The Business Times, 28 January 1988

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1988 75 CENTS
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    Lock icon FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    281 1 Reuter Dow Jones higher WALL STREET stocks advanced slightly early yesterday following the much anticipated release of fourthquarter QNP results and the positive response in the bond market, but traders said the gain was unconvincing. QNP rose 4.2 per cent, better than the 3.5 to 4 per
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    Asian stock prices close easier
    193 1 MAJOR ASIAN markets closed easier yesterday in thin trade due to an overnight fall of about 26 points on Wall Street. In Singapore, stock prices drifted lower steadily from the start on light selling. Brokers said there was a total lack of buying interest in
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    US dollar closes little changed against yen
    140 1 THE US DOLLAR yesterday closed little changed against the Japanese yen on Asia's major foreign exchange markets, but was weaker against most European currencies. Trading was slow as most investors preferred to wait for the release of American Gross National Product (GNP) figures
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    Lock icon US economy expands despite fall in consumer spending
    373 1 AP THE US economy expanded at a brisk 4.3 per cent annual rate from October through December in spite of a huge slump in consumer spending, the government reported yesterday. The Commerce Department said that overall economic growth, as measured by the
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    PM clears A-G of complaints of graft and other allegations
    515 1  -  By LIM SOON NEO PRIME MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew spent fifteen minutes yesterday in Parliament clearing AttorneyGeneral Tan Boon Teik of complaints of graft and other allegations made against him in connection with the prosecution of former banker Allan Ng
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    Shell Singapore to replace additive
    448 1  -  Company to entertain claims from motorists By WILLIAM CHIA SHELL will change the additive in its Formula Shell petrol sold in Singapore. This follows similar action by the oil company in Britain and Holland after complaints by motorists that the petrol had damaged their cars'
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    Surprisingly subdued reaction from competitors
    257 1 REACTIONS from Shell's competitors were surprisingly muted yesterday after local newspapers carried the news that the AngloDutch oil giant was re-formulat-ing its Formula Shell. When Formula Shell was launched in April 1966 it started a petrol war among oil companies which resulted, according to Shell,
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    Textile quota money to be used to promote exports
    342 1  -  wmsami unm&mmi. By LOH HUI YIN THE FIRST AUCTION of textile quotas, held late last year, yielded the government a substantial $30 million. This money and that collected at future auctions will be used to promote Singapore's exports, said the Minister
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    Lock icon More currency instability predicted
    125 1 Reuter EXCHANGE rate instability will persist in the short-term because the US may not be able to pursue sound fiscal policies, a senior Japanese official said. Reiichi Shimamoto, Deputy President of Japan's Export-Im-port Bank, told an investment seminar in Manila that currency stability depended on Japan,
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      306 1 Full local report, Pago 24 Roglonal marfcots, Paga 26 World martota, Paga 27 ra m THE SINGAPORE subsidiary of US disk drive manufacturer, Corawr Peripherals Inc, Is to figure more prominently In the group's expansion plans in the next few years. HOME NEWS, Pag* 2 A BRIGHT FUTURE awaits graduates
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      66 1 What price club life? HARD-WORKING Singaporeans are eager to seek entry to a weekend refuge where they can lounge by the poolside, trek the golf links or practise their ground strokes. It is the kind of after-business pleasure that lures ambitious up-and-comers. But the price for such country-club living is
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  • HOME NEWS
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      MEMO-PAD
      327 2 V Seminars and Courses 1 c Cahners Tel *****13 Exposition Tlx RS ***** Group Fax: *****66 y Feb 1-3 Feb 1-5 Feb 1-5 Feb 1-5 Feb 1-12 Feb 1Apr 15 Feb 2Mar 10 Feb 3-5 Professional Selling Skills III Technical Aspects of Microcomputers Quality Control Circle Member Course (Mandarin)
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      Conner Singapore to play bigger role
      395 2  -  By LILY FERNANDEZ THE SINGAPORE subsidiary of US disk drive manufacturer. Conner Peripherals Inc, is to figure more prominently in the group s expansion plans in the next few years. This year, the subsidiary will produce a third of the group's total volume of
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      Jeya re-elected
      93 2 MR J B Jeyaretnam was re-elect-ed secretary-general of the Workers' Party last Sunday. A press statement issued yesterday said Mr John Gan Eng Gun was elected party chairman at the conference of organisers. Others elected to the council were Messrs Low Thia Khiang; James Teo; Chiang Seek Kheong;
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      Corrections and clarifications
      108 2 IN AN ARTICLE published in the Arts page on Jan 25, headlined "The legacy of Fritz Kriesler lives on", the name of violinist Fritz Kreisler was spelt wrongly. We apologise for the error. In our Hock Lock Siew column headlined 'When it rains, it pours' on Jan
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      Electronics firms urged to look to Scandinavia
      387 2 THE SCANDINAVIAN region is a market that has lots of business opportunities for local electronics companies, especially those making personal computers (PCs). In its latest newsletter, Tradespur, the Trade Development Board said that there were few PC makers in the Nordic countries and
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      TDB plans five missions
      113 2 FIVE TRADE MISSIONS, organised by the Trade Development Board to promote and sell a wide range of products and services, have been scheduled for April and May. For the European markets, an oil trading mission has been planned for Rotterdam, London and Geneva in May. Another
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      Search on for Malay/Muslim Businessman of the Year
      277 2 THE SEARCH is on for a Malay/Muslim Businessman of the Year. Jointly organised by the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce (SMCC) and Berita Harian, the award aims to raise the standard of Malay/Muslim businesses in Singapore. It also hopes to encourage these
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      Organisations urged to emphasise training
      367 2 THE PUBLIC Uilities Board s commitment to training was singled out as a model tor emulation yesterday by Trade and Industry Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Speaking at the new PUB training centre's opening at Woodleigh Park, BrigadierGeneral (Res) Lee said that last year, the PUB
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      Dornier keen on partnership
      327 2  -  ASIAN K AERSRACE'BB The Fourth Asian Aerospace Exhibition and Conference By HARISH MEHTA GERMAN AIRCRAFT manufacturer Dornier is interested in an industrial partnership with Singapore companies. Vice-president (aircraft sales) Gerd Schonbuchner told BT that there are possibilities of a collaboration with Singapore. Dornier. he said, would
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      Breath-taking display in the sky
      313 2 THE FLYING DISPLAY at Asian Aerospace took the competition of the marketplace right up into the skies. Singapore's A 4 Skyhawk was the first to perform a dazzling array of manoeuvres which marked the beginning of the hour-long display. Aerial competition pitted the power and
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      Officials offer Soviet-made aircraft for sale to Asian buyers
      220 2 SENIOR SOVIET OFFICIALS have offered to sell or lease a range of Soviet-made aircraft to Asian buyers. They said that they were taking part in the Asian Aerospace show as it had gained in importance, and that they were also businessmen
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      Hotel Phoenix plans extensive renovation
      526 3  -  By LIM SOON NEO THE MANAGEMENT of Hotel Phoenix is planning a renovation programme designed to create a niche for the 300-room hotel in the well-known Orchard Road belt. "At the moment, we're doing mock-ups of the rooms," disclosed Mr Noel Hawkes, general manager of
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      Designs on the big time
      745 3  -  By GENEVIEVE CUA BIG THINGS are in store for industrial design in Singapore. The field could soon come into its own with a distinctive identity as more companies show interest in designing for the export market. Such was the prognosis of visiting design expert Mr
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      1987 wasn't a good year for BP
      161 3 LAST YEAR was not a good year for BP Singapore, especially in oil refining, and 1968 is unlikely to be better, according to company chairman David Payne. "The environment has been very competitive, and at times it has not been possible to load
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      Husbands, please be aware of your wives
      94 3 THE ASSOCIATION of Women for Action and Research will present a video on "What wives wish their husbands knew about women" at its next monthly meeting on Feb 4. The video tape will deal with the problems and dissatisfaction of housewives and other
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      IDD to China
      56 3 TELECOMS will introducs the international direct dialling service to China from Feb 1. The call charges, which are in blocks of six seconds. are 45 cents between 12pm and 9pm; 40 cents between 9pm and 12am; 33 cents between 12am to 12pm; and 33 cents from from
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      Estate management graduates: 'be ready to work abroad'
      496 3  -  By TONG SUIT CHEE A BRIGHT FUTURE awaits graduates of estate management and building who are prepared to work outside Singapore, according to several industry professionals. "The industry is still short of good graduates who can perform at management levels and who
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      328 3 Good ideas keep coming up THE DAYS OF TIRESOME TABLES AND FORMULAE POVVtR ON QN__ r^T V234i5^2j n*i NPV_ sa Ui3 o i£* d 0 0 S3 ca C 23 ea G3 0 tiD 0 0 0 0 83 O r* P 0 0 0 0 €3 0 0 0
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  • ASIA – PACIFIC
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      Lock icon Mahathir urges closer Asean links in trade and industry
      467 4 Less dependence on external markets sought MBT ASEAN should strive for greater intra-Asean cooperation in industry and trade in the light of present unfair international trade practices, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday. This would make
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      Lock icon Hun Sen calls for better Sino-Soviet relations
      255 4 Reuter KAMPUCHEAN premier Hun Sen supported better relations between the Soviet Union and China during a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet news agency Tass said. Mr Hun Sen said better SinoSoviet ties would help solve
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge expresses support for Sihanouk
      362 4 AFP KHMER ROUGE leader Khieu Samphan has expressed support for Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk as the prince doused speculation that he was ready to reject his antiVietnamese allies. "The three forces of our tripartite CGOK (Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea) will strive
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      Lock icon KL studies ways of speeding up trade with China
      457 4 MBT A SPECIAL COMMITTEE has been set up to study and recommend how goods can be shipped more efficiently and faster between Malaysia and China now that direct trading is being facilitated. Malaysian Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Kok Wee
