The Business Times, 2 February 1998

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    20 1 The Business Times MITA(P) 110/12/97 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes S I N G A P O R E MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1998 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Electronics sector braces for price squeeze
    606 1  -  Some businesses may fold as MNCs press suppliers to cat prices by np to 20% Jennifer Lien IT'S BACK to work today for businesses and for local electronics manufacturers, the start of a quarterly pricerenegotiation exercise that many are dreading. "Everybody is trying to
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    Lock icon Reuters stock gets pounding on new details of espionage probe
    439 1 Shares down another 7%, three execs at US unit suspended FT [LONDON] A further 7 per cent was knocked from the value of shares in Reuters, the UK financial information group, on Friday after more details emerged on a US
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    Lock icon Up against a wall of money
    1140 1 LAT-WP [NEW YORK] Money of the kind that rains down on Wall Street at this time of year can do strange things to people in business suits. Bonus season, when the elite collect multiples of their annual salary in one gigantic lump, is in
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    Lock icon Smith Kline merger may spur rivals
    817 1 Tie-up with Glaxo will bolster stocks of drug firms: analysts Reuters |NKW Y()KK| A record-setting merger of British drug giants SmithKline Heecham pic and Glaxo Wellcome pic, If consummated, is seen by Wall Street analysts as likely to Incite a mating dance among other
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      162 1 mans Cwtly exercise Defending the HK dollar may be expensive, but to unpeg it would be even more costly, argues BTs HK correspondent, PglO The questioning of the influential Wanandi brothers in connection with a bomb blast in Jakarta is significant because for the first time since the financial crisis
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      315 1 L A Herald Ike Hew \jem mtk mt rearmi special |5] k J y YU-SHENG Our Yu Sheng Selections will feature an invariably wide assortment of the finest HgHj Yu Sheng ingredients. 'Lo Hei' this Chinese New Year to greater heights at our J* W* fine and rcasl|fl Ito hold
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  • SINGAPORE/REGION
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      Lock icon Japan may consider more stimulus after April: LDP chief
      463 2 TOKYO Bloomberg, AFP JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party may consider additional stimulus to shore up the economy, but only after April, said Koichi Kato, secre-tary-general of LDP. Mr Kato was responding yesterday to LDP official Hiromu Nonaka's proposal on Saturday for
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      Lock icon Indonesia imposes new controls on banks, orders full reviews
      570 2 JAKARTA Limits introduced on forex deposits and liakiiitiftgj including letters of credit AFP Bloomberg INDONESIA yesterday imposed new controls on banks, putting ceilings on foreign exchange deposits and liabilities and ordering the institutions to conduct full reviews of their positions. The
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      Lock icon EU banks may agree to roll over debt: Chuan
      549 2 MBANGKOK EU is Hiafland's third biggest creditor after Japan and the US Reuters AFP THAILAND said yesterday it was optimistic that banks in the European Union would roll over their portion of its corporate debt as it struggled through its worst
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      Lock icon Asian crisis' social impact a World Bank concern
      445 2  -  SINGAPORE fiy. Annette Pan THE World Bank's focus in the Asian economic crisis is not merely on the region's troubled financial markets but also on the social impact of the problems, its president James Wolfensohn said yesterday. "Unemployment and poverty in the
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      Lock icon South Korea to discuss lowering rates with IMF
      543 2 SEOUL Govt to announce this week package to ease financial (ranch Reuters SOUTH Korea's finance minister said yesterday the government would hold talks with the International Monetary Fund on lowering sky-high interest rates in the domestic money market. "I feel very sorry
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      S'pore govt stepped up intimidation alter polls: US State Dept
      480 2  -  Report critical of use of courts for action against opposition llcports try Yen Sreenivasan (SINGAPORE) The Singapore government generally respects the human rights of its citizens but stepped up intimidation of the opposition in 1997 following the general election, says
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      Regional turmoil may shake faith in democracy
      178 2 SINGAPORE THE prevailing financial crisis in Asia could derail political progress made by countries in the region and roll back the gains in human rights made over the years, according to US acting Secretary of State Strobe Talbot. "In some cases, the prosperity
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      Lock icon Dr M to meet Ramos on new trade system
      386 2 MANILA Tliey will discuss use of local currencies in inter-Asia trading AFP Bernama AFX-Asia MAIJVYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to meet with Philippine President Fidel Ramos here next week to discuss a proposed trade system using local currencies, government
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Set up new international regulatory body: Soros
      484 4 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Current ones will suffice if they adapt: World Bank, IMF AFP IDAVOS. Switzerland) US fi nancier George Soros called on Saturday for a new international mechanism to regulate financial markets, saying existing international financial institutions cannot cope. Representatives of major
