The Business Times, 6 October 1987

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 112/12/86 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1987 75 CENTS
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    FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    193 1 Exchange rates THE S$ fell against the US$ in thin trading yesterday to close st S$2.0965/95 (S$2.0940/50). It slso weakened sgainst the HK$ but roee sgainst the M$, yen, DM, Swiss frsnc and the US* 147.10/20 yon, 1.8465/75 DM, S$2.0985/95 ti US$1.6190/6200 MS. SS0.8250/57 Ovctmm nurkdi Monday
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    Lock icon Brunei Bank trial: Defence lawyers get more time
    708 1  -  By ELAINE KOH THE MUCH-PUBLICISED National Bank of Brunei trial has been adjourned till next Monday, allowing defence lawyers time to go through a 300-page statement by former NBB senior manager Robert Teo, and giving hia own lawyer time to prepare hia
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    S'pore Re 267 times subscribed
    502 1  -  Public put in $7.7 billion for 4.8 billion shares By ROSIE TAN THE PUBLIC has given Singapore Reinsursncs Corporation Ltd sn overwhelming vote of confidence by pouring in $7.7 billion to subscribe for new shares in the company. When the application cloeed yeeterday. 245,144 applications
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    Share prices close higher across the board
    248 1 SHARE PRICES closed higher across the board in light trading yesterday, taking the Straits Times Index past the crucial 1430-point level. The Straits Times Index roee by 20.29 points to 1,439.96 while the Business Times Composite Index rose 16.84 points to 1283.93. The
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    Lock icon Meeting fails to resolve Fiji's constitutional crisis
    490 1 AFP FIJIAN LEADERS fsiled on Monday to reach a compromise to end s constitutional crisis after ousted prime minister Timoci Bavadra refused to accept a peace proposal put forward by the military. Dr Bavadra told AFP that he could not accept a set
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      363 1 ICS to Invert $20.1 m In An option to trade OPTIONS TRADING, the newest trading tool on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, had a cautious start a little over two weeks ago. Understandably, the concept is unfamiliar in Singapore and time is needed for officials, dealers and financial managers to
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  • HOME NEWS
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      MRT closer to decision on north-east line
      433 2  -  By LIM SOON NEO SINGAPORE is a step closer to a decision on whether to add a proposed Mass Rapid Transit (KMT) line to serve Punggol artjj Jalan Kayu in the north-east MRT Corporation said in its latest annual report that the north-east
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      'Construction firms must innovate'
      468 2  -  By LILIAN ANG LOCAL CONSTRUCTION companies have arrived at a point where, in order to further succeed, they must be more innovative and develop new construction materials and related services to improve competitiveness. -The only way to achieve this, said Mr Eugene Yap, Senior Parliamentary Secretary
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      Cheaper, better artificial heart valves in the making
      336 2 MORE HEART PATIENTS in Asia will have a new lease of life when the cost of artificial valves is reduced. Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Acting Minister for Health, said that the lower cost is possible by producing heart valves in this region,
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      S'pore Re give Chest $100,000
      173 2 S'pore Re g ive Chest $100,000 STAGS will not be the only ones to gain when the Singapore Reinsurance Corporation gets Mated on the Stock Exchange later this month. The Community Chest will receive a donation of $100,000 from Singapore Re. The corporation waa given approval in principle laat month
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      Brunei takes delivery of patrol boats
      104 2 SINGAPORE Shipbuilding Engineering Ltd (SSE) has handed over the first belch of three fast petrol boats to the Roysl Brunei Police Force. The 14.5 m boats, based on SSE 'PT hull form, are made entirely of marine grade aluminium alloy. The PT class pstrol
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      Talking shop in a hotel
      414 2 IN A BRIGHTLY-LIT room in the tallest hotel in the world, 140 scientists from more than 10 countries convened yesterday to talk about things that are extremely distasteful to the layman malaria, hepatitis, Aids and other deadly or crippling diseases. For three days, they will
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      Fair weather expected for Chinese press
      529 3  -  ■y ANNA TEO THE CHINESE PRESS is alive and well today and will continue to be in the near future, thanks to the bi-lingual policy. With a growing pool of potential readers, the Chinese press will continue to play its vital role in Singapore
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      Business team in Yokohama
      76 3 A 13-MEMBER Singapore business development team is in Japan to participate in the Yokohama Conference for Business Matching. The team will explore opportunities for joint-venture projects and increased two-way trade between Japan and Singapore. The mission is organiaed by the Singapore Manufacturer's Association (SMA) and the
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      Scientists urged to assess effects of new chemicals on environment
      277 3 SCIENTISTS should Identify and carefully assess the impact on people and the physical environment of any new chemicals or processes they are working on, a Singapore professor said yesterday at a regional meeting. Professor Huang Hsing Hua, deputy vice-chancellor of
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      Freight forwarders hope for more air space by grouping
      498 3  -  By LIM SOON NEO A CONSORTIUM formed by 26 freight forwarder* to help them improve their chances of obtaining much-sought-efter air cargo space is poised to take off on Nov 1. The freight forwarders have formed a holding company known as
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      Nippon Cargo Airlines touches down
      209 3 IN THE QUIET of the night, a Japan*»* cargo aeroplane touched down at Changi Airport and was immediately given a typical routing Singapore lion dance welcome. The inaugural flight of the Nippon Cargo Airlinee (NCA) landed in the wee hours of the morning, making it
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      OUB raises fixed deposit rates
      94 3 OVERSEAS UNION BANK Will raise its interest rates for fixe? deposits of one to 12 months by/' botv/een 0.25 and 0.50 point froijf today. One and three months rates will rise to 3 per cent from 2.75 now, six months to 3.25 from" three and
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      Frankfurt book attracts 16 local companies
      307 3 SIXTEEN COMPANIES will represent Singapore at the 30th Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largeet and moat popular book fair, from Oct 7 to 12. At the Singapore pavilion organ ieed by the Trade Development Board, seven printers, seven publishers and two colour separation houses
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      331 2 Chtneft trade gold from the 'Nankin# Cargo' photograph courtesy of Christie!. GOLDEN TOUCH. Trade finance has a long and important During the 18th century, gold "Nanking C*shoes were used by Chinese and European to finance trade throughout Asia j»*«he one shown above was part of a valuable cargo JVfecently recovered
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  • ASIA – PACIFIC
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      Lock icon Split in Seoul's main opposition alliance
      414 4 AP SOUTH KOREA'S main opposition alliance broke ranks yesterday over which of two top opposition leaders should run for president in upcoming elections. The split emerged after 46 leaders and senior members of the National Coalition for a Democratic Constitution held a news conference
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      Lock icon Indian biophysicist simplifies drug designing
      277 4 AFP AN INDIAN biophysicist says he haa evolved a new method of deaigning druga that will cut down the coat and time involved in developing new medicinea, the Preee Trust of India (PTI) reported on Sunday. Dr B St Sudhindra, of the Indian Inatitute of
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      Lock icon Enrile open to alliance with Laurel against Mrs Aquino
      370 4 AFP OPPOSITION leader Juan Ponce Enrile indicated yesterday that he waa open to joining forcea with Philippine Vice-Preaident Salvador Laurel againat the Corazon Aquino administration. Sources cloae to both leaders aaid that their repreeentatives had met to discuss the poeaibility of
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      Lock icon Ban on book about Nepal's economy
      239 4 UPI AUTHORITIES hav* stopped the sale of a book blaming Napal's poor economic performance on the government and claiming that foreign aid is being wasted. Censors refused to allow the 300-page book, entitled "Political and economic anomolies: the obstacles to national development", to be
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      Lock icon Moscow invites Teheran to discuss sale of Iranian gas
      350 4 UPI THE Soviet Union has invited Irsnisn Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh to visit Moscow to discuss the ssle of Irsnian natural gas to the Soviet Union, the official islamic Republic News Agency said. In s meeting in Tehersn on Sunday, Soviet
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      Lock icon Zia promises to try his best to end Gulf war
      368 4 AP PAKISTAN Preaident Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq. whoee country has good rotations with both Iraq and Iran, says ha "will laava no stons unturned" in efforts to snd tha GuH war. Rasponding to an spon Sunday night by PiUvvv'n. U'® »"a»un^
