The Business Times, 18 January 1985

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    12 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 99/1/85 FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1185 60 CENTS
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  • Article
    Margin scheme for share buying
    823 1  -  Facility of $50,000 to $500,000 from DBS Bank By CHAN OI CHEE DBS Bank is launching a margin trading account (MTA) which will offer financing of up to $500,000 for the purchase of approved securities listed locally or overseas. But the facility, subject to a
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  • Article
    Mystery buyer in dawn raid for strategic stake in Dunlop
    339 1  -  By LORETTA McLAUGHLAN A MYSTERY BUYER acquired a strategic 25.1 per cent in Dunlop Holding PLC preference shares yesterday when trading in the shares was resumed on the London Stock Exchange after six weeks of suspension. The stake is just
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  • Article
    Lock icon Occupational safety deteriorating: ILO
    239 1 AP SAFETY IN the world's workplaces is deteriorating because of new technology and the "proliferation" of new chemicals without adequate safeguards. Every three minutes, a worker dies of a job-related injury or illness somewhere in the world, the International Labour Organisation said yesterday. At least four
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  • Article
    Johore confiscates oranges
    126 1 MORE THAN two million mandarin oranges meant for the coming Chinese New Year have been confiscated by the authorities at the Johore Baru Causeway and will fall under the auctioneer's hammer. The 20,000 crates of oranges, meant for distribution to retail outlets throughout Malaysia, have been lying
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    STOCK MARKET
    88 1 THE SINGAPORE stock market rooe yesterday tor the first time this week in thin trading, although the lacklustre performance of the past few months continued to keep investors away. Many observers said that yesterday's rise was just a technical reaction after three days of falls. They do not
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  • Article
    MAS seeks more information on doubtful debts
    460 1  -  By PENG AILIAN THE MONETARY Authority of Singapore (MAS) has asked some local banks for more information on their non-per-forming loans, including doubtful accounts. BT understands that these banks have been asked informally by MAS officials to provide more information on loans which
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    Hotline for realty buyers
    103 1 A 24-HOUR HOTLINE on property has been set up to provide information for prospective property buyers. Dial *****30, and the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers will give the caller a list of its members' firms in the institute's valuation and general practice surveying division. The
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    Big Four likely to cut PLR
    459 1 THE BIG FOUR local banks are expected to reduce their prime rates within the week, succumbing at last to pressure for lower rates over the past months. Financial observers are going for a quarter-point cut by DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank, Overseas Union Bank
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    DBS Finance cuts fixed deposit rate
    78 1 DBS FINANCE yesterday lowered its one-month fixed deposit rate by three-quarter percentage point to 5.75 per cent. The finance company also reduced its three- and sixmonth rates by half-point to 6 per cent and 6.25 per cent respectively. The longer-term fixed deposits will earn
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      263 1 :<~{?,:}*@^%<_!;}(|%'"-\,$<}[<. RAW MATERIALS DOONESBURY MONEY EXCHANGE AIR CARGO CROSSWORDS SHARE INFORMATION IT WAS a dry year for the wines and spirits trade in 1984, with dealers competing in a shrinking market flooded with too many sellers. Even the approaching Chinese New Year has not lifted the gloom. Paga2 SENIOR Asean
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Little cheer for wines and spirits trade
      704 2  -  By MONICA GWEE IT WAS a dry year for the wines and spirits trade in 1984, with dealers competing in a shrinking market flooded with too many sellers and too few buyers. Even the approaching Chinese New Year has not lifted the gloom.
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      Decline in number of cinema goers continues
      275 2 FEWER PEOPLE are going to cinemas, contrary to hopes raised by a recent survey which showed the return of audiences. Just over $21 million in cinema duties was collected in the first 10 months last year, down 7 per cent from the same
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      Housewives-tourguides 'not feasible'
      434 2  - Housewives-tour-guides 'not feasible' By YAP BOH HOON A SUGGESTION that the potential of expatriate housewives be tapped to ease the shortage of foreign language tour guides may not be all that feasible. Feedback from the tourist industry has indicated that, at best, they can be a short-term solution. In the
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      Singapore Piling wins contract
      291 2 THE MINISTRY of the Environment has awarded a $3 million canal-construction contract in Sembawang to Singapore Piling Civil Engineering. The contract, the second under the Sungei Sembawang Drainage Scheme, was won with the lowest tender price of $2.95 million. The ministry received 19 tenders with Hock
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      Regency Park's $500,000 lure to entice buyers
      264 3  -  By LISA LEE DEVELOPERS of the Regency Park condominium project at Nathan Road are banking on a $500,000 showflat to boost sales. The fully-furnished showflat was constructed as a special marketing feature and will be demolished in two to three years. Marketing manager
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      Air Canada's first Asian flight
      158 3 AIR CANADA'S first flight to Asia landed at Singapore Changi Airport at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Flight ACBSB which had originated from Toronto, with stopovers in London and Bombay, took 22 hours. On arrival in Singapore, the 103 passengers were greeted by the Canadian High
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      Professional institutes to publish directory annually
      263 3 AN ANNUALLY updated directory of the Singapore Professional Centre (SPC), with more information on its members, may be available yearly from now on. The directory, which lists the members of 22 professional institutes and associations in Singapore as well as individual professionals who are
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      Exports to the US up again in November
      299 3 EXPORTS to America was up for the second month running in November after a two-month decline at the end of the second quarter. A 27.7 per cent growth was achieved over the same month in 1983. This followed a 25 per cent
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      Bedok Row: ministry assures residents
      137 3 OWNERS of the Bedok Walk houses damaged by sewerage work were yesterday assured of "rectification" by the Ministry of the Environment. A statement sent to BT late yesterday said the ministry would also like to assure residents there that "it would take all necessary precautions
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      'No smoking in hospitals' reminder
      80 3 THE Ministry of Health will start a month-long publicity programme on Sunday to remind the public that hospitals and clinics are non-smoking areas. This drive, to reinforce the current non-smoking policy in government hospitals and clinics, is part of a programme initiated by the Coordinating
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      Israel puts up best military ware display
      414 3  -  Nineteen countries exhibit specialised equipment at WTC By BOEY KIT YIN ISRAEL outdid other countries in its display of developments in the military electronics field at an exhibition in Singapore in a bid to gain a larger foothold in the Asian market. It
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      Bank of America gives good employees cash awards
      236 3 EMPLOYEES OF the Bank of America who turn in an exceptional performance or make a significant contribution to the company get not just a pat on the back, but a cash award. The bank has implemented a new Customer First Award Programme
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      Asean's role in keeping the peace for region
      209 3 FORMER US Secretary of Defence Mr Elliot Richardson yesterday said the Asean group can contribute to the region's stability and social order. In a keynote speech made at the opening of the three-day Electronics for National Security Exhibition and Conference '85, Mr
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  • WORLD BACKGROUND
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      Lock icon Concerted bid to reform unschooled police force
      718 4 China's modernisation drive includes raising education level of recruits Reuter CHINESE POLICEMEN lack the education and technical skills to fight crime effectively and major reforms are under way to make them more efficient. Police officials in Beijing said yesterday that the Chinese leadership
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      Lock icon Hongkong triad societies said to be muscling their way into politics
      446 4 AP THERE ARE FEARS in Hongkong that triad societies, the oriental equivalent of the Mafia, are trying to influence a historic election to be held in March. "Where there's money and where there's power that will generate money, they
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      Lock icon When will Wall St turn depressive again?
      722 4 NYT THE MOOD on Wall Street has swung from manic to depressive and back to quite manic again, with declining interest rates providing the joy. But how long will it be before the mood turns depressive again? Greg Smith of PrudentialBache Securities has
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Congress likely to act on cutting spending
      258 5 Reuter THE US CONGRESS, worried lest the massive budget deficit damages the American economy, is likely to act to cut spending on defence and social security. Senior Republican senator Bob Pack wood, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said in Washington yesterday that
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      Lock icon Sign that US economy is growing
      116 5 Reuter THE US industry used more of its available capacity last month, underlining signs that the economy is growing again after a summer and early autumn lull. The Federal Reserve Board said yesterday that factories, mines and utilities ran at 81.9 per cent of
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Arms ban call
        62 5 NORDIC Social Democrats, including the Finnish and Swedish prime ministers, have urged the US and the Soviet Union to ban sea-based cruise missiles in the Northern Atlantic. They passed a resolution asking Moscow and Washington to discuss the missiles at forthcoming arms control talks agreed to this
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        Record trade
        86 5 TRADE between Japan and China reached a record U5513.16 billion last year, with Japan enjoying a surplus of $1.26 billion. The Japan External Trade Organisation said yesterday that the previous high of $10.3 billion for two-way trade was set in 1961. Japan exported $7.21 billion worth of goods
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        Claims refuted
        64 5 LARGE DOSES of Vitamin C do not cure cancer and earlier studies claiming it could shrink tumours were wrong, a team of Mayo Clinic researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. In an experiment designed to resolve a 10-year-old controversy, the team found "Vitamin C performed
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        Hart in Russia
        44 5 US Senator Gary Hart arrived in the Soviet Union on Wednesday for talks he said would centre on prospects for forthcoming arms talks between the superpowers. Mr Hart said a detailed programme for his visit had not yet been worked out.
