The Business Times, 27 April 1993

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    14 1 SINGAPORE Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Tuesday April 27 1993 75*
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Bentsen worried about job creation
      74 1 Reuter WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said yesterday that he is worried the United States economy is growing too slowly to generate new jobs, lie noted recent reports that expect first-quarter economic growth to have slowed to an annual rate of about 2.5 per cent
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      Lock icon Detroit's Big Three may be hit by a strike
      73 1 AP DETROIT United Auto Workers president Owen Bicbcr warned the Big Three carmakers yesterday that they risked a strike this summer if they tried to roll back health care benefits for retired workers. In a speech, Mr Bicbcr also promised that
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      Lock icon US throws support behind EBRD
      40 1 AFP LONDON The US fully supports the mission of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development despite the recent uproar about its management style and spending record, US deputy Secretary Roger Altman said yesterday. AFP
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    113 1 Stack market indices Monday (hinge STII 1.797.26 +24.19 KLSE Composite 693.44 +1.79 Nikkei 19,623.63 -80.52 Hang Seng 6.845.75 194.81 SET Index 883.68 -17.58 Jakarta Composite ...311.14 +0.36 CLSA China B 1.287.96 -10.46 Aust All Ord 1.710.1 +7.5 FTSE 100 2.822.3 -21.5 Monday Previous Ipm close Dow Jones 3,413.12
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    Lock icon Beijing allows free trading of foreign currencies
    165 1 AP BEIJING Individual Chinese can now buy and sell foreign currencies legally instead of slinking ofT to black market dealers in preparation for trips abroad, Chinese newspapers announced yesterday. The People's Daily said financial institutions would be designated as currency dealerships in order
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    Shenzhen asks Teng Fong to take part in airport expansion
    518 1  -  From Yong Pow Ang in SHENZHEN SINGAPORE property developer Ng Teng Fong has been invited by the Shenzhen authorities to form a consortium to undertake a multi-billion-dollar airport expansion project. The project is to develop a second runway and terminal
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    Investment arms of S'pore govt gear up for China drive
    328 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Singapore's main government investment arms arc gearing up to invest in China and have opened offices in Hongkong. The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) recently opened an office in the colony, sharing space leased last
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    Lock icon Low subscription for IPC shares surprises S'pore analysts
    539 1  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE IPC Corporation's public offer closed yesterday but indications late last evening showed that it was at best slightly oversubscribed. Lead underwriter and manager United Merchant Bank (UMB) said the 87.5 million shares offered at a fixed price of
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    Clinton setting world on path to trade war: US ex-officials
    577 1  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO THE Clinton Administration's apparent tilt towards managed trade with Japan and other major partners has moved the world decisively closer to the brink of global trade wars, according to former senior United States officials. A
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    Lock icon S'pore, HK markets hit new highs
    247 1 SINGAPORE Share prices in the Singapore and Hongkong stock markets scaled new heights yesterday. Singapore stocks surged on bullish economic news while Hongkong shares soared on favourable political developments affecting the colony's future. In Singapore, the Straits Times Industrials Index closed at an all-time
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      10 1 Property Construction Note of caution about China properties Pg 25
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sale of electricity inches up
        295 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling ELECTRICITY sales to the manufacturing sector edged up a mere 3.3 per cent to 587.3 million kilowatt-hours (kwh) in February on a year-on-year basis. Power usage by other industries remained flat at about 462 kwh. The figures surprised some economists as
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      EDB and Walden group invest $1m in tuition school
      321 2  -  By Helen Chang THE Economic Development Board (EDB) and a US venture capital group have pumped Ssl million into a tuition centre company with plans to appoint franchisees in other Asian countries. Educational Trend Pte Ltd, set up by the EDB's
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      No need to lose sleep over this logic
      98 2 THESE COUPLES were among the 34 who found a bargain in their sleep. They arrived on Saturday night for a sleep-in at Ikea and were tucked in by 9.30pm, round about the time this picture was taken. They woke up the next
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      External Singapore economy already in place: report
      277 2 AN EXTERNAL Singapore economy was developing long before the government started singing the "going overseas" tune. Based on indigenous gross domestic product data, about one-fifth of Singapore's factoring receipts now come from overseas. In fact, the portion has been increasing since 1983, according
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      URA tender for Kaki Bukit heavy vehicle parks draws better bids
      249 2 THE second Urban Redevelopment Authority tender of two heavy vehicle parks at Kaki Bukit has drawn more bidders and better offers. Altogether, 15 bids were submitted for a 9,161.8 sq m site known as Parcel A, and 12 bids
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    • SINGAPOREROUNDUP
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        Higher ROV inspection standard
        91 2 THE Registry of Vehicles yesterday reminded all car owners that the passing standards for compulsory car inspection will be revised from June 1. All lights are now required to be in working condition, brake difference between wheels on each axle should not be more than 8
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        Chingay Float design competition
        83 2 THE organisers of the annual Chingay Procession invite entries for its Oungay Float design competition from local artists, designers and students. The Chingay procession is organised by People's Association, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore National Wushu Federation and Singapore Hotel Association. Entries submitted should be
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        No-smoking drive focuses on youths
        116 2 THIS YEAR'S National Smoking Control Campaign, organised by the Ministry of Health, will last from today to May 31. The month-long event will see such activities as a Smoke-Free Week, mass media publicity, exhibitions and seminars. At a press briefing yesterday. Or Lam Sian Lian,
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Thai stock market plunges as govt launches clean-up drive
      605 3 Share manipulation scandal claims first political casualty as MP resigns AFP Reuter Knight-Ridder A BANGKOK Thailand's volatile bourse plunged yesterday in a sharp reaction to what is emerging as a major government crackdown against stock manipulators, a broker said. And a
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      Lock icon Cambodian election campaign peaceful: UN
      309 3 Reuter PHNOM PENH Cambodia's election campaign is progressing peacefully with many people attending political rallies held by government and opposition parties, the United Nations said yesterday. "The number of political rallies and meetings held last Friday and Saturday together, reached an all-time high of 63,"
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      Lock icon Thailand seeking NAM membership, wider economic ties with Indonesia
      272 3 AFP JAKARTA Thailand wants to join the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and expand economic cooperation with Indonesia, visiting Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said yesterday. "I would like to announce the determination of the government of Thailand to apply for membership of
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      ADB extends technical aid grants to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
      331 3  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended grants to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam as part of its technical assistance to the three war-ravaged Indochinese countries. The grants are for a study of Cambodia's transport
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      Lock icon Kit Siang to table urgent motion on Bank Negara losses
      249 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition leader, Lim Kit Siang. yesterday said he would table an urgent motion in Parliament to examine colossal losses by the central bank in international foreign exchange markets. "Parliament and the country have a right to
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      Lock icon Australia not ready to support EAEC, says trade minister
      273 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Australia backs a proposed economic grouping linking Asia with the US but is not yet ready to support an alternative Asian-only body, the Australian trade minister said yesterday. Peter Cook said the Austra-lia-proposed Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)
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    • ASIANOTES
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        Lock icon Court takes up Sharif's petition
        71 3 AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Supreme Court took up deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharifs petition against his dismissal yesterday and promised to give a verdict long before the July 14 elections. Mr Sharif has challenged President Ghulam Ishaq Khan's action in dissolving the National Assembly on April
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        Lock icon 75 killed in Indian Airlines crash
        89 3 AFP BOMBAY Seventy-five people were killed when an Indian Airlines plane carrying 118 people crashed and caught fire soon after taking off from the western city of Aurangabad, officials said yesterday. Earlier reports had put the death toll as high as 94, but airline
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        Lock icon Remembering Anzac Day
        37 3 Reuter SYDNEY Australians cheering at the annual Anzac Day march through central Sydney yesterday. The annual event honours fallen and surviving servicemen and women who served in major military campaigns in this century. Reuter
