The Business Times, 7 February 1980

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  • 11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) N*. 111/1/8# THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, IIM 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
    • 76 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysia-Singa-pore air talks are said to be bogged down on the issue of traffic rights for SLA to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Another point of contention is Singapore's request for a further 22 flights to Malaysia a week other than those to Kuala
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    • 60 1 Reuter AP LONDON, Wed. The afternoon gold fixing of U5|709.00 an ounce here today was up from 1696.00 at the morning fix, and up from $682.00 at yesterday afternoon's fixing. In HONGKONG, the international gold price closed at U*****.00/666.00 an ounce, compared with the previous finish of
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    • 67 1 UPI BRUSSELS, Wed. Turkey hopes to apply for full membership in the European Common Market before the end of the year, Foreign Minister Hayrettin Erkmen said today. Mr Erkmen said Turkey, which now has an association agreement with the Community, wants to become a full member because it
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    • 95 1 AFP PARIS, Wed. To ensure even "moderate" growth, world coal output will have to be tripled Jy end of the century from the 1978 level of 2,630 million tons, according to Dr Ulf Lantzke executive director of the International Enertrv Agency. This will require a substantial effort
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    • 62 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Prime Minister Hussein Onn and his Cabinet has agreed that Malaysia should boycott the Moscow Olympics unless the Soviet Union withdraws its troops from Afghanistan. A government statement said the Cabinet advised the Malaysian Olympic Council not to send a team to the
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    • 70 1 AFP TOKYO, Wed. The West German economy is still expanding smoothly but business activities in the US, France and Britain are stagnating, the Bank of Japan reported today. The central bank, in its monthly report, said the West German economy is still in an expansionary stage, registering a
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    • 81 1 AP NEW YORK, Wed. The stock market headed higher this morning. The Dow Jones average of 90 industrials rose 3.67 to 880.29 in the first half hour. Gainers outnumbered losers by close to a 2 to 1 margin among New York Stock Exchangelisted issues. Analysts said investing institutions
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  • Chief Price Changes
    • 145 1 Rises Kramat 600 55 Public Textile 97 21 Spore Bua 384 14 Auatral Anal 750 10 1 aland Pea 570 10 C C M 600 5 K L Kepong H Royal 428 240 2 1 Sea View 218 1 Chea lad 167 1 Falls D Keramat 1160 -40 Sel Properties
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      153 1 Rises Indices Aetna 298 +52 Kramat €10 +30 Feb 5 Feb Petaling 1200 +20 B.T.Index: 5858.24 5722.04 U. Cables 352 +14 Industrials: 512.57 505.45 L, Perak 368 +14 Finance: 740.28 733.71 Falls Hotels: 324.08 323.40 St Trading -30 Properties: 353.23 348.39 880 Tins: 267.97 269.96 Temerloh €40 -25
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  • 702 1  - Nestle to set up R D centre FIRST IN FOOD INDUSTRY By SALMA KHALIK GIANT SWISS food manufacturer, Nestle, will be setting up a research and development (RAD) centre in Singapore. This will be Singapore's first RAD company in the food industry. Nestle will be putting an initial investment of
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  • 243 1 THE TAX authorities are looking closely at the concessionary tax rates levied on area or regional representatives. Such individuals, who are classified as non-resi-dents, are now only taxed on that part ofraHPTlP"** come which relates to their physical presence in Singapore. Inland Revenue, however, is
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  • 536 1 UNITED Industrial Overseas Holdings (UIOH) has proposed an offer of $4 in cash for each share of property-cum-chemic# group United Industrial Corporation (UIC) that it does not already own. The Development Bank of Singapore, which is advising UIOH, yesterday served an official notice of
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  • 295 1  -  By WANG LOOK KEAH TRAVEL agents of the five Asean countries yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the sale of tour packages by airlines and hotels direct to the travelling public. This is seen as an encroachment into the business of the travel agents and some travel agents feel
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  • 243 1 AIR PARES sat sf S^a. aattaas «01 rite bj 11 pw <*at frsa March I. IMs will be the Brat rsaad sf (are here—e fer IMb year, bat the leartb vtthia flfteea msaths. TV last raaad el tare laereaae was ia
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  • 467 1  -  By HSUNG BEE HWA INDUSTRIALISTS expect business to be brisk in Singapore for tbe first half of this year, with activity in the first three months improving over that in the fourth quarter of last year. The latest survey of business expectations conducted by the
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    • 174 2 A LETTERING machine which can produce different typestyles on tape at the press of a button is now available from Equatron. Known as the Kroy 80 (abeve), "professional looking type on tape" can be printed out instantly at an inexpensive cost. The
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    • 169 2 GARUDA Indonesian Airways has announced the purchase of four Boeing *****0Bs, which will be the first Boeing jets in the large Indonesian Flag carrier's fleet. The four new 747s will be delivered in May, June, July and August this year for service on major trunk routes, and
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    • 299 2 SENTO6A*B rnaaarafl ijritern, the ealy eae ef ito Uad is this part sf the ««rid, will he cempleted by late I*l. The prejeet, eeetlag mHßsa, b expected to stretch ever Zt masthi Habegger Thaa ef SwtUertaad has heea awarded the eeatraet tor the deslga •ad lastallattoa ef the
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    • 370 2  -  By LINDA TAN HTTACHI Singapore strikes a first in the Republic with the introduction of a mobile television clinic that will ply at shopping centres and housing estates. The $35,000 facility will provide free consultation on colour contrast problems. Hitachi's technicians will be on hand to
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    • 252 2 Australian made scaffolding for hire or purchase SINGAPORE builders and contractors can hire or buy high quality scaffolding made in Australia. GKN Mills Building Services at Hill View, Bukit Timah, a subsidiary of Guest Keen and Nettlefolds (Australia), offers for hire in Singapore and Malaysia a variety of tubular steel
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    • 222 2 SEVERAL new British products will be introduced to Singapore during the coming visit of the South Wales Exporters Club. The nine-company mission will be here from tomorrow to Feb 14 to promote products and equipment ranging from non-toxic paint pigment to bakery machinery.
