The Business Times, 19 April 1980
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Title Section10 1980-04-19 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 111/l/M SATURDAY, APRIL 11, IIM SOCENTS10 words
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Article67 1980-04-19 1 Reuter NEW YORK, Fri. Three major New York banks reduced their prime lending rates to 19 Vi per cent today, confirming that the decline in interest rates has begun. The three banks are Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank. Other major US banks areReuter - 67 words
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Article84 1980-04-19 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malaysian Trade Union Congress's proposed picket on Monday in protest against the amended labour laws has been called off and instead it will ask Tunku Abdul Rahman, who earlier appealed to MTUC to "cool the situation", to find a more amicableAFP - 84 words
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Article65 1980-04-19 1 UPI TEL AVIV, Fri. President Carter's invitation to opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres may signal a growing feeling by the White House the days of the Begin government may be numbered, political sources said today. Prime Minister Menachem Begin returned home from Washington to face aUPI - 65 words
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Article69 1980-04-19 1 Reuter New DELHI, Fri. A knife attack was today to try and silence the man accused of throwing a knife at Indian Premier Indira Gandhi, a puhlic prosecutor said. Textile worker Ram Lalwani, 37, was stabbed and slightly wounded in the chest by anotherReuter - 69 words
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Article60 1980-04-19 1 Reuter TAIPEH, Fri. Taiwan today angrily complained about being replaced by China in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and said it was withdrawing from the organisation of its own accord. Hie Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Taipeh's replacement by Beijing in the IMF wouldReuter - 60 words
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Article72 1980-04-19 1 UPI TOKYO, Fri. Japan has decided to go along with the European Economic Community in looking to economic sanctions as a way to win the release of American hostages held in Teheran, Kyodo News Service reported today. The news agency said the decision was reachedUPI - 72 words
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Article56 1980-04-19 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. Some new reductions in the bank prime lending rates helped the stock market stage a moderate rally this morning. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 3.84 to 772.70 in the first half hour. Gainers outnumbered losers by more than a 2-to-l marginAP - 56 words
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Article143 1980-04-19 1 Rises Indices Mentakab 3M +32 Apr 17 Apr 18 M Banking 870 10 B.T.Indicator: U I C 484 +8 4101.33 4096.58 Boustead 448 +8 Industrials: 469.40 467.88 Spore Laad 390 8 Finance: 836.81 837.44 Sal Properties Magnum Corpn Tan Chong 700 80S 535 +5 +5 5 Hotels:143 words
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Article, Illustration155 1980-04-19 1 Rises Indices S Kinta New Sdah 1070 410 +30 20 B.T.Index: Apr 17 Apr 18 7146.21 7143.21 Magnum Corp 720 +20 Industrials: 544.39 545.11 Sg Ben 1350 20 Finance: 731.20 731.34 S Land 362 14 Hotels: 330.12 330.63 Mega 172 +13 Properties: 346.14 348.93 Keck Seng 366 10155 words
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Article, Illustration549 1980-04-19 1 MANO SABNANI - OPENING MORE STORES By MANO SABNANI, City Editor THE Emporium Holdings group, already the largest department store organisation in the region, plans to add at least another 10 stores to its chain in Hoogkong, Singapore and Malaysia by the end of next year. This will549 words
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Article293 1980-04-19 1 THE Big Four local banks have agreed that it is no longer necessary to restrict themselves in setting up overseas branches in cities where their joint bank, International Bank of Singapore, is represented. This is a reversal of the original which they had when293 words
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Article507 1980-04-19 1 HSUNG BEE HWA - By HSUNG BEE HWA VAN Ommeren, a Dutch group of companies involved in various marine activities, plans to invest $100 million to build an independent storage terminal at Pulau Sebarok, an island off 9ngapore. The terminal will be used to store refined petroleum products, edible507 words
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Article350 1980-04-19 1 CONCERNED over the increasing number of diamond investment companies in the Republic, the Diamond Importers Associ ation of Singapore (Dias) has warned the public about possible fly-by-night operators. "The paradoxical situation is that while the mushrooming of these certificate-issuing organisations should logically lead to expansion350 words
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202 1980-04-19 1 BHAREBOUWBB ef GatW> Owmwlm aam ami by a nm« margla the eampaay'a ef City aad latamtttnJ Tract at aa extmriawjf gnml MHfag heU la Lota Wednesday. As expected, Sine Darby, Ike largest alagle balder ef Oattrie Aara with a atake ef jrt aader202 words
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485 1980-04-19 1 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH THE national carriers of Sri Lanka and Singapore yesterday issued a joint statement refuting allegations about Singapore Airlines' management of Air Lanka. To begin with, SIA did not "win a contract", it was more a form of assistance. "The485 words
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Advertisement43 1980-04-19 1 For all typo of Culinary (Oriental Rakl Corporation and European) T o Whole. Tate*: RS ***** A/B RAKICOR nibbed, herb*. C«Mc "RAKICORP- seeds.root*, spices f k .o., and pulses. Harulmg Industrial Estate Malaysia T«i: SS4S4 Manufacturer. CaMc: RAKICORP" Johott Bahru miller and stockists.43 words
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Advertisement123 1980-04-19 1 Before you set out for the BIG GAME... Come to PAN-WEST at Peninsula Plaza, Colemen Street. New shop! Fully stocked! «nr. tfpi A t r Everything that a goiter requires, PAN-WEST has it! All golfing paraphernalia ranging trom T-shirts to gloves, golf-bags, golf shoes, golf balls, socks, hats and caps123 words
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Advertisement64 1980-04-19 1 LEISURE TIMES PV Pacific setting up research ICB's wholesale banking to be laboratory 2 computerised 9 IRAN crisis may trigger new KECK Seng (M) has mixed feelprice explosion 5 ings about prospects 11 REAGAN winning friends aad THE hurdle to predict develop* influencing people I meat It AIRCRAFT i, TV64 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article, Illustration214 1980-04-19 2 MR RF Kidney, general manager of Kodak (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has announced the following appointments: Mr KB Lee to customer relations manager. This new department is set up to keep pace with the rapid expansion of photographic Imslnfsi in Singapore. It supports all those functions which are214 words
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186 1980-04-19 2 THE Malaysian Industrial Development Authority will organise an international seminar to promote investment in Malaysia. Deputy Premier and Minister of Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Or Mahathir Mohamad will declare open the seminar ss well as present the keynote address at the seminar to be186 words
