The Business Times, 13 June 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 023^12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.cora.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, JUNE 13,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Sales of 99-year landed homes gather momentum
    557 1  -  pricing growing acceptance of tenure boost demand By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Sales of 99-year leasehold landed homes are picking up steam, fuelled by competitive pricing and the "value for money" factor. Projects such as Dynasty Corp's Lakeside Grove, Tuan Sing's KingsVille, and MCL
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    Lock icon In the swim
    110 1 [SINGAPORE] This fish does not eat and it does not need water. Otherwise, it looks exactly like a redarrowana, valued by many Chinese businessmen as a good luck charm. Keeping one isnt good form, though, as thefish is an endangered species. But there's an alternative. The Japanese
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    Lock icon 'Mr Yen' talks up the dollar
    444 1  -  Japanese currency into reverse amidst warning of decisive govt action From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S 'Mr Yen' yesterday proved that he still has the power to move currency markets by declaring that Japan would act decisively against excessive shifts in currency values. Eisuke
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    Lock icon Dow breaches 7,600 at 1pm
    46 1 Bloomberg {NEW YORK] The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 7,600 for the first time as signs of tame inflation fuelled expectations of low interest rates and rising corporate profits. At lpm EDT, the Dow was up 84.55 points at 7,660.38.
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    Growth Triangle gets big boost from eight new areas
    453 1  -  STpore hails extension; eight private sector hndiMMMH ibflk gjgntftri From' Yang Razali Kassim in Johf/r Bam THE Growth Triangle linking Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore as an economic sub-re-gion of Asean took a step forward with the inclusion of new areas and
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Umno Youth chief offers personal apology to SM Lee
      563 2  -  Alnwad Kahili Hamuli concedes offensive remarks hurled at SM were too much' Walton Morais UMNO Youth chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday offered a personal apology to Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew for offensive remarks made by members of his organisation at
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      Singapore-Malaysia ties now back to normal: Rafidah
      501 2  -  Two countries should pursue new common Interests, she says From Yang Razali Kassim m Johor Baru MALAYSIA'S Minister for International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz yesterday called for a new understanding between Malaysia and Singapore, declaring that ties between the two countries are
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      Fiance, fiancee can use CPF for HDB deposit
      280 2  -  Byi Abdul Hadhi HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) applicants under the Fiance/Fiancee Scheme can now tap their Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts for the $5,000 registration deposit. But HDB chief executive officer Tan Guong Ching yesterday warned that if the application is
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      Lock icon Where buses come full circle
      39 2 [SINGAPORE] This is a bus shelter at Boon Lay Way for SBS service 99 and 105. It is in front of the Synergy Building serving commuters working at the International Business park. CHRIS LOH
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      CityCab aims for perfect score
      384 2  -  It wants to meet every call far a taxi, up from 90 per cent last month By( Christopher Tan CITYCAB yesterday made a bold promise it will guarantee you a taxi every time you call for one. The second biggest taxi operator set an Industry
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      Districts 21, 23 draw HDB upgraders
      229 2 ABOUT a third of HDB buyers of private housing opt for properties in the Bukit Timah and Hillview area, just outside prime districts 9, 10 and 11, property consultants Edmund Tie Co's latest report shows. Demand from HDB buyers for private properties, which has
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      38 2 THERE was an inaccuracy in the labelling of the chart accompanying our report on Wednesday on the restructuring of water tariffs The correct chart is reproduced above. We are sorry for the error. Source: MTI
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      Lock icon Water sales to industry up 7.2%
      344 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Industry By, Audrey Tan WATER sales to the commerce and industry sector grew 7.2 per cent last year, faster than to any of the other key categories of users. Last year, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) sold 163.6 million cubic
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      Less than 50% of SMEs from '84 survived: study
      420 2  -  For firms which made it, barely 30% grew in sales, employment By* Clarissa Tan THINKING of starting your own business, and wondering about the prospects for growth, or even survival? A Department of Statistics study found that less than half or
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  • ASIA TELECOM 97
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      Lock icon WorldCom upbeat about landing fixed-line licence
      441 4  -  US company in tie-op with SembCorp, SMET,im£azedby heavyweight rivals By David Boey US TELECOMMUNICATIONS company World Com Inc is confident of becoming— jointly with Sembawang Corp and Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) —Singapore's second provider of telephone services. Colin Williams, president and chief executive
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      Telecoms a key factor drawing MNCs
      334 4  -  Study shows it ranks No 3 behind stability, skilled workforce By Toh Han Shih TELECOMMUNICATION infrastructure is the third most important factor in a multinational's decision to locate facilities in a country, said Bruce Willey, vice-president of US telecommunications giant MCI. Mr Willey, one
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      Oracle banking on Asia-Pac communications
      446 4  -  Centre of Excellence in S'pore to be key part of new global thrnst By] Raju Chellam SOFTWARE giant Oracle Corp has announced that it will invest significantly in communications in the AsiaPacific this year through its regional headquarters in Singapore. Part of the investment will
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    • QUICK CALLS
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        Earth-shattering news
        135 4 SEASONED media hacks could sense something was amiss when the United States Information Service organised a media briefing by Commissioner Susan Ness from the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday at spm when AT97 closed for the day. That's the time when all and sundry would have called it
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        Attention armchair shoppers
        64 4 COLD Storage has become the republic's first supermarket chain to open a "Virtual Mall" on the Singapore ONE network. It cost the company half a million dollars to start the virtual supermarket. Customers will be able to pick their groceries "online" at this supermarket—fully operational by end-97—and
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        Number matters, Part 1
        56 4 TELECOM industry analysts forecast that China plans to install nearly 80 million new telephone lines over the next decade. While telcos rub their hands in glee over the whopping market size, we reckon that Chinese telcos will soon have to hand out impossibly long phone numbers
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        Number matters, Part 2
        69 4 STILL on numbers, AT97 may be bursting at its seams with all manner and type of commuhication devices, the trade show being the region's premier telecom event. But we wonder why the Media Centre, amply equipped with telephones for reporters to stay in touch with their
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        TAS tasks
        67 4 The boys and girls with the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) have been hard at work making AT97's foreign visitors feel at home, with those in the Media Centre shouldering responsibilities beyond their job scope. They are flanked by piles of maps and stacks of guide books to
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        Tele trivia
        36 4 SOME 50 million people around the world are on waiting lists for telephones, with the average wait time stretching 1.5 years, said an industry analyst. No, we don't know who did the head count.
