The Business Times, 7 August 1992

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    16 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER EOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 35/12/91 Friday, August 7, 1992 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Surge in first-time jobless claims by Americans
      77 1 WASHINGTON The number of newly laid-off Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits soared by 69,000 in late July, the biggest one-week jump in more than a decade, the government said yesterday, as the labour market was jolted by temporary layoffs in the auto
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      Russia sees fall of N Korean regime
      58 1 TOKYO Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Poltoranin said yesterday that the North Korean government led by President Kim II Sung will soon collapse, according to a Japanese official. "The collapse of the Kim II Sung regime is imminent," Mr Poltoranin told Masahide Ota,
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  • MARKET SUMMARY
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      Dow lower
      30 1 WALL STREET share prices opened lower yesterday with the Dow Jones index of leading industrial shares falling 3.80 points to 3,361.34 in the first five minutes of trading.
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      Footsie lower
      24 1 LONDON shares were sharply lower at midday yesterday. At 1100 GMT, the broad-based FTSE 100-Share Index was down 26.4 points at 2,366.4.
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Thursday Change BT-MGA 686.38 -11.19 Kuala Lumpur ....598.27 -4.31 Tokyo 15,926.44 -57.20 Hongkong 5,865.27 +24.03 Sydney 1,588.6. -16.8 Wednesday Change New York 3,365.14 -19.18 London 2,392.8 -14.7
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      CURRENCIES
      23 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6110 100 Yen SS 1.2625 MS SS 0.6441 Money market rates Overnight 2 1/2 unch 3-month ..........2-9/16% unch
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      COMMODITIES
      36 1 London Gold AM fix USS349.25 -USS3.65 Rubber S'pore Sep 142.00*/kg -0.25 M'sia Sep 219.50*/kg -1.00 KL Tin Turnover 50 tonnes +13 Spot MSl6.83/kg +0.30 Crude palm oil Turnover 984 lots +266 Oct MS836 /tonne -1
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    Economy grew only 5pc in first half: Dr Yeo
    299 1 SINGAPORE The economy grew by only 5 per cent in the first six months of the year. Defence Minister Yeo Ning Hong said on Wednesday night. Dr Yeo disclosed the 1992 first-half growth rate at the start of his speech at
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    Keppel slips and the stock market tumbles
    553 1  -  Group's blue chip companies hit; STI Index drops 25 points By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE The lacklustre stock market was hit by a wave of selling yesterday, triggered by poor results released by the Keppel group in reccnt days. At the close of
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    POSB net surplus dives 64pc in market awash with funds
    408 1  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE The flush banking system hit the Post Office Savings Bank badly as its net surplus plunged by 64pc to $110 million last year despite a record $1.72 billion rise in deposits. POSB says in its
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    Opportunities opening up as DBS Bank makes China move
    322 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG DBS BANK, the only one of Singapore's Big Four banks without a presence in China, is in the process of setting up a representative office in the mainland. The proposed office in Beijing will eventually be
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    Companies are resisting new Jakarta listing rules
    539 1  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE PT Bursa Efek Jakarta (BEJ), the new company set up last December to manage the privatised Jakarta Stock Exchange, is facing resistance from powerful interest groups in its bid to enforce new rules that could improve the exchange. These
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    Lock icon Manila to allow foreign banks to operate
    102 1 Reuter MANILA The Philippine government has decided to back legislation that would open the economy to foreign banks for the first time since the *****, a top official said. Finance Secretary Ramon del Rosario told reporters yesterday that the government planned to allow
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Singapore's approach to policy choices
        88 2 THE proposed Drug Trafficking (Confiscation of Benefits) Act was just one example of Singapore's multi-disciplinary and hard-headed approach to policy choices, Law and Home Affairs Minister S Jayakumar said yesterday. Speaking at a symposium on law and social sciences, he explained why the government combined
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        Dun & Bradstreet gets injunction
        65 2 Dun Bradstreet gets injunction THE Singapore arm of US-based information service Dun Bradstreet (D&B) has been granted an injunction by the Singapore Registrar against MMS Consultancy (Asia) Pte Ltd. D&B alleged that MMS bought rights to a D&B directory, then provided the information to a third party in breach of
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        TDB mission for S Korea
        39 2 THE Trade Development Board will organise a mission to South Korea from Sep 28 to Oct 2. Members will meet representatives of big and small Korean companies to explore business opportunities in third countries.
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      Lock icon Nafta to be completed by today, says paper
      235 2 Reuter NEW YORK United States, Canadian and Mexican negotiators hope to complete a North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) by late yesterday or today, the New York Times reported in yesterday's editions. The newspaper, quoting people involved in the talks, said the
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      Lock icon Shenzhen braces for flood of share form seekers
      384 2 Rich pickings possible for successful applicants Reuter HONGKONG Hundreds of thousands of China's new capitalists are expected to invade the southern boom town of Shenzhen this weekend seeking a coveted commodity: share application forms. Brokers and official media say that with demand
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      EDB relaxes rules on technical aid grants
      482 2  -  Reports by Helen Chang SINGAPORE The Economic Development Board has relaxed its rules to allow more local businesses to qualify for technical assistance grants to upgrade their operations. Companies with net fixed assets of $12 million now qualify for assistance under the Local
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      SGS-Thomson expects strong growth in chip sales
      238 2 SINGAPORE Microelectronics chipmaker SGSThomson expects strong sales growth this year as worldwide demand for disk-drives and colour monitors picks up. The Italian-French company expects sales turnover for Singapore this year to be US$lO5 million (Ssl69 million) compared to last year's figure of US$75
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      Lock icon Suharto seen turning his back on economic reform
      510 3 Indonesia in danger of losing its markets: government source Reuter JAKARTA President Suharto appears to be turning his back on economic reform and Indonesia could lose markets to more aggressive neighbours if it fails to keep up, a senior government source said
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      Regional groupings must maintain links: official
      201 3 SINGAPORE Regional groupings need to maintain close links with each other as this will provide the leverage to check each others' excesses such as protectionist measures, said a top official of a 20-country grouping. Hank Lim, director-gener-al of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC),
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      New bond emerging between KL, Singapore
      358 3  -  By Kenneth James SINGAPORE The upward trend of Singapore investments in Malaysia is an indication of a new kind of bond emerging between the two countries, based on economic ties and a common perception of issues and problems, Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and
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      Region's building sector to post double-digit growth
      470 3  -  By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Fuelled by strong foreign investment, the construction industry in most South-east Asian countries is expected to do well this year and in the medium term, says a Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) report. Industry growth rates in Indonesia, Thailand,
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      Lock icon Regent Hotels chairman forced to quit
      280 3 Reuter HONGKONG Robert Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Regent International Hotels Ltd, announced yesterday that he had been forced to resign from the hotel management company that he founded 22 years ago. A spokesman for Regent announced that Tokyo-based property firm EIE
