The Business Times, 9 December 1980

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  • 11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 111/1/81 TUESDAY, DECEMBER I, ltBl 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
    • 77 1 Reuter NEW DELHI, Mon. More than half a million Indian defence civilian employees will go on a one-day strike on December 18 to back demands for higher pay, a trade union leader said today. Mr K.M. Mathew, general secretary of the All India Defence Employees Federation, said
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    • 50 1 Reuter MANILA, Mon. The Manila-based Asian Development Bank said today it had approved a technical assistance grant to Burma for the Rangoon-Prome Road improvement project. Under the technical assistance, consultant services will be provided to determine the appropriate level of improvement needed for the 280kilometre road. Reuter
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    • 73 1 Reuter MANILA, Mon. The Defence Ministry has decided to drop charges filed by the Philippines government against assemblyman Valentino Legaspi and 58 other opposition leaders arrested following anti-government demonstrations in Cebu city last September, the official Philippines News Agency said today. It said the decision was taken "in
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    • 61 1 AFP PARIS, Mon. Indian Premier Indira Gandhi accused China of "hegemonist aims" throughout Asia, seriously threatening peace in the region, in an interview published today in the French rightwing newspaper Le Figaro. But she added that India would continue to refuse the Soviet request a few months ago
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    • 58 1 UPI MOSCOW, Mon. The three Soviet cosmonauts, launched 12 days ago aboard the computerised Soyuz-T-3 spaceship, are preparing to return to earth. Tass said today that Leonid Kizim, Oleg Makarov and Gennady Strekalov have completed repairs on the Salyut-6 space lab where their ship docked and were
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    • 73 1 Reuter LISBON, Mon. President Antonio Ramalho Eanes has routed Portugal's ruling right-wing alliance to win a second term and the government was expected to resign today. Industry Minister Alvaro Barreto, speaking after the president's victory became clear last night, said the resignation would come during the day.
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    • 71 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia's export of crude oil this year is estimated at n.9 million metric tons valued at about US$3,OOO million, Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh said today. Last year's exports totalled 12.034 million metric tons worth about US$2,OOO million. He said Petronas discovered from
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  • 136 1 Rises B Rtya 635 65 Bovis 159 58 Msia Rice 560 45 Berjuntai 1450 30 Public Bank 720 25 Msian Fmills 214 22 P M R I 780 20 Spore Land 575 15 C Securities 164 11 M Banking 1550 10 M U I 1410 10 Falls
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    155 1 Rises B Raya 670 80 Bo vis Sea 161 62 M Rice 570 40 Malayantir i 560 25 M Textile 256 22 P Bank 745 15 Cen Sec 174 11 U M Flour 360 10 Falls Tronoh 2000 -80 C AC 570 -25 Weames 338 -22 Esso Ord
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  • 632 1  -  OFFICIALS NOT TOO PERTURBED By RONNIE LIM TWO NEW hydrocarbon projects which were tentatively scheduled for Singapore have now gone to Japan and the Philippines but Singapore officials do not appear to be too pertubed. The two projects a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). terminal and
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  • 251 1 SIME Darby Sales, a division of Sime Darby Singapore, will assume full management responsibility for A.S. Watson (S) and its wholly-owned Malaysian subsidiary, A.S. Watson (F) Sdn Bhd, soon. The management contract follows a takeover of A.S. Watson (S) by Riddle Enterprises which is a
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  • 491 1  -  By AGNES WEE SINGAPORE'S success in maintaining stability and progress, amidst the setbacks experienced by other developing countries, is the result of sound leadership. The PAP leadership "takes tough decisions in the national interest", stated the party's elections manifesto, "even when they are unpopular
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  • 286 1 SUSPICIONS over an apparent leakage in sharesensitive information were coolly explained away by South East Asia Lumber yesterday in its reply to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The company said that during its earlier replies to the exchange, no definite decision had been reached to revalue its
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  • 284 1 PRIMA'! prspsssl to sell IM mlMia shares to Ita Mmmlib wMiliry, P T Prima laiwedi, to a Mr Wlr—t— ku not heea approved by the lat—>M MtkHttiM. Conseqsently, the emnpuy has had to toeate aaather —liable buyer tor the per eeat equity la Ito
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  • 473 1  -  By JOHN TAN RESERVIST officers may soon be allowed to do "homework" as a means of shortening their annual incamp reservist training of about three weeks normally. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bernard Chen, who told Business Times that
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    • 374 2  -  By SIOW LI SEN THE latest diamond detector from Kashan, a US company, is now available in Singapore. Mr Edward Tripp, Kashan's Asian representative, said the detector has been accepted by the Gemological Institute of America, which has placed an order for 500 units to be sold
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    • 513 2 MORE than 90 training officers and workshop instructors from the Vocational and Industrial Training Board will attend a two-day seminar on metal fabrication, surface treatment and welding organised by the Australian Trade Commissioner in Singapore. The seminar will be held this Thursday and Friday during the Machine Asia/
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    • 295 2  -  By LILLIAN CHEW THE Skills Development Fund Council has granted 64 per cent of its funds to apprenticeship training schemes in the precision metal engineering industry, amounting to more than $400,000. This is in line with the Government's emphasis on developing the industry. Officially
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    • 236 2 THE subcontracting and supporting industries in Singapore have not been given enough prominence or due recognition, yet they are the life-line of manufacturers of major end-prod-ucts, said Mr David Kang, president of the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Supply. Speaking at the opening
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  • REGIONAL
