The Business Times, 7 November 1994

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    14 1 SINGAPORE Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Monday November 7 1994 75 C
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Swissair flies high
      52 1 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Swissair was rated as the best foreign airline this year in an annual survey condueted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine. Singapore Airlines was second, followed by Qantas and Virgin Atlantic. The survey was based on the responses of about 30,000 of the
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      Lock icon Israel to open Hebron massacre site
      36 1 Reuter HEBRON, West Bank Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs, closed since a Jewish settler massacred about 30 Arab worshippers in February, will reopen today, the Israeli Cabinet decided yesterday. Reuter
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    162 1 Stock market indices Friday Week change STI1 2.352.50 -9.96 KLSE Comp 1.074.41 -38.63 Nikkei 19.811.56 +6.40 Hang Seng 9.530 40 150.93 SET Index 1.522.94 +16.82 Jakarta Comp 520.60 f4.19 CLSA China B 1.143.34 -12.5 Aust All Ord 1.999 8 -21.1 FTSE 100 3.097.6 +13.8 Dow Jones 3.807.52 -123.14
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  • Article
    Firms can't go Dutch any more to save on US taxes
    611 1  -  By Ji Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Hongkong, Singapore and Taiwanese firms that use a "Dutch sandwich" loophole to lower the tax on their US investments will see their free lunch replaced by higher tax bills on repatriated US profits from
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    Leading Asian, Western hoteliers, developers push into Cambodia, Laos
    487 1  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Top Asian and Western hotel operators and property developers are moving aggressively into Cambodia and Laos with bold projects that promise earlybird profits. Several of these pioneers are from Singapore. Scotts Holdings, Guthrie GTS, Lee Kim Tah,
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    Wall St blues weigh on S'pore, KL bourses
    311 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Uncertainty on Wall Street is forecast to spill into the local stock market this week. This is because investors are expected to await the outcome of next Tuesday's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The outlook for Malaysian
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    Lock icon US blocks consensus on Apec investment principles
    341 1 AFP JAKARTA Officials meet- i ing ahead of a leaders summit i of the Asia-Pacific Economic i Cooperation (Apec) forum yes- < terday failed to achieve con- sensus on three investment i principles because of US opposition, officials said. j "We did not
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    SIA plans to sell 2 freighters
    286 1  -  Reports by Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Airlines is planning to sell two of its 8747-200 freighters by the end of the current financial vear, that is March 31, 1995. An SIA spokesman said the sale of the two 12-year-old aircraft was part of the airline's
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    SIA to hire 20 pilots from MAS, train another carrier's pilots
    425 1 IN A rather unusual move. Singapore Airlines will hire up to 20 pilots from Malaysian Airlines following an agreement signed less than a fortnight ago. SIA is also in the final stages of negotiating with an unnamed Asian airline
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    Lock icon China punishes aviation agents, airlines
    193 1 Reuter BEIJING China's aviation authority has, in the past two months, punished 47 aviation agents and firms, including the Beijing offices of Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System. Xinhua news agency yesterday quoted a spokesman of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) as saying
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      27 1 Business IT: p* 13 Subnotebooks: endangered species? By George, he's done it George Foreman becomes the oldest champion in heavyweight boxing history at age 45. Pg 12
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      10 1 Hock Lock Siew: Pg 23 New man at Bangkok Bank
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Robust October despite dip
        220 2  -  By R Sivanithy STOCK market volume in October took a slight dip from the previous month the main board and Clob traded 4.45 billion units worth $12.38 billion, against September's 5.4 billion worth $14.7 billion. But the turnover compares well with the rest of the year
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      DBS Land nets $19m from sale of Hexagon House
      297 2  -  Reports by Abdul Hadhi LISTED DBS LAND has sold the five-storey Hexagon House on Beach Road to Transco Holdings for $33.3 million. The property has 2,218 sq m of lettable space and is fully tenanted, DBS Land said in a statement
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      Cecil House up for tender with reserve price of $67m
      218 2 THE 11-storey Cecil House will be put up for sale by public tender tomorrow with a reserve price of about $67 million. The 99-year leasehold property on Cecil Street has 4,591 sq m of net lettable space. In line with
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      Majority will have tertiary education in future: BG Lee
      355 2  -  By Soh Tiang Keng NEARLY two-thirds of Singapore's population will have tertiary education eventually, the Deputy Prime Minister, Brigadier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong, predicted last night. Speaking at a dinner function of the Food, Drinks and Allied Workers' Union, he noted
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      Companies can now apply for VSAT licences
      185 2 THE Telecommunications Authority of Singapore (TAS) has announced that companies can now apply for licences to set up their own private communication network. Such a licence permits the firms to use VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) for intracorporate use and closed user networks.
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      New noise rules for cars from next year
      226 2 THE government will impose more stringent noise standards on cars from next year. Minister for the Environment Mah Bow Tan said yesterday that his ministry will require cars currently in use to meet the new benchmarks from April 1. New cars will
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article
      Thai economy likely to post 8.4% growth: Chuan
      336 3  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THAILAND'S economy will grow by as much as 8.4 per cent while inflation will not exceed 5 per cent this year, said Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai. The government at the moment, however, had no plans to
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      Bankers say new KL rules will lead to mergers
      247 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's introduction next month of a two-tiered regulatory system as it liberalises its banking sector could lead to mergers and produce globally competitive banking groups, business leaders said yesterday. "The move will certainly result in banks, and consequently Malaysian
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Hob-nobbing with the elite
      51 3 AFP HANOI Pedicabs passing a large billboard advertising the recently-built Hanoi Club, which offers leisure and recreational facilities. With membership fees at U556,500 (559.555), the club is targetted at the city's foreign and local elite. The average annual income of a local worker is about US$2OO.
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      Lock icon Fear of competition for investment spurs Indon support for Apec: official
      262 3 AFP JAKARTA A leading expert on Apec says fears of growing competition for investment from India and Vietnam could have motivated Indonesia to strongly support Apec. "A stronger motive behind Indonesia's attitude is perhaps the fear of increased competition
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      Lock icon A good crop, strong peso lower Manila inflation
      261 3 AFP MANILA The Philippines' inflation rate slowed by 0.3 percentage points on the previous year to 7.8 per cent for October on ample harvests and a stronger peso, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. In Manila, year-on-year inflation fell 4.1 percentage points
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      Lock icon M'sian rates could top 6% within a year: Merrill Lynch
      452 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's domestic interest rates, which edged up last week, could rise by 125 to 150 basis points within a year to 5.9 to 6.15 per cent in line with rising American rates, a Merrill Lynch economic report
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Kissinger's for free trade
        111 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Any move to form economic cooperation among Asian countries such as the Hast Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC), which promotes free trade, should be encouraged. Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger yesterday said that if there was genuine interest that could be
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        Lock icon French investment in M' sia
        64 3 AP KUALA LUMPUR French investment in Malaysia totalled MS4.B billion (552.7 billion) between 1980 and this year, with 39 projects approved by the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority. Milko Papazoff, investment adviser of the MalaysianFrench Industrial Cooperation Programme, yesterday said: "Last year, French investment was Ms3o
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        Lock icon Call to protect KL workers
        104 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia urgently needs to develop a policy on the repatriation of profits by foreign companies to protect local workers, according to two consumer bodies. The Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) and the Education and Research Association for Consumers (ERA Consumers) yesterday
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        Lock icon Kit Siang injured in car accident
        55 3 Bernama MALACCA Malaysian opposition Leader and DAP secretarygeneral Lim Kit Siang yesterday received 23 stitches in the head at the Malacca Hospital where he was admitted following a road accident involving his car. Mr Lim, 53, also broke his right wrist in the accident.
