The Business Times, 22 April 1983

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 67/1/83 FRIDAY, APRIL 1183 60 CENTS
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    Market rebounds sharply following Wall Street upsurge
    349 1 A MORALE-BOOSTING npsurge In Wall Street warded off fears of a correction at the local steekmarket yesterday aid prices rebounded sharply from Wednesday's weakness. The Straits Times Industrial Index stayed firmly above the M level with a 9.36-point gain to 112.M, reflecting strong
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    Prospects for marine industry turn bleaker
    487 1  -  By GOH ENG KEE SINGAPORE'S marine industry was likely to bear the full effect of the depressed shipping market this year, Mr Loh Wing Siew, acting president of the Singapore Association of Shipbuilders and Repairers (Sasar), has forecast. This suggested that the industry comprising
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    Hi-fi manufacturer Benytone S'pore ceases operations
    282 1 BENYTONE Singapore, a company making hi-fi products, ceased operations at the end of last month after being in business for barely two years. Its closure resulted in 101 workers being retrenched. The company was owned by Japan's fourth largest trading house, Marubeni Corporation, through
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    International Trust and Finance profit doubles
    346 1  -  By NAJEEB JARHOM INTERNATIONAL Trust and Finance has lived up to its directors' prediction that earnings would be substantially higher in its first year as a public-listed company. Yesterday, the finance company, the first of the Ong group of companies to go public, announced
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    Banks' customer deposits fall
    170 1 CUSTOMER deposits with banks dropped by $173 million to $23.3 billion in February, the first monthly fall in eight months. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, in its latest statistical bulletin, attributed the decline to the government withdrawal of deposits from the banking system and higher public
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Negotiations fail
      75 1 Reuter AN Iranian oil sales delegation left Tokyo yesterday for home after 10 days of negotiations with Japanese oil importers which ended» without renewal of crude oil supply contracts. Industry officials in Tokyo said the Iranian team held talks with 12 Japanese oil refiners and trading houses on
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      Lock icon Fall in tourist figure
      72 1 AFP A JAPANESE ban on "sex tours", the worldwide recession as well as high air fares combined to bring about a 5.13 per cent decline in the number of tourists to the Philippines last year. A Philippine Tourism Ministry spokesman said in Manila yesterday that the
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      Lock icon Sooking up sales
      82 1 Reuter A JAPANESE company claiming to make the world's only water-soluble paper said yesterday that it assumed spies used most of the 70 tonnes of paper it exported last year. Mishima Paper Corp said that when put in water, its paper product undergoes a chemical change and
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      Lock icon Cabinet approval
      62 1 Reuter THE Malaysian Cabinet yesterday approved the introduction of rubber futures trading on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) and a starting date will be announced soon. Primary Industries Minister Paul Leong said the KLCE was expected to launch rubber futures trading in March, but this was delayed
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      Lock icon Moscow to cut price
      72 1 Reuter THE Soviet Union yesterday agreed to cut its coking coal price for shipment to Japan in the financial year which started on April 1 by 18.5 per cent to U5552.95 per tonne from $64.95. Nippon Steel Corp in Tokyo said the Soviet Union will supply
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      Lock icon Mushroom ban eased
      58 1 AP A TOTAL ban in Malaysia on the sale of canned mushrooms from Taiwan was lifted yesterday after tests did not show the presence of poisonous bacteria. Dr Ezaddin Mohamed, director of health services, said the ban, however, was left intact on two types of Taiwanese mushrooms
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      Lock icon Seeking to end strike
      81 1 Reuter THE Australian Workers Union (AWU) in Canberra yesterday recommended an end to the fourweek old sheep shearers' strike so that it could take the wide combs dispute back to arbitration. Federal Employment and Industrial Relations Minister Ralph Willis said he had been informed by the
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    Intraco proposes swap deal with Beijing
    451 1  -  By WANG LOOK KEAH INTRA CO has suggested a swap arrangement with China whereby it will buy naptha from China in return for selling it Singapore produced petrochemical products. The proposal was presented to a visiting delegation from the China Petroleum Processing Corporation. The
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    Offshore experience useful to China
    254 1 PROSPECTS of establishing Singapore-managed offshore support bases in China are promising. The results of a recently completed feasibility study show that Singapore's experience in running supply bases can be applied to the Chinese offshore oil development. The three-month study was Jointly carried out by a
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      220 1 MNHION »K VM>s MAIItINM MUM rcMDB_ THE Reagan Administration is unlikely to alter its policy of rarely intervening in foreign exchange markets Page 2 AIR-CONDITIONERS are selling like well, hot cakes Page 3 THERE is more to managing people than simply handing out bonuses and fringe benefits to workers, says
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Reagan firm on non-intervention
      487 2 Reuter FT THE Reagan Administration was unlikely to alter significantly its policy of rarely intervening in foreign exchange markets, administration sources said. In recent months the White House has been besieged by requests for a more active intervention policy from Western European finance leaders, members of
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      Lock icon Economic plan of Argentina
      134 2 Reuter ARGENTINA will try to cut down its balance of payments deficit and unify its exchange rates as part of an economic programme agreed with the International Monetary Fund, a central bank memorandum submitted to the fund said on Wednesday. The agreement, for an IMF standby
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      Lock icon Non-performing loans by M Hanover rise US$46m
      399 2 Reuter MANUFACTURERS Han over's non-performing loans rose by US$46 million to about |875 million in the first quarter from $829 million on Dec 31,1982. These loans accounted for 1.92 per cent of total loans outstanding at the end of the first quarter, compared
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      ABN cuts prime rate to 9.25 pc
      148 2 ALGEMENE Bank Nederlaad NY will cat Ita prime leaflag rate by li paJat to IM per eeat today. Eight days age, toe Date* teak raised Ms prime rate by toe same msrgto to 1.7S per eeat. Mast baaks here were qaettag prime rates
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      European Asian Bank assets up
      91 2 THE Hamburg-based Ears» ei'aa IS per ewt Imimm hi total assets aad pre-tax profit last year. Tstal assets reached profit rase to DM MjTadL lloS||frsm DM46 mHOm ITS. > p^>ert"to DMtJMUtoa. 14 The bank was paying aa aanhsagoi fiildnni of 19 per cent. Te provide
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      Asian $ market at below US$100bn
      280 2  - Asian market at below US$100bn By SOH TIANG KENG THE Singapore-baaed Asian dollar market has slipped below the US$lOO billion mark for the third time. Government figures showed that its total assets continued to slide to U5J99.996 billion in February, from $100.4 billion in January and {103.3 billion in December.
