The Business Times, 25 June 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 86* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Simex ties up with major German futures exchange
    590 1  -  STpore exchange to trade interest rate contracts baaed on German govt bonds By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE! German futures contracts will be traded on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) with the signing yesterday of a linkage agreement with Deutsche Terminborse (DTB).
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    Dow up 30 points at 1pm after Monday's 192-point plunge
    317 1  -  From. Anthony Rowley in Hongkong WALL Street steadied in morning trade yesterday after a precipitous 192-point plunge on Monday triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's comments that Tokyo might dump part of its US Treasury bill holdings if the
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    4 emergency measures passed to rescue ailing Thai finance firms
    386 1  -  Foreigners allowed majority stakes in banks, finance firms From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND yesterday passed four "emergency" decrees to rescue ailing finance and property firms, with the centrepiece being that foreigners can now own majority stakes in Thai commercial
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    Lock icon VDH says profit plunge a 'blip' due to Indon polls
    595 1  -  Shares recover slightly following company's reassurances By< Conrad Raj (SINGAPORE] Van Der Horst shares recovered slightly yesterday following reassurances from the company that its sharp profit drop in the firsthalf was a "six-month blip" as election fever in Indonesia caused
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      75 1 I I -w» only victim of any Sino-US ooiflmitstionj Amol',.;' would be hurt too, aays SM Lee Kuan Yew, H* v f-—1 Bitafl First Capital Corp has sold its entire stakes Id II HP hnanarvoM down on Prince* Di's ballgowns, thedfcwees mm royal watchers, WmMm SINGAPORE 2 $-E ASIA 4
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      12 1 Did Hashimoto have a hidden agenda?Pg 11 Emergency measure* welcomed, Pg 4
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      245 1 StngS loan limit raised to $200m,Pg2 .f*-" Timeless values. I yar Empire Period. Geneva enam^ Duplex escapement movement by llbery of Lon4t^ These two exquisite Riches, The Ro' ex Day-Date in the shape of peaches, are ls appreciated for more called «For China». than just the twenty-five The craftsmen of
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      8 1 Strong growtk seen for Indonfirms, Pg 16 rt
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Tourist spending down 4.8% on shorter stays
      381 2  -  Impact felt across all sectors except entertainment, says STPB survey By< Ang Wan May TOURIST spending dropped by 4.8 per cent 6r $261 million last year, with the impact felt by nearly all sectors, especially hotels, retail, food and drink. In fact, only
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      Hotels here cashing in on HK event to boost F&B sales
      340 2 AIRLINES and Hongkong hotels are not the only ones cashing in on the colony's return to China. Singapore hotels are also seizing the opportunity to boost food and beverage sales by cooking up "celebration menus" and beaming live telecasts
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      Accounting Service officers to get pay rise from July 1
      406 2  -  Admin, Legal Service to get pay cut after annual PSD review By, Audrey Tan FOLLOWING this year's review of civil service salaries, those in the Accounting Service will get a pay rise from July 1, while Administrative and Legal Service
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      Strong demand for JTC factories in Q1
      263 2 DEMAND for Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) industrial facilities was firm in the first three months of 1997 despite a sluggish manufacturing sector. Notwithstanding the continuing slowdown in the electronics industry, the amount of flatted factory space given up fell from 43,820 sq m
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      Lock icon Sing$ loan limit raised to $200m
      444 2  -  RTGS interbank payment system could begin by year-end By* Clarissa Tan THE Singapore dollar loan limit for offshore banks has been raised by a further $50 million to 1200 million in line with efforts to liberalise Singapore's financial sector, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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      Lock icon Property staff turnover rate drops
      320 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Labour By, Audrey Tan THE property sector saw the highest executive staff turnover rate of 30 per cent in the first quarter, with the electronics industry a close second at 28 per cent, a survey of 100 companies found. Still, compared
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      Ex-Schroders director to head CAI after Lew Syn Pau leaves
      375 2  -  By Shiv Taneja CREDIT Agricole Indosuez's (CAI) senior country officer Lew Syn Pau has resigned. He will be replaced by James Foo, a director and head of the financial markets division at Schroder International Merchant Bankers. Mr Lew, who is
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      Lonza starts work on $180m chemical plant on Pulau Sakra
      363 2 Swiss company considering more expansion projects SWISS chemicals company Lonza yesterday began construction of a $180 million purified isophthalic acid (PIA) plant on Pulau Sakra its first project here with possibly more chemical plants to follow. The construction contract for
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      NZ trade development board wooing S'pore investors
      177 2 NEW Zealand's trade development board, TradeNZ, hopes to woo Singapore investors with a smorgasbord of business opportunities in the country's manufacturing and services sectors. Up to 26 specific investment proposals in fields such as computer software and communications, forestry, tourism and aquaculture will
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      Law Ministry to update patent laws
      203 2 THE Law Ministry plans to update its laws to improve patent and trademark protection in Singapore. The Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Ho Peng Kee, announced this at a conference on trademarks and patents at the Marina Mandarin Hotel yesterday. Assoc
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      163 2 t i.. v FACT Realtime Accounting Software BOMJUL Windows 95 i tf Just launched. FACT Reports now generate all reports from FACT in true Windows 95 environment. Presentation quality printouts on laser printer. Naturally, all the reports are real-time, updated with all the transactions entered up to that point in
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      218 3 I Palmer and Nicklaus. A legendary pairing. For more than three decades Arnold "Looking back on all our years of Palmer and Jack Nicklaus have been competition," says Nicklaus, "I see it has joined in one of the most intriguing worked exactly the way it should. It has ,rf m
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Finance firms, analysts hail Thai govt emergency measures
      377 4  -  BANGKOK Tax exemptions among steps aimed at easing mergers of troubled finance firms By Harish Mehta THAI finance companies and analysts yesterday welcomed the government's emergency tax incentives and policy measures to force troubled finance and property firms to merge. Under proposed
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      Lock icon Fears of new flare-up in Spratlys
      317 4 MANILA PMHpjrtMtTMpt, fltowii Hihw mmi in frWifitmtAtKHi AFP PHILIPPINE troops and Chinese fishermen were involved in a confrontation in disputed islands of the South China Sea, a senior Filipino official said yesterday, raising fears of a new flare-up in a festering quarrel over territory.