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        Trinket of the day
        45 4  -  Compiled by David Boey THAT cute little keychain that has a cute little globe swimming around in a cute clear plastic dome. Available (free) from Global Telephony at stand 2021. (This trinket does tend to bulge out of tight trousers though).
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Bentley S'pore eyes IT market in Asia-Pacific
      286 5  -  Focus on IT in line with regional expansion plans By\ Eileen Khor [SINGAPORE] THE Singapore arm of Bentley Communications the Hong-kong-based member of the world's No 2 agency company, Omnicom Group aims to capture the regional informa tion technology (IT) market. Annie Liang
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      MEETING PLACE
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      India holding film industry trade show
      304 5  -  Grantry's first film fur will be held In New Delhi in August By Raju Chellam (SINGAPORE] India will hold its first ever international trade show for films, television and allied industries in August, focusing on opportunities for doing business with India's booming movie and
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      Lock icon Schering-Plough laxative ad irks rival
      689 5 CmafMmj suspends ad tat dories it is in response to complaint AP [NEW YORK] For the second time this year, ScheringPlough Corp has angered a competitor over advertising that the rival says promotes Schering products by taking unfair shots at other brands. This time, the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon KL markets awash with talk of possible capital controls
      388 6 KUALA LUMPUR But research house says M'sian plans for more financial tools make curbs unlikely Reuter MALAYSIAN financial markets were yesterday awash with rumours that the central bank may impose capital controls to prevent a Thai-like crisis, but research house IDEA
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      Lock icon Thailand to adopt S'pore forex model
      187 6 BANGKOK Reuter BANK of Thailand assistant governor Siri Ganjarerndee said yesterday that Thailand will use the Singapore foreign exchange regime as a model for a revamped baht exchange rate system currently under study by the government. "We will follow the current foreign exchange system
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      Lock icon M'sia seen reversing current account deficit in two years
      361 6 KUALA LUMPUR Govt encouraging companies to import less, says minister AFP MALAYSIA'S current account deficit is expected to return to the black in two years, deputy finance minister AfTifudin Omar said in remarks published yesterday. "The ability to reduce the deficit
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      Lock icon All in a day's work
      59 6 [BANGKOK] Window cleaners abseiling down the exterior of an office building in Bangkok's financial district yesterday. The Thai capital's futuristic skyscrapers have to undergo regular cleaning to keep the shine of their all-glass facades because of the extremely high pollution levels in the city. This
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      Lock icon 1,000 troubled Thai companies could go bust, says report
      368 6 mBANGKOK More than a third of 90 finance firms face cashflow problems AFP, Bloomberg, Bernama ABOUT 1,000 companies in Thailand are expected to go bankrupt due to the economic slowdown in the country, a local newspaper said yesterday. Most of the
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Tsang gives thumbs up to HK banking industry
      408 7  -  HONGKONG HK banks ping into political transition in strong pontine Financial Secretary By\ Quak Hiang Whai THE Financial Secretary yesterday gave the thumbs up to the Hongkong banking industry which he said saw bad debt charges fall sharply in the first quarter
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      Bid to fight shadow legislature fails
      390 7  -  HONGKONG HKjndge denies leave to review legality ef By] Loh Hui Yin THE Democratic Party has failed in what was a landmark legal bid to challenge the legality of the Beijing-appointed provisional legislature. In denying the Democratic Party leave for a judicial review, Justice
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      Lock icon China to make improved market access offer to WTO
      270 7 WASHINGTON Bloomberg CHINA will make an "improved" offer next month on opening its markets to foreign goods and services as part of a bid to gain entry into the World Trade Organisation, China's chief WTO negotiator said. Long Yongtu, vice-minister of
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      Lock icon Plainly a problem for Tung
      41 7 [HONGKONG] A plane flying over the massive Shep Kip Mei housing estates in Kowioon yesterday. Hongkong's chronic housing problems, causing speculation and heartbreak for many families, will bean early priority for future leader Tung Chee-hwa. AFP
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      HK panel calls for rules on civil servants' deals
      317 7  -  HONGKONG Integfty checks on officials must be more transparent, it says By] Loh Hui Yin THERE should be clear guidelines for Hongkong's civil servants who want to engage in business with members of the Legislative Council (Legco) and other politicians, says
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      Taiwan rebuffs US call to suspend military exercises
      468 7  -  TAIPEI Beging threatens to hold its own war gunesinFqjian By Bruce Cheesman IN A rare "no" to the US, Taiwan yesterday rejected a request by Washington to suspend military exercises to be held on the island only a week before Hongkong reverts
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      Taipei starts trial run for secure online card service
      428 7  -  TAIPEI By, Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN has broken new ground in SET (secure electronic transaction) credit card services with the launch this week of a pilot scheme using Chinese-language software. The launch involving 13 local and overseas banks, jointly with MasterCard, Visa
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      15 7 > y. Singapore Business X* ■'>: A 2'i- "V, ■•>*.' z* <• Giving you the V; V winning edge
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      169 7 a nice place with no-nonsense food. At no- frills prices." (Executive Lifestyle, The Business Times) It's an incredible combination, we know, but if it says so in the papers then it must be troe And it's now available at the Ellenborough Market Cafe at Merchant Court Hotel. Perched on the
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      12 7 Simply leg-endaty! M a. testonr > BOLOGNA ITALIA ingenuity shaped by tradition I
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon UN labour body rebuffed in bid for more power
      357 8 I GENEVA Developing countries slam ILO for wanting stronger hand in curbing worker abuse Reuter NEARLY 120 developing countries, backed by China, on Wednesday rejected a bid by the chief of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to give the body a
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      Lock icon Rate cut likely with big fall in Aussie jobs
      279 8 SYDNEY Reuter AUSTRALIA'S ailing labour market was delivered another blow yesterday as news of the largest fall in employment for over four years put the prospect of a fifth cut in Interest rates firmly on the agenda. However, Prime Minister John
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      Lock icon India to tighten practices of credit rating agencies
      205 8 BOMBAY Reuter INDIAN regulators, shocked by the failure of a firm that swallowed thousands of Investors' savings, are drawing up rules to tighten the practices of credit rating agencies that have a strong influence on investors' decisions. The action follows the collapse
