The Business Times, 16 April 1979

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 146/1/79 MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1179 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Rubber scheme
      73 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The international rubber buffer stock scheme will not be implemented for the foreseeable future unless there is a severe world economic recession or financial crisis, Malaysian Primary Industries Minister Paul Leong said today. He said this is because the current global oil situation had
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      Lock icon Killer quake
      97 1 Reuter. BELGRADE, Sun. A major earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale, struck Yugoslavia's Adriatic coastal resort belt today, killing at least 100 people and destroying hotels, hospitals and countless homes. Officials said reports of more deaths and injuries were pouring in to emergency rescue stations and they
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      Esso drilling
      51 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Esso Production Malaysia plans to continue exploration drilling off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia throughout (he year. The programme, which will involve three drill ships, is expected to drill 29 wells, a statement from Petronas (the Malaysian state oil company) and Esso Production Malaysia said
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      Lock icon Thai drought
      61 1 UPI BANGKOK, Sun. A six-month drought has hurt much of Thailand's winter crop and threatened even greater damage to the agricultural base of the economy if monsoon rains do not come soon. Commerce Ministry officials said exports of rice, maize and tapioca are expected to drop this year
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      Lock icon Fighting report
      78 1 UPI NAIROBI, Sun. Somali guerillas today said heavy fighting had erupted again in the Ogaden desert on the Horn of Africa and they killed hundreds of Cuban-backed Ethiopian Government troops in pitched battles for control of the region. It was the heaviest reported fighting on the Horn for
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      Lock icon UK recognises Uganda
      48 1 Reuter. LONDON, Sun. Britain today announced its recognition of the new Ugandan Government of President Yusufu Lule. The British broke off diplomatic relations with the regime of Field Marshal Idi Amin in July 1976 after he had expelled several British diplomats from the country. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Pol Pot out?
      59 1 AFP BANGKOK, Sun. Former Kampuchean Premier Pol Pot and Foreign Minister leng Sary were again said by the new Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean government today to have fled to Thailand. The Khmer Rouge radio today meanwhile reported 900 Vietnamese soldiers killed and 400 wounded in heavy fighting in north-east
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      Lock icon New B'desh Cabinet
      61 1 AFP. DACCA, Sun. Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman announced today a 42-member Council of Ministers with Shah Azizur Rahman as the new Prime Minister. Most of the members of the out-going Cabinet excepting three technocrats have been retained in the new council which includes two Deputy Prime Ministers,
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      Lock icon Arab fund
      67 1 UPI. KUWAIT, Sun. Arab finance and economy ministers today suspended Egypt's membership in the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in retaliation for the March 26 signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Only Sudan, Somalia and Oman opposed the move, which came as the ministers met in
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    TOP TEN STOCKS
    115 1 THE feUewlag list of stocks gives the II mest traded en the Stock Exchange of Singapore tost week. It gives the taraover la thoooaads of salts, clostag prices oa Friday aad the high aad tow for 1979 C«apaay TUMW r Prteea High Law •m Apr It iv»
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  • LOCAL STOCK INDICES
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      SINGAPORE
      71 1 A*r» Apr M Ayr 11 Apr It AprU ~BT Index 3088.22 2072.85 2124.27 2029.07 closed •Industrials: 385.57 385.41 387 66 376.19 closed Finance 678 90 679 09 ***** 664.86 closed ••Hotels: 288.97 287.(2 288.67 285 06 closed •Properties. Mil 2470 20.11 245.15 closed -Tins 183.72 182.81 182.37 182.83 closed
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      MALAYSIA
      86 1 Af» Apr 14 April Apr It April I ~BT Iadex. 297X34 2935.65 3025 83 3015 63 3022.19 1 •Industrials: 423 23 420.97 425.35 423 69 421.66 Finance: 595.14 592.11 595.93 596.74 600.43 ••Hotels 255.28 255.30 255.36 255.69 255 69 ■Properties 239.79 237 40 240.31 242.80 242.39 TIM 195.81 195.38
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    Developers get walled-in feeling
    748 1  -  RESTRICTIVE ACT SOON By TEO TECK WENG THE SALE of Commercial Properties Bill, now doing its rounds in Parliament, has brought about a general feeling of unease among commercial property developers. Provisions in the Bill have prompted many developers to envisage a slower rate of return
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    MIDF can buy up shares
    215 1 PRIVATE companies unable to dispose of shares allotted to bumiputras can sell them to the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF) for re-sale to bumiputras. MIDF general manager Mr HFGLeembruggen said the Trade and Industry Ministry had allowed the MIDF to buy shares from small and
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    JVC proud of made in Singapore label
    462 1 JVC Electronics Singapore will be the first foreign subsidiary to export its hifi audio products under the Made-in-Singapore label. Its parent company in Japan is Victor Company. The .move reflects the confidence of the Japanese company and foreign buyers in the quality of
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    Lock icon KL decision on Uren
    235 1 Reuter THE Malaysian Government is expected to announce today whether it will release or detain without trial for two years Mr Donald Uren, Asian representative of the Londonbased International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). Mr Uren was arrested two months ago under Malaysia's Internal Security Act by
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    Lock icon Iranian US$1.9 surcharge back dated
    301 1 AP Reuter IRANIAN eriie *11 rtM by ever kalf a arittea tenth day, ie 4.7 milllea, aad tke Natlaaal Iraalaa OU CwpT (Nlee) uaiaaeei thai It «u placing a UB$lM (814.18) aaiekarge ea (fee price af a barrel af ail. Nlee aald the aareterge la
