The Business Times, 1 April 1993

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    13 1 BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 552/12/92 Thursday April 1 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75'
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Conditions for UK to rejoin the ERM
      79 1 Reuter LONDON British Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont said yesterday that there was no prospect of sterling rejoining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism until Britain was firmly out of recession. He told a parliamentary Treasury committee that a second pre-condition before reentry
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      Lock icon Canada reports best growth in two years
      55 1 AFP OTTAWA The Canadian economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew by 0.2 per cent in January, following a 0.4 per cent advance in December, the government reported yesterday. Statistics Canada said this was the best two-month performance by the Canadian
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    113 1 Stock market indices Wednesday Change STII 1.668. JO -1.46 KLSE Composite 643.25 4.33 Nikkei 18,591.45 -371.71 Hang Seng 6, J88.86 -17.6J SET Index 865.23 16.03 Jakarta Composite ...310.76 -0.51 CLSA China B 1.366.55 -20.85 AustAUOrd 1.667 4 -10 8 FTSE 100 2,878.7 17.7 Wednesday Pre*»o«s 11 an dose
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    Singapore listed companies' total net earnings rise 12pc
    707 1  -  By Alvin Tay SINGAPORE Total net earnings of Singapore's pub-licly-listed companies grew by 11.9 per cent to $2.77 billion last year, against a 7.1 per cent rise in 1991, a Business Times survey showed. The higher earnings growth was achieved against a
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    Lock icon Li Peng eases up on HK but stands firm on major issues
    343 1 AFP Reuter BEIJING Chinese Premier Li Peng yesterday adopted a more eonciliatory tone towards Britain in the dispute over Hongkong, but refused to budge on substantive issues. During a press conference held after the close of China's annual
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    Lock icon Beijing approves committee for HK shadow government
    369 1 AP Reuter AFP BEIJING China carricd out its threat yesterday and approved a committee that will prepare for Beijing to take over Hongkong in 1997 without participation from the British. Analysts say the committee could be the seed of a second power base
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    Singapore police smash syndicate of fake ATM card users
    297 1  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE The police have smashed a syndicate which used fake ATM cards to withdraw cash and make Nets purchases totalling $100,000. Six suspects, aged 21 to 38 years and believed to be the main syndicate members, were
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    Lock icon Major Thai govt crisis looms as 5 ministers threaten to quit
    273 1 AFP BANGKOK A major crisis is looming for Thai Prime Minister Chuan Lcckpai's six-month-old administration, with five government ministers threatening to resign, according to television reports late last night. All five ministers belong to the Social Action Party (SAP)
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    S'pore economy seen growing 7pc in first quarter
    579 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE The Singapore economy grew around 7 per cent in the first quarter of the year, economists say, and the picture looks rosy for the next three months. Except for the Singapore Manufacturers' Association, which put the figure
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      9 1 The Law Page Mcrcv killing: Who decides? Pg 23
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Property prices to fall by year-end?
        350 2  -  By Anna Teo IF THERE'S going to be another recession in the private residential construction sector, it will not happen this year, says university business policy lecturer David Lee. But watch the indicators for the next few months, he says. If the downtrend continues,
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Video-conferences the PC way
        81 2 THREE Singapore groups have developed a system that allows people to hold video-conferences on their personal computers. The product, Accet, or the Aural-visual Collaborative Computing and Exchange Terminal, was launched yesterday after a two-year, 52 million development programme. The project was undertaken jointly by the Information
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        S'pore Tech buys warehousing stake
        74 2 THE government-owned Singapore Technologies Group yesterday took a substantial stake in specialist warehouse operator Changi International Logistics Centre Ltd. Changi International's main asset is a $30 million warehouse at Loyang Way, near Changi Airport, which specialises in handling aircraft parts and other high-technology equipment. The
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        Two weeks to Banque Asia '93
        62 2 ABOUT 80 organisations from 14 countries will take part in Banque Asia '93, an annual conference and exhibition on financial technology. Exhibitors at the three-day event, which starts on April 13, will launch about 30 new products aimed at users in the Asia-Pacific. The
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        Easier to rent mobile phones now
        64 2 THE rental of mobile phones and pagers will be liberalised from today. Private companies such as car rental companies, hotels, telecommunication equipment suppliers and dealers who wish to rent out mobile phones and pagers can apply for a licence to do so. The Telecommunication
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        HDB selling 6,400 flats
        82 2 ABOUT 6,400 HDB flats in eight estates are up for sale from today. The mix of four-room, five-room and executive flats include 2,689 new units in non-mature estates in Choa Chu Kang. Jurong West, Tampines and Woodlands. The HDB says 745 flats in these new towns,
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      Quotation of Singapore Government Stocks as at March 31, 1993
      356 2 1*- Year Coupon Amount (Sm) Interact Number of days of Indicative ■wliiilia 1 mioate prices Gross redemption iWiuKiy raised rate pa) payment date* accruad (excluding accrued yield pa) interest) 1.7.93 N*****1H 1988 51/8# 730.00 1/1 1/7 89 101.05# 0.97# 15.7.93
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      Manufacturers expect pick-up after flat first quarter
      563 2  -  By Chuang Peck Ming MANUFACTURING output in the first quarter was almost unchanged from the final quarter of 1992, according to a straw poll of 17 manufacturers. But many of them expect it to pick up in the second quarter of the year
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      16 construction firms to take in China trainees
      320 2  -  By A J Leow SIXTEEN local construction firms are involved in a scheme to train Chinese engineers under an agreement between Singapore and China yesterday. The Construction Industry Development Board said the management training programme would be held over the next five
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      DuPont to build $160 m plant on southern island
      220 2 CHEMICAL company DuPont said yesterday it will spend $160 million to build a polymerisation facility on one of Singapore's southern islands to produce "Zytel" nylon 6.6 resins. Nylon resins are used for adhesives, coatings and textiles. "Asia-Pacific represents our fastest growing
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      OSA case: defence counsel call for more details of charges
      536 2  -  By Conrad Raj DEFENCE lawyers for the men accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act yesterday called on the court to direct the prosecution to provide more details of the charges. They also contended that their clients should be tried
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      Builder is first to get OHQ status this year
      366 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling ENGINEERING and construction company Ipco International. which became the first company this year to be awarded operational headquarters (OHQ) status, is eyeing USSSOO million (about SSB2O million) of infrastructure projects in Asia. Africa, the Middle East and
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      NUS: Chee Soon Juan sacked because of dishonesty
      540 2 THE National University of Singapore yesterday said it had dismissed lecturer Chee Soon Juan because of dishonest conduct. NUS said not only had the opposition politician "improperly used" 5226 of research funds but he also "attempted to mislead" the university in its
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      Waterfall Gardens changes hands for $63 million
      337 2  -  NZ-based owner sells condo development to another foreign party By Lilian Ang THE New Zealand-based owner of Waterfall Gardens has sold the prime Holland Road condominium development to another foreign party for $63 million. Sources say the deal between Asian Properties, which is
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon S-E A govts setting up panel to improve regional transport
      372 3 Boost for links among China. Thailand. Myanmar, Indochina AP BANGKOK South-east Asian governments seeking expanded trade and investment are establishing a committee to plan improved air, rail and road links among China, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina, ofTicials said yesterday. Phisit
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      Lock icon Thais to help push reforms in Indochina
      213 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand, wellpositioned to assist in the development of Indochina, will support and assist economic reform in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Thai Foreign Minister Prasong Soonsiri said yesterday. Speaking at a three-day Euromoney conference currently underway here, he said Thailand and other
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      Lock icon Stocking up on fire power
      49 3 Reuter JOLO, Philippines These Muslim guerillas belonging to the Moro National Front displaying powerful Firearms at a camp outside this town in Sulu province on Monday. MNLF leaders say they are continuing to build up their forces and arsenals in preparation for war. Reuter
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      Lock icon Vietnam's imprisonment of dissidents not expected to affect US embargo decision
      338 3 Reuter HANOI Jail sentences of up to 20 years passed on eight dissidents for plotting to overthrow communist Vietnam's government are likely to spark human rights protests in the West, diplomats in Hanoi said yesterday. This could increase pressure
      Reuter  -  338 words
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      Lock icon Indonesian army deputy chief promoted to top post
      223 3 AFP JAKARTA The deputy chief of the Indonesian armv, Lt-Gen Wismoyo Arismunandar, will become the new head of the arm>, military chief Fdi Sudrajat said yesterday. Gen Sudrajat, who is also army chief and defence minister, was quoted by the Antara news
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      Lock icon Office vacancies rising in Asia-Pacific region
      413 3  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE The rate of office vacancies in the AsiaPacific region is rising, according to a study by Jones Lang Wootton Research and Consultancy Pte Ltd. The study noted that the worst over-supplied markets are Melbourne, Sydney and Perth with a current
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon World Bank loan for Philippines
        98 3 AFP MANILA The World Bank has released US$l2O million as the initial tranche of a package to boost the Philippines' competitiveness in the international market. Finance Secretary Ramon del Rosario said yesterday that the loan will enable Manila to further implement reforms to enhance exports,
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        Lock icon Taiwan set for social security system
        68 3 AFP TAIPEI In a landmark move, Taiwan will introduce a social security system to aid employees who lose their jobs due to closure of the companies and factories, labour officials said yesterday. "We will begin the programme on a trial basis in July for