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        Gang strikes again
        34 5 JAPAN'S elusive candy gang resumed their overt campaign after a New Year truce by leaving a pack of sodium cyanide-laced sweets in front of a newspaper office in Osaka on Wednesday.
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        US invitation
        33 5 JAPANESE Self-Defence Agency Director-General Koichi was invited to the US by Defence Secretary Casper Weinberger. The invitation was extended to Mr Kato by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Richard Armitage.
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        Lock icon Bomb goes off
        49 5 Agencies A BOMB exploded early yesterday at a Paris base of the Republican guard, which also contains the offices of the Inspector-General of the French National Gendarmerie, causing only slight damage and no injuries. The building is about 200 m from the Paris stock exchange. Agencies
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      Lock icon World Bank will delay request for more capital
      306 5 AP WORLD BANK president AW Clausen will postpone asking the US and other member countries for more capital because demand from developing nations has been dampened by lingering recession. Peter Riddleberger, a spokesman for the bank, said yesterday: "We expected to lend
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      Lock icon Ministers unlikely to act Jointly on dollar
      520 5 Reuter FINANCE MINISTERS of the five leading industrial democracies are unlikely to agree in secret talks on a joint action to drive down the strong dollar on foreign exchange markets, monetary sources said yesterday. The US opposes such a plan but is explaining
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      Lock icon Mitterrand to visit New Caledonia
      218 5 Reuter PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand has made a spectacular gamble to recapture public support by announcing a surprise visit to New Caledonia, where political violence has killed 19 people in the past two months. Mr Mitterrand announced on Wednesday night that he would leave yesterday, stunning
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    • ECONOTES
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        Exxon cuts price
        66 6 EXXON, the world's largest oil company, cut the price it will pay for the most common kind of American oil by US$l a barrel to $28 on Wednesday, joining the second round of reductions since October. Since the major oil companies produce oil as well as refine
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        Sales forecast
        64 6 SALES OF Japanese business machines, including word processors, are expected to rise 8.2 per cent to 1,235 billion yen this year from 1,141 billion last year, when they rose 17.8 per cent from 1983, the Japan Business Machine Makers Association said. The lower growth rate expected in 1985
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        Lock icon Inflation to worsen
        41 6 Agencies INFLATION in the Philippines would average about 35 per cent this year instead of the official forecast of 20 to 25 per cent, according to the Centre for Research and Communication, which provides independent studies to subscribers.
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      Lock icon Asean working out a common stand
      611 6 Officials prepare for Washington dialogue AFP SENIOR Asean officials started a meeting in Manila yesterday to formulate a common stand in seeking greater market access to the US for the sixth AseanUS dialogue in Washington on April 2 and 3. At the two-day meeting,
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      Lock icon Pyongyang calls off trade talks with Seoul
      160 6 Reuter NORTH KOREA called off trade talks with South Korea due to be held yesterday and blamed Seoul for making it impossible to hold discussions as planned. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), monitored in Tokyo, quoted North Korean Vice-Premier Kim Hwan as
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      Lock icon Steady growth likely in Japan's economy for third year running
      389 6 AFP Reuter THE ECONOMY of Japan in 1985 is expected to show steady growth for the third successive year, though at a less dramatic rate than last year, most economic forecasts say. Its performance last year was particularly strong, chiefly
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      Lock icon Oil experts, ministers to meet
      138 6 AP OIL EXPERTS and ministers are scheduled to hold four meetings in Riyadh and Geneva prior to a Jan 28 extraordinary conference of oil ministers of the 13 Opec member countries, also in Geneva. Opecna said l yesterday that experts from Opec member countries are
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      804 6 ARRIVALS Operator Service Local From number time PAA PA005 0155 JFK/SFO/HKG MAS MH601 0720 KUL S1A SQ43 0730 DHA CAL cioio 0805 JED/DHA MAS MH68I 0820 KUL TMA TL351 0830 BEY/DXB/KUL MAS MH603 0905 KUL SWR SRI76 0930 GVA/ZRH/BKK MAS MH67I 0935 KUL MAS MH8I1 0940 PEN
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Forex markets
      590 7 SINGAPORE THE US dollar recovered against most major currencies in active late trading on short-covering interest yesterday, but closed lower on balance compared with New York levels. Sterling eased slightly to U551.1250/ 60 from a $1.1255/65 opening here, but was still above its New York close of $1.1205/20.
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      Asian $ market
      307 7 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates closed little changed yesterday at steady to slightly firmer opening levels in quiet trading. Short-dates firmed 1/16 point at the outset on the back of higher US federal funds rate and remained at these levels throughout with overnight closing at 8-3/8 8-1/4 and week
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      Foreign exchange
      216 7 Interbank rates at 3pm quoted ytflttfdty iron parity change Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency: US dollar 2.1990 ***** 2.8196 ■22.01 Sterling pound ***** 2 4772 7 3469 -66.33 Australian dollar 1 8014 1 8033 3.4286 •47 46 NZ dollar 1 0348 1 0368 ***** -69
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      Money markets
      118 7 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank money market rose by 1-1/8 point from Wednesday to close at 5-7/8 per cent yesterday. The one and three-month term rates remained unchanged while the twomonth fell by 1/16-point. S$ interbank rates at 3pm yesterday Offer Bid Overnight 5 7/8 5
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      Lock icon Simex
      344 7 BA Futures Inc MARKET expectations of higher US money supply figure contributed to the weaker opening in the EarsMlar futures yesterday. The downside gap at 90.78 may attract prices downwards. The March contract opened five ticks lower at 90.85 and traded in a small range before closing at 90.88.
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      Gold
      243 7 HONGKONG The metal closed higher in fairly active trading yesterday, taking advantage of the US dollar's weakness. It closed at U*****.60/ 305.10 an ounce, compared with New York's $303.00/50 close and the $303.20/70 finish here on Wednesday. Local gold added HK$l5 to close at $2,840 a tahil. Krugerrand prices
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      Lock icon UK industry weighs pros and cons of propping up sterling
      571 7 Reuter THE SUSTAINED fall in sterling's value has disheartened Britons planning a US visit and dented national pride, but it has given a fillip to exporters trying to win orders in the markets of the world. To that extent, the
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      Lock icon Japan reveals details of money market certificate plan
      158 7 Renter THE JAPANESE Finance Ministry has announced rules for the introduction of money market certificates (MMC), a step which hanking sources say will accelerate deregulation of Japanese interest rates. The plan, approved by a ministrial advisory body, the Financial System Research Council,
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      Lock icon Closer supervision of US banks needed
      343 8 Economist says budget deficit must be reduced sharply Reuter AMERICAN financial markets may face an economic crisis unless greater efforts are made to regulate and supervise banks and related institutions. Henry Kaufman, chief economist at Salomon Brothers Inc, told the National Press Club: "Among
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      Lock icon Kaufman pessimistic about rate
      189 8 UPI AMERICAN economist Henry Kaufman, whose interest rate forecasts typically influence the stock markets, has predicted the prime rate would drop another half point at most before beginning to climb again. Mr Kaufman's pessimistic view was expressed on Wednesday as the bench mark rate for commercial
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      Lock icon Philippines standby credit in danger of being cancelled
      154 8 AFP THE PHILIPPINES risks cancellation of a US$6lO million standby credit with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because it allowed the money supply to top a prescribed ceiling, according to the Business Day newspaper. The limit on reserve money currency releases that
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      Lock icon Thailand may move to support currency
      362 8 AFP THAI central bank officials are considering intervention in the local currency market to support the Thai baht which has dropped to its lowest level since a 17 per cent devaluation last November, sources say. "Some of us are definitely thinking" in the direction
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      Lock icon Foreign investment restrictions eased
      117 8 Reuter THE AUSTRALIAN government has removed restrictions on foreign government agencies and foreign banks other than central banks from making interest-bearing investments in Australia, effective lyHowever, acting Treasurer Chris Hurford said such agen- cies must be similar to private commercial entities. They must not be the
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      Lock icon Swiss banks renew attack on planned secrecy law changes
      225 8 Reuter THE SWISS Bankers' Association has heaped fresh criticism on government plans to make inroads into the country's banking secrecy in spite of a referendum last year to maintain it. The association's managing director, Jean-Paul Chapuis, charged that the law was
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      Lock icon Breakthrough in Polish debt talks
      374 8 FT POLAND and its 17 major western government creditors have finally reached an agreement in principle on rescheduling Poland's 1982/84 official debt arrears, which in turn paves the way for Poland to enter the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this year. Two days of negotiations
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      Lock icon Official opposes increase in Lombard rate
      77 8 Reuter A HALF percentage point rise in the Bundesbank's Lombard rate from the current 5.5 per cent is not likely to bolster the mark against the US dollar. West German Savings Bank Association president Helmut Geiger in a radio interview said he opposed such
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      Lock icon UAE to issue certificates of deposit to curb large outflow of funds
      383 8 AFP THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES central bank will start issuing certificates of deposit (CDs) next week in an attempt to curb the outflow of funds from the country that was reported to have reached alarming levels last year.