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      Lock icon Soros sees firm HK$ peg; time of austerity for SE-A
      327 4 Bloomberg [DAVOS) Financier George Soros said he expected the Hongkong peg to the I'S dollar to hold and its collapse was an "unlikely event". At a press conference during the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum on Saturday. Mr
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      Lock icon Iraq will face substantial force, warns Albright
      340 4 JERUSALEM But US also ready to support expanding the food-for-oil project Reuters US SECRETARY of State Madeleine Albright said yesterday Washington was ready to use "substantial" force against Iraq, while Baghdad newspapers said any US attack was doomed. Hut Ms Albright, speaking at
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      Lock icon Clinton to ask US corporates to help finance new tax breaks
      325 4 WASHINGTON Bloomberg PRESIDENT Bill Clinton plans to ask Wall Street and US firms to help pay for much of his proposed tax relief and spending programmes. Mr Clinton, in the spending blueprint he sends to Congress today, will propose
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      192 4 BUSINESS Notices I nvßn ImillajU J VIIIIV A nil I i KASTIC COHSTft'iCCHS COLASIT ASIA PTE LTD ■f are pleaded to announce that we are now providing direct factory Technical Sale> &c Support for the full range of Gjlasit Fans for corrosive resistant applications 15 Jalar. Kilang Barat Singapore *****7
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      212 4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I Woo Mew Han of 73. Lorong-L, Telok Kurau Singapore *****2. have applied for a Beerhouse. Second Class Licence in respect of M/s Happy Kitchen Pie Ltd.. located at #01-02. No.I. Yuan Ching Road Singapore *****0. and that this application will be considered by the
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      337 4 In Ihr Mailer of The Companies Act, Cap. $0 And In the Matter of MMMMINK I>FV FI.OTMFNT PTF LTD SIA HI URVJ> F c L ARAT IO BLM I. I»H CHIN HOCK, ol 1211 Hougang Atcnuc S IM Singapore VRIIJB. NKIC No SI)V7IMV. make oath and say as Mfcmis I
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      507 4 Why HK must not give up the peg, Pg 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF KALTIM PRIMA SHIPPING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Scctton 308 ot the Companies Act. Cap 50 that the Final
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      20 4 To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classified. Call Today For Results Tomorrow. CATS. 1800-737-1166
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      347 4 r the COMP AMES ACT 1 CHAPTER SO SECTION 2*o(2Kb) NOTICE Of WSOiUTIOW UMOOM TECHNOLOGY PTE LTO (M MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Umzon Technology Pte Lid held at 6 Battery Road. •32-00. Singapore *****9 on the 23rd day ot January 1996. the Mowing special resolutions
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Suharto on the counter-offensive?
      1659 5  -  Surprise questioning of Wanandi brothers over a bomb blast in Jakarta may put critics on the defensive Yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor [SINGAPORE] INDONESIA'S political tension triggered by the financial crisis took a new twist last week when some prominent members
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon 3 men and a test-tube baby
      1312 6  -  The actors in Theatre Works' coming production, AI, share with bem mtjnroe their views about the play BEN MUNROE AI is at Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel at Bpm from Feb 12 to 22. For tickets, call 348-5555. Alarm bells started ringing when, with all
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      Lock icon Korda slams Rios to take title
      689 6 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Czech shoots up the rankings to No 2 from No 7 with his first Grand Slam victory Reuters AFP [MELßOUßNE) There is life after 29 in tennis, and Petr Korda is going to enjoy every second of it. The 1998 Australian Open
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      Lock icon Dame Kiri keeps plans for future close to her heart
      662 6 PERSONALITY 'Life is fall of surprise turns,' says opera singer ATT [NEW YORK) Last month, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was singing radiantly and moving audiences as the Countess in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Richard Strauss' Capriccio. the last of
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      Lock icon Hingis determined to hold her course
      455 6 Aassie Open champ will have to take on Graf, Seles in Tokyo AFP [MELBOURNE] Martina Hin gis celebrated her Australian Open triumph by watching the movie Titanic and it will take a disaster of similar proportions to knock her off course this year. A
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      83 6 SALUT RESTAURANT 8e WINE BAR Valentine's Day Lovebirds' Menu 14th February 1998 5-Course Set Dinner Menu at S$ 119+++ per person v Special Door Gift and a Glass of Fruit Champagne for each Diner To place reservations, request for the menu or location map, please call Eloise Ong at 225
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      246 7 Where to wine, dine and entertain...(<lEal|Nij and remember her as your sweetheart, your girlfriend, your fiancee. This Valentine's Day, recapture the romance with a magical candlelit dinner at The Xassim Room. And watch the stars from one of our exquisite rooms. It s an offer that comes straight from the
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      165 7 FAPOLLOHOT&. —«w Year of the Tiger with a grand feast at Luna Coffee House with family and friends. 31 Jan -11 Feb 1998 BUFFET LUNCH BUFFET DINNER Adult: $21 80 Adult: $22.80 Child: $13 80 Child: $15.80 For reservations call 733 2081 ext. 468 All Milifct to lIH service charge.