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        Lock icon Miyazawa may visit Cambodia
        65 3 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa indicated yesterday that he might visit Cambodia to see Japanese selfdefence force personnel engaged in the UN peacekeeping operation. "I would like to go there," Mr Miyazawa said in a Parliament session, noting that some 600 Japanese non-combatant self-defence
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        Lock icon Beijing names new ambassador to US
        74 3 AFP BEIJING China has picked its UN representative Li Daoyu to serve as the next ambassador to the United States, replacing Zhu Qizhen, the foreign ministry said yesterday. Mr Zhu, who was appointed six months after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and weathered one
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        Lock icon Mahathir visits Uzbekistan
        67 3 AFP MOSCOW Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed yesterday arrived in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, for a three-day visit during which he is expected to sign agreements on economic cooperation, Itar-Tass reported. The Malaysian premier is to hold talks with Uzbek officials including President Islam Karimov, the
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        Lock icon Milking politics
        34 3 Reuter SEOUL Veteran South Korean Member of Parliament, party leader and erstwhile presidential candidate Park Chan Jong embarked on a new career yesterday, filming a TV commercial for a milk company. Reuter
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      Lock icon Sihanouk remains key to peace in Cambodia, says Li Peng
      287 3 Reuter AFP BEIJING Chinese Premier Li Peng said Prince Norodom Sihanouk remained the key to peace in Cambodia and urged the country's factions to unite behind the leader. "The Cambodian people need Sihanouk," Mr Li was quoted as saying by
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      Lock icon Ruling won't make it easier for Thai politicians to recover seized assets
      405 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Supreme Court ruling last week to quash an order to seize millions of dollars in assets from 10 veteran politicians will not necessarily lead to the politicians recovering their riches, reports said yesterday. The 10,
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      S Korean exports lose ground to S-E Asia and China in US
      493 4  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE South Korean exporters and trade officials see South-east Asia and China as a major economic threat as well as a big opportunity. The Koreans are pleased that their trade with the region is
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      Lock icon Taipei in last-ditch attempt to avert US trade retaliation
      372 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan said yesterday it was making a last-min-ute effort to avert US trad*; retaliation for alleged copyrights violations and failure to protect intellectual property rights. "We will send two officials to the United States for further communication and, at
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      Lock icon Hainan to employ 60,000 people displaced by dam project
      191 4 AFP HONGKONG To boost its labour force, China's Hainan province will absorb 60,000 people from the south-western Sichuan province who face dislocation by a controversial dam project, a report said yesterday. An agreement has been struck between Hainan Eastern Region Development
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      Lock icon Newly-rich Guangdong moves towards service economy
      501 4 AFP GUANGZHOU While mainly communist China inches towards market reform, many people in the booming province of Guangdong have struck gold and taken to expensive consumer goods with a gusto. It is common enough these days for residents of the capital of the southern
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      Lock icon Bonn calls for more Chinese investments
      453 4 Minister seeks aid for eastern Germany, clinches US$ lb Airbus deal Reuter BEIJING German Economics Minister Guentcr Rexrodt said yesterday that China could play a big role in helping to revitalise eastern Germany and he promised a new level of economic cooperation between Bonn
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      Lock icon An environmentally-friendly plastic film
      46 4 Reuter GENEVA Professor Qian Jun of China displaying his biodegradable plastic film that can be used for. among other things, covering crops to protect them from insects and birds. Geneva is hosting this year's International Exhibition of Inventions, which began yesterday. Reuter
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      Lock icon China to provide legal framework for market economy
      199 4 Bernama-Xinhua BEIJING China's legislature will work to build up a preliminary legal framework for a socialist market economy during its five-year term. Qiao Shi, the newly-elected chairman of the standing committee of the eighth National People's Congress, China's Parliament, made the promise
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      Lock icon Japan's budget meets deadline for first time in 22 years
      419 6 New package includes hefty 4.Bpc rise in public works spending Reuter TOKYO Japan's state budget, packed with measures to stimulate the economy, became law yesterday, one day before' the start of the 1993-94 fiscal year, parliamentary officials said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Japanese funds for WHO misused before election: report
      392 6 AFP TOKYO Japanese contributions to the World Health Organisation (WHO) were used in irregular payments to some members of the body's executive council just before the reelection of its director-general, the Yomiuri daily said yesterday. In a report from New York, the
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      Lock icon NZ expansion may prompt tightening: forecaster
      149 6 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand's economic recovery may be threatened by a number of factors, including the prospect that the domestic economy couid expand too quickly and necessitate a tightening of monetary policy. Economic forecaster Infometrics said in an economic commentary yesterday that other factors
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      Lock icon Western Australia opens bids for pipeline project
      298 6 Reuter SURFERS PARADISE. Australia The Western Australian government is inviting tenders to build a multi-million-dollar gas pipeline which it says will further open up the heart of the resource-rich state. State Premier Richard Court yesterday said the proposed line would run from the
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      Lock icon Australian central bank chief sees 4pc growth for country
      479 6 Reuter SYDNEY Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser expects Australia's growth rate to pick up to an annual 4 per cent by the end of this year. He said yesterday that the government's task now was to hold inflation gains while boosting
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      Lock icon India asks World Bank to withdraw from US$3b dam project
      409 6 AFP NEW DELHI India has asked the World Bank to pull out of a controversial US$3 billion (554.9 billion) dam project which threatens to submerge the ancestral lands of nearly 250,000 aboriginals. A senior official at the department of economic
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      Lock icon Flying start to the great walkabout
      68 6 Reuter SYDNEY A helicopter carrying a giant flag over Sydney's famous Opera House on Tuesday to herald the launch of a major domestic tourism campaign, "Come Walkabout in Australia". The campaign aims to score a 5 per cent increase in domestic tourism which would
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      Lock icon India hopes US admiral's visit will bring closer military ties
      300 6 AFP NEW DELHI India is hoping that a visit here by a top US naval commander will lead to closer military ties through high-profile joint naval exercises, Defence Ministry officials said yesterday. Admiral Charles Larson, commander-in-chief of the US Pacific
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      439 4 k/Aft JOO CAM*ACTOW BiRHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) RESULT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1992 The Directors are pleased to announce the audited results of the Group and of the Company tor the year ended 31st December, 1992. GROUP COMPANY Increase 1992 1991 1992 1991 Group Company RM'OOO RM'OOO RM'OOO
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      671 6 AMTEK ENGINEERING LTD [iJA (Incorporated in Singapore) *wj ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of AMTEK ENGINEERING LTD wish to announce the following UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 1992 GROUP COMPANY 31st December 31st December 1992 1991 4/H 1992 1 991 *A") ssooo ssooo ssooo ssooo 1 (a)
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Conference Board sees rise in job ads
        102 8 Reuter NEW YORK The Conference Board yesterday said its HelpWanted index rose to 98 in February, showing increases in advertisement volume in several regions. The index rose six points over January 1992, after hovering between 90 and 95 for two years. A gauge
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        Lock icon Israeli policemen shot dead
        45 8 Reuter HADERA, Israel A policeman covering the body of one of two fellow officers shot dead by Arabs while sitting in their patrol car on Tuesday. In response. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ordered the indefinite closure of the West Bank. Reuter
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        Lock icon Paris Club to discuss CIS debt
        65 8 Reuter AFP MOSCOW The Paris Gub of government creditors will meet today or tomorrow to discuss the former Soviet Union's foreign debt, an aide to Russian Deputy Premier Alexander Shokhin said. In Tokyo, Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa yesterday said he would discuss aid to
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        Lock icon Bosnia turning to Court of Justice
        98 8 Reuter THE HAGUE Bosnia, desperate to keep the world's attention focused on its suffering, will accuse the rump state of Yugoslavia of genocide and other war crimes in hearings before the International Court of Justice today. Bosnia has asked the court for an emergency
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        Lock icon Russian-Georgian summit planned
        62 8 AFP MOSCOW Preparations for a summit meeting between Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze and Russian President Boris Yeltsin are underway, Mr Shevardnadze said in an interview carried by Itar-Tass yesterday. He said the date of the meeting would be announced in the near future, adding that Mr Yeltsin
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      Lock icon Washington signals tougher stance towards Teheran
      449 8 Christopher brands Iran an 'international outlaw' NYT WASHINGTON In a sign that the Clinton administration may take a more confrontational approach towards Iran than the Bush administration, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher has branded the Teheran government an "international outlaw" because of what
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      Lock icon Hitting where it hurts
      43 8 Reuter LONDON A woman police constable demonstrating the use of a US-style side-handled baton, the PR-24, on a male colleague on Tuesday. The baton has a 'wounding power' nine times greater than the standard UK police issue model. Reutei
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      Lock icon Clinton backs away from federal land management plans
      372 8 NYT WASHINGTON Bowing to pressure from Western senators who had warned that they might oppose his economic programme, US President Bill Clinton has backed away from proposing a major change in the way federal land is managed. Coming a month after the
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      Lock icon US Senate and House reach tentative Budget pact
      133 8 Reuter WASHINGTON US Senate and House negotiators have reached tentative agreement on a final version of the fiscal 1994 Budget, setting out five years of deficit cuts worth nearly US$5OO billion (SSB2O billion). They were trying to reconcile differing versions of the