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  • AIR CARGO
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      The cabin supplies arrive first
      268 9 THERE is more tfc inaugurating an airline than meets the eye "behind the scenes" activities begin long before the first flight. For Air Canada, which began its thriceweekly service from Singapore to Toronto yesterday, the nitty-gritty of commencing an airline operation began with two cargo
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      German airline acquires 25pc of Avis-Autovermietung
      104 9 LUFTHANSA German Airlines has acquired 25 per cent of Avis-Autovermietung GmbH of Frankfurt. Capital stock of A vis's German subsidiary is 16.9 million Deutschemarks. The agreement was signed in Cologne in early December by Joe Vittoria, president of Avis Inc, and Helmut Schmidt, managing
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      Korean Airline office computerised
      210 9 KOREAN AIRLINE'S cargo office here went "on-line" last month as part of a US$l million programme to computerise the airline's air cargo operations. Since the programme began in 1982, 12 of the airline's 29 overseas stations have been computerised. The switch to the on-line system here
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      WEEKLY FERIGHTER
      235 9 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Operator Flight Local From Operator Flight Local For number time number time FRIDAY TMA TL351 0830 BEY/DXB JAL JL615 0930 KUL /KUL FT FT75 2355 BOS/JFK/ANC NW NW906 0935 HKG/NRT/ 1 /NRT/TPE SFO/LAX TMA TL351 1000 TYOABKK/ DXB/BEY) TMA TL352 1000 TYOABKK/ DXB/BEY) FT FT70 0135
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      Nakufreight S'pore aims to penetrate US market
      479 9  -  Two sales executives to be stationed in Los Angeles By YAP BOH HOON NAKUFREIGHT Singapore, a subsidiary of the international Kuehne Nagel air and sea freight group, plans to sell its services aggressively in the United States this year. Traditionally regarded as a
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      British Airways' passenger traffic up 12pc
      150 9 BRITISH AIRWAYS carried 18.2• million passengers on scheduled and charter services last year, an increase of 12 per cent over 1983. Domestic flights within the United Kingdom showed the biggest increase. The airline introduced new fare bargains last year which brought it record sales.
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      Lufthansa's plans for pilots
      309 9 LUFTHANSA plans to invest $58.5 million in new pilot training facilities in Bremen, West Germany, over the next two years. "We will be constructing a new training complex in Bremen, purchasing three new Piper Cheyenne HI A training aircraft as well as simulators of the same
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  • FEATURES
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      Cashless society will benefit all
      496 10 APART FROM fast food, the' next most common thing along Orchard Road could be fast cash. Thanks to the proliferation of automatic teller machines, shoppers in the area need not worry about emptying their purses. Even if the nearest ATM is closed or spoilt, the
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      Asean's real Red menace
      1316 10  -  A beleaguered Philippines struggles with economic and social unrest and the communist threat By BRIAN GOMEZ Brian Gomez, who recently spent two weeks in the Philippines, has joined Business Times. He had previously spent 10 years as the Australian correspondent for McGraw-Hill World News, based in
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      Lock icon No solution in sight for New Caledonia
      928 10  -  By RICHARD BERNSTEIN NYT THE red dirt track leading from La Foa, a sleepy coastal town in New Caledonia, towards the centre of the island, rolls through a luxuriant river valley that caresses the eyes. The road plunges between mango and flame trees.
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      345 10 For details write to Lombard North Central PLC Banking Services. Dept 510. 17 Bruton Street. London WIA 3DH. England Telephone 01-409 3434 m w THE HARBOUR GRILL PRESENTS fESTWffKL QF FRENCH GASTRONOMY 17-27 JANUARY 1985 The Hilton's Harbour Grill starts 1985 on a culinary high with an invitation to experience
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  • SPORTS
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      Fighting the odds in the opening match
      767 11  -  By WALTON MORAIS THE SINGAPORE players need to do two things today if they hope to salvage anything out of the two opening ties of the Davis Cup Eastern Zone encounter with Hongkong: overcome a slightly unfavourable draw and their own inexperience. While
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      Lock icon Embassy offers mammoth prize for snooker title
      237 11 AFP EMBASSY, a tobacco company, hit back in the snooker prize money war yesterday with a mammoth new £4 million world championship sponsorship over six years, announced at a champagne lunch in London. Embassy, which had been temporarily eclipsed by new sponsors Rothmans
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      Lock icon Running attacks may decide the Super Bowl
      400 11 AP DEFENSIVE strategists for American football teams San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins continued to plot ways on Wednesday to contain the arms of Dan Marino and Joe Montana. Their offensive counter- > parts, meanwhile, polished a secret weapon that could decide Super-
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      Lock icon Kodak sponsors Swedish athletes
      103 11 AFP KODAK, the photographic company, has agreed to a US$l6 million sponsorship deal with the Swedish Athletics Federation with a stipulation in the contract that the deal will be scrapped if any athlete takes drugs. The cash will be used to prepare for the 1988 Olympic
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      Lock icon Japanese golfers insure against that hole-in-one
      368 11 Reuter WHEN Tashiro Yoshitaka goes golfing, he goes well equipped: clubs, balls, tees, golf bag, spiked shoes, and insurance in case he shoots another hole-in-one. That's because a hole-in-one in Japan can cost the lucky golfer 300,000 yen to 500,000 yen (553,600-14,200) in gifts,
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      Lock icon Hu Na's happy in spite of the tougher competition
      436 11 AP CHINESE tennis star Hu Na, who defected to the United States more than two years ago, says she's found happiness in her adopted country in spite of failing to achieve the lofty ranking she enjoyed in her homeland. Tennis observers
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      1121 11 m mum HIGHLIGHTS Evening At The Opera La Boheme 8.35 pm, Channel 12 Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme tells the tragic story of the love between a Parisian seamstress, who has tuberculosis, and an unsuccessful poet. They have a circle of boisterous friends whose presence in the opera bring out the
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      711 11 mmwrn ww CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 District denoted by o capital letter (6) 7 Roman movie (8) 8 Stand by a definition to the finish (6) 10 She gives a fellow some-* thing cold (5) 13 Buffalo colour (4) 14 Like sound from the Moon (4) 15 Scandinavian wild fool
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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      Lock icon Levi stock rises on news of more jeans orders
      300 12 Reuter LEVI STRAUSS and Co's stock, battered by bad news throughout last year, has risen some five points in the past few weeks on word that orders of Jeans, the company's mainstay product, are rising. Analyst David Jackson, of Morgan, Olmstead,
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      Lock icon ITT divests to stop call for liquidation
      193 12 Reuter ITT CORP's announcement that it plans to sell US$l.7 billion in assets is being viewed as an attempt to head off dissident shareholders who want to liquidate the company, but one major holder scoffs at the efforts. Irwin Jacobs, a large shareholder
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      Lock icon Wall Street prices finish mainly higher
      294 12 Reuter STOCK PRICES closed mostly higher on Wall Street on Wednesday. The trading volume was high as small investors snapped up secondary issues while ignoring the blue chips. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched 0.11 point lower to 1230.68. But in the broad market,
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      Toronto
      159 12 MM 16 AMto C5 33 unch Imp Oi Inco 40% 17 -t-% Aican AJgomo 39* 19 Int ut* 22% il. Mort Bank Nova Scotia Ml Td 13* 34% unch Km Add Lobtaw B 15% ISM unch inch BP Can Ltd 25* 30% Mcnscy F«rg Mc BkxM 27% Can tmp
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      Johannesburg
      196 12 JAN 1* tand INDUSTRIALS A AJpho WO Abtrcom 'JJ -10 unch Tn»t 8k Un StMl LlnMc Wootworth 210 105 445 1375 MININGS 2500 inch unch -5 unch 25 jT 310 7550 2400 1825 25 1050 5 BuHah 7425 -25 500 10 190 -10 Com Gold 1200 320 -95 1275
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      New York
      520 12 TNCR Corp 27* ■F* JAN 16 US$ Fluor Cp 15* •F* Newmont Mng 38* 63* ACF kridusmes 29* FMC Cp 57* 48 •F* Alcoa 38* Freeport Mn< 17* Alegheny Lud 25* 35* Freuhout Cp 24* <*n Cp 30 1* 39 Afc*-Chalmers 6* •1* GAF Cp 26 4 16*
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      European markets