    • 254 3 Reuter POOD manufacturers in Asean are to ask Japanese businessmen to do more to help market access for Asean member countries. The decision was made by delegates from the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia attending the Federation of Asean Food Processing Industries
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    • 208 3 PETRONAS' annual earnings for this year amounted to MJ2.2 billion after tax. Malaysian Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman said this yesterday in reply to Mr Lim Cho Hock (DAPIpoh). He said the earnings for last year amounted to $761
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    • 208 3 UPI INDIA will allow foreign oil companies to bid (or petroleum exploration rights. The New Delhi government has decided to open 1.13 million square km offshore and 774,000 sq km of land for oil exploration to 34 foreign parties, the Press Trust of India
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    • 300 3 Reuter THE Chinese government has introduced strict new measures to control prices that have risen during the recent relaxation of economic policies. The official New China News Agency (NCNA) said the central government had banned price rises for commodities, manufactured goods and farm produce
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    • 166 3 Reuter LEADERS of Indonesia's main religions have appealed to all their followers to do their utmost to preserve peace, order and unity following anti-Chinese violence two weeks ago. They said in a statement over the weekend they were making the joint appeal after studying statements from the
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    • 347 3 UPI YAO WENYUAN, the "Gang of Four" scribe who thrived on waging revolution with his pen, was interrogated in court yesterday on charges he incited a riot and used his grip on the mass media (or mind control. The foreign ministry said
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    • 216 3 AFP THE Bangladesh government is interested in having Malaysian rubber companies open up rubber estates in that country on a jointventure basis. Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Lew Sip Hon (above) said this in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday on his return from a four-day
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    • 279 3 ASEAN will continue to hold talks with Vietnam in finding a political solution to the Kampuchaen problem, Malaysian Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said. He said there are many things to be discussed among the parties concerned before they meet at the UN-proposed international conference
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
      • 491 3 Agencies KHMER Rouge guerillas and Vietnamese-led forces fought close to Thailand yesterday after massing men and hard ware ove the weeend, Thai military sources reported. The fighting broke out at about five km east of the Thai border as Khmer Rouge guerillas sought to overrun a Vietnamese
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    • 166 3 UPI TAIWAN will demand immediate Japanese action to stem a mounting trade deficit likely to reach US$3 billion this year, official sources said in Taipei. Premier Y.S. Sun has instructed a trade delegation currently In Tokyo to warn the Japanese government that unless it
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 489 4 AP. TDM producers are against proposed financial provisions to make a new tin trading treaty eligible for joining the Common Fund system for stabilising commodities trade. Revealing this, sources of the closed United Nations Tin Talks in Geneva last week however
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    • 97 4 Reuter. PENINSULAR Malaysian tin concentrates production rose to 6,977 tonnes containing 5,272 tonnes of metal, in September from 6,710 tonnes .containing 5,065 of metal, in August, the Mines Department reported. Deliveries of tin concentrates to smelters from mines in September fell to 6,705 tonnes containing 5,065
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    • 309 4 OPENING prices on the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked down slightly on lower London advices. Later, values eased further on a lack of buying support. Prices recovered slightly on a reserve of sellers towards the morning close. The morning session closed slightly lower with December One RSS buyers
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    • 324 4 RAS prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon Close (per kilo) (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S prompt f.o.b. 293.50 294 50N 294.00 295 00N Int. 1 R.S.S. December 296.25 296.75 296.75 297.25 Int. 1 R.S.S. January 303.50 304.00 304.00 304.50 Int. 2 R.S.S. 282.50
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    • 122 4 NOON SSR and SMR f >nca* intmUr RA8 SSR 20 SSR SO (1 ton (1 loo pallet l pallet) December (Curreat Mth) Buyer* Seller* 243 00 245.00N 239 00 241 OON Jmammrr (Forward Mtk) Bayer* Seller* 245 00 247 OON ***** 243 00N MRELB SMR CV SMR
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    • 39 4 Rubber. Dec 8 Singapore: December: 296.75 cents (up 0.25 cent) Malaysia: January: 313.50 cents (down 0.50 cent) Tin: M 51,861 (down $3) (equivalent to $31.10 per kilo) (down 5 cents) Official offering: 175 tonnes (down 14 tonnes)
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    • 67 4 THE STRAITS tin price in Penang yesterday fell Ms 3 to $1,881 per picul (equivalent to $81.19 a kilo), $2*4 below the International Tin Agreement ceiling. Sentiment continued weak following last week's easier London advices and the start of the General Services Administration's daily offerings on Dec I,
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    • 172 4 CHINESE Pndaee Rieh»»ge, SagapMe, etartat pricea per lMkg yesterday: Caeeaat ail: Bulk fob $140.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $152.00 sellers, new drum fob $168.00 sellers. Capr»: Mixed (loose) $79.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $415.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq fob
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    • 193 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Critsa yara: China Blue Phoenix 20b 1,990; 32s 2,720, 40s 2,930 (per bale ot 400 lbs). Ptoee gee*: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly
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    • 322 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in St per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.12, 100 per cent second class 0.96, 100 per cent third class 0.93, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.82. THAI BROKEN. A-super 0.76, Special 0.73.
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    • 886 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures yesterday closed the morning steady £3 to £6 a tonne up from Friday on sales of 328 lots including nine odtions. Dealers said overall trading during the morning was quiet with values holding a narrow trading range that did not exceed more than around £5.