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    MARITIME LEAP
    163 1 CHINA is to buy and build more ships in an effort to turn itself into a leading maritime nation, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. It quoted a spokesman for the China Ocean Shipping Company as saying' the company would set up offices in some countries and
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      23 1 A helping hand when you need it most a*. Oound floor. Shaw Houm Smgapor* 9 *1 *****7 SEE BACK PAGE SEE PAGE 2
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      107 1 TheVTR Perfectionist -Sony The VO-2630, one of the newest Vecruits to Sony's famous collection of U-matic Videocassette recorders, is already being talked about for its reliable mechanism and top performance under the most difficult conditions. >• In addition to the recording and playback of tfie PAL-SECAM-NTSC System, the VO-2630 has
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      50 1 SHIPPING TIMES AMD* makes exit wttfc a Mg STORIES wit* rwto 9 PERIL at retylag ea Baa4l «il w S APRIL li taO af ealtaral toWgM" OIJR ekM staadlag la Aria 1 MABKfffT mtew KULDtf to BMktaf heavy memtk- x «r if ALAS, a hread ratter staMfcatteayarl It iSS^S&rSS^JSSSSSAVI tmtnMt
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      256 1 3-11 OOLDHH.L PLAZA SIN OA POME 11 TEL. *****2 24C LAVENDER STREET SINGAPORE 12 TEL 2564 M 5R329 A UiiAilUliilii K n; *5 vy sw 3 :v: "i> FOUR WISHES The annual Banking Supplement of Business Times will be available this week. Packed with news and views of the banking
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    Lock icon Amin's downfall spells danger to the OAU
    1077 2 Idi Amin's troublemaking ghost will linger in Africa although he may be gone. His downfall sets a troublesome precedent for the Organisation of African Unity. John Darnton reports. NYT BLACK AFRICA will not rue the evident downfall of Idi Amin, but it may
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    Lock icon THE PHILOSOPHY OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
    1419 2 THEY HAVE INVENTED U inexpensive solar better, made from buied —t flint*cent takes, that "pasteurises" water, anariig a sapply of sale Mildig water for peer families is the tropics. They have developed a hermetically sealstorage Us that impsverished farmers eaa build eat sf leeal materials.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      614 2 II Tiro-iv CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Hurry back from the deep south (5) 6 It's held to mean dismissal (5) 9 Name of a square garden! (T) 10 Monster, mostly musical (5) U Like good friends put out on the street (S), 12 Nevil points out a hut (S) 13
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    REDISCOVERY OF ROOTS
    379 3 "REDISCOVERY sf Reets" is the pat phrase these days. Suddenly, various cultures all aver the world are scrambling to overcome what strikes them aa the weightlessness sf the present. But weariness with the phrase should not briag with It weariness sf the seatlmeat. "Roots" are ebviously Important
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    The Popeyed Dragonfly and the Earthworm
    550 3 IN ANCIENT times, the earthworm had a pair of very good eyes. But then one day while basking herself in the sun, she overheard a dragonfly complaining about her eyesight, "I can fly swiftly. If only I had better eyes to see farther." The
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    MEMO PAD
    426 3 COURSES AND TALKS March-July: Personnel Management Concept Scope and Functions, Holiday Inn, Personnel and Organisation Development April 1-30: Industrial labour organisation" (residential course), RELC, Industrial Labour Organisation of S'pore April 2-27: Business management module n, RELC, NPB April 10-26: Compensation and Fringe Benefits, Holiday Inn, Personnel and Organisation
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      26 3 Superb iNorthern Indian, Kashmiri and Moglai cuisine for the discriminating gourmet. Fhe most distinguished Indian Restaurant in the w 'rid J talker Omivt V^i\^Vv\>n Tel: w
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      45 3 eight books in the Chinese collection are based on popular stories. They are The Princess* Veil, the Magic Pole, Nn Wah and the Rainbow, New Tear Offerings, The Golden Carp, The FrogRider, The Wife in the Mirror, and The Dram That Shook Heaven. Price: )IJO
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      39 3 PRESENTING A PROFILE ON THE NEW EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY THE FORD GRANADA 2.8 GHIA N r .-r FORD GRANADA 2.8 GHIA for «i. tails n.u i CMVIKSAI AKS I'KIV All ll>-1!!II> lIOON (iMI» PKJV All 11 IMi (I [> r
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      LONDON MARKETS
      663 4 OILSEEDS: Brokers reported a moderate edible oil trade but other sections of the oils and oilseeds market on Thursday finished quiet in front of the Easter holidays. Dutch- soybean oil met some dealer covering between one and two guilders above the previous day's paid rates while sun oil
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      Indian oilseed output likely to rise
      276 4 INDIAN oilseed production in the 1978/79 season could reach 11.37 million tonnes against 10.43 in 1977/78, mainly due to bigger ra pern us tar dseed, groundnut and cottonseed crops. Oilworld, the Hamburg based weekly, said the rapemustard seed harvest this season is estimated at
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      Coffee, pepper provide the highlights
      419 4 THE SINGAPORE pr* 4 ace market saw a certain degree of firmer sentiment last week, attributable to the eeffee aad pepper sectors. Coffee prices leapt a total ef per ptcal m the toeal market The rise was believed to have originated tram the May •n
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      Produce exchange
      161 4 CHINESE Produce Exchange, Singapore, noon closing prices per picul on Saturday: CmmM «il: Bulk $123 sellers, old drum $128 sellers, new drum $133 sellers. Oprrn: Mixed (loose) UK/Coat $80.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok AST A white fob 100? NLW $322.50 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96'. NLW $307.50 sellers, Sarawak
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      Lock icon Commodity prices finish lower
      1211 4 AFP MOST commodity prices in < London were finishing lower l last week because of pre- < Easter holiday profit-taking < and the initial firmness of sterling. But there was a marginal rally at the end as the British currency slipped back from the best levels.
