The Business Times, 26 March 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Teng Fong stuns with HK$11.8b price for HK site
    710 1  -  Singapore tycoon may have set a world record, say market watchers From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong PROPERTY tycoon Ng Teng Fong yesterday paid a staggering HK$ll.B2 billion (552.19 billion) for a piece of waterfront residential land in Hongkong, giving the
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    Paging prices set to drop 20% as competition intensifies
    391 1  -  By 1 Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Competition in the paging market is heating up and is set to drive prices of services down by more than 20 per cent. Two new paging operators Hutchison IntraPage and ST Messaging have indicated that
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    PM Goh proposes third Singapore-Johor link
    449 1  -  New city being planned for south-eastern Johor From Yang Razali Kassim an Vientiane PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has proposed a third link between Singapore and southeastern Johor where a new city is planned along the Johor River. He said this could be one
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    Lock icon Dow up 20 points at noon as Fed meets
    357 1 Reuter [NEW YORK] Wall Street managed to stay firm yesterday, rising 20.77 points to 6,926.02 at noon EDT ahead of expectations that the Federal Reserve Board would raise interest rates for the first time in more than two years. At press
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      103 1 The carrent public mania tor new stocks may fIHHHESHUH N I T^wt English Patient, won nine of the 12 nominations it garnered* the 86th Academy Awards jwterttay, P*lB .>- Mw»niro 04**aip*aaal rlnla]ailMk«nlßp,pg JUL Sing Land and UIC have become rather humdram, unfike what they were in the 80b and pgil.
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      13 1 Nina now Teleshops opened, Pg 2 Number portability starts next week, Pg 2
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      13 1 Inlet Iwlufrf fat—, Pg 3 New bottom line on KL-S'pore ties, Pg 16
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      Sewage scheme will free land for other uses
      190 2 THE Deep Tunnel Sewerage Scheme, which the Environment Ministry is looking into as a possible long-term solution, will free up land currently occupied by six sewage treatment works for other development. Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Health and for the Environment, said
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      New envoy to Malaysia appointed
      88 2 KRISHNASAMY Kesavapany has been appointed Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, the government announced yesterday. Prior to his appointment, Mr Kesavapany, 60, served as both permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva and ambassador to Italy and Turkey. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
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      S'pore tourism earnings up 14% to US$9b
      484 2  -  Republic is the 11th biggest tourism earner in the world, says study By, Ang Wan May SINGAPORE'S tourism receipts grew 14.6 per cent to US$9.4 billion last year, making it the 11th biggest tourism earner in the world, according to a World Tourism
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      Lock icon Nine new Teleshops opened
      404 2  -  By Clarissa Tan SINGAPORE Telecom's equipment retail arm has opened nine new Teleshop outlets in an effort to move closer to its customers in an increasingly competitive market. The telecommunications company will also offer two new value-added mobile services from April 1, said SingTel president and
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      Number portability starts next week for phones, pagers
      264 2 I MOBILE phone and pager users who switch to new operators when the Singapore market is liberalised next week can keep their existing numbers, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) said yesterday. In a statement, TAS said mobile phone operators will adopt
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      Lock icon Exports to rise soon: J P Morgan
      377 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Outlook By< Audrey Tan AMERICA'S low electronics inventories and robust industrial production growth should fire up Singapore's export engine, says J P Morgan in its latest Data Watch on Singapore. The US investment bank expects "fur- ther weakness" in
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      Study on importing natural gas to be ready in Q3: PUB
      443 2  -  It will kelp STptre in its search fir alternative energy supplies, says source By) Ronnie Lim A FEASIBILITY study by Singapore on importing natural gas for power generation and town gas use is due to be completed in the
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      Centre for mediating disputes involving IT to open on Tuesday
      240 2 A CENTRE providing mediation services for resolving disputes involving information technology (IT) will open this Tuesday The Singapore IT Mediation Centre (SITMC) provides an alternative to litigation, just as the Small Claims Tribunal and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
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      7 2 Singapore Business Giving you the winning edge
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon S'pore still second in competitiveness
      482 3  -  Republic retains or improves rankings in most factors but slips in people, By< Audrey Tan SINGAPORE retains second spot in the latest world competitiveness rankings, and together with first-placed US, have settled "comfortably in the lead", according to preliminary results from the International Institute for
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      The intertwining fates of Laos and Singapore
      571 3  -  FVOOHDILIM By Yang Razali Kassim [VIENTIANE] One thing that struck me about Laos is its numerous stilt-houses constructed out of wooden planks and thatched or zinc roofs. Found everywhere in Vientiane, these traditional houses reminded me of the kampungs in Singapore and Malaysia
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      EDB may take equity in more overseas projects
      422 3  -  Fmu wifl bt tn firmi with clear pUns fm: regional expansion By< Audrey Tan THE Economic Development Board (EDB) may invest in more overseas projects undertaken by local firms, chairman Philip Yeo told reporters yesterday. "In the past, we gave them purely
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      139 3 Are month ends a camp site in your Accounts Department? Do your accounts staff like csnwinjfi Have you ever wondered why you have a high turnover in your Accounts Dept? It just may be that your Accountant and your Accounts Assistants are not so fond of camping. Maybe the night
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Pharma Zone: getting the potion right
      1427 4  -  The proposed Pharma Zone aims to attract more pharmaceuticals and bio-tech manufacturing investments here. What will affect its fortunes? *1 Ronnie Lim IsuNGAFORE] AN Singapore mix tom gether a potent enough a 1 potion to make the profl posed Pharma Zone (PZ) in Tuas
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      165 4 GRAND PLAZA HOTEL ADDS CHARM TO SINGAPORE ip@m I) jj n bl mm b» w fiM 181 "From Ssl4s*, Including American Breakfast, There's Nothing Quite Like The Grand Plaza Hotel." In the heart of Singapore's Civic and Cultural District, the new I Grand Plaza Hotel takes pride of place at
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      Lock icon US$ set to rise further in the medium term
      562 5  -  THUIf ICAL VUgWPWMT Tests of supports against yen and mark will prepare market for the next advance By] Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at DowJones. The opinions in this column are personal and
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      Japan, CPF and global lifestyle funds launched
      619 5  -  By I Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] It's not often that investors get to choose from three new unit trusts a Japan country fund, a CPF unit trust and a global lifestyle fund all launched within days of one another. Which one is best for
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      Excel likely to be a hit with stags
      600 5  -  But analysts see good prospects for it in medium to long-term By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Based on prevailing market sentiment for initial public offers, some analysts see Excel's IPO of 37.25 million shares at 63 cents apiece as a popular issue with
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      262 5 tW SINGAPORE TOKYO 4 at •u J# 14 "~/ta NOW SIX TIMES "Sflfc A WEEK. WmWT SUNDAY New Service from March 30 We're happy to announce that with our new mHv Tuesday service, you now have a choice of six TUESDAY >" flights a week to Tokyo. This is part
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon No change to PT Telkom's rights: report
      106 6 JAKARTA Reuter STATE-run telecommunications giant PT Telkom would keep its exclusive rights to provide long-distance and domestic phones calls until 2006 and 2011 respectively, the Jakarta Post reported yesterday. Jonathan L Parapak, sec-retary-general of the Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Ministry, was quoted as
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      KL likely to face property glut
      542 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR Only landed may be spared, say analysts; prices seen consolidating in next couple of years By\ Eddie Toh KUALA Lumpur property prices, which have risen rapidly over the past eight years or so, are expected to consolidate in the next couple of
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        Lock icon Vietnam posts lowest inflation in 10 years
        54 6 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam recorded year-on-year inflation of just 2.3 per cent in the month to yesterday, its lowest rate in more than a decade, according to official figures released yesterday. Inflation is at its lowest level in Vietnam since it launched its economic
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        Lock icon Just not cricket
        43 6 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Members of the Parti Islam (PAS) demonstrating outside Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's office yesterday. Some 300 Muslim fundamentalists staged a protest and burnt two Israeli flags in protest against the presence of the Israel cricket team here.—AFP
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        Lock icon Cambodian leader calls for calm
        55 6 AFP [PHNOM PENH] The president of Cambodia's National Assembly warned yesterday that political instability would force the cancellation of upcoming elections and appealed for calm. "Without political stability and social safety, no elections can be held," parliament chief and acting head of state Chea Sim
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        Lock icon Foreign oil palm plantations to get nod?
