The Business Times, 30 March 1994

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    14 1 SINGAPORE Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Wednesday March 30 1994 75 c
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  • 2 am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow Jones down 34.54 points
      37 1 Reuter NEW YORK US blue chips steepened their losses in late morning trading yesterday in a broad-based decline. At Ipm EST the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 34.54 points at 3,727.81.
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      Lock icon Clinton's approval rating up: polls
      74 1 AP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton's approval rating rose after his prime-time news conference last week, but many Americans still have doubts about his role in Whitewater, according to two polls released last night. Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed in an ABC News-Washington Post poll approve
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    161 1 Stock market indices Tuesday Change STII 2,093.72 +33.79 KLSEComp 961.78 +10.35 Nikkei 19,709.74 -232.05 Hang Seng 9,480.14 +283.11 SET Index 1,253.61 +7.27 Jakarta Comp 487.219 -3.832 CLSA China B ....1,030.22 +3.5 Aust All Ord 2,100.8 -8.1 FTSE 100 3,123.4 -6.1 Tuesday Previous 1pm close Dow Jones 3,727.81 3,762.35
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    Strong HK showing helps lift regional markets
    186 1 SINGAPORE Led by a strong performance in Hongkong, regional stock markets yesterday all ended firmer. In Hongkong, the Hang Seng index was propelled by a late surge in index futures. It ended 283.11 points or 3.1 per cent higher at 9,480.14. Brokers said
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    Japan announces new market-opening measures
    452 1  -  But Tokyo says no to specific targets •US diplomats less than happy From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO THE Japanese government yesterday unveiled a new set of commitments to marketopening in response to US pressures, but at the same time made it clear that Japan will
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    PM urges top-level economic panel for Myanmar, S'pore
    341 1  -  From Amy Balan in YANGON RESPONDING to Myanmar's desire to improve its economy. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has proposed a high-level committee to facilitate economic cooperation between the two countries. The proposal was raised yesterday by PM Goh in a meeting
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    Lock icon Ringgit gains further strength
    241 1 SINGAPORE The Malaysian ringgit finished higher against the greenback again yesterday after another volatile session. The ringgit ended 0.5 sen higher against the US dollar at M 52.6890 after seesawing within a 2.1-sen range of M 52.6765 to M 52.6975. It opened at M 52.6920 and
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    Astra plans US$ 125m bond issue to help expansion
    400 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Indonesia's Astra group, which is emerging from its problems with the now bankrupt Summa Bank, is planning a US$l25 million (SS2OO million) bond issue for further expansion and to refinance some of its borrowings. The Eurobond issue
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    Lock icon Patten pledges to bring down soaring HK property prices
    429 1 Reuter HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten yesterday promised "exceptional measures" to tackle soaring property prices which threaten international competitiveness and the lives of ordinary Hongkong people. Mr Patten said the cost of home and office accommodation. which has climbed almost ceaselessly since
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    CityDev marks 30th year with record profit, special dividend
    399 1  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Property giant City Developments Ltd ended its thirtieth year in business with a record profit of Si 14.8 million for the year to last Dec 31. It was a 56.5 per cent increase over the previous year
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      17 1 Regional Analysis: Pg 12 Water power in South-east Asia Transpac IPO oversubscribed in both tranches. Page 23
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      30 1 Hock Lock Siew: Pg 23 Let's hear more about Wirtf^3^ Japanese carmakers in bid to ease trade tension. Page 5 NTUC Fair Price steps up regional isation drive, Page 22
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon A dip in growth
        294 2  -  By Corinne Kerk \KITR posting an average 5 per cent growth in sales last year, eating places started with a dip in bottomline expansion: year-on-year growth for January was 4.5 per cent in volume terms. This figure comes Irom the latest catering trade index. which measures
        Source: Dept of Statistics  -  294 words
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      Most big retailers absorbing GST, small players likely to follow
      344 2  -  By Sylvia Wong MARkLT LEADKRS in the local retail scene sa> the> will absorb the Goods and Services lax (GST) alter it comes into effect on Friday, a move meant to encourage shoppers to keep spending. Department store operators like
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      New, improved URA data to help home buyers
      532 2  -  Reports will he released faster and will include more details of upcoming projects By A J Leow I'ROI'I R I watchers and aspi ring owners of private properties will get a clearer picture of the real estate market with new and improved
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      Verdict may be delivered tomorrow
      376 2  -  The OSA trial Reports by Ramesh Divyanathan IHII verdict in the Official Secrets Act (OSA) case may be delivered tomorrow afternoon. Senior District Judge Richard Magnus said at the end of the trial yesterday. He said that if the court was not able to do
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      Lock icon Prosecution's case not inconsistent: A-G
      343 2 A 1 TORN EY-GENERAL Chan Sek keong yesterday said that Business limes editor Patrick Daniel's own evidence showed that he did not have a specific state of mind prior to the paper's alleged publication of an official tlash estimate on June 2 1 IIW2.l l
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      Defence challenges use of MAS guideline
      279 2 COUNSEL CR Rajah vesterda> said there was a gap in the prosecution's arguments because it introduced a piece of cvidcncc after presenting its case. Mr Rajah was referring to a Monetary \uthorily of Singapore (MAS) guideline on handling official documents which was brought before
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      TAS appoints Tjong Yik Min as new chairman
      150 2 TELECOMMUNICA I lON Authority of Singapore has appointed Tjong N ik Min. permanent secretary of the Communications Ministry, as its new chairman from April I. Mr Ijong is replacing Tan Ciuong thing, who has served as I AS chairman since I AS
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Promising rebound in proposed foreign investments: Rafidah
      323 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Proposed foreign investments in Malaysia picked up significantly in the first two months after a decline last year that sparked a government initiative to turn more to domestic sources, officials said yesterday. "Companies from the United States led the pack,
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      Apec will have firm proposals to boost regional trade by Nov
      340 3  -  By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE Apec will have firm proposals to boost regional trade and investments when its heads of state meet in Jakarta in November, Australia's new Trade Minister Bob McMullan says. The proposals for "trade facilitation" and
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      Lock icon Vietnam backs Ramos9 call to demilitarise Spratlys
      393 3 Vietnam backs Ramos 9 call to demilitarise Spratlys Reuter HANOI Vietnam responded positively yesterday to Philippine President Fidel Ramos' proposal to demilitarise the disputed Spratly Islands, a senior Philippines official said. Mr Ramos has suggested that the six Asian nations with claims to the Spratlys study demilitarising them and exchanging
      Reuter; AFP  -  393 words
    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon PAS retains Lundang state seat
        68 3 Bernama KOTA BARU HAS retained the Lundang state seat with a majority of 4.246 votes in a bv-election yesterday. Ihe PAS candidate. Haji Mohamad Daud. 55. polled 9.270 votes against 5.024 votes obtained b\ the Barisan Nasional candidate Ironi Umno. Nik Abdul Rahman Nik laib.