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      Soybean
      167 4 CHICAGO soybean futures extended earlier losses and closed 17 to five US cents a bushel lower on Thursday. Traders said technical selling originally pushed prices lower until they hit commission-house stops. Prices then fell further as commission houses became late good to outstanding sellers of May and July. The
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      Wheat
      186 4 WHEAT futures closed mixed with prices down I'/» US cents to up one cent a bushel in Chicago on Thursday. Traders said liquidation ahead of the long holiday weekend depressed old crop months and light hedge selling was noted in new crop wheat. Positive influences on the deferreds include
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      Lock icon Chile, China sign copper contract
      261 4 Reuter. CHILE will supply China 36,000 tonnes of copper and 20,000 tonnes of nitrate annually. The two countries have just signed open-ended contracts to this effect, Chile's Economy Minister Roberto Kelly Vasquez said. Trade between Chile and China total about US$3O million a year, with
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGE$
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        Singapore market
        230 4 THE US dollar maintained its strength against major currencies on the Singapore forex market last week. Opening little changed at 552.010/20 from the previous week's closing of 2.2000 10 where it fluctuated narrowly for a while before gradually easing towards the end of the week to close at
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        Discount market
        344 4 THE DOMESTIC money market opened on a easy note last Monday, with overnight funds dealt at 4T4 to 4 V* per cent. However, the rates firmed very quickly to 6V« to 6 per cent, probably due to technical reason*. By Thursday, tightness in the money market became more
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        Tokyo
        229 4 THE DOLLAR for overnight delivery closed at 215.30 yen on Friday, down from a 216.40 opening but up from 213.90 at Thursday'* close after small central bank intervention. The Bank of Japan is believed to have stepped into the market selling a small but unspecified amount of dollars in
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        Asian $ rates
        178 4 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended April 12: 7 days 1 month .2 months 3 months S months 9 months 12 months U89 (Bid prim) High Law 10 5/16 101/16 1110H 1011/16 10 &/16 10 H 10 7/16 11 10* 6% 97/16 97/16 1 month
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        MLR
        21 4 THE average rat* at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customer* i* 8 per cent.
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        Short-term money
        47 4 FOR THE week ended Saturday April 14, the range of call rate received from from Short Deposits (M) Bbd was as follows: r Baak faad: l'/i per cent to4'/4 percent. General faad: 2V* per cent to 4'/« per cent. Manewta of funds totalled $894 million.
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        Zurich
        55 4 ZURICH exchanges closing quotes on April 12: US *****-7228 Stg 3 5917-5866 Can 1 5002-5016 D Mk 90 5737-CM DF1 -83 8M1 7734 F Ft 39 4546-5003 B Fr 5 7108-7179 D Kr 32.808S-C9S? N Kr S Kr 39.MM84B LH 0 JOOTM3 A« ack 12.3X0-3530 Port 3.5283-5486 Spate L51M-9Q7
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        Frankfurt
        35 4 FRANKFURT exchanges closing quotes on April 12: us i.mo/s Cu-L«MI Slg 3 *5175 D Ft ttJMI S Ft 110.15,15 ut iimpm D Kr BJB/tt NKr-**M® B Tt B FY (B») *J»/» Tm-UM/S i u
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      Rice
      102 4 BANGKOK: Saturday's prices in US dollars per tonne F. 0.8. basis Bangkok): WHITE RICE 100 per cent Lit dM ML 100 per cent ted c La» 333. Ml ftt en* 3rd claw 3M. 5 per cent 318, 10 per peal 303 15 per cent 298. M per cent MS.
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Callaghan denies Trotskylte takeover bid
      428 5 AP AMID taunts from the Opposition Conservative party and pro-Tory newspapers, Prime Minister James Callaghan's election campaign struck a defensive note when he denied his Labour party was about to be taken over by Trotskyites. As Tory leader Margaret Thatcher did some painless door-to-door campaigning
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      Seoul's trade deficit rockets
      271 5 SOUTH Korea suffered a trade deficit of US$l.O6 billion (552.33 billion) in the first quarter of 1979, a more than three-fold increase from the $264 million for the same 1978 period. The Economic Planning Board said exports in March rose to $1.25 billion from February's 1987
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      Lock icon Soviet planes use Danang
      197 5 AFP. VIETNAM appears to be allowing Soviet military aircraft to use Danang Air Base in the centre of the country as a refuelling stop, the US State Department said. A spokeswoman said two Tupolev-95D "Bear" longrange spy planes, stuffed full of electronic equipment, had been 1
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      Lock icon Teheran will keep all its financial obligations
      226 5 UPI. IRAN moved to ease concerns of the international financial community by announcing that its new revolutionary government is in the black and intends to fulfil all its obligations. "Iran has always fulfilled her commitments and is not about to change this tradition,"
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      Lock icon Japanese investors hoarding US stocks
      178 5 Reuter JAPANESE investment trusts and other institutional investors have been increasing their gross acquisitions of foreign stocks, mainly American, since January this year because of the rise in value of the US dollar against the yen and to diversify investments, the Japanese finance ministry said.
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      Lock icon Setback for EEC N-plan
      74 5 Reuter THE European Common Market's nuclear power programme will be set back by up to a year because of the US Harrisburg accident, Energy Commissioner Guido Brunner said. Because of the need to review safety measures he no longer expects the EEC to achieve its aim
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      Lock icon THE LIFEGIVING SORGHUM...