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama may never return
      103 4 Reuter TIBET'S exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, may never be allowed to return to his homeland as a rssult of last week's violent anti-government riots in the Tibetan capita) of Lhasa China has blamed last Thursday's riots on the Dalai Lama, wt>o fled from
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    DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
    920 4 ARRIVALS Operator f,nilra JffVKt number Local rim* From CM a 341 0155 TP* JAL JL617 0215 TYO FT FT75 0316 IAH/Ot0/ANC/ CAL NTT/MM/TP? Q333 0405 TPC MAS sv MH66I 0620 KUL SV3V8 0635 JED/RUH PCN MAS MHtl 1 0910 MAS MH671 0920 KUL AC AC858 0925 YYZ/lM»/»OM
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      206 4 I If \l Ifl If The business person's choice, every I 1 II I 11 1 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and I 1 lIXI f| \J I I I Sunday. Leaving Changi Airport at J_ 1 A 22:05 hours ond arriving at Lester B. Pearson International Airport the following day. Gall
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      122 4 tefnoon ■•port for 24 hour* prior to 7.30pm on Oct 5 ot tfw okporti Mm tamp Jl.» Aaaoc IwmW) M IHn lamp....— 1M Aaaoc hMHiMNy. 91 Hra of iwaMni— *5 RaMSN In mm Rainfall Ma in*. 2J Rainy day* M« 2 Moscow 13/01 Cloudy Nomou 32/24 Cloudy Now DaM 37/25
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US purchasing managers' index at three-year high
      397 5 Reuter THE US ECONOMY continued to expand in September, with the National Association of Purchasing Management's (NAPM) purchasing index rising to its highest level in three years, helped by growing exports. The group's composite index roee to 00.7 per cent in September from
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      Lock icon Continued US growth forecast
      246 5 Reuter A GROUP of prominent US economists predicted on Monday that there will be continued economic expansion during 1966 but it will be accompanied by higher inflation. "While the nation's business economists have generally maintained their confidence about real growth, they have become more pessimistic about
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      Lock icon Soviet advance in use-again rockets
      252 5 AP THE SOVIETS say their powerful Energia rocket will be completely reusable, a feat American experts call a major breakthrough in their space programme, the Loe Angeies Times reported on Sunday. "It's very significant because it could reduce the cost while still giving a heavy
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      Lock icon Warning against false hopes over arms deal
      206 5 AFP FRENCH PRIME MINISTER Jacques Chirac warned againat "exaggerated, even illusory hopes" rising out of tf/O recent US-Soviet agreement in principle to eliminate Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF), in an interview with the Le Point weekly released yesterday. He also spoke out against a
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      Lock icon 'Look to ancient Greece to solve S Africa's crises'
      344 5 AFP A LEADING South African educationist and philosopher has told his countrymen to look to Plato's Greece rather than the US to solve its crisis-ridden political and social system. Professor James Moulder who heads the philosophy deparment at the University of
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      Lock icon Mexican budget minister to run for president
      185 5 AFP CARLOS SALINAS de Gortari, Mexico's budget minister and a Harvard University PhD, was named the ruling party's presidential candidate on Sunday, making him virtually certain to be Mexico's president from 1968 to 1994. His candidacy came after nine months of intense speculation
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      Lock icon Call for defence aid for Pretoria's black-ruled neighbours
      480 5 AP COMMONWEALTH secretarygeneral Sir Shridath Ramphal has called for defence aid lor South Africa's black-ruled neighbours, saying that protecting them militarily waa as vital aa development help. Sir Shridath said in hia annual report reieaaed yesterday that diacuaalon of ways to step
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      Lock icon Canada-US trade deal stands despite some differences
      391 5 AFP CANADIAN and US officials have emphasised different parts of a bilateral trade agreement reached on Saturday night but negotiators said the tentative deal would stand. In summaries of the draft agreement released on Sunday, each country used different wording to describe how
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      90 5 Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU 1 m a WERE IDAHO. GEORGIA. ILLINOIS. 47 OTHER. STATES. HOHUT> m BI BUS. tUHOf m USA 7 WAY FOUNDER AL NEUHARTH. •STAFF. TAKB PULSE. NEUHARTH3 DISPATCHES REVEAL A COMMON TOUCH AND LOVE OF COUNTRY NOT SEEN SiNCE ANOTHER FAMOUS FOUNDER, GEORGB m w m a
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Options
      1255 6 INDEX OPTIONS Friday, Odobar 2, 1907 S ft 1*100 MOCX (CSC) Pita Oct MM Dm Pi Oal np-LM Mm 1 Om 7*5 36 37 1/16 290 31% 1/16 1* 295 27* 20* JO* 1 2 300 22* 25* 1 11/16 3* 305 17* 21 22* 2* 4* 310 13*
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      Comex gold/silver futures
      134 6 Gold futures on Oct 2 100 troy auncH. USS (Mr toy own Opw Wgi Lmm Mk f Oo No. Ok tab M km 454.50 «<rT) 1f> i69 00 472.90 4*0-00 455.00 45U0 454-50 457 30 4*1 JO 45*50 460-30 4*7.30 4*5.10 46*70 473.50 ***** 47X30 4*0.50 47*
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      Money markets
      59 6 THE OVERNIGHT RATE on the Singapore interbank market fell point to end at 3 per cent yesterday. The term rates roee by 1/16 point acroes the board. S$ Interbank rotes at 7pm yesterday: orm k> Ow3 7 l-MXh 4 3/4 4 3/S 3-m* 4 3/4 4 5/1 3
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      571 6 BA Futures DECEMBER Eurodollar yesterday opened sharply higher at 91.43 and continued to edge higher following rumours that the Japanese Post Office bought a large amount of Treasury securities on Friday and news that Iran had declared war on the US. The market, however, ranged between 91.42 and 91.45
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      World interest rates
      182 6 Dm prime lendlng*nMM of 12 major bank» In S'pors Intarto ink market i •tat (offar/bld) on Oct 5 us$ DM SWFC Y«1 7 4my% »7/0- 3/4 3 IS/1* 13/1* 3 1/3 3 3 11/1* 0/1* 1 r ti/u t/u 10 7/0 4 1/1* 3 U/1* 3 1/3
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Forex markets
      791 7 Reuter SINGAPORE: THE US DOLLAR yesterday closed slightly firmer against most major currencies after a day of thin trading. It started on a steady note but firmed at mid-morning, especially against the yen, on speculative buying to touch a high of 147.45 yen. Thereafter, it could not breach
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      Asian $ market
      367 7 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates yesterday cloeed steady at its opening levels, in quiet afternoon trading, dealers said. They said activity was slow in the afternoon as most operators were sidelined on a lack of interest Most participants await the outcome of the US Treasury auction of U557.25 billion
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      Government securities market
      84 7 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's dosing Day's code Maturity NO OFFER HIGH LOW 3 monl+n BQ*****Z 31.12.87 3.59 3-54 3.55 3.45 6 monlta RS*****Z 21.01.88 3.65 3.60 1 year BY*****M 22.09.88 3.95 3.90 3.94 3.91 Government notes end bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's dosing Day's code
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      Lock icon Greenspan favours forex-commodify link
      570 7 Early warning indicator of inflation Reuter FEDERAL RESERVE Board chairman Alan Greenspan said he supports linking a commodity price index, which would include gold, to currency exchange rates to serve ss an an early warning of inflation. The idea was offered by Treasury Secretary James Baker
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      89 7 ME TOUI ACU DEPOSITS EARWIG COWEIHIE UIES? Royal Trust Merchant Bank (RTMB), is whollyowned by Royal TrustCo Ltd, Canada's leading trust company. Royal TrustCo, established in 1899, has total assets under administration of almost CsBo billion and has one of the highest return on assets of any major North American
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon World coffee group agrees on steps to boost prices
      649 8 AP THE WORLD'» coffee producing and consuming countries sgrsed yesterday to return to export quota controls to boost world prices of the product. The decision by the 75-mem-ber international Coffee Organisation (ICO) to bring back export quotas to limit supplies was
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      Lock icon Opec September oil output seen lower
      478 8 Reuter OPEC's average crude oil output in September was nearly 18.5 million barrels per day (bpd), down from an upwardly revised 12-month peak of 19.9 million in August, but 1.9 million above Opec's second half year 16.6 million ceiling, a Reuter survey shows. The
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      Lock icon US underground oil store ready in 1991
      266 8 UPI THE US ENERGY Department has moved into the final stages of the creation of the sixth and last underground storage site for the planned 750-million barrel strategic petroleum reserve. The department said last week it has begun washing away salt in the
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      Lock icon Moscow sets off 120 'economic' nuclear blasts
      151 8 Reuter THE SOVIET UNION has carried out 120 underground nuclear exploeions In connection with economic projects such as oil and gas extraction. Tsss news agency announced this last Friday, but did not specify when the use of nuclear explosions for economic purposes began.