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      Lock icon Tunny money' coin for Britons
      247 2 AP BRITONS WERE minting expression to describe the new one pound coins that went into circulation yesterday. They inchnu the round pound, funny money, toy town money, and Mickey Mouse money. Queen Elizabeth n signed a formal proclamation on Wednesday to m»ir« the one pound
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      Lock icon Yen loan quota raised because of demand
      339 2 Reuter GROWING overseas demand prompted a 15 per cent increase in Japanese yen loan quota for AprilSeptember 1983 compared with the preceding six months, finance ministry officials said on Wednesday. Of the 700 billion yen new quota, 530 billion yen represented quotas allotted
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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        Singapore market
        446 2 THE US dollar saw mixed trading on the foreign exchange market yesterday. It eased against the yen and the local unit but firmed against the mark. It opened at 2.1030/40 against the local unit and was traded within a narrow range. It closed at 2.1000/10. hSfhak Iw—l< ralea
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        Gold
        293 2 GOLD FUTURES in Singapore yesterday closed generally firmer mainly due to European buying in moderate trading. Total sales for the day, including kerbs, was recorded at 966 lots. Prompt closed higher at U*****443 an ounce against $437/438 in New York, June at $445.60/446.20 against $442.50 443.50 and August at
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        Silver quotes
        38 2 New York 12 23B 11 MB 12.306 u.ns Zurich 11.KB 12.27B U06S 12.37S Singapore Ttaura 12 37B WOT 11.87B 12 4TS 11.J7S Closing prk ■m In US dollars a troy ounci t. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore
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        PLR
        22 2 THE average rate at which major Singapore banka are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 9.09 per cent.
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        ASIAN $ RATES
        181 2 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on April 21: UIMMM Offer Bid 7 days 9% 9 1 month 6 3/16 91/16 2 month* 9U 9<* 3 months 9 5/16 9 3/16 6 months 97/16 99/16 9 months 99/16 97/16 12 months 99/16 97/16 Das. tvin. 1
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        Discount
        47 2 RANGE of prices often •d by discount houses on April 21 Overnight: 3 Call deposits: 3 Closing B-yim, 3-month S«Uin< Treasury bills 211/16 29/16 3-month Bank bills 7 3/16 71/16 3 months CD 614 6* 6 months CD 6H 6 V. 1 1 I I C*.
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        Tokyo
        99 2 THE dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed slightly easier but off the day's lows at 236.75 yen in quiet trading. This was below the opening 237.00, the 237.05/20 finish in New York and the 237.40 close in Tokyo on Wednesday. Trading volume was US$ll5 billion. At the lows, Japanese
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        London
        63 2 Opening quotes yesterday: US ***** 40 Can ***** 9025 Cross 1.2310/13 Dmk 3 7825 65 D F1 4.2560 2605 S FT ***** 35 B FY con 75.38/50 F FT -*****0 3500 Lit 2252 00 2256.50 Yen 365 05 50 D Kr -13 4270/4400 N Kr 11 0145 0260 S
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        Hongkong
        198 2 THE US dollar yesterday eased against other major currencies on (ears of more intervention from European central banks, following the Bundesbank's operation on Wednesday. Dealers noted remarks by a senior Japanese finance ministry official yesterday, who said advanced industrial nations may increase their intervention on the foreign exchange market.
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    MEMO PAD
    757 3 SEMINARS AND COURSES March 28-June 2: The Administrative Secre- tary Course, POD Training Centre, Personnel and Organisation Development (Pte) Ltd March 29-April 28 (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays): Human Relations and Managing People in Organisations, Cairnhill Community Centre, NPB March 30-June 4 (Tuesdays and Fridays): Computer Programing and File
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      Sears establishes subsidiary and advisory board
      192 3 SEARS World Trade Inc. the trading house subsidiary of the world's largest retail group, Sears Roebuck and Co, is showing a growing interest in Singapore and the region. It has incorporated a subsidiary in Singapore, Sears World Trade Pte Ltd, and has also formed
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      Course on financial management
      157 3 THE National Productivity Board and the New York University graduate business school will launch its second financial management development programme next month. The main aim of the course is to present fundamental and advanced concepts in corporate finance, financial control and international trade and finance. Nine
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      173 3 AT THE recent annual general meeting of the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore, Albert Tie* Clum Yum was re-elected president for 1963-1984. Mr Tien is account director of YWA Consultants Pte Ltd. Also re-elected, to the post of vice-president, was Mr Herbert Tee, assistant public relations
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      Managing people is more than paying bonuses
      302 3 THERE is more to managing people than simply handing out bonuses and fringe benefits to workers like a Santa Claus. A manager may think that showering his workers with "presents" and "toys" is showing concern. However, said Mr Eugene Yap, Parliamentary Secretary (Labour),
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      Air-con sales riding crest of heat wave
      512 3  -  By RICHARD SEAH AIR-CONDITIONERS are selling like well, hotcakes. Demand for air-condition-ers in the past two months has risen faster than the mercury in thermometers. But this need not mean booming business for airconditioning dealers, many of whom are unable to meet the
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      Nanyang institute spends $13 million on equipment
      474 3  -  By KOH TSE YING THE Nanyang Technological Institute has spent 113 million on instruments and machinery since its first intake of students last July. By the time it moves into its new campus in 1966, the institute is expected to be equipped with
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      127 3 OSTERREICHISCHE LXNDERBANK IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF ITS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN SINGAPORE. i V 4+l i f lAtk V OSTERREICHISCHE LANOERBANf f> <5 <r I># •i 1 w Drawing on ovor 100 yoars of oxporioneo in tho banking industry and backtd by substantial financial rosourtos. Landorbank is
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Little sign of recovery in world economies
      574 4 Reuter THERE was no visible evidence that industrial economies as a whole were in an upswing, although there had been indications of a revival in the US economy. However, there had been some strengthening of domestic and external demand for West Germany and
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      Lock icon End of lean years for fur trade
      398 4 Reuter FUR is back in fashion, and the world's furriers said business was picking up after two lean years during which sales were depressed by economic recession and vociferous opposition from anti-fur campaigners. Traders at Frankfurt's 35th International Fur Fair, which ended at
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      Lock icon Sabah Energy Corp clarifies position
      190 4 AFP THE chairman mi the Sabah Eaergy Carparattea has rejected as nriaehieveas aad tetally ufiuM 'tiwtnuntteas" by a B—gkaag-baaed weekly thai the awarding «f the Babah gas grid prajeet tender was laflaeaeed by elase persaaal friendship with Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir MehaTaa Sri Thaag
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      Lock icon Lebanon hits at Israel's continued armed presence
      804 4 Agencies LEBANESE Foreign Minister Elie Salem had accused Israel of using the bombing of the US Embassy as an excuse to keep its troops in Lebanon. "It is unfortunate that Israel has exploited this tragedy to make a case for its troops to
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      Lock icon Saudis bid to achieve self-sufficiency in food
      367 4 Reuter SAUDI Arabia is applying its oil dollars to a further goal of near self-sufficiency in food during this decade. Under the 1980-85 development plan, USJIB billion has been earmarked for agriculture and the related water supply programme needed to farm the arid,
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      Lock icon Reagan still considering issue of withholding tax
      326 4 NYT THE Reagan administration was not ready to accept the Senate Republicans' compromise agreement that would postpone withholding of taxes on interest and dividend income (or at least four years. "I do not support the compromise," said Treasury Secretary Donald Regan on Wednesday.
