The Business Times, 15 August 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Big Six Foreign tranches lose $1.5b in sell-off
    565 1  -  But dumping offset by almost equal gains in Local tranches; premiums narrowing By] Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] More than $1.5 billion was wiped off yesterday from the Foreign tranches of six of Singapore's biggest listed companies with dual listings, as investors continued
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    Lock icon Jakarta allows rupiah to float
    524 1  -  Dedsioo drives unit briefly to historic low of agunst USS; stocks plummet From S N Vasuki in Jakarta FACED with an aggressive attack from speculators, Bank Indonesia yesterday threw in the towel and effectively allowed the rupiah to float. The decision, which had been rumoured
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    Hong Leong chief urges easing of curbs on Bridging finance
    417 1  -  Move will help narrow sDDDtv-demand&Diii property, he says By 1 Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Leading property developer Kwek Leng Beng has called on the government to ease the present restrictions on bridging finance to help first-time home buyers and Housing Development
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    Call for a big bang to end dual listings
    543 1  -  The gradualist approach isa nightmare solution, gays a UK broker From Neil Behrmann in London WHILE foreign fund managers seethed at the big losses they took on Foreign tranche shares of Singapore companies, several European brokers and fund managers say Singapore's
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      90 1 AfltfsOvprate A weekly Marie* profiling some of the region's most dHCPOfltrfiil business leaden. Starting today, «fcM mmasb* W The ahare price of local compact maker SM 1I L --i summit* wwen aeniea software piracy allegations, recovered 17% to 7&5 cents yesterday, Brieriey Investments Ltd and Canwiin Group Bhd have formed
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      15 1 Indon teaks may land in theER, Pg 7 Hedw appeal has valid grounds, Pg 4
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      14 1 Hock Lock Stem, Pg 15 Latter to the Editor, Pg 11 0* i )f^wicupxMur-
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Top bids in EC tender down by up to 24%
      505 2  -  There were also fewer bids than for the previous tender in May By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Top bids for the three sites in the latest executive condominium (EC) tender were 3-24 per cent below the average $206 per sq ft
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      Training centre will up level of S'pore-Viet ties
      433 2  -  Farility will provide soft infrastructure needed for efficient production: BG Yeo hrom, Ronnie Lim in Ho Chi Mink City THE establishment of the Vietnam-Singapore Technical Training Centre (VSTTC) will raise bilateral ties between the two countries to a higher plane, Second Minister
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      Lock icon Visitor arrivals in June up 3.6%
      350 2  -  ETC ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By Ang Wan May SINGAPORE received 607,849 visitors in June, 3.6 per cent more than in the same period last year, due mostly to an increase in business traffic. The June arrivals, which fall short of May's 5.5 per
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      Govt to monitor SP earnings before deciding on flotation
      349 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE government wants to be sure Singapore Power (SP) can maintain its financial performance before deciding to float it. "We should not conclude now, based solely on the first fiill-year financial results, that Singapore Power's current financial
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      Top 20% of households worst hit by inflation in first half
      259 3 HOUSEHOLDS in the top 20 per cent income bracket were hardest hit by inflation in the first half of the year because of higher car prices. Figures from the Department of Statistics yesterday show that inflation for the top
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      Lock icon Li Peng to visit this month
      63 3 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese Premier Li Peng will pay an official visit to Malaysia and Singapore this month, the foreign ministry announced yesterday. The six-day will start on Aug 26, ministry spokesman Shen Guofang said here. Mr Li will make the visits at the invitations
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Nominated MP's 20 names proposed
        66 3 A TOTAL of 29 name* was proposed for the nest ***** of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP«). Of the 29 names, 21 came from members of the publioaaieigkt from organisations. Business and industry, and professional bodies each nominated three names. The labour movement put up
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        Promoting management labour ties
        15 3 union leaders fotate up the institute's pipkxna in Industrial Relations programme.
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        Heltier fines for breeding mosquitoss
        67 3 FROM Oct 1, the fines for breeding mosquitoes in domaetic or trade premises will be doubled —to $100 for a first-time offender and to 1200 for a repeat offender. The increase for construction sitss will be heftier— from the current 9200 to $600. Repeat and
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      Lock icon Cars and holidays boost consumption expenditure
      344 3  -  Owmhi ii spending grew 7.8% yearly between 1966 and IIN, says DOS By Audrey Tan BUOYANT spending on cars and holidays abroad led private consumption expenditure to grow an average 7.8 per cent each year between 1965 and 1996, figures from the Department of
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      Apple to broaden Singapore's role beyond manufacturing
      389 3  -  By Raju Chellam APPLE Computer will broaden its Singapore operations beyond mere manufacturing and work more closely with distributors and assemblers to meet the needs of regional customers, its regional chief said yesterday. "You'll see Apple leverage the skills and infrastructure in Singapore
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      13 2 Philips' new meeting manager. I The DCN Discussion System. philips jfcfMafa tlwyz befteV
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      470 2 Home Decor For people who love their homes Consolidated Balance Shoot Docomtor 31,19 M m* IMS 1000 1995 Thousands of Thousands of Korean Won Korean Won ASSETS Cash and due from banks 3.700.713,201 Can loans 3M.1ia.117 728.040.013 Secunbes 11.000.011.171 12.079.594.043 Loans and Mb discounted 20,000.037.740 18.4 M.494.006 Foreign exchange 2.174,730,070
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      368 2 KOREA FIRST BANK (Incorporated in Korea) Consolidated Income Statements Foe tha ytara mM Dacambar 31,1 MS ani IMS im im Thousands of Thousands!* Korean Won Korean Won REVENUES Interest revenue 2,183,424,918 2.043,951.517 Interest and dividends on securities 1.217,M7,125 1,124,968,057 Fees and commissions 2*4,113,442 252.069.468 Revenues from securities investment 64,556,816 184,696.824
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  • FOCUS
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      Redas appeal has valid grounds
      1267 4  -  Like it or not the government's land supply is a major factor in health of the property market By Lim Say Boon The writer is an associate director with Crosby Corporate Advisory. The views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of
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      Lock icon Indon banks may land in the ER
      1162 7  -  Indiscriminate credit expansion in the past could prove fatal for some Reports By\ S N Vasuki [JAKARTA] INDONESIAN bankers are an extremely jittery lot these days. The ongoing turmoil in Thailand's banking system and the speculative attack on the rupiah has come as
      Source: SocGen Crosby Research  -  1,162 words
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      Bank Bira: shape of Indon banking to come?