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      Lock icon M'sia approves M$8.3b in manufacturing projects
      366 4 KUALA LUMPUR Country must be more cost efficient to expand lubricants industry: Rafidah Bernama MALAYSIA'S manufacturing sector attracted a total of 283 projects with a proposed capital investment of M 58.33 billion (554.72 billion) between January and May this year, Minister of International Trade
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      Lock icon M'sia top Asean new equity investor in Philippines
      196 4 MANILA Bernama A SINGLE investment from listed United Engineers Malaysia helped Malaysia top its Asean neighbours in new equity investments in projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) in the Philippines in the first five months of this year, a government
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      Lock icon Thai crisis expected to push Philippine interest rates higher
      357 4 MANILA ItaMnyWlialM may rise UMther 50 Reuter PHILIPPINE interest rates could rise as the government tries to fend off any spillover from the crisis facing the Thai baht, bankers said yesterday. Treasury bill rates soared almost SO basis points at an
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      Boycott China's swearing-in ? Not nice, Ms Albright
      698 4  - Boycott China's swearing-in Not nice, Ms Albright AUXfIBW Hongkong could be new flashpoint In US-China relations tn post-handover era By Yang Razali Kassim IN A few days, Hongkong will revert to China. A historic event of this proportion holds great significance not only for Hongkong and China but also for
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      Lock icon Japan told not to meddle in Indon car policy
      264 4 JAKARTA AFP PRO-GOVERNMENT Indonesian protesters yesterday demonstrated in front of the Japanese embassy against Tokyo's request that the World Trade Organisation examine Jakarta's national car policy. Around 15 people were at the embassy, identifying themselves as members of the '66 activist
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      Lock icon Cambodia's co-premiers set May date for polls
      228 4 PHNOM PENH AFP CAMBODIA'S co-premiers have agreed to hold general elections next May, First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh said yesterday. In a public appearance on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, the prince said that he and Second Prime Minister Hun Sen had
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      10 4 Timor in trouble at WTO and at home, Pg 12
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      307 5 Now that we've floated the lateraatioaal Business Park, it's time to aiake waves with i something even bigger to help your business take off •Trftiw Mnirini' «i '.i '»w. .ti.tid jgattHHfe*' *;Js;" JTC presents... the Changi Business Park JTC's second business park at Changi promises everything you've come to It
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      China using HK to isolate Taiwan: Lee Teng-hui
      391 6  -  HENGCHUN, Pintung County President's pessimistic remarks ston diplomatic community By Bruce Cheesman PRESIDENT Lee Teng-hui, watching Taiwan's elite forces taking part in war games only a week before Hongkong's return to China, yesterday made his most pessimistic forecast yet of Taipei's relations
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      Lock icon Last-minute appeal to retain China's MEN status
      307 6 WASHINGTON Reuter ON THE eve of a House of Representatives vote on China's most favoured nation (MFN) trade status, supporters made a last-minute push on Monday to persuade US lawmakers to retain normal trade ties with Beijing. The full House was set to
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      Lock icon A characteristic record
      55 6 [HONGKONG] Chinese calligrapher Chan Yeuk-hoi holding up a piece of Chinese calligraphy on Monday. Comingfrom China's Liaoning region, it combines the work of 101 artists and measures a record-breaking 100 metres in length. The piece is one of the entries for a calligraphy and painting competition hosted
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      Lock icon HK property prices steady after govt curbs
      147 6 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG property prices have stabilised following the introduction of a series of measures by the government to curb speculation, it was reported yesterday. Housing Secretary Dominic Wong told legislators late on Monday that the government's measures introduced in March and April
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      Lock icon Jiang issues new rules to strengthen his grip on PLA
      398 6 BEIJING Boles relate to top echelons of military, air force and navy AFP CHINESE leader Jiang Zemin issued new rules for the military yesterday, a move seen as an attempt to tighten his control of the People's Liberation Army before
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      Lock icon PLA companies have big market in US
      326 6 WASHINGTON Kmart among firm* that buy from Chinese army LAT-WP CHINESE military-owned companies are selling huge amounts of goods to the United States, including toys, exercise weights, camping tents and fish for fast-food restaurants, according to a report released on Monday by the
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      198 7 AT ARCASIA LAND, WE GIVE YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT. CHOICE. Arcasia Land has an extensive range of industrial parks and buildings located I, AL hi-tech flatted, terrace and semi-detached for sale A J -It KAKI BUKIT TECHPARK I lease. And all in We provide quality environments that HIGH^ Y ACCESSIBLE encourage
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  • HONGKONG'S RETURN
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      Lock icon Who suffers if Sino-US ties break down?
      353 8  -  HONGKONG Apart from HE, Asean will be hit dne to their investments in China, Hongkong SM Lee By Loh Hui Yin NOT only Hongkong but Asean as well would be hurt by any Sino-US confrontation since the regional countries have considerable investments in
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      Roadmap to HK's continued prosperity
      779 8  -  We reproduce extracts of the speech at the FEER conference in Hongkong yesterday by SM Lee Kuan Yew by SM Lee Kuan Yew "IN MAY 1962, the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Robert Black, whom I knew well when he was Governor of Singapore in the
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      Occupancy of HK hotels seen falling in July, August
      325 8  -  SINGAPORE By, Abdul Hadhi OCCUPANCY rates of Hongkong hotels are expected to fall sharply following the July 1 return to China, says hotel analyst JLW Transact JLW Transact director Richard Goddard said yesterday that advance bookings for Hongkong hotels for the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon S Korea to allow set up of financial holding firms
      380 9 p SEOUL Serai hopes to ease way for mergers; ban •n bank ownership by eenglomerates stays Bloomberg SOUTH Korea will allow the establishment of financial holding companies in a bid to facilitate mergers and acquisitions among financial institutions. t Finance
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      Lock icon Labor backs Aussie work-for-dole plan
      233 9 CANBERRA Reuter THE Australian government's controversial work-for-the-dole scheme is set to become law after the Labor opposition said on Monday night that it would let the bill through the upper house of parliament without changes. The opposition's decision to back the bill in its original
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      Lock icon NZ surplus seen only half of forecast
      327 9 WELLINGTON Reuter NEW Zealand Treasurer Winston Peters tomorrow will table his first budget showing a surplus only half the NZ$3.3 billion (553.2 billion) forecast in March, government sources said yesterday. In the past week Mr Peters and other senior government ministers have been
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      Lock icon Kia appeals for govt help on merchant bank loans
      453 9 SEOUL Group unveils plan to tap 795b won to solve cash flow problem AFP SOUTH KOREA'S Kia Group, built around Kia Motors Co, has sought government help in persuading merchant banking companies not to collect loans from the group, Kia officials