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      814 4 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number T»e From PAA PA5 0245 JFK/SPO HKG TMA TL351 0600 BEY BOM SIA SQ43 0750 DHA MAS MH601 0820 KUL CAL CI010 0856 JED DHA MAS MH671 0905 KUL MAS MH8II 0910 PEN SIA SQ103 0945 KUL RBA BI421 1000 BWN MAS
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      Lock icon Appeal for more development aid to Third World
      277 5 AP THE Trilateral Commission, a non-governmental organisation made up of 320 of the Western world's most influential private individuals, ended its 14th meeting in Rome on Wednesday with appeals for more development aid for the Third World. The commission, which met for
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      Lock icon Gall to developing states to curb export subsidies
      180 5 AP GOVERNMENTS of developing countries such as Brazil, South Korea and Taiwan should be made to limit export subsidies just as developed countries do. The US Chamber of Commerce in Washington yesterday said at a congressional bearing on the future of the
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      Lock icon Canadian Budget welcomed
      164 5 Reuter THERE was little immediate reaction in Montreal credit markets on Wednesday to Canadian Finance {Minister Marc Lalonde's stimulative Federal Budget, in spite of disappointment over projections of continuing high deficits. However, Canadian businessmen generally welcomed the Budget while the Opposition renewed calls far Mr Lalonde's resignation.
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      Lock icon White House offers to reduce defence spending
      295 5 Reuter PRESIDENT Reagaa's top White Hease officials had offered te slice defence growth as part if a plan to break a deadteek Meckteg the IM4 badget Is Caagress. RepnbUcaa Senators whe atteaded a meetiag with the prealdeatlal advisors la Waahlagtoa yesterday, said the
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      Lock icon US economic growth up 3.1pc in first quarter
      808 5 NYT AMERICA'S economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter, the largest quarterly rise in two years, the Commerce Department reported. The growth was spurred in part by a sharp jump in housing construction. Economists said the
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      Lock icon Hanoi troops in Cambodia losing ground, says China
      295 5 Reuter CHINA said Vietnam's troops in Cambodia were fast becoming a spent force and the anti-Vietnamese resistance coalition was spreading its areas of cootroL A commentary by the official New China News Agency also said the Beijingbacked Khmer Rouge had "regained the
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      Lock icon Chinese bankers call for care in investment
      479 5 Reuter AN AVALANCHE of misplaced domestic investment could disrupt China's economy. Chinese bankers and Western economists said. "If measures are not taken to control capital investment, the state economy will be unbalanced," a People's Construction Bank spokesm*" said. Chinese enterprises, allowed to keep
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      Lock icon Good quarter for General Motors
      257 5 UPI GENERAL Motors made U*****.1 million In the first quarter its highest quarterly profit in nearly (our years due to improved sales and earnings by its financing arm. The profit is more than five times its earnings of $128.3 million in the first quarter of
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      Lock icon Raindrops keep falling on royal couple's heads
      236 5 UPI THE unthinkable happened a Rolls-Royce carrying Prince Charles and Prince» Diana stalled and with the famed company about to enter the second-hand car market it could hardly have happened at a wane time. "Di rolls to a halt!" said The Sun's headline
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      Lock icon Warner badly hit
      249 5 NYT WARNER Communications, whose dramatic growth came to a sudden halt late last year, suffered a loss of US$lB.9 million in the first quarter. The loss, Warner's first since the last quarter of 1975, resulted from problems in the same business that was responsible for its rapid
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    Weathering the storm
    504 6 ABOUT four years after the shipping market showed signs of slipping off its peak, Singapore's marine industry is bracing itself to bear the brunt of the depressed market that had disabled others. So Singapore Association of Shipbuilders and Repairers acting president Loh Wing Siew had no reason
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    Lock icon Signs of strain in W German unions
    1478 6  -  By JOHN LLOYD FT SANDWICHED between the Frankfurt office of the Deutsche Gewerk Schaftsbund the West German Union confederation and the headquarters of Industriegewerk-Schaft Metal!, its biggest affiliate, is a small bookshop whose window display in common with many marks the 50th anniversary
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      1417 6 SINGAPORE S 3.00 PM Open* Wowed by A House b Net a Home (Mandarin/r): Social drama about an ambitious girl who defies her father and fights against aH odds, on her climb to success. 4.25 Cartoon Sitecttnu j 4.40 The World Sportsman (Last episode): A documentary which shows Ernest Hemingway's
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    Tsukuba, Japan's first city of science Tsukuba, Japan's first city of science
    1685 7  -  Lee Yoke Meng, who visited Japan recently, describes the country's first academic/research town and its activities and takes a close look inside a Toyota factory Lee Yoke Meng IT'S a sort of wasteland when you first look at
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    Robots, robots everywhere ...