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      Lock icon Italy's envoy to Indonesia faces graft probe
      264 8 AFP Reuter ROME Italy's ambassador to Jakarta and 10 others are under investigation in connection with the country's ever widening corruption investigation, judicial sources said yesterday. They said the investigation of Ambassador Michele Martinez is focusing on the diversion of foreign aid funds
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      Lock icon Reports suggest sparks of economic recovery emerging in Britain
      296 8 Reuter LONDON Fresh sparks of life emerged in Britain's reces-sion-battered economy yesterday, with a series of reports from the housing to company sectors pointing to an economy starting to spark into life. The Halifax Building Society, Britain's largest mortgage lenders, said
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      Lock icon Kantor's visit leaves Brussels breathing sigh of relief
      470 8 AP BRUSSELS The European Community is breathing a sigh of relief now that the anxious-ly-awaited visit of the new US trade negotiator is over. US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor left on Tuesday after two days of talks that appeared to have temporarily
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      Lock icon New offensive in Parliament against UK govt over EC treaty
      221 8 AFP LONDON The British government faced new pressure in Parliament on Tuesday against ratifying the Maastricht Treaty on European unity, with the Labour Party pushing for an amendment for a separate vote on social issues. The amendment to the legislature's
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon US$319m windfall for Rothmans shareholders
      488 9  -  Payout ofMs2 for each Rothmans (M) share, S$ 1.45 for Rothmans (S) share By Amy Balan SINGAPORE Shareholders of Rothmans Malaysia and Rothmans Singapore will receive a mega windfall of US$3l9 million (***** million) under a plan to merge the two cash-rich tobaeco groups. The
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      Lock icon NOL posts 35pc net earnings drop but sees turnaround this year
      572 9  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), which yesterday reported a 35 per cent fall in last year's net profit to $35 million, expects a major turnaround this year. "We expect a significant improvement in our results for
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      Lessons from the reporting season — despite indifference to some results
      793 9  - Lessons from the reporting season despite indifference to some results HOCK LOCK SIEW Bv Joyce Quek SINGAPORE The rise and rise of the Singapore bourse to a record high in the past two months had little to do with the spate of company results released. Most analysts and fund managers
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      Informatics offers 15m new shares at 60 cents each
      441 9  -  By 1 Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Informatics Holdings yesterday offered 15 million new shares at 60 cents each for its listing on Scsdaq. The computer school will reserve 3.75 million shares for its employees and business associates. leaving 11.25 million new
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      Intraco's bottomline gets hefty boost from sale of properties
      288 9  -  By Loh Hui Yin SINGAPORE Intraco's sale of two pieces of properties substantially lifted its bottomline to $11.4 million for the year ended Dec 31, up from $4.1 million the previous year. The sale also pushed the trading company's net tangible
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      353 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's index stocks Mar 31 U*« Index Slock sale <kf factor 1 nosers ($> (SI S Asimo 1 900 0050 1 58 -47 62 I At 6 700 -0 100 5 56 95 24 Cctdw 5 250 0 050 4 35 -47 62 l-AN
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY RESULTS
        • Article
          GenMag posts 36pc rise in net profit
          59 10 SINGAPORE General Magnetics has reported a 36 per cent jump in group net earnings to 56.39 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1992. Turnover at the group level dropped 8 per cent to 546.61 million. Earnings per share works out to 6.2
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          CSA's net earnings up 16pc
          69 10 SINGAPORE CSA Holdings recorded a net profit of 56.16 million last year, a healthy 16 per cent growth from that in the previous year. The earnings were achieved on a 15 per cent increase in turnover to $121.47 million. Earnings per share was 5.3 cents,
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          Bousteadco's turnover falls 20pc
          85 10 SINGAPORE Bousteadco has reported a 20 per cent drop in group turnover during the year ended Dec 31, 1992. The company said that major progress had been made in its restructuring and rationalisation and as part of this programme, the group had sold several businesses. Pre-tax
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          Hotel Royal's operating profit up
          53 10 SINGAPORE Hotel Royal has reported consolidated operating profit of $1.82 million during the year ended Dec 31, 1992, a 30 per cent jump over the previous year. Group turnover rose 3.55 per cent to S 10.35 million. The company said it hoped to maintain its
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          Fuji Offset's earnings plunge
          65 10 SINGAPORE Fuji Offset Plates has reported a steep 76 per cent drop in group net earnings to 5271.000 during the year ended Dec 31, 1992. Turnover increased marginally by one per cent to $19.66 million. The company said that a recession in major overseas economies, a
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          Sun Corp's turnover rises 14pc
          61 10 SINGAPORE Sun Corporation Ltd has reported a 14 per cent rise in turnover to $13.23 million and higher net earnings of $289,000. The company also said that it had completed the purchase of 8, Robinson Road, for a consideration of $33.99 million. The purchase was
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          Wepco suffers $1.05 m loss
          38 10 SINGAPORE Wepco has incurred a $1.05 million loss for the year ended Dec 31, 1992, against a 895.000 loss in 1991. Turnover rose 53 per cent to $33.50 million. No dividend was declared.
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        Shapadu to use Inno-Pacific to expand
        438 10 SINGAPORE Malaysian container hauler Shapadu Kontena Bhd intends to use its 20.1 per cent stake in Singa-pore-based Inno-Pacific Ltd as a stepping stone to the region. Shapadu acquired the block of 11.77 million shares for 554.5 million or 38 cents a piece about three
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        Straits Trading's net earnings fall 12pc
        288 10 SINGAPORE Cash-rich Straits Trading Co Ltd has reported a 12 per cent drop in net earnings to $28.35 million for last year, due to lower investment income and a smaller profit from its smelting operation. Investment income dipped marginally to $16.94 million from $17.88
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        Basir Ismail steps down as Cycle & Carriage chairman
        186 10 Basir Ismail steps down as Cycle Carriage chairman SINGAPORE Cycle Carriage Ltd chairman Basir bin Ismail is stepping down from today for personal reasons. The car, food and property group said yesterday that his position will be filled by Paduka Sallehuddin bin Mohamed. 60, who will also take over the
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        Amcol earnings down 57pc
        253 10 SINGAPORE The profit of diversified trading-cum-property group Amcol Holdings Ltd plunged by 57 per cent to $16 million for the year ended 31 Dec, 1992. Its turnover fell by just 2.24 per cent to $775.17 million. The sharp drop in profits was mainly due to a
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        Lee Kim Tah incurs $456,000 loss
        288 10 SINGAPORE Construc-tion-based Lee Kim Tah slid into the red last year with a net loss of $456,000. against a profit of $2.77 million in 1991. But the sale of its Alexandra Road property yielded an extraordinary gain of $16.13 million, pushing profit at the
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        Shakey's losses pull Inno-Pac deeper into the red
        377 10  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Financially troubled Inno-Pacific Holdings was dragged further into the red last year by operating losses from its Shakey's pizza franchise. The company yesterday reported an after-tax operating loss of $21.75 million for the year to Dec 31 or
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      • Article
        Guthrie GTS reports 57pc leap in net earnings to $5.7 m
        298 10 SINGAPORE Property, engineering and construction group Guthrie GTS yesterday reported a 57 per cent rise in net earnings to 55.68 million for the year ended Dec 31. Turnover increased by 60 per cent to $165.14 million while earnings per
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        Lum Chang's interim profit up 26pc to $1.6 m
        237 10 SINGAPORE Construction group Lum Chang Holdings has announced interim earnings of $1.63 million for the six months to last December 31, an increase of 26 per cent over the previous year. This was based on a 15 per cent higher turnover
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        UEL in the red after writing off stake in Qume
        192 10 SINGAPORE After scraping through 1991 with a small profit. United Engineers (UEL) was sucked into the red last vear bv a bad investment in the US. The company said in a statement yesterday that it had to write off 53.1
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        492 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' prices Apr I Prudential Singapore Unit Trust Pn,L.nk m* Fund i <* 112 XhtCcmmace 12* us MARA-Bumiputra I he Savinit\ Fund 1.10 l.lftvf First Bputra 160 1.65 S pore Prog Fund 0.52 0 55 Second Bputra 1.57 162 Spore See Fund 0.86 090 Third B pulra
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        YTL is Malaysia's first independent power producer
        360 10  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR AFTER MONTHS of tough negotiations, Malaysian construction company YTL Corp Bhd has secured a pact with state-controlled electricity company Tenaga Nasional Bhd to become Malaysia's first independent producer of power. YTL managing director Francis Yeoh Sock Ping
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        DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
        1421 10 Payment L\ Books Pay <%) date close date Acma F 7.5 Jun 10 Jun 22 Jul 5 Amtek Eng 20* I 6TE Apr 15 Apr 21 Apr 30 Apollo F 2.S Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul IS Avimo 20* F I2.5TE Feb 17 Marl Apr 15 BAT 21'
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Taiwan food giant buys Wang unit
          89 12 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's food giant, the President group, said yesterday it has acquired the Taiwan unit of US computer-maker Wang Laboratories Inc. President's Rong Cheng Investment Co, which already owned 30 per cent of Wang Laboratories Taiwan Ltd. inked a contract on Tuesday to
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          Lock icon A paler shade of light
          64 12 Reuter NEW YORK Miller Brewing Co announced the launch of its light-tasting, colourless beer at a press conference here on Tuesday. Miller Clear will be available from Friday on tap and in clear long-necked bottles in bars and restaurants in Austin. Texas: Minneapolis; and Richmond,
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          Lock icon Thai Airways cancels new aircraft
          111 12 AFP BANGKOK Thai Airways International (THAI) has cancelled plans to purchase 13 new aircraft because of a slump in business. An airline official said yesterday it has cancelled plans to buy sev£n Airbus 330s manufactured by a European consortium, and six US-made Boeing 777s previously
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      • Article
        Four big names surface in bid for Wembley
        422 12  -  By Amy Balan SINGAPORE Four big names the Malaysian Hong Leong group, Rashid Hussain, and Hongkong's Li Ka-shing and Hang Lung Chan family have emerged as investors in the National Investment Company (NIC), which is making a reverse takeover of Wembley Industries.
