The Business Times, 25 August 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asia! .com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, AUGUST 25,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    52 1 STOCK MA1ET IironB Week Cbaaff STD 1,946.44 -8.J6 BT-SR1 *****. +9.86 KLSECOMP 906.00 -6.18 NIKKEI 18,666.17 475.86 HANG SENG ~_16.4M.7i -W7.1J SEfHWBX 569.69 -«U JAKARTA COMP_ 674.4 -4U MANILA COUP—.2,428.71.. -291 TAIPEI WP1 +268.86 SBOULCOMP ***** -Ml CL8A CHINA B VMM -1176 AUST ALLQRD —2,620.3 -46.9 DOW JONES
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    FINANCE
    63 1 EXCHANGE KATES USt SI (SI 1-517 I —1414 *m ,tm m hk* .am a.iM BAHT Jim .0.048 RUP1AH 100 0.084 .0.052 PMMBIATES SINGAPORE* .144 KUALA LUMPUR .9.30 JAKARTA 18.M BANGKOK... 11» MANILA 1150 HONGKONG 8.75 TAIPEI IN SYDNEY JLM TOKYO 11* SEOUL 1171 ZURICH** 187S FRANKFURT** AM LONDON lift
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    Lock icon Welcome foreign talent, PM Goh tells S'poreans
    754 1  -  An open, cosmopolitan outlook is crucial to S'pore's economic competitiveness and success, he says By < Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night made an impassioned appeal to Singaporeans to welcome foreign talent from all over the world, as
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    Slowdown may have cut number of estate agents by half
    448 1  -  Brokers' incomes fall sharply as deals dwindle By, Ang Wan May Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Real estate brokers have seen a sharp drop in income and their numbers are estimated to "have halved as a result of the slowdown in the
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    SembCorp, Keppel may buy into Tuas Power
    695 1  -  Stake will give them a strong base to develop regional business: analysts By] Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Corporation and Keppel Corporation are understood to be in talks with governmentowned Temasek Holdings to buy into Tuas Power, which is building Singapore's newest power station
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      137 1 XMSDDE Stabffitymsfejit Billionaire financier George Soros believes the beieagured Asian currency markets will return to stability soon, P|4 Neck and neck Hewlett Packard has nudged Compaq out erf the top spot as leading vendor of desktop computers in Q2. But Compaq still has an edge in terms of overall shipments,
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      QUOTES FROM PM GOH'S NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH
      371 2 On the need for strong bonds "US companies target Singaporeans studying in US universities. Some of our scholars were recruited even before they graduated. An increasing number break their bonds, because the offers dye irresistible. This is a real problem. Many of
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      PM: S'pore must review financial sector strategy
      353 2  -  Republic is no match for Japan, bnt can complement it Reports by Chuang Peck Ming TO ensure it stays among the region's top financial centres, Singapore must re-examine its strategy for the sector, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said last nighA "Wh™ parts
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      Why I put union chief on SIA board: PM
      183 2 UNION chief Lim Boon Heftg has a tough and crucial job on Singapore Airlines' board of directors. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said last night. Mr Lim, also Minister-Without-Portfolio, has to help ensure that SLA management maintains close ties with union
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      SIA must restructure: Boon Heng
      278 2  -  By Diana Oon NATIONAL carrier Singapore Airlines will need to trim and operations to gain a cost 1 advantage, said Minister without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng yesterday. In order to maintain its spot as a leading airline, Mr Lim said SIA needs to develop its
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      34% of S'poreans want to retire abroad: survey
      260 2  -  Byi Clarissa Tan IF you're thinking of spending your autumnal years somewhere in the plains of Canada, you're not alone. A recent regional survey by MasterCard shows that 34 per cent of the Singaporeans polled said they would like to spend their
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      Lock icon Inflation rises to 2.1% in July
      350 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Inflation By Diana Oon INFLATION picked up to 2.1 per cent in July in the sharpest jump in consumer prices in more than two years. The last time the monthly inflation rate was higher was in May 1995 when the
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      Lock icon Li Peng emphasises ties with S'pore on his arrival
      405 2 China is seeking a long-term, stable partnership, he says The Straits Times FRIENDLY relations with Singapore are important to China and therefore Beijing is willing to work with the city-state to establish "a long-term, stable partnership of good neighbourliness, mutual trust
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      100 2 So good, you'll want to return the service. M JBOiB mm jk wjm On the Orchid Club Executive Floors,, you'll be in for more than just a satisfying visit to Singapore. You will, in fact, be treated to a very special kind of service. One that will have you wanting
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      70 2 Attendees from senior management are invited to attend a forum on: MULTI-MEDIA INITIATIVES TOENHANCEYOURBUSINESS Date: 2nd Sept '97 (Tues) Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore Time: 9am 12.30pm, lunch included Lively brainstorming session to prioritise strategic directions for your business in Singapore Strategic technology based advise on how to solve your
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Hun Sen captures town from Ranariddh troops
      231 3 CHONG CHOM PASS, Thailand Reuter CAMBODIAN troops loyal to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday overran O'Smach, the last frontier town held by forces fighting for ousted co-premier Norodom Ranariddh. Thai military officers and witnesses said remnants of Prince Ranariddh's soldiers fled O'Smach
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      Lock icon Philippines eyes 550b-600b pesos in investment approvals in '98
      316 3 MANILA This year's target of 550b pesos surpassed in first 8 months AFP THE Philippine Board of Investment is targeting 550 billion pesos (5527.7 billion) to 600 billion pesos in investment approvals in priority areas in 1998, Trade and Investment Secretary
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      Lock icon Indon Muslim group to support elected president
      308 3 JAKARTA NU head *ayi group will accept election results as long as they're constitutional Reuter AFP INDONESIA'S largest Muslim organisation, the Nahdlatul Ulama, said it will support whoever is elected as the country's next president, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Manila to get US$490m to help boost reserves
      219 3 MANILA AFP Reuter THE Philippines will soon receive US$49O million (***** million) from the Japan Export-Import Bank partly to augment foreign exchange reserves depleted in a foiled defence against currency speculators, an official said yesterday. Central Bank of the Philippines external debt
