The Business Times, 1 December 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 022V12/96 85e SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, DECEMBER 1,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon KLSE slaps trading curbs on 5 brokerages
    645 1  -  Mtre sew suffering same fete; many brokers stuck with tags fanes nm np by clients From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has slapped trading restrictions on five brokerages believed to have suffered big losses in the market meltdown.
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    Lock icon Santas' cause
    52 1 [NEW YORK] 'Sidewatk gttwtup" marching across Fifth Avenue in New York on SaUlTltft**-' kick pffthe holiday fund-raising efforts of the Volunteers of America social service organisation. "Sidewalk Santas" collect money for Volunteers of America's food voucher programme, which last year served more than 6,ooomen, women, and children in
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    Euro will have an impact on S'pore as forex trading centre
    527 1  -  Sum if pre iMervet seen being converted into single currency Byi Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] What impact will the euro have on Singapore and Singaporeans? For a start, as the world's fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre, the Republic will
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    Battle looms for control of Van der Horst and L&M
    554 1  -  will have to take on Abort Hag who it trying to regain L4M By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Indonesian businessman Edwin Soeryadjaya may have a battle on his hands for control of infrastructure player Van der Horst and specialist contractor LAM
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Tourism board sees near zero growth in '97 visitor arrivals
      452 2  -  Haze, regional currency turmoil blamed for poor expectations By Ang Wan May THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is expecting "near zero" growth in visitor arrivals this year, down from an earlier 3-5 per cant estimate. A "near zero" arrivals growth
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      Seiyu seeking to expand further in Singapore and region
      512 2  -  On the cards 2 more stores here; debuts in ITsia, Indonesia By Jenny Lam THE Seiyu department store chain, which will open its second suburban store here in Parkway Parade on Wednesday, is exploring further expansion opportunities in Singapore and the
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      Lock icon Robust exports through mid-1998
      363 2  -  EYE OM THE ECONOMY Outlook Bit Teh Hooi Ling UNDERPINNED by strong electronics demand from the US, Europe and Greater China, Singapore's domestic exports should remain robust through at least the first half of 1996. says ÜBS Global Research In its latest weekly report. This is
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      Leading Aussie office furniture company opens store here
      296 2  -  By i Carol Eng LEADING Australian office furniture and fit-out company Schiavello Commercial Interiors has opened a store in Singapore in its first venture abroad after 31 years. The 3,500 sq ft showroom at Central Mall near Clarke Quay, which opened about
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    • NEWSRoundup
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        Dr Hu attends Assan meeting in KL
        47 3 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday to attend the Meeting of Finsnce Ministers of A—an taking place today and tomorrow. Dr Hu Is accompanied by senior officials from the ftnsnce ministry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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        Meijing vice-mayor here on study visit
        45 3 THE vice-mayor of Beijing, Meng Xuenong, is here on a week-long study visit to Singapore at the invitation of Chan Soo Sen, parliamentary secretary for the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Community Development Mr Msng and his
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        STEE venture gets $20m MET deal
        53 3 The Land Transport Authority has awarded s S20 million contract tor the Northeast MKT line to a joint venture by French company Syseca and ST Electronic Engineering. The contract Is for ths design, manufacture, installation and testing of an integrated supervisory control system for
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        Govt to fund bulk of Pasir Ris project
        57 3 THE government will finance® per cent ofan $8 million project to build various community fiaclllttoe In Pasir Ris Town. Education Minister Tso Chee Hean yesterday said the project will go ahead if there Is strong support from the residents. The town council
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      Lock icon E5O firms coping well with crisis
      487 3  -  Tnminln luting »t inamdagactiTitiMiß ragtwM costs drop By< Clarissa Tan THE companies rated as Singapore's most promising private enterprises say they are weathering the currency crisis well, with some even having gained from the changes in foreign exchange rates. Many of the 50 companies
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      392 2 -Y ♦V. V•' v fAPOLLO ENTERPRISES LIMITED |T (Incorporated In tha Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Apollo Enterprises Limited ('AEL") wishes to announce that It has issued a Circular to Eligible Persons relating to the unconditional cash offers that was announced on 22 October 1997 by
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  • THE EURO CURRENCY
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      Will euro end US$ hegemony in Asia?