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85 1980-04-19 2 THE Chairman of Batam Industrial Development Authority, IB J Habibie, will discuss investment prospects in Batam Island at a talk organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Following Dr Habibie's talk, which will take place at the chamber's premises on April85 words
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432 1980-04-19 2 FOO CHOY PENG - •y FOO CHOY PENG A DUTCH firm which specialises in water and effluent treatment and laboratory engineering is setting up a research laboratory to strengthen its presence in Singapore. PV Pacific, a whollyowned subsidiary of the family-ran Pielkenrood-Vini-tex, will probably set up the laboratory432 words
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Article131 1980-04-19 2 THE Sun Electric Corporation (SEC) of the United States held its first Asia and Oceania convention for all its distributors in the two regions at the Mandarin Hotel from April 13 to 17. SEC, a large manufacturer of automotive tuneup equipment, held the convention in this area131 words
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Article, Illustration259 1980-04-19 2 SINGAPORE and Hongkong should stop looking at each other as competitors in tourism became in a regional sense they are complementary tourist destinations. This was the view of the executive director of the Hongkong Tourist Association, Mr John H Pain, who recently spoke259 words
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Article, Illustration483 1980-04-19 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM A PRESSED steel enamelling plant costing H4 million will be opened in Singapore next month, marking the first anniversary of the coming together of IndoneslanStngaporean capital and entrepreneurship. The new manufacturer, Inhwa Manufacturing, will be producing enamelled pressed steel bathtubs and483 words
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Article302 1980-04-19 2 MASS Transportation in Asia, ji conference to be held in Hongkong from May 19 to May 23, will cover more than 40 papers on specific mass transportation areas by eapats from the US, the UK, Japan, Hongkong, Thailand flk^anore Conference director, John ST Tan, said yesterday the ReadyMixed302 words
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233 1980-04-19 2 AN 11-member Singapore delegation, Iq) by Mr Wong Chin Hak of the Singapore Port Authority, will be attending the second Asean Joint Ad Hoc Group (Shipping) meeting in Manila (ram April 24-26. The meeting will be attended by representative» of shippers' organisations, shipowners'233 words
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Article170 1980-04-19 2 BOTH Australian and French exhibitors at the Food Asia 80 exhibition have reported "excellent" visitor response, including trade enquiries from Asean countries and other Asian countries as well as from West Asia. The New Zealanders, comprising 20 exhibiting firms, are also well pleased with their170 words
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Article54 1980-04-19 2 PROFESSOR John C Scrivener, Professor of Building in the Department of Architecture and Building, University of Melbourne, will cooduct a seminar on "Structural Masonry Researrh" on Monday, April 21 at the Kent Ridge Campus, Singapore University. Professor Scrivener is the external examiner for the BSc (Building) degree course at54 words
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Article438 1980-04-19 2 SEMINARS AND COURSES April 21-26: Management of Protects, Shangri-La Hotel, AMR International April 21-25: Evaluation and Measurement of Language Competence and Performance, RELC International House, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre April 21-23: Management Skills for New Managers, ShangriLa Hotel, AMR International April 23-25: Data Processing for Non-EDP executives, Shangri-La438 words
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REGIONAL
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Article179 1980-04-19 3 AFP THE major problem facing the Association of South-east Asian Nations countries is how to maintain their economic growth in the midst of the global energy crisis. And this problem will remain in the years ahead, said Philippine Energy Minister Geronimo Velasco who was makingAFP - 179 words
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Article142 1980-04-19 3 AN American company, Brown and Root, has been selected by the Petroleum Authority of Thailand to lay offshore pipelines for a natural gas project. At the same time it has awarded an contract for onshore pipelines to a joint venture of three companies, Cap-con International142 words
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Article, Illustration193 1980-04-19 3 TWENTY-SEVEN licensed abalone clivers run one of Australia's most unusual but successful cooperative societies. Working from the picturesque port of Mallacoota in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, they have formed the cooperative to process and market their product but in every other aspect of their193 words
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492 1980-04-19 3 JAPAN has drawn up concessionary measures to increase imports of American cars, a step intended to placate US criticism of rising Japanese car exports. The measures are: reducing commodity tax on full-size American cars; lowering import tariffs on car parts; and the simplification492 words
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335 1980-04-19 3 AFP PRESIDENT Suharto of Indonesia has made a strong appeal to Indonesia's creditor countries not to cut their economic aid to Jakarta, said Dutch Prime Minister Andreas Van Agt. There was some fear in Indonesia that the creditor countries would reduce theirAFP - 335 words
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93 1980-04-19 3 AFP A PAKISTANI team will visit New Delhi later this month to sign an agreement involving imports of iron-ore from India both on shortand long-term basis. India's English daily Economic Times said this was made known to an official Indian delegation which went toAFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration546 1980-04-19 3 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Barge An 2101 (0900 tide) 19 Bunga Bindang (after State of Mysore) 18 Cherry Bagus (0700) 26 Diny (0700) 27 Kimanis (1500 after Mah Kim) 23 24 Kota Panjang (after Kota Ma war) 10/11 Lu Chiang (hauls after Overwave sails) 40/41 Lumut546 words
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214 1980-04-19 3 AFP FRENCH and Malaysian officials will meet again in Kuala Lumpur next Thursday in a second attempt to resolve the issue of traffic rights for the state-owned Malaysian Airlines System. The -existing agreement between the two countries currently grants the French Airline UTAAFP - 214 words
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Article106 1980-04-19 3 DAIKYO Oil of Japan has reached basic agreement with Kuwait National Oil Company to import 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day in a one-year direct deal beginning this month. KNOC will sell the crude under the basic agreement at the official price of U51Z7.50106 words
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Article626 1980-04-19 3 PRESIDENT Marcos has begun consultations to pick a deputy prime minister who would be his successor. Consultations with his Cabinet and members of the interim national assembly were scheduled to continue yesterday but he did not say if a decision would be made before626 words
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THE REGION IN BRIEF