      910 12 Amsterdam JAN 16 Fh abn 378 50 -1 5 160 30 -0 2 Ahold 203 00 -2 5 100 60 -0 4 amev 227 50 -1 Amrnhnfc 71 70 -0 7 40 50 +15 RnK 105 50 -1 Bocvjmn ***** +5 8500 35 32 60 +0.1 Cotv *****
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Hongkong
      378 13 HONGKONG: Share prices closed mostly higher yesterday but profit-taking emerged when the Hang Seng Index approached the 1,400 mark at midday. Among leaders, Cheung Kong rose 50 cents to HK514.30, China Light 10 to $15.10, HK Bank 15 to $9.25, HK Wharf 10 to $5.95, Hutchison Whampoa 70 to
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      Taipei
      252 13 JAN 17 NT Chem Indus 18 20 +0 1 6 55 0 25 12 30 0 15 All Sincere Indus 30 80 0 2 A no Cement 25 50 0 1 25 90 unch Cathay Cons 28 70 -02 Pocitic Elect +0 2 Chong Hwo Bonk 53 50 -0.5
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      Tokyo
      302 13 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower yesterday for the first time in three sessions as the tightened controls on margin trading kept investors away from the market. The market average, which surged 109.11 to an all-time high on Wednesday, fell 45.73 to 11,887.29 on volume of 400 million shares against
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      Manila
      106 13 MANILA: Share prices closed generally higher in quiet trading yesterday. The Mining Index firmed 5.59 to 707.46 and the Commercial and Industrial Index was up 0.34 at 103.07 while Oils remained unchanged at 0.556. JAN 17 Pesos Oriental B Phd Overseas Phtex B 0 0095 unch ***** unch 0
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      Sydney
      398 13 SYDNEY: Shares closed firmer yesterday with only oil and gas issues showing signs of weakness. At 1515 hours, the All Ordinaries Index was 5.5 points firmer at 739.8 points, All Industrials 6.0 points firmer at 1113.8 and All Resources up 4.9 at 453.1. National turnover totalled 33.05 million shares,
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      Bangkok
      141 13 BANGKOK: Stock prices closed lower in quiet trading yesterday. The Book Club Index fell 0.19 point to 126.59 and declines led advances by two to one. Turnover dropped to 167,216 shares worth 8.6 million baht from Wednesday's 225,721 shares worth 10.6 million. JAN 17 MM S«*n City Cement 572
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      Seoul
      71 13 Jon 17 Bonk Seoul Won 649 Hyundai Const Hyundai Motor K A L 860 638 541 -3 3 -4 630 -1 712 -2 692 -3 1807 -70 515 -8 Korea Ship 390 -5 540 -9 Lucky Ltd 740 -5 639 -6 810 -19 600 -5 812 -2 701 2
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      Lock icon Marketing space technology
      63 13 AFP MARUBENI CORP, a major Japanese trader, has signed an agent contract with Martin Marietta Overseas of the US to market its space equipment in Japan. Marubeni says that it hopes to introduce the Maryland-based company's space- technology to 38 member companies of a group it organised
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      Lock icon China to purchase five planes from Airbus
      199 13 AP THE CHINESE government has said it will order five A3lO commercial jets from the European Airbus Industrie consortium, according to a French government official. A spokeswoman for Airbus denied, however, that a firm contract with the Chinese had been signed. But she
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      Lock icon Fuji to sell sports car in US
      81 13 AFP FUJI Heavy Industries will start selling a sports car with "very low air resistance' in the US from next month. The four-wheel drive, carrying an 1800 cc engine is claimed to have the smallest air resistance of all in the world. Fuji
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      Lock icon UK consortium submits bid for Thai bus system
      200 13 Reuter A BRITISH consortium has put in a bid to revamp Bangkok's bus network with a multi-million dollar scheme which will put double-deckers on the streets of the Thai capital. A spokesman for the consortium said the plan, which also involved reorganising
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      147 13 Paramount ffate/-~\ y Whf thi happy people go B» M.' -1;, r ¥g> T r< 4 r. a J&j) d&y 5 A special garden atmosphere where time never runs out. Here, master chefs prepare delicious and lingering tastes from gourmet style to simple meals. SPECIAL FEATURES: Pesta Baba Katong Jan
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      20 13 rfoui Be in vogue "II v Ul )lcllY Ven,' exclusive. Very different. Very private. It's disco and more. ■I t
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      150 13 Thai Seafood Served I n True Siamese Si vie s >\ K Thinking of food. Think Thai: Spicy Tomyum Soup, Charcoal-Grilled Seafood, Royal Thai Seafood and our other delectable Thai Cuisine. Or if you're a gourmet cook, take home some fresh seafood from our mini seafood market And cook up
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Lock icon How Australia can remain as Japan's main supplier
      330 14 Reuter JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said on Wednesday that Australia could retain its position as a supplier of raw materials and farm goods to Japan if it remained competitive and assured stable supplies. He was speaking at the National Press Club
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      Lock icon Taiwan seeks compensation from Thai maize exporters
      176 14 AP TAIWAN is seeking US$3.B9 million in compensation from Thai exporters for shipping maize containing a dangerous level of alfra-toxin, the Maize Importers Joint Committee said on Wednesday. The government health department in Taipei has said alfra-toxin can cause cancer. Committee spokesman Huang
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      KL fin
      82 14 THE Koala Lumpur Tin Market price remained at the International Tin Agreement floor-level of M 529.15 per kg yesterday. The boffer stock manager continued its sapport at this level, taking the total turnover of ill tonnes. Turnover on Wednesday was 175 tonnes. Sterling's recovery against the Malaysian dollar
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      TEXTILES
      152 14 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) China carded yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 16's 2,950 Blue Phoenix 20's 3,050 Blue Phoenix 32's 3,650 Blue Phoenix 40's 3,900 Carded yarn, hank Blue Phoenix 21'% 3,300 Combed yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 32'» 4,600 Blue Phoenix 40's 4.800 Open-end yarn Blue
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      RUBBER
      254 14 SINGAPORE The market closed lower yesterday with February One RSS buyers quoted at 171.50 cents per kg, down 2.75 cents from Wednesday. The morning session lost 2.25 cents on profit-taking and some selling of nearbys in the absence of fresh buying interest. Prices lost further ground in quiet afternoon
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      RAS and MRELB
      324 14 RAS prices («s cents/k.io, fob «boi«> NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 169 00 170.00 168 50 169 50N Int 1 RSS Feb 85 172 00 172 50 171.50 172.00 Int 1 RSS Mor 85 172 50 ***** 172 00 172.25 Int 2
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      SSR and SMR
      107 14 (cents/kg, 1-ton pallets) February 85 March 85 (current mth) (forward mth) NOON NOON RAS Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SSR 20 166 00 168 OON 168 00 170 OON SSR 50 164 00 166 00N 166 00 168 OON MRELB Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SMRCV 193.50 *****N 195
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      PALM OIL
      162 14 THE MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices closed slightly higher yesterday on covering interest as sentiment was aided by Pakistan's tender for RBD palm oil and steadier Chicago soyfutures. January deliveries in the south region rose Mss to $1,175 per tonne with north up $2.50 to 11,172.50, while central
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      Produce exchange
      149 14 Chinese Produce Robusta 20/25% FOB NSW 477 50 Exchange Nutmeg (Sellers' noon closing prices on Jon 110 FOB NSW 438 00 17. IU<J kg) B W FOB NSW 281 00 Coconut oil Gambier Bulk FOB 175.00 FOB NSW 330 00 Old drum FOB 188.00 New drum FOB 192
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      RICE
      285 14 Singapore A-l special C-l special 177 unq (S$/kilo, ex-god own) C-l Ordinary unq Thai white Loonzain 100% 100% 1st class (kangaroo) new crop 096 first grade 100% second grade 100% third grade Z25 unq 100% 2nd class 0.70 Parboiled 100% 3rd class 065 5% 227 25% new crop No
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      Lock icon Peninsular Malaysia's crude palm oil output SLip 22.5 pc in 1984
      305 14 Bernama PENINSULAR MALAYSIA'S production of crude palm oil (CPO) rose by 625,694 tonnes or 22.5 per cent to 3,408,648 tonnes in 1984 from the previous year. Government statistics released on Wednesday also showed that 283,868 tonnes of CPO was
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      More expensive kum in Malaysia
      86 14 THE SUPPLY of Mandarin oranges a customary feature of the Chinese New Year has taken an untraditional twist in Malaysia. Distributors fssr thst the fruit (kum to the Chinese and symbolic of gold) msy not be so plentiful this yesr snd therefore mors sxpensive. Importers
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      Lock icon India's foodgrain production target set at 185 million tonnes for 1990
      175 14 Reuter A TOP-LEVEL committee set up by India's Ministry of Agriculture set a foodgrain target of 185 million tonnes by 1990-91 ending June, up from a 1984-85 target of 153.6 million and a record actual 151.5 million in 1983-84.