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      Lock icon Precious Metals
      296 8 Reuter HONGKONG: GOLD yestsrdsy clossd lower on Iste profit-tsking by local invsstors, whils trsding was fsirly quist most of the day, dealers said. Bullion sndsd at U*****.70/455.20 an ounce against sn initisl 455.50/456.00. This compared with Saturday's close here of 455.40/90 and Friday's Nsw York finsl 454.50/456.00. On
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      Lock icon Suharto approves 60 gold mining projects
      135 8 AFP PRESIDENT SUHARTO has approved tha Indonesian government's proposal to award 60 new gold mining ooncessions to foreign joint venture mining firms, bringing to almost 100 the number approved in the past 12 months. The official Antara news agency last week quoted a Mining
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      Lock icon India's cows are powerhorses: study
      159 8 Reuter INDIA'S cows are four times more efficient as energy-produc-ers than their American cousins, according to a scientific study published last week. Cows are sacred to India's majority Hindus, who eat no beef. The study in the dairy industry's annual review said 17 per cent
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      Produce Prices
      202 8 Chinese Proc kioe IMS/100M Exchange $*|UfS' MM NN tw ***** 2nd hand dram 129J00 Oct 5 (SS/100 kg) pttai Mk Uoal hi baft 1 2040 ***** Coconut oil Mk FOI Otd dram FOt 95j00 ***** Copra tM$/ioofce> Nn draw rot 109 A) No 1 M 7040 Copra MfaMd
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      Palm Oil
      273 8 Crude pakn oil future* yesterday finished easier in moderate trading on the KLCE in line with overseas markets. Traders said profit-taking activities after the sharp gains earlier saw values falling below the MsBoo per tonne level. October, November and December all closed at $792 per tonne, down $11,
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      Oil and Products
      78 8 NAPHTHA firmed on bullish talk following the rise in WTI crude prices last Friday. Fuel oil weakened as pressure of oversupply builds up. Other products thin on trade. Dubai (No*) Wm Taso* US$/barral 17.20 Qtang* 007 wn (No*) 19JC 033 Products (FOB S'pore) USS/borrai Otang* K»roi— 2330
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      Lock icon KL Tin
      125 8 Reuter THE KUALA LUMPUR Tin Mattel (KLTM) price yesterday fell a cent from last week's dose to Msl6.t4 per kg on continued lack of buying Ovllvfe MIO. Turnover dropped to 57 tonnes from 76 on Friday, and was all local tin. Dlapoaala by local minora were again »«naii
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      RAS and MRELB
      255 8 RAS prices mac •nta/ke, PC total* NOON close ln» 1 RSS Prompt W|PI 218.50 219 JON 2 20 J0 221 JON In* 1 eSS Nov 87 217.00 217J0 219X0 219 JO tnt 1 RS5 Doc 217.25 217.75 219.25 219.75 la 2 RSS Of 215.00 217.00N 217X0 219.00N
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      SSR and SMR
      85 8 1-*on ij un»u) NOVEAABR 87 DeCEMKR (currvnl month) (forwor d month) RAS NOON NOON Iwywi 5,11m kr*n Mm SSI 30 210.50 313-50 310 JO 312-50 ssi so 309.00 311.00 309.00 211.00 MRELB SAn Ivytn S*n SMI CV 269 50 371.50N 270-50 373J0N SMI L 268 50 370JON
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      Lock icon Rubber
      382 8 Reuter SMQAPORE THE MARKET yesterday closed higher with November One RSS buyers quoted at 219.00 cents/kilo, up 3.25 cents from lest Friday's close, dealers said. The morning session gained 1.2S cents following last Friday's after-hours firmer trend here in quiet trading. Trading in the afternoon session was thin but
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Economic giant learns to juggle its world roles
      913 9 Thai political experts, reflecting on Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone's recent visit to Bangkok, see Japan as an economic giant currently ill at ease with its non-economic roles, but with every potential for greater political and military influence in Asia. The first of
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      Lock icon Takeshita — front-runner who shuns the political limelight
      747 9 Takeshita front-runner who shuns the political limelight AP NOBORU TAKESHITA, front-run-ner to succeed Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, couldn't differ more in style from the man who has been at the nation's helm for the past five years. Compared with the outspoken Mr Nakasone. whose free-wheel-ing manner earned him admiration abroad
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      Lock icon Miyazawa — the businessman's man whose chances of winning are slim
      836 9 Miyazawa the businessman's man whose chances of winning are slim AP FINANCE Minister Klichi Miyazawa is the man whom many business leaders in Japan want to see heading the nation after Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone steps down this month, but few think he will win. Most corporate bosses judge Mr
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      68 9 Tembeling Centre 252TEMBELING ROAD Freehold Investment East Coast, Singapore Ground Floor Shop (2 units) 2nd 3rd Storey Shop (with approval for change of uve to offices) Tender Closing 4pm 16 November, 1987 lender dtvuments available trom Sole Agent: IWP Knight Frank Chew* Hock Chye Baillim (Property Consultants) Pte L td
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      132 9 I he highly prized rich, golden creamy flavours of Shanghai Hairy Crabs. I aste this seasonal, exquisite dish at Min Siehuan or (iarden Seafood Restaurants and c-nji >\ Shanghai I lair\ L rahs at their \er\ hest. 36 n U I 74 I GO uiklcn S<i!a\! luSLiiuani I 700 or
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Asean's chance is now
      472 10 NEGOTIATIONS can be long-drawn affairs, sometimes leading to sleepless nights for ths participants, especially if the all-important deadline is creeping up and there are no tangible results on the plate. At times, they are dramatic. Like last month's walkout by Canadian negotiators at a critical point
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      Exploring the mysterious world of options
      1918 10  -  To put or to call, to straddle, to strip or to strap... these are part of the unfamiliar lingo used in options trading, officially set in motion a little over two weeks ago. Financial Correspondent SOH TIANG KENG unravels some of the mystery surrounding
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      Lock icon Is in-fighting ruining the Democrats' chances?
      758 11 NYT ARE THE DEMOCRATS throwing away their chances in the 1968 presidential election? After several bitter months of disclosures, charges and counter charges, after the withdrawal of former Senator Gary Hart and Senator Joseph R Biden Jr, after the resignation of Governor Michael S
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      China needs to grow by 7.2pc yearly until 2000
      1410 11  -  Economic growth is the priority in China today. It has given itself a 100-year time-frame to become 'developed'. Much depends on the success of its current open-door policy. The Chinese Communist Party National Congress, scheduled to meet later this month, is
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      Lock icon Soviet economic spies gather much dross
      704 11 Reuter SOVIET ARMS DEVELOPERS rely heavily on pilfered Western technology, but Moscow's economic spies gather a lot of dross along the way, according to a new study of what purport to be secret Soviet documents smuggled to the West. The documents, apparently supplied by
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      177 10 CASABLANCA lOiIOK B A H K U wm* N Luxury For The Privileged Few Gasablanca Apartments! Ten new, exdusa <e apartments only -designedfor those uith a pendant far quiet, elegant king. Selected}' sited in a premium part cfpbor Babru Casablanca also faces the Straits of Jobor Offering residents breathtaking scenic
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      669 10 mmmm CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 3 Around the country, it's marginal (5) Ona form of matal (5) 10 II fits In jointly (5) 11 Apt to ba bant ovar tha s*nk (3) 12 Albanian extract of antimony (S) 13 Is back again in oporation! (7) 15 Underground routes, we haar (5)
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      1205 11 Ira SOD itMt'U PM SRC Text Sample Paget. Opening and Programme Highlights followed by High And Dry (Lost episode), inter-Vanity Debate* 1987 Institute of Education v Singapore Polytechnic Team B ia Well Think of Something What's In A Gnome.. .9 Cosmopolitan Theatre A KMNng On The Exchange (Last C hi