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    • 242 2 THE TOURIST Development Corporation (TDC) of Malaysia has appointed Ahmad Sarkawf as director (overseas) in Frankfurt. Mr Ahmad, formerly director (overseas) in Tokyo, replaces KJL Cheat, who has been posted to TDC's office in Sydney, said spokesman Ravi Krishnan. TDC has also appointed Mrs Teag ScUmml as
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    • 717 2 COURSES AND TALKS Feb 4-29: Course (or School Inspectors, RELC, Ministry of Education Feb 7: Prognosis of Management, Hotel Merlin (7 p.m.), Institute of Industrial Managers (S'pore Branch) Feb 8: Technical Talk, RELC, Singapore Manufacturing Engineers Feb 9: Statement of Sources and Application of Funds, Shangri-La; Turquand, Ernst
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  • REGIONAL
    • 267 3 AFP AUSTRALIA is likely to relax its trade policies for Asian and Pacific countries jn the next few years, one of its leading senators said yesterday. Mr J P Sim of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence said in Kuala Lumpur
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    • 165 3 Reuter NORTH and South Korea yesterday agreed to reopen a telephone "hotline" between them and to continue talks aimed at arranging a meeting of their prime ministers to discuss reunification. The agreement was reached at an hour-long meeting between delegates of the two
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    • 35 3 Madam Deng Yingchoo (left), who is the widow of former Chinese Premier Zhou beint 8 J# on Tuesday by Speaker of the nal Parliament Harin Henjrsakala'f third from tart) UPI photo
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    • 207 3 JAPANESE industry will increase capital outlay on plant and equipment by an average of 0.3 per cent in the current January-March quarter over the preceding quarter and then step up the pace of increase to 11.9 per cent in .the April-June quarter. According to
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    • 188 3 UPI CHINA has proposed to Japan for joint exploration of 12 promising coal fields, believed capable of yielding 54 million tonnes of coal annually, reports said yesterday. The Chinese plan was unveiled by Mr Shoichi Moroguchi, director of the JapanChina Association on Economy and
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    • 223 3 Reuter ENERGY Minister Geronimo Velasco of the Philippines has assured investors that enough oil will be available despite the government's decision to limit domestic consumption in its bid to offset rising prices. "Our idea of conservation is not restricting production but producing more with the
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
      • 475 3 Agencies THE people of Hongkong are the world's biggest drinkers of cognac, official statistics in Paris revealed. The 5,200,000 inhabitants drank 8,600,000 bottles of cognac last year. Reporting on sales in 1979, Mr Gerard Sturm, head of cognac's National Information Department, told newsmen about "the spectacular gains" in
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    • 107 3 AFP SANCTIONS against Russia including a boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow could rebound on the Asean countries and fail in their purpose. The Malaysian Foreign Minister, Tengku Ahmed Rithauddeen, said this in Canberra. Tengku Rithauddeen, referring to the recent Islamic foreign ministers conference be
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    • 393 3 NEW investments from Italy can be expected to flow into Malaysia once the Finmeccanica group finalises its plans for the country and the region as a whole. An investment and trade mission from the group, part of the state-owned IRI organisation, met Mida
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 224 4 MALAYSIA'S Primary Industries Minister Datuk Paul Leong said on Tuesday he expects the price of tin will continue to rise and had received assurances in Washington that the US sale of surplus tin stockpile will not disrupt world markets. The minister talked with US Commerce,
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    • 144 4 VALUES remained firm yesterday in Kuala Lumpur with sellers reluctant because of uncertain conditions, dealers said. The firmness was aided by Pakistan's continuing inquiry for neutralised and crude palm oil for the March position. However, it rejected Tuesday's offers. Trading was thin with the central and southern region
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    • 117 4 CBT wheat futures closed six to 10'4 cents a bushel lower on Tuesday. Heavy exporter selling in several contracts weighed on wheat prices, traders said. In addition, locals liquidated long positions in what traders called a technical reaction to Monday's gains. Fundamental pressure stemmed from reports of rain in
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    • 320 4 THE SINGAPORE market closed higher yesterday with February One RSS buyers quoted at 387.00 cents per kilo, up six cents from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked up about seven cents on nervous covering, trade and upcountry buying, they said. Afternoon prices were slightly steadier but profittaking
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    • 302 4 R. AS prices in cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt fob. 366.00 367.00N Int. 1 R.S.S. February 30.00 370.00 Int. 1 R.S.S. March 377.00 371.00 Int. 2 R.S.S 345 00 346 0GN UK/Cont 344.00 *****N Int. 3 R.S.S 342.00 343.00N UK
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    • 39 4 Rubber: Feb 6 Singapore: February: 367.00 cents (up 6.00 cents) Malaysia: March: 377.50 cents (up 5.50 cents) Tin: M 52,160 (up $34) (equivalent to $35.71 per kilo) (up 56 cents) Official offering: 263 tonnes (up 18 tonnes)
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    • 104 4 NOON SSR and SMR pricaa yav tardajr ■AS SSR 20 SSR SO MBBLB SMRCV SMR L SMR J SMRGP SMR 10 SMR 20 SMR SO (1-ton pallat) (1 too pallet 1 (1 -too pallat) (I ton pallat) (1 ton pallat) (1-ton pallat) (1-ton pallat) Pafcmarr (Cnrraat Mtk)
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    • 87 4 THE Strata tla price la Peaaag recovered M$S4 per plea! to $2JM yesterday, $210 above the laterastlsasl Tla Agreement ceiling, dealers said. The market recovered la reaction to reeeat decHaeo, oa renewed baytag tram the US, Jaaaa aad local centres, foUowiag 111— Loadoa advices. Ceatiaaiag high eoatrihatisa sf
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    • 319 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S) per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 0.98, 100 per cent second claa 0.83, 100 per cent third class 0.81, s per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.70. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special 0.57.