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        Lock icon Japan's retail sales fall 2.8pc
        99 3 AFP TOKYO Sales at Japan's large retailers fell 2.K per cent in Februarv from a vear earlier to 1.452 billion yen (SS22 billion), for the 21st straight month of decline, a government report said yesterday. Sales at 419 department stores across the country fell 4.4
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        Lock icon M'sian timber exports seen to rise 16pc
        81 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's timber exports are forecast to rise bv 16 per cent in value terms to MS 12.2 billion (557.14 billion) in 1993 from MS 10.5 billion in 1992. Primary Industries Minister Lini Keng Yaik said. However, he said the country's
        Reuter  -  81 words
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        Lock icon Cambodia to honour Thai deals
        81 3 AFP BANGKOK Cambodia has told Thai businessmen it will honour agreements they made with the Khmer Rouge, but will review them on a ease-by-ease basis and may make minor alterations. a Thai official said yesterday. The assurance was given on Mondav b\ Cambodia's Economic and
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      Lock icon Vietnam will need US$ 4b for electric power needs
      171 3 Reuter HANOI Vietnam will need more than USS4 billion (556.3 billion) in investment by the year 2000 to meet its projected electric power needs. "Each year we need about US$6OO million, so in seven years we will need more than US$4
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Chinese govt defends its strict family planning policies
      394 4 Reuter BHIJINCi China issued an unusually frank defence yesterday of its sometimes draeonian family planning policies, saying its billion-strong population was straining resources and threatening the environment. "Rapid population growth had led to sharp reductions of arable land, over-exploitation of resources and
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      Lock icon Beijing sure of US listings this year
      181 4 AEP HONGkONG China plans to list some of its state enterprises on US markets this year, before seeking listings on other international markets, a Chinese securities official said here yesterday. Liu Hongru. chairman of the China Securities Regulating Commission, said that negotiations with
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      Eng Kheng S'pore to invest US$ 10m more in Shanghai
      298 4  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Eng kheng Singapore. alrcaJ> the largest Singapore investor in Shanghai's Jingan district, will pump another USSIO million (5515.8 million) into the district to build a six-storey building called Children's World. Group managing director Chan kung
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon More intellectual rights courts in China
        114 4 AFP BEIJING China is expanding its network of intellectual property rights courts to handle a growing number of disputes over trademarks, copyrights and patents, the China Daily reported yesterday. Specialised courts in Beijing and Shanghai as well as in the southern coastal cities of
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        Lock icon Taiwan, Vietnam to sign 4 trade pacts
        96 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan and Vietnam have decided to sign four agreements to strengthen their trade and investment ties, local press reported yesterday. "The government in Hanoi has agreed to sign four accords with us. including those on customs clearance. trade, labour affairs and
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        Lock icon Beijing road sweepers fear cars: report
        90 4 AFP BtIJING Street sweepers are refusing to clean some streets in Beijing because of the increasing risk of being knocked down by a car. the semi-official China News Service said yesterday. One street sueeper has been killed so far this year and another four
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        Lock icon Taiwan invested US$ 2b in Xiamen
        81 4 Reuter BEIJING Contracted Taiwan investment in Xiamen reached USS2.OB billion (553.3 billion) at the end of last year, with 933 projects approved, the Xinhua Telegraph Sews said yesterday. Contracted Taiwan investment accounts for 25 per cent of total contracted foreign investment in Xiamen, with
        Reuter  -  81 words
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        Lock icon Macau energy firm to invest US$ l26m
        122 4 Reuter HONGKONG Macau's electric power supply company. Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), will invest USSI26 million (SSI99 million) to buy and install two generator units. Portuguese news agency Lusa reported yesterday. CEM president Custodio Miguens said the two units would be operational
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      Lock icon Demand will double size of IT market in China, says report
      334 4 Bloomberg Business News SAN JOSE, California Voracious demand for everything from pagers to advanced computer software will more than double the size of the information technology market in China to USS4B billion (5575.84 billion) in 1997, with much of
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      Lock icon China's oil sector in turmoil due to market reforms
      325 4 Reuter SINGAPORE Drastic market reforms last year have thrown China's massive oil industry into confusion as oncepampered state oil companies confront the reality of international competition. In a reversal of the closedmouth policy practised by most Chinese officials, perhaps the most
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  • REST OF ASIA
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      Lock icon Hosokawa faces fresh charges of shady financial deals
      335 5 Reuter TOK.YO Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa came under fresh attack yesterday over allegations of more shady financial deals, prompting shriller opposition calls for him to step down or call snap elections. Communist lawmaker Zenmei Matsumoto said Mr Hosokawa was not telling
      Reuter  -  335 words
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      Lock icon Unemployment in Japan at six-year high; outlook gloomy
      301 5 Reuter TOKYO Japan's unemployment rate rose in February to its highest level in more than six years and the job outlook is expected to remain gloomy for some time. The Management and Coordination Agency yesterday said unemployment in February climbed to 2.9
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      Lock icon Australia continues to buy surplus military equipment
      347 5 Reuter CANBERRA Australia plans to buy a batch of secondhand German main battle tanks, continuing a spending spree on surplus military equipment, defence and opposition sources say. The move follows the purchase of two assault ships and a surplus destroyer from the US
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      Lock icon Honda, Mazda in bid to ease tensions with US
      277 5 AFP TOKYO Major Japanese carmakers Honda and Mazda separately announced voluntary plans yesterday to increase local procurement and imports in an effort to ease trade tensions with the United States. Their moves come after similar measures were announced on Friday by
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      Lock icon Protesting against Gatt
      40 5 Reuter NEW DELHI An anti-Gatt protester being hauled away by policemen yesterday. Many demonstrators from opposition parties were arrested outside Parliament House as legislators began their two-day debate on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Reuter
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      Lock icon Pakistan will not trade nuclear weapons programme for US F-16 jets: report
      247 5 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Pakistan has decided not to trade its nuclear weapons programme for Lockheed Corp F-l6 fighter jets, according to a Chinese news report on Monday. If the report is accurate. Pakistan's decision could be costly
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Russia offers 200 firms in spring privatisation drive
      466 6 Reuter MOSCOW Russia's privatisation programme will be given a spring boost with 200 more companies slated for public offerings. "We are hoping to speed up the privatisation process. So far this year we've sold some 100 firms through national auctions and we'll
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      Lock icon French students vow to force govt to scrap wage law for young
      516 6 Reuter PXRIS Scenting total victorv. Ircnch students have vowed to cam on with street protests to force the gov eminent to retreat once and for all on a law reducing wages for young people on training schemes. onservalive
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      Lock icon Turkish PM calls for unity after election victory
      306 6 Reuter \Nk\R\ Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller yesterday urged the right to unite alter Islamists took Istanbul and made striking gains in local elections across the country. The people have given the message that the right must unite." she told Members of
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Poland to apply for EU membership
        46 6 Reuter WARSAW Poland will apply for full membership in the European Union in early April. Foreign Minister Andrzej Oleehowski said yesterday. Mr Olechovvski said the left-wing government and President Lech Walesa agreed on the move at yesterdays Cabinet session. Reuter
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        Lock icon Yeltsin questions new import taxes
        76 6 Reuter MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin has voiced concern about possible negative effects of new Russian import taxes on a wide range of goods and believes they should be corrected, the official Itar-Tass news agency said yesterday. Tass said Mr Yeltsin, at a meeting with the
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        Lock icon Drinking the real thing
        64 6 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Connoisseurs of Kentucky bourbon. French cognac and other tine drinks received a reassuring bit ol news on Monday. The United States and the 12-nation European Union announced that they have agreed to recognise a number ol brand name liquors as distinctive products
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      Lock icon US offers help to crisis-hit Mexico in show of solidarity
      541 7 Reuter MEXICO CITY The slaying of ruling party presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio has rocked Mexico but has also shown the new strength of its relationship with the United States after decades of suspicion, analysts say. As Mexico's political system
      Reuter  -  541 words
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      Lock icon Bonn probing alleged Stasi gold sale to Swiss dealer
      248 7 AFP BERLIN German authorities are seeking a hoard of gold ingots worth up to two billion deutschemarks (551.98 billion) supposedly sold to Switzerland by the former East German secret police, an official said. Hennes Schulz, spokesman for the Treuhand, the agency
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      Lock icon Pro-business minister expected to run for president in Brazil
      333 7 Bloomberg Business News SAO PAULO Economy Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a business community favourite, is expected to announce this week he will run for president in the October elections. A Cardoso candidacy would please local investors, who consider him pro-business and
      Bloomberg Business News  -  333 words
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      Lock icon Banana producers agree on import quota with EC
      242 7 Reuter BOGOTA Banana producing countries have accepted a preliminary accord with the European Community (EC) that sets an import quota of 2.1 million tonnes per year beginning Oct 1, 1994, Colombian Foreign Trade Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced. Mr Santos said Costa
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      Lock icon CD-ROM software sales hit US$ 102m in 4th qtr
      171 7 AFP NEW YORK Trade group Software Publishers Association said sales of computer software programs on compact disc reached US$lO2 million (*****.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 1993, on unit sales of just over four million. The figures arc from the
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      Lock icon A glint of gold
      50 7 Reuter JERUSALEM Workers polishing the newly renovated gold leaf on the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem's Muslim shrine. The golden dome that has adorned the city skyline for more than 1,300 years will be unveiled when the scaffolding comes down after a 14-month, 24-carat facelift. Renter
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      Lock icon Developing nations reject bid for social clause in Gatt accords
      438 9 AFP NYT GENEVA Developing countries flatly rejected on Monday any bid by major Western industrial nations to raise the issue of a "social clause" in world trade agreements at next month's Gatt ministerial parley at Marrakesh. The issue has been
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      Prominent economist blasts Fed for raising interest rates
      248 9 PARIS US economist John Kenneth Galbraith lashed out at the US monetary authorities for raising interest rates, saying they risked smothering economic recovery. "We have a small economic recovery in the US. but the central bank immediately raised interest rates on fear
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      Lock icon S Africa set for strongest growth in five years, say economic planners
      345 9 Reuter JOHANNESBURG South African economic planners said the economy was poised for its strongest growth in more than five years, but added that violence and political uncertainty could undermine a healthy revival. The threat of instability was demonstrated
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      Lock icon European chemical firms to pool R&D resources
      359 9 FT BRUSSELS An initiative to promote industry-wide collaboration in research and development in Europe's chemical sector is to start next month, it emerged in Brussels yesterday. The project will mark the first attempt by Europe's chemical companies to pool their research resources to
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      Lock icon From missiles to medicines
      314 9 Move to turn Russian defence companies into pharmaceutical concerns Bloombcrg Business News MOSCOW In one of the tottering steps towards converting Russia's defence industry into a more consumer-oriented one, two of Russian's largest defence companies will sign an agreement this week to transform themselves into a
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Lock icon Vision of a revolution in the world of finance
      1169 10 The Economist NEW YORK What will financial markets look like two decades or so from now? The question is rarely asked. Yet it is worth posing, for the world of finance is changing faster than many financial institutions and regulators realise.