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      Lock icon China to go back on Pentagon security list
      158 4 UPI THE US does not consider China a hostile country, and it will soon be returned to a preferential security clearance list it was incorrectly left off, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. There has been "no change in policy" towards China, said
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      Lock icon More Chinese companies abroad
      83 4 Reuter CHINA approved the settingtup of a record 124 overseas firmfc in 66 countries and regions kast year, the People's Daily &id without giving comparative 1686 figures. It said 109 of the firms Were set up in developing countries and 64 were involved in processing industrial
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      Lock icon China and Peru to widen ties
      179 4 AP CHINESE acting Premier Li Peng and Peruvian Foreign Minister Allan Wagner Tizon agreed on Tuesday to expand their economic relations as well as increase trade and technical cooperation, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. In a report monitored in Tokyo, Xinhua said Mr
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      Lock icon Kabul officials said to be buying 'escape' currencies
      242 4 AP NERVOUS Kabul officials are reportedly buying foreign currencies and obtaining passports in anticipation of a Soviet pullout from Afghanistan. Some Soviet civilian dependents may already have left, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. Western diplomats, speaking in Islamabad on condition of anonymity,
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      Lock icon UNHCR denies encouraging refugees to go to Thailand
      270 4 AFP THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed concern in Bangkok on Tuesday over local press reports accusing international relief agencies of responsibility for the large influx of Vietnamese "boat people" on Thailand's eastern coast. It said in a press
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      Lock icon Highly autonomous HK crucial to China, says official
      293 4 AFP A HIGHLY autonomous Hongkong will be crucial to China s prosperity after the British colony reverts to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, a top Hongkong government official said on Tuesday. "Maintaining a high degree of autonomy for Hongkong is crucial in ensuring
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      Lock icon Philippine investment climate improving
      186 4 AFP INVESTMENT PROSPECTS in the Philippines are improving with economic and political progress and despite a raging communist insurgency, International Finance Corp (IFC) chairman William Ryrie said on Tuesday. The World Bank affiliate was looking at "a considerable increase in our investment in the Philippines", particularly
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      Lock icon Date set for New Caledonian polls
      96 4 AFP THE FRENCH South Pacific territory of New Caledonia will elect its regional assembly on April 24, the same day as the first round of French presidential elections, it was announced in Paris on Tuesday. The new assembly is expected to implement a new
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      Lock icon Taiwan's industrial growth slows
      165 4 AFP TAIWAN'S industrial growth slowed from an annual rate of 14.9 per cent a year earlier to 12.3 per cent in 1987, the Directorate General of Budget. Accounting and Statistics said on Tuesday. Production grew 12.9 per cent in the manufacturing sector, 25 per cent in
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      171 4 IF KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, THEN FACTS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF KNOWLEDGE.... Fact: Fact: Fact: Fact: Fact: 7th Offshore South East Asia Conference and Exhibition Date: 2-5 February 1988 Place: Singapore World Trade Centre Time: 9.00 aim 6.00 pm 4.00 pm closing on the sth 94 conference papers 16 sessions:
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      80 4 Japanese Restaurant Choose from Kampachi's exquisite Japanese Set Lunches The lofty prices and unfamiliar assortment of Japanese cuisine are common deterrents to many a diner. At the Kampachi, we are glad to offer you 6 different sets of Japanese lunches. Priced at only $16+ per set, they are easy to
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan retaining curbs on car exports to US
      260 5 AFP JAPAN has decided to continue its self-imposed restraint on car exports to the US in the year beginning from April 1, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper reported yesterday. It said that Tokyo would retain the same 2.3-million-unit limit on shipments. According
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      Lock icon Waldheim panel to submit report
      265 5 AFP THr INTERNATIONAL PANEL of historians investigating Austrian President Kurt Waldheim's alleged involvement in Nazi atrocities will submit its report to Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky on Feb 8. Its chairman, Professor Hans Rudolf Kurz of Switzerland, said on Tuesday that the report "of between 100
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
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      Lock icon New British airmobile force to combat Soviet threat
      246 5 AP THE BRITISH ARMY is to set up an entire airmobile brigade as part of a new strategy to combat increasing Soviet threats to Nato's northern area. The 5,000-strong brigade would be organised and equipped specifically to counter advancing Soviet tanks and
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      Lock icon France uncovers technology network
      170 5 AP FRENCH AUTHORITIES have dismantled a network involved in the illegal export of sensitive technology to Eastern Europe and charged four French citizens, Interior Ministry sources said. The arrests, made in October, were disclosed on Tuesday, one day before member states of the coordinating committee on
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      South African emigrants still prefer Australasia
      540 5 AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand sanctions against South Africa over apartheid have not led to a reduction in the number of South Africans wanting to emigrate there. Pretoria's government statistics show. Australia and New Zealand are seen as hostile countries because of attacks on apartheid,
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      Lock icon Gephardt cashing in on Japan bashing
      587 5 Protectionist legislation viewed as ticket to White House AFP THE FATE of a controversial piece of US trade legislation targeting Japan, South Korea and Taiwan may well be determined by how its author, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt, does in the lowa Democratic nominating caucuses
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      Lock icon Call for steps to prevent another Black Monday
      448 5 AP THE INABILITY of the stock market's computer trading equipment to deal with huge volumes of trades must be addressed to help prevent another Black Monday on Wall Street, according to a US congressional report. The study, presented to a House subcommittee
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      184 5 AHOME NOTA HOTEL. There's no place like home. Especially after being away for a few weeks on a business trip. But now in Singapore, The Ascott Executive Residences provide a marvellous home away from home. One or two bedroom apartments and penthouses individually designed 'for the executive or family who
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Lock icon Pretoria halting forex trading to allow quote adjustment
      278 6 Reuter SOUTH AFRICA will declare a twoday holiday from currency trading on Feb 26 and 29 to enable the foreign exchange market to absorb a change in the way the rand/dollar exchange rate is quoted. Under the terms of a Reserve Bank
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      Forex markets
      1037 6 SINGAPORE: THE US DOLLAR closed lower against most major currencies yesterday after moving within a narrow range in thin trading. Some profit-taking and unwinding of long yen against short mark and sterling positions contributed to its weaker trend. Most operators were reluctant to open fresh positions ahead of
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      World interest rates
      188 6 Indicates the iwifli of the prime tending rates ol 12 major banks In 3'pora Interbank market rates (olfer/bid) on Jan 27 us$ DM SWFC Y«1 7 day* 6 15/16 13/1* 8 7/16 5/16 3 3/16— 1/16 7/8 5/8 4 1/4 1/8 1 6 15/16 13/16 8 9/16
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      Government securities market
      84 6 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's closing Day's code Maturity BID OFFER HIGH LOW 3 months 6 months 1 year BQ*****W BY*****S BY*****T 28.4.88 30.6.88 24.11.88 2.92 2.95 2.91 2.87 2.90 2.86 2.91 2.85 2.89 2.88 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's closing Day's code
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      Money markets
      61 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank market rose point to end at 3% per cent yesterday. The term rates rose 1/16 point across the board. S$ Interbank rates at 12 noon yesterday: OfffM WO Ovarnlgto 3 I/' 3 1-rnonrh 3 1/16 2 15/16 2-mrth 3 1/16 3
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      Asian dollar market
      301 6 ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates yesterday closed steady at opening levels, in quiet afternoon trading. Short-dates were steady at the outset despite a slight fall in the US federal funds rate. Thereafter rates were unchanged with overnight, Thursday/Friday and week-fixed closing at a uniform 6-15/16 6-13/16 per cent.
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      Simex/IMM
      201 6 EURODOLLAR futures yesterday opened lower than the previous close and remained depressed during the session on better than expected 6.7 per cent increase in US durable goods orders. Trading was dull and quiet with traders awaiting the US GNP and treasury refunding announcement later yesterday. Prices were boosted by
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      Comex gold/silver futures
      154 6 Gold future* on Jan 26 100 troy ounces. USS par tray ounce Op«n HK* LM wot* ion 468 00 468.00 468.00 449.10 -0.20 Nfe ***** 470.90 467.10 469.30 -0.20 Mor 471.60 -0.20 *4* 474.00 476.50 472.60 474.80 -0.10 tun 479.00 481.50 477.30 490.10 -0.10 Aug 484.80 486.10
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      Options
      1659 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS Wednetdoy, Jonuory 27 1988 DEUTSCHE MARK (SMEX) Fet> M caNe Pa* M Mi 54 34 57 58 230* 59 130* 60 SM 61 IM 62 7 63 64 65 66 67 64 331 335 134 63 30 7 7 3 CAB CAB CAB CAB CAB 3
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Net loss of US$104m for American Express
      488 7 E2S3i£H FT AMERICAN EXPRESS, the diversified US financial services group, reported a net loss of US$lO4 million or 24 cents a share in the fourth quarter, compared with a profit of US$2B2 million or 63 cents the year before. The company's annual profit
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      Lock icon First City alters bailout plan to prevent blocking of transaction
      448 7 NYT THE FIRST CITY Bancorporation of Texas said on Tuesday that it had altered the legal structure of its proposed US$l.5-billion federal bailout plan to prevent a disgruntled shareholder from blocking the transaction. Under the bylaws that were in force
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      Lock icon ADB approves grant to Philippines
      63 7 AFP THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it had approved a technical assistance grant of U*****,000 for an irrigation project in the Philippines. The amount would be used to prepare a feasibility study to rectify deficiencies and operational constraints of eight ADB-assisted
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      Lock icon Women paid damages over discrimination
      178 7 IHT IN A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR settlement, State Farm Insurance Co has agreed to pay damages and back pay to women who were refused jobs as sales agents in California over the past 13 years. Two women and the estate of a third will each receive U*****,822.
