The Business Times, 10 December 1990

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  • Title Section
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    11 1 Business Times MCI (l>) 170/12/89 Monday December 10 1990 75 c
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Samsung to build US$100m TV tube plant in Malaysia
      60 1 SOUTH KOREA'S Samsung Electronic Co will build a US$lOO million colour television tube manufacturing plant in Malaysia by 1992. Company officials in Kuala Lumpur said yesterday that the plant, to be built near the Malaysian capital, would produce 1.2 million tubes
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      American bank cutting prime rate to 9.75 pc
      58 1 SOUTHWEST BANK of St Louis, which has carved out a reputation for cutting key interest rates ahead of major American banks, is trimming its prime lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 9.75 per cent. Southwest's move, effective today, marks the
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      Transport outlook firm
      33 1 PROSPECTS for Singapore's energy-intensive transport services companies are still good in spite of higher operating costs caused by high oil prices, according to an analysis by DBS Bank Page 2
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      KL acts on trade
      34 1 MALAYSIA will begin discussions next week with other East Asian nations on a regional trade bloc to counter an expected surge in protectionism should global trade negotiations fail Page 16
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      Bonn seeking help
      35 1 BONN, worried about shouldering the burden of reviving the Soviet economy alone, will ask other rich industrialised nations at a key meeting early next year to help solve Moscow's problems Page 18
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      Rewarding thought
      27 1 PEOPLE MANAGEMENT is all that matters' is a thought that has served the winner of TNT's Country Manager of the Year award well Page 23
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      Schwarzkopf tribute
      21 1 PY VAN pays tribute to the vocal artistry of Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, who celebrated her 75th birthday yesterday Page 25
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      New Poly course
      40 1 TRAINEE deck officers joining the diploma course at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) in July next year can look forward to a new course that will prepare them for both seagoing and shore appointments. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      SHK tries again
      36 1 SUN HUNG KAI, in its fourth bid to gain entry into the local stockbroking community, is holding separate talks with two local securities firms, Paul Morgan Associates and Fraser Roach Co Page 3
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      IHD buys property
      26 1 HONGKONG-BASED IHD Holdings, owner of the Emporium chain in Singapore, has paid M 524.5 million for a commercial property in Labuan Page 3
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      Dunlop poser
      12 1 ARE DUNLOP minority shareholders' getting a raw deal? Page 3
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      Pertamina signs deals
      23 1 PERTAMINA has signed agreements with Thyssen and Mitsubishi Corp for the construction of a US$69O million aromatic plant Page 4
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      Call to privatise ENI
      26 1 ENTE NAZIONALE Idrocarburi's chairman has said that he favours at least a partial privatisation of the Italian state energy group Page 6
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      HKBank, DBS tops
      26 1 HONGKONGBANK and DBS Bank have been given top ratings in a survey on agent banks by a New York-based financial publication. Page 15
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      STOCK INDICES
      27 1 Friday Change BT-MGA 596.22 5 +21.94 Kuala Lumpur closed Hongkong 3,163.69 +36.90 Tokyo 23.522.49 +969.39 Sydney 1,335.6 +12.3 New York 2,590.10 -12.38 London 2,183.4 +5.9
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      CURRENCIES
      20 1 Exchange rates US$ S$ 1.7145 Yen SS 1.2979 M$ SS0.6357 Money market rates Overnight 5-7/8 1-4/8 3-month 5-9/16% unch
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      COMMODITIES
      35 1 London Gold AM fix US$371.10 -US$2.70 Rubber S'pore Jan I51.00*/kg -1.00 M'sia Jan closedVkg KL Tin Turnover 14 tonnes -17 Spot MS 15.15/kg +0.05 Crude palm oil Turnover 1,125 lots -1.768 Dec M$829/tonne 3
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    Japanese may take part in Bintan development
    413 1  -  Participation will secure Japanese tourist market From Genevieve Cua in OSAKA THE PRIVATE sector consortium to develop Bintan into a top-class resort destination may soon have a Japanese member to help pull in the tourists. Singapore government officials, currently in Japan as part
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    Shipping venture with Indon group?
    292 1 INDONESIAN conglomerate Barito has reportedly submitted a joint proposal with a Singapore shipping group to invest in a shipbuilding operation in Bintan. According to Indonesian government sources, the joint venture is likely to be awarded a 150-ha site on Tanjong Üban, in the western part
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    Blossoming ideas for investment ad
    255 1 TWO BLOSSOMS, two countries, one goal. That's the theme of Singapore and Indonesia's first joint advertisement, heralding the start of a three-day joint investment promotion mission in Japan. The full-colour advertisement will appear in Japan's largest financial daily. Nihon Keizai Shimbun. today as part of
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    Lock icon UN vote rapping Israel postponed till today
    414 1 The Gulf Crisis Agencies AMID intensified moves by the US, Britain and other countries to fly their nationals and other foreign hostages out of Kuwait, the United Nations Security Council j held oil voting until today a I resolution critical of Israel's treatment
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    US businessmen in Viet moves despite trade ban
    438 1  -  From Harish Mehta in HANOI IN THE FACE of a United States ban on trade with Vietnam. Citibank officials have held talks with Hanoi bankers while a US company has taken part in a Vietnamese trade fair, and US companies have invested
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      18 1 Iraq reported to have redrawn Kuwait border. Pjt 20 1 S veto of Mideast conference likely, Pg 20
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Congratulatory messages for PM Goh
        50 2 MORE than 60 world leaders have sent their congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on his appointment to the premiership. They include leaders of Asean, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Singapore's major trading partners and other developing countries.
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        No tribute adequate enough
        53 2 PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee said on Saturday that no tribute is adequate for Malaysia's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, who died last Thursday. "It is impossible to describe all his qualities," said President Wee, speaking to reporters after he signed the condolence book at the
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        Fewer bids for COEs
        84 2 THE latest vehicle quota tender exercise for the Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) only attracted 7,300 bids, the second lowest number since the exercise started in July. The number of bids received has been dropping steadily since July (at 14,900 bids) but it recovered to 8,000 last
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        First for Redhill residents
        48 2 RESIDENTS in Redhill Town which comprises Bukit Merah, Telok Blangah and Leng Kee constituencies arc the first to enjoy Teleview, the $50 million information service that was launched last month. Redhill Town is also the first to implement a recycling project for waste materials.
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        Faster and easier
        38 2 POSBANK has introduced POSBLine Express, a faster version of POSBLine, a telephone banking service, in further attempts to improve its customer services. POSBLine Express enables quicker, easier and more convenient telephone banking for POSBank depositors.
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        Visitor for Dr Yeo
        38 2 THE Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, Vice-Admiral Muhamad Arifin, will call on Dr Yeo Ning Hong, the Minister for Communications and Second Minister for Defence, tomorrow morning at the Ministry of Defence.
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        For refunds
        36 2 AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Related Services (Singapore) has opened a traveller's cheques refund centre to handle refunds for Singapore, Malaysia and Pakistan, in line with the importance the company places on Singapore in the region.
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        Overwhelming response
        45 2 NGEE Ann Polytechnic has received overwhelming response to its fourth annual Computer and Technology Camp '90 for secondary students on holiday, with 800 applications for 400 vacancies. This year's highlight is the introduction of Hydroponic Farming and Radio Television Production in the programme.
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      Transport outlook bright despite near-term bumps
      370 2  -  Higher oil prices offset by many other factors By Kenneth James PROSPECTS for Singapore's energy-intensive transport services companies remain good despite higher operating costs from high oil prices, according to an analysis of higher oil prices on the sector. The analysis by DBS Bank
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      Private sector fuels renewed demand for construction
      266 2 RENEWED private sector demand for construction helped push up the value of building contracts awarded in October to a healthy $521 million, following a weak September when the value of contracts was less than half October's. The value of contracts awarded by the
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      Taiwan concern sets up office systems venture
      311 2  -  By Anne Lee A DIVERSIFIED Taiwanese group of companies has set up a local electronics trading company to deal in open plan office systems. UB Group of Taiwan and Amateur Photo Stores (APS) cach own 50 per cent in UB Office Systems, a
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      Firm prospects for retrofitting market
      190 2 THE retrofitting market is burgeoning faster than predicted and looks set to surpass the expected $1 billion mark by year-end. The market will grow even more once the Housing and Development Board implements its $15 billion public housing upgrading programme next year. For the first
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
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      SHK makes fourth attempt at SES seat
      528 3  -  By Magdalene Ng IN ITS fourth attempt to gain entry into the local stockbroking community. Sun Hung Kai is conducting separate talks with two local securities firms, Paul Morgan Associates and Fraser Roach Co. The Hongkongbased house hopes to finalise a deal sometime
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      Emporium owner in M$24m Labuan deal
      291 3 THE Hongkong-based IHD Holdings, which now owns the Emporium chain in Singapore, has ventured into tax haven Labuan to buy a commercial property for M 524.5 million. The 11-storey Wisma Oceanic is in Labuan's town centre and is currently the tallest building there. It
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      Lock icon G Lumber defends team-up with Inter-Pacific
      217 3 NST GENERAL Lumber (Holdings) chairman Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah said his teaming up with Inter-Pacific Industrial Group chief Datuk Vincent Tan in Sri Damansara Sdn Bhd is purely a business decision and not something based on their friendship. "Friendship is a choice, not an
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      Are minority shareholders of Dunlop getting a raw deal?