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      27 11 BriStOHT:PiaiUcllicicac£ th€.rg Goes rue-GoßGeous rn»ss PRCTTV OF <beeNP^PMoJc D'FTiCUU "fo KHOU) UJHfVT OF oEvenmg Standard Co ltd 19£? 19f7 PlA V TMIKG TOVBOV... IT'5 piuu Tuesp^e..... ei-
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      Lock icon Eddery rides Trempolino to victory
      289 12 UPI TREMPOLINO came from off the p«pe on Sunday to overtake favoured Reference Point and capt#fe the US$l.l million Arc de Triomphe, giving British jockey Pat Eddery an unprecedented ttHrd straight victory in Europe's horse race. ♦,j,The American-bred Trempoling, owned by Paul de Moussac, caught
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      Lock icon Lawson ends season on winning note
      138 12 Reuter EDOiE LAWSON of the US. who lost hi* 500 cc Motorcycling World Title to Australian Wayne Gardner a week ago, ended the season on a winning note by taking the Argentine Grand Prix on Sunday. Lawson rode an almost perfect race on his
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      Lock icon Lebanon holding motor rally
      259 12 Reuter THE ROAR of fast cars screaming along rural roads will replace the thuds of bombs and bullets this weekend when wartorn Lebanon holds an international motor rally. The three-day mountain rally starting on Friday night has attracted 19 foreign entrants undaunted by Lebanon's record of
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      Lock icon England beats Scotland to win Dunhill Cup
      511 13 Reuter ENGLAND, almost dead in its semi-final against Australia on Saturday, produced its beet gotf of the week to defeat Scotland 2-1 on Sunday and won the mil-lion-dollar Dunhill Cup Nations Golf Tournament. British Open champion Nick Faldo shot a six-under-par 66 while
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      Lock icon Lundgren captures Trans-America Open
      197 13 AP PETER LUNDGREN, who would rsthsr havs been in Spsin playing Dsvis Cup for Sweden when the Trans-America Open began, captured his third title on Sunday night with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Jim Pugh. Lundgren won the U5544,400 top prize, the biggest of his three-year
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      Lock icon Evert outplays McNeil to win in New Orleans
      148 13 AP TOP-SEEOED Chris Evert scored a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Lori McNeil to win the singles title on Sunday in the US$l5O,OOO Virginia Slims of New Orleans Tennis Tournament McNeil, 23, seeded third, defeated Evert in the quarter-fi-nals of the US Open
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      PGA gets full-time administrator
      391 13  -  By WALTON MORAIS IN AN EFFORT to upgrade efficiency and boost the professional image of the association, the Professional Golfers' Associstion of Singapors has employed a full-time administrator. Siti Maznah Slamat, who has been described aa having been involved in golf all her life, is the
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      Lock icon Day of the amateurs in American football
      364 13 AFP AMERICAN FOOTBALL was played around the US in an eerie half-silence on Sunday. In one stadium, where 80,000 spectators usually fight for seats, there were just 4,000 onlookers, in Philadelphia, a line of mounted police separated spectators from enormous team members parading
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      Lock icon Kelly completes hat-trick of victories
      176 13 Reuter SEAN KELLY of Ireland completed a hat-trick of Victoria* in the Tour of Ireland cycle race on Sunday. On the fifth and final 105-mile stage from Kilkenny to Dublin, English rider Malcolm Elliott once again produced a super sprint finish from the pack for
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      Lock icon Bernard snatches Emilia race
      175 13 Reuter FRANCE'S Jean-Francois Barnard stola a march on formar Italian world champion Morano Argantin to win tha 238-km Tour of Emilia cycle race on Sunday and notch up hia first major victory for more than two months Bernard, 25, broke away from race leader Argentin three
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      Lock icon Brown scores first PGA triumph
      117 13 Reuter KEN BROWN of Britain rsr£ away from the field to win th*« US$4OO,OOO Southern Open GotC Tournament on Sunday for hi* first PQA tour victory, just week after taking part in th*European Ryder Cup triumph. The 30-year-old Brown wa£ never seriously threatened mm he
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      185 12 .rTrt».Av ***y LiUUkt \"I France at The Belvedere The Belvedere's French buffet luncheon. An incredible selection of more than 60 authentic favourites, from now till October 30. It's as good as being in France! 12.00 to 2.30 pm daily. Adult: S3l/Child: $15 Prices subject to I0"%> sen-ice charge and 3%
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      233 13 ii/4-sp* > a? W 4 Roast Rack of Lamb at only $19.50. Roast Rack of Lamb juicy, succulent, done to perfection with Sandre Potatoes and Vegetables served in the setting of a hunter's lodge. At the Hubertus Grill. Available at just $19.50 per person during dinner for the entire month
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      226 13 CANTON CARDCN M Pleasing, contemporary surroundings. With exquisite lunchtime dim sum and delicate Cantonese cuisine fit for an emperor. Closed on Mondays. 3rd Floor, Westin Plaza. For reservations, call 338 8585 ext. ***** or 330 8310. The Westin Plaza Raffles City 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 0617. Westin Hotels Resorts THE
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      19 13 Bwtouront ft Bar Ltd 176, Orchard Road. #03-45/46 Centrepoint. Singapore 0923 Tel: 235-6268. 732-8593 Business Hours: 11.30 am 11.30pm
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      53 13 Play golf the Sevvy way Strategy I WU.&MOfJrCfPTION. pORJMJTANCE WHENPtAVfttf gepw SHOT TOA HfU 6UARPEDPTN, ALWAYS MM 70 THE SAFE PART OF THE S.6REEN, AWAY FROM II mt, MHO WHO KNOWS,YOU Miem just SJWK ONE FROM THE SAFE PART OF THE GREEK FORABSRMC. TOUR SCORE AMOBE 1SS5<ffiBU w SHOT WHEN
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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      Quality counters lead upsurge on a broad front
      3956 14 SHARE PRICES shot up in the first hour of trading and rot* steadily acroaa a broad front for tha raat of the day. Blua chips wara much in demand. Trading waa modarataiy activa. Tha Straits Timaa Induetrial indax aurgad 20.29 pointa to
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      Chief price changes
      216 14 Rises M >wlw 1270 U *70 OU« 393 MNNMp IMO FAN 1300 1100 0\ 744 0 S 1710 JjAJtat 775 Or Dm, SOt 530 Imtm 501 0W M«bw no Hmmfm *M Falls 3)0 uc m U» OM! SO$ 319 ham* MM) 177 3M >i< ii WO SINGAPORE
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      Business done on the SES
      3067 14 BID and after prices officially listed and business la and reported to the Stock Rarhange oi Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown ia brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Tbne Settlement Ootmcts are quoted after the word "SETT".
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      281 14 BERJAYA CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) Barhad: 18th AQM at Jalan Utas, Shah Alam, Industrial Estata, Shah Alam. Salangor on Thursday, Oct 15. at tarn. PAPER PRODUCTS (MALAVA) BsrW. 2S«h AQM M tha Confaranca Room, 22nd Floor, Plaza Saa Hoy Chan, Jalan Raja Chuian. ***** Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Oct 19.
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      Lock icon What's holding back the new commission system?
      512 15 wMm mm™ HOCK LOCK SIEW THE NEW commission rates that the Stock Exchange of Singapore is so eager to implement has had to be put off again, tor the third time. If things had gone as SES planned, brokers on both sides of
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      Shangri-La — how rights will be used
      309 15 Shangri-La how rights will be used SHANGRI-LA Hotel's proposed one tor-10 rights issue to rsise $46 million will be used to finance the company's invsstmsnls in two hotels in Kores and MoftQllOOfl. In a circular to shareholders, director* said that the net proceeds of ths Issus would be Med to
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      139 15 Company RIGHTS ISSUE Kwrtudty Spore Offer of $I8» 6% unsecured loan stock 1987/92 with TSI on the bans of $1 nominal loan stock for ovary ordinary shore held. The subscription price w<M be fixed of a later date. Ex date: Oct 6 Books dose-. Oct M Sim lint