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        Lock icon Another claimant to Kelantan throne
        47 3 Bernama KOTA BAHARU Another member of the Kelantan royal family, Tengku Marzli Tengku Ibrahim, has also laid claim to the throne. A grandson of Sultan Ibrahim, he lodged the claim in a letter to the chief of the Kelantan regency council. Bemama
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      Lock icon Pledge to liberalise Thai oil refining industry
      221 3 Knight-Ridder BANGKOK Thailand's Minister of Industry Sanan Kachornprasart said he would push for liberalisation of the Thai oil refining industry to make it more competitive with neighbouring countries. The Nation newspaper reported. Mr Sanan specifically mentioned a 2 per cent royalty that refineries
      Knight-Ridder  -  221 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan to divert exports from US to Asia and Mid-East
      396 4 Action taken to head off Washington's threats of trade sanctions Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan will further divert its exports away from the United States to Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere to head off US threats of trade sanctions, the Board
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      Lock icon Air link planned between Paris and Taipei
      193 4 Reuter PARIS France said yesterday that direct flights are planned between Paris and Taipei. But, apparently wary of irritating China, it stressed that the link would be purely commercial. A Tourism and Transport Ministry statement said Paris consulted the Chinese govern- ment beforehand
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      Lock icon N Korea accuses Russia of currying favour with Japan
      334 4 Reuter TOKYO North Korea attacked the Russian government yesterday over its reported proposal to lift Japan's designation as an "enemy state" in the United Nations Charter. A Pyongyang foreign ministry spokesman, quoted by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), said such
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      Lock icon Relying on natural power
      38 4 Reuter URUMQI, China Giant wind-driven generators dwarf a passing track outside Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province. Located in China's remote north-west, Xinjiang is a vast land rich in natural resources, including wind. Renter
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      Lock icon Former S Korean navy chief of staff faces graft charges
      354 4 AP SEOUL Prosecutors expanded an investigation into military corruption yesterday and summoned a former navy chief of staff on charges of taking money to promote officers. The prosecutors were also looking for a former Marine Corps commandant facing bribery and
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      Lock icon Solution to Hongkong row needs 'give and take' on both sides, says Patten
      423 4 Reuter LONDON Hongkong Governor Chris Patten said an acceptable solution to a dispute with China over his plans for increased democracy in the British colony would require "give and take" on both sides. But Mr Patten, in
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      Lock icon Indian govt, industry urged to boost savings
      338 5 AFP NEW DELHI Indian Finance Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday urged government and industry to do their part to boost the country's savings rate and urged businesses to look beyond the bottom line. He said India's savings rate of 20 to 22 per cent
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      Lock icon Aussie inflation rising but will not hit double digits, say economists
      359 5 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's inflation rate, the lowest in the industrialised world over 1992, is on the rise again as the economy picks up, but economists said there was no way double digit inflation would rear its ugly head. "We
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      Lock icon US-Japan trade gap likely to continue despite rising yen
      583 5 NYT WASHINGTON The Clinton administration is proclaiming the dollar's latest plunge against the yen as a windfall for America one that should finally shrink the nation's painful trade deficit with Japan. "The stronger yen is the best single thing that could
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      Lock icon You can't make me cry
      63 5 AFP DHAKA An and-Andamcalaliat demonstrator engulfed in smoke tnromng a teargas auswr hack at the near the high-security government secretariat complex on Sunday. The ■wriAmhi—Committee Against Botchers and Collaborators of Bangladesh s 1971 Independence War defied a government ban and tried to stage jisifrin demonstration
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      Lock icon Divisions surface at Islamic meeting
      262 5 AFP KARACHI Deep divisions within the Islamic world surfaced yesterday as a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries entered its second day, with Kuwait attacking Iraq, and Egypt decrying alleged Muslim help to terrorists. Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Al-Jaber Al-Sabah asked the ministers of
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      392 3 Analysis: Exclusive interview with Peter Cook, Pg 27 gr_k| FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED KjjJ (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) announcement" RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF $100 EACH ("RIGHTS SHARES") IN THE CAPITAL OF FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED (THE AT $5.70 FOR EACH RIGHTS SHARE ON THE BASIS
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
    • Article, Illustration
      Thai copyright pirates scurrying for cover
      1054 6  -  Latest clampdown not a charade before US sanctions review, say government officials From Andrew Cooke inBANGKOK THE Thai crackdown on copyright pirates may not have caused a total rout, but it is certainly hitting the target. The dozens of pirate video vendors who only
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon GDP growth seen as best UK recovery sign
      347 7 Britain starting to see reward of tough policies: Lamont Reuter LONDON The growth in first quarter 1993 British gross domestic product (GDP) is the best sign yet that the country is pulling out of recession, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman
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      Lock icon Clinton says he sometimes spreads himself too thin
      402 7 AP BOSTON President Bill Clinton, nearing the 100-day mark in his presidency, said on Sunday he had sometimes spread himself too thin and needed to focus on a few big issues at a time. In an interview with The Boston Globe aboard
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    • WORLDWATCH
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        Lock icon Progress expected in S African talks
        85 7 AP JOHANNESBURG President FW de Klerk said yesterday be expected talks on ending white minority rule to produce agreement on major issues within six weeks. Delegations from 26 groups including the government, the African National Congress and all other major organisations resumed talks yesterday
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        Lock icon US home sales down for 3rd month
        72 7 Reuter WASHINGTON Sales of existing US homes fell for the third month in a row in March, down 2.9 per cent to a seasonallyadjusted annual rate of 3.36 million units from February's revised 3.46 million. In its monthly report, the National Association of
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        Lock icon Allies may use force against Serbs
        104 7 Reuter BRUSSELS Western allies, after months of agonising, enter a crucial phase this week in the debate on whether to use limited force such as air strikes to try to stop the killing in Bosnia. The rejection of an international peace plan yesterday by
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      Lock icon Insurance will cover bulk of HSBC office damage
      249 7 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG HSBC Holdings' insurance policies will cover most of the damage to its London offices, which were wrecked by an Irish Republican Army bomb last Saturday. A spokesman for the banking group said here yesterday: "The great bulk of
      Bloomberg Business News  -  249 words
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      Lock icon London financial district shows few signs of recovery from blast
      391 7 AFP Reuter LONDON London's financial nerve centre yesterday was a square mile of torn, shattered and boarded up devastation showing scant sign of recovery from last Saturday's mammoth IRA bomb blast. As armed anti-terrorist police rounded up a number of
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    • Article
      More Russians heading overseas for holidays
      461 8  -  Fran John Helmer in MOSCOW A RUSSIAN tourism boom has begun, and beach holidays once only dreamed about have come within the reach of thousands of Russian travellers every month. In the Asian region, Thailand is one of the destinations the new Russian tourist
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      Lock icon In memory of Waco's victims
      58 8 Reuter WACO, Texas Linda CalivaofSan Diego, California, sitting in a field of white crosses Branch Da vidian compound in Waco on Sanday. She pot ap one cross each for l eryoo f ia fIISSSL members and for the foar ATF (alcohol, tobacco and firearms) agents
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      Lock icon Economy of former Soviet Union worse in 1992: IMF
      289 8 AFP WASHINGTON Economic conditions in the former Soviet Union continued to worsen last year, but some countries that began reforms early have improved their situations, the IMF said in a report released yesterday. In Russia, the gross domestic product plunged 19
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      Lock icon Canada set for drastic spending cuts to control huge deficit
      391 8 Reuter OTTAWA Canada's Conservative government was expected to announce drastic spending cuts to control a staggering deficit when it unveiled the 1993-94 budget for the world's eighth biggest economy yesterday. In an election year with ruling Conservatives trailing Liberals in
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      Lock icon UK may join new EC treaty if Danes reject Maastricht
      196 8 Reuter MIDDELFART, Denmark, Britain said on Sunday it might join the other European Community states in a new treaty if Danes vote "no" to Maastricht on May 18. "We can't say we're not going to sign any European treaty," Foreign
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      193 7 Clialoa administration going the way of Carter's? Pg 26 :~J$? <5- W '-T "C i >- fe T "---Js£t_ jSfc'V* SSI ■Sm ?«s W Pits tpk- p as? SmiM -v- 'te ym .'••> i p \T 0* -i* •--3.--ti'Vvv aS—. -< c g > -m mMWm > !^'sg^liTSr ?feS.Sjfr p,.