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      480 3 A certain queasiness in Asia, Pg 14 JAPAN SINGAPORE AI CENTRE A collaboration between the National OrnpuUr Board (NCB) and the Japan international Cooperation Agency (JICA) jA Intelligent Systems are computer applications which display human-like reasoning capabilifries.lt involves the use of advance computer technology to manage and process the growing
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Dunlop, Magnum sell stakes in Pilecon
        129 4 KUALA LUMPUR Dunlop Estates Bhd and Magnum Corporation Bhd, both part of the MPHB group, yesterday said in separate announcements that they were selling their stakes in Pilecon Engineering Bhd. Dunlop Estates said.it had entered into an unconditional sale and purchase agreement with Hong
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        Bigger stake in Boustead
        81 4 SINGAPORE Bousteadco Singapore Ltd has informed the Stock Exchange of Singapore that Jack Chia-MPH Ltd now has a direct interest of 52.4 per cent in the issued capital of Boustead pic. With the direct and deemed interest of Jack Chia-MPH, and that of Jack Chia (Holdings)
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        New EYS substantial holder
        54 4 SINGAPORE EU Yan Sang Holdings Ltd (EYS) has informed the Stock Exchange of Singapore that TA Securities Sdn Bhd has become a substantial shareholder, having subscribed to 6 per cent of EYS shares in a recent renounceable rights issue. The shares were provisionally alloted to KFC
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      SIA increases B-747 freighter fleet
      146 4 SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA) will acquire another B-747 freighter this Sunday, bringing its cargo fleet to three. The third freighter, which has a payload of 100 tonnes, is to be acquifed from USbased General Electric Capital Corporation. It will allow SIA to increase its freighter
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      Accounting change trims SSL's profit slide
      345 4  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Straits Steamship Land (SSL) has turned in a lacklustre set of interim results, with net earnings at $12.07 million for the half-year to June 30 down 5 per cent on first-half 1991. The figures, which set the tone for the
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      Steamers Maritime unit wins M$56m Telekom contract
      264 4  -  By Diana Oon SINGAPORE Singaporebased Folec Communications has clinched a multi-million-dollar contract to provide a nationwide digital microwave network for Malaysia. The company's Malaysian operations, Folec Communications (M) Sdn Bhd, signed the contract with Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur last
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      CCL to take out M$62.8m loans to finance revamp
      284 4  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Cycle and Carriage Ltd (CCL) will take out M 562.8 million (5540.4 million) in bank loans to finance its property restructuring programme. The money will be used to partly pay for properties which CCL will buy from
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      Lock icon M'sia Airlines forecasts pre-tax profit of M$372m
      298 4 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) has forecast a pre-tax profit of M 5372 million (SS23B million) for the year ending March 31, 1993, against M$ 119.4 million in the same 1992 period. MAS gave its profit projection yesterday in a
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      OUS net earnings down 9.6pc at half-time
      193 4 SINGAPORE Overseas Union Securities (OUS) has reported a 15.3 per cent drop in total income and a 9.6 per cent fall in net earnings for the six months to June 30, 1992, compared with first-half 1991. Income at group level fell to $1.39
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      Lock icon MBf Holdings keen to buy KFC stakes
      378 4 Group's financial services unit to be listed in October Bernama KUALA LUMPUR MBf Holdings is interested in acquiring KFC Holdings stakes from Malayan United Industries, MBf chairman Loy Hean Heong said yesterday. "We'll always be interested if the price is right, especially with
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      Market not likely to see National Day rally this year
      508 4  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN Little incentive so far for stocks to move up By Amy Balan SINGAPORE Whatever happened to the famous National Day rally? It wasn't too long ago that National Day used to be an excuse for
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      Lock icon Hutchison makes huge provision for Husky
      338 5 Figure of HK$ 1.42b larger than forecast by analysts Reuter HONGKONG Hutchison Whampoa Ltd has made a HK.51.42 billion (SS29B million) provision against its stake in Canada's Husky Oil. However, it said yesterday that barring unforeseen circumstances, no further writedown should be necessary. While
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      Lock icon Cheung Kong still sees higher dividend
      289 5 Reuter HONGKONG Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd chairman Li Ka-shing said he expected a higher 1992 dividend despite a slump into loss by associate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd in the first half of 1992. Mr Li also said in a statement that he expected the Hongkong
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      Lock icon Trade moves against China will hit us: Nike, Adidas
      233 5 South China Morning Post WASHINGTON Two of the world's biggest suppliers <5f sports equipment Nike and Adidas have warned ■the United States government that trade retaliation against China would seriously hurt their Hongkong operations. Nike, the world's largest producer of sports
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      Lock icon Talk of Daewoo chairman forming political party depresses stocks
      440 5 Reuter SEOUL Despite vigorous company denials, rumours that the chairman of South Korea's Daewoo Group may enter politics depressed both the stock market and the fortunes of the country's fourth largest conglomerate on Wednesday. Newspapers reported on Tuesday that Daewoo's Kim
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Japan Asia Investment to invest in Thai hotel
        88 5 TOKYO Japan Asia Investment Co Ltd yesterday said it will invest 360 million baht (5522.9 million) in Hotel Nikko Thani Bangkok, a five-star international hotel scheduled to be open in October next year. The Tokyo-based venture capital company will sign a contract
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        Oil company expands test area
        94 5 BEIJING A Japanese oil company has contracted to increase its exploration in the Bohai Sea off China's northeast coast. The China Daily yesterday reported that the Japan China Oil Development Corp signed two contracts on Wednesday with the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. One
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        Ampolex expects higher earnings
        97 5 SYDNEY Ampolex Ltd expects earnings for the year to June 1993 to be above the A 537.15 million (5544.6 million) net profit reported for 1991/92. Managing director Peter Power said yesterday, "I think it has got to be improved because we are virtually doubling production, so
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        Toyota unveils revolutionary car
        44 5 TOKYO Japanese car-maker Toyota yesterday unveiled the Raßa 10, a high-performance solar-powered racing car (above). The single-seat car has a maximum top speed of 120kph and is intended for use in rallies, to promote environmental awareness and obtain technical data.
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        Kirin pre-tax profit down 13pc
        81 5 TOKYO Japan's top brewer, Kirin Brewery Co Ltd, yesterday said its pre-tax profit fell 13.1 per cent to 32.1 billion yen (*****.5 million) in the six months to June, citing a sharp decline in investment income. The company, which controls half the Japanese market and
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        BP suffers huge second quarter loss of £812m
        76 6 LONDON British Petroleum yesterday announced a net loss of £812 million in its second quarter after making a £1.016 billion provision for costs of a massive restructuring programme. The loss in the quarter to the end of June 1992 came against a
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        Mitsubishi to sell chips to Motorola
        58 6 TOKYO Under a new agreement between Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp and US firm Motorola Inc, Mitsubishi has agreed to supply dynamic random access memory (dram) chips to be sold here under the Motorola label. The Japanese company plans to supply the four-megabit drams from
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        US$270m plant for Venezuela
        64 6 STAMFORD, Connecticut A unit of Asea Brown Boveri Inc said it will build a US$27O million (*****.7 million) polyethylene plant in Venezuela. The project, known as Resilin, is the second time in recent months that the Venezuelan government has extended large development contracts to foreign companies.
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        Four Seasons Hotels' profits down
        60 6 TORONTO Four Seasons Hotels Inc said on Wednesday its second-quarter earnings fell, reflecting Cs2.l million in operating losses covering three of its hotels. The hotel chain's eafnings fell to Csl.6 million, or 7 cents a share, from Cs2.l million, or 10 cents, a year ago.