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      Lock icon Morgan Stanley's net income down. 46pc in last quarter of 1987
      385 7 NYT IN A REFLECTION of last autumn's turbulent financial conditions. the Morgan Stanley Group Inc's net income in the fourth quarter of 1967 dropped 46 per cent. The investment house said on Tuesday it earned US$3l.4 million, or US$l.l6
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      Midland Bank to sell HK stockbroking unit
      319 7  -  Elders Finance taking over Greenwell Montagu (FE) By ALVIN TAY Banking Correspondent THE MIDLAND Bank group has agreed in principle to sell its Hongkong-based stock brokerage, Qreenwell Montagu (Far East), to Elders Finance group. The deal, which is being arranged by Samuel Montagu
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      Canadian Imperial takes over Wood Gundy
      363 7  -  By SON TIANG KENG Financial Correspondent CANADIAN Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), which runs an offshore bank and a merchant bank in Singapore, has signed an agreement to take over Wood Gundy, one of Canada'a largest investment houses. A CIBC spokesman told BT laat
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      Lock icon Bahrain banks grapple with S American debt
      441 7 Reuter BAHRAIN offshore banks, saddled with US$3 billion of Latin American debt, will increase loan loss provisions for 1967 but are unlikely to match levels set by their European and US competitors. bankers said. A controversial proposal to sell problem loans into a
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      Lock icon Panama seeking US$100 million in bank loans
      696 7 Reuter PANAMA, with economic strains adding to its political troubles, is urgently seeking US$lOO million from foreign banks to ease a cash squeeze that has already forced it to miss some interest payments, monetary sources said. It is also set to ask for
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      94 7 THE CRICKETER SPORTING SPECIAL The Cricketer English Pub is offering a sporting luncheon special of whole Roasted Sirloin of Beef on the Wagon, with Salad, Country Bread, Cheese Board, Dessert and Fresh Fruits for $14+ 12 noon to 2.30pm, Mon to Sat. The Cricketer also features Draft Beer, Hot Roast
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon M'sian palm oil output dips
      234 8 Bernama MALAYSIA'S crude palm oil (CPO) production last year fell 0.3 per cent to 4.53 million tonnes from 4.54 million tonnes in 1986. Figures released by the Statistics Department showed that Malaysia's December CPO production fell 20.5 per cent to 316,767 tonnes from November's 398,645
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      Lock icon Western lead and zinc output exceeded consumption in 1987
      364 8 AFP WESTERN production of refined lead and zinc exceeded consumption during 1987, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group in London. Refined lead output rose by 104,000 tonnes (2.6 per cent) last year, compared
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      Lock icon Oman ready to cut output in support of Opec
      110 8 AP NON-OPEC member Oman is ready to cut back oil production by up to 5 per cent to help the organisation maintain current oil prices. The English-language newspaper Oman Daily Observer on Tuesday quoted Petroleum and Minerals Minister Saeed bin Ahmed
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      Lock icon West German steel production drops for second straight year
      112 8 AFP STEEL PRODUCTION in West Germany fell 2.4 per cent in 1987 from the previous year, the second consecutive annual drop, the Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday. Steel output reached 36.248 tonnes last year, still the highest in Europe. In
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      Lock icon US oil prices set to fall if Opec does not curb output: analysts
      287 8 Reuter US OIL PRICES are poised to fall by two dollars to US$l5 a barrel if Opec producers do not rein in production and instead sell their oil at discounted prices, according to oil analysts in New
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      Lock icon Tyre production accounts for 65pc of natural rubber use
      405 8 Barnama MORE natural rubber has gone into tyres, accounting for over 73 per cent of total natural rubber use in the industrialised countries and 65 per cent for the world as a whole, the Chairman of Malaysian Rubber Research and Development
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      130 8 AFP IRANIAN Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Larijani offered Thailand more oil at lower prices on Tuesday, a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Bangkok. Mr Larijani, who is responsible for economic and international affairs, made the offer to Thai Deputy Foreign
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      228 8 AP UTAH STATE agriculture officials are this week wooing a group of Japanese meat wholesalers and processors who want to import more American beef. The eight Japanese businessmen visited the Capitol on Tuesday, where they met governor Norm Bangerter and agriculture commissioner Miles "Cap"
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      Precious Metals
      391 8 HONGKONG: Gold closed slightly higher yesterday in lacklustre trading ahead of the release of US fourth quarter gross national product data due later in the day. Dealers said demand from local and South-east Asian investors helped buoy the metal after its overnight retreat in New York. But light
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      Produce Prices
      238 8 Chinese Produce Exchange SoMorV noon doting pricot on Jon 27 (SS/100 kg) Coconut oil Mk FOB 1 20.00 CXd drum FOB 130.00 Now drum FOB 134.00 Copra Mixod (loot*) 66 Pepper Muatok whit* FOB NIW 1195.00 Sarawak whit* FOB foq NIW 1180.00 Sarawak tpodol Mock FOB NIW 852.50
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      Oil and Products
      87 8 GASOIL and fuel oil continued to show a stable to firm trend yesterday as good buying interest persisted at a time when prompt to early February supplies remain tight. Naphtha remained stable, while jet lost more ground. USS/barral Chang* Dubai (Mar) WM Taxat IS JO 0.07 WTI
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      342 8 Reuter SINGAPORE The rubber market closed quietly steady yesterday with February One RSS buyers quoted at 222.75 cents/kilo, up 0.25 cent from Tuesday's close. After a higher opening in reaction to Tuesday's af-ter-hour firmer trend, prices retreated slightly due to lack of fol-low-through buying support in thin morning trading,
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      248 8 Reuter CBT WHEAT futures on Tuesday rallied to close on the day's highs and near contract highs, up 5!4 to two cents per bushel in moderately light trade. March settled at U553.32 after posting a 6V4 cent range on the day. An announcement that China had purchased the full
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      104 8 Reuter THE PRICE of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) yesterday dosed unchanged from Tuesday's M 517.26 a kg In Una with the steadiness on the European spot tin market, dealers said. Total volume rosa slightly to 95 tonnas from 86 on Tuesday, and daalars detected
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      RAS and MRELB
      249 8 RAS prices In S cmM9, FOB In bnl« 1 NOON CLOSE Buy on JBIIBtl ftuyors S#M#rs Int 1 RSS Prompt 224.25 225.25N 223.50 224JON Int 1 RSS Fob 88 223.50 224.50N 222.75 223.75N In* 1 RSS Mar 88 222.00 222.50 220.75 221.25 Int 2 RSS Of 219.00
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      SSR and SMR
      80 8 S I pollati) FEBRUARY 88 MARCH 88 (currant month) (forward month) NOON NOON RAS •uyan S«Nan luy«n Saltan SSI 20 225-50 227JON 225.50 227JON SSt SO 224.00 226.00N 224.00 226.00N MRELB •cyan Saltan Ivy an Saltan SMI cv 277.00 279.00N 278.00 20O.OON SMI I 277.00 279.00N 278.00
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      238 8 Reuter CBT SOYBEAN futures eased further on Tuesday to overtake the weakening soyproducts. closing on the lows to turn the near-term trendline down. 9% to 5% cents per bushel in moderately light trade. March settled at USs6.2l* after posting a 12 cent range on the day. Reports of unexpected
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      Palm Oil
      464 8 Crude palm oil futures continued a downward trend to cloae lower in active trading on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange yesterday. Dealers said the lower prices were due to lack of fresh factors and also in line with the overnight closing of CBT. Spot month February fell Ms
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      London Markets
      313 8 London Commodity Exchange Bvy«r/S*ll*r doting i pHcat on Jan 26 (£/tono» unk ms tpodfiod). Pr«viou» dosing prica in poremhesh. CoffM loih London, soHors option OF London ion 11 SO/1182 (1185/1187) High/Low 1190/1175 Mar 1212/1213 (1210/1212) High/Low 1219/1209 So t«i (1881) Cocoa Mar 1126/1127 (1136/1137) High/Low 1138/1125 May 1150/1151
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      1620 9  -  Published here is the statement made in Parliament by the Prime Minister about the investigations leading to the prosecution of Allan Ng, and his allegations against the Attorney-General. Below, LIM SOON NEO and AMY BALAN offer thumbnail sketches of the three principal characters in the
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      Giving of his best
      353 9 "I AM satisfied that the AttorneyGeneral haa acted properly in exercising his discretion as AttorneyGeneral," Mr Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. It was a loud and clear vote of confidence for Mr Tan Boon Teik, 59, who earlier this month called for tighter controls to fight
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      Meeting controversies head-on
      373 9 WEE CHO YAW, chairman of the United Overseas Bank group, would not have got to where he is if he had feared controvecay. Mr Wee's aggressive pursuit of his business interests over the years has often put him in the centre of controversy and earned him enemies.