      AFP; Reuter  -  219 words
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      Soros: stability will return soon to regional currency markets
      537 4  -  HONGKONG Peeiolnm may have swung too far in opposite direction, be tolls HE paper Reports by Loh Hui Yin AMERICAN billionaire financier George Soros believes that stability would return "soon" to regional currency markets after almost three months of upheaval which
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      Lock icon M'sia considers imposing higher import tariffs
      258 4 ■PENANG Move will stem rising current account deficit: Anwar Bloomberg MALAYSIA may impose higher tariffs on imports in a move to stem the widening current account deficit, said Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday. "We are studying it," Mr Anwar told reporters. Any decision
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      Lock icon KL to raise rogue speculators issue
      194 4 KUALALUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA said yesterday it would raise the issue of currency manipulation by rogue speculators next month at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Hongkong, and at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers gathering In Mauritius. "I am confident due consideration will be
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      Lock icon Currency turmoil stalls IPO market in S-E Asia
      412 4 SINGAPORE Reuter CURRENCY turmoil in Southeast Asia has wreaked havoc on stock markets and brought the market for initial public offers (IPOs) to a virtual standstill in some countries, investment bankers said. While investor interest in some markets, such as Hongkong, appears
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      Mahathir calls Soros 'moron' in war of words
      233 4 HONGKONG THE war of words between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and American financier George Soros has escalated, with the Malaysian leader calling Mr Soros a "moron". "All these countries have spent 40 years trying to build up their economies, and a
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      4 4 Clofling current account gap,Pgl7
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Storm clouds hover as KMT opens annual congress
      659 5  -  TAIPEI Official appointment of new PM Vincent Siew seen as highlight of meeting By Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN'S formerly all-pow-erful Kuomlntang (KMT), the world's oldest ruling party, opened its 15th annual congress yesterday amid hopes that the appointment of a new premier and
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      Lock icon Taiwan rejects IMF's 'advanced economy' classification
      213 5 TAIPEI Reuter DESPITE having the world's third-largest output of computer goods and the third-big-gest foreign exchange reserves, Taiwan cautiously rejects being labelled an "advanced" economy. The International Monetary Fund recently reviewed its country classifications and lumped Hongkong, South Korea, Israel, Singapore and Taiwan, together
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      Lock icon My, that's rather modern
      64 5 [BEIJING] A visitor to the China Art Exposition 97 reacting to modern theme paintings on show during opening day last Friday. The four-day expo features traditional and modern Chinese styles and also examples of calligraphy and woodcarving. Also exhibiting are artists from Hongkong,. Taiwan and South
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      Lock icon Europe groups win Three Gorges deals
      268 5 BEIJING Reuter CHINA announced yesterday that two European-led inter-national-consortia had won contracts worth a total of US$74O million (Ssl.ll billion) to supply the main generators and turbines for the world's biggest water control project. An Anglo-French consortium, consisting of GEC Alsthom and Swedish-Swiss ABB,
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      Lock icon China defers stock funds plan
      356 5 SHANGHAI Brokers oppose shift of control of clients' fands to banks Reuter CHINA has put the brakes on a plan to give banks control over funds of brokerage customers in the face of widespread opposition from the securities industry, brokers said yesterday. The plan had
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      169 5 1. I: ft jy> .> C I l! 4 i*: i ALL the comfort and Luxury of a 4 litre car. Infiniti3 litre Turbo. from a horsepower extra elbow and leg room for passengers. Luxury of a 4 litre including rear vibrating seat, dual aircon system and air-purifier. And the
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      127 6 SL VipE UPS is pleased to announce that, with the resolution of the labour situation in the United States, all our operations to and from the U.S. have returned to normal. With immediate effect, our worldwide money-back guarantee to North America has been reinstated. Through it all, we were touched
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Pakistan denies 51 killed in clashes with India
      398 7 ISLAMABAD Indians of trying to sabotage next math's talks AFP PAKISTANI defence ministry officials vehemently denied Indian military reports yesterday that 51 Pakistani soldiers were killed in heavy fighting between the two armies along their border in disputed Kashmir state. "No exchange
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      Lock icon Hanson angers religious groups, political leaders
      255 7 SYDNEY Nra-Christijuift sfcdald be barred from Australia, suggests maverick MP AFP Bernama INDEPENDENT Australian MP Pauline Hanson fire from religious groups and political leaders yesterday after reportedly suggesting nonChristians should be prevented,from altering the country. at the end of a four-day Outback tour on
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      Lock icon Seoul rushes to wrap up financial rescue package
      196 7 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea's economic tsar Kang Kyong Shik and his staff rushed yesterday to work out a comprehensive rescue package aimed at stabilising the country's volatile financial sector, reports said. Soon after his return from a trip to China yesterday, Mr
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      Lock icon 83 Kia directors quit to pave way for loans
      184 7 mSEOUL AFP AILING South Korean carmaker Kia Group yesterday carried out a sweeping manpower reduction in management to pave the way for the early implementation of survival loans by creditor banks. Hang Sung Joon, vicechairman of Kia Motors Corp, and 83
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      Lock icon Race on, mate
      86 7 [CANBERRA] Australian dog racer Graeme Hall being pulled around a 3.9 km track by two Alaskan malamutes in the inaugural Canberra Sled Dog Classic in a pine forest outside the capital yesterday. More than 150 competitorsfrom around the country took part in a series of races over
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Management buyouts in UK set to hit record value
      578 9 LONDON Willing managers and ready venture capital combine to boost value to £3J>7 billion in first half of year Bloomberg MANAGEMENT buyouts in the UK are being executed at such high prices that 1997 is likely to set a value record,
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      Lock icon 28% of US firms plan to step up hiring in Q4