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Article391 1980-04-19 3 MANILA'S heavily congested traffic should be relieved with establishment of a light railway system now being negotiated between Belgium and the Philippines. President Marcos said the US$l5O million project is at an advanced stage. BANWA Baak sf Japan aai Beijag etty have rigari a t—toatt to wtiMhfc a391 words
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Article140 1980-04-19 3 Reuter THE South Korean Economic Planning Board (EPB) and West German government officials will discuss whether West German soft loan capital aid to South Korea should continue at their 10th meeting in Bonn on May 20-23, government sources in Seoul said. A 15-million mark loanReuter - 140 words
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Advertisement78 1980-04-19 3 You can earn a degree from a good American university, without ever going to America! Many good American universities now offer non-resident Bachelors. Masters. Doctorates. #end Law degrees. based en lite experience plus independent study or «aminations You never have to ge to the U.S. I am an educational consultant,78 words
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Advertisement500 1980-04-19 3 PA provides comprehensive management consulting services including Management A highly respected, very successful and bng established Singapore based engineering Group has asked PA to assist in appointments to two newly established senior positions. These positions have been created to support the company's ambitious development plans for the eighties. DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING500 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article283 1980-04-19 4 THE MARKET fluctuated within a seven-cent range in seesaw conditions to finish the period about unchanged on balance, says BslMay, Catler, Bath Caapaay in its review of the Malaysian and Singapore rubber markets for the week ended April 17. Similar to last week, thin trading persisted as most283 words
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Article130 1980-04-19 4 CHICAGO Board <X Trade soybean futures closed down US 7Vi to 5 V* cents a bushel on Thursday, on or near the day's lows. Light country movement led to hedge*eUing pressure early, traders said. Side-line positions ahead of the acreage intention report kept prices on the defensive, they added.130 words
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Article151 1980-04-19 4 VALUES in Kuala Lumpur yesterday eased on lack of overseas demand despite some light local short-covering for immediate requirements, dealers said. Trading was again thin with the southern region traded at MJ995 per tonne for April and May, while in the central region April was traded at $985151 words
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Article315 1980-04-19 4 THE SINGAPORE market closed slightly lower yesterday with May One RSS buyers quoted at 323.50 cents per kilo, down three cents from Thursday's close, dealers said. Morniqg prices were marked down slightly -on lower London advices and light speculative selling, they said. Afternoon prices fell further on «pcountry selling315 words
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Article295 1980-04-19 4 R.AJJ. prices In cents per kilo yesterday: rw Buyer Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. 230.00 Int. 1 R.S.S. May 335.50 Int. 1 R.S.S. June 33L50 Int. 3 R.S.S. 309.50 UK/Coot 308.50 Int. 3 R.S.S. 306.50 UK/Coat 306.50 Int. 4 R.S.S. 300.50 UK/Goat 299.50 Int. 295J9 UK/Oat 3*190 (per295 words
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Article103 1980-04-19 4 NOON S8R and SMR pncaa ymu nkr BA8 M«y (Carraal Mlfc) (Forward Mtfc) SSR 20 (I-too palbt) Bayer* 8< 293.00 296.00N Buyer* n> 296.00 »ua» 297.00N SSRSO (1-ton pallat) 290.00 292.00N ***** 294.00N MRKLB May Ju»* SMR CV SMR L SMR SMR GP SMR 10 (1 -too103 words
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Article76 1980-04-19 4 THE Strata U» price la PciMj yesterday eased M|S per pAeal to $2,341, SIM aim the Interaattaaal Tta Agreement eeillag, dealer» said. Tke aarkel eased *gktty fellewlag weaker Laadsa asd New Tstk adviees sa Tksrsday right aad la realties to reeeat rises, with ssme Jaaaaese, US aad toeal76 words
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Article39 1980-04-19 4 Rubber April 18 Singapore: May: 323.50 cents (down 3.00 cents) Malaysia: May: 326.60 cents (down 3.00 cents) Tin: M 52,341 (down $6) (equivalent to 936.71 per kilo) (down 6 cents) Official offering: 167 tonnes (down 6 tonnes)39 words
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Article331 1980-04-19 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in S* per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.05, 100 per cent second class 0.90, 100 per cent third class 0.88, S per cent new crop 0.80, B-10 per cent o.tt. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special no stock.331 words
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Article192 1980-04-19 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Csttsa yarn: China Blue Phoenix 20b 32s 2,730, 40s 2,960 (per bale of «0 lbs). Piece |»S: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly unqt192 words
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Article145 1980-04-19 4 CHICAGO Board of Trade wheat futures on Thursday closed a light trade at or near the day's lows, down 10 Vt cents a bushel in near May to 6V4 cents lower. Bearish sentiment along with improved crop conditions in the US, Argentina, and Canada kept prices under pressure all145 words
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Article763 1980-04-19 4 COVVEJL: Robusta futures ended the morning £6 lower to £6 higher in a volume of only 600 lots. Traders said prices drifted within a narrow range in the absence of fundamental news. COCOA: Futures ended an extremely quiet opening call with average £7 gains. Only 11 lots were763 words
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Article151 1980-04-19 4 CHINESE Prtliee Kzekuge, fhpprr. ihi daring prion per pleat tor toy: Cmaat «fl: Bulk |97 seller», old drum (103 sellers, new drum $107 seller*. Cap»: Mixed (looee) UK/ Coot 156.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob 100% NLW $312.50 sellers, SArawak white fob 96% NLW $297.50 sellers. Sarawak151 words
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ASIAN STOCKS
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Article646 1980-04-19 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa THE MARKET continued Tokiko went up Yl9 to Y729, rising yesterday, ignoring Kayaba Industry Yl5 to President Carter's an- Y399 and Press Kogyo Y5 to nouncement of other eco- Y248. Bearing issues also nomic sanctions against rose, reflecting the moveIran. It closed at Y6811.39, mentSource: DBS-Daiwa - 646 words
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Article344 1980-04-19 4 Source: SHK Sec THE MARKET continued higher yesterday, albeit at a slower pace in the morning, spurred by local investors' belief that interest rates had peaked, so heralding the "perpetual HK bull market." Local frenzied buying was viewed with amazement by the European business community who preferred to waitSource: SHK Sec - 344 words
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Article372 1980-04-19 4 OIL and uranium stocks led share prices higher yesterday as investors reacted to new US warnings to Iran, dealers said. Pancontinental Mining rose 50 cents to AJ5.90, Queensland Mines rose 50 to $6.60, Santos led the oil sector with a 30-cent Jump to $7.70, and Woodside finished three cents372 words