      806 3  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By William Chia ONE IMMEDIATE reaction to the unexpected agreement by Datuk Vincent Tan of the Inter-Pacific group to sell his 32.9 per cent stake in Magnum Corp to Mr Lim Thian Kiat of Multi-Purpose Holdings
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      Lock icon H&C sees growth potential in manufacturing
      345 3 MBT HARRISONS Crosfield (M) sees manufacturing as an important part in its expansion plans and is currently looking into ventures to produce industrial chemicals, pipes, glue and other products related to its existing activities. The company is currently mainly involved in trading, particularly in
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        KLMF plans two more mutual funds
        64 3 THE KUALA Lumpur Mutual Fund Bhd (KLMF) plans to launch its third and fourth funds the Index Fund and the Equity Fund next year. KLMF chairman Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah said the MS 100 million Index Fund has been approved by the authorities while
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        Actacorp balloting delayed
        63 3 THE BALLOTING of Actacorp Holdings' public portion of 1.913 million shares which was scheduled for last Friday was postponed to Saturday, due to the absence of representatives from the regulatory bodies. The officials did not turn up as all government departments and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
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        Kluang profits slashed
        107 3 KLUANG RUBBER Co (M) has reported a 67.65 per cent drop in its pre-tax profit for the year ended June 30, 1990, to M5407,90l from MS 1.26 million the previous year. It said in a statement yesterday that its combined turnover for both rubber and fresh fruit
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        Sungei Bagan profit plunges
        104 3 SUNGEI BAGAN Rubber Co (M) suffered a 90.7 per cent fall in pre-tax profit to MSI 15,826 for the year ended June 30, 1990. from MS 1.24 million previously because of depressed commodity prices. The company said in a statement yesterday that combined turnover for both
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      Lock icon Robert Kuok to build big complex in Manila
      348 3 MBT MALAYSIAN tycoon Robert Kuok. cashing in on the Philippine long-term investment outlook, is gearing up for a major expansion thrust in Metro Manila. Mr Kuok's latest corporate venture is to transform an 8.7 hectare prime property in suburban Mandaluyong into a
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Pertamina signs pact for US$690m aromatic plant
      426 4 Bernama PERTAMINA, Indonesia's state-owned oil company, has contract agreements with Thyssen Rheinstahl Technic of Germany and Mitsui Corporation of Japan to establish an aromatic plant in Aceh that will produce benzene and paraxylene. Thyssen was appointed the main contractor for the construction of
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      Holmes a Court's widow to buy Holland
      388 4  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE widow of one of Australia's best known businessmen, the late Robert Holmes a Court, is finalising a deal to buy the engineering and contracting business of John Holland (Asia) and its Aus-tralian-based parent, John Holland Holdings Ltd.
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      Lock icon Tokyo speculators facing painful squeeze
      290 4 Reuter A NEW disclosure rule and a credit crunch are putting the squeeze on Tokyo stock market speculators and may be forcing them to dump shares bought in better times, say market analysts in Japan. "Previously well-support-ed speculator stocks are being sold off now," said
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        New Zealand Steel to revamp operations
        146 4 NEW ZEALAND Steel Ltd has announced a restructuring package that will cut about 500 staff and offer some of its businesses for sale because of the flat New Zealand economy. Managing director Lance Cob urn said the company had taken steps to protect its
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        Dainippon to buy US business
        89 4 DAINIPPON Ink Chemicals Inc's wholly-owned US subsidiary plans to buy the ink-manufacturing division of US chemical firm BASF Corp for an undisclosed sum, a Dainippon spokesman said. Sun Chemical Corp has signed an agreement with BASF Corp to buy its ink-manufacturing unit, but has not
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        Coca-Cola Amatil makes deal
        61 4 COCA-COLA Amatil Ltd has expanded beverage operations in Austria with the purchase of the Salzburg franchise for an undisclosed sum. Coca-Cola Amatil said with the acquisition, J its 10th Austrian franchise, it will control more than 75 per cent of the Austrian market for Coca-Cola trade
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        Adsteam divests bank shares
        93 4 THE Adelaide Steamship Co last Thursday ended three years as a thorn in the side of Australia's major banks, forced by huge debt levels to sell its remaining bank shares at a loss of more than $120 million. But the diversified trading and investment group still
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        Lock icon Kobe Steel sells out
        103 4 Reuter JAPAN'S Kobe Steel Ltd will sell all the shares it has in a joint venture to its partner A Ahlftrom Corp of Finland by September 1991 and withdraw from the fluidised bed coal boilers business, a spokesman for Kobe Steel said. Shinko Pyropower Ltd, which
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      156 4 ='1| >*' Atest will tell you almost everything. Run a test against time and you will discover the amazing speed of the new Olivetti M29OS. Based on the proven Intel ***** technology, the M29OS clocks a speedy 16 MHZ, outperforming most of its competitors. S#>Put our quality to test and
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Volkswagen and Ford to build mini-van
        58 6 THE German Volkswagen car manufacturer and Ford are to work together to build a mini-van in Europe for carrying seven or eight people, says a Volkswagen spokesman. The site for an eventual factory had not been chosen, but Portugal was on the list, he
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        Banks urge help for Goodman
        135 6 FRENCH and German members of the bank creditors group of Goodman International are leading demands that the Irish government provide financial help to Goodman, sources close to the food Firm said. The French and Germans cannot understand why the Irish authorities will not provide funds
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        ABB settles dispute
        82 6 ZURICH-BASED power engineering firm ABB Asea Brown Boveri AG said it renegotiated a 1989 joint-venture agreement with Italy's state-owned Finmeccanica SpA and settled all outstanding disputes between the companies. An ABB statement said Finmeccanica's Ansaldo subsidiary would acquire all of ABB's stakes in FTCL-Fabbrica Turbine e Caldaie
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        DAF denies Saab report
        54 6 DUTCH commercial vehicle manufacturer DAF NV dismissed reports in a Dutch evening newspaper that it was discussing cooperation with Swedish vehicle maker SaabScania AB. The Het Parool newspaper reported on Friday the two companies had been involved in intensive discussions in the last few weeks over
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        Mercedes wins grant
        99 6 BREMEN will grant Mercedes-Benz AG, the vehicle unit of Daimler-Benz AG, around 17 million marks to support a 280 million marks plant expansion. A statement said Bremen's economic council had approved the grant in light of the plant's importance to local employment. Mercedes is the largest employer
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        Daimler shares make UK debut
        42 6 SHARES of Daimler-Benz AG, Germany's largest industrial group, were listed last Thursday on the London International Stock Exchange. The shares have been traded on the London stock exchange's Automated Quotation System (SEAQ) for a number of years.
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      Lock icon ENI chief in favour of partial privatisation
      463 6 Reuter ENTE NAZIONALE Idrocarburi (ENI) chairman Gabriele Cagiiari has said that he favours at least a partial privatisation of the Italian state energy group. "The concept that for strategic reasons our country has to have a sole supplier of petroleum is outdated," he
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      Lock icon Hanson on the prowl for prey
      310 6 Reuter BRITAIN'S largest conglomerate, Hanson pic, is hunting with massive firepower for a takeover target that would help it extend a 27-year track record of earnings growth. The company on Thursday reported stronger earnings and said it was "expansion-minded". A huge cash pile of
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      Lock icon Sears launches aggressive sales campaign
      293 6 Reuter SEARS, Roebuck and Co, in direct response to lower than expected sales, is launching its most aggressive advertising and promotional programme ever that slashes prices by up to US$5OO on major appliances and offers zero per cent financing on certain big ticket items such
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      Lock icon Grand Met's profits beefed up
      184 6 Reuter BRITISH food and beverage group Grand Metropolitan pic said during the weekend that its pre-tax profit surged 25 per cent, helped by a turnaround at its Burger King fast food division. Pre-tax profit for the year ended Sep 30 jumped to £919 million (US$l.76
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      175 6 I've always been happy about the service I got at Standard Chartered Bank. These days, however, you have to give them extra credit. Instead of resting on their laurels, they're constantly looking at ways to improve their customer services. For example, no longer am I forced to waste valuable time
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      82 8 to FELS on the christening of Cable Ship GLOBAL LINK to AT&T WARTSILA ©DBSBO: i (Singapore) Re Ltd. The manufacturer of Vasa Diesel Engines a C S Global Link is installed with three units of WARTSILA VASA 12V32 Main Engine and two units of WARTSILA VASA AUX Engine which give
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      192 10 to FELS on the christening of Cable Ship GLOBAL LINK to AT&T jm. CHASE u The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 50 Raffles Place Shell Tower Singapore 0104 Tel: *****11 Telex: RS ***** CHASM AN Fax: *****50 Chase Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited 50 Raffles Place Shell Tower Singapore 0104 Tel: *****60
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      298 12 J J to FELS on the christening of Cable ShipOLOBAL LI NK to AT&T MORGAN GRENFELL ASIA SECURITIES Morgan Grenfell Asia Partners Securities Pte. Ltd. (Member of the Stock Exchange of Singapore Limited) 65 Chulia Street *26-01 OCBC Centre Singapore 0104. Tel: *****18 Telex: RS ***** MGAS Fax: *****11 Representative
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      329 13 to FELS on the christening of Cable LINK.to AT&T SIMRAD Asia SIMRAD (Asia) Pte Ltd is pleased to have supplied the dynamic positioning system for this project. 52 Telok Blangah Road #01-06 Telok Blangah House Singapore 0409 Telephone: (65) 273-8664 (5 lines) Fax: (65) 274-4686 Telex: RS ***** ALBSIN ENGTEK
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      227 14 to FELS on the christening of Cable Ship GLOBAL LINK to AT&T SINGAPORE DUPONT PTE LTD We are proud to be entrusted with the supply and installation of the ventilation systems, outfittings and bulkhead and deckhead insulation for all machinery spaces. No. 19 Defu Lane 12 Singapore 1953 Tel: *****88
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      55 14 Vj Telecom Equipment 20 Pickering Street 3rd Storey Singapore 0104 Republic of Singapore Tel: 532 7877 Fax: 533 3579 mTHIAM LEE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. We are proud to design, supply install the complete coldroom system for global link. Block 1016 Geylang East Ave 3 #03-153 Singapore 1438 Tel: *****23 Fax:
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      US survey selects two banks
      329 15  -  Hongkongßank and DBS recommended as local agents for foreigners By Diana Oon FOREIGN bank customers in Singapore would do well to pick Hongkongßank, or DBS Bank, as their local agents here, said a survey by a quarterly New York-based financial publication, the Global Custodian. In
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      Lock icon At least 25pc of Citicorp staff may lose jobs
      635 15 Reuter CITICORP CHAIRMAN John Reed has told institutional investors that Citicorp could cut at least 25 per cent, or 4,250 of its staff, in its corporate bank over the next two years, a Goldman Sachs Inc report said. Mr Reed was
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      Lock icon New tax law may mean end of public junk bond market
      368 15 NYT JUST when "junk bond" investors might have thought things could get no worse, the US Congress has voted to raise taxes on companies that issue such high-yield bonds and get into trouble. The new law threatens to force
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      Lock icon Aussie environment laws may hamper banks' lending
      251 15 Reuter AUSTRALIAN banks may cut lending for development if they are held liable for environmental damage caused by their customers, Westpac Banking Corp managing director Stuart Fowler said. He said banks may be held responsible in some circumstances as Australian governments extend the
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Rumours of narrower pound bands unfounded
        69 15 MARKET RUMOURS that the British government is about to announce narrower bands for the pound within the exchange rate mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System are totally unfounded, a Treasury spokesman said. He was responding to an enquiry following rumours in UK financial
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        Generale plans to buy Suez unit
        56 15 GENERALE BANK NV, Belgium's largest bank, is negotiating to buy a 45 per cent shareholding in Banque Parisienne de Credit, a bank subsidiary of France's Compagnie Financiere de Suez, a Generale Bank spokeswoman said. Generale Bank is an affiliate of Societe Generale de Belgique
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        Taiwan to issue NT$5b bonds
        90 15 TAIWAN'S state-owned Bank of Communications would issue NT$5 billion of debentures on Dec 14 to raise medium and long-term funds for loans to businesses, a bank official said. He said the two-year debenture would carry a floating rate of about 9.23 per cent with the
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        5b yuan loan for Shanghai
        93 15 THE Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has promised a five billion yuan loan over the next five years to the Pudong special development area in Shanghai, an official newspaper said. The bank would also provide Pudong with a US$2OO million hard currency loan, the
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      182 15 TAKING A HOME LOAN? MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. /WW You've made a maior move by deciding A jW to buy a home y I JH fll.'Jt Your next move: take a home loan And for this key decision, consider Singapore's foremost home loans specialist. Credit POSB Be it a
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  • THE REGION
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        Chiang Mai plans rail system for a new city
        48 16 THE Chiang Mai provincial administration plans to introduce an elevated rail system to set up a new city. Chiang Mai Governor Pairat Decharin raised the scheme in talks with Japanese businessmen last week at the tenth Thailand-Japan Economic Meeting.