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article
      Clipsal expected to buy 50pc of Gerard Industries
      392 9  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Electrical parts maker Clipsal Industries (Holdings) Ltd is expected to exercise its option to buy SO per cent of the equity of Aus-tralia-based Gerard Industries, owner of the Gipsal trademark. Gerard develops electrical parts and components and markets
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      Strong Sing$, UK recession hit Times Pub interim profit
      426 9  -  to Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE The stronger Singapore dollar and the lingering recession in the UK and Australia are hurting Times Publishing's performance lyFor the six months to February, its net earnings fell 30 per cent to $8.02 million while group turnover
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      Lock icon Gaming stock Tanjong pic a safe bet for investors
      826 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By William Chia SINGAPORE Investors looking for cash-rich Malaysian blue chips in the current flight to quality stocks may want to consider gaming counter Tanjong pic. The company is one of the fastest-growing players in the expanding gaming
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      Lock icon KIO sells six million Sembawang shares
      312 9  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) sold six million Sembawang Shipyard shares last Thursday for about $60 million in a move seen as part of its bid to raise cash through worldwide equity sales. The sale through Kim Eng Securities (Pte)
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    • Article
      RMCA posts net losses of $10m
      223 9 SINGAPORE RMCA Reinsurance Ltd, which stopped taking new business from 1991 because of overwhelming claims, yesterday reported more losses. Listed RMCA Re, an associate company of Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ICS), said net losses for the six months to Dec 31,1992, totalled $10.17 million.
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      Wardley's chief heads Kay Hian James Capel
      154 9  -  Fran Catherine Ong in HONGKONG MR KEVIN Westley, chief executive of the Wardley group in Hongkong, has been appointed chairman of Singa-pore-based brokerage Kay Hian James Capel. A familiar name in Singapore's merchant banking industry, Mr Westley succeeds James Fergusson, who resigned recently
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      SAE sells 60pc stake in Vetech to partner
      145 9 SINGAPORE Singapore Automotive Engineering (SAE) yesterday announced that it has sold its 60-per-cent stake in Vehicle Technology of Singapore Pte Ltd (Vetech) to its partner in the venture. SAE said in a statement that its 300,000 Vetech shares have been transferred to
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      302 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance el STII's index stocks Apr 26 Last StMc Mn Stock sale One factor Bonn <*) Avimo 2 260 0 060 I 76 3.47 CkC 7.550 5.17 (crcbos 5.100 0050 3.97 2.89 FAN 12 500 0 200 9.72 11.56 GF Aua 3 260 2 54 Gen
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    • COMPANIES
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        Lock icon IOI, Lam Soon Huat to restructure for future expansion
        442 11 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Industrial Oxygen Inc (IOI) and Lam Soon Huat Development (LSH), now with cross shareholdings, are to be restructured, with each company having its own core business and a more focused structure to undertake future expansion. Both public companies'
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      • Article
        AIA treating 5pc stake in Shinawatra as a long-term investment
        282 11  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK AMERICAN International Assurance sees its 5 per cent stake in Shinawatra Computer and Communications as a long-term investment in an industry with high-growth potential. The life insurance company, however, does not intend to get
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        Arnotts denies cutting ties with S'pore's Khong Guan
        238 11  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE chairman of Anions Ltd, Bill Purdy, yesterday denied reports that it had severed ties with Singapore joint venture partner Khong Guan. The reports had it that Arnotts, Australian's largest biscuit maker, had broken ties with Khong
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        422 11 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Maufn price* Apr 27 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.34 1.41 The Savings Fund 1.16 1.22 S'pore Prog Fund 0.55 0.58 S'pore Sec Fund 0 89 0 .93 S'pore Invest Fund 0.W 1.04 S'pore Equity Fund 0.63 0.66 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund I 68 l.77xd
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        JC-MPH's Aussie unit plans expansion in Asia
        376 11  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY HAVING recovered from heavy losses of the past. Dollar Sweets Ltd. controlled by Jack Chia, is now planning to expand its operations and target export markets in Asia. The company reported "another excellent year" with a net profit
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      • COMPANYBRIEFS
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          CDL Hotels gets new general manager
          64 11 SINGAPORE City Developments Ltd has appointed Vincent Yeo Wee Eng the new executive director and general manager of its listed hotel subsidiary, CDL Hotels Ltd. The 24-year-old nephew of group chairman and managing director Kwek Leng Beng will oversee CDL's New Zealand operations. He
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          Jurong Engrg elaborates on results
          87 11 SINGAPORE Jurong Engineering Ltd yesterday gave more details on its 1992 financial performance to the Stock Exchange of Singapore. It said in a statement that its turnover for the year ended Dec 31 rose 29.7 per cent to $169.30 million mainly due to the completion
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          OUE issue gets in-principle approval
          67 11 SINGAPORE Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd announced that it has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore to list and quote the bonds, warrants and new shares resulting from its $125 million bond issue. The issue, which comes with 49.57 million detachable warrants, will
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          VDH buys remaining Meng Fatt stake
          67 11 SINGAPORE Van Der Horst Ltd has paid $328,000 to buy the remaining 25 per cent of the shares in Meng Fatt Fabricators Pte Ltd from Leong Yee Hong, The additional 300,000 $1 shares were bought under a put option agreement with Mr Leong on
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        Cadbury Schweppes starts bottling in Vietnam
        511 12  -  Firm is first international company to have its drinks bottled in the country Reports by AJ Leow HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam's soft drinks market entered a new phase last week when UK giant Cadbury Schweppes became the first international company to have its
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        RPL: a company which prefers native talents
        335 12 HO CHI MINH CITY Local investment and trading firm Representations International (RPL) employs a total of less than 30 Singaporeans in Singapore and in its overseas subsidiaries. Yet, through its network of strategic business alliances, it is linked to a workforce of more
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        Tatung pumping another S$90m into S-E Asia
        386 12  -  By Helen Chang SINGAPORE Taiwanese electronics maker Tatung Co has bucked the trend with its plans to invest another SS9O million in South-east Asia to support its worldwide operations. Unlike other Taiwanese companies which have been holding back in the region in the
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          Lock icon Heinz's growth triangle
          76 12 Reuter KINSALE, Ireland US food giant HJ Heinz Co sees the triangle of Australia. New Zealand and Japan as its prime area for growth over the next two years, chairman and chief executive Tony O'Reilly said over the weekend. Mr O'Reilly, speaking to Reuters at an international
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          Lock icon Sichuan woos Thai venture partners
          88 12 Reuter BANGKOK China's Sichuan province has offered Thai companies generous tax incentives to participate in more than 300 of its state enterprises. Sichuan governor Xiao Yang, leading a 90-member delegation, said Thai firms would get a two-year tax holiday and an additional three years of
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          Lock icon Minolta's loss bigger than expected