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        Lock icon Manila to resume talks with rebels
        57 3 AP MANILA Members of a government panel have decided to resume talks with Communist rebels, newspapers said yesterday. The latest round of talks, held in De Bilt, the Netherlands, broke down last month after the two sides disagreed on the terms for granting immunity
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      Lock icon Viet, foreign firms competing for US$ 3l9m road contracts
      267 3 AFP HANOI Vietnam has given permission for 75 local companies to compete for a share of US$3l9 million (SS46B million) fn contracts to upgrade roads across the country, it was reported yesterday. The companies were selected for their financial stability, according
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
    • Article
      Lock icon HK fears China firms may be seeking listing overseas
      469 4 AFP HONGKONG China has slowed down the rush by its state-owned firms to be listed on the Hongkong stock market, triggering fears that the territory will be bypassed in favour of rival capital markets. The move, introduced recently by Beijing's securities
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      Lock icon Taipei gas blast kills two, injures eight
      47 4 Reuter TAIPEI Rescuers carrying away a body after an explosion ripped through a bakery here yesterday, killing two people and injuring eight. More than 30 vehicles nearby were damaged by the blast, which was caused by a gas leak. Reuter
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      Lock icon China to let 36 state firms go bust before year-end
      331 4 AFP BEIJING At least 36 lossmaking state firms in 18 cities across China arc to go bankrupt before the end of this year under a pilot project to phase out no-hopers, the China Daily Business Weekly said in a report
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      Lock icon HK airport will be debt-free by 2001: official
      259 4 Bloomberg Business News Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong's new airport will have paid ofT its HKS2O.3 billion (SS3.B billion) price tag within four years after it opens. A huge rise in business and tourist arrivals due to increased capacity should ensure that the project
      Bloomberg Business News; Reuter  -  259 words
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      Lock icon Jiang to spell out policy on region during Asian tour
      309 4 Bernama AFP BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin is scheduled to make a speech in Kuala Lumpur to explain China's foreign policy in the region during his South-east Asian tour which begins tomorrow. The two-week trip will also take in Singapore,
      Bernama; AFP  -  309 words
    • CHINA WATCH
      • Article
        Lock icon HK tightens security for Prince Charles
        133 5 AFP HONGKONG Police stepped up security around Prince Charles yesterday after two British journalists entered the lodge that will be his official residence during a five-day stay in Hongkong. Reporters Andy Gilbert of Hongkong's South China Morning Post and Nick Rufford of the Sunday
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        Lock icon Taiwan not changing monetary policy
        81 5 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan has no plans to change its monetary policy, despite a higher than expected year-on-year rise of 5.08 per cent in the October consumer price index (CPI), the Economic Daily News reported. "The central bank has no plan to adjust monetary policy," it
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        Lock icon HK to seek early free trade deadline
        116 5 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The colony's Secretary for Trade and Industry Brian Chau will press for an early deadline for region-wide free trade at the Nov 14-15 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum summit in Jakarta, the Sunday Morning Post reported. During the meeting,
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        Lock icon New trial for Aussie businessman
        126 5 Reuter HONGKONG An Australian businessman who has been jailed in China for more than a year will soon face trial on fresh corruption allegations despite being cleared of earlier graft charges, a Hongkong newspaper said yesterday. Australian government officials have repeatedly raised James Peng's case
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        Lock icon A Canadian tour of China
        50 5 Reuter BEIJING Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (second right), his wife Aline (third left) and part of the Team Canada delegation posing for photographs at Beijing's Forbidden City after arriving in the national capital on Saturday to begin a six-day trade tour of China. Reuter
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        Lock icon Baker sees stable period after Deng
        105 5 AFP TAIPEI Visiting former US secretary of state James Baker yesterday said he predicted a period of stability in China following the death of paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. Mr Baker, who arrived here yesterday at the invitation of Citibank's local office, said that after
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  • REST OF ASIA
    • Article
      Lock icon Tokyo hopes rice reform will lead to market prices
      452 7 Reuter TOKYO Japan's rice reforms will bring about greater flexibility in the current pricing system by introducing free market principles into domestic trade. Agriculture Minister Taichiro Okawara said in a televised interview. "Pricing (of the majority of distributed rice) will be
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      Lock icon Driving home the new government policy
      54 7 Reuter COLOMBO Prospective bidders surround a bullet-proof luxury Mercedes Benz car put on auction along with 16 other vehicles. The cars were imported by Sri Lanka's previous United National Party government for its ministers, and were auctioned as part of the new government's policy
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      Lock icon Jobless rate among Japan's new graduates at 44-year high
      287 7 BLG AFP TOKYO As Japanese companies cut back on hiring to help them weather the current economic downturn, the percentage of new Japanese college graduates who are unemployed rose to a 44-year high this spring, the Daily Yomiuri newspaper cited an
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      Lock icon Murdoch offers rugby clubs A$ 2m to join super league
      216 7 AFP SYDNEY Australian rugby league clubs will be offered As 2 million (552.16 million) each to join a proposed super league, funded by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Limited, press reports said here yesterday. Plans for the reported Assoo million
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Bangkok criticised over Khmer Rouge
        111 7 AP SYDNEY Australia's Foreign Minister Gareth Evans yesterday accused the Thai government of letting the Khmer Rouge use their country as a safe haven despite its continuing campaign of terror in Cambodia. "It's unacceptable for the Khmer Rouge to be able to cross the border
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        Lock icon Seoul may want armistice replaced
        99 7 Reuter SEOUL South Korean officials met yesterday to discuss the possible replacement of the Korean War armistice with a peace treaty following the recent US-North Korean nuclear pact, state television reported. Yonhap news agency added that South Korea would consult the US on the issue
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        Lock icon Japan's PM plans visits to China, US
        91 7 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama wants to visit China in December and the United States in January, government sources were quoted as saving yesterday. He has instructed the Foreign Ministry to consult Chinese and US authorities on his planned visits, the
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        Lock icon Titanic replica to be used as hotel
        88 7 Reuter LONDON A full-size replica of the doomed liner Titanic is to be built in Asia for a Japanese company to use as a floating hotel, Britain's Independent on Sunday newspaper said. "The plans are being provided by a construction company in Northern
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Clinton perplexed at rising rates in face of no inflation
      495 8 Reuter ANAHEIM, California US President Bill Clinton said it was frustrating when interest rates were raised even though inflation was nowhere in sight. "Economic problems are of profound complexity," he told a conference of National Association of Realtors. "When people
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      Lock icon China, McDonnell Douglas sign US$ l.6b deal
      262 8 AFP ANAHEIM. California i United States President Bill Clinton lauded a USSI.6 bil- lion (552.3 billion) deal be- tween China and McDonnell Douglas as a way to boost i trade and create good jobs in j the US. i Under the deal signed
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      Lock icon Reagan suffers from Alzheimer's disease
      243 8 Reuter LOS ANGELLS Former US president Ronald Reagan disclosed on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, an incurable, mind-crippling disease afflicting millions of people around the world. His doctors said he was in the early stages of the disease, and while his
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Mandela talks tough to police
        65 8 AFP JOHANNESBURG President Nelson Mandela said on Saturday he would summon South Africa's police generals next week to show them that he is in charge and will brook no opposition to his government. Mr Mandela told a regional conference of his African National Congress that
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      • Article
        Lock icon Rain dampens Ciller's visit to Gaza
        74 8 UPI GAZA CITY Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller visited Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman Yasser Arafat on Saturday, becoming the first national leader to visit the Gaza Strip since the inception of self-rule. But what was meant to be a grand welcoming ceremony was washed
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        Lock icon Over 60% executives steal from hotels
        88 8 Reuter LONDON More than 60 per cent of European business travellers admit to stealing supplies from their hotel rooms, and the worst offenders are female executives who pocket the shampoo bottles, a survey showed on Friday. Commissioned by Official Airline Guides, the survey showed