    621 7 Robots, robots everywhere IF FEW people wander about the academic town of Tsukuba, there are even fewer people inside a Toyota factory. On average, some 300-500 workers are engaged in the production and administration of each Toyota plant located in the town it's named after. The workers are divided into
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      SOYBEAN
      143 9 SOYBEAN futures in Chicago on Wednesday closed two to US-cents per bushel lower in moderately active trade. May traded in a 6Vi cent range. Sell stops were triggered early in the day. Heavy commission house and local selling then pressured values further. Forecasts for drier weather next week also
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      WHEAT
      201 9 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Wednesday ended Vi US-cent per bushel higher in old crop to IIAl l A lower in new. May traded in a three-cent range. Export tender business this week lent support to nearby months as late purchases by exporters, estimated at 1.5 million July, kept
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      LONDON MARKETS
      1260 9 COFFEE: Robusta coffee futures continued to feature liquidation of the May contract at the end of yesterday's morning trading but other contracts trimmed early losses, dealers said. At the end of the session May was down £23.5 a tonne from Wednesday but other losses mainly ranged from £3
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      RICE
      328 9 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.04, 100 per cent second class 0.74, 100 per cent third class 0.70, 25 per cent new crop 0.58, B-10 per cent 0.68. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.62, Special 0.58. THAI
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      Straits tin
      71 9 THE BTBAITB TIN prim la Pmu| yesterday held santaatud at M 531.16 a kile, dae malaly te the batter ■tack maaacer drlic farther streag sappert. The priee la wlthia the ITA lewer run af $29.11 aad $».99. Dealer» anted lack af tars aa the aauOW teraever af 191
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      CLOSING PRICES
      30 9 Rubber: April 21 Singapore: May: 247.00 cents (down 6.00 cents) Malaysia: May: 263.00 cents (down 6.00 cents) Tin: M 931.66 per kilo (unchanged) 101 tonnes (down 104 tonnes)
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      Produce exchange
      162 9 caw— nitini ~nfcn|i, «B: Bulk tab $100.00 sellers, old <kum (in second hand (hum) fob $111.« sellers, new drum fob 017.00 sellers. Osfta: Mixed (loose) $5« buyers. Peppsr: Maafok white pepper fob Asta NLW $80.00 seller». Sarawak white pepper faq fob NLW 5M5.00 idlers. Sarawak special black pepper
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      TEXTILES
      193 9 TARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday. (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-dowa) Csttsa ]Mi: China Blue Phoenix 8s 2£71; Os 3,80, 40s 3,340 (per bale of 400 lbs). Pises gssds: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs uaq; Flower aad Butterfly
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      PALM OIL
      142 9 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market yesterday ri«wd easier on lack of buying interest which resulted in quiet trading. In the May position, south and central fell M 52.50 each to )806 a tonne while north was traded at 1802.50. The refined market saw May, June and July
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      RUBBER
      310 9 RUBBER prices in Singapore yesterday closed lower with May One RSS buyers quoted at 247.00 cents a kilo, down six cents from Wednesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked down slightly on some speculative selling and lower London advices, they said. Afternoon prices hovered around hinchtime levels on
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      RAS PRICES
      330 9 RAS price* In cento per kUo yesterday: Int. 1 RS-S prompt f.o Int. 1 R.S.S May Int. 1 RS.S June Int. 3 RAS. UK/Coat Int. 3 R.S.S UK Coot tot 4 RAS. UK Coot tot. 5 RAS UK Coat Oo*ag tome Quirt Forward prto« to ceuu (tot. 1
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      Market closes higher
      978 9 NEW YORK STOCK PRICES rose sharply to a new record close on Wednesday, as the market recovered from Tuesday's bout at profit-taking to advance for the ninth session in the past 10. The D-J Industrials finished at a record 1,191.47, up 16.93. The old record of 1,183.24
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      149 9 Go Thai in Singapore Welcome to the new Chao Phaya Thai Seafood Market and Restaurant tucked away in Ang Mo Kk>. Walk into the plush and cosy environment. Relax... in its extravagant yet not overwhelming atmosphere complemented by superb service. Enjoy the authentic Thai cuisines of Royal Thai Food, Thai
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    3064 10 BID and offer price* officially lined and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange at Singapore yesterday «tth the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots ot 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    3316 10 1 Hi«k MS Low C—p—y Last Sale or-Gr-s DW Dfr C*TT Gr*s YTd Net P/K Vol (■000) Day High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 288 195 266 484 380 132 252 230 268 600 428 535 1330 478 340 545 750 380 416 906 290 865 640
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    1945 10 BID aad after prices officially bated •ad hlw la aad rtgMiad to the Kuala Lumpur Slock yaaterday, with the nmher of ttara traded ton la brackets la kita of 1.000 unit* unJeas otherwise vetoed tNDUmUAU ASH'(2.O2B 2.(06) (29) 2.02 (9) 2.01 (9) 2 03 AMD (2.MS) (11)
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    Wall Street sparks rally
    739 10 1 SHARE prieci rrhaaadrd i yesterday after Mag eeme wrmud mm Wedaeaday. The sptara vu lasptred by sasthei rittrp rtee sveralght 1r the New Yerk market. The laeal market has heea faUswtog Wall Street's mmvrmmemtm very elesely dartog thepaatfew «ays. pMtte ladex eaded S.tt pelate higher
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    Kuala Lumpur stocks surge
    600 10 RENEWED buying on a fairly wide front boosted share prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Strong and well-sustained buying was seen throughout the morning session as investors' sentiment was fuelled by the bullish overnight conditions on Wall Street. In the afternoon, prices remained firm
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      United Overseas Land faces stiff competition
      978 11  -  By NAJEEB JARHOM UNITED Overseas Land's performance this year will be affected by the economic slowdown In Singapore. Present indications of an oversupply of residential, commercial and hotel properties in the Republic also mean that the UOL group will face keener competition this year.