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  • REGIONAL ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon A river rippling with zones of economic growth
      1668 12  -  Water power in South-east Asia HARISH MEHTA HARISH MEHTA The writer is BT's Indochina correspondent IT HAS been billed as Indochina's big-ticket economic enterprise. Backed by Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to harness the potential of the region's largest river, the 4,350
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      Not too early to worry about water resource planning
      666 12  -  Special to BT CHEE YOKE LING CHEE YOKE LING The author is a lawyer with Sahahat Alam Malaysia, the secretariat for the Asia-Pacific Peoples Environment Network MOST South-cast Asians never imagined they would face severe water shortages and drought. Yet Thailand
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      A project 90 years in the making
      1364 13  -  Harnessing the rivers of China and India YONG POW ANG YONG POW ANG The writer is BT's China correspondent THE FIGURES are mind-boggling. More than one million people will have to make way for China's Three Gorges dam project as their homes will
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      A megadam runs through it
      1332 13  -  NIRMAL GHOSH NIRMAL GHOSH IT WILL be the third-highest dam in the world, a great rock and earth-filled wedge across the upper Ganges in this narrow Himalayan gorge 550 metres above sea level. Boasting impressive vital statistics 260.5 metres high and 1.3 kilometres thick it
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      350 15 Q, to Q Vikay Industrial Ltd AT&T Honeywell motorola Instruments U en»»aßiiii AT AT CONSUMER PRODUCTS PTE LTD HONEYWELL PTE LTD MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS PTE LID TEXAS MSTRUMENTS SMGAPORE (PTE) LTD 3014AUbi Road IKampongUbi Industrie Bit 750ECtdChee Road #064)1 CtiaiChee 10AngMoKioSt 64 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 990 Bandemeer Road Singapore
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Songs from the golden era
      558 17  -  Last Sunday night, the Indian community was treated to a concert by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. S N Vasuki was among the audience S N Vasuki JUST before she was to sing a popular Tamil song on Sunday night. Lata Mangeshkar modestly said that she
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      389 17 CHATTERBOX" UPI UPI UPI AP ACTRESS-turned-novelist Patti Davis, rebellious daughter of former president Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy, made significant waves by publishing her latest book. Bondage. which minces few words in talking about the sexual exploits of its characters. Now there's a rumour afoot that
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      1256 17 TV RADIO I Woman the SBC 12 git.comedy about sexual politics, marpaper's political colum- I expects her to The World of Survival, 9.00pm, The people Wbgt. v^i v j have managed to preserve their Vsa unique plants and animals, ineluding the condor. f Music Motion, 12.25 am, SBC 5 A
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  • SPORTS
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      460 18 Golf AP PONTE VEDRA, Florida The PGA Tour will take the British Open approach in response to the drubbing given its once-feared TPC at Sawgrass just wait for the bad weather to return. "We're not going to change the golf course," commissioner Dcanc
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      Lock icon WBF champ Ellis held in Manila
      133 18 Reuter MANILA Manila airport police said yesterday they had detained World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight champion Lester Ellis and five other passengers for alleged unruly behaviour during a flight to the Philippine capital. They said the crew of the Philippine Airlines plane had accused
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      90 18 AP IXJNDON Five of China's top women long distance runners, including world 10.000 m record holder Wang Junxia. were confirmed on Monday as competitors in the April 17 London Marathon. Although two-time winner Katnn Dorrc-llcinig of Germany and last year's runner up Lisa Ondicki of Australia are in the
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      Lock icon Basketball
      89 18 Reuter AFP NKW YORK NBA Monday: Indiana 126 LA Clippers 93; Seattle 111 IX-nver 97. Reuter WASHINGTON Australian basketball star Andrew Gaze has some advicc for retired superstar Mieheal Jordan if he fails at baseball consider cricket. "Cricket is a funny old game, but he would probably do well
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      Lock icon Golf
      72 18 AFP LONDON Greg Norman's victory in the Players Championship extended his lead at the top of the world rankings. I Greg Norman (Aust) 21.77 pts 2 Nick Faldo(Biit) 19.29 3 Nick Price (Zim) 17.35 4 Bern hard Langcr (Ger) 16.97 5 Fred Couples (US) 15.23 6 Paul A/ingcr (US)
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      21 18 Reuter NKW YORK NHL Monday: Montreal 3 Ottawa 2: Florida 4 Dallas 5: Vancouver 3 Toronto 2 (OT). Reuter
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      Lock icon Motor-racing
      108 18 Reuter SAO PAL'IX) Ayrton Senna has no illusions about the task facing him in winning a fourth world drivers' championship following Michacl Schumacher's unexpected victory for Benetton in the seasonopening Brazilian Grand Prix. The gifted Brazilian, who moved from McLaren to Williams during the winter, is universally recognised as
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      111 18 AFP NEW YORK Pete says sex is fine for players during the World Cup. but slaying out late to find partners is the problem. The Brazilian football legend disagreed with Swiss coach Roy Hodgson's announcement earlier this month that his players will be forbidden from having sex during the
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      Lock icon Tennis
      184 18 AP AFP MtIJOIKNt The women's final at the 1995 Australian Open will be played in best-of-five sets, the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments to go to sueh a format. The season-ending Virginia Slims Championship is the only major women's tournament to feature a best-of-five final. "We are
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      Lock icon For Magic Johnson, it was like old times — almost
      729 19 For Magic Johnson, it was like old times almost NYT INGLEWOOD. California During the national anthem before the game on Sunday night. Magic Johnson looked towards the south end of the Forum and saw the six Los Angeles Lakers championship banners, five of which were earned while he was a
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      761 18 f I I NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA I I (Incorporated in Canada with Limited Liability) I I CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF I I As at October 31,1993 INCOME I I oidoii ml Foe the year ended October 31,1993 I assets 1993 1992 (thousands of dollars, except for per
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      86 19 no problems we can fix the hole in your head ALLIED COMPUTER SERVICES PTE LTD dM^ 6001 Beach Road, #14-07, 08 Golden Mile Tower (*****) Tel: (65) 292 0722 Hotline: 298 9209 Fax: 294 8741 Oovolopor for GBAS VAR for Oracle Distributor for CBT m CONSULTANCY O PROJECT MANAGEMENT O
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      1321 19 I HARIMAU INVESTMENTS LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I ANNOUNCEMENT I The Board of Directors of Harimau Investments Limited wishes to make the following announcement: I 1. AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1993 I 1993 1992 Decrease) I GROUP COMPANY GROUP COMPANY GROUP COMPANY
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  • Article
    Uphill all the way for Opec
    550 20 EDITORIAL AFTER setting the stage for an extremely bearish summer. Opee oil producers have gone back to the old game of apportioning blame. The 12 producers emerged from a cartel meeting in Geneva last week only to demonstrate once again that Opec has lost
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Shopmen who want more
      260 20 WHEN Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong went to Chong Pang last weekend, he was met by more than the usual welcoming delegation. The Federation of Merchants' Associations (FMA) asked him for financial and legislative help to make Housing Board retail shops attractive and competitive enough for
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      Muis must coordinate well
      134 20 OF LATE, there have been calls for the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (Muis) to serve as the coordinator for various religious projects, including mosque or madrasah upgrading. According to the Administration of Muslim Law Act (Amla), Muis should be the sole coordinator and other Muslim organisations
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      Promote regional stability
      126 20 SOUTH KOREAN President Kim Young Sam's visit to China has two aims. One, he hopes to persuade China to exert its traditional influence over North Korea and compel it to accept checks by the International Atomic Energy Agency so as to quell the present crisis in the
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      Looking at the world darkly
      164 20 PEOPLE in Asia and the Pacific view the world darkly, especially in the area of trade. The region is increasingly seeing the coming World Trade Organisation (WTO) as one which will be dominated, and made use of, by the West for its own selfish ends.
