The Business Times, 6 March 1993

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    14 1 BUSINES TIMES MITA (P) 552/12/92 Weekend Edition, March 6-7 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75«
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  • Article
    Individuals in S'pore can bid for housing sites in state land
    642 1  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Individuals will now be able to bid for small plots of state land in a move by the government to bring more varied designs to housing estates. The government wiH also increase the number of
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    Lock icon New Aussie airline to start service to China this year
    187 1 Reuter CANBERRA A new international airline, Australia Air, announced yesterday that it will begin a service between Australia and China within six months. Colin Hendrick, chairman of Australia Air International Pty Ltd, which groups private Australian investors such as solicitors
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    Lock icon US jobless rate falls to 7pc
    167 1 AFP WASHINGTON The United States unemployment rate fell to 7 per cent in February as the recovering economy produced a surge of 365,000 new jobs, the Labour Department said yesterday. This marked the biggest one-month job increase since January 1989, the report said, and
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  • Article
    Narrowing Sino-British gulf sends HK stocks to new record
    516 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG THE HONGKONG stock market hit another record level yesterday despite Governor Chris Patten's failure to indicate when Sino-British talks on political reforms would commence. Taking comfort from Mr Patten's statement that "there remain only a few
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    Lock icon Woman of the Year dedicates her prize to Singapore's women
    225 1 SINGAPORE Kanwaljit Soin, this year's Woman of the Year, wants the sponsor of the award to re-dedicate the prize to the women of Singapore. At a press conference yesterday, Dr Soin, orthopaedic surgeon, nominated Member of Parliament and president of
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    Lock icon Germany cuts money rate, further key reductions in the offing
    454 1 Reuter AFP FRANKFURT The Bundesbank, in an apparent response to clamouring from its Group of Seven (G-7) partners for a relaxation of its tight monetary policy, yesterday announced a surprise cut in a key money market interest rate that sent
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      Lock icon 75 feared killed in Macedonian air crash
      74 1 Reuter SKOPJE, Macedonia Sev-enty-five people were feared killed yesterday when a Fokker passenger plane plunged 400 metres to the ground shortly after it took ofT from the Macedonian capital, Macedonian radio said. Controllers at Skopje's Petrovac airport said the Fokker 100 "fell out
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      Lock icon Bulgaria, Romania plan Danube dam
      64 1 Reuter SOFIA Bulgaria and Romania will build a USS2 billion (553.2 billion) dam and hydroelectric power complex on the Danube, Bulgarian officials said here yesterday. Deputy Transport Minister Kiril Ermcnkov said that transport ministers from the two countries will meet in Bucharest tomorrow to finalise
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      Lock icon Swedish-French arms pact expected
      66 1 Reuter STOCKHOLM Swedish arms maker Bofors AB, a unit of soon-to-be-privatised Celsius Industries could receive formal approval for a plan for joint Swedish-French development of a new tank-seeking shell when France's Defence Minister Pierre Joxe visits Sweden this weekend. A Bofors spokesman confirmed that Bofors has
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    115 1 Stock market indices Friday Chant* Sill 1.657.37 -1.25 KLSE Composite 638 34 +1.67 Nikkei 16,817.70 58.09 Hang Seng 6.502.81 +35.01 SET Index 898.74 -4.73 Jakarta Composite ...307.19 +2.42 CLSA China B 1.507.34 -51.62 Aust All Ord 1.613.6 -9.3 FTSE 100 2,922.1 +17.3 r*. t j n t rnoay
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • Article
      18 nature sites proposed for conservation
      286 2  -  Feedback to Green Plan working group's proposals welcome By Genevieve Cua A WORKING group formed to discuss the Environment Ministry's Green Plan has pinpointed 18 nature areas for conservation from wooded spots at Bukit Batok to mangrove swamps in Pasir Ris Park. The areas
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      Acer chief sees PC prices falling another 20pc this year
      395 2  -  By Joseph Rajendran US COMPUTER giants IBM and Compaq would drive PC prices down by a further 20 per cent this year, Taiwan computer king Stan Shih said yesterday. "The move will force PC makers to reduce manufacturing overheads and
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    • Article
      Russian vice-president arrives tomorrow
      309 2  -  By Walton Morais RUSSIAN Vice-President Alexandr Rutskoi arrives in Singapore tomorrow for a two-day working visit during which he is expected to make a pitch for Singapore investments in de-fence-related industries being converted for commercial use. Mr Rutskoi, who will be here at the invitation of
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      Lock icon If golf is out, how about skiing — on the grass?
      383 2  - If golf is out, how about skiing on the grass? By Kooi ChoTeng NTUC's Orchid Country Club at Vishun plans to introduce grass skiing, a sport which has been a big hit in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. The club hopes to use part of a steeply sloping 15-ha plot
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      New regional post for IBM Singapore's managing director
      228 2 THE local managing director of IBM, Philip Ng, has been appointed to a new job in which he will be responsible for elements of the company's business operations in south and South-east Asia. Mr Ng takes up the job which the company
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    • Article
      Indian trader fined $25,000 for cheating
      308 2 AN Indian trader residing here was fined a total of $25,000 after he pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating and forging documents. Vinod Kumar Didwania, 38, of Chemet Handel Trading (S) Pte Ltd, was also ordered to pay $48,577.28 in prosecution costs to
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      S'pore Telecom ties up with Japanese optical fibre maker
      137 2 SINGAPORE Telccom will tie up with Japanese optical fibre maker Fujikura to cut the cost of installing optical fibre cables island-wide. Under a memorandum of understanding signed recently, the two parties will identify and develop projects that will be tested on
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      Architects, developers welcome move to widen development options
      427 2  -  New guidelines for residential development By Kooi Cho Teng and Colin Tan PROPERTY professionals have welcomed the government's move to widen housing development options. At the annual dinner of the Singapore Institute of Architects last night, National Development Minister Richard Hu announced:
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  • THE REGION
    • Article, Illustration
      Golkar denies that party is split over next vice-president
      400 3 The Indonesian presidential election JAKARTA As the presidential election on March 11 ncars, the government-backed Golkar political grouping was busy on Thursday rebutting reports of internal conflict over the next vice-president. The Jakarta Post reported yesterday that members of the country's
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      Lock icon Govt accused of irregularities in 1992 polls
      309 3 UPI JAKARTA Indonesia's two non-government parties on Thursday accused the government of President Suharto of using intimidation and other irregularities during 1992 general elections and called for reforms. The Muslim-based United Development Party, or PPP, and the Indonesian Democratic Party, or PDI, said
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      Lock icon Minister's move to end false-name trading alarms Seoul market
      425 3 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's new finance minister, embracing President Kim Young Sam's anti-corruption drive, yesterday pledged to end the widespread practice of trading under false names, triggering alarm bells in the business community. "We will study the situation carefully and come
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      Lock icon Thai legislator admits getting collateral-free loan from scandal-plagued FCI
      253 3 UPI BANGKOK An official of the party headed by Prime Minister Chuan Leek pai has admitted he and "many other" legislators received collateralfree loans from a scandalplagued finance company, news reports said yesterday. However, Arkom EngChuan, spokesman for Mr Chuan's Democrat
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      Lock icon Weihai: a cautionary tale for Hongkong
      745 3 NYT WEIHAI, China As Hongkong puzzles over its prospects after it reverts to Chinese rule in 1997, there is no better reminder of the risks that lie ahead than the drab streets of this town on the eastern Chinese coast. Weihai, a sleepy backwater,
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      Lock icon S Korea's industrial output falls, fuelling recession fears
      506 3 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's industrial production fell 6.4 per cent in the year to January, the largest yearly decline since 1980. fuelling fears that the sagging economy is sliding into recession. The fall in industrial output. a decline of 0.5 per cent
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      Lock icon Taiwan's balance of payments deficit signals end to era of big surpluses