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        Lock icon Wharf profits jump 20pc to HK$2b
        338 12 AFP HONGKONG The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd yesterday reported a 20 per cent leap in profits in 1992 to HKS2.OS billion (*****.4 million), giving it the financial muscle to push ahead with major new ventures in Hongkong and China. In a statement. Wharf said its
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      • Article
        M'sia's Actacorp planning to buy 70pc of Sikap Power
        395 12  -  MS 50.88 m stake will make it a major independent power producer By William Chia SINGAPORE Listed manufacturing group Actacorp Holdings Bhd plans to acquire Sikap Power Sdn Bhd in a move that will make Actacorp a major independent power producer
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        Indonesian share scam may cost brokers up to US$6m
        482 12  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA UP TO US$6 million (SS9.B million) may have been lost by foreign and domestic stockbrokers in a fake share scam which has led to the suspension in trading of five companies on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
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        Lock icon Misleading results cast doubts over investment in China-listed firms
        500 12 Sunday Morning Post HONGKONG Misleading annual results issued by China B share companies have cast doubts over the prospects for investment in the share market by overseas investors. Profit figures issued last week by a number of Shanghai firms were exaggerated
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        Lock icon The best is over for Thailand's banking industry
        636 12  -  MARKET WATCH By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE The Thai banking industry has passed its peak in its business cycle and has entered a period of significantly lower growth, said securities house Wardley James Capel in a newly-released report yesterday. The report is based
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    • FINANCE
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        Futures trading on HK stock index kicks off at Simex
        326 13  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Futures trading on a Hongkong stock index the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCL) got off to a brisk start yesterday at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. By the end of the day, 2,639 lots had
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        Combined profits of financial institutions hit record $3b in 1991
        298 13  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE The combined profits of all financial institutions in Singapore touched a record $3 billion in 1991, a 26-per cent growth over the previous year. A survey conducted by KPMG Peat Marwick showed that in the
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        146 13 THE dollar was sold off overnight across the board as the US reported a much lower Consumer Confidence Index. Over in the US$/S$ market, Japanese corporates bought US dollar for financial year closing purposes throughout the day. The US$/S$ was bought to a high of
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        190 13 Reuter LONDON The battered dollar ran into more currency market turbulence yesterday, hitting an all-time traded low against the yen as funds surged into Japan on the last day of its financial year. But the lira, undermined by a domestic corruption crisis in Italy, was stable after a rough
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        91 13 AFP The dollar was lower against most other major currencies yesterday in light morning trading. Gold rose. At little after 9:30 am (1430 GMT), the US currency was trading at 1.6125 German marks against 1.6175 on Tuesday. and at 114.85 yen against 116.50 yen. The greenback also fell
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        Lock icon Deutsche profits up, optimistic about 1993
        190 13 Reuter FRANKFURT Germany's largest bank. Deutsche Bank, reported a 7 per cent rise in operating profit for 1992 and said yesterday that it expects satisfactory results this year in spite of deteriorating trading conditions. Deutsche Bank AG made a group operating profit of 6.39
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        Lock icon Brent higher despite rise in stocks
        244 13 ENERGY REPORT KnightRidder LONDON Dated North Sea Brent Blend crude oil was quoted little changed yesterday as less Brent availability was offset by more abundant supplies of other North Sea grades. Brokers said the latest report on US oil stocks from the American Petroleum
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        Lock icon Inro Council votes against new talks on rubber pact
        301 13 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR The International Natural Rubber Organisation (Inro) Council has, by a majority, voted against renegotiation of the International Natural Rubber Agreement (Inra) which expires this year, Inro sources said yesterday. "We are right back to where we were," one
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        1546 13 /rmA'-HrtfAht/ inji lakulalnl afuin\l V'/»irr < hip 14 IruJint fay my !9Hf US$/S$ forward rates Noon Mar 31 Bid Offer 1-month 1.6378 1.6393 2-month 1.6361 1.6376 3-month 1.6341 1.63)6 6-month 1.6305 1.6325 Source: OCBC n FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 10am yMtarday: Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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        Lock icon Euroyen firmer, Nikkei resumes gains
        1502 14 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen interest rate futures ended firmer in moderate dealings, closely tracking movements in the Japanese government bond market, dealers said. The contract traded off early highs, however, pressured by renewed gains in the 225-share Nikkei spot index. "December opened firmer
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        KL tin falls on poor demand, lower LME market
        954 14 COMMODITIES REPORT Tin The Kuala Lumpur tin price fell on poor demand and a lower LME market to end 20 sen lower at M$ 14.30 a kg. dealers said. "Buyers only entered the market when prices reached MS 14.30. Players were
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1581 14 Rubber Mar 31 MS Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at 1pm) HAS (physical prices) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Buyers Setters (1oM Volumc As at 12 noon (Sccnts/kg) Month High low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Apr 93 132 75 I33 75N Z Z Z RSS 3 Apr
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    • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
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        Australia
        1111 15 -10.8 Australian stocks wilted on futures trading yesterday despite strong gold prices and some positive sentiment in the market, brokers said. Volatility at the end of the quarter, futures trading and a weaker Tokyo market dragged the market down, brokers said. "There has actually been some pressure from the
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        Manila
        585 15 +4.27 Share prices rose on two-way trading with investors buying selected issues such as Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Palawan Oil and Gas Exploration lnc yesterday, brokers said. "The market, particularly the commercial issues, experi- enced two-way trading as a whole with PNB among the top gainers," said Louie
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        Taipei
        587 15 +74.59 Taiwan's stock index closed at a 12-month high in heavy trade as buyers returned to the market yesterday, believing it may be starting another rally, brokers said. The Weighted Index opened higher, fluctuated around 4,800 points for most of the session and finished 74.59 up at 4,825.29. Turnover
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        Seoul
        370 15 1.73 The Seoul stock market closed higher despite profit-taking in the late afternoon yesterday, keeping to positive ground throughout the day, brokers said. They said investor sentiment was positive and trading was very active, with shares of large-capitalisation firms gaining interest among investors. The Seoul composite stock index closed
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        New Zealand
        230 15 -7.58 Share prices eased in a market described by brokers as tired and a predicted boost from end of March period window dressing failed to come yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index fell 7.58 to 1,576.85. New Zealand voT Mar 31 NZ <T») ANZ Banking 4 62 -005 *****
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        Bombay
        68 15 +68.69 Share prices on the Bombay Stock Exchange staged a midweek recovery on institutional buying in active trading on the last day of the 1992/93 financial year, brokers said. They said a BSE stipulation reducing short sales by 15 per cent in actively traded A Group shares also aided
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    • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        757 15 Britannia Funds Sterling Cash Bid Offer Mim < ap Depoul M 5300 M MOO Mim Jene> Oik 0 1901 0 2003 Mim Ma* Income *09(00 -I 0J00 I SS Cash Income Plus Fund *****0 10 5900 PS I Reserve Fund 5 MOO 5 2100 Stcrliag Euro Performance 0.4592 049)1 Fir
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        Amsterdam
        213 15 +0.81 Shares ended firmer on stock-picking by foreign investors and short-covering. "Philips was especially in demand because of optimism about the success of its CDI," said one trader. The EOE Index closed 0.81 points firmer at 318.49. Amsterdam Mar 31 IK ABN-Amro 54 60 2 \e»>n MM Ahold IS
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        Brussels
        157 15 +7 Stocks rose after the government agreed on a 1993 budget and the central bank cut interest rates. Stocks "responded favourably to the government's agreement on the budget and the reduction of interest rates." said Quentin Quarterman analyst at Smith New Court Securities. The Bel 20 Index of leading
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        Milan
        163 15 -0.38 pc Shares closed lower but off" the weakest part of the session as prices consolidated and the market waited for some clear indication of how Italy's political crisis would be resolved. As President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro resumed consultations with top political figures, dealers said investors were eager to
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        Frankfurt
        179 15 -0.86 Stocks closed lower yesterday, dragged down by a 1.25 billion deutschemarks first-quarter loss announced by automaker Volkswagen AG, traders said. The DAX index of 30 blue chip shares closed at 1,684.21. down 0.86, or 0.05 per cent. Losses in the DAX were limited however by Deutsche Bank AG.