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      Boost Apec financial cooperation
      125 20 UP TO NOW, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum has emphasised cooperation in promoting regional and extra-regional trade. If, in addition, a cooperative system in the finance field is established, it will contribute to promoting the region's balanced economic development. Since great gaps exist in the
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      Join hands to fight corruption
      205 20 IT'S PATHETIC to hear a senior police officer say he wants to be transferred from his post because his jurisdiction is being investigated for corruption by the Police Department. The chief inspector of the Pattaya Police force, entrusted with the important task of upholding law
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    Lock icon In praise of the international non-monetary system
    963 20  -  Martin Wolf says the world must learn to love floating exchange rates Martin Wolf FT II WAS 21 years ago. in March 1973. that the attempt to sustain the post-war system of fixed but adjustable exchange rates was abandoned. But that is not
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      56 20 ponY IS IF P>Re Running a HIGHU/\ (socjcessFOL fUßnc rglaTions wwpvT is-we point ofJ F\ UQU) —-4**c AUOCUTCO NtWS*A«M LTD, IM2-IM4 '")L... 315S DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU cjHCCOVSR-UP I TY {ACCVBR-UPOFXr ONLY IFYOVPt 7W&V uIUAT y PICKS upspeep. 1 Mvemejjp ™£k. COMJNOUP J ACcueePiHd CCNSRUP' rffJns -mecoveßoetDet, ujhycan*TUß f j cunton&OPA
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Beijing wants to show them who's boss
      1297 21  -  Rampant regionalism in China is taking a heavy economic toll. Vikram Khanna discusses how Beijing is tackling the problem. The accompanying story examines China's central role in Motorola s strategy, as the company pins much ot its future global growth on Asia. Vikram
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      Why Motorola desperately needs the MFN renewed
      917 21 WHEN less than a year ago American President Bill Clinton linked China's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trade status to its human rights record. the move was hailed a success. It has now become an embarrassment of painful proportions. China is not going to
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      92 21 ■■This article is reprinted from the March 21 issue of Business China, a fortnightly management report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (AsiaJ Ltd This announcement appears as a matter of record only P.T. DBS BUANA TAT LEE BANK USDIO,OOO,OOO Revolving Credit Facility Arranged by 22 NDC MERCHANT BANK LTD Lenders
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    Lock icon US may withdraw MFN only from China state firms
    446 22 Reuter AFP W ASHINGTON The United States may consider selective withdrawal of trade benefits from China's state-owned enterprises instead of broader sanctions if Beijing fails to show enough human rights progress. Assistant Secretary of State Winston Lord, speaking to the US
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    Lock icon DBS opens representative office in Yangon
    98 22 YANGON To celebrate the official opening of the ÜBS Bank Yangon representative omce, a reception was ntiu ycMcruay at the Inya Lake Hotel here. Among those present were: (from left) Lt-Gen Chit Swe, Myanmar's Minister for Forestry; Brig-Gen David Abel, Minister for National Planning;
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    Lock icon Media mogul scores big win in Italian polls
    236 22 Reuter ROME Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi and his neo-fascist and federalist allies won a stunning victory in Italy's elections yesterday, riding a wave of disgust at the country's corruption-ridden past. Their right-wing Freedom Alliance took an absolute majority of 366 seats in
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    NTUC Fair Price steps up regionalisation drive
    377 22  -  From Amy Balan in YANGON NTUC Fair Price is accelerating its regionalisation effort even before its first overseas store is opened. In the past week, the Singapore cooperative has signed deals to put the Fair Price name in Myanmar and Indonesia. NTUC Fair
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    Lock icon KL gets US$ 4b in net foreign equity funds
    351 22 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia received USS4 billion (556.2 billion) in net foreign equity funds for 1993. ranking third after Hongkong and South Korea in the Asia-Pacif-ic region. There was a net inflow of an estimated USS2S billion in foreign funds into
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    Lock icon US consumer confidence up in March
    257 22 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK US consumer confidence rose in March, reversing February's decline and reaching the highest mark since July 1990. The latest survey by the Conference Board, released yesterday, showed its index of consumer confidence rose to 86.7 from a revised February
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    China's calm shows Korean flashpoint is some way off
    898 22  -  The Bottom Line TYE KIM KHIAT TYE KIM KHIAT The writer is a BT copy editor NORTH-EAST Asia is teetering on the brink of war. Tension mounts by the hour. Threats and counter-threats ensue in quick succession. Chernight. the nightmarish scenario
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        48 23 Firm 'Market Moot! indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday Overnight events may alter sentiment Brokers /tolled Allianee. Barings. Da in a. OA. Goh. Kay Hian. Morgan Cirentell. Om>co. I'liillip. Tat Lee. Smith \t*u Court and Si i H arbitri;
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        HOT STOCK
        131 23  -  By Paul Leo United International Securities has been trading in a gradual downtrend since Feb 25. but there are signs that this is about to be reversed. Moving Average Convergence-Divergence Indicator is about to signal a buy. Daily Relative Strength Index has just turned up from oversold region,
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      Lock icon Stock prices trend upwards when rates rise, study shows
      439 23  -  By Anna Teo SINGAPORE Are rising interest rates necessarily bad for the Singapore stock market? Apparently not, going by the trends in the last 20 years, notes securities house J M Sassoon. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the historical evidence shows a
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      GK Goh interim earnings jump 7.6 times
      325 23  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Stockbroker GK Goh Holdings has reported a 7.6 times jump in net earnings for the half year ending Dec 31, 1993, to $43.78 million, compared to the corresponding half in 1992 of $5.77 million. This is almost double the
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      Amcol lifts group profits to $19m
      372 23  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Diversified trading and property group Amcol Holdings Ltd has achieved a 19.1 per cent increase in group earnings to $19.11 million for the year ended December 31, 1993. Amcol. which released its final results yesterday, said the increased profits for
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      Sime (S) buys high-end serviced apartments for $32.8 m
      226 23 SINGAPORE Listed Sime Singapore has bought the 36unit Korakuen Orange Court serviced apartments from its Japanese owners for $32.8 million. In a statement yesterday. Sime said the agreement with Korakuen Amusement Development and Tokyo Dome Corp incorporates sale of the land
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      Let's hear more about Winfoong
      687 23  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW ■f i-- «V By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE It would be nice to know what is happening at Hong Fok's listed subsidiary, Winfoong Investment, in Hongkong. Investors in Singapore, indeed anywhere outside of Hongkong, know almost nothing about Hong Fok's 50.9 per
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      Transpac's IPO oversubscribed in both tranches
      375 23  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Neither high float price, bearish market nor risks involved in the venture capital business seems to have dampened investors' enthusiasm for Transpac Industrial Holding's (TIH) initial public offer (IPO>. The opportunity to invest through venture funds has proven to be
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      Steamers to set up distripark
      106 23 SINGAPORE Listed Steamers Maritime Holdings, through wholly-owned subsidiary W&T Logistics. is investing some S4O million to set up a new distripark in Jurong. A company statement issued yesterday said the distripark is due to be completed by the end of next year. It will be
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    • COMPANIES
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        Harimau posts 453 pc jump in net profit to $4.6 m
        329 24  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Harimau Investments, the closed-end fund managed by OCBC Bank, reported a 453 per cent surge in 1993 net earnings to 54.68 million from 5846.000 previously. To beef the liquidity of its shares as well as
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        S'pore National Printers caps results with l-for-2 bonus
        181 24 SINGAPORE Singapore National Printers (SNP) yesterday announeed upbeat full-year results along with a proposed bonus issue of one new share for everv two shares held. SNP profited from last year's bull market as print or'ders related to initial public offerings (IPOs) helped
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        MHE plunges deeper into the red
        173 24 SINGAPORE Scsdaq-listed Material Handling Engineering (\ll IE) plunged deeper into the red with after-tax losses ol 52.62 million on a marginal increase in turnover to 59.46 million for the half-vear to Dec 31. 1993. I he results, released yesterday. showed its loss per share
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        UEL back in the black with $3.5 m net profit
        305 24  -  By Bernard Chew SINGAPORE Engineering and construction group United Engineers Ltd (UEL) yesterday announced a net profit of 53.56 million on a turnover of 5240.8 million for its financial year ending last Dec 31. This was a marked improvement over
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        General Magnetics posts $660,000 loss
        159 24 SINGAPORE Audio cassette tape manufacturer General Magnetics Ltd (GML) has reported a net loss of 50.66 million for the financial year ended Dec 31. 1993. compared to the 55.87 million net profit it made last year. Turnover also dropped 13 per cent, to 540.42 million,
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          Straits Trading's profit edges up
          75 24 SINGAPORE Straits Trading Co Ltd has reported net earnings of 528.76 million for the year ended Dec 31. This is a 1.4 per cent increase over the previous year, and comes on a 5.2 per cent fall in turnover to 5154.24 million. Of its 543.42
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          Lock icon Sikap offers to buy out Malakoff
          124 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Sikap Power Sdn Bhd yesterday served a notice of mandatory general offer to the board of Malakoff Bhd to acquire all the issued and fully paid-up shares of Malakoff not owned by Sikap. In a statement yesterday. Commerce International Merchant Bankers
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          SES nod for Singmarine bonus issue
          60 24 SINGAPORL Singmarine Industries Ltd said yesterday it has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore for its one-for-four bonus issue. The group plans to issue up to 42.99 million new shares of 50 cents par value for its bonus issue. Shareholders will
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          GRP's interim earnings rise 7pc
          52 24 SINGAPORE GRP Ltd yesterday reported a 7.25 per cent rise in group after-tax profit tor the six months to Dec 31, 1993. to SI.IIO million from 51.035 million during the corresponding six months in 1992. The directors do not recommend any dividend for the period
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          Tiger Brewery wins quality award
          66 24 SINGAPORE Asia Pacific Brewery's Tiger Brewery at Tuas has been awarded the *****02 certification by Lloyd's of London. This makes it the first in Asia to get the award. The accreditation was for three areas of excellence for manufacturing of beer and stout, distribution of
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          Lock icon Ayala withdraws share offer plan
          96 24 Reuter MANILA Philippine real estate-based conglomerate Ayala Corp said it has withdrawn a plan for a secondary offering of shares to investors outside the country Corporate Secretary Renato de la Fuente said in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the plan to
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          Corrections and clarifications
          38 24 TAT LEE Bank has pointed out that group earnings for the year ended Dec 31. 1993. increased 56 percent and not 36 percent as reported by BT on Monday. We are sorry for the error.
