The Business Times, 30 April 1993

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    13 1 SINGAPORE BusinessTimes MITA (P) 552/12/92 Friday April 30 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75*
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon East European exports get EC support
      73 1 Reuter BRUSSELS The European Commission said yesterday that it wanted trade barriers to East European exports removed more quickly in two years rather than four in some cases as a way of bolstering market reforms in the former communist states. East European countries which
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      Lock icon Italian MPs block inquiry into former PM
      64 1 Reuter ROME The Italian Parliament yesterday blocked the main corruption inquiry into former Socialist Prime Minister Bettino Craxi, but waived his immunity from prosecution on lesser charges. In a surprise decision, 291 of the 630 members of the Lower House closed ranks behind
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    108 1 Slick MiMt Miccs Tharttfa; Chaape STIi 1,779.22 -0.7 KliE Composite 705 +9.57 Nikkei ..dosed Hang Sent 6,894.05 -10.85 SET Index 849.57 -7.28 Jakarta Composite ...313.22 -I-1.03 CLSA China B 1.278.68 -8.84 AnrtAICM 1.680.3 -23.2 FTSE 100 2.786 8 -10.5 nan*; Pwtt—i Ipm dm Dow Jones 3,407.83 3,413.50 rirfcwp
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    Lock icon 1st quarter US growth sinks to 1.8pc after 4.7pc spurt
    353 1 Reuter AP WASHINGTON The American economy slowed sharply in the first quarter after a vigorous burst of growth in the closing three months of 1992, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Gross domestic product grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
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    China and Taiwan seal talks with historic accords
    443 1  -  By Lim Soon Neo SINGAPORE Chinese and Taiwanese representatives capped the end of their historic meeting here yesterday with an equally significant pact calling for closer economic and civilian ties between the two long-time rivals. The historic pact, or Joint Statement, was
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    UEM awarded prime KL land in deal to build sports complex
    535 1  -  Fran Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR UNITED ENGINEERS Malaysia Bhd, a large construction group linked to the country's ruling political party, has won a government mandate to develop a prime piece of property in the heart of Kuala Lumpur,
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    KL market bucks easier regional trend with a new high
    212 1 SINGAPORE Slock markets in Singapore, Hongkong and Bangkok closed easier yesterday, but the Kuala Lumpur market powered to another record finish. The KLSE Composite Index ended 9.57 points higher at 705, breaking the previous record of 695.43 set on Wednesday.
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    Indonesia to raise limit on foreign share ownership
    335 1  -  Frtm Maggie Ford in JAKARTA INDONESIA will raise the limit on foreign ownership of shares in listed companies, said the new chairman of the country's Capital Markets Supervisory Agency. Becelius Rum, who was appointed chairman of the Bapepam agency this month, said
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    Lock icon Bomb hoax sends London exchange staff into basement
    188 1 Reuter LONDON Employees of the London Stock Exchange, which lies in the heart of the bomb-scarred financial district here, hid in the basement yesterday after a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, police said. Bomb threats are not unusual
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      22 1 Hock Lock Siew Causeway would rather be safe Pg 9 PAGE 7 Long way to unification Why S pore was the venae
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      17 1 Quality Paint That Lasts INSIDE HK talks still deadlocked, Back Page Job-hopping worries S'pore bosses, Pg 2
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • Article
      Employers concerned that staff are starting to job-hop again
      548 2  -  Singapore Manufacturers' Association survey Reports by Chuang Peck Ming JOB-HOPPING is back on the list of manufacturers' top 10 concerns, says the Singapore Manufacturers' Association. A survey of 323 firms by the SMA in February and March shows that the problem
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      Less worry over strong Sing dollar
      166 2 THE strong Singapore dollar has become less of a worry for manufacturers, falling from third to eighth ranking on their list of concerns. "With the stabilisation of the Singapore dollar vis-a-vis our major trading partners over the past year, the adverse impact of a
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      Landed property prices up 10pc in first quarter to hit record high
      401 2  -  By A J Leow PRICES for landed property in Singapore rose by 10 per cent in the first quarter to reach a record 5320 per sq ft of land, said property consultant Jones Lang Wootton (JLW). JLW said
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      How civil servants can help in policy-making
      426 2  -  Inauguration of the Civil Service College IKtpwts by Anna Teo CIVIL SERVANTS should not try to second guess political sensitivities when making decisions and suppress delicate problems, said Minister of State (Finance and Communications) Teo Chee Hean yesterday. Instead, they should continue to
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      Interim report out in two weeks' time
      262 2 THE Committee to Promote Enterprise Overseas will put out its interim report in two weeks' time, Minister of State for Finance and Communications Teo Chee Hean, who chairs the committee, said yesterday. The focus will likely be on the role of government as
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • Article
        S'pore lagging in technical skills
        50 2 SINGAPORE lags many countries in technical skills, Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong says in his May Day message, released yesterday. Mr Ong, who is also secretary-general of the NTUC, said the county's biggest challenge was to raise the level of skills and productivity quickly.
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        SCCCI heading for Hamburg Expo
        54 2 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will take representatives of eight local companies to an overseas trade fair for the first time. The companies will attend the 3rd Asia Expo 93 in Hamburg. They include Electro Magnetics (1992), Phang Shoe, Orient Shine Gifts
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        Aussie expert for design seminar
        77 2 AN Australian expert will share his experience in furniture and interior design with Singapore companies and designers in a half-day seminar on May 3. Barry Crone, director of Design Synergy Australia, will look at several case studies and how to succeed in the market-place. The
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        The task ahead for police force
        71 2 THE Singapore Police Force should strive for greater professionalism, Law and Home Affairs Minister Professor S Jayakumar said yesterday. Speaking at the 10th Police Workplan Seminar, he said: "The government will do all it can to regularly review and improve terms and conditions of
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    • Article
      When 'no' means 'no' but 'yes' can mean 'maybe'
      136 2 TIPS for doing business abroad: In India, find out your hosts' religion before lighting a cigarette; Sikhs do not smoke. When dealing with the Vietnamese, a "yes" may mean "maybe", but a "no" always means "no". In Indonesia, death insurance is
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      Wanted: high-fliers in the private sector
      198 2 KJSHORE Mahbubani, dean of the new Civil Service College (CSC), has a request for private sector employers: "Send us the names and CVs of your high-fliers". Not only will the CSC groom senior civil servants to provide intellectual and moral leadership, it also seeks
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    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Spending on food dips
        371 2  -  By Sylvia Wong AFTER a good 8 per cent growth to 51.42 billion last year, spending on food and beverages at restaurants and pubs dropped by 5 per cent in February, latest figures show. Two possible reasons accounted for the slide in F&B spending to $114
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Prince arrives in Kelantan to begin quest for throne
      424 3 Reuter KOTA BAHRU A Malaysian prince began his quest yesterday to wrest the throne from the ruler of oppositioncontrolled Kelantan in a contest that has garnered national publicity. Businessman Ibrahim Petra Indra Petra, who wants to replace his cousin Ismail Petra
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge calls for all-out war against Phnom Penh govt
      328 3 AFP BANGKOK The radical Khmer Rouge, less than a month before United Nationsr organised elections in Cambodia, yesterday called for all-out warfare against the Phnom Penh government. The call came in a radio broadcast of the Marxist faction, which is
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      Lock icon Singapore may be loophole in tin producers' defences: report
      193 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's leading role as a tin exporter could be undermining a scheme operated by the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPQ to boost falling prices, a tin bulletin released yesterday said. The problem of tin shipments through Singapore
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Vietnam, Singapore to set up panel
        72 3 Reuter HANOI Vietnam and Singapore, its biggest trading partner, will set up a joint economic cooperation commission during talks in Hanoi next week, government sources said yesterday. They said Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Lim Boon Heng, would lead the
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        Lock icon Escap talks end with US$13m pledge
        67 3 AFP BANGKOK Some 50 governments yesterday closed the 49th session of the UN Economic and /Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) after endorsing plans to boost regional trade and investment. They pledged U5513.29 million (5521.5 million) to fund Escap this year with
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        Lock icon Seoul firms hit by Russian loan freeze
        72 3 Reuter SEOUL Traders had goods worth US$69 million (SSIII.B million) stranded in warehouses at the end of March because of South Korea's suspension of loan disbursements to Russia. A Trade Ministry official said yesterday that Samsung Co Ltd had US$l9 million in inventories,
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      Lock icon Gas find raises hopes for Myanmar's oil scene
      339 3  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE A consortium of British, American and Japanese oil explorers has made a second gas discovery off the coast of Myanmar, giving new hope to a generally disappointed oil industry. The explorers Texaco Exploration Myanmar, Premier Petroleum Myanmar Ltd