      375 9 Only 7% plan to cut back, according to survey Bloomberg [WASHINGTON! The US jobcreation machine won't be losing steam anytime soon because many US companies plan to step up hiring during the fourth quarter, a new survey showed. Twenty-eight
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      Lock icon Most German firms not preparing for EMU
      186 9 ESCHBORN, Germany Reuter AROUND 80 per cent of German companies are not making enough preparations for European currency union and could face serious consequences, a German management consultancy group said yesterday. Companies need to try to imagine what the changeover to the euro,
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      Lock icon Kohl plans to replace Waigel: newspapers
      366 9 BONN Govt denies reports of big cabinet shake-up next month Reuter CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl is planning to replace his jobweary finance minister and other embattled leaders in his unpopular government as part of a major shake-up next month, several German newspapers reported yesterday. The
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      672 9 I A DREAM I B years ago, was moonlighting for a large Japanese B m J uron B O" starry evening while walking to B I suddenly 1 had a strange feeling. I was I I 'Jft standing all alone in the huge empty caipark looking I Wk at a
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lack of flair in Hot Pants
      811 10  -  Slow dialogue, some feeble singing and predictable storylines in Dick Lee's new musical bore bem mumroe BEN MUNROE HOT pants: a short and sassy little fashion item that touches on the raunchy and leaves little to the imagination. Hot Pants the musical: too long,
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      Idiosyncratic approach to the Rachmaninov 3rd
      491 10  -  MUSIC Edoardns Halim gives a very personal reading of this difficult work By Benjamin Loh RACHMANINOV's Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30, recently popularised by the movie Shine, is perhaps one of the most difficult of all piano concertos. It demands
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      Lock icon A showcase of art-house films
      873 10 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Hie organiser eschews stars and glamour in favour of quality movies Reuter [ROME] Chinese director Zhang Yimou's eagerlyawaited latest film, banned from Cannes by Beijing, will finally have its premiere at the Venice film festival. Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis will
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      Lock icon Pope's robe dazzles Parisians
      308 10 MFASHION Pope John PaullTs gped>Hy Hftgjgnftd rahw caught the attention of many during his first mass at Notre Dune AFP (PARIS] Pope John Paul II dazzled the congregation at his first-ever mass at Notre Dame cathedral on Friday with a haute couture rainbow robe by one
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      170 10 THE WEATHER I Singapore: Generally hazy, showers mainly over the western, northern and central parts of Singapore i in the morning and early afternoon. Temperature (32-24) Aaia-Pactflc HVLo* OomL Europe B/U* (WL I—— HVX«* OtmL I Airidud lfl* Shown Amkfdaa »13 Chafe n/07 i Butfu* a/M TMnr* Ahem JMI S«m>
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      156 11 CRVPI'IC CROSSWORD AC3RO^ 28 A school setting the tone (4) 29 Club gets convict into hellish BAn early settlement (10) SATURDAY'S SOLUTION trouble (10) 12 Staggers, due to ill-fitting sat- c |ult|plrl i IcIeMpIeIIImIeTTI down in shoes (10) pyAyEyuiffiMpyAmn 2 Look for exercise record (4) Too far into no-man s
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      1654 12 The Open, 1997- Royal Troon, United Kingdom MARDAN MAMAT AND PAN-WEST, PARTNERING TO CREATE GOLFING HISTORY, IN 1997. P^j Picture courtesy of RoUx Singapore Private Limited. Golfing history was created when, on a windy Thursday afternoon /fllffifK He was back for The Singapore Open Golf Championship, staged of July 17th
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Lock icon HP overtakes Compaq in desktop computers in S'pore
      610 13  -  Compaq maintains lead in servers and total onits sold in the second quarter By: Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard overtook Compaq Computer as Singapore's leading vendor of desktop computers in the quarter ended June, according to figures just released by International Data Corp
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      Local firm to distribute e-commerce solution
      251 13  -  Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE) Local system integrator CSA Automated will distribute software in Singapore for business-to-busi-ness commerce on the Internet. The software, Transact and Live Commerce, are manufactured by Open Market, a US software firm specialising in Internet commerce. Transact, which costs about U*****,000
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      Mapics breaks up with Marcam
      169 13 [SINGAPORE] Software company Mapics has separated from its parent company, the US firm Marcam Corporation. In the last two years, Marcam made losses while Mapics has been profitable since its sale by IBM in 1993, Mapics Asia-Pacific marketing manager Steve Shorten said. Mapics supplies manufacturing
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      Alltel selling call centre management services to banks
      284 13  -  By. Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] Alltel Information Services, an IT company specialising in software and services for banks, is marketing its call centre management services to banks in the region. Darrell Wood, senior vicepresident and managing director of Alltel Information Services (Asia-Pacific), told
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      The secret of Compaq's success
      718 14  -  Partnerships and innovative product development keep Compaq en top By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Close collaboration with business partners and highly differentiated products are two key factors that help Compaq win the PC war worldwide, according to Paul Chan, Compaq's Asia-Pa-cific vice-president and managing director. These
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      Internet 2 'solution to cyberspace congestion'
      401 14  -  By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Relief is on the way for all those Net users tearing their hair out over cyberspace congestion. A research project, Internet 2, is developing technology for the next generation Internet, said its main technical representative, Henry Yang. "My
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      Hyperion Software expands in Asia with opening of HK office
      226 14  -  By\ Divya Seshamani [SINGAPORE] Hyperion Software Asia has expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of its office in Hongkong. It now has an office in Singapore which serves as the regional headquarters for the region. Its director of
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    • IT TAKES
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        CSAD made Digital's distributer
        41 14 [SINGAPORE] CSA Distribution (CSAD), which S distributes Digital's products in Malaysia, is now licensed in Joining Hhartarad \2 3*5 Networks, and Tech Pacific. CSAD's distributorship for Digital Includes the HlNote notebooks and the Venturis and Celebris desktops.
