The Business Times, 16 January 1995

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    12 1 BUSINESS TIMES WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Monday January 16 1995 15'
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Nureyev's fans bid US$7.9m for collection
      38 1 AFP NEW YORK Ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev's collection of art, jewellery, costumes and furnishings netted more than US$7.9 million (SSI 1.4 million), double the prc-salc estimate, auction house Christie's said yesterday. AFP
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      Lock icon UK rates likely to hold
      73 1 Knight-Ridder LONDON UK economic data due this week should help raise hopes that base rates can he held at their current level until the spring. The Sunday Telegraph said retail prices index numbers for December, due Wednesday, were set to show a fall in the
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    162 1 Stock market indices Friday Week change STII 2.080.73 -128.64 KLSE Comp 898.50 -56.93 Nikkei 19.331.17 -188.29 Hang Seng 7.252.34 -430.91 SET Indc* 1.248.59 -114 51 Jakarta Comp 441.87 -39.35 CLSA China B 844 53 -47.47 Aust All Ord 1.858.8 -8.9 FTSE 100 3.048.3 -16.7 Dow Jones 3.908.46 41.05
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    Euro-Asia Realty lines up $1b projects in Beijing and S'pore
    662 1  -  By A J Leow SINGAPORE Local property firm Euro-Asia Realty has set its sights on joining the major league with a slew of local and overseas projects worth nearly $1 billion planned for the next 18 months. Besides plans to
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    Lock icon Foreign investment in China plunges 44%
    241 1 Reuter BEIJING Contracted foreign investment in China plunged nearly 44 per cent in 1994, with trade officials attributing the turnaround to increased realism and selectivity. According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (Moftcc), released yesterday, contractual investment totalled US$69
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    Lock icon India opens telecom market to private sector, foreign bidders
    290 1 AFP NEW DELHI India opened its huge telecommunications market on Saturday to local and foreign bidders but banned state-run companies from competing with the private sector. Officials yesterday said the new guidelines issued by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) stated foreign
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    Lock icon Virgin, MAS set to offer joint flights
    249 1 FT LONDON Virgin Atlantic and Malaysia Airlines are expected to announce today that they will begin offering joint flights from London's Heathrow Airport to Kuala Lumpur and Sydney in the spring. The partnership between the two airlines is expectcd to go further than
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    Latin American, Asian markets expected to recover this week, but analysts wary
    407 1  -  From Neil Behrmann in LONDON LATIN AMERICAN and Asian markets are expected to recover in the coming week following a US government pledge to provide US$4O billion (SSSB billion) of loan guarantees to Mexico. Yet losses have been
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    Touch-and-go for S'pore bourse
    193 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The local stock market faces an uncertain week ahead, although a mild rebound is possible, depending on whether the Mexican crisis deepens. Brokers said the technical damage inflicted on the market had been substantial, as both benchmark indices here and in Malaysia
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    Indonesian markets brace for rough times
    481 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in JAKARTA STILL bruising from last week's sell-down, Indonesian stock brokers and currency dealers say they are bracing themselves for another rough week ahead as top government officials move quickly to calm fears of a Mexicanstyle currency devaluation. "It's going to
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      8 1 BusinesslT: Pg u Pentium PCs back on track
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      21 1 Hock Lock Siew: pg 17 rtj Good year for M'sian stteA China to slow down growth of securities market, Pg 16
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      20 1 Plan to rejuvenate older HDB estates as a whole in next upgrading phase, Pg 2 PAP biennial conference, Pg 2
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      73 1 Bottom Line: Pg 16 s TffTriew Silicon Valleys I 1 Canon World's leading manufacturer of C ameras ami Office Automation. Can private capital markets be trusted? Pg 7 Some blame can be laid at Washington's door, Pg 7 EL) monetary officials should talk less, Pg 20 This sun hi>i i>
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon More downs than ups for Sesdaq
        287 2  -  By Chuang Peck Ming TRADING in Sesdaq stocks slipped again last month after picking up a bit in November. Volume in December last year fell 17 per cent from the previous month to 87 million units, though value hardly changed. Shares worth $111.65 million
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      Lock icon Plan to rejuvenate older HDB estates as a whole in next upgrading phase
      555 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE NEXT phase of the HDB Upgrading Programme will see each of the older estates being rejuvenated as a whole, thus further enhancing the value of Singaporeans' properties, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
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      Three Rifles pays record $825 psf for Macpherson industrial site
      283 2 A NEW rccord has been set for prime industrial freehold land in Singapore at $8,878 per sq m (or $825 psf) according to property consultants Knight Frank Cheong Hock Chye Bailiieu. Fetching about $12 million, the 1,351 sq m site
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      Govt will stop asset enhancement schemes if no public support: PM Goh
      522 2  -  People's Action Party biennial conference Reports by Chuang Peck Ming THE government would discontinue the asset enhancement programmes if Singaporeans did not back them, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. Programmes like the CPF top-ups and HDB
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      Slower development will hurt economy: BG Lee
      306 2 SLOWING down Singapore's pace c-f development will have "adverse consequences" on the economy. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned yesterday. "There are critics who say we move too quickly and that we should slow down," he said in Mandarin at the People's
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      Chee Hean is new face in committee
      256 2 MINISTER of State for Finance and Defence Teo Chee Hean is the new face in the People's Action Party's 23rd central executive committee. He was co-opted into the PAP's core policy-making body yesterday after collecting the 13th highest number of votes cast by
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Workers' savings to fund new Malaysian airport
      349 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is planning to use workers' savings to fund most of the Ms 9 billion (SSS.I billion) cost of its new premier airport, officials were reported as saying on Saturday. The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), a traditional lender to the
      AFP  -  349 words
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      Lock icon Future of Roman Catholic church lies in Asia, says Pope
      188 3 AP MANILA Pope John Paul II drew perhaps the largest crowd of his papaey yesterday and later declared that the future of the Roman Catholic Church lies in Asia. The Vatican estimated that between 2 million and 5 million people
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      Lock icon Vietnam lacks tourism drive, says official
      254 3 AFP HANOI Only a fraction of foreign tourists who visit Vietnam make a return trip to the country because of Hanoi's poor overseas marketing drive, the trade union newspaper Lao Dong said yesterday. "The number of foreign guests who came to Vietnam for a
      AFP  -  254 words
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      Lock icon Chandra Asri may get tariff protection
      251 3 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian government has hinted at tariff protection for one of its biggest petrochemical firms, PT Chandra Asri, in spite of opposition from some officials. "We are still studying the case of Chandra Asri. Hopefully, it will be finished in the near
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      Lock icon Bangkok, Hanoi to demarcate Gulf
      108 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to try to demarcate the Gulf of Thailand to settle their overlapping territorial claims, but will jointly develop the oil-rich area if necessary, news reports said on Saturday. The agreement was reached during four days of maritime talks
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      Lock icon Thai pollution at critical levels: report
      100 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's water and air were polluted to critical levels last year, and there is no sign of improvement during 1995, a news report said on Saturday. Waste water released from houses along the Chao Phraya River, the nation's main waterway. is responsible
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      Lock icon Ranariddh in Hanoi to strengthen ties
      35 3 Reuter HANOI Cambodian First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh arrived in Hanoi yesterday with much of his government for a two-day visit to strengthen economic ties with Vietnam. Reuter
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon US making unreasonable copyright demands: China
      405 4 UPI BEIJING Unyielding China yesterday accused the United States of seeking concessions on intellectual property rights exceeding US practice and said calls for beefed-up legislation amounted to "undue interference". With a new round of talks starting on Wednesday, foreign trade ministry ofTicials told the
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon 18 HK firms eye airport hotel
        60 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Eighteen companies, most of them leading Hongkong real estate and hotel groups, have expressed an interest in building a 600-room hotel at the new international airport under construction here. The Provisional Airport Authority said the 18 had responded to its
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        Lock icon China urged to back basic education
        68 4 AFP BEIJING A top Chinese official has called for urgent action to support basic education in China, amid a chronic lack of funding and a dearth of teachers, press reports said yesterday. Politburo standing committee member Li Ruihuan warned that low teacher salaries, antiquated
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        Lock icon Record 9.3 m tourists in HK
        64 4 AP HONGKONG A record 9.3 million tourists visited Hongkong in 1994, up 4.4 per cent from 1993, the Hongkong Tourist Association said last Friday. The association said 1.9 million Chinese from mainland China arrived in Hongkong last year, up 12.2 per cent from 1993,
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        Lock icon China human rights no better US