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    • 150 4 CHINESE Predaee Exehaage, Stegapore, aaaa cMag prices per pfteal yesterday: Cseeaat all: Bulk $104 sellers, old drum $110 sellers, new drum $114 sellers. Cspra: Mixed (loose) UK/ Coot $64.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob 100% NLW $337.50 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96% NLW $322.50 sellers, Sarawak special
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    • 121 4 CBT soybean futures lost 7 Vi to 3V« cents a bushel on Tuesday, closing near their lows for the day. Scattered pre-hedging pressed prices at the close, traders said. Losses represented in part a consolidation o( Monday's sharp gains, they said. Reports of rain in Brazil and Argentina also
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    • 796 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures closed the morning steady around the lower levels and with losses from Tuesday little changed from the opening at £41 to £47 per tonne. Turnover was 3,572 lots including options. Dealers said producer orientated selling pressure kept the market near the morning's lows, although this
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    • 189 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Cottsa yam: China Blue Phoenix 20b 2,320; 32a *****, 40s 3,090 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece goods: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
    • 591 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Datwa RESOURCES-RELATED issues forged ahead over a broad front yesterday. Nippoo Oil rose Y9O to Yl.900; Teikoku Oil, Yll to Y990; Mitsubishi Mining and Cement, Y32 to Y418; C Itoh and Co, Y8 to Y492; and Koa Oil, Y5O to Y7lO. In response to this, Nilgate
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    • 301 4 FIRMER international gold and commodity prices pushed the market higher yesterday, although with some strong bouts of profit-taking after Tuesday's price correction, dealers said. The major gains were in the mining sector, particularly in uranium issues. Western Mining, which announced a 200 per cent jump in interim profit after
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    • 336 4 Source: SHK See THE MARKET drifted lower yesterday in lack- lustre trading throughout the day with only «mail pockets of strength seen. HK Land remained firm against the trend at $1160 but Jardines did not follow its overnight strength in London, slipping to $17.80 at the close. Selling was
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    • 233 4 MOST prices held steady yesterday as turnover continued to stay around 10 mil lion baht with few direct transactions, dealers said. FEB 06 Bahts Ada Credit lflO Asia Fibre HI Ajfullun In*. And Trim Bangkok Investment 178 Bangkok Bank 2M Bangkok Drying And SUo Bangkok Insurance Bangkok Metropolitan Ban
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    • 104 4 STOCKS closed mixed yesterday, with turnover rising to 34.6 million pesos from Tuesday's 10.6 million, dealers said. FEB M Pesos Acoje Mining Atlas Con. A AUu Con. B ZZ SC50 Bagulo Gold Benruet Con. B BP Goodrich .00*2 83.00 unch ♦S cnrp Inco B Landotl Lepanto B. Marinduque B
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    • 52 4 FINANCIAL T1ME8 INDUSTRIALS Tuesday ,447.8 Monday 445.7 Week ago 449 8 DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 878.82 Monday 875.08 Week ago 886.21 HJLHANG SENG Wednesday 014,98 Tuesday «87.40 Week ago 878.3» SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday ***** Tuesday 837.42 Week ago 606 79 ALL ORDINARIE8 Wednesday 886-58 Tuesday 887.31 Week
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    • 112 4 TOOTH and Co director of finance George Haines said no negotiations are under way for a possible takeover of the company. In the last two days, Tooth shares have risen 30 cents to A 52.82 each on market speculation that a takeover was likely. Tooth has been the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 322 5 Reuter WEST Germany's provisional December current deficit narrowed slightly to 468 million marks from a slightly revised 693 million for the November shortfall, the Bundesbank said. This gives a 19T9 provisional deficit of 9.03 billion against a 1978 surplus of 17.58 billion marks, it
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    • 50 5 Br hnev General Secretary of the CPSUCC, President of the Presidium of the LbSR Supreme Soviet (R) and Mr Heng Samrin, Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council of Kampuchea are seen signing Soviet-Kampuchean documents in the Kremlin, Moscow. Tass photo via UPI. Tass photo via UPI
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    • 398 5 Reuter SECRETARY of State Cyrus Vance has asked Congress for a US$lO.4 billion in foreign aid, saying the US had to compete with the Soviet Union in the developing world and help nations defend themselves. Events in Iran and Afghanistan, he said, "have
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    • 304 5 PRESIDENT Abolhassan Bani-Sadr of Iran will attend a conference in Teheran to discuss problems facing industries under state control, the official Pars news agency reported. Industrial managers will discuss their technical and labour problems, raw material supplies and credits. Much of Iran's industry was nationalised
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    • 253 5 AP THE president of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) in the US stepped up his campaign against Japanese car imports Tuesday, calling on Japanese companies to limit shipments to what they were in 1978. UAW president Douglas FYaser said he would ask
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    • 108 5 AttorneyGeneral clears Miller Reuter US A TTORNEY -General Benjamin Civiletti said the Justice Department has cleared Treasury Secretary William Miller after investigating his role in improper overseas payments by the Textron company which he once headed. He said there were no outstanding allegations against Mr Miller to require a special
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    • 744 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From SIA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0840 PEN MAS MH607 0845 KUL RBA BI421 0930 BWN MAS MH6T1 0945 PEN/KUL SIA SQ211 1000 HLP BN BN515 0130 LAXSELHLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP GIA GA980 1030 HLP MAS MH605 1045 KUL
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    • 151 5 Reuter INVESTMENTS by foreign companies in US manufacturing rose to a record 437 in 1979 from 358 a year earlier, the Conference Board said. California and New York received 50 foreign investments each followed by Texas with 31, it said. It said West Germany, Britain
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    • 477 5 Reuter THE Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) quarterly industrial trends survey shows declining business optimism, though companies appear to be standing up reasonably well despite the steel strike, CBI deputy president Raymond Pennock said. "The picture is not too bad, although there has been some
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 438 5 Agencies UNEMPLOYMENT in the United States was worse last year than in Japan, West Germany, and Sweden, but lower than in France or Canada, the US Department of Labour reports. The rate for the US was 5.8 per cent in 1979, but it rose to 6.2 per cent
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    • 285 5 AP Reuter THE British Steel Corp (BSC) has announced it would make a fresh pay offer to striking steelmen aimed at breaking the six-week-old national walkout. Mr Robert Scholey, chief executive of the state-owned BSC, met secretly the leaders of the two biggest steel
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  • 432 6 THE first survey of business expectations conducted by the Statistics Department this year is pointing to greater optimism among businessmen than one would expect at a time when the economies of industrialised countries are in difficulties. A net balance of 25 per cent of respondents to
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  • 198 6 The suggestion by travel agents at the sixth annual convention of the Asean Tourism Association that travel agents should specialise in arranging tours and selling airline tickets seems reasonable at first sight. After all, to be specialists in any field of endeavour implies a high
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  • 2446 6  -  NEW BREED OF SPECULATORS Commodity trading it now very much a money game. It is accepted that speculators are not able to buy up all the market stocks ol any commodity and that they can control markets for only a relatively short time before
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • 1285 7  -  Sumitomo's Chiba Works in Japan and Singapore's Pulau Ayer Merbau complex bear very striking similarities; it is almost as if the Japanese are transferring their plant en masse to the Republic, reports RONNIE LIM, recently in Tokyo. However, there is one marked difference the Singapore
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  • 365 7 EXPECT to hear this parting shot if ,you have just been interviewed for a job in a company which deals in security: "Don't ring us, we'll bug you." FOR those who feel their lives lack that touch of ceremony and pageant, a competition just announced in
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  • 848 7  -  FORUM with WILLAIM SAFIRE NYT WHEN Mr William Miller was selling Bell helicopters to the United States government, for eight years he and his agents sprinkled some US$7,OOO a month in "lunch expenses" over the Pentagon's brassiest hats, knowingly defying Defence Department regulations which prohibit such entertainment.