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      Lock icon Shareholders give creditor banks half of WPP
      224 6 AP LONDON Shareholders of the debt-plagued WPP Group pic approved a deal on Wednesday that appeases WPP's bankers by giving them nearly half of the world's largest advertising company. Banks get 48 per cent of WPP's stock, but only 25 per cent of
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      Lock icon Interim profits at Barclays dive 80pc due to recession
      416 6 Reuter LONDON Britain's biggest bank, Barclays, said yesterday that pre-tax profits plunged by more than 80 per cent in the first half of 1992 as recession took its toll. Pretax profits to June 30 fell to £51 million (SSIS7 million) from
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      Lock icon Net profits at Philips plunge 56pc
      147 6 Reuter AMSTERDAM Philips Electronics said its secondquarter net operating profit had slumped mainly because of the continuing decline in the consumer electronics market. But chairman Jan Timmer said the company's restructuring programme was taking effect. The electronics giant reported a 56 per cent slump
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      Lock icon World's service companies find '91 painful
      412 6 AP NEW YORK For the world's 500 biggest service companies, 1991 was plenty of pain and little gain, with the German, Japanese and US giants taking the worst hits, Fortune Magazine reported on Wednesday. Total profits fell 15.5 per cent and 52 of the
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      Lock icon Shell earnings rise 8pc despite lower revenues
      301 6 AP LONDON The Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Companies said yesterday that earnings rose 8 per cent during the second quarter, when the world's largest oil company had higher profits from production and exploration. Oil prices were about US$l (S$ 1.61) per barrel higher
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      Lock icon Maxwell investigators to probe secret firms
      214 6 Reuter LONDON Investigators tracking millions of pounds stolen from Maxwell companies have won the right to probe secret family Firms in the US, which could be the last stop on a complex money trail from the collapsed publishing empire. The administrators to Maxwell's private
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      470 4 iNTHE MARKET PAGES Thai banks lead rally 23 KLSE index below 600 21 Kay Hian James Capel Holdings Limited ANNOUNCEMENT INTERIM RESULTS The directors of Kay Hian James Capel Holdings Ltd (the "Company") wish to announce the following results:UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 1992 Half Year
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      358 5 Rolex invites you to witness the sport of strength, precision and a glorious tradition. From Friday August 7th Monday August 10th 1992 at the Modern polo is played on a field 275 metres long and 145 as their personal timepiece. Its rugged construction provides strong, Singapore Polo Club, Rolex invites
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      ADB to help countries in region develop markets
      369 7  -  Asian Securities Industry Institute Conference Reports from Shoeb Kagda in BALI THE Asian Development Bank will focus on helping countries in the region develop their financial and capital markets, said its vice-presi-dent In Yong Chung. Mr Chung told BT in an interview
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      Garuda unit raises US$26m to finance aircraft purchase
      233 7 SINGAPORE Indonesian domestic carrier Merpati Nusantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the state-owned Garuda Group, has raised US$26 million (5541.9 million) from the offshore capital markets. The five-year term loan, arranged by merchant bankers Morgan Grenfell Asia, is for the purchase of eight
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      Lock icon Japan warrants hit by plunging stock market
      301 7 Reuter TOKYO The market for Eurodollar warrants issued by Japanese companies is in a deep slumber brought on by a plunging stock market. And there are no signs of it awakening soon, traders and analysts said yesterday. "There is no demand for warrants
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        2 banks get nod to open branches in Myanmar
        69 7 YANGON France's Banque Indosuez and the Thai Military Bank will be the first two foreign banks allowed to open in Myanmar in 30 years. Myanmar's chief economics officer, Brigadier General David Abel, said yesterday their licences will be approved by the
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        Accounting giants eye China
        72 7 BEIJING Six leading Western accounting companies plan to enter the China market through cooperative ventures with local firms, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Some of the firms have already provided accounting services for Chinese firms listing B shares offered to foreigners by the country's two
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        UK firm's outlook uncertain
        76 7 LONDON The outlook for banking and investment company Kleinwort Benson Group pic remains uncertain for the rest of the year, chairman David Peake said yesterday in announcing a drop in profits for the six months to June 30. Pre-tax profits fell to £21.3 million (5565.3 million),
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        Taiwan's gold imports balloon
        66 7 TAIPEI Taiwan's gold imports in July were a whopping 520 per cent higher than a year ago at 9.2 tonnes worth US$lOl million, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. Gold bars had a 98.5 per cent share of the imports of the precious metal in the month,
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      Mutual funds play vital role in maintaining social harmony
      362 7 BALI Mutual funds, already recognised as important components for the growth of capital markets in developing countries, are also vital for maintaining social harmony, said panelists yesterday at a forum on Strategies for Successful Asset Gathering in Asia's Markets. Because of
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      369 7 Luxury is the least you can expect when you move in the right circles. It goes without saying rMlly. "X body rust-through. One can only wonder why For the new Audi 100 is first and foremost miocon-ten quattko afuuy auwcajie other manufacturers'standards aren't up to ours. SAfETY SYSTEM 4-WHEEL DRIVE
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  • THE REGION
    • NOTE BOOK
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        US House panel approves HK legislation
        99 8 WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that spells out US relations with Hongkong after it reverts to Chinese control in 1997. The measure states that Washington should continue many aspects of its relations with the British colony,
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        Manila to seek entry to NAM
        60 8 MANILA The Philippines is confident of being accepted as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as a result of the departure of US military forces from the country this year. Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo would file Manila's application for membership at the NAM
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        Philippine anti-nuclear protest
        33 8 MANILA Nuns, priests and students holding streamers opposing the operation of the Bataan nuclear power plant north-west of the Philippine capital during a prayer rally near the presidential palace yesterday.
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        Aussie unemployment rate eases
        65 8 SYDNEY Australia's unemployment rate fell from a post-war record of 11.1 per cent in June to 11.0 per cent last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday. The new figure compares with 9.8 per cent in July last year. Prime Minister Paul Keating said the
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        Joint venture's oil output rises
        64 8 HANOI The output at the joint Vietnamese-Russian company Vietsopetro has surged to three million tonnes of crude oil during the first seven months of this year, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan said yesterday. The army newspaper attributed the increase to higher yields from low capacity
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      Lock icon Analysts heartened by M'sian economic data but still wary
      455 8 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A better trade balance and stable inflation rate have improved Malaysia's economic outlook, but analysts say it is still too early to expect an easing of monetary policy. "I think we are not out of the woods yet
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      Lock icon New Thai senior army officers must declare personal assets
      274 8 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's newly appointed army chief General Vimol Wongvanich said yesterday that all senior military officers who were recently appointed to top command positions are to officially declare their personal assets according to law. "All senior officers, including myself, are
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      Lock icon Oil MNCs happy with Petronas' new contracts
      479 8 Confidence of exploration companies boosted MBT KUALA LUMPUR Oil multinationals that are Petronas' contractors can now continue their exploratory, development and production work in Malaysia with greater comfort following the conclusion of two revised production sharing contracts (PSCs) this year. Industry observers said
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      Lock icon Asean a significant political, economic bloc after 25 years
      289 8 Reuter JAKARTA It was once a common jibe that all that held together the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) was a shared terror of the war in neighbouring Cambodia. But analysts in the region now say Asean comprising Malaysia, Thailand,
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US business failures up 17pc in first half
      380 9 1992 likely to beat last years record, says survey AP NEW YORK Business failures in the US increased nearly 17 per cent in the first half of this year and are likely to shatter the annual record for failures set in 1991
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      Lock icon Economic recovery uneven, little impact from rate cuts: Fed
      366 9 Reuter WASHINGTON The US economy has been growing unevenly across the country with weak loan demand and flat property sales in spite of cuts in interest rates, says the Federal Reserve. In its regular economic survey, known as the Beige Book,
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      Lock icon German economy being stifled by record interest rates
      330 9 Reuter FRANKFURT The German economy, struggling under the weight of record interest rates, is showing signs of fatigue midway through 1992 unemployment is on the rise, industrial output is down and retail sales are stumbling. Virtually stagnant for more than a year,
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      Lock icon Bush's popularity suffers biggest drop in polling history
      407 9 SE Reuter WASHINGTON US President George Bush's approval rating has ploughed through a symbolic barrier, making it almost impossible for him to gain re-election from such low levels, if history is any guide, according to a major opinion poll. An ABC News/Washington
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      Lock icon IMF approves US$1b loan to prop up Russia's economy
      377 9 Reuter WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund has approved a US$l.O4 billion (551.67 billion) loan for Russia to buttress the country's shaky economy and support President Boris Yeltsin's increasingly unpopular economic reforms. The loan, the first instalment in what could be a
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        China's growth seen fastest in Asia-Pacific
        85 9 SEOUL China's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 7.6 per cent, the fastest among Asia-Pacific nations this year, Yonhap news agency quoted a report presented at the Asia-Pacific Economic Experts Meeting yesterday. Malaysia's GDP will grow this year by 7.5 per cent, followed
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        Indictment in Rodney King case
        86 9 LOS ANGELES Four white policemen whose acquittals in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King touched off the Los Angeles riots have been charged with federal civil rights violations, prosecutors said on Wednesday. After hearing testimony for more than three months, a federal grand
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        Zaire to replace conference
        64 9 BRAZZAVILLE The Zaire government said on Wednesday it intended to abolish the National Conference and replace it with a constitutional commission, Zaire television reported. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the government following Tuesday's decision by the conference to change the name of
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        Remembering Hiroshima
        28 9 HIROSHIMA Leftist protesters in helmets and masks shouting anti-war slogans as they demonstrated up a street here yesterday, the 47th anniversary of the atomic bomb blast.