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Article232 1980-04-19 4 PRICES closed lower across the board yesterday with market sentiment remaining weak, dealers said. APR 18 Bahts Asia Cmlil 142 1 Asia Fibre Ayulhaya Inv And Trust Bangkok Investment Bangkok Bunk 302 unch Bangkok Drying And Silo Bangkok Insurance Bangkok Metro302 politan Ban -8 Bangkok Nylon Bank Of Asia232 words
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Article118 1980-04-19 4 STOCKS closed generally easier yesterday with turnover rising to 14.7 million pesos from Thursday's 9.5 million, dealers said. APR 18 Pesos Arojf Mining jOOt unch Alias Con. A Alias Con. B. .1 33.00 unch Baguio Gold Benguet Con. B BF Goodrich J0054 65.00 -6.0002 I 15.50 unch C11CP uo118 words
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Article49 1980-04-19 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 442.6 Wednesday 444.1 Week Ago 431J DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 788J8 Wednesday 771.» Week Ago 791.47 H.K.HANG SENG Friday Thursday 814.71 Week Ago 800X SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 801.95 Thursday 801.18 Week Ago 800.61 ALL ORDINARIE8 Friday 783.10 Thursday T82J4 Week Ago 782J249 words
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Article56 1980-04-19 4 THE BROKEN Hill Pty Oo expects work to start on development of the OK Tedi gold deposits in Papua New Guinea by the end of next February, a spokesman nfcl. He said a 5n&nce scheme for the As73o million project would be submitted to the Papua New Guinea56 words
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Advertisement187 1980-04-19 4 HARD TIMES? Despite a creditable growth rate of 9 3 per cent last year and a generally cheerful" Budget. Trade and Industry Minister Goh Chok Tong warned of "difficult' years ahead. The editorial of the March issue of Singapore Business discusses some of the possible problems. We aslo look at187 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article383 1980-04-19 5 Reuter THE. United States is likely to opt (or a limited naval "quarantine" to seal of specific Iranian imports and exports if there is no break in the Iran hostage crisis in about a month. Ewph«ri«tii| that do decisions had been made on using force,Reuter - 383 words
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Article262 1980-04-19 5 UPI THE US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Tharsday approved the money President Carter needs to begin registration of men for a possible draft. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives floor, where opponents are expected to wage a hard battleUPI - 262 words
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Article101 1980-04-19 5 AN influential foreign policy group in Washington proposed on Thursday that the United States and the Soviet Union negotiate a "nonintervention pact", which would ban both superpowers from using their own combat forces, or proxies, to interfere in toe rniru world. The American Committee on101 words
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Article773 1980-04-19 5 T- *€T' ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From PAA MAS FT SU/BA MAS MAS SIA MAS SIA CAL CPA GIA SIA MAS GIA PA005 MHGQ2 FT75 SQ/BA17 MH6Z1 MH607 SQ101 MH671 SQ211 CB14 CX710 GA30O SQ103 MH672 GA944 0025 066 4710 0715 0835 0830 0615 0930773 words
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Article, Illustration55 1980-04-19 5 Cabaas sptlliag eats the street m a barricade ceilapscd la Havaaa •a the perimeter sarraaadiag the Peravtaa Embassy where theasaads st Cabaas are tryiag te leave the eeaatry. Large erewds have sarreaaded the Peraviaa Embassy aad a massive demeastratfea Is expected la Havaaa teday te deaeaaee these seektagAP photo - 55 words
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Article198 1980-04-19 5 SENIOR government financial official» will be meeting in Hamburg, Weat Germany next week to discuss way» to ensure world monetary stability and improved financial relations between rich and poor countries. A key issue will be recycling of the surpluses of oil-producing countries, expected to reach aome US$lOO,OOO198 words
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260 1980-04-19 5 AFP AN AngloJapaneee agreement to market the Voctor home video system on a worldwide baais was announced in London this Thorn EMI, one of Britain's major electronics groups, with worldwide interests, said that such an agreement had been estab- 1 lished with VoctorAFP - 260 words
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Article207 1980-04-19 5 ONE of the directors of the US Export-Import Bank now believes that the bank made a mistake in granting an extremely low-interest loan to an airline controlled by New York Post publisher Rupert Murdoch. "I Just think we did the wrong thing," said Margaret Kahliff, one207 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article344 1980-04-19 5 Agencies ZIMBABWE has become the world's newest independent nation amid the dancing of African women, British pomp and a plea for reconciliation between whites and blacks after years of bitter war. At exactly midnight on Thursday, the Union Jack was lowered from a flagpole inAgencies - 344 words
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159 1980-04-19 5 Reuter THE Swiss Federal Ranking Commission has revealed that creditors lost nearly one billion francs doe to banking insolvencies in Switzerland during the 1970b, and called far a tightening of legal safeguards. About four-fifths of the losses arose through the insolvency ofReuter - 159 words
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535 1980-04-19 5 Reuter OIL supply and demand should be reasonably balanced In 1980 but the Iran crisis could trigger a new price explosion, the head of the Royal Dutch/Shell oil group, Dirk De Bruyne, said. i Mr De Bruyne spoke at a news conference onReuter - 535 words
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Advertisement826 1980-04-19 5 4 The International Council for Bird Preservation announces a most important new collection... BIRD COINS OF THE WORLD r Ostrich 3* <4 W s%^f. r i r- 5* v< Cachet shown less than the actual size of 113 mm x 203 mm. Available by wbmcrtption only. Advance mibacrtptlon deadline: 30th826 words
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702 1980-04-19 6 EMPORIUM Holdings, already the largest department store in South-east Asia, can take justifiable pride in the (act that its remarkable growth will continue and give it an even greater presence in the region. South-east Asia has been heralded, after all, as the702 words
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Article, Illustration1556 1980-04-19 6 ARTHUR SPIEGELMAH - For a long time, Ronald Reagan's simple solutions to America's complicated problems convinced political experts that the former California Governor could never be elected president. But now, latest polls indicate that he could be the next man in the White House. As President Carter's popularityReuter - 1,556 words
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Article277 1980-04-19 6 A COLLEAGUE who had the good fortune to visit Florida recently and the misfortune to be held up for some hours in Miami airport on his way home tells me he overheard a frustrated voice in the departure lounge muttering: "Heaven's sakes, if God had meant277 words
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Advertisement95 1980-04-19 6 In this wickedly funny, 5 outrageous tale of lost Kings ley Amis takes a shrew# and sceptical look at the crankier* fringes of psychotherapy, the jargon, its practitioners and victims, and at where sex, 70** style, has landed us. A bestseller in hardback, this is as everyone pointed out, his95 words