      1342 4  -  Some in Europe think this is an appropriate time for Asia to be interested in the euro, as oaihbbdib am discovers on visiting Paris CATHERINE ONG Europe would like to see an end to US dollar hegemony in Asia with the launch of
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      Euro may affect yen's growth as int'l currency
      410 4 But Japan financial deregulation may make yon attractive THE advent of the euro may well hamper the development of the yen as an international currency, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on the European Monetary Union (EMU). It added
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      Lock icon Economic, monetary integration underway
      489 4 THE process of integrating Europe's economic and monetary policies has begun even though the region's single currency has yet to be launched. Since the Maastricht Treaty was signed in December 1991, European Union (EU) countries have undertaken reforms to get their economic and fiscal house in
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      A 39m French franc ad-ucation campaign
      558 4 FRANCE kicked off a nationwide advertising campaign recently to educate its citizens on what the euro will mean to their everyday life. The theme of the 39 million franc (5510.5 million) media campaign is "the euro is strength", according to Arnaud Chneiweiss, adviser to
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      138 4 M p. GRAND PLAZA HOTEL ADDS CHARM TO COLEMAN STREET SI i —i Ip^ fhh »r?l|«- 1. t wflj fcTM FJi 1 f^BB (111. flfl ""^S In the heart of Singapore's Civic and Cultural District, the new 338-room Grand Plaza Hotel takes pride of place at the junction of Coleman
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Seoul, IMF reach initial loan deal: report
      619 5 But formal statement mumJU] (fap tfr ciMfc over last-minute dlffftfffltWS Reuters AFP [SEOUL] South Korea and the International Monetary Fund have reached an initial agreement on terms and conditions for rescue loans, state radio said yesterday. The government did not confirm this and
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      Lock icon IMF`s terms include 2.5-3% growth: report
      357 5 Reuters [SEOUL] The leading Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo yesterday said the IMF had set the following conditions in return for aid. A finance ministry spokesman could not confirm the report and the newspaper said Seoul was still negotiating those terms. ♦Economic growth of 2.5-3
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      Lock icon Japan heads towards using public funds for bail-outs
      314 5 MfloqrwfflbeiiMdto neip depositors, doc institutions LDP Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's ruling party said yesterday it would take the politically risky step of using public money in a decision which comes as part of a plan to prepare for any new failures in the
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      Lock icon Yuan devaluation not needed: Zhu Rongji
      332 5 CUnhuattorimya tf I wiling ii niw I mid foreign investments Reuters [SHANGHAI] China wUI not devalue its currency to spur exports or attract foreign investment despite devaluations by several South-east Asian countries, Beijing's top economic strategist was quoted as saying yesterday. Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji
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      Lock icon Chuan invites Moody's to review economy
      253 6 Mm mbm altar US agmcy downgrades Thai credit rating AFP Reuter [BANGKOK] Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has invited officials of the US ratings agency Moody's to Thailand to review the state of the economy and the government's plans to revitalise it, reports said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Finance One's creditors reject foreign takeover
      208 6 AFP [BANGKOK] Creditors of the ailing Thai finance firm, Finance One Pic, have rejected a rescue plan by a global investment bank, which would involve an effective takeover of the company, reports said on Saturday. Senior creditors of Finance One have made their own
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      Lock icon Asia will emerge stronger from crisis, says IMF chief
      339 6 Bloomberg [BARCELONA] Asia's troubled economies will emerge stronger from their financial crisis as they apply appropriate economic reforms, said International Monetary Fund (IMF) director-general Michel Camdessus. "Now, we are in a vicious circle of no trust," said Mr Camdessus in a
      Bloomberg  -  339 words
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      Lock icon Asia-Pac plan to supplement IMF faces hurdles at KL meeting
      883 6  -  Mahathir says Asian facility, okayed by Apec leaders, most be separate km IMF From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo A PLAN by IS Asia-Pacific nations for a "cooperative financing arrangement" to supplement the resources of the International Monetary Fund in dealing
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      Lock icon Asian plan for short-term crisis fund shelved: Anwar
      344 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] A proposal by Asia-Pacific nations that a new facility be established to provide short-term financing for the region's troubled economies has been shelved, said Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Mr Anwar who hosts a two-day meeting of Asean finance
      Bloomberg  -  344 words
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      Lock icon Summers won't attend meeting
      88 6 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] United States Deputy Treasury Secretary Laurence Summers has cancelled his attendance at a two-day meeting of Asia-Pacific finance ministers starting here today, a Malaysian official said. The official said she had "no idea" why Mr Summers was not coming to the first big
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      Lock icon S Korean, S-E Asian banks need US$55b refinancing