      463 3 Reuter TAIPEI A plunge in Taiwan's balance of payments last year, to the first deficit in 12 years, shows an era of big surpluses is ending as the island's economy matures, bankers and economists said yesterday. Money poured
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    • ASIA NOTES
      • Article
        Lock icon N Korean warning on nuclear checks
        83 3 AFP TOKYO North Korea yesterday stepped up its warning that the United States and South Korea might attack the communist country under the pretext of forcing special inspections of its nuclear facilities. "If the US and the South Korean authority dare start a war
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        Lock icon France may sell subs to Taiwan: report
        60 3 AFP TAIPEI France plans to sell 10 submarines and other weapons to Taiwan, a move which could further provoke Beijing, a long-time rival of the island, the local press reported yesterday. The China Times said France might sell its Agosta class submarines, currently
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        Lock icon US urges Taiwan to cut tariffs further
        69 3 AFP TAIPEI Assistant United States Trade Representative Douglas Newkirk yesterday asked Taiwan to continue to cut tariffs and remove other trade barriers in order to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt), officials said. At the same time, a 15-member delegation
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        Lock icon S Korea's largest amnesty in history
        86 3 AFP SEOUL South Korea's new President Kim Young Sam will announce today what is billed as the biggest amnesty in the country's history, afTecting about 36.000 people, in commemoration of his taking office, press reports said yesterday. The reports said that dissident Reverend Moon
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        Lock icon Honour for cadet
        55 3 Reuter SEOUL President Kim Young Sam (left). South Korea's first civilian president in three decades, putting a medal around a cadet's neck yesterday during his visit to the 49th commencement exercise at a military academy near here. He urged the cadets to become officers who will be
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        Lock icon Manila to host Spratly talks
        73 3 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday created a special committee to organise the first conference on joint marine research in the Spratlys as part of efforts to prevent conflict in the disputed islands. Official sources said the conference is likely to be held in May.
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        Lock icon India's first national agricultural policy
        67 3 AFP BOMBAY The Indian government has hammered out a policy aimed at boosting investment in the farm sector and putting it on a par with industry. The country's first national agricultural policy, a copy of which was obtained here yesterday, says the objective is to
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        Lock icon Indon waste-collectors' earnings hurt
        71 3 Reuter BONN German firms are selling Indonesia plastics for recycling at prices so low that they threaten the livelihood of 200,000 Indonesian waste-collectors, the environmental group Greenpeace said yesterday. Poor Indonesians, who eke out a minimal existence by collecting plastics and other waste from city dumps,
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
      • Article
        Lock icon Exchange of fire at Iraq-Kuwait border
        87 4 AP KUWAIT Kuwait and Iraqi border police exchanged intermittent gunfire near the border post at Abdali. a Kuwaiti newspaper said yesterday. There were no reported injuries. The daily Al-Anba said firing started from the Iraqi side on Wednesday evening, when what appeared to be
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        Lock icon Iraqi Kurds in dire straits
        80 4 Reuter IRBIL, Iraq Kurds in northern Iraq are in dire straits and the United Nations is sending in a team to assess the needs of the 3.5 million mainly Kurdish people. Amid rumblings of a change in government for the north, the UN mission is
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        Lock icon Accord on Bosnia peace talks likely
        70 4 Reuter UNITED NATIONS International mediators were hopeful late on Thursday that Bosnia's Muslim government might shortly sign key parts of a peace plan to end the war in the devastated republic. Negotiator Lord Owen said there was a possibility Muslims might agree on a
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        Lock icon Ex-Yugoslav PM returns to US
        123 4 Reuter COSTA MESA, California Former Yugoslav prime minister Milan Panic, an immigrant who founded a major American pharmaceutical company, is returning to California to head the company after being forced out as prime minister of war-torn Yugoslavia. ICN Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday that Mr Panic
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        Lock icon Brazil privatisation chief quits
        105 4 Reuter BRASILIA Brazilian President Itamar Franco lost another member of his economic team on Thursday when the head of the privatisation agency resigned. In his resignation letter, Antonio Barros de Castro, president of the National Bank for Social and Economic Development (BNDES), cited interference and "personal
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        Lock icon Nato's secret agency remembered
        96 4 Reuter MONS, Belgium Official Nato historian Gregory Pedlow standing next to a section of the Berlin Wall and a small commemorative plaque at Nato's military headquarters. The memorial and the two symbolic oak trees are all that remains of Live Oak, an organisation that spent more
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      Lock icon Clinton extends jobless benefits with US$5.8b Bill
      393 4 Reuter UPI WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton signed a US$5.B billion (559.5 billion) Bill extending jobless benefits to long-term unemployed workers. "Some of the indicators are that we are coming out of a long and deep recession, but as all of you know, this
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      Western leaders in show of support for Yeltsin
      476 4  -  From John Helmer in MOSCOW WESTERN political leaders are rallying to support Russian President Boris Yeltsin after renewed warnings from intelligence chiefs that he is on the verge of losing power. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl met Mr Yeltsin briefly in Moscow
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      Lock icon Paris seminar calls for action to prevent social crisis
      551 4 AFP PARIS A seminar concluded on Thursday that current depressed economic conditions, with surging unemployment in Europe, do not represent a "world crisis", but industrial countries must take quick, coordinated steps to keep things from becoming a social crisis before growth
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      Lock icon New world trade treaty needed, say Gatt negotiators
      469 4 Reuter GENEVA Key negotiators on Thursday agreed a new world trade treaty was needed and that they should "keep the ball rolling" towards completion of the troubled Uruguay Round, trade diplomats said. But individual envoys to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
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      Lock icon Major put on defensive over remarks on Thatcher policies
      488 4 Reuter LONDON British Prime Minister John Major has been forced onto the defensive after the Labour Party said his criticisms of the 1980s industrial policies of Margaret Thatcher's government were an attack on his predecessor. John Smith, leader of the opposition
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      Lock icon New York blast: two arrested
      436 4 AFP WASHINGTON Two suspects, one allegedly linked to a Muslim fundamentalist cleric, were arrested on Thursday in connection with the World Trade Centre bombing. "This investigation clearly is not finished, but a large first step has been taken," the head of the FBl's New York
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      Lock icon Italy considers amnesty for corruption scandal suspects
      335 4 Reuter ROME The Italian Cabinet began considering controversial measures to offer corruption suspects a limited amnesty in a marathon sitting on Thursday night. Discussion of the so-called "political solution" to the corruption scandal which has devastated the ruling order over the past year
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Sembawang's net profit rises 30.4 pc to hit record $94m
      641 5  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Sembawang Shipyard Ltd yesterday reported a set of sparkling results, with group net earnings reaching a record high of $94.19 million for the vear ended Dec 31, 1992. The company's net earnings rose by 30.4 per
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      Fewer deliveries lead to 4pc drop in SSE's net earnings
      279 5  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Listed specialist shipbuilder Singapore Shipbuilding Engineering last year experienced a 4 per cent fall in net earnings to $14.9 million. Its turnover, however, plunged by 57 per cent to $102.7 million. The fall in SSE's turnover
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      Jurong Shipyard bags $6m tanker repair job
      312 5 SINGAPORE Jurong Shipyard has clinched a $6 million contract to repair a tanker involved in a collision off the northern tip of Sumatra in January. An industry source said yesterday that work on the Sanko Honour, which has been in the yard since
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      Are S'pore interest rates bottoming out?