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      Man in the news
      320 9 WHEN Allan Ng decided to hang up his banker's hat for the uncertain but more exciting life of an entrepreneur, the stock market was ripe for a hero. The market was just recovering from its post-Pan-Electric blues when Ng's First City Holdings emerged as a substantial
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      Dr Yeo explains amended Presses Bill
      575 9  -  By ANNA TEO GAZETTING foreign publications hurts their desire for profits more than their wish to engage in Singapore politics or promote the free flow of information, said Communications and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong yesterday. "For them, money talks; not principles or
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    • BRIEFS
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        Taxi drivers' earnings up
        186 9 TAXI DRIVERS' earnings have improved in the last two years even though they have had to pay the monthly $91 diesel tax, according to the Minister for Communications and Information. As to whether the Mass Rapid Transit system had affected their earnings. Dr Yeo Ning Hong
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        Marriage applications
        123 9 ABOUT 70 per cent of the 5,000 spplications for marriage between Singaporeans snd work permit holders who were not permanent residents were spproved during IdBs to 1987, said Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan. Marriage approvals sre given to work permit holders who hsve skills or qualifications of value
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        Assurance on HDB flats
        160 9  -  by LOH HUI YIN THE RECENT CHANGE in compensation rates for land acquired by the government will not in itself result in more expensive HDB flats. This aaaurance was given by the Minister of State (National Development). Dr Lee Boon Yang, who pointed out that the
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      238 9 The Hong Kong Chefs at Sommerville Restaurant. Their guide to good food at Lunch or Dinner. Special Set Menu For 2 Persons $23 (For lunch only) Braised bird's nest with minced chicken; Fried shredded squid with bean sprout and salted fish; Steamed sliced chicken with black fungus and dried lily
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  • SPORTS & LEISURE
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      282 10 Reuter FORMER French Open champion Yannick Noah will play his first Davis Cup tennis match for France in over a year against Switzerland next month, the French Tennis Federation in Paris said yesterday. Noah returns to the team after Jean-Paul Loth resigned
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      466 10 Reuter YUGOSLAV skiing hero Rok Petrovic is a reluctant Rambo' who dreams about the Buddha and of gliding over the Himalayas like his oriental god. Intellectual, politically astute, multi-lingual, urbane, experimentalist. and a zen and yoga fanatic Olympic hopeful Petrovic is unusual among sportsmen, and nothing
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      291 11 Reuter WORLD CHAMPION Jansher Khan and his predecessor Ross Norman of New Zealand both advanced to the second round of the Belgian Grand Prix Squash Tournament on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Jansher thrashed Australian qualifier Greg Pearson 9-1 9-1 9-1 in a mere 16 minutes, but defending
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      Lock icon Mennea out-distanced in 200-metres
      213 11 AP ITALIAN 200-METRE world record holder Pietro Mennea was beaten on Tuesday into third place by two Australians in the Seiko Invitational Track and Field Carnival in Canberra. Australian national 200 m champion John Dinan ran a hand-held time of 20.9 seconds to beat fellow Auatralian
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      154 11 AP DAIMLER-BENZ, maker of luxury Mercedes cars, plans to return to the mo-tor-racing circuit this year after more than 30 years. A company spokesman in Stuttgart said yesterday that it would compete in group A touring car races, with emphasis on the sporty 190E type models,
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      437 11 AP "WHEN I GET to my man," said Dexter Manley, Washington's defensive end, "I like to smash him right between the numbers." "What happens if he only has one number?" Manley was asked. "Ah hah," he replied, "you know something." As the American National Football
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      343 11 AP SUPER BOWL WEEK promises a tidal wave of economic good fortune and a golden opportunity for San Diego to showcase itself to corporate America, which flocks to the NFL championship game. "You've all heard of a tsunami. That's what San Diego is about to experience;
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      Nice guys watch from the sidelines
      608 11  -  Jranklif speaking.... by WALTON MORAIS "THIS IS Showdown II," the rookie golf professional was saying "I'll have to make it". In comparing his make or break venture on the Asian Golf Circuit with last Sunday's $270,000 Showdown in Singapore skins match. M Murugiah was
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      357 11 AP ANY OTHER NIGHT, it would have been just one jewel in an otherwise lacklustre performance for Utah Jazz reserve guard Rickey Green. But the one basket he made out of three tries went down in history as the American
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      243 11 Reuter MICHAEL FAY, head of the New Zealand syndicate challenging for the America's Cup, has rejected a US proposal to put back the next regatta for yachting's oldest trophy until 1990. Replying to the move by the San Diego Yacht Club
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      285 10 ATASTEOF YUN^ (People's Republic of China) Seven of Yunnan s most famous chefs, all of whom have catered for top dignitaries wUI prep>are4o specialty dishes for JLj There will be a choice of four set k fijEm menus for tables of 10, plus one for tables of four persons as
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Top of the agenda
      529 12 THE People's Action Party's Agenda for Action was launched and accepted by its members over the weekend. But it is obviously not a document only for the party faithful to mull over. In releasing it amidst wide publicity, the ruling party had also unveiled its agenda
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      The high price of business leisure
      1720 12  -  In the rarefied air of exclusive clubs, people with power and position mingle, away from their daily toil. For those who aspire to belong to this select circle, the way in is to pay huge entry fees, and even then, there's no guarantee that
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      The whys and wherefores of exclusive clubbing
      1115 12 TO MANY Singaporean executives, a prestigious club is an essential extension of the office, a place where business can be conducted in an unhurried atmosphere of comfort and exclusivity. In short, a place to wine, dine and deal or, in the case of
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      915 13 Japan's latest trade figures, which showed a 4 per cent surplus with European Community, provoked EC Trade Commissioner Willy de Clerq and he promptly called for a tougher line against Tokyo. But economists in the area see some good signs in the figures despite first
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      Lock icon Booming trade with S Africa embarrasses Tokyo
      631 13 NYT A SENIOR official in Japan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Japan's booming trade with South Africa was an embarrassment to the government, and he expressed fear that it might undermine the credibility of Japan's anti-apartheid policy. It is rare enough for
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      883 13 NYT WITHOUT support from federal and state governments, minority participation in higher education will steadily decrease, experts said in Washington on Tuesday at the 70th annual meeting of the American Council on Education. "It is abundantly clear that we need
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      316 12 ADVERTISEMENT HOT TIPS FOR THE DRAGON YEAR CaaaaM* *•*r Mto int wwWi MsyMf Business Will 1988 prove supersi- f tion right and be a prosperous year for investors? To help readers map their investment strategies, Singapore Business went to the experts. A survey of financial advisers from six money houses
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      664 12 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 They're on record as a force (6) 7 Such a town has a unique mode of transport (3-5) 8 Giving a titular term to one's calling (6) 10 See a pile going for a song (5) 13 Healthy as Henry East (4) 14 Damage some posh
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      1247 13 to zm THURSDAY FEATURE SPECIAL Wat Gold 10.35pm, Channel 5 m Brooke Shields (extreme left) and three men search for sunken treasure in a thinly disguised excuse for Shields to frolic about in a wet suit. Script (pardon the pun) doesn't hold any water. Burgess Meredith, Tom Byrd and Brian
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      43 13 BriStOHT: ftanfcl&ctaaae UHfVT *K/ TfNRNBTiON r* =§s p5O J THeRe'S P\ U3HOUE. PILE. OF U3OR.K IN m>f IN'TRPIV THOUGHT I'D F»|4«SHOD Itsl FftCT I COULD HAVE SuiORM I'D FiN»SneX> sfif".. I PIUST GO»NG GR-GA vV^-ar^ =v-—" QEvenin9 Standard Co ltd .19C2-IS9? *»str a
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  • JOHORE
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      How Muhyiddin handles his job
      1534 14 WHEN Haji Muhyiddin Haji Mohamed Yasain was given the hint that he would be going back to his home state to take over the Menteri Besar's post, he started to make some mental notes on things to do and projects to implement. He admitted that
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      Agriculture the mainstay
      1379 15 KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO STATE'S GDP JOHORE is indeed a blessed state. Endowed with rich natural resources, the state is one of the most resilient in the nation. It is Malaysia's leading producer of oil palm, rubber, pineapple, cocoa and coconuts. Johore is also the state with the
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      Why the investors come
      965 15 THERE are several factors that influence an investor's decision when choosing a site for a plant or operation. When comparing one location with another, investors usually scrutinise details, some of them minor derails, that are relevant to the business operation. Here is what some foreign investors
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      Infrastructure given top priority in the state
      513 15 WITH the concerted efforts of the state government and the SEDC, Johore has been transformed into an attractive location for investment. The provision of infrastructure is the state's top priority. JOHORE is enjoying rapid progress in industrialisation, said to be among the fastest
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      SEDC thirst for more success
      1239 17 IN A British journal published sometime last year, writer Lynda King Taylor wrote: "Although attached to the Government, it actually works like a private company running a host of subsidiaries and buying stocks in public companies. And, unlike most other government businesses and development corporations,
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      Aggressive drive to woo investors pays off
      840 17 THE Johore State Economic Development Corporation has taken a particularly muscular approach in its efforts to attract both local and foreign investors. The aggressive investment drive has paid off handsomely. This is evident from the number of manufacturing applications and enquiries that increased
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      COMPANIES UNDER THE SEDC GROUP
      269 17 PLANTATION Gemereh Sdn Bhd. Selai Sdn Bhd. Palong Cocoa Sdn Bhd. Kumpulan Bertam Plantations Bhd. Ladang Sungai Kluang Sdn Bhd. Johore Silica Sdn Bhd. Johor Tea Sdn Bhd. i Aaam Bubuk Sdn Bhd. Ladang Beliawanis Bhd. Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd. Kulim Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Yule
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      Attracting private sector investment
      810 18 ABOUT 400 ha of land have been identified for small companies to undertake mixed farming projects. These companies are allotted either eight ha or 20 ha each for the cultivation of crops like watermelon, mango and papaya. Larger tracts of land can be allocated to large
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      Focus on agriculture
      893 18 THE emphasis on agriculture as the main activity in the state was due to the lack off extensive deposits off valuable minerals such as tin and the presence off extensive fflat and gently undulating land with suitable soil ffor the cultivation off tropical crops. THE emphasis on