      651 7 After carving niche in investment banking, it's eyeing Consumer hanking FOR many analysts Bank Bira, a listed bank with assets of 3 trillion rupiah (511.5 billion), epitomises the future of Indonesian banking. The medium-sized bank has carved a niche for itself in
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      6 4 Sixties rp IV BANDS EVER. WILL
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      30 4 For real- time stock information, call Quick Stock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao.
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      271 4 When you rent a car to impress, choice counts. r jMi n Luxury or economy self-drive. Japanese or Continental. We have JT jl the widest choice to match your style or budget. Just pick up the r S* I < rrn phone and name us your choice. Ifs a unique
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Chavalit's meetings spark talk of cabinet reshuffle
      233 5 BANGKOK AFP, WP THAI Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh conferred late yesterday with a top coalition partner after an unscheduled call at the royal palace, officials said. The audience, followed by the political talks, spawned speculation that a government reshuffle was imminent Mr Chavalit
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      Lock icon Japanese rank Indochina extremely backward for business
      360 5 TOKYO STpere rated excellent, tops list «f 10 S-EA countries in a newspaper survey AFP JAPANESE find Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam "extremely backward" places to do business in while Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand pose "occasional hindrances", according to a regional survey.
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      Lock icon Making a living from fish traps
      79 5 (TAT VIEN, Vietnam] Young girls making bamboo fish traps on the doorsteps of a house in Tat Vfen, Vietnam's northern province of Hung Yen on Wednesday. Beside growing rice, making bamboofish traps is the village's traditional trade, allowing families to have a monthly supplementary
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      Lock icon Mining company to be only Indon state firm IPO this year
      177 5 UJAKARTA Reuter INDONESIAN mining compa ny Aneka Tambang will be the only state-owned enterprise to be floated this year, a senior finance ministry official said yesterday. Director-General of State Enterprises Bacelius Ruru said issues pertaining to regulatory framework were
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      KL won't defer key mega projects
      413 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR ItH boost exports, cut imports first to tackle current account deficit, says Anwar By: Meera Tharmaratnam FINANCE Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said the government would focus on boosting exports and reducing imports as the first line of defence in reining in the
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      Lock icon Taiwan weakens NT$ to match S-E Asian currencies
      244 6 TAIPEI Bloomberg AS currencies slide across South-east Asia, Taiwan is carefully letting its own exchange rate weaken to ensure its exporters can compete with regional rivals. Since May, when talk of devaluations began to sweep Asia's currency markets, the island's central bank
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      Lock icon China pledges US$1b for Thai aid
      271 6 BEIJING AFP CENTRAL bank governor Dai Xianglong yesterday said China will provide US$l billion (511.5 billion) to the IMF-spon-sored US$l6 billion loan to bail out Thailand's struggling economy. "I sent two letters last night to the president of the IMF and the current head
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      Philippine stocks hit 18-month low on profit fears
      198 6 MANILA PHILIPPINE stocks fell for a sixth day, dragging the main index to an 18-month low, on concern a weakening peso and moves by the central bank to curb money supply will hurt corporate profits. "You can say goodbye to the 20
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      Lock icon If you can't beat 'em, build over 'em
      74 6 [MANILA] Workers building an overpass stand on the giant suspended iron span crossing a major busy intersection in suburban Manila yesterday. The construction is being undertaken by a Chinese company, China Road and Bridge Corp. Costing 150.8 million pesos (557.7 million), work
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      China unlikely to suffer currency turmoil
      353 6  -  SINGAPORE BotUSecenenist warns its experts may be affected By Lu Ning THE currency turmoil besetting South-east Asian countries won't trigger a similar crisis in China, but it oould have a substantial adverse impact on the competitiveness of Chinese exports, warned a prominent US economist
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      Firms in Myanmar hurt by kyat fall
      230 6  -  SINGAPORE By' Toh Han Shih THE drastic fall in the value of the Myanmar currency, the kyat, has hit Singaporean and other foreign businesses in the country, Singaporeans doing business there say. The kyat dropped from 165 kyat to the Cs dollar in
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      199 5 d rool with envy. B H loin the Raffles with en suite spas and two lavish I /J|s[ ij|| .^SSm j Town Club. The dub that Presidential Suites, each with a rooftop is the collective work of garden and an indoor pool architect Timothy Seow, The Raffles Town Club is
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      1072 6 O Allied Irish Banks pic RVIjl (Incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with Limited Liability) Exchange Rale: lRf.l US$l.6Bll as at 31 December. 1996. Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Profit Loss 31 December 1996 Account for the year ended 1996 1995 31 December 1996 IR£m IRJLm Assets 1996 1995 Cash and
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      280 7 i IHP iii'iiiiiiiiii 1 im »m >' ARHBOiP n ,£*> > .til/ %*l£ .^J IJs** IKr^^i .Jfl BBk_ 1 -y tl r 'Y -1 E, JB v IF VOU CRN IMAGINE "M) IDE CRN PROJECT A" 11 yjjj*^" Wi<h "J^-Pov^ r '°T^adt^o^^i^th^NE^Mult^TO 0n Support'in^ts^rom^rc^XGM^^^^TMLAl^'^teon'v)and one that is even beyond your
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Taiwan chip firms pamper staff
      515 8  -  TAIPEI Huge share tonus totalling NTslsb for electronics workers By Bruce Cheesman A LEADING semiconductor company has set a new standard for corporate generosity in Taiwan's golden electronics sector, awarding a huge share bonus totalling NT$l5 billion (SJ7BO million) to workers. Nearly 5,000 workers at
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      Lock icon Central banker sees 8% growth ahead for China
      443 8 BEIJING Fast growth, low inflation outlook bodes well for reforms AFP CHINESE central bank governor Dai Xianglong has forecast fast economic growth and low inflation over the next three years, providing a platform for major structural reforms until 3000. "China's gross domestic
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      Lock icon Wu Yi to be made vice-PM and foreign minister: report
      332 8 HONGKONG Reshuffle after China's party ceiigresste see many changes at the tep AFP CHINESE Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi is expected to be named vice-premier and foreign minister in a reshuffle that will take place after the Communist Party's 15th
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      Lock icon Taiwan nod for 349 foreign projects
      191 8 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN has given approval for foreign businesses to invest in the island in 349 projects worth US$2.5B billion (553.9 billion) in the seven months to July, the Investment Commission said yesterday. The value of approved foreign investment in the Janu-ary-July period was