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  • Article
    Sharing healthcare costs
    492 10 EDITORIAL IT comes as no surprise that employers want the unions and government to back their proposal that bills for healthcare perks be shared with workers. Companies' healthcare bills are shooting up. According to a survey by the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), the costs for non-execu-tives
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Skin-deep liberalism
      283 10 THE Censorship Review Committee's study of public morality has seen a rout of pretend liberals, the growing group of faddists and the committed alike whose manner of living and thought orientation have advanced roughly parallel with Singapore's rise to affluence in the last 15 years. There were mutterings
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      Cooling down
      95 10 THE riots and mass strike in South Africa have ended but the tension among the whites and blacks remains. The bridge of political accommodation towards a harmonious multi-racial co-existence seems too far. Certainly the turmoil would not help to break the impasse over the future government of this
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      A lesson from the past
      120 10 WHILE Chinese troops are speeding up modernisation as part of China's modernisation development and China's pursuit of sea territorial expansions may further aggravate sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea, it is worth noting that Japan's military expenditure has always topped Asia's during the past
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      The attack on drugs
      158 10 THAILAND, a unique case of a country which has moved from supplier to net-importer of illicit narcotics, must be at least as hard on itself as it is on Golden Triangle neighbours. Education of our youth on drug matters remains far below the level we should
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      The deaf sentence
      199 10 IT HAS been about three years since the Factories and Machinery (Noise Exposure) Regulations 1989 was implemented to control a major health hazard in industry occupational deafness. However, up till today, the industry has been slow in implementing noise control; in fact, the problem of noise exposure
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      A warning to others
      145 10 INDONESIAN business patriarch William Soeryadjaya must have undergone an emotionally arduous period of contemplation and deliberation before he made his decision to step aside as chairman of the country's second largest business group, PT Astra International, and focus his attention on solving the financial crisis besetting
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    Lock icon The rough road ahead for Ramos
    795 10  -  Experts say there must be economic reform before Philippine President Fidel Ramos can hope to attract more foreign investment. Jose Galang looks at the problems involved in implementing these reforms Jose Galang FT THE Philippines* new government appears headed for some rough waters in
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      416 10 Singapore Business Luncheon Talk A complex, ever-changing business climate challenges today's 1 JZmrBHI Th« shaker organisations. To prepare for the ever-competitive market, it is vital that Robert w your company is managed by capable people. Ropers is the Companies need to recruit and develop people with potential. To do so,
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      56 10 DOONESBURY by garry trudeau 'ANPI AGREE MOTH MR. "HE CAN SEE H RIGHT HERB IN UH... THAT MAS THAkUC tmramjGEPHARPTS ASSERTION THAT OUR OUN SCHOOL. UHO ARB GET- CERTAINLY AN JnjMg MtTBJV* UM..ARB YOU ASiANS ARB THREATENING TJNG ffW TUB BEST COLLEGES, UNUSUAL m'/vZ&n BAcfsT SURE* MV I OUR ECONOMIC
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  • ANALYSIS
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      China's capitalist conglomerate
      1198 11  -  China Merchants may be a billion-dollar business empire owned by the over one billion people that make up communist China, but it is run strictly along capitalist lines. Loh Hui Yin reports Loh Hui Yin ITS OWNERS are communist but use capitalist Hongkong as their main base
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      Lock icon Will the army march in step?
      965 11  -  Ellis Joffe examines the factors which will influence the way China's military reacts to a change in the political leadership Ellis Joffe The writer is professor of Chinese Studies at the Hebrew' University of Jerusalem IHT AS CHINA approaches the end of the Deng
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      Lock icon The real impact of Rio
      861 11  -  David Lascelles FT TWO MONTHS later, the Rio Summit is already becoming a distant memory, confirming the cynics' view that it was largely a waste of time. That is probably mistaken, though it is h£fd to argue the contrary because virtually nothing has happened in
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      41 11 CARPET AUCTION 100 carpets and rugs from Persia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. All carpets are backed by a full trade-in guarantee at our showroom. Auctioneer: Presenter: LEE BOON CHUAY PETER HEDGER 24A/26 Lorong Mambong (Holland Village Back Area) Singapore 1027 Tel: *****28
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      367 12 AMREA T° *K.pcie nee the Beauty c< ""< H< "Belvedere. #icrr, a delectable spread of Tahitian specialities as welt as the sensuous JKKcY C/i Tamure dancers, beckon you. Come to the y<L -flrftf Tahiti Promotion and see the VVt/ magic of island-living unfold before you. 6-14 August 1992 "Buffet Lunch:
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      700 12 TELEVISION AND RADIO hut rirvf fVirt CdTTIA ***** «c» 1 I:* S2?t mSHT' y business on radio VyilC UUI 11U L 111 C Gallic 5.55 «W QPjma,. followed by 555 pm opening followed by Gotd (L) BBC, 88.9 ralta in VHf Band H B on UgMmi(C) IS iiSSSSSIw 7.05«n, 1.30pm,
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon You were just wonderful, Marilyn
      519 13  -  Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate 30 years after her death, reports Leslie Adler Leslie Adler Reuter Hundreds crammed the chapel at the small Westwood cemetery in Los Angeles where Marilyn Monroe was buried for a memorial service and then filed past her crypt to pay
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      Lock icon Yokohama aims to be art haven
      482 13 Japan's second largest city trying to emerge from Tokyo's shadow IHT Yokohama, Japan's second largest city, is in many ways the soul sister of Brooklyn. It boasts a colourful past that, for the most part, has been absent from Japanese history books. It has
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      Sting to marry longtime girlfriend this month
      364 13 CHATTERBOX POP STAR Sting will marry his girlfriend, Trudie Styler, this month, his publicist said on Wednesday. The couple's children will attend the simple ceremony at a register office, which will probably be near their mansion in Wiltshire, spokesman Keith Altham said. "They
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      213 13 AND ENTERTAIN SINGAPORE TEMPTATIONS Cafe-in-the-Park goes local this month of August with a Singapore buffet spread that will tempt the most discerning tastebuds. from 1-31 August 1992 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm At $22.00+ per person ANAHora For reservations please call SINGAPORE 16 Nasum MM, Snoapo»• 1025 732-1222 ext 1700
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      219 13 BIG CLAMg^g PROMOTION AT fUO NISHIKI^^i Big Hamaguri dams from Japan! Rare, succulent, incredulously tasty and cooked In the style that suits your I taste-buds! 1 Priced at only S$ 12.00+ per order for 2 pieces. Available In August for lunch and dinner. For reservations, please call 322 4224. Our
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon A certain queasiness in Asia
      341 14 AP MANY Asians are wary of the United States, Canada and Mexico linking their economies in the JVorth American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), according to a report released in Singapore yesterday. "If the agreement removes non-tariff barriers or confers preferential access in agriculture, textiles and
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      Lock icon Will Nafta be good for N America?
      1011 14  -  Sylvia Nasar discusses the findings of studies on the likely impact of the imminent North American Free Trade Agreement while Kenneth L Whiting examines wariness among the Asian economies Sylvia Nasar Kenneth L Whiting NYT NOW THAT a North American Free Trade Agreement
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      135 14 1 BUSINESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY My Company has invented and patented an I injection moulded garden hose fitting of vastly superior qualities, and we therefore seek an 1 investor or manufacturer who is interested in a I protected, never ending market in excess of I S 150,000,000 (Aus) Gross annually. I
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  • OLYMPICS '92 1
    • OLYMPIC FEATS
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        Drechsler leading in women's long jump
        84 15 GERMANY'S Heike Drechsler, the No 1 ranked women's long jumper in the world this year, led qualifiers into the final yesterday. Drechsler jumped 7.08 metres on her first and only jump on a quiet morning. Off the playing field it was announced that US
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        Spain, US in tennis final
        60 15 TOP SEEDS Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario will take on the US in tomorrow's final of the women's doubles tennis. The hosts crushed Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Provis of Australia 6-1, 6-2 yesterday, just after Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernandez had overwhelmed the
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        Krabbe's coach comes clean
        109 15 KATRIN KRABBE's coach Thomas Springstein yesterday admitted that he bought steroids on the black market and fed them to his runners. Springstein said he obtained Clenbuterol, the drug for which sprint queen Krabbe has tested positive, and gave it to his athletes from April 16 onwards
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        Swede captures table-tennis gold
        68 15 JAN-OVE WALDNER of Sweden beat France's world number one Jean Philippe-Gatien to capture the only Olympic table-tennis gold medal to escape China's clutches. The former world champion from Enskede proved he is still far from a spent force by beating the top-seeded Frenchman 21-10, 21-18, 23-21
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        Germany-Australia hockey final
        62 15 GERMAN POWERHOUSE Carsten Fischer struck twice on Wednesday to put his side in the Olympic men's hockey final, edging Pakistan in extra time of an action-packed semi-final. The 2-1 victory booked Germany a showdown with Australia in Terrassa tomorrow for hockey's most prestigious title and quashed Pakistani
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        At last count
        99 15 CHINA'S hopes of beating Germany in the medal stakes receded at the end of Wednesday's events as the Germans, in third place, pulled away with a total of 57 medals to China's 50. Germany had 18 gold medals to China's 16. A huge gap separates the four
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      TODAY'S SCHEDULE
      186 15 ATHLETICS: Men: 1.30pm: 50km walk (start); 3.30pm: 4xloom relay, Ist rd; 3.35pm: Javelin, qualification rd (Gp 1); 4.30pm: 4x400m relay, Ist rd; 4.45pm: Javelin, qualification rd (Gp 2); 5.10pm: 50km walk (finish); 11pm: Pole vault final; 1.30 am (Saturday): 4xloom relay s-finals; 2am: 4x400m relay s-finals; 3.05 am:
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      Lock icon Kenyans stride back
      603 15 AP, AFP BARCELONA Robert Zmelik of Czechoslovakia and Paul Meier of Germany duelled for the Olympic decathlon lead yesterday while gold-medal favourite Dave Johnson struggled with a possible stress fracture of the right ankle. The American, struggling in ninth place, fell farther behind Zmelik and Meier with
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      Lock icon Watts powers his way to second Olympic record in 400m
      810 15 AP, UPI BARCELONA American Quincy Watts set his second Olympic record in three nights, winning the men's 400 metres on Wednesday in 43.50 seconds, the secondfastest time in history. Mike Marsh also set an Olympic record of 19.73 seconds in
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      Lock icon The eternal bronze girl gives it a last go
      247 15 AFP BARCELONA Sprint star Merlene Ottey is glad she is not an American as she looks for her first Olympic gold. The Jamaican said last week: "They come in for so much attention so the pressure is greater. At the moment
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      Lock icon Are there any more heroes left?