      307 6 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Banks in South Korea and South-east Asia, battered by economic crtts, will have to raise over US$55 billion (5587.6 billion) in new capital to offset the effect of bad loans on their balance sheets, says Jardine Fleming International Securities. But
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      Lock icon M`sia growth seen slowing in '98
      524 6 Aaalyita expect GDP iSrewth to f&Il below 9% after 3Q's 7.4% Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malay sia's economic growth is expected to slow down significantly in IMS following a sharp depreciation in the value of its ringgit currency and stock market, analysts said at tnC
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      115 6 REAL-TIME UPDATE Gives you instant access to reliable stock info anytime, anywhere. Lots you make timely decisions on your investments. All you need is key In the 4-digits stock number found in the SES page of Business Times and j PORTFOLIO MANAGER: I Takes the trouble to monitor your stock
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Dr M slams banks for making margin calls on loans
      560 7 KUALA LUMPUR He also says It's do loader foreigners but •or people instead' wfco devalue ringgit AFP MALAYSIAN Premier Mahathir Mohamad lashed out at banks who made margin calls on loans whose collateral have fallen in value. "We have instructed
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      Lock icon HK hotel bans functions relating to politics, human rights: report
      398 7 HONGKONG Fnrama Hotel classifies such activities as illegal' Reuters A TOP Hongkong hotel has sent out booking guidelines which brand the discussion of politics and human rights an "illegal" activity, a newspaper said yesterday. Furama Hotel Enterprises Ltd's Furama Hotel,
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      Lock icon Canada, Philippine firms in pacts worth C$2.2b
      440 7 OTTAWA Most important of deals signed are in mining, teiecoms engineering AFP CANADIAN and Philippine firms signed accords for business deals and projects that could lead to C 52.2 billion (552.5 billion) worth of business, officials said on Saturday. Philippine President Fidel Ramos,
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      China to convert 33.5b yuan in loans into state equity
      375 7  -  SINGAPORE By Lu Ning CHINA has started a major drive to convert past government loans to state-owned enterprises (SOE) into state equity in a bid to reduce the SOEs' mountain of debts. The State Planning Commission has started to convert
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      Lock icon Trial output of Indon national car to begin in June: report
      298 7 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIA is to start trial production of its sooriled national car, the Timor sedan, in June 1998, a report said last Saturday. A car plant in Cikampek, near Jakarta, is now being built "The construction (of the
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      Lock icon KMT loss may rail Taiwan market
      331 8 TAIPEI Skin|riMiMi UfagbitbMrMwm nhMßfeaadyats Reuters TAIWAN share prices could tumble in coming days after the ruling Nationalist Party's, or Kuomlntang, shock local election loss to an indepen-dence-minded opposition, but analysts said yesterday the long-term outlook was sound. On Friday, the index ended up 35.04
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      Taipei mayor looks set to be 1st non-KMT president
      680 8  -  TAIPEI DPPtrwneesrvliag KMT in local ptfli; TngHniirgßitoqiit m party ckfef By\ Bruce Cheesman THE* Democratic Progressive Party's demolition of the formerly invincible Kuomintang in local elections should ensure that Taipei's charismatic mayor, Chen Shui-bian, becomes Taiwan's first opposition president In handing
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      Lock icon 2nd financial crisis hurts Hashimoto's political life
      340 8 TOKYO BBtftbmkcetf wiHing racoaMn sustains AFP THE collapse of giant brokerafs Yamaichl has endangered Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's political life, six years after another crisis in Japan's financial Industry cost him his job as finance minister. His economic policy which led to an
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      Lock icon Aussie watchdog probes Yamaichi allegations
      186 8 MELBOURNE Bridge News THE Australian Securities Commission is looking into allegations that Yamaichi Securities Co's Australian operations accounted for a large proportion of the 265 billion yen (553.3 billion) in unrealiaed securities losses held by the Japaneee company. "I have seen those allegations we have
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      Lock icon India's BJP tries to stake claim to form govt
      560 10 NEW DELHI Party Mm mat president in m»v« to replace United Freot AFP INDIA'S Hindu nationalist leader Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday met President K R Narayanan to stake his claim to form a government to fill the power vacuum left by
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      No tears for Gujral govt
      786 10  -  It has a tiwil rsoord, having undone in 17 months nearly all that the Kaogsvt had dons tspnt India on road to sooDosricrstor—i sal gin lih 1 By Prem Shankar Jha THE roost ineffectual government that India has ever had to suffer under met an
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon Russia: No plans to restrict foreign investors
      392 11 MOSCOW Reuters THE Russian government has no plans to restrict the activities of foreign investors in its financial markets, First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais said on Saturday. Foreign investors have withdrawn billions of dollars from Russian financial markets amid turmoil on international
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      Lock icon Gates buys £8m London home: paper