        70 4 Reuter BEIJING Human rights in China have not improved over the last year despite a positive move in legal areas, a top US official said yesterday. John Shattuck, assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, speaking at a news conference said:
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      Lock icon Just stringing along
      58 4 Reuter BEIJING It may look like a jump rope, but what Song Jinwu was really doing on Saturday was coaxing a formless dough to make strands of noodles. Under the colourful covering of his roadside restaurant in Beijing, the Chinese chef tosses the noodles to achieve the
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      Lock icon Shanghai tightens control over brokers from outside city
      344 4 Reuter Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Shanghai has tightened control over Chinese brokers from outside the city wishing to operate there. The China Siruriiit's newspaper yesterday said they would be prevented from engaging in any business other than the trading of China's domestic
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      Lock icon Patten questions Chinese demand for personal files
      244 4 Reuter HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten yesterday questioned China's demand for personal files on senior members of the civil service, already nervous about Beijing's takeover of the British colony in 1997. "Why should people be talking about sending to (Beijing) information which we wouldn't
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      Lock icon Shanghai begins valuing of Bund buildings
      278 4 Reuter SHANGHAI Shanghai has begun assessing the value of historic buildings along its famous waterfront Bund under a plan aimed at winning back the city's reputation as the Wall Street of the Orient, officials said on Saturday. The buildings are due to be leased
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  • REST OF ASIA
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      Lock icon Japan Socialist rebels defend breaking off from ruling party
      371 5 Reuter TOKYO The leader of a Socialist splinter group that threatens to undermine Japan's ruling coalition defended his movement yesterday against a barrage of criticism of its political timing and motives. "It will be a kind of euthanasia for the Socialist
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      Lock icon US trade team begins visit to India
      344 5 AFP NEW DELHI US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown began a "groundbreaking" mission to India yesterday expected to pave the way for a rapid expansion of business ties in the post-Cold War period. Mr Brown praised the wideranging economic reforms launched by Indian Prime
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      Lock icon S Korea to delay OECD application: report
      127 5 AP SEOUL Worried that South Korea could suffer the same economic fate as Mexico, the South Korean government has decided to put ofT applying for membership in the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a report yesterday. Membership in the Parisheadquartered
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      Lock icon Indian tourism board streamlines operations to boost profit
      357 5 Reuter NEW DELHI State-owned India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), founded in the socialist 1960s to woo visitors to the country's ancient forts and temples, is putting its own past behind it. The tourism-based behemoth, which runs hotels, dutyfree shops and travel packages,
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      Lock icon Japan won't grant US more air routes
      109 5 AP TOKYO Japan has told the United States it won't grant additional air routes to US airlines unless the present bilateral aviation treaty is revised, news reports said on Saturday. Japan has long complained that the treaty, concluded following World War 11, is
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      Lock icon Air Lanka to be privatised soon
      99 5 Reuter COLOMBO Sri Lanka's national carrier Air Lanka will be privatised soon on the orders of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the Sunday Times reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted her as telling the airline's chairman Sepala Attygalle at a meeting recently to formulate proposals for
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      Lock icon Tokyo-private sector multimedia firm
      93 5 Reuter TOKYO The government and major Japanese electronics companies would set up a firm in March to jointly develop multimedia technology, a daily business newspaper reported on Saturday. The Nihon Keizai Shimbiin said a Ministry of Trade and Industry affiliate will join with seven firms NEC
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      Lock icon Prices of kimonos slashed
      121 5 AFP TOKYO The traditional kimono has become a victim of the growing price cutting in Japanese stores trying to pull themselves out of an economic downturn. Kimonos were once impossible to find for under 300,000 yen (554,416). Top of the market kimonos cost more than one
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      Lock icon Tokyo urged to let in more students
      80 5 Reuter SEATTLE US Ambassador Walter Mondale last Friday urged Japan to ease restrictive regulations that prevent many foreign students and teachers from entering the country. At a dinner sponsored by the Japan-America Society here, he said educational exchanges between the US and Japan
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Clinton pledges to fight cuts harmful to middle class
      420 6 Reuter WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton has vowed to fight any spending euts proposed by the new Republiean controlled Congress that he deems harmful to the middle class. In his weekly radio address, Mr Clinton acknowledged that Republicans were likely to reject
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      Lock icon House Democrats step up calls for outside inquiry into Newt Gingrich's book deal
      470 6 AP WASHINGTON House Democrats on Saturday stepped up calls for an outside investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich's book deal after the disclosure that Rupert Murdoch, whose company owns the books' publisher, brought his top Washington lobbyist to
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      Lock icon US cheers as Europe, France fight over TV broadcast quotas
      458 6 AFP WASHINGTON A year after failing to include television and movies in a global trade accord, Hollywood moguls and US officials are happy to stay above the fray in a new European squabble over broadcast quotas. Rather than face familiar
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      Lock icon Danes seek new markets for upmarket furniture exports
      260 6 Reuter COPENHAGEN Denmark's furniture industry is looking to rich Middle East and Far East markets to maintain the export suecess of simple but highly expensive wood designs which have barely changed in the past 50 years. Despite prices of up to U552,300
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      Lock icon EU ministers meet today to fight jobs problem
      470 6 Reuter BRUSSELS European Union finance ministers meet here today for the first time this year with the fight against unemployment the sole item on the agenda but renewed currency turmoil likely to prove an unwelcome distraction. The steep decline of the Spanish
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      Lock icon US wants Yeltsin to revert to reformer role
      544 6 AP WASHINGTON Even as Russia intensified its assault on breakaway Chechnya, the Clinton administration indicated that it is willing to forgive and forget, so long as Boris Yeltsin the Conqueror reverts to the role of Boris the Reformer. The administration wants the
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Yoga teacher's cold feat
        65 6 Reuter MOULINS, France French yoga teacher Maurice Daubard is covered by crushed ice during his attempt yesterday to survive for one hour at a temperature of minus 6 degrees Centigrade. The 64-year-old Daubard uses yoga techniques to withstand prolonged periods at very low temperatures. Training for
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        Lock icon US airlines told to step up security
        86 6 AFP WASHINGTON US airlines have been urged to step up security on flights to and from East Asia in the wake of a bomb threat in the Philippines, the State Department said on Saturday. A statement said the US government was informed about
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        Lock icon Bonn wants to house EBRD
        76 6 Reuter LONDON Germany has suggested moving the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from London to Bonn, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. "During a monetary committee discussion of EBRD costs, Jurgen Stark, the German finance ministry state secretary, suggested moving the bank to
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        Lock icon Iran to privatise parts of oil industry
        84 6 AFP TEHERAN The Iranian oil ministry on Saturday announced plans to privatise parts of the country's oil and petrochemical industries to boost efficiency, Teheran Radio said. A ministry official, who was not identified, said "certain" sectors would be transferred to private hands within
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        Lock icon Worst of Californian flood over
        55 6 AFP SACRAMENTO, California More rain fell on parts of floodsoaked California on Saturday, but forecasters said the worst was over at least for now. Fkxxling over the past week has caused at least 11 deaths and US$3OO million (*****.5 million) in property damage in the
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        Lock icon Earth's stocks seen to be dwindling
        71 6 AFP WASHINGTON Dwindling stocks in the Earth's ecosystems are evidence that rising consumption demands may be meeting their limits, the environmental group Worldwatch Institute reported. "Evidence that the world is on an economic path that is environmentally unsustainable can be seen in shrinking fish
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      Lock icon CEO of Berlusconi's Fininvest group to step aside
      411 6 NYT ROME In a management shake-up, the Fininvest group of Italy's caretaker Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to announce that the tough turnaround artist called in a little over a year ago to streamline the US$7.2 billion (SS 10.47 billion) conglomerate
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      Lock icon BA denies racist intent in ad campaign despite call to use white actors
      414 6 AP AFP LONDON All the world may fly British Airways, but the airline suggested its advertising agency use mostly white actors, a newspaper reported on Saturday. A 1992 letter from British Airways to its advertising agency, Saatchi
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon The week of the tequila effect
      1524 7  -  Currency crisis in Mexico By Vikram Khanna THE Indonesian rupiah, the Malaysian ringgit, the Philippine peso, the Thai baht and even the Hongkong and the Singapore dollar under pressure because of the collapsc of the Mexican peso against the US dollar? That's what the
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      Can private capital markets be trusted?