        63 6 Reuter [JAKARTA] Foreign investors are to be allowed to set up oil palm plantations in eastern Indonesia if they involve smallholders. Bisnis Indonesia quoted Agriculture Minister SyarifUddin Baharsyah as saying a lot of land was available in the eastern region, which is generally
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      Ruling to nullify Renong's Manila Hotel bid stays
      427 6  -  MANILA Court finds'no substantial arguments' m appeal By Al Labita THE Supreme Court yesterday upheld "with finality" its Feb 3 decision voiding the sale of the state-owned Manila Hotel to Malaysia's Renong Bhd and awarding it to ethnic Chinese tycoon Emilio Yap.
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      Lock icon Vietnam setting curbs on foreign workers
      191 6 HANOI AFP VIETNAM is to restrict foreign workers to a maximum three-year stay and require them to obtain a work permit from labour authorities, an official said. Both expatriates and overseas Vietnamese working for joint ventures, 100 per cent foreign owned companies or local
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      Indon group pushes for affirmative action
      577 7  -  JAKARTA Muslim intellectuals call for policy like Malaysia's NEP to tackle wealth gap By I S N Vasuki THE powerful Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) has recommended that Indonesia introduce affirmative action along the lines of Malaysia's New Economic Policy (NEP) to tackle
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      Lock icon SBC unit says Thai bank stocks over-discounted
      499 7 BANGKOK Investment bank calls for a boy on A ffnnwiflfwal Kankg Bloomberg, Reuter THAILAND'S battered bank stocks will rise as much as one-third within a year as recent declines overstated the effect of bad loans on their profits, SBC Warburg said. "Thai banks
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      Lock icon A reason to sing out load
      59 7 [HANOI] A worker going about his work on the roof of Hanoi's Opera House yesterday. The French government has agreed to sponsor the renovation of the now dilapidated building where news conferences and a grand gala evening will be held during the Francophone Summit
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      Lock icon Multimedia corridor attracts 583 firms
      88 7 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama A TOTAL of 583 local and international companies have applied to take part in the Multimedia Super Corridor with four awarded MSC status, Parliament heard yesterday. Of the applications, 122 came from international companies with the rest from local companies. MSC status
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      Lock icon Dr M leads high-powered team to Japan
      224 7 TOKYO DPA MALAYSIAN prime minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Tokyo yesterday leading a high-powered government and business delegation on a four-day official visit. He is scheduled to meet his Japanese counterpart, Ryutaro Hashimoto, and have an audience with Emperor Akihito at the Akasaka
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      Lock icon Autopsy done on body of Busang geologist
      239 7 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIAN doctors performed an autopsy yesterday on the body of geologist Michael de Guzman, who fell from a helicopter while flying to the Busang gold property he helped discover in East Kalimantan province. "The preliminary autopsy has been carried out," Narciso
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      53 7 Nanyang Technological University LIL PROFESSOR LOTFI A ZADEH BE Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor HM "THE KEY ROLES OF SOFT COMPUTING AND ESJ FUZZY LOGIC IN THE CONCEPTION, DESIGN TO AND DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS" Date Wednesday, 26 March 1997 EEj! Time 6.00 pm Venue LT 2, NTU TO ALL
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      687 7 Noble group limited (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) Announcement of 1996 Results Year Ended 31 December 1996 Noble Group Limited Providing Asia with the raw materials necessary for economic growth Highlights of 1996 results "Net asset value growth of 49.6% In 1996 represented another year where Noble delivered on
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Tung under fire for choice of housing committee head
      431 8 HONGKONG Decision to name property tycoon to crucial position dents his popularity Reuter, AFP A DECISION by Hongkong's future leader Tung Chee-hwa to put a property tycoon in charge of housing policy has sparked public dissatisfaction, and a poll shows his
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      Lock icon Early resumption of talks with Taipei is out: Beijing
      136 8 BEIJING Reuter A TOP Chinese official for contacts with Taiwan ruled out an early resumption of talks on reunification because the island's leaders were pursuing "splittist" policies, the China Daily said yesterday. It also quoted Tang Shubei, vice-chairman of the Association
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      Lock icon 200b yuan pumped into Pudong economic zone
      252 8 BEIJING AFP SHANGHAI'S Pudong New Area development zone attracted 200 billion yuan (5534.5 billion) in investment between 1991 and 1995 and will need another 330 billion yuan until 2000, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. The report said government investment accounted for only 44
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      Lock icon With a view to the handover
      69 8 [HONGKONG] A ferry cruising past the extension of the Hongkong Convention and Exhibition Centre where builders are hurrying to finish the HKS4.B billion (SSB9I million) venue for holding the joint handover ceremony between China and Britain. The 4,oooguests at the ceremony will be seated
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      Lock icon British citizens will need HK work permits
      242 8 HONGKONG Changes from April 1 will remove their immigration perks AFP HONGKONG will go ahead with plans to impose a work permit system for British nationals starting next month, a government official said yesterday. Alex Fong, deputy secretary for security, said the gov-
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      Lock icon Banker sees fully convertible yuan by 2010
      141 8 SHANGHAI AFP A SENIOR Chinese central banker has predicted the Chinese currency will be fully convertible by 2010, but the financial system will take another 10 years to mature, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Business News daily quoted Qin Chijiang, director of the
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Taiwan steps up war on hog epidemic
        41 8 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan yesterday pooled a billion-dollar fund to finance an island-wide slaughter of pigs infected with the foot-and-mouth disease and to fund a vaccination drive as economists warned of huge economic setbacks. —Renter
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        Lock icon PLA troops in HK at daybreak: report
        40 8 AFP [HONGKONG] Chinese troops to be stationed in Hongkong are to arrive at daybreak on July 1, to avoid the feared negative psychological impact of arriving at night, it was reported yesterday. —AFP
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        Lock icon Zhao Ziyang in Shanghai: report
        44 8 AFP [HONGKONG] Ousted Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang arrived in Shanghai on Saturday, the power base of President Jiang Zemin, it was reported yesterday. Mr Zhao was purged after supporting pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square in 1989. —AFP
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      74 8 Bangkok London Singapore Taipei The Best Of Thai Cuisine Now At Raffles City, Level 3 For quick business lunches or a dining experience to J5 remember. See you at Patara, now at the heart of the city. Westin Stamford (Level 3, above Kopitiam). For reservations please call 339 1488. Detectable
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      194 8 Lectures and presentations get information across but putting that Approved as information into practice is what skill development is all about. This course is different to most EMS auditor courses, it focuses on application. meeting the training rr requirements for Over the course of five days, the trainees work through
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  • TOGETHER, MAKING DREAMS GOME TROE
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      9 9 A SUPPLEMENT SPONSORED BY SINGAPORE POOLS PTE LTD —-———■■—MMi
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      Message by Dr Robert C. K. Loh President, National Council of Social Service
      189 9 Every year, National Council of Social Service has the difficult but vital task of meeting the needs of more than 50 charities helping the less fortunate in Singapore. Funds are needed to ensure that children with disabilities
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      Message by: Or Richard Eu, Chairman, Com Chest, ft Or Henry Tay, Vlce-Chalrman, Com Chest and Chairman, Heartstrings Charity Supplement *#7