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      Unit trusts
      261 15 Managon* print MS Bank for Oct 6 Shanton Gr Fund III 114J Singapore Unit Trust Japan Gr Fund Shanton Thrth Fund 131 1.01 156 101 Tha Commute* 1.23 1.30 Tha Savings Fund IJW i.u UOB Monoga moot S'pora frog fund S'pora Sac Fund S port Id,ml fund on*
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      556 15 Company RIGHTS ISSUE Ayer Hitom Tin Three-for-one Q $250 per shore Bonvests Hldgs 43.64 million 6% unsecured loan stocks with warrants in the ratio of $1 loan stock for every 5 shares held at $170 C 1 Holdings 27 HHtUon loon stocks in Ik* ratio of $3 loon
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      Dairy Farm reaps $35m profit from Promenade sale
      476 15  -  By LEE HAN SHIH Property Correspondent THE DAIRY FARM group has realised a profit of $35 million from its recent sals of The Promenade building to the listed First Capital Corporation (FCC). The profit represented the difference between the sale price of
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      ICS to invest $20.1 m in reinsurance stakes
      507 15  -  By AMY BALAN REINSURANCE businass is hot thasa days. And Singapora Rainsuranca Corporation is not the only company to take advantaga of it by saaking a listing. In tha first major acquisition into raistad business since its own listing five years ago,
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      Alan Yeo Joins Inchcape board
      55 15 ALAN YEO Chee Yeow, chairman and managing director of Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd.has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors of Inchcape Bhd. An Inchcape statement yesterday said Mr Yeo's appointment was from Oct 1. Mr Yeo is also a director of other
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      Hour Glass hearing tomorrow
      107 15 THE HIGH COURT will tomorrow hear Tranamarco Ltd'» application to lift an injunction preventing it from completing the aale of The Hour Qlaas to Or Henry Tay and hia wife. Mra Jennie Tay. The injunction waa taken out on Sep 16 by rival bidder Dickaon Trading
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      Lock icon KL High Court dismisses UEM application
      457 15 AFP THE KUALA LUMPUR High Court has dismissed an application by United Engineers (M) Bhd saaking to sat aside a temporary injunction granted to opposition leader Lim Kit Siang which has prevented it from signing a mul-ti-billion dollar contract with tha government. Justice Vadakath
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        JOHAN HOLDINGS BHD:
        123 15 JOHAN HOLDMQS BHD: Group loes after tax and minorities of M 5266,000 (profit of M 5368.000) on turnover of M5187.76m (M5161.57m) for the six months ended July 31. Loes per shars is 0.10 cents (EPS of 0.14 cents). Johsn said all the operating divisions with the exception
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        GEORGE KENT (M) BHD:
        89 15 GEORGE KENT (M) BHD: Group profit after tax of M 5991,000 (M 5926,000) on turnover of M531.22m (M538.39m) for the six months ended July 31, 1967. EPS is 2.2 cents (2.1 cents). An interim dividend of 2.5 cents less tax at 40 per cent will be
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      97 15 FOR SALE 3 FREEHOLD SHOP UNITS The shop units are located on the ground floor of Uni Building on Telok Kurau Road. Each unit has an approximate area of 130 sq. metres. Other features include: attached toilets ample parking facilities easy access from Changi, Telok Kurau and East Coast Roads
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      53 15 This announcement >»u«i as a matter or record only M PT BORSUMIJ WEHRY INDONESIA RP16,000,000,000 SYNDICATED REVOLVING FACILITY MANAGED BY BANK DUTA PROVIDED BY BANK DUTA BANK BUMI DAYA BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA AGENT Asian Oceanic Limited SECURITY AGENT BANK DUTA ARRANGED BY ASIAN OCEANIC GROUP HONG KONG ISTANBUL NEW YORK
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      67 15 This announcement appears as a matter of record only Ml PT BORSUMIJ WEHRY INDONESIA US$lO,OOO,OOO SYNDICATED REVOLVING FACILITY MANAGED BY ASIAN OCEANIC GROUP PROVIDED BY ASIAN OCEANIC LIMITED ARAB ASIAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED NMB BANK (SINGAPORE) LIMITED CREDIT AGRICOLE (HONG KONG) LIMITED BANOUE NATIONALE DE PARIS. SINGAPORE BRANCH AGENT ASIAN OCEANIC
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
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      KL prices close slightly higher
      3019 16 SOME semblsnce of life returned to the Kuala Lumpur stock market yeeterday with blue chipe and higher-priced counter* leading the pack of winner*. Share price* closed •lightly higher and the geine, though selective, were moetly double-digit, trading volume increased by over 50 per cent to
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      Pared gains for stocks
      1381 16 Hongkong THE HONGKONG market began the wMk on a firm note, wtth the Hang Sang Index putting on another 12.20 pointa to cloaa at 3,944.24, just below tha record high of 3,940.73 raachad laat Thursday. Tha broadar-baaad Hong Kong Indax advanced 14.59 pointa to 2.014.18. Tha
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      111 16 OCT M 1 MM 393Q0 •f300 Kai Kangwon tnd Kia Motor ***** ***** ***** 490 •190 200 unch DmIIAI Ind ***** uaoo 200 >120 Kom Long T#rm. Lucfcy Lid ***** ***** 200 190 Dmwoo Hmw......... ***** WK> 80 ♦900 ***** ....***** uncfi 200 Dong Ah Pilar Dong Suh Slock
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      362 16 Reuter SHARE PRICE 3 closed mixed In moderate turnover on the Tokyo market yesterday, with telling of financial stocks offset by buying of export-oriented firms' sharee due to a stronger US dollar, The 225-ehare market rose 11.74 points to 26,018.33 after fluctuating narrowly all day. On Saturday the average
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      361 16 Reuter THE AUSTRALIAN share market cioeed firmer yeeterday aa ataady demand for quality induatrial atocka oftaet flagging iota ra»t in tha raaourcaa aactor. Sal act ad buying aaw banking, merchant alcohol and tobaoco and developed poet modeet gains, brokers said. But there waa little change to bullion pricee, which
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      Bangkok
      109 16 OCT 66 MKT Poet PubMaMng 361 10 8§hi unfa*. soe ♦a Stent Camant 1691 ♦40 Ao Kham Thai. 226 Mam CMy Ayudhya Invaaiman L 466 16 Bangkok A^nMnd... 198 13 C^nnnL 16M 16 411 unch BankOI Ayudhya.... ..446 14 Bank 616 72 Charoong Thai «Mr« Stem Food Pto^mIi 1C73
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      152 16 NTS Z ti-oo 128.00 362 00 72JO 77 JO 2*JO 46.10 —143.80 46J0 TO JO ....29.80 78.00 37 80 74.00 78JO +b -6 +3 -37 -7J SJ -2.8 -3.4 -0J -4.6 ■7 -3.1 •aj -7J -7 §ft 80 00 -6 78.00 -4J 53.80 -6 70.00 -7 82 JO -4
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      62 16 OCT WOI ll ***** 0.00 -0 0126 vneh Msr* 0.0M 0.006 PMtwa. 0 83 -0.01 »I 0 0 0860 PtoopS Atlas Con 0 tan Mtguol ft. nagiitfr QoM 104 -1 PiMiufn. 0.011 ■0.001 n—i ♦o.oo-. 14 unch ■»ngut Con. ft... FM mi Laponto B. 120 10 o.« unch -0.26
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      480 16 NOTICES ■TT y mim BORN (SOUTH BAST ASIA) PTE. LTD. MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held on Wednesday, September 90. 1987 at 10.00 a.m., at One Raffles Place, #40-00 OUB Centre, Singapore 0104, the following special reeolatlon was duly "That the Company
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      260 16 In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 80 And WORMART (SINGAPORE) PTE LID. (In Member*' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 50 Jin. Saltan #21-04 Jalan Saltan Centre, Singapore 0719, on Thoreday the lit day of October 1087 at
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      448 16 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 80 AND PTE. LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of LBA Stalnleee Steel Pte. Ltd. duly convened and beld at Tan Boon Llat Building 315 Outram Road #15-06 Singapore 0816 on 30th September, 1887 at 11.00 a.m.
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      383 16 In the matter of the Companies Act Cap. Maud In the matter of COLETOMAT ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. (Mmbw»' Voluntary Winding-up) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of COLETOMAT ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. duly convened and held at 354-B Alexandra Road Singapore 0815 on the 30th day of September 1987
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      Lock icon Into the sixth year of the bull market...
