WELL 9708 28/03 02/04 06/04 6. LUCK 9708 04/04 09/04 13/04 0. GLORY 9710 H/04 16/04
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      198 44 1 IW\ J cm NO. ISQOS7IOOOOS S®U: (064) ***** V MAMLA: (632) SI ***** V W PENANQ:(04)*****6 8ANGK0K:(662)*****67 SURABAYA:(3I)29I66O P. KELAWQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MON: (61) *****3 HONGKONG MV "EUROPEAN EXPRESS" V 03N ETA SIN 26-3-97 MV "OOCL HOPE" V 6107 ETA SIN 27-3-97 MV "ASIAN PEGASUS" V
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