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      Lock icon All-tea average price little changed at auction
      186 14 AFP DESPITE some sharp fluctuations among the various origins, the all-tea average price at last Monday's weekly London Tea Auction showed little change on the previous sale at 277.08 pence a kg, compared with 277.03 pence, the Tea Brokers' Association said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka to buy 50,000 tonnes of Chinese rice as buffer stock
      108 14 Reuter SRI LANKA's Food Department will import 50,000 tonnes of rice at US$l75 a tonne from China this year to use as a buffer stock, Food Controller Graham Dissanayake said. Although 1985's output target of 1.9 million tonnes
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      SOYBEAN
      239 14 SOYBEAN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade eased in late trade on Wednesday to close l'/i US cent per bushel higher in January to unchanged in August in light trade. March settled at 594 s /4 cents after posting a 7'/«cent range on the day. A larger-than-expected purchase
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      WHEAT
      240 14 WHEAT futures on the Chicago Board of Trade eased to close US cent per bushel lower to unchanged in light trade on Wednesday. March settled at 353 Vj cents after posting a 3'/? -cent range on the day. A recovery in the US dollar prompted speculative profit-taking of old
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      Lock icon China cotton crop seen larger, says USDA
      117 14 Reuter CHINA'S 1984-85 (September/ August) cotton crop is forecast at 5.9 million tonnes, up from 4.64 million tonnes estimated for the previous season, the US Agriculture Department officer in Beijing said in a field report. The report, received here Jan 14, said production
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      LONDON MARKETS
      809 14 COFFEE Robusta futures ended on Wednesday below new contract highs on positions from March onwards after mixed profit-taking and trade hedge-selling. March ended at £2,359, up £12 after setting a new high at £2,365. The market opened about in line with New York-based expectations of a £5 to
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      87 14 Chestertons Lim Oh Property Consultants Pte Ltd Chartered Surveyors The partners of Chestertons and Simon Lim, Oh Partners (Singapore) have pleasure in announcing the formation of a new joint practice on 1 January 1985. The new practice, which offers a full range of professional advice on valuation, property management, estate
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      Speculative buying sends market higher
      4253 15 SPECULATIVE buying and short-covering activities helped to lift the Singapore stock market yesterday. The BT Composite Index rose 3.53 points to 676.89 while the Straits Times Industrial Index climbed 2.58 points to 766.96. Total turnover was thin at 8.67 million units worth $17.37 million. The
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      Chief price changes
      282 15 SINGAPORE Rises Indices Seolton 220 19 Jon 16 Jan 17 DBS 535 QAF Ltd 40« 133 Tosek Cement 412 n h 7on 15 14 BT Composite 673 36 676 89 12 +10 BT Indicator BT OB/OS *****53 -455 *****99 353 S P H 1 C S UOB
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      KL stocks make moderate gains
      479 15 SHARE prices closed on a slightly firmer footing on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday for the first time this week. The trading pace stepped up slightly with fresh buying support and severaj industrial issues registered moderate gains. After opening at around overnight levels, shares
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      Business done on the SES
      3724 15 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. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT".
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      Lock icon World equities scale new heights
      1463 16 FT STOCK MARKETS around the world (except Singapore and Malaysia) have begun the New Year in appropriately cheerful mood, with indices reaching record peaks in London, across Continental Europe and in Tokyo. In London, it looked at one time last week as if the FT
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      Unit trusts
      216 16 Monogers' prices for Jan 18 Second B'putro Third B'putro Fourth B'putro 4 77 4 82 394 399 4 29 4 34 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 2.24 2.38 The Saving* Fund 1 57 1.67 S'pore Prog Fund 0.96 1 02 S'pore Sec Fund 1.42 1.51 S'pore Invest Fund
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      Selected indices
      106 16 HONGKONG Hong Seng Index Wednesday 1106.0 Week ago 1085 3 NEW YORK Thursday 1388.42* Wednesday 1358.81 Week ago 1318.55 TOKYO Dow Jones Wednesday 1230.68 T uesday 1230.79 Week ago 1202 74 Tokyo Dow Jones Thursday *****.29 Wednesday *****.02* Week ago *****.38 Standard and Poors Wednesday 171.19 Tuesday 170.81
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      Lock icon US to relax controls on margin credit
      388 16 FT THE US AUTHORITIES are planning to relax their strict controls on the use of credit to buy US securities and want the various US stock exchanges to take over the responsibility for setting "margin requirements" governing the amount of stock an investor
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      Business done on the KLSE
      2184 16 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. INDUSTRIALS Acorn (2.105) A Choc (2.825) (5) 2 80 AISB
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      Endiri plans to move MCB into properties
      418 16 ENDIRI Sdn Bhd, which is making a general offer for Malaysian Containers (1974) Bhd (MCB), has plans for MCB to move into the property sector. Directors of Endiri are discussing proposals with various parties for MCB to acquire a property development company and
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      47 16 PET AUNG TIN Berhad: 99th AGM at 1st Floor, Straits Trading Building, 48, Leboh Pasar Besar, Kuala Lumpur on Jan 25 at 3.00pm. UNITED Malayaa Fl*ar Mills Berfcad: AGM at Conference Room of Hotel Merlin, 25-A, Farquhar Street, Penang on Jan 26 at 12.00 noon.
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      Lock icon Lines drawn for the 'great chicken debate'
      767 17 Kentucky's extraordinary general meeting HOCK LOCK SIEW SHAREHOLDERS OF Kentucky Fried Chicken Ltd are gearing themselves for a "finger lickin' big show" at the company's extraordinary general meeting this morning. The chairman of Kentucky, Mr Loo Cheng Ghee, has promised to tell all
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      Amcol forms subsidiary, acquires property in Hongkong for HK$1.8m
      538 17  -  By AMY CHEOK AMCOL ELECTRICAL Industries Ltd has adopted a twoprong strategy to broaden its t earnings base. The company is not only set on an expansionary drive, but is also actively diversifying its activities. An Amcol executive said the company
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      Lock icon Invasion of Japanese retail stores
      228 17 Bernama JAPANESE department stores and supermarket chains are moving to establish branches in South-east Asian countries. Late last year, Daimaru and Sogo Department Stores opened branches in Bangkok while Yaohan Department Store, a smaller department store based in Shizuoka, central Japan, did so in Hongkong.