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        Lock icon Drug cartel's European agent held
        54 8 AFP BARCELONA Spanish police said on Saturday they had arrested Cesar Arango. considered to be the European "ambassador" of the Colombian Medcllin drugs ring. Arango was caught along with his wife and eight others in one of the "toughest blows" ever handed the cartel led
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      Lock icon Ex-minister who sparked UK sleaze campaign to divorce wife
      210 8 Reuter LONDON A former minister who resigned two years ago, sparking the British government's "sleaze" troubles, is to divorce his wife but only because an aflfair was about to be exposed, a newspaper said. David Mellor, Prime Minister John Major's culture
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      Lock icon Leading reform economist appointed Russia's new deputy premier
      471 9 AP MOSCOW A leading reform economist has taken over a powerful position in the Russian government, declaring that his top priority is a no-nonsense budget that takes a tough approach on inflation. Anatoly Chubais, the only remaining member of Russia's original team
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      Lock icon Russian documents detail danger of another Chernobyl threat to Europe
      206 9 Reuter LONDON Crisis in the former Soviet Union's nuclear industry is increasing a threat to Europe of environmental catastrophe, according to leaked documents, Britain's Observer newspaper said yesterday. The paper said it had handed Russian government docu- ments over to
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      Lock icon Chirac snapping at Balladur's heels in opinion poll
      322 9 AFP AP PARIS Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac's popularity rating shot up five points yesterday to almost equal his right wing rival, Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, following his announcement on Friday of his bid for the presidency. Mr Chirac, leader of France's biggest
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      Lock icon UK production in good shape
      144 9 AFP LONDON Britain's manufacturing industry is set for its strongest period of growth in 30 years, with output forecast to rise by 4.5 per cent this year and 5.6 per cent in 1995, says a London Business School report. The report forecast manufacturing production would
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    • Article
      War crime hearing against Serb begins tomorrow
      186 9  -  From S M Braam in AMSTERDAM THE curtains will go up tomorrow on the first international hearing on a war crime since the end of World War 11, involving a Bosnian Serb who has been accused of atrocities against Muslims in the ethnic
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  • FOCUS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Cautionary tale for global mergers
      909 10  -  B* Geraldine Fabrikant Andrew Pollack NYT NEW YORK The top two executives of MCA Ine arrived in Japan with a bold proposal to invest in an American television broadcast network. They left feeling, to use the words of one of them, as if they had
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      Lock icon Return of Japanese banks awakens loan fears
      1001 10  -  By Gerald Baker FT TOKYO From the boardrooms of New York to the shop floors of Kuala Lumpur, a forgotten sound is rippling around the world. It is the murmur of Japanese bankers striking deals with foreign clients. Four years ago, the Japanese
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  • ENTERPRISE & MANAGEMENT
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      Future shock for firms
      825 11  -  Corporate guru Stuart Levine tells Juliette Walker why Singapore firms can expect to be hit by structural change and down-sizing Juliette Walker THE world's economic roller-coast-er may be about to take South-east Asia on a jarring ride of structural change and corporate down-sizing, says corporate guru
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      613 11  -  Richard Hale, Hongkongßank's chief executive, tells Genevieve Cua how he got his bank to go green Genevieve Cua WHEN I first came to Singapore in 1986, the bank spent a lot of money supporting this and that. But our efforts were scattered and probably didn't achieve
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champion
      677 12 AP LAS VEGAS With a blasting two-punch combination, George Foreman erased the memory that has haunted him for 20 years. "I exorcised the ghost (of Muhammad Ali) once and forever," the 45-year-old Foreman said after knocking out Michael Moorer to win the IBF and
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      Lock icon Agassi clinches Paris Open, moves to No 2 in world rankings
      430 12 Reuter AP PARIS Andre Agassi moved up to second place in the world rankings by overcoming Swiss giant Marc Rossct to win the Paris Open tennis tournament yesterday. The American eighth seed tamed Rossct, seeded 14th, 6-3 6-3 4-6
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        Basketball
        12 12 YOKOHAMA, Japan NBA Sunday: Portland Trail Blazers 112 LA Clippers 95.
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        Lock icon Golf
        143 12 AFP BALI Nick Faldo was disqualified from the Alfred Dunhill Masters during yesterday's final round with only seven holes remaining and when he was six shots clear of the field. Faldo was punished for moving a piece of coral behind his ball in a bunker. The action is allowed
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        56 12 Reuter SUZUKA, Japan Damon Hill on a Williams Renault beat Benetton Ford ace and points leader Michael Schumacher at the rain-inter-rupted Japanese Grand Prix here yesterday. Hill's victory left him just one point behind German rival Michael Schumacher in the world drivers' competition with just one race remaining, the
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        Rugby
        140 12 SWANSEA, Wales South Africa put the midweek carnage at Neath behind them here on Satur- day as they brushed aside Welsh champions Swansea with a crushing 78-7 victory. Swansea were simply blown away by the brilliant Springboks, who scored 12 tries, ten of them in an incredible second half.
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        154 12 AFP PARIS L 552.25 million Paris Indoor Open semi-finals Saturday: Marc Rossct (Swi x! 4) b Michael Chang (US x 7) 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 6-4; Andre Agassi (US x 8) b Sergi Brugucra (Spn x 4) 6-4 6-4. Doubles: Byron Black (ZimVJonathan Stark (US x 2) b Grant Conncll
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      342 12 Hot Air Balloon: WMm Chronicles of Travel" takes you on a Hot Air Balloon Safari Imagine... azure African skies above you. The expansive environs below you. You are drinking in the wild, natural beauty of this great continent from a hot air balloon. Out of the corner of your eye,
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      All I want for Christmas...
      975 13  -  Joseph Rajendran checks out what PC makers have in store this Christmas season Joseph Rajendran THE TOP local personal computer makers have big plans for the traditional Christmas rush, with key players planning to unveil aggressive new offers. However, more features rather than new features
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      Are subnotebooks an endangered species?
      758 13  -  The subnotebook may be singing its swan song after a sensational showing last year, says David Welcher David Welcher The subnotebook computer appears to be an endangered species. An informal poll of manufacturers. distributors, retailers and end-users suggests that the technology buyer was not willing
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      Business outposts in cyberspace
      878 14  -  NETWATGH ■4 mWGTWfiii NEMORKfNGWORtD Tommi Chen says businesses shouldn't miss out on services and opportunities as more consumer-oriented users hop on board the Internet Tommi Chen The writer is an internaut and managing partner of Net Centre Pte Ltd which provides specialist networking services. He is
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      Lock icon Apple leads US market in 3rd qtr PC sales: survey
      259 14 Reuter APPLE Computer Inc shipped more personal computers in the US than any manufacturer in the previous quarter, regaining the lead from Compaq Computer Corp, according to independent research firm International Data Corp. A survey by the research firm determined
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      Forget about meeting standards, says head of Andersen Consulting
      557 14  -  George Shaheen tells Lee Wai Leong why it's more important to find out if a product improves efficiency Lee Wai Leong LC\~W T HO cares about standards?" deT Clares George Shaheen, managing partner of Andersen Consulting, the world's largest management consultancy
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      Video-conferencing moves to the desktop
      765 15  -  IT THE NEXT WAVE Winston Choe tracks the milestones in video conferencing technology Winston Choe The writer is a member of the Multimedia Networking Group at the Institute of Systems Science and is engaged in next-generation multimedia services on high-speed networks. He can be contacted
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    • TECH TAKES
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        Standard for video image compression
        41 17 SINGAPORE MPEG 2, a world standard for compression of video images, is expected to be finalised during an International Standards Organisation (ISO) meeting being held here from today to next Monday, said the National Computer Board.
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        Plug-and-play Sound Blaster card
        39 17 SINGAPORE Creative Technology has announced the Sound Blaster 16 Plug and Play, a sound card that automatically configures itself in any plug-and-play-compatible system. The card features CD-ROM interface and 8 and 16-bit CD-quality stereo sampling.
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        Intergraph sets up Singapore unit
        29 17 SINGAPORE Intergraph South East Asia has established a separate Singapore business unit called Intergraph Systems Singapore Pte Ltd, headed by general manager Steven Low.