      789 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Alvin Tay SINGAPORE Almost every analyst and banker in town thought that local interest rates had bottomed out and were due for a slight recovery this year. But Singapore's biggest and most profitable bank, DBS Bank, thought otherwise and surprised
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      Hong Leong, Sin Fin report double-digit profit growth
      348 5  -  Better performance due to higher car sales and prices By Moiz Tyebally SINGAPORE Hong Leong Finance and its subsidiary Singapore Finance have reported double-digit profit growth last year. At Hong Leong. after-tax profit was up 17.4 per cent to 536.5 million while
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      Focal Finance's profit jumps 90pc
      101 5 SINGAPORE Focal Finance Ltd. a member of the OCBC group, has announced net earnings of $7.61 million for 1992, nearly double the $4 million it made the previous year. The group reported earnings per share of 20.5 cents, against 10.8 cents previously. Gross operating income
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      341 5 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's index stocks Mar s last Sense Index Stork sale hfe factor movers <$) As lmo 1900 -0 010 I .$9 11.11 &< 7 250 -0050 605 55<6 ("crchos 4 <>80 -0 020 4 16 22.22 FAN ***** -0 100 10 18 III.II GF
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Rothmans plc in Russian venture
          67 6 Reuter LONDON Rothmans International pic yesterday said it has reached an agreement with Nevo Tobacco Ltd. a privately-owned Russian tobacco company located in St Petersburg, to manufacture cigarettes. Under the deal, Rothmans will invest £55 million (SSI 31 million) in a joint venture called Rothmans
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          Bonus issue raises SPH paid-up capital
          70 6 SINGAPORE Singapore Press Holdings Ltd has increased its issued and paid-up capital to 5270.57 million following a one-for-10 bonus issue. The company said in a statement that it issued 24.34 million new shares and 245.876 new management shares of $1 each. The bonus issue
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          Lock icon Ganda's profit up 13pc at M$5.9m
          64 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Ganda Holdings Bhd has announced a 13 per cent increase in its group pre-tax profit to M 55.87 million (553.7 million) for the year ended Sep 30. 1992, from M 52.46 million previously. Group turnover expanded to MS 128.24 million from
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          Lock icon Maybank may offer scheme overseas
          84 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malayan Banking Bhd may offer the interest-free banking scheme at its overseas branches, its managing director Ahmad Mohamad Don said. Maybank, Malaysia's largest bank, has 22 branches in Singapore, two in Brunei and one each in Hongkong, New York and London. "A
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          Lock icon Credit Suisse's profit increases 1.1pc
          85 6 Bloomberg Business News ZURICH Credit Suisse said group net profit rose 1.1 per cent in 1992 as an increase in bad debt provisions offset the benefits of a lower tax payment. The Swiss bank, part of the C S Holding group, said net profit rose
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          Lock icon Woolworths expects over A$10b sales
          95 6 Reuter SYDNEY Sales of supermarket chain Woolworths Ltd, Australia's second largest retailer, have picked up significantly since Dcccmbcr and it expects annual sales of more than AS 10 billion (SSI 1.7 billion), chairman Paul Simons said. Mr Simons told reporters that Woolworths' sales so far
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        Lock icon BIL cash call gets lukewarm response from NZ investors
        415 6 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand investors continued to give a lukewarm response to a request from former favourite Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL) for money to go back on the takeover trail. BIL surprised the market on Thursday with a NZS27O million (*****
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        Quek Leng Chan launches bid to take over Ban Hin Lee Bank
        513 6  -  Move may give Hong Leong Credit a banking presence in M'sia, S'pore By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan has launched his long-awaited bid to take over the smallish Ban Hin Lee Bank (BHL), a
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        Lock icon Golden Frontier proposes rights, bonus issues
        263 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Golden Frontier Bhd yesterday proposed rights and bonus issues and an increase in its authorised share capital, the proceeds from which will be used to finance the company's expansion. Utama Wardely Bhd. on behalf of Golden Frontier, said in a statement
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        Lock icon Heated action
        49 6 Reuter DUISBURG, Germany Workers of krupp Steel warming their hands during a blockade of the main gate of the steel plant in Duisburg-Rheinhausen on Thursday They are demonstrating against threatened job cuts and plant closures in the wake of a crisis in the European steel industry. Reuter
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        Sime Singapore profits fall 20pc to $11.3 m
        299 6  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Recession in the United States. Europe and Japan knocked the wind out of diversified group Sime Singapore, whose net earnings fell 20 per cent to Si 1.3 million in the six months ending last December. compared to a
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        Tuan Sing trims loss despite $4.8 m extraordinary provision
        291 6 SINGAPORE Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd has managed to slash its group bottomline loss last year despite providing for extraordinary losses of $4.8 million last year. It said in a statement yesterday that the extraordinary items arose from settling three long-standing legal
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        Chemical Industries to move out of Jurong plant
        302 6 SINGAPORE Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd will relocate its plant from Jalan Buroh. Jurong. But it has not said where the new facility will be or how much it will cost. In a statement yesterday on the private placement of 2.4 million
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        Lock icon Australian corporate watchdog probes Compass Airlines crisis
        576 6 AFP SYDNEY Australia's corporate watchdog, the Australian Securities Commission (ASC), said yesterday it had begun investigations into the financial crisis of the fledgling domestic carrier Compass Airlines. The six-month-old airline went into receivership on Thursday, having failed to secure a A 59.2 million
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        Lock icon Alcan determined to return to the black
        247 6 Reuter SYDNEY Aluminium producer Alcan Australia Ltd said it is determined to return to profitability after recording three successive years of losses, but will not wait for rises in aluminium prices to chalk up a profit. "After three successive years ot loss, our
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        Lock icon Asia-Pacific revamp expected to boost Stanchart results
        294 6 Reuter LONDON Standard Chartered pic's powerful Ear East business and strategic restructuring could bring an increase in profits of up to 63 per cent when the bank announces results for 1992 next Wednesday. Pre-tax profit estimates range up to £335 million (***** million)