      91 5 United Nations.AID PLAGUED by a five-year dreagbt, the flifcrHia Tut, wMek eemprlses the wtx West AMcm eeaatrtos ef Maarttoaja, ltofl, Beaegal, the Upper Velta, the Niger Mi Chad, it freed with lmmtonat Mffllsa■ sf cattle have already perished, while •a estimated third «f the idx emu tries'
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      Lock icon Peril of relying on Saudi oil
      563 5 AP SAUDI Arabia's oil production will fall far short of worldwide demand by the late *****, touching off the potential for "a fierce political and economic struggle" among consuming nations, a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee said. The study said previous optimistic forecasts of Saudi
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      Lock icon JAL won't get extra oil from Pertamina
      207 5 AP. THE INDONESIAN state oil corporation, Pertamina, said on Saturday there would be no extra fuel for Japan Air Lines for its new service until it starts negotiations. A Pertamina spokesman said the oil company received a letter from the Japanese airline on
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon SO MUCH FOR SUN ENERGY
        446 5 Agencies AMERICAN Secretary of Energy James Schlesinger has recommended to President Carter that the Federal Government spend US$2.5 billion (515.2 billion) to stimulate the development of solar energy in the mid--*****. If Mr Carter adopts the recommendation, it would mark the first sizeable Federal commitment
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      713 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time Proa THAI TG423 112 BKK PAL PR501 1135 MNL RBA BI423 1200 BWN GM GA982 1200 HLP SLA SQ240 1210 MES SIA SQ201 1245 HLP MAS MH684 1245 •KCH MAS MH651 1330 (MES)/PEN/KUL SIA SQ61 1340 BKK SIA SQ91: 1340 SPO/HNL/GUM
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      63 5 AUGUST 1979 Featuring: Modern, fully equiped Gymnasium, Sauna, Massage, Pool and Professional Fitness Programming. Reasonable prices. Membership will be completely reciprocating with the other ten Centers in Honolulu, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Manila and Jakarta, Entry fee: S $500. Monthly dues: S $50 for unlimited usage. Call the MARCO POLO
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  • REVIEWS
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      April's showers...
      1096 6  -  By PATRICIA QOH APRIL has and is offering a feast for the concert-goer. Having v no leas than two concerts a week, one can't complain. Critics who persist on Insisting that "nothing goes on here" must be reminded that Singapore is not like the cultural mecca of London,
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      ...and a sneak preview
      492 6 FROM time to time a little toy called Kamaraddin taking orders tar drinks in the Pin Canteen makes as all sane again, after ear straggling thmagh Shestakevitek, SEbeites er Brahms. The America as promptly named Urn "Sam" and nsns\sf as, even Cks* Heey, has been spared
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      An odyssey into the imagination
      839 7  -  By ILSA SHARP THIS IS the one time I am right with the film blurb-writers all the way. The advertisements say "Before 'Star Wars' there was... and there will always be '2001: A Space Odyssey.'" You can decide for yourself, of course, by going to
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      The budding Filipino musicians
      545 7  -  By JOE PETERS m THE SIXTY-SEVEN atraag Pklllpplme 5 Yeatk Orckmtn will perform at tke Staga--1 pore Cemtoremee Bail aa Tharaday, April 4 *t 8 p.m. Matty spamaarai ky tke Mlmhrtry 9t Edacatiaa Extraearricalar Activities m Cemtre ami tke Mlmhrtry at Caltare, tke PYO will perlarm
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      A force to be reckoned with in Asia
      1491 7  -  W LIM SENG HOO A FORTNIGHT ago, Singapore made chess history by becoming the first city to win the Asian City Chess Championships. Local chess buffs must have, felt no less elated than the victorious team members who represented them. The inaugural
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      238 6 BUSINESS TIMES A' S. Where to wine, dine and entertain In the GecxganVftng of the Cockpit a spfencbd Period restaurant offering the choicest fere in the true British tradition where good tflsfetriunrphsfrom Beef Ufeflingrxi. Bmerfly RDet and a wide choice of traditional dishes id dining in a luxurious period atmosphere
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      75 6 Let DANNY lOH. our award- winning resident pianist and the TWO CHORDS entertain you as you relax in the rugged and adventurous atmosphere of Airican saiari oi the Treetops Bar. ri i d Enjoy any two drinks during the (4.00 7.00 pm) daily with Adil, Adam and Ben and have
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      486 6 CONCERTS THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra performs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights (8 p.m.) at the Singapore Conference Hall. The programme comprises Weber's Oberon Overture, Haydn's Piano Concerto in D Major (soloist is Shanghai celebrity Fou T'song), Mozart's Piano Concerto in C Major, K503, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9. N On
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  • MARKET REVIEWS
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      Bulls sneak up on the market
      708 8  -  r SINGAPORE L 4 By TSANG SAU YIN Bills secured good control U the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. There was however no sign of bulls earlier on in the week.The week in fact started off on a quietly steady note and it
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      Lock icon Buyers buried bears
      407 8 r i TOKYO AFP THE Tokyo Stock Market closed out the week on a bullish note with a solid weekly advance, after more than recouping a sharp loss on Monday and Tuesday amid investor concern about the Central Bank's move to tighten credit. The Dow Jones Average,
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      COMPANY NEWS for the week
      256 8  -  Wfeek mM April 14 Compiled by VIOLET CHOW SCRIP ISSUE IMtotf PteatattMM KM: Bonus Issue of one-for-four OTHERS Malayaa IMfed Maatilia BM informed the KLSE that the Capita] Issues Committee has approved the revaluation of the freehold land and buildings of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hotel
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      Tory pays to keep UK economy going
      952 8  -  r LONDON By GERALD COLVERD NOTHING changes, it seems, only the date, time and place. The election campaign Is now in the full dress of manifesto undertaking to remind the aged that the gap between left and right In British politics is unaltered
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      Very active trading
      877 8 K. LUMPUR SENTIMENT was bullish on the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week and prices advanced across a broad front to register impressive gains. Strong volumes accompanied the general rise. Trading during the week was the most active since the beginning of the year. This was despite
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      Lock icon 'A good rally is coming'
      905 8 r NEW YORK k 4 NYT BY LAST Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial average finished just below 879 to register its highest closing in six months. But the stock market, it seemed, Just couldn't stand prosperity. A disappointing earnings report by International Business Machines (IBM)
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      Lock icon FORD MOTOR UPS PRICES
      102 8 Reuter. FORD MOTOR Company has raised prices on its 1979 model cars, following the lead taken by Chrysler and General Motors. Ford, the United States' second largest carmaker, said the increases average 2.1 per cent, or $153 a car, and were made necessary by sharp increases
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      Lock icon Market sags on interest rate fears
      397 8 r s SYDNEY k 4 Reuter. THE Sydney Share Market ended the week on an easier tone with increasing concern over the upward pressure on interest rates. Reserve Bank intervention in the bond market to level the yields underlined the Uneasiness. Nevertheless, the All
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      Lock icon If National stays single...