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      Project to uplift local farmers' standard of living
      587 18 THE Western Johore Intergrated Agricultural Development Project (lADP) coven an area of 344.000 ha. It is basically a drainage project aimed at improving the standard of living of the local inhabitants, especially the farmers. To the 68.000 farming households and half a
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      Aquaculture industry shows rapid growth
      887 18 -WE WANT to make Johore the number one aquaculture state in the country," the former Johore Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ajib Ahmad said at the closing of the Johore Malay Economic Convention held at Desaru Holiday Resort in December 1985. His administration, he pledged, would
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      MSE intensifies engineering diversification
      516 20 IN ADDITION to offshore fabrication activities, MSE also undertakes construction and fabrication of industrial plants, railway coaches and wagons, pressure vessels and other specialised steel structures. MALAYSIA Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd (MSE) ia intensifying its efforts in venturing into the engineering construction business to establish
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      Johore Port serves large hinterland
      1347 20 THE location of Johore Port at the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia provides it with a large and important hinterland. The state of Johore constitutes the core of Johore Port's hinterland, but the port is well-placed to serve the neighbouring states of Malacca, Negri Sembilan
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      Various places of interest in the state
      749 22 TOURISTS and foreign businessmen in Johore should find plenty of interesting places to visit in the state. There is also no dearth of recreational facilities. Johore, with its lush greenery, rich historical background and international-class tourist facilities should also be a pleasant location
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      Govt pays special attention to tourism
      906 22 TOURIST resorta development projects are now investment opportunities for the SEDC. Such projects, which will be undertaken either directly or Indirectly through companies or Joint ventures, are atoned et increasing the number of touriets visiting the state. BEING the southern gateway for Peninsular Malaysia,
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      Company develops new clay blocks
      425 22 PRESENTLY concrete blocks are used for most of the low-cost houses, but they are rather porous and must be plastered and coated with paint when used for exterior walls. There is a tendency for concrete manufacturers to use an exceedingly lean ce-ment-sand mixture for the
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      PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR INDUSTRIES IN JOHORE
      677 23 1. JOHORE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (JSEDC) 9th Floor, Tun Abdul Razak Complex Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 8000 Johore Baru Tel: 07-*****9, *****0, *****1 Telex: JEDCO MA ***** Telefax: *****1 Brief function: Principal developer of industrial estates in Johore. One-stop agency. Working days/hours:
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      Why JB is important
      815 23 JOHORE Baru, the state capital, is an important town. It is important because a foreigner, after crossing the Causeway that separates Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, would be greeted by Johore Baru. Needless to say his impression of Malaysia depends on his impression of Johore Baru. About
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      576 14 x THE CHEAPEST INDUSTRIAL LOT IN JOHORE!!! •ohor Tenggara Master Plan 0B KEtOM Bandar Pen a war Layout Plan of Industrial Area For further information please contact: THE GENERAL MANAGER Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA) SOUTH EAST JOHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 877, Jalan Petri, Patl Sunt 1 SO. aoeoe Johor Bahru,
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      109 14 Japan Korea Taiwan Hong Kong H 3 i West Asia South Asia N Australia New Zealand Indonesia JOHORE is strategically located on trade and shipping routes. THE VITAL STATISTICS Area: 18,941 sq. km Population: 1987 (estimated) 1,955,962 Size of Johore by district: Johore Baru: 181,819 ha Kluang: 285,081 ha Batu
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      200 15 :>■ 4 iv v v- tmm&m* < MSE *x *T v 1 n/tf iami wi IK i S *Tiwi /A (9 i U Uf p :S l»»n* K» ITS AREAS OF OPERATION ARE: SHIPREPAIRING, SHIP BUILDING AND ONSHORE OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTIONS SHIPREPAIRING Annual dockings, Special surveys, Damage repairs, Hull and
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      4 16 'MW in m nmamn»ip
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      352 16 ADVERTISEMENT i 4 m Sfi m HEADING TOWARDS A > LEADING INDUSTRIALISED I MM. I BiiiiA STATE TO DO BUSINESS WITH 1 ohor has a long tradition of aggressive and innovative land and industrial development programmes. Excellent infrastructure facilities, industrious people and strategic location, have placed Johor among the most
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      114 18 1 i I i I I Uniting 1I the forces of two teams and activating all the applicable synergism the Company formed by the Italian SGS and the French Thomson Semiconducteurs is prepared to meet the challenge of international competition with even more powerful resources. We are a tough competitive
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      203 19 HEADING TOWARDS A LEADING AGRICULTURE J0H0R.... THE LAND OF PLENTY i OHOR, a well-endowed state with extensive flat y land, good soil condition and conducive climatic regime, prides itself with a highly successfully developed agricultural sector. ■More than two million acres of cultivated land area. ■Largest acreage under palm oil,
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      293 20 PoisedjpGrowth South Pacific Textile established its first spinning factory in Batu Pahat, Johor way back in 1960. Today, after three decades of growth it is a respected name in the Malaysian textile industry producing fine quality yarns, knitted fabric and casual garments and sportswear. We provide direct employment to some
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      242 22 GET THE JOHORE ADVANTAGE In Johore we do not merely offer you Industrial Sites Johore Offers You the Opportunity to Strategically Position Your Enterprise for Profitability and Sustained Growth... TV*l m m X y T y t Si 7A K m Wa ms. a J* irjm. m '-<0m W m
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      169 23 WRITERS: Amin Omar, G. Durairaj and Sharif Haron. FOR GREATER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES READY BUILT FACTORY SPACE TO LET „<<. WITHIN FTZ y 1 W/ A HY. i K V OUsc 0 I J v V* v IP* <st l It m 1, < I 4 i U *4* J t
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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      4129 24 THE SINGAPORE market put on a pathetic performance yesterdsy with stock prices drifting lower for the second consecutive day. Brokers said investors were displsying s complete lack of interest in the market. They said an overnight fall on Wall Street, weaker overseas markets
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      Chief price changes
      241 24 Rises DBS ns OUT Its NHk Hart 424 l»«n hi 292 ICS 34* Tat Lm M 29* Falls S r 1aa*a 270 0 f Ut* 1400 CaM km 10p 3*4 ICS 740 OCSC «SS 1 \*m\ 432 l« 410 MTC7K 330 ta> Km> 320 iNMlSOf 49* M
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      Business done on the SES
      2632 24 BID and offer price* offlrlally listed and biwkmtm in and reported to the Stock Rglaiy at Singapore jester day with the number erf riiara traded ahown in brackets ta lota at 1,000 units unless otherwise All Time Settlement Contract! are quoted after the word "SETT".
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      234 24 PETALINQ TIN Berkad: 62nd AQM at let Floor, Stralta Trading Building, 4-8, Leboh Paaar Beear, Kuala Lumpur tomorrow at 3pm. CNM TECK PLANTATIONS BERHAD: 29th AQM at No 107-1, Changkat Tambi Dollah, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Jan 30, at 10am. CYCLE S CARRIAGE Untiled: 18th AQM at
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      470 25 MBT MENANG CORP is proposing to acquire the entire equity of Country View Realty, developer of the billion-dollar Taman Universiti mixed housing scheme in Johor, instead of subscribing to a 40 per cent stake as proposed previously. It received an offer from
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      339 25 Reuter MORE JAPANESE securities firms are likely to open offices in Singapore to deal in financial markets here and in Japan, securities company officials said. "I expect at least three to four additional Japanese brokers will open offices in Singapore by the
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      477 25 Reuter BOEING CO displayed new versions of its well-established 737 and 747 jets that are designed to retain the company's position as the world's leading commercial jet manufacturer in the *****. The company unveiled a stretched version of
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      404 25 Bernama ES PROPERTY GROUP IGB Corporation Bhd has revised its proposed issues after taking into account the adverse stock market conditions. D C Nomura Merchant Bankers Bhd, the advisers to IGB said yesterday the revised proposal now comprises a rights issue and a special
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      558 25 MBT THE KUALA Lumpur Stock Exchange has played down claims from its members that their business has been affected by the implementation of the graduated commission structure in Singapore. KLSE chairman Nik Mohamed Din bin Nik Yusoff said yesterday the exchange
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      Pengkalen plans to float its Hongkong insurance arm
      262 25 MALAYSIAN-LISTED Pengkalen Holdings Bhd is planning to float its Hongkong insurance subsidiary in the colony's stock exchanges as part of its strategy for regional expansion. The investment and holding company, whose core business is in financial services, owns a 55 per cent
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      Singmarine subsidiary wins $7 million contracts
      243 25 SINGMARINE INDUSTRIES Ltd through its subsidiary Singapore Slipway Engineering has won contracts totalling $7 million for new projects, including a 50metre ferry and a 22-metre catamaran. The contract to build the ferry for Kuwaiti owners was won in the face of tough competition from
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      Lock icon Juara Perkasa Corp's long-overdue reports show losses for 1984 and 1985
      433 25 MBT JUARA PERKASA Corp has released its long-overdue annual reports for the years 1984 and 1985. ended Dec 31, simultaneously in a single volume. Chairman Dr Mohd Tajuddin bin Mohd Jali, in his statement for the year 1984 (dated
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      Lock icon Tradewinds (M) projects M$26.3m profit
      685 25 MBT TRADEWINDS (M) Bhd, the Pernas Securities subsidiary set for a public listing in late March or early April, is projecting a group pre-tax profit of M 526.3 million for the year ending Jan 31, 1988. The group recorded a pre-tax profit of only M
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      508 25 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 SELIG PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Special Resolutions At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Selig Private Limited duly convened and held at 111 North Bridge Road #12-01 Peninsula Plaza. Singapore 0617 on 22nd January 1988 at
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      544 25 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 REEN (PRIVATE) LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Special Resolutions NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Reen (Private) Limited duly convened and held at 111 North Bridge Road #12-01 Peninsula Plaza, Singapore 0617 on 22nd January 1968
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      330 25 ADVERTISEMENT THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 A S SHIPPING (PTE) LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 the Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be held at 140 Cecil Street,
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
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      Lock icon Japan's steelmakers move into other fields
      473 26 Easing of demand for crude steel feared Reuter JAPAN's steelmakers, determined not to go the way of the dinosaur, are diversifying into overything from building deluxe retirement homes to making magnetic discs. "The demand for crude steel is sure to ease," a Japan Iron
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      Lock icon Selangor Pewter to expand in US