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        NCR and Sun tie up
        47 14 [SINGAPORE] NCR and Sun Microsystems have announced an afreenimt under which NCR will sell end support Stan Solaris software with its World Mark servers, tad Sun will incorporate key features of NCR'a current offering into fixture versions of the Solaris operating environment.
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        SSA appoints new sales director
        40 14 [SINGAPORE] S&A has appointed Eddie Chau as Its director of sates and business development tor Singapore ami Malaysia. Mr Chan, who Is based in Singapore, will spearhead all sales activities in both countries, SSA said.
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        Symantec launches office in Malaysie
        52 14 iSiNfiAFUKJSj Symantec nas openea us sixcn Asian omce in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian office will be headed by national tales manager Gun Suk Ling. Symantec said she would help increase customer focus, extend Symantec to new markets and build on the company's strategic relationships in
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        Astech picks Tithes Marketing
        46 14 {SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems Ltd has appotated Tithes Marketing as its distributor of the new Aztech Desktop Photo Developer in the Singapore market. Tithes Marketing, a distributor of distal photography products, has signed on more than 25 dealers with more than 35 ttorMtaknrf«id«
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        Gintic to hold conference in October
        51 14  -  Compiled by' Divya Seshamani {SINGAPORE] Hie Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology will host an International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing (ICCIM) in Singapore jg from Oct 90 to 24. ICCIM will be held in conjunction witi) v Industrial Automation '97 which includes CIM and
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      Intel launches new videoconferencing solution
      280 15  -  Software delivers audio, video, data and conferencing over ISDN and LAN/intranet connections By Divya Seshamani [SINGAPORE] Intel has announced a new videoconferencing solution that delivers audio, video, data and conferencing over ISDN and LAN/intranet connections using Intel processors with MMX. The new Intel Business Video
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        NEC launches LCD projector
        43 15 NEC has launched a new LCD projector, MultiSync MT6OO, with power focus, zoom and remote control. Priced at $9,991, the system comes with 600 lumens brightness, weighs about 6.7 kg, and features a new compression technology, the company said.
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        Enter Sharp's new notebook
        48 15 Sharp has announced a new 3.2 kg notebook, the PC-9320T, which runs on ISO MHz Pentium with MMX and is priced at $3,999. The company said it comes with 10-speed CpkROM, a 11.3-inch TFT screen, 16 MB RAM and a 1.6 GB bard drive.
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        Microsoft's redesigned FrontPage here
        57 15 The latest version of Microsoft's FrontPage is now available to the public for free at http:// Www.microsoft.com/frontpage/. The redesigned FrontPage includes the new Navigation View which helps users plan and organise the structure of their sites and Supports latest Web technologies like Dynamic HTML, channel definition
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        Canon's paperless digital filing cabinet
        54 15 Canon has introduced a fast-speed document scanner, DR 3020, priced at about $10,000. The system comes with Canon's image management software, can scan up to 40 A 4 pages a minute, is designed for high volume handling, weighs under 10 kg and can be linked
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        Mammoth tape passes compatibility test
        58 15 Exabyte Corporation has announced that its Mammoth Bmm tape drive has passed compatibility testing and is now supported by Microsoft's Windows NT system. Mammoth has a list price of U554,195 (556,300) and can store up to 40 GB of data per single tape cartridge at
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        Compaq's new servers out
        59 15  -  -Compiled by Divya Seshamani Compaq's new servers, the ProLiant 7000 and ProLiant 6500, designed to run the software applications from BAAN, Informix, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Sybase which perform tasks such as decision support and corporate accounting, are out The machines are priced at US$lB,5OO for
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      308 15  -  Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Soon, the hero of a television detective series may be a computer. Locally-based Integral Solutions (Asia) offers a software that uses artificial intelligence to help banks and the finance industry detect and prevent fraud. This software, called Clementine, is a data mining
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        652 16  -  With Asia's logistics business set to boom, the company's future looks bright says tan su yen TAN SU YEN THERE has never been a better time to be in the logistics business in Asia. Mega exhibition centres are being set up in cities from Kuala Lumpur to
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        511 16  -  *nie ability to grab that make-or-break opportunity acconnts for their success »y Tan Su Yen THE best and brightest among Singapore's small and medium enterprises have spoken. What sets the entrepreneur apart from lesser mortals is, above all, the gumption to seize that single, make-or-break opportunity
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      Lock icon Goldtron telecom unit seeks equity injections
      408 17  -  Company hopes to increase turnover by strengthening distribution network By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Goldtron Telecommunications (GT) is gearing up for the next growth phase, with hopes of doubling or even quadrupling its turnover from about $50 million now. The 75 per cent subsidiary
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      371 17  -  Bidder most make offer for Datacraft if bid is approved By. Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Datacraft Asia announced over the weekend that its Australian-listed parent Datacraft Limited (DL) is the subject of a takeover offer by another Australian IT company, Dimension Data. The announcement, which
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      741 17  -  MARKET MATTERS NTsla needs to address the shortfalls In the services accotut Eddie Toh THE Malaysian economy is beginning to show greater signs of overheating after a decade of rapid growth. Last week, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the current account gap might widen due to
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        Petronas buys MISC stake earlier sought by Konsortium
        344 18  -  Price for 29.35% stake not disclosed; at last traded price, block valued at Ms2b From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur NATIONAL oil corporation Petronas Bhd has bought a 29.35 per cent stake in national carrier Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC), a stake
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        243 18 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Berhad will use internal funding to finance its projects rather than rely heavily on foreign borrowings, said its executive chairman Ahmad Tajuddin Ali. He said Tenaga Nasional would not require as much in foreign borrowings next year as
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        338 18  -  Bnt role he will play in Genting group and casino arm is unclear From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur LIM Chee Wah, the youngest son of casino king Lim Goh Tong, might return to the Genting group after an absence of seven