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      Lock icon NSW bans drunken prawns
      179 9 ■SYDNEY AFP SERVING live prawns and lobsters in restaurants, long condemned as barbaric by animal rights activists, is to be outlawed here under legislation carrying a two-year jail sentence and a hefty fine. The move follows a campaign by upper house independent MP Richard Jones who
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      216 9 7 .'am IwV IP* CARRIES 42 MILLION PEOPLE, DAILY. I CHRYSLER VOYAGER. THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE. '1 A rather remarkable fact, don't In fact, it handles more like a family's safety? With side-guard door family down to our showroom today, you think? That's 6 million units sold luxury saloon
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Confidence in US economy hits 28-year high
      426 11 NEW YORK Investors, Fed policy-makers see rebound in consumer spending Bloomberg AMERICANS' confidence in the US economy climbed for the fourth straight month in June, hitting a 28-year high and suggesting a rebound in consumer spending may be at hand. The Conference Board's
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      Lock icon S'pore joins 3 other nations in launching a green initiative
      346 11 UNITED NATIONS Earth Summit urged to send clear message on greenhouse gases Reuter SINGAPORE, Germany, South Africa and Brazil on Monday launched a joint initiative aimed at overcoming North-South political differences on global warming and energy strategies as well as
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      Lock icon IMF expects US rate rise soon, endorses Fed's monetary policy
      319 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg, Reuter THE International Monetary Fund said it expects the US Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates "in the near future" to keep inflation in check and sustain economic expansion. In a statement on recent consultations with the
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      Lock icon Wall St IT spending hit US$11.5b in '96
      383 11 NEW YORK Bloomberg WALL Street invested US$ll.5 billion (5516.4 billion) in information technology in 1996, with spending expected to grow to US$l4 billion by 2000, according to a study released yesterday by a consulting firm and the securities industry's trade group. The
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      Lock icon Leap of faith
      52 11 [SPLIT, Croatia] A Croatian man jumping through afire at the start of St Johan's day celebrations on Monday. This is a traditional way for citizens of Split to celebrate the night before St Johan's day, a Roman Catholic holiday when people jump through fire to purge their
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      Lock icon EU urges new trade talks
      155 11 GENEVA Reuter EUROPEAN Union Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan, pushing against US objections, yesterday issued a ringing plea for the launch of a new round of global trade negotiations at the turn of the century. Mr Brittan, in a speech setting out the Brussels agenda for
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      Did Hashimoto have a hidden agenda?
      483 11  -  HONGKONG Tokyo analysts doubt Japanese will switch oat of US Treasnries By. Anthony Rowley THE detail with which Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto gave his reply on whether Japan would switch its holdings of US Treasuries suggested a strategic intent, some analysts said yesterday.
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      116 11 J The from Milan. t f As any Milanese worth his gnocchi will tell you, there's only one collection to wrap yourself around this season: the unrivalled array of pastas hy Chef Marco Bax. Now you can sample the latest creations hy this genius from the Four Seasons Milan, as
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Timor in trouble at WTO and at home
      799 12  -  THB BOTTOM LIMB OPINION By S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent INDONESIA'S controversial national car project has emerged as a test case for the "new, improved" World Trade Organisation (WTO) in resolving member nations' trade disputes. The dispute deserves
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      119 12 'If this had happened in the *****, it would have saved Humphrey Bogart's Me -Art Rockwell an analyst on the "Casablanca "star, a heavy smoker who died of lung cancer. US tobacco companies have agreed to stop paying to get cigarettes in movies. 'Shanghai does not pose
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      Politics vs economics in Thailand
      616 12 EDITORIAL Thailand lost its respected Finance Minister Amnuay Viravan last week because of political wrangling over who calls the shots on economic policy- If his successor Thanong Bidaya is to have a better chance, the key would be to shield economic policymaking from political infighting.
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      Lock icon HK story yet to unfold
      1044 12  -  China holds key to how Hongkong will fare, bat new chief Tang Chee-hwa plays crucial role too By Louise do Rosario Thewriterbk Hongkong-based writet who contributes to Bt REAMS and reams of words are being written about Hongkong's reversion to China, but the real story
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      Majority of Australians disagree with Hanson
      256 12  -  MAILBOX Murray McLean Australian High Commission Singapore I VIEW with great regret and concern the prominence given to, and the sensationalist handling of, the article entitled "Chinese Aussies got ethnic cleansing threats: lawyer" (BT, June 24). Although I note that this was a report
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      SIA's deputy chairman on alliances in general
      143 12  -  Rick Clements Sr Manager Public Affairs Singapore Airlines Ltd I REFER to the story "SIA tie-up with Ansett and Air NZ expected this week" (BT, June 17). On the same day, in your "In Other Words" column you carried a quote which begins
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      433 12 Gas emissions: shame on US By 2000, we'll be spewing out 13 per cent more greenhouse gas than in 1990. Environmental group Ozone Action calculates that our cars, houses and utilities will be belching at least 15 per cent more carbon dioxide, the chief cause of
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      163 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 24 fevitish creates 27 Ostentatious lamp used by a paparazzo (10) dantic barman (8) YESTTERDtAYTS SOLUTION 9 Being shoved aside while visit- ing Chinese monument 1 Housework, note, is just a (5,2,3,4) I 'I 11 11 1 MBB 1 hl' lull Hli li'il ipme (4-2) 15 Fiddlers are
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Di's royal jumble sale
      645 14  -  Christie's show has been a runaway success even before the auction starts, says luchzsem LU CHISEN WHEN it comes to collecting, the only limiting factor to your hobby would be the depth of your pocket. Other than that, it really doesn't matter what you collect whether
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      Lock icon An evening of aural twists
      656 14  -  MUSIC Jubilee Hall resounded with a rich Mend of Indian j flhiiiAm anil Malay music styles over the weekend By\ Ben Munroe THE 12-year-old Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir (SIOC) gave a two-night performance of their special fusion music over the weekend as part of
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      Lock icon Ali wows crowd, takes another jab at Frazier
      425 14 PERSONALITY Ex-boxing champ on drive to promote book on tolerance and understanding Reuter [WASHINGTON] Boxing legend Muhammad Ali brought his campaign of racial and religious tolerance to the nation's capital on Monday, showing he is still a great crowd-pleaser, no matter how
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      Lock icon Hollywood writers lament state of films
      556 14 FILM Bat while they scoff at big-action hits, they find it difficult to turn down USs4m jobs Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Many Hollywood writers have lost the thrill of the chase scene, but th^y'choices in a studio Sry9tth? Shift loves fast action and special effects.