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • Article
        Bankers keen to finance Garuda jets
        315 7  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE International bankers are wooing Garuda Indonesia Airlines to take up finance worth US$5OO million (*****.5 million) to pay for new planes being delivered this year. Several bankers are reported to have visited Jakarta recently to meet Garuda officials. They
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        Lock icon Thailand's Bank of Asia plans to expand into other businesses
        326 7 Bangkok Post BANGKOK The Bank of Asia is set to massively expand its operations into several other businesses in both the financial and non-financial sectors. Bank of Asia president Chulakorn Singhakowin said the bank was holding talks with a number
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      • Article
        Visa cardholders chalk up record spending
        152 7  -  By Moiz Tyebally SINGAPORE The global economy may not be in the pink of health, but this has not curbed consumer spending in many countries, going by the record U*****.9 billion (*****.3 billion) which Visa cardholders spent last year. Visa International, the credit card
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        Salomon Brothers to cut Tokyo staff by 60
        162 7 TOKYO Salomon Brothers Asia, the Tokyo branch of the American investment bank, will reduce its 550-person staff in Tokyo by about 60 people through voluntary retirement, a company spokesman said. "Given the situation in the (Japanese) equity market, we have decided the
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      • Article
        Put client's interest first, insurance agents told
        252 7  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Put the client's interest first even if it means telling him to take his business elsewhere. That was the advice given yesterday by Insurance Commissioner Lim Shu Chiau to more than 400 people who received diplomas and awards
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        US$ seen bullish against most currencies
        547 7 DBS Bank weekly currency review US$/DM: Bulls emerging The greenback tested the resistance of 1.6580 when it traded to a high of 1.6573 on Tuesday. Some downside corrections followed, and the unit eased to a low of 1.6315 on Thursday. Outlook is bullish with
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        Futures prices retreat from early gains
        412 7 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices in London and New York fell back yesterday after Thursday's strong upward surge as brokers said perceptions of demand for heating oil in Europe and the US were overdone. Brent crude oil futures for April delivery gained
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        140 7 Trading in the US$/S$ market was again quiet yesterday with a slightly bid tone. Thursday night's Bundesbank council meeting passed without any rate cut announcement but the market still expects the cut to come by the end of the month. Buying of US$/S$ against the
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        Lock icon London
        186 7 Reuter LONDON European currencies and stock markets surged yesterday after Germany's central bank made a surprise inter-est-rate cut, but the gains were later trimmed as trading took on a steadier tone. In an unusual and unexpected move, the Bundesbank said it was cutting a money market "repo" lending rate,
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        Lock icon New York
        80 7 AFP NEW YORK The dollar jumped against other major eurrencies early yesterday after a strong report on US unemployment. while gold advanced. At about 9:00 am (1300 GMT), the dollar was trading at 1.6560 German marks, up from 1.6400 late on Thursday, and at 117.20 Japanese yen. up
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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        1486 8 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures rose sharply higher yesterday boosted by speculative buying on weak US economicdata and German Bundesbank credit easing. Contracts rallied higher on the US 30-year Treasury bond, closing at a record 6.73 per cent yield overnight. and
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        S'pore rubber futures down after Tokyo's plunge
        993 8 COMMODITIES REPORT Rubber Singapore: Rubber futures were marked down in slack trade yesterday following the Tokyo rubber market's plunge, traders said. "It is difficult to see us stabilising. We will continue to be marked down in line with Tokyo." a senior trader said.
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        Australia
        1103 9 -9.3 Shares closed lower in sluggish trade yesterday, under pressure from weak News Corp shares and paralysed by uncertainty in the run-up to the election. "At first it seemed like (opposition leader John) Hewson would win. but it shifted this week to become a closer race," said Prudential Bache's
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        Manila
        574 9 +3.30 Share prices closed higher yesterday but profit-taking clipped the advance of the market although investors expect the rally to resume next week, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 3.30 points to end at 1,543.15 from Thursday's close of 1,539.85. "Profit-taking cut oIT some of the
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        Taipei
        601 9 -5.47 Stocks closed mostly lower amid heavy profit-taking yesterday, triggered partly by poor trade figures released on Thursday. Financials soared on hopes of big stock dividends from the Big Three banks, brokers said. The Weighted Index surged at the opening, fell sharply in late trade and finished 5.47 points
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        Seoul
        404 9 -6.65 The markoC yesterday recorded a new low for the year after falling for the eighth consecutive day with no boosting news in sight. Brokers said low levels of institutional buying failed to bolster the market but saved the index from a further plunge. "There was some intervention by
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        New Zealand
        304 9 +2.08 Brierley Investments yesterday continued to be the main feature of an otherwise dull and drifting New Zealand share market. Trading in BIL accounted for nearly half the market's NZ$25 million volume with one major buyer countering sellers and providing large flows but little price movement. BIL shares
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        Bombay
        62 9 -60.93 Share prices yesterday fell on selling by speculators who overbought just before last weekend's national budget, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Index fell 60.93 points to 2,471.74 after recovering from a low of 2,459.50. Since the budget was announced last Saturday, the index has fallen 314
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        London
        762 9 17.3 Blue chip London stocks closed at their third record high this week as Germany eased money market interest rates to 8.25 per cent from 8.49 per cent and US stocks headed higher. Investors viewed the Bundesbank move as heralding a formal cut in Germany's 8 per cent discount
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        Paris
        132 9 +6.67 French stocks closed off the day's highs, but well supported by Suez, driven higher by rumours of a possible hostile takeover bid for the financial holding company. traders said. "It's the Suez effect which is boosting the whole thing, with a little something this morning from the Bundesbank."