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      292 8 JSSsPtPSy^ ,r„. w I m Jtm /ff vl fl m *PBBIMI d I /f ,r >"[ Mi IK f 5 I 1/1 v I I k« V jp /y I yf if ii* I i J See the magic and beauty of the land of wonder*. The fascinating sights MHMfiMflHB
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Strong yen justifiable, says IMF in review
      501 9 WASHINGTON It also says Tokyo should keep lid on short-term rates to gm revival a chance Reuter THE strong yen is justified by Japan's robust fundamentals and Tokyo should keep a lid on short-term interest rates to give its economic revival a chance,
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      Lock icon No Kia takeover: party chief
      154 9 SEOUL AFP THE head of South Korea's ruling party said yesterday that he was against a third party takeover of Kia Motors, the country's feird largest carmaker and promised his party's full support for the company's normalisation. "I hope you will solve the Kia crisis
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      Lock icon Australian govt takes a gamble on tax reform
      330 9 mCANBERRA Smart bettera public mad is right for •verkul of system Reuter AUSTRALIA'S conservative government, confronting falling popularity and mounting criticism over lack of leadership, is taking an historic political gamble with a campaign for sweeping tax reform. Despite or perhaps because
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      Lock icon India, Pakistan toast 50 years of freedom
      257 9 NEW DELHI Reuter, AFP' INDIA commemorated a half century of independence yesterday, rejoicing over freedom from British rule but saddened by the nation's unfulfilled legacy. An evening parade of thousands of citizens through the capital and a special midnight session of parliament marked
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US July CPI up by a mild 0.2%
      489 10 NEW YORK Price, output data fuels expectations that Fed won't raise rates next week Reuter. Bloomberg US consumer prices rose only modestly in July, signalling that inflation pressures remain subdued and providing leeway for the Federal Reserve to hold off on additional
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      Lock icon PLDT wins FCC ruling on call-back
      279 10 WASHINGTON 2 US call-back firms told to (top operating in Philippines Bloomberg US regulators on Wednesday handed another victory to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co, ordering two more call-back companies to cease operations in the Philippines. The Federal Communications Commission ordered USA Global
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      Corporate manoeuvring in Switzerland
      864 10  -  BUSOPBUITBW Credit Suisse Wtnterthnr were already cooperating. Why dkl they decide to merge? By Kelvin Sullivan The writer is a Spain based journalist who contributes to BT THIS being the middle of August, much of Europe is on holiday. The lemming-like proclivity of Europeans to shut
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      Lock icon Barbie and the King
      62 10 [LONDON] Barbie is teaming up with Elvis Presley in a special commemorative doll set to mark the 20th anniversary of Elvis'death. The set will be available from toy maker Mattel from October Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Elvis fans from around the world gathered in Memphis
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      Lock icon Political stability should boost investment in Russia: Yeltsin
      246 10 MOSCOW AFP RUSSIA can expect more direct investment because it is now politically stable, President Boris Yeltsin yesterday told ambassadors from 11 countries. "Larger investments will be made in Russia because political stabilisation has now been achieved," Interfax news agency quoted him
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      58 10 You may have been unable to get your Business Times, Straits Times, Sunday Tines, LianHe Zaobao and other daily newspapers from your usual newsstand because of the higher demand lately. To ensure a daily copy, call Customer Services Section on 1800-749-2577, and ask for home or office delivery service. Gold.
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon 10,000 loopholes for the picking in US tax bill
      730 11  -  THB BOTTOM LDfE OPINION By Russell Baker The writer is a columnist for The New York Times NYT THEY can it a tax cut Don't believe it Whafs really happening is the construction of 10,000 new loopholes in a tax law
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      154 11 'I have not been'able to find any fig leaf big enough to cover up my colleagues' negligence.' -OevgKrajer chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association after the discovery of2,oooadditional dormant foreign accounts dating from World War 11. They have been here for three years but the economy is
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      Seoul's (latest) wake-up call
      571 11 EDITORIAL OUTH Korea got another wake-up call over the state of its economy this week when the Central bank was forced to extend US$l billion (551.51 billion) in enjergency funds to seven banks suffering shortages. The more may temporarily shore up the banks, but clearly, Seoul
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      Lock icon Markets' message
      1136 11  -  With falling stocks and curacies, the economies are in for a cold bath By' Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's regional economics editor MARKETS often exaggerate reality and can even be dead wrong in their reading of the future remember the mega bull-run in Japan in the late
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      Jitters over share tranches
      302 11  -  MUSMOU Khoo Teng Lau Singapore IN THE current nervous situation of the local bourse regarding the issue of merging of the local and foreign tranches of certain counters, the merging of the local and foreign tranches of ST Computer last Friday, and of the remainder of
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      It's costly to repay loan early
      343 11  -  Eng Ee Hoon Singapore ASSUMING a borrower takes a 15-year (or any other period) housing or term loan to finance the purchase of a property, the bank will factor interest for the whole IS years into the principal sum and then work out a
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      112 11 SINGAPORE should continue to maintain its competitiveness despite signs showing the recovery of its manufacturing and electronics industry. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently stressed at a National Day celebration that global competitiveness is never ending and Singapore has to always keep a step ahead
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      29 11 DOOMPgHPRY By Garry Trudeau 'ANPAiFARA'yIM "N AHONSmNS 7j AMFB, THttt&NO BL&N&GMAN CORRECT, STARTING TO CONSPIRACY ON THE RMT HWCMJWTWJWY SENATOR. J OFOmATOTKYTOINTHM- /MONEY? I £MCe TUB U. 5. eiECTTONS'
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Something old, something new
      895 12  -  Singapore artist Wong Keen combines recent and past elements with his abstract expressionist hallmark in his latest collection, says Bar mnnmß BEN MUNROE WONG KEEN returned to his native Singapore this time last year, with the exhibition After Thirty-Five Years in New York at the now
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      25 12 Experiences of the last 12 months have been translated into these new paintings, yet Wong Keen retains the Western influences visible In the earlier works.