      513 17 Reuter BARCELONA In 1984 Carl Lewis was the star of the Los Angeles Olympic show. Four years later Florence stole the sporting headlines in Seoul. With only three days of competition to go, Barcelona is still waiting lor a hero or heroine to make
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      Lock icon Golden Russian hits out at politicians
      308 17 AFP BARCELONA Russian Arsen Fadzaev retained the Olympic lightweight freestyle wrestling gold medal on Wednesday, adding to his six world titles but he still feels that politicians have ruined his career. "I have managed to achieve just about everything in wrestling," Fadzaev said after
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      Lock icon Capriati overcomes Sanchez-Vicario
      610 17 AP, AFP BARCELONA At a postmatch news conference, Jennifer Capriati wore a tie-dyed Grateful Dead T-shirt with a skull on the front accompanied by the words, "Steal Your Face". They should have said: "Steal Your Show". That's what Capriati did on Wednesday to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, overcoming the
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      28 15 Fast, effective, asprin-free relief of colds/flu, sinusitis and hay fever including nasal congestion, sneezing, and Ava,lab,e at 3,1 ,eadin 9 pains. sote Distributor Summit Co (S) Pte Ltd
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      105 15 Perfect Fin Those With II SHRLL IIHDICRP. Perhaps that's why the world over, pros and golfers with a low handicap choose Reygrande Super golf balls. Its two piece construction and double-dimpled design provides long carries and offers effective high to mid trajectory against strong head winds. So remember to pick
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      297 16 ■I H I Where much sought after options are included as vice credit of $4,000 and a $4,000 service credit line standard features. It is the prestige of a priority service which Behold a sleek aerodynamic profile made sublime responds within 24 hours. A pick up and delivery Q by
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Heavy selling of Keppel, marine stocks continues
      3610 18  -  By Genevieve Cua BLUE CHIP shares slumped yesterday on relatively heavy volumes, led by "massive" selling of the Keppel group shares and marine counters. Brokers said the spate of selling is likely to continue today, what with the pessimism over corporate results and
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      Lock icon HOT STOCK
      72 18  -  By Anthony Pang PUBLIC BANK Foreign is attempting to break out of its sixmonth consolidation. If $1.43 is conquered on good volume, a rise to $1.50-$ 1.60 looks probable before the stock encounters serious resistance. However, yesterday's close below the day's high shows heavy profit-taking at the top
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      72 18 Blanc paiN Since 1735 there has NEVER BEEN A QUARTZ BIANCPAIN WATCH. And there never will be. «iTH€ HOUR CLASS Uacfty PUu TH TMMJfrI Scuttv TH Centrcpoint TH 7MIMMO) OwmwU Plau TH Art** TH Raffles TH IWJ4I Ch*nft Airport TWminal 11 East fcWw* W>n«ti TH U*ot*o 2 fSo*H» W.f*, TH
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2797 19 CMB Packaging 525 +5 +1.0% djtoyal 203 +1 +0.5% kia Kah Ngam 148 +1 +0.7% Luhi Chang Loan 102 +1 +1.0% 54V, 1 +1.9% Harnpau 9716 +fc. +0.5% I I I I I > a I i I A ft I m l I li
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      129 19 Shinel YOUR KEY TO BETTERBUSINESS DECISIONS! Shine is Singapore Press Holdings' inforich database financial statements highlights, graphs, latest results team: T. S. Liu on 740 1035, Hazd Ong on 740 1771 on Teleview, which incidentally is the most advanced and company news. or Tony Chia si videotext system in the
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    3062 20 Leader U 595 +5 +0.8% D&C Bank 50« 125 +3 +2.5% Golden Plus H 110 +2 +1.9% Antah Hldgs 50* 110 +1 +0.9% D&C Bank 50" 125 +2.5% +3 Golden Plus H 110 +1.9% +2 Antah Hldgs 50* 110 +0.9% +1 Leader U 595 +0.8%
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      504 20 BI^S^N^SSTIMES Toll-free Tel No: 737-0043 Fax No: 734 3698 ■I T| I Offers are invited for the sale of the assets of an Established Manufacturer of steel re-inforcemerrt bers. I Ttoßeceiver/Ma naperoffersfor sale the assets of THE SHIPBREAKING AND STEELROLLING INDUSTRIES I I LTD (In Receivership) of Plsine Lauzun, Port
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      264 20 MINE MATTER Of THE COMPAMES ACT, CAP 90 M THE MATTER OF COABH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PTE LTD p——wnwwcam an NOTICE B HEREBY 9VEN M a an Extaordrwy Genad Weeing el N Cj -yw* fffnd gJJ ftofcneor Rood W6-01 Qkr Howe Singapore 0101 on N Ukming iwMn we dU% peeeed SPECIAL
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      142 20 UQUOR LICENCE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, OngHkngTee Ong Hoog Tee of 70 Loroog 6 Geylang, Singapore 1439, have applied for a Beer House, Hnt Gas licence n respect of pranises at MA Gim hi Eating House M 179 Geytaag Road, Singapore 1438 and that this appljcatioo will
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      29 20 CORRIGENDUM RE: Liquor Ucwtc* Notice in Businose Time# on August 4th, 1992Jawahar Singh Ths address should be •01-30/31, Serangoon Plaza, 320 Serangoon Road, Singapore 0621 and not as ptA>lshed.