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      FCC sells entire stakes in Heshe and Benefun
      394 15  -  Unnamed buyer of $12.3 m Heshe block believed to be Hongkong-based firm By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Property group First Capital Corporation (FCC) has sold its entire 13.14 per cent stake in Sesdaq-listed retailer Heshe Holdings. In response to queries by BT, a
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      CAM sells factory for $7.1m
      75 15 "JBHtfOAPORE] CAM InternaJPB&ldiflgytias sold its inin 1994 for $6.3 Wfert (jr&D) operations of one <#£ ABPaf Subsidiaries. iaid that the plan was scragged due to a change in busiaessvdirection. Fwtndo Pte Ltd, the buyer of tlft leasehold property (60 years Sep 25, 2053), has paid
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      Informatics seeks to widen Europe reach
      213 15  -  By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Computer educatioi^njmlr^rm^iCTplans said a senior company official. "We have used this acquisition as a bridgehead to enter the Europe market," group managing director Ong Boon Kheng told a news briefing yesterday. In April, Informatics acquired the education division of UK's
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      Lock icon Adverse car market—vroom still for 'big boys'stocks
      666 15  - Adverse car market —vroom still for 'big boys'stocks HOCK LOCK SIEW Christopher Tan IT IS becoming clear that only the "big boys" among the motor traders can thrive in a controlled, overcrowded and ultracompetitive market The label applies to those which command more-than-healthy margins for their products, those which turn
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      Hour Glass' $8.6m fiscal year gain beats forecast
      304 15  -  CORPORATE RESULTS By, Ang Wan May LUXURY watch retailer The Hour Glass posted better than expected second-half results due to a turnaround in Swiss watch maker Gerald Genta. Net profit for the year ended March fell 26 per cent to 18.65 million,
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      Econ Int'l net soars 49% to $8.1m
      317 15  -  Profit best enr achieved by the group since 1993 listing By! Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Econ International yesterday posted a 49 per cent rise in net profit to $8.1 million for the year ended March 31. The result, the biggest profit achieved by
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      Transmarco announces $79,000 loss
      324 15  -  By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Retail group Transmarco posted a net loss of $79,000 for the financial year ending March 31 against a $1.1 million profit previously. Group turnover dropped 16.7 per cent to $80.4 million compared to the previous year, due mainly to the loss of
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        Indon firms seen posting strong earnings growth
        544 16  -  Companies in telecom, banking, car sectors set to be star performers this year From I S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIAN firms listed on the -Jakarta stock exchange are expected to report strong earnings growth this year, thanks to positive economic conditions and
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        Keppel-led group quits Food Terminal bid
        353 16  -  Number of bidders for Manila state-owned firm trimmed to three From Al Labita in Manila A KEPPEL-led Singapore group has aborted its plan to bid today for a controlling 51 per cent stake in the stateowned Food Terminal Inc (FTI), an official said yesterday.
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        Lianhe in tie-op to publish Chinese magazines in region
        142 16 [SINGAPORE] Lianhe Publishing has teamed up with European company Burda-Rizzoli (Asia) Holding Ltd (BR) to publish and distribute Chinese-language magazines in Hongkong, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and Brunei Their new joint-venture company is Asia Century Publishing. Lianhe, a 51-49 per cent
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        Teck Puat joins Hotel M'sia board
        250 16  -  By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] In a surprise announcement yesterday, Hotel Malaysia appointed tycoon Khoo Teck Puat to its board. Although Mr Khoo controls Hotel Malaysia, he has not held a directorship in the listed company for a number of years. Mr Khoo also controls
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        Lock icon Alphatec chief under pressure to resign
        288 16 Bankers may want him ont before they'll talk restructuring FT [BANGKOK] Creditors of Alphatec Electronics, the troubled Thai computer chip maker, are expected to demand the resignation of Charn Uswachoke as chief executive before they agree to give the company time to restructure its
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        Stamford aims for 90% of usual business in 30 days
        345 16  -  Dealers reassured of minimal disruption to supplies: chairman By' Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Stamford Tyres, which last week suffered a $28 million loss when fire gutted its main warehouse, hopes to be servicing its customers at 90 per cent
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        Lock icon Lippo to sell 8% stake in HK property unit to Chinese firm
        244 16 AFP [HONGKONG] Indonesianowned Lippo Ltd said yesterday it would sell 8.1 per cent of its Hongkong-listed property unit to a Chinese state-owned company for HK$5B3 million (SSIO7 million). Under the deal, Lippo's shareholding in Hong Kong China Ltd
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          Parkway-linked Kyami to redeem RPS
          68 16 [SINGAPORE] Kyami Pty Ltd, in which Parkway has a 80 per cent stake, is proposing to redeem 3.5 million ftilly paid cumulative non-voting convertible redeemable preference shares (RPS) of 5 Australian cents each in its capital. Parkway holds 1.05 million RPS, which will be redeemed
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          Nobel buys 70% of West Plan
          73 16 (SINGAPORE] Nobel Design Holdings has entered into an agreement to buy 820,000 shares of<l each in West Plan Marketing Pte Ltd for $1.57 million cash. The vendors are Quah Soon Chow and Yeo TengThor. West Plan makes and distributes office open-plan workstations and the
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          Lock icon Ayala to declassity shares
          99 16 Bloomberg [MANILA] Ayala Corp said it will stop maintaining separate classes of shares for foreigners and Filipinos. If approved, the plan would let foreign investors buy Ayala shares at the same price as locals do. Ayala's B shares, which foreigners can own, trade at a premium
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          Lock icon Indofood makes 1997 dorecast
          58 16 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] PT Indofood Sukses Makmur is forecasting 1997 net profit ofsoo billion rupiah (***** million) after posting 351.3 billion rupiah earnings in 1996, chief executive officer Eva Riyanti Hutapea said. The forecast for a 42 per cent rise in earnings is slightly lower than an
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        Lock icon Union Pacific makes US$6.4b bid for Pennzoil
        514 17 It offers shareholders US$B4 a share after Pennzoil board rejects US$BO bid Bloomberg [FORT WORTH, Texas] Union Pacific Resources Group made 'a hostile bid of US$6.4 billion (Ss9.l billion) cash, stock and assumed debt for Pennzoil Co, aiming to expand oil exploration and
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        Lock icon Acquisition by NOL still on track, says APL
        284 17 Comment comes after US govt move to block another acquisition Bloomberg [OAKLAND, California] APL Ltd said it expects to get regulatory approval for its acquisition by Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) despite a US government move to block another industry acquisition.