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        Novell joins Smart Homes consortium
        29 17 SINGAPORE US-based software giant Novell Inc has joined the Smart Homes Consortium, an alliance of computer companies developing sophisticated information networks for high-rise apartments.
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        AMD gets nod to continue chip exports
        43 17 SINGAPORE Computer chip-makers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed on the terms of a preliminary injunction that will allow AMD to continue to ship its Am4B6 chips, which compete with Intel's industry-leading i486 processors.
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        NUS buys Cray supercomputer
        54 17  -  Compiled by David Mok SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore has purchased a Cray J916 supercomputer. Targeted to be operational early next year, the J916 will be the most powerful supercomputer in Southeast Asia, said NUS officials. It will be mainly used to train the university's
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    • It' s happenin'
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        Seminar on new Apple products
        49 17 SINGAPORE Apple Computer is holding a product seminar to introduce its latest Macintosh operating system 7.5 and the new PowerMac 8100/100. Called "Liberation Day", the event will be held on Nov 8 at Shangri-La Hotel from 9.30 am to 12 noon. Admission is free.
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        Conference on automation, robotics
        39 17 SINGAPORE The Third International Conference on Automation. Robotics and Computer Vision will be held from Nov 8 to 11. The theme of the conference is "Intelligent Automation". For further information, call Irene Ho at 799-4769.
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        FoxPro 2.5 programming workshop
        26 17 SINGAPORE The Singapore Institute of Management is holding a four-day workshop from Nov 8 on FoxPro 2.5 programming. To register, call 460-7384.
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        Video conferencing summit
        24 17 SINGAPORE AIC Conferences is holding the Pan Asia Video Conferencing Summit from Nov 14-16. For more information, call Kalina at 222-8550.
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        Seminar on Smart Phone technology
        33 17 SINGAPORE Tandem Computers is holding a seminar on Smart Phone technology and its applications on Nov 15 at the Regent Hotel. To register, call Beng Hwee at 390-0175.
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        Network management seminars
        46 17  -  Compiled by David Mok SINGAPORE Intel, Novell and Syn Optics are holding a series of seminars on network management in China (Nov 11). Korea (Nov 15), Taiwan (Nov 18), Hongkong (Nov 21) and Singapore (Nov 24). For more information, call Irene at (65)-831-1323.
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      Longman to sell software series
      400 17  -  The book publisher will market in the region an educational multimedia series, reports Kenneth James Kenneth James NO RIBBING, ADAM's here. Doctors use it, students in universities and secondary schools love it, there's even a highly-praised home version. Now a tie-up with a local publisher
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      Synoptics-Wellfleet merger launches first two products
      380 17  -  By Lee Wai Leong BAY NETWORKS, the US$l billion ($1.47 billion) company created through the merger of network giants Synoptics and Wellfleet, recently announced two new products that integrate the technological strengths of both companies. The first product is an addition to Wellfleet's router
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      Anixter set to expand in a big way in Asia-Pacific
      268 17  -  By Lee Wai Leong NETWORK equipment supplier and integrator Anixter last week announced plans for a major expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The company, which currently has 11 offices in the region. plans to open a number of new offices
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      Succeeding in trade shows with the Ten Second Rule
      685 19  -  WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY DAVID WELCHER The writer heads Computing Dynamics (USA), a Brooklyn-based management consulting and software development firm, and also writes on IT issues. He contributed this commentary to BusinesslT IT'S NOVEMBER again, and my thoughts have turned to the
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    • Article
      IBM S'pore launches new $5,000 Unix workstation
      245 19  -  By Lee Wai Leong Breaking new price barriers, IBM Singapore last week launched its $4,998 RS/6000 Unix workstation. Running on a 66 megahertz (MHz) PowerPC 601 chip, the entry-level RS/6000 Model 40P comes with 16 megabytes (MB) main memory, a 360M8 hard disk
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      321 13 you'll find the IPC Porta-PC re FOR PS 6 PSE notebook very handy. I y It weighs a mere 23kg and comes bundled with a whole lot of features. Such as the CHIPSWAP J design which allows a single-chip pcmcia card upgrace, the 95" LCD screen and the 32-bit Local
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      221 13 OS WINI^RB IN EVERY :m EVENT. Decathlon can run with the best of them. With of Fast SCSI-2 or Fast ATA-2 interfaces, you get up to 16.6 MB/ rt AjV vft* second in data throughput performance. Along with its quick 12 W jp>>- millisecond average seek and 4,500 rpm spindle
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      257 14 The Da Vinci by IWC in ladies' and gentlemen's sizes. Proceed carefully Kpjfl H^ip99 One glance at the Da Vinci and you are The gentlemen's model is not without captivated. Its appearance promises its complications. The automatic inner qualities sought in a companion Da Vinci chronograph with its for a
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      149 14 M any great i i restaurants go to great lengths to bring you the finest cuisine. K /I r Jacques Le Divellec goes to great depths. From Nov 9 to Nov 12 at Maxim's, Jacques Le Divellec will bring you exquisite culinary delights from the ocean deep. This Parisian chef
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      88 17 PSSSJSL, dBfISE 5.0 for Windows. The industry defacto standard lor database is now !■■■—JlnJ u .U|. avauaDß Dunoiea wnn Sidekick/window* Personal Organiser (worth $110) at Morum for limited period only. $599 (1816.87 wttIGJT) #03-12, OUB Centre tttrorum #04-04, Funan Centre Tel: 534 1618 fc fACIUM Tel: 338 2848 Any job.
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      14 17 Computers Increase Efficiency, Boost Productivity And Streamline Operations. Unless Of Course, They're Delivered Late.
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      271 18 J I I I bT«J| 1"j 1 What if you could place an inventory order without even saying a word. Or transfer funds between accounts and receive a confirmation receipt at the toA convenience of your own home. In fact, do just about any transaction you can those who wanna
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      398 20 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN FEAST ON SOUTH-EAST ASIAN FAVOURITES For the month of Novemlxr, conic and taste the all-time flavours of South-Kast Asian. And now with also a weekly Card Lucky valuable pri/es to Ik-won. $16.50(adult) /slo.so(child). IJuffet lunch II a,K t nncr Cafe Plaza Pi aza Hotel
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      348 20 WHAT'S HAPPENING l| Km On Tuesday night |L jf AT THE NEPTUNE. 1 W 1 Every Tuesday night, The Neptune is reserved for all who love ballroom dancing Special Ml dmner menu available at Si 5 per penon &<dShSS I l——l 7th floor Ovfncat Union (Home Collycr Quay Singapore 0104
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  • THE ARTS
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      Lock icon Newcomer to art scene wins BT contest
      572 21  -  Shahiron Sahari reviews the contest which drew the most entries, and catches up with the winner Shahiron Sahari THE WINNER of the third Business Times Lifestyle Exclusive contest has only just started on a journey of discovery, but it is one which has
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      Lock icon The politically correct guide to classical music
      567 21  -  Bernard Holland explains why works by Haydn, Puccini and Verdi should be banned Bernard Holland NYT The following points were noted in a recent report from the Ethics-ln-Music Society. Considerable progress has been made towards the banning of Haydn's music from public performance.