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Advertisement13 1980-04-19 6 •Science-Fiction •Comedy •Drama •Feature Films •Cartoons •Rock-Oisco-Concerts •Sports •Learning Self Development Etc. 'V13 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1262 1980-04-19 6 city frem the evil ptaas at fcd—Mmol aiM wk» «uM the ail lyiag bem Parte that they MM 4 M Other f (mm to eatertMr tola yea (Might at IMS la rfw this aevie are Charles m m Beyer, Yet lij—n, Edith •ai Margaelassle 1 ».l i <■ i>"l i1,262 words
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Article, Illustration699 1980-04-19 7 Reuter JAPAN is moving gradually towards a serious old age problem which is already shaking entrenched health schemes and industrial employment patterns. At present, people aged 65 years and over account for nearly 9 per cent of the population of 115 million, andReuter - 699 words
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Article1010 1980-04-19 7 MARGARET THOMAS - FOBJMi With MARGARET THOMAS TOURISM has been in the air recently. Talk about tourism, that is, and how Singapore must rapidly revitalise her tourist industry if the pace of growth of this sector is to be maintained. Our little island is running rather thin on1,010 words
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1003 1980-04-19 7 IAN KELLAS - FEZ BURSTING AT THE SEAMS The 250,000 inhabitants of the ancient Moroccan city of Fez have so far managed to keep the 20th Century at bay. But Fez's architectural masterpieces and medieval pink walls will not see out this century, and an international1,003 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article183 1980-04-19 8 APR 1? Fla ABN 297.00 1J Ahold STSOxd -IS J Akzo 23.40 0.3 AMEV 98 80 2-3 Am fax 104JO 1.5 Amro Bank 62.50 0.3 Bergon ZZ 97 JO 1 Bou 82.00 0.5 Borsumti moo 0J Burhmann 43.50 0.1 Byenkorf (5-00 unch Calve Delft 154.50 Dell MO 90.00 1183 words
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Article271 1980-04-19 8 apr n FT» CORBEILLE Air-liqukde B S N Oervats Danone C 8 F (ThomjooC*I) CM Francaiae del Petioles Compafnte Financier* Comma* OeneraJe KM am m MO. 10 MOJO -4 -3 -S •1.4 3J Credit Foncter D» France Hachetie (Ubralrie) Machine* Bull Michelm (B) Part tea Pechiney Clflne Kuhlmann Peufeot271 words
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Article70 1980-04-19 8 APR 17 Fn FORWARD MARKET Acec Artwd AsUir Braacan Bru-Lamb Canpac Cock De Bern Ebei Eleeuobel Ob-lnno-Bm Oev Hobok Petro Rjrl Dutch SKlro Soc Oen Be If Softna Solvay A Tanks U Mtn V Mont aSss!Ms!Sis!?8??S!si>i IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMII •1 -M -10 -M -11 10 30 40 uncb -5 -200 -1070 words
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Article200 1980-04-19 8 Aet-Telefunken Akxo *79.10 21.40 0J ♦M A1U Letwn truoo -J A1I* Vm BASK Bay H T Wbank 375 00 140 00 223.00 0 IJ Bay Vbcnk ***** Bayer 130 JO 1J RRT 307.00 .8 RUW ***** *4 Caaaella Chun V«rw Commerabank Cooli Oummi Daimler-Bem Defuua nMMf moo 130.00 4100200 words
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Article173 1980-04-19 8 APR 17 Franc* Actio** Bullae* 274 unch ESSL53 STB ED■ CI be Qeigy Br Clba (Mo PC IQ2S 716 unch +t Clba CMnr Ret Credit Sum* Br Credit Bullae Ret Elektrowatt Br. Georfe Ptacber Br Olobu* Pc art -1 M m ase 375B unch unch IS unch Hero Br173 words
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Article100 1980-04-19 8 APR IT Lire Anir 7.25. -1.75 Assoc Ocn IO380 380 Bastofl «74 4-14 Cfntrtlt 91X 40 Fiat 1985 -21 r insider H 2 Gen lmmot 54 03 in pn 4| lukfmenu ***** •285 lUlfms 805 ♦5 iulsitfer 801 unch Mmfiwtl MP! 980 unch Mmrelll Ere 333 42 Medio* *****100 words
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Article878 1980-04-19 8 NEW YORK INTEREST rate-sensitive Inn managed minor gains but overall the New York stock market on Thursday retreated in moderate trading amid worry about how severe the recession will be. Analysts said recent announcements of extensive layoffs in the car industry, a sharp drop in housing starts and878 words
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Article220 1980-04-19 8 APR 17 CS mm IS* A lean 28 > Aigoma S3* •IS Bank Mont 23' Bank Nova Scotia 23'. unch Bell Tel I9'» Beth Corp BP Can Ltd Z 301 •IS B rasean M'I Camp Red Lake 33' Can Imp Bk 23 h unch Canpac 38'. unch Canpac In*220 words
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Advertisement79 1980-04-19 8 Where to wine, dine and entertain S3 5Sn a t is > vl Everything's here at the Mirabelle ■M »V i < i7o& r l All the ingredients for an enchanted evening are hereSuperb Continental cuisine and choicest vintage wines In an elegant and romantic atmosphere complete with candlelight and79 words
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Advertisement80 1980-04-19 8 {-or sushi. For teppanyaki. For other authentically Japaiiese delights. iJa;!v \2 ih x»; p >■ (>.•>() ptn It' •»()>>>> (>r rcserrata >ns c> i!; 7'l 7 *t >/ 7 A I < «-lld l r\ I'nilv Sin liiiiiii. Siui^ajMirr V TEPPAN YAKKI at the KIKU Japanese Restaurant! Everything is authentic!80 words
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Advertisement187 1980-04-19 8 8m Page 4 lor Asian stocks and Page 9 for Jo'burg prices A V rast>»- I)int» at Dragon Palace I l.tv c .1 i tv. <il It <tsi 111 V fill I llK'St' (i»'l U .«< ICS .t rut in' >t .ililt \|mm i QIIM k 11< MM* K-imij III!)187 words
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Advertisement176 1980-04-19 8 Singapore-style fHilton style, lah A? !'-m Top O f tho Hl'f; .H H.n That s aht-re you g>*t a se'e tkjn ot typic.allv Cantones* \ivOuntes And ou' very OA'i f .wmrb of Singapore N "'fs Nono.'se Jus' Great :hc in the comfort a' l sp'-r ot 'he Hilton eat nve176 words
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Advertisement85 1980-04-19 8 as )*r> Tj giODLT jCLV^CfL r> I o% Soiti limi;. iUliiMiii; vf" X w A *4 1 Ronnie CTrio Robin's Tavern. The place to go, after work. To relax, and to eitf or your favourite drink. In a cosy, soothing «y —4 atmosphere with cool, .j\ J Jjf cool music85 words
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350 1980-04-19 9 Reuter THE POSSIBLE development of an offshore market in US dollar bankers acceptances (BA) could be facilitated by the participation of central banks. Addressing an international finance seminar organised by Institutional Investor, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) chief manager Elizabeth Sam said oneReuter - 350 words
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138 1980-04-19 9 Reuter. THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved membership in the Fund for China, the IMF announced. The Fund's announcement did not spell out the details of the terms under which the Peoples' Republic replaced Taiwan as the Chinese representative in the Fund.Reuter. - 138 words
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Article63 1980-04-19 9 DEPOSIT rates at the R»»* of China's offices in Singapore has been raised since Thursday to BJ> per cent for the savings accounts and 9.75 per cent for one and three month fixed deposits. Six to 12 month fixed accounts now yield 9.5 per cent.63 words
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Article504 1980-04-19 9 BONDS LOANS Agencies THE Inter-AmeriCan Development Bank (IDB) plans to raise US$45O million on international capital markets this year to help finance a lending programme of 12.2 billion, IDB president Antonio Ortiz Mena said. He said at the annual meeting of IDB governors in Rio de Janeiro the bank stillAgencies - 504 words
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Article500 1980-04-19 9 THE FOREIGN exchange was rather quiet yesterday, with dtalers squaring off their position» before the weekend. Trading was described as dull by dealers, with little fluctuations in rates. Starting off at M&5O/70 against the Japanese yen, the US currency edged upwards to M 8.60/70 when Tokyo closed for500 words