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
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      • 94 8 FEB 05 Pre FORWARD MARKET Accc rm unch Arbed 2375 unch Astur 584 .31 B rue an am unch Bru-Lamb Cinpic I lffJO -34 Cock 326 De Been 328 7 Ebet 2185 -25 Eleclrotoel 5050 -30 Gb-Inno-Bm 25*70 -30 oe» 900 -2 HoDok 2000 -30 Petro 56*70 -30 Ryl
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      • 212 8 FEB OS Dm Aef-Telerunken Akio 40.00 23 10B "0.5 AUx Leben 865 00 -s AUz Vers BASF Bay H T Wbtnk Bay Vbank 388-00 148 30 ***** moo 3 12 IS •1 Bayer BBC 135 JO 307JO -22 -t RUIlf I04J0B Casaeiu Chem Verw Commerxbank Com) Oumml Dalml«f-Beni Decuaaa
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      • 212 8 FEB 06 rts ABN ***** -0 5 Ahold 82 10 -4>.7 Akzo i. 25 70 0.2 AMEV 101 JO -07 Am fas 115 00 1 Amro Bank 63.90 0.2 Berfo&s 42 00 1 Berk 9700 -1 Bo Is 61 50 -06 Dorsum ij ***** 1 Burhmann 62.50 2 Byenkorf
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      • 184 8 FEB 06 Francs Action* Suisse* Alusuisse Br Alusuisse IUf Brown Bovcrl Br M m 1H0 •i 5 41 unch Cite Otifj Br. Clba Or icy P C Clba Oeto Ret Credit Suisse Br Credit Suisse Re« 1M0 no m am 442 unch 1 unch unch Ekektrowalt Br Oeorje Fischer
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      • 95 8 FEB 06 Ure Ante Assoc Oen 9 4M00 unci) Bailor 730 -11 Central* rtml ("insider Oen Immob SMC 88 SO 72.50 -180 2-5 -125 in Prt llaJcemenu Ilalgas zsee ***** 800 80 -560 -3 Ma«neu M Pf Marelll Ere Medtob Miralanu Mondadorl MonMin m 41S ***** 1M10 3730 *****
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    • 1333 8 NEW YORK A RALLY in the final half hour of trading, marked by strength in steels, offset earlier weakness and the stock market on Tuesday ended closed to mixed in heavy trading. Analysts said traders began bargain hunting when the decline that set
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    • 206 8 FES 06 CS Abltlbi 23 Alean rr. -IS AJcoma B -1 Bank Mont a< Bank Nora ScoUa -Si Bell Tel 1#:, Beth Corp BP Can Ltd Z a>, Brascan 24 V Camp Red Lake 3B Can Imp Bk 20 S -s Canpac as Canpac In* Pt Carting OXeefe Z
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 571 9 BUILDING up on record growth rates over the past few years, equipment leasing in Malaysia is expected to develop into a half-a-bil-lion ringgit industry by 1961. Current lease outstanding is already estimated at some $300 to $400 million, the president of the Equipment Leasing
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    • 941 9 THE Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has presented a submission on its proposal to open a futures market in London dollar certificates of deposit (CDs) to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission in Washington for its approval. It will come as a surprise to many participants
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    • 124 9 Reuter OLYMPIC Airways has secured a US$l2O million loan package for the purchase of three A3OO Airbuses and spares, agent bank Midland Bank Internationa] said. Midland, Credit Lyonnais and Deutsche Giroxentrale are leading syndicates from the UK, France and Germany in line with national stakes in
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    • 433 9  -  By LEE YOKE MENG RATES on the local money market have been turning easier recently, reflecting largely the substantial amount of US dollar inflow that has filtered into the market and the subsequent intervention by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The last two weeks
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    • 249 9 AMERICANS are expected to concentrate their investments in Asia in the *****, as the current unstable situation in the Middle East makes the region more vital to America than ever before. This was one of the points made by the vice-chairman of Manufacturers Hanover
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    • 254 9 GOLD futures in Singapore yesterday closed generally firmer in thin trading with an initial rise reflecting the metal's overnight strength in New York, dealers said. Turnover for the day was recorded at 91 lots while kerbs was 38 lots with interest mainly centred on April and June contracts, they
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    • 22 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 10.4 per cent.