          77 12 AFP TOKYO Japan's Minolta Camera Co said on Friday it was estimated to have incurred an unconsolidated pre-tax loss of 13.6 billion yen (Ssl99 million) in the year to March 31. The major camera and precision equipment maker said the loss was bigger than its
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          Lock icon Packer-Murdoch's joint pay-TV bid
          99 12 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Australia's two media giants Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch have joined forces with government-owned Telecom Australia to bid for a major role in the nation's first pay television services, the Sydney Morning Herald reported last week. The consortium said in a statement
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          Lock icon Taiwan's Acer to build Japan centre
          76 12 Reuter TOKYO Taiwan personal computer maker, Acer Inc, plans to build a distribution centre near Tokyo in July to help cut costs and meet customer demand. Acer chairman Stan Shih said. The move is in line with the company's policy to localise assembly and
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        Bank of Tokyo aims to open office in Vietnam
        333 13  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE The Bank of Tokyo applied last month to the Vietnamese authorities to set up a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City. The bank is leading at least a dozen major Japanese banks keen to enter the
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        KL forms panel to draw up plans for boosting life insurance industry
        231 13 IPOH The government has formed a tripartite committee to formulate guidelines to develop the life insurance industry, Deputy Finance Minister Abdul Ghani Othman said on Sunday. Mr Abdul Ghani, who chairs the committee, said it would help formulate
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        Lock icon UK magazine lauds KL's support of Islamic banking
        286 13 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has been recognised as the only country that has been given full and excellent support by its government in implementing the Islamic banking system, when compared with Middle Eastern or Asian nations. A comparative rating done by UK-based
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        Lock icon Loans to Carrian firm irregular, court told
        412 13 Plessey was not listed in the global placement limit set by Bank Bumiputra Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Bumiputra Malaysia Finance Ltd (BMFL) advanced about US$lOO million to a Carrianrelated company Plessy Investment Ltd even though the latter was not listed in its list of
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        1122 13 imlex calculated againM S'pore's lop 14 tmhitx partner\ Base year 19*.< US$/S$ forward rates Noon Apr 26 st N Offer 1-month I.6ISO l.6l«3 2-month I.6IS2 1.6147 5-month 1.6156 1-6171 (nmoMh 1.6160 ***** nr Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES A» i it— yitoriy Singapore dollars to ok ah of w(i|i
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        Banque Indosuoz REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        130 13 A LACKLUSTRE day of trading in the USS/SS today with rates confined to a narrow 10point range between 1.6150-60. Local support at the base but selling interest still exists at higher levels. The USS/ringgit made a new low at 2.5665 but met good KL local
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        192 13 Reuter LONDON Gold hit a sixmonth high in Europe yesterday as the dollar battled to gain ground and the mark firmed on President Boris Yeltsin's referendum victory. The US currency closed at 1.5665 marks after finishing last Friday at 1.5795. Against the yen it was unchanged at 110.43. "There
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        87 13 AFP NEW YORK The dollar slipped against most major currencies yesterday in New York following news that sales of existing US homes fell in March. Gold prices rose U552.75 from last Friday's close to U*****.25 an ounce. At around 9:30 am EDT, the greenback was trading at 1.5685
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          Lock icon S Korea for open money mart
          90 14 Knight-Ridder SEOUL South Korea's blueprint for Financial reform will include a plan to allow foreign investors gradually to invest in the bond and money markets, a senior South Korean Securities Supervision Board official said today. "At first we will probably allow foreign investors to
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          Lock icon Thai loan-deposit ratio at 108.9pc
          82 14 Knight-Ridder BANGKOK The ratio of loans to deposits at Thai commercial banks stood at 108.9 per cent at the end of March, up from 107.8 at the end of February, the Bank of Thailand said today. Outstanding loans at the end of March totalled 2.244
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          Lock icon Dhana Siam profits fall 8.4pc
          95 14 Bloomberg BANGKOK Dhana Siam Finance and Securities Co, one of Thailand's largest investment banks and brokerages, said its unaudited net profit for the quarter ended March 31 fell 8.4 per cent compared to the same quarter last year to 203.7 million baht (5512.2 million). On
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          Lock icon Pakistan bank deposits down in Feb
          108 14 Reuter KARACHI The State (central) Bank of Pakistan said deposits with scheduled banks fell 11.26 billion rupees to 438.50 billion in February. This compared with a fall of 1.84 billion rupees to 449.77 billion in January and with a rise of 787 million rupees
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          Lock icon NZ money brokerages to merge
          80 14 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand money brokerage companies Harlow Butler and Fixed Interest Securities (New Zealand) Ltd are to merge, a FIS spokesman said. The spokesman said Harlow Butler New Zealand has bought 50 per cent of FIS, which will continue to be run with the
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          90 14 Reuter MOSCOW French bank Societe Generale became the third foreign bank to get a full banking licence to operate in Russia, a bank official said on Friday. The Russian central bank issued the licence a week ago, the official, who asked not to be named,
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        300 14 Reuter BEIJING China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, has decided to crack down on unregulated companies that have sprung up to do retail foreign exchange trading, official newspapers said yesterday. China's economic reforms, which have allowed many people to amass
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        Lock icon Gold price soars as billionaire speculator Soros steps up buying
        416 14  -  From Neil Behrmann in LONDON GOLD rose to a nine-month peak of US$35l (*****) an ounce yesterday because billionaire George Soros, the wily international speculator, has been buying gold and gold shares. The price then settled around $349 in Europe
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        Crude oil futures unchanged to lower
        286 14 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices in London and New York were unchanged to lower yesterday as traders said the economic recovery in the West hasn't caused an upturn in demand, while demand in the Far East remains weak. Reports from the UK
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        Lock icon French insurer AXA's profits down 35pc
        255 14 FT PARIS AXA, the French insurance company, yesterday announced a 35 per cent fall in group profits for the year and expressed confidence about the future profitability of its investment in the Equitable of the United States. Claude Bebear, AXA president, said the chief
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        Lock icon Eurodollar mixed as dealers stay sidelined
        1291 16 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar futures ended mixed in uneventful trade with dealers largely sidelined in the absence of significant US economic data this week and ahead of the Japanese Golden Week of holidays. "It's pretty quiet, with December slightly firmer but there's
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        Rubber traders wait for Inro's intervention
        945 16 COMMODITIES REPORT BmM«T Singapore: Rubber futures prices were a tone firmer from noon yesterday but sentiment remained hurt by a lack of consumer demand and the absence of intervention from the International Natural Rubber Organisation (Inro). brokers said. "It remains to be seen if
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        Australia
        1208 17 +7.5 Passive gains by the gold inlex underpinned the Austraian share market yesterday ind sent the overall index to a hree-and-a-half year high. Brokers said buying in gold tocks was triggered by reports )f increased demand for gold Yom China, doubts over Russian gold surpluses and a weaker dollar.