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Main index falls below 600 on lack of support
      5251 21 Bernama, Reuter RETAIL INVESTORS' lack of confidence in the market saw share prices in the Kuala Lumpur exchange closing on a lower note yesterday in quiet activity. The KLSE Composite Index at the close fell 4.31 points to 598.27, the Industrial
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      204 22 Company Date Year Group Not Net earnings Cross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend (000) (cents) Polytek Aug 5 Mar 92 J499L($15) 15TE (3TE) QAF Ltd Aug 5 Mar 92 $6.315(J1,080) 2 2(0.3) 25(-) CK Tang Jul 23 Mar 92 {3.802(16.552) 92(168) 6(6) Causeway Jul 22 Dec
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      201 22 Company Data Yaar Group pre-tax Nat earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) par share dividend ('000) (cents) Malayawata Aug 4 Mar 92 M$51,473($51,065) 37 8(37.5) 15TE(7.5TE) Beriaya Grp Jul 31 Apr 92 M$95,929(1131,180) 2.3(7) 12(5) Berjaya ind Jul 31 Apr 92 M$100,834($121,792) 4 3(8.1) 9.2(6) Beriaya Leisure Jul
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      280 22 Company Date Half-year Group pre-tax Interim ana to profit/loss (L) dividend C000) KHJC Aug 6 Jun 92 $7,866(912.331) 7.5( 0U Securities Aug 6 Jun 92 $824(11.179) 3(4) S Steamship Aug 6 Jun 92 $5,196(54,152) FELS Aug 5 Jun 92 $10.114($15,347) Steamers Aug 4 Jun 92 $5,148($5,323) MUI Jul
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      RESULTS FORECAST
      75 22 CM) Last Fri Yew Forecast Date Net Hat Pnrft EPS mad Tear EPS Gran pratt b*e b«t Caspar Period last jr emfiag (cts) *> (MS*) (taa) WW F Apr 30 Dec 91 1.5 8,946 140-27 6 2.4—2.6 Sal M| F Jul 18 Mar 92 2.6 3.0 4,921 2.1—5.3
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      OTHER RESULTS DUE
      446 22 Mi Beard last Frf Year tm$mi Parted Date Year EPS Grass let MMMKtd MiR| (cts) dh pnft last year (SJ'OH) EMS Final Nov 6 Jul 91 3.0TE 17.8781 RafH Fiance Interim Jul 30 Dec 92 66 5.0 6.076 Stapnriae Interim Jul 31 Dec 92 19.4 9.0 22.285
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      985 22 Tram Registered Substantial Bay/ No. of Amount Shareholding Stock Data Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares Before After Hanmau 01/08/92 The Overseas Assurance Corpn Ltd B 4.000 3.980 5.957,000 11.90 5.961.000 11.91 Semti Shpyard 31/07/92 Street Names Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd B 25,000 172,500 89,204,918 42 57 89,229,918 42.58
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      577 22 Currant Ex Books Date Total for Total for paymont date dOM payable the year last year Mm rtdp 50c 61(b) A* 26 Sep 7 Sep 24 6% 6% Amcd 25c 10% Aug 21 A* 27 Sep 10 10% 10% ha he Id 50c 2%(b) Jul 23 At« 6
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      986 22 Aug 5 Lee Kim Tah's subsidiaries, Lee Realty Pte Ltd and Arovest Pte, have sold a 6,774 sq m site to American International Assurance for $57 million. The deal includes planning approval for a 12-storey office block yielding 14,987 sq m of lettable space. Lum Chang Corporation Pte
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      339 22 Company Rights Issue MM Three-tor-tour at MJ100 per share Ex-date Jun 9 Books dose Jun 24 Acceptance Payment Aug 7 S Franc* One-tor-two $1.10 per share Ei-date Jun 22 Books dose Jul 2 Acceptance I Payment Aug 11 Stmt* Way One-tor-tour g, MS2 50 per share Issue of
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      529 22 Company Rights Issue ASanct Tadi One-tor one fe >100 per share Ami Steel One-tor three M$2 20 per share Issue of *****m 50% Cumulative Redeemable Preference shares of 10 sen each 1992/97 (CRPS) with up to *****m Transferable Subscription Rights (TSR) tor an aggregate poce of MSI per
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      155 22 Biriiit Sembawang Estates Ltd: 26th AGM EGM at the Summit Room, Valley Wing, Lobby Level, Valley Wing, Shangri-La Hotel Ltd, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 1025, on Friday, August 7, at noon Overseas Union Trust Ltd: EGM at the Board Room, 45th Storey, OUB Centre, 1 Raffles Place,
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSIONS
      112 22 Conversion Special Trdg Scripiess Conversion deadline Period Trading Company starts (I DP) (ST) starts Amcoi Jul 17 Aug 13 Jul 31 Aug 13 Aug 14 ANA Hotels Jul 31 Aug 27 Aug 17 Aug 27 Aug 28 Harimau Jul 17 Aug 13 Jul 31 Aug 13 Aug 14
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      145 22 RECORD HIGHS LOWS rt fj"»mrv»ci+p inripx ST Industrials Index BT Composite index 1545 92 (27 /i/92) 1992 htft 1316.68 (21/2/92) JT 1352 83 (9/4/92) 1992 tar 1191.31 (9/4/92) Mi 1565 58 (3/6/91) 1991 hi* 1333.08 (3/6/91) JJT 1149 08 (16/1/91) 1991 low. 1022.52 (16/1/91) JIL 1607 12 (27/3/90) 1990 hi*
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      316 22 In local curr In SS In US$ dy >t dy yr dy )T Aug S Index chge chge chge chge chge chge World 376.7 0.2 -7.7 0.1 -0.8 0.1 -7.5 tEAFE 431.5 0.4 -14.1 0.4 -13.8 0.4 -13.3 Europe 403.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.2
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
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      Lock icon Share prices rise on strong gains by bank counters
      1804 23 Reuter BLUE CHIPS in the bank group rose sharply in Bangkok yesterday and brokers believed foreign institutions and new Thai mutual funds have started buying shares with good fundamentals. The SET Index ended 5.97 points higher to 767.48 on a turnover
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      932 23 JAKARTA share prices continued to decline in a lacklustre market yesterday and brokers said it will be a while before there is going to be any movement. The Official Index closed 1.82 points lower at 312.77. "Investors are waiting for something definite to
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      348 23 CLSA THE performance of China Textile Machinery's A shares did not improve yesterday. Investors were discouraged by its debut on Wednesday and continued to take profit, bringing its price down 6.6 per cent to RMB 138.25. The market recovered modestly on the back
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Nikkei loses early gains to close lower
      2576 24 Reuter TOKYO stocks ended slightly lower yesterday after a day of aimless meandering. The Nikkei Average recovered the 16,000 level but then lost it again. Program trade set the pace while small-lot selling pressed individual issues. Brokers said most investors just twiddled thumbs
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      Lock icon Prices firm on late bargain-hunting
      2473 24 Reuter HONGKONG stocks finished higher yesterday on a wave of mild bargain-hunting ahead of the close after the Hang Seng Index was trapped in a narrow range for most of the day in sleepy trade, brokers said. The blue chip indicator rose 24.03 points to
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Shares fall in line with New York and London
      2121 25 AFP PRICES AGAIN fell sharply on the Sydney stock exchange yesterday in response to overnight falls in New York and London and uncertainty over the possibility of a further cut in local interest rates, brokers said. At the close, the All
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
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        325 25 NEW ZEALAND shares ignored overseas trends to end slightly higher yesterday, with gains in brewer Lion Nathan and forester Carter Holt Harvey helping to offset softness in Fletcher Challenge. Another steadying influence came from Brierley at 98 cents and Telecom at NZ$2.3O, both unchanged. The NZSE-40 Capital Index
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        MANILA
        541 25 MANILA share prices eased in quiet trade as large-capitalisation stocks followed a fall in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co, dealers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index eased 22.05 points to 1,463.80. "Major stocks sympathised with market leader PLDT, which dictated the tempo of the market," an analyst said.
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        TAIPEI
        506 25 TAIWAN stocks reversed early gains to finish slightly lower across the board as the market lacked a clear direction and investors took profits in late trade, brokers said. The market rose more than 20 points in early trade in reaction to the central bank's injection of liquidity into the
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        SEOUL
        758 25 SEOUL'S sickly stock market staged a technical rebound in thin trade, struggling back over the 500-mark through which it sank on Wednesday for the first time since December 1987. Market speculation that the ruling Democratic Liberal Party would come up with mar- ket-boosting measures today also contributed to the
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        BOMBAY
        67 25 SHARE prices in Bombay fell broadly on Wednesday, under nervous long liquidation, brokers said. The market at- tracted widespread institutional demand at lower levels but the damage could not be undone, they said. "There was no confidence. The support came too late to make any difference," one broker said.