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      54 21 VACATIONS BFrVoVjP RAIV" new Bali Sea Dancer, a classic, 150 passenger cruise liner, 1 offers 6 and 7 Day fly cruise programmes to complete your Bali Ho,iday Ylslt Komodo' home of the prehistoric Komodo Dragon. Discover Magical Lombok and Mysterious Sumhawa 2N Hotel in Bali T\fl^T" •JOrSdayCruise 1«U ifo* tfuUAe*
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      196 21 SiHgapw*: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. (Temperature 24-31) «di H/U* Cm tan** m/W Cmi. BuenoaMw 21/10 Cloud* AucMand 17/10 Sumy Amsterdam Shower Oicago HAJ3 Clou* Banoiak 32/23 Cloudy Alter* 22/14 Shower HonoUu 30/21 Cloudy Beryng Sumy Bet* 10,03 Shower Houston 25/11 CtouOr Bombe* 32/23 r storm Bonn 12/07
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      941 21 I TV&MOtO W i Psycho, 8.35pm, TV 2 i&gaXF 1 -3Sj^ Norman Bates (Anthony Per- kins) and his mum run a motel in which a pretty young thing gets killed, l ime for some sly verbal sparring and ironic dia- logue. This jet-black comedy %-M i from 1960 is Hitchcock's
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    Investment by UK firms in Asia set to soar, says study
    542 22  -  From Neil Behrmann in LONDON BRITISH investment in Asia will accelerate markedly in the coming decade, according to a study by the UK Centre For Policy Studies. So much so that Britain's top 100 corporations will draw between 15
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    Lock icon Democrats fight back in US polls
    315 22 AP WASHINGTON A Democratic rebound is reducing Republican hopes for a sweep of executive mansions in the largest US states. But Republicans still appear set to net numerical gains and several prize governorships, including California and possibly Pennsylvania. Heated exchanges on crime and taxes
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    Lock icon Ozawa rules out himself as Japan's future PM
    392 22 Reuter TOKYO The man who plotted Japan's greatest political upheaval since World War II yesterday firmly ruled himself out as a future prime minister or even leader of the opposition. But Ichira Ozawa, who last year organised party realignments that led to
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    Lock icon Work on Shanghai airport to start in 1996
    239 22 Reuter SHANGHAI Work on a new Shanghai airport in the Pudong New Area will begin in 1996 and the first phase is to be completed by 2000, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. At the same time, the existing Hongqiao International Airport
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    Lock icon Iran fires missiles at guerilla base in Iraq
    232 22 Reuter NICOSIA Iran yesterday attacked an Iranian opposition group's base inside Iraq after a party of the latter's guerillas tried to cross into Iran to hit oil installations, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported. "Early reports from inside Iraq indicated that the
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    Lock icon The bug stops here, says Thai minister
    122 22 AFP BANGKOK Thai Interior Minister Chaowalit Yongchaiyudh ordered nine sets of hightech anti-bugging devices apparently to fight phone taps and eavesdropping in his ministry, a local daily reported yesterday. Mr Chaowalit will have one set installed in his office, the Bangkok Post said.
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    960 22  -  The Bottom Line TYE KIM KHIAT TYE KIM KHIAT The writer is a BT copy editor A PEC is in the air. So is free trade. For Australia, the Bogor summit of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders on Nov 15
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    Lock icon Wages in Chinese cities jump 82%
    153 22 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING Wage payments in Chinese cities rocketed 81.7 per cent in the first nine months of the year, helping to push inflation to a six-year high, the China Daily Business Weekly said yesterday. From January to September, a total of 415.23
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Sukamto to use Transmarco to mount regional expansion
      365 23  -  By Corinne KerK SINGAPORE Indonesian businessman Sukarman Sukamto will use Transmarco formerly Metro's listed distribution and marketing subsidiary as a vehicle to establish a base in Singapore, and pursue business opportunities in retail, real estate and manufacturing here and in the Asia-Pacific.
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      Lock icon Sime Darby expects pre-tax profit to exceed M$ l billion
      397 23 Reuter MBT KUALA LUMPUR Sime Darby, the Malaysian conglomerate, expects pre-tax profit to top Msl billion (*****.3 million) in the current financial year ending June as it moves to globalise operations. "Barring unforeseen circumstances, we are confident of breaking the
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      Rumours on projects groundless: Van der Horst
      247 23 SINGAPORE Power plant engineering firm Van der Horst has denied rumours that some of its overseas projects are running into problems. Reacting to earlier press reports, the company issued a statement yesterday saying: "Comments in the Press relating to personnel and stalled projects
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      Chartsiri is the name, but the game is no less tough
      774 23  -  HOCK By Loh Hui Yin BANGKOK The year's most talked-about corporate succession will finally take place on Dec I, when Chartsiri Sophonpanich assumes the presidency of Bangkok Bank, a big job once held by his father Chartri and his
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    • COMPANIES
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        China projects to get 40% of Tuan Sing rights proceeds
        342 24  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Listed Tuan Sing's property projects in China will get some 40 per ccnt of the 5270 million it aims to raise from its onc-for-onc rights issue. The group said in a recent circular to shareholders that
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        Lock icon Advance Synergy still in West Port project
        356 24 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Advance Synergy Bhd will not lose its participation in the privatisation of the Klang West Port project but will instead have better control of it through Econstates Bhd. The company said that the proposed sale of its stake in the
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        Lock icon Sungei Way Group eyes Melbourne theme park
        245 24 Bernama MELBOURNE Malaysia's SungeiWay Group is negotiating to take over Melbourne's famous landmark, Luna Park, and turn it into multi-million-dollar hi-tech theme park, according to real estate agents here. SungeiWay is expected to buy the lease to the park for between As 3
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        Khong Guan seeks new income source
        389 24  -  Confectionery maker bidding for 20% of China's Far East Biscuit By Michelle Low SINGAPORE Local confectionery maker Khong Guan Flour Milling (KGFM) is eyeing the Chinese biscuit market with its bid for a 20 per cent stake in Far East Biscuit, one of the
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          Lock icon Matsushita to make more VTRs abroad
          105 24 AFP TOKYO Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co will double annual videotape recorder (VTR) output in Malaysia to 1.2 million units in fiscal 1996. the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. The company's VTR production in Malaysia is expected to reach 600,000 units in the current
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          Lock icon Dharmala Philippines income up 44%
          86 24 AFP MANILA Dharmala Philippines Inc has reported a 44 per cent rise in net income in the first nine months of this year to 38.27 million pesos (552.28 million), up from 26.57 million pesos in the same period last year. The company's sales, however, fell
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          Lock icon Kmart to open stores in Indonesia
          60 24 AFP JAKARTA US retail giant Kmart Corporation plans to open stores in Indonesia, the Antara news agency said yesterday. Antara, quoting Kmart International director Peter Jarmosewich, said Kmart had signed a licensing accord with PT Multipolar, which deals in information system technology and strategic
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          Lock icon Bayer forms joint venture in Indonesia
          65 24 Reuter LEVERKUSEN Bayer AG said it formed a joint venture with PT Polkrik Chemicals Co for the production of textile dyestufis. Bayer will have a 60 per cent stake in the venture. The plant, which will be built with an investment of US$6O million
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        Sinar Mas group and Aussie firm in life insurance tie-up
        481 26  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY INDONESIA'S PT Asuransi Jiwa Simas Life, part of the Sinar Mas group, has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Australian insurance and funds management company, the MLC Group. This marks MLC's first foray into life
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        Lock icon NZ publishing family vows to resist Brierley takeover bid