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    • 179 9 STERLING firmed to a high U5J2.2965/75 in active late trading yesterday on market optimism that progress would be made to settle Britain's steel strike when talks resumed yesterday on a revised pay offer, dealers said. Sterling was quoted latterly at U5J2.2940/50 compared with an opening $2.2910/20 and New York's
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    • 271 9 FEB OS Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 255 unch Abercom 300 5 AE And CI 600 10 AMIC rr>^ 25 Barlows 930 60 Cg Sugar 1100 60 CNA 360 Currie Finance 150 3 De Beers Ind 2100B Edcon 500 10 Edgars 5800 UVIC Eveready Fed Volk z.r 415 unch
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    • 114 9 THE U.S. dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed firmer at 240.35 yen, compared with a 240.10 opening and 239.85 at Tuesday's close, dealers said. Trading was quiet with volume at US$455 million. The dollar steadied in slow trading after narrow early movements on limited buying by foreign banks to
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    • 430 9 THE U.S. dollar was yesterday traded down to close weaker against major currencies. Starting off at 240.00/10 against the Japanese yen, the dollar initially firmed to 240.30/40 when Tokyo closed. Later trading, however, saw earlier gains pared and the dollar slipped to rest considerably lower at 239.90/05. The
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    • 344 9 STERLING extended overnight gains in early London trading yesterday on expectations of a new offer to striking British Steel Corp workers, dealers said. A belief that Tuesday's banking figures, indicating strong growth in money supply, rules out an early cut in UK interest rates also bolstered the pound, they
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    • 147 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Feb 6: US Dollmr*(8pot) Off.r Bid 7 days 15 5/16 15 3/16 1 month 133/16 131/16 2 months 1315/*****3/16 3 months 14 5/16 14 3/16 6 months 14Vi 14 l 9 months 14 3/16 141/16 12 months 14 1/16
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    • 48 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount house* on Feb t: Overnight: 3-C*«3 Call deposits: to S' Closing Bsyisg Selling 3-month Treasury bills 6'. 6U 3 month Bank bills 101/16 915/16 3 months CD 10 7/16 10 5/16 6 months CD 10 7/16 10&/16 Source: National Discount Co
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    • 43 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $45 million 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from Feb 11 to Feb 15. Each tender must not be for less than $250,000.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 134 9 THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK (CURACAO) FINANCE N.V. U S $30,000,000 Guaranteed Floating Rate Notes Due 1987 Payment of the principal of, and interest on, the Notes is unconditionally ond irrevocably guaranteed by THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK, LTD. (Kabushiki Koisho Nippon Saiken Shinyo Ginko) In accordance with the provisions of the
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    • 113 9 J# 4 W; si: as "> <Nj» A-* r Bankers Trust Company in extending its worldwide international investment banking coverage is pleased to announce the opening of a merchant bank in Singapore. m Bankers Trust International John F. Salmon, General Manager 506-508, Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore 1, Republic of
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  • 1755 10 BID and offer prices officially ttatsd and biirtiw in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded s)swm in brackets in lots of 1,100 units, unless otherwise specified SECTION ONE »> INDUSTEIAL y COMMERCIAL V
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  • 161 10 ■MUrOUVM TIKI IT' moooo [•ONI I UNIT (HIM!!! I' 1HM tar ret *1) (Can ■I pri The Commerce 238 133 Income Bond L10 LSI The Saving Pud 1.56 l.M S pore Prat Food l.M 1.12 S pore Sec. Pund La 100 mil i WHIP VISA S pore Invert
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  • 2734 10 1979/1980 High Low Company Last Sale orGr"» Div Div C'vr Gr's rw Net P/B Vol COOO) Day High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 306 223 148 180 282 77 255 434 219 380 207 Acma 123* Alcom 110 Allied Choc 133 BAT 255 Bala 57W Ben 185*
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  • 1878 10 -J BID and oder prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. INDURmULS Am (1MB) (2) 100 (3) 1* (13B) (1) 1« AIM
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  • 782 10 MOTOB sleeks |H j I la early tradtog at Ike SheaEEJE\T£i22!22 MB IBVVIfnDfll d stiffer reglstraltoß fees aai Mgher reed taxes. The aael velaerable wrtwi were flagapmhased eeespeales Cycle aad Carriage aai Wearae BrettAfter the hrtttot ahech, ear shares reacted aai recovered seme ef
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  • 539 10 SELLERS dominated on the Kuala Lumpur stock market and forced prices sharply lower in fairly active trading yesterday. Prices were eroded by a combination of profit-taking and short-selling which gave the market its biggest setback in more than two months. The New Straits Tiroes industrial ordinary
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 496 11 A CONTINUED strong earnings upsurge in the second hall-year at Malayan United Industries (MUI) has «welled group pre-tax profit to a record M 51.61 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1879 up by 103 per cent over the previous year. MUl's audited results, which
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    • 264 11 FT HARRISONS and Crosfield (H and C), the UK-based plantation and industrial group, has increased its holding in London Sumatra Plantations by 1.7 per cent to 45.9 per cent. At the same time, plantation holding company McLeod Russel and Co has reduced its holding in London Sumatra,
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    • 144 11 MALAYSIA Biee UmMm Bhd: EOGM to be held at 2nd Floor, Wisma Hangsam, No 1 Jalan Cecil, Kuala Lumpur at 11am on Feb 8. CITY Develepmeat Ltd: AGM to be held at 24th Floor, Hong Leong Building, 16 Raffles Quay, Singapore at 11.30am on Feb 8. THE New
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    • 494 11  -  By STEVEN TAN MALAYSIA Rice Industries (MRI), reflecting its new personality as a property development and plantations group rather than merely a rice miller, has unveiled vastly improved profits and proposed a maiden dividend payment. Group pre-tax profit, derived mainly from the company's property related
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    • 164 11 TWO of the three Hongkong rubber companies which are the subject of a takeover offer by Tan Sri Lee Yan Lian and associates have announced substantially improved profits for the year ended Sep 30,1379. Rubber Trust Ltd achieved a 64 per cent increase in group profit after
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    • 87 11 HUTCHISON Properties Ltd said shareholders have approved the scheme of arrangement under which it will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hutchison Whampoa Ltd group. The Supreme Court hearing on the scheme is expected to be held on Feb 25, after which it would become effective the following
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    • 230 11 Cirrnt Ex Books Date Total for Total for Ptymnt Date Close Payable tke year Prtriou year U M Floor 20*<b) Jan 16 Jan 27 Feb 7 20*(e) 20* TUbm Pub 175* Jan 22 Jan 29 FebS 25* 225* 8 T P (1975) 10% Jan 22 Jan 29 FebS
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    • 86 11 Company Particular* Ex Date Books Cloaa Temerlofc Bonus Iasue of 1 for 1 NYA NYA Sentoaa Bonus Issue of 1 for 3 NY A NYA T Text Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 NYA NYA MUM Right* Issue of 1 for 1 t2.00 NYA NYA (a) Adjusted (or
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    • 291 11 Date Im it Fall Ye AT Ompuy i CflfQ |1—1TlflJ Net EPS Greas Pre-tax last year <«■*> Dtv. <%> Pnfit <rm) M'wata Steel I 22/12 12.4 10.0TE 14,803 Folex Ind 4 F 18/1 2.7 0.0 858 Nat Iron F 7/2 57.8 •17.9 37,679 F E Le'ston F 8/2
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    • 88 11 BOVB SEA las 111 rati the Kaala Luapw Stock Exchange (USE) that It fsrjhe prtee tow esse sf Us Replying to «aeries treat the USE, the eeapaay said that as the fttJ mUOm claim wttiMiMit received Hm the Stogapere Government wwU be tally ■to irk ed to
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    • 114 11 YULE Catto has acquired a further 235,000 ordinary shares in Gas and Oil Acreage Ltd (GOAL) at an average price of 300 p. This increases its holding to 16.6 per cent of GOAL The aggregate consideration, including expenses, amounts to £734,000 and will be provided from Yule
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    • 471 11 WMM by HOCK LOCK SIEW IT HAS been known for some time that news of more disincentives to car ownership would eventually hit the streets soooer or later. Already faced with keen competition and a maturing market in Singapore, some car companies have taken
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    • 35 11 SEA oo the reasons far the increase in the price of their securities. Both companies have also been asked whether they have any important matters pending announcement.