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        522 18 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] The engineering and procurement contract for the Bakun dam project signed between Asea Brown Boveri and Bakun Hy-dro-Electric Corporation Bhd (BHEC) has not come into effect yet. This bombshell was dropped by Ting Pek Khiing in Kuala Lumpur on
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        297 18 Deals with Arensi Hldgs involve Ampang commercial complex Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Hong Leong Properties Bhd said on Friday it was selling a subsidiary and some properties owned by other subsidiaries for M 558.7 million (5531.9 million). Wholly-owned subsidiary, Guobena Sdn Bhd,
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        CNAC (HK) likely to price float at 13-17 times PE
        387 19 Sept/Oct listing for China National Aviation's unit; Sino Land among 8 finns taking 8% stake [HONGKONG] The Hongkong arm of China National Aviation Corp (CNAC) is expected to price its US$2OO million (*****.2 million) float at a price-earnings multiple of
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        191 19 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Sing Tao Holdings Ltd said the Hongkong Standard's financial performance has improved and it will be "better than break even" in the year to March 1998 if the current trend continues. Finance director Bernard Wilkinson said advertising revenue had been healthier
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        337 19 Proceeds will be used in takeovers of non-bank lenders Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Dhana Siam Finance Securities, one of a handful of Thai finance companies singled out to help streamline the ailing industry, plans to raise at least 1.96 billion baht (SsB7 million) through share sales to
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        301 19 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Energy Resources Australia Ltd (ERA), Australia's only dedicated uranium producer, said yesterday it was facing higher-than-expec-ted costs to expand its Ranger plant in the Northern Territory. The cost of the expansion surged nearly 30 per cent to Ass 2
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        77 19 [CHANGHUA, Taiwan) Workers at Pou Chen International Group's factory in the central Taiwanese city of Changhua glueing soles to shoes. Pou Chen, Taiwan's leading footwear maker, makes high-priced sport and leisure shoes for the world's top brand names, including Nike, Reebok, Adidas and Timberland The group
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        394 19 Move will put firms in stronger position against Hughes Electronics' DirecTV AFP [TOKYO] Japan s first digital satellite broadcaster, PerfecTV Corp, will tie up with Rupert Murdoch's Japan Sky Broadcasting Co (JSkyß) in a move which could lead to their merger, it
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        Lock icon DuPont to buy Ralston Purina's soy unit for US$1.5 billion
        471 20 Move follows USsl.7b investment in another agribusiness firm early this month Bloomberg [ST LOUIS] DuPont Co said it agreed to buy Ralston Purina Co's soy unit for US$l.5 billion (552.26 billion) in stock and assumed debt as the largest US
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        558 20 Analysts cite fear that inflation will not remain dormant Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A hundred here, a hundred there, and it starts adding up to real money. Two Fridays ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 240 points. It then staged a
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        288 20 FT [ZURICH] Ernst Thomke, Switzerland's best-known industrial troubleshooter, has resigned as chief executive of Bally after his plans for a partial flotation of the luxury shoe company were rejected by the majority shareholder. Mr Thomke. who made his name rescuing the Swiss
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        428 21 Expected USs7oom issue set to shine in the light of region's credit, currency woes Reuter [HONGKONG] Banks are salivating over the prospect of a China issue, one of East Asia's few sovereigns not to have been hit by currency and credit fears
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        53 21 [MANILA] A Manila shopkeeper arranging her display of gold necklaces at a Manila jewellery store yesterday after sales of the precious metal picked up to hedge against the falling value of the peso. The peso experienced a defacto devaluation on July 11 after incessant attack by
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        123 21 Bloomberg (SAN FRANCISCO] NationsBank Corp may be seeking to acquire Wells Fargo Co, combining two of the United States' largest banks, according to columnist in the San Francisco Chronicle, Herb Greenberg, citing no sources. Mr Greenberg said Nationsßank chairman and chief executive
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        466 21 Withdrawal due to thifinAr margins; Phibro official Bridge News [SINGAPORE] News that US trade house Phibro is to close its Indonesian cocoa operation has received mixed reactions from cocoa dealers and industry members. Some see the closure as part of a recent
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        279 21 Reuter [LONDON] The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) said on Friday that it plans to suspend trading fees on Bund futures products for four months at the end of the year. Asked to comment on plans by the German futures
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        379 21 Bloomberg Reuter [SANTA ANA. California] Merrill Lynch Co will turn to California's highest court today in a last-ditch effort to halt the release of thousands of pages of grand jury testimony about its role in the Orange County bankruptcy. Merrill Lynch will ask
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        582 22 Weeklyßoundup AFP [HONGKONG] The baht plunged to a new low against the US dollar after the Bank of Thailand revealed it had accumulated forward obligations of U5523.4 bUlion in trying to defend the currency. Other regional currencies which have come under recent speculative attack, including the ringgit,
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        850 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON) After several weeks of depression at the thought of the massive harvest being reaped in Ivory Coast, cocoa prices heated up after an alarming study provoked fears of severe damage t<f world crops. ED and F
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        99 23 The company's first half results showed weaker contributions from its core businesses. Its occupancy rate of its Wuxi Industrial Park will continue to be stifled by Chinese import taxes and alternative industrial parks sprouting all over China. Its leisure arm is also experiencing slow growth due to a malaria
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        57 23 The first half set of results highlighted the company's difficulty in juggling assets and liabilities to generate a reasonable return. Having a small deposit base of $6 billion in an escalating interest rate environment will only translate to margin erosion in the future. Expensive valuation and weaker fundamentals
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        316 23 SES After a volatile week, Singapore shares ended mostly lower, with the Straits Times Industrials Index ending 0.4 per cent down at 1,945.44. The same factors which drove dealings last week will continue to be watched, while the positive impact from a better-than-expected July trade data has already
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        264 23 Source: Analysed by Peter Coker, a director of Bridge Int'l Broking RaUtftre Strength Index RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is more effective in detecting
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        497 24 n M NEWYOR# Correction seen as rational, chance for investors to take profit after rises AFP BLUE chip stocks on Wall Street rose 2.5 per cent over a week that began on a promising note but ended on Friday with a thunk.