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        48 25 CWmc Prrrio«i A* 6 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1,555.32 1,549.86 +5.46 MANILA Composite Index 1.463.80 1,485.85 -22.05 Turnover (mil pesos) 195.7 264.0 -68.3 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 4,122.78 4,134.91 -12.13 Turnover (NTS billion) 20.7 20.73 -0.03 SEOUL Composite Stock Index 500.04 493.33 +6.71 Turnover (billion won) unav unav
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • US stocks retreat for second straight day
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        NEW YORK
        1343 26 NEW YORK stocks retreated for the second straight day on Wednesday in moderate trading as concerns about the economy and market bellwether IBM's profits prompted more investors to take profits from last week's big gains. IBM, the second most active Big Board issue and a key Dow component,
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        LONDON
        804 26 STOCKS FELL again in London on Wednesday, affected by caution ahead of yesterday's meeting of the Bundesbank, the weakness of the pound and gloomy news from the housing market. The markets were also affected by fears that the latest poll, showing a majority of the French in favour of
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        FRANKFURT
        274 26 GERMAN STOCKS reversed early losses on Wednesday as shares of Deutsche Bank and Allianz rebounded following recent steep losses. The DAX Index rose 17.30 points to close at 1,628.81. "Allianz and Deutsche make up 20 per cent of the index, so despite our highly negative view on both stocks,
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        AMSTERDAM
        248 26 DUTCH SHARES ended up on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes the Bundesbank planned no major announcement from an upcoming council meeting and by a French opinion poll showing a majority of voters in favour of the Maastricht Treaty, dealers said. The EOE Index closed 2.28 points up at 294.30, ticking
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        PARIS
        211 26 THE PARIS bourse, heartened by a poll showing the French favour the Maastricht Treaty, ended a topsy-turvy Wednesday session with fragile gains but only after speculators and abitraguers put the market through a wringer. The market moved up smartly near midday on rumours that a BVA-Paris Match poll would
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        MILAN
        189 26 BUYING INTEREST that has added about 7 per cent to Italian shares in the past two sessions dried up on Wednesday and the market closed lower. The MIB Index closed down 1.31 per cent to 827. "The short-covering buying of recent days has run dry and those who were
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        ZURICH
        347 26 SWISS SHARE prices ended higher on moderate turnover on Wednesday, turning early losses into a 0.67 per cent gain. A higher Frankfurt close and hopes that nothing negative was going to emerge from the Bundesbank council meeting, boosted sentiment in the afternoon, dealers said. Dealers are also looking for
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        STOCKHOLM
        210 26 SWEDISH SHARES closed lower on Wednesday, partly on one analysis advising people to sell bank shares. Shortly before the market close, share prices tried to rise despite expectations on an early trade drop on Wall Street. The bourse All Share Index fell 0.12 per cent to 850.83, while the
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        TORONTO
        376 26 TORONTO STOCKS kept pace with a, lacklustre Wall Street to close moder-, ately lower on Wednesday, though volumes were thin, dealers said. "The market can't figure out which things are going to go so they stick to the sidelines," said one broker. Cuts in prime rates by Canada's ma--jor
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        465 26 Aug 5 Close hnious NEW YORK Dow Jones 3.36S.I4 3.384.32 -19.18 SAP 500 422.19 424 36 -2.17 Turnover (million) 172.45 166.76 +5.69 LONDON Financial Times 30 1,791.5 1.8040 -12 5 FTSE 100 2,392.8 2,407.5 -14.7 Turnover (million) 380.9 463.5 -82.6 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,628 81 1.611.51 +17.30 AMSTERDAM EOE Index
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      US$ firmer against mark, barely moves against yen in Tokyo
      1132 27 REPORTS ASIA TOKYO: The US dollar yesterday closed firmer against the mark in Tokyo mainly on mark/yen cross trade, but barely changed against the yen, dealers said. The market stayed quiet ahead of the Bundesbank council meeting later yesterday and
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      Lock icon Tight range likely for M$/US$ trade
      332 27 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian ringgit, after a heady five-month surge, is likely to trade in a tight range in the coming months with a recent curb on swaps and fears of central bank intervention keeping players at bay, dealers said. "It (the ringgit)
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      374 27 Cross rates USS S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6125 2.5020 1.4850 127.50 0.5255 1.3330 1.3550 1.8399 SS 0.6202 1.5516 0.9209 79.0698 0.3259 0.8267 0.8403 1.1410 MS 0.3997 0.64 0.5935 50.9592 0.2100 0.5328 0.5416 0.7354 Dm 0.6734 1.0859 1.6848 85.86 0.3539 0.8976 0.9125 1.2390 Yen
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      MONEY MARKET
      531 27 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 2 1/2 2 3/4 (•month 2 9/16 2 11/16 2-month 2 9/16 2 11/16 3-month 2 9/16 2 11/16 Overnight mode: 3 LSS Bid Offer 7 days 3 5/16 3 7/16 1 month 3 5/16 3 7/16 2 months 3 3/8 3
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1504 27 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/Int Sep 92 96.54 96.54 96.53 2200 2267 ***** Dec 92 96.19 96 20 96.17 96.18 5500 6225 ***** Mar 93 96.09 96.11 96 08 96.10 4000 5747 ***** Jun 93 95.76 95.77 95.74 95.76 1400 1484 3610 Sep
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      Lock icon Non-Opec oil output down in second quarter
      384 28 Reuter NEW YORK Crude oil output from non-Opec countries fell 690,000 barrels a day to 31.19 million barrels in the second quarter of the year, with the largest drop coming from the former Soviet Union, according to a Reuter survey released on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Forecast of Australian wheat crop revised downwards
      335 28 Reuter SYDNEY Australian Wheat Forecasters Pty Ltd said it has lowered its forecast for the Australian wheat crop in the 1992/93 year to March 31 to 13.26 million tonnes compared to last month's forecast of 14.04 million. This compares with the 1991/92 drought-affected
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      Speculative buying adds 30 sen to KL tin price
      752 28 REPORTS THE price of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market added 30 sen to close at M$ 16.83 a kg on some speculative buying yesterday. Dealers said the London Metal Exchange went up by US$6O overnight on short covering and
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    PRICES
    1518 28 Rubber RAS Commodity Eidwif (futures doting h at lpm) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Gose Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 92 142.75 141.75 142.00 1,000 3,275 Oct 141.00 140.50 141.00 675 3,550 Nov 141.00 140.25 140.50 700 3,325 Dec 141.00 140.00 140.50 450 3,600 Jan/Mar
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    977 29 Ctty "t«M ETA Flight ETO Ctty Flight ETA Flight ETD Abu Dhabi GA976 0115 MH631 1520 MH630 0950 GA890 0150 Kuala Lumpur MH629 0035 MH602 0700 GA970 2205 MH640 0805 SQ102 0730 Adelaide QF81 1955 0F82 2205 MH630 0855 MH604 0740 S0227 2230 SQ103 0950 SQ104
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      If you're going to San Francisco..
      559 29  -  LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO By Jane Gross THE CITY that has no summer is teeming with tourists on summer holiday who shiver in the fog on the cable cars, huddle against the wind on ferry rides across the bay and marvel at empty beaches
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      FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      151 29 As at 10am yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.1837 1.2000 Canadian dollar 1.3469 1.3742 NZ dollar 0.8663 0.8838 Sterling pound 3.0550 3.0965 US dollar 1.6090 1.6150 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign cwreacy Austrian schilling 15.25
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      WORLD TRADE EXHIBITIONS
      63 29 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Sep 6-9 Fine Food Melbourne Australian (61)3/867.7981 Sep 6-9 International Dussddorf, IGEDO, (49)211-*****1 Exhibition Fashion Trade Germany Internationale Services Fair Modemesse Sep 6-10 International Earls Court, Reed Exhibition 081-*****71 Sep 6-10 Trade Show Brussels. Foire (32)2/*****90 Watch,
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      313 29 I Determined attempt to get utter sot off rum (5,6) 9 To cut around royal insig- j—^^ nia shows a democratic I I I I _1 1 [__1 10 Issue no longer with due 11 A foreigner brought back a H 12 Dope doubly favoured, I r I ji 15
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      167 29 Singapore Outlook: Showers over a few areas in the late morning and early afternoon. Report Maximum temperature 32.2 Assoc humidity 61% Minimum temperature 25.3 Assoc humidity 94% Hours ofounshine 10.70 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month 31.1 Rainy days this month 1 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 12/07
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    Lock icon Chinese party congress to back economic reforms
    305 30 Reformists set to be picked for central committee Reuter BEIJING China's Communist Party will write market economics into its platform at this year's congress, which will also add fresh, pro-reform faces to the party central committee, a senior government economist said yesterday. Wu
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    Lock icon First Sino-Indian joint venture launched to produce steel
    341 30 AFP NEW DELHI An Indian company and a Chinese corporation have launched the first ever Sino-Indian joint venture, a steel plant, to be built in line with ambitions to reduce Asia's dependence on the West. China Metallurgical Import and Export Corp (CMIEC)
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    Lock icon Indian parliamentary team to probe scam