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        Lock icon Reed Elsevier buys US publisher Chilton
        300 17 Reuter [AMSTERDAM] Reed Elsevier, announcing its third US acquisition this year, said on Monday it would spend US$447 million (*****.7 million) of its own cash to buy US trade magazine publisher Chilton Business Group from Walt Disney Co's ABC. The Anglo-Dutch publishing group said
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        Lock icon Aussie exchange a step closer to listing
        107 17 Bloomberg {CANBERRA] The Australian government approved introducing legislation to allow the Australian Stock Exchange to become the world's first pub-licly-traded exchange. The Corporations Legislation Amendments (ASX) Bill 1997 will probably be introduced in Parliament during the sitting beginning Aug 25. The legislation will
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        Lock icon Shareholders to quiz Sumitomo on US$2.6b copper losses
        244 17 They want company to explain why it's not siting Hamanaka Bloomberg [TOKYO] A group of Sumitomo Corp shareholders will on Friday demand that the company explain why it won't file a civil lawsuit against its former star copper trader who racked up
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        Stock of C&W unit surges on merger talk
        272 17  -  From] Neil Behrmann in London SHARES of Cable Wireless Communications (CWC) surged yesterday on expectations of a £5.5 billion (Ssl3 billion) merger with Telewest, another large UK cable firm. Market speculation grew when Fred Vierra, chairman of Telewest and chief executive of
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        Lock icon It's war, and the BOT isn't taking prisoners
        1320 18 Trading firms and investors who genuinely need baht funding get hurt too PRESS reports this week have named currency trader George Soros as the main culprit behind last month's attack on the baht. So it's Soros whom the Bank of Thailand is
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        Figuring out forex swap rates
        545 18  -  Tell <9 jneC bawu By\ Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] A foreign exchange swap, as the name implies, is the mechanism by which two parties exchange currencies at an agreed price for an agreed duration. A forex swap should not be confused with an interest rate swap,
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        TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS
        333 18  -  By] NatWest Markets Regional currencies Ifcal hakts While we do not expect an imminent devaluation, we still urge completely nil Thai baht spot trades. However, given softer offshore forwards, the inverted offshore interest rate curve (longer term interest rates lower than shorter term ones as implied via the
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        THE WEEK AHEAD
        432 18 United States My 1-2: US FOMC meeting, but with strong bond markets after recent benign producer and consumer price numbers traders do not seem to be expecting any rate hike (from the current 5.5 per cent) this time. Japan JBM 3Me Tankan Survey for Q*****. The survey
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Indon palm oil producer taps S'pore for US$40m
        279 19  -  Tunas Barn Lamping secures attractive rate in its first Asian dollar market lean By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Indonesian palm oil producer Tunas Baru Lampung (TBL) has made its debut in the Singapore-based Asian dollar market by raising US$4O million (Sss7 million)
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        Lock icon Plans for global bank to settle forex deals to be unveiled soon
        429 19 But bankers rite costs, competitive systems as hurdles Reuter [LONDON] A plan to create a global bank to settle deals in the US$l.2 trillion (Ssl.7 trillion) per day foreign exchange market is due to be unveiled this week
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        Lock icon Investors lose bid to revive suit in US against Lloyd's
        276 19 Court upholds decision that suit should be in England Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A group of Lloyd's of London investors lost a Supreme Court bid to throw out an appeals court ruling that said they must battle securities fraud complaints against the
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        Lock icon Zurich Group may buy Scudder for US$1.5b
        215 19 Bloomberg (NEW YORK] Zurich Group, Switzerland's biggest insurer, is expected to announce plans this week to acquire money manager Scudder, Stevens Clark Inc for about US$l.5 billion (552.14 billion), people familiar with the situation said on Monday. The transaction will create one of
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        Lock icon Bank of East Asia seeking acquisitions
        132 19 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkongbased Bank of East Asia is considering acquisitions of banks in South-east Asia, a report said yesterday. Its chairman David Li told the Hongkong Economic Times that the bank was seeking regional investment opportunities with Indonesia its highest priority followed by the
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        Lock icon Lion unit ACF aims for Tier-One status by year-end
        288 19 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Asia Commercial Finance (M) Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACF Holdings Bhd, plans to achieve Tier-One status before the end of this year. The company expects its shareholders' fund to reach M 5539 million (Ss3o7 million) by the
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        Lock icon UK banks top in study on profitability
        87 19 AFP [PARIS] Of the 10 most profitable European banks, six are British, a study by the IBCA bank credit-rating agency published in the Les Echos newspaper showed on Monday. Lloyds' TSB Group of Britain led the list of profitable banks with a return
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        Lock icon Oil markets calm on Opec rollover
        252 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter (LONDON] Oil markets barely flinched yesterday as Saudi Arabia signalled current Opec production limits should be renewed, as expected, despite flagrant quota-busting. Oil traders said comments from Saudi Oil Minister Ali bin Ibrahim al-Naimi, in Vienna for the bi annual meeting
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        Futures end mixed despite Dow's plunge
        188 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] THE MSCI Taiwan contract yesterday encountered a mixed session with the June contract closing up five ticks at 3,825. A good performance considering the Dow's plunge overnight and also in
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        258 20 Reuter [MOSCOW] Russia's platinum and palladium exports this year will be lower than in 1996 because of extended delays to resuming shipments, an official of Almaz, a precious metals export agency, said yesterday, "It could be that 1997 deliveries are somewhat lower than last year
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        283 20 Reuter, AFP London THE US dollar fell against the yen on reported comments by Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto that Japan might sell US Treasury securities. In contrast, the pound rose on expectations of a rise in British interest rates. The dollar fell to 114.71 yen from 114.84
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1762 21 SICOM FUTURES Jun24 RUMCR(Mmfm eMails it S.)0pM> RSS1 CONTIACT(Sc*rtsAo) Close Volume Month EH* Low Sott (towos) mtorost Jul 97 152.50 148.75 148.50 220 400 AM 97 151.50 50 1795 SM97 154.75 1895 o&*97 156" rm Jan/Mar 99 158.75 7425 A?/™ 98 160.00 ***** ISS 3 CONTRACT (US cmts/lq)