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        Vietnam rice exports growing
        74 16 VIETNAM exported about 1.5 million tons of rice this year, an increase over last year but well short of most projections. The official Vietnam News Agency also reported that the nation's total exports during 1986-90 were 2.2 times greater that during the previous five-year period. Last
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        Australia will be 'envy of world'
        70 16 TREASURER Paul Keating has predicted that Australia, currently in the grip of recession, will become "the envy of the world", thanks to its economic and social policies. Speaking at a Labor Party centenary celebration in Blackall, Queensland, yesterday, Mr Keating, said the great challenge
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        Britain to renew loans to China
        87 16 BRITAIN has agreed to renew official credits to China that were suspended under sanctions imposed last year, the official China Daily reported. British and Chinese officials signed a memorandum in London on Saturday which would reopen a line of credit worth a total of
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      Lock icon East Asian countries may form trade bloc
      356 16 IHT MALAYSIA will begin discussions next week with other East Asian nations on a regional trade bloc to counter an expected surge in protectionism should global trade negotiations fail. However, analysts said on Friday that regional divisions and fears of domination by Japan
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      Thai economy contracting due to Gulf crisis
      476 16  -  By Diana Oon HIT by the Gulf crisis, Thailand's economic growth has been projected to reach only 9.1 per cent this year, and a "mere" 7.4 per cent in 1991. While 7.4 per cent would be considered more than satisfactory for most countries,
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      Lock icon Aquino urges petrol price cuts as strike looms
      324 16 AFP PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino yesterday promised to make changes in her Cabinet and appealed to energy officials to cut premium and regular petrol prices as leftists threatened to launch a general strike. Mrs Aquino's statement was aired over the country's five television
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      Lock icon M'sia to promote Labuan resorts
      249 16 Bernama DEPUTY Finance Minister Datuk Loke Yuen Yow said on Saturday that the government had plans to promote holiday resorts in Labuan to complement its position as an International Offshore Financial Centre (IOFC). He was speaking to reporters after the opening ceremony of the Malayan
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      155 16 0SAVE FACE. GIVE HIM A BRAUN THIS X'MAS. K v" 1 > Face it, it's just no fun kissing him when he forgets to shave. Even if Then there's the deluxe Pocket Shaver with all the features you've it is Christmas. So to save you some hair-raising moments under the
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      232 17 *FEW CAN COUNT ON AN ADDRESS 0F SuCH CHARACTER m have the comes a address as the steps some the Yet as befits a property, it's also With on 3 pnme property', home owners can S step from the grandeur of their glass walled he a t H| t i
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      Lock icon Bonn wants burden of Moscow aid to be shared
      483 18 Call for US to take East European problems more seriously Reuter GERMANY, worried about shouldering the burden of reviving the Soviet economy alone, will ask other rich industrialised nations at a key meeting early next year to help solve Moscow's problems.
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      Lock icon Ruling LDP retreats from Kaifu's land tax reform plan
      437 18 NYT FIGHTING Japan's astronomically high land prices has been a major public commitment of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu since he took office in August last year. However, his programme suffered a setback last Friday when the railing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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      Lock icon Japan starts information service to facilitate private aid to USSR
      361 18 NYT IN RESPONSE to requests. Japan's Foreign Ministry has set up an official channel for information about aid to the Soviet Union, although the government is hesitating to rapidly improve bilateral ties. Since Dec 5, when it first began offering
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        Investors planning hotels in Sri Lanka
        71 18 GERMAN, South Korean and Lebanese investors are interested in setting up hotels in Sri Lanka, which is now recovering from a slump in tourism caused by a bloody civil war in the 1980s. Officials in Colombo said last Friday that one Australian investor had
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        Indian troops clash with mobs
        77 18 ARMY TROOPS were called out yesterday in Hyderabad, India, after renewed clashes between Muslims and Hindus left 40 people dead overnight. Witnesses said the violence, which lasted for more than five hours, began after several thousand Muslims poured into the streets in defiance of an
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        KGB reveals diversion of food
        101 18 THE SOVIET KGB security service has outlined the theft of hundreds of tonnes of food and vast distribution bottlenecks which it said are key factors in the country's acute shortages of staple goods. In a report carried by the Tass news agency, the KGB said
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        Gatt talks failure worries China
        99 18 THE FAILURE last Friday of Gatt to reach a new world trade pact may harm China, a vulnerable but potentially huge Third World trader with ambitions of export-led growth. A senior Chinese trade official said in Beijing last Saturday that China feared the breakdown in
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        Pests causing famine
        76 18 SOME 250.000 PEOPLE are seriously affected by food shortages on the Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar and Pemba due to crop destruction by pests. Radio Zanzibar reported in a broadcast last Saturday that mealy-bugs had destroyed all the cassava crop and banana plants in eastern Pemba, prompting
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      559 20 Move seen as indication of early withdrawal Agencies A BRITISH newspaper reported yesterday that Iraq has redrawn its border with Kuwait in what could signal plans to withdraw as early as next month. In a report from Washington, the weekly Observer said that
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      479 20 AP A US VETO loomed over a resolution endorsing a Mideast peace conference after compromise talks failed last Saturday between the US and United Nations Security Council nations backing the PLO. Israel, the traditional American ally in the Middle East, strongly opposes any international
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      Lock icon Gulf war will not disrupt oil production: US Energy Secretary
      376 20 NYT FRESH from a trip to the oilfields of Saudi Arabia, Energy Secretary James D Watkins said on Friday that war in the Persian Gulf, if it comes, would not significantly disrupt the flow of oil. "We're going to be
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      Lock icon OECD sees positive trend for world economy
      509 20 AFP IN SPITE of the Gulf crisis and the resulting oil price explosion, the world economy is expected to remain on a "positive trend" thanks to continuing strong growth in Germany and Japan, says an official of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
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      Lock icon Oil range of US$23-US$27 likely if there is no war
      365 20 Reuter OPEC ECONOMISTS grappling with the implications of the Gulf crisis forecast oil prices averaging between US$23 and US$27 a barrel next year. But officials say war would throw all predictions into disarray. "There are very serious variables" was one
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      Lock icon Oil cartel to meet independent producers
      107 20 UPI OPEC Secretary-General Subroto has reportedly said that an upcoming meeting between cartel members and independent oil producers is planned but did not specify a date. A spokesman for the Mexican Energy Ministry said last Friday that Mr Subroto announced the talks a day
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      110 19 Listed below: all the excuses a busy traveller can use this year for not doing his Christmas shopping. (The fact is, thanks to Scotts Weitnauer at Changi Terminal 2, there are no excuses any more. Scotts Weitnauer boasts an extensive range of top quality fashion and accessories at remarkable value.