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      Lock icon China acts to slow an economy that's growing too fast
      426 4 Reuter BEIJING China has started taking steps to cool the economic fever gripping the country, with Beijing trying to wrestle back control of booming markets and leaders saying that overall investment must slow. In a series of announcements this week,
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      Lock icon Clinton urges Beijing to revive talks with Dalai Lama
      248 4 AP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton urged China on Wednesday to revive a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual and political leader. In a statement released a day after he met the exiled leader, Mr Clinton said: "The Dalai Lama is
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    • Article
      Patten to meet Clinton in high-profile US visit
      444 4  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten will meet United States President Bill Clinton during an eight-day visit to the US to plead for the renewal of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status for China. Mr Patten's trip to Washington and
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      Lock icon Seoul military promotion scandal widens with arrest of five generals
      303 4 AFP SEOUL South Korean military prosecutors yesterday announced the arrest of. five aif force generate, four of thenr constat air wing commanders, amid an on-going probe into a military promotion scandal. The five men are charged with giving bribes of
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      Manmohan Singh is Asiamoney's Finance Minister of the Year
      344 6  -  From Rajendra Bajpai in NEW DELHI NEW DELHI India's Manmohan Singh has been named Finance Minister of the Year by regional financial publication Asiamoney and Finance. The annual award by the Hongkong-based magazine is intended to give recognition to a regional
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      Lock icon Australia's long-term jobless rate up in March
      152 6 AFP CANBERRA The number of Australians without a job for more than 12 months rose again in March, according to employment statistics released here yesterday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said long-term unemployment rose by 6,200 in March 1993 to 370,900 compared
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      Lock icon India concerned over China's military ties with Myanmar, Pakistan
      287 6 AFP NEW DELHI India is concerned over reports of Chinese arms transfers to Myanmar and military cooperation with Pakistan, a minister said on Wednesday. Minister of State for External Affairs R L Bhatia said in a written answer to a question
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      170 3 TheGoodw/n APARTMENTS AT KANGAROO POINT The Goodwin is 21 storeys of affordable 2 or 3 bedroom apartments with a choice of city or river view only a 5 minute fee* TBBr ride to the city, shopping centres and Wmi&ES&l Chinatown I PRICES START FROM —I Y 000 il *18 metre
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      110 4 Lots to talk about besides the MFN, Pg 27 TODAY Circulation: SINGAPORE 70,000 Copies GUIDE 1993 (July Edition) Distribution: nvr«oA*'f/* no aMVHtv n in Russian Aeroflot Language r p-"*M CIS Trade Depts > Printed in CIS Travel Agencies Full Colour YOU'VE MADE A RIGHT DECISION FOR TOMORROW MOST BUSINESSMEN ARE
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      312 5 The Discovery BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT TO HM THE QUEEN TO HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TO HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER TO HRH THE PRINCE OP WALES MANUFACTURERS OF ROVER CARS. MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF LAND ROVERS MANUFACTURERS OF LAND ROVERS AND RANGE ROVERS
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      958 6 REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORPORATION SAFRA REPUBLIC HOLDINGS S.A. Consolidated Statements of Condition and Summaries of Results These statements and summaries represent the consolidated accounts of Republic New York Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries and of Safra Republic Holdings S.A. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Republic New York Corporation owns
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      470 6 HotomAalaysia Limited AND US SUBSIDIARY COMPANY (Incorporated In Singapore) PROFIT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT 11 UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 1993 The Group The Company 1993 1992 Change 1993 1992 Change ss'ooo ss'ooo srooo srooo Turnover 18.002 15.830 +13.7 18.002 15,030 +13.7 Investment turnover included above 1.508
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      Long way from unification despite milestone pact
      1427 7  -  China-Taiwan talks in Singapore wepons oy Lim Soon Neo SINGAPORE Taiwan has nothing to gain from unification; China will have a rich relative. That neatly sums up what a leading Taiwanese stockbroker, Charlotte Lee, thinks of the talks between the two countries here.
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      S'pore picked for its neutrality and facilities
      313 7 AFTER the final press conference yesterday of the WangKoo talks, Cheyne Chiu, the secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), gleefully told reporters: Tra going shopping." But the Taiwanese and the Chinese teams involved in the high-level talks, the first time between them
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon France cuts rates for 4th time since March
      453 8 More interest rate cuts on the cards, say analysts Reuter PARIS The Bank of France cut its two key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point yesterday. The intervention rate, the main rate at which the Bank lends to commercial
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      Lock icon No pain, no gain
      60 8 AFP MOSCOW They say in the army, you've got lo use your head. This Russian paratrooper seems to be doing just that as Ins colleague brained him with a bottle yesterday in a training programme that teaches how one should deal with surprise attacks. On the
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      Lock icon 1.1b people lived on less than US$1 a day in 1990
      184 8 Reuter WASHINGTON More than a billion people worldwide live in grinding poverty and this will continue although there has been some progress, the World Bank said yesterday. Its updated examination of global poverty generally painted a bleak picture, with
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      Lock icon Ex-communists in broad new Italian coalition govt
      406 8 Reuter AFP ROME Italy prepared to turn over a new leaf with the return of ex-communists to power for the first time since 1947 in a broad new coalition for change swept in to bury decades of corruption. Convincing three members of what
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon German steelworkers to go on strike
        68 8 Reuter FRANKFURT Germany's largest union, 1G Metall, announced yesterday its eastern steel and engineering workers would walk out next Monday in the region's first legal strike after 60 years of Nazi and communist rule. IG Metall president Franz Steinkuehler said steel workers would strike
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        Lock icon Bentsen urges support for Yeltsin
        78 8 AP WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said on Wednesday that the West needed to move quickly to show support for Russian President Boris Yeltsin following his decisive election victory, and he called on Japan in particular to do more in terms of financial aid.
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        Lock icon Minor party quits Polish coalition
        70 8 Reuter WARSAW A junior partner in Poland's coalition quit on Wednesday, damaging the fragile government's chances of winning parliamentary approval for its privatisation plans in a vote during the coming days. Feliks KJimczak. the leader of the Peasant Alliance party parliamentary group, said the party
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        Lock icon Recession worse than thought
        90 8 Reuter WASHINGTON German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said the recession in Germany had been more intense than expected and he predicted the economy in the west of the country would contract by 1.5 per cent this year. Mr Waigel also told reporters that the turning point
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        Lock icon Austrian central bank cuts rate
        70 8 AFP VIENNA The Austrian National Bank reduced its discount rate yesterday by a quarter-point to 6.75 per cent. The Lombard rate, the central bank's second key interest rate, was cut from 8.25 to 8 per cent. The bank was following its traditional policy of following
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        Lock icon US$90m pledge for Bosnians
        68 8 AFP KARACHI The Organisation of the Islamic Conference ended its foreign ministers' meeting here yesterday calling for joint action on Bosnia, but torn by more divisive issues like terrorism. The group pledged US$9O million (about SSI46 million) to help Bosnian Muslims fighting Serbs, officials said, and
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      1269 8 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited A.C.N. 005 357 522 Financial Statements for the ANZ Banking Group Limited and its subsidiaries for the year ended 30 September, 1992 CONSOLIDATED THE COMPANY CONSOLIDATED THE COMPANY iQQI ,003 1091 1992 1991 1992 1991 *£5 m <»* ***** 2 481.2 802.7 1,331.1
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article, Illustration
      Better corporate disclosure needed: survey
      724 9  -  By Magdalena Ng SINGAPORE Singaporelisted companies have room to improve their disclosure of Financial information, say investment analysts in a survey by Ogilvy Mather Public Relations. In the survey conducted earlier this month, 17 analysts, or 52 per cent of the respondents, felt that Singapore
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    • Article
      Haw Par to raise $100m through unsecured loan
      445 9  -  By Magdalena Ng SINGAPORE Haw Par Brothers International is tapping the market for $100 million through a five-year unsecured loan with warrants. It joins a growing list of companies taking advantage of current low interest rates and the trading fever in the
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      276 9 Source: Bridge Info Ptrfanuac* tf STM't ieiex stocks Apr 29 LmI Sm MB Stack ale Ckgr hnnw (S) Aviso 2-250 1.77 CAT 7.100 -0.2SO S SI 500 00 Cartes 5 400 0.200 4.24 -400.00 FAN 12.300 -0.100 4.67 ***** GF Am 3.300 0.040 2.54 <10.00 GcaMaf 1.470 -0.030 I.It
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    • Article
      Causeway share swap a victim of legal, accounting differences
      344 9  -  By Amy Balan SINGAPORE What is possible in China may not do in Singapore. That, in a nutshell, was the reason why industrial gas supplier Causeway Investment Ltd had to call off the share swap with Hongkonglisted China Strategic Investment (CSI).