      257 11 LONDON Growing love affair with Britain prompts move to buy property AFP MICROSOFT'S billionaire founder and chief executive Bill Gates was yesterday reported to have bought a house in one of London's most affluent streets. The Independent on Sunday said "continuing difficulties with authorities
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      Lock icon NatWest unit has £300m losses: report
      111 11 LONDON Reuters BRITAIN'S National Westminster Bank pic described as pure speculation a Sunday Times report that its investment banking arm had run up trading losses this year of more than £300 million (*****.4 million). A Nat West spokesman said the bank had a policy
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      Lock icon Victory for anti-hunt lobby
      62 11 [LONDON] Anti-hunting campaigners celebrating outside the House of Commons after MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour MP Michael Foster's bill to ban the hunting of wild mammals with hounds on Saturday. As Mr Foster's bill is not a government proposal, however, it can now easUy
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      Lock icon Israel okays further West Bank pullout; sets terms
      345 11 JERUSALEM It calls to PLO to crack dim oe suicide bonbon and for talks oq final poaco deal Reuters AFP ISRAEL'S cabinet yesterday overwhelmingly approved in principle the conditional handover of more West Bank land to the Palestinians. Cabinet Secretary Danny Naveh
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      Lock icon Yamaichi-type failure in Germany unlikely: Waigel
      346 11 BONN Crises in Japan and S-E Asia not comparable, lie says Reuters GERMAN Finance Minister Theo Waigel yesterday ruled out the possibility of a German bank or securities house collapsing in the same way as Japan's Yamaichi. "Our banking culture and our banking sector
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      Lock icon Pakistan crisis near flashpoint as CJ cancels rival's order
      321 11 ISLAMABAD AFP PAKISTAN'S Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah yesterday cancelled a full court session of IS judges convened by a rival Supreme Court judge to decide if his appointment as chief justice was improper. "No judge has the right to constitute
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Cheaper ADSL technology from Alcatel, Hayes on the way
      672 12  -  However, Sing Tel official argnes against lowering prices too quickly for Magix service By' Toh Han Shih {SINGAPORE] SINGAPORE Telecom will not be lowering the prices of its interactive multimedia service, Magix, in the near fUturedespite the availability of cheaper technology
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      Strong foreign interest in learning ADSL from SingTel
      341 12 [SINGAPORE] French telecom equipment vendor Alcatel is beefing up its people and money investments in Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology In Singapore. Alcatel Singapore marketing manager Frank Christiaens told BusinesslT that the world is eager to learn from the ADSL experience
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      Hewlett-Packard to invest more on assembly units in South-east Asia
      432 12  -  Singapore still highest-growth conntry in region for computer giant By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co will invest more next year in setting up assembly operations with channel partners in key countries in South-east Asia. Singapore will, however, continue
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      Symantec to start manufacturing in S'pore next year
      416 12  -  By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Symantec Corp, the US-based vendor of Norton's Utilities and anti-virus software, plans to set up its manufacturing venture in Singapore early next year by sub contracting the activity to Sin-gapore-based Modus Media. The manufacturing will involve duplication of
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      Intel to phase out MMX chips and push Pentium II
      372 13  -  Two-month Asia-Pac 'Platform Day' roadshow concluded By. Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Chip giant Intel Corp will gradually phase out its MMX-enabled Pentium processors and aggressively push its Pentium II line of processors, a senior company official said here last week. It
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      Microsoft changes licensing policy
      458 13  -  Two schemes for corporate users to stop from today By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Software giant Microsoft Corp has discontinued offering concurrent usage of its MS-Office suite of software to corporate users from today. That means companies have to pay for all the copies of MS-Office, no
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      Trade show firms to merge
      133 13 [SINGAPORE] Two trade show companies, Softbank Forums and Softbank Comdex, have announced that they will merge into a single trade show organisation called Ziff-Davis (ZD) Comdex Forums within the Ziff-Davis group. The Ziff-Davis group accounts for over one-third of the revenues of its parent firm,
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      The world according to Filipowski
      711 14  -  Not many people grasp the potential of the Internet says president of US software firm Platinum ay Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Andrew filipowski, president of US software firm Platinum Technology, has strong views on the future of the Internet and the software industry. He predicted
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      The microprocessor maze: Knowing it can save you headaches
      614 14  -  By Murthy Navarathna The author is director, Asia-Pacific Testing Services, National Software Testing Labs. POTENTIAL computer buyers now have a tough decision. The number of vendors and brands notwithstanding, the problem begins right at the central processing unit (CPU) level itself.