        379 26 AFP AUCKLAND One of New Zealand's oldest publishers yesterday vowed to resist an attempted NZ$265 million < (*****.6 million) lightning buy-out by the powerful Brierley Investments Limited (BIL). But it may be too late for family-run Wilson and Horton Limited (W
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          Lock icon 1 trillion yuan turnover in Shanghai stocks
          66 26 AP BEIJING Turnover at the Shanghai stock exchange so far this year has topped 1 trillion yuan (SSI72 billion) for the first time, an official report said on Saturday. At the close of trading on Friday, the turnover had reached 1,125.561 billion yuan,
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          88 26 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it had paid U*****,000 (*****,810) for a French distribution company in order to strengthen after-sales service in the European Union, the domestic Yonhap news agency reported. Officials at Samsung Electronics, a unit of the Samsung Group,
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          99 26 Reuter KARACHI Pakistan's Lucky Cement Ltd said it had invited applications from the general public to subscribe to 28 million 10-rupee shares at a price of 21 rupees per share on Nov 16. The company, incorporated in September 1993 by Yunus Brothers Group, has an
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          86 26 Reuter LONDON Retail and pharmaceutical group Boots Co reported a 20 per cent increase in first-half profit but made cautious noises about prospects for the second half that hit the company's shares. Pre-tax profits in the half-year to Sep 30 rose to £241.8 million (SSS7I
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        215 26 AFP SYDNEY Australian retailer Coles Myer announced its best quarterly sales figures in four years here yesterday. It said sales spurted 7.7 per cent to A 53.892 billion (554.24 billion) in the first 13 weeks of fiscal 1994-95. Chief executive Peter Bartels
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        268 26 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING If the New York listings of two Chinese airlines prove successful, Beijing will allow other domestic airlines to sell shares overseas, the official China Daily Business Weekly reported yesterday. China Southern and China Eastern were selected by the
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        533 27 AFP VANCOUVER The Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) will launch its much-delayed Asian Board tomorrow with trading in shares of a Chinese truck maker. Balcarra Motors Corporation is poised to become the first Asian company to list exclusively on the exchange. The Vancouver-based company
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        437 27 Reuter LONDON Analysts expect British Airways (BA) to announce a jump of more than 30 per cent in first-half earnings tomorrow, with pre-tax profit reaching about £328 million (***** million). They also expect the carrier to declare an interim dividend
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        240 27 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Nissan Motor Co said its loss doubled to 57.9 billion yen (*****.5 million) in the first half, and it now expects a loss of about that much for the full year. The current loss for the six
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        555 28 NST KUALA LUMPUR Bank Negara will issue guidelines soon to guard financial institutions against overexposure to the derivatives market. The guidelines are not aimed at discouraging them from participating in the derivatives business, but to ensure that they have proper internal controls and
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        342 28 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to raise the ceiling for foreign funds in the domestic stock market to US$2O billion (5529.4 billion) by endJanuary 1995 from US$7.5 billion at present, the Economic Daily News
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        238 28 Reuter LONDON The success of a 200 billion yen (Ss3 billion) global bond for the World Bank, expected to be launched today, could lead to another wave of large yen issues before the end of the year, say syndicate managers. Italy, Portugal
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        326 28 Reuter SINGAPORE Metals trader Donald McArthy, aiming to stretch its operations beyond Asia, is eyeing the former Soviet Union and Iran for its first manufacturing bases. The three-year-old firm founded and controlled by Vinod Kumar Didwania. dealing in various commodities ranging from
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        89 28 Reuter BEIJING China has banned foreign exchange and futures trading not approved by the proper government departments. Major newspaper yesterday published an order issued by four departments, including the Ministry of Public Security, which said that unapproved trade with illegal elements outside China had
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        2171 28 *Ruie\ are th<■ attragf ol V selected hank\ IraJe Mrifhied inJt-\ laUulaleJ axam\l S'pure'i top 14 iraJint partner\ bate year 19H5 t IMI9 MHURI| lllil BANKS H ABN Amro Bank NV 6>i ANZ Banking Group t> Allied Irish Bank PLC 6'/i American Express Bank 6''i Arab Banking Corp 6V» Arab
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        646 29  -  SIMEX WEEKLY ROUNDUP By Yumiko Iijima MMS International SINGAPORE The Japanese yen strengthened to another record high against the US dollar at 96.05, compelling the Fed to intervene for the first time since June 24. The dollar's failure to gain ground on a recovery
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        748 29 COMMODITY WEEKLY ROUNDUP AFP LONDON The base metals continued to defy gravity last week with each metal copper, aluminium, zinc. lead, tin and nickel soaring to new record highs on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Copper led the complex higher, rising on speculative buying
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      1352 29 Rubber Nov 4 Singapore Commodity Exchange Physical Prices (futures closing as at 5.30pm) Paysn Tilliin As at 12 noon (S cents/kg) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Ckwc Volume RSS 2 Dcc 94 193.00 I94.00N Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Intent RSS 3 Dcc 94 192.00 193 00N RSS
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      5051 30 CORPORATE RESULTS Nd Em KHS Dale TY LY IV LY Company aim (Sm) (Sin) (cts) (els) ABR Hldgs Sep 19 I 1.109 1.365 2.5 3.3 Acma Sep 16 I 48 926 19 517 71.0 28.6 Alcom* Aug I I 9.373 7 905 7 44 6 40
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      753 30 Relative Strength Index: The RSI measures the rate at which prices move. In theory, it ranges between zero and 100. In practice however, it fluctuates between 10 and 90. RSI is calculated over a specified period, say 13 days, and is derived from the formula: 100 100/ {(up
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        775 31 FT New York THE Americans are working more than has been the case for years and they are working much harder. But they are not getting paid a lot more, and they certainly seem nervous about spending what extra they have. With
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        425 31 AFP London THE Stock Exchange moved little last week, as investor initiative was paralysed by fears of a rise in both British and US interest rates, dealers said. The FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares ended up 13.8 points for
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        244 31 AFP Hongkong STOCK priccs jumped 1.61 per cent during the week after China and Britain signed an agreement on the financing arrangements for the territory's multi-billion dollar new airport project. The bluc-chip Hang Seng Index rose 150.93 points to close the week's trading on
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        528 31 AFP Reuter Tokyo SHARE prices rebounded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week as foreign investors and domestic institutions joined buying interest, but without a full recovery on the market, traders said. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 selected issues in
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        175 31 The Australian bourse slavishly followed the fortunes of Wall Street through the week, slumping to a threeweek low at the close on Friday, brokers said. The key All Ordinaries Index eased one per cent to 1.999.8 points, down from 2.020.9 points at the previous week's close and striking its
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        143 31 Share prices strengthened slightly in a warmer trading at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE), but corrections on several big shares restrained further growth on the index, an analyst said. The JSE Index, which reached the week's high at 524.651 on Tuesday, closed on Friday at 520.595, compared to 517.851
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        172 31 The Taiwan stock market remained bearish on re- duced trading amid political uncertainty, brokers said. After a 3.4 per cent drop the preceding week, the 392issue Weighted Price Index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange lost another 235.87 points, or 3.57 per cent, to settle at 6,369.11 points on Friday.