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    • 111 4 THE Malaysian palm oil market yesterday closed higher on covering for nearbys in fairly active trading, dealers said. In the Central region, December rose MJ17.50 to J970 a tonne from Friday's level while in the Southern and Central regions, January and February were traded at 985. The refined
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  • ASIAN STOCK
    • 522 4 TOKYO Reuter. SHARE prices closed mixed in quiet trading yesterday, with an uncertain sentiment dominating reflecting the easiness on Wall Street and the unstable political situation in Poland, dealers said. The market average added 1.61 points to 7,125.13 with volume 240 million shares. The
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    • 237 4 THE ALL Ordinaries index yesterday retreated across 1,000 as rising US and local interest rates continued to put pressure on prices, brokers said. 1H-V «m CVnls INDUSTRIALS A C* 1 20»i 3 A I uin A P M 200S -5 Arnpol Pet 175 3 mum 1625 -5 Bank NSW
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    • 215 4 IJfrX" 08 Bahts Am.I Credit 123 unch Asm h ihrr Ayuthaya Inv And Trust Bangkok Investment Bangkok Bank 292 unch Bangkok Drying And Si!o Bangkok Insurance Bangkok Metropolitan Ban Bangkok Nylon Bank Ol Asia Bank Of Avudhaya Ltd 147 -1 Bala Berii Jurker 285 2 C arpel InterNalional Charoong
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    • 137 4 THE STOCK market was easier yesterday with turnover falling sharply to 2.2 million pesos from 7.5 million on Friday, dealers said. First Phil Hldgs was the lone gainer while Atlas Con B, Lepanto B, Philex B and Seafront closed lower. IHCC OH P+SOS Avtfjr Mining 007 unrh Alias Con
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    • 29 4 H.K.HANG SENG Monday 1398.51 Friday 1382.51 Week Ago 1441.82 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Monday 755.21 Friday 758.73 Week Ago 770.41 ALL ORDINARIES Monday 990.95 Friday 1000.95 Week Ago 1030.86
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    • 396 4 Source: THE ONE percentage point interest rate increase during the weekend caused the market to open weak yesterday. but the early volume was low as most investors took a wait-and-see attitude. When some buying did appear, speculators jumped in causing the market to rally sharply upwards. Buyers concentrated mainly
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 404 5 AP JORDANIAN officials believe the Soviet Union is behind the two-week Syrian troop build-up on Jordan's border. Both Jordan and Syria have said they do not want war. Syrian officials have said a full-scale pullback had begun but this could not be confirmed
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    • 258 5 NYT PRESIDENT-ELECT Ronald Reagan's transition team for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has proposed several sweeping changes in the organisation and operations of the nation's intelligence programmes, including increased emphasis on covert action abroad. Mr Reagan's aides said that a preliminary report on
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    • 142 5 AFP ABOUT hc haadred iateraatfoaslly-haawa figares, ImMNI Ji Nehel prise winners, have released statement accastag the United Nnttnns s< forgetting Its hnmnnitnrlnn gaals aad st M"g damlaated by aatlIsrneil forces. The Cemmlttee for United Natleas' Integrity snld: "The United Nnttens is ne laager the gnnrdlnn
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    • 805 5 NYT WITH interest rates rising toward record levels in the United States, many economists see the nation's economy sliding into a recession that could last at least until next summer. Mr Allen Sinai, chief economist at Data Resources, an economic consulting company,
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    • 155 5 STRIKING oil workers in Peru were reported to be in control of 16 rigs off northern Peru as their dispute spread to operations onshore. Press reports in Lima said 11,000 oil workers were on strike in the northern coastal region of Talara, which normally produces about
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  • 293 6 NOTHING can be more damaging or dangerous than false optimism regarding oil prices. We have all, hopefully, learned the brutal lesson of the energy complacency that was widespread up to 1973. Nevertheless, it now looks as if the chances are more than good that the forthcoming
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  • 328 6 CREDIT-CARD lovers will soon have one card less to insert in their wallet. A local department store now feels it is no longer worthwhile to issue house cards as its clientele are turning towards international cards, a change from earlier years when it
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  • 1879 6  -  The continued inability of Asean and other non-communiat nations to P efS J ade Soviet-backed Vietnamese forces to pull out of Kampuchea highlights the uncertainties that LjA Singapore and ita Asean members face on the security front. In a candid 1/SiA interview with JOHN TAN, W
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  • 1364 7  -  "As a company grows it would need more capital and there will come a time when we may need Sime's participation in the equity," commented Mr Tony Ho, managing director of SIM AC, on his company's recent tie-up with Sime Darby. TSANG SAU YIN traces
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  • 943 7  -  FORUM with JAMES RESTON NYT. POLAND is high on the front pages again. Also on the TV screens are pictures of Soviet tanks, like Plato's shadows on the wall, telling some ominous future; thumping warnings from Washington; the usual silly charges in Pravda about the menace
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • 387 8 THE ADVERSE effect of the recession on BP's chemicals sales intensified during the third quarter of 1980 with the normal seasonal downturn worsening an already poor position. The UK position was again particularly difficult with the high value of sterling constraining exports and enabling importers
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    • 156 8 UNITED Steles Steel is te ■ell several eaal properties te Staadard OU Ca (Sahla) far US97M mllttaa. Aeeardteg te stetemeate lamed la Clevelaad aad la Plttebargh, tee tmnpaates have agreed la prteeiaal tor Sahla te bay tram I S Steel teree aperatteg esal mlaes and
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    • 251 8 VOLKSWAGENWERKexpects volume sales of cars to continue to moderate next year in most countries and car markets to remain unstable. The industry faces risks that cannot be evaluated, such as the uncertainty of the oil market, the tendency towards higher petrol prices and taxes and
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    • 282 8 Reuter IT WILL BE difficult for BASF AG to maintain last year's dividend of eight marks in 1980, according to management board chairman Matthias Seefelder. BASF has announced domestic group pre-tax profit of 1.15 billion Deustchemarks (1.34 billion) for the first nine months of 1980 on higher
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    • 140 8 THE 1980 financial year of AEG-Telefunken AG is running largely as planned and an improvement of around 200 million Deustchemarks over 1979 operating results can be expected. A further improvement in operating results is likely in 1981. AEG's 1979 domestic group net loss amounted to 968 million marks
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 159 9 THE Bank of Indonesia has asked six banks to lead manage a US$35O million 10year Eurocredit, bankers said in Hongkong on Friday. The loan will carry inter- est at V 4 per cent above London interbank offered rates (Libor) for the first five years,
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    • 421 9 THE medium-term outlook for the Philippine economy for the coming year seems bright despite some shortterm problems, Dr Bernado Villegas said. The chief economics consultant and deputy executive director of the Centre for Research and Communication said last night the economy will continue to be
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    • 109 9 Reuter THE Gaangdang Trust aad Investment Carparatlen has apeaed to handle jatat ventares aad w r*T**inl dealiagß between the Saath China Pravlace aad averseaa Interests, the New China News Agency (NCNA) reported last week. The agency said the carperatiea, with a«sets af 2M mllitoa yaan
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGE$
      • 479 9 THE US dollar closed sharp- ly weaker against the yen on large commercial demand for the Japanese currency in moderately active !-trading on the Singapore foreign exchange market Z yesterday. Dealers said the US unit "fell to a late 208.60/70 yen •from an opening of 210.00/15 There and
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      • 224 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened steady against European currencies on the „strength of high US interest rates, but was down sharply on the yen in moderate trading, dealers said. Large commercial demand for the Japanese currency, following the trend in the Far East, weakened the dollar to an opening 208.80/
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      • 161 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed sharply weaker at 209.65 yen, compared with a 211.50 opening and 213 at Friday's close. Trading was active with volume US$l.O5 billion. Just before the close, the dollar fell to a four-week low of 209.55 yen although "there were no particular
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      • 22 9 THE average rale at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 13.8 per cent.
