The Business Times, 14 April 1995

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    12 1 Business Times WL KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Friday April 14 1995 85"
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow up 17 points
      47 1 Reuter NEW YORK Blue chip stocks racked up gains yesterday. At 1 pm EDT, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 17.63 points at 4,215.44. In the broader market, advances led declines 11-8 on trading of 185 million shares on the NYSE. Reuter
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      Lock icon NEC, Motorola cleared to buy Bull stakes
      63 1 Bloomberg Business News PARIS NEC Corp of Japan and Motorola Inc of the US have been allowed to acquire the largest stakes in French computer company Groupe Bull under a state asset sale, Economy Minister Edmond Alphandery said yesterday. France is reducing its
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    168 1 Stock market indices Thursday Change STII 2.071.42 +8.92 KLSE Comp 963.34 -2.67 Nikkei 16.438.79 +93.87 Hang Seng 8.661.99 +152.30 SET Index closed Jakarta Comp 419.45 -0.55 Manila Comp Closed Taipei WPI 6.417.58 -44.76 Seoul Comp 891.20 -2.27 Bombav BSE30 closed CLSA China B 794.64 -12.38 Aust All Ord
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    Regional markets stay sluggish
    84 1 SINGAPORE Interest in regional stocks continued to hover at low levels yesterday, as investors were sidelined ahead of the long weekend and an expected Japanese government package to stabilise the yen. In Singapore, the Straits Times Industrials Index ended a quiet day 8.92 points higher at
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    Pillai seeks court protection in India to stall arrest
    529 1  -  From K P Nayar in NEW DELHI FUGITIVE businessman Rajan Pillai yesterday sought court protection in India in a bid to stall his arrest in connection with his fraud conviction in Singapore, news agencies reported. His father-in-law, K N Nair, was
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    Judge orders forfeiture of $3.5m bail
    316 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE District Judge Low Wee Ping yesterday ordered the forfeiture of $3.5 million bail money posted for biscuit king Rajan Pillai, who absconded after being convicted of criminal breach of trust and cheating involving about U5522.5 million. The bail, put up
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    Lock icon Kerkorian stuns Wall St with US$22.8b Chrysler bid
    517 1 NYT DETROIT With the support of Lee lacocca, Kirk Kerkorian, the secretive billionaire investor who is the biggest shareholder of Chrysler, astonished Wall Street and the motor industry on Wednesday by saying that he would bid for complete ownership of the vehicle
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    Lock icon US retail sales up 0.2% in March
    204 1 Reuter WASHINGTON Sales at retail stores edged upwards in March, the Commerce Department said yesterday, after the biggest drop in more than a year during February. Total retail sales rose in March by 0.2 per cent to a seasonally adjusted U*****.7 billion (*****.4
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    Lock icon Political pressure mounts in Japan for rate cut
    474 1  -  From Anthony Rowley, Neil Behrmann in LONDON JAPAN'S emergency economic package to be announced today will put great political pressure on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to reduce its official discount rate, a move widely seen as the only short-term solution to
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    Lock icon US draws up hit list of Japanese goods in case car talks fail
    278 1 AP WASHINGTON The Clinton administration is drawing up a list of Japanese imports worth billions of dollars that could be subject to punitive tariffs if the current negotiations over opening Japan's motor market don't succeed, officials said
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      15 1 Singapore News: Pg 2 Hng Kiang to be made full minister Full reports, Pg 14-18
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      9 1 Surprise surge in COF. prices for May, Pg 2
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      35 1 Malaysian Elections: Pg 3 Front's answer to PAS thrJcitl CORPORATE FOCUS, Pg 11 What's Kerkorian up to, anyway? Multi-billionaire who's the terror of boardrooms KLSE slaps 10-day liiuit on suspension of share trading, Fg 9
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      86 1 Ofyfcorate Focus: Pg it of Chrysler ,>i ■-> Tel: 250 8070 Fax: 250 8471 US sees Japan as Asia investment rival, Pg 4 Dollar fall unlikely to benefit commodities, Pg 4 IB BlancpaiN Since 1735 there has NEVER BEEN A QUARTZ BLANCPAIN WATCH. And there never will be. SINGAPORE THE
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Surprise surge in May COE prices
      608 2  -  Industry sources say genuine buyers fuelled the big rise in premiums By Ramesh Divyanathan MAY Certificate of Entitlement prices in all categories have shot up, confounding many in the vehicle industry who expected only marginal rises. The jump is also surprising given curbs on
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      Lock icon GST netted IRAS monthly peak of $314m in February
      389 2  -  By Ven Sreenivasan THE Inland Revenue Authority (IRAS) of Singapore netted $314 million from the Goods and Services Tax in February the highest monthly collection since the 3 per cent consumption tax was introduced in April last year. Economists attribute the
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      Lim Hng Kiang to be promoted to National Development Minister
      290 2 LIM HNG KIANG will be promoted to Minister for National Development from Monday after serv ing in an acting capacity in that portfolio for over a year, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday. He will also stay