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        Paris
        175 15 -4.53 The bourse suffered a mild, overdue setback after six straight rises, but dealers said it remains well bid despite the view that stocks look expensive on expected 1993 profits. The market is likely to do little today ahead of the Bundesbank council meeting, and will likely drift off
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        London
        669 15 17.7 Shares closed higher aided by a recovery in the drugs sector and relief at the success of the largest ever UK government bond auction, dealers said. The FTSE 100 closed 17.7 points higher at 2,878.7 and strategists said the market could rise further in the near term as
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        Stockholm
        124 15 unch Blue chips Ericsson. Astra and Asea led Sweden shares to a slightly higher close, but domestic political uncertainty still hung over the market. Share prices swung back and forth with the latest political developments and moves in debt market yields. The OMX-index. which carries a futures contract, closed
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        Zurich
        255 15 1.3 Shares ended steady after the market managed to hold the record levels reached the previous day. Interest centred on Roche ahead of its results. Analysts have forecast profit growth of between 24 and 33 per cent. Some dealers said there were expectations in the market of a rise
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        Johannesburg
        294 15 -22 Gold shares were sharply higher but off highs at the close as they tracked the gold price, which rose to test resistance at US$34O an ounce but fell back soon afterwards. The Gold Index was 35 points, or three per cent, higher at 1,205, while the Industrial Index
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        Toronto
        327 15 +0.86 Stocks opened flat with few features except for the gold sector, which continued its recent bull run, dealers said. The gold index- firmed 1.4 per cent with American Barrick. up 3/8 to 22-1/8. leading the way. COM EX gold June futures rose US$l.4O to U*****.40. The TSE 300
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        New York
        745 15 +2.17 Stocks opened mixed, following a report on healthy economic growth and a continued rise in drug stocks. At 10.30 am (1530 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.44 points to 3,454.83 in the first hour of trading. Volume reached 41.58 million shares in the first
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      3007 16 Reuter HONGKONG Stocks finished down hut off their lows yesterday as overseas bargain-hunters moved in shortly before the elose to buy selected blue chips, brokers said. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index dipped 17.63 points, or 0.28 per cent, to end at 6.388.86. after hitting a low of 6.353.30. Follow-through
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      CHINA
      452 16 BOTH Shenzhen markets were quiet yesterday. The CLSA Shenzhen A Index inched up 0.06 per cent to close at 2.880.98. The B market was also very sluggish, and the CLSA Shenzhen B Index was down 1.48 per cent to close at 1.301.53. The Shenzhen Regulation and Administration committee begins
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      2494 16 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended lower on investor worries over a rebounding yen and arbitrage unwinding yesterday. The 225-share Nikkei average ended down 371.71 points, or 1.96 per cent, to 18.591.45 with an estimated 700 million shares traded. Yesterday was the last day of fiscal 1992/93. The Nikkei closed at
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      1793 16 Reuter BANGKOK. Thai stocks jumped in late trade yesterday on rumours the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would impose only light penalties, not jail sentences. on pending share manipulation cases, brokers said. "This is the only good news the market has heard in the past several weeks." said Sathid
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      940 16 Reuter Stock prices closed mostly lower in selective buying yesterday. brokers said. They said players were cautious about placing buying orders following the fake share certificate scandal. Locals were active in the banking sector, with 811. Bank Umum Nasional (BUN). Panin Bank and Lippo Bank heavily traded. Panin eased
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2638 17 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Metropln MX 7.313.000 Bedford 50c 3.395.000 Multi-Purpose 3.014.000 Idm H>d 50c 2 903.000 Ind Oxvgcn 50c *****00 l-aber 6roup 1.313.000 Bcrja\a (iroup 1.092.000 kamuntmg 50c 825.000 Amal Steel 50c 597.000 Scl Drcdg 50c 581.000 Kcnung Bhd 50c 565.000 Promct
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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        Lock icon Shares mixed on speculative activity
        5133 17 Bernama SHARE prices closed mixed in fairly active trading on further speculative activity on situational counters. The KLSE Composite Index closed at an intra-day high of 643.25, 4.33 points above previous day's close. It opened at 639.15. The Industrial Index tacked on 6.67 points to
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon Goldtron's block deal lifts turnover
        7322 18  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE If not for a block deal of 26.73 million (ioldtron share?, done in early trade yesterday, trading volumes on the local stock market would have sunk by more than a third from the previous day. In the event, turnover on the
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        Lock icon Hong Leong Credit
        78 18  -  HOT STOCK Quak Hiang Whai HONG LEONG Credit s surgeappears lo be over. The slock rose sharply from about 52.50 late last year to the current level. Bearish divergences are seen in its monthly KSI and stochastic. Both indicators are drifting downwards as the stock's climb loses
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Designing golf courses with the help of computers
      868 19 Golf London Press Service LONDON Golf has become a boom leisure activity in recent years. In Europe alone, there are some 4,000 courses catering for the needs of about four million golfers. One estimate is that the number of courses will double
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      Lock icon Suns bulldoze Chicago in powerhouses showdown
      495 19 Reuter CHICAGO In a showdown of the NBA's top two teams, the visiting Phoenix Suns edged the Chicago Bulls 113-109 behind the all-star play of Kevin Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson collected 23 points and dished out 16 assists as the Pacific Division leading Suns
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        279 19 AP Reuter NEW YORK Results of National Hockey league games played on Tuesday: New York Islanders 2 Philadelphia Overs 1; Washington Capitals 4 Buffalo Sabres I; Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Ottawa Senators 4; Boston Bruins 3 Hartford Whalers 1; Vancouver Canucks 6 St Louis Blues 3; Winnipeg Jets 5
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        87 19 Reuter AFP ROME Result of an Italian Cup semifinal, second-leg match on Tuesday: AC Milan I Roma 0 (Roma win 2-1 on aggregate). LONDON Tuesday's Scottish Premier result: Rangers 2 Aberdeen 0. Leading standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): I Rangers 36 27 7 2
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        267 19 AFP Reuter OSAKA, Japan Results of the LSS500.000 (SS820.000) Salem Open yesterday: Singles 1st Rd Amos Mansdorf (Isr) b Todd Woodbridgc (Aus) 6-1. 6-4; Jonathan Stark (US) b Henrik Holm (Swe) 6-1, 3-6. 6-4; Jeremy Bates (UK) b Martin Damm (Cze) 6-1. 7-5; Sandon Stolle (Aus) b Patrik Kuhncn
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      Lock icon Which Pirate was better, Clemente or Bonds?
      428 19 AP BRADENTON. Florida The debate raged all winter in Pittsburgh, in newspapers, on the talk shows, over beers: Who was better in the prime of their Pirate careers, Roberto Gemente or Barry Bonds? Older fans remember the late Clemente's laser-dart throws, his unparalleled
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        Lock icon Running controversy over Krabbe
        112 19 AP BERLIN The German track federation said on Tuesday that suspended sprinter Katrin Krabbe can resume competing this year, but the sport's world governing body called the decision unacceptable. The German federation reduced Krabbe's drug-re-lated suspension from four years to one year, saying she was free
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        Lock icon Indy 500 receives 60 entires
        69 19 AP INDIANAPOLIS The Indianapolis Motor Speedway received entries on Tuesday of cars for veteran Indy drivers Mario Andretti, Dominic Dobson. Scott Goodyear, Hiro Matsushita and Tony Bcttenhausen. Nigel Mansell, who won last year's Formula One title, has also entered the race, along with rookie Stefan
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        Lock icon Quick win for Rourke
        106 19 AP KANSAS CITY. Missouri Actor Mickey Rourke, needing a quick knockout because of a rib injury, on Tuesday stopped Tom Bentley in the first round on the undercard of the Tommy Morrison-Dan Murphy bout. A right uppercut brought Bentley to his knees five seconds into the
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        Lock icon LA safe for visitors, says mayor
        100 19 AP FRANKFURT. Germany Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley said on Tuesday that his city is safe for visitors despite last year's racially-charged riots and would be the perfect site for next year's World Cup soccer games. Mr Bradley, in Europe to drum up Los
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        Lock icon West Indies left wanting
        103 19 AP KINGSTOWN, St Vincent Pakistan outplayed the West Indies in every department to win Tuesday's one-day cricket international by 38 runs here and level the five-match series at 2-2. Batting first after they were sent in by West Indies captain Richie Richardson, Pakistan scored 186 for
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        Lock icon Over the alcohol limit
        74 19 AP ORLANDO, Florida Tim Crews of the Cleveland Indians was over the alcohol limit when a boat he was driving slammed into a dock at head height, killing him and pitcher Steve Olin. Their team-mate Bob Ojeda was injured in the March 22 crash, which occurred
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Television vanishes in leisure stakes
      439 21 NYT DO people really have less free time than they once did, or do they just feel that way because they try to cram so much into their lives? Well-respected research seems to point in contradictory directions. But one aspect of time use that gets
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      Lock icon No joy in making movies
      462 21  -  The Oscar wins have sparked off a funding debate in Britain, reports Patricia Reaney Patricia Reaney Reuter BRITAIN'S five Hollywood Oscar awards sparked demands by the Labour opposition on Tuesday for more government backing for film-makers. Movie industry chiefs said the Oscar successes showed British
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      Lock icon Body language speaks volumes at the Oscars
      281 21 CHATTERBOX UPI SUSAN SARANDON seemed resigned to lose. Geena Davis was uncomfortable with her body and Billy Crystal loosened up after touching Jack Nicholson, at least according to a pair of international image consultants watching Tuesday night's Oscars. Jennifer Maxwell Morris and Dominque
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      1076 21 TV RADIO OUR CHOICE Predator, 10.30pm, SBC 5 Arnold Til be bek" Schwarzenegger returns to the screen with more heavy weaponry designed to take out half the planet. Only this time, he's the leader of a Special Forces Rescue Unit which has to trek into enemy territory to rescue two
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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      Down the corridor into 2000
      707 22  -  S Korea is pulling up its socks in the area of high technology. SN Vasuki reports SN Vasuki AS the South Korean economy falters after three decades of unprecedented growth, policy-makers are focussing attention on the country's nascent science and technology programme. The argument heard
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      Go places with the personal communicator
      549 22  -  R Sivanithy on the latest electronic status symbol R Sivanithy FIRST it was the pager, then came the portable handphone, and now it's the notebook computer that is the status symbol for upwardly mobile professionals. But soon, telecommunications and personal computing will be merged
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Mercy killing: No simplistic view
      1198 23  -  Dr TKK Iyer argues that when treating dying patients, each case must be decided according to a range ot factors and not solely trom one standpoint. T K K Iyer The writer is a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore's Lavs Faculty, where
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      Coming soon: up to $3,000 a day for civil cases in High Court
      508 23  -  AT THE BAR *1 By Conrad Raj CIVIL litigants at High Court hearings will soon have to pay as much as $3,000 a day to have their cases heard. Fees to reduce time wastage and better manage