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        165 31 Share prices hit a new high on the Seoul bourse for the third straight day on Saturday, spurred by the release of statistics indicating steady economic growth through the first half of 1995. The leading Composite Price Index on the Korea Stock Exchange closed out at 1,125.03, up 5.51
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        2268 31 London Not 4 Peace Industrials A. A. Corp Adr H. 120 unch Abbe> National 415 -I Allied Lyons 598 7 4/8 Amcc 96 2 4/8 Argyll 263 -4 Asda Group 62 4/8 6/8 BAT I ltd 433 -4 MCC J5J -3 BOC Group 700 unch BR Petroleum 428.280 +1280 BTR
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        833 31 •38.36 Blue-chip stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as long-term bond interest rates soared in anticipation that the Federal Reserve would again boost lending rates in a bid to curb the nation's economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 38.36 points lower at 3,807.52. For the week,
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        262 31 •28.19 Stocks gave up early ground and closed with sharp losses, crushed under falling bonds and weak Wall Street shares, traders said. The TSE 300 Composite Index dropped 28.19, closing at 4,198.63, below the 4,200 mark, and bringing losses for the week to a shade below 90 points. Trading
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2452 32 KL Industries 19.383.000 Promct 18,566.000 FACB 50c 18,446.000 Idrts Hyd 50c 16.826.000 MBf Capital 16.343.000 Mulpha Intl 50C 13.951.000 Bcrjava Ind 11.507.000 3Msia 10.760.000 Oxygen W|95 9.481.000 Mult I-Purpose 8.713.000 kulim (M) Wt99 7.361.000 Fabcr Group 7.229.000 Kamunting 50c 6,648.000 mmnemn- Mi* ov 1 KL Industries 53.5SO.470 Idns
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        6389 32 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian share prices closed the week lower on a scarcity of fresh leads as well as a new directive issued by the Kuala Lumpur bourse, which some brokers said restricted trading. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index, which tracks
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      373 24 BUSINESS TIMES TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-800-741-1883 FAX:74I-1298 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I MARY JULIANA TAY MUI SIM of Block 110 Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 #20-122 Singapore 2365, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop Licence in respect of premises at M/s Pelion International at 50 Raffles Place
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      244 28 INDONESIAN TAX REFORMS: Impact on Singapore Investors The Indonesian Tax reform bill was passed by the Indonesian Parliament on I 13 October 1994. Do the reforms favour foreign investors? How will it affect I I existing operations or new investments in Indonesia? I I Here is an opportunity to obtain
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      334 30 BUSINESS TIMES TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-800-741-1883 FAX: 741-1298 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ATHLETIC PRODUCTS PTE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Extract ol the Minutes of an Extraordinary General Meeting signed by the Representative of Holding Company relating to Prooeedvigs of
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      461 30 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Pang Lin Juat of Blk 122 #09-41 Bishan St. 12 Singapore 2057, have applied for a Public House First Class (extended) Licence in respect of premises at M/s La Dolce Vite Pasteria Restaurant and Wine Club Pte Ltd at 31 Marina Park #01-04/
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      8466 33 (if Gt M Hi 1904 IM Vol Uttk IjU Qwiir Di» Dti VM Nrt Cay \>* High Lm CaafU) Sale (-000) ll«k Loo Buyer Seller Of P/E Sail Price INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 835 ml s Aetna 1110 -10 101 1140 1100 17 5 4.7 1 6 17.7 765.1 11
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      1901 34  -  R R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The local stock market this week is expected to continue along the lines of last week, with the Straits Times Industrials Index trading uncertainly within a narrow range while being held hostage to external events. The index last week
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      579 34 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I CHUA BOON KIAT of Blk 641 Hougang Ave 8 #06-171 Singapore 1953, have applied for a Public House (Ist Class) Licence in respect of premises at M/s Hillcrest Tavern at 251-A Arcadia Road #02-098/09 D Singapore 1128, and that this application will be
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      369 34 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I MDM HO SOH HAN of Apt Blk 903 Tampines Ave 4 #08-292 Singapore 1852, have applied for a Wholesale liquor Shop Licence in respect of premises at M/s M.A. Jason Trading Pte. Ltd. at 68, Lorong 16, Geylang #05-02 Association Bldg, Singapore 1439,
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      415 34 OFFICIAL NOTICE I, SALWWIN (MYANMAR) CO PTE LTD of Blk 4004 Depot Lane #01 •15 Singapore 0410 hereby give notice I that in consequence of intended change of ship's name, I have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 172, 1970
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      332 35  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE The longest staying cruise ship in Singapore, Leisure World, is leaving for Hongkong where it will be based for a month. The 900-passenger liner, which has been based here for the past three years, is tentatively due to
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      468 35 Reuter SINGAPORE Tough new shipping laws in the US pose potential threats to the multibillion dollar oil trade between Asia and the US, industry sources said last week. US Coast Guard regulations require shipowners to get new Certificates
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      396 35 Knight-Ridder LONDON The organisers of OPACLUB, set up to provide shipowners with Certificates of Financial Responsibility (COFRs) for vessels trading to the US, has extended its deadline for declaring whether the scheme has attracted sufficient tonnage to run. The deadline has been extended by
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      1065 35 Page Col ABC Containerline 16 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahlers Line 13 5 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 Antaco Mgmt 17 3 APL 5 4/5 Appenship 4 4/5 Arabian Express 15 5 ASCL 5 5 Astro Shpg 12 4 Avant
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      58 35 Reuter NEWCASTLE, England Rigger Ralph Clark studying the ship's hell last Thursday as HMS Richmond leaves the Swan Hunter Yard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The ship was the last to be built at the yard, and its departure marks the end of shipbuilding on the Tyne and
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      150 35 AFP SEOUL South Korea regained momentum in foreign shipbuilding orders in October, reaping the biggest monthly tonnage since September last year, manufacturers said last Friday. The Korea Shipbuilders' Association said its yards won orders for 17 vessels, amounting to 841,600 tonnes, in the
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      810 36 WHILE admitting to tight supply for first half of this month, charterers here see rates easing for Panamaxes. This is reflected in futures trading with all the positions continuing to fall with most active Dec at 1,695 down from 1,724, they said. The Baltic freight Index again registered
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      319 36 COURSES Title: Certificate in Logistics Management Duration: Nov 23 Dec 23 Organiser Singapore Institute of Materials Management Tel: For further details contact SIMM at 295-4427 or fax: 298-4012. Title: Certificate in Negotiation Skills Techniques Duration: Nov 23 Jan 3 '95 Organiser Singapore Institute of Materials Management Tel: For
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      12705 44 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LC6ENO PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      Lock icon Intermodal on the fast track
      1040 53  -  US intermodal growth continues unabated and has triggered off expansion plans within the ports, railroads and trucking sectors. Jim Hanscom reports Jim Hanscom Seatrade Review LIKE the Hnergizer bunny in the US television ads for batteries, intermodal growth keeps going and going and going. Except
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        397 54 FT LONDON Japanese car makers and component suppliers are improving productivity and quality at a faster rate than their European and US rivals despite the recession in Japan, researchers say at the end of a 12-month study of manufacturing competitiveness in the
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        68 54 Reuter SYDNEY A Qantas domestic flight departing from Sydney's new runway last Friday as a fire appliance sprays yellow coloured water to mark the opening. Prime Minister Paul Keating officially opened the controversial third runway, saying it will generate an extra 26,000 airport-related jobs
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        Lock icon Alenia to make fuselage for proposed MD-95
        296 54 Bloomberg Business News LONG BEACH, California McDonnell Douglas Corp and Alenia, the aerospace division of Italian manufacturer Finmeccanica SpA, agreed last week *hat Alenia will make the fuselage for the proposed MD--95 jetliner. McDonnell Douglas will decide by year-end or early 1995 whether