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    • 115 11 affirmed that it is not aware of any reason (or the sharp rise in its share price and that there are no matters of importance pending announcement. MR Ng Kim Siew has been appointed acting general manager of Malaysia Textile la*—trie»
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    • 46 11 has changed its name to Johan Holdings, and with effect from yesterday, the company's shares will be traded under its new in the second trading section of the Minings Section. Share certificates bearing the old name "Johan Tin Dredging" will still be valid.
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    • 42 11 has announced the ap- pointment of Da to Khoo Kay Peng as its chief executive. Meanwhile, at an EOGM on Feb 4, shareholders approved the purchase of an additional 6.06 millioo stock units in Central Sugars for $23.13 million.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 80 11 NOTICE To the holders of the floating rate U.S. Dollar Certificates of Deposit doe 11th August, 1982 of: A I n® D3OKj LNnI«6Q( 0.8.5. Building. 6 Sftenton Way Singapore 0106. We hereby certify that the rate of interest payable on the above-mentioned certificates of deposit for the interest period beginning
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    • 50 11 Businessmen, your inroad to the Singapore Banking, Finance Insurance 9 T £1 Kf. *c >-v <41 «u Bookshop Basement, Clifford Centre, Collyer Quay. Td: *****. TimesOrchardCentre Robinson's John Little's M-106 Lucfcy Plaza (mauanina floor) Spaciaiiatt" Camra. Orchard Rd 4th Floor Orchard Road. Tar *****71/*****18 Qftofd CMn, Rafftai Plaot. Plan Singapwra
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  • 473 12  -  By FOO CHOY PENG THE SINGAPORE Manufacturers' Association (SMA), in conjunction with a United Nations Development Programme, is conducting a supply survey of local manufacturers. The information obtained from the survey will be fed into a UN computer in Geneva for possible matching of
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  • 754 12 LONDON Wed. The mar»* closed mixed In moderate turnover, dealers Hid, and at 3 pm, the FT lades was up 8.4 at 454.2. Prospects of a resumption at negotiations in the steel dispute pushed equities up to dp higher while gold shares showed closing gains ranging to |3
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  • 272 12 THE Asean Tourism Association (Aseanta) and the Pacific Area Travel Association will jointly undertake a programme to train management executives for travel agencies. The first step in this process will be a three-day seminar to be held in Singapore during the middle of
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  • 52 12 UPI AuMm Chaaeeller Braae Kntaky, Mr Jami Cm llaghaa (Brttaia) mad Mr BetttM Cnud (Italy) (L to B) iaftrmiig the hrtenwttf I me to a briefing la Vtoaaa that the Sedallst lateral tleai I Ceafereaee wai— the Benet tavadu la Afgkaatotaa aad demaade the Immediate withdrawal (rem Mghaatetia
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  • 311 12 WITHIN a month of its official offer, Harinco Holdings has acquired an additional 33.68 per cent of the issued share capital of Consolidated Hotels Ltd (CHL), bringing its total shareholding to 89.18 per cent. The advisors of Harinco, Singapore International Merchant Bankers Ltd
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  • 341 12 A PROFESSIONAL engineer had his sentence altered, on appeal, to a year's suspension by the High Court yesterday. He had originally been ordered to be struck off the rolls by the Professional Engineers Board (PES) last Dec 28 when he was found guilty of
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  • 132 12 LOCAL interbank rates have plunged sharply over the last two weeks as a result of substantial inflows of funds from Hongkong and Malaysian investors. A massive selling of US dollars by oil companies here for Brunei units have also contributed a great deal to the
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  • 531 12  -  By CATHERINE ONG SENIOR executives of motor companies generally expressed little surprise yesterday at the government's latest package of disincentives on private ownership of cars. But they were shocked at the extent of the increase imposed. Most of them expect a "hiccup"
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 75 12 CHINESE HAND-KNOTTED SILK CARPETS Every piece is individually hand-knotted by traditional craftsmen of TIENTSIN, SHANGHAI PEKING in a wide range of colourful designs and exquisite workmanship Available: 90,120,130,1% 180,200,260,300 lines. 1 W. *2, Our reputation is your confidence GN66 HONG CO (PTE) LTD. THE PEMNSULA HOTEL SHOPPING COMPLEX, 1-28,15T FLOOR.