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      572 12 < rT f M I ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED I h> of 9hxww*> I NOTICE OF EXTRAORMNARY GENERAL MEETMG I NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an Extraonfinary General Meeting of the I Company wfl be held at 66A, Jatan Tenteram #04-08. St MtahaaTi InduMrial Estate, Singapore *****0 on 3 September
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      Integrity is Rashid Hussain's motto
      1530 14  -  The successful investment banker is also diligent awl hae incredible business and political sawy, says EDDIE TOH Rashid Hussain, arguably Kuala Lumpur's top deal maker, has a simple formula for success. "I think there are no two ways about it. Business integrity," he said firmly
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      Ordinary childhood for the broker-banker
      657 14 RASHID Hussain had an ordinary childhood. "I had a very disciplined father. I grew up in a very strict Asiai> valurt home. A father who expected the best out of you and maintained very disciplined hoars," he said. He was born in Singapore in 1946,
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      Lock icon Summit recovers 17% to 76.5 cents
      457 15  -  Analysts say reboond technical, BSA lawyers say summons served yesterday Byi Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] The share price of local compact disc maker SM Summit rebounded marginally yesterday after it vigorously denied software piracy allegations. Summit shares closed up 11 cents at 76.5 cents on
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      BBR Construction gets Sesdaq listing nod
      196 15 IPO WATCH [SINGAPORE] Engineering group BBR Construction Systems, which is involved in the building of the Holland Road/Farrer Road flyover, has received an in-principle nod from the Stock Exchange of Singapore to list its shares on Sesdaq. Proceeds from its listing, expected in the
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      Amara Holdings' public tranche 39.6 times subscribed
      295 15 [SINGAPORE] Hotel group Amara Holdings' initial public offering has received a strong response, with its public tranche 39.6 times subscribed. A total of 132 million shares were offered at 30 cents each, comprising 79.2 million offer shares of which 31.7 million were reserved
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      Share buybacks may come but don't hold your breath
      682 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong IT has recently been suggested that share buybacks could be a way to manage the complexities of Singapore's peculiar system of dual listings without causing too much grief to any one party. It's arguable whether the
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      ASA shares sold were vendor shares
      219 15 [SINGAPORE] Semiconductor packaging firm Advanced Systems Automation (ASA) yesterday pointed out that BT's earlier report on the 1U million ASA shares that were crossed at 53.185 each on Wednesday were a private placement of vendor and not new shares. Sesdaq-listed ASA told BT the
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      DBS Land wins bid to develop China Square site
      404 15  -  Its $118 m offer represents a land price of $850 psf/ppr By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] DBS Land has won the bid to jointly develop a China Square site, owned by a subsidiary of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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        AsiaMatrix to switch to new ventures?
        224 16 [SINGAPORE] There is no guarantee that Sesdaq-listed Asia Matrix will keep its plastic injection moulding business under its new controlling shareholders. Instead, the new bosses will review its current business and consider other alternatives, including healthcare. Last month, three doctors and a healthcare professional
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        Baht devaluation eats at ST Capital interim profit
        366 16  -  Company profit down 58%; weak regional currencies will make second half difficult Bu Clarissa Tan FINANCE firm ST Capital yesterday announced a 58 per cent plunge in interim net profit at the company level to $3.3 million, largely due to provisions made
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        ST Auto interim earnings up 15.6%
        327 16  -  Profit jumps despite losses at car, engineering divisions Byi Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] ST Auto has posted a 15.6 per cent rise in interim earnings to $8.9 million despite losses incurred by its car and engineering divisions. For the six months ended June 30, the
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        Thakral forms three software ventures in China and HK
        285 16 [SINGAPORE] Listed Thakral Corp Ltd has moved into the software market in China and Hongkong on top of its consumer electronic goods business with three joint venture deals worth $12.6 million. The company announced yesterday that in Hongkong its wholly owned
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        Tibs drops $11m suit against SBS
        123 16 [SINGAPORE] Trans-Island Bus Services has dropped an $11.43 million suit it filed last year against Singapore Bus Service over the apportionment of revenue from the sale of concession stamps. According to a statement yesterday by SBS, Tibs "has discontinued its action". The statement did
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        383 16 The Straits Times [SINGAPORE] Former Scotts Holdings chief Raflq Jumabhoy scored a minor victory yesterday when he succeeded in booking an earlier date for the Court of Appeal to resolve his family's legal wrangles. He made the unusual application to speed
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        Hutchison takes US$188m stake in Tokyo project
        347 17 Investment in son's project marks Li Ka-shing's first move into Japan [HONGKONG] Li Ka-shing, one of Hongkong's savviest traders and influential businessmen, made his first move into Japan, spending U*****.5 million (Ss2B3 million) for almost half of a project being developed by his
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        230 17 AFP [HONGKONG] The British dynasty controlling Jardines, Hongkong's oldest trading firm, said yesterday it had asked shareholders to disclose their stakes after share-trad-ing volumes surged following purchases by tycoon Li KaShing. Neil McNamara, company secretary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, said notices had been
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        BIL, Camerlin form investment unit
        479 17  -  With capital of US$l5OlO, the unit will bay stakes in listed Asian firms FYornl Russell Baker in Sydney BRIERLEY Investments Ltd (BIL) and Camerlin Group Bhd (CGB), made up of Malaysian and Singapore interests, have formed a US$l5O million (***** million) investment vehicle to make
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        Lock icon Seagram's Q4 profit doubles to US$48m
        276 18 Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Seagram Co's fiscal fourth-quarter profit before gains more than doubled, led by strong performances by its entertainment, juice and spirits businesses. Profit before a gain rose to US$4B million (Ss72 million), or 13 US cents a share, from profit before a gain
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        447 18 Fears that overproduction will hart company's bottom line Bloomberg [BOlSE, Idaho] Micron Technology shares plunged as much as 17 per cent amid concern that increased production of memory chips is causing prices to fall faster than expected, hurting Micron's profit. Shares of