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      282 20 You are invited to the "Show of Shows" Some of the latest and most sophisticated computer technologies will go on show when Singapore Informatics '90 opens on December 13 at Singapore World Trade Centre. The exhibition will occupy nearly 20,000 sq.m. in all the three halls (3,4 &5) at the
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      216 20 I- 1 I I |HOW TO SAVE! i YOURSELF PRIME OFFICE SPACE i I I I I I J W&T RECORDS STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES CAN FREE YOUR PRESENT STORAGE AREAS The most expensive place These will be locked and stored under 24 to store old office records II I
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Bintan — the region's playground
      937 22  - Bintan the region's playground While Batam is grabbing all the headlines, Bintan island is catching investors' attraction for a different reason. Big plans are on the cards to turn it into a resort island. Genevieve Cua takes a fresh look at the Growth Triangle Genevieve Cua WHITE pristine sand, the
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      Growth Triangle concept catching on with investors
      716 22 MAKING a decision to expand its toy-making operations in Batam did not take very long for Japan-based Tomy Singapore. The Philippines was quickly scratched out of the list because of security concerns, and Malaysia, it was felt, might have a labour cost as
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      45 22 Doonesbury BY garry trudeau SIR, ARB YOU AUJARB im Y BS. 5/R. I THINK UJ£ OUGHT W GOT A jf™ I OF These TALKING ISTHB& TO STAPJ iNTeRPtOING THEM. MOMENT, Zil* CHRISTMAS CARPS APROO- SOME OF THS CARPS HAVE J TH3 MEN HAVE BEEN O&MS^
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  • ENTERPRISE & MANAGEMENT
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      Good vibrations all round
      833 23  -  Rick Foxhoven, who has won the TNT 'Country Manager of the Year' award for turning in a spectacular performance for TNT Skypak in Singapore, talks to Chuang Peck Ming about his management beliefs and practices Chuang Peck Ming RICK Foxhoven remembers the words of his grandfather
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      Lock icon Create to stay ahead in the race
      577 23 A look at how fading companies can generate new ideas and products The Economist COMPANIES are mesmerised by their competitors a comforting thought for the legions of management consultarts who grew fat in the 1980s teaching them how to identify, analyse and react
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      MEMOPAD
      322 23 Seminars and courses Duration lifle Venue Ornnhcr Tel Dec 4-12 Agricultural Management Singapore *****66 Business House Institute of Management Management Dec 10 Business Writing World Trade Institute for *****21 Centre International Research Dec 14 Talk on Technolog\ Singapore Singapore *****7 Diagnostic Centre; Institute Institute ext 132 Your Partner in
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      174 23 or a those people who prefers a firmer bed with all the comforts of a waterbed. We present the Aquapedic y A breakthrough in waveless waterbeds. I Aquapedic is made of 2 layers of 1 "low melt, high density" polyester fibres. The fibre consists of strands of polyester that is
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      180 23 Management Consultancy SI/ I I I T T 1/ Seminars And Training Rill I Business Assistance 11 I L L I J. 11 Manpower Recruitment CONSULT ANTS Business Centre Direct Mailing I) VUPIIIN SITZKULTUR Your backbone is where you feel YOUR COMPANY'S ATTITUDES. Dauphin, one of West Germany's leading office
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  • SPORTS
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        Sri Lankan wins Singapore Marathon
        86 24 SRI LANKA's K A Marunaratne won the Singapore International Marathon yesterday in two hours, 21 minutes and 10 seconds. Herman Suizo of the Philippines came in second in 2:23:30, followed by Kjell Erik Stahl of Sweden with 2:24:41. In the women's race, Li Yimei of
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        Felder clinches title
        98 24 ANDREAS FELDER of Austria held off Germany's Dieter Thoma to win the 90-metre World Cup ski-jumping event at Big Thunder, Ontario, on Saturday. Despite recording equal distances of 86.5 metres, Felder had only a one-point lead on ihe 21-year-old German after the first round. Thoma put the
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        Couples, Donald lead
        40 24 FRED COUPLES and Mike Donald combined for a 9-under- -par 63 on Saturday and took a four-stroke lead with a f-28-under 188 total after 54 holes in the USsl-million Sazale •CGolf Classic best-ball team championship in Wellington.
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        Gustafson ends drought
        60 24 Sr SWEDEN'S Tomas Gustafson enjoyed his first World Cup j£;win in more than two seasons by winning the 1,500 metres •£cvent in Calgary on Saturday. Gustafson's victory drought after winning two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. His time of one minute 53.22 seconds was
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        Napoli drops Maradona
        73 24 ITALIAN soccer champions Napoli dropped captain Diego Maradona for yesterday's league match away to Atalanta. Agency reports said the fiery Argentine arrived early for training on Saturday the first time he had turned up in three days only to be told he had been left out of
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      Thrills and spills off Changi
      380 24  -  By Cassandra How STRONG winds blew and the clouds looked threatening at the start of the final day of the Concord Regatta '90 yesterday. Sponsored by Concord and organised by the Changi Sailing Club, the event is sanctioned by the Singapore Yachting Association. A total
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      Lock icon Baker-Finch leads in Johnnie Walker Classic
      212 24 AP LAN BAKER-FINCH sizzled to a course record-tying 63 on Saturday and took a twoshot lead after the third round of the US$B7O,OOO Johnnie Wafker Golf Classic in Melbourne. Baker-Finch had an eagle, seven birdies and a lone bogey in his round for a
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      Lock icon No more secrets in Soviet sports
      719 24 NYT PUSHING its new openness policy into sports, the Soviet government has been freely disclosing suspensions and other sanctions against the country's established athletes who have tested positive for use of forbidden drugs to gain competitive advantage. "In the old days we would have
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      Lock icon Cahill overcomes Gilbert
      144 24 AP AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup player Darren Cahill defeated American Brad Gilbert 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Colonial Mutual Classic round-robin exhibition tournament at Kooyong. Cahill improved his tournament record to 3-0 in downing Gilbert and earned a berth in yesterday's final
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      Lock icon War invalids in special games
      307 24 AP SOMETIMES ungainly, at other times surprisingly agile, but always determined, invalids from Cambodia's 12-year civil war battled for athletics honours on Saturday on crutches and in wheelchairs. A field of 98 competitors took part in the 6th Special Olympic Games at Khao-I-Dang, a refugee
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      68 24 BALLY iI SHOES 1L .A FASHION 4# ACCESSORIES BALLY BOUTIQUE ir SINGAPORE: Shaw City/Royal Holiaay Inn BALLY AUTHORISED DEALERS Singapore Daimaru Djien Boutique se f an Branches DFS Branches Studio Accessories. Hyatt Mote' Sogo Paragon Scctts Weitnauer Changi Termma! 2 MALAYSIA Bally Boutique Lot 10 Shopping Centre/Jorvan Shoe. Kuala Lumpur
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  • THE ARTS 1
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      A voice that's poised, distinctive and intelligent
      1118 25  -  P Y Van pays tribute to the vocal artistry of Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, who celebrated her 75th birthday yesterday P Y Van Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, one of this century's great lyric sopranos, celebrated her 75th birthday yesterday. Trained in Berlin, she actually began with coloratura
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      Somewhat under the weather
      417 25  -  The S'pore Symphony Orchestra By P Y Van THE HEAVY grey clouds that covered many parts of Singapore last week caused a prolonged wet spell that left many people cold and miserable. This depressing dampness crept into the Victoria Concert Hall last Friday and draped itself
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      Lock icon Taking Mozart out of context
      972 27  -  Donal Henahan launches a furious tirade against Peter Sellars' infamous Mozart trilogy, which he describes as a particularly odious example of pop-cult trash parading as serious art Donal Henahan NYT IF The Graduate were being filmed today, the magic word that the smarmy guest would
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      Stylish seniors, nervous newcomers
      532 27  -  The Singapore Dance Theatre By Lisa Lee IT WAS sink or swim for the new dancers and apprentices at the Singapore Dance Theatre's A Classical Season. But with the very ambitious repertoire, many ended up floundering at the deep end. Anthony Then's Schumann Impressions stole the
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      178 25 Peter Sellars' Mozart: taking a composer out of context, Pg 27 I^Br N Kl v automatic chronograph GP 7000 This new chronograph has a mechanical, self winding movement. Its water resistant case is available in a variety of combinations, such as steel with yelbw gold, steel with pink gold, as
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      283 26 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE Didn't I see you at Scandals? ph Kvcry Thursday: l-adies Night. Every Night: Ihe place to sec and he seen. Scandal*. Singapore's most sophisticated club and meeting place. Kor details on niembership, call 330
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      328 26 tf^ f DIAN XIN TEMPTATION! Treat yourself to a Delectable Dian Xin lunch. A.II-you-can-eat for only 116.80* per person Lunch Hours: 1130 am 2.30pm Hyatt Regency©Smgapore I" 12 Sc«m> Kiud Suitypore Wll lei *****HK Live Seafcxxl Thai-Chinese j^y igji IwuJrd 11k- Iresliest, clmiicest scab xkl ft>r v< mr dining delights
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      288 26 Go on an International Gourmet Trip! I Dec 90 I Jan 91 With a gastronomic spread of Cold Appetizers, Salads, Soups, Carvings, Eastern Western Hot Dishes plus Desserts who says you have to travel worldwide for good food? Price: Sl6++ (Adult) $10++ (Child) Lunch Dinner Plaza Hotel Prices subject to
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      418 26 A THE PINE COURT 'Vfy Amidst Imperial splendour, our chefs stage their hlghly-acclalmed performance f ,e B endar y Beijing cuisine to the satis- IpM faction of demanding diners.To guarantee •J tL your place amongst the discerning, make f \l y° ur reservations early. 1© Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm [mry]
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      704 26 TELEVISION AND RADIO /W~ 900 News at Nine. 7.07 Cable News Network. RMQIWPQ.Q f)N RADIO C\ "%T TO PDC SBCI2 935 Jake and The Fatman I'll 7.30 Jaycee and The Wheeled War- UN lVld.ll V IdCCI3 730 PM Saftic— Football SffSta JSS. iSfSIS u. SSL. BBC, 89.9 mHi In VHF
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      112 27 Q O c Santa o n Yie arc c ami E ve to igkang? s c omc across the w A \rv a M e*/ c Ever ta n^ d disco? s oU haven t e *Pec/ e V>V the r/v ef lYiC 11 "ced a starts (aV ,u\ous feasr/„
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      Good cheer and pre-cooked dinners
      510 28 LETTER FROM TOKYO FOR THE Japanese, Christmas is neither a religious nor a family affair. Rather, it is a time for outings to expensive restaurants and hotels, or for spending lavishly on decorations and precooked dinner sets for parties at home, traditions fanned by businesses
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      150 28 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.3200 1.3400 Canadian dollar 1.4630 1.4830 NZ dollar 1.0200 1.0700 Sterling pound 3.3200 3.3400 US dollar 1.7140 1.7240 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 16.10 17.10
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      WORLD TRADE EXHIBITIONS
      76 28 Duration T.tle Venue Orymmx Tel Duration Title Venue Oignacr Td Jan 11-14 International Nord- Salon Jan 19-27 Internal, ond Germany (46)711/2589-0 1991 Household ViUepinte International w Messe Una Appliances Trade Exhibition Professional Caravaning, Kongress Show Centre des Arts Motoring. Tounsm Menagers Jan 21-24 Middle East Manama. Arabian
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      301 28 1 Prepare linen for the laundry H 4 Be importunate if you want to trouble IBb ~lMb Hf 9 Rumour heard by a bed-sit 1 2 Hp 10 Put your head under 15 duvet (4,4) 12 Said to be where Tom sits to utter his midnight call Utf ]H| |H
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      211 28 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the afternoon Forecast: Maximum temperature 31.1* C Assoc humidity 72% Minimum temperature 23.8* C Assoc humidity 99% Hours of sunshine 5.05 Rainfall in mm 19.8 Rainfall this month 102.1 Rainy days this month 5 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hl/Lo* Cond. Auckland 22/15 Windy Bangkok
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      Buying spree expected to continue this week
      4883 29  -  By Diana Oon MARKET ANALYSTS expect the rally which started last week to continue this week, with some technical correction along the way. Said Hongkong-based research house Cresvale Far East: "The rally of the index on sharply increased volume is an encouraging sign.