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      Sorry shareholders, but Causeway would rather be safe
      680 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Amy Balan SINGAPORE It was a deal that would have scrubbed the morass of mud off Causeway shares and lifted the morale of both shareholders and staff alike. Instead, it turned out to be a huge disappointment for
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      Jaya Holdings pays US$5.7m for its first container ship
      164 9 SINGAPORE Marinebased Jaya Holdings has invested US$5.7 million (559.2 million) in its first container ship to broaden its earnings base. This is the company's single-largest vessel purchase ever. Since it was formed in 1981, Jaya has concentrated mainly on owning vessels
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • Article
          Sembawang arm wins $5.6m Viet deal
          94 10 SINGAPORE Sembawang Shipyard's engineering arm has won its first contract in Vietnam. Under a $5.6 million deal with Saigon Petro, Sembawang will supply and supervise the installation of equipment for a condensate pre-evaporation complex at Catlai refinery, which is 15 km north of Ho
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          Indon nod for Amcol's golf venture
          49 10 SINGAPORE Amcol has been given in-principle approval by the Indonesian authorities to form a joint-venture PMA (Indonesian foreign investment) company to develop a golf course on Batam island. The joint-venture company will develop a 18-hole course on 274 hectares of land at Nongsa.
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          Informatics to be traded from Monday
          64 10 SINGAPORE Informatics Holdings shares will start trading on Sesdaq on Monday. ASV Holdings, which holds 55 per cent of the share capital, and Wong Tai, Cheah Hon Kuen, Chew Teong Seng, Dave Chong, Ong Boon Khen and Wong Kock Meng, who collectively hold 25
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        420 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Hmpn' prim Apr 30 Pl lKtelltUll PrnLink Mgd Fund 1.10 1.15 Singapore uim irasi TheTommerce 1.34 141 MARA-BMMpiltra The Savings Fund 1.17 1.23 First B'putra 1-77 1.82 S pore Prog Fund 0.55 0.58 Sccond B'putra 1.74 1.79 S'pore Sec Fund 0.90 0.95 Third B'putra 5.94 5.99 S'pore
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        Jurong Shipyard to manage Iranian yard under tie-up deal
        379 10  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Jurong Shipyard has sealed a longawaited deal to manage a shipyard in Iran. And closer to home, the group plans to move into the ship-breaking business in Vietnam. Managing director Tan Kwi Kwin said in the group's
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        Lock icon Aokam hasn't reached its full potential
        603 10  -  MARKET WATCH By Agnes Chen SINGAPORE A maverick valuation of Aokam Perdana as a Ms 4 (552.56) stock has caused some frayed nerves in the market, but the stock has shown resilience, analysts note. Yesterday, the share eased 60 sen to close at Msll.lo,
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      • Article
        Small shareholder quizzes UIS at annual meeting
        576 10  -  By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Last weekend, United International Securities (UIS) came under intense grilling from a small shareholder the third time in four years that a Big Fourmanaged investment trust has been taken to task by a small shareholder. The sharp questions of
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      • Article
        Lock icon China rocket firm takes 51pc stake in HK-listed Conic
        342 11 Reuter HONGKONG State-owned rocket maker China Aerospace Industrial Corp has taken a 51-per-cent stake in Conic Investment Co Ltd for HK5233.11 million (5548.7 million), the companies said in a joint statement yesterday. The deal is at HK$l.46 a share, a 49.5-per-cent
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        Lock icon Samsung claims breakthrough in HDTV development
        366 11 Reuter SEOUL A unit of South Korea's Samsung Group claimed it had beaten its rivals by developing a 32-inch highdefinition television (HDTV) tube with a total investment of 20 billion won (5540.6 million). "From a technical and functional point of view, our HDTV tube
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        Thai bourse continues to slide amid jitters over SEC probe
        439 11  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THE THAI stock market continued to slide yesterday as jittery investors, unsure of the authorities' next move in their crackdown on share manipulation, sold their shares ahead of the long weekend. Since Monday, when
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • Article
          Lock icon China to invest in Indon petrochem
          78 11 Reuter JAKARTA China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) said yesterday it planned to invest in Indonesia's petrochemical and oil industry. "We know the technology in the industry and we are ready to invest in Indonesia," said Sheng Huaren, Sinopec president. "We will discuss with Indonesian state
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          Lock icon World's largest department store
          43 11 Reuter CHIBA, Japan People crowding to enter the refurbished Sogo department store, east of Tokyo, which opened on Tuesday. It claims to be the biggest department store in the world with nearly 90,000 square metres of floor space. Reuter
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        • Article
          Lock icon Newcrest Mining's paper profit
          90 11 Bloomberg Business News MELBOURNE Australian gold producer Newcrest Mining Ltd is sitting on pre-tax "paper profit" of about As24o million (*****.2 million) from its gold hedging operations. The company's strong forward position was confirmed by its managing director John Quinn at the company's annual general meeting
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        • Article
          Lock icon Intel sues Advanced Micro again
          88 11 Reuter SANTA CLARA, California Intel Corp, which suffered a major setback two weeks ago when a judge ordered a retrial in a copyright infringement case against rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. filed another suit against AMD on Wednesday. This time the suit alleges AMD broke
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          Lock icon Plans for new Manila airport
          53 11 Knight-Ridder MANILA Six of the Philippines' richest ethnic Chinese magnates are considering plans for a new international airport outside Manila, newspapers reported yesterday from China, where the six accompanied President Fidel Ramos on a visit. Mr Ramos announced the formation of the consortium in Beijing
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    • FINANCE
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        Lock icon Lloyd's plans first revamp in 300 years
        409 12 Reuter LONDON The international insurer Lloyd's of London announced its first restructuring plan in more than 300 years yesterday, attempting to lessen the impact of massive losses on its members. The market predicted that its losses will reach £2.8 billion (557.2 billion) for
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          Lock icon Banque Worms sues Salomon
          94 12 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK French bank Banque Wonns SA has sued Salomon Brothers Inc for allegedly misleading investors who bought US$279 million (***** million) of first-mortgage certificates. Banque Worms, which bought US$4 million of the certificates through Salomon, accuses the securities firm of concealing the
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          Lock icon Financial sector fights EC privacy plan
          77 12 Reuter BRUSSELS Thirteen European financial organisations expressed concern over European Commission plans to protect individuals from the abuse of personal data, saying they created legal uncertainties and added to business costs. "This broad alliance of the whole of the European financial sector is an
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          Lock icon Chase names Shanghai representative
          50 12 Reuter NEW YORK Chase Manhattan Bank said it appointed Regis Dale chief representative for the Shanghai office, which will open later this month. The company said Mr Dale will be responsible for originating corporate finance deals and managing Chase's overall business in the Shanghai area. Reuter
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          Lock icon Commerzbank may sack executive
          83 12 Reuter FRANKFURT Commerzbank AG said its supervisory board would decide at a May 7 meeting on the termination of the contract with management board member Kurt Richolt, responsible for part of the bank's foreign business. "The supervisory board will decide on May 7 on the cancellation
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          Lock icon London Insurance 1st quarter improves
          67 12 Bloomberg Business News ONTARIO London Insurance Group Inc said an increase in life and general insurance premiums helped first-quarter earnings edge higher. Net income rose to C 529.8 million (Ss3B million), or 59 cents a share, from C 527.2 million, or 57 cents. Preferred dividend
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        Corporate travel and entertainment costs up 7pc last year
        278 12  -  By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPORE Corporate travel and entertainment cost large and medium-size Singapore companies $2.4 billion last year, according to a survey commissioned by American Express International. This means that the 5,000 Singapore companies with more than 30 employees spend
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        Lock icon Barclays to open Hanoi office, ANZ gets Ho Chi Minh licence
        191 12 AFP Reuter HANOI Barclays Bank has become the first of Britain's High Street banks licensed to open an office in Vietnam, trade ministry officials said yesterday. They said a senior bank official last week collected Barclays' licence to open
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        Philippine firm signs loan deal to build power plant
        274 12  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Without any government guarantees, a private group has succeeded in raising money from the international financial community to build a power plant in the Philippines. Hopewell Power (Philippines) this week signed a loan agreement in Hongkong
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        531 13 NYT NEW YORK In a move beyond plastic credit cards. Mastercard International said that it would announce a service that would allow bank customers to pay bills and get financial information by telephone and personal computer. The service, called Master Banking, is a joint venture
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        461 13 Reuter MOSCOW The loose money wrecking Russia's economy may finally find a safe haven next month when the government launches an ambitious domestic debt scheme. It plans Russia's biggest issue of Treasury bills since the 1917 Bolshevik
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        Lock icon US trust agency may need far less money: GAO