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        Lock icon Orange plans new services to widen base
        280 18 UlTs youngest mobile phone firm cuts losses by4l%to£74m Reuter, Bloomberg [LONDON] Orange pic, Britain's youngest mobile telephone company, said half-year losses narrowed by 41 per cent yesterday, adding that it was considering a host of new online services to win new customers. Orange,
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        231 18 Reuter [BRUSSELS] An early retirement offer for 6,290 staff at Belgacom one of the pillars of its massive restructuring programme will cost the Belgian state telephone firm 24 billion francs (***** million) to 25 billion francs. Singapore Telecom is a member of the consortium holding
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        Investment bankers see bright spots in the region
        576 19  -  Big names still coming to the market for loans, recovery in margins cited By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Investment bankers, while dismayed at the state of the regional syndicated loan market, see bright spots amid the gloom. For example, while bankers are
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        BIL eyes Bermuda bank's S'pore unit
        408 19  -  By 1 Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] The local operation of the Bermuda-based Bank of Butterfield, which was shut down in May due to restructuring at the bank in Bermuda, could be taken over by Banque Internationale A Luxembourg SA (BIL), senior officials confirmed yesterday. Sue
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        Listed Thai insurers get off to shaky start
        255 19  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Thailand's 23 public-listed insurance companies got off to a shaky start this year with three key life insurers and one general insurer reporting net losses in the first quarter. Despite the losses, however. figures from the Stock
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        269 20 FT [NEW YORK] Visa, the banking association, on Wednesday stepped up efforts to persuade consumers in the United States to use debit cards by announcing big cuts in cardholders' liability when their stolen or lost cards are used fraudulently. From
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        Lock icon Colonial posts A$118m interim profit
        317 20 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Colonial Ltd, an Australian banker and insurer, said it may exceed prospectus forecasts after reporting a first-half profit of AsllB million (*****.9 million). "Our interim result, which represents 65 per cent of the full-year 1997 prospectus forecast of AIIBO million reflects positive contribution
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        259 20 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Fidelity Investments' flagship Magellan Fund is attracting net cash inflows for the first time in almost 1 Vt years, said an analyst who tracks the top US fund group. About US$9.9 miUion (Ssls million) was invested in Magellan, the nation's biggest mutual
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        266 20 SBKELReport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures reached new contract highs yesterday as Japanese government bond (JGB) futures were buoyed by overnight gains in US treasuries. Dealers said the Japanese interest rate market rose after the release of tame US July retail sales data
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        Futures close higher in choppy trade
        169 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Ric Trotta Trotta, Floor Manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract ended higher for the first time this week after a choppy trading session. The August contract rose 4.8 points at 402.1. The cash
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        205 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [NEW DELHI] The Indian government plans to phase out state controls on the pricing of petroleum products and introduce a free market mechanism within four years, senior officials said yesterday. Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral's cabinet was expected to take up
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        287 20 Reuter London THE US dollar fluctuated in narrow margins against European currencies and firmed against the yen, as dealers awaited the release of July US inflation and industrial out-, put data later in the day. By 1225 GMT, the dollar had slipped to 1.8334 marks from 1.8345 on
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      1589 21 AFP H Nikkei 225 ****** JAPANESE share prices closed broadly higher yesterday, buoyed by buying of leading hightech stocks and futures-led gains, brokers said. The key 225-issue Nikkei Average rose 214.02 points to finish at 19,222.62, while the broader Topix Index of all first section issues advanced 16.82 points
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      1499 22 AFX-Asia PHmtSeag *14.78 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday after trading in a narrow range for much of the day. Dealers said investors are awaiting the release of further economic data in the US to provide the market with some direction. There were gains in second-line red-chips and Hshares were
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      630 22 Reuter MShaatoißMß +17J6 THE Shenzhen B share market held to its upper limit at yesterday's close, fuelled by a heavy diversion of funds from the more expensive Hongkong market and on rumours of an easing of trading curbs, analysts said. The B Index leapt 17.68 points to 151.22 while
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      347 22 AFP Hwpmm *wa SHARES rose yesterday as bargain hunters sought electrical issues following three consecutive losing sessions. "The rally was technical. Some investors returned to pursue bargain-priced electrical issues," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 76.22 points to 9,632.34. Turnover was 2.01 billion shares worth NT5144.33
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      259 22 Reuter ♦CJB SHARE prices ended firmer yesterday but off their intraday highs in a market which remains cautious ahead of key US data. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 5.68 points stronger at 2,456.60 Reuter ImjH «o ANZ Banking I Tl.TO ♦0.40 5V497 Advantages HMgs 0.95 unch MOO Air New
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      790 22 AFP n SET -104 SHARE prices fell yesterday on concerns over financial institutions as central bank Governor Chaiyawat Wibulswasdi said economic recovery could take three years. The SET Index was down 4.04 points at 628.69. Turnover was 56.6 million shares worth 2.2 billion baht. Falls beat risers 170 to
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      403 22 AFP Qn-itpnatieiiißi -U6 STOCKS fell yesterday as blue chips fell on a correction after recent gains. Dealers said weaker first half results at most major companies also dampened sentiment. The Composite Index lost 6.95 points at 755.78. Turnover was 35.7 million shares worth 612.1 billion won. Samsung Electronics fell
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      581 22 AFP Hmorifrriw *a» SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, spurred by positive results from leading stocks and bargain-hunting. "The market was strong on better profit results and buying of stocks that have been over-sold," said a broker. The All Ordinaries Index rose 3.8 points to close at 2,627.4. Turnover totalled