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Article320 1980-04-19 9 APR 17 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 305 -2 Aberrom 205 -10 AK And CI 090 -5 AMR m* Barlows 930 unc h Cr Sugar 1100B unC h CM A 465 unc fi Currw Finance 175 -5 Up Brrn Ind 2500 unch Edcon 510 10 Edgars 6200B Everrady ►>d320 words
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Article22 1980-04-19 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lead to their best customers is IS per cent.22 words
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Article170 1980-04-19 9 ASIAN ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on April 1& UtMbnjSpt) 7 days 17 13/*****1/16 1 month 1713/*****1/16 2 months 1713/*****1/16 3 months 17H 17H 6 months 16H 16V* 9 months IS 11/1615 8/16 12 months 15H 15 V. SwJra. Das. IMlddU fi 11 i 1 month 3170 words
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Article43 1980-04-19 9 RANGE of price* offered by discount bouse* oa April II: Overnight: 3 7H* Call deposits: 6* V/,% Clssfag 3-month Treasury bills 7H 7W 3 month Bank bills Uw im 3 months CD U1S/1611 13/16 8 months CD 1115/*****3/16 Source: National Discount Co43 words
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Article52 1980-04-19 9 RESULTS of tender held on April 18 for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from April 21 to March 25. Offered: $40,000,000 Applied tor: $152,000,000 Allotted: $40,000,000 Accepted Mds: $96.17 and approximately 23 per cent; higher bids in full. Average rate ef dtoeeut ea alletmeat: 7.330 per cent52 words
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Article87 1980-04-19 9 THE U.S. dollar for overnight delivery closed at 248.80 yen yesterday, slightly down from a 248.90 opening, but up from 247.80 at Thursday's close, dealers said. Trading was moderate with volume of US$772 million. After opening sharply higher, the dollar firmed briefly to the day's high of 249.40 yen87 words
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Article260 1980-04-19 9 GOLD futures in Singapore yesterday dosed narrowly mixed after moving within a small range in generally light trading, dealers said. Total sales for the day was reported at 179 lots with interest again centred on June and August contracts, they said. June closed slightly lower at U*****.30/40 an ounce260 words
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Article394 1980-04-19 9 THE U.S. dollar posted fresh gains yesterday in quiet early trading on a mild rise in Eurodollar deposit rates, dealers said. The foreign exchange market was little affected by President Carter's announcement on Thursday oI further sanctions against Iran, though the dollar opened higher than New York's close by394 words
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Article161 1980-04-19 9 THE U.S. dollar closed mixed yesterday against major currencies in quiet, featureless end-week trading, dealers said. The US currency finished off the day's highs at 1.8520/ 30 marks but still above an early 1.8506/15 marks and New York's 1.8440/50 close as early afternoon European buying interest turned to late161 words
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131 1980-04-19 9 Reuter FIRST National Bank of Chicago has introduced a silver passbook account for customers to buy silver without taking possession and at prices normally available to large bullion dealers. The minimum to open and maintain the account will be 100 troy ounces, with subsequent tradesReuter - 131 words
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Article, Illustration48 1980-04-19 9 MR VAN DE Wint (•Wve) is now officially regional manager for ABN Bank's operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Former manager Mr Veltema't photograph was inadvertently placed in the announcement in Business Times? hanking appointments column on Tuesday instead of Mr Van de Wint's.48 words
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391 1980-04-19 9 CHOO AI LENG - By CHOO AI LENG THE Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICB) is embarking on yet another aggressive path, this time in the wholesale banking area. Not content with merely computerising its retail services, the h«mr has decided to allocate some $2 million over the next391 words
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324 1980-04-19 9 PROHIBITIVELY high US dollar interact rates as wen as steep spreads demanded by syndicating houses have kept the international loan syndication market quiet (or the past month. Bankers in Singapore said on eight- to ten-year loans have increased by about *4 to V*324 words
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299 1980-04-19 9 Reuter THE SWISS Federal Banking Commission said it is submitting proposals to the government whereby banks' capital ratios will be calculated according to their assets rather than liabilities. The planned change, outlined a year ago and since under study, is because the banks' risks areReuter - 299 words
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Advertisement131 1980-04-19 9 1 H ssfci Ki 1 vvi>- T > W3 H s 4 C > fc \'i f? Available at All Shell Petrol Stations CONTENTS Road Safety and You Road Accidents: Taking Cover Insurance: Look at the Fine Print Staying in Shape for Driving Bikes: Functional and Fun PARF: How It131 words
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1173 1980-04-19 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange "of Singapore yesterday with the number of «hares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. BECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL Acnn (2.7281,173 words
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Article121 1980-04-19 10 (M«■■Bin' prtM tar Apr ti) (Cam* prtM) The Commerce Mi 141 Income Bond 115 m The Saving* tad 1.41 1 JTad S pore Prof tad Mf Lll S'pore Sec Fttnd 1J7 IK lUIi ltiryTli S pore bvHt tad L«l 1JS C"iB'" (dm tar Aar n> S'pore Equity Fund121 words
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Article2651 1980-04-19 10 I960 Hi«k Low CMPU7 Last Sale +«rGr*s Div Div Cw Gr"s YTd Net P/E Vol (*000) Day High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 4 370 223 149 183 324 80 200 482 220 340 245 220 118 140 270 80 275 328 187 286 Acma Alcom2,651 words
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Article1372 1980-04-19 10 BID and offer price* officially listed and hngiwesi in and re- ported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday I with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. 1 DfDUHBIAIA Acaa (2.748) (3 MB 168S) (1) 1M (1)1,372 words
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Article119 1980-04-19 10 MALAYAN Flour Mills Bhd has scribed for a total of Mss.l million in the paid-up capital of Dindings Soya and Multifeeds Sdn Bhd The investment represents 51 per cent of Dindings' paid-up capital, thus making it a subsidiary of Malayan Flour. A brief announcement by the company119 words
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Article163 1980-04-19 10 KECK Seag (M) BM: AGM to be held at the conference room of Tropical Inn, 16th Floor, Johore Tower, Jalan Greja, Johore Bahru, at 11am on April 21. Federal CaMet, Wires A AGM to be held at the E A 0 Hotel, Lebor Farquhar, Penang, at 12 noon163 words
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Article, Illustration603 1980-04-19 10 SHARE prion at the Btagapare stock exehuge followed a ißsier tnai far the greater port af yesterday a« teals epeaei ea Mg Beard settteaseat trade. Compared with last (Death's data prices «a the Mg beard ttsttags, yesterday's deals were straek a shade Mghar, with the603 words