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      141 7 For the best catch greatest variety of seafood, and the juiciest sizzling steaks by a relaxing poolside setting, -"Palm Terrace Open daily for all-day dining, alfresco style with an exotic Ralinese setting. For reservations, please call 731 7990. $8 OTAi CROWNE PLAZA" HNINN lit *.W IUUn Imm I immr run
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      338 7 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classified. CATS. Call Today For Results Tomorrow. 1300-*****66 PROSPERITY Q~pn AND GOOD LUCK |-=tr I 1a AT THE VZ. IMPERIAL fir Toss in good fortune with our YUSHENG SPECIALS From 26 Jan 11 Feb only. SMAIt MfO«UM WITH SALMON S4o* 555" WITH PARANG FISH
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      206 7 A TVIYYcat CiUtrttiln AT MANDARIN SINGAPORE Savour traditional Chinese New Year favourites with us as we usher in the Year of the Tiger this Lunar New Year season Call 831 6262 for more details. J ZL 133 Orchard Road. Singapore TH 7J7M11 Blelg eEIB| Fro** 16FU J««* Fe lIIV Feb,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      834 7 TV&RADIO ~A dim tv i 12J5 AM Chicago Hope 10.00 AM News (M). m Winging It. 10.02 Istimewa Bersama Mas 4.00 Kidz Blitz. Sesame Street. LOS The Late Night Movies Kidz Blitz: Bingo Molly. Question Of Gulit. ILO2 Kerengge Khas Aidilfitri. 5.30 Kidz 2.40 Celebrity Carmen Miran- 12.00 NNNews(Af). KAA
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      316 7 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 9 A bird sheltering in the denser lioi 10 Old seaman. at all conventhe carrier getting off LJ— course (6) 12 Disease afflicted this holiday 1^ area (7) 15 Turn aside by the green (7) 16 liPcture making a point about 17 Tap a medico with little hesita
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Apple to set up developer relations unit in Singapore
      522 8  -  It will focus on new applications in education and publishing sectors By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Apple Computer will set up a new "developer relations unit" here to help in dependent software vendors (ISVs) to develop and market new software applications in
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      Lock icon Australian company says it has cheap fix for Y2K bug
      431 8 Reuters [CANBERRA) A small Australian computer software company said last week it had developed an easy, cheap, do-it-yourself solution to the millennium bug problem. Inforsoft Pty Ltd. a six-month-old company based in the Australian capital of Canberra. said the Info
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      Digital mega-deal dominates Compaq briefing
      753 8  -  Compaq chief Pfeiffer sees big wins for both companies h^itm Kenneth James in London THK "Monica factor" hold sway at Compaq Computer's briefing of analysts and the international media hero last Tuesday as interest centred on the sexy story that wasn't on the original agenda:
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    • IT TAKES
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        Silicon Graphics gets new CEO
        52 8 (SINGAPORE! Richard Belluzzo has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Silicon Graphics Inc (SGI). He succeeds Edward McCracken, who had previously announced his intention to step down. Mr Belluzzo, 44, was formerly executive vice-president and general manager of the computer products organisation at
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        Adobe Studio set up for users
        61 8 (SINGAPORE) Adobe Systems last week announced it has set up Adobe Studio, a club for registered users of Adobe products. Singapore members of the club will get discounts on a range of products, free gifts, and access to Adobe's library of technical documents and
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        Temasek Poly gets Solomon Software
        54 8 (SINGAPORE) Accounting software packages worth $700,000 have been donated to Temasek Polytechnic's accounting and finance course by Solomon Software (SEA) Pte Ltd. The software, Solomon IV Accounting Package, is Internet-enabled and Windows based. Solomon will provide 6T> user 1 icences of its package to the
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        Critical data access slow, says study
        106 8 (SINGAPORE) Employees at most large companies find it tough getting critical computerised data quickly, according to a survey by FIND/SVP and EMC Corp. The survey polled 700 information systems managers worldwide and found that 43 per cent found their systems were unexpectedly down more
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        Infosecurity Asia '98 in June
        79 8 [SINGAPORE] South-east Asia's first IT security exhibition and conference, Infosecurity Asia '98, will be heid at Suntec City from June 25 to 27. The event will be jointly coordinated by National Computer Systems and Reed Exhibition Companies. Two other shows Scan Tech Asia '98 and
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        Fact's new forex solution unveiled
        61 8  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Fact Software International has announced a software solution for Singapore companies for disclosing unrealised foreign exchange grains/ losses for the new Statement of Accounting Standard (SAS2O). which is applicable from Jan 1. Fact said the multi-currency features in its real-time
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        Creative's digital colour video camera
        56 9 CREATIVE Technology's new Videoßlaster Web Cam II digital colour camera for desktop computers is now available. Retailing at U5599.99 (Ssl77), the product sports a new look, increased mobility, greater precision and easy set-up. Also included is Creative Video Web Phone, a PC-based Internet telephone that
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        Son's new workstations launched
        58 9 SUN Microsystems has launched two new personal workstations under its Darwin line. Called the Ultra 5 and Ultra 10, the systems combine the Sun Sparc Solaris operating system with high-end graphics, and retail at prices from U553,400 (556,018). Sun said the systems are targeted at design
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        Adaptec's 64-bit SCSI kit here
        49 9 ADAPTEC Inc has announced the industry's first 32/64 bit PCI Ultra 2 SCSI solution for workstations and servers. This solution doubles the performance of UltraSCSI to burst rates of 80 megabits per second. Adaptec says the kits are available now at US$499 (SSBB3) each.