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      • 185 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Dec 8: US Dollara(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 20 19'* 1 month 20H 20". 2 months 20 3/16 201/16 3 months 19 9/16 19 7/16 6 months 18 lV/» 9 months 16 13/16 1611/16 12 months 16>/4 16'« Sw.Fr*.
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      • 48 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Dec 8: Overnight: 3% to 7V«% Call deposits: 6'/i% to 7'«% Clociaf Buying Sellia< 3-month Treasury bills 613/16 611/16 3-month Bank bills 13% 13V, 3 months CD 13V4 13» 6 months CD 12% 12 J Source: National Discount Co
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      • 139 9 THE US dollar yesterday continued to ease against the yen on commercial demand for the Japanese currency but was otherwise steady in very quiet late trading, dealers said. It eased to a late 209.75/80 yen from an early 210.30/40 and 211.20/35 at the New York close on Friday and
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      • 359 9 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday closed easier compared with last Friday's close in quiet trading. Prices fell during the morning on news of leassened tension between Syria and Jordan coupled with market concern over the effect of firmer US interest rates and in late afternoon trading to some European selling.
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      • 44 9 m Than New York 17 90B 18.35B 18 20S 18 65S Zurich 17 SOB 18 70B 18 2QS 1910S Mm PH Singapore 17 85B 18 20B 18 25S 18 60S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore.
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    • 266 9 AP SOUTH Korea, for the first time, will allow foreign banking interests to set up a joint-venture city bank with local banks. Finance Minister Lee Seung-Yun last week disclosed the joint venture while announcing a set of measures to modernise and internationalise Korean
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    • 132 9 Reuter MANUFACTURERSHanover Asia Ltd has been mandated to arrange a major borrowing for the Philippines Central Bank, a bank spokesman said in Hongkong. He declined to disclose size or terms for the loan but market sources said it would be around US$2OO million and carry similar conditions to
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    • 486 9  -  By ALVIN TAY JAPANESE Institutions look set to make a greater impact on the local banking scene with (our banks given the 'greenligbt' by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to set up offshore banks and representative offices. Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (L7CB) and TaiyoKobe
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    • 95 9 AFP DAIEI Incorporated, the largest Japanese supermarket chain, will float French franc-denominated convertible bonds worth 100 million francs (about US$23 million) on the European money market next month. Daiei said underwriters of the seven-year bonds included Banque National? de Paris and Nikko Securities Co (Europe). The coupon rate
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    • 75 9 SOUTH Korea will cut foreign borrowings next year to just over US$7 billion from a projected $8.4 billion in 1900, assistant finance minister B K Choo said in Hongkong. Of next year's amount, about $2 billion will be in short-term loans, he said after the signing of
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    • 52 9 BANK of America has announced the appointment of vice-president, Mr Owen Erickson, as manager of its Tokyo branch. Mr Erickson, who was formerly the branch's assistant manager, will be responsible for all aspects of branch operations. He will be based at the bank's premises in Tokyo's Maronouchi
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    • 395 9 Reuter JAPANESE trust banks are now allowed to invest a proportion of their pension funds in overseas currencies, Tokyo finance ministry officials said. The officials declined, however, to provide any details on the change which took effect on Dec 1, the same time as
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    • 214 9 THE US Federal Reserve last week dispelled any lingering hopes market participants had that the Federal funds rate might begin to ease off during the week. The Fed's basic discount rate was raised to 13 per cent from 12 per cent, and the surcharge
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  • 1587 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise' specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Aeu (3-488) (I)
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  • 85 10 OUMONTAGU prtMi i fcr Dee )> Union Spar* Fund 1.** lilV» INCOME BOND UNIT Income Band 1.31 1.44 MAKA KIWI vrn tar Dm 0) Fir*t B'putrm Second B'putrm 5 41 540 4.21 436 Third BJxitrm Fourth B'putrm 4 26 4A 4.e 4.S0 Fifth B'putrm Sixth B putrm 3.11
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  • 2715 10 1980 High Low Company Gr*» Gr"! Net Last Div Div Yld P/E Vol Day Sale +or- Cvr COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 372 300 149 180 430 125 352 745 406 610 245 Acma 220 Alcom 116 Allied Choc 138 BAT 270 Bata 60 Ben
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  • 1235 10 BID and offer 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 INDUCTRIAL* Alee* (1968 IMS) (4) 2.16 AMD (0.80B) ■ate <4.MS) cM Baa
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  • 197 10 BENONG Tla Dredging Campaay Bhd: AGM to be held at 4701 OCBC Centre, Singapore, at 3pm on Dec 11. SINGAPORE Laad: AGM to be held at Suite 1901, 19th Floor, Shing Kwan House, 4 Shenton Way, Singapore, at 12 noon on Dec 12. AOKAM Ha Bhd: Twentysixth AGM
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  • 147 10 UNITED Meter Works' 8.5 per cent convertible unsecured loan stock 1972/80, fully redeemed on Oct 31, been removed from the official list of the Singapore stock exchange. THE Devetopoeat Bank of Singapore's 6.5 per cent convertible bonds 1991, fully redeemed on Oct 29, have been removed from the
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  • 717 10 SLACK trading prevailed at Slagtpwc stock eiehuge yMtenUy a* sellers dominated far the greater part of toe morning. Bat the emergence af baylag support later la toe day lifted prices abave toe day's lowest levels. Tke Straits Times IndastrlaJ Index, down MS pdits at noon,
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  • 598 10 SHARE prices drifted erratically on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and finished on a mixed-to-slightly-steadier note yesterday. Some selective interest was seen among a few favour! ties particularly Bandar Raya and Bo vis SEA but trading was exceedingly quiet and withdrawn. The slowdown in activity
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 1647 11  -  By BIBIANA CHOO THINGS are moving again at Malayan Credit (MCL) after what appeared like a stalemate situation between major shareholders See Hoy Chan and Sindo barely four months ago. As a starter, investors will soon be treated to the Malaysianisation of Century
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    • LATEST RESULTS
      • 49 11 has re- ported group net attributable profit of $14.42 million ($13.67 million previously) for the year ended Sep 30 after an extraordinary gain of $3.29 million ($20,000) on a turnover of $343.85 million ($346.60 million). The parent company achieved a net profit of $7.64 million ($8.37 million).