      660 8 NYT NATIONAL AIRLINES, which had four suitors seeking corporate matrimony, since last Wednesday, could yet remain single, and such a development have important implications for speculators in National stock. Last Thursday, Mr William Dapper, a US Civil Aeronautics Board administrative law Judge, ruled that it would
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      Lock icon Higher sales lift earnings at GE
      468 9 UPTREND LIKELY Reuter. THE GENERAL Electric Company reported a 22 per cent Increase In net income and a 14 per cent rise in sales for the first quarter. Mr Reginald Jones, the chairman, said that first quarter profits were U*****.4 million or 11.33 a
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      Lock icon Socal sees steady flow
      230 9 Reuter. STANDARD Oil Co of California said in the annual report that it expects to maintain domestic oil production at least at current levels for the next few years and plans to increase domestic natural gas production capacity in 1979. In its. foreign operations, Socal said
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      Lock icon Philips expects slight rise
      178 9 Reuter. NV PHILIPS Gloeilam-Pen-fabrieken said it is confident of a slight increase in profitability this year and expects sales volume will show a rise similar to last year's 8 per cent. Net 1978 profit rose to 707 million guilders from 634 mln, while sales value increased
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      Lock icon ICI plans fibre workforce cutbacks
      118 9 Reuter. IMPERIAL Chemical Industries plans to cut its British fibre workforce by about 4 per cent a year into the mid-*****, mainly through nafiral wastage, due to overcapacity and weak markets. A company spokesman said the cutbacks, amounting to some 450 this year, will affect
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      Lock icon Reckitt and Colman profit increase
      125 9 Reuter RECKITT and Colman has reported higher pre-tax profit of £61.3 million (£57.91 million) for 1978 on sales of £606.64 million (£557 million). Earnings per share rose to 55.67p (53.42p) after exchange differences and extraordinary items. The company has declared a dividend of 6.*****p making
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      Lock icon ANSETT COMPENSATION
      125 9 Reuter ANBETT Traaspsrt Industries has decided to provide la fall Mt «f reserves against the loss of Its entire Asll million investment In Associated Seearltfes Ltd receiver/ managers appelated) preference shares. The compuny said this followed rsnsideratten ef the receivers' cemments on the As—elated Seearftles (ASL) statement ef
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      Lock icon Allied Artists seeks protection to carry on
      257 9 Reuter ALLIED Artists Industries, the parent company of Allied Artists Pictures, has asked for protection under Chapter XI of the Federal Bankruptcy Act after reporting continued losses in 1978. The petition was filed in the US district court for the Southern district of
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      Electricals and vehicles higher
      442 9 t6kyo SHARE prices closed higher in active tradii« last Saturday, led by export-orientated and energy-related issues Dealers said the market average rose 7.39 to close at 6,123.01 with a volume of 200 million shares, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange index closed at 447.45, up 123. Electricals
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      JO'BURG
      314 9 APR 12 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alnha 1VI .j Tig Oats Tongaat Trust 8k Un Slttl Unlsec 116# 340 M 46 135 unch unch unch unch -2 A bercom AE And CI AMIC 225 435 1475 537 -2 -5 unch -13 -IS Wool worth 4108 MININGS AnfflOS 720 -19 Cf
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      Record sales at Levi
      148 9 LEVI STRAUSS and Co reported record 1979 first quarter sales and net income, up 7.1 and 15.5 per cent respectively over the same period a year ago. The diversified apparel company earned U5537.7 million, or $1.72 a share, on sales of $397.6 million for the quarter
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        Zurich
        188 9 APR 12 Francs Actions Suisses 301 I Alusuisse Br 1465 *5 Altuulsse Reg 590 unch Brown Boven Br 1805 5 ClSa Geigy Br 1290 -10 Ciba Geigy P C -i... 1000 unch Ciba Geigy Reg 710 -2 Credit Suisse Br 2220 10 Credit Suisse Reg 430 unch Elektrowatt Br
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        287 9 APR 12 Krs CORBEILLE Air-Liquid* B S N Gervuix Uinonp t" S K (Thomsonc*/>. 391 90 563 386 50 3.# 33 -IS Cm- Kruncais* dfs Prlrolr> 161 80 -01 L'oinpugnie FnanrM* C'MnMMf Cwneralr 309 11 Credit Koncler De France 430 1 Hachette (Ubrairie) 253 2 Machines Bull 6150 0.8
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        Amsterdam
        200 9 APR 12 Fla ABN 354 50 unch Ahold pn.00 •1.4 Akzo 29 60 -0.2 AMEV 97 20 2.7 Am/as 115.00 -01 Am rot Bank 73.40 -01 Bergo&s „x 58 00 -2 Berk 88 00 •*-03 Bais 7X20 40.2 Borsumlj 170 30 -1.7 Burhmann 71.00 unch Byenkorf ***** Calve Delft
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        Frankfurt
        207 9 APR 12 Dm Arf-Ttlefunktn 63 90 0.7 Akzo 27.60*3 -0 4 Allz Leben 857 00 -13 Allz Vera ***** 7 BASF 137.60 0.4 Bay H T Wbank 263 SOB Ba> VKanlr 275.00 1 140.00 03 RUT 279 70 -0.3 BMW ***** Casatlla 375.50 .|i Chem Vera 265.00 unch Commerzbank
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        Brussels
        91 9 APR 11 Fn FORWARD market Arw Arbed Astur 435 2445 «M unch 40 unch RrM^an Bru Lamb KM ino 30 ■20 Canpac Cock Dr Bern Ebn Elfctrobrl TO 215 MIS aaoo •M 7 •1 10 -40 Gb-Inno-Bm Oev Hobo* WIS 1382 3220 unch -25 P*tm Ryl Dutch 4225 2030
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        105 9 APR 12 Lire Anir 3530 0.25 Anoc Gen ***** 300 Ba*lOf) 641.50 *13 Cenirale 4400 *00 Fut 2740' *15 Flnuder ISO *li Gen Immot) 60.75 0-75 IFI Pri 2155 *4 I la Ice menu ***** 100 lulsas 740 -03 lubuder 372 103 Magnet. M Pf M0 13 Marelli Ere
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      Little selling pressure
      1221 9 NEW YORK THE STOCK market (htftwl lower last Thursday in the slowest trading in three weeks as takeover news or speculation provided most of the Interest. Analysts add there was little selling pressure. With the market closed tor Good Friday, many traders decided to take profits on
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      TORONTO