      225 9 Message by: Or Richard Eu, Chairman, Com Chest, ft Or Henry Tay, VlceChalrman, Com Chest and Chairman, Heartstrings Charity Supplement *#7 of the HeartI srings Charity SuppteI ment *97 is an adaptation of the welkemembered Community Chest Heartstrings Show. Although the medium has changed from electronic process to print, nevertheless,
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      Why we need Community Chest
      609 9 Community Chest is the fund-raising arm of National Council of Social Service (NCSS). It is a nonprofit organisation and to dale, it raises funds for more than 154,000 beneficiaries in 50 charities. Many people think that Community Qiest is cash-rich because it raises millions of
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      A brave step into the future
      722 10 funds donated to Community Chest are helping thousands of individuals through the good Work of many charities. Featured here are just six of the individuals and charities that have benefitted from the generosity of our supporters. Sim Hui Yi is seven years old. Like
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      Minds at work
      592 10 year, MINDS employment development centres (EDCs) or shelWfcd workshops take on as■gpments worth mote than $1 ©lion proof that with grqper guidance and training, disabled (ID) opt be economically fwf"The centres Commonifoidth EDC at North Buona Viita Road, IDEA EDC at Ro&yth Road, and Yio Chu Kang
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      A helping hand for families in need
      445 10 Life was bleak for the Seet family (not their real name). Mr Seet, 49, had chronic heart ailments and was unemployed. Mrs Seet, the sole breadwinner, was holding down two jobs as a cleaner supporting her family and her elderly parents-in-law, and paying
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      Disentangling hearts and minds
      761 10 Mr and Mrs Tan, both in their 40s with two children, aged 10 and two, approached Counselling and Care Centre for help when their marriage encountered problems. Mrs Tan complained that her husband was withdrawn, and too preoccupied with his work and his friends. Mr Tan
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      A lifetime commitment
      645 11 His little body is covered with acars, reminders of his numerous operations since his birth six years ago. But Mohamad Rizal bin Yusoff is not aware of them. He is locked in his own dark, immovable world. The diagnosis of Rizal's condition is chock full of medical
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      Reaching out by TOUCH
      474 11 Mrs Sulaiman is 82 years old, an age when most women are relaxing and enjoying their twilight years. But until three years ago when TOUCH Home Care staff offered their services, she had had to look after her ailing 92-year-old husband and manage the household all
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    • Standing by Community Chest
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        Mr Charity Ee Peng Liang inspired him
        389 12 5 Individuals who support Com Chest by giving of themselves Q: Why do you support ComChest? A: Three reasons: 1. Dr Ee Peng Liang's genuine love and care for his fellowmen, and untiring energy to help others for more than 50 year are
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        Charity means starting with himself
        404 12 Q: Why do you support Com Chest? A: I've always wanted to live in a society where everyone cares for each other. But there's no point in just wishing it There's a line in a Michael Jackson song which goes something like: "If you want
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        Helping thousands via ComChest
        400 12 Q: Why do you support Com Chest? A: I support Com Chest because through it, I am able to indirectly reach out and assist in its extensive financial responsibility for all the 154,000 beneficiaries in 50 charities throughout Singapore. Also, I hope that my support of
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        Aiming for 100% SHARE givers
        386 12 Q: Why do you support Com Chest? A: We want to do our part for the less fortunate in the community. There are people in our community who need special assistance to enable them to develop their potential and live a life of dignity. It
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        Making men before products
        355 12 Q: Why do you support Com Chest? A: It is inherent in our Matsushita business philosophy to contribute to society. The basic form of our products is to enhance quality of life of people everywhere, the extension of which is to contribute to society in social
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      77 9 CHARITIES FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHEST Alzheimer's Disease Association (New Horizon Centre) Asian Women's Welfare Association Association for Educationally Subnormal Children Bible Presbyterian Welfare Services (Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens) Bizlink Centre Singapore Limited Bright Hill Evergreen Home Bukit Ho Swee Social Service Centre Canossian School for the
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      99 10 CHARITIES FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHEST Diabetic Society of Singapore Fei Yue Family Service Centre HELP Family Service Centre Hospice Care Association Lions Befriender Service Association of Singapore North, Serangoon Gardens and Stamford Malay Youth Literary Association MarymouM of Social Service (Centralised Therapy Scheme/ Special Assistance Fund Transport Fund
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      82 11 North, Serangoon Gardens and Stamford Malay Youth Literary Association Marymount Centre Methodist Welfare Services (Tampines Family Service Centre) Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore National Counjfi terian Welfare Services (PWS Hon* Help Service) Rainbow Centre Ramakrishna Mission (Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home Ramakrishna Mission Counselling Centre) Ronald McDonald Children's Charities
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      112 12 mj. Should you have any enquiries, please contact Mr George Tan at33l 5338. 3 edge Mr Alan Lee of Scotchbrook t CHARITIES FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHEST j e A jo jo Singapore Cheshire Home Singapore Leprosy Relief Association Singapore Malay Youth Organisation (Taman Bacaan) Society far Aid to
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Australia passes bills to free telecoms industry
      356 13 CANBERRA Curbs on ownership of telecoms carriers and service providers will be lifted from July 1 Bloomberg AUSTRALIA's Senate passed a package of 11 bills late on Monday deregulating the telecommunications industry and opening it to competition and foreign investment. Under the new
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      Lock icon NZ and HK to sign repo agreement
      213 13 HONGKONG Reuter NEW Zealand's Reserve Bank (RBNZ) and the Hongkong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will sign a bilateral repurchase (repo) pact today, RBNZ governor Don Brash said yesterday. Mr Brash told Reuters that the agreement, allowing the RBNZ and the HKMA to aid each
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      Lock icon S Korea sets blueprint for Big Bang
      359 13 SEOUL Flans made for financial deregulation, second stock exchange AFP, Reuter SOUTH Korea yesterday announced a blueprint for comprehensive deregulation of the securities industry and the lifting of a ban on a second stock exchange. The Presidential Commission on Administrative Reform said the
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      69 13 [LIMA] Naoko Aoki (right), the wife of Japan's ambassador to Peru, helping President Alberto Fujimori hand out Japanese-donated blankets and clothing to flood victims in the Amazon jungle lowland town ofPucallpa on Sunday. It was her first public appearance since being freed by Marxist rebels hours
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      304 13 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE property prices were beginning to "bottom out" after a sustained correction in response to the sharp rises of the late 1980s boom, Economic Planning Agency director general Taro Aso said yesterday. "Prices of residential property have bottomed out
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      245 13 PORT MORESBY AFP PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) plunged deeper into crisis late yesterday after embattled Prime Minister Julius Chan survived an opposition attempt to oust him. Some 6,000 people, including soldiers armed with automatic rifles, had gathered outside the parliament to press
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      355 15 NEW YORK Bat both gauges are still high firms expect consumers to continue spending Bloomberg AMERICAN confidence in the economy slipped in March, and prospects for future months dimmed as well, though both gauges remained close to the high levels registered in recent months.