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        891 24 riSniDCT -46J THE Australian bourse is heading into a turbulent week in which it is likely to be buffeted by fluctuations on Wall Street as well as a raft of company profits at home, brokers said on Friday. "We will be depending on company profits to determine
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        413 24 HONGKONG AFP AFTER a week of fluctuations that left many mom-and-pop punters pale with anxiety, Hongkong is looking to Wall Street to restore the bull run that began in the run-up to the July 1 handover. In a four-session week shortened by a
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        1648 24 Q Paris -04%3 FRENCH stocks tumbled on Friday, dragged down by growing investor concern that interest rates might rise on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting a flight to fixed-in-come investments. Exporters L'Oreal SA and Elf Aquitaine SA were among the biggest losers. France's benchmark CAC--40 Index
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        333 24 LONDON AFP THE London stock market managed to post modest gains last week after weathering the stormy movements on Wall Street, thanks to hopeful signals on the British monetary front. The Footsie-100 index of leading shares closed on Friday at 4,901.1 points, up
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        375 24 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are expected to enjoy a modest but brief recovery in the week ahead amid lacklustre trade, brokers said on Friday. "The market is likely to stage a modest rebound at the start of the week." following a sharp
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        317 25 AFP Q Composite Index -518 THE Malaysian stock market is expected to track developments in the money market after dipping 0.6 per cent in the week to Friday, analysts said. "The weakness in the Thai baht is a major concern as it could
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        206 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By' Ven Sreenivasan ONE warrant that has been showing signs of a price resurgence lately is that of claddings maker Liang Huat Aluminium. The instrument closed unchanged at 29.5 cents last Friday despite a one cent rise in the underlying stock to
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        60 28  -  MP Shiv Taneja STIC closed a whopping 56 cents lower last Friday to $3.04 on a volume of 6 million shares, compared with its lOday traded average of 480,000 shares. A technical rebound today is almost a certainty, but thereafter the stock could see more downside in the
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        Some funds beginning to take small bites
        662 28  -  the ahead Wall St's volatility may drive offshore funds to look for better prospects here By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] After what looked like a promising start in the wake of bet-ter-than-expected July non-oil domestic exports and a recovery on Wall Street, Singapore stocks
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      310 28 m THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 60 AND IN THE MATTER OF UNIVERSAL STATES INDUSTRIES PTE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) Extract of the Minutes of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 18th day of August. 1997:"SPECIAL RESOLUTION' That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant
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      250 29 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young IN SPITE of the interest in the larger dry tonnage, there is only one confirmed deal of this type: the modern capesize Seakoh (172,000/85) at around US$2O.B million to clients of Alcyon Shipping, combined with two years' charter at about U5516,500/U5117,000 daily. There
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      Indon-Malaysia bridge must not obstruct: IMO
      527 29  -  Proposal needs approval of world body's 157 member countries By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will have to determine if the proposed construction of a bridge across the Straits of Malacca, linking Indonesia and Malaysia, does not interfere with navigation
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      Indonesia and Philippines agree to uniform port tariffs for their ships
      361 29  -  Port dues and dockage fees slashed by 50% From Alec Almazan in Manila INDONESIA and the Philippines have agreed to uniform tariff rates for Indonesian and Philippine ships plying between the two countries. In a recent letter to the
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      Worst is over but overcapacity casts cloud over market
      740 29  -  LOVER SCENE By' David Hughes [LONDON] THERE was good news for the container shipping industry last week from P&ONedlloyd. Things are getting worse more slowly. They might even be about to get better. From the point of view of the industry
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      Lock icon Taiwan to let bigger ships sail directly to China
      264 29 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan has said it would allow larger vessels than before to take part in direct shipping links with China, easing rules introduced in April "The ministry will allow foreign-registered mother vessels to sail across the Taiwan Strait," a Ministry
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      Lock icon Strike cripples Chittagong port
      175 29 Reuter [DHAKA] Dhaka and the main port city of Chittagong came to a standstill yesterday as Bangladesh was crippled by a daylong strike called by the opposition. Police used batons and teargas in running battles with opposition activists during the countrywide general strike that kept transport
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      Open-sky hopefuls grounded
      749 30  -  INDIA'S PRIVATE AIRLINES Just a handful of the private airlines hoping to cash in on India's open-skies policy have managed to rough it out From Rajendra Bajpai in New Delh i PRIVATE airlines in India, which had hoped to make money from the government's open-skies policy, have
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      376 30 PAGE Fl-frtgM 6 A£l 13 Famous 7 AM. 3 FarwnJe 13 IMt 13 FoongSun 8 Accord 8 FroU 13 AhrenfcM U 1 MUfc 13 Appenship 5 Fft lorld 13 Astro 3 GLinfc 4 Austral 9 Gemartrans 16 Avant 6 Gws "W 9 B'tang