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        482 24 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' prices Mar *0 I n(.i Fund 1.05 I iw" Sinuoorc Unit Trust UMB Invest Mgt Ltd mm HIM niliind I N 144 Ik(.kkv M IM |n||W) :5 ,05 14 F54yl UirfullJ y, IM Sp.<rv l*rns Fund V I nilcd Vu Fund I.TO I NplVC VvNlkl I'M
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        Ship sales help MISC post net gain of Ms$ 520m
        356 25  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN International Shipping Corp Bhd (MISC) has reported a 3.4 per cent rise in net profit after extraordinary items of M 5520.19 million (SS3OS million) for the year ended last Dec 31. compared
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        Malayan Credit aims for property-based growth
        171 25 SINGAPORE The listed Malayan Credit group aims to fuel its growth cither by acquiring new properties or boosting the yield of existing properties, including its landbank in Malaysia. "In the longer term, we hope to build a diversified portfolio of good quality prop- erties
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi upbeat on Vietnam
        48 25 Reuter HANOI Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation president Minoru Makihara outside its newly opened office in Hanoi on Monday. Mr Makihara said there is a great future for economic growth and political stability in Vietnam and plans to expand the company's activities in the country. Reuter
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        Globe Telecom blames higher expansion expenses for losses
        255 25  -  From Al Labita in MANILA LISTED Globe Telecom, a Philippine-Singapore joint venture, posted a net loss of 80.74 million pesos (554.56 million) last year, a company official said yesterday. Globe president Mark Javier attributed the loss to the firm's expansion expenses which
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        Lock icon Indonesia's Telkom posts 26pc sales jump
        148 25 MP JAKARTA Indonesian state-owned telecommunication firm PI Telkom, registered a 26 per cent jump in its consolidated sales last year to 3.05 trillion rupiah (552.2 billion). a Telkom spokesperson said here yesterday. Telkom's government-au-dited financial performance showed consolidated sales rose from 2.41 trillion rupiah
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        KL market will recover in second half: Merrill Lynch
        306 25  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR STOCKBROKER Merrill Lynch Co said yesterday the AO per cent correction in the Malaysian stock market this year has created buying opportunities in some fundamentally sound stocks that will lead to a recovery in
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          Lock icon Tongkah's interim profit, turnover soar
          88 25 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR longkah Holdings Bhd has avoided a 47X.6 per cent rise in group pre-tax profit to MS 1.89 million (SSl.<>*■> million) for the six months ended Dec 31. 1993. from MS327.(HK) before, Group turnover rose significantly to M 597.38 million from M 59.01
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          Lock icon Pilecon's earnings rise 53pc
          87 25 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Pilccon Lngineering Bhd has reported a 53 per cent rise in group after-tax profit to M 531.85 million (SSI 8.47 million) for the year ended Dec 31. 1993. from M 520.81 million a year earlier. Its group pre-tax profit amounted to M 550.73
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          Lock icon Paramount posts l!2pc rise in pre-tax
          77 25 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Paramount Corporation Bhd yesterday reported a 112 per cent rise in group pre-tax profit to M 58.26 million (554.79 million) for the year ended Dec 31. 1993. compared with M 53.90 million a year earlier. Group turnover rose 135 per cent
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          Lock icon S&P Food's pre-tax up 20.5 pc
          69 25 Bernama KUALA LI'MPLR S&P food Industries (M) yesterday announced a 20.5 per cent increase in its group operating pre-tax profit to M 55.11 million (552.96 million) for the year ended Dec 31. 1993. from M 54.23 million the year before. S&P Food said the
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          Lock icon HK-China venture in golfing
          90 26 AFP HONGKONG A joint venture between a Hongkong and two China partners has been set up to build what will be the largest golf course in northern China, the official China Daily reported yesterday. Entertainment and tourism firm Huatang Interform international Co was officially set up
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          Lock icon Coke begins production in Uzbekistan
          53 26 Bloomberg Business News ATLANTA Coca-Cola Co, continuing its expansion in the former Soviet Union, has begun producing soft drinks in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A US$5.5-million (SSB.B million) joint venture between a Coke subsidiary, a US firm called ROZ Trading Ltd, and Uzpishprom, a state enterprise, started
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          Lock icon Japan firm to build Hainan parks
          73 26 Reuter BEIJING A Japanese firm. Hainan Watanabe Material Development Company, announced a 428 million yuan investment to build two theme parks on Hainan island, the China Business .Times said. The two theme parks. Japanese Industry Village and Japanese Cultural City, will be about 25
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          Lock icon KIM share issue 40pc oversubscribed
          93 26 Reuter AMSTERDAM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV said yesterday it had raised 1.193 billion guilders (*****.4 million) through a "substantially oversubscribed" issue of 21.275 million shares. "You are looking at a happy man," KLM finance director Ron Abrahamsen told journalists. KLM said in a statement
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          58 26 AFP MELBOURNE An abnormal tax credit helped Shell Australia net a profit of A 5265.97 million (SS2B3 million) last year, the company said yesterday. Earnings for the country's biggest petroleum group were well above 1992's AS 182.17 million, but included an abnormal A588.29-million profit
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          Lock icon Heineken buys rest of Hungary brewer
          64 26 Bloomberg Business News AMSTERDAM Heineken NV, the world's second-largest brewer, said it has raised its stake in Hungarian brewer Komaromi Sorgyar Rt to 100 per cent from 55.3 per cent. The Dutch brewer said Hungarian state oil company Mol Rt sold its stake because
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          Lock icon Siemens' NZ unit in joint radar bid
          81 26 Bloomberg Business News LOS ANGELES Siemens AG's Plessey Systems New Zealand unit said it signed an agreement to bid for a UK airborne stand-off radar contract along with General Motors Corp's Hughes Aircraft Co and FR Group pic's FR Aviation. Siemens Plessey Systems
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        Shougang Corp sets up holding company in Singapore
        411 26  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Shougang Corporation, widely known as the most successful enterprise to emerge from China's reform process, has started to build a presence here with a holding company, and a listing of its bonds on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
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        Lock icon Intel in chip-making deal with Chinese electronics group
        283 26 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING Intel Corp. the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, yesterday signed an agreement with China's biggest electronics group to produce computer chips. Under the terms of the deal. China Electronics Corp. a conglomerate set up earlier this month, will assemble
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        Lock icon New World chalks up 36.7 pc rise in interim net profit
        156 26 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG New World Development Co s net profit rose 36.7 per eent in the six months ended Dec 31. 1993. In a statement to the Hongkong Stock Exchange yesterday. the Hongkong real estate, hotel and construction
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        Lock icon Chinese company makes shaky debut on HK bourse
        468 26 Reuter HONGKONG The first Chinese company to list shares on the Hongkong stock market since the British colony's bull run slammed into reverse got off to a shaky start on its first day of trading yesterday. Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co's H shares
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        Lock icon UAL unveils details on creation of huge employee-owned firm
        394 26 Bloomberg Business News CHICAGO UAL Corp on Monday said it had filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, detailing creation of the nation's largest employee-owned company. The next step is filing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus with
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        Giordano beats forecasts with 19pc rise in net earnings to HK$ l37m
        513 26 HONGKONG Clothing retailer Giordano Holdings said its net profit rose 19.6 per cent to HKS 137.6 million (SS2B million) last year from HKSIIS.I million in 1992. The figures are after taxes and minority interests. The net profit rise
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        Public Bank confident about its share placement
        481 27  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR PUBLIC Bank Bhd officials said yesterday they are confident that plans to place out up to 100 million new shares to fund the acquisition of a new head office will not be affected by the current
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        Lock icon Taiwan investment trusts raising fluids; market to get lift
        411 27 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI Undaunted by a big downturn in local stock prices since January, Taiwan investment trust companies are pushing ahead with ambitious plans to raise and manage roughly US$4 billion (556.32 billion) in funds. Indeed, they believe their successful