        279 13 Reuter WASHINGTON The preliminary findings of a government audit suggest the Clinton administration may need far less money than it is seeking to finish the cleanup of the savings and loan disaster, congressional sources said. The General Accounting OfTice has found
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        107 13 IT WAS an extremely quiet day as evidenced by the narrow ranges. The US$/S$ opened at 1.6155/65 and fluctuated narrowly between 1.6150 to 1.6160 yesterday. The dollar/ringgit market was similarly unexciting with trading confined to a narrow 20-point range for the day. The Thai baht
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        186 13 Reuter LONDON The dollar failed to maintain the day's gains against the mark and yen yesterday, but gold soared to hit a nine-month high in what traders described as a frenzied bout of precious metal buying Worries over the pace of recovery in the United States preoccupied the foreign
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        85 13 AFP NEW YORK The dollar was generally lower against other major currencies yesterday after a report showing sluggish first-quarter economic growth in the United States. Gold jumped to US$356 an ounce from Wednesday's closing of U*****.60. At 9:30 am, the dollar was trading at 1.5760 German marks from
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        Lock icon Chinese, Indon tin output rising, others in Asia cutting back
        399 14 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Chinese and Indonesian tin output is poised to rise in 1993 as the rest of Asian miners are cutting back supplies due to low prices and recent poor demand, industry analysts said. The demand for the metal
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        545 14 AP PARIS The world will become increasingly reliant on Middle East oil over the next two decades as production in the West declines and Third World consumption soars, according to a major report released on Wednesday. The Middle East and Venezuela, which
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        Futures rise as traders rush for May gasoil
        294 14 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices in London and New York rose yesterday as traders scrambled to buy May gasoil contracts, although physical demand remained weak, brokers said. The strength of the front month gasoil contract in London boosted other oil
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        Lock icon Lead and zinc producers urged to be careful with output
        232 14 Reuter LONDON Lead and zinc producers should plan production carefully due to current high stocks and with oversupply likely in the rest of this year, a study group said. The International Lead and Zinc Study Group said in a news
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        Lock icon Russia hopes to boost diamond production with new mines
        431 14 Reuter UDACHNY, Russia Russia, which produces about 20 per cent of the world's rough diamonds, has suffered falling output in recent years but officials hope to redress the balance by mid-decade. "Production dropped at the end of the 1980s and beginning
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        1402 16 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended little changed in lacklustre trade yesterday, dealers said. Dealers said the absence of Tokyo traders dampened activity. Institutional participants were not aggressive due to the market's lack of direction on a Tokyo public holiday, dealers
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        KL tin turnover hits month's high, prices hold steady
        925 16 COMMODITIES REPORT Tin TIN closed unchanged at MS 14.17 per kg after both buyers and sellers decided to close deals at the opening level yesterday, traders said. "The market is steady buying was again seen from locals,' one said. Traders noted
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      1489 16 Rubber HAS Ciwudtty Exdmif (firturw d—m «t W K$S I Contract (S cents/kg") Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest May 93 OOO OOO 130.50 0 850 Jun 131.25 131.25 131.25 175 4.725 Jul 0.00 0.00 132.25 0 4.225 Aug 0.00 0.00 133.25 50 5.200 Sep
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        Australia
        1008 17 -23.2 THE share market's key indicator plunged more than 20 points off its recent rally above 1,700 and brokers predicted further losses. The All Ordinaries Index fell 23.2 points to 1,680.3. The All Industrials fell 32.1 to 2,616.3 while the All Resources shed 16.5 to 965.2. Turnover was 298.0
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        Manila
        547 17 +29.92 Share prices hit record highs, spurred by optimism over improved fundamentals and high liquidity, brokers said. The Manila Composite Index surged 29.92 points to close at 1,594.59. The previous high was 1,583.25, set on April 15. "The market broke record highs, fuelled by increasing optimism," said a dealer.
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        Taipei
        614 17 +0.40 Stocks ended mixed after a late round of profit-taking erased early gains. The Weighted Index finished 0.40 point higher at 4,527.47. Turnover was a thin NTS2B.9 billion against Wednesday's NT525.86 billion. Profit-taking emerged in the last hour, but selling was moderate. Brokers said sentiment was not pessimistic but
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        Seoul
        431 17 •3.65 The stock market finished lower after persistent profittaking in blue-chip shares outweighed selective buying centred on small- and mediumsized companies. The index shed 3.65 points to 724.76. Brokers expect the market to show a similar trading pattern today and some analysts said large-capitalised shares would stage a mild
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        New Zealand
        293 17 +4.06 Demand for selected leaders pushed the NZSE-40 Capital Index up to 1,630.14 the highest intra-day level in early afternoon trade. It later eased to 1,626.64, up 4.06 points for the day. The previous intra-day record ot 1,628.55 was set last Friday. Rising timber prices has fed into
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        Bombay
        61 17 +22.70 Stock prices rose on last-min-ute support from financial institutions and brokers in Calcutta. The Bombay Stock Exchange Index gained 22.70 points to 2,144.19 and the National Index was up 5.78 to 968.97. Financial institutions were absent at the start but came in towafds the close. The major buyers
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        699 17 Britannia Funds Mediae Cask Bid Offer Mim Cap Drpwut J* 6400 JH500 Mim Jtt*) Gill 0.1 W 0 2000 Mim Ma* Income ****** I 0300 L'SS Cash Income PH« Fund 10 4100 10 9700 PS Rnerte Fund ***** 5 2100 Euro FvSjcmance .0.4592 ***** Far F«l Fund *2.7650 ****** Man
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        London
        600 17 -10.5 Shares finished weaker but managed to halve early steep losses as the FTSE futures market partially recovered from savage selling in the morning yesterday. The FTSE-100 Index closed 10.5 points lower at 2,786.8, narrowly failing to recapture the 2,790 support level. Strategists said shares may slip further before
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        Paris
        102 17 -21.96 French shares finished over 1 per cent lower having already priced in whatever interest rate cuts might be in the pipeline short term. The CAC-40 index ended down 21.96 points at 1,920.55. Parte Apr 29 Fr \ir-Lmuidt 7 5*00 IOOO Alcatel AMihom 650 00 2.00 Elf-Aqu.« JW.JO 4
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        Stockholm
        95 17 +0.48pc Swedish shares were little changed yesterday's close after an initial fall in money market rates faded and many players chose to lie low ahead of today's halfday session and a long weekend. The all-share index edged up 0.48 per cent at 1,016.84 in turnover worth 698 million crowns.
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        Frankfurt
        136 17 -4.93 Share prices ended a volatile session with the 30share DAX index 4.93 points down on the day at 1,623.94. Frankfurt Ayr» DM AM 148 20 80 BASf 239 40 +4.10 BMW ***** -3.00 Batcr 25'80 -I MO Ba>er Vereinsbanli 43? 00 -II 00 Commcrzbank 289 00 -.50 Conn
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        Brussels
        169 17 -11.72 Belgian shares ended almost 1 per cent down in active trading after weakness in the bond market and general market pessimism pushed the Bel-20 index below a key support level at the start. Traders said the market remained extremely vulnerable, despite a small late recovery. "Now that the
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        Zurich
        216 17 -7.5 Swiss shares ended lower on mild local selling. Yesterday's weaker dollar and a languishing bond market made for a cautious attitude, dealers said. The SPI Index closed 7.5 points lower at 1,318.4 and the SMI down 15.4 at 2,122.9. Zurich Km 29 Frww Alusurssc Br 474 Brwn Boseri
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        Johannesburg
        293 17 +55 Gold share buyers found little reason to lighten their growing exposure to local gold shares as they drove the market to fresh highs in strong trade, dealers said. The overall index added a strong 55 points to 3,748 despite some underperforming constituents. The gold index ended 104 points,
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        New York
        647 17 -2.43 Blue chip stocks eased yesterday on concerns that the economy is slowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 5.67 points at 3,407.83 at 1 pm EST, with losers outweighing gains 9-7 on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume on the exchange was a robust 133 million
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        Toronto
        292 17 +19 Stocks rose further midday yesterday, supported by precious metal gains and large moves in several heavily weighted issues. Toronto's precious metals index pulled back slightly from its early surge, to trade 126.40, or 1.71 per cent, higher at 7534.83. The TSE-300 Index rose 16.56 points to 3,726.78 on
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        Milan
        154 17 -0.92 pc Uncertainty about Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's cabinet and the programme it will try to implement sparked mild profit-taking but blue chips were not expected to extend losses in the next few sessions. Although the new finance and budget ministers Vincenzo Visco and Luigi Spaventa are thought
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        Amsterdam
        233 17 -3.34 Dutch shares ended down, taking the cue from a lower US open to confirm many dealers' expectations of a downward correction of the recent rally. Trade was quiet ahead of a public holiday today to celebrate the Queen's official birthday. The EOE Index shed 1.05 per cent or
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      3011 18 Reuter SHARES recovered nearly all of their early losses at the close on news of a date for a third round of Sino-British talks on the colony's political reforms, brokers said. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index eased 10.85 points to end at 6,884.05, after lagging 60 points earlier. The
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      CHINA