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        Platinum's Y2K automated solutions
        53 9 PLATINUM Technology Asia has released TransCentury Calendar Routines Version 4, a year 2000 (Y2K) date-logic conversion tool. This upgrade offers a faster solution by automating most of the conversion process. Platinum says the solution is targeted at medium to large organisations and will be available at
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        WRQ Express Meter 3.6 ready
        57 9 WRQ Inc's software management tool for Win 95 and Win NT platforms. Express Meter 3.6. is now available. The tool provides comprehensive information on an enterprise's software licence compliance, software expenses and use of IT assets. WRQ says it is priced at US$2O (5535.40) per
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        Exide's new UPS far servers available
        57 9 EXIDE Electronics has announced Powerware Prime, a new, three-phase, double-conversion, online UPS (uninterrupted power supply) system specially designed for centralised servers, telecom and industrial applications. Exide says prices start from 118,000 and the range is from 7.5 kVA to 15 kVA. with battery life
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        Sybase's PowerSite Enterprise 1 here
        103 9  -  -CwpiMty! Raju chellam SYBASE Singapore has announced Power Site Enterprise 1.0, an open, rapid-application development environment for building, managing and deploying Internet applications. The tool enables developers to quickly create thin-client business applications using standard Web technologies such as HTML. Dynamic HTML, Java, Javaßeans and
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      Big vendors endorse Intel's new Pentium II chip
      289 9  -  Hewlett-Packard among the first to offer 333 MHz systems here f{r/n>rt.s by Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Leading computer makers such as Compaq. Acer. Hewlett-Packard and IBM will support Intel's newest 333 Mhz Pentium II processor that it launched in the Asia-Pacific last
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      Dow Jones launches financial information support tool
      466 9  -  Larry Wee (SINGAPORE! Dow Jones has launched a financial information support tool which, like many other Windows based programs, can quickly become something that decision-mak-ers cannot live without. Activel will benefit not only front-line traders but also private bankers, portfolio investors, risk managers
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      Intel to launch networking products for SMEs this month
      197 9 (SINGAPORE) Intel will launch in Singapore and Asia this month a range of networking products aimed at getting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) connected to the Internet. This is an expansion from the US giant's core chip business into the networking
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      175 8 Managing Directors You can save your company from getting hit again by the "Regional Currency Crisis Chances are that your company is still struggling with old, outdated, batch processing accounting software. That is the reason why you do not get your management reports on time, and could not hedge the
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      169 8 I Family. Friends. Fine fish. (Just some of the freshed ingredients you'll find in our authentic Teochew Raw Fish Celebration) Start the year afresh and welcome good luck in health and wealth with only the finest fresh fish in an age old recipe of true Teochew-style Raw Fish. fIP quite
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      123 9 -45• 24 O -36 -fcc ,>3 K S-45 240 -36 -fcx -jp ]pc 45 240 .18 i 7 "When I first started talking about firewalls," *45.0 92 Q3TIC 1 saysDierTAi sDr. Brian Retd. -people thought I 1-3 3 2 2 6 was referring to things made of bricks and (■PPP*<
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  • Companies & Markets
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      Lock icon Daewoo Telecom first Korean target for foreign takeover
      297 10 Seoul to approve hostile bids; Daesang Group also ready to sell to foreigners AFP [SEOUL] Daewoo Telecom became the first target of a foreign company in South Korea's crippling financial crisis, as the Seoul parliament convened a new session to approve laws
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      Lock icon Air Touch to buy US West unit for US$5.7b
      122 10 Reuter [SAN FRANCISCO) Air Touch Communications Inc is set to become the US' second largest wireless provider after agreeing last Thursday to buy the domestic wireless holdings of CS West Media Group in a US$5.7 billion (SSIO billion) stock and-debt deal.