      550 7  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO THE Mexican crisis and its immediate aftermath have raised serious doubts about the extent to which developing countries around the world can continue to rely on private capital markets to fund their ambitious economic development programmes. This in turn
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      Some blame can be laid at Washington's door
      423 7  -  From Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON THE Clinton administration's role in the events leading to the Mexican crisis did not provide any encouragement for the weary investor. In a way, Washington's conduct, motivated by its interest in ensuring Mexico's rulers hold on to
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  • THE ARTS
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      Heroic start to 1995
      400 9  -  Benjamin Loh reviews the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's first concert ot the year Benjamin Loh THE FIRST Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert of 1995 began last Friday at the Victoria Concert Hall with Vaughan William's seldom performed Overture To The Wasps. Written in 1909 for a classical Greek
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      Lock icon Electronic thieves of time
      849 9  -  Richard Eyre, director of Britain's National Theatre, casts a wary eye on the new agents of cultural destruction Richard Eyre FT Sometimes i feel like a thatcher (the sort that cuts up straw, not cabinets), in pursuit of a craft that seems increasingly anomalous, standing forlornly
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      13 9 FROM ONE GARDEN CITY TO ANOTHER. Bangalore direct on Air-India every Tuesday Friday,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      913 9 TV RADIO from ancient days. Urban civilisation comes to a >- remote mountain village, and a en Rooster for cinematogra-One-night stands are dangerous things. Forget being hunted by 3 a deranged lover. Molly Ringwald plays a young woman who contracts Aids through casual sex in this fact-based drama. Lee Grant,
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Sampras gunning for sixth Grand Slam title
      636 10 AP MELBOURNE Pete Sampras will be aiming for his sixth Grand Slam title today when he opens the defence of his Australian Open men's singles title against Italian baseliner Gianluca Pozzi. The American has won two Grand Slam tournaments in each of the
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      Lock icon Profiles of some leading players
      858 10 Australian Open AFP MELBOURNE The leading contenders in the men's and women's singles at the Australian Open tennis championships starting here today. Men Pete Sampras, US: World No I for 16 months and enjoyed his best season last year winning 10 titles including Wimbledon (beating
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    • SIDELINES
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        Lock icon Pierce is 2nd in bookies' eyes
        117 10 AFP MELBOURNE Mary Pierce is rated equal second favourite with bookmakers to win the Australian Open tennis which starts here today. Local bookmakers have the French-American player at 9-2 with second seed Conchita Martinez behind US and French Open champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario at
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        Lock icon Bigger Aussie Open prizes
        198 10 AFP MELBOURNE The Australian Open champions will get even richer pickings this year with the singles titles being worth U*****,000 (*****.000) each this year. The two-week Open has a total prize money of US$6.2 million. Last year defending champion and top seed Fete Sampras, Sampras took
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        Lock icon Sabatini wins NSW Open
        78 10 AFP SYDNEY Gabriela Sabatini confirmed her resurgent form on Sunday by beating top seed Lindsay Davenport, for the second time in straight tournament finals, to take the New South Wales Open. The 24-year-old Argentine, seeded sixth, won 6-3, 6-4 in 74 minutes to reclaim the title
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        99 10 AFP HONOLULU John Morse, the 1990 Australian Open golf champion who spent four years on the Australasian tour, fired a seven-under par 65 here on Saturday to lead the US$l.2 million PGA Hawaiian Open. "1 just want to wake up tomorrow," joked Morse, 36, who has
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        52 10 AFP WASHINGTON The Presidents Cup, a team event debuting last year with US players matched against a global group of rivals, will remain here for its 1996 competition, PGA commissioner Tim Finchcm said. "It needs to be fully established before we take it elsewhere," he
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      478 10 America's Cup AP SAN DIEGO After becoming the first America's Cup skipper to lose to an all-female crew, Dennis Conner evened the score on Saturday with a convincing win in light winds against America 3 in the second day of the defenders trials. Also on
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        40 10 TAIPEI Chinese Taipei Open finals yesterday Men: 3-Hcrma-wan Susanto (Indo) b Lee Kwangjin (SKor) 15-2 18-13. Women: 1Lim Xiaoqing (Swc) b 2-Juliani Santoso (Indo) 11-1 11-5. Mixed doubles: Jens Eriksen/Rikke Olsen (Den) b Kim Dong-moon/Kim Shin-young (SKor) 15-10 15-5.
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        45 10 NEW YORK NBA on SaturdayNew Jersey 93 Minnesota 84; Indiana 95 Milwaukee 97; NY 81 Utah 86; Charlotte 96 Chicago 85; Orlando 91 Philadelphia 70: Dallas 77 Miami 84; Denver 118 Houston 104; Golden State 97 Cleveland 103 (OT); LA Clippers 108 Phoenix 134.
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        209 10 HONOLULU US$l.2 million (551.75 million) Hawaiian Open 3rd rd on Saturday (US unless noted): 201 John Morse 71 65 65 203 Chip Beck 71 66 66 204 DufTv Waldorf 68 65 71 205 Tom Lehman 68 70 67. Mark Brooks 68 69 68, Dan Pohl 69 67 69 206
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        121 10 TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal Dakar Rally 13th and penultimate stage on Saturday (611 km from Labe, Guinea to Tambucounda) Cars: 1 Jean-Pierre Fontenay (Fra) Mitsubishi 7hr 42min 54sec 2 Bruno Saby (Fra) Mitsubishi at 10:59 3 Timo Salonen (Fin) Citroen 24:48 4 Kenjiro Shinozuka (Jpn) Mitsubishi 26:42 5 Pierre Lartigue (Fra)
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        184 10 MELBOURNE US$6.2 million Australian Open top games today: Paul Kilderry (Aust) v 5-Michael Chang (US): Tina Krizan (Slov) v 4-Mary Pierce (Fra); 1-Pete Sampras (US) v Gianluca Pozzi (Ita); Barbara Rittner (Ger) v 2-Conchita Martinez (Spn): 6-Stefan Ed berg (Swe) v Mark Philippoussis (Aust); 9-Jim Courier (US) v David
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      Lock icon World Cup is now rugby's ultimate prize
      442 10 UPI LONDON For so long the envy of the rugby-playing world, the annual Five Nations Championship finds itself in the unusual position in 1995 of being little more than the curtain raiser to the main event. The success of the 1991 World Cup
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      Pentium PCs are back on track
      727 11  -  David Mok talks to dealers and professionals to find out if Intel's gaffe over its flawed chip has affected its sales David Mok SALES in Singapore of Pentium proces-sor-based computers have regained momentum, after news of the flaw in Intel Corp's top-of-the-line chip initially
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      3,000 bigwigs sign up to hear BUI Gates
      307 11  -  Kenneth James previews the Microsoft founder's talk tomorrow Kenneth James SO WHERE do you want to go tomorrow? Some 3,000 Singapore bigwigs have already decided: they want to see Bill Gates. And they want to hear for themselves just what computerdom's most
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      Pentium fiasco: users faring better than Intel
      645 11  -  But confidence in the chip-maker has been shaken, reports David Welcher David Welcher IN THE WAKE of Intel Corporation's vacillating response to the Pentium's mathematical disabilities, users seem to be faring better than the chip maker. Users and resellers report they are coping
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      Novell stalks suite market with PerfectOffice
      522 12  -  New suite is impressive, but can it secure 20% market share? David Mok finds out David Mok Novell inc is going after the market for software suites and its weapon for the task, PerfectOffice, will go on the shelves here in two weeks' time.