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      LONDON STOCKS
      1020 17 SHARE PRICES yesterday morning extended the recent advance as sterling continued to edge higher and domestic interest rates eased, the key threemonth sterling interbank rate fell below 12 pet for the first time this week, having touched a high of 12 1 4 per cent on Tuesday. At
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      MUM says it is negotiating 'some acquisition'
      342 17 MALAYAN United Manufacturing Bhd has acknowledged that its request for the suspension in trading on Wednesday was because it was in the course of negotiations "for some acquisition". The cash-flush unit of the Malayan United Industries group did not say how long the
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      D&C Bank
      31 17 D&C BANK has taken up the rights entitlement in its 51-per cent owned subsidiary, D&C Merchant Bankers Ltd. The parent now holds 30 million Msl shares in the latter.
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      Ayer Molek
      31 17 AYER MOLEK RUBBER has recommended a final dividend of 20 per cent gross, and an interim dividend of 5 per cent gross, payable to registered shareholders on Feb 26.
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      189 17 JURONG ENGINEERING has declared a bonus dividend of 5 per cent gross for its latest half-year results to June 30, 1984, released recently. The directors chose to omit paying an interim dividend at the time they released the group's interim results, but had promised a minimum 7.5 per
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        Lock icon The Pegi-Dunlop show moves to London
        520 17 HOCK LOCK SIEW ADDICTS OF THE long-run-ning Pegi Malaysia/Dunlop Holdings show are never disappointed. Every other week their tortuous relationship offers some of the best entertainment in the stockmarket. But they were upstaged in London yesterday morning. The appearance of a mystery buyer of
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        Rights to control
        540 17 THE LATEST developments at troubled stockbroking firm Alfa Pacific Securities have left many questions unanswered. But the situation should become clearer soon especially with regard to the share ownership. A $10 million renounceable rights issue said to be underwritten by a director of Alfa, Mr Francis Chu,
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      203 16 NOTICE To the holders of the floating rate U.S. Dollar Certificates of Deposit due 21st July 1986 of: THE MITSUI BANK. LIMITED 16, RAFFLES QUAY #01-04 HONG LEONG BUILDING BINGAPORE 0104 We hereby certify that the rate of interest payable on the above mentioned Certificates of Deposit for the Interest
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      92 17 U5520,000,000 Floating Rate U.S. Dollar Negotiable Certificates of Deposit, due 21st February 1986, callable at the issuer's option on 22nd February 1985 THE BANK OF TOKYO, LIMITED (Singapore Branch) In accordance with the terms set out in the Certificates, THE BANK OF TOKYO, LIMITED has elected to exercise their call
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      59 17 o k. A Time Venue Admission FREE VISIT MACHMEX 85 M SIA 3RD PRESENTATION 6-10 FEBRUARY, 1985 12.00 noon to 9.00 p.m. Changkat Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Trade and Professionals Only. ISE Management (M) Sdn. Bhd., 3A Jalan SS 24 B. Taman Megah Petaling Jaya Seiangor I Tel (03)*****7. *****0
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    Yaohan Japan plans to issue shares here
    430 18  -  By SOH TIANG KENG YAOHAN JAPAN, the giant Japanese supermarket and retail group, plans to offer one million shares worth more than Ssls million to Singaporean and Asian investors in Feburary or March. The shares, in the form of Depository Receipts of Singapore
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    Marked rise in passengers, cargo, flights at Changi Airport
    256 18 SINGAPORE'S Changi Airport showed impressive growth last year in all three areas passengers, cargo and flights. The number of passengers using Changi Airport was 9.45 million, an almost 10 per cent increase over the 8.62 million in 1963. Last year's figure
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    Lock icon Wolfowitz voices concern over military abuses
    309 18 Reuter A SENIOR US government official has said that the Philippine armed forces should be stopped from abusing the human rights of civilians. Assistant Secretary-of-State for East Asia and the Pacific, Paul Wolfowitz, was speaking after a three-day visit to Manila during which he
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    ICL concerned about being left out of EFTPOS project
    443 18  -  By AMY BALAN ICL, THE BRITISH computer company supplying about $20 million worth of terminals to major retailers in Singapore, is concerned that it is not being considered a potential vendor for the cashless shopping (EFTPOS) project. ICL has a five-year
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    Lock icon American oil demand rose 3.5 per cent in 1984
    221 18 UPI OIL DEMAND in the US rose 3.5 per cent in 1984 for the first yearly increase in the world's largest oil-consuming nation since 1978, the American Petroleum Institute reported on Wednesday. US crude oil imports climbed 3.6 per cent last
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    64 18 STOCK prices were slightly mixed in early trading on Wall Street yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about l'/i points to around 1230. Overall, however, gainers led losers about four to three. Volume was about seven million shares. IBM reported fourth-quarter profits of U553.55 a
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    476 18  -  By JAIME LYE CONCERTED efforts are being made by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) and the hotel industry to bring more tourists to Singapore. The top priority that has been identified at a meeting between officials of the board
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    325 18 UPI CHINA yesterday announced that it would open more coastal areas to overseas investment and unveiled a plan to import foreign retirees to help run its mismanaged factories. State Councillor Gu Mu said experienced, retired foreigners could help China improve its industrial management
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    416 18 AFP THE HIGH COURT in Kuala Lumpur has granted the stateowned Bank Bumiputra two interlocutory injunctions freezing the assets of Lorrain Osman, the fomer chairman of the bank's Hongkong subsidiary and the central figure in a M 52.4 billion loan
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      61 18 Reuter BOMBAY Dock Union leaders said they will go ahead with an all-out indefinite strike on Feb 1 over manning levels, and they see no possibility of talks with port authorities. The transport and dockworkers union served the strike notice on Tuesday to protest against a
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      46 18 Reuter ARIEL SHARON awaited a jury's next decision with growing confidence yesterday after winning the first of the three verdicts he needs to prove that the Time magazine libelled him in a story about the 1982 massacre of Palestinians in Beirut. Reuter
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      48 18 Reuter JAPAN'S textile induspy has emerged from recession and should no longer receive government aid, the head of Japan's largest synthetic fibres maker said. But competition from cheap imports may in future force the government to protect the 500,000 workers in the industry. Reuter
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      40 18 AFP CORAZON AQUINO, widow of slain opposition leader Benigno Aquino, said she would not run for president of the Philippines. "I really have no political ambitions," she told an open forum of the Manila Rotary Club. AFP
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      39 18 BRITAIN'S ruling Conservatives have a six per cent lead over the opposition Labour Party in spite of the falling pound and high unemployment, according to a Gallup poll conducted for the Daily Telegraph.
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      53 18 SOUTH KOREA'S outstanding foreign debt is projected to rise to US$45.1 billion by the end of 1985 from $43.1 billion at end-1964, Finance Minister Kim Mahn-Je said. In a report to President Chun Doo Hwan, he said South Korea will seek $5.8 billion of foreign funding
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      49 18 AP KIM DAE-JUNG, exiled South Korean opposition leader, said he will return to his homeland during the first week of February in spite of a warning from the Seoul government that he will be jailed again. He said this in a telephone interview. AP
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      200 19 THE UNITED States and Japan will meet on Jan 25, following the US-Consulta-tive Shipping Group talks, to discuss a range of bilateral maritime issues, many of which are longstanding. Sources told Seatrade Week that the agenda will mostly
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      369 19 TOTAL SEABORNE trade through Singapore grew by less than 5 per cent between January and November 1984 compared with the previous year. In the 11-month period, the volume of cargo handled increased by 4.8 per cent to just under 96 million freight tonnes. The
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      842 19 Shipping Lin* Pag* Col Shipping Lin* Pa Coi Shipping Un* Page C«i •dipping Um P«g» < M Afro Ahrenki*l Liner AC Toepfer Alphatrons Andeka Shpg Antah Onent Une ANL APCUne APL Arrow Lines ASCL Avabroker Attos Lines Austasia Line Bait-Orient Baltic Ent Bangkok Cont Bank Lew Bayanrfian
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        88 19 EAGLE Marine Services has been appointed to provide stevedoring services for West wood ShipDing Lines at berths 121-126 of the Port of Los Angeles. Under a recently-signed five-year agreement, Eagle, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American President Lines, will handle the stevedoring operations for the four vessels in Westwood's
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        108 19 CONFERENCES covering trade between Europe and India, Pakistan and Bangladesh said the continental eastbound currency adjustment factor (CAF) will be adjusted to minus 10.00 per cent on Jan 21 from minus 7.00 per cent previously. The UK/Ceylon CAF becomes minus 22.50 per cent also on Jan 21
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      863 20 FT NO ONE in shipping thought 1965 was going to usher in a new golden era for the industry. But a couple of years back, many reckoned that an upswing in freight rates and earnings would have been under way now. Instead, more
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      175 20 FOR THE Port of Hamburg, the New Year started with an exceptional shipment. On Jan 3, Hapag-Lloyd shipped 37 animals and various circus equipment of the West German State Circus on the Tokyo Bay, operated by Overseas Containers Ltd within the Trio service. The vessel will
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      1588 20 RATHER quiet chartering on the London shipping freights market on Wednesday mainly comprised grain and coal traffic from the United States to the continent. Toepfer arranged 75,000 tons of grain from the US Gulf to the Antwerp-Hamburg range aboard the February loader Akron at US$B.6B (fio) while Tradax
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      245 20 Reuter WORLD idle merchant tonnage laid-up for lack of employment fell by 2.63 million dwt in November to 65.67 million dwt, its lowest level since July 1962 when it totalled 64.54 million, the General Council of British Shipping said. The number of ships laid up
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      464 20 FT HAVING served the Royal Navy for nearly 80 years, the Gibraltar dockyard moved into the tough world of commercial shiprepair over the New Year. Just after the British Navy pulled out, the first merchant ship the Greek-owned Irenes Fantasy, a bulk carrier of 20,000 dwt
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      189 20 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.