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      274 15 WASHINGTON US firms get only a small portion of new demand: trade official AFP US COMPANIES wanting to export to Asia are hampered by cultural differences and an unfamiliarity with local business practices, the head of a US trade agency said here on
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      Lock icon Mending fences between neighbours
      64 15 [MOSCOW] Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier next to the Kremlin wall yesterday. Mr Qian's three-day visit is to prepare for President Jiang Zemin's planned trip to Moscow next month. Russia turned its attention to
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      255 15 MOSCOW Reuter THE Russian government said yesterday it was working round the clock to complete a cabinet reshuffle and deal with trade union demands before a day of protest which unions expect to draw 20 million Russians. Government spokesman Igor Shabdurasulov said
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      368 15 m ROME But the call is opposed by London and neutral states Reuter FRANCE, Italy and Germany yesterday called for the creation of a common European Union defence structure and policy, but they faced opposition from the bloc's keenest Atlanticists and its neutrals.
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      157 15 WASHINGTON WP THE Supreme Court on Monday allowed the government to begin enforcing a law that requires cable operators to completely scramble the visual and audio signals of certain sexually explicit programmes so that children do not inadvertently see indecent programmes. Cable television customers
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Europe fails to do as it preaches on human rights
      794 16  -  THE BOTTOM LDIB OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes to BT PRACTISING what you preach isn't always easy. Ask the European Union: Having lectured their Asean colleagues at the Eu-ro-Asean ministerial meeting in Singapore
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      125 16 They (members of the Duma) will oppose any treaty with America If we were to sign a treaty with the Americans tomorrow envisaging America's full unilateral disarmament and surrender to Russia, they would oppose it as well.' Alexei Arh&tov deputy chairman of the Duma's defence committee. 'When
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      New bottom line on KL-S'pore ties
      650 16 EDITORIAL IT MAY be only a slight exaggeration to say that most Singaporeans have been taken aback by the vitriolic reaction in Malaysia to the remarks made by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew about crime in Johor. They wonder: Is this latest spat a
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      927 16  -  No 1 son Lachlan is considered the most likely to succeed Rupert at media giant News Corp By Raymond Snoddy Financial Times WHEN the News Corporation summoned about 250 international investment analysts to a day of presentations on the future of the company last month,
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      805 16 THE Singapore police force is looking at imposing selective curfews on youths to solve the problem of teenagers creating trouble in public places. Although imposing curfews will not thoroughly weed out the problem and everyone has a different opinion on its effectiveness, we feel that it
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      ATD Resources continues domination
      869 17  -  BT CORPORATE GOLF LEAGUE Whh excellent playing UNUQ members made tart work ci a long coarse By Eileen Chan [SINGAPORE] ATD Resources, led by Jurong Country Club captain AC Wong, continued its domination of the Business Times Corporate Golf League by taking the title on the
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      Floored by a loose script and logistics
      731 17  -  THEATRE REVIEW Ballroom Dancing has a promising start bat degenerates into sentimentality By Holly Harrison [SINGAPORE] There are a number of life lessons to be learned in Lim Kay Siu's Ballroom Dancing, a one-act play that premiered at The Black Box last Friday.
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  • THE 69TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
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      926 18  -  Nine Oscars went to the film, including best picture, lawbbmcb va* gblder looks at some of the event's highlights LAWRENCE VAN GELDER NYT THE English Patient, a mesmerising tale of love and betrayal set against the background of World War II
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      499 18  -  The real draw of the Academy Awards lies in who wore what By Alice Steinbach LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] Yes, yes, of course we all watched the Academy Awards on Monday night to see who won what. But, admit it: Long after we've forgotten who
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      168 18 MPletvt The English Patient ■•■I Mraofenr Anthony Minghella The English Patient ■eat Afltor Geoffrey Rush Shine ■ask Aetraaa Prances McDorm&nd Fargo Bail fliniia lit liHii Cuba Gooding Jr. Jerry Maguire Juliette Binoche The English Patient ■at ArtDfaauUun Stuart Craig The English Patient Seale The
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      155 19 CKVPTIU CROSSWORD S tatejj* jy involves pains so 30 What feminists do to be selfemployed? (4.23.6) round the bend (63.6) YESTERDAY'S SCMATHUW UOWN 14 Lively y°ung lady full of sex appeal (5) I March is not for 15 j entered shallow marine inlet |Cj|^A^imM^MTjoiE|ciA|Pi him! (BAS) (5) BE 2 tefore
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      UIC's net profit rises 10%; SingLand's 4%
      532 21  -  Results of UIC and its subsidiary in line with market expectations Qy. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] United Industrial Corp and its subsidiary Singapore Land chalked up small rises in group net earnings for 1996. Last year, UIC, a diversified group with interests ranging from
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      SML surprises with 81% profit surge
      534 21  -  J. o Equity accounting at Wah Kwong Shipping polls np earnings By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Maritime Ltd (SML) defied market expectations yesterday with an impressive jump in group net profit for 1996 of 81 per cent to $16.59 million. While the market
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        429 21  - HOCK LOCK SIEW Christopher Tan year or so, where loss-incurring and non-core businesses were dropped, the division seems to be in a better shape to show earnings improvement. Whether or not it will is another thing. Either way, it matters little right now. The sentiment towards a new listed company
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      UEL group net profit up 54%
      292 21 [SINGAPORE] Diversified United Engineers Ltd (UEL) yesterday reported a lower-than-expected 54 per cent increase in group net profit to $15.05 million for 1996, with only its property business shining out. All other major divisions either posted lower pre-tax earnings or increased losses* from the
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      Aztech's 2nd half profit trims loss to $12.5m
      504 21  -  Turnover falls 36% as CD-ROM, sonnd card prices plunge By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE) Sesdaq-listed Aztech Systems returned to profitability in the second half of 1996, narrowing its full-year net loss to $12.5 million from $17.9 million at the interim. The multimedia company
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        IPO stars of today may lose glitter: analysts
        735 22  -  Amid the mania, it's important to look at the fundamentals, they warn By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Almost every initial public offer (IPO) starts off with a bang nowadays, but strong debuts and subscription rates do not necessarily mean good performances over the
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        Time running out for Cam over report mix-up
        348 22  -  By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Cam International, which inadvertently sent out an unaudited annual report to its shareholders, has only a few days to rectify the problem. This is because the company's AGM is scheduled for next Monday, during which the company's audited
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        Serial System to raise $ 12.2m from offer of 37m shares
        491 22  - Serial System to raise 12.2m from offer of 37m shares expected tomorrow By t Annette Pau [SINGAPORE) Local electronic component distributor Serial System Ltd yesterday launched its initial public offer of 37 million shares to raise $12.2 million, representing 19.7 per cent of its enlarged share capital. The Sesdaq-bound company's
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        ICS profit hit by fall in investment income
        186 22 (SINGAPORE] A sharp decline in investment income of the Insurance Corporation of Singapore led to a 21 per cent fall to $14.4 million in fto 11-year group net earnings. However, group turnover for 1996 rose 10.5 per cent to $26.1 million as
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        Vickers net profit surges 41%
        393 22  -  By' Tan Su Yen (SINGAPORE] Broking house Vickers Ballas Holdings turned in a sparkling set of results yesterday thanks mainly to a buoyant Hongkong market. Net profit for 1996 grew by a healthy 41.1 per cent to $48.5 million against the previous year. The profit
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          CDL, Success raising over $300m capital
          95 22 [SINGAPORE] Two local property development Arms, City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Success Development, are raising over $300 million from Singapore's capital market for their working capital and business expansion. CDL Is issuing $250 million of five-year bonds while Success has signed a 167.5 million
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          Lock icon 188m kroner award against Wheelock
          111 22 AFP [HONGKONG] A Danish financing firm was awarded over 188 million kroner (Ss42 million) from Hongkong's Wheelock Marden Co Ltd yesterday, for the letter's failure to provide ftill data before securing loans in the 1980s. Aktieselskabet Dansk Skibsfinansierlng was awarded the money after an 18-month
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          Tibs in Sichuan consultancy tie-up
          50 22 [SINGAPORE] Tibs Holdings will take up 60 per cent of a new Joint venture firm, Sichuan International Investment Consultancy, to be set up with the Sichuan West Development Investment Co. The new firm has a term of 30 years and will be providing consultancy services.