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      Autocad users to get better support
      374 12  -  Arti Mulchand reports on Autodesk Asia's plans to spread out in Asean Arn Mulchand AUTOCAD users in Singapore can look forward to a higher level of support in the coming year. At the recent local launch of Autocad Release 13, the latest version of
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      Lock icon Tulip Computer to set up Asian sales office in HK
      498 12 Reuter DUTCH Tulip Computer NV said last week it was setting up a sales and distribution office for Asia to be headquartered in Hongkong. The contract was scheduled to be signed last weekend, said chairman Franz Hetzenauer in an interview.
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      Lock icon HP sets up service support unit in Philippines
      153 12 AP HEWLETT-PACKARD Co, the second largest US computer company, announced last Wednesday it has established a subsidiary in the Philippines to provide sales, marketing and support services to its customers. This is the company's fourth unit in South-cast Asia, company officials said.
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        New Epson printer with colour option
        52 12 SINGAPORE Epson Singapore has launched the LQ-300, a high-speed, 24-pin dot matrix printer targeted at home as well as small office users. It can be transformed into a colour printer with an optional colour upgrade kit. Priced at $399, it is now available at
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        Tandem launches parallel servers
        74 12 SINGAPORE Tandem has introduced its new range of Himalaya parallel servers which its says provide up to three times the performance of current models. Tandem says existing Himalaya customers will be able to enjoy the same performance improvements by simply exchanging their existing processor boards. Of
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        SCO buys integration solutions supplier
        89 12 SINGAPORE Unix systems supplier SCO has acquired Visionware, a leading supplier of Windows-to-Unix integration solutions, as part of its Windows Friendly strategy. Under this strategy, SCO hopes to integrate Windows clients with Unix servers to provide an integrated solution for end users and systems administrators.
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        Lotus partner scheme to be expanded
        73 12  -  Compiled by Arti Mulchand SINGAPORE Lotus Development will be expanding its Lotus Partner Programme to include an entry-levpl programme called the Lotus Connection Programme for its partners in Asia. Aimed at developers, consultants and resellers of Lotus products, the Lotus Connection Programme will provide
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        IT seminar aimed at lifting productivity
        82 12 SINGAPORE AIC Conferences is holding its Pan Asia Workflow Reengineering and Image Processing Conference from Jan 23-25 at the Pan-Pacific Hotel. The conference will discuss how organisations can improve productivity and lower costs by eliminating laborious paper processing. AIC will also hold the Pan
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        SIM-DPMA conference on managing IT
        56 12 SINGAPORE The Singapore Institute of Management and the Data Processing Management Association are holding their second information technology conference with the theme "Managing Information Technology 2000: Meeting New Challenges". The conference will be held at The Westin Stamford Hotel from March 27-28. For details, call
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        Creative music seminar
        57 12 SINGAPORE Local experts will discuss the latest developments in digital music as well as perform at what is billed as Singapore's first music seminar. The seminar, to be held at the DBS Auditorium on Jan 20 from 2-spm, is co-organised by Creative Technology, Music Plaza/The Combo Shop
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        Seminar for clipper developers
        41 12 SINGAPORE Systran will hold a seminar on Object Orientation for Clipper Developers from March 9-10 at York Hotel. The seminar will be conducted by Steve Straley, a well-known Clipper expert. For details, please call Systran on 538-8449.
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        Presentation on Famas 400
        136 12 SINGAPORE Electronic Data Systems will hold a series of presentations at its Sciencc Park office on its Famas 400 business application system. The first presentation on Jan 18 will cater to those from the manufacturing, finance and distribution industries, while the second, on Feb 22, is
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      The recursive curse of cursive
      718 13  -  IT THE NEXT WAVE Jean-Luc Lebrun outlines the difficulties that bedevil handwriting recognition Jean-Luc Lebrun The writer is manager of the Apple-ISS Research Centre. He can be reached at 772-6571. SO I WRITE like a doctor, and my spouse cannot even read my own handwriting.
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      Internauts, get ready to mine the Internet
      728 13  -  NET WATCH TRACKING THE NETWORKING WORLD Tommi Chen discusses the Net's bulletin board and other services and tools Tommi Chen Dr Tommi Chen is an Iniernaut and managing partner of NetCenire which provides specialist networking services. His internet address is tommi@technet.sg. THE tools
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      Lock icon Borland chief Kahn steps down
      504 13  -  Move shows how difficult it can be to compete directly with industry leader Microsoft, says Lawrence Fisher Lawrence Fisher NYT A SELF-DESCRIBED "barbarian" of the software industry has fallen on his sword, a victim of both his own missteps and the increasingly brutal market for
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      Lock icon Go on-line before you go on that vacation
      400 13 AP COMPUTER online services now can provide exactly the vacation information you request. More and more homes have acquired computers equipped with modems and that's all that's needed to tap into this expanding universe. In the US, Prodigy, CompuServe and America Online
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      A Pal for your computer images
      776 14  -  Lin Hsin Hsin discovers an image-management package that measures up to her demanding multimedia needs Lin Hsin Hsin Lin Hsin Hsin is an Information Technologist with a local consultancy firm. Her latest book is a collection of poems called Sunny Side Up. WHEN you
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      Power programming for the average user
      513 14  -  WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY TOM AMBROSE Tom Ambrose is a Support Contracts Specialist with Hewlett Packard's Americas' Field Operations (AFO). He also has extensive experience as a computer consultant helping businesses to use information technology productively. IWAS recently listening to a colleague who was lamenting
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      637 14 Phil Patton checks out Microsoft's new screen 'interface', a homely metaphor where no icon's a stranger NYT THE first image on the computer screen is a bright brass knocker on a red door. Click. A living room appears, a fire blazing happily in the hearth. Outside
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      371 14 I INDIA I Southern Splendour Madras A Hyderabad Even the most seasoned traveller jm Capital of Andhra Pradesh, will warm to the tradition and a medieval city of legends mystery that lives on in Madras. famous for "Kohi Noor" the As the capital of Tamil Nadu, yM diamond that was
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      Lock icon The limitations of linguistic stereotypes
      1001 15  -  Do male and female managers employ different conversational styles? Barbara Presley Noble voices her scepticism Barbara Presley Noble NYT CERTAIN notions just seem right. They settle heavily into the collective unconscious and become impossible to dislodge, objective reality to the contrary. The belief that the
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      531 15 LAN C BUCHANAN has been appointed as a partner and vice-president for South-east Asia of Booz-Allen Hamilton, an international management and technology consulting firm. Following the appointment, Mr Buchanan will be responsible for the development and delivery of client work in the Asean region with a focus on
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      Lock icon Women in business: problems and challenges
      500 15 A seminar for entrepreneurs NYT FEMALE entrepreneurs from Asian countries and elsewhere met recently in Yokohama to discuss problems in starting business and to advise would-be entrepreneurs on how to overcome them. The symposium, sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), the
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    311 16 Reuter SHANGHAI China's top securities regulator says Beijing plans to slow down the development of securities and futures markets. The Shanghai Securities News yesterday quoted Liu Hongru, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, as saying China's markets were still "in
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    289 16 AFP TOLSTOI YURT, Russia Russian forces have completely surrounded the presidential palace in the centre of Grozny. A Russian defence ministry spokesman, speaking yesterday at a Russian military base at this town in Chechnya 20 km north of the Chechen capital, said the military
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    46 16 Reuter ALLAHABAD, India Hindu devouts performing rituals after getting their heads shaved during the Ardh Kumbh festival on Saturday. The event is held once every six years on the confluence of three holy rivers here. The month-long festival attracts millions of Hindus. Reuter
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    378 16 Parties welcome appointment of former treasury minister Reuter ROME The appointment of former treasury minister Lamberto Dini to head a government of technocrats should herald a period of relative political calm in Italy, but any ceasefire is likely to be temporary. Mr
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    220 16 Bloomberg Business News KUWAIT Kuwaiti Finance Minister Nasser Abdulla Rodhan says the government plans to slash its budget deficit by a third in the 1995/96 (July/June) to one billion dinars. The al-Watan newspaper w«nli» vNd Mr Kndhan had wrf Ik drfim m rhe
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    184 16 AFP NEW DELHI India had asked Pakistan to withdraw 15 officials from its high commission here, the Pakistani envoy said yesterday, calling it a retaliation for the closure of the Indian consulate in Karachi. New Delhi made the request last Friday to restore
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    900 16  -  The Bottom Line JULIAN WEISS JULIAN WEISS The writer, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank, has written four books on international business and economics. He contributed this comment to BT. THE emergence of new high-tech centres mini