      251 9 APR 12 Hud Bay Mtn 22 tx .unch tmch Imp OU 28 Abttibi 17 unch 23 ouch Alcan 42'. unch Int Prov Pipe [gi. Alfoma 28 unch Int uu I41 2 1 aitch Bank Mont Bank Nova Scotia Bell Tel 25'. 23'< 67 unch unch unch InU Nickel I
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      Only 20pc is SEA Lumber's
      193 10 SOUTH EAST Lumber Corporation says that only 20 par cent of its log requirements were obtained from its «wn forest concessions during the first half year eaded last Dec. 31, and not tjfe recently, reported 60 to cent. i This is despite the fact the
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      683 10 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year A Hitam Tin 150% I Mar 22 Apr 3 Apr 16 150* 300* Benta 8% I Mar 7 Mar 17 Apr 16 8* 10* Conaplant 15*1 Mar 7 Mar 17 Apr 16
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      SCRIP ISSUE
      234 10 Company Particulars Ez Date Books Cloae Keck Seng Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 .Apr 4 Apr 17 Dunlop Eat Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Apr 18 Apr 30 P. Products Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Apr 16 Apr 28 Ajinomoto Bonus Issue of 1 for
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      Bad weather makes it heavy going for Kulim
      716 10 PRE-TAX PROFIT DOWN 11PC By DAVID CHOW KULIM Malaysia's latest results, to year end December 31 1978, showtf the company was apparently badly hit by the adverse weather conditions which prevailed last year throughout Peninsular Malaysia, and which was particularly bad in
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      Barlow group rapped for violation of KL Exchange regulations
      490 10 THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has sent a sharp note to the secretaries of sterling rubber company Chersonese, Thomas Barlow 4 Brothers, regretting its persistent violation of one of the exchange's listing re-' quirements and threatening that action against the company
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      United Plantations
      62 10 UNITED PLANTATIONS has been asked by the KLSE to furnish it with certain information regarding its propposed bonus issue of one-far-foip-. It wants to know whether there ig any change in profitability for the current year as compared to the year just past, Dec 31, 1978, and the
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      SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      2780 10 Tkli Tear HigfcUw Comptmy Last Sale +erfir's Dir DW Or Gr*i ru Net Pfc Vei Week COOO) HJgkLew SECTION ONE 253 190* 142 180 286 74* 276 324 202 380 207 123* 110 ISO 265 60 185 226 177 298 Aetna Alcom Allied Choc BAT Bata Ben
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      Lock icon TAN CHONG'S LAND DEAL IS OFF
      96 10 Reuter TAN CHONG Mn Mbn BM aaM aa acnemeat by its nbriibry, fu Chug aai Beas Motor Co (Stogapere) Pte Ltd, to sell »,7M ■jure metres sf toad to Htogapore, feU through beeMse the prospective purchaser was mite to ebtata ptoaatog approval fsr a
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      145 10 XT' 0 m lin'lig *> f >"I>i ISI* 3v 'SV > > fb y//,/ JL tt *v*« Ask around. It's no EAR MWMMS secret we're a DVM^EN favourite with businessmen from the world over. We have all the facilities and expertise to satisfy conscientious and fun-loving businessmen. Full convention and
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      Lock icon Fewer deaths but more paralysed in US football
      734 11 NYT. DEATHS among players in organised American football have dropped in recent years, but the number who have been completely paralysed by neck fractures and spinal cord injuries has markedly increased, according to a study reported in the current issue of the
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      Former Changi manager wins club's Open
      786 11  -  By TEO TECK WENG FORMER Changi Golf Club manager Roger Leow yesterday beat another Changi player Tan Ah Lek in a sudden death play-off to win the 1979 Changi Open golf championship. Both of them were tied after 18 holes on a four-over-par 73
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      New life for a city the name of the Games
      1277 11  -  The high costs of the "Oylmpic bill" is of concern not only in terms of the possibility of the host city going bankrupt. With talk that London may make a' bid for the 1988 Olympics, CHRISTOPHER BRASHER of the Observer
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      Through proper channels
      565 11  -  By RONALD KOW WHO says t«(evUw programmes are set as gMd as mm people weald like them to be beeaaae Radio and Televistoa Wmpwf dees set have to eampeto with Hitter TV stattea? P»f\ example, at abeat 4 s'eleek last Saturday afterassa, Shgapwe TV-cam seeeer addicts mast
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      756 11 The Royal Bank of Canada. Results for the year ended October3l,l97B. Condensed Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at October 31,1978 Assets Cash resources Government and other securities Loans, including mortgages Bank premises Securltiesof and loans to corporations controlled by the bank Customers' liability under acceptances, guarantees and letters of
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    Lock icon Broad accord to stabilise natural rubber prices
    586 12 Reuter. J£o-NATION negotiating jpjtfu uice adjourned last •Mk in Geneva after broad agreement flp£e world's first internaIfiSal pact to stabilise natural rubber prices, and Mfaaduled a final session $LHr this year to complete Mils. Mr Peter Lai, Malaysian chairman of the conference which
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    Lock icon HOPES RUN HIGH AT CANTON TRADE FAIR
    291 12 UPI THE first Canton trade fair since the opening of diplomatic relations between China and the United States began yesterday amid expectations of a record volume of trade. Reports from Canton said about 6,000 Western businessmen were having an opening round of cocktail
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    Lock icon Bank of Japan raises discount rate
    102 12 Reuter THE BANK «f Japaa will lifcy te ralee the Ml eeat I* SljS T wITbeJbB IMMI atelfebuZley £oey. The mmj rale, levered eteadOy riaee April lftt, b aev at a' reeerd level IM per eeat The prepeeed leereeee la Ihe ettehU dbeeaat rate
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    40 pc raise in Indonesia
    39 12 SENIOR Indonesian Government officials will this month receiye a 40 per cent increase in their salaries in an apparent attempt to beat the effects of the recent rupiah devaluation, according to a presidential announcement.