      447 18 ALL shares slid in the Shenzhen A market yesterday in moderate trading. Huafa and Zhongchu were among the biggest losers. The CLSA Shenzhen A*lndex was down 46.31 points to close at 2,982.90. There were two interesting developments yesterday: the Chinese share markets are now linked by screens; and the
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      1753 18 Reuter STOCKS ended lower for the fourth day running as investors worried about possible political implications of an investigation of alleged share price manipulation, brokers said. The SET Index fell 7.28 points to 849.57 on thin turnover of 2.47 billion baht. "The parliament is about to reconvene and people
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      1057 18 Reuter SHARE prices closed firmer in moderate trade, with cross trading dominating market volume, brokers said. The Official Index rose 1.03 points to 313.22. "The market was neither nervous nor excited, it was just trading on late reaction to company results." a dealer said. Modern Photo dropped another 200
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2134 19 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE votom J Kemayan 50c Io'oiImS Fabcr Group Scl Drcdg 50c 8.092.000 Renting Bhd SOc 7.498.000 Idns Hyd 50c TJ22..000 Promct 4,61 o.UUU Mulpha Inil 50c Multi-Purpose 3-582.000 Mctroplcx 50c Asia P»c Ld 50c 2.95 000 kamunting 50c Ind Oxygen SOc
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        Lock icon Blue chip buying nudges index to new level
        4378 19 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here closed higher in active trading as blue chip buying nudged the key Composite Index to yet another new level yesterday. The KLSE Composite Index erased Wednesday's closing record by 9.57 points to reach a new high
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        Lock icon Market consolidates as profit-taking continues
        6328 20  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Prices of most counters moved narrowly in cautious trading in the Singapore stock market yesterday. The market trend was flat as prices continual their consolidation following gains made earlier this week when the Straits Times Industrials Index breached the 1,800
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        Kemayan Oil Palm
        69 20  -  I HOT STOCK Paul Leo KEMAYAN Oil Palm Bhd broke through resistance at cents to end at 99.5 cents yesterday. But any advance beyond the current level would push the stock into the overbought region. The monthly, weekly and daily RSIs are all just below 75 and
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      Lock icon Ballesteros hopes to fight back in Cannes Open
      320 21 Golf AP CANNES, France Severiano Ballesteros hopes to revive his flagging European fortunes in the US$6OB,OOO Cannes Open which started yesterday. A chronic back pain which Ballesteros has suffered intermittently during his 20-year pro career has hampered him this year. The Spanish
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        76 21 REUTER NEW YORK M*jor League results Wednesday; American Boston 3 Oakland 1; Baltimore 8 Minnesota 4; Kansas City 5 Toronto 3; Chicago 11 Milwaukee 2; Texas 6 Detroit 5 (in 11Y, California 3 New York 2; Seattle 4 Cleveland 0. National Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 2; Florida 3 Atlanta 1;
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        102 21 AP TOGOCHO, Japan First rwmd scores Thursday in the 120 million yen (US$l.OB million) Chunichi Crowns tournament on the 6,473yard, pnr-70 Nagoya Golf Club's Wago course (Japanese unless noted): 63 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 65 Katsunari Takahashi 66 Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki. Gary Hallberg (US). Abo: 68 David Ishii (US), Peter Senior
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        53 21 AFP REUTER MUNICH, Germany World championship quarter-finals Wednesday: Canada S Finland 1; Czech Republic 8 Italy 1. Friday's semifinals: Canada v Russia; Czech v Sweden. AFP NEW YORK NHL first-round playoffs Wednesday: Montreal 6 Quebec 2 (Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-2); Islanders 5 Washington 3 (Islanders win best-of-sev-en
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        369 21 AP AFP PARIS European group World Cup qualifiers Wednesday (Ton Two Teams in Ench Group Qualify) Group One: Portugal 5 Scotland 0. Standings (P W D L GF GA Pts): 1. Switzerland *****73 10 2. Italy 6 4 2 0 15 5 10 3. Portugal 5 2 2 1
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        34 21 REUTER NEW YORK Tournament of Champions semifinals Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1Jansher Khan (Pak) b 4-Brett Martin (Aus) 15-9 8-15 15-7 15-12; 2Chris Dittmar (Aus) b 3-Rodney Martin (Aus) 15-13 15-3 15-6.
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        278 21 REUTER REUTER AFP AFP ATLANTA, Georgia Second round results at die US$3OO,OOO AT&T Challenge Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding): 1-Pete Sampras (US) b Horst Skoff (Austria) 6-1 6-2; Alberto Berasategui (Spn) b 4Brad Gilbert (US) 6-4 6-4; Jared Palmer (US) b Jaime Yzaga (Per) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2; Richard Fromberg (Aus)
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      Lock icon Zambian team best remembered for toppling Italy
      363 21 Reuter JOHANNESBURG Zambia, who lost their star footballers in a plane crash off Gabon on Tuesday, won a high profile among Africa's soccer superpowers and sprung a surprise against European giants Italy. Zambian authorities said 17 players were among 30 people on the
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      Lock icon NBA comes down hard on court violence
      310 21 AP NEW YORK Players who throw punches or hit other players during this season's playoffs will be getting heavier penalties under a new policy estalished by the NBA on Wednesday. The new rules, announced by NBA vice-president of operations Rod Thorn, provide for
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        Lock icon Taiwan's Tse-Peng wins Saujana Open
        87 21 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Taiwan's Chang Tse-Peng returned the lowest score of a two under 70 in the final round of the Sixth Panasonic-Saujana Open Amateur golf championship to win his second straight title in two weeks at the Saujana Golf and Country Club here yesterday.
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        128 21 Reuter HOUSTON, Texas Eight times Olympic champion Carl Lewis is looking for a new challenge, and he thinks he has found it. The world 100 metres record holder will run his first competitive 400 metres in 14 years on Sunday, meeting 1992 Olympic 200
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        94 21 AP HARRISONBURG, Vancouver Former NBA All-Star Ralph Sampson denied that he has reached an agreement to play and coach in Asia's first men's pro basketball league. Douglas Maran, executive director of the Asian Basketball Association, had said on Tuesdav that the 7-foot-4 (2.2 metres) Sampson
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        33 21 Reuter HAMBURG, Germany Steffi Graf getting her foot bandaged during her match against Leila Meskhi from Georgia at the Hamburg Open on Tuesday. Graf won 6-2, 6-1. Keuter
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        75 21 AP KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will visit China in June. China and Malaysia will sign an agreement on sports exchange during the visit. Youth and Sports Minister Annuar Musa said. Officials from both countries will meet during the next two months to
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        75 21 Reuter SHEFFIELD, England "Thai-phoon" James Wattana set up a world snooker championship semifinal showdown with Whirlwind" Jimmy White on Wednesday. Wattana, an outside bet for the title and its record £175.000 prize, outclassed second seed John Parrott in the second session of their quarter-final to complete
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      307 22 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN i Our weekend lea is so satisfying, people sometimes break into song. Choose from an astonishing variety of savoury and sweet favourites. And if that's not enough, our tea special also includes karaoke at Singsation. Singapore's only theme lounge. So pop over to the
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      743 23  -  The art world celebrates the centenary of Catalan artist Joan Miro. Robert Hart reports Robert Hart Reuter JOAN MIRO oncc confessed that his first major surrealist work was inspired in part by hallucinations brought on by severe hunger. This month, the 100 th anniversary of
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      332 23 NYT THE New York City Department of Health said on Wednesday that it will require business establishments that promote sex among customers to take actions to prevent the transmission of the Aids virus, which would force businesses to monitor sexual
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      1118 23 I TV RADIO Taking Care 10.30pm, SBC 5 planner 4**** the a takes over the cards ?V<"^ James t W^9k China Rising: Chaage in Heaven, > B.oopm, sac 12 This second episode looks where Ettri£jpr~jH|^^^^ refuge from Japanese formulated the political by which China would be Maurice Jarre's Musical Tribata
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      102 24 TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWING LIST OF CLIENTS, WE'VE MOVED TO A MUCH SMALLER BUILDING. DDB Needham's dynamic growth over the last 2 years has meant that I 1 Stanley Street (just behind Cecil Street). Please note we II be closed we've outgrown our Chinatown Point offices. So, from Monday, May
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      Ad spending up 10.1pc in first quarter
      453 25  -  Newspapers took the lion's share. Hong Tiam reports Hong Lee Tiam TOTAL advertising expenditure rose 10.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year to $150.2 million, with newspapers collecting 54.6 per cent of all money spent. Survey Research Singapore (SRS) said
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      How service companies can sell themselves better
      257 25 SERVICE companies have a problem selling themselves because what they offer is intangible, a marketing conference was told yesterday. Prof Geoffrey Soutar, head of the business administration division of Australia's Curtin University, said: "Most consumers tend to dislike intangibility as it increases uncertainty."
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      164 25 KAO Corporation, a household name in soaps and shampoo, is brushing up its act. The Japanese manufacturer has sunk its teeth into Singapore's oral care market with the launch of two products Cleardent toothpaste and a complementary creation, the ball-point toothbrush. Both are supposed to
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      Lock icon Spirited bid for market share
      289 25 Reuter FIND beer too bitter, whisky too strong and want to try something new? Try new canned whisky and water, easy to drink with your dinner at home, at parties or even on the bullet train. That is the sales pitch at the start of
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        39 25 Advertising Age INDONESIA The Indonesian Tourist Promotion Board will spend US$lOO million (SSI6I million) in the next three years to promote the country as a tourist destination. It is the first tourism effort for the nation.