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      180 11 ASIATIC Devthpnort Berhad: EGM to be held at the Conference Room, 8th Floor, Bangunan UMBC, Jalan Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur on April 22 at 10 am. BEN aad Campaay Limited: EGM to be held in the Conference Room of the Company, 230B Pandan Loop, Singapore 0512 on April
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      Pre-tax of Cold Storage up 64pc
      289 11 A SUBSTANTIAL Impravemeat la preflt marglaa helped Cald Storage (Malaysia) BM to achieve higher carvings far IMB, althsagh sales reerded aaly a Mtet rise. The U per teat awaed ■hdHary af UK hwp— ed Cald Storage H»idiag> PLC reported a M per eeat Juap
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      Liem seals acquisition
      51 11 HOLLAND Pacific BV, the Dutch holding company of the First Pacific group of Indonesia, (owned by the Liem family), has finalised the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Hagemeyer. Under the deal, Holland Pacific acquired 1,465,200 new 20-guilder nominal Hagemeyer shares at 36.25 guilders per
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      Engineering earnings overtaking shipping's
      1111 11  -  By ALAN LEE FIRST, it was properties. Now, the engineering and oilfield division is overtaking shipping as the second largest contributor to group profits this year at Straits Steamship Company Ltd. Shipping, the traditional forte of the group, will be relegated to third position. According to
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      LONDON STOCKS
      832 11 EQUITIES closed sharply higher yesterday, in line with Wall Street's record close overnight, in moderate and selective trading, dealers said. At 3pm, the Financial Times index was up 14.6 point at 692.8. ICI opened 16p higher at 452 on heavy US demand overnight, and rose another 24p to
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      Unit trusts
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      Sydney
      411 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed sharply higher across the board in very active trading following a late wave of buying interest. The market opened moderately higher following the sharp rise overnight on Wall Street, and rose further in afternoon trading due to a wave of buying orders, particularly for resource
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      Prices close easier
      394 11 HONGKONG PRICES yesterday closed easier on late speculation over a further upward movement in local interest rates, possibly as early as today when the Association of Banks holds its routine weekly meeting. The Hang Seng index closed off 8.89 at 1,001.48, having lost 32.81 points on Wednesday
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      Tokyo stocks end lower
      493 11 INTERMITTENT profit-tak-ing in many sectors yesterday depressed stock prices, as many investors stayed on the sidelines because of the high price levels. The market average lost 21.42 points to 8,543.06 on volume of 320 million shares. The Tokyo Stock Exchange index dipped 1.30 to 621.12. Computer
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      Manila
      99 11 APR 21 Peso* Acoje Mlnlnf An*lo PhU Apax Mlnlni B Aliu Coo. B. Ba«uto OoM Bute Petroleum Benguet Coo. B CDCT Pint Phil Hidgs Lepanto B Marlnduque B Manuel Oriental B PhU Ovtmu liSilSssssili MiMIMIIIII! 0 0000 uneh uneh -0.0004 -04)006 4 -0.02 uneh uneh ■U -0 0008 -4401
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      148 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed lower in quiet trading after profit-taking in the past few days. APR XI Aokham Thai Asia Fibre Ayuthajra In*. And Trust Bangkok Bank Bank Of Ayudhajra Ltd Bate Shoe Bern Jucker Ctiaroong Thai Wirt rtftnM First Trust Ooodyear Industrial Finance Corp Jalaprathan Cement.. Maboonkhronf Bah
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      SINGAPORE
      179 12 Rises Indices Matsushita 550 40 M Cement 765 35 April 20 April 21 N 8 T 1030 30 Home M 580 30 BT Composite: 892.79 898.77 M Breweries 030 25 BT Indicator: 5879(3 WK C C M FAN M Banking MTC 422 850 835 000 24 20 20 20
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      173 12 Rises Indices KTPau Trorvoh 600 10T0 +50 +50 April 20 April 21 Hume (M) 635 +35 MBT Index: *****26 *****67 CCM 462 +30 NST Industrials: 1176.84 1189.41 M Banking 920 +25 NST Finance: 2027.07 2041.36 Gold Coin (M) 580 20 NST Hotels: 656.90 656.53 C AC Ltd 660
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    Best year for Sigma since going public
    317 12 BM3MA Metal Cm LM, wMeh hn km actively Averalfylag la the past 18 mtatki, haa npirtii Hi bast earsLags b Hi II yean m a The tradHtaaal alaarialaai S'biuiiaaMliMt 64 per IMMfMMM hi 1181). TMa wu Maker thaa the earatags la IfTS whea
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    Isetan operating profits up 9pc
    358 12  -  ■HUH Companies Editor: Mano Sabnani By CHAN OI CHEE ISETAN (Singapore) Ltd has turned in better-than-average earnings for the year ended Dec 31,1982. While most other department stores have reported declining profits for 1962, Isetan saw a 9 per cent increase in group operating profits
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    Multi-Purpose may raise Promptship stake to 75pc
    403 12 MULTI-PURPOSE Holdings, which recently acquired a 25 per cent equity stake in Promptship Holdings Inc, holds an option to take up a further 50 per cent interest in the shipping company. Announcing this at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, its directors
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    Plans for M$125m new Weld complex
    683 12 FIMA Supermarkets Malaysia Bhd, a 70 per cent owned subsidiary of Cold Storage Holdings PLC, is finally undertaking the redevelopment of its prime Kuala Lumpur site into a spanking new Msl2sm complex. This major supermarket chain yesterday unveiled details of the project comprising a
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    CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS
    64 12 CHOCOLATE Pndids (M) Bhd has reported a group after-tax profit ef M 51.16 million (no comparison) oa a turnover $38.15 million for the year ended Dec SI, 1182. Its directors have declared a final dividend of 7.5 per cent tax exempt for the year. The company said it
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    Selected Indices
    54 12 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 1001.48 Wednesday 1010.37 Week Ago 1067.36 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Thursday 730.9 Wednesday 7229 Week Ago 700.5 ALL ORDINARIES Thursday 580.5 Wednesday 581 1 Week Ago 564.7 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 6782 Tuesday 685.2 Week Ago 687 1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 1101 47 Tuesday 1174.54
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    Lock icon UIC's big headache
    526 12 Taking Stock... Hock Lock Siew UNITED Industrial Corporation attracted a lot of attention in corporate circles when it bought a substantial stake in ailing United Engineers last year. As planned, it took over the management of UE with an avowed intention of turning the engineering group around.