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    • 36 12 Mainly fair. Maximum temperature 30.5 Associated humidity ®7 Minimum temperature 22.9 Associated humidity 100 Hours of sunshine 9.80 Rainfall in millimetres Trace Total rainfall for the month 47 J Total rainy days for the month 3
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • PORTSIDES
      • 92 13 Reuter JAPAN'S Rinkai Construction Co said on Tuesday that it has won Indonesian government contracts worth a total of 8.7 billion yen to build two new ports. Under the contracts, Rinkai will construct a port near Balawan, Sumatra, for 4.5 billion yen by late next year, and a
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      • 49 13 Reuter ITALY is discussing the supply of 11 naval vessels worth around two trillion lire to Iraq, with the possibility of part payment in oil, defence ministry sources said. A foreign trade ministry spokesman confirmed that talks are in progress but declined to comment further. Reuter
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      • 59 13 Reuter MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries Ltd said it has signed a contract with the Kuwait Oil Tanker Co to build two 80,000 dwt tankers for delivery next year. Mitsubishi rfused to give the value of the yendenominated contract. Meanwhile, Sasebo Heavy Industries Ltd said it is negotiating with the
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      • 52 13 A GREEK tanker, carrying 62,000 tonnes of Gulf crude, went aground while crossing the Suez Canal from Suez to Port Said on its way to Greece, canal authority officials said. They said the tanker, Evanthia, went aground near Ismailia and the north-bound convoy was delayed while the vessel
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    • 429 13  -  By G DURAIRAJ The volume of cargo handled by EAC Lines and Barber Blue Sea from Penang has increased about fourfold in less than three months after they introduced direct express sailings to Canadian and North American ports. The coordinated sailings arrangement between EAC
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    • 531 13 Shlpptag Liae Cai Adriatic IV 5 Afea VI 3 Alfred CTS IV 5 All trans VI 2 Alpac VI 5 Angkutan VI 4 AM. I 1 APL m 4/5 Argentine IV 4 ASCL m 1 Asia America IV 5 Asia Merchant IV 5 Atlas VI 4 Bank
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    • 537 14 THE Port of London Authority (PLA) will close the India and Millwall Docks on July 1 unless redundancy targets and cash limits on expenditure can be met. The grim news was given following its board meeting last week, the first held by
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    • 187 14 AMERICAN President Lines (APL) has inaugurated a regular weekly landbridge service for containerised cargo between the Far East and Puerto Rico with Navieras De Puerto Rico providing the connecting carrier service between Houston and San Juan. Loaded forty-foot containers will move under APL
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    • 968 14 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB. (1) 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 premises during the following
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    • 1311 14 GRAIN bookings on Tuesday included US Gulf to Europort at $15.25 fio for Feb and Great Lakes to Nantaali at $35 fio completing St Lawrence $28 for loading within 30 days of 1st open water and us gulf to South Korea at $31.50 fio for Feb/March. A cargo
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    • 1371 15 Lloyd's MATS Ruhne, at 38, is managing director of the world's largest reefer fleet Salen Reefer Services. Trained as a lawyer, and finding his way into shipping by accident, he is one of the industry's new breed of senior executives, men
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    • 244 15 BRAMBLES Industries Ltd provides a logistics support service (or offshore oil, gas and mineral exploration companies through its subsidiary and associated companies. It can provide a 24-hour support service that includes stores and provisions, water bunkers, towage and general lighterage. The company's base at Port Hedland
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      596 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Bunga Mas (1300 after Pinewood Subject Free Board) 19 Golden Eagle (0600 after Soon Heng) 25 Golden Source (2130 tide) 24 Golden Globe (0600 after Soon Heng) 26 Clipper (1600 after NedUoyd Hobart) 6/7 Kota Mewah (after Kota Ma war) 10/11 Palm
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    • 4311 19 SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due and when SCHEDntE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World 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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    • 561 20 MARITIME experts in Dakar, Senegal, confirmed on Tuesday that the Salem, the supertanker that sank in the Atlantic off Senegal on Jan 17 in mysterious circumstances, almost certainly had unloaded its oil cargo before it went down. This expert opinion followed publication by Lloyds
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    • 337 20 US West Oast-Middle East: Houston has been selected as the terminus for a new mini-bridge service from the US west coast to the Red Sea port of Jeddah. Central Gulf Lines is to provide the facility as an extension of their existing services from the US Gulf. Containerships
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    • 125 20 Reuter A CONSORTIUM st «U exploration firms sperating offshore from Ike Philippines' Palawaa Island has acq sired a drillship which Is scheduled to arrive la Maalla next month, official sources said. The Rig Wsdeea, owned by western dMwrei of Hoastoa, Texas, bfiags to seven the aamber
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    • 272 20 Agencies WORLD shipbuilding shows signs of recovery from the slump of recent years but is still at least two years away from a significant revival, state-owned British Shipbuilders (BS) said. British production improved in the last three months of 1979 and orders are higher for