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      • 88 11 has reported a net after tax profit of M 53.05 million ($4.15 million) for the half year ended Sep 30 on a turnover of $12.84 million ($16.15 million). The profit is after tax of $3.86 million ($5.65 million) and depreciation of $869,599 ($857,401) and includes gross dividend
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      • 64 11 an- nounced a proposed stock split of two shares for one, to be effective on Jan 31, 1981. Each of the existing ordinary shares with a par value of HK$5 each will be subdivided into two shares of par value $2.50 each. The share price of Hongkong
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    • 226 11 BATA Malaysia is proposing a bonus issue of one-for-three which will capitalise $5 million from its unappropriated profit. Bata said the bonus issue, which will raise the paid-up capital to $20 million from $15 million, is being made in order to reflect more fully
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    • 287 11 KLUANG Rubber Company (Malaya) has managed a significant earnings increase for the year ended June 30, 1900, but its 32 per cent owned associate, Sungei Bagan Rubber Company (Malaysia), has barely maintained its earnings for the same period. At Kluang, pre-tax profit for the year
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    • 164 11 HIGHER interest income plus improved profit contribution from its associate has given a fillip to Kuala Kampar Tin Field's earnings at the interim stage. Unaudited pre-tax profit of the company for the first half year ended Sep 30, rose 22 per cent to M 51.44
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    • 264 11 HARD times la the British ear industry have forced Dunlop to Mm Its workforce ia the tyre division by l^M. The move follows Dantop's recent redoctton nf the workforce In Its polymer engineering dlvlslsn In Leicester. This made 228 men reduadaat. Falling orders la
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    • 148 11 SUNGEI BESI Mines Malaysia has reported a sharp drop in earnings for the first half-year ended Sep 30, 1960, in line with its gloomy forecast. At $6.73 million, pre-tax profit of the company was 34 per cent down from the previous $10.2 million.
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    • 428 11 Date Last Fall Year Company Peried Announced Net EPS Gross Pre-tax last year (cents) Dlv. Profit PMRI <%> <$1W) I 20 11 30.4 20.0 5,546 PMC I 20/11 24.2 10.0 8,718 Chin Teck F 22/11 19.8 15.0 2,941* Msian Ctainers I 26/11 24.2 22.0 8,147 Berjaya Kawat I
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    • 663 11 asragCL^ by HOCK LOCK SIEW WHILE being engrossed in their plans to reactivate the company, the directors of Kesang Tin appear to have overlooked the interests of minority shareholders an oversight which they still have time to rectify. Certain long time shareholders, upon reading the
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 31 11 have approved an ordinary resolution to increase the company's authorised capital to $200 million by the creation of an additional 100 million ordinary shares of $1 each.
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      • 135 11 has asked Island and Peninsular Development to furnish additional details on its Joint-venture with Hasmat Properties. The company has been requested to provide the names of the vendors of the newly-acquired 52 acre piece of land in Ipoh, to be developed into a residential estate.
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      • 64 11 has received a cus- tomary query from the KLSE regarding its recently proposed rights and special issues. The KLSE has asked whether HLI expects a change in profitability for the year ending June 1981. The names of the underwriters, if any, are also to be provided.
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      • 50 11 wholly-owned subsidiary of the Development Bank of Singapore, has increased its authorised capital from $10 million to $50 million. Its issued and paid-up capital was also increased to $2.8 million on Dec 4 through the issue and allotment of 800,000 shares of $1 at S5 each in cash.
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      • 38 11 which re- cently suspended its calcium carbide production, has been asked to give the estimated period of suspension. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has also asked the company whether it expects the move to affect profitability.
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      • 52 11 has asked Cycle and Carriage whether it expects any change in profitability for the year ending Sep 1981, following its proposed bonus issue of one-for-three. The SES has also asked whether the new shares arising from the bonus issue will rank pari passu with the
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    • 283 11 Sherpa Li versatile willing worker! It takes a very special company to produce such an extraordinary vehicle It took Leyland to produce the Sherpa the handsome, incredibly rugged, new generation commercial vehicle It's made tough. To take the tough life in its stride And with 5.38 cu. m (190 cu.