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      Lock icon Kesri fights off challengers, re-elected Congress chief
      360 8 NEW DELHI AFP SIT ARAM Kesri, who brought down India's previous coalition government was re-elect-ed yesterday as the chief of the Congress (I) Party after a bitter leadership challenge. Oscar Fernandes, a senior Congress official said Mr Kesri won by a margin of
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      Lock icon Japan Q1 growth put at 1.2%
      292 8 TOKYO down after April tax hiltug economists Bloomberg JAPAN'S economy grew 1.2 pa- cent in the January-March period as exports and capital investment rose before the government raised taxes in April, economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said. The economy also got a boost from
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Trial of Kim's son postponed
        73 8 AFP ISEOUL} The Seoul district court yesterday postponed the openingofthe graft trial of President KimYoung Sam's eon until July 7. The delay came after both the prosecution and defence requested more time to prepare for the trial of Kim Hyun Chui, which had been eet
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        Lock icon Sumo see, Sumo do
        47 8 AFP [SYDNEY] Giant Sumo wreetler Ahiyutaka imitating a feeding kangaroo on a sightseeing trip to the Wonderland Amusement and Theme Park in Sydney yesterday. The wrestlers are in town tor the second Grand Tournament In Australia with the previous held in Melbourne. AFP
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        Lock icon Strikers demand resignation of Yadav
        86 8 AFP [NEW DELHI] Hundreds of protesters were arretted yesterday In Bihar during in opposition-sponsored strike calling fbr the reeignation of a top politician Involved In a corruption scandal. The protesters demanded the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav, who along with 53 other
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US retail sales dip, jobless claims up
      543 10 WASHINGTON Signs the economy is slowing investors think Fed may not need to raise rates to stave off inflation Bloomberg SALES at US retailers fell for the third month in a row in May and first-time unemployment claims rose last week, unexpected developments
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      Lock icon Strong 3% growth forecast for OECD economies this year
      454 10 PARIS But outlook for major European countries less rosy, says report Reuter, AFP ECONOMIC growth should reach 3 per cent in the 29-coun-try OECD this year, its strongest level in nearly a decade, but Germany and other European Union states run
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      Lock icon Rest before protest
      66 10 [UTRECHT The Netherlands] Two participants in a protest march leaning against a lamp post as they take a rest in the Dutch town on Wednesday. People from all over Europe arrived here to draw attention to poverty and unemployment in Europe. The protesters will gather here today
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      Lock icon German rates left untouched
      165 10 FRANKFURT Bloomberg, Reuter THE Bundesbank left all interest rates unchanged at yesterday's policy meeting, the 10th straight month the German central bank has left rates untouched at historic lows. The Bundesbank, at its twice-monthly meeting, left its target money market rate, the securities repurchase rate unchanged
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      Leeson's boss cleared of misconduct charge
      366 10  -  ■LONDON All charges brought against ex-Barings director by UK body have been dismissed By Neil Behrmann RON Baker, the former Barings bank boss in charge of Nick Leeson, has been cleared of a charge of misconduct brought against him by the UK Securities and
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      A key to success?Illusion
      874 10  -  nmikPiiVfißW as «*aii be seen from the Irish polls, the now BA livery and euro problems By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain -based journalist who contributes to BT THIS being Friday the 13th I will proceed with care, opinionating gingerly, not stepping, as it
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Japan's uphill battle against sokaiya
      1219 11  -  Despite the recent purge, many fear these parasites will never be removed due to businesses' and government's lack of will and courage By. Anthony Rowley [TOKYO] LIKE a mutant bacteria which becomes more virulent after being only half destroyed by an in adequate dose of
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      168 11 I Asia Telecom 97 Exhibition and Forum I World Trade Centre, Singapore I The Asia Telecom 97 Exhibition and I Forum, organized by the International I to from the 9th to rthe 14th June, 1997. It will be the biggest regional telecommunications event of its kind ever held. r Highlights
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Enjoy the wine but don't buy Eurobonds
      811 12  -  THE BOTTOM UME OPINION By Neil Behrmann The writer is BT's London correspondent ASIAN institutions and individuals have been major buyers of European bonds this year, say investment bankers. European borrowers, finding it more difficult to sell huge quantities of their bonds in
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      115 12 'Yes, I am pleading for my son. But he is a human being, just as we all are.' Mildred Frazer Timothy McVeigh's mother testifying at his death-penalty hearing. They wanted to look nicer in the new class picture.' Franihiko Umezawa head of Japan's Jujin Hospital on the
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      Spanner in the euro works
      621 12 EDITORIAL WHAT are the odds that the euro would be launched on schedule now that France has questioned the proposed European Monetary Union's core economic policy foundations and asked for more time to consider the planned stability pact to enforce budgetary rigour in the single
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      Lock icon Hanoi's reforms stall
      877 12  -  Loss-making state enterprises and barriers to trade are worrying issues, say economists t*y Jeremy Grant Financial Times VIETNAMESE Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung was mingling at a diplomatic reception recently when he found himself face to face with a visibly upset US investor. After listening to a
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      Stocks: separate quotations don't help
      424 12  -  —aiT-wre Bernard Tan AS AN investor in our stockmarket for the last 10 years at least, I have noticed that bull rallies are hard to come by nowadays. My stockmarket sources tell me that it is because companies are no longer generally growing at a
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      397 12 TtotaxiecreMeteagi IF WE must create new tax loopholes that shove money into deep pockets while distorting the allocation of capital, we should at least try to minimise the potential for gaming the tax system and the loss of revenue. In that spirit, I offer the following
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      666 13 TV&RADIO J 10.00 The Return of Hong Kong. 10J0 J-PopCafe.^ 2.00 PMTV Innovations. 11.00 Jack Nicholson Special L3O AMClose L 2.30 The Winners Hoffa (See Our Choice) «pvi —T p i 3.00 Money, Money, Money. OB AM Friday Late Night i Mfl I The First And The Best Movie Roadside
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      165 13 CRYPTIC CEOsawORD cash ire (7) j 27 work^S 1 tWChinB D UWf 14 ill-natured mother left in TGSTSBDATS SOU7IION 1 Some stereotypes etched were charge promises to pay (9) ■■■WW ready for printing (7) 16 A form of art? (9) BrBSBIWaWBIBSmB 2 Promise to use bad language yj Can't change
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      Cooking up art