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        New Claris Works products on the market
        84 15 Claris Corp has introduced three new products to work on Mac, Win9S and WinNT systems: Claris Works 5.0, which includes word-processing, database management paint and graphics, and retails at Ssl6s. FileMaker Pro 4.0 (above), an information management solution that works with Microsoft Office
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        Digital's network management suite
        75 15 Digital Equipment has announced the immediate availability of its network management software suite, ClearVisn 2.0, with 10 modules that can be bought either individually or as part of the suite. Digital said the package includes modules for workgroups, intranets, virtual LANs, et cetera, and range in
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        Platinum's Budget Manager 4 here
        54 15 Platinum Software Asia has introduced Budget Manager 4.0, targeted at medium to large companies where budgeting is an integral part of business operations. The product can monitor a company's entire budgeting process, help with collaborative planning, forecasting, tax planning and consolidation, and is available at
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        Digital's Fast Ethernet switch out
        60 15  -  -Compiled by! Raju Chellam Digital Equipment said its Fast Ethernet network switch, VNswitch 900 XX (above), is now available and can be used as a standalone switch or run on a multi-technology platform by snapping it into Digital's Multi Switch 900 high-speed switching chassis. The
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      Sharp steps up multimedia challenge with new products
      629 15  -  Latest initiatives inclnde a local joint venture to encourage downloading mnsic from the Internet By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Sharp-Roxy Sales last week unveiled new initiatives, including an array of eye-catching products, that underline parent company Sharp Corporation's intention to be a major
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      Apple's MessagePad 2100 upgrade unveiled
      215 15 (SINGAPORE] Apple Computer last week introduced the MessagePad 2100, an upgrade over its Message Pad 2000 handheld palmtop computer. The new product offers the versatility of a notebook computer, including e-mail, fax and Internet access. Apple said the 2100 delivers battery life of up to
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      812 16  -  In new releases, she does Berlin, German opera arias, while Alagna serenades with Neapolitan favourites. AMSRBW LXM reviews ANDREW LIM EMI celebrates "100 Years of Great Music" this year, giving it the impetus to re-market its best-selling discs for the occasion. In keeping with the
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      525 16  -  MUSIC ~while Dvorak's Cello Concerto proves too demanding for a soloist Byl David Chow PLAYING armchair critic becomes irresistible when reviewing the performance of a well-known monumental work. The temptation to compare is even greater when the artist has played with major orchestras
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      723 18 Headhunter Richard Hoon decided that he would strike out for himself before reaching 40, writes tamsu vum IT WAS the prospect of turning 40 as a salaryman that prompted Richard Hoon, managing director of executive search firm Humana International (Asia), to make the leap into the
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      344 18  -  By' Tan Su Yen HOW do you get on a headhunter's hit-list? Traditionally, headhunters take the "don't look for us, we'll look for you" approach. In other words, if you are any good, the headhunters will know your name. But if they
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      503 18 Business Bytes A company with limited resources may do better to lease rather than buy a system IN today's information age, a computer system has become an essential item to ensure the smooth running of your business. However, a computer system is also a
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      592 19  -  First phase costs USss6om; company will begin talks on building mtai phase by mid-1998; MP M Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] United Engineers Ltd (UEL), a local engineering and construction company, is looking to double the Eity of the Anhui power being built by
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      731 19  -  MAUBT MATTERS Will the country be forced to torn to the IMF for help? By Eddie Toh WILL Malaysia go to the International Monetary Fund? That's the persistent question in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia and the region continue to be rocked by the currency and stockmarket
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        253 20 [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank announced over the weekend that ST Engineering (STE) will be included in the DBS 50 fedex when its shares are admitted to the Stock Exchange of Singapore next Monday. "The decision to include STE in the DBS 50
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        609 20  -  Plan to fiorg» stronger alliance part of AT&T's strategy to create global phone network By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] AT&T. leader of a loose global telecoms alliance World Partners ill which Singapore Telecommunications is a member, intends to draw Sing Tel into
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        331 20 Anti-trust objections foil pay TV operator's reverse takeover Bloomberg (SYDNEY) Australis Media Ltd shareholders approved the Australian pay television operator's plan for a reverse takeover of its rival Foxtel, even though the transaction is unlikely to go ahead. Australis, which is on the brink
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        160 20 Bemama [KUALA LUMPUR] Increased advertisement revenue led the The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd to record a 22 per cent rise in group pretax profit to 206.64 million Malaysian ringgit (5594.5 million) for the year ended Aug 31, 1997, from RM170.54 million previously. Group
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        157 20 Reuters [MELBOURNE] Australia's struggling corporate giant, The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (BHP), has announced an assault on costs ahead of Christmas, slashing spending budgets and scrapping Christmas parties. The steel, oil and mining giant has told workers in a recent