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        TDB to hold design seminar
        58 25 THE TRADE Development Board is hosting a half-dav seminar on design "Design not just a pretty face" at the Design Centre on May 3. Barry Crone, director of Design Synergy Australia, will share his experience in furniture and interior design. Over 80 participants from Singapore
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        Lock icon Price-cutting hurts brand names
        45 25 Reuter LAS VEGAS Price-cutting and price promotions pose a more serious threat to manufacturers of brand products than private labels do, said McCann-Erickson chairman and chief executive officer Robert James at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention here last week.
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        66 25 South China Morning Post HONGKONG Hongkongbased regional publisher Asia Precious Publications has launched its first business monthlv magazine Asia Precious for the jewellery, gemstone and diamond industries. The magazine aims to be editorially led. and is targeted at wholesalers, importers, exporters. dealers and manufacturers in
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      274 25 Until recently, foreign ad You can imagine how jaws about the success of their Another, for the Schroder experts have been less than dropped when a low-budget spot commercial. Singapore Trust, in conjunction V JL'-dgL w complimentary about the from little pld Singapore beat If you're an advertiser, you with
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    The twain shall meet
    530 26 EDITORIAL THE first China-Taiwan accord in 44 years, signed in Singapore yesterday, might seem a curious milestone to some. On the face of it, the "semi-official" accord concerns itself only with minor matters such as fishery rights and standardisation. But it is a historic accord no
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      Goh's China triumph
      207 26 PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong's just-concluded visit to China has been noteworthy for the gains in two areas: building on a connection that will help Singapore in immeasurable ways while China works at being what could be the next century's only new superpower, and the high-value investments
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      Virtues to remember
      110 26 MANY SINGAPOREANS are becoming more affluent. Recent statistics testify to this. However, Singaporeans should never forget two important facets of life. First, there will always be the less fortunate. Singaporeans must display their sense of giving. Even without a social welfare system such as in many Western
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      Grab opportunities in China
      129 26 PRIME MINISTER Goh's present visit to China has highlighted two major issues. Firstly, concerning areas of interest for local investments which for the past ten years have been expanding from traditional areas usually in South China to gradually include areas in the north such as Shantung.
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      Yeltsin's turn now
      193 26 AS ANYBODY who has to deal with figures knows, statistics can be confusing. And for those who are only casually interested in world politics, this must certainly be true of the outcome of the Russian referendum which was held on Sunday for the main purpose of determining
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      Just a reprieve gained
      199 26 THERE IS NO VICTORY for Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the just-concluded referendum which showed that about three in five voters backed his leadership. What Yeltsin managed to do was win a reprieve for the harder tasks ahead. Sunday's referendum has set the stage for the
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      Help Burma and Laos
      197 26 FOR SOME less fortunate nations, Thailand is a success story in the serious and necessary war on drugs. In a generation, our country has all but wiped out large-scale opium growing. It has managed this programme intelligently and most former poppy farmers are better off for
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    930 26  -  General Michael Dugan was US Air Force chief of staff in 1990-1991, but was retired from his command before the outbreak of the Gulf War because he publicly revealed the strategy of massive air strikes against Iraq. In this article, he advises swift action to silence the
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      Lots to talk about besides trade
      1067 27  -  Chris Patten arrives in Washington tomorrow, ostensibly to discuss trade. Stephen Vines, reporting from HK, discusses why Beijing feels queasy about his visit, while Leon Hadar, BT's Washington Correspondent, looks at pressures Bill Clinton faces in taking a stand on China. Stephen Vines, Leon
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      Balancing the Hongkong and MFN cards
      1276 27 HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten, who arrives in Washington tomorrow, has a delicate game plan. In simple realpolitik terms, Mr Patten is interested in utilising the support of the US as leverage in the negotiations between Britain and China over greater democracy or Hongkong. But
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    Britain and China agree to third round of talks on Hongkong
    517 28  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG THE second round of SinoBritish talks on Hongkong's political future ended in Beijing yesterday with no hint of progress, but an agreement to meet again from May 21 to 23. Officials on both sides
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    Lock icon Japan may call for Gatt ministerial meeting ahead of G-7 summit
    234 28 Reuter AFP TOKYO Japan is considering asking other members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) to hold a ministerial meeting here before the July summit of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised nations, newspapers said yesterday.
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    26 28 Reuter BAGHDAD Iraqi President Saddam Hussein riding a horse-drawn golden carriage during celebrations of his 56th birthday on Tnesday. Renter
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    Lock icon N Korean president reportedly ill amid talk of troop movements, riot
    323 28 AFP SEOUL North Korean President Kim II Sung is ill, a Russian official was quoted as saying yesterday, as other press reports indicated unusual troop movements, airport closures and a possible riot had taken place in the country. Yon
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    Romania seeks business ties with Singapore in three key sectors
    162 28  -  Raports by Nirmal Ghosh SINGAPORE Fast-privatis-ing Romania welcomes Singaporean participation in three key sectors: drilling equipment, electronics and tourism. Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Teodor Viorel Melescanu, who visited Singapore briefly yesterday, told BT that his country was also keen to
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    Romania to revive its ties with China
    196 28 SINGAPORE Romania is reviving its once-privileged relationship with China, according to Deputy Prime Minister Teodor Viorel Melescanu. Mr Melescanu, in Singapore yesterday on his way to Bangkok from Beijing, explained to BT that even though the ideological basis for the relationship did not
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    High risks in US meddling in Russo-Japanese ties
    944 28  -  The Bottom Line KARIM RASLAN KARIM RASLAN The writer is a Kuala Lumpur-based writer who contributed this commentary toBT JAPANESE relations with Russia reveal a paradox at the heart of so much of Japanese politics: accommodation and compromise in the international arena
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    Lock icon Syria softens stand on Golan Heights
    215 28 AP WASHINGTON Syria is postponing its demand for total Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights, as the latest ronnd of Mideast pence talks went into their third day yesterday. "The equation for withdrawal for complete pence was unsatisfactory, so we said, 'OK, we shall
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    294 28 Reuter MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin yesterday ordered opponents to bow to his will or "confront the people" and summoned regional leaders to draft a new Constitution overriding Russia's conservative Parliament. In his toughest warning to rivals
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      Lock icon S'pore off to good start in bid to be top container port
      415 29  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Singapore has shot ahead of Hongkong in the race to be the world's busiest container port. The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) handled a total of 665,200 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) in January, an
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      Lock icon Higher freight rates to be expected, says report
      552 29 Lloyd's List LONDON The prospects of higher freight rates arc increasing becausc of urgent fleet replacement requirements, rising ncwbuilding costs and political moves to end ncwbuilding subsidies, says Drcwry Shipping Consultants in its report "Freight Rates and Bulk Shipping Costs". Bulk carrier
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific seen as future driving force of shipping
      181 29 Reuter LONDON The Asian Pacific Rim is the future driving force of world shipping, with its trade in major bulk commodities expected to grow in volume by 25 per cent during the *****, a new study from Drewry shipping consultants said. The