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    357 16 Reuter AFP CAIRO Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tried to defuse renewed border tension between Yemen and Saudi Arabia during talks here yesterday with Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh. Meanwhile, in Riyadh, Syrian Vice-President Abdel Halim Khaddam met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud
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      Keppel explores Swire tie-up for third-country ventures
      397 17  -  Reports by Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Homegrown conglomerate Keppel Corp is keen to join forces with another regional giant Hongkong's Swire group to venture into third countries. Keppel's managing director Loh Wing Siew told Business Times-. "We are exploring the possibility of an alliance
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      Fels budgets $70m for upgrading facilities over 2 years
      260 17 SINGAPORE Listed rigbuilder Far East Levingston Shipbuilding will invest more than $70 million in 199S and 1996 to enhance its facilities. Fels deputy chairman Choo Chiau Beng said in a statement on Saturday: "This will enable Fels to continue to make
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      M'sian steel industry all set to shine this year
      811 17  -  HOCK By William Chia SINGAPORE The Malaysian steel sector looks poised to take off this year and give a renewed shine to steel counters after turning in a dismal performance in 1994. Last year was probably a year that most Malaysian
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        475 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Innovest Bhd has announced several proposals under its revised restructuring scheme in a bid to place the group on a stronger financial footing and turn it into a viable business concern. In a statement issued here yesterday, Aseambankers Malaysia Bhd, the merchant
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        Lock icon MBM unit to make components to feed its automotive industry
        344 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Tekun Asas Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBM Resources Bhd, will make small to medi-um-size metal stamped car components for MBM's local automotive industry in the near future. MBM has established a study group to finalise
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        Lock icon BIndustrial to make M$67m from sale of stake in BTimber
        235 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Industrial Bhd (Blndustrial) will realise an extraordinary gain of about M 567.5 million (5538.3 million) with the proposed disposal of a 50 per cent stake in Beijaya Timber (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (BTimber) to Minho (M) Bhd
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        380 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR FACB Bhd's joint venture toll highway project in south-west China is expected to start operating in April this year, much earlier than scheduled, a company spokesman said yesterday. FACB, through its Hongkong subsidiary Sunnyland Industries Ltd, has a
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          81 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Joint venture company TSH-Smallhold-ers Sdn Bhd will invest MslBo million (Sslo2 million) in a project that will involve the downstream processing of rubber wood. The project will maximise the value-added returns for the rubber smallholders and valuable rubber wood resources
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          Lock icon Cheung Kong sells one third of flats
          86 18 Reuter HONGKONG Property developers Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd sold only one third of the 128 flats available in phase four of the Laguna City development on the first day of sales, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported. The company said last week it
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          Lock icon Philippine paging firm gets IPO nod
          88 18 Reuter MANILA The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the initial public offering of paging company Pocketbell Philippines Inc, officials said. Up to 37.624 million shares will be offered at 15 (SS0.88) to 21.50 pesos a share. The company hopes to raise 808.916 million
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          83 18 Reuter MANILA The Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an initial public offering on the local exchange by C&P Homes Inc. The firm, one of the largest developers of low-cost housing in the country, hopes to raise up to 9.97 billion pesos from the
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          62 18 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK Procter Gamble (Thailand) Co Ltd said it has begun construction on a new US$5O million (Ss73 million) factory on the outskirts of Bangkok. The factory will be the consumer products giant's second here, and will double domestic capacity, said Koos
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          46 18 Reuter KARACHI. Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation vouchers fell 120 rupees, or 3.03 per cent, to 3,840 on disappointment over 1992/93 results, dealers said yesterday. A turnover of 20,500 100-share vouchers had been recorded at the Karachi bourse by mid-session. Reuter
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        239 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malay-sian-listed Renong Bhd, which has proposed to build a US$2O billion (SS29 billion) highway in India, has been promised at least a 30 per cent stake in the project. Energy, Telecommunications and Post Minister Samy Vellu yesterday said
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        56 18 Reuter BURBANK, California The mascot of the new WB Television Network, Michigan J Frog, being unveiled atop the water tower on the Warner Brothers Studio lot here last Friday. The new TV network began broadcasting last week. Heavy rains in the Los Angeles
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        Lock icon KL developer to set up building, construction institute
        237 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Property developer Sunrise Bhd plans to establish a Malaysian Institute of Building and Construction Technology (MIOBACT) soon to train construction workers and supervisors. Sunrise executive chairman Alan Tong Kok Mau yesterday said a group of vocational training experts from
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        Acma's Malaysian unit bags M$84m contract
        208 18 SINGAPORE Diversified electronics group Acma Ltd announced over the weekend that its Malaysian unit Integrated Telecommunication Technology Sdn Bhd (ITT) had won a contract worth M 584.18 million ($47.8 million). The contract calls for ITT to supply, install and maintain various configurations of customer
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        339 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Cityliner Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Park May Bhd and one of the two companies approved for the Kuala Lumpur bus service amalgamation exercise, has expanded its fleet by 80 buses, at a cost of at least MS3O million (SSI7
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        Time for HK to look at other ways of fixing exchange rate
        767 20  -  From Stephen Vines in HONGKONG SOMETIMES the Hongkong dollar seems like a punch bag; it takes some heavy blows but the bag keeps swinging without falling down. However, should it fall, it will do so with an almighty
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        47 20 AFP HONGKONG Coins and small denomination notes of the renminbi are in acute shortage in Guangzhou, causing local authorities to take action and speculators to cash in. Many residents blame the central bank for not putting enough small change on the market. AFP
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        399 20 Reuter BUENOS AIRES With four financial institutions closed for business and several others battling to stay afloat, Argentina's money markets could be heading for a purge of undercapitalised players, analysts say. Alarm bells over the health of the financial system have been sounding
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        272 20 Reuter BRUSSELS European insurers want the European Union to negotiate better access to the US, Japanese and South Korean markets now that Gatt talks on liberalising financial services are gaining momentum. "Conditions must be created for an opening of national insurance markets in
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        450 20 Reuter LONDON Monetary officials can do more harm than good when trying to calm currency market turmoil, with their soothing words often only serving to draw attention to underlying worries or problems, financial analysts said on Friday. The current round of deutschemark buying
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        281 20 Reuter NEW YORK Federal Reserve Board governor Susan Phillips and other participants in a discussion of derivative financial instruments recommended a careful approach to regulatory changes. The occasion was a roundtable discussion marking the 20th anniversary of options trading
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        579 21  -  SIMEX WEEKLY ROUNDUP By Yumiko Iijima MMS International SINGAPORE Concerns about developments in emerging markets after the meltdown in Mexico were the focus of the currency markets last week. The US$ may have firmed against emerging market currencies, but weakened sharply against the majors. The dollar
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        639 21 COMMODITY WEEKLY ROUNDUP AFP LONDON Base metals continued their New Year celebrations this week, with aluminium, nickel and copper rising to record levels, much to analysts' surprise. Market specialists had, in general, not expected to see such a rise until world economic
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      1329 21 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchin|( (fntarts dosing as at 5.30p«) RSS 1 Cantract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Feb 95 I 243.00 I 825 Mar 243.SO 243.50 244.50 250 1125 Apr 249.00 249.00 246.50 100 3825 May 249.00 249.00 246.50 100 3875 Jun
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      4536 22 CORPORATE RESULTS Net tarn EPS Dale TV LY IK LV CoMpaay aaa (Sat) (Sna) (els) (cts) ABR Hklgs Sep 19 I 1.109 1.365 2.5 3.3 Acma Sep 16 I 48.926 19.517 71.0 286 A1SB* Nov 21 P 3.057L 2.095 2.04 Alex Hide Dec 20 I 1
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      752 22 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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        518 23 New York Bloomberg Business News AFP US STOCKS rose last week amid signs inflation isn't accelerating and the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates this month. Record earnings from Motorola Inc also boosted stocks amid expectations of similar strong earnings for other technology stocks.