      865 14  -  A S'porean installation artist has been asked to take part in a prestigious German show, reports BSN BfUMROE BEN MUNROE SINGAPOREAN Matthew Ngui, a 34-year-old lecturer and installation artist, was last seen in public with two large polyvinyl pipes attached to his ears, standing in the middle
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      Maintaining rapport with viewers outside the gallery
      697 14  -  Installation art challenges its audience to see a set of familiar objects displaced, in an unfamiliar context By\ Ben Munroe WHILE Matthew Ngui has travelled all the way to Kassel, Germany to exhibit his foodbased installations, Singapore has seen his work and has
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      A changing flow of Chinese pieces
      977 14 COLLECTOR'S Item Are you a novice collector or a seasoned one keen to keep up with the latest trends in the world of art and antiques? Veteran collector La CM«— kicks off this weekly column which offers advice and commentary on the scene in
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      156 14 THE WEATHER Showers with thunder are expected in the late morning and afternoon, mainly over the Northern, Western and Central Singapore. Temperature (33-25). OmUL Bnft AikUmhl a« itewm AartcnlHi *16 (J—Jy BwmAim S7/fT Taw* Attn WW Jtoud) u Bmm (Touch lkrti Shwwr. (2 SS, Tim Bo- *1« frga. £5 CM*
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      Lock icon Tianjin Zhong Xin offers shares at US$0.68 apiece
      472 15  -  100 m share IPO to raise US$63 million to wvpnivl develop markets and reduce borrowings By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] The first stateowned Chinese enterprise to seek a primary listing in Singapore, Tianjin Zhong Xin Pharmaceuticals Group, yesterday put up for sale 100
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      Temasek in Keppel Land Shanghai project
      214 15  -  It pays USs22m for 20% stake in venture building office tower By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has taken a US$22 million (5531.26 million) stake in a commercial and retail project in Shanghai, China. Temasek bought a 20 per cent stake in Sing-Mas Investments,
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      Wing Tai proposes to raise up to US$200m
      234 15 FRESH from submitting aggressive bids for two prime leasehold sites at Draycott Drive and Newton Road in a land tender, Wing Tai Holdings yesterday proposed to raise up to US$2OO million (SS2B4 million) through an issue of redeemable convertible cumulative preference shares
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      Market will decide if Amcol takeover is a win-win deal
      638 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih THE proposed takeover of Amcol Holdings by Asia Food Properties (AFP) has been described as a win-win situation. Put simply, the 17,000 or so shareholders of Amcol will have little option but to liquidate
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      Jack Chia-MPH's earnings fall 16%
      379 15  -  Bnt results skewed by sale of Bonsteadco stake in previous financial year By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Jack ChiaMPH Ltd's net earnings fell 16 per cent to $25.4 million for the year ended Mar 31, despite a 19 per cent rise in turnover to $684.5 million.
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      265 15  -  By Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] The Thakral Corp stock yesterday surged to a new year-high of US$l.l2 before closing seven cents up at US$l.OB thanks to better-than-expected earnings and analysts' bullishness over its outlook. Some 2.6 million shares changed hands during the
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        GP Batteries' placement open to retail investors
        397 16  -  Of total 9.5 m shares being offered at $4.43 each, 25m are being reserved for them By- Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted GP Batteries International has scored a first by allowing retail investors to subscribe for private placement shares in a deal arranged by
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        Australand's IPO 7 times subscribed
        132 16 [SINGAPORE] Australian property developer Australand Holdings' initial public offer the first Australiandollar listing on the Singapore bourse was 7.17 times subscribed at its close yesterday. The DBS Land subsidiary, saw the response as good, given investors' aversion here to foreign currency-denomi- nated listings. Managing director
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        Informatics posts 19.7% earnings jump
        252 16 (SINGAPORE] Mainboardjisted Informatics Holdings Ltd yesterday posted a 19.7 per cent jump in net earnings to $8.5 million on a turnover increase of 12 per cent to $76.1 for the year ended 31. The company chalked up jnet earnings of $7.1 million on 2 turnover
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        Ossia given option to buy bungalow
        286 16  -  The former residence of Cambodia's ambassador will cost Ossia Land $4L75m By* Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE) Sports distributor Ossia International has been given the option to buy the former residence of the Cambodian ambassador in District 10 for $41.75 million or $418 per sq ft
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        77 16 (SINGAPORE] OCBCBank has launched a cash deposit machine which credits theamount to the account immediately. The first new Cash-in deposit machine is located at Raffles Place MRT station. Afeature of the machine is that it can accept deposits ctf Singapore currency notes in stacks, doing
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        425 16 Execs axed in bid to fight market manipulation Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] For the second time in two years, China is purging executives from its securities industry to lay the blame for market manipulation. The presidents of two securities firms and an executive
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        Lock icon Sen HK, buy Seoul, Manila stocks: Merrill Lynch
        298 16 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Merrill Lynch said Hongkong's benchmark Hang Seng Index may fall 10 per cent in the coming months, as HSBC Holdings, China Light and Power, and Hongkong Telecommunications slide. The brokerage recommended investors sell Hongkong shares and increase their holdings of
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        Jurong Engrg wins three contracts worth $63m
        140 16 [SINGAPORE] JURONG Engineering Ltd (JEL) has clinched three contracts worth a total of $63 million. The company said in a statement yesterday that Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded it the mechanical erection contract for the Tuas South Incineration plant, which is Asia's biggest
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        Preliminary rulings are wins for Creative
        377 16  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mary Rachel Yee marketing manager Creative Technology Ltd WE REFER to the report headlined "US court throws out Creative's lawsuit against Cyrix" dated June 11. The lawsuit was not thrown out. Instead, there have been a series of preliminary rulings
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        Lock icon Polo Ralph Lauren prices IPO at US$26 a share
        356 17 Premium higher than expected bat demand tipped to push Polo shares up on opening Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Polo Ralph Lauren Corp sold stock at a more-that-expected US$26 each to raise US$767 million (551.09 billion) in its initial public offering (IPO), according
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        90 17 [VILVOORDE, France) A chassis of a Renault Megane rests on the deserted assembly line of the Renault plant in Vilvoorde on Wednesday as workers of the French automaker decided to launch a new general strike against Renault's plan to close their plant on July 31.