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        590 45 Vessel VoyMo Berth Arrhul D«p*ture JVM| Port Jtim Anlufiang 70 J07 alongside 26.08/0600 teeder Honor 9703 J06 alongside 25.08/1900 Nemtas 6/97 J17 alongside 25.08/1800 Pec kUttu 11 J22 alongside 29.08/0600 Otnqyang 174 J06 alongside 24.08/0200 S Bellone 97 J14 alongside 24.08/0600 Vitality 87 J08 alongside 24.08/1000 Arena) ay3!88
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1808 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Bootrinq/Mwc* Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Ported From To From Aci Owy 0014 25/23M U 24/HM 24/HS1 24/HOO II 24/1500 24/M1 24/HM 24 24/ITOO 25/0*51 25/01M 21 24/1700 25/0*51 2V0400 AciHUnon 0021 24/1200 14 24/1500 34/1*51 24/HM 24/1900 2VHJ* 24/HM
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        205 45 An* 28 Hong Kong: Liberation Day. Philippines: National Heroes' Day. United Kingdom Summer Holiday. India Janmastami/Gokul Ashtami. Bombay bourse closed. National Stock Exchange open. Ukraine: Independence Day. United Kingdom: Summer holiday, not Scotland. An# 20 Slovakia: National Uprising Day. Aug 30 Peru: Santa Rosa of Lima. Turkey: Victory
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        917 45 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price range* In US dollar* Instead at Ingle price* for a more comprehensive description at the market. Price* shown are bated on averageslxed stem Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        488 45 Carton 180 Ma 992.9 0.9 15.4 0.07 75 0.07 Am 21 DMtity N«tor hsMw Art IUmMm Si«»iH No rtov* E25 2 0 1 0 rrr- 380 AM 906.5 0J 12.7 0.06 33 0.02 310 Mu 9914 0.9 17.7 0.10 73 0.09 (WIT) mt XM No atoovt
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        180 46 AFP {LONDON] A British Airways (BA) pilot and co-pilot have been suspended and could face the sack after a five-year-old girl operated the controls of their packed jet, a press report said yesterday. Holidaymakers were flying back from the south
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        51 46 [TOKYO] A new eight-car bullet train, theAsama superexpress train, arriving at Tokyo station in thepre-dawn ahead of the launch of its service to link the capital with Nagano, where the Winter Olympics are to be held next February. The Nagano-bound Hokuriku Shinkansen line is to open in October.
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        361 46 [ATLANTA] The pilots union at Delta Air Lines is considering its first-ever informational picketing campaign to call attention to its mounting discontent over contract issues. The Delta unit of the Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) says the airline has failed to comply with
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        365 46  -  It will be French car maker's first regional office in the world By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Renault of France will soon join the ranks of manufacturers with regional headquarters located in Singapore, according to a senior company executive. Speaking in a
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        Lock icon Nissan to launch direct injection diesel engines
        151 46 AFP [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Japan's second largest car maker, plans to install direct injection diesel engines for its recreational vehicle (RV) models in 1998, a company spokesman said. Nissan will be the first Japanese car maker introducing the recently developed lowemission
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          Lock icon Jiangsu Expressway considers purchase
          54 46 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Jtangsu Expressway Co Ltd said it is considering a proposal to acquire from the Jiangsu Communications Department an interest in the Jiangyin Yangtze bridge. It said the total investment cost is HK13.37 billion (*****.7 million) with construction of the bridge expected to be completed
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          44 46 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International said it would launch a non-stop service four times a week between Indonesia and Australia, starting Oct 27. The flights between Jakarta and Sydney would be serviced by wide-bodied Airbus A *****0 aircraft. —AFP
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          Lock icon Iran to resume flights to Saudi Arabia
          78 46 Reuter [TEHERAN) The Iranian national airline Iran Air will resume direct scheduled flights to Saudi Arabia in September for the first time since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. Iran Air managing director Hassan Shafti said the airline will run weekly flights between Teheran and
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        Aussie concept car expected to be star of S'pore auto show
        279 46  -  From I Surinder Singh in Sydney AN AUSTRALIAN concept car is expected to be the highlight of an automotive exhibition to be staged in Singapore next year. A report in the Australian newspaper said that the organisers of the
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        366 46 Congressmen agree with EU on several issues: Van Miert Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European Union Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said US lawmakers share his concerns about the British Airways picAmerican Airlines alliance, raising the political pressure against the proposal. Speaking shortly after meeting a US
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        146 46 AFP [THE HAGUE] The Dutch government has decided to ban noisy planes from night landings at Amsterdam airport from next month, a minister announced, with Israeli carrier El A 1 expected to be the first airline affected. In a written statement to
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        88 46 Reuter [MEMPHIS] Federal Express corp said it would restore services it temporarily suspended due to the United Parcel Service of America Inc (UPS) strike. The company said it would restore its money-back guarantees on packages shipped today and after, remove restrictions on the number of packages customers
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      15 29 India's private airlines: Open-sky hopefuls grounded Just a handful have managed to survive. Page 2
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      57 29 Renault to set op regional HQ inS'pore French car maker's first regional office. Back Page 4 r d* riii wm wr a W -«''an w« s* #M *If 1* <>»«■' fill r 1 C 4 i Mf ft Visa Freight Services Pte Ltd The Global Vision in Total Transportation Regular