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    COMPANY BRIEFS
    211 12 COLD Mange niHIap PLC has told the Stock Exchange of Singapore that its does not expect a material change in the group's profitability, following its proposed one-for-10 bonus issue which is to be capitalised from its capital reserves account. It also does not expect any change in the
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      147 12 a Baa paga 11 lor London atoeka U5520,000,000 Extendable* Floating Rate U.S. Dollar Negotiable Certificates of Deposit, due 25th October 1983. THE MITSUBISHI BANK, LIMITED (Singapore Branch) A In accordance with the provisions of the Certificates, notice is hereby given that for the six month interest period from 25th April
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      166 12 the national airline/of Indoneya m v. vs--1 IP EUROPE 5 Flights Wfeekly ROME Fri ZURICH Tues Sat R\RIS Sat FRANKFURT Mon Wed AMSTERDAM Mon /Fri Sat Some of the loveliest cities in the world are found in Europe. Business or pleasure, GARUDA takes you there. Bask in the warmth of
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      59 12 OUTLOOK for today: Showers in a few areas in the late afternoon. Roport for 24 Imws prior to 7.M pm on April 21 at the airport: Maximum temperature 35.2 Associated humidity 54 Minimum temperature 26.4 Associated humidity 93 Hours of sunshine 5.95 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Total rainfall for the
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      NOL launches Future-32 bulk carrier
      143 13 NEPTUNE Orient Lines' newest vessel, a 32,800 deadweight tonne bulk carrier, was christened and launched yesterday at Aioi Shipyard of Isbikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) in Japan. The hulker, christened Neptune Scbedar, is the second in the Future-32 series at bulk carriers which NOL has ordered
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      Decline in earnings for S'pore repair industry
      830 13  -  By JAN LEE AFTER three successive years of record performances from 1979 through 1981, the strain of recession finally caught up with Singapore's shiprepair industry last year. The shiprepair business, the mainstay of the Republic's marine industry activities, suffered a decline in earnings
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        Lock icon New CAFs on April 25
        98 13 Reuter SHIPPING conferences covering the trade between Europe and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) said the following currency adjustment factors will come into effect from April 25, except for Continent/Ceylon (eastbound) which will commence on May 1. Previous rates are in brackets. For
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        Lock icon Car ferry grounded
        70 13 Reuter THE 9,669-tonne car ferry Hua Lien ran aground near Hualien harbour on Taiwan's east coast but the passengers and crew were rescued, harbour authorities said. The ferry, carrying 104 passengers, 20 crew and 52 vehicles, ran onto reefs as it arrived from the northern port of
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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      ORIENT EXCHANGE
      1139 14 THE Asian freight market is showing a few positive signs as traders are buying and selling goods in a more cosistent and regular manner. Fertilisers are being booked for third quarter shipment. The tug and barge sector is starting to show signs of improvements. The offshore oil exploration
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      Lock icon ADB financing sail power experiment
      195 14 AP THE Asian Development Bank is financing an experiment on the practicality of fitting modern ships with sails as a m—— cutting down an high fuel costs. The study is to be carried out in Fiji, an island nation in the south Pacific which has
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1846 14 100 CHARTERING was quiet on Wednesday In all sectors of market. With rates Seady^^ JP A v««eljfM secured for 75,000 long tons of grain from s/ s 5£ p, £»i!? Antwerp/RottwSun/ Amsterdam at J id us s 19-50 reported paid from the Gulf to Ghent s recordeed a5O
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      Marichem 83 to be staged on Oct 18 this year
      510 14 MARICHEM 83, the fifth meeting in the industry's established series for all involved in the marine transportation, handling and storage of bulk chemicals, will he held in the Congress Centrum Hamburg from Oct 18-20 this year. Just a few days
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      The Consortia
      206 15 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe, Far East/Persian Gulf, Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. "K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container Line.
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      J Lauritzen reports 25pc increase in pre-tax profit
      307 15 THE shipping arm of Denmark's Lauritzen Group has reported record results for 1982, with a 25 per cent increase in pre-tax profit. In spite of higher depreciation and financing charges, J Lauritzen's pretax profit rose to Kr365.2 million from Kr291.4 million. However,
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      Philippine may adopt standards set by STCW
      454 15 THE Philippine government has expressed its desire to adopt the standards set by the international convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). Government officials involved in the training of seafarers are worried that the Philippine failure to comply with the convention
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      Japanese lines using new ships
      242 15 THREE Japanese lines have placed two new full container ships in their services between Japan and the US Pacific southwest services. Kawasaki Risen Kaisha ("K" Line) has deployed the Richmond Bridge, recently delivered from its own Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe shipyard. The new ship has
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      6259 20 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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      Container Schedules
      754 21 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Ship Voy Arrival Date/Time Operator God owns for LCL Cargo FCL Movement Schedule Location Benvalla Aust Maru E Vital Cornelia Maersk E Lyric Sea Fortune Maersk Mango As Progress Thana Bhum Anson Carlnla Tam bang VII PWUson Anders
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      WHO ACTS FOR WHOM...
      1493 21 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B CaaMMar Continental Feeder* (S) Cargo Freight (PK). AFBA Singapore Shipping Corporation (S)/Jambetan Merah (PK) R Jumabhoy Sana (PN) sr— ItelMlll Umt Serrle* Kim Shpg (S). AMaB C Tiiptii Sn Coaaortlum (S)/ Martnte* Enterprise (PK)
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      473 22 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Anchan Blue Moon JensonlV Kaenary Kim Soon Li Ned Llnge Salvia n Sangerhausen Silver Light Artur Grottger Barber Memnon Danah Illiria Iweri Kota Angkasa Paradise Moon Pres Wilson Slmba PASIR PANJANG 33/4 10/11 21E 31/2 22 3/4
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      190 13 is Orient Overseas CanlcuneA Line a 5 29/4 30/4 8/5 7/5 0/5 4/5 13/5 14/5 20/5 15/5 23/5 24/5 30/5 31/5 7/0 4/0 U/C 13/$ 13/5 14/5 17/5 11/5 23/5 24/5 31/5 1/0 5/6 0/0 9/5 11/5 21/5 23/5 2/0 4/0 10/0 11/0 OKXTM. BMN OKHTN. Mill 27W ActcpbM La
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      243 13 SKA I.OK I) UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO SAG; i •;,r< 1.1 k i A I EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES u Kuwait 4/5), Shuari» (7/5). Jubail (10/5). Damnum (12/5), Doha (15/5), Mm (17/5), Abu Dhabi (18/5) FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE Mma Qaboos 7/5), Dubai 8/5), Bahrain 9/5), Dammam 9/5), Kuwait (11/5), Abu
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      20 13 [HMDS LONDON Freights ORIENT Exchange CONSORTIA SHIPPING Schedule WHO Acts fer Whem w CONTAINER Schedules SHIPS In Pert REGIONAL Weather
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      410 13 Singapore's Business World at your Fingertips The Straits Times DIRECTORY Of Singapore (Buku Merah) *r MAERSK LINE TO: uJS. PACIFIC. OPLF, ATLANTIC. EAST CANADA, INLAND POINTS "iLU 24-24/4 2-2/5 W 14-11/5 22/5 TO. BELGIUM, HOLLAND, UJC-. GERMANY, FRANCE, SCANDINAVIA. AUSTRIA L SWITZERLAND 2M4/4 i—44/5 >-14/5 MBB 22-22/5 23-24/5 MMOU) 5-5/4.