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        255 22 His plan to bring in new corporate governance rules leads to clash FT [MILAN] Telecom Italia, the Italian telecommunications group, was in turmoil after the resignation of its chairman Guido Rossi on Friday following a boardroom clash about how the newly privatised company
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        339 22 Reuters [LONDON] Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, the world's biggest telecom company, said last week it might consider "joining hands" with other companies as it expands overseas. But in a rare interview outside Japan, president Junichiro Miyazu told Reuters the group was
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        54 22 [NEW YORK] A clerk at Macy's department store in New York moving merchandise into position on Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season. Retailers dubbed the day "Black Friday in hope that sales will turn into the black ink of profits for the
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        437 22 Bloomberg [MILAN] Pirelli SpA, the Italian cable and tyre maker, said it will buy 87 per cent of cablemaker Sirti SpA, by acquiring all of the company's publiclytraded shares and most of Telecom Italia SpA's stake. Pirelli, which already owns 3 per
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        524 22 Better inventory control, joining Dow stocks add to charm LAT-WP [NEW YORK] For most of the past five years, from early 1992 to early this year, Wal-Mart's stock did nothing. Even as the US's biggest retail engine roared on, doubling its sales to
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        326 23 Mm seen as response to Japan's 'Big Bang* financial deregulation reforms Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's "Big Bang" financial deregulation will be a test of survival not only for domestic firms reeling from the collapse of Yamaichi Securities but also for the foreign brokers who
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        259 23 Reuters [WELLINGTON] AMP Investments' purchase of Southpac Investment Management announced last week is the start of a rationalisation process that will change the face of New Zealand's fund management industry, analysts and industry players said. "We see it as a prelude
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        56 23 [UDONG, Cambodia] A Cambodian girl last week planting rice seedlings on land exposed by receding flood water near Udong, 40km north of Phnom Penh. Cambodian agriculture experts say increasing rice production in the dry season is the key to expanding production and turning the country into a
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        399 23 Group decides to raise limits by nearly 10% to 27.5 m bpd Reuters [JAKARTA] Oil prices are expected to slide today following an Opec decision to hoist the group's output ceiling by almost 10 per cent, analysts said. Opec
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        230 23  -  By Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE) Overall losses from worldwide natural disasters have exceeded US$3O billion (5547.8 billion) a year since 1992, says Swiss Reinsurance in the latest issue of its publication, Sigma. Swiss Re notes that in 1995 alone, total losses from natural
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        146 23 AFP [FRANKFURT] Dresdner Bank is looking for a partner in Japan in order to strengthen its asset management business, a spokesman for the bank said last Friday. "But this will not imply an acquisition or the taking of a shareholding in a local bank," Lothar
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        542 24  -  SIHHX Weeklyßoundup US$ likely to remain well bid against yen as well as regional currencies Callum Henderson MMS International (SINGAPORE] The bankruptcy of Yamaichi Securities in Japan, alongside continued weak Japanese economic data and continued credit difficulties in the rest of Asia were the highlights
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        873 24 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Gold prices plunged to a twelve-and-a-half-year low last week, slumping below the psychological US$3OO mark as technical trades and fear of central bank sales tarnished traders' lust for the metal. Dealers off-loaded contracts
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        83 25 Hong Leong Finance is looking at slow loan growth this year. Car financing and residential property loans are down. On the other hand, the group still sees a growth in industrial property loans. The stock is now trading at a discount to its book value. Currently, the
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        102 25 VENTURE Manufacturing It has taken efforts to broaden its business beyond contract manufacturing, setting up joint ventures to develop and market products globally. It is also establishing facilities in Silicon Valley to sell its services as well as to gain access to the latest manufacturing technology in the
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        261 25  -  Source: Analysed i Peter Coker a director of Bridge Int'l Broking UathvltniitlMn 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 divergences (sell
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        434 26 NEW YORK Investors concerned about f&Uont from Yamaichi collapse, currency turmoil AFP THE crisis in South-east Asia and problems with Japan's financial institutions kept share prices down on Wall Street over the past week with investors concerned about repercussions on this side of the
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        210 26 LONDON AFP THE London Stock Exchange was once again held ransom by plunging bourses across South-east Asia last week, as the region was rocked by the closure of Japan's fourth-big-gest brokerage, Yamaichi Securities. The FTSE-100 Index of leading shares fell by 154 points, or 3.1 per
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        872 26 QSydaey -111 AUSTRALIAN stock market bulls are looking to an imminent surge in share prices after weathering another nervous week amid fresh turmoil in crisis-hit Asian economies. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark, the All Ordinaries Index, ended Friday down 16.6 points or 0.7 per cent for the