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Article555 1980-04-19 10 QUIET and featureless trading persisted on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday and prices drifted to close on a mixed note. Investors continued to keep a low profile in view of the uncertainty in world markets. Although there were signs that interest rates were easing555 words
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Article20 1980-04-19 10 has announced that as at March 31,1980, its consolidated net tangible asset backing per share was $1.41.20 words
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484 1980-04-19 11 GENTING Bhd has continued its buoyant profit uptrend into financial year 1979 with a pre-tax figure hitting the $50 million mark. But growth, at first sight, appears to have slowed down considerably. Against a sharp increase of 61 per cent to $4128484 words
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375 1980-04-19 11 AFTER the hefty profit rises recorded in the 1978 and 19T9 financial years, South East Asia Development Corporation (Seacorp) Eto be slowing down, from its latest preresults. For the last financial year ended Jan 31, 1980, the group's jre-tax profit of fT.O2 million represented375 words
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Article626 1980-04-19 11 D*BS Goodwood Park H Mela Mia* Court Keck Soag Paa Malayan A Bat Talaai Miaee BakHyd Aokaa Tia Mai Tia BATS Bedford Plant St Stoaai C Sac ara UOL OOP GBLifo AJiao»oto City Dot Gutkrto ICBaak Skaaari-La Carlakerg Intra co MA A H K Land Daalop Bat ?{rr626 words
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Article250 1980-04-19 11 Compaay Particular* Ex Date Books Close Sine Darby Utd Mai High Low Ajinomoto C Kent oVTC" MalakofT Bouatead Ltd Plant T T*it Paa Malayan St Steaai Sea View OCBC UOB Si Tradiaf Bonus Issue of 1 (or 3 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Bonus Issue of 1250 words
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Article, Illustration681 1980-04-19 11 KECK Seng (Malaysia) has mixed feelings about prospects in the current year, after a year of bumper profits and harvests. In the latest report to shareholders, chairman Ho Yeow Koon said the "world outlook for 1900 appears to show signs of protracted and sluggish681 words
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459 1980-04-19 11 THE directors of Pan Malayan Holdings (PMH) are confident that the group's profitability in the current year will be maintained at last year's "satisfactory level." For the financial year ended Dec 31,1979, the group achieved a satisfactory 23 per cent growth in pre-tax profit459 words
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Article, Illustration529 1980-04-19 11 nacoaa by HOCK LOCK SIEW ABOUT three months ago, this column urged investors to keep abreast of developments in the accounting profession, especially changes in accounting standards that bear Implications for the stock market. Recent reports from the United Kingdom, a major contributor ofby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 529 words
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Advertisement124 1980-04-19 11 TAX HAVENS Tax Havens-where are they How can they be used? How can you cut your taxes by using them These are just some of the questions which are answered in this valuable guide. m fm. n ft* r** vM-r >V a ;VL i i H LAST FEW COPIES LEFT!124 words
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740 1980-04-19 12 MARGARET THOMAS - By MARGARET THOMAS THE 'nothing new' attitude could be Singapore's greatest obstacle in the race to develop new products, says Or Lee Kuzn Tatt, chairman of the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research. Speaking at the Engineering Design and Innovation in the Eighties seminar740 words
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264 1980-04-19 12 THERE is substantial underlying strength in the US dollar (or the rest of this year and a significant potential exists for its appreciation, Chase Manhattan Bank's director of economics from London, Professor Geoffrey Maynard said yesterday. Speaking on "The Future of the Dollar and264 words
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Article, Illustration44 1980-04-19 12 (ce«terl«kt yesterday see. heldlng the haad fanner Ska 1 Mm Sadat (h<t) ud termer Emprese Rush 80» (right) staad beaUe them. TO* b theftit reperted activity ef the depeeed meaareh dace he arrived la Gain ea March 14. AP photoAP photo - 44 words
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Article236 1980-04-19 12 CANADA'S major charter- ed banks will reduce lending rates to their best customers. The central bank, which last week announced a stable rate after four consecutive rises in the interest charged for loans to the nation's chartered banks, reduced its interest rate on Thursday to236 words
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Article, Illustration252 1980-04-19 12 THE GOLD price could decline gradually to less than US$4OO an ounce within the next six to eight months, said Dr Hans J. Mast, one of the world's leading bullion experts. He noted, however, that firm buying support will prevent the252 words
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Article791 1980-04-19 12 LONDON, Fri. The market closed mixed after moderate trading, dealers said At 3 pm, the Financial Times index was down two points at 440.6. Government bonds rallied from early technical weakness after the tender for the new 13 l/ i per cent Treasury 3004/08 stock. The issue, which791 words
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598 1980-04-19 12 AP ASIAN hospitality and service are attracting more passengers to travel on Asian airlines, putting more and more pressure on the major European carriers over the regional routes which they have dominated for so long. An Associated Press survey of the national carriersAP - 598 words
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Article309 1980-04-19 12 AFP SOUTH-east Asia, which accounts for S3 per cent of the earth's population, consumed in 1978 only about 13 per cent of the energy produced in the world. In a study on energy prospects in the region, International Atomic Energy Agency's (lAEA's) said if Japan were excluded,AFP - 309 words
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205 1980-04-19 12 SOURCES say the Commercial Crime Division's netting of five bagfuls of documents concerning Nugan Hand's operations in Singapore was made possible through information from Mr Tan Cboon Seng, a director of the troubled Australian group's offices here. The 27-year-old employee of the firm is205 words
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96 1980-04-19 12 UPI THAI Prime Mintopr General Prem Tinsulanon-da-arrived in Kh*i* Lumpur yesterday for a oneday visit to discuss with Malaysian leaders the Kampuchean crisis. General Prem, accompanied by his Foreign Minister, was warmly greeted by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Oim. Beautiful girls strewUPI - 96 words
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Advertisement54 1980-04-19 12 "The best economic and political coverage of East Asia." M. J. J. Black Managing Director Lindeteves-Jacoberg (Malaya) Sdn Bhd Malaysia If you've found the A«an journal valuable in your business, write me a letter I would enjoy hearing from you. John C. Orr, Publisher. THE ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL G.P.O.54 words
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Advertisement167 1980-04-19 12 Wendy Hutton's SINGAPORE UffiaSINGAPORE NEW ....more than just a cookbook! Here, for the first time, is a local cookbook that fives you more than just recipes. More, too, than lots of fascinating and relevant information about Sinfaporean ftfredwnts and cookinf methods. Singapore Food is unique because rt puts famed cusane167 words