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        Stockholm
        112 9 1.31pc Lower debt market yields sent the Stockholm bourse initially higher in lively trade, and a better-than-ex-pected earnings report from Sandvik later in the day kept the market going. The all-share index rose 1.31 per cent to 1.025.83 in turnover of 838 million crowns, while the blue chip dominated
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        Brussels
        155 9 15.48 Belgian shares held on to most of their gains at the close as the usual positiontaking on the first day ot the forward account was buoyed by hopes for lower interest rates following a cut in the Bundesbank's repo rate. Some price gains also had a good dose
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        Milan
        163 9 -0.34 pc Italian stocks largely ignored news the Bundesbank cut a key market rate and marked time as local worries and tiredness after the recent bull run encouraged some profit-taking. Barring fresh news, brokers said the market looked set for a period of sideways movement. Next week's expiry of
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        Amsterdam
        231 9 +2.79 Dutch shares closed higher as investors played safe and bought defensive, or reces-sion-proof stocks, traders said. The EOE index of the top 25 Dutch stocks closed up 2.79 points at 311.45. Advancers outpaced decliners 17 to seven. One stock closed unchanged. Leading the advance on the EOE index
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        Johannesburg
        326 9 +2 South African gold shares ended sharply better, but were off intra-day highs, as foreigners returned to the market with a vengeance following recent disinterest, dealers said. A dealer said the recent depreciation in the rand had supported local mine's gold revenues. The JSE Industrial Index rose two points
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        Toronto
        307 9 +3.33 Stocks opened slightly higher in continued heavy volume yesterday, buoyed by gold shares which rose early on increased world gold prices, traders said. The TSE precious metals sector jumped 72.52 points, or 1.26 per cent, to 5.850.65. The TSE-300 Index was up 3.33 points at 3.497.% on volume
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        New York
        915 9 -5.13 Blue-chip stocks were higher at midday yesterday but the movement was tempered by a rise in long-term US interest rates sparked by a drop in the unemployment rate for February. At about 11:00 am (1600 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Index rose 5.11 points to 3.404.02. Trading
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      3075 10 Reuter SHARES closed higher yesterday with the main index finishing above the 6,500 level for the first time, after a day of seesaw trading focused on Governor Chris Patten's statement on Hongkong's political reform plan. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 35.01 points to 6,502.81. It was the second
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      CHINA
      459 10 THE Shanghai A market continued to lose ground yesterday. The CLSA Shanghai A Index shed 1.99 per cent to 7,489.66. Profit-taking in the foreign share market, mostly by local concerns, stepped up to drive the CLSA Shanghai B Index 5.13 per cent down to 1,051.97 with a slim turnover
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      2502 10 Reuter STOCKS ended modestly higher yesterday. The market was pulled up by soaring shares of telephone giant NTT in an otherwise quiet market, brokers said. Sentiment was underpinned by NTT, but the overall market was at a standstill, ahead of the fiscal year-end on March 31, brokers said. "Speculative
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      1811 10 Reuter BUYING just ahead of the close helped stocks recover some eariy losses yesterday but the index still ended the day below 900. brokers said. The SET Index lost 4.73 points, or 0.52 per cent, to close at 898.74 on turnover of 2.56 billion baht. It was the first
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      866 10 Reuter SENTIMENT was bullish during yesterday's usual half-day trading In Jakarta, brokers said. "Speculative buying dominated the trading.'* one broker said, adding that it boosted the official index by 2.42 points to 307.19. The heaviest trade was in Trias Sentosa. which rose by 775 rupiah to 3.950 rupiah shortly
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        Lock icon Shares end firmer in rumour-driven market
        5149 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here closed slightly firmer yesterday in speculative activity especially in gaming-linked counters and second liners. The KLSE Composite Index tacked on 1.67 points from Thursday's close to 638.34 after reaching an intra-day high of 639.02. The Industrial Index improved
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        Lock icon Prices edge lower with no fresh incentives
        1107 12  -  By Sylvia Hong SINGAPORE Share prices ended flat yesterday, the market having traded within a tight range the whole day. The Straits Times Industrials Index closed at 1,657.37 points. 1.25 points lower than the previous day. Some index-linked buying at the start of
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        66 12  -  I HOT STOCK Paul Leo ARAB Malaysian Development Bhd is losing steam after its rise from 46 cents to 79 cents in the past five weeks. Monthly RSI at 75 and stochastics approaching 100 indicate that the stock is nearing an overbought condition and a correction
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      39 9 "The 'P' in the PC of personal computing is no longer sufficient." Find out why software for working together is the way to go BusinesslT. In Business Times on Monday I he closing report for Zurich was not available
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      153 10 Carrier's Well-Timed Circle "V Timepieces have always played a large part in the history of Cartier, the French •V luxury goods purveyor. Despite the many daunting and breath-taking classics the house has created over the years, the Louis Cartier Diabolo is playful looking, almost reminiscent of a childhood game. \/i
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      29 11 When IT doesn't work Simply acquiring the latest information technology does not always shift the organisation into high gear. Find out why in BusinesslT. In Business Times on Monday
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      153 12 Carrier's Weil-Timed Circle Timepieces have always played a large part in the history of Cartier, the French luxury goods purveyor. Despite the many daunting and breath-taking classics the house has created over the years, the Louis Cartier Diabolo is playful looking, W* almost reminiscent of a childhood game. Despite these
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      Aussie young guns leading the pack
      397 13 Epson Singapore Open Golf SINGAPORE A cast of virtual unknowns, demonstrating the impressive strength in depth of Australian golf, took centrestage on the second day of the Epson Singapore Open yesterday. On a day when their famous countryman Greg Norman was leading an impressive
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        38 13 AFP WASHINGTON Thursday's NBA results: New York 125 Utah 111; New Jersey 116 Orlando 97; LA Clippers 117 Washington 98; Indiana 136 Atlanta 111; Cleveland 103 Minnesota 95; Denver 103 Portland 88; Seattle 138 Charlotte 112. AFP
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        Lock icon Cricket
        88 13 Reuter Reuter GWALIOR, India India won the sixth and final one-day international against England by four wickets to level the scries 3-3 on Friday. Scores: England 265-4 in 48 overs (G.Hick 105. R.Smith 72). India 267-6 in 46.4 overs (M.Azharuddin 95 not out. M.Prabhakar 73). Reutcr WELLINGTON New Zealand
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        202 13 Reuter AFP Reuter AP MIAMI Leading scores after the first round of the L'S$L4 million Doral-Ryder Open on Thursday (players US unless stated): 65 Greg Norman (Aus) 66 Tom Kite, Dave Rummells 67 Paul Azinger, Ed Humenik 68 Tom Watson. Fred Couples. Robert Wrcnn. Loren Roberts. Steve Elkington (Aus),
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        64 13 AFP Reuter PARIS Thursday's results in the European Cup competitions: Cup Winners Cup quarter-final, first-leg Royal Antwerp (Bel) 0 Stcaua Bucharest (Rom) 0; Olympiakos (Gre) 1 Atletico Madrid (Spn) 1. LEFA Cup quarter-final, first-leg Bcnfica (Por) 2 Juventus (Ita) 1. SYDNEY Australia beat Colombia 2-1 (half-time 1-1) in a
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        Lock icon Tennis