      2227 17 Although the sixth year of the raging bull market still shows strength, the expansion has somewhat slowed down. NYT THE WORLD'* stock markets continued to show strength in the sixth year of the bull market, although the pace of expansion slowed. In
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      Lock icon 'Tokyo's insider trading rules must be reformed'
      423 17 Reuter JAPANESE LAWS policing insider trading on some of the biggest equity markets in the world are ineffective and need to be reformed, a top Finance Ministry official said. "The laws are extremely vague," said Kazumoto Suzuki, director of the Finance Ministry Stock
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      Lock icon Jardine deal confirms expansion move
      489 17 Reuter THE JARDINE MATHESON Holdings Ltd group has reaffirmed a policy of diversifying from its Hongkong base and expanding overseas by taking a 20 per cent stake in Bear Stearns Companies Inc. analysts said. The group may finance the US$39l million deal by an equity
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      Selected indices
      108 17 HONGKONG Hongkong Index Monday 2614.18 Friday *****? Weak 090 *****4 All Industrials Monday 3365.8. Friday ***** WMk ago 3362.7 NEW YORK Hang Song Index Monday 3944.24 Friday *****4 W ago 3884 65 Dow Jones Friday *****9 Thursday 2639 20 Weak age 2570 17 TOKYO Nikkei Average Monday *****.33
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      159 17 BT SURVEYS Looking Wider, Thinking Deeper Some subjects are of such interest to our readers that they demand more space and more research than can be given in our daily reporting. As part of BT's overall service we have always recognised this and taken the necessary steps. Filling the gap
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      79 17 FOR SALE BY TENDER KE 1 A PRESTIGIOUS MODERN OFFICE BUILDING WITHIN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT N.L.A.: 61,7425qft Car Park: 52 lots Naming rights available "tender Closing 4pm II November 1987 ACB BUILDING 2 Mistri Road Shenton Way BrodMre 4 Teader DocumentsivuUMe horn Sole Agent 13 Knight Frank Sin apore Chnng
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    S'pore climbs in Euromoney's country risk ratings
    451 18  -  By SOH TIANG KENG Financial Correspondent SINGAPORE has improved dramatically in Euromoney's latest country risk ratings, boosting its status as a borrower and its attraction as a place for foreign investment. In the latest annual country riak rankings of the London financial magazine,
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    NPB helps company work out flexible wage system
    294 18 A LOCAL COMPANY has become the first to work out a flexible wage system with the assistance of the National Productivity Board. Esco Scientific (Asia) Re Ltd will announce today its acceptance of the new flexible wage system as an extension of
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    Ministries urged to use more local furniture
    257 18  -  By WILLIAM CHIA GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES should use more locally produced office furniture and furnishings in their buildings so as to get more value for money, says the Public Accounts Committee. In its second report preeented to Parliament last month, the committee said that
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    478 18 Reuter INDONESIA'S President Suharto warned yesterday that growing economic difficulties in Indonesia could create fresh security problems for the armed forces. "The armed forces will in future face a tougher (domestic) situation because of the growing aspirations of the people," the 66-year-old president
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    Lock icon Philippines tries out new strategy to end guerilla war
    287 18 Reuter THE PHILIPPINE Army haa gone on the attack against communist rebels with a new strategy to bring the 18-year-old guerilla war to an end within five years. "We are back on the offensive," a military spokesman said. In Manila, opposition
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    195 18 AFP INDONESIAN National Development Planning Minister Johannes Sumarlin has been quoted as having warned Indonesian economists to think twice before making their opinions public. "If the opinion could have a confusing impact, it had better not be released to the mass media," the daily Neraca
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    Call for clear Asean stand on US bases in Philippines
    379 18  -  By DAVID CHEW PHILIPPINE SENATOR Raul S Manglapus yesterday called for a clear Asean stand on whether the American bases in the Philippines are seen as a guarantee for the region's stability and security against the communist threat. The senator
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    Lock icon Anwar meets MCA leaders to resolve education controversy
    286 18 Bernama MALAYSIAN Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with MCA deputy preeident Datuk Lee Kim Sai and vice-president Woon See Chin yesterday to resolve the controversy over the appointment of non-Chinese educated teachers to administrative poets in Chineee national-type schools. Datuk Lee' declined
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    Dow Jones lower
    96 18 WALL STREET stocks continued lower yesterday but leveled off. Blue chip loses were small but widespread. Brokers said investors were worried about inflation, with bond prices down and rates up, and a business economists' prediction of expansion in 1968 accompanied by inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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    105 18 Reuter COMEX GOLD futures firmed yesterday on follow-through buying from last Friday's late rally, which was fed by growing concern over an Iranian-US clash. In the first hour, December gold rose US$2.5O at U*****.80 an ounce. The buying drive was led by foreign dealers who came
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      64 18 Reuter THE US trad* deficit with Asian and Pacific countries roaa 13.6 par cant during tha first savan months of this yaar ovar tha sama 1986 pariod. Tha US Conauiata in Hong kong quotad Commarca Dapartmant statistics as showing tha dafictt roaa to U5561.51
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      56 18 AFP JAPAN'S aconomy is axpactad to grow 3.2 par cant in raal terms in tha currant fiacal yaar anding in March, Fuji Bank said yaaterday. It said domaatic damand was steadily axpanding, halpad by incraaaing consumar spanding and houaing invaatmant Exports would ba sluggish
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      34 18 Oena-Bernama MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Or Mahathir Mohamad will lead his country's delegation to the Sixth Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which begins in Vancouver, Canada, on Oct 13. Oena-Bernama
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      56 18 Bernama MALAYSIAN police have arreeted two men in connection with a report that 14 Indian nationals were cheated of MsBo,ooo with promiees of iobs in Malaysia. In April a newspaper in Punjab hadadvertised about an employment agency in New Delhi wanting people to work in
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      83 18 AFP IRAQI warplanes yesterday raided two Iranian ialands in the northern Qulf, leaving oil installations ablaze, an Iraqi military spokesman announced in Baghdad. He said "a very large number'' of jets staged a late-morning strike on oil fields located on the island of Cyrus, southwest of
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      57 18 Reuter LIBERALISING West Germany's tough shopping Isws would help booet consumption and contribute to a reduction in international trade imbalances, Robert Heller, a governor of the US Federal Reeerve Board said. He told Hessischer Rundfunk radio that allowing shops to remain open later on Saturday
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      69 18 AFP THE General Accounting Office (GAO) has accused the State Department of conducting an illegal propaganda effort on behalf of the Nicaraguan rebels, or contras. The GAO, said in a report that the State Department's Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean conducted activities
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      66 18 Reuter A REGULAR meeting of European Community finance ministers scheduled for Oct 12 has been called off, EC diplomats said. The meeting had been due to consider controversial proposals to harmonise indirect taxes in the community but diplomats said it appeared preliminary talks had not gone
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      462 19  -  By JUNE LIM THE 25,651 dwt Mokran owned by the National Iranian Tankers Company has left Jurong Shipyard after a massive surgical operation. The product tanker was one of three sisterships which was damaged in the Gulf war. Under the US$6 million
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      141 19 Seatrade Week SOUTH KOREAN shipowners have disposed 32 uneconomic vessels of 656,000 grt in the first eight months of this year, in excess of the target of 627,000 grt for the year as a whole. They plan to dispose a further 32 vessels
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        111 19 UPI NIPPON KOKAN KK, a major Japanese shipbuilding company, has received a US$7O million order from Venezuela to install automated loading systems on two iron ore carriers. The contract was awarded by the state-run steel ore mining company, CVG Farrominera Orinoco. It also calls for
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        120 19 THE CHAIRMAN and chief executive officer of SeaLand Corporation, Mr Robert Hintz, is presently on a tour of Japan, Hongkong and Bangkok. He visited Singapore yesterday accompanied by Mr Jack A Baker, president and chief operating officer of SeaLand Service, Inc. During their stay here,
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        Crew trials on ships using 15 men
        164 19 THE NETHERLANDS has started crew trials on two ships using reduced complements of 15 seafarers per vessel over a six-month period. The experiments with the cooperation of the Dutch Seafarers' Federation FWZ are aimed at improving the economic efficiency of Dutch registered vessels.
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      Australia to embark on a A$22m marine support project
      394 20  -  By KINGSLEY WOOD MARINE support facilities costing more than As 22 million are to be provided by the Federal and Western Australia governments and two major shipbuilding companies at Cockburn Sound, near Fremantle. They are part of future government plans for
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      202 20 Fairplay THE PORT of New York and New Jersey has broken the record for foreign general cargo trad* handled by the port for tha third year running, according to figures released recently for 1966. Cloee to 14 million long tons of ganaral goods
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      100 20 Reuter JAPAN has begun to study how and when to hold talks with North Korea ovar two Japanese seaman detained by Pyongyang since 1983, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic relations. Tha two ware detained after a North
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      224 20 THE SEA CONTAINERS ship Contender Argent recently transported a knocked-down brewery from the US west coast to China, its first charter for such an unusual, outsized load. It took 11 days to load and unload the cargo and 20 days to make the
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      730 20 AB Shpg V 5 ABC Container VIII 1 Accord Shpg VI 3 Africa Ocean IX 4 Alltrans VII 3 American Tpt X 2/3 Anship Int'l V 4 Anro Service IV 2/3 ANl 1 1/2 A PC Line V 4 API III 2/3 Arrow lines IX 5 ASCI
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      1125 20 FREIGHT rates for Psnamax vessels carrying grain from the US continue to edge higher on Friday with the latest heavy grain business reported to have received U559.25 for the voyage from the Gulf to Antwerp-Rotterdam-Am-sterdam, brokers said. In addition, a heavy grain vessel was fixed from the Mississippi
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      163 21 THE MAJOR «hipping consortia operating between tha Far Eaat/Europaan, Far Eaat/Paraian Qulf, Straits ports/Auatralia, Straits/Japan and tha mambar linaa: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): "K" Una Koraan Shipping Corporation Neptune Oriant Linaa Oriant Overseas Container Line Cho Yang Shipping AMRO (STRAITS/ AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line Auatralia/Straita Container Line Djakarta Lloyd Nedlloyd
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      145 21 AP TWO SOUTH KOREAN seamen were found dead on Sunday in the hold of a 17,909-ton Panamanian freighter anchored in Kobe, weatern Japan, the Japaneee Maritime Safety Agency reported. An agency official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identified the seamen aa
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      491 21 Gulf casualties a lifeline for salvors Lloyd's List THE INTERNATIONAL salvage industry is still declining and only the Gulf war casualties have allowed it to survive into the second half of the 1980s, according to the International Salvage Union (ISU). Ocean towage and salvage activity in moat areas of the
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      296 21 FT Lloyd's List THE PRESSURES on shipowners trsding between Europe and the US deepened with the withdrawal of Dart Containerline from the North Europe Atlantic Conference. Dart a subsidiary of the C Y Tung group, said it would cease to be a conference member
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      161 21 Reuter DROUGHTS and floods in the Indian sub-continent, Southeaat Aaia and China earlier thia year could boost demand for grain ahipmenta, the International Wheat Council (IWC) aaid in its monthly market report But the IWC aaw the freight market becoming more
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      61 21 UPI A UNITED STATES Marine helicopter carrying four servicemen crashed into the Quit near the US Navy command ship Lms*lle on Sunday, leaving one crewman missing. The US helicopter crashed while on "routine operations". Navy spokesman Col John Head said. He said "hostile activity
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      260 21 AFP A RISE in sttacfcs on neutral vessels entering the Qulf States area, where the Irani-an-Iraqi war recently entered its eighth year, cauaed a significant downturn in chartering activity on the tanker market during the past week. The Japaneae government announced that Japaneaeowned or flagged veaaels are not
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      201 21 Reuter THE REMAINING nino Japa-nese-manned ships in the MidEast Quit sailed out of the waterway in convoy yesterday, Japanese ship owners said. The shipowners decided to taks these measures to protect Japanese craw members from possible injuries from attacks, after reaching
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due... and when
      9453 26 asaapßtLß 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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      1265 27 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES VmmI Ml i Arrival DaparH KEPPEL WHARVES Qw^hecheng K29 otongsido 0810/2300 ZhttUMQ ao olongudo 1010/2300 To*o»e*OA K27 otongudo 0910/2300 Mm K33 ok>ngs(do 0610/1830 Godiz as alongside 07IO*J700 Groan Wand 1 K30 olongudo 06.*****0 Koto Angkan K3I olongudo 06 10/0600 Nod lotroliinu KIS alongudo 0610/0600
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      71 19 [rare MARINE support fodllties costing mor« thon As 22 million or* to b« provided by the Federal and Western Australia governments and two major shipbuilding companies at Cock burn Sound. Page II THE INTERNATIONAL salvage industry Is still declining and only the Gulf war casualties have allowed it to survive.