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Miscellaneous65 1980-04-19 12 I Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Showers in a few places after midday. Report for 24 hours prior to 1M p.m. on Apr 18 at the airport. Maximum temperature .27.3 Associated humidity 81 Minimum temperature 23.7 Associated humidity 97 Hours of sunshine Nil Rainfall in65 words
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Article87 1980-04-19 13 THE MEMBER of Parliament for Nee Soon, Dr Koto Lip Un, will open a oneday seminar on Microproccssor and Micro-com-puter Technology and Their Applications at the Siingapore Science Centre auditorium on April 25. The seminar, organised by the Singapore National Academy of Science and the Singapore Science Centre,87 words
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Article, Illustration995 1980-04-19 13 A TIP OR TWO FROM THE. JAPANESE IN THE LATE 18th century, a Swedish physician named Tbunberg and a Dutch scholar named Titsingh Introduced revolutionary Wwlia medical theory and practice to the settlement of Nagasaki, Japan. Their methods quickly appealed to the Japanese as scientific and effective, and995 words
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421 1980-04-19 13 KSE ALAN AYKBOURN's work can be read or even read out and still give chucklepunctuated enjoyment. The message he has to give la simple, if indeed there la any, though pundits of the theatre of today will doubtless find hidden meaning and depth InKSE - 421 words
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Article, Illustration661 1980-04-19 13 THERE aeons to be a cure (or every ailment In the Japanese iw»* medicine cheat. As wramplwi of the variety of hone remedies practised in Japan, here are two dozen "sure-fire" cures for a variety of common maladies: BaUMSS Eat waJcune (Undaria pinna tifla, a661 words
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Article, Illustration503 1980-04-19 14 NG LOKE KOON - By NG LOKE KOON IT DOES NOT have the glitter of a star-studded cast like "The Longest Day", but has Its (air riiare of good old-timers Richard Burton. Robert Ifltchnm, s Rod Steiger and Curt Jurgens. Breakthrough (now lowing at the Odeon) is another big-budget US)B503 words
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Article556 1980-04-19 14 (BOD 80UMHT G HAVING heard and read so much about French cuisine but never having had an opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of French dishes, except for a few hurried lunches at restaurants, I welcomed the eating experience when invited to a buffet lunch atG - 556 words
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Article50 1980-04-19 14 THE SIXTH International Secretaries' Week, starting tomorrow, will see employers pampering their secretaries to no end (well, at least for that week). The Mandarin promises great entertainment on two special dates April 23 and 26. There will be sumptuous food, fashion show, dances and lucky v draws, lj.o v50 words
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390 1980-04-19 15 FRENCH fashion designers have gone bade to, school for inspiration and oome up with alphabet dresses and costumes from the pages of geography books. At the ready-to-wear showings in Paris, hemlines win be higher than the price of gold and folklore styles will be back390 words
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Article, Illustration91 1980-04-19 15 LINDA CHEE - *1 LINDA CHEE SHE MAT BEaijrfl years eli, hat mp■■l nißili| Mpcr Lyaa 8a Mm (left) pveMeee te make iptrUag MM at gfg whe*wui heaheefet ttt Mr eeUeetteaa. gag n I** sy^ the Amerieaa PMrMh CM at the Hyatt Betel, wB featare aheat M eetfltr dedgaNrtmeetfr exported.91 words
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Article, Illustration349 1980-04-19 15 VIOLET CHOW - VIOLET CHOW CYNDI James-Reese is one singer whose voice comes close to Barbra Streisand's. Her rendition of "Evergreen", "I Believe in Love" and "Funny Girl" was marvellous. The tall, slim and sophisticated beauty from Los Angeles is an eyeful you won't forget. Spotting a shining brown349 words
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Article, Illustration427 1980-04-19 15 PETER WONG - PETER WONG IT IS ALWAYS the same old story. First they try out at small clubs and hope for some talent scouters to spot them. If this doesn't work. Opportunity Knocks, a famous British TV contest, will be their main outlet for better things to come,427 words
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Article436 1980-04-19 16 GOLF: The Changi Open 1960 for the 'A' and 'B' divisions wiß be held tomorrow at the Changi Golf Club where 84 amateur golfers will be competing. Hie first group will tee-off at Bam. Jurong Country Club will be having its 'C' division monthly medal this afternoon.436 words
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Article, Illustration1071 1980-04-19 16 RONALD KOW - By RONALD KOW NORMALLY, you might have said to yourself: "Sure, no problem. Singapore will beet Sabah." But now you are probably not ao certain anymore. Nobody can blame you (or feeling so. In fact, you will even be Justified in subscribing to the1,071 words
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Article688 1980-04-19 16 CHARMAINE CHAN - SSC training scheme NETBALL k. j By CHARMAINE CHAN FOR FEMALES only is the distinctive characteristic of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC)'g ninth and latest scheme. The Far Eastern Netball Training Scheme is also t£e first of its kind to be launched by the SSC. "Why688 words
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Article, Illustration709 1980-04-19 16 ■OTOKIffl with "Hermes Title: Supercar of the Seventies. PIMM by: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. Aatfcar: Jeremy Sinek Price: $35 OP THE 20 CARS featured in this book, only one sprints from 0-60mph in Just over 8 seconds, which by any standards,709 words
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Miscellaneous746 1980-04-19 13 WHAT WHERE RECITALS TONIGHT, at Bpm at the DBS Auditorium, Is a veenl recital by counter tenor Taj Cheng-Jim with Cheung Mun Chit at the piano. Tickets at fl are available at C. K. Tang, Gold Storage, Popular Book Company, Yamaha Mudc School (Plan Singapura) and the Singapore Conference HaH.746 words
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Advertisement251 1980-04-19 14 2 1 «SDI i I I L k i JNBOOKFORM jsttwjsx By popular demand and to help promote bilingualism, the articles and stories that appeared in The Straits Timet Bilingual Page over the past year have been rtiedited and grouped under suitable headings and published in a magnificent book. This251 words
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Advertisement260 1980-04-19 15 of Singapore The Straits Times Directory of Singapore (also known as Buku Merah) has been developed over a period of 82 years. It provides the most comprehensive information on companies' profile including their management personnel, agencies and representations. The acknowledged value and increasing demand of this directory is proven by260 words
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Advertisement252 1980-04-19 16 from i w v je *>/r- C: saa •>' r 4 Mfe-i r r-.i ••iizjafi 4i Those rare cars which stand out in a crowd, which suggest exclusivity even at rest, which combine heed-turning looks end outstanding performance qualities, are analysed in this book. It is based on road tests252 words
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