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      242 21 TMR ITN THE PORT of Seattle enjoyed the busiest year in its 73-year history in 1984, setting all-time records in 11 key trade categories. In 1984, the port handled a record 1.09 million containers, an increase of more than 15 per cent from the
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      379 21 Lloyd's List LEADING supply boat owner Smit-Lloyd BV of Rotterdam and Norwegian operator S Sejersted Bodtker are setting up a new joint venture company which will take over ownership of three large anchor handling vessels under construction in Yugoslavia. The move is aimed partly
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      252 21 AFP THE NEW president of the Greek shipowners union said he was "optimistic" about the prospects for Greek and worldwide merchant navies this year and urged continued freedom in international maritime movement. Speaking at a press conference in Piraeus, Stathis Gourdomichalis forecast that 1985 would
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      105 21 AFP CHINA will build a drydock for 200,000-ton ships, the country's largest, at the Dalian shipyard in North-east China, New China News Agency reported. The dock 350 metres long and 90 metres wide will be used to build cargo vessels and oil tankers of 60,000 to 200,000 tons,
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      258 21 KNUTSEN OAS Shipping A S of Norway has won a USS22O million contract to charter two bow-loading shuttle tankers to Norway's state-owned oil company, Statoil. The long-term charter, initially for 10 years, will require Knutsen to provide two tankers that will be loading at the Norwegian
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      155 21 Reuter INCOMING orders at West German shipyards rose to 145 vessels for a total 462,000 grt in 1984 from 96 vessels totalling 450,000 grt in 1983, Association of West German Shipbuilders chairman Michael Budczies said. The value of incoming orders in 1984 rose to 3.15
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      519 22 Jaa 14 Soft starting of induction motors for marine and offshore application, 1730 hours, 76 Mark Lane, London EC3. Jan 11 Engineering aspects of ferry operation, Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Eversholt House. 168-203 Eversholt Street, London. Jaa 1%-Zl International Boat Show, Dusseldorf. Jaa 22 The commercial sailing
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      2958 26 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 Singapore.
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      623 27 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Godws FCL Arrival for LCL movement Ship Voy date/time Operator cargo schedule Location E Handsome 038WB 18.1.85 2300 Green Asia FSB 1000-1100 P4 SI F3 B Penaga Prasetia 102/85 03SB/85 18.1.85 19.1.85 2300 0300 Leo Shpg Seven Seas
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      1797 27 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B AFEA African Shipping Agencies (S). Afra-Earaala liae Transgroup iS). AhreaUel liaer Servlrr Kim Shpg (Si Alfred C Taepfrr Oceanus Shipping Agen cies (Si Marintex Enterprise (PK). Alpae Intrasea (S) Bintang Shpg (KLi Island Cargo
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      391 28 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Frotadurban Intanin Arrow Prince Builder III Jungle II/B Langsa Ned Moji New Genstar Shunei Maru 31/2 33/4 47 22 48 45 44 27/8 31/2 Merlion Leo Bakke Sime Thong Soon Jacky's Tpt Heap Seng Ned-EAC-New Generation S'pore
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      266 20 E3HQ EES BIS HE Jo_Euro£e FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE From Europe 4) Gborg VESSEL 22/1 t/2 U/2 29/1 13/2 11/2 S/2 21/2 25/2 12/2 27/2 4/3 19/2 6/3 11/3 11/2 12/2 14/2 11/2 U/2 21/2 25/2 21/2 21/2 4/3 5/3 7/3 11/3 12/3 14/3 SaM 7/2 S/2 23/1 13/2 31/1
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      441 20 YAMASHITA-SHINNIHON LINE CONTAINER SERVICES USA/CANADA Pacific South Wast Faadtr at Tokyo Pacific North Waat Faodor at Koba Atlantic/Canada Faodor at Koba Feeder W Kts ace FAMLV ACE giort ace Also accepting LCL Cargo toe USA Ports only. VnsH Vo* ICO MM NECK VOS/M TOHCO MARU Ml/Ml KA2UKANA MMU V3I/5I WD
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      747 21 mWK The Straits msjg Steamship Group Mansfield Container Shipping Pte Ltd QC!L Overseas Containers Limited r j*. STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok I CONTAINERSHIP StRVICE TO UK/CONTINtNT Also Accepting Cargo For: Hambwt lo Copenhajen Aarhus Gothfnbuff Mafcno. Stockhotn. Rotterdam lo Antwerp. Amsterdam Oslo Bremefduren lo
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      419 21 NOTICE m.v. "CHIDAMBARAM" VOY: M arrived Ittfc Jaaaary IMS at P.S.A. Grim N«. C/ 1 irtiiii.il Stuvi'v nf angn the ,ilh>\<• msm'l will hi< h»'ltl on Tm-xLiv --'ml .I.inii.n > I*6 fr<nn ni to ."> in |> m \.> fuilha-l Mil \«*> Will hclll :iliti ihi*. ituc Aetata: R. JI
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      456 22 IK. LINE gQMf A j*l. QMPftMA TiO* /JuK'J FULLY CONTAINE P ±SJ D SERV!CE 10 EUR Off VIA SUEZ 1 ,ht cf Cow T i KOREAN CHANCE 20* HONGKONG CONTMNER 43* CHEVALfA Nil 43* CtCVALIR *OS 42* KPIUC CXTSTM. 2t* ALSO LOADING FOR BREMERHAVEN FUROPf VIA SUC7 A Memo*' Consort^n^^^^^^^l
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      316 22 L SLIME FCL A BREAKBULK CARGOES TO EAST MALAYSIA THONG SOON AGENCIES PTE. LTD. 09-07 ROBIN A HOUSE S PORE 0106 TEL *****88 TELEX RS ***** BOOKING *****56 (DIRECT LINE) SIN6APOIIE TO PENAN6 KM SOON U.. DESTMATION Penang Penang SIN6APORE TO KUCHING •EQUATOR In Port •EQUATOR IV 21 Jan •EQUATOR
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      399 22 I Hapag-Lloyd j\ TO CONTINENT/UK On carriage to Scandinavia, Med, Carribean IS. America Inland haulage to inland destinations in Europe Conneitmg in Kobe Mw CfCO tor ATIANTIC GUlf PORTS •u minii.<ndt>rKit> .tnd US MM)WIST by mmotxidtf FROM N CONTINENT UK I FROM USA/CANADA Agents SEGANI* H K Lumpw *****5/6/1. *****9.