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        Manila
        537 17 +5.42 Share prices revved up in the last few minutes of trade yesterday after a short-lived early rally by oil issues as bargainhunters loaded up on Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) stocks, brokers said. The Manila trading floor Composite Index closed firmer at 1,552.41 points, up 5.42 from
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        Seoul
        372 17 -3.26 Profit-taking following recent sharp gains dragged the stock market to a lower close for the third straight session in a day of thin trade, brokers said. They said the market would rebound slightly today, prompted by abundant liquidity. But some analysts forecast the downward correction would continue in
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        New Zealand
        281 17 -8.11 The New Zealand share market continued in the same vein as last Friday to end soft on low volume yesterday, but with volatility in some stocks that are due to report their results shortly. The NZSE-40 Capital Index finished 8.11 points lower at 1,605.41. Volume was worth
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        Bombay
        42 17 -63.86 Share prices maintained their slide as a two-month long slump continued and investors stayed away while market analysts predicted gloomier times ahead, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Index fell to 2,036.81 points, 63.86 down from last Friday's close.
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        Taipei
        553 17 -14.53 Stocks ended slightly lower as impatient players, seeing little chance of substantial gains, sold in the last hour, brokers said. The Weighted Index slipped 14.53 points to end at 4,547.78 on thin turnover of NT531.77 billion. Brokers said buying in industrials might continue, and shares of some China-invested
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        Paris
        141 17 -4.96 The start of the May account failed to shake the bourse, as blue chips slid again on the view that fundamentals do not justify the market at these levels. A salesman said fund managers who bought the market on the expectation of rate cuts are relentlessly selling it
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        London
        611 17 -21.5 Shares ended on a low note and strategists warned of further short-term weakness despite signs the UK economy has emerged from recession. The FTSE 100 Index closed 21.5 points down at 2,822.3 as sterling strength prompted worries about a possible reduction in export orders for international firms. First
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        Amsterdam
        267 17 -2.01 Dutch shares closed lower after a technical correction and profit-taking stopped the index's recent rise in its tracks. A weaker dollar also added to the pressure on prices but dealers said the general trend was still upward and this was a momentary blip. "The trend is still up
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        Frankfurt
        148 17 -7.29 German shares rallied in late trading paring heavy early losses when genuine selling pressure failed to emerge. The DAX ended 7.29 points down at 1,649.81. Frankfurt Apr 2* DM \et 150.50 -120 BASF 235 *0 -100 BMW ***** -7 20 Batcr 272 40 2 JO Haver Vcrrinsbank 4M>
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        Brussels
        164 17 •13.44 Continued selling pressure in an empty market and a further weakening of the dollar pushed Belgian shares to a seventh consecutive lower close. Traders said the market correction might lose momentum in the next few days because the Bel--20 index of leading shares was quickly nearing a key
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        Zurich
        270 17 -12 Swiss shares were seen entering a spell of consolidation after slipping around 1 per cent on a lack of fresh factors. The SPI Index stood 12 points lower at 1,325.8 and the SMI shed 23.7 to 2,139.0. Dealers said the main incentive, a sign of a renewed decline
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        Milan
        163 17 +1.53pc Italian shares closed with gains of 1.53 per cent as the market waited to see who president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro would name to form the country's 52nd postwar government. The MIB all-share index closed at 1,193. Just after the market closed Mr Scalfaro summoned Bank of Italy governor
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        Johannesburg
        380 17 +109 South Africa's gold index leapt 109 points or 8.3 per cent to 1,426 in hectic trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as investors climbed in on the growing view that the gold price had started its longawaited bull run, dealers said. Gold shares hit the ground running on
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        Toronto
        209 17 +4.73 Stocks rose modestly in early dealings yesterday, spurred by galloping gold issues. The precious metals sector rocketed 150.74, or 2.12 per cent, higher to 7,259.87. The TSE 300 Index gained 4.73 points to 3,690.15 on turnover of 17.5 million shares valued at C 5116.7. Toronto Am 23 C$
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        New York
        728 17 +1.35 Wall Street stocks were mixed at midsession yesterday, as bank stocks fell while the Dow Jones Industrial Index stayed afloat, buoyed by programme buying. At 1 pm EDT, the Dow was up 1.35 points at 3,415.12. In the broader market, declining issues led advances by a small
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      2993 18 Reuter UONGKONG Shares .losed up sharply with [he Hang Seng Index at a record high as market >entiment turned bullish an news that China and Britain will hold a second round of talks on Hongkong tomorrow, brokers <aid. The index jumped 94.81 points to close at a record 6,845.75,
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      424 18 Reuter HONGKONG Most share prices on the Shenzhen A market ended modestly higher yesterday after a day of light trading, brokers said. The Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia Shenzhen A Index finished the day 0.% per cent higher at 3,044.18 points. There was a reasonable increase in turnover and volume
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      2516 18 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended mixed yesterday, with the Nikkei lower on index-linked selling. Brokers said Russian President Yeltsin's good showing in the referendum eased worries of a shock reaction, but positive implications were also limited. A break in the yen's rise was also favourably received. "A good amount of
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      1752 18 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks took a heavy beating yesterday as investors became jittery over a list of 150 speculators facing investigation for alleged share manipulation, dealers said. The SET Index tumbled 17.58 points, or 1.95 per cent, to 883.68 on sluggish 3.74 billion baht turnover. Declines led advances 191 to
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      1064 18 Reuter JAKARTA Stocks closed mixed in dull trading yesterday, dealers said. The Jakarta Composite Index closed 0.36 point higher at 311.14. "Investors were only looking for a handful of favourite shares, but there was short supply of those shares in the market." a dealer with a foreign securities house
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1993 19 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Kcnong Bhd 50c 30.231.000 Promct 8.385.000 Ind Oxyjcn 50c 7.837.000 Johan Hktgs 50c 6.776.000 Kabcr Cifoup 6.285.000 Mulpha Inll 5(V 6.011.000 Ind <K>(L n Wi 4.978.000 Multi-Purpose 4.958.000 Idris Hyd MX; 4.953.000 Asia Pac Ld 5<V.._ 4.862.000 AMUB 50c
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        Lock icon Stocks end slightly higher in brisk trading
        4488 19 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here closed slightly higheL. UL brisk trading on keen interest in specuraWe counters. The benchmark KLSE Composite Index tacked on 1.79 of a point to end the day at 693.44. It opened at 692.50. Buying interest on several
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        Lock icon Bulls return with blue chips clear favourites
        4966 20  -  By Soh Tiang Keng BULLISH investors flexed their muscles again yesterday to push the Straits Times Industrials Index up to a record close of 1,797.26, up 24.19 points from last Friday. After a respite on Friday, when the benchmark index eased fractionally by
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        68 20  -  HOT STOCK Paul Leo UOB reached a 10-year high at $7.55 yesterday and is poised for a correction. Monthly and daily RSls are above 75, indicating an overbought situation. A divergence pattern declining RSI with share price reaching new height on the weekly chart indicates that a correction is
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      Lock icon Mediate wins Greensboro Open with 4th playoff hole birdie
      419 21 Golf AP GREENSBORO, North Carolina Rocco Mediate birdied the fourth playoff hole to beat Australian Steve Elkington and win the US$l.5 million (552.4 million) Greater Greensboro Open on Sunday. Mediate overcame a disastrous double bogey on the par-5 15th and then
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      356 21 Reuter LONDON Manchester United pic,. the quoted company set up to run one of the world's most famous soccer teams, has raised the profile of the game in financial circles, but its success is unlikely to attract more clubs to the market. United's shares soared 46
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        75 21 Reuter NEW YORK Mnjor League results on Sunday: National San Francisco 4 Montreal 1; Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles 2; Pittsburgh 7 Houston 2; San Diego 9 New York 8; St Louis 7 Atlanta 3; Chicago 2 Cincinnati 1; Florida 11 Colorado I. American Texas 6 Milwaukee 1; Detroit 16
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        235 21 Reuter NEW YORK NBA results on Sunday: New York 89 Chicago 84; Boston 106 Washington 94; Cleveland 107 Philadelphia 103; Detroit 116 New Jersey 110; Golden State 119 Seattle 109; Minnesota 113 Utah 111; LA Clippers 123 Portland 112; San Antonio 119 Houston 117 (OT); Denver 120 Phoenix 118.