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        276 54 NYT ATLANTA The two largest US delivery companies will be competing online soon as well as on the road. Atlanta-based United Parcel Service said last week it will offer on-line customer service through CompuServe starting Nov 14 and through Prodigy starting Nov
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        183 54 AFP SYDNEY The chief of Hongkong's Cathay Pacific airline yesterday ruled out investing in Australian airlines, Qantas or Ansett. Managing director Rod Eddington said in an interview "as a matter of strategy, Cathay Pacific isn't interested in investing in equity in airlines
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        104 54 Bernama PENANG Malaysia Airlines has reduced air fare for pilgrims to the Holy Land by as much as MS3OO (SSI72) per pilgrim effective from the next pilgrimage season, the Prime Minister's Department announced on Saturday. The new pilgrimage fare would be M 55,630 from
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        108 54 Reuter AMSTERDAM After months of negotiations, the Israeli and Dutch governments have resolved a dispute which has severely disrupted cargo flights between the two countries, an El A 1 Israel Airlines official said last week. Israel Chervin, El Al's Netherlands freight manager, said the successful conclusion
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      1900 39 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD ■K' JifiV 10 Hoe Chian B Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0203 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 MMWyMIIWJAIIMI,IJmiW'JiiJ.iIIJIJM WW QUINIA PACIFIC LINI mfib (A SERVICE OF CHINA navigation CO> CARGO DUE SAILS BmW *< STRAITS wot V23C Muari, Lob 10-11 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov FCL. LCL
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      3219 39 Singapore Agent: vhttiylril I I jAflfJIItlAfC P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Ptc Ltd 10 Hoe Chiang Road, #07-01 Kcppc! Towers, Singapore 0208 First Class Connections WORLDWIDE J.l' 22,3PNOCSP >: s 5327/222 7517 EXPORT PORT VESSEL VOV 'MM "PKO SM SOU ZEE ROT HAS* OOT W LEH VESSEL VOY ZEE OOT HOT
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      979 41 I A I MULTILINE SHIPPING PTE LTD W (a member of SMSOV Group) CR NO: **********0 C ENQUIRIES: *****33 BOOKINGS: *****64, *****51, *****31, *****13 BALTIC: INWARD *****97 OUTWARD *****10 T/S *****10 A BLASCO: INWARD *****65 OUTWARD *****28 T/S *****46 FESCO: BOOKINGS *****99/*****01 DOC *****07 MARINE INSURANCE: *****87 INVENTORY: *****59 AGENTS:
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      1335 42 44 M•• AS AGENTS: "K" LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTO (Ot NO: **********QM/GST REG NO: M 2-*****99-6) TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 V MALAYSIA: LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON INO TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****25/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SAHARA LAUTINTERNUSA. TEL: JKT *****08 t
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      974 43 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD] SSttS 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. > 1 fll U cn NO: **********0E I VESSEL VOY SIN SKK SIN <• VESSEL VOV SIN JKT MN 5 SUM BAY (SMT) WIN 0/11 12/11 IS/11 KOTA INTAN INTO2I 0/11 «/11 10/11 ;> EQUATOR EMERALD
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      578 43 1 bsa 11. ~%mm. MYANMA iIUUi FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yanjon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIg Pen P.Gdf PINYA VI36W 10/12 Nov 14/15 No* HP* AN V 206*1 20/22 Nov PAGAN V2ISW 15/17 Nov MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAD StOTPHK AGENCES KUL TEL 03-*****00 HU.: Ttl 03-3SM7C7 PEN: TEL 04-CICI3S
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      56 45 liC VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Q Established Since 1984 OCEANIA PORTS REGULAR GROUP AGE .^UliiiiliUVL lcl consolidation AUCKLAND SYDfiEY IMPORT 8e EXPORT MELBOURNE FREMATULE SERVICES W FOR BOOKING ft SAILING SCHEDULE, CALL THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE. VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD VISA LCL CONSOL PTE LTD TOLL-FREE TEL: 1800
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      1673 46 TO EUROPE 'WB ~PKI PEN MOTHER VSL STORE l£H HTM HAM BRH HI _Wl Wl STd H6 WSAH KOK gMM NCO TOW IB KM BSE/OBM 4177/4577 "ilii" 05.11 HP. HOWS KON6 2394 09.11 2111 "~2nl~ 2111 3*ll 0112 "> 14?« 10.11 11.11 14.11 17.11 1111 Mil 21.11 22.11 BSE/OBM 4177/4577
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      340 47 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD. #22-02 SINGAPORE 0106 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 14/TI ROTTERDAM 08/K AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 14/11 HAMBURG/BREMEN 08/11 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 08/11 FEUXSTOWE/UK 14/11 BARCELONA/SPAIN 11/11 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 08/11 GENOA/ITALY 12/11 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 14/11 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI TI/11 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 08/11 NEW YORK/EC 11/11 FREMANTLE/ADELAIOE TI/11 VANCOUVER TI/TI BRISBANE 08/11 TORONTO/MONTREAL TI/TI
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      557 47 tm RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD W TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) K FAX: *****15/*****03 Of TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) CR NO.: **********0E "^TCCEPTN!!^^ Vmnl Voy ETA Loading For tpoce Abbay Wooz 41WB 15/11 Mombasa Djibouti Assab. Maasawa Andtnet 37W8 15/01 Mombasa. Djibouti Asaab, Maaaawa Fl LL\ CONTAINERISED
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      306 48 MAC-NEIB SPORE: *****22 <24 LINEB) UV\ l««lk«mwi BIBU (064) *****9 KUCHINO (082) 42*433 PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****67 MANILA (632) *****61 P.Kf LANQ» (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 BURABAYA: (31) *****0 I ASIA HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 3/11 4/11 5/11 HKG/BKK/KEE/KHH Genoa/Barcetona/Marseiies 11/11
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      273 48 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD UA lIA ll* STOK rail KUANG PINANG mm mk 15/n loading lor Mate RUVAI HUDHU IS/11 loading lor Dubai oomw 11/11 loading For Mate IKXCIIt SUTOMI H/ II loading For Mak UMMHDH 14/11 loading For Male HtOCMSS IHRIT 2/11 loading lot China
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      427 48 JOL THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD I 78 SHENTON WAY #10-01, SMGAPORE 0207 I \y \y TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I rrr T TLX: RS ***** CARRIER CABLE: TOSOCO SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK SINGAPORE TO P THA?LANP VOT SPORE PEST VESSEL ¥0T S'PORE IANCKOtt EQUATOR 111 143/4E 08 NOV KUCHING EQUATOR
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      636 49 WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTM KAMJU SOC CAMOES TO/FROM KOK, YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA, MM. TOKYO*. MANLA*. o***o* Pen mi* P. Keiang Seaport Elhia* KAMALEVERETT V23E 19/20 Nov SHAPIAEVERETT V23E 24/25 No* KARABCVERETT V2OE 17/18 Dec ACCDTWG MtMIUH/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CHTTAGONG, CALCUTTA AND MONO.A* Smjapote P. Kibnt* Ptnant* P»i
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      218 49 is* fiiOBY uumkim CBOUP REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN SINGAPORE TO KOMPONG SOM •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0W KAO SIN PKG PNG GLORY SEIATAN V 4/11 11/11 13/11 14/11 GLORY SELATAN VI 4/11 6/11 8/11 SP KOMPONG SOM GLORY SELATAN V 7/11 10/11 SINGAPORE ASEAN TO TAIWAN
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      570 49 PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE BOLAN 142-HW 14/11 23/11 ISIAMABAO 129HW 20/11 30/11 HYPO ABAC 135 HW 22/11 2/12 SARGOOHA 149-HW 9/12 9/12 K CAI GULF POtn SSICT TO NWCODfI FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY vessel sm Imc Ibsn los* [wag |ro« HAKAAH 152 OW 25/11
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      686 49 FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO SOUTH AFRICA VCSSCL/ VOYAGE SM DUN JNB- Hfft' FU CRT* KW MPMMLIATAIHC/92 OS/11 10/11 21/11 30/11 10/11 21/11 20/11 29/11 SHUN HE/107 12/11 20/11 29/11 09/12 20/1 1 20/11 06/12 04/12 YAOHC/M 22/11 09/12 04/12 17/12 00/12 09/12 10/12 18/12 MONT/1 02/12 10/12 10/12
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      276 49 SjN FAR EAST 8/11 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 13/11 BANGKOK 13/11 MANILA/CEBU 13/11 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 14/11 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 13/11 BUSAN 13/11 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 14/11 HONG KONG SjN CHINA 14/11 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 14/11 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 14/11 RDM HAM ANT/ LEH /GOA/OSL /GOT/ BCN also accepting cargo to
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      1026 50 CONSOLIDATION TO BUSAN FIRST FORWARDER IN OFFERING TWICE WEEKLY LCL SERVICE TO BUSAN Call SANISA at DID: 770 5014 for bookings NOW!!! gdl Tel: Fax: MTEMUTMNM S£* FMKHT Singapore 778 6522 *****38/*****36 HUMMK /mil Also has offices in:- ~B6» w> IMOTCS SBMS Kliu MALAYSIA THAILAND PHILIPPINES Ifife HONG KONG VIETNAM
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      400 51 /gljs CEYLON SHIPPING CORPN National Line of Sri Lanka DIRECT CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO UK AND NORTH CONTINENTAL PORTS mm |»w[«|t>B[ta|i|n«| |Mf| Ktii 01 titaha tow w/ii u/n m/h h/i? u/i? h/w ot/u jjOSMN MALTA >444 3 11/11 »/H M/l? 06/17 WW* WW IS/11 U/ll «7/12 M/l? 16/17 H7iT ~UnT MNASIA
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