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      738 22 AFP IJOmpogtehißg -1&5 I SHARE prices slumped 2.4 per cent yesterday amid concerns over the impact of the float of the rupiah on corporate earnings and debt, dealers said. "The main concern at the moment is that analysts or fund managers will revise down corporate earnings forecasts because of
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      256 22 AFP □■mil* -3151 STOCKS fell yesterday due to uncertainty surrounding South-east Asian currencies. The PSE Composite Index lost 33.59 points to 2,493.49. Turnover was 3.1 billion shares worth 1.3 billion pesos. San Miguel's A and B shares each dropped two to 36.50 and 56 pesos, respectively. Philippine Long Distance
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        239 23 AFX-Asia o UJ Composite Index *171 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday with local funds continuing to support blue chips while foreign fluids and retailers remained in the sidelines. Dealers said the buying support is unlikely to be sustained as most investors were keeping away
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        181 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy IN PREVIOUS columns, we've pointed out the simple strategy of looking for shares that havp completely collapsed and then examining their warrants, if any. We've also talked about looking for out-of-the-money warrants as perhaps providing the best
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        HOT STOCK
        65 26  -  -Ul Shiv Taneja DBS LAND closed two cents lower yesterday at $4.40 on a volume of £96 million shares, compared wuh its today traded outrage of 2.48 million shares. The stock is trading at the bottom of its floemonth trading band. In the near term, the stock is
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        663 26  -  STOCEMAMBT COMKEMTABT Rush follows shock news of Singapore Technology group of companies merging their Local and Foreign shares By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] For the second time in less than a week, trading was dominated yesterday by worries that the Local/Foreign system
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          Be sented,gentleman
          79 26 ANNUAL reports from Singapore listed companies tend to be glossy and full of mission statements and visions for the ftxture. The latest from safe maker Hwa Tat Lee is no exception. But one thing stands out, literally, from its annual report —the pictures of its directors showed all
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          Red versus orange
          201 26 IS NO one else advertising on Singapore television these days except the red and orange companies? Couch potatoes across the island have been bombarded nightly by ads from Singapore Telecom and its cellular phone rival MobtteOne. with their nopa-too-eubtie messages on who ghrea better coverage and reception.
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          No hols for HK legislator
          127 26 DOBS anyone know why Hongkong's laglHlator rhlm nil rhimt In nnt gob* away for a summer vacation? Mr Chim, 51, is the former director of Mandarin Reeouroes who U facing fraud charges and civil suits over the winding-up of the company. As ha told flit
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          Lee with a view
          142 26 TOILETS are usually functional, utilitarian, tot at Felix restaurant in the posh Peninsula Hotel in Hongkong, though. Located on the 28th and 29th floors, Felix commands a good view of the harbour. Well-known interior designer Philippe Starck deckled to put the view to good uee by
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          77 26 REPORTERS who were at local compact-disc maker SM Summit Holding's press conference on Wednesday evening JJ couldn't quite figure oat the numerical significance of the licence plates ofthe four private cars outside the building. The four, inciurttngaJagutrandaßMW.att sported the numbers 2889. In Cantonese yi gaofattfatt—probably means
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      791 26 BUSINESS Notices OCEANIC DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD NOTICE OP SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OP THE COMPANY DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT 7 NEYTHAL ROAD JURONG SINGAPORE UMSI4 ON THE 11TH DAY OP AUGUST I*7 AT 2 PM THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED:
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      579 26 Form 69 (3) (Rule 91) NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND NAME Of COMPANY: INDEPENDENT SHIPPING COMWVNY (PTE) LTD (In Liquidation) ADDRESS OF REGISTERED OFFICE: 1 Sophia Road #06-12 #07-10 Peace Centre Singapore *****9 COURT High Court of Singapore NUMBER OF MATTER: Companies Windmg-up No. 38 of 1992 LAST DAY FOR RECEIVING
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      477 26 Form 69 (3) (Rule 91) NOTICE OF INTENDED PREFERENTIAL DIVIDEND NAMEOFCOMRMTC NORSE SHIPPING COMPANY (PTE) LTD On Liquidation) ADORESSOF REGISTERS) OFFICE: 1 Sophia Road 106-12 #07-10 Peace Centre Singapore *****9 COURT High Court c 4 Singapore NUMBER OF MATTER: Companies Wirting-up No. 41 of 1992 LAST DAY FOR RECEIVING PROOFS:
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      411 26 ■ncawieaoFDKCoaMSß ACT, CAP HAND njLwufuSSarre LIP SKOAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON CTH DAY OF AUGUST ItB7 AlanErtouwßwyOene^Maotng ot tie Company held NJNaaMuara Bani U)ung Btc* L No 1 Jakarta mm 14M0 MonMN on aoaas^r Ho ("skoal RCSOUmON MBMBW VOLUNTARY TUN SULAWESI MARME PTE LTD be «ownd-up voluntarily pusuanl N Sectan 290(l)(b)
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      395 26 To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPAMES ACT, CAP. SS AND SI THE MATTER OF AO CONSULT PTE LTD NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Moating of the members of convened ino nno Eatata. Singapore *****5 on •to 7* day of August 1807. tie naaoiuttonr
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      234 26 CSmp^act.O^N AMP M THE MATTER OF PAORC COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY PTELTD I NSolutkl^ At an Extraordinary Ganaral Maattng of tha tnambowol s-£rra a c rsra^si shirrssfssz Raaotmiona aat out batow amw duty paaaad rfWAS ....jjft (a)ThMe» Company baanundt*) votuntarty and Bia *ppoin>m*nt ol Ma Ttng Thbi Un otSMandal Eawta. sSngipow *****5
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      348 26 JESBEHSS% AND BIIHEMATTBIOF nosaaouNT Singapore PTE LTD NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary o**nj Masting of lha marnbaw tha Company conwnad and hatd at Cwacant. Sinoapow *****1 a* tm S» day oTAagu* I«S7. Sia naniMlnn* aat out batow aw* dutypaaaad SJS3LS3UIIK*» (anhdti* Company baacutidtq s»-3"«3 ■quidaiort of raCornpany tor tta
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      297 27 Bridge News THERE was renewed talk on the key US Gulf-Japan grain run for Panamax tonnage, but again brokers said trading remained slow gnd first half Septembers lore slipping. Reports of Gulf/Japan fixed at U5522.25 without combination ports for Sep 1-15, brought buyers out with initial values at
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      MARITIME STOCKS
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      Lock icon Deepsea port in Bay of Bengal under study
      185 27 Lloyd's List [KARACHI] Bangladesh's Ministry of Shipping is to carry out a feasibility study on a proposed deepsea port in the Bay of Bengal, at an estimated cost of US$l.5 mUlion (552.27 million), with a foreign exchange component of 50 per cent.