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          Lock icon Stanchart's phone banking service
          49 27 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart), Malaysia's longest established commercial bank, has launched a telephone banking service. Known as Bank Line 8888, the service enables customers to access a wide range of services and banking information 24 hours a day by dialing 03-*****88. Bernama
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          Lock icon China bank eyes S Korean tie-up
          91 27 Reuter SEOUL The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said it is seeking to set up a joint venture with Korea First Bank. "We've already filed an application to the central bank of China. I understand we will get permission soon," Liu Ting Huan,
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          85 27 AFP HONGKONG Moody's Investors Service has issued its highest short-term rating of Prime-1 for a Samurai commercial paper issue by Hongkong's Mass Transit Railway Corp, despite having lowered the MTR's local-dollar rating just three months ago. In a statement from New York received in
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          Lock icon Credit Lyonnais sale next year
          69 27 Reuter PARIS Credit Lyonnais chairman Jean Peyrelevade said he sees the bank being privatised towards the end of next year. Mr Peyrelevade told Europe One radio yesterday: "1994 and 1995 will be years of hard work... but I think we can think about privatisation towards
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          Lock icon US$ 1.5m bonus for US bank chief
          78 27 Reuter LOS ANGELES Bank America Corp's chairman and chief executive Richard Rosenberg received a bonus of US$l.5 million in 1993 compared with US$l.3 million in 1992, the company's proxy showed. His salary was US$7OO,OOO in 1993 against U*****,917 a year earlier. The proxy
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          48 27 Reuter NEW YORK Chemical Banking Corp said on Monday that its revenues from trading were US$l.l billion in 1993, of which US$453 million came from derivative activities. This compares with a US$B53 million total in 1992, of which US$333 million came from derivatives. Reuter
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        DBT Bank gets US$ 10m credit facility
        161 27 SINGAPORE NDC Merchant Bank has arranged a US$lO million (5515.6 million) Revolving Credit Facility for FT DBS Buana Tat Lee Bank (DBT Bank). DBT Bank is a joint venture in which Singapore banks Tat Lee Bank and DBS Bank have 42.5 per cent
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        492 27 Reuter MANILA Philippine banks yesterday hailed the passage in the Senate of a Bill that would open up the closed industry to foreign competition, but warned that it would not lower interest rates immediately. "We recognise the present trend towards globalisation
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        Lock icon Malaysia scraps export duty on crude palm oil
        431 28 Reuter AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has scrapped the export duty on crude palm oil for local firms with refineries overseas, Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik said. 'The decision was made by the cabinet last November, 4 he told a news conference.
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        339 28 Platts-Oilgram TOKYO Taiwan's China Petroleum Corp (CPC) is discussing joint oil exploration in the East China Sea with mainland China's China National OfTshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) through US proxies, a CPC source disclosed. CPC this month resubmitted an application to Taiwan's Legislative Yuan
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        Lock icon US oil firms to speed up capital spending cuts
        309 28 Bloomberg Business News HOUSTON Big oil companies in the United States are likely to speed up their long-term retrenchment as Opec's weekend decision not to cut production is likely to keep oil prices low. Industry giants like Amoco Corp and Occidental
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        Lock icon Viet rice market suffers from surplus, falling prices
        220 28 Reuter HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam's roaring success as a major world rice producer and exporter is being undermined by falling domestic prices, growing surpluses and poor marketing arrangements, trade sources say. To top it all. the world's third largest rice exporter
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        Lock icon Indonesia urges oil contractors to cut costs as prices fall further
        198 28 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia urged oil contractors to reduce production costs because oil priccs have been further lowered by Opec's decision to maintain its current output ceiling until the end of the year. Gustaaf Nayoan. Pertamina's exploration direetor. told reporters
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        Banque Indounez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        164 28 FAILURE of the US-Japan trade talks weighed on the USS/ycn despite repeated intervention by the Bank of Japan. The USS/yen sell-oIT dragged the USS lower across the hoard. In the USS/SS market. SS demand emerged in morning trade, failure of the USS to open above
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        199 28 Bloomberg Business News LONDON The dollar was little changed against the deutschemark in Europe yesterday after news of a strong rise in a US consumer confidence index pulled it from the day's low. The dollar rose from 1.6650 against the mark, its low for the day, to close at
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        88 28 AFP NEW YORK The dollar was down against other major currencies except the pound sterling yesterday in early Wall Street trading. Gold, meanwhile, was US$l.3O lower from its Monday close at U*****.70 an ounce. At about 1430 GMT, the dollar was at 1.6668 German marks against 1.6715 late
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        Oil futures prices recover in limited trading volume
        157 28 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices staged a modest recovery yesterday on both sides of the Atlantic after plunging more than US$l a barrel on Monday following Opec's decision not to cut output, brokers said. Trading volumes were limited as participants
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        1379 29 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollars futures close largely unchanged alter trading within a tight range yesterday. Trading was light with market participants staying on the sidelines. "The market is waiting Tor the March non-farm payroll number this Friday," said a trader with a
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        Tin drops five sen to M$ 14.44
        614 29 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN closed five sen lower at MS 14.44 per kg yesterday in line with a weaker London market overnight and initial high offers. Traders noted an opening offer of 107 tonnes against hid of 94. final turnover was unchanged at
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          Malaysia's soybean imports seen up
          114 29 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's soybean imports should toial 630.000 tonnes in 1993-94 (OctoberSeptember). up from 526.000 a Vear earlier, the US agricultural attaehe here said in a report. It put imports in 1994-95 at 665.000 tonnes. The report said imports are expected to increase in 1993-94
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          Metal exchange to have price limits
          100 29 TOKYO The Shanghai Metal Exchange will begin enforcing limits on intra-day price movements of 3 per cent on its copper and other metals futures and cash forward contracts on April I. metals dealers said. The limits have existed since the opening of the exchange
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          Indonesia may drop coffee retention
          83 29 SINGAPORE Indonesian coffee exporters may not need to cut their exports from April 1 as coffee prices have stayed firm on the global market, the Bisnis Indonesia said yesterday, quoting Oesman Socdargo of the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters. Robusta coffee prices are likely to
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          Mitsui forecasts aluminium deficit
          74 29 TOKYO Japan's Mitsui and Co now sees the surplus of aluminium in Western countries that has depressed world prices in recent years turning to a substantial deficit by the end of this year, according to the company's latest supply and demand forecast. Mitsui now estimates the
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      1524 29 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at lpa) IISS 1 Cutract (S ccnts/kg) Clou Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 94 153.75 500 450 Mav 155.75 500 3.100 Jun 157.25 157.25 156.25 125 7.050 Jul/Sep 157.00 156 50 156.75 WO 4.875 Oct/Dec 157.50 157.50
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        Australia
        1265 30 -8.1 Choppy trading in futures and bonds and nervousness over the direction of offshore markets dragged Australian stocks lower yesterday. The All Ordinaries index closed 8.1 points down at 2,100.8. Brokers said the market bounced marginally at the opening in subdued trade following the sell-off on Monday, but buying
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        Manila
        611 30 +15.02 Philippine share prices closed higher on the back of buying for blue-chip issues by local institutions with prices seen staying firm, brokers said. The composite price index at the newly merged Philippine Stock Exchange climbed 15.02 points, or 0.55 per cent, to close at 2,703.13. "People took advantage
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        Seoul
        357 30 -7.62 Stocks failed to snap out of a recent sluggish trend and profittaking from Monday's rebound dragged the market down, brokers said. "Profit-taking, especially in the banking sector, put a dent in the market," a Schroder Securities broker said. The composite stock index closed 7.62 points down at 875.62.