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        187 21 Reuter AP GREENSBORO, North Carolina Leading final scores at the US$l million Greater Greensboro Open on Sunday, won by Rocco Mediate on the fourth playoff hole (US unless noted): 281 Rocco Mediate 74 67 71 69, Steve Elkington (Aus) 71 68 69 73 282 Paul Azinger 73 67 70
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        59 21 Reuter NEW YORK NHL first-rowd playoffs on Sunday (home team ia caps): NEW JERSEY 4 Pittsburgh 1 (Pittsburgh leads best-of-seven series 3-1); ST LOUIS 4 Chicago 3 (OT) (St Louis wins series 4-0); LOS ANGELES 3 Calgary 1 (Series tied 2-2); TORONTO 3 Detroit 2 (Series tied 2-2);
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        194 21 AP IMOLA, Italy Results on Sunday in the Grand Prix of San Marian, the fourth event of the 1993 World F-l Championship: 1. Alain Prost (Fra) Williams-Renault, 61 laps or 307.44 kilometres in one hour, 33 minutes, 20.313 seconds, at an average speed of 197.625 kph 2. Michael Schumacher
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        176 21 Reuter MILAN Italian first division on Sunday: Atalanta 1 Sampdoria 2; Foggia 0 Torino O, Genoa 1 Brescia 1; Intemazionale 3 Ancona 0; Juventus 3 Fiorentina O, Lazio 2 Pescara 1; Napoli 1 Cagliari 0; Parma 3 AS Roma 1; Udinese 0 AC Milan 0. Leading standings (P W
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        41 21 AP BARCELONA Results on Sunday of La KmmiKa Open (seedings in parentheses): Singles Final Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spn 1) b Conchita Martinez (Spn 2) 6-1, 6-4. Doubles Final Sanchez Vicario/Conchita Martinez b Magdalcna Maleeva/Manuela Maleeva Fragniere (Bul/Swi) 4-6. 6-1. 6-0.
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      50 21 Reuter NEW YORK New York Knicks forward Charles Smith celebrating his first half slam dunk against the Chicago Bnlls during their NBA season final game on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Smith had 15 points as the Knicks beat their conference rivals 89-84. Renter
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        Lock icon Springboks accuse Maoris of racism
        102 21 AFP JOHANNESBURG South Africa have apparently refused to play a Maori side during their rugby union tour of New Zealand next year because Maori teams are chosen on a racial basis. The Afrikaans daily Beeld reported Nic Labuschagne. chairman of the touring committee of the
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        122 21 AFP IMOLA Alain Prost admitted Lady Luck had given him a helping hand on his way to winning a wet and accident-plagued San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday. Prost, who won the first race of the season in South Africa, is now just two
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        62 21 AFP NEW YORK Tennis star John McEnroe has decided to copy boxer George Foreman and carefully choose his opponents. McEnroe said here on Saturday evening, after losing to baseball player Tom Seaver at squash in aid of charity: "I'm going to start calling myself the
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        164 21 AP DOHA, Qatar Saudi Arabia and Singapore won promotion from the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group 3 on Sunday, but both sides had to call on their fighting resources before their places were guaranteed. Saudi Arabia got off to a flying start against Syria,
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon A classless accent
      691 23  -  Jeff Daeschner finds out more about the new estuary English used nowadays Jeff Daeschner Reuter THE QUEEN'S English, the oral badge of class in British society and a puzzle to foreigners, may be dead or at least in its death throes according to linguists. They say 21st
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      Lock icon Fumihiko Maki wins top architectural prize
      393 23 UPI UMIHIKO MAKI, one of the new-wave archiJL tects who rebuilt Japan after World War 11, was named winner of the 1993 Pritzker architecture prize, the world's most prestigious prize in the field. Chosen by a jury of distinguished professionals selected by the Hyatt
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      Borg-Berte divorce is final, at least in Sweden
      316 23 CHATTERBOX THE DIVORCE between former tennis champion Bjorn Borg and Loredana Berte of Italy became final last week, at least in Sweden. Berte, an Italian rock star, had until April 21 to appeal the divorce, but did not. Berte has been trying
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      855 23 TV OUR CHOICE 5 PM Opening followed by TlwMitBMtar. EartMsiaas Fire-At-tack (See Our Choice). Mr actor's Sbmaic Martta Scarsasa Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (See Our Choice). 7 JO AM AM Tart (Stereo). PM Opening followed by PM Tart (Stereo). MKkM(C). Taka Part. Tha Mr Wagm Mm (Stereo). From the
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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      Building a huge new improved Hanoi
      515 24  -  Sylvia Wong saw top Vietnamese urban planners unveil big plans for their major cities here last week Sylvia Wong THE Vietnamese government intends to triple the size of its capital, Hanoi, in 20 years. An ambitious plan, which has already been approved by the
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      Preparing Ho Chi Minh City for the next foreign invasion
      519 24 HO CHI Minh City is in a hurry to repair its war-ravaged infrastructure so that it can tap the growing foreign interest in Vietnam's economy. Up to May 1992, Vietnam's southern hub had given out 170 investment licences to foreign
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      What you see here may not be what you get there
      924 25  -  Kooi Cho Teng sounds a note of caution about those alluring properties in China Kooi Cho Teng Singaporeans rushing to buy real estate in China should tread carefully as many of the country's rules and regulations are in a
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      Lock icon Better protection for investors in China
      773 25 The Real Estate Law, expected later this year, should clear up many grey areas South China Morning Post Hongkong China's Real Estate Law, expected to be promulgated by the Chinese Parliament this year, will provide clearer guidance and better protection for investors in the
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      Red hot bids for Keong Saik shophouses at auction
      187 25 IT TOOK some pre-war shophouses in Chinatown to raise the temperature at a Colliers Jardine property auction held last Saturday. Number 15 Keong Saik Road, a 1,485 sq ft property slated for residential purposes, drew the most interest. It got 31
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      Lock icon Asia Pacific Land moving into civil construction
      168 25 Bernama ASIA PACIFIC Land Bhd will be diversifying from its present core business of property development and investment into civil construction projects in Malaysia and overseas. This would be done through a joint venture with its partner, Concrete Construction Group Pty Ltd of
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    • REGIONAL SKYLINE
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        Ground-breaking for Sentosa clubhouse
        52 25 SINGAPORE Sentosa Golf Club had its ground-breaking ceremony yesterday to mark the start of the construction of its clubhouse. Designed by James Ferrie Partners, the clubhouse will be built by Nakano Singapore at a cost of $20 million. It is expected to be ready by April
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        Luxury residential project in Shenzhen
        59 25 HONGKONG A luxury residential project in Shenzhen, to be jointly developed by Robert Kuok's Kerry Group. Liem Sioe Liong's Salim group and another company, was launched in Hongkong last week. Named the Regency, the residential project will be carried out by Ying He, the joint-venture
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        New World to build flats in China
        54 25 HONGKONG Property giant New World Development plans to launch a series of multi-million-dollar housing projects, similar to Hongkong's home ownership schemes, in Wuhan, Dalian and Beijing. New World will build homes for the local authorities in these cities. The authorities will underwrite the
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        Unico to offer low-cost housing