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        Lock icon PacifiCorp to buy UK group for US$9.8b
        107 17 Bloomberg [PORTLAND, Oregon] PacifiCorp reached an agreement to buy Energy Group pic, owner of a large UK electric utility and the biggest US coal company, for US$9.B biUion (5513.7 biUion) in cash and assumed debt and lease obligations, sources familiar with the agreement
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        Lock icon News Corp abandons US satellite ambitions
        450 17 Murdoch to sell ASkyß for 30% stake in Prime Star FT [LOS ANGELES] Rupert Murdoch has abandoned his bid to compete in the fast-growing US satellite television industry and agreed to sell his fledgling ASkyß operation to his avowed enemies in the cable business.
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        Lock icon Caterpillar raises dividend, sets 2-for-1 stock split
        359 17 Bloomberg (PEORIA, Illinois] Caterpillar Inc said it will increase its quarterly dividend by 25 per cent to SO US cents a share from 40 US cents and implement a 2-for-l stock split. The split will take the form of a 100 per cent
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        Lock icon Aussie bank competition may lower loan standards
        303 18 Central bank warns that bid to gain market share could mean more bad loans Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Hotter competition among Australia's banks, and the emergence of nonbank lenders, may lead to a slackening of lending standards and may signal a return to the large
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        Lock icon China toll-way firm set to sell US$275m in bonds
        515 18 Itads upbeat about economy, seen snapping np this week's after Bloomberg GREATER Beijing First Expressways Ltd, which operates toll roads, is poised to sell US$275 million (Ss39o million) of bonds this week in the latest test of investor confidence in China.
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        Lock icon Lloyds receives Labuan offshore bank licence
        234 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Britain's largest bank, Lloyds Bank, announced yesterday it has obtained a banking licence in the Malaysian offshore financial centre of Labuan on Borneo island. The group, formerly represented by its unit Hill Samuel since last year, would transfer all businesses back
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        63 18 [ERMERA, East Timor] An East Timorese worker at a coffee processing plant in the hilltown of Ermera turning over organically produced coffee beans with a rake as they are dried out after wet processing. Indonesian coffee exporters said on Wednesday they expected prices to be
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        383 18 Reuter [NEW YORK] John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co is interested in expanding its core retail life insurance and long-term care businesses by making an acquisition outside its East Coast stronghold. John Hancock chief financial officer Tom Moloney, speaking to Reuters in a telephone
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        146 18 AFP [SHANGHAl] The watchdog China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has revoked the trading licence of a futures brokerage for providing false accounting materials, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Shanghai Securities News reported that the CSRC confiscated the business licence of Jiaxin Futures Bro- kerage Company
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        254 18 SOKEXReport Reuter {SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures traded choppily yesterday as comments by a Japanese Ministry of Finance official sent players scrambling. The market rose initially on Eisuke Sakakibara's comment that Japan was not yet ready to raise interest rates but it then came off when
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        Futures rise despite cash index ending lower
        154 18  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Ric Trotta By Ric Trotta, Floor Manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPOREI The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures ended higher yesterday despite the fact that the cash market finished lower. The June contract settled 1.8 points higher at 353.6,
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        253 18 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [ROTTERDAM) As an axe con tinues to hang over much of Europe's excess oil refining capacity, Rotterdam's oil giants have remodelled their plants to face the millennium. Royal Dutch/Shell started up the 3.3 biUion guilder (552.4 biUion) "PER+" upgrade at its 374,000
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        283 18 Reuter AFP THE US dollar stabilised at lunch-time, after having posted a firm gain in the morning on statements by a Japanese official and new optimism about European monetary union, dealers said. At 1315 GMT, the dollar was trading at 1.7245 marks against 1.7149 on Wednesday evening, and
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      2105 19 LOWON J—H Nn 31 Croup 518.400 1 A8 Part* 255 unch Abboy Nations 869 6 ARM Domocq 418 -5.400 AiMC 141.400 -.600 Aid* Group 128.400 -1.600 BAT M 571 unch 80 Pie 219 unch 9ICC 172.400 -.600 80C Group 1032 *2 8<t Potrotoum 740.400 -1.600 BTR 186
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      1625 19 AFP Q Nikkei 225 ****** THE US dollar's surge against the yen drove Japanese share prices higher yesterday, as export-oriented blue chips enjoyed fresh buying. Brokers said the dollar's upswing gave market participants a cue for buying of exportsensitive stocks. The key 225-share Nikkei Average climbed 274.53 points, or
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      1412 20 AFP Q Hang Seng -417.18 SHARE prices plunged 3.4 per cent yesterday after major overseas brokerages recommended a reduction in weighting for the domestic market, dealers said. "The downgrades were the main reason for the sharp fall in the Hang Seng Index today," said Herman Chu, dealing manager at
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      647 20 Reuter □M. Bhig THE Shenzhen B share market staged a technical rebound to close marginally higher yesterday, spurred by bar-gain-hunting after Wednesday's steep falls. The B Index rallied 0.96 point to 143.32 on turnover of HKI73 million against Wednesday's HK$56 million. However, the A Share Index gave up early
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      376 20 AFP HWPhlg -7.8 SHARES ended lower yesterday as late selling of food and banking issues eroded early gains by electrical stocks. "The market opened high as high-tech issues regained steam, but late selling of food and financial stocks knocked the index down to negative territory," said a trader. The