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2412 21 LOHPQH Industrials Jan 24 Hk» *h 31 Group 506 2 AB Ports 263 6.400 Abbay National 802.400 3.400 Alltad Domacq 424 3 Amac 147 *4 Asda Croup 120 2.600 BAT Ind 563 -3 BC Pic 219 *3 BICC 177 -2 BOC Group 1048 *1 BR Patrolaum 707.400
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      1670 21 AFP □Nikkei 225 MR JAPAN'S key stock index eased yesterday following a plunge on Wall Street due to remarks by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto about a possible sell-off of US bonds, brokers said. The key Nikkei Average dropped 94.21 points to end the session at 20,341.93, but the broader
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      1581 22 Reuter ifaaagSag (HONGKONG'S handover to China will be marked by a five-day period of holiday and festivities but the celebration {period has brought anxiety, not cheer, to some investors analysts said yesterday, •j "The market will close for an extended holiday of a fiveday duration so people are wondering
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      Lock icon CHINA
      623 22 Reuter n Shenzhen B Index -L 33 THE Shenzhen B share market closed lower in thin trading yesterday despite solid gains in the A shares. The B market's recent bearishness caused investors to cut their exposure and move to the sidelines. The B Index sank 1.33 points to 146.94,
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      394 22 AFP QWPlafcx -*J6 SHARE prices closed slightiy lower yesterday as cautious investors sold stocks to lock away profit after the market hit a seven-year closing high the day before, brokers said. "In view of sharp gains, some investors turned conservative and reduced shareholdings," said a dealer. "The central bank's
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      254 22 Bloomberg QWeDmgta -15J0 SHARES fell yesterday, led by those with substantial US ownership such as Telecom, after the Dow Jones fell almost 2.5 per cent. The NZSE Top 40share Index fell 15.90 points to 2,398.97. Bloomberg Jai4 us *h rmm KHZ B*nlun<) 10.50 -0.10 W041 Atfvantaqrs HMgs Lit -0.01
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      843 22 AFP □SETMg -IL4O SHARE prices dropped 2.3 per cent yesterday amid concerns over non-performing loans and profit-taking after sharp gains the previous day. Analysts said reaction was muted to the cabinet's approval of four executive decrees to tackle economic problems in the finance and property sectors. An analyst said
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      404 22 AFP yiOipeßteMß +QJS SHARE prices edged higher yesterday on a late rebound in blue chips. Dealers said trade was lacklustre for much of the session due to a combination of negative factors, including fears of declining customer deposits, rising interest rates, the slower pace of yen's rise versus the
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      588 22 AFP HADOrtmritt -17J STOCKS eased yesterday after a sharp fall on Wall Street, but brokers said the bourse had been surprisingly resilient in the face of the US slump. "I think the Australian market did probably better than expected," an analyst said, adding that bargain hunting had saved the
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      772 22 AFP QOmMatehig -125 SHARE prices closed 0.9 per cent lower yesterday on profittaking following a record close the previous day and after a sharp fall on Wall Street. "The fall was expected with profit taking after yesterday's all-time high," a dealer said. "I think we held up pretty well
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      308 22 AFP PI Manila +9iß SHARE prices rose yesterday as investors hunted for bar-gain-priced stock following a sharp drop the previous day. The market fell in early trade in a "knee-jerk reaction" to a fall on Wall Street, said a trader. The PSE Composite Index closed 9.62 points firmer at
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        Lock icon Broad selling alter Wall Street plunge
        403 23 AFX-Asia QCtaporitebdsx -ILOI SHARE prices closed sharply lower yesterday as the overnight plunge on Wall Street and subsequent regional falls led to broad selling. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 11.06 points at 1,077.92 on volume 0f323.1 million shares worth Msl.B billion. The Emas
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        3399 24 BONK. LOANS ft WARRANTS 1997 Last V«4 Day Lwt Onata High Las StM Company Sat* COOO) Htfk Lav Bwyar SaMar Prtca 66 44.5 m 3000 m AMOB c5.5%*****6 Tif 44 47 •7 4U 3160 *Acar ******1 US$ 58 II W 131 70.5 3164 Acma ******4 70.5 -0.5 1 70.5 70.5
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        Van der Horst warrants: nerves of steel required as price swings
        191 24  -  WARRANT WATCH toj\ Louis Beckerling PUNTERS who chased Van der Horst warrants nine cents higher to a $1.41 close on Monday required nerves of steel yesterday when the market began the day with another mauling of the underlying mother
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2216 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS 6r 6r ***7 Last Vol My Lot Oust* Mr Oh W M NC# L— S*m twgg Mo__V-__rOOO>_HI9»_Uw»i«»»rSdllir<6C>w^16*/t$^l ~478 297 m s5000 AIS6 50c 300 unch 19 300 W7 299 302 SO 4.9 OlS 62.1 307.7 137 88 m 5001 AMDS 50c 88 1 756 89 88
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        1355 25 TUMOVflt COOO) VALUE COOO) »«■>> C*» TX1 MIX CH> TlM Muttrtal 5*.232 7,268 66.500 139.802 12.49* *****) FlMK* 9.936 8.233 18. >69 61.174 18,632 79.806 Hot** 1,237 318 1.555 3.023 533 3.956 Ajn 3484 9.495 30.365 3.466 33,831 nwtation 792 792 2.339 2.339 MM* 102 102 201 201 N.W 6.910
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        MAIN BOARD
        5249 25 Transaction Date Jiui 24 Or Gr M Wt 1997 Last Vol Day Last Quota ON Oiv YM Not Co# Avg Mm taw Wlo Ciipn Sale COOOI HH> Loor 8wyac Samr Cw P/t $■>■ Wet MMJSTRUU 5146 ASE NT$10 200 US- 885 885 1275 ASF USlc 100 US885 86
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        60 26  -  bf Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE LAND closed unchanged yesterday at $6.50 on a volume of 1.36 million shares. In the near term, the stocks are likely to trade sideways with a possible downward bias. Investors should accumulate shares on weakness, as the counter is a buy for those with
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        200 26 Stacks Votaao Host* Hldgs25c 41,873,000 Van der Horst 23,383,000 •MM Capital 6,601,000 oust 3,982,000 Excel 20c 3,877,000 Raffles MedlOc 3,688,000 JSHWW7P 2,200.000 Dafeyf US5c 1,943,000 •8«r,avaind 1,807,000 PofiLianlOc 1,757,000 mtts > Vander Horst 49,524,506 0CBC Foreign 16,769.263 *MBf Capital 16,389,280 UOf Foreign 15,649.800 HestttHldgs2Sc 12,603,590 DBS Foreign 10,860,043 SM Foreign
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        Late burst of activity lifts market to small gain
        679 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Analysts see it as window-dressing and expect sideway movements until signals on the economy are clearer By Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Last-gasp action breathed some life into an otherwise lethargic market, lifting the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index off
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          Nothing is impossible
          180 26 LOVE him or hate him, Marc Faber or Dr Doom, Hongkong's resident doomsday prophet, never fails to shock. At the Far East Economic Review conference on Monday, the investment adviser made several interesting prophesies for the territory. Here's a sprinkling of them: ♦By the year 2010, Hongkong
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          Know your bess
          43 26 TALK about knowing your customer. A reporter from BT recently called retailer Courts Singapore asking for Albert Elphick. Which department is he in? asked the operator. Well, he's the company's managing director, so which department does that put him in?