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    • 1470 20 The leading shipping lines operating from loeal ports and the agents who handle cargo bookings for them. A B Adriatic Caatalaer Container Feeders (S)/Cargo Freight (PK). AFEA Singapore Shipping Agencies (S)/Euro-Asia Line (PK/PN). Alfred C. Tsepfer Intermodal (S)/ Marintex Enterprise (PK). Alfred C. Tsepfer Sehlßahrt New
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    • 430 13 |J\ QRAMARD LIME INDEPENDENT ATTRACTIVE RATES MBDrTEARANKAN/EASTASIA SERVICE accepting container cargo-pcl only *Q*i FORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, BEIIUJT. LATTAIOA. UMASSOL, ISTANBUL A PIRAEUS Specially engaged agents <ft stevedores providing immediate discharge lIANMI SMlPffNfi A6ENCIES ffl Pfl LTD. TEL: *****77.(5 Unes) J \Rl)!\[ AM f I Orient Overseas Co*Ucuh&i Line. •ORWTAI CW
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    • 360 13 59 H fSI SEALORI) ULJ ANTAf I H m UASC 3 UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG GULF WEEKLY MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES Loading (or Dubai (26/2), Kuwait (29/2), Dammam (3/3), Mina Qaboos (6/3) Doha (9/3) Mina A) Fahal (23/3), Kuwait(26/3), Damman (29/3). Dubai (1/4), Abu Dhal (4/4), Doha (7/4), Mina Qaboos (10/4)
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    • 145 13 i NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD J 5 FAR FAST FUROPF FULLY CONTAINFRISFD SFRVICF Containers Feeder ed to/from F itowe too accepting carjo to/from Scandnavia 0. CHEF S pore Closmg rams. FCI Cargo 0600 13/2 LCI Cargo ISOO 12/2 STRAITS AUSTRALIA RO-RO CONTAINFR SFRVICF member ot th? Unro Consortium TO AND
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    • 403 14 LEO SHIPPING PTE LTD. SINGAPORE PERNAS-MISC SHIPPING AGENCIES SDN BHD PORT KELANG PENANG W,.. /M, HTERNATIONAL SHPP+IG CORPORATION XRHAD CmUmm Sdrwce To Eww feeder *P KelMg Vessel Spore 1) Mscdles 2) Rdam 3) Hburg 4) Gbuig HEAD OFFICE: WISMA MISC TEL: NO: KL *****8 Ff— Eiwpt 1) G'burj 2) H'bvrf
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    • 184 14 BBS SUPERCARRIER SERVICE WEEKLY SERVICE TO PANAMA, US ATLANTIC GULF AND E. CANADA R.IM* ftto 12/3 i Mtor FCI CMMm 19/4 1/4 16/4 20/5 22/4 4/4 u/4 23/5 27/4 9/4 24/4 27/5 SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY 22 DAYS Fa lb/2 0700 la 15/2 1900 Fa 2/3 0700 ia
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    • 750 15 Overseas I Containers %lmm Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok CONTAOOSHP SERVICE TO IM/CONTIOT: Liverpool Bay Tokyo Bar Cviigan Bay TMuo Eipreu My EMqk Kwama Mara Bremen Eipreu ContainenMp Service To/Fran Bangkok tongfcong Eipreu If Mar tTburi Brem root It Hawe
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    • 639 16 Hapag-Uoyd '>■» "*"l tm Mm (mm N"W| Bromn U« Inhnrp 1/2 10/2 7/3 19/3 16/3 9/3 i 19/2 21/2 24/2 22/3 11/3 28/3 26/3 23/3 21/3 2/3 25/3 28/3 30/3 2/4 4/4 FULLY COKTNOSED TO GENM/TRESTE TV M rpn Mmmh tipmi 3/2 5/2 12/2 IMubMn U/2 13/2 16/2 FUUT CONTMUKD
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    • 603 16 LINE KOREA SHIPPING CORPS r.MM( STORE VEGA 145N 11/12 F* FN BUSAN BANGKOK VEGAI46E 10/12 Feb TO BUSAN ALTAI 149W 6/9 Nar 10/13 Nar FN BUSAN BANGKOK ALTAR 150E 6/9 Mar 10/13 Mar TO BltfAN PENANG CALL SUBJECT MOUCEMENT tSCKSC KX KX KX KX KX KX KX KX Kit KX
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    • 381 16 EVERGREEN LINE FAR FAS I EUROPE FXPRFSS FUU CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTMG CARGO FOR: HAMBURG. FELIXSTOWE. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. LE HAVRE ALSO ACCEPTWG CARGO FOR: 1 SOUTHAMPTON LONDON. MANCHESTER. BMMNGHAM. BRISTOL. LIVERPOOL GLASGOW. LEEDS WEST GERMANY HffMEMAVth HOLLAND AMSTTROAM Twm M>| Fihiln i teter— AM—» U*mi 11 Ftk 3 Ite 'iter lII*
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    • 546 16 I Everett Lines K •>s A 1/ > X Burma Fiva Star Shippint Corpn. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" LOMMNG FOR RANGOON W 11/13 FA m mount* t/uh BFS S C AMnn *1 Matofwo: TEPS MALAYSIA Port K«toog T«H3B>-7355 Penong TO *****/***** Campania Arfantina D« Nwiwin hitareoiitiMfitai S. A. C.I. F. "ARGENTINE
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    • 495 16 T mo.s.E. r'\ OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD V\ y I a 3 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE 15/17 FA 12/14 FA STD, lEL. ACQ BANGLADESH SERVICE 15/29 FA CWTTAGONG. CHALNA JAPAN/STRAITS SERVICE SAVANNA STAR KfTISARR/T Svpn t. Kdanc 9/11 FA M Part 1/10 FA 11/12 FA 14/11 FA 11/12 FA
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    • 925 17 PIL GROUP 1 A EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICE COLOMBO/KARACHI/P. GULF SERVICE ROTA GAJAH 12/19 Ftb SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/SINGAPORE SERVICES Pakistan National Shipping Corpn. Karachi Loading for: COLOMBO/KARACHI Pan Islamic Steamship Co. Ltd. Karachi SAFMA-E-6MM.. ETA S pore 1/2 Apr Loading for Cotombo/Chittagong Pacific International Lines pte ltd (joint service) Malaysia Shipping Corpn. sdn
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    • 789 17 F7^ BEN LINE CONTAINERS ama com Hoi sna to/fhm euro* SSL, Mftiy CRytf i*M» H-HJK BIMVU ftOMH HAVRE SOTON *Of IMB, AartnaAatarp Franc* M UA l/l VJ U/2 6/3 7/3 VI VI VI VI 1/1 IVI 12/1 IVI IV! VI IVI 17/3 ivi 21/1 21/1 22/1 N/1 2VI 27/1 2VI
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    • 400 17 Scan Dutch V ~T3EL3*i I: 'H'i:. 1 iLk^LUt'* Mm dahlia MCA mu MKAQtttIA MKAPtNMA MCA OHHM 7*T *1 i) nq trin 3i r* 4) r«H sit* or 111 hPart M/ 2 14/2 u/r mi 1/1 27/2 1/1 VI U/l 12/1 22/1 11/1 2S/1 H/l CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO EUROPE i PW
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    • 640 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPP,NC AGENCIES THE BANK LINE LTD LOADS FOR E. ft S. AFRICA i Reunion Durban. Clown Pt Eta. Lonion) S'pore ki Pt/11 Feb P Mam LVKES ORIENT LINE U.S. GULF COAST SERVICE (New Orleans, Mobie, Houston, Galveston) Sncapart P Kala* Kuantan US M LOUSE LYRES (dbdi ta*h). 23/25 Fab
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