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        New Zealand
        278 30 -3.15 New Zealand shares retraced their early gains to close marginally lower, but on higher turnover. Weakness in Australia helped put a dampener on trade, and some said there was selling of local issues from both across the Tasman and Asia. The market had opened with a strong
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        Bombay
        69 30 +67.02 Stock prices ended higher as mutual funds and financial institutions stepped up buying in a bid to revive the market crippled by the ban imposed on the carry forward or badla system of trading, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share index closed 67.02 points higher at
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        602 30 Britannia Funds I Sterling ask Bid (Kfcr Mum < .Ip t**->««i Mini k-r>o <.ih t» IX"** OI'W: Mini Mj\ Iikihik' "O'lMM I Si Cash Ife.mh f'HI«l IO<M> in s Kixnc Fuiki < :s» Sterling hquilt I iiiii IVrtiinluiKv W 4W: II -WW i.» ijm r»»i M.m :<»IO MSM I K
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        674 30 -6.1 Share prices closed with modest losses on the FTSE 100 index, near the session's lows, depressed by weaker FTSE futures and a soft gilt market tracking US Treasury bills. Dealers said the market lacked confidence, setting aside financial year-end considerations and felt that prices looked to suffer further
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        117 30 -0.98 pc French shares closed down 0.98 per cent as arbitrage, weaker bonds and lower prices on Wall Street pulled down prices during the afternoon. dealers said. However, trading was quiet and is expected to remain so ahead of the fourday Easter weekend, stalling tomorrow night. The CAC-40 index
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        191 30 +6.93 German stocks closed slightly higher in the official session, led by financial shares amid hopes that German inflation is on the decline and that interest rates would fall. The release of moderate inflation data yesterday and Monday made investors increasingly confident that the Bundesbank will continue its policy
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        Brussels
        138 30 -0.83 Belgian shares closed 0.06 per cent lower in thin prc- Easter trading but might nudge up in the next days on firm bonds and shortcovering. dealers said. But they warned the market might suffer from uncertainty about further developments on interest rates and dollar weakness. The Bel-20 index
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        142 30 -1.87 pc Italian shares were uninspired by the dramatic right-wing "Freedom Alliance" victory at the Italian general clfcctions. fearing that the three-party coalition would have problems forming a cohesive government. The Mibtel index ended 1.87 per cent lower at 10.911. The alliance, built around Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party,
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        213 30 -4.03 Dutch shares were dragged to a lower close by weakness in the financial sector and in bellwether stock Royal Dutch. Traders professed bemusement at the downturn and said thin turnover had created a volatile market whose short-term direction was impossible to predict. The AEX index closed down 4.03
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        250 30 -35 Swiss stocks fell more than 1 per cent as losses in shares of pharmaceutical and bank stocks pulled the market lower amid disappointing earnings. The Swiss Market Index of 22 stocks fell 35 to 2.827.4. with 18 of the 22 stocks declining and four advancing. Union Bank of
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        289 30 +39 A shaken Johannesburg Stock Exchange regained some of the confidence hit by Monday's violence, but dealers said it was still vulnerable to political events ahead of the April elections. The gold index closed 98 points or 4.7 per cent lower at 2,024. the industrial index gained 39 points
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        322 30 -71.63 Toronto stocks continued their steep slide at midday yesterday, pounded by Wall Street weakness and fears of interest rate rises shaking US and Canadian debt markets. The TSE 300 composite index plummeted 71.63 points, or about 1.6 per cent, to 4.416.34 in turnover of 34.77 million shares valued
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        748 30 -30.52 The Dow Jones industrial average was down 30.52 points to 3.731.84 at 11 am EST yesterday. The New York Stock Exchange composite index was off 1.40 to 254.10. while the S&P 500 was down 2.54 to 457.46. Declines pounded advances 1.263-499 among the 2.472 issues crossing the
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      3107 31 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Share prices rose more than 3 per cent on hopes that Britain and China will soon reach an agreement in their dispute over the financing of Hongkong's airport project, traders said. Investors also chased the March futures contract. which was hid higher by a US
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      CHINA
      520 31 THERE was a major lack of tempo in the Shanghai bourse yesterday. With turnover shrinking to US$6OO,OOO. investor interest in Shanghai B shares seems to be evaporating by the day. However, individual counters have exhibited wide price swings on low trading volumes. Specifically. Rubber Belt shed a hefty 17
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      2552 31 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks declined after the government released a package of market-opening measures that offered few new initiatives to stimulate the economy or revive demand for imports, traders said. The dollar weakened against the yen following release of the plan amid speculation that US officials will resort
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      1791 31 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK lhai shares closed higher in light trading as investors saw finance issues fundamentally strong despite rising interest rates, analysts said. "Some people realise that the impact of interest rate increases won't hurt earnings very much." said Mark Matthews. an analyst for Nomura Research Institute in
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      1133 31 Bloomberg Business News JAKARTA Indonesian stocks closed lower yesterday as higher interest rates abroad lured foreign investors away, traders said. The Jakarta Composite Index fell 3.832 points, or 0.8 per cent, to close at 487.219. Volume was a low 44.25 million shares worth 212.9 billion rupiah. compared to Monday's
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        Lock icon Stocks rise as institutions buy into losers
        5579 32 Bloomberg Business N-.-ws KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's benchmark stock index rose 1.09 per cent yesterday as institutional investors bought shares that plunged when foreign funds sold to meet mutual fund redemptions, analyst said. "The market is getting into undervalued territory." said William Chan, research
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        1949 34  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Despite overnight weakness in the US equity market, share prices here rallied yesterday, led by firmness in the US bond market, bargain hunting of blue chips and a stronger performance in Malaysia. The Straits Times Industrials Index gained
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      452 35  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE The port of Singapore handled more than 820,000 TEUs (20-ft equivalent units) in January, up 23 per cent on the same month last year. But the volume of cargo passing through the port fell. According to the
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      1648 52  -  Joe Hah and Takehiko Akiba explained the merits of the new double hull tanker design concept during SingaPort '94 last week Joe Hah and Takehiko Akiba %Mr Hah is managing director of World'- Wide Shipping. Singapore, and Mr Akiba is general manager, ship and offshore
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        313 54 FT LONDON American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, two of the biggest US carriers, are set to form partnerships with two European airlines. American is expected to announce next month a marketing and ticket code-sharing deal'with LOT Polish Airlines, while Delta
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        619 54 Reuter DETROIT Ford Motor Co chairman Alex Trotman may soon promote a new generation of managers who will try to combine Ford's massive US and European automotive operations into a single global unit, analysts say. Mr Trotman, Ford's first foreign-born chairman,
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        155 54 Reuter EDINBURGH US airline Pan Am has agreed to pay for repairs to a highway damaged when its Right 103 was blown apart over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people, a government spokesman said on Monday.
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        438 54 Bloomberg Business News RENO. Nevada Jc(T Erikson. the president of fledgling Reno Air Inc. is leaving the start-up carrier to help lead the much-larger Trans World Airlines Inc. Mr Erikson. who has been with Reno since it was incorporated in July 1992, joins TWA
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        483 54 USs6.sb planes order is biggest since '90 aviation recession Reuter PARIS A host of unknowns surrounding Saudi Arabia's US$6.5 billion (5510.27 billion) to US$7.O billion order for Boeing Co and McDonnell Douglas planes is hampering attempts by bankers to price the lending on
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          81 54 Reuter LONDON British Aerospace pic has teamed up on the European Future Large Aircraft military transporter project with Shorts Brothers pic, the Northern Ireland aerospace and defence firm owned by Canada's Bombardier Inc. Shorts said on Monday that it will take a 10 per cent
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          112 54 Bloomberg Business News DETROIT Ford Motor Co called on owners of 1990 and 1991 models of F-series pickup trucks with 7.5-litre engines to bring their vehicles in for replacement of a potentially dangerous fuelline defect. The recall covers about 96,300 trucks on the market, including 6.000
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          116 54 Reuter BUENOS AIRES An appeals court on Monday removed the last hurdle blocking a takeover by Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA of Aerolineas Argentinas, the Argentine flag carrier. The court struck down an order by a lower court judge blocking the deal because of a
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          61 54 Reuter LONDON Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O) said its subsidiary, P&O European Ferries, has added two cruise ferries to its fleet. It said in a statement on Monday that the 33,336 tonne sister ships would operate the company's route between the
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          76 54 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Banner Aerospace Inc said it plans to sell its Austin Jet and AJ Aerospace units in order to focus attention on its main business of supplying aircraft replacement parts and hardware. Austin Jet sells corporate aircraft, including refurbished business jets
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      211 48 I SEAWARD SHIPPING AND I TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD UA (M lift STOW r«l KEIMK PtNANG aui UUH 10 4 loading 'or Mjtf RUVM HUDHU IS/4 Otsthafiiinj and lojdir* tot Bombay DOLPHR 20 4 Loading For MiU nONUR surait 16 4 loading For Mate INUOH SAAfD loading For Male
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      1004 48 r fl, THONG SOON LINES PTE LTD 1 I 78 SHENTON #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 I I VJ V J TEL: 227-50 M FAX: 227-6011 I I TLX: RS ***** CARRIER. RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I 4 n>OAH M SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK VESSEL [VOY IS'POtl IOIST VESSEL IvOY 1 SPORE
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      619 49 WSV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE HCCtPTMG MEMBUM/SOC CMGOCS TO/FROM KOK. YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA, KOI. TOKYO*. MANIA* OAVAO* Ptnant* P. K riant Sinfapore E'Msu* IVYEVERETT VIE 04/05 Apr N/07 Apr KAMALEVERETT V2OE 24/25 Apr 26/27 Apr SHAPLAEVERETT V2OE 30/01 May ACCLPTMG HKAMULK/FCL/SOC CMGOCS TO/FROM CHITTAGONG. CALCUTTA AMD MMQ.A* Sinfapore P.