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1119 29 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/3 Alpha Feeders 6 1 •ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 ASCI. 5 5 Asian Breakbulk 16 3 ASXCLShpg 15 2 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient
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      55 29 Reuter WASHINGTON The Sea Shadow shown head-on in a US Navy handout on April 11 during its first daylight testing off the southern California coast. The test craft is designed to explore a variety of advanced technologies for surface ships that include ship control, structures, automation for reduced
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      Lock icon Explosion on Brazilian tanker kills two
      244 29 UPI SAO PAULO, Brazil The main boiler on an oil tanker owned by the Brazilian monopoly Petrobras exploded early on Wednesday morning off the coast of Sao Paulo state, killing two sailors and injuring eight others, police said. The explosion at about 3am (0800
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      955 31 The North American Free Trade Agreement has enormous implications for Mexico's economy and its ports and transport network are preparing to meet the challenge International Transport Journal THE MEXICAN government has realised that improving the country's transport infrastructure is essential if Mexico
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11996 38 This is a list of ships loading at I Singapore for ports around the I 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
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1267 45 RAILS improved for Panamax ton.nage on the major US Gulf to Japan ■grain route, hut eontlrmation was dilfi>cult to obtain, brokers said. Ihe Bailie freight Index for spot 'dry cargo shipping rates rose to 1.541 [on Apr 28 from 4,537 on Apr 27. Show a was said to
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
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        Lock icon World's airlines see clear skies ahead
        640 48 Even troubled US carriers are emerging from a black hole of losses IHT PHOENIX The world's airlines have nearly completed a historic shakeout and are starting to build a new and more stable international structure for their industry, confounding government officials who feared that
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        46 48 Reuter HOUSTON, Texas Continental Airlines jets refuelling at Houston Intercontinental Airport on Wednesday. Continental officially emerged from a 29-month Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation on Wednesday with the closing of a US$45O-million (SS73B million) cash investment from Air Canada and Air Partners. Reuter
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        Lock icon Big 3 carmakers ask White House for help
        437 48 NYT WASHINGTON The chief executives of the Big Three carmakers asked top administration officials on Wednesday for help on a broad range of issues including international trade, regulations, technology and health insurance. John Smith Jr of General Motors. Harold Poling of Ford
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        Lock icon Plan to build new airport outside Manila
        208 48 AFP MANILA Six of the Philippines' richest ethnic Chinese magnates are considering plans to build a new international airport outside Manila, newspapers reported from China, where the six accompanied President Fidel Ramos on a state visit. The dailies yesterday said the airport project
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          70 more flights for Changi airport
          61 48 SINGAPORE Some 70 more flights offered by 12 airlines under their summer schedule has boosted Changi Airport's development as the premier air hub in South-east Asia. Between March 28 and Oct 27 of this year, holidaymakers can look forward to more weekly air services
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          Lock icon Toyota makes inroad in Poland
          96 48 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Toyota Motor, the largest Japanese carmaker, will acquire a 50 per cent stake in Toyota Motor Poland, which sells Toyota cars in Poland, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said. The car dealer is now wholly owned by Nissho Iwai, a major Japanese
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          Lock icon Cargo transport firm to raise US$36m
          108 48 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI Taiwan's Sincere Navigation, a cargo transport firm, plans to raise US$36 million (SssB million) next month through sale of convertible Eurobonds, a company financial officer said. The funds will be used to expand the company's shipping fleet, she said. Barclay's
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          Lock icon America West starts new air-fare war
          148 48 Bloomberg Business News PHOENIX America West Airlines fired the first shot in what could be a new air-fare war, offering average leisure fare savings of 30 per cent on tickets purchased by May 19 for travel through Sep 7. American, United, Northwest and Trans
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        Lock icon US$1.3b for US high-speed rail plan
        225 48 NYT WASHINGTON The Clinton administration on Wednesday announced a five-year, US$l.3 billion (Ss2.l billion) plan that would create federalstate partnerships to develop high-speed train service in densely populated areas around the nation. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said that such railroads would relieve highway and
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        Lock icon GM adamant on not recalling its trucks
        483 48 Bloomberg Business News DETROIT General Motors shows no signs of giving in to a federal request that it recalls millions of pickup trucks the government calls dangerous. GM has until today to respond to a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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      1675 33 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppd Tower# I Singapore 020S Tel; *****08 Fax: *****17 I" 111 lilLlliMWMHraMi frtefeNEW GUINEA PACIFIC LINE (A SERVtCE CH,NA navigation CO) y KMS MADURA von KK. Shan. Taw 2« OMto FCL, LCL COWTA—W AMD tIWCt TO PWA MKW OU A r
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      996 33 Wm.% a SINGAPORE AGENT: 10 PAO Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd HSfll 9 iiITIT/llTlcrS 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPOREO2OB Tei: 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT jsSkarbay sx ss oT« r 5 iSI BAv US 555 r Sii
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      1348 34 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING f. I HAIR SEA POX FOR VSL SM LME HAUL SAV LM NYC Sex M/ 5 22/5 HAMN SEATTLE 029 C 29/4 M ASIA 0091 3/6 4/6 C/C MffCT 27/5 HMUM TONGHAE 100E 6/5 M. HONGKONG 0391 10/0 11/0 13/0 2522 n/s nSc 3/0 5/0 NAHM ROTTEWAN
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      1389 35 SCX: 'NEPTUNE DIAMOND 13E* ETA SGP 05/05/93 II II tfiff. 11 ARRIVING LOS ANGELES 23/05/93 IN 17 DAYS H II II *EX- NEPTUNE RHODONITE 09E' ETA SGP 01/05/93 HI ■I II ARRIVING NEW YORK 24/05/93 IN 22 DAYS pW 1 1 —p— -y If r'tn.™" I vov »-P MOTHER VSL
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      985 35 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 EASTBOUM)— PtSCHARGKG WESTBOUW-LOMXNG TRANSHPPED VW
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      1370 36 K» AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No: **********0 M) W W TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****07/8/9 I M M MALAYSIA: U K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD I U X M-J TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD
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      1045 36 <?*¥SS® PHI LIORIENT UN€S Pit LTP VlOB Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 30 APR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 1 MAY AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH, NAPIER. CHRISTCHURCH 1
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      911 37 ~*rr—© 1 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I mmSESSSmiJ 14 0 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. I I WtmtV CB no iooeo67oooo£ Rylv!fV|yl VOY JKT 9m VESSEL VOY SIN BKK SIN EQUATOR HAWK MN t/S EQUATOR CRYSTAL 13«N 1/5 4/5 8/5 KOTA INDAH JJ* S/5 t/S KOTA BINTANG
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      1501 37 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY e|pGUDANg| PENANG 1 PKELANG OCEAN VSI/VOY SIN SOU(t) RTM(2) HAM (3) GOT (4) E ~30/4 30M JUTLANDIA 3162 4/5 21/5 23/5 24/5 26/5 E mem n hp* PAGI E PAT» n mm n Km E XI I I I I I I I
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      313 37 °BSA° TRANSPORTATION flflk MYANMA BBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) w Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore PKIf Pen P.Gdg (GU VIIIN 04/0® May l-AN VI9OW W/ll May ■AN VI97W 15/17 May OCX VI23W 17/19 May tIATSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHWWG AGENCES I m 03-*****00 I*l ta 03-*****67 TEI 04-*****5 P®:
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      2275 40 Full Container Liner Services p^™ .—«<. Central Agents: Aiwls ftm T'tr'-f S* M Mum j,« h Juanda */H t Costar Shipping Pte Ltd SM**t Frt+t B~k* (*tn <» BH Mu<,d Musd w°LL 3 Jakarta Pusat HMCtollm '15 00 of Commerce #07-05/07 Se/angor Jaian Raya CMan. ***** K.L. Tel: < 21
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      716 41 ~—ri o y v —r /jg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES I 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 I HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) I GOTHENBURG/SCAN 03/05 ROTTERDAM 03/05 I AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 03/05 HAMBURG/BREMEN 03/05 I MARSEILLE/FRANCE 03/05 FaiXSTOWE/UK I BARCELONA/SPAIN 03/05 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 03/05 I GENOA/ITALY OVOS ANTWERP/BELGIUM 02/05 I LOS