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      Why HK must not give up the peg
      992 10  -  HAMO SBVO DTSIOHT Defending the currency link Is costly, but delinking would be even more costly Quak Hiang Whai AHKOKKK w.'is heard telling his friend over theChini»se New Year holidays this is not the time to greet someone* "sun ninn fai link"
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        HK to better protect small investors
        442 11  -  CA Pacific case spurs development of new insurance plan tVoii Loh Hui Yin in lonffkony THE Hongkong stock market regulator is developing an insurance scheme to protect small investors, replacing an existing compensation fund which has proved rigid in dealing with victims of the
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        Quotation of Singapore Government Stocks (Jan 31,1998)
        340 11 MUCATIVE NUMBER MIDDLE MUCKS COUPON INTEREST Of DAYS QT (OCUJWNO QROM MATURITY YEAR RAISED RATE AMOUNT PAYMENT ACCRUED ACCRUED RKOBOTIOM <%PA) <®0 DATES IKTEREST INTEREST) YIELD PA) 1-2.98 N*****0T 1906 1JV8 _550.00 1/2 1/8 188 100.00 1,01# 15.4.98 Lou t 1978 6 V4
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        Lock icon UK's largest funds underperformed in '97
        240 11 Reuters l LONDON J Britain's largest ptxiled pension managers underperformed against median returns in 1997. according to a survey released on Friday. The pooled mixed-and-property fund median gain for the year was 16.6 per cent despite a 2.4 per cent reverse in the fourth
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        Lock icon Lloyd's of London may face US trial for fraud
        331 11 FT [LONDON] The Supreme Court of California has delivered an embarrassing blow to efforts by Lloyd's of London to end litigation which has dogged it in the US. The Californian court's decision, made in the past few days, means Lloyd's could
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        Lock icon China bank to offer forward trading
        127 11 AFP (BEIJING] One of China's four major commercial banks will launch full-scale forward trading in foreign currency during 1998 to enable enterprises to reduce exchange risks, Xinhua said on Saturday. The Hank of China service, which is already offered on an experimental basis by
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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        Lock icon Holidays bring relief to Asia
        570 12 SIMBX Weeklyßoundup AFP [HONGKONG] Many of the region's currencies strengthened during the week, aided by shortened trading weeks due to holidays as well as internal efforts to help their battered economies. INDONESIA RUPIAH: The Indonesian currency ended trading last week on Thursday at between 10,500
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        Lock icon Gold tops US$300 as investors seek safe haven from Clinton sex scandal
        876 12 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP I LONDON| (>old prices surged on the l/ondon Mnllion Market last week, breaking the US$.lOO barrier as investors sought financial havens from the sex and lies scandal threatening US President Hill Clinton. The metal ended
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1885 12 SICOM FUTURES ./a t, >r, RUB8ER futures dosing ts m 5JOpmi BSS1 CONTRACT'S cntsAqi Close VotafM Open Month if? S«tt (tows) Inttftst Frt98 137.00 150 Mar 98 138.25 300 Apr 98 140.50 4000 "*v 98 142.75 4225 Jun 98 144.75 3700 ■M/Sep 98 158.00 156.00 153.25 450 4845
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    • MARKET REVIEWS
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        Lock icon Stocks set for Chinese New Year rally
        303 13 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG stocks are set to rise when the market reopens today after the Chinese New Year holiday, on top of gains made in a shortened week. The key Hang Seng Index put on 332.16 points, or 3.7 per cent, to finish
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        ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
        892 13 QSydney +33L4 THE reopening of Asian markets after the Chinese New Year would send Australian share prices plummeting if talk of bankruptcies and economic meltdown continued, brokers said on Friday. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, rose 33.4 points, or 1.2 per cent,
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        403 13 NEW YORK Exceptional results from companies like Walt Disney and Merck also help to boost shares AFP WALL Street investors were reassured last week by solid quarterly results. President Bill Clinton's message to Congress and comments by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on
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        334 13 LONDON AFP THK London market rose to record heights last week, on the wings of Wall Street, bid speculation in numerous sectors and a more favourable interest rate outlook, dealers said. The KTSK-100 Index of lead ing shares closed at a record high