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          Wash your mouth out
          171 26 AS BANKS and financial institutions expand their phone banking services, they may appreciate this little tip from the newly-released book, Customer Service For Dummies by Karen Leland and Keith Bailey. How do service staff deal with customers who are so incensed that they ring the company
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          Taiwanese denates hospital in China
          123 26 WHETHER there is political tension between China and Taiwan, private ties between the two countries are growing. A Taiwanese magnate has promised to build a new hospital with a capital sum of US$l billion (551.43 billion) in the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province
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          It's the thought that counts
          132 26 A POSTER to drum up interest in a n recently released coffee table book, Singapore Today, features a group of young Singaporeans who have had their loyidty to the nation written all over their feces quite literally. The photograph shows these pre-teens with the national
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      1527 26 BUSINESS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ATLANTIC BUILDING MATERIALS PTE LTD IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovcnamed Company, which is being voluntarily wound-up. arc required on or
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      151 27 Bridge News Reuter Hnamu activity In tte Mantle and the east wae ttnited although rates fere generally holding Aady.lntheCapesises, wyftj® rates mine Atlantic appeared to have flhned slightly. It was a typical Monday afes lon with few traders ■tang any particular view vftth the cash market flat, Securities
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      473 27  -  Mostifthepcrts' increased growth is coming framS E Asia with the shift of fwiimhrtnriiig tn thin region, nys official By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Port Authority of New York New Jersey is taking advantage of reduced costs to attract Asian operators and lines.
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      215 27 [SHANGHAI] Newly established China Shipping Group Co, the result of a merger of a number of China's biggest shipping companies, wIU start operations in July, the Shanghai Securities News said yesterday. The group, based in Shanghai, was the result of the
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      137 27 Reuter (WELLINGTON] Port of Tauranga, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, is to update its container terminal facility to raise its service level for liner shipping clients and core forest products exporters who are increasingly using containerised shipment instead of break
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      Evidence suggests that Port State Controls working
      675 27  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer [LONDON] PORT State Control is the big stick which gets results in the battle against substandard tonnage. The power to detain ships for deficiencies gives the port states a strong hand and there can be little doubt that, without
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      75 27 [HONGKONG] A woman waters a plant growing at the bow of her boat on Hongkong's Aberdeen Harbour. Located on the south side of Hongkong, Aberdeen offers a tranquil reprieve from the fast paced rat race cfthe financially driven north side. Best known as a bustling
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      371 27  -  By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Europeanbased P&O Nedlloyd yesterday announced that it will join the Grand AUiance and had advised its respective partners in the Global and Grand AUiance of Its decision. In a statement Issued yesterday, the line said it intends to
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      995 28 EUROPEAN SHIPPING Continental port looks set to strengthen its position when the euro encourages concentration of transportation flows Another 18 months to go before the area round Rotterdam will have only one currency: the euro. From the Maasvlakte to Basle, from Strasbourg to Vienna, the European
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      340 28 PACE Fl-BrigM 6 |3 S Famous 7 AMI 3 Ftrwtde 13 IMi 13 foonq SUA 8 Actor* a WUrts 13 AhrenkM 13 FrtWorid 13 AppensNp 5 'U"* Astro 3 Gemartrans 16 Austral 9 9 Avant 6 Glory Hav 13 B'tangMas GoMen 8 BSA
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      14486 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT eta ETA Advartlsar Vnul Voyaga Taiaphona CTA CTA Advartisar Vassal Voyaga Taiaphona SIN Dast'n Nam* Notm Numbar Numbar SIN OmTm Www Mwt N—Hr NwMir jHHHMMMMMNMMMMMMMMHHHMMMHMMMNMMBMMMMMMMNHNMMMMMI To BUENAVENTURA(BUN)2059 A Colombia To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 27/0* w/o* cian s a a luck *tn/marko vrrtse 45-5347*3* Ivory Coast. Cote
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        1524 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO BooMri/Mmc* Rstts SMp Voy Mo Etb/Btr Nrtod Frow To Froa Mi «mi itnn* u 24/1500 24/145* u/mo 24/1700 25/049* 25/0*00 i 2VDT00 a/iet a/mo 4 25/1200 25/MS* ts/me MM n 2WH00 I MMI MM 24M a woo zvmso aim 25/0700
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        181 43 Jail Canada: Canada Day. M 4 United States: Independence Day. MM France: National Day. United States: Independence Day. Ad IB Brunei: H.M. The Sultan's Birthday. Joll7 Brunei: Maulud Rasul. Indonesia Birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Malaysia Brithday of Prophet Mohammed. JalZl Belgium: National Day. Jal23 Egypt: Revolution Day. Aaf
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        883 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars In stead of single prices for a more comprehen slve description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        356 43 Carta* ISO Ma 992.9 03 16.0 0.00 M 0.07 JmH OwHttf Motor RmMm A* HhIiIib Mm* NookowE25 2 0 1 0 0 300 Aw 906.9 02 12.5 0.07 30 0.02 Com 300 Mo 9910 L0 I7J O.O 00 0J9 %M/M »M/» WW —W Mo plow 635
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        281 44 Sources say 4 others including Cathay are also targeted Bernama-Kyodo [FRANKFURT] Star Alliance, a global airline alliance formed by five leading carriers including Lufthansa German Airlines and United Airlines, is talking to All Nippon Airways (ANA) and at least
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        295 44 Reuter [HONGKONG] Lufthansa said it expects to increase its Hong-kong-Frankfurt Boeing 747 freighter flights in conjunction with partner Cathay Pacific to 12 from 11 per week later this year. And the intention is to operate a twice-daily 747F service within two years, said
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        176 44 Reuter [VICTORIA, British Columbia] New Zealand on Monday announced that it joined a treaty already signed by the United States, Canada and Australia that bans smoking on many international flights. New Zealand Transport Minister Jenny Shipley announced the move during a meeting in