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      Lock icon A paper for the small law firm
      377 23 Targeted at firms with 25 lawyers or less in the US NYT Small-firm lawyers, who have to worry as much about running their offices as about writing brilliant briefs, will get their own newspaper soon. The paper. Lawyers Weekly USA. is scheduled to
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      964 23 UNITED PULP PAPER CO LTD The Directors of United Pulp Paper Company Limited are pleased to announce the audited results of the Group and the Company for the year ended 31 December 1992. increase; (DECREASE) THE THE THE THE GROUP COMPANY GROUP COMPANY 1992 1991 1992 1991 Ssooo SS 000
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    Gatt: Not another round, please
    510 24 EDITORIAL THERE IS something surreal about the never-ending Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. Each of the 82 members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) agrees that the talks are important. And everyone wants the talks to end conclusively and successfully. Unfortunately, as
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Bonn turns to Asia-Pacific
      286 24 GERMANY HAS BEEN shaping up strongly in recent months to play a conspicuous role in the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. The visit by Chancellor Helmut Kohl to South-east Asia last February was his most notable foreign tour since German reunification in 1989. Now, less than
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      Securing Mid-east peace
      167 24 THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT is advising its citizens to arm themselves against any possibility of Palestinian wrath, especially in the two occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank. Slowly but surely, the Palestinians are getting very restless and being won over by militant groups like Hamas. Peace
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      China affirms new leadership
      229 24 WITH THE CLOSING of China's National People's Congress (NPC), it is time to recap three main items it has achieved. Firstly, it has formally affirmed a new leadership, centred around Jiang Zemin, which will take it into the next century. Next, it has replaced the centralised
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      Let NGO voice be heard
      165 24 THE MAJORITY OF the proceedings at the Asia meeting to prepare for the Second World Conference on Human Rights will be held in closed-door sessions. The NGOs which have been accredited to attend will be barred from these sessions and as far as lobbying is
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      Sparing a thought for the people
      197 24 MANY OF THE trade sanctions against Iraq cause President Saddam Hussein and his followers no harm. Instead, they punish the victims the people of that totalitarian nation. It could, after thorough consideration, be time to end some of the tougher sanctions. But there must
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    835 24  -  The leader of Hongkong's Liberal Party. Allen Lee. tells Robert MacPherson whv a strong party that has a say is needed when the British colony reverts to China Robert MacPherson AFP PUNDITS call them conservatives. but they prefer to be known as liberals. They also
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      59 24 (fcPO raooD? SOV;N)D SIGHT* y uaocuno mwifix lid w<m DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU HDWSTWS6O- S/MPLS. THE RESULTING AVALANCHE 0 YOU PONT 0 IN6TOUJORK I BLOW BUHES MY CABIN. UESR R 1 HAVE ANY QKAY, A6AIN,SIR T UP THE TIGHT FOR AM ORTUO UNTIL SMOUOEWL.S/R?} {*52L| FRJSNPS. CONCERNED ACK7W AUTHCRmeS ARB FINALLY
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Feeling blue at Big Blue
      970 25  -  IBM is laying off thousands in an effort to streamline. Jacques Steinberg looks at how this is affecting the company's employees Jacques Steinberg NYT WHEN the beige phone rang early on Tuesday morning at Anna Cassell's work station at the IBM plant here, she asked
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      Lock icon The world according to Gates
      617 25  -  John Markoff on how IBM recently sought the advice of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates for a solution to their problems John Markoff NYT IT MAY BE the clearest evidence yet of the humbling of Big Blue. As IBM spent the last two months asking more
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      Lock icon The challenge ahead for Gerstner
      566 25  -  Although it sounds lucrative, experts say the pay package of IBM's new chief executive is not exorbitant. Steve Lohr reports Steve Lohr NYT IBM WILL PAY Louis V Gerstner Jr. its new chief executive, a base salary of US$2 million (553.3 million) this year, a
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    Lock icon Yeltsin asks court to overturn voting procedures set by foes
    527 26 President may decide against holding a rival referendum Knight Ridder MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin will challenge several decisions by hardline lawmakers in the Constitutional Court, but is leaning against holding a rival referendum, his chief of staff said yesterday. Mr
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    Lock icon China wants more contacts with Taiwan, says Li Peng
    343 26 AFP BEIJING Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng said yesterday he wanted more contacts with Taipei and not just at the party level but warned that China would never accept an independent Taiwan. "We welcome contacts with all other political forces which
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    Lock icon Taipei may be forced to cut back huge bond issues
    217 26 Reuter TAIPEI The Taiwan government, facing a financial squeeze, is likely to cut back its huge programme of bond issues to fund major infrastructure projects, officials and economists said yesterday. In a break from years of conservative fiscal policy, Taiwan
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    Lock icon Waiting for the big day
    51 26 Reuter MARIIAM, England A Royal Air Force Regiment Sergeant, part of the Queen's Colours guard, yawning on Tuesday during a rehearsal of the celebrations to mark the RAF*s 75th anniversary. Today, the Queen will present the RAF with their first new Colours in 25 years.
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    Lock icon US pushing IAEA to seek UN action against N Korea
    380 26 AFP VIENNA The United States and its allies moved yesterday to have the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) seek United Nations Security Council action against North Korea for its refusal to let international inspectors into its suspected nuclcar arms plants.
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    Lock icon Leading US economic index rises 0.5pc
    294 26 AP WASHINGTON The government's chief economic forecasting gauge rose a moderate 0.5 per cent in February, the fifth increase in the past six months, the Commerce Department said here yesterday. The increase, in line with analysts' predictions, was a sign that the country's economic
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    Lock icon Fortune 500s hit record sales but earnings are at 37-year low
    367 26 UPI NEW YORK America's largest Fortune 500 industrial companies generated a recordshattering U552.36 trillion (Ss3.B trillion) in sales in 1992, but the magazine on Tuesday said write-offs for retiree health-care benefits slashed the companies' earnings to their lowest levels
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    Which old French lion will get to rule the den?
    747 26  -  The Bottom Line NEVILLE STACK NEVILLE STACK The writer is a political commentator based in London. LIKE two lions contesting for supremacy of their pride, the man who wants to be president of France and the present incumbent of the
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    Lock icon Balladur presents pro-Europe Cabinet, acts quickly to cut budget deficit
    450 26 AFP Reuter PARIS French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur on Tuesday presented a new Cabinet with a balance between the main rightwing movements in coalition, just a day after being named to head the government. Yesterday, moving boldly into the driver's
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    Lock icon Major faces new challenge as Labour MPs sponsor new amendment to Maastricht Bill
    351 26 Reuter LONDON Prime Minister John Major faced a new challenge yesterday in his struggle to get a recalcitrant Parliament to approve the Maastricht Treaty and keep Britain at the heart of the European Community. Government officials said
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      AP Moller swoops in for deal with EAC after APL's walk-out
      579 27  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE AP Moller group has moved in swiftly to buy the entire liner shipping division of its Danish rival, the East Asiatic Company (EAC), after American President Lines (APL) abruptly walked away from a joint venture
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      Demerit system to boost navigational safety starts
      274 27  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE A demerit system for harbour and pleasure craft similar to that for road users will take effect from today as part of efforts to boost safety in Singapore's waterways. The Port of Singapore Authority's Navigational Improvement Points System (Nips)
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      Fels delivers rig, platform
      209 27 SINGAPORE Listed rig builder Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (Fels) yesterday delivered a jack-up rig and completed its portion of a production platform which it is building with a partner. The US$25O million (Ss4o7 million) semi-submersible production platform, Petrobras A'VIII. was built by Fels and a Brazilian
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      Lock icon Pirates capture three Vietnamese ships
      211 27 Reuter HANOI Armed pirates seized three Vietnamese ships between China and Hongkong last week, the head of Vietnam's maritime department said yesterday. "Some armed groups attacked, forced and took away the Nha Prang OS, the Khanh Hoi 04 and the Phu Quoc when these ships
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        672 28 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Elona SC264C 0104* P01A 0104/1100 0104/1900 Koindo 03 06 93 il alongside 01 04 0300 Equator Roya 70/3E P03 0104 0730 02 04/0600 Una 101 03,02 93 J2 alongside 0104 0500 Genii 9308
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1901 28 DELIVERY OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS Ship Voy No Containers available Ship Voy Wo Containers available Pic Arrow 96 30 03.93 0908 E Glory RE057 COO(CST) 3103.93 1500 Supanya 68W 30 03.93 0935 Aha Ms 9304 CM (EST) 31.0393 1500 Lhotse 438 30 03.93 1000 00a Arrow
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      Lock icon APL deals heavy blow to jilted bride EAC
      788 29  -  The failure to consummate the agreement raises questions about EACs future and APL's strategic vision. Jim Mulrenan reports Jim Mulrenan Lloyd's List A NINE-MONTH courtship for the shipping industry's "wedding of the year" collapsed in just 24 hours last Thursday as American
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      Lock icon Daewoo loses US$700m orders
      262 29 Lloyd's List A KEY FEATURE of the proposed link-up between APL and Eacßen was a fleet renewal plan that was set to bring orders worth well over US$7OO million to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo. Seven of the nine vessels in the Eacßen fleet are 20 years
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11921 36 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3379 41 A xm.B< onUirK-rlin* NV: Bclsin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SyMarine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pic Lid (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). \dkris Business Corporation Philippine: Calsourcc Shpg Trdg Ptc Lid (S) Vhrenkiel Liner Ser»ice: Kim Shpg Trdg (SI Mbatros Sen-Air Service: Krata Shpg Ptc Lid
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      COURIER SERVICES
      290 41 Abacus Couriers Td: 345-8011. Fax: 545-1898 Air FApress I rau-l Td: 533-5771. Fxv 535-6144 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716. *****80 Ainwift Worldwide Courier Td: 278-0188 Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Td: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. C its -1 .ink International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450 Cluster
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1519 41 Abex F.\press Freight Tel: 542-7171 Fax: *****84 Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42 Actitair Singapore Tel: 542-7821 Kax: *****20. Aerolink Freight International Td: 545-8033. Fax: *****05 Aerospeed Td: 542-5911. Fax: *****18 Air Camo No»o Fvpress Td: 542-5454. Fax *****06 Air Express International Td: 542-7666 Fa*: *****74. *****50 Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2725 42 ALBANIA Durres: t our vessels in ix>rt of which I discharging hulk wheal. I completed discharging pipes. I waiting to discharge general cargo. I discharging bagged tlour ANGOLA Luanda: Port operating normally. T rat Vic levels currently much reduced, no waiting time tor container or general cargo berths.