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      260 20 Bloomberg n Wellington -3JI SHARES fell yesterday as Fletcher Challenge's energy shares sank 4.5 per cent after the company said it still hasn't found oil in Brunei. The NZSE 40-share Index fell 3.89 points to 2,381.06. Bloomberg mii *f- rtm ANZ Banking 10.40 0.05 ***** A4v«nt«60f HMqt 1.16 0.03
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      806 20 AFP □SETMn -U4 SHARES eased yesterday with investors largely sidelined on concerns over non-performing loans, which financial companies will have to disclose in second quarter reports. Late bargain hunting among the stronger banks, however, brought the bourse off its lows, an analyst said. "With their oversold prices, foreign investors
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      714 20 AFP nOwnritihim +118 SHARE prices rose yesterday on late interest in selected heavyweight stocks. "The market has been very quiet this week so I guess today's gains are likely to be unreal. It seems to me that some companies were playing around with their stocks," an analyst said. The
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      404 20 AFP PCuDOßtglaio +&87 SHARES rose 1.2 per cent yesterday amid interest in the financial sector as the strong yen bolstered demand for ex-port-sensitive stocks. "Financials, construction and trading shares led the rebound, shrugging off concerns over futures-linked selling," a local dealer said. The Composite Index rose 8.87 points at
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      594 20 AFP QillOrihMiM *M.4 SHARES rose 0.9 per cent yesterday to a record close as a surge in News Corp shares and speculation of an easing in monetary policy combined to boost the bourse. The All Ordinaries Index jumped 24.4 points to 2,638.1 to beat its previous record finish of
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        Lock icon Shares off lows as Telekom recovers
        420 21 AFX-Asia r 7 84 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, but with late buying of Telekom Malaysia helping to pull the main index off earlier lows, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 7.84 points at 1,100.41, off an intra-day low of 1,088.56 on
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        Dormant Southern Bank Foreign warrant may be worth picking up
        169 22  -  WARRANT WATCH By. R Sivanithy MALAYSIA'S Southern Bank has been out of play lately, so much so that the volume done in its Foreign warrants yesterday was actually less than its local counterpart. However, we will focus here on the
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        65 24  -  If! Shiv Taneja GIVEN the huge fall in Cerebos Pactfk*i share price earlier this week, it ought to come as no surprise that the daily RSI and stochastks charts are well below 25. But investors looking to get into this counter ought to wait a tittle longer. Both
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        Dealers run out of stories to attract players
        684 24  -  STOCK MARKET COMMEMTAXY The almost total lack of interest sent the STD to near a new year's low with prices ending weaker across the beard By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The dearth of buying incentives and almost complete lack of interest yesterday sent
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          When call is it,anyway?
          157 24 CEREBOS shareholders, who've seen their shares halved in value In little more than 12 months, will be kicking themselves for not quitting when they could have got $13.50 a share. Yesterday, the stock cloeed unchanged at $6.75, prompting one caller to tell BT he'd asked the
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          A gift of pills
          74 24 LITTLE gifts come In all shapes and sizes— from gilt-coloured painted arrows to the run-of-the-mill pens, pins, assorted clocks, to more useful gifts like microcassette recorders, just to name a few. But Mouth Fragrant Fills (read: breath fresheners)? Well, that was what pharmaceutical company Tianjln Zhongxln
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          139 24 WE DONT know about its Qs, but Inno-Pacific Holdings sure minds its Pa. The mainboard company has been trying its hand at various businesses whose relationship to each other may not be immediately obvious, but which on closer inspection share something of capital importance—the initial'P*. In the
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          Sally-ing on
          87 24 A WEEK after the arrest of six persons a! English newspaper Hongkong Standard tor allftgarily infbtringcirrafrttfcm frff deceive advertisers, interest hi the ownar Sing Tao Holdings has died down among the mainstream papers. But the Hongkong Chinese-language weekly tabloids have somehow blown up the story again in their
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          Triple,triple,toll and trouble'
          136 24 THE "triple witching hour" is a complicating tactic used by journalists to justify their conftiskm about what is happening on financial markets. The condition is evidently highly contagious, since few journalists are immune. When all else fails, and the timing is right, just attribute it to the
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      470 17 HPlnr f f~j<) housing 1 Vamp-- I DEVELOPMENT I BpfrdßlltE BY temlW^B The Housing Development Board (HDB), on behalf of the Government, is inviting tenders for the sale of 9 parcels of State land in Tampines, Sengkang, Bedok, Bishan and Serangoon for commercial and residential developments. The land parcels are
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      345 24 YHS Yeo Hiap Seng Limited NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that: The Share Transfer Books and Register of Members of Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (the "Company") will be closed from 28 June 1997 to 4 July 1997 (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining entitlements to the final dividend for
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      308 25 Bridge News, Reuter PANAMAX rates in the Atlantic nudged slightly higher while a modern capesise fixed for a trip to the east at lower levels, brokers said. Yet essentially trading was sluggish, brokers said. Early buyers prepared to pay 10-20 points higher on futures, but lack of any
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      Lock icon Stena Line still hopes to get EU nod for ferry tie-up
      235 25 EUissues letter of serious doubts' about venture with PAO Reuter [STOCKHOLM] Swedish ferry operator Stena Line said that the European Union (EU) had issued a "letter of serious doubts" about its planned joint venture with British P&O's on the