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          Nippecraft lifts subsidiary's capital
          69 22 [SINGAPORE] Nippecraft Ltd has raised wholly-owned subsidiary Jinmei Industrial Sdn Bhd's issued and paid-up share capital from M 5972.140 (*****,000) to M 53,272,140 by subscribing to an additional shares. The move is to bring Its Jinmel's working capital in line with its level of business. With
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      • CORPORATE RESULTS
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          Noble Group earnings up slightly
          126 22 [SINGAPORE] Newly-listed Noble Group yesterday announced slightly higher earnings of U5520.25 million (5629.2 million) for last year, compared with U8519.83 million in the previous year. Group turnover roes 14 per cent to U*****.51 million. Earnings per share improved from US$O,lO3 to US$O,lO6. Noble said the
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          Hwa Hong profit op 11.6% to $10.9m
          95 22 [SINGAPORE] Property-based Hwa Hong Corp posted in 11.6 per cent rise in fUll-year earnings to $10.9 million. Turnover rose by a third to $275 million as a result of tha completion of two major construction projects. Earnings per share, based on existinfsfeare capital,
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          Lindeteves-Jacoberg earnings up 44$
          52 22 [SINGAPORE] Lindeteves-Jacoberg last year posted a 44 per cent rise in net profit to $10.9 million an a 4 par cant rise in turnover to $112.2 million. The company expects the current year to be another satisfactory one with stronger contributions from the motor, power and
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          Ho Wah Geating revenue falls 62%
          76 22 [SINGAPORE] Ho Wah Genting International's turnover fell a substantial 62 per cent to $7.9 million last year. Nst loss deepened further to $2.97 million from $2.71 million in 1996. Loss per share widened from 8.78 cents to 9.6 cents. The company attributed its poor
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          Teledata's gain up 36% to $4.5m
          60 22 [SINGAPORE] Networking specialist Teledata (S) Ltd posted a 96.2 per cent rise in fUll-year earnings to $43 million on a turnover of $83.7 million. Earnings per share based on existing issued share capital roee to 5.68 cents from 4.13 while net tangible asset backing
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          Transpac turns around
          52 22 [SINGAPORE] Transpac Industrial Holdings last year posted an $8.67 million profit, compared to a $364,***** as in 1996. Investment income was $8.98 million while earnings per share stood at 21.68 cents. Transpac said that during the year, it fUnded 14 new investments and four follow-on investments totalling
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          Lock icon Pacific Bank profit hits record
          131 22 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Pacific Bank Group posted a record group pre-tax profit of Msl39 million (5580.6 million) for the financial year to Dec 31, up 109 per cant from M567.l million in 1995. At the bank level, the performance was even better with pre-tax
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          Lock icon IJM pre-tax profit up 20%
          78 22 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] LJM Corporation Bhd reported s 20 per cent increase in its group pre-tax profit to M 1116.48 million (***** million), from Ms97.43omillion in 1986. The company said the profit was achieved over sn 18 per cent rise in group turnover to Mf1.113
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          Lock icon AIS interim gain swells
          63 22 Bernama (KUALA LUMPUR] Amalgamated Industrial Steel Bhd (AIS) posted a 261.3 per cent lump in group pre-tax profit to M 16.232 million (553.08 million) for the first six months to Dec 31. Group turnover rose 12.7 per cent ie M 545.246 million. AIS said the marked
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        Lock icon MRCB selling 43% stake in NST to TV3 for M$1.32b
        358 23 It plus te make l-fer-3bemis issue, handle media assets together under TV3 Bloomberg AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Resources Corp said it will sell its 43.7 per cent stake in publisher New Straits Times Press Bhd to Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd
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        Lock icon New World's profit up 28.8%
        228 23 Reuter, AFP [HONGKONG] New World Development Co Ltd's interim results were solid and the company was on the way to a strong fUll year, analysts said yesterday. The Hongkong property developer said it had net profit of HK&2 billion (SS4O6 million) in the six months
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        Lock icon China power firm makes its mark in London
        67 23 [LONDON] John Kemp- Welch, chairman of the London Stock Exchange (right), welcoming Jiao Yian, chairman of Beijing Datang Power Generation (left), at an official ceremony to mark the listing of Beijing Datang Power Generation on Monday in London. This marks the first
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        Lock icon Proton plans to buy Belgian gear-box maker VCST
        382 23 Mm seen aimed at cutting reliance on parts suppliers Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPURI Malaysia's biggest carmaker, Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), plans to buy Royal Begemann NV's Bel-gium-based gear-box maker, in a move seen aimed at cutting its reliance on outside parts suppliers.
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        UM Land first-half profit rises to M$39.5m
        253 23  -  By Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Kuala Lumpurlisted United Malayan Land (UM Land) has posted a 21.3 per cent rise in group net earnings to M 539.53 million (5522.9 million) at half-time. The restructured township developer, a 20.8 per cent associate company of DBS Land
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        Lock icon Thyssen, Krupp to merge steel units; Krupp drops hostile bid
        398 24 Merger will create steel maker large enough to compete with world leaders, say analysts Bloomberg [DUSSELDORF, Germany] Thyssen AG said yesterday it has agreed to merge its steel operations with Fried Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, ending Krupp's US$B billion (5511.5 billion)
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        Lock icon Reed Elsevier buying MDL for US$320m
        258 24 Bloomberg [SAN LEANDRO, California] MDL Information Systems Inc said it agreed to be acquired by Reed Elsevier for US$32O million (Ss44B million) in cash, a steep premium for the supplier of chemical information software and databases. The Anglo-Dutch publisher is paying US$32 a share,
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        51 24 [BRUSSELS] Angry employees ofßenault Vilvoorde in Belgium preventing the train for Paris from leaving Brussels' South railway station by throwing a trolley onto the tracks during a protest on Monday. The workers are protesting against the French carmaker's plans to close down the plant, threatening 3,100 jobs.