      274 26 Bernama ES SELANGOR PEWTER Co, which ranks as the world's biggest pewter maker, is eyeing a bigger market share in the US and Canada. Its export manager Mr C Y Wong said the pewter market in the US is worth about US$3O million (Ms7s
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      Kuala Lumpur prices close easier
      2966 26 SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange finished lower across the board for the second consecutive session yesterday in listtess trading. Business volume shrank further. A broker noted light selling, especially among industrial stocks, by small operators while institutions stayed on the sidelines due
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      Lock icon Japanese to cut Saudi LPG imports
      154 26 UPI JAPANESE oil companies have decided to cut their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from Saudi Arabia this year to avoid risks at the Persian Gulf and diversify sources of supplies, an industry sourca said yesterday. The source said the Japanese firms will start
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      Lock icon Pertamina strikes gas
      58 26 AFP INDONESIA'S state oil and gas company Pertamina has struck gas onshore west Java with the drilling of an exploration well which flowed at 2.5 million cubic feet of gas per day. a spokesman said. The Pasirjadi Naik-Pl' exploration well, some 15 km northeast of Purwakarta was
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      Prices end lower
      1389 26 Hongkong PRICES on the Hongkong market ended lower in quiet and thin trading yesterday, with investors keeping to the sidelines ahead of the release of US fourth quarter gross national product figures later yesterday, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index drifted down 13.43 points to 2,412.82 after
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      104 26 AFP INTERNATIONAL Investment Trust Co is seeking to list its Taiwan Fund, set up in 1963 to invest indirectly in the Taiwan stock market, on the New York Stock Exchange. Frank Mao. a vice president ot the company, said Taiwan's
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      518 26 Reuter SHARE PRICES on the Tokyo market tell in modest trade yesterday on Wall Street's overnight decline and due to profit-tak-ing after four consecutive sessions of gains, brokers said. "People are taking a breather after four days of rises," a broker said. The Nikkei Average fell 162.85 points, or
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      421 26 Reuter SHARPLY weaker gold bullion prices polled the Australian share market to a lower close yesterday as quality miners came under solid selling pressure, brokers said. They said bullion's slump to U*****.10/60 an ounce in Sydney at the opening from U*****.00 at the close last Friday and its failure
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      157 26 Reuter THE SECURITIES Exchange of Thailand Index edged up 1.33 points to 319.35 yesterday on a turnover of 3,405,602 shares worth 393.84 million baht. Reuter JAN XT •ACT Ao Kham Thai Ayudhya Invaatman 1 310 +2 Bangkok Agro-4nd 86 unch Bank 0» Ayudhya 314 +4 Charoong Thai Win A
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      270 26 m Kolin 33 70 -1 JAM XT All Sincara Indus Aaia Camant NT 2 44 70 50 0 07 -05 Kuochan Da* Laa Chang Yuan Cham indua Llan Hwa Indua Nan Ya Plaa 41.90 37.70 42.20 59 50 -1.2 •09 0 6 -1.5 Coos—...... Chang Hwa Bank Chang Loong
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      1086 27 New York Reuter WALL STREET stocks closed lower on Tuesday, faltering after a two-day advance because speculative buying could not counter investors' desire to take a more defensive posture, traders said. A softer dollar and weaker bonds weighed on stocks. The market opened lower and
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      739 27 London Reuter SHARES ON the London market continued the early easier trend at the official opening yesterday as market makers marked share prices still lower in an attempt to stimulate interest. Yesterday's easier tone comes in the wake of a lower performance on both
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      1181 27 Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong index Wednesday 1.577 42 Tuesday 1.585 89 Week ogo 1.624 42 Hang Seng Index Wednesday 2.4)2 62 Tuesday 2.426 05 Wee* ago 2.484 29 All Industrials Wednesday 2.0016 Tuesday Closed Week ogo 2.0133 NEW YORK Dow Jones Tuesday 1.***** Mondoy 1.946 45 Week ogo 1.936 34
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      Lock icon Drexel remains silent on SEC's query
      65 27 Reuter A SPOKESMAN for Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc neither confirmed nor denied a published report that Orexel has been notified by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the commission's staff will recommend civil charges against the firm for securities law violations. However, in a
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      406 27 Similar plan will follow in Europe AP NISSAN MOTOR CORP is expanding its operations in the United States so that by 1992 it will be able to design, engineer and produce in the US vehicles aimed at the US market, company officials said. "It
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      Lock icon Belgian commission delays decision on Benedetti's bid
      272 27 AFP THE BELGIAN banking commission has delayed giving a decision on the legality ot the partial takeover bid for the Societe Generale de Belgique (SGB) by Italian industrialist Carlo de Benedetti. A commission spokesman said the delay was to enable SGB to comment
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      Lock icon Invests finalising deal with Ericsson
      134 27 AFP NORWAY'S largest investment company. Invests, is finalising negotiations with Ericsson, the Swedish data and telecommunications conglomerate, to buy its office equipment operations, industry sources said. Neither Ericsson nor Investa was willing to confirm the reports at this stage, but industry sources in Oslo say
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      Lock icon Arco's Taiwan unit buys over 80pc of Chiunglong
      288 27 Berna-ma-UNS ARCO CHEMICAL Taiwan Inc. a subsidiary of Arco Chemical Co, has acquired more than 80 per cent of the stock of Chiunglong Petrochemical Co Ltd, the only producer of Propylene Oxide (PO) and its derivatives in Taiwan. The move further strengthens
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      83 27 A FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK (Incorporated with limited liability inTaipe*,Taiwan,R.O.C.) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman of the Board Hnao- Ao Chen Managing Directors Kuang-Rutt Hwu, Shyi-Yuh Chiou, P.C. Lei, Tien-Mao Chen. D4rector» Kenneth B.K. Tan. Victor K. Chang. T»vineChem.H.P. T»m,C.H. Yu, Yimg-Jen Huang. Y.F. Wu. Y.T. Huang. Tone L*«B Wu, S.F. Duan
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    S'pore to continue major collaborative efforts
    344 28  -  Goh cites four developmental principles By HARISH MEHTA SINGAPORE will continue in the next decade to collaborate with foreign and local interests in major endeavours. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "As a small country, Singapore has neither the capital nor
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    Singapore supports Mubarak's peace plans
    204 28 THE SINGAPORE government gives its full support to the initiative taken by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to resume the peace process in the Middle East. This was announced in a brief statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday. The Egyptian president's peace initiative calls
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    306 28 Reuter TAIWAN'S ruling Nationalist Party bowed to public pressure and demands from young reformers within its ranks and nominated new president Lee Teng-hui as acting chairman yesterday. Mr Lee will head the two-million-strong party until a new chairman is formally elected at the July national
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    120 28 Reuter AP PHILIPPINE President Corazon Aquino yesterday told Cabinet members to stop spending public money wishing her happy birthday. When Mrs Aquino turned 55 on Monday, local newspapers and television carried birthday messages from government and military agencies, a habit developed during the
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    Lock icon Japan's investment abroad
    147 28 Reuter JAPAN'S direct overseas investment is expected to exceed US$3O billion in the year ending March 31 against a record U5522.3 billion in 1986/87. a senior official of the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) said. Such investment totalled US$l5.B billion in first-half 1987/88, up 69.9 per cent
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    Lock icon Putting the heat on Uncle Sam
    62 28 Reuter STUDENTS at South Korea's biggest university, Seoul National, burning an effigy of 'Uncle Sam' on Tueeday to protest against US trade pressures on Seoul. Washington la demanding that South Korea accept more Imports of American cigarettes and beef and allow US insurance companies
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    Lock icon Charged with embezzlement
    81 28 Reuter TWO FORMER Hongkong residents have been extradited from New York to face embezzlement charges involving the 1983 collapse of a deposit-taking company where depositors lost some US$3 million to US$4 million, police said. They said 36-year-old Chan Wai-king. also known as Rita Chan, and Tang Yee-chun.
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    Lock icon HK businessman charged with sedition
    186 28 AFP THE TAIWAN High Court has indicted a Hongkong businessman on sedition charges for allegedly promoting the unification of Taiwan and China, a court official said yeeterday. Sham Cheung, 67, was charged on Tueeday with "trying to overthrow the government through illegal meene" by acting
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    Lock icon A tour made for Japanese with a yen for Cleopatra
    198 28 AFP A MAJOR Japanese electronics firm suffering from the effects of the higher yen has come up with a "Cleopatra Plan" to send Japanese tourists to Egypt in exchange for higher television sales. Money spent by tourists going to the
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    Lock icon Cocom discusses tighter curbs
    365 28 AFP THE MAIN Western nations and Japan began two-day talks in Paris yesterday on more efficient ways of preventing leakage of strategic technology to the Soviet Union and its allies. European officials said the talks were expected to produce a consensus on the need for "higher
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    441 28 AFP A LAWYER yesterday told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur not to invalidate elections held by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's United Malays National Organisation (Umno) in April last year despite irregularities. Q Sri Ram told Judge Harun Hashim that 11 Umno members seeking a
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    Review to stop printing and distribution operations here
    374 28  -  By LILIAN ANG THE FAR Eastern Economic Review yesterday announced in Hongkong thet it would stop its printing and distribution operations in Singepore. In e press statement, Mr Charles Stolbach. managing director of Review Publishing, publisher of the weekly regionel magazine, said
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    Lock icon Comex gold and silver
    109 28 Reuter COMEX gold futures were marked up fractionally on mixed buying early yesterday following the dollar's neutral response to news of a 4.2 per cent rise in the US fourth-quar-ter gross national product for 1987 "Traders are waiting to see how the dollar will interpret the
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      54 28 Reuter JAMES MILLER, director of the Whit* House Office of Management and Budget, yesterday predicted the federal budget deficit for the current fiscal year would be about US$l46 billion. He said the deficit would be "a few billion dollars below" the fiscal 1067 deficit
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      Lock icon Volvo taken to task
      35 28 Reuter SWEDISH Wages Minister Bengt Johansson yesterday criticised the 14 per cent share dividend riae announced by AB Volvo laat week, saying it could only hamper efforts to tackle inflation. Reuter
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      28 28 AFP AUSTRALIAN federal police and customs officers yesterday arrested 16 Indoneeian fishermen off Western Australia's Kimberley coast and charged them with being illegal immigrants. AFP
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      Lock icon Jayewardene on elections
      33 28 Reuter SRI LANKAN President Junius Jayewardene yesterday promised to pave the way for provincial electiona on the island by the middle of the year, said an Indian foreign miniatry spokesman.