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      249 49 18* 557 NAVIGATION CROUP to K* REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0W SP PKL PNG KAO GLORY SELATAN VII 30/3 1/4 7/4 16/4 GLORY SELATAN V 31/3 2/4 SP PKL HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN IX 28/3 31/3
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      559 49 PAKISTAN NATIONAL [f SHIPPING CORPORATION g KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE """voT" 1 SI KARACHI I SARGOOHA 141HW 02/04 12/04 KAPTAI 185-HW 09/04 21/04 ISLAMABAO 121-HW 09/05 H/05 MAKRAW 147-HW 10/05 20/05 vl FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY jt VtSStL VOT |S1 |HKG WW OSA WAG TOK y\ MAKRAN mow
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      611 49 iiuHiuiijmiiiii FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN/P. ELIZABETH CAPETOWN/LAGOS VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH CPT LOS rAO HE/82 26/03 10/04 11/04 13/04 20/04 lAN HE 82 11/04 25/04 26/04 28/04 05/05 *JI HE/104 26 04 10 OS I i/OS 13/ OS 20/05 rl HE 98 11 /OS 25/05 26/05
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      307 49 SIN FAR EAST 02/04 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 02/04 BANGKOK 03/04 MANILA/CEBU 03/04 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 04/04 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 03/04 BUSAN 03/04 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 03/04 HONG KONG SjN CHUM (+B6&VXB) 03/04 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SjN EUROPE/UK 04/04 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 04/04 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech SjN USA/CANADA 03/04
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      730 50 Handling System Co. Pte. Ltd. 136 A 138, Neil Road, #03-00, Singapore 0208 T"T"7 VT7 M CFS-20, Gui Road, Singapore 2262 Tel: 02-*****28 Handling System Co. Sdn. Bhd. N0.9 Lorong (ungah, ***** Port klanß, Svlangor, Malaysia 24th Floor, UMBC Main Building ***** kuala l.umpur, Malaysia Handling System (Hk) Co. Ltd.
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      412 50 y Contemn CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 31 MARCH (Accepting to all N«w Zealand porta) PENAN6 01 APR JAKARTA 03 APR PORT KLANG 01 APR BANGKOK 03 APR MANILA 03 APR HONGKONG 03 APR MELBOURNE 31 MAR SYDNEY 31 MAR FREMANTLE 01 APR BRISBANE 31 MAR I I'ACCEPTING TO
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      568 50 This Week's Sailings Singapore I FIRST FORWARDER IN To: ETD To: ETD asia awarded Singapore Singapore 1,002 i- R <M EVERY EVERY Bangkok SUN Jakarta SUN EVERY EVERY Manila SL'N Ho Chi Minh l-RI u fPI EVERY EVERY Colombo TIE Limassol IHLR 1 U INTERNATIONAL SEA FREIGHT FORWAROMG Tc Fax:
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      122 50 ETA ETD LOADING FOR NANA 31 MAR 31 MAR PHNOM PENH TROPICAL ROSE 30 MAR 31 MAR PHNOM PENH JUN 3 2 APR S APR PHNOM PENH (30 TON DERRICK AVAILABLE) THE NEW STRAITS SHIPPING CO. (PTE) LTD SI ANSON ROM) #0S S3 ANSON CCNTRC SINOAPOK 020T Tit; *****07/*****22 TVJ
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      1229 51 i CRYSTAL FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD fl 3^. hmihwi I wwu—mi mm i/i AUCKLAND 7/4 ANTWERP 4/4 dmcaw 9/1 ADELAIDE 4/4 FELIXSTOWE 4/4 2nwr-Vnwr ma BRISBANE 14/4 HAMBURG 3/4 7?*aota l/l FREMANTLE 1/4 ROTTERDAM 3/4 SUfSSivA 1/1 E n L URNE KEELUNG 6/4 SYDNEY 1/4 KAOHSIUNG 1/4 mML mtM KOBE
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      192 51 /j gx CEYLON SHIPPING CORPN Raipn Notional Line of Sri Lanka CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO IK AND NORTH CONTINENTAL PORTS 101 5 "mm "wiT" oSes "Tiw"" ICTASA KjMWMI Ml? 30/03 M/M mi ot *ca mct »/03 02/ M h/m h/m Hi* at* »/w muDnnsio 7ium ot w n/H m tz. n
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      296 51 gC ONDOR LINE SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE EASTBOUND SCHEDULE N0.30 I PORTS VOT BUENOS WMMM NMm] JAKARTA SINGAPORE HONS MM KAOOSMnuTI MAQOYA YOKOHAMA VESSELS Am 1 [211 J PEKABRIST tap? MUD 9AAEP VUUD 242T/03 29-02/04 07/04 1112/Q4 19/Q4 N. MHySHAYA EBOO UUUD WED 24/01 0400/04 10-14/04 19/Q4 2128/04 maoinn tao» 2*20/03 21/03
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      458 52 VESSEL ST" "SSL" MANILA LHOTSE 9401N 01/04 (FRI) 09/04 (SAT) LHOTSE 9401 AN 04/04 (MQW) 09/Q4 (SAT) WJW6Pg* IBM PACFIC 9415H 08/04 (FRI) 16/04 (SAT) VIGOUR PACFIC 9415 AN 11/04 (MON) I VESSEL SWGAPORE GEFOAL sSwS| DAVAC) CEBU VIGOUR LUZON J4I4E 01/04 (FRI) 07/04 (THU) 08/04 (FRI) 10/04 (SUN) VIGOUR
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      317 52 ?>(>]_,=<:(}[|{{{)\%\`~(">)?.^* PT BAHARI HALUAN SAMUPERA Weekly COMMON FEEDER SERVICE resa wt gwevoff pom nawc klawm TAMBANG VW 1018 04 05/04 08 09 04 TAMBANG VW 1019 11 12/04 ISI6/04 ■OOMESMN WATfOUT 1) IMMTA-fIELAWMI-MKAIITA 2) MX AWA-FARIAR6-lAKAMTA-MMMHS-SUMBATA-StMARARS-IWAWT* CHAHAYA SMFPM6 A TIADMG SO. PTI LTD T«l: *****13 (6 Urm) Fax: *****68 TIkIRS
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      20 52 ______——i STRAIGHT TALK You shouldn't have to read between the lines to get the full picture. Companies Markets. Everyday. BusinessEmes
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      136 52 TODAY'S WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS LEGEND; R Thunderstorm #C A. I 1 Weather Wind drectmn with ipttd n knots *T\ c < Cloudy Sky Serfoce wwA ore mdicotetf by ovvwt fly vM tfct wW 0 On* hi ardc represents calm or hght and variable winds 1 One half Heche represents
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      930 53 HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. ITP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 Wl>* fKt* PSD* VESSELS VOY SIN RTM MT* IXH* HAM BUtt FEL 23/03 25/03 26/03 NOR FHBOURG 310* 04/04 22/04 23/04 25/04 23/04 23/04 26/04 30/03 01/04 02/04 H. CHALLENGER 309W 11/04 30/04 01/05 03/05 01/05 01/05 04/05 06/04
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      492 53 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS VESSEL ¥OY SP N IK M MINI MM *50 12/4 11/4 14/4 11/4 cbimpmb rami vit 4/4 1/4 REISMM *27 31/3 1/4 4/4 1/4 reus mo vm 1/4 OtUCt SIT 117 »/4 Ml 12/4 Mil lIH *24 7/4 1/4
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      919 53 JEDDAH/UK/CONTNENT ISTORE liS S'TON HHURG RDAM LEH *Mu Acccpti* C«p F«: KITANO 24/312 2/4 11/4 20/4 23/4 25/4 27/4 Soittiampton to il UK dcttnitai. BeNast md Oubfc KAMAKURA 33/113 1/4 23/4 24/4 21/4 lotlerdjm t« Antwerp. Amttrdsn. Odo. Hthriu ESSEN EXPRESS OV 313 9/4 11/4 27/4 30/4 2/5 4/5 Souttumplw
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