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      853 22 o EVERGREEN Full Container Service Round-The-World East Bound Service (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/W MED./FE) EVER aAN I EVER GUOC ALSO ACCEPTMG CARGO TO 1) PROMDENCE. HWARK. SAVAWIAH. BOSTON PMLAOELPMA. NORFOLK. MCKSONMLLE. IN 2) ATLANTA. CWCAGO DETROIT. COLIMUS t OTIC* MAJOR MKROBROGE OESTBMTKJNS I ETC 3) CRISTOBAL BALBOA PANAMA CITY COLOR. SAN UAH SANTO
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      292 22 HSINOSE MARITIME PTE LTD ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES IRANIAN SERVICES Loatfnt ♦<* B Abbas. B Khomen PORI Ml WHO PIHANt, SMOS( MARIIHM PT( lID 111 ??***** 7 I *****70 MAI OS! MARIIIME SON BHD Tel iB/?3? 4 MAIAYSIA I RAW t IRANSPOiI lID IH ***** I ***** TO
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      864 23 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Building. 140 Cecil Street. 03-00 Singapore 0106 Tel: *****33 VESSEL KOTA WISATA KOTA MEGAH KOTA TIMUR KOTA WIRAWAN KOTA SINGA KOTA PUSAKA VOYAGE E-543 E-545 E-547 E 549 E-551 E-553 EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICES HONGKONG SINGAPORE LOADING FOR InPI-21/1 30-2/2 4-7/2 t-10/2 25-1/3 3-7/3 VOYAGE HONGKONG Lvouinu
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      644 23 BENLINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS COHTAWE* SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE WITH LIBERTY TO CALL AT RED SEA PORTS PENANG FED VIA SINGAPORE KkJJEBSEN LINE II NEW ZEALAND SOUTH EAST >SK S baya *t N S" I 20/1 27/1 I 5/2 P Hornby Lat Howkj Aiick/Ta» Na*r« Tsnara Ml THEA -S UN »/i >«/2
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      541 23 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL UNF HIST BOUND S parc Mm Idnlfcury R dam A dam H bu( B men Antwerp MAIAAAM V 11*6 19/1 5/2 11/2 13/2 lt/2 l</2 Spore P KHjoj R'daei/A dam Tfcurr Idn H'bw( B men Antwerp SONBAI »7WB 22/1 2S/1 20/2 22/2 24/2 2C/2 (2nd Cat)
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      387 23 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES f* Htoneywa Vl9B Pi(» VB2 Pa-an ¥79 Myomayara VS6 BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPING CORPORATION Loadnf for Ranfoon Spore PKebni PKelant It lan 85 25/27 Jan 1/3 Feb 20/25 Feb BANK LINE TO UK/CONT SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG FORTHBANK 23 Jon 18 Feb 25 Feb 21 Feb MEADOWBANK
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      1272 24 mgr vi K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. USA CANADA PACIFIC COAST (Including DESTINATIONS INLAND vta IPI/MICROBRIDGE A MINILAND BRIDGE) _*i« kaji▼ a /i D CCITTI f lIAKI FEEDER/ MOTHER VESSEL CHMA CONTAINER V2BE BAY BRDGE V 32 YAMASHM MWtU V 7325 RICHMOND BRDGE V 23 ASIA STAR V 32
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      719 24 WC CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER/BULK SERVICE ttf.Kl.ni! to. LOS ANGttfS SAM IRANCISCO SEAITII TACOMA VANCOUVER BC Accepting FCI FCI Ci.nM.rwrs P Maqt Su*n>otr I Angefc-s BMAVABHUTI" 24 Feb 27/2R Feb 24 Mai AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Aurptmf fCI FCI CtMUam RAMDAS 19 .'0 Ijn jO Ijn 6 let
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      631 24 SANKD ASIA FROM JAPANESE POATS ANO HONGKONG Attn! Sawapore C f Sturp ICo Pte IM. Id *****27 MUttS Slurp S* BM Id 3H104 3H349 Ptiun, »NAS Sturp Ml M IH 3(7155/3(7919 GEWRAI SURVEY FOR (i) SANKO SCORPIO ml t* twM on II I K NO FURTHER SURWY Ml K ICLO
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      610 24 INTRASEA IPTE) LTD 10 Anson Road 527 16 Internationa' Pa/a Singapore 0207 Tel 2246 c >l 1( t 0 Lnes> I'M TT»/D«7 BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK S parc P. K riant Loadnf lor KARM VATIS *****17 22/1 SETE/ROTT/ANT/U.K (AVON) SKIVER N *****1S ROTT/ANT/UK (AVON) SEAWOOD SHIPPING CORPORATION r Spore NORTHERN
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      650 25 nirriiiu TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): K CHANCE 20W+— HK CONTJUNER 43RL C PAUL 43W C ROZE 42W MAETERLMCK s*. Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia K CHANCE S'pore Closing Times: FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) Havre C CONTMNER 2C Sailed CROZE 41L Sailed N CRYSTAL 27E. Sailed MAETERLMCK 4E Sailed SS BRDGE
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      513 25 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO F KELANG. PENANG, BUSAN. INCHON >UNI\ NIPIIINI AG!NI KS Pll I Ifl /'W >I I hik n, 7S I .T.' l»| -i (HIS I .V?.'4B/ .'.«>9.'K4 i I'inmijll .VG.MSO ,'.'O?SO4 if.lSi Mil »l\ll tMNI'v lIINAS SI ll* SON RHI) Kl IH
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      413 25 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET STOPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SMSOV BULDMG 55. Market Street Sinfapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lines) Cable Address SMSOV SMGAPORE Telex Numbers RS 213*0 RS ***** RS 2510S P. KELANG PENANG M/S SHAMKAT NAM SOON SON M. IST AND 2NO FLOOR. lESSRS HAI THONG SMPPMC 23 Wdd
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      119 25 DURBAN JOHANNESBURG MI MAURITIUS P, RFUNION WESTBOUND iPU T O ETA PT SIN LOUIS DURBAN BE IRA i SARNIA IW/85 2/2/85 19.2.85 27 2.85 EASTERN HARMONY 20/2/85 2/3 5/3 (CorWrs Only) 2W/85 also accepting cargo tor Malawi Zimbabwe ■OTSKfgnHKm ETD ETD ETA UaISIISISISUSB R.BAY DURBAN SIN BARON STAR 16.1.85 21.1
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      679 26 ICi'!|i«Hial Container Lines 3 Sailings Weekly Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing P.S.A Mon, Wed A Sat coi HINODE KISEN CC. LTD MIDDLE EAST REGULAR UNtK, I I.TRX HKAN l-IHT \KKIKK SINGAPORE ISLANDS LINE FORTMGHTLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE 10 EUROPE S PO RAOEBEUL 1/15 25 I. PASCMALK 2 15 31 1 BERLIN
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      44 26 fpFARGO SHIPPING COMPANY (PTE) LTD 1 <"■7 r EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE SINGAPORE BANGKOK 3 SAILINGS WEFM Y Man-Fri 9am S.3opn Satwiiy Sam 12.31pm (id. Sw I Pub hoh 78 Keppel Road 17 07 Taniong Pagar Comple» Singapore 0208 Tel *****77 *****88 K 2221 152
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      152 27 INDON SHIPPING PTE LTD. TEL *****20, *****39 TLXrtS ***** INDON WEEKLY LCL/FCI SERVICE A VESSEL 17/1 P.KELANG, PUG A VESSEL 18/1 MNL, HKG, BXK A VESSEL 19/1 CHTTTAGONG (ALSO TAKING CONVENTIONAL) PALMYRA TSIRIS LINES S.A. PEGASUS IYCHETUS VUICANUS h Pt taPt 23/1 M/l Loading tor: MUSCAT. KUWAIT DUBAI. DAMMAM DUB.
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      186 27 BHANGLI SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 63, MARKET STREET TAT LEE BANK BUILDING 10-06/07 SINGAPORE 0104 TEL: *****66 (3 LINES) NAMB ETA ETD DESTINATION Pulau Sumatera 25/1 27/1 Jakarta Cirebon (Heavy Lifting op to 15 tons) CHITTAGONG SERVICE VSI NAME ETA ETD LOAOWG FOR THREE STAR 1 24/1 27/1 CMTTAGONG (CMTTAfiONG
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      712 27 pB LIN LIN SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 1. Magaztn* Road, *OS-M. Central RuMng. Singapore OKtt T»t S33Ml* 539M22 WEEKLY SERVICE SINGAPORE TO KUCHING S!BU VESSEL LIN PETALING LIN PETALING PROMPT SffIPPWC LIME $A HMKIANG CMK£> Titti Jai IS AHDIAN TOW. KWTtMWt MAT NX. DOUU. CORAM Y OAK A* KMM CAKE* ?01X
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