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        Lock icon BMW group sales jump 22% in Q1
        155 24 Bloomberg [MUNICH] Bayerische Motoren Werke AG said group sales for the German luxury carmaker in the first quarter rose 22 per cent amid continued strong demand for its 5-Se-ries and Z3 models, though the pace of sales growth for the full year is
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        494 24 Delay will have tittle impact on earnings or revenues analysts Reuter [SEATTLE] Software giant Microsoft Corp's stock dropped more than 4 per cent on Monday amid indications that a successor to the Windows 95 operating system will be delayed until next year.
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        Lock icon India starts huge naphtha cracker
        164 25 AFP [BOMBAY] India's Reliance Industries said here yesterday it had put into operation a 2.2 million tonne a year naphtha cracker unit which it claimed was the world's largest. And with 55 per cent of India's domestic ethylene production coming from the new cracker, Reliance
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        Lock icon Thai cabinet approves 28 new insurance licences
        388 25 Names of successful applicants to be announced shortly Bloomberg [BANGKOK] The Thai cabinet approved new licences for 12 life and 16 non-life insurance companies, increasing competition by expanding the US$4 billion (555.6 billion) industry by about one-third. The names of the successful applicants
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        Lock icon Prudential wins auction for ScotAm
        306 25 Scottish-based insurer to become a subsidiary of Prudential Reuter, Bloomberg [LONDON] Mutually-owned insurance group Scottish Amicable said yesterday that Prudential Corp pic had won the race to become the preferred bidder for the group, beating rivals Abbey National pic and Australian Mutual Provident (AMP). The
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        Lock icon Lehman Bros Q1 profit up 38%
        168 25 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers Holdings said fiscal firstquarter profits rose 38 per cent, as gains in investment banking and trading led the firm to the second-best quarter in its history. The fourth-biggest US securities firm said earnings in the quarter ended Feb 28
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGB futures gain ground
        199 25 SSMEXJieport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures were stronger yesterday as the Bank of Japan's accommodative money market stance dampened fears of higher interest rates, dealers said. Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka's denial of a Monday news report saying he had hinted
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        Futures dip on livestock disease problem
        204 25  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan index futures lost ground yesterday as agricultural export concerns continued to weigh on investors. Export growth is expected to be severely damaged by the livestock
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        Lock icon Sinopec appeals for diesel imports cut
        233 25 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] A diesel glut in China has prompted state refiner Sinopec to lobby Beijing to keep second quarter imports down, industry sources said yesterday. The government encouraged a surge in imports over the winter, but Sinopec has told it the move
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        274 25 Reuter THE US dollar and sterling were up a tad in very quiet trading ahead of a meeting the same day of the US Federal Reserve's monetary committee widely expected to raise the federal funds (interbank) interest rate. AT 1255 GMT, the dollar was trading at 1.6871 marks
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      1571 27 AFP Puma 225 *316.71 SHARE prices rebounded yesterday with the key market barometer closing 2.2 per cent higher on short-covering following a sharp decline the previous day, brokers said. "Finance Minister (Hiroshi) Mitsuzuka's dismissal of another consumption tax hike prompted yesterday's sellers to buy back today, but the absence
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      1584 28 AFXAsia H Han* Sen* +8X» SHARE prices closed off highs yesterday, after morning gains in properties ahead of the government land auction succumbed to profit-taking. Dealers said the sharp discount in the futures contracts also contributed to the dip in shares in the afternoon. The Hang Seng Index closed
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      676 28 Reuter DShaahaßlndg 4181 THE Shenzhen B share market ended slightly lower yesterday despite a strong debut by Wafangdian Bearing, with investors taking profit amid uncertainty in the reporting season. The B Index lost 0.86 point to 162.08 on turnover of HK5172.8 million. "Wafangdian's performance gave positive signals to the
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      395 28 AFP QVPUn -103.46 SHARE prices finished lower yesterday as investors turned bearish over the market's near-term prospect. "Despite early heavy gains, investors moved to take profit and reduce shareholdings amid an increasingly gloomy outlook over the market in the short term," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index
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      265 28 Reuter kJ Wellington -3J6 AFTERNOON selling in Telecom reversed earlier strength and made for a slightly weaker close yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 3.66 points lower at 2,220.27. •Mr 25 U$ 0001 ANZ Banking 9 JO 0.10 ***** Advantage! HMgi 1.30 unch lOOOO Air Xa« ZHlvid (A) 2.59
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      818 28 AFP P SET Intel -3J7 SHARE prices fell in thin trading yesterday with most investors sidelined ahead of a key meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rates, brokers said. Analysts said that the market's trend was unclear ahead of the US meeting later yesterday and the
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      419 28 AFP Composite lata +2LM SHARE prices shot up 3.5 per cent yesterday, boosted by a government pledge to take steps to ensure the stability of the financial system. The Composite Index gained 21.64 points to 638.90. Turnover was 42.9 million shares worth 566.4 billion won. Risers beat falls 733
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      611 28 AFP □ADOrtoariti +L 3 SHARE prices were barely higher yesterday as early gains in the banking sector were wiped out later amid concern over a mooted rise in US interest rates. The All Ordinaries Index closed up 1.3 points at 2,403.4. Turnover was 280 million shares worth As76o million.
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      754 28 AFP nOmpoateliilg +7J7 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday in moderate trade supported by rebounds in cigarette stocks and other heavyweight issues, dealers said. "Many big shares, particularly cigarette makers Sampoerna and Gudang Gar am, posted gains," said a broker. The JSE Composite Index rose 7.67 points to 657.29. Turnover
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      332 28 AFP □Manila -1&34 STOCKS fell yesterday in slow trading led by mild profit-tak-ing in some blue chips. "The possibility of a 25 basis points rise in US interest rates is somewhat discounted, but people still don't want to push prices up until the results are out," said an analyst.
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        208 29 AFX-Asia QOomporitebdex *^4 SHARE prices closed slightly higher yesterday, supported by interest in second liners but with trade generally cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting last night, dealers said. They added that Wall Street's overnight gain also provided some
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        Steer clear of Carnaud Metalbox's out-of-the-money warrants
        185 30  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy A FINE example of just how risky out-of-the-money warrants can be is provided by Carnaud Metalbox's 1998 instrument. Not only is time running out on the warrant, but the collapse in the shares has been so severe that
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        225 32 Stacks Volum* •MBf Hldgs 50C 3,849,000 MeibanlOc 3,5)6,000 B2W-SIAF Wt97 3,300,000 Hotel Prop 3,243,000 •Menang Corp 3,083,000 SingTel 15c 2,860,000 IMS Land 2,517,000 HK Land US$0.1 2,371,000 •Asia Pac Ld 2,357,000 Casa Hldgs 10c 2.331,000 Stocks SIA Foreign 14,503,941 OBSLand 12,686,700 Keppei Corp 12,055,912 City Oev 50c 11.460.614 (JOB Foreign
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        59 32  -  by Shiv Taneja HOTEL PROPERTIES closed unchanged yesterday at $2.53 on a volume of 3.24 million units just under two times its l(telay average. The dally RSI and weekly stochastics charts are neutral However, based on the directional indicators, some upside can be expected in the medium term,
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        Brisk trading gives way to afternoon selling pressure
        672 32  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Investors first rush to bay in response to Dow's 100-point jump, then retreat when they realise the US market is not as strong as first thought BIJ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A brisk start to trading gave way to afternoon
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          Keng Loke to replace Douglas Ooi?