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    4226 30 Main Board SI A Foreign IV44) H'M) F 16.5% DBS Foreign 1060 FI05 F 11.0% Metro llklgs 484 F 24 7% SI A 200 I (WO h F*).5% SI A 1080 F l )5 F l >.6% (K'Hl' Foreign 825 F70 F'J.-VK, (KIK 765 F
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      Lock icon NCR gets a bear hug from Ma Bell
      999 31 Other Wall Street activity influenced by twin issues of recession and Iraq NEW YORK FT MA BELL went Christmas shopping last week, but she found the price of her stocking stuffer rising day-by-day. NCR, the fifth biggest US computer company that is
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      Saddam brings cheer to the City
      828 31  -  SP LONDON By Ray Heath SADDAM HUSSEIN has played many roles, but Santa Claus was not one of them until last week. His decision to release the hostages in the Gulf brought some cheer to London share prices, and put smiles on the faces
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        HONGKONG
        55 31 HONGKONG shares rode a non-stop upward spiral last week on heightened hopes for a peaceful ending to the Gulf crisis. The Hang Seng Index surged 198.63 points, or 6.7 per cent, during the week to close at 3,163.69 on Friday. Average daily turnover also swelled to HK$993 million from
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        SYDNEY
        75 31 ENCOURAGING prospects for peace in the Middle East pushed up Australian stocks last week. The All Ordinaries Index, gained 15.9 points to 1,335.6, the All Industrials Index rose 31.2 points to 2,018.8,.whi1e the All Resources Index jumped 5.1 points to 807.3. One broker said that no local news was
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        SEOUL
        49 31 SOUTH KOREA'S stock market ended higher for the second straight week as investors were attracted by impending year-end dividends and easing tension in the Gulf. The broad-based Composite Stock Price Index closed Saturday's half-day session at 733.73 points, a 25.17-point, or 3.55 per cent, increase on the week.
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        TAIPEI
        79 31 SHARE PRICES on the Taiwan Stock Exchange zigzagged to a 13 per cent gain amid improving prospects in the Gulf during a week marked with erratic trading. The 216-issue weighted price index surged 572.54 points to finish the week at 4,949.81 points on Friday, in contrast to the previous
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        BANGKOK
        95 31 THE Securities Exchange of Thailand (SET) index rose sharply last week, 88.07 points, or 16.18 per cent, up from the previous week to close at 632.37 points. Sharp increases of 39.65, 25.17 and 25.22 points were seen on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Average daily turnover was also higher. The
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        94 31 AFP INSTITUTIONAL buyers shored up India's wobbling stock markets and prevented a drastic slump in the week, but failed to put the brakes on a month-old slide. Share prices continued to fall on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), whose sensitivity index lost 16.9 points to close the trading week
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      511 31 TOKYO AFP IRAQ'S announcement that it would release all foreign hostages lifted shares prices on the Tokyo stock market sharply on Friday, contributing to a weekly advance of more than 1,000 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 969.39
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      4100 32 MBT SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur stock market rebounded in last week's four days of trading, galvanised by reports on Wednesday of hopes for a peaceful solution to the Gulf crisis. The performance in the latter part of the week was especially heartwarming
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        1090 33 INVESTORS on the New York stock market fastened on the worsening economic data on Friday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average 12.38 points lower. The market rallied briefly, moving into positive ground in mid-afternoon, only to fall back in late trading. Despite the drop, which followed Thursday's decline
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        741 33 SHARE PRICES finished higher on London's Stock Exchange on Friday after a calm session. Prices moved up on a good performance in the stock index futures market but then investors became reluctant to take positions as the weekend approached, dealers said. The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-share index was up
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        AMSTERDAM
        338 33 DUTCH SHARES ended a day of dull trade on Friday mostly easier, hurt by a lack of business and by some unwinding of positions and profit taking ahead of the weekend. The day's market saw no more of Thursday's optimism on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's pledge to free foreign
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        BRUSSELS
        122 33 BELGIAN shares closed stable to higher on the first full trading day in a week on Friday. "We arc in a consolidation phase." said one broker. The Brussels forward market index edged up 1.30 points to 5101.07 but the cash market index jumped 1.2 per cent to 5131.33. Brussels
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        FRANKFURT
        286 33 HEIGHTENED expectations that the dispute in the Gulf will be resolved peacefully and continued optimism about last weekend's reelection of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl gave German share prices another lift on Friday. The 30-share DAX index finished 8.17 points higher at 1,512.84, its fifth gain in the last six
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        JOHANNESBURG
        404 33 THE Johannesburg stock market closed mixed on Friday in cautious trading ahead of the weekend. But dealers said bullish sentiment remained intact, especially towards quality industrial issues despite some modest profit-taking. Strong institutional support for qual- ity shares has kept the market on the boil all week, with the
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        PARIS
        216 33 FRENCH share prices ended slightly lower on Friday, unable to sustain a strong rise on Thursday after Iraq said it would free foreign hostages, dealers said. After rising on news of weak US November jobs data in the afternoon, prompting hopes of lower US interest rates, Paris shares drifted
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        TORONTO
        223 33 TORONTO stocks slipped in moderate trade on Friday as investors reassessed Iraq's promise to release foreign hos- tages, dealers said. "It was kind of an oddball day," said Bruce Hart man, a director with Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. "I think some profit-taking continued." The Composite Index lost 5.81 to
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        ZURICH
        288 33 SWISS share prices finished easier in moderate trading on Friday, but off earlier lows as buyers returned to the. market to pick up shares cheaply at; lower price levels, dealers said. Early in the session, prices slipped as 1 much as 0.54 per cent as profit-taking trimmed Thursday's strong
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        STOCKHOLM
        101 33 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse closed mixed in busy trade after a volatile day, with significant gains in the forestry sector, dealers said. The bourse general index firmed 0.14 per cent to 903.50 in high total turnover of 355 million crowns. Blue chips lost 0.3 per cent on average.