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      5.5% increase in number of tourists in February
      216 2 TOURIST arrivals in February this year rose 5.5 per cent to 556,805 compared to last February, despite the fall in the number of Japanese v isitors after the Great Hanshin earthquake. The most dramatic jump in figvrcs was for visitors from China
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      Disk drive maker MiniStor shuts plant, lays off 120
      272 2 DISK drive company MiniStor Peripherals has closed its Chai Chee plant and is appointing liquidators. MiniStor's financial director, Robert Wong, said yesterday the company's 120 employees left last Friday. Most had found jobs, he said. Management had called other companies to
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      155 2 VJjWBL Enter the world of v^' j£ A v' ''V'v-n' >'\- >''S Vj* Hvk^^HSßl Lee Kuan Yew at a snap **> f J^"1 9 to see his path in life and -•> r listen to him on how to run 2 ,*> fcu* l a country. LEE KUAN YEW-TRANSIT LINK
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  • THE REGION
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      Religious leader Zainal Abidin may be answer to PAS threat
      565 3  -  Elections 95 By Ho Kay Tat IS Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad banking on the man who led the move to disband the Al-Arqam Islamic religious sect to help him topple Parti Islam Se-Malaysia's (PAS) rule in Kelantan? Zainal Abidin Abdul
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      Three senior ministers slated to become state chief ministers
      370 3  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR AT LEAST three senior Malaysian ministers are likely to contest state assembly seats in the coming general elections, signalling major changes in Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's cabinet after the polls and a shake-up in the
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      Lock icon Bank Indonesia admits foreign debt tops US$100b
      171 3 KnightRidder JAKARTA Bank Indonesia governor Soedradjad Djiwandono has finally admitted that Indonesia's foreign debt level has breached the US$lOO billion (SSI4I billion) level, the Jakarta Post said yesterday. But Mr Soedradjad argued that most of the debt was made up of long-term facilities
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      Lock icon Gordon Wu's US$8b power plant deal gets all-clear from Pakistan
      248 3 Reuter KARACHI Pakistani officials yesterday said an US$B billion (S$ 11.2 billion) power plant contract with Hongkongbased tycoon Gordon Wu would be signed this month after they had settled disputes over its location and fuel source. "All the snags have
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      Lock icon DAP urges voters not to let Malaysia become a one-party state
      479 3  -  From Ruth Wong in KUALA LUMPUR THE opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP), faced with an uphill battle against the ruling National Front (NF) coalition, has called for support to prevent Malaysia from becoming a one-party state. Opposition leader and
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      386 3 11l 1 Seri Sulong Industrial Park is reputed to be the largest mixed light industrial development by a private developer in Batu Pahat, Johor. The entire project comprises more than 900 light industrial units and 800 residential units spread over approximately 400 acres of freehold land. Phase I of the
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon US concerned as Japan steps up race for investments in Asia
      630 4 Bloomberg Business News SHANGHAI The rising yen is empowering Japan to muscle in on American investment plans for China and the rest of Asia, said Jeffrey Garten, US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade. The US dollar has fallen
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      Lock icon China to survey 10m production units
      203 4 Reuter BEIJING China is set to launch the most ambitious industrial survey in its history, probing 10 million production units to try to fske a snapshot of the foundation of the socialist market economy. Officials yesterday said ferreting out false reporting would be a
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      Lock icon Bhutto fails to lift US aid sanctions
      444 4  -  From Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON PAKISTANI Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Washington following an eight-day visit aiidW at mending her country's relationship with its former Cold War-era ally, the United States, and at seeking greater American investment and trade. But Ms Bhutto, who met
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      Lock icon Dollar's fall unlikely to benefit Asian commodity producers
      484 4 Reuter SINGAPORE The US dollar's plunge against the yen and other regional currencies oilers little cheer to many Asian commodity producers, but it could benefit some consumers such as South Korea and Taiwan. Analysts yesterday said supply and demand factors for commodities
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      Chan Brothers to invest NZ$50m in spa resort in Rotorua
      277 4  -  By Agnes Wee SINGAPORE The Chan Brothers Group is investing in another property in New Zealand. this time a spa resort and residential apartments. The group will spend NZSSO million (Ss47 million) on the project in Rotorua. known as the
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      Lock icon World Bank to offer guarantees for high-risk projects
      171 4 Reuter NEW DELHI The World Bank plans to offer investment guarantees for high-risk projects, mainly linked to economic reforms in developing countries, a senior bank official said yesterday. "The bank itself is trying to develop a guarantee instrument to support investments globally,"