        185 13 AFP AFP INDIAN WELLS, California Thursday's results in the Champions Cup A I'P tournament (x-de-notes seeded player): 3rd round singles Michael Chang (US x 4) b MaliVai Washington (US xl 4) 6-7 (4/7). 6-3. 6-1; Petr Korda (Cze x 5) b Thomas Muster (Austria xl 2) 7-6 (7/3). 6-4;
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      Allenby set to be one of golfs great players
      387 13  -  Reports by Shahiron Sahari SINGAPORE Robert Allenby, the youngest but most successful of the young crop of Australians currently heading the Singapore Open, looked frail and withered as he slumped into the chair at the Tournament Office to report his day's
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      Today's tee-off times
      149 13 ROUND three of the Epson Singapore Open starts today at 8.50 am with Australia's Peter Senior, Taiwan's Chang Tze-Peng and Singapore's Lim Kian Kee teeing off from the first hole. Brad King, Craig Mann and Darren Barnes, all of Australia, will start at the same time from
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        Lock icon Johnson slapped with lifetime ban
        176 13 AP PARIS Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was banned for life by the lAAF yesterday for failing a new drug test, pending a hearing with his national federation. The lAAF doping commission ruled that Johnson. who was stripped of his Olympic gold medal in 1988 after
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        Lock icon Watts leads in Indian Open
        122 13 AFP NEW DELHI Hongkong Open winner Brian Watts of the US fired a five-under-par 67 here yesterday to surge into the lead at the end of the second round of the Indian Open golf tournament. Watts, who shot an opening round 72, carded six birdies
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        Lock icon Santiago Luna upstages stars
        113 13 Reuter VALENCIA, Spain Santiago Luna shrugged off a slow play warning to upstage the stars by shooting a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Mediterranean Open at El Saler on Thursday. The 30-year-old from Madrid putted superbly to record seven birdies against two bogeys
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        Lock icon Michael Jordan hospitalised
        79 13 AFP CHICAGO National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Michael Jordan was hospitalised here on Thursday with a foot infection. Chicago Bulls spokeswoman Joyce Szymanski said that Jordan, the NBA scoring leader with an average of 32.3 points a game, is expected to stay in the hospital overnight but
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        Lock icon Japanese winning run continues
        74 13 AP PERTH Japan continued its unbeaten run in the Asian baseball championships yesterday night, beating Australia S-l in the semi-finals. Japan now faces South Korea in tomorrow's final in the seven-nation tournament. The Koreans upset Olympic silver-medallist Taiwan 7-1 in yesterday's other semifinal. Pitcher Sun Dong-lim
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        Lock icon Miyase takes the lead
        94 13 AP KEDOIN, Japan Unheralded Hirofumi Miyase fired a spectacular 10-under-par 62 yesterday and moved into a one-shot lead midway through the 100 million yen (SSI.4 million) Token Corporation Cup golf tournament, the season's opener on the Japan PGA Tour. Miyase had one eagle and eight birdies
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      Lock icon England aims to spoil Scottish party
      680 14 Rugby AFP LONDON England is ready to ruin Scotland's Triple Crown dream and so spoil lan McGeechan's final match as their coach here today. The Scots are on a high after routing Wales 10-9 conquerors of England 20-0 nearly two weeks ago and are
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      Lock icon Bucket man
      34 14 Reuter MESA, Arizona Chicago Cubs pitcher Mike Harkey striding onto the field to retrieve batting practice balls at the team's camp on Thursday. Harkey is recovering from an off-season knee injury. Reuter
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      APB's Vietnam brewery braces itself for beer war
      1013 15  -  So many players have entered the Vietnamese beer market that it is nearly saturated. Harish Mehta looks at the prospects for Asia Pacific Breweries' beer which will soon be produced there Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Vietnam's biggest brewery is getting ready to roll.
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      Coca-Cola pours more dollars into China
      819 15  -  The US company is doubling its Chinese investment in new soft-drink plants, reports Stephen Vines Stephen Vines HONGKONG The Chinese people seem really thirsty for the "Real Thing". At least that is what Coca-Cola believes. The Atlanta-based company has just announced that it is
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      228 15 Leica's New-Generation Binoculars With Leica's latest 10 x 42, the peak of optical excellence is reached. Leica 10 x 42 provides precise image definition and an enhanced close focus of 4.6 m. With its easy-to-use eyepieces, even bespectacled observers can enjoy the fullest field of view. The 100% dustproof and
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    510 16 EC alarmed by decision against British, French, German and Brazil firms UPI AFP WASHINGTON The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Thursday that British, French, German and Brazilian steelmakers are hurting their US rivals by "dumping" certain steel products on
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    Lock icon HK may lose up to HK$166b in trade If US revokes China's MFN status
    405 16 AFP Reuter HONGKONG The Hongkong government said yesterday it could lose between HKSIIB billion to HK$l66 billion (Ss2s billion to Ss3s billion) in trade if Washington withdrew China's most-fa-voured-nation (MFN) trading status. The loss of export
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    Lock icon German groups accuse EC of unfair trade rules
    265 16 Reuter BONN Four top German business groups launched a strong attack on the European Community's executive Commission. accusing it of protectionism and of trying to wrest power over foreign trade from member governments. In a letter to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the leaders
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    Lock icon Russian Congress picks date for emergency session
    524 16 AP MOSCOW Russian lawmakers voted yesterday to convene an emergency session of Congress next week, setting up a showdown with President Boris Yeltsin over which branch of government should hold supreme power in Russia. The action came amid heightened political tensions in the
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    Lock icon Vancouver will be venue for summit between Clinton and Yeltsin
    233 16 AP WASHINGTON The United States and Russia announced yesterday that they will hold a summit confcrence on April 3 and 4 in Vancouver. US President Bill Clinton said he will try to offer Russian President Boris Yeltsin "some innovative solutions"
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    Lock icon Japan's current account surplus nearly doubles to US$5b
    329 16 AFP TOKYO Japan's current account surplus jumped 83 per cent from a year earlier to US$5.2 billion (SsB.s billion) in January, helped by improvements in the goods and services trade balance. The Finance Ministry said yesterday that the combined surplus for the
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    Lock icon Japanese business confidence falls as more firms report worsening conditions
    384 16 AFP NYT TOKYO More Japanese companies reported a worsening business situation with management confidence declining again, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said in a report yesterday. The ministry reported that 41 per cent of 149 major Japa-
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    49 16 Reuter ARAJEVO A young man hauling about 300 litres of water through snow-covered streets to his home in the besieged Bosnian capital on Thursday. Water is still being collected at points throughout the city although some city lines have been repaired. Reuter
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    Lock icon German unemployment rises towards record high as country moves closer to recession
    457 16 Reuter BONN German unemployment climbed closer towards its highest level since World War II in February as the country's economy slipped further into recession, the Federal Labour Office said yesterday. Unadjusted joblessness in the former West Germany rose
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    Lock icon So who's afraid of the Michelangelo virus today?