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      701 41 TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) FAX: *****15/*****03 fti TELEX: R3 ***** RIBHIP (3 Lines) m ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES f (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL IvOY ETA |IOAI>f*G FOB SPORE ABYOT 32W8 28' OS DARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOOri ASSAB. MASSAWA NETSANET 30WB 30 06 DARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA
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      687 41 JAKARTA BANGKOK I can VOY MM MT KSSQ. DOT SMGAPONE NAMMMK I KAia BHUM 75S In Pt 4/5 lAKU BHUM 73W In ft 30/4 Men 3/5 I iHftfin MM 28S 175 5/5 NAWTA BHUM 135N Sat 1/5 Wed 5/5 I MtAGOK SENTOSA 33N Sal 1/5 Tue 4/5 ««MNBI CHAIYA BHUM
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      309 41 i&sajaJ WBHH BAY OF BENGAL SERVICES «na ww mm CHI BOMMSTt 254« 03-04/05 OJ-U/05 17-11/05 m ARROW SSN OVW/K 1213/05 U-20/05 ran ana 10-11/05 17-u/os h-h/b TIM SIM tBI 12-13/05 10-20/05 20-27/05 I CK I I TKama mam k«/k 00-u/os is-m/os I I MMQBMIS M9CM 0544/05 12-15/05 21-22/05 I I
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      1141 42 *A*MN CONTAINER LINES Agents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) C/R Mo* PENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) ****** P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 COMPETITIVE RATE TO HONG KONG 3 SAILINGS WEEKLY DEPARTURE EVERY:(TUES/THURS/SAT) FOR BOOKING, PLS CALL *****22 XIU-HUA. JAMES. WEE 6IM. JO I
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      220 42 BLUE STAR LINE| SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SM ML LYT SM FGUARD BAY 2S MFT 13/5 15/5 1/J PROSKCT 24S 12/5 25/5 27/5 12/6 N Z STAR 75 25/5 6/6 25 6 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND. LYTTELTON, ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH,
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      987 42 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD. Mfj 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****58 FAX NO: *****11. *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRER. RS ***** JENHOI CABLE: TOSOCO CONVEWTIONAL/COHTAINER BOOKINQ LUiEs *****65 j WMOAPOM TO MWAWAK j VESSEL VOT STORE PEST VESSEL W STORE REST EQUATOR JADE 76/3E
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      821 43 >ni|i|iiiig iiuiC9| i' nuaj npiii jv WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/MY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTMG NKAMM.K/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOK. YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA. MM. TOKYO*. MANILA*. OAVAO*. Penanf* P. Ketone Singapore E'Msu* SHAPLAEVERETT VISE 09/10 May KAMAL EVERETT VI6E 11/11 May KARABEVERETT VI2E 31/01 Jun ACCEFTMG BREAKBULKFCISOC CARGOES TO/FROM CHTTAGON6. CALCUTTA MB MONGLA*
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      277 43 ffe GLORY UMKATm GROUP f REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ft ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0* SP PNL PNG KAO GLORY SELATAN VI 3/5 4/5 24/5 GLORY SELATAN V 2/5 7/5 8/5 18/5 SP PKL HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN IX 25/4
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      635 43 KSI WORLDWIDE ruuu -B.DDI STIMEDS UKS REGULAR FCL SERVICE TO THE FOLLOWING WEEKLY SAILING TO HUANG PU ft SHANTOU Connecting Feeder to Huang PuSUI TUO CONTAINER NO 2 Connecting Feeder to Shantao LIAN BO NO 9 WE HV LEASING CONTRS FOR RENTAL SAILING TO *PHNOM PENH* FORTNIGHTLY FCL/LCL SERVICE TO
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      555 43 I FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURMAN I I VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH SIN I IFENGANSHAN VI2O 04/05 20 05 23/05 11/06 I RFENGKANGSHAN VSO/Sl 19/05 05/06 08/O6 26/06 I I ALSO ACCEPTMO TO JOHANNESaURQ PRETORIA VIA I QOWaAH 1 1* BOOK MO AGENT FOR COSCO SIN TO
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      355 43 SIN FM EAST 4/5 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 8/5 BANGKOK 3/5 MANILA/CEBU 9/5 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 3/5 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 3/5 BUSAN 2/5 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 3/5 HONG KONG SjN CHINA 3/5 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIAN JIN QINGOAO HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo S|N EUROPE/UK 3/5 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 3/5 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romama/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SjN MSA/CANADA
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      639 44 <E2£llSEi££!L HON6 KONG/CHINA 3/5 A 10/5 JAKARTA 7/5 15/5 BANGKOK 5/5 12/5 "AIMLA 7/5 15/5 BUSAN 3/5 10/5 KEELUNG «/5 J 15/5 TOKYO/KOBE 7/5 A 15/5 KJOSHIUW 4 11/5 PORT KELAW6/PEWANG 7/5* 15/5 YOKOHAMA^., FELIXSTOWE/HAMBUMS 8/5 15/5 CHITTA6ONG/MAORAS 5/5*12/5 5/s id/S BOMBAY/KARACHI 3/5 A 10/5 BARCELONA. MARSEILLES. GENOA 4/5 14/5
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      511 44 y Conlerm CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 12TN MAY ACCEPTING TO ALL NEW ZEALAND PORTS BANGKOK 2ND MAY JAKARTA 2ND MAY I POUT KUANS 06 MAY FREMANTLE 06 MAY MELBOURNE 08 MAY MIISBANE »MAY SYDNEY 08 MAY |'ACCEPTING TO ALt SCAMDMAWA WTO KARACHI 00 MAY BOMBAY 00 MAY COLOMBO
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      443 44 Next Week's Sailings Singapore |.*J —I FIRST FORWARDER IN To: ETD To: ETD asia awarded Singapore Singapore lso 9002 L*Q A FVFRY FVFRY Bangkok SUN Hamburg SAT $2 a EVERY EVERY Manila SUN Ho Chi Minh FRI f{ (Dl rvrnv itvitbv ISSHU Colombo TUE Los Angeles SUN INTERNATIONAL SO FREIGHT
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      224 44 I H NIPPON EXPRESS Arrow International (Worldwide Consolidation System) WEEKLY TO: TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/NAGOYA/KAOSHIUNG/ HONG KONG/BANGKOK/KEELUNG/KOBE/ LOS ANGELES (LONG BEACHVNEW YORK/ CHICAGO/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE/HAMBURG/ FELIXSTOWE/ROTTERDAM/DUSSELDORF WE ALSO DEAL IN FCL CARGO WORLDWIDE ARROW EXPRESS (SERVICE TO MALAYSIA) 1 MALAYSIA TRUCK CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore DAILY to K.L. BANGI. SHAH ALAM ARROW EXPRESS BONDED CONSOLIDATION Depart
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      1237 45 VESSEL/VOYAGE SW6APOBE DURBAN POUT ELIZABETH CAfE TOWN ftAKATA W332F 30/4 U/5 14/5 16/5 OQAWE V9509F 9/5 21/5 23/5 25/5 HAYAKAWA MARU V%6ff 19/5 31/5 2/6 4/8 VAAI W7MP 29/5 10/8 12/8 14/8 WEDU.OTD COLOMBO V9665F «/6 20/6 22/6 24/6 OSAKA MAKU VOT7OF W/6 30/6 2/7 4/7 HAKATA W333F 2«/6 10/7
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      64 45 "BANGKOK" P.A.T. KLONG TOEY PORT ETA nit VESSEL VOY SM BANGKOK MAHA BHUM 156N 05/05/93 09/05/93 NANTA BHUM 140N 08/05/93 12/05/93 MAHA BHUM 157N 12/05/93 16/05/93 NANTA BHUM 141N 15/05/93 19/05/93 (MAHA BHUM IS A FULL THAI FLAG VESSEL) ETA ETA ETA VESSEL VOY SM MAMLA CEBU HARI BHUM 1238
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      114 45 MMpvv CRYSTAL FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD S S TOLL FREE UNE *****88 erU MAIN LINE: *****88 MHWWro I BMW Riurvnv K /c Q,c AUCKLAND 7/5 ANTWERP 9/5 BANGKOK 6/5. 9/5 ADELAIDE 5/5 FELIXSTOWE 7/5 wnwr Knwr l/l 7/« i BRISBANE 7/5 HAMBURG 9/5 \/l' Y/l FREMANTLE 5/5 ROTTERDAM 9/5 SUMBAYA
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      577 46 HHIHHHI Kwood line SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE SPORE ri DBN CT •VMTA ***** 3/5 19/5 26/5 3/8 •AISO CALLS E.L. AND P.E. PK SEAFIX SHIPPING SDN BHD TEL 3«7 552STLX. ***** K.K.: CAPWICOWN FREIGHT SERVICES TEL 213 202 TLX. »12M d&L SECIL MARITIMA, U.E.E. Luanda, Angola. FAR EAST/ ANGOLA SERVICE SPORE
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      872 46 EES FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTDI H #01-60 Wallich Building, Singapore 0207 118 3 Tel: *****66 (10 Unes) Fax: *****69/*****44 AIRPORT OFFICE: *****11 *****13 (FAX) IMPORTING FROM USA I WE PROVIDE WEEKLY SAILINGS WITH FAST TRANSIT TIMES AND LOW INLAND RATES ENQUIRIES: SHIRLEY/ZAINAB/ROGERS I CONTAINER LINE, LTD. CHICAGO NEW YORK LOS
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      308 46 worldgate EXPRESS UNES PTE ltd Tel: *****11 Fax: *****73 Telex: ***** WGATE NEXT VESSEL CONSOLIDATION TO BOM/KAR 1/5 KEELUNG '5/5 COLOMBO 4/5 HONG KONG 3/5 PORT LOUIS 6/5 KAOHSIUNG 1/5 CHITTAGOMG 1/5 BANGKOK 5/5 CALCUTTA 3/5 JAKARTA 3/5 TORONTO 5/5 MADRAS 3/5 BANGLADESH SHIPPING CORPN. REGULAR SERVICE TO/FROM CHITTAGONG Vtsstl
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      743 47 r r 6 ■■iivoy a t rawj ww »www I HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD^I WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VESSELS VOY PNA PKE PCD VESSEIS WOT_ Ml RTM ANT* LEH* [!L_ HMM AOVANCE ISA ZVM 28/04 29/04 SI MARMER 304R 02/05 21/05 22/05 23/05 23/05 23/05 25/05 WM ADVANCE 16A
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      531 47 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE I E SPECIALIST IN RO-RO A HEAVY LIFTS I I IRMIMP VESSELS I VESfil NT V H u I I MUME US ■PT "RA SLA 11| CBMKHMUR »RW 11 CtSMC TRAMR 37 JR/A I I CSMK 8 IR/S lt/S 111 CBMBC MASTER IR I I TIUMK
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      870 47 JEDDAH/UK/CONTNENT STORE lED STOH KMC A TMM LEM Ate* Accept.* C*|» Ftr W «5 g/» i!2£SSJ!K!fBL kmi nnu vl Wi art n/s J* ssyg, I T re "'"'l.i I'" »rt issr ;ssarrsss?«sat MEDITERRANEAN (MED CLUB)* IPkMia B-cMm F« Li Spcaa TiMt Acmrßri F« CHAT RUM 32/517 4/5 IR/5 21/5 »/5
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