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    • 124 11 Car ownership has its problems. 'SZ'WEARNES doesn't! We offer as near to perfect a service as you'll ever get! Because the only cars we rent out form part of our franchise range. Which means that every car rented from us is treated as if it's your car. Regularly serviced, maintained
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  • 255 12 UPI POLICE in New Delhi wielding bamboo canes yesterday beat back 400 Afghans who burned a photograph of visiting Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and forced his heavily armoured motorcade into a sudden detour to avoid them. At least 6 people were injured in the police
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  • 280 12 UPI POLAND'S Solidarity union is turning to open confrontation with the nation's Communist Party, Tass said yesterday, a challenge the Kremlin has repeatedly said it will not allow. In a dispatch from Warsaw, the Soviet news agency said "counter revolutionary groups, operating
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  • 88 12 A US$55O million joint venture accord was signed in Jakarta on Saturday between the Sabah Forest Development Authority (Safoda) and the Indonesian government forestry corporation, Inhutani, to build the biggest wood industry complex in Indonesia. The 50-50 venture will set up an integrated wood processing industry at
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  • 500 12 UPI JAPAN IS widening its lead over other industrialised countries in the use of robots. One brokerage firm estimates 10,000 for Japan, 3,000 for the United States and 185 for Britain. Nissan, maker of Datsun, says that "96 per cent of
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  • 350 12 MOTOR vehicle group Wearne Brothers has again recorded a set of uninspiring results following further erosion of margins and sales. Group pre-tax profit for the year ended Sep 30, 1980, fell sharply by 34 per cent to $16.79 million on a marginal drop in sales
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  • 128 12 Reuter FOREIGN ownership of Japanese stocks rose 38.2 per cent in the first half (April-September) of fiscal 1980 to 6.44 billion shares from 4.66 billion in the preceding six months. A survey by the Japanese economic daily Nihon Keizai, covering 1,221 companies listed on Japan's eight stock
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  • 789 12 LONDON, Mon. Share prices were easier where changed in quiet trading with oils again a weak feature, dealers said. Government bonds opened around 1/8 point higher in quiet trading ahead of the UK banking figures due tomorrow, dealers said. Malinson Denny was a firm feature after news of
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  • 176 12 MALAYSIAN Feedmills, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ben (Johore), is acquiring a 46.7 per cent stake in Aw York Cheong Realty, a pig-breeding company. Announcing the purchase yesterday, Malaysian Feedmills said the purchase has been approved by the Foreign Investment Committee of Malaysia. The 210,001 shares
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  • 117 12 AFP SOVIET officials yesterday were trying to find the giant West Siberian oil deposit reported by the Swedish organisation, Petrostudies. The organisation had said a 619,000 million ton deposit existed in West Siberia. It said this could be deduced from the scanning of Soviet publications. But
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  • 524 12 Reuter SAUDI Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will back a price freeze when the Organic, tion of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) meets in Bali next week. Saudi oil minister Sheikh Yamani said: "We are moderate. We will
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  • 204 12 AFP FIVE thousand troops have been put on the alert in Jakarta with orders to shoot on sight those going on the rampage. These special security measures, taken in the Indonesian capital in the wake of almost a two-week long rioting last month in central and
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 67 12 jWlEffPllEßl Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Thundery showers in several places in the early morning. Report for 24 hours prior to 7.39 p.m. on December 8 at the airport. Maximum temperature 30.5 Associated humidity 73 Minimum temperature 23.6 Associated humidity 98 Hours of sunshine 4.30
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 652 13 Skippiag Liae P*ge C«l Shipoiag Line P**e C*l Adriatic IV 5 ent IV 4 Afea VI 3 Evergreen IV 3 Afro-Eurasia VI 2 Fesco V 1/2 All trans VI 5 Flotta Lauro V 5 Aipac VI 5 Fortune VI 5 Angkutan VI 4 Franco-Belg m 4/5 ANL
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    • 607 13  -  By G DURAIRAJ THE Malaysian government has gained the assistance of the London-based Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (Imco) to help Malaysia overcome the acute shortage of qualified maritime personnel to various services. The international body for regulating technical standards in world maritime
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    • PORTSIDES
      • 75 13 AFP THE Indonesian flour company Bogasari has taken delivery of its fourth bulk wheat carrier from the Singaporean sellers in a ceremony in Jakarta. The ship, purchased at US$2l million from Pacific Carriers of Singapore, measures 33,747 deadweight tons and is now the biggest ship (outside tankers)
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      • 48 13 AFP WINDS reaching peaks of 200 kms per hour swept the French Mediterranean island of Corsica breaking a car-ferry's moorings in the port of Bastia last Saturday, port authorities said in Bastia. But the Corsica-Viva managed to get under way and regained its berth, authorities added.
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      • 115 13 Reuter A FREIGHT tender is being held on Dec 17 for shipping tonnage to carry between 420,000 and 500,000 tonnes of Australian wheat for Egypt, Khedivial Mail Line (Agency) Ltd, UK general agents for the state-owned Egyptian Company for Maritime Transport, said. The cargo is