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        226 23 Hongkong AFP STOCK prices dived 5.6 per cent in roller-coaster trading during the week with worries arising from interest rates to failing health of China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. The Hang Seng Index, the key barometer of top shares, lost a sharp 430.91 points
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        Lock icon No reprieve for shares in absence of fresh leads
        392 23 Tokyo AFP Bloomberg Business News SHARE prices fell back from a brief rally on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week as market players remained inactive in the absence of fresh incentives. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 leading issues fell 188.29
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        438 23 London AFP SHARES on the London Stock Exchange enjoyed a quiet week as investors were put off by troubles on the currency markets and by uncertainty as to whether interest rates would rise, dealers said. The FT-SE 100 Index of
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          100 23 Australian shares closed the week on Friday just 0.4 per cent lower, trapped in a tight range in lacklustre trade on the bourse, brokers said. The market barometer, the All Ordinaries Index, finished at 1,858.8 points, down 8.9 points on the previous week's finish. The All Industrials Index dropped
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          100 23 The Philippine share prices tumbled all week, plunging 9.9 per cent as caution and pessimism dominated the market, analysts said on Friday. The decline in Asian markets had a downward influence in the early part of the week but on Friday, the market plunged 5.68 per cent one of
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          108 23 The flight of foreign money cost the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index 115.10 points, or 8.4 per cent, during the week and saw it close on Friday at its lowest point in months at 1,248.59 points, brokers said. The average daily turnover was 89 million shares, up from
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          72 23 Selling pressure, prompted by several internal and external factors, brought extensive price corrections at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE), pushing the market's index further down below 450. The JSE Index closed on Friday at 441.873, or 8.17 per cent lower than the 481.222 at the previous week's closing. Average
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          85 23 The Taipei bourse suffered heavy losses last week as a result of payment defaults totalling some NT$l billion, brokers said. Extending a 2.7 per cent drop the preceding week, the 410-issue Weighted Price Index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) fell another 336.91 points, or 4.9 per cent, to
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          81 23 Share prices on the Korea Stock Exchange threatened to crash on Saturday before the government stepped in and released emergency funds to ease a financial pinch. As a tight anti-inflation-ary money supply squeeze and high interest rates kept souring investors' mood, the Composite Price Index plunged 30.27 points within
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          84 23 Share prices staged a smart though modest recovery on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) midweek after several weeks of downslide. The 30-share BSE Sensitive Index lost 161.96 points to close the week on Friday at 3,603.66 points. The 100-share National Index fell by 67.61 points to close at 1,732.30
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        2269 23 London Jan 13 Pcacc Industrials A. A. I"o*p Adr I 6/8 620 AB Pom 273 4/8 -I 4/8 Abbey National 435 4/8 4- 10 4/8 Allied Lyons 533 4- 4/8 Amec If I Argyll 26} unch Asda Group 65 4/8 4/8 BA r Ind 448 4/8 I 4/8 BK C
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        800 23 +49.46 Blue-chip stocks surged in their sharpest rally of the new year last Friday as a report of anaemic December retail sales appeared to trim chances that the Federal Reserve will favour a big increase in interest rates. A steep drop in long-term bond interest rates and signs
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        321 23 -19.32 Stocks recovered from lows as banks bounced back, but still closed with losses on sour foreign sentiment as Friday 13th took its toll. But some analysts said Canada's negative publicity last week may mean that the end of the tunnel is near. "In my experience, whenever everybody is
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2341 24 Cr (it l«W I ant Vol Ueefc Lart Quote IN* Di» Net M Cap Hi*r> Low (ompaay Sale (tMO) High Low Bqn Seller Cn P/E Vnil MALAYSIAN STOCKS 398 160 m AISB 50c 239 »d -32 130 271 239 222 242 3.0 -2.9 04 24 5 206 102
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        6587 24 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian share prices plunged for the second straight week of 1995, in sympathy with the Mexican peso crisis, declines in Hongkong and government indications that national elections were still away. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index, which tracks 86 quality
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        8399 25 MAIN BOARD <.r U \l Wl 1994/95 Uil Vol W eek Nil Quoit Dii Di» Id Nrl t ip ,\t| High Low (ompaat Sale -f/- 0001 Hitch Low Buier Seller Or S P/E Smil Price INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 720* 40* mis Acnu 50c 410 -70 774 474 408 408 410
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        1865 26  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The sccond week of the new year brought more misery for local stock market investors as prices collapsed in the wake of developments in remote markets. This resulted in a serious undermining of confidence in regional currencies and stocks.
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      364 27  -  Reports Rihita Elias SINGAPORE Closer cooperation between major players in shipping is essential to improve maritime safety, an official of the International Association of Classification Societies (lACS) said on Friday. Speaking at the Ninth Chua Chor Teck Memorial Lecture, lACS permanent secretary
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      597 27 SINGAPORE Classification societies are a much misunderstood and maligned group, contends James Bell, permanent secretary of the International Association of Classification Societies (lACS). In fact, he admits to once being among the misinformed, saying: "I have spent 35 years in the shipping industry and ship
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      188 27 Reuter SHANGHAI Grandchildren of former Shanghai shipowner are suing a Japanese company for compensation for the wartime loss of two vessels, the People's Daily reported on Thursday. The grandchildren inherited the Chung Wei Steamship Company, founded in Shang- hai in the 1930s by Chen
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      1046 27 Page Col ABC Containerline 16 I Able Shpg 7 4/5 Accord Group 8 1-3 ACL 9 1/2 AhlersLine 13 S Ahrcnkiel Liner 4 1/2 ANL 3 4/5 Antaco Mgmt 17 3 APL 18 1/2 Appenship 4 4/5 Arabian Express 15 4 ASCL 5
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      781 27  -  mSOnzM SHAPE Rahita Elias on the career of Soedarpo Sastrosatomo, founder of Indonesia's leading inter-island shipping line, Samudera Indonesia Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Soedarpo Sastrosatomo. founder of Samudera Indonesia, says he felt the first stirrings of entrepreneurship very early in life. Apart from Samudera Indonesia. the country's
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1468 28 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates rose to 2,038 on Thursday from 2,019 on Jan 11. The Pacific markets remain firm and active for both Panamax and capesize tonnage and while the Atlantic is firm for the Panamaxes, it has yet to pick up
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      1579 29 New technology, better management and upgraded facilities are part of a programme to compete with the rest of the world Seatrade Review Monthly WITH MARGINS tight and demand low, Shanghai Corporation of Shipbuilding Industry (SCSI), the largest arm of the China State Shipbuilding
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      12381 36 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls
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        445 39 V>m< Voy Nt Berth Arrival Otparture V*mH Voy No B«th Arrival Dopartiro JWWM Nrt Batam Spe«d4 ****** P01A 1601 2030 1601/2230 Ca*a EwdMce 112 *x«ute 1601 0600 Batam Spwft A0695* POIA 1601/1200 16.01/1400 Cmpa Two 01 95 M jtonpak 1601/7300 Balam S(wd5 ****** P01A 16.01/0700 1601/0900 lo*
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        399 46 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Delta Airlines of the United States and Japan's All Nippon Airways are to become partners in the Asian frequent flyer programme called Passages. Also joining are charge card company Diners Club and telecommunications group Singapore Telecommunications, said one
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        63 46 Reuter NEW YORK Need to send a fax in a hurry? A new system called Flight Link U is being installed in United States-based airlines. The service is an in-flight phone linked to a computer screen at the back of every seat in the plane.