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    Lock icon Marcos, Suharto may discuss Asean topics
    251 12 Reuter PRESIDENT Marcos said yesterday Indonesian President Suharto may visit the Philippines later this month to discuss problems of bilateral interest and those affecting Asean. He disclosed .this to the presidential press corps one day after he returned from his bdliday in northern Philippines,
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    Lock icon CHEERS FOR THE COLONEL
    49 12 Cheering Ugandans carrying Colonel Oyite Ojok, Commander of the Ugandan National Liberation Forces (UNLF) through streets of the capital Kampala on Friday, two days after the capital fell to Tanzanian-led anti-Amin forces. The UNLF represents several groups exiled during Amin's rule. UPI photo. UPI photo.
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    Lock icon US probes banks' forex activities
    449 12 NYT THE American Justice Department has opened a civil investigation into the foreign exchange trading activities of a number of major American banks, including Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co and Bank of America. The thrust of the inquiry is to determine whether
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    Lock icon Textile men up in arms
    81 12 AFP PHILIPPINE textile manufacturers are up in arms against what they call rampant "technical smuggling" of imported textiles through Customs undervaluations or deliberate misdeclarations. The Philippine Times Journal quoted industry sources as saying that the domestic market has been flooded with textiles from Taiwan and
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    Takeover issue splits Janata wide open
    269 12 THE RULING Janata party is still sharply divided over the question of controlling the economic power of large industrial houses in India. A section of the party leadership is not satisfied even with the proposal of such restrictive measures, but insists on at least
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    Lock icon Less oil, less tourist money
    754 12 NYT. AS THE spring-summer season of tourism in the United States began this Easter weekend, the travel industry forecasts vast economic losses in tourism, as much as US$l6 billion (5535.2 billion), including 300,000 Jobs, if petrol stations continue to limit weekend sales and close on
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      411 12 JONES lAHG V; OFFICE SPACE TO LET HI li; OCBC Cili Close to RafHes Place. Substantial car parking space. Subdivided suites from 85 sqm. to whole floors of 965 sq.m. Rental from $23.68 per sq.m./ month inclusive. Consecutive whole floors of 356 sq.m. or subdivided suites from 75 sq.m. Rental
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      54 12 Outlook tot Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers in early morning to 1M pun. m April if aft Maximum temperature 317 Associated humidity 66 Minimum temperature 24.1 Associated humidityr. 98 Hours of sunshine Rainfall in mflHmetres .-...Trace Total rainfall for the month SB.l Total rainy days for
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        Lock icon Japan wins order
        76 13 Reuter JAPANESE Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd said it has won a three hillion yen order from Italy's Micoperi Group for a barge to be used in offshore oilfields. Hitachi said the 190-metre long barge is capable of carrying and launching a jacket, a substructure or
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        Lock icon Taiwan's coal wharves
        88 13 Reuter THE STATE-run Taiwan Power Co. plans to build three deepwater wharves at Hsinta, Kaohsiung and Suao, Taiwan to accommodate coal carriers of the 100,000-ton class, the Central News Agency reported. The agency quoted the company president David Chu saying that the plan is in line with
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        Lock icon Bombay floating dock?