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      Lock icon Singapore's box traffic up 8% in first 4 months
      495 25  -  Port's position as hub for South-east Asia still unchallenged, MPA figures shew By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The port qf Singapore is holdingstrongro its position as South-east Asia's hub port, according to the latest monthly figures released by the Maritime and
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      Lock icon Shipping industry to save A$3.5m a year with cut in Aussie levy
      173 25 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australian Transport Minister John Sharp said an annual saving of A 53.5 million (553.7 million) was expected to flow to the shipping industry following a reduction in the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's (AMSA) levies. He said
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      Lock icon Cosco starts new China route
      179 25 News Page [SHENYANG] China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco) has opened a new container ocean shipping route starting from Yingkou, in north-east China's Liaoning Province. The itinerary begins at Yingkou's Bayuquan New Port, goes via Shanghai, Huangpu, Shekou, and reaches Xiamen; and then returns to
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      Lock icon Shippers and carriers tell ports to shape up
      548 26 Need for more flexible practices, reliability, tower charges and toes damage to ships Journal of Commerce [LONDON] Shippers and shipowners have a litany of complaints about ports around the world. Shippers want to see more flexible working practices and absolute reliability, while
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      Shipowners will need to be more specific in time charter contracts
      714 26  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By I Selva Kumar SHIPOWNERS who time charter their vessels for an estimated period may have to review their charterparties and start getting specific on the number of days of hire or at least avoid the words
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        173 41 Jull Hong Kong H.M.The Queen's Birthday. Ju 22 Sweden: Midsummer Day. Ml Canada Canada Day. M 4 United States: Independence Day. MM France: National Day. United States: Independence Day. jal is Brunei: H.M. The Sultan's Birthday. MI7 Brunei: Maulud Rasul. Indonesia Birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Malaysia Brithday of
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        886 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. show* price ranjes in US dollars Instead of single price* (or a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are lndlcat ed The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        369 41 Cartel NO Mai 9910 0.7 K.0 0.10 0.04 DmhR* Natar BmMm U AlaaMwa Mhad HaakwaQS 0 0 IOC C MO Ave 966.9 0.3 12.4 0.07 35 0.02 380 Mai 99U 1.0 *.7 0.10 M 0.* WW »M/M W MaaHM635 B 0 0 0 2 0_ ISO/OaMC
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        Lock icon We may abandon pact with American, BA warns
        753 42 Tiro running oat for deal as approvals needed before November, says BA Reuter [LONDON] British Airways has threatened to abandon its proposed alliance with American Airlines and with it support for an Anglo-US open skies aviation trade deal if regulatory approvals are
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        Lock icon Clinton finally nominates FAA head and her deputy
        269 42 The Washington Post [WASHINGTON] Seven months after the post became vacant, President Clinton has announced that he will nominate Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Jane Garvey to head the Federal Aviation Administration. As deputy to Ms Garvey, Mr Clinton said he will nominate
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          Lock icon No decision on Eurotunnel's lease
          67 42 Bloomberg [PARIS] A decision on extending Eurotunnel's right to operate the Channel Tunnel after the year2o62 is unlikely to be made very soon, according to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Extending the lease would raise chances that shareholders will approve a £8.5 billion (5519.7 billion)
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          Lock icon Delta Air, TransBrasil in marketing pact
          74 42 Reuter [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc and Transßrasil Airlines said they signed a tetter of intent to pursue joint cooperation in marketing and other services. The carriers said they see enhanced interlining of passengers and freight; schedule coordination to facilitate connections between the two
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          Lock icon Lufthansa silent on French partner
          51 42 Bloomberg [PARIS] Lufthansa plans to expand service to Prance by linking with French regional airline Air Littoral, a person with knowledge of the plan said. Lufthansa officials, who said they would announce an alliance with a French carrier, declined to confirm whether it was Air
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          Lock icon SAS to buy 10 to 15 70-seater planes
          77 42 Reuter [OSLO] Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) said it planned to increase its fleet by 10 to IS new 70-seater propeller-driven aircraft for delivery in 1999. SAS spokeswoman Wenche Halsen said the airliner was deciding whether to purchase the Dash 8-400 from Bombardier
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        Lock icon Aussie govt offers 15 more airports for sale
        83 42 Reuter [CANBERRA] The Australian government offered another 15 airport leases for sale to trade buyers yesterday, following its A 53.3 billion (553.5 billion) privatisation of three major airports last month. "Following the successful sale of long term leases for the operation of
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        Lock icon Japanese car plants in US continue productivity gains
        263 42 Bloomberg [DETROIT] Nissan Motor and other Japanese carmakers' North American car and truck assembly plants remain more productive than factories run by their Detroit-based competitors, an annual industry study shows. Nissan is the most labour efficient carmaker for the fourth straight year,
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        Lock icon BA hopes to boost Japan growth with new image
        283 42 Reuter (TOKYO] British Airways said it hopes a planned facelift to its corporate image will help lure more Japanese customers to its flights. British Airways on Tuesday unveiled a three-year expansion plan which will include new routes, new services and ethnic