    290 16 AP BOSTON That villainous computer virus Michelangelo is due to wake from its slumber today, but computer users are not as scared this time around. The file-chomping bug, programmed to strike on the artist's birthday March 6 caused near hysteria last year.
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      A Budget for the Big Boys?
      1608 17  -  Will the big auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's benefit most from the incentives handed out to the fine arts and antiques industry in the latest Budget? Nirmal Ghosh gathers some views Nirmal Ghosh ULLING teeth." That I mis how an ex-auction-eer describes his
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        116 17 YES, we all know that Singapore is an important part of the region. But just how so? Time magazine, in its Feb 22 cover, failed to include Singapore in a map of the Pacific Rim. When asked about the omission, its managing editor, Karsten Prager, replied:
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        Dead again
        57 17 SOME banks must subscribe to the adage "better late than never". One such institution recently sent a letter to one of its clients to tell him that his mother could no longer have access to their joint safe deposit box. The reason? They just found out that his
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        Working smart
        43 17 NOW you know what some people think of journalists. Gek Ik Cheong, chairman of Robert Kuok's Malaysia-listed Perlis Plantations, recently explained why his senior company executives seldom meet journalists: "That would appear to me to be good use of human resources!"
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        Riding the tide to Asia
        909 18  -  Tye Kim Khiat finds Australians of all hues waking up to the importance of forging stronger links with Asia Tye Kim Khiat The writer is a Melbourne-based journalist who contributed this comment to BT ASIA is getting more than a mention in the lead-up to
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        Consciousness- raising class
        1143 18  -  Eleanor Wong picks up a few tips from a worldly-wise youngster Eleanor Wong The writer is a lawyer and sometime playwright M ELAN IE TOH is five, and owns a tutu and ballet shoes. She understood the concept of seasons at three and a half, having spent
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        Confined to the drawing room
        884 18  -  India's liberal intellectuals have lost touch with reality, says Nirmal Ghosh Nirmal Ghosh The writer is an Indian journalist who works in BT THE TRULY liberal section of India's intelligentsia seems to have been marginalised in the current soul-searching that is going on in India.
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        Argentine foreign ministry not cumbersome or slow-moving
        244 18  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Roberto Dellepiane Rawson Argentine Ambassador to Singapore Embassy of the Republic of Argentina FIRST of all, I wish to congratulate you for the quality of the informative material you provide in your newspaper. However, I wish to refer to
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        2207 19  -  Who will be the next monarch of Thailand? With King Bhumibol Adulyadej in his mid-60s, that is an issue which is increasingly being discussed in the country. Karim Raslan takes a closer look at the two contenders to the throne Karim Raslan A WOMAN prostrates
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          BT SENTIMENT INDEX (MARCH 8-12)
          58 20 Those polled on their view of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Baring Securities. Crosby Securities, Daiwa Securities Singapore. DBS Asset Management, Kay Hian James Capel. Kim Eng Securities. Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities. Peregrine Securities, Phillip Securities, OCBC Securities. Ong Co, VOB Securities
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          256 20 Daiwa Securities Singapore (March 4) Asiatic Development Bhd. Buy at current level. Asiatic is bound to see potential benefits from the 50:50 joint venture with Airboss, the patent holder for a revolutionary non-pneumatic tyre used in off-road vehicles. Under the JV, Asiatic has been given the rights to manufacture
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          305 20 William R Ebsworth for Fidelity Investments Asia's number three performer so far this year, Hongkong's market has advanced 18 per cent. On a wave of overseas enthusi- asm, firms perceived to be capitalising on China's economic boom have led the advance. Now, for a number
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          305 20  -  Wang Toon Luan Mr Wang Toon Luan, 38 Vice-President Union Bank of Switzerland (member of SES working committee on options trading) UT guess options trading I will have a cautious .A. start, like almost everything new. It will be a learning period for both the stockbroking houses
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        A bright spark called Matahari
        1769 20  -  STOCK William Chia examines the ambitious plans of Indonesia's largest department store chain William Chia INDONESIA's largest department store chain, the 35-store PT Matahari Putra Prima, is on its way to doubling its number of stores by 1996 and tripling it by the turn of
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        926 20  -  Dawn Tan on how the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur bourses appear to be moving in tandem Dawn Tan HAVE the Malaysian and Singapore stock markets truly parted company? History notes that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) split from the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) in
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        The buck stops at the fund manager
        1432 21  -  Unit trusts have been around for a while, but not all have been doing well. Agnes Chen speaks to their .fund managers Agnes Chen A UNIT TRUST is only as good as its fund manager. A provocative statement, but one which even embattled
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        293 21  -  BT Golf Index By Kooi Cho Teng TRADING in golf memberships was given a boost last month when the Singapore Island Country Club announced substantial increases in transfer fees across the board. Buyers rushed to beat a $10,000 hike in the club's local membership
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        246 21  -  Spotlight currency By Paul Leo A REPRIEVE for the New Zealand dollar is in sight. The Kiwi dollar has fallen 57.5 per cent from S$ 1.4644 in June 1988 to its recent low at 84.25 Singapore cents in January. Now, there are signs that
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        872 21 Next publication date: Apr 3, 1993 Deposit amount l-mth 3-mth 6-mth Deposit amount l-wk l-mth 3-mth 6-mth Bank of China A$ 10.000 49 ***** 50.000 Above Dmk 10.000 4WN 50.000 Above IIKS 50.000 WW.W 100.000 4W.WN NZS 10.000 ww
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      587 22  -  Cinema Review By JAIME EE AFTER Gandhi, how could you expect Richard Attenborough not to give the same epic treatment to his biography of the late great Charlie Chaplin? And the trouble with Chaplin is that Attenborough does just that he portrays
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      566 22  -  By JAIME EE LORENZO'S OIL would have been a great title for an update of Aladdin's Lamp. Or it could have been a story about Paul Newman taking in an Italian partner in his salad dressing business. Or you could even imagine Tom Cruise acting as an
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      Room for everyone in Bali Room for everyone in Bali
      1285 22  -  Maggie Ford checks out tourist accommodation in Bali from the modestly priced rooms to the extravagantly expensive villas Maggie Ford WHEN in Bali, it's not uncommon to find tattily-dressed locals tugging at your sleeves and fighting with each other to
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      Facets of French printmaking
      610 22  -  Art Review By NIRMAL GHOSH AT 11.25 am. Gallery 21 at the Riverwalk Galleria finally opened its doors, displaying about 40 prints drawn from the works of 10 artists. But the one piece that drew my attention almost immediately was Roberto Matta's Olympics 1965, an etching/aquatint