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        554 26 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are likely to move in a wide range in the coming week as investors look for any news on the use of public funds to bail out crumbling financial institutions, brokers said. "Tokyo stocks will be volatile as investors
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        1372 26 QPuv SM FRENCH stocks could decline in coming days with the US dollar as investors' concerns about an Asian financial crisis ease. The French benchmark CAC-40 Index on Friday rose 25.11 points to 2,854.12, declining 8.99 points for the week. "The dollar's been a refuge currency of
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        259 26 HONGKONG AFP TRADING in Hongkong stocks is expected to stay cautious in the coming days amid persistent concerns over the regional financial crisis, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's key Hang Seng Index lost 21.28 points or 0.21 per cent ov«-
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        220 27 AFP nOomptatehfai -MJ6 MALAYSIAN stocks are expected to trade in a narrow band after foiling 2.61 per cent in the week to Friday amid concerns over the weak Malaysian ringgit, dealers said. "The bourse will trade in a tight range 0f520 to 570 level. Players
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        197 28  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy IN the past, the idea of a warrant expiring unexercised and worthless was unthinkable. These days, it appears to be more the norm than the exception, with more warrants looking like they'll end their lives
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        59 30  -  try Shiv INNO Pacific Holdings dosed unchanged at U5 cents on Friday on a volume <tf 172 million shorts, compared with Us lMay trad* average of €27,300 shorts. The stock has been m a steady downslide M the post three months, and that Is set to continue fir
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        731 30  -  THB WBBK AHEAD Seme support seen for local market at current level but there are still a let ef concerns to be iealt with By R Sivanithy WITH Wtdl Street closed last Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, Asian markets did not have
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      255 31 Contributed by Simpson Spence&Young MESSRS Teekay meantime continued to expand at the modern end of the market, •wing the reported buyers -Tbr an aframax re-sale of 'i about 107,000 tdw due for •delivery to B Skaugen in Japan in March 1906. The 2 .purchase price is being Reported
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      394 31  -  Many owners unwilling to part with vessels: Clarksons report By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Although soaring freight rates and perceived sound market fundamentals had led to a firming of the sale and purchase (SAP) market, the positive sentiment had not translated into higher sales
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      421 31 Container line PftO Nedlloyd's 3rd-qtr profits higher Reuters [LONDON] British shipping group Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation (P&O) plans to merge its bulk shipping operations with Chinese industrial giant Shougang Group. P&O said the merged company would create one of the world's
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      Asia's currency problem appears to have positive impact
      678 31  -  LXMER SCENE By\ David Hughes THE region's financial problems may have been grabbing the headlines over the past week or so with gloomy forecasts of what it all might mean. But the message from the shipping industry is rather different It is
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      164 31 (SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation achieved a 12 per cent increase in its container volume for October over the previous year. The port operator handled 1.27 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in October 1997 compared to 1.14 million TEUs in October 1996, keeping it on track
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      71 31 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will commission a new 100 million Malaysian ringgit (5545.3 million) radar system next year to make the increasingly busy Straits of Malacca safer for ships, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The New Sunday Times quoted Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik
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      146 31 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Cosco Pacific Ltd, the Hongkong arm of China's biggest shipping company, says plunging international markets have crimped its ambitious acquisition programme. "We can't raise funds or issue new shares with the market like this," said vice-chair-man Zhang Dachun. "Would you buy
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      893 32  -  PORT OK THE MOVE iThis port on the Pearl River Delta is set to double its volume over last year as more lines put it on their schedules ■M Russell Barling Cargonews China WHEN 1 pany <MSC) inaugurated a bi-week-Jy service to the Port of
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        347 48  -  All legal obligations have been met, says German carrier, of alliance with cta Byl Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Deutsche Lufthansa shrugged off allegations that it had not formally registered its strategic alliance with Singapore Airlines (SLA) with German competition authorities. "We received no word from
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        542 48 Children allowed the same luggage privileges as adults Washington Post [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun a process that likely will lead to tighter control of carry-on airline luggage, but there was good news for families with children: ticketed youngsters must have the
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          71 48 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Toll Holdings Ltd, an Australian transport company, said It has completed negotiations tor the acquisition of foaitransport businesses from Australia for AI125 million (SS135 million). "The TNT acquisition will enhance Toll's overall service capability and at the same time assist to the