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        354 13 TOKYO AFP JAPANKSE share prices are expected to hold firm in the coming week on expectations that the government is ready to launch additional economic measures, brokers said. "There is expectation that the government is going to introduce further economic
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        1900 13 P»™ *49% FRENCH stocks could break new records this week amid optimism over corporate profits and as the US dollar's strength fuels gains in exporters. On Friday. France's benchmark CAC-40 rose 38.32 points to a record 3,172.14 after five consecutive gains. The index closed 1.84 points below
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        175 14  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy MALAYSIAN firm Rashid Hussain's shares have been among the worst hit in the local market. Tailing from their 52week high of 21.80 Malaysian ringgit to KM3.12 now. This makes its warrants in teresting. so perhaps a
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      2685 14 Week Ended: 27 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Cr Gr 1997/98 L*»» V* LMt Ouot* D»v Mv VM Net M Cw High Low Stno Comparty t*t (OOP) Hl» Law Buyer H C'w P/t $mM 478 28 miSCOGASBSGc 86-5 *2 001 90 82 5 86 5 87 50 33 II 39 5
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        1547 15 TURNOVER OOO) VALUE COOO) Main CM Tot* MUl CK» Trt* Industry 57,395 44.709 102.104 130,454 17,180 147.634 '2.746 12,801 25.547 75.836 8,762 84.598 Motats 1.936 934 2.870 2.693 248 2.941 Proeartias 20,458 9,529 29,987 52.120 2.596 54.716 Plantation 3.600 3.600 4,907 4,907 923 923 542 542 Bt.* 4.678 9,098 13.776
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        423 16 Source: Deutsche Morgan Stocks Volume •Renong Bhd 50c 18,564,000 SingTel 15c 12.507,000 TAC BtIO 200 10,327,000 •Rekapacific Bh 10,101,000 UOB Foreign 7,522,000 •MBf Capital 7,296,000 Keppel Land50c 6,816,000 DBS Land 6.734,000 City Oev 50c 6,461,000 •Promet 5.380.000 Stocks UOB Foreign 46,794.151 SingTel 15c 41,828.115 City Oev 50c 33.498,871 SPH Foreign
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        78 16  -  -by Van Sreenivasan Van Der Horst, which has been sliding for most of the past six months, seems to have found some support at current levels. Although the short term RSI suggests little chance of a pick up now, the long term shows the selling may have been
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        664 16  -  THE WMHIF AHPAn Uncertainty over at Wall St as a result of Clinton sex scandals and Indonesia's volatile situation may hinder rebound Hn R Siranithy IT WOULD bo no exaggeration to say that for the better part of 10 months now.
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      61 14 Hello! I'm calling about\ c 'i" your advertisement in great...just like J J The Straits Times Classified... I I the ad J V T!" ,ts Times Classified. I y Sti HaVe tHe PUPPV described. J V* I'll be right over! —-Nw^ L<rco -v c.l ny— Buying or selling through The
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      288 17 ♦Contributed by Simpson S pence Young THE tanker market has remained more active and we have seen another en bloc sale/ bareboat deal. This involved four vessels being sold by Messrs Ceres Hellenic to clients of B+H in the USA against 5/6 years bareboat charter back (fuller details
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      263 17 mm. CWT OMTMIM 0.52 -0.005 31 ChuW 0.435 «0.0» FrpMKLMU Io.29 -0005 186 oaitufnt 0J9 ♦0.015 I HaiSuiHup 0.50 *0.005 249 Httacni Zo**n 0.575 <0.015 71 IMCHiMngp HK 54 JayaMoMn* 037 uncti 2 Jurono Shipyard —7.75 *0.05 Kapp*ICorp 4.00 unch 1224 KappplFElS 4M3 *0.04 181 KappplMarlnp a 96
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      587 17  -  Mergers, layoffs central to revamping large but flabby shipbuilding sector From P T Bangsberg in Manila MOVES by China to restructure its large but flabby shipbuilding sector appear to be gaining steam, with mergers and layoffs key to the exercise. The government has used
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      307 17 Angry dockers throw rock at guards over labour dispute Reuters (MELBOURNE] Fresh violence flared on Australia's waterfront yesterday, raising the temperature in a volatile labour dispute on the eve of fragile peace talks. A rock was thrown at a bus carrying security guards into a
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      594 17  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes THK major classification societies routinely send out information and cautionary tales based on their recent experiences. Norway's Det Norske Veritas (I)NV) issues its Casualty Information bulletin in the hope, it says, of contributing to the "prevention of similar occurrences in
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      1054 18  -  PHILIPPINES SHIPPING Nenaco and Trans-Pacific Towage are the latest marine companies to fall victim to currency turmoil From Alec Almazan in Manila TWO of the Philippines' leading marine companies are the latest companies to have fallen victim to the Asian currency crisis. Negros Navigation