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      537 23  -  By RINGO LIEW CD Review ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: 3 years, 5 months, 2 days in the life 0f... "Cultural-southern-hiphop-folk-ethnic-funk" is quite a label to live up to. But by the time the listener hits the third track, there's no question that Arrested Development has covered all
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          105 24 American Health WOMEN on the Pill may be putting themselves at risk. The reason: estrogen, the female hormone in the contraceptive, can significantly increase one's blood pressure. High blood pressure is the most important of all risk factors for stroke and one of the most important
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          117 24 NYT BALDING at the top of your head? Beware, you might be in the running for a heart attack. In a study of men under 55, vertex baldness was found to be correlated with a slight but definite increase in the risk of heart attack. The risk
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          103 24 NYT PEOPLE with cataracts should think twice before opting for surgery. Doctors and patients should take a "wait-and-see" approach, rather than rush to schedule cataract surgery, according to a panel of experts. Stronger glasses and magnifying lenses should be tried in an effort to postpone
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          88 24 NYT MOUTHWASHES containing more than 5 per cent alcohol can cause seizures, brain damage, coma and death when swallowed by young children and therefore, should be required to have child-resistant caps, according to a petition filed by American health groups. The petition noted that many
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          108 24 NYT MEN who start exercising after age 30 can reduce their chances of dying in the next dozen or so years by 23 per cent, compared with those who remain inactive. It was also found that among men aged 40 to 55, those who were most
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        770 24  -  Just because you are not sick does not mean you are healthy. Learn to recognise the body's cries for help, writes Susan Tsang Susan Tsang THE story is common enough someone "suddenly" becomes seriously ill, or dies, and all his or her friends talk about how unexpected
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        229 24 DAIWA BANK recently celebrated the completion of a loan syndication facility for Thailisted Multi-Credit Corporation. The US$57 million (Ss93 million) facility was US$7 million larger than expected, thanks to an overwhelming response from participating banks. Multi-Credit, a financial and securities house, was raising the money from
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        779 25  -  It's Saturday night, and Shahiron Sahari finds himself caught between the Hard Rock and Zouk Shahiron Sahari FOR A night of manic frenzy, it's hard to do better than the Hard Rock Cafe at Cuscaden Road. On Fridays and Saturdays especially, the crowds can be
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        715 25 IT IS said that when the patrons of the Hard Rock Cafe get a little older and dryer behind the ears, they graduate to Zouk. And on first impression, it seemed to be a justifiable assessment. The disco area, at least, was filled by
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        335 25 Grease This is the Tony Award-winning hit and the inspiration for one of the highest grossing movies ever made. Set in the *****, it is the story of Danny, leader of a boys' gang, and Sandy, a sweet innocent girl who joins the Pink Ladies gang. Kallang Theatre, March
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        331 25 Singapore Symphony Orchestra Choo Huey conducts the orchestra in a programme in which organist Simon Preston lends lustre to Bonnet's Variations de Concert and Haydn's Organ Concerto No 1. The Mahler Symphony No 5 is grand and powerful. beginning with tragic drama and ending with a celebratory finale. The
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        158 25 It's A Wonderful Life James Stewart and Donna Reed star in this near-flawless recounting of a tender love story. Directed by Frank Capra, and rated PG, the film is presented by the Singapore Film Society. Goethe Inslitut Auditorium. Singapore Shopping Centre. March 12 at 6.30 pm and 9. JO
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        996 25 Back To Africa An exhibition and sale of African tribal cloths and beads, featuring (Cuba textiles from Zaire; sand-col-oured Shoowa cloths with fascinating motifs used for bartering or gifts by the Kuba tribe: antique baskets from the Ndebele tribe and Zulu beadwork. Chinoiserie. Raffles Hotel Shopping Arcade,
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        36 25 Batik Painting for Beginners Participants should bring along two Chinese brushes to this workshop of four sessions. The Substation, 46 Armenian Street. Mar 4 to April I. 7 pm to 9 pm. Course fee: »155.
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        190 25 Tare the Dragon Boy Part of the Young People's Theatre Festival. Act 3's travelling theatre brings its production to four different HDB parks. Before the show, children will be able to put on Japanese costumes and take part in Ikebana sessions. Bishan Park, tomorrow at 5.30 pm at
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        26 25 Epson Singapore Open Golf Championship International players will compete on the greens for prize money of US$4OO,OOO. Tampines Course. Tanah Merah Country Club. Till tomorrow.
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        154 25 Walt Disney's World on Ice An ice-skating spectacular that will delight Disney fans. Featuring Mickey, Minnie. Daffy and Pluto, this all new extravaganza has toured the world and been seen by 40 million people. Singapore Indoor Stadium. March 11 to 21 at 8 pm. Extra 4.30
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        Dishing out the herbs
        698 26  -  Bon Appetit By SUSAN TSANG WITH the Metropole Hotel in Seah Street renovated, it seemed a good idea to venture within and suss out the Imperial Herbal Restaurant on the third floor. But would we know what to order? More importantly, how would it taste? We
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        Akasaka by the Park
        596 26  -  By JAIME EE THE NEW AKASAKA Sushi Restaurant in the glassy building Plaza By The Park comes across as a contrast of sorts. Its location suggests that it's a place for the shirt-and-tie set to eat, yet its decor and menu suggest that it's a place
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      1063 28 Accidental Hero. Dustin Hoffman plays a small-time thief who plays reluctant hero, and Andy Garcia is the imposter who reaps the glory. Geena Davis' TV journalist makes this an engaging study of America and its icons. Cathay 2: 11; 1.30: 4; 6.45; 9.15. Yishun 10: 12.25; 5.10; 9.40. A
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      277 24 Is It Boom Time For Companies? beckons r Asians are expected to chomp their way through US$7OO billion worth of noodles, crackers, chicken wings and ice-cream by the year 2000. But are local manufacturers ready A "1 YT Tf i to tap this rapidly growing market? \\l M f\T Also,
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      249 27 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN Make Up For Every Meal You've Had To Skip This Week If you've been living on a solid diet of work-and-not-much-else lately, give yourself a well-earned rest and head for the Plaza Hotel's Sea food-Theatre Restaurant this weekend. Select any item from our special
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      2243 28 todays tv ■KKH puri (M. 1.30 Drama Pilihan (M). p 1: r 2-3® ®*i Seberang (M). Interiud, 4pm, SBC 5 Wonders In China, 9am, SBC 8 lT?l *15 Wardah. Ignored by busy parents, sib- A colourful Tibetan opera, a Personahti Di Dapur. lings Haris and Yati develop a gongfu display
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      283 28 Radio Seeing Stars, BBC, Saturday, guished. Also a look at Bonfire 9.30 am Night, held every Nov 5. The Quasar Mystery: The mid- Play Of The Week: In The Native night sky is dominated this state (Pt 2), BBC, Sunday, month by the planet Jupiter. 9.01 am shining in the
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