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        Lock icon Iata to recognise Internet bookings
        147 42 Reuter [GENEVA] The global airlines body lata, seeking to tap the booming Internet market, has announced plans to recognise for the first time flight reservations by online service providers. From Aug I, the International Air Transport Association said service providers of electronic reservations would be
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        Lock icon GM targets Asia in export drive from Australia
        307 42 AFP [MELBOURNE] The Australian arm of US auto giant General Motors Corp launched an export drive which would make Australia its main engineering centre for the AsiaPacific. General Motors-Holden's Automotive (GMHA) formalised an engineering and design sourcing arrangement, expected to generate an
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        Lock icon Continental in exclusive 20-year pact with Boeing
        151 42 Reuter [HOUSTON] Continental Airlines Inc said it has agreed to buy 35 wide-body jets from Boeing Co, becoming the third major US carrier to sign an exclusive supplier agreement with the airplane maker. *'Continental chairman Gor dort Bethune said the airline will pay
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      106 25 Time running out for proposed tie-np British carrier wants regulatory approvals before November. Back Pa#* ZN STRENGTHENS YOUR LINK WITH THE WORU) EIGHT NEW ULTRA-MODERN CONTAINER VESSELS JOIN ZIM'S CONTAINER FLEET Hie eight new vessels feature advanced technology, modem satellite cominnicatifli systems, ultra-modem container handling equipment, and state-of-the-art computerized oommaad
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      623 26 /&■gs. Unw A services npmaniid /mHHKNV by Members ot Vte Registry al [vVSMJJ Accredited Shipping Agents. Spore Netonal Shipping Assoc Members of tie Singapore FrsigN Forwarders Association o^iHlSlßfl Speedy rJ and Quality CM, ™iV Service to 1 CALCUTTA EXPORT 9 x Japan -2 x Hongkong -1 x Mondavi x Koodwing,
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      1041 27 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE Ivissa vor m ktm ham m sow \aT vessel voy otm ham «v sou inns m MAS 1237 13/ M 20/04 01/07 04/07 05/07 MDUOYD HONGKMG 2227 IS/OS 27/05 JO/0S 31/05 17/0* MIME 3237 14/04 04/07 03/07 30/ M 01/07 NEDUOYD HONSHU 4227 31/05 20/05 20/05
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      2172 27 OHANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* UMIHMI/VOT MM M| SIA PW 1M TOT 101 [DTT'IBI Ht WW IMI MS WT( 0> WIW 1 Ifft II hmohsmkomi ~h/m~ u/m I m/m os/m m/m m/m w/w m/m m/m u/m w/m m/m w/m w/m m/m m/m H. EUZAMTM MSI 14/ M 10/ M I 11/
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      94 27 f ABT ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED OfiL (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VtSSfl VQT SINGAPORE KXiIAY VRStt VOY IQMIAY SHKTOiI NORDKAP 412 20/06 27/06 NORDKAP 411 12/06 20/06 KEDAH OQI 24/06 01/07 LEERORT 918 16/06 23/06 SINARTOBA 213 30/06 07/07 SINAR TQ6A 212 23/06 30/06
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      1277 29 IVOTW* VOY SIN POU PKO PEN JtCT BA WK HVtft VAHMT PJL-1237 26/06/97 23/06/97 22/06/97 09/06/97 07/06/97 MANOHEYAMAT PJL-1235 20/06/97 IRAN YANHN PJL-1226 10/06/97 20/06/97 IRAN MOWN PJC- 1240 06/06/97 03/06/97 09/06/97 10/06/97 17/06/97 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAUAN. ARMENIA, KAZAKHSTAN. UZBEKISTAN.
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      451 37 IVESSE^^^VO^^SIN^ NAA SIN I TIGER BAY 543N 13-14/06 18-22/06 77-2806 I TIGER WAVE 544N 16-17/06 22-25/06 30-01/07 TIGER ISLAND 545N 20-21/06 25-2406 04-05/07 I TIGER BRIDGE 546N 23-24/06 29-02/07 07-08/07 1 TIGER BAY 547N 27-2806 02-0607 11-12/07 TIGER WAVE 548N 30-01/07 0-frofto7 14-15/07 I^SSSEL^^VOY^SI^^CA^^SIN| XOUR SPORE 241 13-14/06 20-24/06 3001/07
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      107 37 Consolidation to CHINA PORTS SnMidhai Tianjin Qiflku destM^|^^^H| J^jjJ A. FREIGHTWORLD PTE LTD 3 Maritime Square #11-04 Cable Car Towers, Singapore *****4 SASIA EXPRESS LINE DIRECT LINK TO AMAZONAS/MANAUS saSia NORTH BRAZIL TRANSIT TIME 30 DAYS (DIRECT CALL) B&HHUEBHDDB93SBBB HRMRMIT 99/97 I*/M 17/1* 11/07 UMMMOMAOfT 11/17 11/07 M/ 07 OS/M
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      514 38 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S)PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 hSH TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR HO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT 11 jj^ 2222 7 slgs/week 3 SLGS/WEEK unEEn IVOY ISI PS* I VESSEL IVOY |«N |SUR Ofjl JAVA 9® 14/06 (SAT) 18/06
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      1203 38 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY/SUHOAY ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY uny ran HTM HAM FXT L£M MM VfSSB. ¥OY LEH FXT HAM MM HW SM RHfiNßfllDGf J723VY I IQ2AJ7 OM)7 OM)7 ***** MING MOON A 7171 SU) SLO SLO SID SID IM)6 MING GLORY *724* I '*06 I 12/07 1007 0907 1107 DOVER
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      420 38 Singapore Soviet Shipping <jb> Cn. Pte. Ltd. V CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL TRANSCORD 101N 15/06 24AM 06/07 10/07 KOTA CAHAYA CAHIB6 21/06 30/0 C 14/07 16/07 TRADE FAST TFSI9I 02/07 10/07 24/07 28/07 KOTASELAMAT SMTO2B 06/07 14/07 28/07 31/07 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK
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      192 39 For Booking PU—CaK v rwttmmTarlnm- (ftiff T77 7f?7 4 -5 Changzhou Shanghai B j Foshan Shantou |1 "\L Fuzhou Shenzhen J| I\L Guangzhou Tianjin i \L Hangzhou \L Wuhan m \L Huangpu Xiamen 1 Qingdao Zhongshan 9 J <1 San Shan Zhuhai 9 OUR NEXT SAILINGS P MV. "LEIXO6S" V.035N
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      602 40 SIMO EXPRESS SHIPPING wJH-, 11 COLLVER QUAY *oe-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI 8 (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX I SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VBSa I VOYAGE ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA I NEW HAIHUN6 I 970? 13/06 17/06 22/06 6000 WELL 9716 20/06 25/06 """29/06 GOOD LUCK 9716
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      470 40 loenbulk 12/06 RdnVAtwriJK/Nan I ■SEA CONCERT 15/06 20/06 RdnVAtwAJK/Nan I ■SAMM FORTUNE 01/07 06/07 RdrrVAtwAJK/Nari I J* Load* E7W. MHy» todonada I ■SAMMI FRONTIER I ■FMKAS I ■AGIASOFIA Oubat/A.Ohabi/BahraiiVDammaiVKuwait ■LEOPARD 1 Adan/Jeddah/Aqaba ■k. KALKAVAN Jaddah/Aqaba/Egypt/Algaria I loads Singapore. E7W. IWyaia. mdoniila I ■HUAGUANG Loa Angalaaftlaw Ortaan/ChartaataV I Noriofc/Camdan I PAN
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