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    • 171 13 Reuter NEGOTIATIONS may start soon on an Anglo-Chinese maritime agreement, General Council of British Shipping president Adrian Swire said. Mr Swire said that since the council delegation's visit to China in August further contacts have been made and suggestions that negotiations be resumed on a maritime
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    • 1028 14 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL i NB. (1) Each vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/Agent and Is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's premises during the
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    • 1471 14 MOST sectors of the freight market remained quiet on Friday, with interest mainly shown in time-charter business. This included a 16,000 tonner arranged by the Chinese from Porto Cabello to China via Cuba at US$B,3OO daily, and a 10,000 tonner which was booked from Singapore to Japan via
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    • Article, Illustration
      257 15 HOW are 350 cubic metres of vegetable oil or chemicals to be sent from Europe to Singapore when most services are containerised? In any case, not by 100 tank lorries, says Maersk Line. Since the beginning of its Europe/Far East service in 1968, the line, through its
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    • 167 15 AFP MOUNTING trade between Japan and China is causing great congestion in the Panama Canal. Often as many as 100 vessels are waiting to pass through the waterway and delays of five or six days are far from rare. Many of the hold-ups are
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    • 1449 15 WE believe that changes are necessary and the union is more than willing to search for the best methods of running ships". A positive and progressive attitude towards the necessary rationalisation of the Dutch fleet has been taken by the Federation of Dutch Seafarers
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    • 385 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Alioth (1400 after Kosho Maru shifts) 18 Bunga Setawar (0700) 45A Centaur (Passenger) (1400 after White Coral) 31/32 Equator (0700) 22 Frotamanila (after Queen Coral) 45 Hugheverett (1500 after Ragna Bakke sails Kota Buana hauls) 8/9 Jetpur City (1700 Subject free boar
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    • 2826 19 SCHEDULE 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 of
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    • 311 20 THE Dutch government had consulted the US and other western countries before deciding to sell submarines to Taiwan, and received no recommendation that the deal should not go ahead, Dutch officials said. In a note to the Dutch parliament Foreign Ministry secretary-general Frans
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    • 489 20 MEXICO will realise its dream of restoring its landbridge between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific next spring when an all-contain-erised trans-isthmus multimodal system is opened by the country's President. Crossing the isthmus of Tehuantepec over a 182mile, north-south route between the ports of Coatzacoalcos
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    • 306 20 AVANOVA Corporation of Lucerne, Switzerland, has acquired all design and marketing rights to the trapezoidal hull form pioneered by Captain Bengt Tornqvist of Stockholm, Sweden. Already incorporated in the well-publicised Boroliner vessels, this patented hull design-principle provides increased ship stability, and permits the loading of two
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    • 205 20 THE shipping services of the two public sector companies, The Shipping Corporation of India and Mogul Lines, is likely to be rationalised from April L A joint meeting between the two companies was understood to have been held to discuss the scheme. In future passenger
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    • 345 13 PIL GROUP REGULAR CONTAINER FEEDER SERVICE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA. ALSO PROVIDE REGULAR SEMI-CON-TAINER SERVICE FOR THE PERSIAN GULF AND RED SEA PORTS See Page V <Sf* .lAR DIN I AN I AM Orient Overseas CattlauteA Line FULLY CONTMNERBED Sport r*i QMM CONTWO 9W 11/1? 12/ s. jeas nhdge 2*o
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    • 215 13 SSEALORDU UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) ii> 11 /ii .1 it Hi 'i U EXPRESS MULTI PURPOSE SERVICES FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE rrrsrr S'pofg I Loading for 10/12 AL WATTYAH 26/12 V.lO JEBEL ALI 9/1 V.12 3RO FLOOR. MARINA HOUSE, SINGAPORE 0207 TEL *****94 TELEX NO R*****9 CFS OFC PSA
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    • 863 13 Hapag-Lloyd Fully containerised to Europe and United States. Regular, reliable and on time. MAERSK LINE EXPORT FULL CONTAINER SERVICES TO: U S. PACIFIC, GULF, ATLANTIC, EAST CANADA, ASIAN PORTS Feeder V—el jPort Kelang J Penang Vessel Singapore |Longbeach|New UULU) SWLED I MAERSK MANGO SAUD M PORT LAURA MAERSK* 16/12 4/1
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    • 986 14 MISC Afi MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPN. BERHAD. WISMA MISC, N0.2, JALAN CONLAY, P.O. BOX 371, KUALA LUMPUR 04-09, MALAYSIA. TEL: *****8 TELEX: MA *****, *****, ***** ***** CONTAINER SERVICE Cwtaiwr S«mce To Europe feeder *P Kelang Vessel S pore 1) Mseilles 2) Rdam 3) Hburg 4) Gbui 8 PtNAGA Sailed
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    • 303 14 BBS SUPERCARRIER SERVICE BartwrlMSM WEEKLY SERVICE TO PANAMA+US ATLANTIC GULF AND E. CANADA ft kria* Jkta IffTOK C"M Mam Saah Ctetoi Bmarf N Tart Bottan SI Wr N. Orl Hauttar NartM ISU S«M 1114/12 HO/12 27/1 2/2 5/2 6/2 8/2 10/2 12/2 13/2 20/2 23/2 28/2 BMBOI ICMSns *10/12 1718/12
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    • 549 15 Overseas Containers Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe OCL CONTUOSHT SERVICE TO UK/CONTftNT: Ox Hani Osaka by Boutin Fart Fkv D'cpee Lwerpeei Bar Hamtwg Eipress Kasuga Maru Largs Bay Kovrtoon Bay I- CONTAWERSHP SERVICE FROM UK/CONTRENT: F«1 Flm D ap** mmmt ttpmi Larp Bay SINGAPORE MANSfELD CONTAINER SHPPHG PTE LTD *****1