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      697 30 Unas services represented Membersolt* (Ilgf.?) Accredted Shipping Agents Singapore Forwarder. National Shipping Assoc AmocMM. 0 #\Bsormatic jj IHh tCOLOGICAL HUMIOIIV ABSOWUfcW i >^bSh#V No problem! The Solution is The Absormatic drying pole. By attaching 1 W#L Elf t (jk)i i? the one time use disposable item in the Ui#/ recesses
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      2453 31 HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* |iitffH»w/*rw um 5 sa roi m (~w cm on I dm pm. HwS |mm I aos I ntc o» rvi mImI w I tk pmsan samot oog 27/ M a/M u/m ~w/w io/m" ii/m li/w~ 21/00 a/M n/M 24/ m 23/ M 23/ M a/M m/m
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      107 31 APt ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED f fSB'3. (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VtSSa VOY SINGAPORE jOOIAY VKSa VOY IQWtAY SINGAPORE NORDKAP 415 415 22/08 30/08 NOROKAP 414 13/08 22/08 JUTHA PARICHART 006 26/08 04/09 JUTHA PARICHART 005 16/08 25/08 ALBERT BRIDGE 003 29/08 06/09 OOCL
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      1647 32 DSR-SENATOR 88l Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTINENT vtssa voy w ktm Iwnl ww wow Irj lha~~||«s«i Iwt lum Ifu wtm m gjg g CHOYANG AM WW7T7 11H 1(M a« CHOYANG GIANT EE7J6 *7.87 H. 87 »87 31 07 II M MM CHOYANG CHANCC *F7* Z3H 12M
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      881 32 I norasTa FIXED DAY WEEKLY DIRECT CALL TO SHANGHAI, QINGDAO XINGANG, CHIWAN WITH FAST TRANSIT TIME FOR MORE DETAILS/BOOKING CONTACT:- PATRICIA/CALVIN/WILSON wnoajnmw NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD I ALSO ACCEPTING LCL TO: TIL; *****83 PAX: *****00 CR NO. **********0 C VENKX/rWESTVMCONVMJEXMVMM/HWT THAI-AMD PB AGENCCS CO LTD TEL: M 2-*****68 <M>/nRMEUS/MM.TA/BMtCCLONA VAUENCM
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      1374 33 VOV SIN BKK POU PKQ PEW BLW SUR IBA I BIK MAN TAKHTI PJL-1249 28/08 08/08 08/08 IRAN VAHOAT PJL-1253 05/00 31/08 09/09 24/09 28/09 IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL-1248 31/07 07/08 02/08 18/08 18/08 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAUAN, ARMENIA. KAZAKHSTAN. UZBEKISTAN. TURKMENISTAN.
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      2053 33 ACCEPTING CAtGO TO/FROM 1 SHEKOII 4 NUANGPU I DIRECT SAILING I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 IWO FAX: ***** M OUTWARD (l/l) joSSßTofna" COSTAR SHIPPING PTI LTD #17-01 DOS lIDC SAUS/IKGS *****41/43 INWARD KPT <0/0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CB NO: **********0* TOWIR TWO (*****)
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      1339 34 IMPOST VESSEL VOYAGE WMMIHIDMIMIWIIM VISSR VOYAGE DM M AMI MM MM SGf I UM COMMA 047W40N !MI W/W »/»0M» M/M 10/ M IOM 10/ M UMCOtOIT *****:34E 17/ M 17/ M 11/ M l»/M 70/ M 01/ M UMOttlT 0471-041* 04/ M 14/ M 14/ M 15/ M 14/ M
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      441 34 Pl* NANTAI LINE FUUY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AfRKA vtssa I VOT 1 SW 1 PUJ I PM» I gT~ tUMUI WKBS Pits a/Oi lfc/W IVW mMuiautßi m 3i/w M/W 13/w \im vmvum OOIS 07/W 17/W H/W H/W mm nana om is/w w/w oz/n am 24/w oyio m/ip 10/10
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      1150 35 A HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 Ks SMW M/« S iSi iR» HY IMPfROI JO7W Jl/W 17/0* 11/tf 20/W N/0* 20/0f Serai 30/w v/w mm h/w 27/44 27/44 27/44 "IS M7W 14/01 01/10 82/10 04/10 o</l° 04/'0 EASTBOUNP TO FAR EAST VfSSfl VOT UH Ml
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      633 35 FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES I /gmm 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 UNES) WEB PAGE ADDRESS:- RWJ—mmj| HMt ADCWESS: adaHneiMttln.CMß.n BARCELONA/SPAIN 29/08 LEHAVRE/FRAWCE 29/08 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 29/08 HAMBURG/BREMEN 29/08 GENOA/ITALY 28/08 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 29/08 GOTHENBURG/SCAN 28/08 ROTTERDAM 29/08 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 28/08 FELIXSTOWE/UK 29/08 LOS AWGELES/WC/IPI 29/08 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 28/08 NEW YORK/EC
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      863 37 f PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 8140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 WML VQT ni SIM ITP MIL ABE HI Pti jj mar e: j. liM^j ;00<l «C(0»D '37 19/9 tt/9 1/10 4>l« 4/10 10/10 17/10 m 11 111 l 11 RI &Ml
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      45 39 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... Sto^^ rhC d C ment j^ ial the port your Step key in the four number digit code Key in your Example: r—L-i fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States for calls within Singapore
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      432 41 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER WAVE 560N 24 25.08 30-02/09 07-0&09 I TIGER ISLAND 561N 24-2608 31-05/09 10-11/09 I TIGER BRIDGE 562N 30-31/08 06-0909 14-15/09 I TIGER BAY 563N 02 03AM 08-13/09 18-19AJ9 I TIGER WAVE 564N 07 0609 13-17/09 22 23/09 I TIGER ISLAND 565N 10-11/09
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      717 41 I FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS I 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tel *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 01/09 CAPETOWN 29/08 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 29/08 VALPARAISO 27/08 JOHANNESBURG 29/08 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 01/09
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      456 44 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING J#\ f 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE rSINOTRANSI S—* J S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) "VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI NORDSUND 9706 29/08 03/09 07/09 NEW HAIHUNG 9710 05/09 10/09 14/09 JIN YU 9748 12/09
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      269 44 MAfc-HELS S'PflhE M'SIA I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC -KVVJ C/W HOs **********0 C SIBU: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****81 V V PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT (21) *****07 MON: (61) *****3 C»u ASHPOP MV "MOFK EAGLE" V4BN MV "ZIM OSAKA"
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