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      Dry bulk rates expected to remain soft till year-end
      514 27  -  Scrapping of old tonnage, newbuilding deliveries will determine actual level: report By: Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Dry bulk rates are likely to remain soft for the rest of the year as the growth in supply would outweigh the forecast growth in demand.
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      Lock icon Canadian Pacific to buy Contship Containerlines
      269 27 CP wifl now be able to offer worldwide shipping services Bloomberg [TORONTO] Canadian Pacific Ltd (CP) said it has agreed to buy UK-based Contship Holdings' container shipping business for an undisclosed amount, enabling it to offer worldwide shipping services. Contship Containerlines Ltd, based in
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      156 27 AFP [MANILA] The Philippines' International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said yesterday net profit rose 40 per cent year-on-year to 146 million pesos (557.59 million) in the second quarter of 1997. This was a turnaround from a 28 per cent fall in net profit in
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      Collision was caused by over-reliance on radar aid
      675 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar OVER-RELIANCE on an Arpa (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) radar has been cited as a major reason for a collision between a Malaysian bulk carrier and an Australian fishing vessel off Queensland last year. A recent report by
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      49 27 [PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska] The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise positioning herself in front of the Arco drilling platform to preventfurther exploration for oil. The protest group is seeking to highlight the problem of global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels.- REUTER
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      234 27 Lloyd's List [TOKYO] The Japanese Transport Ministry has requested government assistance to promote the construction of dou-ble-huiled tankers and improve navigation aids in the Bay of Tokyo. The newly-created Committee for the Promotion of Safety recently delivered its first report, calling for the expansion of
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      Maersk unit Mitsubishi Logistics in Indon project
      139 27 [SINGAPORE] A subsidiary of the Maersk Group has tied up with Mitsubishi Logistics of Japan to set up a warehousing company in Indonesia. The new company Maersk/Mitsubishi Logistics (MM Logistics) is a 50-50 joint venture between MercantUe International A/S, part of the A
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        Lock icon Perdana extends services to Indonesia
        56 27 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Perdana Service, a consortium** Malaysian shipping companies, has extended its services to Indonesia with two vessels, Bunga Cempaka Satu and Stamford. Malaysia International Shipping Corporstkm owns Bunga Cempaka Satu and Syarikat Perkapslan Kris (SPK), the Stamford. With additional capacity, Pvrdana win now
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        Lock icon Wah Kwong Skipping Hldgs' chief quits
        60 27 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Wah Kwong Shipping Holding* Ltd said Tsong-Yea Chao has resigned as chairman of the company with immediate effect owing to his continuing IB health. The company has appointed Frank Sze-Bang Chao as chairman, George Sze-Kwong Chao as deputy chairmen and managing director
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        Lock icon Griffin's first-half profits slip 0.4%
        64 27 Bloomberg [JOHANNESBURG] Griffin Shipping Holdings Ltd, a South African operator of bulk carriers, container ships and other vessels, said first-half earnings fell 0.4 per cent to 18.94 million rand (556.04 million), because of weak market conditions and a reduction in the size of the fleet
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      Long haul towards open skies
      1109 28  -  US-JAPAN AXB TIBS Talks on bilateral aviation rights look unlikely to progress unless agreement can be reached on rights for cargo flights by Marcus Hand THE most recent failure by the US and Japan to agree over bilateral aviation rights again places the spotlight on
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      390 28 PAGE Famous 7 A£L 13 Farwide 13 AM. 3 mi I] Froti 13 Accord 8 W Links 13 Ahrenkiel 13 Frt World 13 AppensMp 5 6Unk 4 Astro 3 Gemartrans 16 Austral 9 Genshpg 9 A,ant 6 Glory Ha* 13 B'tanqMas 8 Golden
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        186 43 Aug IS France: Assumption Day. Belgium: Assumption Day. Aug 17 Indonesia: Independence Day. Aaf 25 Hong Kong: Liberation Day. Philippines: National Heroes' Day. United Kingdom Summer Holiday. Aaf 31 Malaysia: National Day. Canada: Labour Day. hpU Japan: Respect for the Aged Day. sopie Hong Kong: Chinese Mid Autumn
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        862 43 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show* price range* In US dollar* Instead of tingle price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Price* shown are baaed on average sized stem. Market movements are Indlcat ed. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        370 43 Cartas WO Mai 992.9 0.9 B.4 0.07 TS 0.07 Am7 OaasMr Mar RmWw As* llnlilia iHaiH Hea»OMC2S 3 0 1 0 0 0 rr=- 380 A«« 996.5 OJ 12.6 0.06 37 0.02 to» 390 Mai 991.4 0.9 17.7 0.12 M 0.09 WW »MW »MW WM mmt
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        Lock icon UPS and Teamsters resume strike talks
        491 44 Labour Secretary urges both sides to continue talking till they reach a deal Reuter [WASHINGTON] Labour Secretary Alexis Herman said the Teamsters and United Parcel Service agreed to go back to the bargaining table yesterday, and urged them to talk until they strike a
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        Lock icon Economic, political factors weigh heavily on talks
        686 44 808 BEAMS on the real challenge lacing UPS and its union NYT [WASHINGTON] Beneath the stormy prime-time posturing between officials of the United Parcel Service and its union is an equally frothy confluence of economic and political undercurrents. Navigating those waters is the
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        Lock icon Japan petrol station lets you primp as you pump
        367 44 Reuter [TOKYO] Looking for a hot oil treatment? In Japan, you can now get one for your car and your hair, simultaneously. In a mad scramble to add body to rapidly receding profit margins, Japan's petrol stations are trying just about
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        Lock icon Merc prices sport utility vehicle from US$33,950
        157 44 Bloomberg [MONTVALE, New Jersey) Daimler-Benz AG's MercedesBenz unit said its new ML32O sport utility vehicle will start at U5533,950 (5551,296) when it goes on sale in mid-Septem-ber. The US-built M-Class is a six-cylinder, four-door, compact sport utility that will compete with high-end models
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        Lock icon Japan rail crash: human error the likely cause
        284 44 AFP [TOKYO] Central Japan Railway Co said that human error was the likely cause of an overnight train crash which left 43 people injured only days before final preparations for the company's listing. "It might have been a problem with driver's handling
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        Lock icon Latest A330 family member completes successful test flight
        338 44  -  By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The newest member of Airbus Industrie's A 330/340 family underwent a successful test flight at Tou-louse-Blagnac airport in France on Wednesday. The 253-seat CP6-80E1 powered- A 330-200 is a longer range version of the European consortium's A 330-300.