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      370 18 PAGE EuroHansa 6 ANL 3 Ewrgreen 6 9 Accord 8 Op Orient 14 Ahrenkiel 14 EL Brigut 15 App«r»tMf> 5 FarwkJe M Asia OCl 15 Fooft, > Sun 8 i Astro J Froti 15 Austral 9 Frt Links 16 Avant 16 G Linl1
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      17352 26 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser VtSMl Voyage T»i*pHon» ETA ETA Adv*rti»*f Vnul Voytg* T*l*p»i on* SIN D*»t'n Nam* Nam* Number Number SIN D*st n N*m* N«m* Numb*r Number S A 03/02 25/02 DSEN CMOYANG ATLAS WN806 65-*****10 03/02 25/02 Hanjin C. ATLAS 003W 65-*****24 T 05/02 24/02
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        514 33 Vassal Voy No Barth Arrival Dapartura Juronq Port At Nasr 06 98 JOS alonqside 01.02/2300 Golden Yi 25A J12 alonqside 01.02/1030 Lycabetus 705N J06 alonqside 02.02/1700 Senboku Ac* 20A J07 alonqside 02.02/1500 Andre Delmas 708W J06 02.02/1900 03.02/2359 Bt IH5 55 *****8 J01 02.02/1000 02.02/1800 Bt Mm Gt6
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        1991 33 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklng/Balanct Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod From To From Nvbtsciit OOM OVO'M n OVUM 02/ O»M 02/0*00 It OVUM KWI Ultimo I u/orw 02/HM 02/MM 4 OWN 02/MM 02/UM J.J 2 (0*2* 03/1400 24 OVUM 02/MM 02/0*00 21 OVUM
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        168 33 Feb 5 Mexico: Anniversay of the Constitution. Feb 0 New Zealand: Waitangi Day. Fab II Japan: National Foundation Day. Thailand: Makha Bucha. MM United States: Washington's Birthday Holiday. Feb 23 Brunei National Day. Luxembourg Carnival Monday. Feb 24 Portugal: Carnival. Mar 2 Greece: Orthodox I>*nt Monday. Mar 17
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        860 33 THIS report. i-ompllnl by I'm-kiMi Marine Oil I .lit. »hn»i |>rl<f iiinip-i In I'S dollar* InMrnri of *lng|p price* fur a miirr i-omprrhrn»lv« ile m rlption of the market Mn* »hown iirr hunt on avrriv »l»ed »lrm Mmi krt movement* Mtr Indicated The (Wkett Hunker Price
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        547 33 C«'»o« HO Mii 1016.5 0.6 15.2 0.14 106 0.05 Jm 22 Dtntltf ImMim At* Aluminium Srtlmpot No (ton t25 10 13 10 MO Aw 966.4 0J 13.2 0.06 29 0.02 Ium 380 MM 991.0 1.0 16.6 0.13 67 0.05 Wl ffu m«*4 Wo pbow C35 0
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        228 34 AFP [BANGKOK] The plummeting value of the Thai baht has pressured a privately owned Thai airline to levy from Sunday a surcharge on its main internal route in a bid to recoup its losses, the carrier said. "The devalued baht combined with
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        398 34 Japan govt welcomes sign of equality bnt JAL chief claims widening imbalance Bloomberg [TOKYO] A civil aviation agreement designed to boost the number of flights and airlines serving Japan and the US has been received with mixed reaction in Tokyo. Japan Airlines president Akira
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        410 34 Increase reflect higher wages, plane maintenance costs Bloomberg |SAN FRANCISCO) UAL Corp and AMR Corp. the two biggest US airlines, said they expect costs to rise by as much as 3 per cent this year. Taster than last year,
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        188 34 AFP [WELLINGTON! Australia's national airline Qantas is negotiating a deal with Ansett to allow it to fly domestic routes in New Zealand, NZPA reported on Saturday. The new airline possibly called Qantas New Zealand would replace Ansett New Zealand and compete
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        259 34 Reuters [MOSCOW] Russian regional air carriers are fighting to establish themselves at Moscow airports by making scheduled passenger and cargo flights to the Russian capital and using it as the hub for international flights, officials said. "The Moscow air market is very important
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        348 34 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co said it will cut the number of platforms on which it builds vehicles to almost one-fifth of the current total as part of a plan to slash costs and cut development time in the face of
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        304 34 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Bayerische Motoren Werke AG may produce a BMW brand off-road vehicle in the US before end--1999, according to a firm that will supply parts for the car. SAI Automotive AG, Europe's largest maker of car interiors. received an order
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      119 17 ABf mm 7! COMHCN It M A»ITlMl Marfret Compagnie Maritime CHANGE OF AGENTS It is our pleasure to inform that effective Ist February 1998 Marfret Compagnie Maritime will be represented in South East Asia by Barwil Agencies Pte Ltd. In this connection, our team at Barwil will be most pleased
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      120 17 Mixed response to US-Japan air pact Japan govt welcomes sign of equality but JAL chief claims widening imbalance. Back Page We can't deliver to Mars (yet), but our fast service covers the earth. C; I 01 Ihe most ell k lent soi kc. in \su jiul mound (he woi IJ.