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      386 14 I wMm FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE tart Sport |l) IMk Z) Mm 3) Hl«| 4>Om 1> Gtart |2) H*bwi| 3) r 1,/5 24/5 I 21/5 31/5 2/1 7/1 14/1 ■•Port N. DUMA 29/4 a SUM 6/5 TOVAM 13/5 20/5 27/5 3/1 10/t BrcnwrtKvM. AartMs. CoptiWmn. Hate* 4) MMno McMM» Omd
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      174 14 YAMABNIT A-SHINNtHON kINE CONTAMEft SCftVICIS USA CANADA U/l W Wt M V* MIDDL E 12 AST CONVENTIONAL SERVICES Pan Asia Line. 9 T TV"! CO*TA»W««*V»C* Mj M mm to/fnom jap am a Taiwan AGENTS SUNSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD OPTORG CO (M) SDN BHD P KEi ANG M7OCI 2 .'0 M(
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      576 15 The Straits Steamship Group OCL Overseas Containers Limited iCONMINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK CONTINf NT ivs an a/5 an vn an •V* u/* 14/* iv* vn an iv* an an an iv* a/* a/7 «/7 17/7 11/7 LI/7 14/7 17/7 IV7 S/7 STRAITS SHPPMG Sinpiport to Sahah. jwiwfr. Brunei Ports and
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      316 15 fa Franco Be/yum Services h' h h C.M.C.R. '1 'Iv-/.": :i: l m LL Optorg Shipping Pte. Ltd Potl Kalang M'OCI 2 PiKling Jaya *****3 *****1 Panang R32A5 L M A fMPR*< INj A'. MA til' I A EMPPESA iINEAS MAHHIMAS ARGENTINAS (ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINEI UN MM JST SAMTA FE
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      606 16 7/i J !1 TO COKTOTfT UK Hapag-Lloyd T*yotor uwpMiaw S pore P Kelanj Pen leuoes Genoa H burj B'hatcn Rdam Antwerp M»«ctaw» 4/5 5/5 7/5 3/6 16/6 14/6 9/6 7/6 *«MMt 15/5 7/5 5/6 15/6 24/6 leeder service Bremen Eipress I«ka Eipreu «4|a lay ib» P Kelt* S pore lUm
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      501 16 F* It* Sl J N LINE (M/ 4 tHMmt cm*o*a not CONVENTIONAL SERVICE Te/Frem BUSAN STOBf f. lib* PEMNG UM SUMTT OCDM *43 27 2l««, »30 Apr 12 ilk, VEGA ISSW/144C 11.17 Z, IS-19 Sr 2021*, 25 SJ FULLY CONTAMERBED TO/FWK NORTH AMERICA NEST/EAST COASTS nhlMtoMMl inr LSHdiCMH NTC UkM
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      302 16 (V) evergreen une ISA** EAST/RJWtt CORTAfO WW* ACCEPTMG Fa ft Id CARGO FOR: sgp tMG ru um um in Ever lint 24/4 14/5 15/5 17/$ u/j n /5 E«er Hm 2G/4 14/5 2R/5 a/i jy\ Imt I.mm, 7/5 21/5 */S i/« 3/ i also acceptmg ia/Fa i ra/fa to GOTKMMG.
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      476 16 Burma Fivt Star Shippinf Corpn. mm "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" 10MMG FOR RANGOON PMmi PM> unmrm <*.11/73 mm rrmm/nl+ nnkim n/n >m mmmim i/i Mr B F S S C Ag*rm <n Motoywo BOUSTEAD SMPPNG TEL NOS KL *****4/*****7—PKELANG *****1/8 PENANG *****1/8 Cewpew W|MM 0* Kimmou ißttaniMM* "ARCENTINE NATIONAL LINE" tOMJMG
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      539 17 Sl PIL group KOTA CCMPAK A 1/1 May D* VX-OI Oi KOTA JAVA Villiay Mc VE-4N Mi KOTA MVWAM 2/4 Jim* Mc VJ4H Ac ALSO ACCCTTMO COMTAMCM TO KOTAMAJU V.E.-270 KOTA PUSAK VX-J74 EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICES Adan KOTA CAMTK 90/3 Mi* (4)9 KOTA MUM* 1/7 May todetdetvFTl M/H May Kmrmohk,
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      381 17 Q IRAQI LINE IRAQI fNTfRPRISf fO» W4Biri*f nUHSPORT rarrniJ 1 IJ.IM i.'.ftt M.V. M.WA9TI MLV. ALFARABI M.V. ALKMDf Aqatoa/Basrah/BagMad Bmb ay/Aqaba/Basrafc/ Bm* i Aqaba/Bavah/ Baghdad/Madras/Codan i« Z7 Apr THOUGH B/ls la I YakahaM/Ouka/Kabe I BAStAHUPON JU E S.I i J U* p »C'f'C *8»;: NG U h '"•a *G »GE
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      713 17 ro futon rasafir Uwpaaliir Uaratt BEN LINE CONTAINERS CONTMO SERVICE TO/FROM I\MWI Snort f K C SOW* */a tT! ArrstnaAnhaarp franc* Al lIK NMfeW|Upms T*aa [iprtu a/4 a/« 4/5 5/5 IVS IVS tin 27/5 »/s VI 5/1 U/l 12/4 W/i M/ 5 11/5 23/5 14/5 H/$ 27/5 a/5 a/5 a/5
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      395 17 M 7 5 Scan Dutch tf WEEKLY EXPRESS C to mep/uk/nc/scan SERVICE 5 > 5 i i V m \9 f i i/ V M ■nnlum nu CMI iv« tMM mm a/4 t am in i*nw i nrM«n?)r«M})irWf «>cwi a/4 U8 iin iin \%n *n tin tw t*n »n 'M
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      478 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES I J-v SPORE 29 Apt 22 Jim R DAM HULL HMtG 25 Moy 27 Moy 30 Mo, 25 July 28 July 31 M, X CLYDEBANK MEADOWBANK 4IWS/5 Lines Jfjt U.S. GULF MRECT SEXMCF hi \i! u REGULAR TMO/PLYWOOD BULK SERVICE Port Alberm P Ww|rA ef Lo C*yWo36
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      1162 18 K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE MOIIfBWSa TOKYO ITYOM SIMM ST KM JBROCEVI7 24 Apr *NEW JERSEY MAltlj V 66 16 May 13 ton 11 kin 17 kin MONTE RUBY V 3 29 Apr "NEW JERSEY MARU Y66 16 May 13 kin II kin I POKER V2O