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      Lock icon SHIP SALES & TANKER RATES
      1475 42 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES Simpson Spence Young AFP AT the risk of repeating ourself, the market has almost entirely centred on activity in the dry cargo sector with all of the sales being reported this week involving handy bulkcarriers. Interest is also still strong for panamaxes. but the lack of
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      571 42 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Might l >pe KIA I From Op Klighl l >pe KID T To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I StL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 I BKK SI A SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SI A SQ/ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CIA CV794 B747F
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      384 42 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dtp Name of Vessel ETA KID Ports of alls Port Agent telephone No APRIL 02 02 Ocean Pearl 0800 1800 Sin-Port Klang Inchcape Shpg 222-4411 03 03 Caledonian Star 0700 1700 Sin-kuching Hapers Shpg 221-1388 04 04 Fantasy World 1000 1900 Sin-Port klang Lauw
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      657 43 DRV cargo freight rates continued firmer and the Baltic Freight Index increased twopoints to 1.503 on Mar 31 amid active fixings to ship grain and coal, brokers said. Among reported fixtures, US Gulf/Japan heavy grain transport was seen done at U5523.50 for June and at U5525.50 for end-May.
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      380 43 COURSES litle: Marine Insurance (SDF 70%) Duration: Apr 2 May 14 (6 evenings) Organiser: Singapore National Shipping Association Tel: For further details and application forms contact SNSA at tel: 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079 Title: Managing Human Re- sources. Duration: April 5-6 Organiser CAI Consultants/Heriot—Watt University. Tel: 339-2733 or
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      815 43 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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    • AIR AND LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
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        Lock icon EVA Air to double routes; US$3.6b budget for aircraft
        344 46 Reuter LONDON EVA Air, Taiwan's emerging private airline, plans to double its international air routes by the end of 1995 and is budgeted to spend a total of USS3.6 billion (555.9 billion) on aircraft, vice president for Europe Tony Cho said
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        Lock icon Russia plane with US engines, controls
        448 46 Reuter MOSCOW Russian aircraft maker llyushin on Tuesday unveiled its new 11-96 M long-range airliner, the first Russian-built aircraft to be equipped with both US engines and flight controls. The 11-96 M, powered with four Pratt and Whitney engines and equipped with avionics by
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        Lock icon Aviation insurance premiums expected to match claims
        251 46 Reuter LONDON Aviation insurance premiums should match claims in 1993, Jeff Weston of the Aviation Insurance Offices' Association (AIOA) told a press briefing on Tuesday. Mr Weston, who was expected to replace outgoing AIOA chairman Graham Nichols, said: "We have not yet reached
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        Thai Airways adjusts to traffic demand
        441 46 BANGKOK Thai Airways International is introducing a new 1993 summer programme adjusted to suit current traffic demand, said The Sation on Tuesday. Included in this new programme are changes in flight frequencies; suspension of flights to Vienna and Barcelona in Europe; and increase in
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        Lock icon Federal Express plans automated kiosks
        437 46 NYT NEW YORK Federal Express. the company that has thrived by relentlessly computerising an idea older than the Pony Express, is now turning to automated bank teller machines for inspiration. The new machines, which Federal Express plans to launch in several big cities this spring,
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          Lock icon Northrop sees no growth in 1993 sales
          107 46 Reuter LOS ANGELES Northrop Corp expects sales for 1992 to be Hat with total revenues of U555.55 billion (SS9.I billion) reported for 1992, Northrop chairman Kent Kresa said in a letter to shareholders contained in the company's just-released 1992 annual report. Northrop reported
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          Northwest wins image award
          53 46 SINGAPORE Northwest Airlines" 40,000 employees are looking good, the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors said. The association gave the US airline its 1993 Image Award earlier this month. Northwest outfitted its pilots, flight attendants, machinists, ticket agents and other employees in new uniforms in
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          Lock icon Deutsche Bank's possible NYSE listing
          100 46 Reuter NEW YORK A top Daimler-Benz official said on Tuesday "it's probable" that Deutsche Bank will follow the German automaker's lead and seek to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Daimler-Benz chief financial officer Gerhard Liener said that in response to a
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          Lock icon Brazil state plane maker can't be sold
          91 46 Reuter BRASILIA A Brazilian congressional committee voted to bar money-losing state aircraft maker Embraer from being auctioned otT. the state news agency reported on Tuesday. Agencia Brasil said the Chamber of Deputies' Constitution and Justice Committee unanimously passed a measure that places Embraer
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          Lock icon Ecuatoriana confirms returning aircraft
          63 46 Reuter QUITO State airline Ecuatoriana de Aviacion confirmed it had returned two Airbus Industrie A3lO-300 aircraft after talks with creditors on rescheduling its debt failed, the carrier's President Alfredo Barreiro told reporters on Tuesday. The carrier owed US$l2O million (SSI97 million) to a group of European
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      499 28 EXPORTS TO HONGKONG, TAIWAN, MANIA JAPAN "TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SERVICE OUTBOUC VOY KL KN KT SM MM. HK6 KM KEE TTO TOR JMZ NGO KOB WSSEL *0V j«tt KN UN SN MI HOSE 118 "29 03 "3103 30 03 0204 M M M M 13.M 13 M 14.M 15
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      1657 29 OOCL (S) PTE LTD JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES TEL: *****11 FAX: *****09 BOOKINGS TEL: *****34 *****58/ *****40 \llMr CFS (PSA F5) TEL: *****21/ *****79 Wllllf JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SDN. BHD. PDfiAAfl H PETALING JAYA TEL: 03-*****76 FAX: 03-*****42 j, J PENANG TEL: *****4 FAX: *****1 CFS TEL: *****6 Dedicated to Quality
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      451 29 For advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Times: Tel 740-2089/740-2090 fee uasc ilk J UNITED ARAB SHIPPING MfSAwjlM To US East Coast f I a I it I H I HI IW 1 •1 IHMI MIOW 11,4 14/5 Hi 17 5 11/ M SAW 4 nu MMM a/4 21 5 11/} I/*
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      2450 29 NEXT SAILING TO HONG KONG/TAIWAN/JAPAN/KOREA/PHILIPPINES/CHINA VERRAZANO BRIDGE V.OOB ETA SIN STH APRIL 1993 MAYVIEW MS. V.9304 ETA SIN 6TH APRIL 1993 Vessel Voy ETA ETO Feeder by Sea Unfc'Arm DESTINATIONS Th.s week MAYVIEW MAERSK V 9304 06/*****0 MRS CFS 06 04 1000 MRS JOM LPK PEN OAK LGB MOU MEM
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      1581 30 AQABA R'DAM/ [i ALSO ACCEPTING FROM VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEOOAH (VIA JED) S TON H BURG A WERP HAVRE WEST MALAYSIA HANNOVER EXPRESS 13/312 3/4 12/4 18/4 21/4 24/4 26/4 28/4 Poft Kelang, Penang KAI 01/113 10/4 26/4 29/4 27/4 Pastr Gudang THAMES 16/313 10/4 19/4 25/4 28/4 1/5
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      603 30 FCL Break bulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Sole Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.I.S.- Vostochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent. Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alma Ata North Korea t Vietnam Mongolia Hungary CSFR Poland ocwans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BATA Feeder Vessel KTA SIN A. ABRAHAM 04/04
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      1489 30 I Eawuia tLtsm REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VSL/VOV SIN ALGBCL* VAL* HAM BRE# ROT ANT# FEL LHA NOR ASIA SINGA 9305 3 07/04 28/04 29/04 30/04 02/05 03/05 04/05 05/05 06/05 07/05 I NORASIA SHARJAH 9306 3 13/04 04/05 05/05 06/05 08/05 09/05 10/05 11/05 12/05 13/05 I NORASIA
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      2162 31 p W STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD mtfm 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 liHIIiM new guinea pacific line /jfriflßH <a service of china navigation cot CARGO DU SAtS KRIS MIRU6I Vos£ KK. Skjn, Ijw 29-30 Mjf In Pt 01 Ape 1Mr .un bdcihiiii
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      2631 31 SINGAPORE AGENT: p&0 Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd 43LV 9 VjlVllLdlllvl 3 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS, SINGAPORE 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax 225 5327/222 7517 Y CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT vessel wo* -pmg -PKC sm ALG sow ant rot ham vessel vo*
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      112 31 Accepting LCL and containerised cargoes Direct to South Africa S pore Durban P Eli* C Town Full Container Service NEDLLOYO COLOMBO 9364F 10/4 22/4 24/4 26/4 OSAKA MARU 9469F 20/4 2/5 4/5 6/5 HAKATA 9332F 30 4 12/5 14/5 16/5 ORANJE 9509G 9/5 21/5 23/5 25/5 P Eliz C Town
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      2019 32 0 HANJIN SHIPPING I FDR VSL SM IK HAUL SEA POI ICR VSI sS IIHE HAUL SAV ILM NYC HANJM SMGAPORE 009E 4/4 OKCT 29 4 1/5 HANJ* KNANGYANG 1001 5 4 M. LONG BEACH 0421# 13/5 14/5 16/5 HAIUN LEHAVRE 021E 11/4 DUECT 6 5 8/5 HAfUN KUNSAN 086E
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      1445 33 ACE: RHEIN BRIDGE 27W' I II TO' JII ETA SGP 03/04/93 I II ETA RDM 19/04/93, FLX 20/04/93, BRE 22/04/93, LEH 24/04/93 U NORTH WEST EXPRESS (NWX) CALIFORNIA EXPRESS fSGXJ I TO PNW- USA MLANDPOiMTS I TOCAUFORmA.USOUtf I U FEEDER VSI. VOY SGP MDTIIKK VSI. VOV SET PI.D MIN< VESSEL
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      401 33 ©HEUNG-fl SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels FULLY CONTMNEMSED SERVICE TO: HONGKONG, BUSAN. MCHON. MOM STRAITS/KOREA SERVICE PKI SM H IM n K HI i I aUXMWF 31* 01/04 02/04 07 04 U/M 12/04 13/04 'NO 7 OONAM 303N 01/04 11/04 20/04 25 04 27 04 CHOVMK LAM) Wll4 00/04 00/04 14/04
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      175 33 CENTENARY SHIPPING SERVICE I WEEKLY FGLL CONTAINER DIRECT SERVICE SINGAPORE/HO CHI MINH CITY Now providing Container Tracking toVungta u, from Ho Chi Mhh Qty VESSEL'S NAME VOY. NBR ETA/P S PORE ETA/D HCM CITY TAW AM AIR 83M/S 06 06 APR 09 09 APR 93 TAN AM AM 84N S
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      1158 33 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORIENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31 ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES E ASTBOUND —OISCHARQNG WESTBOUND—LOADING TRAHSHPFtD
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      1484 34 K" ft AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No: **********0 M) w V "TEL *****77 TELEX; KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****07/8/9 I M MALAYSIA: *K" UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD M. M 1 El/ TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 KAWASAKI KIS EN KAISHA, LTD INDONES.A:
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      1109 34 Ti?SS PHIU ORKNT LINGS PT€ LTD Y" 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 1 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION l AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 8 APR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 4 APR AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON. NEW PLYMOUTH.