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        87 33 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK Close Previous Dec 7 Dow Jones NYSE Financial SAP 500 Turnover (million) 2.590.10 2.602 48 122.05 123.47 327.75 329.07 165 256.4 -12.38 -1.42 -1.32 -91 4 LONDON Financial Times 30 FTSE 100 Turnover (million) 1.723.8 2.183.4 521.3 1.717.9 2.177 5 559 3 5.9 5.9 -38 AMSTERDAM
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      495 34 REPORTS Reuter THE US DOLLAR continued its rccent nosedive in New York on Friday, closing down on more evidence of a weak US economy and a movq by the Federal Reserve to push down interest rates. Traders see more declines this
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      Lock icon Yen fluctuates in response to Gulf crisis
      662 34 ASIAN CURRENCIES AFP THE FLUCTUATING Gulf crisis caused the yen to seesaw against the US dollar last week. The Thai baht strengthened on declining demand for the greenback, but the Australian, New Zealand and Hongkong dollars all fell because of other concerns. The
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      393 34 Cross rates Dec 8 USS S$ M$ Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.7120 2.6915 1.4725 130.75 0.5120 1.2530 1.2945 1.6611 SS 0.5841 1.5721 0.8601 0.7637 0.2991 0.7319 0.7561 0.9703 MS 0.3715 63.61 0.5471 0.4858 0.1902 0.4655 0.4810 0.6172 Dm 0.6791 1.1626 1.8278 88.79 0.3477 0.8509 0.8791
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      Lock icon US dollar seen nearing bottom against D-mark
      580 34 IHT THE LONG-BATTERED dollar may be nearing the bottom of its 18-month slide to record lows against the deutschemark, with many economists seeing 1991 as a year for an economic upturn in the United States but of growing uncertainty for Germany. Brendan Brown,
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      336 34 Reuter THE GERMAN government believes domestic interest rates do not have to rise further as long the right fiscal policies are pursued, Mr Horst Koehler, state secretary in the German Finance Ministry, said. Mr Koehler said: "Interest rates do not have to
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      Gold finds itself in a tight spot
      466 34 GOLD FINANCIAL FUTURES REPORT SPOT GOLD opened at U*****.40/U*****.90, rose briefly to the week's high of U*****.40/U*****.90 last Monday and then turned increasingly bearish on signs that the US and Iraq were working towards a peaceful settlement to the Gulf crisis. Prices reached
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      284 34 mm Dcc 6 DEUTSCHEMARK Open High Low Sett Vol Op/lnt IXx 90 0.6705 0.6734 0.6694 0.6713 ***** ***** Mar 91 0.6683 0.6710 0.6670 0.6689 EUR000LLAR Open High Low Sett Vol Op/lnt IXx 90 92.02 92.04 91.99 92.03 *****6 *****6 Mar 91 92.54 92.54 92.47 92.48 JAPANESE YEN Open
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      554 34 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 5 7/8 6 1-month 5 5/16 5 7/16 2-month 5 7/16 5 9/16 3-month 5 9/16 5 11/16 Overnight mode: 4-15/16 (JS$ High l>ow 7 days 8 5/8 7 1/2 1 month 8 9/16 7 5/16 2 months 8 3/16 7 15/16
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      Lock icon Kyodo Oil urges Japanese to invest in refineries
      308 35 Reuter JAPAN needs large-scale investment to expand refining capacity, in particular secondary distillate capacity, Kyodo Oil Co Ltd president Kazushige Nagashima said. The Gulf crisis created by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug 2 highlighted the limited capacity, Mr Nagashima told a
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      Lock icon Romania to keep importing Soviet oil under barter deals
      386 35 Reuter ROMANIA will continue to import some Soviet oil under barter contracts made within the Soviet-led trade bloc Comecon, a senior Romanian official said. And Romania also hoped to reach deals with Moscow in which it would send some oil for
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      885 35 WEEKLY ROUND-UP AFP GROWING HOPES for a peaceful resolution of the Gulf crisis were the major factor influencing commodity markets last week. The United States' offer of dialogue with Iraq, and Saddam Hussein's decision to free hostages held since the invasion of Kuwait
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    1164 35 Rubber HAS (fob In bates) S cents/kg Int 1 RSS Close Dec 3 153.50 Dec 4 152.25 i Dec 5 151.75 Dec 6 152.00 Dec 7 151.00 MRELB (fob in bales) M corns/kg Int I RSS C lose Dec 3.....I.: 242.50 Dec 4 241.50 Dec 5 241.00 Dec 6
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    Trade wars likely in wake of failed Brussels talks
    642 36  -  Cheap foodstuffs, and more harassment, in store From Yong Pow Ang in BRUSSELS TRADE wars loom large following bad blood spilled at the Uruguay Round talks last week in Brussels. The acrimonious bickering over farm subsidies at the failed talks assures
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    260 36 Agencies CHATICHAI Choonhavan was named Thailand's prime minister again yesterday, less than 24 hours after he resigned in an apparent manoeuvre to revamp his much-criticised Cabinet. King Bhumibol Adulyadej was shown on television signing a royal decree to reinstate Mr
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    Lock icon Second link: Panel to study Johor's interests
    103 36 Bernama A SPECIAL committee has been set up to look into several matters affecting the interests of Johor arising from the plan to construct a second link to Singapore. Johor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin said in Johor Baru yesterday that
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    Murata plans another factory in Singapore
    433 36  -  From Genevieve Cua in OSAKA COMPONENTS maker Murata Manufacturing, which already has total investments worth more than Ssloo million in Singapore, has plans to set up yet another factory. The new factory, said Murata president Akira Murata, will make new types of components for
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    Lock icon World, Wharf profits rise
    299 36 IHT FLAGSHIP GROUP World International (Holdings) announced a profit rise of 18.2 per cent, while property and shipping subsidiary Wharf (Holdings) Ltd had profit growth of 18.9 per cent. World reported earnings of HK5454.4 million in the six months ended Sep 30, while Wharf posted a
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      S'pore Polytechnic offers new course for deck officers
      381 37  -  By Selva Kumar TRAINEE deck officers joining the diploma course at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) in July next year can look forward to a new course that will prepare them for both sea-going and shore appointments. Unlike the present Diploma in Nautical
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      Putting together your own cinema programme on UTA
      236 37 FIRST CLASS passengers on French airline UTA can now put together their own "a la carte cinema programme" and entertain themselves during the flight between Singapore and Paris. The carrier is currently testing a portable eight mm video player in the "Premiere
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      Lock icon China may help launch Indonesian satellite
      118 37 AFP INDONESIA may turn to China to help launch its next communications satellite in 1992, the official Antara news agency said on Thursday. The state-owned telecommunications company Perumtel would start negotiations with the Chinese authorities as soon as it received the green light from
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      Lock icon Japanese ship resumes reactor tests
      127 37 AFP JAPAN'S only nuclear-pow-ered ship, Mutsu, sailed from Aomori, Japan, on Friday to resume open-sea trials of its experimental reactor in the Western Pacific for an official certificate for ocean cruising, the ship's operator said. The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute said the 8,242-tonne Mutsu
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      Lock icon Hutchison's radio investment seen positive for Hongkong: analysts
      476 37 Reuter HUTCHISON Whampoa's latest broadcasting coup is positive for the Hongkong conglomerate and the British colony, share analysts said. Last week, the government said it would grant a radio licence in early 1991 to Metropolitan Broadcasting, to be known as Metro Broadcast,
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      Ivaran may start new service with Japanese or Taiwanese line
      378 37  -  By Rahita Elias OSLO-BASED Ivaran Lines, which is gradually moving into South-east Asia, may join hands with either a Taiwanese or Japanese line to start a new direct service between the region and South America." The carrier, which recently appointed
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      Nokia wins US$40m deal to expand Thai network
      317 37  -  By Dexter Lee NOKIA of Finland has won a US$4O million contract to expand a mobile telephone network to all the major provinces in Thailand. The contract, which was awarded by Advanced Info Services, an affiliate of the Shinawatra Group of Companies,
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        It's more than just a second terminal
        49 37 IF SINGAPOREANS themselves have a hard time pronouncing the whiz-bang ad-agency name for their enormous new US$3B2 million air terminal Airtropolis it doesn't really matter. Steven Erlanger of the New York Times presents his impressions of Changi Airport's Terminal 2 Page 2
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        More foreign ships on Aussie coastal routes
        29 37 MORE foreign ships are trading on the Australian coastal routes since the Australian government eased its guidelines on coastal shipping. Back Page
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        Continental's bookings hold steady
        58 37 OFFICIALS of Continental Airlines, which was entering its fourth day under protection of the bankruptcy laws on Thursday, said that despite an initial downturn in bookings, the carrier had yet to cancel a flight as a result. Instead, it is now having some of the smoothest
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        Antonov on goodwill trip to Australia, NZ
        33 37 THE WORLD'S largest plane, the Antonov 225, will visit Australia and New Zealand next year, carrying the Soviet space shuttle Buran on its back Back Page
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        Cargolux orders three Boeing 747-400s
        22 37 THE BOEING Co received orders last Thursday for three 747-400 freighters from Cargolux Airlines International Back Page
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        Cathay Pacific to defer fare increase
        97 38 FEARING further declines in passengers, Hongkong's flagship Cathay Pacific Airways will postpone a 5 per cent to 8 per cent fare increase until February. The increase, to have taken effect today, includes a 7 per cent rise in cargo rates. "We need to adjust
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        MAS replies to KLSE query
        71 38 MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) said it included proceeds from the sale of aircraft in its half-year consolidated operating profit because such sales were normal for an airline. Replying to a Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange query, MAS said in a statement: 'We strongly believe that the sale
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        PIA suffers US$6m loss
        54 38 PAKISTAN International Airlines suffered a US$6 million loss in the fiscal year ending in June after paying government taxes, the airline's board of directors were informed last week. The airline had earned an operating profit of about US$34 million and a net profit of about US$l3
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        Airlines start flying school
        80 38 BRITISH AEROSPACE and Australian domestic carrier Ansett Airlines opened last week what will be the world's largest flying school, especially designed to train pilots from the Asian Pacific rim. The US$54 million school, based at Tamworth 700 km, is modelled on a college at Prestwick in
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        KLM plans Schiphol surcharge
        73 38 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is planning a surcharge on flights from Schiphol airport if a Dutch government plan to pass the cost of airport security on to airlines is approved, KLM spokesman Peter Wellhuener said. KLM would levy a surcharge of 6.50 guilders per passenger if
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        German ship collides with lock
        34 38 THE German-registered container vessel Koln Atlantic, 40,624 dwt collided with the Zandvliet lock at Antwerp while inbound from Halifax, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence Service said. The lock door was damaged.