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      428 19 FESCO LINES Tr FAR-EASTERN fi SHIPPING COMPANY Regular Servicee To SOUTH EAST ASIA, JAPAN, INDIA Agent: Singapore Soviet Shipping Co Pte Ltd TEL: 535 2333 MAERSK LINE WEEKLY TO EUROPE NEXT SAILING LAUST MAERSK VOTA6EI7II ETD SIN 08/10/87 Tha mm Laust M Closing Tims CY 7/10 2300 MRS CFS 7/10
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      525 20 02! OUTBOUND TO NORTH CONTINENT J COMPAGNIE MARITIME D'AFFRETEMENT REGULAR CONTAINER SERVICE FAR EAST TO EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN WEST AFRICA FELIXSTOWE HA ROTTERDAM ETA Mm accepting cargo to all U.K. destinations. Scandinavian (Aarhus, Copenhagen, Gothenburg) and other European I petnts i Nest African Perls. EXPRESS SERVICE TO WEST MEDITERRANEAN SINGAPORE/ MARSEILLES 16
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      22 20 Lines and services represented by ft Members of the Registry of Accredited I s Shipping Agents. Singapore National V-, Shipping Association. V
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      313 20 MTO MARITIME TRANSPORT OVERSEAS GMBH EUROPE/FAR EAST CONVENTIONAL SERVICE Further loed/cfcechergrtg ports en route subiect to euffiaent inducement Traan feMi Pit. Ltd. MMerai Mvrtre Iran** Metyea S* Bhc T* *****50 Tk ***** MTM fa» 23U302 T«t OMftt B 431>5 WMKA Fat 22S7MS SINGAPORP FNQUIOIFS *****44 FA* 2255G51 PoTK.nq J*va Pfn^nq
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      655 21 The Straits Steamship Group Mansfield Container Shipping Pte Ltd mp&o Containers Limited IJj faftMr ay! a i'i>^t»H flKi II FROM UK/CONTMENT: h-MI rkM r«M uh rh PJtai rm HM« MM MM MM MM MM *sn ana lin MM MM MM MM MM an UP MM M|» MM MM SalM MM
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      479 21 M EUROPE m lm IN. «F 717 a. n 1 f -11 I*2 1 n a USA PANAMA ral ii.ia 11.11 nit till 114.1 l |li.H za.ii IIIuMI'llMf! W 7M KJI M TMllUl ■A TMlmji m 717 i L.JI mi ■naiiMHiih nn TO USA/CANADA WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ir»T»iiirncjKriMi)!.<TT vio
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      386 22 CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO: ALL UK INLAND DESTINATIONS. BELFAST, DUBLIN COPENHAGEN. AAAMUS. GOTHENBURG. MAUK) HELSINKI. OSLO. AMSTERDAM CARIBBEAN S. AMERICA CONV SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE CONV SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE TO MED EUROPE SP PK PEN TRIES LEX BILBAO INK B'HAVEN AMS 11/11 4/11 15/11 22/11
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      551 22 ICS. LINE fMM C»»'»»* r<#» FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUtZ 1 Member of the Ace Consortium ALSO CALLING ANTWERP W ROTTERDAM rKILANC CTRS VIA FttOCR rtSSU (w. h llim HmmMimm m TiM Out* KOREAN JACEJIN 4K 11/11 13/10 14/10 17/10 20/10 71/10 CHINA CONTAINER 41E 71/10 74/10 25/10
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      327 22 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS WEEKLY CONSOL TO: PORT KELANG PENANG DEP: EVERY SAT ACCEPTING FCL/LCL TO JAKARTA HONG KONG BANGKOK KEELU NG/KAOSHIU NG MANILA BUSAN TOKYO/YOKO 10/10 11/10 10/10 11/10 11/10 8/10 11/10 17/10 17/10 17/10 18/10 16/10 15/10 16/10 AUSTRALIA I 8/10. 11/101SYD. ME NEW ZEALAND 2/10, 21/10 AUCK, WELLINGTON,
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      1180 22 EVERGREEN Round-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) w *w «C Kit «8 EVU GENTLE IJ/M M/* liftl itf ever aimy I** iw w am w EVER GLEAMY n/M 2SO* 27fM 2VM 21/1 EVER GOLDEN W l/U KU J|U V. ever gmvth 1101 1101 uoi moi w EVER GENIUS >A 1 KU I|U
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      480 23 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES \AJ W\ pil Building. 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106 Tel *****33 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE INDONESIA CONTAINER SERVICE BANGKOK CONTAINER SERVICE PASIR GUDANG CONTAINER SERVICE RED SEA/EAST AND WEST AFRICA SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE HONGKONG SR4GAPORE KOTA WARUNA E-7D7 5-0/10 12-17/10 KOTA MUTUUIA E-70C 29-21/10 25-00/10 KOTA
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      264 23 na NORBUL ®J/' NORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD. T* REGULAR CONVB4TIONAL TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES TO UK/CONTINENT PORTS TO INDIA/PAK/RED SEA PORTS SPORE MARATHON UNITED AGfNCY PTE LTD TEI 222W66 MALAYSIA SP YEO SHIPPING t TRADING KL P* *****01 PENANG TANJUNG MARINE SDN BHD TIL 625&75 SABAH TRANSPAC K K »488.771?48
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      466 23 BENLINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE FROM UK/CONTINENT turn r-haven r dam mvre rraa ismm mm va tm am w in um urn mm urn urn am mm am am am am zna am >am aw ara am i/u ALL VESSELS ACCEPT TRANSHIPMENT CARGO TO/FROM PENANG
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      330 23 3 tH M EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSNIP SERVICES .r.ui, an? ••M. fort Atoandrto. Oww, Triads. ALSO ACCEPTING BOTH CONTAINERS, CONVENTIONAL CARGO VIA T/S TO WTVHUU. Lt HAVRE. OSLO. COPENHAGEN. AARHUS GOTHENBURG A :'T W.» t' DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL LINF EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSNIP SERVICES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VSL/VOY PKELANG S PORE
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      265 23 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES pa-an mm pagan nm BURMA FIVE STAR NatSnaMftnef Loading for Rangoon S'pore P.KoUnj Pwianf 1m BANK LINE rVNCM CCMI.rnftITAIUCD c NORTHBOUND TO UKC SPOKE ROAM HULL MM CLYDEBANK V2IN 10(10 5/11 1/11 2/11 FORTH BANK V2ON 26/10 18.11 2SII 22.11 TAMAITAI SAMOA VIIN 29/10 21/11 30/11 26/11
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      1086 24 kL K"LinE □HlPPlflG-DfITA ATLflriTlC COAST (Round-The-World Service) fK/PNG SPORE LB CHIS NFK NYC HFX ■almmw mimsm 001 noet 10 UNov M Nov 11 Nov. RAINBOW BRIDGE VI II Oct 11 Od 7 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 21 Nov 25 Nov •VIA FEEDER PACIFIC SDUTH-kIJEST FEEDER VSL fK/PNG SP MOTHER
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      532 24 AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE FCUFCL Containers INDIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE *ng FCLIPCL Contalnf fawn PK*m Pmni U»dn| t»r •Mar V 4 Br F«ir fmtm TNCOOOR FONTANE V UN MMINA V.CI INDIAN COUtIU Vm &0. MAMPUfI VJm TNEOOOR FONTANE V.I2N IMXAN COUCIER V2SN INDIA/JAPAN/INDIA SERVICE AocapMng FCL CmMnti and CoiwwMaiial Cargo