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      Lock icon Martin Marietta in deal with GE
      43 28 AFP THE US rocket maker Martin Marietta Commercial Titan Inc yesterday said it ia to launch 15 communications aatellitea for General Electric Co over the next few years. The amount of the deal waa not diacloeed. AFP
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      Lock icon 'Motives for French moves'
      46 28 AFP THE government of Prime Miniater Jacques Chirac haa aet regional electiona in New Caledonia to coincide with French preaidential electiona in a bid to impose the Pacific territory's status on the next head of atate, aaid observers in Paria yesterday. AFP
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      29 28 AP A SOVIET delegate called on Japan yeaterday for "atable and long-term" cooperation in induatrial development projecta in the Soviet Union'a far eaatern region. AP
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      58 28 AP A REPUTED "dragon head" and nine other top member* of the Sun Yee On triad, one of Hongkong'* moat notorious criminal societies, received prison terms of up to years yesterday. Heung Wah-Yim was sentenced on charges of leading the triad as its "489," or "dragon
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      33 28 AP IRAN'S ambassador to China yesterday claimed that his country made its own Silkworm missiles, copying the Chinese design from Silkworms allegedly captured in war from Iraq. AP
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      52 28 Reuter INDONESIA'S army chief has admitted donating US$l4O,OOO to election funds in Papua New Guinea. Prime Minister Paias Wingti said that Indonesian Army Commander General Benny Murdani had retracted his previous denial and admitted sending money to the former head of tne PNG armed forces. Ted
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Lock icon Xtra plans to sell container business
      117 29 NYT THE XTRA CORP will sell its marine cargo container operations in two separate transactions worth a total of about US$lBO million. The larger acquisition is by the Itel Corp of Chicago, which will pay US$l3O million for 80,000 steel containers and leases on
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      Johor Port continues to record rise in throughput
      354 29  -  By G DURAIRAJ JOHOR PORT maintained a growth rate unbeaten by other Malaysian ports in recent years by registering 18.3 per cent increase in throughput to exceed six million tonnes in 1987. Equally spectacular was its container shipment which surged ahead by
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      196 29 UPI THE UNITED STATES Coast Guard will halve its drug-fighting work and will close nine rescue stations because of budget cuts, officials announced. The cuts, announced on Tuesday, total US$4B million and would reduce the Coast Guard work force by 1.055 jobs.
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      156 29 Seatrade Week THE FEDERAL Maritime Commission has demanded five more ocean shipping conferences to justify their attempts to revive loyalty contracts. The Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement was the first conference to try and revive the pacts, which were barred by the
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        151 29 AFP JAPAN'S first and only nuclear-powered ship, the 8,242-ton Mutsu. Tuesday left Ominato port, Japan, for its new home port of Sekinehama to resume reactor tests for the first time in 14 years. The Mutsu. with its reactor sealed since a radiation leak accident
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        Cocoa companies expand facilities
        72 29 MAJOR COCOA and coffee handling companies in Amsterdam are expanding their facilities to help the port maintain its position as Europe's premier import centre for the commodities. Northsea Atlantic Stevedoring is providing a new 10,000 sq metre warehouse in the Coen Mercurius haven and it should
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      Lock icon Nedlloyd faces tough time in financial revamp plan
      622 30 Reuter THE MANAGEMENT board of Nedlloyd Group gave a poor Showing at Monday s extraordinary shareholders meeting and ft going to have a difficult time pushing through its financial restructuring plan. Dutch bank analysts said. At the meeting, the Nedlloyd board failed
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      Lock icon First Officer charged with killing captain
      93 30 Reuter THE FIRST OFFICER of a Ber-muda-registered ship will appear in court today, charged with the murder on the high seas of his captain. Remigio Hernandez of the Philippines, was flown from the Uoited States on Monday in a specially-chartered plane and w.s9 immediately
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      Australian maritime unions will boycott coastal shipping inquiry
      332 30  -  From KINGSLEY WOOD THE ACTU and key maritime unions will boycott the Industries Assistance Commission inquiry into Australian coastal shipping on the grounds that it is merely a platform for opening the trade to foreign flag competition. ACTU industrial officer, Mr lan
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      779 30 AB Shpg V 5 ABC Container VIII 1 Accord Shpg VI 3 Africa Ocean X 2 Alltrans VII 3 American Tpt X 4/5 Anship Int'l V 3 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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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1263 30 MODERATELY active grain chartering on Tuesday is reported out of the US at generally steady rates but confirmation was not obtainable for some of the business, shipbrokers said. Shippers paid U5513.25 for grain from the US Gulf to Lisbon and $14.75 from the Gulf to North Spain while
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      Lock icon Overcapacity creates critical problem for insurance market
      283 31 Reuter UNDERWRITING overcapacity and a shrinking volume of business are creating a critical problem for the shipping insurance market, Institute of London Underwriters (ILU) chairman David Lowen said at its annual general meeting. The ILU represents the company marine insurance market, accounting for
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      Lock icon Bimco protests to Rumania over higher charges
      103 31 Reuter The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco). repreeenting over half the world's merchant ship tonnage, said it had protested to Rumania for increasing shipping dues without prior warning. The maritime council said in a statement that Rumania had raised I dues for
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      "K" Line expands on-line link with US Customs
      304 31 KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha has expanded its direct link with the US Customs automated manifest system to its California service. It is now on-line with the Customs computer system in Washington, DC, for cargoes moving through Long Beach. The Japanese carrier started its
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      Lock icon Saudi may order minehunters
      63 31 Reuter VOSPER THORNYCROFT said it was "responding to an inquiry" from Saudi Arabia concerning a possible order for minehunters. A spokeswoman for the shipbuilder said the discussions centred on the Sandown class minehunter in a deal that would involve a joint venture with the Royal Navy.
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      253 31 Reuter NORFOLK Southern Corp said it plans to spend U*****.6 million on capital improvements in 1968, up 18 per cent from the U*****.1 million originally planned for 1987. The 1988 budget consists of U*****.7 million in new projects and U*****.9 million for projects authorised
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      227 31 Lebanon prime area for frauds Lloyd's List AT LEAST eight cargoes worth more than US$lO million have disappeared in cargo frauds in Lebanon in the past year. Investigations by the International Maritime Bureau indicate that Lebanon haa become the prime area for cargo frauds. The IMB warned that the volatile
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      247 31 ALL SURVEYS were conducted on Jan 11 Argentina Buenos Aires 20 vessels operating; Bahia Blanca Normal operation. Australia Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle Normal operation. Bangladesh Mongla 15 vessels operating. Brazil Santos 50 vessels operating. Cameroon Douala Waiting time of up to one day. Canada Vancouver (British Columbis)
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due... and when
      7862 36 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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      BUNKER QUALITY MARKET REPORT
      130 36 Area/Port Viscosity Density Water CST st 50C G/ML St 15C Volume 0/0 Africa/Red Sea Jeddah 111/180 0.948/0.975 0.0/0.8 Durban 142/170 0.989/0.993 0.1/0.2 Arabian Gulf Ras Tanura 152/152 0.946/0.946 0.1/0.1 Bahrain 109/188 0.966/0.976 0.0/0.2 Europe Rotterdam 133/555 0.969/0.999 0.0/1.1 Hamburg 121/394 0.966/0.991 0.0/0.8 Le Havre 28/338 0.927/0.986
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      407 30 03 COMPAGNIE MARITIME D AFFRETEMENT REGULAR CONTAINER SERVICE FAR EAST TO EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN WEST AFRICA OUTBOUND TO NORTH CONTINENT cargo to all U.K. destinations Scandinavian (Aarhus. Copenhagen Gothenburg) and other European Inland points t West African EXPRESS SERVICE TO WEST MEDITERRANEAN SINGAPORE/ MARSEILLES 16 DAYS SINGAPORE/ BARCELONA (DIRECT) 17 DAYS OuTBOUND
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      17 30 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents. Singapore National Shipping Association.