          99 32 THE grapevine has it that Chan Keng Loke will replace Douglas Ooi as managing director of Kim Eng Securities. Mr Chan works for Kim Eng in New York for a number of years and started as an analyst with G K Goh Securities many
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          Repco revisited
          138 32 THESE days, punters have a new barometer to gauge market sentiment. It isn't any of the major indices like the Straits Times Industrials or the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite. No, the main indicator of whether sentiment is good or bad is the performance of KLSE Second Board
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          A new page in competition
          134 32 IT PROMISES to be a dog-eat-dog world in the paging business when competition kicks off on April 1. Prices will drop by at least 20 per cent from the $15-a-month deal one gets from Sing Tel Paging, observers predict. Newcomers are trying all kinds of
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          97 questions on '97
          163 32 CREDIT LYONNAIS Securities Asia has published a little red book, 97questions about '97. dealing with questions on how life, politics and business in Hongkong will really change after the handover. Written by its Hongkong research department, it answers questions ranging from the serious: According to the
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          102 32 WE'VE heard of direct marketing, but this is ridiculous. Subscribers to Fortune magazine last year have been getting personalised post-it notes with messages like "Try this. It's really good!" scrawled on them. The notes are attached to print ads selling a business newsletter, and look casually torn off
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      126 22 Results off tender ffor taxable book-entry Government Bond 1997 due 1 April 1999 to be issued on 1 April 1997ffij3 sjMj Tenor 1 approx 2 y® ars Amount Offered Allotted *****,000,000 Amount Applied 551,743,250,000 Interest/Coupon Rate 1.750% p.a. on Allotment 1.87% p.a. and 99.766% Cut-off Yield and Price 1.93% p.a.
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      1877 26 —fo advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 BUSINESS Notices AURIC PACIFIC GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT On 10 March 1997, the Board of Directors of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APG" or the "Company") announced to shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") that on 7 March 1997, it had
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      290 33 Bridge News, Reuter TRADING on the freight market started the week quietly with sources saying the Easter holiday has already started as details of new and concluded business were in short supply, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index increased by 11 points to stand 1526. The total volume
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      399 33  -  Leading ferry operator in SFpore also intends to expand services regionally Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Local ferry operator Penguin Boat Services (PBS) has taken the plunge into boat-building and hopes to eventually construct vessels for buyers outside Singapore. It recently launched a 34
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      219 33 AFX-Asia, Bridge News [TAIPEI] Chinese transportation authorities have approved the sailing between Taiwan and China of six Taiwanese and six Chinese shipping firms, the Economic Daily News quoted Chinese sources as saying. China is awaiting an appropriate time to release the list
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      290 33 Business Line [MADRAS] The Indian government plans to build four more LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals in addition to the two to come up at the ports of Mangalore, on the west coast, and Ennore, on the east. The additional terminals are
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      632 33  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer LAST WEEK Seafarer took the president of classification society American Bureau of Shipping, Robert Somerville, to task for straying from the central role of the societies. Mr Somerville has been speaking again. This time he
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      256 33 US-JAP AM PORT ROW Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's two biggest dockworker unions will extend a strike to include evening and night shift work from March 31 to protest against US plans to impose sanctions in a dispute over access to Japanese ports.
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      291 33 Journal of Commerce [BRUSSELS] The European Union and Japan are prepared to sign a new agreement to eliminate shipbuilding subsidies if the US fails to ratify a global accord. This is one of the options being considered in
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        71 33 (SEOUL) Halla Heavy Industries has won orders for two 100,500-tonne oil tankers from Olendorf of Cyprus for US$BO million (*****.7 million). The ships will be equipped with double hulls and a powerful 19,100 hp, engine, and will cruise at a speed of IS.
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        72 33 AFP [WARSAW] The future of the bankrupt Gdansk shipyards will be decided by the end of April, said Polish Prima Minister Wlodzlmierx Cimoezewicx on Monday after two weeks of active street Campaigning by workers. They will be sold off either to an investor
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        81 33 AFP pro kyo] A North Korean cargo ship sank early on Tuesday after it ran aground off western Japan's Iki island, but all 22 Korean crew members escaped on a lifeboat and were rescued by Japanese coastguards. Capt Kil Won-Woong, 54, said the
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      898 34  -  SXMKXNO OP THE TITANIC: SPOTLIGHT ON LEGAL CASE IN THE US Tlie sinking of the British liner raised in the US the issue of whether a foreign owner of a ship, registered in a foreign country, may benefit by a US statute limiting a vessel owner's liability
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      10 33 Titanic sinking Shipowner's liability disputed Spotlight on legal case intheUS.P»g»2
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      183 33 Boeing and GM sign USs2b deals with China Boeing to sell 5 *****; GM unveils venture. Back Page inter a.rport H Editorial Feature Publication Date: 23 April 97 As the official publication of Inter Airport *97, Shipping Times will publish a special editorial feature on 23 April '97 (Wednesday) to
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      544 39 (fc FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES 7|f 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 y HOT UME: *****33 (30 UNES) FAMOUS LOGISTIC (M) SDN. BHD. (m. m. 31issp) NO. 30 LORONG CEMPENING ***** PORT KLANG, SELANGOR OARUL EHSAN MALAYSIA TEL: 603-*****33 (20 LINES) FAX: 603-*****33 (05 UNES) COMPREHENSIVE SAILINOS TO AND FROM PORT
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      260 40 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 30 NEM. ROAD, SMQAPORE (808 TEL: 2MOBM FAX: *****84 ■CV9 TLX R*****6 SMMER ■Ml CftUMfttZMOOOW R—Mnp ftgpojt I MWMM IIESwM^ vgsg vox jg{ CM ypsa m rn BHA SqSsSSSM 88 g3jgij™§gjjfjf i m i i- im m'iwn i msa m a sn *ai at m
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      48 44 TOKYO SHINII KAIUN CO PTI LTD nl!n 10 ANSON ROAD *30-06 HUa INTERNATIONAL PLAZA STORE 0207 TEL: *****28 (6 UNEB) FAX: *****08 8 *****10 C/R: **********06 SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/U.S.A/EUROPE 30/03/97 JAPAN, HONQ KONQ 30/03/97 USA ALL BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES. PLEASE CONTACT: S'PORE OFFICE TEL: *****25 (6 LINES)
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      80 44 [—]r-— ———I PUU CONTAINER SSRVKE fJUyI, POLISH mmrtmo eviry Saturday NpJ TO: POLAND (OOVMA) ISB OCEAN RUSSIA (MOSCOW) Kl as PORTS INCL ESTONIA vKP-' LINES LATVIA, LITHUANIA RfIARUS, UKRAROE MONTHLY SRIAKtULX SERVKI FIOM: S'FORE, M'SIA, MDONESIA, VIETNAM EUROEAST w. IMwTvviflMM/tlfipi/NnK iliTj LINES S.A. <£ h H««vyWli aft* 60MT evdUMe) p