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        289 46 Bloomberg Business News COPENHAGEN Copenhagen Airports Ltd said a record 14 million passengers passed through the airport in 1994. That was 1.2 million more than in 1993, the company said in a press release last week. All areas of business have increased
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        322 46 Bloomberg Business News DEARBORN, Michigan Ford Motor Co raised prices on eight of its 25 models of cars and trucks by an average 0.4 per cent, or US$9l (Ssl32), marking the company's first mid-model year increase on 1995 vehicles. The carmaker
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        427 46 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI Increasing air traffic and an escalating shortage of air traffic controllers in Taiwan have made it more risky to fly in Asia than it was seven years ago, the head of the nation's association of air traffic controllers
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        Lock icon Organised crime strikes Schiphol freight industry
        370 46 Reuter AMSTERDAM Gangs of highly organised criminals are operating among cargo handling companies at Schiphol Airport, stealing millions of guilders' worth of goods, the Dutch transport industry association EVO said on Friday. It said local air freight handling companies' workforces have been infiltrated by
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          100 46 Reuter FRANKFURT Lufthansa Cargo AG, the freight division of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, says it is increasing cargo rates by between 5 and 13 per cent, effective March 1, to some destinations served from Germany. Fees to South-east Asia, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will
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          115 46 Reuter ST LOUIS, Missouri Trans World Airlines Inc said its cash balance at the end of 1994 exceeded US$lOO million (S$ 145.5 million). In a recent S-4 filing, TWA forecast its cash balance at year-end to be U5597.4 million, the airline said. At a meeting
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          51 46 AP ROME Alitalia is raising fares on domestic routes by 3.5 per cent, effective yesterday, Italy's state airline announced. The carrier, which has been trying to cut heavy losses, on Thursday said the dropping value of the lira and higher costs, including fuel, prompted the increase.
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          81 46 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Rolls-Royce pic said has won four long-term engine overhaul contracts worth £150 million (***** million). The contracts, won by the company's aero-engine services division, are with the UK airlines Air 2000 and Airtours, Indianapolis-based American Trans Air, and Shanghai airline China
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          69 46 Reuter TOKYO Mercedes-Benz AG expects to achieve 8 to 10 per cent growth in car sales in Japan in 1995 and achieve a target of one per cent Japanese market share in 19%. Rainer Jahn, president of the company's Japanese subsidiary, said Mercedes had
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        146 46 Bloomberg Business News STOCKHOLM Volvo Truck Corp, the Swedish heavy vehicle maker, said its preliminary sales figures for 1994 show it was a record year, with a total of 68,500 trucks delivered. That's an increase of 34 per cent over 1993 sales. Of the
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      29 27 w mmm 01ON A I I ANALYSIS I I I China's yards act to boost profit margins, Pg 3 Delta, S'pore Telecom to join frequent flyer programme, Pg 20
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      26 27 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore National vXSJjJ Shipping Association. For advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Times: Tel 740-2089/740-2090
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      360 29 ANL» IT'S AUSTRALIAN FOR SHIPPING —J tL T T ni sro M H0« *SStl *>T M KB 1 .^3?4. MVARMTA 91$ 11/91 IS/«1 HPT 39/91 92/92 MAMftUCT MM IS/11 gg/g! n/|I >l/«i nOl ii /#1 /M lV */92 97/92 99/92 OKOUMTOI 4523 17/91 28/91■MAMHt 819 28/91 2J/91 23/91 11/92 14/82
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      1364 30 AQABA R DAM/ LE VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEDOAH (VIA JED) S TON H'BURO A WERP HAVRE KIRISHIMA 06/102 18/1 «/2 7/2 5/2 DRESDEN EXPRESS 20/302 21/1 30/1 7/2 8/2 ]V 2 13/2 15/2 FRANKFURT EXPRESS 77/103 25/1 11/2 14/2 12/2 LUDWH3SHAFEN EXPRESS 17/303 28/1 6/2 13/2 15/2 18/2 20/2
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      1195 30 I NORASIA" WE'RE ACCEPTING LCL CARGO ON OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SAILING TO THE FOLLOWING PORTS:— VALETTA, TRIESTE. VENICE, ANCONA, PIRAEUS, ALEXANDRIA, PORTSAID, BARCELONA, VALENCIA. FOR MORE DETAILS/BOOKING:— CONTACT M/S TAN SEOW CHUAN M/S FELICIA PEH I ran GENERAL win NOKASIA AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD IALSO KCtMMO UX TO; TEL: *****83
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      232 33 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE 0106 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) GROUPAGE SERVICE TO CHINA I WEEKLY CALLING:SHANQHAI XINGANG QINGDAO i DALIAN XIAMEN HAIKOU WHAMPOA CONTACT: SYLVIA OR KEN SIM HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) P. KLANQ PH: 0203-*****02 (10 LINES), PENANG PH: 0204-*****7 (10 LINES) J.
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      198 34 lAMunemai racinc Shipping T T TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KKU STORE PK LOAOVtG FOR GUNS AND ROSES SID SLD SLD FLU/ROT/ANT/UK ANANGEL NISOOM SU) MPT FIU/ROT/ANT/i* WORLD AMPMON 20/1 30/1 3/2 FIU/ROT/MT/UK Loads Sabaft/Montsu C R NO. **********0H CONTIPAC SHIPPING PTE LTD T«fc *****32 Fax: *****49 PJC. MULTIPORT SDN
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      826 34 79 ANSON ROAD, #21-01. SINGAPORE 0207 TELE: *****92 FAX: *****57 CR **********0N mwf murni lam It PORT KLAWO pewAHO iasa VOT m m vessel vot an "roi T 16< 1 (MOW) 18; 1 QUO) XOUR iAYA ***** 17/1 (TUt) 20/1 (FN) PtWtASA 16/1 >M0>I lg 1 '*<0) MCC COWVtrOB SOW
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      1139 35 3 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A I 140 C c- #12-00, WL Building, Singapore 0106 a T*L: *****21, FAX *****19, TELEX KS ***** ACLPL o, WMR »OY MM I OKK I WW WMtl VO* WW JKT MN OOHATOW tMCTALQ H |fn»i) 1 10/1 |(0«w) In/01 I (Tim) 110/01 KOTA
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      997 35 ttsms I wt sm u hawk Hamburg thamis rotterdam Antwerp W.II ITTMM TOm U/01 05/02 07/02 09/02 10/02 U/02 WUI D€ TUCANA UO7W 19/01 00/02 10/02 12/02 13/02 WO? Wit Ot tH* LO7W 25/01 15/02 17/02 19/02 20/02 51/02 Wilt Ot CMW CO7W 21/02 23/02 23/02 2t/Q2 rtm •AISO ACCEPTMG
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      567 35 ires/j^ MR MYANMA n FIVE STAR LINE I (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIf Pen P.Gdt PAGAN V2I7W 20/23 Jan -I TANAH AM V2W 20/24 Jan MAUTSU AGENTS 00USTEAD SHTfMG AGENOES *11: TEL 02 03 *****00 PM. IE 02 03 361(7(7 j PEN: TEI 02 04 (*****
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      1799 38 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE una |mi| mi wonom |stok| im liw|hm I w I »t «i ng stow huc I ne<w I kok I s—ail TOW BSt/MM SOOty MM 14.01 1101 18. MKH 2484 17.11 04 02 05.02 0102 Ml 2 WD. OCOW IW 1101 20 01 23.01 a iMI
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      465 38 IP-tBMN CONTAINER LINES, INC A 0« nt MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINEB) SIBU (o®4) *****9 (W ASIA HKG/TWN/BKKI GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 13/1 14/1 15/1 HKG/BKK/KEE/KHH G'burf/C'hafen/Shoim/Oslo 17/1 18/1 19/1 16/1 17/1 18/1 HKG/BKK/KEE/KHH Piraeus 26/1 27/1 28/1 20/1 21/1 22/1 HKG/BKK/KEE/KHH Ldn/Fh/Rtm/Ant/Ham/leh 14/1 15/1