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      186 18 ASIA ANDES EXPRESS SERVICE II TO (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA) A NEW DIRECT SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE TO MEXICO, COLOMBIA, PERU AND CHILE VESSEL VOY SPORE MANZANHLO BUENAVENTURA CAUAO 110 KXJIQUE ANTOfAGASTA VALPARAISO CSAVRAHUE 0411 06/02 08/03 13/03 16/03 19/03 21/03 22/03 2S/03 SETTSU 0504 IS/02 IS/03 23/03 26/03 28/03
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      1054 19 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VESSEI VOT SM RTM HAM MTV SOU UH IvKSCI VOT ITM NAM MV SOU UN PIC SM~j TNAMIS 5034 27/01 12/02 10/02 14/02 NEDUOTD HONSHU 4024 04/01 00/01 05/01 04/01 20/01 MOSA 1031 23/01 01/02 10/02 13/02 14/02 lAUMK 2034 11/0113/01 14/0117/01 03/02 MMGAPEIANGI 3031 24/01
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      2209 19 0 HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* JWWi/VOT~ MM $g— UNI HMK/YOT SEA WW IDMI PM 01 m, W QTT |MM| PH QWI TW IW 1 W nwmTwwwn m/oi qi/w m/oi 71/w n/n n/t\ 73/w 73/07 74/07 75/07 ts/w ~is/w 7*/07~ a/w ~m7w m/w h. Kuisrowi un 30/01 oi/oi sosi/iqie ?s/w m/w
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      1153 20 MY ANG Internet Web Site http: //www yml.com.tw fft -H E-m»tl Addr—» c«ohp72o.yml.com.tw unimmMmimnmmMEimiinimEsiimnim VESSEL WO* SM CMS HTM HAM FXT LEH ANR HUMBER BRIDGE JBO4W 02/02 19/02 21/02 22/02 24/02 GIBRALTAR BRIDGE ABOSW 06/02 10/02 28/02 26/02 25/02 02/03 MING WEST JBOSW 08/02 25/02 27/02 28/02 02/03 MING GIORV
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      496 20 LINE TIL: *****36 PAXi *****12 MUARA I LABUAN vessel voy no eta vissii vor et® eta SPOtE MUAtA SPOtE UN APMGIOtY VO3E/98 03/02 M/ 02 APtliaOtY VO3I/M 03/02 07/02 J.PMXPB VO4E/M M/ 02 M/ 02 J. PBOSPER VO4E/M M/ 02 W/02 APMGIOtY VO4E/98 12/02 15/02 AfMGUMY VO4E/W 12/02 16/02 j.
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      1342 21 VESSEL VOY SIN BKK POU PKO PEN BUM SUB SA BIK IRAN TEYFOURI PJL-1257 09/01 18/01 IRAN TAKHTI PJL-1268 14/01 22/01 IRAN GHEYAMAT PJL-1272 03/02 12/02 ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAIJAN, ARMENIA, KAZAKHSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, KIRGISTAN, TADZHIKISTAN 4 GEORGIA VIA B. ABBAS, BIK
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      489 22 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VESSEL I VOT I SM I PLU I PUB 1 CPT I R/BAT GAHTABHUM 003S 04/0? 17 /D 2 20/02 KAWTAI DRA&OW 004S 10/0? 70/02 24/0? 2S/02 WAKTAIPWWCE Q|OS 14/02 02/03 06/03 NANTAI VENUS 025S 22/02 02/03 04/03 09/03 GOLDEN DRAGON
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      1249 30 —SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALL■ P18ECT*****41/43 JESSICA/CEUA/MEI CHAN J2J22ZiBESE3I 7 SLGS/WEEK [2JJJSHS2B 2 SLG/WEEK |VESSEL VOY [SIN [JAK -jgy 1.?b?..-=r-l SILVER DAWN 9806 IN PT 04/02 (WED) TWADIKA 1288
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      570 30 Singapore Soviet Shipping s&Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL KOTA RAJA RJAOO3 03/02 10/02 22/02 24/02 TRADE FAST TFS2O9 09/02 17/02 02/03 04/03 ORIENT CORD 109N 17/02 25/02 09/03 11/03 KOTA RAJA RJAOO6 26/02 06/03 18/03 20/03 REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA
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