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      268 30 SINC.APORf FNOUIPIFS ???3'44 fax 1 Optorg Shipping Pte. Ltd E L MA Petaiinq Jaya 756?593'7i***** Penang *****5 AGENTS SINGAPORE ANGIO FRENCH SHIPPING Tel 222*111 Tetei R*****0 Fai *****1 MALAYSIA ELMA ■ISC AGENCIES SOr Bt«t PK *****53 PEN *****5 Anflo French PJ *****93 PK 36J7WT. PEN *****5 BBS Barber Hue Sea
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      993 31 m F&O Containers CONTAMERSHP SERVICE TO UK/CONTMENT:. •■jj LAMS BAY HONG KON6 anus CAMMAN BAY OMM MT KITAHO HAM LADS MT Sin P KIM( S'IM H'kwf rum mm mm lam am am ttm mm am am nm UIC Hm «W3 OMB wm am am m* w m am am vm
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      591 31 EUROPE SENATOR K'l EE IK Alt KJI 31.12 IIJI EE M I7JI IUI 14J1 ISJI EE m 11 Jt 2MI EMI Mil EE M 14JT ILK lIJ2 11J2 Jl ll',. *11 1 1. 11l >1 i.-iiii H :«r- ii^ •A 711 IS.IZ M 712 24.12 VIA Ml 17.11 VA m
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      247 32 8E CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT Hapag-Uoyd CONV SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE CONV StMl CONTAINER SERVICE TO MED JJPOP* CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE FROM UK CONTINENT ■Mm SOUTHEAST ASIA PTE. LTD. INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWAROE CONSOLIDATION SERVICE WEEKLY Singapore: BIRKART S E A. Tel *****11 PI Kelang: BIRKART SDN BHD Tel *****66 if*
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      534 32 Ipi: IS.Sl.ine g$M4 Cf'M* rif FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ A Mrmbrr of thf Ace Consortium Sport TRANSWORLD BRIDGE 41W 31/1 QUEENSWAY BRIDGE 1W 5/2 SEVEN SEAS BRIDGE 64W 7/2 KOREAN CHANCE V3SW 14/2 ACE CONCORD 13W 21/2 ORIENTAL CHIEF SW 21/2 FROM UROPt VIA SUE/ 1 Member
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      357 32 T/a FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD NEW WEEKLY DIRECT SERVICE TO CHITTA6QN6: SAILING 30/1 5/2 SIN FOR: PORTO. LISBON, ORAN, BILBAO 27/2 MADRIO, MALAGA, MELILLA, 6/2 TANQER, TENERIFE, LASPALMAS, TUNIS, VALLETTA, IRUN, CEUTA, ALGIER A ISTANBUL U.S.A. NYC ALSO ACCEPTING TO: 9/2 2/3 18/3 CHICAGO, BOSTON, JAV, PHIL. BAV, 2/2
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      679 32 EVERGREEN -nil ConLwwr Srruci Round-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) EVER GROWTH 2*l 20*2*2*21*21*22/3 EVER GRAND 4/2 Iff W w li|2 w 111! EVER GREET I*2 7217 2*2 2*2 2*2 2/3 3/3 22/3 EVER GLOBE 2/3 i/3 1/3 10/3 13/3 15/3 I*3 4/< EVER GENTLE «/3 13/3 150 17/3 2*3 22/3 23/3
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      743 33 OX 111 I 111VJ uauuai j x r PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES W\ PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 1 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE JAKARTA CONTAINER SERVICE SURABAYA/SEMARANG CONTAINER SERVICE BANGKOK CONTAINER SERVICE BEL A WAN/STRAITS CONTAINER SERVICE RED SEA/EAST AND WEST AFRICA SERVICE BRUNEI a SABAH
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      537 33 r? \a BEN LINE CONTAINERS TASMAN JEBSEN NEW ZEALAND LINE TO NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA FIJI AND SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS JEBSEN SOUTHLAND 21S SIN NOUMEA AKI TGA NAP TIM TIM LV TIM ON BLUFF 5/2 292 3/3 6/3 8 3 10/3 103 10/3 11/3 ANANGEL LEADER VOY 7S SIN NOUMEA
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      428 33 DJASAGETRI A Joint Europe Service Of: P.T. DJAKARTA LLOYD P.T. 6ESURI LLOYD P.T. SAMUDERA INDONESIA P.T. TRIKORA LLOYD EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE ttUVOY GANOA iAMA ?OWB MATARAM JWE PALEMANG we SPORE BILBAO 2*31/1 5/3 14 14 2 t*aa ANTWERP A DAM DAM H BURG. BREMEN S3 15
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      512 33 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BURMA FIVE STAR S'pore MYOMAn«A VIOBW 25/30 Jan PA AN VI2OW 21/30 Jan BASSEIN 2129 j»n HTONEYWA V232W 11/13 Feb (Burmese National Line) e P.Kelang Penang Bangkok ,jgl BANK LINE NORTHBOUND TO UKC SPORE ROAM HULL HMBG MORAYBANK V4N In Pt 15/2 23/2 19/2 CLYDEBANK V22N 13/2
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      1367 34 V k K"LinE SHIPPiriG-DflTfl ATLASIHE COAST (Round-The-WorldService) 'PK/PNG S PORE LB CHLS NFK ORIENTAL FORTUNE V 7 sid 28 Jan 20 Feb 1 Mar 3 Mar NEPTUNE JADE Vll 30 Jan 4 Feb 27 Feb 8 Mar 10 Mar ORIENTAL FAIR V 7 6 Feb 11 Feb 5 Mar 15
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      812 34 /ie INDIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Accepting FCL/FCL Containers Singapore P Kelang Penang Loading tor: Mother Vsl B» feeder By Feeder TE SCHEEL V 31 lAN COURIER V 2*N A PRADESH VKH ODOR FONTANE V ISN TE SCHEEI V 32 lAN COURIER V»N NACALAND V «H ODOR FONTANE V ltN TE
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      680 34 GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD a 43 l < M LlHts > fu B4JS#< STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: Spore PKelanj Penang GOLDEN HARVEST Colombo Karachi Dubai 2/3 F«b GOLDEN HAVEN Cotombo Karachi Dubai 16/11 Feb CHINA SERVICE A VESSEL Shanghai, Hsinkang 30/31 Jan BAI YUN SHAN Shanghai, HsmUi* 112
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      494 34 PHI LI Oni€NT LIN€S PT€ LTD HEAD OFFICE 63 ROBINSON ROAD 07 12 AFRO ASIA 6UILOING SINGAPORE 01C5 TELE* RS ***** PHItl FAX *****76 EAST/FAR EAST tr H KONG KOBE. KEELUNG. MANILA. BANGKOK. TOKYO. COLOMBO KARACHI. BOMBAY EAST AFRICA MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE §3Bi LATTAKIA, BENGHAZI TRIPOLI, ALEXANDRIA PORT SATO. PIRAEUS CASABLANCA.
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      680 35 \\NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD MR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE a NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD ft EU/AUST TPA/SEA Terminal CPS BOOKINGS 27*5753 27*57*2 *****22 *****53 *****19 27*1116 *****11 *****41 NEPLINE SDN BHD. 3SMI7 INWARD outward NEPLINE SDN BHD 2****** ENQUIRIES 27*7*44 NEPLINE SDN BHD U0035/(27H0«27«i1/*27ti2 NEPLINE SDN BHD 23*040/***** A member
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      508 35 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels 1 SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO: P. KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN, INCHON STRAITS/KOREA SERVICE Vessel s Name BOCHURN'MIN 15/01 01-01/02 No Donam/lOIN 16/01 27/01 30/1-102 02-02/01 14 17/02 19/02 No 6 Donam/lOIN 02/02 14/02 17 IJ/02 22-24/02 05-07/03 09/03 *Gk>ria/IQ2N 07/02 18/02 21-22/02 23-23/02 06-07/03 09/03 No
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      762 35 m 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 ***** RS ***** P. KELANG PENANC M/S HANDLING SYSTEM CO SON BHD MESSRS HAI THONC SHIPPING 127 PenanaStreet. Penary
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      371 36 SINGAPORE SHIPPING CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TEL 22b 6868 <30 Lines* FAX *****39 *****76 TELEX RS ***** A B SSCVIA RS ***** A B SSCAD VE.B DEUTFRACHT/SEEREEOEREI ROSTOCK INTEGRATED FULL CONTAINER SERVICE "VIA LARNACA: Accepting cargo for Lattakia. Piraeus. Thessaloniki, Izmir, Istanbul. Mersin, limassol, Beirut. Alexandria. Port Said, Iraqi. Iranian. IQ2QHEBQ3I
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      166 36 f 1 Regional Weather V/i ia 5. r. •1 W i I! ?s K i Be u SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ANO SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 AM THIS MORNING. R Tw ro t A WfaV' Wind Arectton witf\ speed m k V Show Q Rom Wove heigh' Cloudy Skv Woct »M(h <«4»CO*ed
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      1134 37 CSP SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE. LTD. Tel: *****93, *****98, *****53. Fax: *****44 FIXED CONSOLIDATION SERVICE FCL/LCL TO: CHINA, HONG KONG, BANGKOK, P.KELANG, KEELUNG, KAOSHIUNG, MANILA, BUSAN, TOKYO/YOKOHAMA KOBE, OSAKA, JAKARTA, E. MALAYSIA ALL EUROPE BASE PORTS ALL USA PORTS Also accepts to other destinations. ACCEPTING FCL/LCL AND CONVENTIONAL: MV ANDINET VOY
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      245 37 UNIPACIFIC TRANS. TRADING AGECY PTE. LTD[E IRAQI LINE 15 I**o' ST»T| fNTiHrmsf »0« ■4PIT'»( T«*»S'O«T EAST BOUND SERVICE ETA S PORE LOADING FOR ALFARABI 10(2 japan MV SINDBAO 20 2 japan WEST BOUND SERVICE ETA S PORE LOADING FOR MV ALFARABI 10fl jaddatt. Aqaba BafMad THROUGH B/Li to BAGHDAD UPON
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      354 38 Hai Sun Hup Co (Pte) Ltd TEL *****06 (20 Lines) TLX RS ***** OS ***** ft I \S||R\( \K I IM K. III). STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS VOY. NO. 104 5 Spore 30/1 P. Kelang 2/2 Yokohama 22/2 1 Nagoya Osaka Senboku 18/2 'Subject to
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      469 38 CGM! FOR RELIABLE AND FAST TRANSIT WEEKLY FCL SERVICE TO USA-EAST COAST/GULF/CANADA/WEXICO AND FRENCH WEST INDIES Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, New York Baltimore, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Savannah. Alto serving GULF Miami. Mobile. New Orleans. Houston'Menco Vera Cruz, Mexico City/FRENCH W. Indies Port De France. Pointre A. Pitre. Degrad D. Cannes. COLUMBUS LINE
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      304 38 LCL WEEKLY SERVICE TO: KKLUNG 1/2 HAM/BBEM 4/2 BANGKOK SO/1 ROTTBIDAM 4/2 HONGKONG 31/1 TUURY 4/2 FRBMNTIf 1/2 SYD/MBJ 7/2 ADELAIDE 1/2 (transit time 12 days) WEEKLY CONSOL. SERVICE FROM GERMANY CON-CARRIER 55/87 CON-CARRIER 56/87 ETD GERMANY ETA S PORE 14/1 4/2 21/1 11/2 LCL SERVICE TO CARRIBEAN PORTS ST.
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      718 38 /M CALL US AT? Z p. KELANG r PENANG > J BAHRU ivmwi P GUDANG SINGAPORE omm K. LUMPUR *****53/*****11 04-*****2/4. *****3 •07-*****8 <07-*****3. *****5, *****0, *****1 •02-*****22 *****68 Weekly far east/europe container service I nana SINGAPORE LEHARVE »ID 11 02 12.fi ■THR VSL N DCJIMA B SURIA TO EUROPE
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