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          85 48 AFXAsIa [HONGKONG) Hongkong Macau International (Holdings I Ltd said it is In talks with an Independent third party to buy a controlling interest in a highway development project in Guangdong province. The company said the acquisition would be financed by a transfer of the
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          109 48 AFP [WOLFSBURG, Germany] Major German car group Volkswagen will devote half of total investment of 43 billion Deutschemarks (SI38.8 billion) slated forthe 1998-2002 period to modernising its production facilities in Germany, VW works council president Klaus Volkert said. In addition, he told
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        337 48 Reuters [THE HAGUE] The Dutch government has abandoned a limit on passenger traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport so it can reap the economic benefits of ftuther growth. Prime Minister Wim Kok said after Friday's cabinet meeting the Netherlands would allow continued growth
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        39 48 [TOKYO] Flight attendants of the AU Nippon Airways (ANA) displaying all the airline's uniforms from the first model (left) to the current model (right) during the airline's 45th anniversary ceremony here on Saturday. AFP
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        357 48 Reuters (KUALA LUMPUR) South-east Asia is facing its worst economic crisis in years and governments are looking to cut defence spending, but participants at Malaysia's air show this week say they are undaunted. "I think a lot of suppliers are scared off
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        309 48 AFP [BRUSSELS] Head of French car maker Renault, Louis Schweitzer, will stand trial here in January for breaching industry rules over the closure of a Belgian-based car plant it was reported. Renault closed the Vttvoorde plant, on the outskirts of Brussels,
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      197 43 2fs^2«JsL2? ,mt MV "EUROPEAN EXPRESS" V.ISIM MV "SEVEN SEAS CHARIOT" V.631E ETA SIN: 5-12-97 ETA SIN: 7-12-97 J ROTTERDAM/HAMBURG AUCKLAND \MV "HANJIN WILIMINGTON" V.OOIW MV "MAERSK TAUPO" V.9723 ETA SIN: 8-12-97 ETA SIN: 03-12-97 I FREMANTIE SHANGHAI MV "BUNGA BIDARA" V.401 MV "KOTA WIRAWAN" V.WRNO92 ETA SIN: 8-12-97 ETA SIN:
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      927 44 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 ■■■I TEL: *****81-3 PAX: ***** M (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR M. 1047M*****D CALL DIRECT LINE: *****41/43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAN JS222ZSBESEOB 7 slqs/week 3 slgs/WEEK IVCttiL POW TSm TJAK I VESSEL IVOY SM [SUR SILVER DAWN 9?4d MPT
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      523 44 NEWARK SHIPPING [Xzr J AGENCIES PTE LTD I 48-A Campbell Lane, Singapore *****1 s »CHTTEAGONG 0- BOMBAY 1 w CALCUTTA J! NHAVA SHEVA U COLOMBO A w MADRAS p DUBAI/JEBEL ALI 0 m TimCORIN R COCHIN E »KARACHI MALDIVES ALSO ACCEPTING ICD DELHI, ICD DHAKA CALL: (66) 294 0949 FAX
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      504 44 SIM FAR EAST 07/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 07/12 BANGKOK 08/12 manilaa:ebu 07/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 07/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 02/12 BUSAN 07/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 07/12 HONG KONG SIM CHINA (*H#±»*§n) 07/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/OINGDAO/HAIKOU SIM EUROPE/UK 08/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU RDM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIM USA/CANADA 02/12 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK ail IPI
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      434 44 Singapore Soviet Shipping j&Co. Pte. Ltd. CR WO: **********00 BOMBAY VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL TRADE FAST TP—i 09/12 11/12 23/12 20/12 ORIENT CORD 100N 00/12 10/12 20/12 30/12 HAiXXMQ HXQOOO 18/12 23/12 04/01 06/01 KOTACAHAYA CAMIOO 22/12 30/12 11/01 13/01 REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA [VESSEL VOY
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      77 45 3<l Foshan <£ Shantou 3 Fuzhou Shanzhan g m\L Hangzhou <£ Wuhan H<l Qingdao <Z Zhongshan ft 3vd San Shan <£ Zhuhal E jp OUR NEXT SAILINGS f 1 MV. -NORDWELLE* V4J32H ETA SM 04/1207 hS Rl MV. "AStAM PEGABU6" VJM74 ETA 9N 07/1207 VM I VINCENT FREIGhfTI |i EXPRESS
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      485 46 I~ VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN 1 TIGER WAVE 584N 29-30/11 04-0&12 12-13/12 I TIGER ISLAND 586N 01-02/12 06-09/12 14-15/12 I TIGER BRIDGE 586N 06-06/12 10-13/12 18-19/12 I TIGER BAY 587N 13-17/12 21-22/12 g TIGER WAVE 588N 12-13/12 17-2W12 25-26/12 g TIGER ISLAND 580N 15-16/12 20-24/12 28-29/12 g IVESSE^^^^VO^^SI^^CA^^SI^I XPRESS
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      703 46 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS 62 j o h Guan Road, Singapore *****1 WT Tel *****66 (60 Unas) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesiri@singnet.com.sg REGULAR |SLA fft SERVICE ALEXANDRIA(ALY)/ VALENCIA(VLC)/ BARCELONA(BCN) Etd SIN EtdALY EM VIC Eld BCN Nediioyd Pascal V 7477 04/12 23/12 MSC Sophie V 9743-3 06/12 26/12 Ever Omed VOl9O-072W 08/12
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      71 46 PROTOS MARINE Pn LTD 101 Uppsr Cross SlrBBt #04-11 Nopia's Park Cantrs *****7 Tot S36WI Fox: S3H7S7 WSMSSL TO lATAM DAILY CONTAINER SHVKI MOWOAY TO FtIOAY tf TM€ COWAWa TtIMIMAi VSIKAMt VOI UkSQM ETA lATAH M.V. FU TAJ »70l 03/12/17 OVI2/17 MLV. FU TAJ »703 M/12/J7 04/12/17 M.V. FU TAJ
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      103 47 IKCND: R Thunderstorm T«mporotur« c A, V Shower W«otH»r Wind faction with speed in knots ••Rom QJ Cloudy Sky Wov ere wdiceted by orrewt wtocfc Hy with tfce wind 0 One H4 arc* represents cafcn or fif ht and vonoMe wind* UOnthaK fleche npnMntt 5 knot. L» One h4 fleche
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      78 48 REQUIRE VESSELS FOR PURCHASE /CHARTER We require three fittings following general specifications Vessels 1 Vessels 2 Vessels 3 1.0.A > 35 m > 35 m 30 m Engines Screws Two BHP (Total) 1500 1000 600-1000 Bow Thruster Min. 1 ton Required Required Age <15 years Any <20 years Survey Speed
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