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    • 399 15 Franco Belgian Services (Fur East Frcnch Service icxth Belgian t'ar Eastern Lines) o> aCE CONSORTIu« Seatraln Pacific Services SINGAPORE ENQUIRIES ****** A CES 777*04 1 Terminal 270VA36 Optorg Shipping Pte. Ltd. Port Kelang 7001/2 P«t*ling Joys T***** P«nmg ***** m EL M A EMPRESA LINEAS MARITIMAS ARGENTINAS (ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINE)
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    • 689 16 Hapag-Lloyd TOJWTH EUROPE TO WMTH EUKOft/HMTOtMItA/ 19/1 6/2 4/2 1/2 M/l TO USA/CAMDA Feeder P Kelang S pore HK Fart Flew dtpee 11/12 Rh*i Eipresi 20/12 UvwpMl by 13/12 15/12 Kmm Eipreu 20/12 UmMm 20/12 21/12 MwelEiprtn 8/1 lam 21/12 "««Eipess 27/12 K*wga Maru 26/12 Haw Eipreu 11/1 Connect in
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    • 637 17 PIL GROUP EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICE Singapore P.K*teog Pvnaog Loading (or Singapore P J(aiana Ponang Loading (or MOLEK 20/23 Doc Dwiilhwi, Momboaa. KOTA BCNAfI IS/20Doc Aqatoa Jaddah, Hodoidah. KOTAFAJAft 20/25 Doc Mukada KOTA TAHJONO 20/29 Dac Aaaab, Jaddah, Port KOTAJABA 20/29 Doc Adon. Hodoidah tiidan. Hodaidaft Jaddah. Aqaba COLOMBO/KARACHI/P. GULF SERVICE
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    • 613 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES DANK LINE FOR REUIfON I SOUTH AFRICA BEAVER BANK SINGAPORE S'wong 2 eto Reunion 22/12 Durban 1/1 Capetown 5/1 Pt Eli* 7/1 (also accepting East London and Maputo cargo) Lukes Linos U.S. WEST COAST SERVICE Overt from SfO Lbch BRMTON LYKES Sid Sid NANCY LYKES Sid Sid
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    • 950 18 K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICES TO NORTH AMERICA OB FEEDER KSSEIS* n 9 MOTWR VESSELS TK LA SE NY Story Act 03N to Pari 13/12 Xatfu Mara 27/12 7/1 l*s Gate Bndft 27/12 $/l Kim Maui 27/12 2S/1 A *»m* 21/12 Am Man 9/1 22/1 »aw
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    • 553 18 CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAMER/REEFER SERVICE Im*| tar l(B 4IKUS. MM FIMCBCO. ttATTLE. TACOtt. VMCOUVE* IX >ccmn Foyra MM> A*"! Smppoce I Anftks MMT 14/11 UD« 7 ii IWUtt" 27 DK a OK 23 In AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE lee*** FO/FCL CotMnh PKelaflf Sport Bn IMb MM M Fr
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    • 537 18 W oAt.l'OHi, SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD 20TH FLOOR OCE AN BUILDING SINGAP<)M{ 01C4 MARKETING *****2 1 3 LINE SI GENERAL *****1 14 l( \H TERMINAL OFFICE *****83 TELEX RS24S% RS 25&68 A B CARSHIP CABLE CAHO J^hip 11, Mlfllllft iii Lav lte«|i»nal Container Lines WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE to/from BANGKOK
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    • 624 18 Lfi gra NARD line INDEPENDENT ATTRACTIVE RA TPS u MEDITERRANEAN SEA SERVICE ALSO ACCEPTISG COSTAISER CARGO FCL O\LY FOR PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, BEIRUT LATTAKIA. UMASSOL ISTANBUL PIRAEUS Specially engaged agents A stevedores providing immediate discharge MAM CHEONG V 41« MAM SMC VJM Cafctf Pert SaM, Beirut I Lattafcia onty ALL
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    • 767 18 r a INTRfISEfI (PTE) LTD. Faber House 234E Orchard Road Singapore 9 Telephone *****11^*****57 REGULAR MDOOKNT SERVICE TO EUROPE NORASM M 897.. S'pere f. Keiaaf Penani Inftit fir 22 Dec 25 Doc BOULO9E/RDAM UK(AVON) Aiwb: S«*apere MTRASEA (TIE) LTD 2352C11 BOOKMG *****57 I. Lianpur YEO SNTfMC 4 TXAOM6 *****4 *****2.
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    • 626 19 TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZV. C. CONTAKER 9W SS BRDGE 29* N. GARNET 3W K CHANCE IN C. PAUL 25W K. JACEJM 8N TW BRDGE 4N •Containers feedered to/from F'stowe Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia +C. CONTAWER S'pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo LCL Cargo FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ): 0600 10/12 1800
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    • 192 19 SANKO ASIA LINK LOADING FOR OSAKA. NAGOYA. YOKOHAMA Sinppore 13/15 Dec P. Krfanc 16/11 Dec Agents: C.F. SHARP CO., (M) PTE. LTD. S pore Tel: *****22, P. Kelang Tel. *****9/*****4. UNISON SHIPPING (PTE) LTD W 4th Fir Hon| Gum DwMwf 64 Rotmson Road. Smppore 0104 Tel *****39. *****67 ETA ETD
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 316 20 MALDIVE LINES ETA KUANTAN ETA PORT KELANG MALDIVE MDUSTRY Sailed Loading for Chittagong/Madras MALDIVE PEACE 12/12 Loading for Dubai/Kuwait MALDIVE MAGE 18/12 Loading For Jeddah/Djibouti MALDIVE LOYALTY 25/12 Loading for Hodeidah MALDIVE SEAFARER 30/12 Loading for Jeddah MALDIVE PIONEER 30/12 Loading For ieddah FOR BOOKMGS I ENQUWES PLEASE CONTACT: SMGAPORE
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    • 265 20 GLOBE LINE LTD Weekly sinncc to Iblt, lUdhri Miraft vis Cdonbo Refrigerated Space 10 ft. Containers 10 tons H/L General Cargo Shipment arranged on through B»H of Lading Singapore/Mate SCAN-SHIPPING PTE. LTD. Suite 1103-8 Utfc Floor Marina Hmm. Station Nay Singapore 0207 Phone: *****44 HfCim n Uwiiki tenon mippsif unes
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    • 199 20 NOTAS LINE Regular Express Service TO MIDDLE EAST MV PORTS SPOtt PKLAMG PtNANG lONIAN SKY Dubai, Bahrain 12/12 Dammam A VESSEL Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Bahrain. Dammam 5/1/tl 11/1/S1 12/1/S1 Agents SW NOTAS PTf UD Til .'*****4 •> l.nesi 111 RS 3336/ f* MAHMOOO AM6A* SONS SDN but Ml 38>613 Tl«
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    • 339 20 BLUE STAR LINE T NEW ZEALAND FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH AND PORT CHALMERS FOR AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH SH» SAIS SPOtt NEW PIVMOUTH PT CHAIMERS AUSTRALIA SIM 1 MN 13 JAN 15 ton HW 2EALAM) STAR 21 JAN «FEB AUSTRALIA STAR 22 FEB MAR 6 MAR SPOKE
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    • 235 20 KDVAVAI AIU I Al ITAfcJ RID I I CTMU RUH 1 PERKAPALAN LAUT AN BIRU SDN. BHD. P O Box 220. KoU Kmabalu Sabah REGULAR UNER SfRVKI Sabah Sarawak Bangkok Singapore Port kelang Vessels S pore Penang P.Klang Loading for LAUTAN RAM ¥-8/80 4Dt( KK/Sandakan (sub inducement) LAUTAN ENAM 4
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 161 20 Regional Weather Va fjZ M A < </ a h\ SS I [is 4v^ o z 5 ♦2 P? IK SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature °C A Sv j j t u Weather °c Shower Weather Wind direction with speeain Knots
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