        81 13 Reuter THE Bombay Port Trust is considering a floating dock or a multi-purpose jetty at Nhva Sheva, Bombay. This is to ease Bombay's port congestion, Port Trust chairman B.C. Cariapa said. A consultancy firm had been asked to study alternatives to be acquired at a cost of
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      No scrap of hope for the industry
      650 13 BAD YEAR FOR BUILDERS THE GENERAL optimism prevailing in the shipping industry that scrapping of ships would help reduce the tonnage surplus has not been sustained by the facts. While scrapping continues to attract support as one of the best ways to ride
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      Lock icon FEFC TELLS AUSSIES MORE
      145 13 AFP PhWpptoe Trade Mister Twifli Qriiw, 1b MiiIII y6ft6fA(j| rft®d AuMh hr Hi liv n> falrtag shipptog r»«frreaeea to prevtoe date to Jastlfytag freight telle mtototor, itilimiw sf Ike Pei«r»tlM at Ama Skippers' Csaaell (FASC), aald to a press ititwert that the tow has naahlei AaatraUa
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      Lock icon Liberia lambasts France over boycott inaction
      430 13 FT LIBERIA has protested strongly to the French Government about its failure to intervene in a ship boycott incident reminiscent of the Globtik Venus affair two years ago. According to the Liberians, the French police refused to implement a High Court injunction demanding the
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      2638 17 SCHEDBLE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World I The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port
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      483 17 flMlllai liw ACS Am Alfred Alpae Angkutan ANL APL Arya Nat Asia Merchant ASCL Atlas Aust.Coot n IV V IV IV I m n V m V IV Cat 8Mpftfng line 5 Lian Soon 3 L.Brasileiro L.Triestino 5 Lu Lykes Maersk 5 Medafrica 5 Medtainer 5 Meishin MISC 5
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      Container Schedules
      1307 18 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL l •-i-\ N NB. (l) Each vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/ Agent and is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's
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      Whho acts for whom
      883 18 The leading shipping lines operating from Singapore and the local agents who handle cargo bookings for them. Adriatic Container— Container Feeders. AFEA Line— Singapore Shipping. Ahli Shipping— Sharjah. Alfred C. Toepfer Line— Intermodai. Algerian National Line (CNAN)—Unipacific. Alpac Line—lntraaea. Anhsing Line— Strongwtll. Angkutan Pertambagan— Eastern Way.
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      264 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Altair (after Dong Yun) 40/41 Amagi Mam (0300) 8/9 Chie Maru (Tanker) (after Tomoe 55 P/O Subject Gas Free) 15 Frotabeira (after Prinsendam) 1/2 laaoo (0530 after Hakone) 35/36 Kinmanis (0600) 20 Marie Bakke (after Aliakmon Power) 47 Perils (0600) 21 East
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      333 13 Nedlloyd Lines Regular Liner Services, To/From All Parts of the World. Singapore Tel *****1 PortKelang Tel *****1 Kuala Lumpur Tel *****. Penang Tel ***** \R I) I\ I W I \II Orient Overseas Co*dci*teA. Line FULLY CONTAfOBED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) La 19/4 1900 HRS FULLY CONTMOBED rxtom Sport
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      198 13 Mm sealord lu Ml) ANTAH H UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO SAG) All vessels ***** DWT, 105 TON H.L. Derrick 288 TEU Capacity, Long Length Capability. ■ARABIAN GULF WEEKLY SERVICE) Vessel S pore Loading for SEA DIRECT SERVICE I Vessel I S pore Loading for m SEM.ORD SHPPWG AGENCIES (R*t
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      273 13 NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICES: FAR-EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAHERISED SERVICE N PIMIT C MS K MCtWON HK CONTMCR MEACATOR 0 CHEE SS BRtOtt C CONTANER f* KAMI S'pn CkMC A"**; fd Carp* MM 20 Apr ia Cat* IMO 19 Apr FROM EUROPE (VM SUEZ): HR COMAKER SaM MERCATOR SaM
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      659 13 Scan Dutch U Fast and Regular Service To/From N.C. /SCAN W.MED./U.K. Singapore Te< 91S011. PorfKelang Tel *****1. Kuala.Lumpur Tel *****. Penang Tel ***** MAERSK LINE Far US Pacifcc. Gait t Atlantic and last Canada (Abo accept** tor Honfkont Taiwan. Japan and Korea) 16-17/4 f/s 23-24/4 ivs E7" 3ZZ rm 33
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      740 14 FULLY CONTMNERtSCD TO EUROPE EXPRESS CONVENTIONAL TO EUROPE Spare PXetaif Pen 21 4 23 4 26 4 4/5 55 8-5 22/5 28'5 31/5 23/5 26/5 24/5 10/6 8/6 5/6 3/6 FULLT CONTAMRBED TO GENM/TRSSTE S par* P Rata* Cmm Tnesta 11/4 11/4 9/5 15/5 28/4 «/4 18/5 14/5 FUUY CONTAftRISfD
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      434 14 TT lEESE Pirt l«tM| Hay 2t km 13 1m a h»l Jw 11 lata* kn laM w 2 Nnt Artwat -mU" Apr a (PM| a/4; P. 30/4) "BMBO TOM" %r 3ft -mOBOS" Apr a (PMa« a/4; fM| 27/4); "TOUT Iky 5 (P. Tr US ATLANTIC U$ GULF ft EAST CANADA
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      485 14 r EVERGREEN LINE MR F AST £UROPE f XPRf SS FIJI I CONIAINFR SfRVICf ACCIPTMG CARGO FOR HAMBURG FUIXSTOHE NOTTEROAM ANTWERP It HAVRE AISO ACCFPTWG CARGO FOR UNITED KHGOOM SOUTHAMPTON TONOON MANCHESTER BJRMWGHAM BRISTOL. tIVERPOOL GLASGOW LEEDS WEST GERMANY BKMfftHAvfN HOLLAND AMSTERDAM S tmt Hmtmt f *s«mm Mtar*a Mm» It
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      838 14 I Everett Lines Bmrm Fhw Star lliippin CfH"BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' LOAOHt EOB RANGOON I HTMfTMOTM BFSSC A, M ft/17 Apr mMotoyvo TEPS MALAYSIA BFSSC A 9 «mtinMoloyvo TEPS MALAYSIA Port Kttang T«4 (381-73SS Peooog Tel *****/***** Com pa rut Ai imliiu Do NmpcMa latamittiM k?9 Tmnpofticitii NhritMit Mwnmi S. A.
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      730 14 OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD RM 2102.P10-1 ?IST FLOOR MARINA HOUSE SHF NITON WAY MISTRI ROAD SINGAPORF 2 Tt I ??***** 7 A ***** 70 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE P. Ketang Singapore Loadng tar: TMURSTAR MPwt 11/20 Apr BMS. SYD, MEL, ADEL LOGISTIC ACE "25/27 Apr 24/29 Apr SYD, MEL.
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