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      146 39 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE SPORE TO FREMANTLE > VESSEL VOY SPORE FTLE ACCEPTING FEEDER CONTAINERS WINDWARD ***** 16 Jan 23 Jan HANNE BAKKE ***** 29 Jan 6 Feb Jakarta amo suwabata. REGULAR SINGAPORE/VIETNAM SERVICE vcssiis voy no eta fto oanMini a* dwm i/m 17/01 11/01 ho CM MMI cut m m
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      304 39 VESSEL VOY UN MAA SIN I I TIGER SPEED 314N 15-16/01 21-27/01 01-02/02 I TIGER ISUMD 125S 2122/01 (FOR DISCHARGE ONLvfl I CAPE HERMES 204N 18 19,-01 24-30/01 03-04/02 I TIGER CAPE 013 23-24 A)! 29-05/02 10-11/02 I TIGER BRIOGE 3ISN 25 26/01 31-06/02 11-12/02 I TIGER ISLANO 127N 05-11/02
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      328 39 \d3 dongnama line I I2^^^S2£^SS^ESt2HSKS!B2E3SJS222Si!£iHKB^S&j «MEI (IBS) MP H KM PNG HC KM win wn run a/(i h/m u/n m/« mm ntui »/u u/ti u/(t tun wn ivu nubm imm M/at iim nm am ukmc rum «m» ii/n u/tz u/« ii/(2 an n/u mm §m ar km ra US ■COM
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      399 39 TEL: *****33 (12 Lin«s) I I FAX: *****15/*****03 I TELEX: R8 ***** RISHIP (3 LinM) I CR NO.: **********0E X. VMM* Voy Loading For Abbay Wonz 42W8 29/01 Mombasa. Djibouti Aiut Maaaawa Andlnat MWB 20/03 Mombasa. Djibouti AsMb Mm mi FILLY CONTAINERISED REG I LAS LINER SERVICE ACCEPTING BOTH FCL/LCL
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      1368 40 ■□cnnsanza THIS WEEK'S ARRIVAL: NEXT WEEK'S ARRIVAL: VESSELS ¥0Y NRT ETA EXCHANGE VESSELS *0Y l«T ETA EXCHANGE RATE MTt PARIS MS 9502 ***** 16/01 1.4630 SL DEVELOPER 215W ***** 23/01 1 4638 NANTAI PRINCE 062N 16/01 1.4535 MAJESTIC MS 950 1 ***** 23/01 1.4568 MS TACOMA 9501 ***** 16/01 1.4685
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      729 40 MMloyd FULL CONTAINER SERVICES »o mm tit* so &o un nm n/n n/n u/u n/n »s tucjm uo m m/m it'll it oi mo; io 12 u ivtt Dim H7« 21*1 ail Mil is u 17/12 11/12 Nl2 21/«2 own w an an nn wn n/« mmc IOCNM com 21
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      825 40 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF 2 LOADING VOY SPORE TKELANG HALIFAX N YORK NORFOLK N ORLEANS MOBILE TAMPICO HOUSTOM HOEGH CAIRN 0128 .j/3.N> 16 Mar 19 Mar 22 Mar 28 Mar 31 Mar 3 Apr 8 Apr HOEGH DUKE 0528 18/19 Feto 20/21 Feb 2 Ape 5 Apr
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      817 41 J WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BEN6AL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCtPTVK KAMUU/SOC CAACOCS TO/ftOM KOK. YOKOHAMA, NAGOTA. MO A, TOUW, MANIA*, OAVAO*. Pananf* P KMm| Smapart EKsii* KMIALEVERETT V24E h Pi/16 Jan 17/11 Jan MRAfIEHERETT V2IE 24/25 Feb KAMALEWXETT V2SE 14/15 Mar ACCEPTM6 MUHUU/fa/SOC CAMOCS TO/FMM CMTTAGON6, CALCUTTA AM) MONGLA* x Smart
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      590 41 jfct PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK t CONTAINER SERVICE SM KARACHI HYDERABAD 137-HW 15/02 »/<» BIMIABAt) 112-WW 03/03 13/03 SMtOOM 151-MW 03/03 13/03 MARRAM 155-HW IS 03 25/03 •aaicuoif ran mcct to mam FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY wssri I VOT Ism nSTTSSTIwrTS^'ITOK nmmimo *****M123/01 101/321M/02TM/021 11/ M ■OUR
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      282 41 kJiIHI SjN FAR EAST 22/1 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 22/1 BANGKOK 22/1 MANILA/CEBU 22/1 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 22/1 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 22/1 BUSAN 22/1 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 22/1 HONG KONG S|N CHINA 22/1 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 23/1 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 23/1 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSI/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SjN USA/CANADA 21/1 LOS
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      910 42 4plw7a MELBOURNE u jp GP SHIPPING PTE LTD ,^BOWWE I Call: Kenny/Mas/Peter -.iv \r\7=;;;;r' s 1 1 8— I Xllllh KlSllaJSiinrßKllMmi'^^^^^^^^^B IWiI,IBiMW!WM,w,iIi^WB J I AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., I HkJH Halratan, Torghundl, Islamqala (Doqharun) I mWu€fLMwrn C.1.5./RUSSIA: Alma Ata, Ashkhabad. Baku. Dushanbe. I o 11. u Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk. Korsakov,
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      660 42 y Contemn CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 19 JANUARY (Accepting to aM Mm* ZMtend ports) PENANG 20 JAN JAKARTA 22 JAN PORT KLAN6 W JAN BANGKOK 22 JAN MANILA 22 JAN MELBOURNE 29 JAN SYDNEY 29 JAN BRISRANE 3 FEB FNEMANTLE 26 JAN ADELAIDE 28 JAN I^^gotknsN»G^^^2ijal^^^^| 'ACCEPTING TO
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      988 42 CONSOLIDATION TO BUSAN HRSI FORWARDER I.N OFFERING TWICE WEEKLY LCL SERVICE TO BUSAN HK Call SANISA at DID: *****58 for bookings NOW!!! Td Fax: Siagapore 56M668 272 9838 A Also has offices in:- FORWMONG mm Ml MALAYSIA THAILAND PHILIPPINES MB 10GBT1CS SOVICES SljL HONG KONG VIETNAM INDIA srsar BRL,NE, w
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      1528 43 OSUNSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD 20 McCallum Street #16-01/03 Asia Chambers Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22 (10 Lines) FAX: *****05 CR No.: *****8 200 00R m Y.S.N. V—Ml Vot Howfl Kong Ingapof P. KMawg Pcnang *E}£s S«M«d 9—d •«—d m Port JUrkw 15 16-It/1 IWI a»-77/1 «Mob« Emrrtd 1 M-M/1 31-1/1 a-1/2
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      370 43 OSs CEYLON SHIPPING CORPN National Line of Sri Lanka CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO UK AND NORTH CONTINENTAL PORTS il —JW MMM IB 9M21 i«/l g/1 tl/I Wl U'i ip h»to tvm 11/1 n/i m miuwt tvm n/i wi IP mow km turn wi vi r—i mm n/i n/i n/t 2i/2 nn
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      708 43 II y% II VESSEL VOYAfcE EXCHANGE RATES (USS) l| H M IN oyT IN oyT II EQ II CAUFORNIA 2EUS 58W 59€ ***** 1 4530 HI II U| Wf MJM H CALIFORNIA LUNA 70W ***** 1.4822 HI II H NEPTUNE RUBY 40W 40W ***** 1 4530 HI II H ANRO
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      1479 44 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. m 19 KEPrn ROAD »03-01 JIT POW HUMNG SXGAPOWt 02Qe TIL 235-99«6 F«. *****22 h ALSO OFFERING SERVICE TO/FROM *PRC *CIS VIETNAM *EAST RUSSIA 'CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA *EAST MEDITERRANEAN CALL 225-1-225 FOR BOOKING OR ENQUIRY aMMHMMpHHMMHHHHMMKMRviCK nt V WT m r» «t aw *{Ba/*oT*g g* sn
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      1841 44 K« f AS AGENT S- 1" LIME (SINGAPORE) PTI LTD (CX NO; *****730M8M/6ST REG NO: IC-*****JM) H TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 I MM* MALAYSIA "IT LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BNO I JEi TEL; SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****25/6 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAIITINTERNUSA.
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      128 44 BANGLADESH SHIPPING CORPN. m REGULAR SERVICE TO/FROM CHITTAGONG tiaSEL WT*Ct CUTTAGOHE SWGAPONE MONGLA CHTTACONG J; BANCLAR MOW 40W I*_ol 22/01 28/01 BAW6L > «3W 17/01 24/01 10/01 MNCUAJ«»I 41* 21/01 05/02 11/02 B WCLM 1 «4»l 30/01 07/02 13/02 15/02 J* BAIWAAJOi 42W n pj n/o; n 02 Mm icctptnf
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      454 45 I ▲HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 i' 1 m pq> KSSELS VQY I SN HTM OUT LEH MAM BRC| Ftt I 11/01 20/01 21/01 SI MANNER 314W I 23/01 10/02 ~TZW TTToT ""***** WW 14/02 1 2?/2i 2"® 21/11 H. MNOVATOR 313W I 30/01
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