    157 30 AFP NEW DELHI The Indian Parliament yesterday announced the formation of a parliamentary team of both government and opposition MPs to investigate a US$l.3 billion (Ss2.l billion) bank and stock market fraud and fix responsibility. The Lok Sabha, Parliament's Lower House, unanimously adopted a
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    Lock icon Mandela, De Klerk hint at resumption of talks
    414 30 AP JOHANNESBURG After weeks of confrontation, ANC leader Nelson Mandela and President FW de Klerk are sending signals that blackwhite negotiations could resume before long. Mr De Klerk said on Wednesday that the white government and the African National Congress have been
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    Indon govt expected to review severe traffic penalties
    358 30  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA THE Indonesian government is expected to revise its controversial new traffic regulations in the face of widespread public protest against the severe penalties they provided for, which could encourage police corruption. President Suharto, who had earlier said
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    Lock icon US urges UN inquiry into human rights in Sarajevo
    213 30 Reuter SARAJEVO Washington has called for an extraordinary session of the UN Human Rights Commission to examine "the dangerous deterioration of the human rights situation in the former Yugoslavia", after reports of killings and torture in concentration camps. President George Bush
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    Playing the nationalism card in Hongkong
    679 30  -  The Bottom Line JACKIE SAM JACKIE SAM The writer is a Hongkong-based political consultant THE Brunei team is marching into the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona. That's a very rich country. Such a small team. With all their money you would think they would buy
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    97 30 AFP LONDON The BBC said yesterday it will launch a worldwide monthly magazine from November which will bid to compete with major US news magazines such as Time and Newsweek. The English-language magazine, BBC Worldwide, Hill incorporate London Calling, the World Service's existing programme
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      Subic Bay official to look into Keppel's yard offer
      750 31  -  Visit to S'pore will also include meeting with Sembawang Shipyard From Al Labita in MANILA THE Philippines' chief official in charge of the Subic Bay's conversion programme will visit Singapore this month to look into Keppel's offer to operate ship repair
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      Lock icon China allows foreign investment in building docks
      181 31 Reuter BEIJING China's Ministry of Communications has decided to allow foreign investment in the construction and management of highways and docks, the official China Daily said. "The move is aimed at accelerating modernisation of China's transportation network, which has jammed the country's overall
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1167 31 Page Col ABC Containcrlinc 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asian Break-Bulk 16 3 ASCL 5 5 ASXCLShpg 15 2 Austorient Shpg
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      Kvaerner Eureka sets up office in Rotterdam
      315 31  -  By Diana Oon SINGAPORE Norwegian marine equipment supplier Kvaerner Eureka opens an office in Rotterdam, and is scheduled to be fully operational by September. The company's latest office is targeted to play a significant role in providing specialist services to shipowners in the
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      Lock icon US able to meet defence sealift requirements: Pentagon
      222 31 Seatrade Week WASHINGTON Weeks before the US administration presented its maritime reform policy, the Pentagon had advised a maritime policy working group that the US could meet its defence-relat-ed sea lift requirements without making any special concession to APL and SeaLand. A
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      Lock icon Panel yet to interview Choon Hong's third engineer
      195 31 Bernama PORT KLANG The panel investigating the cause of the fire on board Choon Hong 111 has interviewed all except one surviving crew member of the ill-fated tanker so far, its head, Ahmad Hassan Osman, said yesterday. Speaking to reporters after going
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        Japanese shipping firms to cut Russia route costs
        87 32 TOKYO Japan's Navix Line Ltd and lino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd are looking for ways to cut costs on the Japan-Russia route by reducing container services, as cargoes are declining sharply, company officials said on Wednesday. The companies are considering reducing the number
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        Tanker still ablaze off Venezuela
        90 32 LONDON Fire-fighters have still to control a blaze that broke out two days ago on the Venezuelan-flag tanker Borburata, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence Service said on Wednesday. The fire started in the pump room of the 30,609 dwt vessel, bound from Curacao refinery for Puerto Miranda
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        Work on bridge to begin in '94
        96 32 MONTEVIDEO Work will start in two years' time on a bridge across the Rio de la Plata linking Argentina with Uruguay, the government said here on Wednesday. The 45-km bridge across the water dividing Buenos Aires and Colonia, some 170 km west of
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        Colon paralysed by strike
        96 32 COLON, Panama Bus drivers and merchants joined on Wednesday in a day-long strike, paralysing this Atlantic port with calls for the government to fulfill a pledge to bolster the local economy. The strike kept tourists away from the central shopping district, where stalls closed in demand
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        Bulker suffers engine failure
        39 32 |An©ON The Romanian-flag bulk carrier Bumbesti is anchored off Canakkale Cimento Pier, Turkey, with engine failure, Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence Service said on Wednesday. The 24,885 dwt vessel completed discharge on July 31 before the breakdown.
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        Northwest plane turned back
        114 32 HONOLULU A Northwest Airlines jet bound from Hawaii to Seoul was forced to turn back because of an oil line fire, an airline spokesman said on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the incident. The Boeing 747 took off from Honolulu shortly before 1 lam on
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      Lock icon Getting back to basics
      1767 32  -  British Aerospace is taking drastic measures to restructure the company, report Paul Betts and Tony Jackson Paul Betts,Tony Jackson FT VISITORS driving in to central London from Heathrow airport used to be greeted by a stylish billboard advertising British Aerospace executive jets. This summer, it has
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      616 32 Carbon My 30 Density Water Residue Ash Mumnum Sediment 1 MM Exxon KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method BO/Cimac Smrts Spec E25 991 1.0 15.0 0 10 30* 0:10* Spec G35 991 10 18 0 0 15 30* 0 10* Northern Eirope 180 Ave 984 0.3
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      13498 40 This is a list ol 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. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        533 47 Oqwtiw Vessel Voy No Berth km* Departw Marina Terminal 1 Batam Murnt *****2 M04 alongside 0708/2300 J Batam Sayang *****2 M05 06 08/2300 alongside 0708/2300 Batammdo 1 1227S M03 alongside 06 08/1900 alongside 07 08/1600 Gemah Ripah 022 M03 alongside 06 08/1800 f"? alongside 07 08/2300 Kyaw
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        IN MALAYSIAN PORTS
        137 47 Penang Port Mineral oi berth: RSG Unity. In the roads: Jintan Putih, Navakun 6, Bunga Kiara, Bunga ktoOTi hour nil Kekwa, KartodiJtamony Stove, Kiambanft Ikan JJS Dovechem 1, Navasawan S® n B iL 1 )0 Mal3ya DaSSan Due on Aug 6: Trade*. Ocean Leopard Tunda Poe, 1813.
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULE
        1741 47 DELIVERY OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS SNp Voy No Contwen avafebte Ship Voy Wo Contanen ivabbfc < Z Alexandria 72E 00.00.92 0000 Saudi Hofuf FEA059 COO(EST) 06.08 92 1500 J B Teratai 313 05 08.92 0700 Wara Bhum 151N COO(EST) 06 08 92 070C Merkur Defta 934
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      934 48 <Sept 6-18: Seatrade Academy's Anatomy of Shipping, organised by Seatrade. The event will take place at Selwyn College Cam- bridge, England. Sept 15-16: Asia-Pacific Digital .Cellular Mobile Communica•tions, organised by IBC Technical Services Limited at The Mandarin Singapore. For further -'.details please contact IBC Technical Services at tel:
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      610 48 THE DRY cargo freight market regained some steadiness after recent falls despite short-term bearishness. brokers said on Wednesday. US Gulf/Japan was reportedly fixed at USS 19.50 for late September/early October after USS 18 published the day before for late August. The Baltic Freight Index's indication for the route
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      Lock icon US clears way for open skies aviation pacts
      322 50 Efforts will focus on European countries Reuter WASHINGTON The US Transportation Department said on Wednesday it has approved a new definition of the term "open skies", which could lead to agreements to increase air service with European countries. "We will now offer
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      858 39 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY p P GUDANG PENANG PKELANG ""OCEAN VSL/VOY" SIN SOU(1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) E 7/8 7/8 8/8 ALSIA 2312 11/8 28/8 30/8 31/8 2/9 E 14/8 15/8 BENAVQN 2322 18/8 4/9 6/9 7/9 9/9 D 21/8 21/8 22/8 JUTIANDtA 2332 25/8
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      230 39 NIGERIAN NATIONAL ML SHIPPING LINE fHP NIGERIA EXPRESS SERVICE RIVER IKPAN V.52 SINGAPORE Sid ETA Legos 18 Aug Port Harcourt 20 Aug Calabar 25 Aug B/BULK AND CONTAINERS I °BSA° TR AN SPO RTATION mm MYANMA pHUk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIj Pen
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      25 44 BBULK SERVICE TO CONSTANTZA, ROMANIAN PORTS, RED SEA/MED PORTS A VESSEL ETA SPORE 25 AUGUST FOR ENQUIRY AND BOOKINGS TEL: *****33 (ROSALIND) *****08 (CAPT LOR)
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