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          61 44 Reuter [HONGKONG] Guangzhou-based China Southern Airline* has taken delivery of the first of 10 Airbus A 320 aircraft to be delivered this year, according to a statement from Airbus Industrie. China's largest airline in terms of passengers carried has 20 A32os powered by International Aero
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          95 44 AFP [MANILA] Eleven passengers were slightly injured when they panicked after their plane engine caught fire yesterday, a Philippine domestic airport official here said. The Air Philippines YS-11 plane with 34 passengers on board was readying for takeoff at 740 am (2380 GMD for the
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          65 44 Reuter [THE HAGUE] The Dutch transport ministry has said it is considering putting Dutch carrier KLM on probation after the airline flouted legal regulations on transporting radioactive materials. A ministry spokesman said that KLM's failure to conduct the required inspection of a cargo of radioactive medical
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        287 44 BA says more travel options on the cards as the alliance grows Bloomberg [LONDONI British Airways pic and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said they will expand their alliance on July 5 to include selling seats on each other's flights within Europe and
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        193 44 AFP [SHANGHAI] British Airways plans to open four new aerolites between British and Chinese cities before 2000 and will bid to win over Chinese passengers by making them feel at home, it was reported yesterday. The flights would link London with
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        293 44 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] The Australian Democrats party has pledged conditional support for the government's efforts to privatise the Australian National Railways, boosting the bill's chances of passage through parliament. Australian Democrats transportation spokesman Andrew Murray said the party wants a public inquiry into
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        198 44 Bloomberg [SEOUL] The South Korean government sacked the head of its high-speed rail project, making Kim Han Jong the fall guy for shoddy construction work that jacked up the price tag by two thirds to US$2O billion (5528.4 billion). The problems damaged
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        1240 44 QTY FU6HT ETA FU6HT ETP Oft 605 MM S0230 10 W6M S0909 645 WHO WW llMM ***** M50 MM 2225 Haaai VU74I 06 S0176 165 i -g m JQ327 0750 1f?f 2300 S0I75 X0 ¥***** WO 6A093 1205 S0320 2330 Hat Yal M693 >415 T6400 0C20
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      15 27 Rotterdam holds winning cards in monetary onion EMU will make Rotterdam more European. Pa#s 2
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      571 28 Unn 4 Mfvictß rapfmnM by Members of tw Registry of AocradM Shipping Agante, Spor* National Shipping Aaaoc Singapore Freight FonwdarT, Manrtattm. gipviH^fcia JHL Speedy <T and Quality V Service to f CALCUTTA EXPORT 3 M Japm -2 k Unßghnny -Ik MowjpjJ x Ifoaihiwnfr Kwluwg (Accepting FQ to IKK/NAHA/gNPM/CBU/lOt to mm
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      1980 29 0 HANJIN SHIPPING lamm/wr urn jgn sa I m ww i w i 01 i w i —i i m iwi'im i w I k lan |m' T m m'T m |m KOMWUR I 2S/W IM/H I 17/17 lt/17 11/17 M/V M/ 17 21/17 I 19/17 I 22/17 1 23/17
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      96 29 ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED Ugj, (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING UMIIED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE voy tmum tomu vbm vot mm smumk OOCL ADMIRAL 002 30/06 09/07 MEGHNA 825 25/06 06/07 MEGHNA 826 06/07 14/07 NORDKAP 412 29/06 11/07 NORDKAP 413 10/07 18/07 JUTHA PAMCHART 003 02/07 13/07 JUTHA PARICHART
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      1795 31 m HKICT I jaauiii MnkMMi'(i«Mrtk I mmmah 02 Mnn mm (u mto J I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGINTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TO: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (1/L) *****02 JOHORi OffKE: I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #i7-oo dos ridg sales/mgs *****41/43 inward dot (0/0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD g
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      445 31 (I m JL PERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN A Ifff TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /KVCHm+fASTiSTTUMSn/ MUJUU HttOMY tfWW/| /WO CM WMH-OtPKATtP A OHO ***** 26/04 GfTONG 9732 29/04 GWUAT A 5247 29/04 AffU ***** 24/04 OWI *****
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      70 38 SHIPPING CO., LTD. MULTI-PURPOSE VESSEL FOR RO/RO, CONTAINER I BREAK BULK CARGO YfSSII [ml PI I SW 1 JIT I M I H I JH mu lyi ti/17 MPNMVS 34 h/>y|tl/ty 11/17 13/07 14/1711/17 vissa Ivotl sir Ipi n «m he jtn SOtfTNEIH CROSS 1 114 20/041 30/04 AGENTS: SMGtfOtf
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      455 39 SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BRIDGE 546N 26-26/06 02-06/07 10-11/07 I TIGER BAY 547N 29-3006 04-08/07 13-14/07 I TIGER WAVE 548N 08-11/07 16-17/07 I I TIGER ISLAND 549N 07-06/07 12-1607 21-2Z07 I I TIGER BRIDGE 550N 10-11/07 16-1007 24-25/07 I I TIGER BAY 561N 13-14/07 19-23/07 27-2307 IVESSEL^^^VO^^^SI?^^CA^^SIJ^| TIGER SPRING
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      288 40 —SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD ■IMB 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 wmbn TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 en HO. 1047MM00QD INTRODUCING WIIKLY CALL AT UNITHAI (PRIVATE) TERMINAL BANGKOK NEXT SAILING mv. BUNOA MAS MM PAT V.701 V 174 S'PORE 01/07/97 BOOKINGS HOTUNE t
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      426 40 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0H BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL KOTA SELAAAAT SMTO27 04/07 12/07 20/07 28/07 TRADE FAST TFSIOI 07/07 18/07 30/07 00/00 TRANSCORD 102N 00/07 10/07 02/00 04/00 KOTACAHAYA CAHIB7 10/07 27/07 11/00 13/06 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA I
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      574 42 SINO IXPRISS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE fSINOTRANSI V 8 (*****7 J.TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX X^l^Z SINOTMNS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) YBSa VOYAGE ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA SOOD LUa 9716 27/06 02/07 ***** I NEW HAIHUMG 9704 04/07 09/07 13/07 GOOD WELL 9718 11/07 16/07
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      458 42 Ow \2J ™KSST mm^S^cn)SSio KB-AWO: (03) IHWTT JKT. CH)«orio7 MP* jn)M4>» EX PORT KILAMG TO HONOKONO MV "GLORIA I" V.725N ETA PKG 29-6-97 BKO CALL* HMW/ VIVIN/CHMKYL Til (03)*****77 BRISBANE/SYPHEY/MELBOUMjiI AUCKLAND MV "A. ENTERPMSE" VOSS MV "FMMAMTU STAR" V2IS ETA SIN: 28-6-97 ETA SJN: 27-6-97 FREMANTLE MANILA MV -I. NUMA-
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      123 43 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature c A Showtr Weother —S Wind direction with speed in knots Roin Cloudy Sky Wov# SwfM* wind* or* indicated by orrow* which fty with tHe wind One fufl circle represent* calm or kght and voriable winds J__ One half Heche represents 5 knot* L— One fi*
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