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      115 44 KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. JAPAN/ HONG KONG STRAITS S'pora P.Qudang P.Kclang P*nang PERMS PROTON V 2 30/03 01/N PRINCESS VIM 01/N OCEANIA QUEEN VII 17»4 00/ M LION HEART *12 M*4 ORIENT KING WO IVM 17*4 MEERKAT VI 10/N SUN MUBHT VI HW -ALSO ACCEPTING CARGOES FOR KIICHING CR
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      104 44 FCL/LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO 1 ASIA/F.E., EUROPE, USA, AUST, NZ, INDIA, S. AFRICA, MED., ETC. -J PLEASE CALL *****00 (16 UNES) VIETNAM CONVENTIONAL SERVICE*} 'DOOR TO DOOR" SERVICE rasa EftjjN LOADING Fo> BATO 29/03 HAIPHONG s I NHAIONGO9 04/04 HOCHUMMH Also Accepting Cargo For All OtW Vietnam# Port* PLEASE CALL;
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      482 45 |VESSEL^^^VO^^SlN^lliaasjn| .■TIGER ISLAND S2IN 28-2&03 02-0&04 11-12/04 I .ITTGER BRIDGE S22N 31-01 AM 14-15/04 I friGERBAY 523S 04-0&O4FOR DISCHARGE 0 NLV I I TIGER WAVE 524N 07-0004 13-IWJ4 21-2204 I TIGER ISLAND S2SN 11-12/04 16-2004 25-2004 I TIGER BBIOGE 526N 14-1504 20-2304 IVESSCL^^yWySII^^CA^^SU^I LHOTSE 327 28-2003 0307/04 13-14/04 I TIGER
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      464 45 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS a 62 Toh Cuan Road Singapore *****1 dfr Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 [SfSßTtzj r E-MAlL:flesin®singnet.com.sg litfciJJu 180 9002 LgJI CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETDSIN SOUTH AFRICA ETDSIN MONTREAL 02/04 CAPETOWN 04/04 TORONTO 02/04 DURBAN 04/04 VAN COUVER 02/04 JOHANNESBURG 04/04 GREECE ETDSIN SPAIN ETDSIN PIREAUS 30/03
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      578 46 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 ■■■■H TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR MO. 1047M8M00D BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT JESSICA/CEUA/MEm|AM 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK I VESSEL VOY [8M [JAK I VESSEL |VOY |SM |SUR MAERSKNARA 9713 WPT 27/03 (THU) SINAR
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      406 46 Singapore Soviet Shipping, j Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N f BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOV I SIN BOM MEKHANIK KURAKO MK3ON 20/03 06AM KOTA CAMAYA CAHI79 01/04 00/04 SEA SUCCESS I 03N 13AM 21/04 TRADE FAST TFSIS6 18/04 21AM I ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO 4 BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOY SIN
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      461 48 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI —-J S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 \M+Mr TLX: R*****1 3INOEX SINOTIANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINEi SERVICE) VESSEL VOYA6E ETA SIN ETAHK6 ETASHA 6. WELL 9708 28/03 02/04 06/04 G.LUC 9708 04/04 09/04 13/04 O.6LORY 9710 11/04 16/04 20/04 6. WELL 9710
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      140 48 IRENE 26AJ3 30*03 F**rVAtWßmn/UK I DELTA STAR 12AM CANALP ISAM RdnVAtwAJMfen L Lorn* E-/W. Indnn—*■ J" Loadngfor STARSJN JeddafVAqaba/EgyptfAlgaria I PAN CRYSTAL Dubai/Baterin/DvnmaifoNM* A VERME2 HodatdafVJaddah/Eflypt GLOBAL JANE Ojbai/A Dhabi/BahrarVDarnrrwVKuvMrtl *Lo*d> Singapore. EVW. Mataym*. Indon—w Loadstar OZGUR AKSOY Loe Angelw/New OrteeVOwleetoV I HortoßtflDOTdW I HIKAPTANOGLU Los Angaiaa/Naw OrtaanTChariaakrt .jl NorioAt/O'tfTxteo
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      223 49 Mar 27 Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Mar 28 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 FViday.
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      763 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. show* price ranees in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the marketPrices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual changes
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      476 50 Boeing to sell 5 8777s worth USS6BSm;GM unveils USsl.3b joint venture Bloomberg AFP [BEIJING] Boeing Co and General Motors Corp yesterday signed contracts worth a total of about US$2 billion (Ss2.B billion) with China's government in a ceremony witnessed by US Vice-President
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      272 50 Reuter [FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida] National Transportation Safety Board Chairman James Hall said on Monday there was no physical evidence that a bomb or missile brought down TWA Flight 800, and he was certain investigators would find the cause. "I'm confident
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      55 50 [KENDAL, Florida] Pilot Linda Finch alights from a Lockheed Elektra 10E aircraft on Monday at Kendal-Tamiami Airport, re-enacting the same stop Amelia Ear hart made 60 years ago. Ms Finch is a millionaire business woman who restored the aircraft and is tracing the same historicflight as Ear
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      144 50 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp will sell a mass-produced passenger car powered by a combination of petrol and electricity by the end of this year, the car maker said. Toyota has not said whether one of its existing models or
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      246 50 Busines Line INEW DELHI] India's Law Ministry has entered the ongoing fray over the building of the first private international airport in India. It has made it clear that the Bangalore International Airport project cannot be changed
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      150 50 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong and Thailand signed an air services agreement on Monday, the 18th signed by Hongkong and one that will straddle the British territory's handover to China on July 1. Economic Services Secretary Stephen Ip said in a statement the Thai market was
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      266 50 Carrier will buy 21 planes from Boeing and Airbus Journal of Commerce [BANGKOK] Thailand's national carrier has received cabinet approval to expand its fleet by 21 aircraft worth U552.65 billion (Ss3.B billion), clearing the way for its fiveyear plan to take off.
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      278 50 Cargo rates may fall as a result of more competition Reuter [MIAMI] Open skies .agreements being struck between the US and Central American countries will make competition even tougher for those countries' cargo and passenger airlines, experts said. "It will
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        86 50 Reuter [WARSAW] Polish transport minister has granted the firstlicence to build and operate a motorway in the country's 2,500 km motorway scheme to a consortium Autostrada Wielkopolska SA, PAP news agency said. The consortium will build and operate 364-km A*2 toll motorway, which will
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        67 50 [LONG BEACH, California] McDonnell Douglas Corp has elected its first woman to the prestigious position of MDC Fellow. Deborah Beron-Rawdon received the honour for her many technical and design achievements on widebody commercial jetliner interiors, said PR Newswire. Mrs Beron-Rawdon currently serves as senior
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        75 50 Reuter [DETROIT] Less than three weeks after the new 1997 Chevrolet Corvette went on sale, General Motors Corp said Monday it was recalling 1,400 of the muscle cars due to a rear suspension problem that could pose a safety threat. About 500 of the vehicles
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        81 50 Reuter [HELSINKI] Finnish national carrier Finnair Oy said it has redeemed three leased aircraft for a total price of 380 million markka (*****.9 million) from one German and one Finnish seller. Finnair said in a statement it redeemed two Airbus A3oos, in the airline's service
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      97 50 AFP [TOKYO] China has yet to choose between Japanese. French and German technolo: gy for the construction of a high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai, according to a senior Chinese official yesterday. "Of course we think that Japan has great technology
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