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        Japanese agree to B777 deal
        93 38 THREE Japanese heavy industry firms have agreed with US Boeing Co to provide a total of 20 per cent of the development, production, sales and maintenance work on the 8777, the US aircraft maker's next-generation passenger liner, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd spokesman said. The
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        Major car project planned
        96 38 ADAM Opel AG chairman Louis R Hughes said he expected construction work on a major car plant in East Germany to begin early next year. The head of General Motors Corp's German unit added he was confident Opel's board would give a go-ahead for the project
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      Lock icon An airport beyond an airport
      1025 38  -  Steven Erlanger presents his impressions of Singapore's Airtropolis Steven Erlanger NYT THE city-state of Singapore, forced to be independent when expelled from Malaysia in 1965, has survived by finding ways to be indispensable to others and taking a bit of profit along the way. So
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      840 38 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11732 46 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published for a maximum
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        554 53 Vessel toy No Berth Arrival Departre Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departve Kaood Wharves Hoegh Drake 0405 P4A 09 12/1700 1012/2000 Abyot 22*ffl K32 alongside 10.12/1900 Hong Eng ***** P2C 1012/1200 1212/0630 Coca Pcess 029 (P) R29 alongside 0912/1745 Hpa An 157 P2A 1012/1100 12.12/1800 Stainless Pc
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        1218 53 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Record Booki*/Balance Rstts Ship Voy Ho Etb/Btr Period From To From Ace Concord 08/893 11/1200 2 09/1700 10/0659 10/0900 4 10/1200 10/1459 10/1700 ACX Daoy 68 11/1200 2 09/1700 10/0659 10/0900 3 10/0700 10/1159 10/1400 4 10/1200 10/1459 10/1700 ACX
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        334 53 Port Klang Berth at South Part on Dec 7: 1: ml; 2: Soon Hoe; 3; ml; 4 Cheung Hing; 5; ml; 6: ml; 7: Jenwin, 7A: Thai Yang APC Star Eight. KCT: 8: ml; 9: Anson; 10: Bunga Kemuning. North Port: 11: Tang Quan; 12: ml; 13:
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        DAILY FREIGHTS
        802 53 CHARTERING on the freight market on Thursday was routine but there was talk that the key US Gulf to Europe grain route had been fixed at easier levels, brokers said. The talk suggested two cargoes (64,000 and SS.OOO-tonnes) had fetched rates well below Wednesday's reported fixture of about
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      Increase in foreign ships trading on Aussie coastal routes
      816 54  -  From Florence Chong IN SYDNEY MORE foreign ships are trading on the Australian coastal routes since the Australian government eased its guidelines on coastal shipping. According to figures kept by the Department of Transport and Communications, some 88 foreign vessels were
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      Lock icon Antonov to bring Soviet Shuttle to Australia
      193 54 Reuter THE WORLD'S largest plane, the Antonov 225, will visit Australia and New Zealand next year carrying the Soviet space shuttle on its back. The four-week trip will be the first time the shuttle, Burart, has been carried out of the Soviet Union,
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      Lock icon Continental's bookings hold steady
      243 54 NYT OFFICIALS of Continental Airlines, which was entering its fourth day under protection of the bankruptcy laws on Thursday, said that despite an initial downturn in bookings, the carrier had yet to cancel a flight as a result. Instead, it is now having some of the
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      Lock icon Cargolux orders three Boeing 747-400s
      103 54 UPI THE BOEING Co received orders last Thursday for three 747-400 freighters, plus options for three more, from Cargolux Airlines International, Europe's largest allcargo airline. The total value of the order is about US$l billion, including spare parts, with the three firm orders worth about
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      1841 41 Steamers Maritime Holdings Ltd |nV STRAITS SHIPPING ■ML wvr 1 J SJRfaport to BriMl. East Malaysia. Containers m_"" vi Von P Hlang Spore 5 'on Hburg B haven Roam Lrt if miF caii c TOKYO BAY 550 ♦HUH 03,12 10(1? 26,12 2»,12 30(12 r«orn HAMBURG tXPIUSS 99 549 *0 BHUM
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      1819 41 TO: EUROPE TO: FAR EAST SPOftf HK KAO KOB BU SP IH RDM HAM B MVN IBM fL* MANJIK HAMBURG «tt ltt'U IIU 14/12 12JU ***** CHO.AM ao«» mm mi li J/i n M «tf r^'VVYJtJSJV'r 1 iiiH 5K ffiH ml WK 00»ANG SuCCISS 012W 22 1? *1 I*l 11(1
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      400 41 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS VESSEL COSMIC YOUNG ASIAN ASEAN CHALLENGER SOLDIER STAR TRADER VOY NO 3 9 116 6 S pore In Pt 13/12 1 till 17/12 P. Kelang 13/12 15/12 20/12 Yangon 17/12 Mongla Chittagong Calcutta Yokohama 21/12 10/1 Nagoya 27/12 1/1 Osaka Senboku
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      607 42 SB CR NBR **********0-0 EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE VSLVOY S PORE ROAM ADAM H BURG BREMEN ANTWERP 20*12 14/1 24/1 28A 2/2 KUTAI7IWB rr, ,rj tfl MATARAM2BMB W 212 26,2 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAIKERISED CARGO Sub|ect to Inducement. Also accepting cargo to Casablanca. Port Said. Port Alexandria, Genoa.
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      756 42 HANJIN SHIPPING yy FULL CONTAINER SERVICE HANJIN OAKLAND Oil* I 2M2 o\2 2*5 MU JH2 HANJIN HAMBURC OWE U/12 H KUNSAN «fl M runviMr ri nsv mtw I IS 1? I 7.1 3 1 4 1 4 1 6 1 M HANJIN ROTTERDAM 0111 IhU H PUHANU H»t CHOYANG SUCCESS
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      98 42 EUROZONE FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD flB NO JO. MAXWfII »OAO QJ MMWCU HOUSi S<NGAPO<<C O'M TEC»I'M2KLMCS) FA* JTMTt TUt «S IM iT3» Weekly Express FCL LCL CONSOLE SVCS. TO/FROM: TAIWAN HKG BKK USA UK EUROPE Services To: BRUNEI. E MALAYSIA F. EAST PORTS PROVIDE INT L TRUCKING OOOR TO DOOR
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      1359 42 IPKL SGP MKC KSG KLC PUS MKT OSK SM2 TYO LAX CHS BAL NYC IHV ANW RDM THP HBC SCP I t gather re 013 luu uO2 u/u iw a/12 niu 26/12 niu niu mu u/i 73/1 2*l 2*l *2 *2 *2 m I GRACE RE 036 11/12 2D/12 2S/U
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      1836 43 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: ~V UK/EUROPE SERVICE— *****19 USA SERVICE— *****16 AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE— *****18 FAR EAST SERVICE— *****48 TERMINAL OFFICE :*****22 DOCUMENTATION DEPT: *****44/ *****14 CFS: K27 —IMPORT: *****69/*****50 CFS: K27 EXPORT: *****53/*****04 K.L P (O3) E J1403^ H p D Kdang-(03) *****87,
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      1260 43 m sinsov SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****59 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) DISCHARGING FROM EASTBOUND LOADING FOR WESTBOUND VESSELS VOYAGE |SPO« {MANILA hkONC VOYAGE SPORE PKLANG MOURC S HAVEN TILOURY
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      1859 44 K LINE KAWASAKI KISIiN KAI SUA. 1.11). J EXPORT N. AMERICA PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST j IMPORT N. AMERICA PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST~~7 111 MOTHER VESSEL VOY HOUS LB OAK THY FEEDER VESSEL VOY IKY SGP FEEDER VESSEL VOT -INDO 'P* PNC SCP MOTHER VESSEL VOY LB OAK CHI NYC 111 MANHATTAN BRIDGE 37
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      1190 44 PHIU-OMNT LIN€S PT€ LTI> U 108 ROBINSON ROAD *0/ 00 GMG BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL *****22/*****69/*****00 TELEX RS ***** PHILI FAX *****76 *****38 BY AIR, LAND OR SEA... WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION UtC MONTREAL, OTTAWA, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, S'WESTERN ONTARIO. 14 DEC
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      1671 45 ~SSaPff PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD *****55J /g M JBW p,l Building, 140 Cecil Street #03-00, Singapore 0106. JAKARTA ~1 BANGKOK VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN VESSEL VOY SIN BKK SIN lz.\ ,;7„ J,7,, PEGASUS PROGRESS 646N 11/12 14/12 18/12 1 EDEN 9W3 22 12 24 2 29 2 HAI
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      1206 45 r BEN LINE CONTAINERS LTD y 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT VESSEL IVOY SPORE PKLAN6 S HAMPTON HAMBURG BHAVEN R OAM LHAVRE Tokyo Bay 02/550 in~Pt Via KRM 27/12 29/12 31/12 Hamburg Express 99/549 13/12 5/1
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      339 45 M MYANMA pmk FIVE STAR UNE v (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIg Pen P.Gdg PAGAN VI64W 10/13 Dec In Pt HPA AN VIS7W 10/13 Dec AVA VIOSW 10/12 Dec IJ/1S Dec PATMEIN VIOBW 12/16 Dec S/12 Dec THE BANK UNE (A »er*ic# of Andrew Weir Shipping)
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      834 48 INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE FROM FAR EAST TO NORTH CONTINENT OUTBOUND SIN FIX BRV ROM ANT HBG JAPAN SEN NFIOI 13/12 S/l 6/1 til 1/1 7/1 BREMEN SEN WFIO2 17/12 f/1 10/1 12/1 13/1 1/1 CARMEN CARINA WMIO2 23/12 17/1 16/1 lt/1 14/1 ARABIAN SEN NFIO3 2*12 17/1 11/1 20/1 21yl