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          Lock icon China Merchants buys 2 toll road stakes
          75 44 AFX Asia [HONGKONG] China Merchants Holdings Ltd has bought stakes in toll roads in Jilin and Pujian for 1.6 billion yuan (*****.6 million), the South China Morning Post reported, citing "sources dose to the company". The sources added that the acquisition of a
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          Lock icon Hongkong's cross-harbour traffic
          74 44 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] The Western Harbour Tunnel has secured around 10 per cent of total cross-harbour traffic since its opening in April, Cross-Harbour Tunnel Co Ltd said in a statement. Croes-Harbour Tunnel owns a 37 per cent stake in Western Harbour Tunnel. In a statement the company also
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          Lock icon HK firm to build, finance Tianjin bridge
          74 44 AFP [BEIJING] Hongkong's China Construction Holdings Ltd win finance and help build a6OO million yuan (Stioe.6 million) bridge in the north-eastern Chinese port of TianJin, the official China Daily reported. The cable bridge will be the largest on the Haihe river, stretching JLS
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      1904 31 ACCEPTING CAKtO TO/FROM 1 SMIKOII it NUAMGPU I WIIKLY iltiCT SAILING SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGINTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****00 OUTWARD (l/L) I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-01 DOS HDG SAIfS/KGS *****41/43 INWARD DEFT (O/O) *****15 COSTAt [AGENCIES(M SDNI BHD CI MO: **********0* TOWER TWO (*****9) CONVENTIONAI 4M5850/55_T/SHft»T_PtrT___^_4?oSB2s___nL_o24Ms^^
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      40 37 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document a l 740-6000^^^^^^^ ep your Step key in the four number co<^e Key in your Example: i—l—i fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States tor calls within Singapore
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      395 39 SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BAY 569N 18-19*08 23-27/08 31-01/09 I TIGER WAVE 560 M 21-22/08 26-29/08 03-04/09 I TIGER ISLANO 561N 2S-2C/08 30-03/09 08-09/09 I TIGER BRIDGE 562N 28 23/08 03-06/09 11-12/09 I TIGER BAY 563N 31-01/09 05-09/09 14-15.09 I TIGER WAVE 564N 03-04/09 09-11/09 16-17/09 I^SSEL^^VOYJH^^CA^^SI^I TIGER RIVER
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      660 39 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tal: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 18/08 CAPETOWN 25/08 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 25/08 VALPARAISO 20/08 JOHANNESBURG 25/08 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 18/08 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 18/08
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      889 39 OOCL (Sinooporo) Pio Ltd CFS Keppel Disirpk TfB!ST A 79 Amm Rm4 #21-04 (S) ****** *513 #01-121 i Mfrfry .VgV, l| 3 NO 11S7S7S0000N U: 272 7127 al 3J69 liO *****13 hi 221 3942 to: 272 7125 1 t NOKTN AMIBKA USA/ CANADA ABSTIAUA TO USA if' |SPO OAK Oil
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      1081 40 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. 1047M8MM0D *****41/43 JESS ICA/C ELI A/ME^H*N 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK VESSEL |VOY I SIN JAK VfcSSfeL |VOY |8X |BUW LALAZAR 975 16/08 (SAT) 20/08 (WED) ORIENT
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      126 40 Ai EXPRESS ORIENT <sMjrs» NEW CONSOLIDATION SERVICE AIR/SEA WEST COAST OF AFRICA-UNMAN OCEAN-PACIFIC ISLANDS, ABIDJAN. TAMATAVE. POITE PES OALETS. LONOONI. PORT LOUIS Abidjan 24/08 Fortmghrfy Tamalave 29/08 Fortnightly Port Louis 29/08 Forlnighrty Pomfe des Goletj 29/08 ForlnigMy Loogoni 29/08 FortnighHy Noumea 30/08 FortnigMy Papeete 31/08 Fortnightly mi |L., f Pl|i
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      438 40 Singapore Soviet Shipping j&Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNQ PKL KOTA CAHAYA CAM 100 10/00 27/00 11/00 13AM TRANSCORD 104N 23/00 31/00 14/00 10/00 TRADE FAST TPSI96 20/00 00/00 21/00 23AM KOTA SELAMAT SMTO3I 04/00 12/09 27/00 29/09 KOTA CAHAYA CAHI9I 10/00 18/00 03/10
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