        68 25 PENANG The Unico group will launch 1,500 low-cost flats in a new, 52-ha township in Paya Terubong, Penang. The flats will be developed by Majestic Heights Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Unico. To be built in two phases, the Paya Terubong development would take seven
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        Companies eyeing land in Malacca
        55 25 MALACCA Forty-four publicly-listed companies are keen to take up Malacca's offer to sell 70.4 ha of prime land in Air Keroh for tourism-related projects, state tourism development committee chairman Poh Ah Tiam said. The land would be parcelled out into 77 plots of between two
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      1955 24 Standard 9 Chartered Standard Chartered Finance Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank IM2 litl I Accrued interest on deposits 1,280.766 1,275.059 SHARE CAPITAL I Amount due to customers 945.974 560,146 tiwit mrmw. I provision for staff benefit and recreation 134.893 120 000
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      10 25 PICK crop!®^ ADVERTISE YOUR JOB OPENINGS in the APPOINTMENTS' columns
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    Mandela's dilemma
    519 26 EDITORIAL BARELY HAD the African National Congress (ANC) recovered from the shock assassination of Communist Party leader Chris Hani when there came the news of the passing away of Oliver Tambo, a founding member of the ANC and a towering Figure in South Africa. The death of two
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Traffic must flow freely
      334 26 Competitiveness is the life-blood of Singapore which must not be compromised in any way. A greater shift to public transport seems necessary to stem traffic congestion on a long-term basis. What would it take to make regular road users, like commuters, drive their care sparingly? The
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      Changing outlook
      148 26 PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong wants Singaporeans to acquire a global perspective that is vital if the Republic is to develop an external economy and help Singaporeans gain a better appreciation of their country. In his view, being a developed country is more than just being well-off or
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      Chinese support should stop
      83 26 IF civil war breaks out again in Cambodia, China will no longer support the Khmer Rouge, said Wu Jianmin, spokesman of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week. This statement is of great significance. Though China's move still may not prevent the Khmer Rouge from stirring
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      Only losers in Waco debacle
      112 26 THE WACO DISASTER is a lesson that should be learned for the future, and not only for Americans. It may be frustrating and, briefly, embarrassing for law enforcement to be seen to be powerless in a confrontation with fanatics. But it is more damaging for
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      Gatt talks: there's still hope
      125 26 THAT Washington and the EC have scheduled three joint summits before the July meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in Tokyo is a positive sign. The G-7 summit is intended to remove as many obstacles as possible to the successful completion of
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      Ranking on the bank
      235 26 SMALL-TIME BUSINESSMEN, petty traders and hawkers face extreme difficulties in obtaining loans to purchase low-cost houses. Without that scrap of paper the pay-slip they are treated as persona non grata by banks and financial institutions. The bank's credit evaluations will show that such applicants have failed
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    Lock icon Clinton administration going the Carter way?
    749 26  -  The Clinton presidency is on the line in Bosnia and Congress. Leslie Gelb reports Leslie Gelb NYT FROM Washington and around the world, the grumbling has begun about President Clinton's leadership, his ability to wield power and his willingness to do what's necessary to
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      180 26 International Jewellery Singapore '93 is the first international trade exhibition of fine jewellery, watches and clocks in Singapore serving the South-East Asian region. Here, you'll meet some of the world's biggest jewellery manufacturers and distributors over a 3-day period. You'll have the opportunity to view exquisite jewels, diamonds, glittering gold
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      81 26 a DRZZLIHG new co*cePr pgLL f\BOUT IT! T"H£\ OF IN HOUSejNWMWIOtf" J I <?. 6UMP&R. SPRING NUNCCfc &^CVT|WG! Vft |T/ OF THg, Pe£RY\y V CMP\U£NGIWG j rrkr Qf "X" US' *r »*s Si T Jl I O ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTO-. ISS2-MSI I >J ffft DOONESBURY GARRY trudeau MIKB, WHAT'S ThIS'TAKB
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  • ANALYSIS
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      A commitment to sell Australia's competitiveness
      1438 27  -  Florence Chong, reporting from Sydney, talks to Peter Cook about his main areas of concern as Australia s new Minister for Trade A A 1 J Florence Chong SENATOR Peter Cook, Australia's new Minister for Trade, intends to focus his energy on Australia's trading
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      Big boost awaits if Sydney wins Olympic bid
      1424 27  -  Florence Chong on the spin-off that such an event can generate for the Aussie economy Florence Chong SYDNEY is spending As2s million (Ss29 million) to bid for the 2000 Olympics. If it wins, the prize is considerable an estimated As 6 billion
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      228 27 11 So don't miss Colin Bockman on 11 "Leadership Management Building 11 the Corporate Edge through People" II Ssl4s SIM members/Ssl7o Non-members W&tbdk 11 rflhis seminar will help managers manage in a leadership and involvement style. Xlt will give them some how-to's that they can take away and apply immediately
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      170 27 V /Jjjt J costs significantly. But now Lasercare OEM* Toner Cartridges can offer A is you bolder, crisper images, higher print yields and minimal toner wastage (as low 1 as 8% while others are around 23%) which means you'll not only be getting exceptional —tone quality for your printing needs,
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    Lock icon Yeltsin camp sees mandate for change
    635 28  -  Russian referendum From John Helmer in MOSCOW PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin's supporters yesterday claimed a mandate for change after Russian voters endorsed his painful free-market reforms and gave him a ringing vote of confidence, news agencies reported. But opponents said Sunday's referendum on his leadership
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    Shandong governor enthusiastic about PM Goh's business council proposal
    323 28  -  From 1 Yong Pow Ang in SHENZHEN THE GOVERNOR of the Chinese province of Shandong, Zhao Zhihao, has responded with enthusiasm to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's proposal that a Singapore-Shandong Business Council be set up to facilitate investment in the
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    Taiwan official seeks reconciliation rather than reunification
    304 28  -  China-Taiwan talks in Singapore By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Taiwan's chief official for today's landmark talks with China yesterday avoided the word "reunification" in describing how relations across the Taiwan Straits should evolve, and used the term "reconciliation" instead. Koo Chen-fu, head of the
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    Lock icon Major countries need joint plan to prop up global economy: IMF
    343 28 World Economic Outlook Reuter WASHINGTON The shaky world cconomy could slide back into recession if major countries fail to come up with and carry out a joint strategy to shore up global growth, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
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    Lock icon Asian economies grew 8pc last year, region set to remain No. 1 growth area
    300 28 AFP WASHINGTON Asian economics grew by almost 8 per ccnt in 1992, partly thanks to a steep rise in China's growth rate, and the region will remain the world's fastestgrowing this year, the IMF said yesterday.