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      719 24 GOLDEN LINE OWN GUM) SHmNG (PIE) LTD 21. hm Skwt wmml lIM IB: UUM (M UK) Fai: SMI STRAITS/PERSIAN 6ULF SERVICE: PKMaagPrn 001 DEN MAVEN Moata/KafacMM* 22/23 Oct GOLDENMMCataaNa/KaficMtaee. «INm CHINA SERVICE A VESSEL Hankan|/Sfcai#ai M Oct CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING CO., PEKING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 11. Tm tan
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      475 24 \>o PHILI Oni€NT LIN€S PT€ LTD MEAD OrfiCE 63 RCBiSSON ROAD C" 1? AFRO ASIA BUaOINC SNjA'OPE OKTELE* RS ??720 Phi Lilt» NM 2VM am m im IVU.IVM ll.'i OOHA. MUSCAT. BAHRANI. AMI DHABI A SHMUAH. JEDDAH. HOOEBAH. AQAIA H KONG. KOBE. KEELUNG. 11. i «u. BORA. TAMATAVE REUNION, TANGA
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      765 25 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD. EU/AUST TPA/SEA Ttoniiul CFS BOOKINGS Z7K7S3 J*****2 *****22 *****53 27*111 27*111 *****11 *****41 NEPLINE SDH BHD. 3HM7 'IMOOTMIES'^IDSM NEPLINE SON. BHD 2C***** ENQUIRIES 2717*44 NEPLINE SDN. BHD. t*****/C27ilt/627K1/i271t2 NEPLINE SDN BHD. 23MM0/23K41 CTMnS/MSTMLM RM9 C9NTAMB TO EAST COAST AUSTRALIA: VESSEL rtAYA MT
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      510 25 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels DCKAM SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO P. KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN, INCHON Vooool'i Name Sport P (Ui»nf Inchon Buwn M»ji No 7 Oonam/7HN Vflt lOflM 22/10 21/10 No > oonam/707N UflO 11/U 2J/10 2/U No I DN/710N 17/11 21/ M N/U 07/U No i dn/tow vn» mn»
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      693 25 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55, Market Street Singapore 0104 Tel: *****33 (15 Lines) Terminal Office *****41/2 Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Telex Numbers RS ***** RS 8421 RS 2SIOB P. KtLARC fmnf M/S HANDLING SYSTEM CO SON MO. MESSRS NAI THONG SHIPPING l« PASIR GUDANC FJ.
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      30 25 PAPUA NEW GUMEA Agent: Freight Management Regular reliable seafreight consolidation service to all ports in av RECEIVING CARGO DAILY AT PSA BLK37 Call: *****11 Mr Richard Khoo Ma Adeline Ho
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      273 26 /t- SINGAPORE SHIPPING .*W CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TEL 225 6868 (30 Unesi FAX *****39 *****76 TtLEX RS ***** A/B SSCMA RS ***** A B SSCAD VE.B DEUTERACHTSEEREEDEREI RQSTi n INTEGRATED FULL CONTAINER SERVICE SPORE *VIA COLOMBO: Acaptmf carp lor INDIA Bombay, Cod**, Madras i Calcutta "VIA LARNACA: Accaptma cargo lor
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      167 26 Regional Weather mmUi ||f—MIMIMH* 1 H B srf x kN l Wt n *3* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. c^. Wind direction with speed m knots Wave height One halt tteche represents 5 knots R Thunderstorm Temperature c X\ A hower Weother —S Wind direction
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      773 27 SMN> SOCIETE MAURICIENNE DE NAVIGATION LTEE SEALION SHIPPING(S) PTE LTD TEL .TObonl (i) lines) TELEX PS.: -1 SELION fA X ;:bO/'4! AhticA OcIAN Lin(s LTd. J.i .v.vl lM«Mkr Lagos, Port Harcourt, Douala, Tenia and Bissau AnptMi FCU LCI wd BKAKBULK Othar Wot AlneM ports w wdMC—wL mm i COLUMBUS LINE
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      218 27 WEEKLY CONSOL SERVICE TO/FROM KEELUNG ACCEPTING LCL CARGO ONLY rr» mm etawbj CON-CAM ICRS IVK7 U/H HOI CM-CAM tOtS 1107 nm v» CON-CAM ICRS 170 V!* 2/11 WEEKLY CONSOL SERVICE TO MELB/SYDNEY no rpoat eta syo ha kj CON-CAMWB 73*} um VU «u CM-CAMKM SUV 27/ M MAI Ml to
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      470 28 FARGO SHIPPING COMPANY (PTE) LTD^ regular express full container AND LCL SERVICE INBOUND AGENT FOR ABC CONTAINER LINE From USA/Canada/Europ*/M«dtt*rran«an Vsl TNT EXPRESS t HUOI6 BRUSSEL ANTWERPEN mrmrinriTi 200 Cantonment Road 602-03 Southpoint Singapore 0208 Tel: *****22 (4 Lines) CFS (Import) K37 Tel: *****78 CFS (Export) EAL Tel: *****49 fIM
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      526 28 mil CALL US AT: P. KELANG PENANG J. BAHRU P. GUDANG SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR *****53/*****11 04-*****2/4, *****3 07-*****8 07-*****3, *****5, *****0, *****1 02-*****22 *****88 WEEKLY FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE FEEDER >. BUTAUG J7» I. BUTANG m BUTANC m I». BUTANC m OTHER DESTINATIONS: AARHUS, AMSTERDAM. ANTWERP. BASLE. BREMEN.
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      517 28 PNSCy PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION, KARACHI INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA-KARACHI AND MIDDLE EAST GULF SERVICE LOADING FOR KARACHI, DAMMAN AND DUBAI OHRMAZD LALAZAR SHALAMAR 20-21/10 26-26/10 KMTN PKLNG 6-7/10 25-26/10 27-26/10 30/10- 2/11 3-5/11 PNG 9-10/10 30-31/10 6-10/11 Calls at Kuantan subject Inducement INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA COLOMBO AND KARACHI CONTAINER SERVICE
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      448 29 A BT special supplement Jeffrey Tung Vincent Lm, Christopher Tan. Koh Tm Ying. Said Abdullah, Pak Tiong Qaa and Sam mad Rajab Allan Chan, Francia Tan. Jennifer Chua AiiceTanand Lawrence Tan -V, m V is: nside: PEOPLE AUTOMATION: Tips from a computer consultant No paper d 011... 3 Creating a
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      1694 30  - Why you should get it right right from the start Choosing a computer system involves not just cost but a host of more important items. DAVID LESLIE, Supervising Consultant at Price Waterhouse Management Consultants Pte Ltd considers these and other essential points that will ensure businesses get their focus right
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      150 47 1964 World's first all transistor-diode electronic desk-top calculator (CS-IQA). 1969 World's first calculator equipped with ELSI (extra large scale integrated) circuit the Micro Compel World's first gallium arsenide negative resistance light emitting diode (LED). 1973 I World's first COS (calculator on substrate) calculator with a
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      Picture a verdant second home
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      236 33 52 I 7 s A jMBBM .f t l vg «*E fcjfiii *f. |%fJ {TCf*. --;W>srr- V's<£3*;. V i.i:.\i»i:u iv<-linir i>r. -adjustable fabric chair fur ijfT top executive 7 ?TS'M»L_ -y in am m 4^Hi Ml /*il mj IU )SS hiLi'h-backe«l reclining fabric chair. ll< a<mjsiat»i»\ iii OjgLvr lUIlluWfc««V( Fabric
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