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      1184 48 TEL: *****88/*****22 OUR CONSOLIDATION SERVICES TO: EUROPE 15 DEC ft 22 DEC LONDON ROTTERDAM FELIXSTOWE ANTWERP SOUTHAMPTON HAMSUR6 MANCHESTER LE HARVE AND ALL EUROPE INLAND DESTINATIONS FAR EAST PORT KELANG 14/2 21/12 MANILA 15/12 22/12 PENANG 14/12 21/12 BUSAN 15/12 22/12 BANGKOK 15/12 17/12 TOKYO 13/12 20/12 HONG KONG 11/12
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      323 48 LOADING FOR VESSEL SPORE CBO DSN BAIRES MVIOCO RIO STS VIT PACUA MOSTKEEN i i; I? al2 1/1 14' I 1M 1%1 OPT V WOW 1 AISO LOADING FOR BUENOS AIRES Turkey, Red Sea/ Med Ports. Spore P Keltnf Ptiung Lojdinf for GCNCLIK V J 90 IN PT U DEC
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      1308 48 I®* i£S4«l > 5? CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY FULL CONTAINER LINER SERVICE TEL *****00 2, MISTRI ROAO. HMC BUILDING TELEX. RS ***** COSHIP #15 00, SINGAPORE 0207 F^ X _i^l lB66 CR NO: **********0 M CABLE: COSTARLINE General Agents: CO6TAR SHIPPING PTE LTD TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VESSEL/VOT SCP fLX
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      798 49 NIHON-ASIA CR **********0N TEL: *****22 FAX: *****86 Competitive Rates!! ■OTA USA All IFI Deslns 15/12, 22/12 EUROPE all Ports 15/12, 22/12 BANGKOK 13/12, 15/12 HONGKONG/CHINA 15/12, 19/12 SYD, MEL, ADEL, BRIS 16/12, 24/12 EREMANTLE 13/12, 27/12 MANILA 14/12, 21/12 PKLG/PENANG 16/12, 23/12 Port Kelang Branch Tel: *****21/2/3 Fax: *****24 Penang
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      256 49 ff&l! RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD a TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) fym FAX: *****15/*****03 fH TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) fC\ ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES J (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL IvOY ETA IIOADING FOR SPORE ABB AY WONZ 2/'WB 15/01 DARESSAI AAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI
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      824 49 MASKAPAI PELAYARAN WPULAU LAUT fUILY CdNf AINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEOULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OF S PORE, INDONESIA. MALAYSIA THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO ALL DESTINATIONS WE SERVE FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL *****55 SINGAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE VSL VOY SIN JKT PAJ SIN
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      582 49 BANGKOK CEBU/MANILA 'VESSEL *o][ SINGAPORE BANGKOK VESSEL VOY SPORE CEBU MANILA JENLINK 35N Wed ***** Sat 15/12 SO STAR SOS 14(12 20/12 22/12 NANTA BHUM 19N Thur 13/12 Sun 16/12 KITI BHUM SIR 21/12 27/12 23/12 SIR I BHUM# 473N Sat 15/12 Tue 11/12 SO STAR 52S 21/12 3/1 5/1
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      404 49 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND [WL [sin STt Kidi TnP£ |P CHALM TNT EXPRESS 2*3 ~M 15/1 21/1 2SO 30(1 V 2 3/2 E MUDIG M njj 5/2 ilrt IS/2 »2 22/2 2S/2 BRUSSEL 2tt lt2 23/2 1/3 VI 103 II 13/3 CVE ROCHE 2W "13 5/3 5/3 20/3 2V3 27/3 303
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      1112 50 MAC-NELS SINGAPORE fixPORT TEL: *****22 IMPORT TEL *****02 PFNANG TEL (04) *****6 KK TEL (088) *****0) TAWAU TEL (089) Z/86/9 P KELANG TEL (03) *****77 KUCHING TEL (082) *****3 SKAN TEL (089) *****2 l""fV~/\~ )j BAHRU TEL (07)*****2 SIBU TEL (084) *****2 LABUAN TEL (087) *****9 N JAKARTA TEL (21)*****32
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      400 50 BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO NEW ZEALAND AND T/S FIJI FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH PORT CHALMERS ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR AUCKLAND, NAPIER, WELLINGTON. BLUFF. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN. LYTTELTON, INVERCARGIL, FIJI AND TAHITI SIN N PIY AUCK IYT MULBERA 18S 14 Dec 25 Dec Via NPL 28 Dec
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      1008 50 /SBI THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 51 Bras Basah Rd #01-01 Plaza By The Park S (0718) Tel: *****22 Fax No: *****73 CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER SERVICES *****11 (BOOKING LINES) SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO SABAH VESSEL Ivor ETA BEST VESSEL VOT ETA PEST KIM SOON LI 48/90E 14 DEC PENANG JENHOL
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      385 50 JMORBULKV I HORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD. I I REGULAR CONVENTIONAL I TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES ISP PK LOADING FOR 1 EVPO AGEOS NB-120 12/12 15/12 ROM/ANT/UK I SINGA SAGA NB-121 15/12 17/12 RDM'ANT/NAN/UK I I SWK/SABAH LOADING FOR I I NBT-35 15/12 KANDLA KARACHI I ISP PK LOADING FOR I
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      748 51 Vtewv COMPANIA PERUANA DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALLAO, MATARANI, ILO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING. Penang* P Kelang Singapore SHAPLAEVERETT In Pt/U Dec 12/14 Dec KAMALEVERETT 26(29 Dec 30 Dec/01 Jan THOMASEVERETT 15/17 Jan 18/19 Jan Wc\
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      609 51 VSL |VOY |S PORE Imainliner [lax Ikst Isav Iwyc" HfX ZIM OSAKA 15C 13,12 ZIM lIVORNO 1 171 20(1 22/1 24/1 ZIM VENE2IA lOC 21/12 ZIM IBERIA 251 1/2 6-2 1/2 lty2 2IM SINGAPORE 37E 27/12 2IM IBERIA 25/1 3 2 W2 >'2 10(2 lEEWARO SE S I ZIM HAIFA
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      621 51 Msing kwang hang SHIPPING t TRANSPORTATION (PTE) LTD WEEKLY LCL/FCL SERVICE I VESSEL [SPORE I JAKARTA [SURABAYA MEKHANIK KURAKO V 39N 13/12 15/12 EQUATOR JOY V 07N 115/12 I 118/12 VESSEL S PORE BANGKOK A VESSEL 15/12 18/12 A VESSEL 22/12 25/12 DESTINATIONS ETA SINGAPORE PORT KELANG H DEC MANILA
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      488 51 PERINTIS LINE ACCEPTING ALL FCL CARGOES BETWEEN SINGAPORE JAKARTA SURABAYA VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SBY PRASETIA 127 A 12/12 18/12 PELOPOR 966 15/12 18/12 PRASETIA I?9A 19/12 22/12 PELOPOR 967 22/12 25/12 TANTO UTAMA 127 12/12 15/12 TANTO UTAMA 129 19/12 22/12 TANTO UTAMA 131 26/12 29/12 General Agents ASIA
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      335 51 UN FAB EAST 16/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 15/12 BANGKOK 13/12 MANILA/CEBU 15/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 15/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 18/12 BUSAN 14/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 14/12 HONG KONG also accepting cargo to Huangpu/Shenzhen/Fuzhou/ Xiamen/Xingang; Shanghai SIN EUBOPE/UK 15/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 15/12 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 14/12 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all ipi
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      502 52 Ai CB SHIPPING ti MARINE SERVICES J NORTH QUEENSLAND/PAPUA NEW GUINEA SERVICES CONTAMER/LCL/BREAKBULK SERVICE "ANKE" SERVICE SPt LAI MISIMA POM T VILIE u 1151R Sailed 11>12 9*12 15(12 »20S8 n»l2 10,1 I*l I*l M Lae T/S Pom BUNKER SURCHARGE EFFECTIVE VI9SB TEU USD 53.50 B/BULK USD 5.00 LCL USD 3.50
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      875 52 SINGAPORE/MEDITERRANEAN FULL CONTAINER SHIP SERVICE VESSEL/VOY ETA SPORE NAPLES GENOA ILYICHEVSK MERSIN TRIESTE VKSEUVOY cwgo WW. YM V 22 90W 22/12/90 20/1/91 IY V23-90W 28/12/90 K.V.T. V 26-CW9O 30/12/90 19/1/91 20/1/91 »1/»1 2g/i/gl "A&accep^B&for ISTANBUL CZECHOSLOVAKIA YUGOSLAVIA AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND cikjpAPDRF/EUROPE full container ship service jrr,™. $Si Er iii -as -sa
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      984 52 OcerhSeruice j LCL/FCL SERVICE TO/FROM I ■IB AB&l M OYtf ®00 t»rm»n»l»/offk»i m U.S.A. I I ifl CffiF* MW over 60,000 points in U.S.A. [SOBI M m\ m LCL/FCL uniw K f Mj ill W Qtmnl Agant«: 7XMAK-7/M*-£»i 0 KL: allied-LINK SINGAPORE: /ffijN Vffir 04-*****2 *****8955 778 6522(22 linesi 'SEEA,'
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      417 53 TIDES AND WEATHER TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) HOIIOOOO 0100 0200 *****400 *****(00 0700 0100 0900 **********00 *****400 *****(00 **********00 *****100 2200 2300 ft 09 1.1 1.4 IJ 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 14 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 U 2.3 12 10 1.7 1.4 U PP 0.8
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      271 54 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times VSL VOY ETA SIN ETA P.PNH SENTIASA 15/90 12/12 25/12 TONG SERN 10/90 20/12 31/12 For Enquiries Call CALVIN HO/DANY LAU If/| HIAP HOE SHFPNG ENTERPRISE V 'itJ I TCL: *****66 FAX: *****10 \lfj y TLX RS ***** HHSHPG PT. PELAYARAN. SAMUDRA AGUNG SEALORD
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      730 54 MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. EASTBOUND TO USA WESTBOUND FROM USA TO PSW VOY SIN HKG LBH OAK SEA CHI FROM PSW VOY LBH OAK SEA HKC SIN HYUNDAI COMMANDER HI 14/12 20/12 7/1 9/1 11/1 10/1 HYUNDAI CHALLENGER 36* 6/11 9/11 12/11 30/11 9/12 HYUNDAI PIONEER 37E 22/12 27/12 14/1
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      566 54 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times FF y i,^ia EXPORTTO^^^^^^^^^ UK/CONTINENT (TRIO) *'»*<•*««<*p'« Hamtou'g Is Copenhagen. Aartius Gothenburg Malmo I S PORE S TON M BURG HAVEN R OAM LEH Hets,n*i. Stockholm TOKYO BAT 82/S5O 10/12 2112 30,12 VI Rotterdam to Antwerp, Amsterdam. Otto, Helsinki HAMBURG EXP W549 1117 7/1
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