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    No need to expect much from China-Taiwan talks in S'pore
    856 28  -  The Bottom Line LEE HAN SHIH LEE HAN SHIH The writer is a senior correspondent in BT's Corporate Analysis Group TALKS at the highest level in 44 years between China and Taiwan begin in Singapore today, and the most important
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    Lock icon Ramos gets US$25m China pledge and warning over ties with Taipei
    520 28 Reuter BEIJING Philippine President Fidel Ramos received a warm welcome and a pledge of US$25 million (5540.5 million) in credits from his Chinese hosts yesterday, but Beijing added a word of warning over Manila's ties to Taiwan. After reviewing
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    Lock icon Italian central bank chief asked to form new govt
    261 28 Reuter ROME Italy's head of state yesterday asked central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi to form the country's 52nd postwar government, a presidential statement said. Mr Ciampi, a technocrat who has spent his entire career at the Bank of Italy, is
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      136 28 r Singapore's most popular NitsukoS I Key Telephone System v Xin Kong Business Services, headquartered in Hong Kong, has opened its regional business centre in Singapore. We provide CONSULTING SERVICES for ASEAN clients, who are exploring booming investment/joint venture opportunities in the People's Republic of China. We aim to serve
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  • Shipping Times
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      Sembawang finishes biggest cruiseship repair job
      422 29  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Sembawang Shipyard has completed its biggest and most prestigious luxury liner repair contract to-date, underlining its track record as Singapore's leading cruiseship repair yard. The latest contract, worth $13.5 million, involved extensive refurbishment and upgrading work on the Island Princess,
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      KPM providing improved services, say port users
      300 29 PORT KLANG Port users here are generally satisfied with the improvement in services provided by Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd (KPM), the company which took over the remaining services of Port Klang Authority's privatisation programme five months ago. Shippers, shipping agents, freight forwarders
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      Unitank expands tank leasing operations
      278 29 BANGKOK Unitank Co, a member of the Lenso Group and a chemical tank leasing venture, expects to finish the third phase of its new 150 million baht facilities in Samut Prakan in nine months. Jesada Virapom, president and chairman, said the company also plans to
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      865 29 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 •APL 5 3-5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 •ANL 3 1/2 •Arrow Trans 19 2 •ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 •Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bangladesh Shpg 18 3 •Bank Line, The
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      NOL renews PSA berth agreement
      234 29 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) has renewed an agreement with the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) to enjoy berthing priority and volume discounts on stevedorage charges. The Appropriated Berth (AB) Agreement extends these benefits to shipping lines on condition that they handle a minimum
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      Lock icon No to asbestos
      46 29 Reuter ISTANBUL, Tarkey Members of the Greenpeace environmental organisation scaling the haU of SS United States last week to banc a banner m colleagnes on a graffiti to protest against plans to strip asbestos from the ship daring a refit in Istanbul. Ranter
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        605 30 Vessel Voy No Berth fcjwl Departure Jurone Port A venture Queen 1 6/6 alongside 2704/0600 Arttis Sams alongside 27 04 0800 Aftem 12 14 alongside 2704 0800 Ow Sempurna 09 93 13 alongside 27 04/2300 K M Ivanov 1 93 111 alongside 27 04/1500 (Hsu 1 007
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1363 30 TEL: (65) 227 4567 FAX: (65) 227 5556 TLX: RS ***** YASSEA DELIVERY OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO SNp Voy No Cwttainm mMk Perma I 5<H50 COO(EST) 26.0* 93 1500 Vt-Ga 45A COO(EST) *****3 1500 Artto Grace 9317S COD(EST)
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      Lock icon A fund gone awry
      752 31 Malaysia's MsBoo-million shipping fund was intended to help domestic operators build up their fleets to compete internationally. But this long-awaited government aid has been dismissed by many in the community A *»n/4ik C«lt/ XXJt* ilhiiKl Lloyd's List Maritime Asia ONE of the main constraints for domestic
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10846 38 This is a list of ships loading at I 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
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3343 43 Coatuaerliae NV: Bclsin Shpg I Agencies Ptc Lid (SVMarinc Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Gnwf: Accord Shpg Ptc Lid (SyAccord Conlr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Basiaess Corporation Philippiae: Calsourec Shpg Trdg Pie Ud (S) Ahaeakiri Liaer Service: Kim Shpg Trdg (S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frala Shpg Pic Ltd (S).
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      COURIER SERVICES
      272 43 Abacas Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express Travel Td: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborne Freight Corporatioa Tel: 542-8844. Fsyi: 542-3716, *****80. Airs will Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Td: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. CHy-Liak lateraatioaal Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Clarter Link Sapplin A
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1448 43 Abex Express Freight Td: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actiak Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. ACinw 3ianpovr Td: 542-7812" Fax: *****20. Aendiak Freight lateraatioaal Td: 545-803lFax: *****05. Td: U 542-5911. Fax: *****18. < Air Carps Novo Express Td: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. 1 Air Express lateraatioaal Td: 542-7666. Fax: *****74. *****50.
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      1985 44 ANGOLA Luanda: Port operating normally, possibility of 1-2 days berthing delay for general eargo. but no delays for Ro/Ro containers. 1 Lobito: Port operating, but quietly, very low traffic levels with berths largely unoccupied. Namibe: Port operating normally. Soyo: Security in the area remains high. Loadings direct from
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      Lock icon SHIP SALES & TANKER RATES
      1052 44 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES AFP IT WAS reported on April 20 that the high specification handymax bulkcarrier Torm Alice 44.500 dwt and built 1983 Mitsui has been sold to clients of Ugland Bulk of Norway for a price of USS 15.35 million. The vessel had been previously committed during the
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      192 44 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Air Dep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Afent Telephone No APRIL 28 28 Island Princess 30 30 Fantasy World 1200 1700 Sin-Port Klang 1000 1900 Sin-Port Klang Straits Shpg Lauw Sons Travel 225-0788 227-8284 REGIONAL FERRIES Port of Call Nut of
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      856 45 THE DRY cargo freight market on Friday saw further strength as the Baltic Freight Index, which reached 15-month highs recently, jumped another 11 points to 1.524. Brokers said the firmness was based on active grain chartering, good enquiry on the minerals routes, and port delays in Brazil, the
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      1140 45 COURSES Title: sth BIMCO Course on Voyage Chartering Eliminating Trouble Spots, Time Chartering Understanding Securities for Payment of Hire and Principles in Common Disputes, Chartering Practice Earning and Getting the Freight, and what must be known about Insurance. Duration: May 3 4 Organiser. Baltic International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
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        Swissair's Asian, Mid-East operations prop up revenues
        535 48  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Strong growth in Swissair's Asian and Mid-Eastern flight operations helped prop up the carrier's sagging flight revenues last year. Earlier this month, Swissair group reported net profits of 20.8 million Swiss francs (5523.3 million) for Swissair Airline. It would
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        Lock icon Pakistani train crash injures at least 27
        31 48 Reuter KARACHI Pakistan Pakistani troops viewing the remains of a derailed train near Karachi on Sunday. The crash wounded at least 27 people. Renter
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        Lock icon Air New Zealand to lease jumbo to Air Pacific
        221 48 AFP SUVA Air New Zealand has won a three-year contract to supply a leased Boeing 747 to Air Pacific by offering to train its maintenance staff, the Fijian airline's chief executive Andrew Drysdale said here yesterday. Air Pacific will take delivery
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        Lock icon Future of Canadian Airlines thrown into doubt
        182 48 AFP OTTAWA The future of Canadian Airlines International was thrown into doubt last week when a federal government agency refused to allow it to pull out of a partnership with rival Air Canada. But the airline said it would fight the decision in
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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