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      930 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD^ SSSSB 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. CP NO **********0b I VESSEL VOY SIN HKQ SIN CMB JIB HOD JED AQJ KOTA WIRAWAN WRNO23 3/4 7/4 11/4 17/4 20/4 22/4 KOTA WIJAYA WJAO23 24/4 2»/4 3/5 9/5 12/5 15/5 ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CGO
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      1529 35 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY "~p~ P GUDANG PENANG PKELANG OCEAN VSI/VQY SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) B 2/4 2/4 3/4 NIHON 3122 6/4 23/4 25/4 26/4 28/4 E 174 974 10/4 BENARTY 3132 13/4 30/4 2/5 3/5 5/5 D IST! 16/4 17/4 ALSIA
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      315 35 °BSA° TR AN SPO RTATIO N M MYANMA \BBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S pore P.KIg Pen P Gd| MYOMA TWA VI47W SM SM to Part PATHEM Vl22* SM SM PAGAN VI9SW In Pt ITA AN VIMW 03/06 Apr MALAYSIA MHTS BOUSTtAO SHPPMG ACEAttS
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      55 37 VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Q Established Since 1984 OCEANIA PORTS REGULAR GROUP AGE lcl consolidation AUCKLAND SYDNEY IMPORT EXPORT nAim n MELBOURNE FREWANFLE SERVICES yq FOR BOOKING SAILING SCHEDULE. CALL THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE. VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD VISA LCL CONSOL PTE LTD TOLL-FREE TEL: 1800-*****66 TOLL-FREE TEL:
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      2595 38 Full Container Liner Services Malaysia s Agents: Indonesia's Agents: General Agents: Booking Agents: Cuan Cuan Shipping Sdn Bhd Chung Chiao Shipping Sdn Bhd P.J. Global Pntra Indonesia Maritime Costar Shipping Pie Ltd sum* frtigM String Cettre Sdn Bhd 58 Persiaran Raja Muda Vusa Lot 3.34. 3rd Floor. Jl IR H
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      669 39 (ft FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 05/04 ROTTERDAM 05/04 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 05/04 HAMBURG/BREMEN 05/04 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 08/04 FELIXSTOWE/UK 05/04 BARCELONA/SPAIN 03/04 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 05/04 GENOA/ITALY 03/04 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 05/04 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 02/04 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 10/04 NEW YORK/EC 02/04 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 08/04 VANCOUVER 07/04 BRISBANE
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      738 39 RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) FAX: *****15/*****03 P| TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) PG ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL vessel Ivov eta loading for SPORE ANCXNET 30WB IVO4 OAHESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA ABYOT 32W8 TIToS DAHESSAIAAM MOMBASA
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      640 39 JAKARTA BANGKOK vnsa wot I vm «t «na vov smbapom mw" RAM BHUM 71S 2/4 0/4 WW BHUM 70* fti 2/< IHANA BHUM 24S 3/4 7/4 NAWTA BWW USN S»« 3/4 §•< IJ± w MB TiS 7Ji S7i OSt NT OS* 29H Ut 3/4 Tu. v* WW CHAITA BHUM 30N
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      343 39 meoi IKCR-UK BAY OF BENGAL SERVICES g> I TKU SIM «S MWM 07-00/04 14-15/04 1 CAW BOM MSI* ***** OWK/04 11-13/04 19-20/04 IWR AMKM (IN 07-01/04 13 14/04 2122/04 iiGtn aica ai 1213/04 10-20/04 26-27/04 EMU BWtfl 113 02-03/04 o*l2/04 11-19/04 MUJtS Bttlfl 95ICW 06 07/04 13-17/04 23-24/04 IBM RMJI
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      1548 40 container lines I o\sAj£jAgents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) PENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) *****3 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 COMPETITIVE RATE TO HONG KONG 3 SAILINGS WEEKLY (TUES/THURS/SAT) FOR ROOKING, PLS CALL *****22 XIU-HUA, JAMES. WEE GIN. JO I iSSm GLOBELINK FORWARDERS
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      233 40 BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SM AKL LYT S* PREMIER 23$ 5/4 17/4 19/4 4/5 AUST STAR 86S 20/4 2/5 4/5 20/5 FGUARD BAY 2S 1/5 13/5 15/5 1/6 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND. LYTTELTON, ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, NAPIER.
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      1026 40 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD.] 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER. RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER BOOKING LINE: *****59 SINGAPORE TO BABAWAK VESSEL Ivor SPORE PEST VESSEL VOY SPORE PEST EQUATOR 111 84/3E 03 APR KUCHING
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      673 44 i. cosco UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G LOADING FOR A VESSEL 28/04 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 15/04 20/04 Huangpu/Guangzhou COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICES (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO CHINA/BANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI Please refer
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      195 44 A BBS9fc EES FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD H HlirTT-l #01-60 Wallich Building, Singapore 0207 Mil Tel: *****66 (10 Lines) Fax: *****69/*****44 AIRPORT OFFICE: *****11 *****13 (FAX) IMPORTING FROM USA WE PROVIDE WEEKLY SAILINGS WITH FAST TRANSIT TIMES AND LOW INLAND RATES ENQUIRIES: SHIRLEY/ZAINAB/ROGERS CONTAINER LINE, LTD. CHICAGO NEW YORK LOS
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      529 44 > <^^CROSSWATER (€tt OFFICE: »1 SEJtANGOON ROM) #06 00 SERANGOON BULOMG S(0t21) WAREHOUSE (OS) BLR 17 #04 25 TG PA6A* FWIGHT STAKOM TEL: *****05 K33!I3SQHIHHHHHI^ZE! 1 PT KELANG/PENANG 5/4 ■Md =J 111 Jt>W •TYEJTITTTc^Ms/T" I TOKYO/YOKOHAMA 5/4 ICECIIEnasnBBB^MZIZII I BUSAN 5/4 ■»M Mll sTT" I USA I 2/4 ■u 4U
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      268 44 worI DGATE EXPRESS LINES PTE LTD Tel: *****11 Fax: *****73 Telex: ***** WGATE NEXT VESSEL CONSOLIDATION TO BOM/KAR 5/4 KEELUNG 6/4 PORT LOUIS 6/4 HONG KONG 5/4 BARCELONA 3/4 PKG/PEN 4/4 COLOMBO 3/4 KAO/BKK 3/4 I DEDICATED NVOCC CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO MIOOLE EAST BETTER VALUE. BETTER DEAL SPECIAL RATE TO
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      847 45 A HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VESSELS VOY PNA I PKE 1 PGP I VESSELS VOY_ SIX RTM ANT* LEH* HAM BREt FEL HMM ADVANCE 10A 23/03 24/03 26/03 H. PIONEER 302W 2S/03 16/04 16/04 17/04 18/04 18/04 20/04 HMM ADVANCE 11A 30/03 31/03 01/04 H.
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      485 45 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS nssu mt sr n m m TMJMC ntN II 1/4 mi SHOT 1$ 11/4 12/4 HA 11/4 aseai ami isi in is i i</4 u« CWiKIS SRI S IS/4 ROOM CMOiSM I 21 4 21/4 HIM 0a« IM 21/4
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      70 46 IRKETI Tomorrow in Business Times An International Freight Forwarding Company with a global network of offices, affiliates and representatives is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the post of: Candidate must have shipping/forwarding experience preferably in traffic to/from Europe and USA. Salary will commensurate with qualifications experience. Interested applicants
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      50 46 I MARKETING I 1 Fly Finnair's newMD-11 the world's most technologically advanced aircraft Fly Finnair's new wide bodied MD-11 to Europe and find out why long hauls are a thing of the past. Call your travel agent or 733 3377 for more details. know the world from start to Finnish.
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