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      700 18 M 6 CALF MUM/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER SERVICE Im*| br LOS MMLES SAN FRANCISCO. SEATTU. TACORM VANCOUWI IC Accapb* fa/fa fit—ii »"c ssi, vr AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Fa/fa Mm PAaur* Span Frm MM Sf*i Aftc KXWH II Mm 12/13lb, nib, nil., Tb. im^T )>» 4/Sb. 12ba 11
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      456 18 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES "I 114 Anson Road 1 8-01. Tunas Building Singapore 0207 Tal *****22 4 *****67 P Keiang Tel *****1 /8 3E u SEA Pf ftSiAS Gulf ME Dl If RRA S fc A\ SERVICES ASIA MERCHANT MARINE SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE USA SERVICE PACTIC/GUIF/ATIANTIC PORTS S pore Indonesia PMppmes Loadm
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      350 18 INTRASEA (PTC) LTD mas BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK MaantM/Raa«aa/Darta MauntNS/RaaMon/Darban pore P KHjnj Laa*« VIM 28 Apr 1 May HHnta/IMM/DwtM 7 May 12 (toy Maantm/RaaaaM/Ifcrtan at Kota taafcato UTRASEA (PTC) 110 BOOK IK *****11 TEO SHTPWG I TRAORK 48*44. 4M742. *****1 1 Mar-Ovanaat Maritana SM RM 3SSBS4 EI.AT CONTAMER LINE
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      558 19 i K.NOL i NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LT[ FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): N GARNET 14W+.. TW BROS 151 V— K CHANCE 12W 0 CHEF 34* C PAUL 35W C CONTAIO 21*. Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia N GARNET S pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo La Cargo
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      333 19 NEUNG-A SNIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO BANGKOK. KEELUNG. BUSAN INCHON SEMI CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO CHITTAGONG CHALNA. CALCUTTA M m "*l ,iS WPTUW AGf NCES Plf ITD M ?,'O4 Mit' A A ,> S UNAS SUIA SDN Bt€; *1 lei 414J90 41 «?44 P* re< JJSbM
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      801 19 SINSOV SINGAPORE SO VET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD ULDi f 6 ..ft. Marfcet Street Singapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lfces) Cable M*ess SMSOV SMGAPORE Telei Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** Cable M*ess SMSOV SMGAPORE Telex Nunb< P.KELAM6 NO 1. JALAM CEMPEMNG. POUT KLANG MALAYSIA T«» *****6/8 T«*
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      131 19 SOON KIAT SHIPPING PTE LTD l SftmlM WUv *?00i *?004 Skrnio* Hoov Wjocf 0106 IH *****U (S l«sl 1«*» «S*»J9 «SHT KGUUR SEMCESIO EAST MALAYSIA ETA EH) DESTMHON Dm Mm Hh« 23/4 25/4 Bta**/lfrt/K. Mrt NM( Lm H bR a/4 UnMM/ltar* Sri Nan Mm lb 7/5 9/S M*/I.M) Hmi LM
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      633 20 Rc«|i»iml Container Lines irrnill Sailings Weekly H.»aJi..ll>' Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing PSA 1500 Hrs Tuesday Saturday s h S par* PR Nf Lli*H Mr: KUSU BLAND ta PI/23 A* Mai. Bahrain, Data KUSU ISLAND 29/31 May Muscat. Dubai. Abu Dhabi. n«jni INES DSI Shi .if.'. 3:^3'Vi>: FtrEanp*: P Hlang Spore
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      155 21 SHIPPING CO. PTE. LTD. CONTAOOB flUfflW <CPJB.)tIL^aM (1 liNB) YANG MING LINE F.E. MEDITERRANEAN N. EUROPE USA EAST CANADA F.E. FULL-CONTAINER SERVICES FAR EABT/N. EUROPE/FAR EAST i COMFORT 5W I LONGEVITY 1W 2W TH Ril 22 Ape 23 Apr 26 Apr 10 M* 11 Mtoy I 14 Mtoy 27 fey
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      288 22 NVOCC EXPRESS SERVICE Atnp*< FCL/LCL I CmmhUMl cm BOTH eta KJ/TMMtf/SMDMM 27* mi(—n zm <u MR/SATTA»» h Nrt (MV tOEGO DOW) toy 4 PENANG/CMTTAfiONS 3/5 (WIEKNOMI EUROPE/FAR EAST LINER SERVICE ANAMEI FORDME 15ft M*y HMMUK/MfIMV Q CONQUEMX 10ft May 1?* TflHll Zlllui C*ft MM* tat *****00/5. *****11 10 «mm U
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      348 22 Itncrtr^S rt«if ill ij EAC *pinrin Penan* TeL *****8 P. Keleng: TeL 3(7101/7 BINTULU CONTRACTORS SDN BERHAD Ca-Carta/lOSO fanfco to Em( M*yi f. Mh| Loa«n| tor IKlti/O I Ml 1 V: 7/t) (Accepting rehlrtes/cATfo for Setmii Porta subject to Inducement) Grnei» Ajrnt IOHOW SHIPPING SON HHf! Ure If (B'bT- ?«%<»0
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      356 22 WA LONGBEACH/LA. vol GENERAL AGENTS OMUTAL SUVWS UKK ACENCY PTE LTV smgwok 11l tmm (mammmm T ......inUWOBMI) HJBjm- gAuw vmm onn: xnwwm ram -um UDMma: X7M7 3 s niUHM. am Kll. LTTKL rsro*. lob. rnn t«r u mm. r» U. LORE KAQL U. unu. MOKKM. 3 3L_i Mi,.l ..U >r
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      148 22 WA Regional Weather m fig > i V *2 m *< V «2 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7JO A.M. THIS MORNING. LBGENDi R Thunderstorm Shower Rain Cloudy Sky Temperature °C Weather Wind direction with speed in knots One half Heche Cloudy Sky W ave height Sarface winds are
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