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      Lock icon Aussie opposition chief plays down shadow minister's hardline stance on Indonesia
      274 4 AFP SYDNEY Conservative opposition leader John Howard has played down his prospective foreign minister's hardline stance on human rights in Indonesia. observers say. Mr Howard, leader of a coalition Liberal Party and National Party opposition, appeared to distance himself
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      Lock icon China plans new law to tackle flaws in bond market
      236 4 Reuter BEIJING Beijing yesterday said it was drafting a Treasury Bonds Law to tackle what a senior official called occasional irregularities in China's rapidly expanding bond market. The director of the Finance Ministry's treasury bond department, Gao Jian, was quoted
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        Lock icon Lufthansa, BA plan admin shift to India
        100 4 Reuter NEW DELHI Germany's Lufthansa and British Airways will shift a significant portion of their worldwide accounting and ticketing work to India, reported the newspaper The Pioneer yesterday. It said low wages, relatively uncomplicated tax laws and a widespread use of the English
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        Lock icon Rubin to boost US ties with Asian tour
        71 4 Reuter LOS ANGELES US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is on an eight-day trip to Asia with some explaining to do about America's role in the region. Mr Rubin, who will attend a meeting of the 18-nation Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation group in
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        Lock icon Suharto slams Indon protesters
        65 4 AFP JAKARTA President Suharto yesterday condemned Indonesians who assisted demonstrations against him in Germany and vowed they would be firmly dealt with. "We have to be firm towards people who gave inputs to them (foreign protesters) from inside the country," Mr Suharto told journalists on the
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        Lock icon Rules for Taiwan presidential polls
        59 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's cabinet yesterday approved a bill governing the country's first direct presidential elections, to be held in March next year, cabinet officials said. The bill, which still needs final approval from parliament, lists various requirements, including the candidate nomination methods, educational qualifications and
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        Lock icon China may resume WTO talks
        91 4 Reuter BEIJING China yesterday said it was studying an invitation to return to Geneva in May to resume talks on its bid to enter the World Trade Organisation as a founder member. US officials said in March that China had agreed to return to the
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      Lock icon HK will be allowed to keep present system for 50 years: Qiao Shi
      252 4 Reuter TOKYO Qiao Shi, the chairman of China's parliament, yesterday said the country would keep its pledge to let Hongkong maintain its present political and economic systems for 50 years from 1997. Mr Qiao told Japanese Foreign
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  • THE WORLD
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      Senate to challenge Yeltsin in court over Chechnya war
      586 5  -  From John Helmer in MOSCOW RUSSIA'S senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to ehallenge the legality of the Cheehnya war in the Constitutional Court, raising the prospect of a direct clash between President Boris Yeltsin's government and the country's highest court. Not
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      Lock icon France hit by strikes as Left's chances in presidential polls dim
      512 5 Reuter PARIS Strikes disrupted public transport, air travel and banks yesterday as French unions wrote off the Left's chances in the presidential election and turned militant to lean heavily on conservative candidates. A flurry of stoppages before the April
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      Lock icon Unctad calls for measures to control incentives
      294 5 Knight-Ridder GENEVA The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) yesterday called for measures to control incentives offered by governments in order to attract direct foreign investment. In its "Incentives and Direct Foreign Investment" report, it said fiscal, financial and other incentives
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      Lock icon Clinton pays tribute to Roosevelt's legacy
      424 5 Hailing FDR's GI Bill of Rights, he makes pitch for investment in education AP WARM SPRINGS, Georgia President Bill Clinton embraced Franklin Delano Roosevelt's legacy on Wednesday's 50th anniversary of FDR's death but said America would betray his memory if it chose cutting taxes
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      Lock icon Canadian markets calm despite Moody's currency downgrade
      360 5 Reuter TORONTO Moody's announcement that it has stripped Canada of its vaunted triple A credit rating has not upset the country's markets. The New York rating agency on Wednesday cut Canada's currency rating to Aal from Aaa on concerns that the country's debt
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Mandela plays down Winnie's return
        72 5 Reuter NAIROBI South African President Nelson Mandela yesterday said his government's credibility remained unshaken despite a setback over reinstatement of his estranged wife Winnie as a deputy minister. "The reputations of governments are not affected by issues of this nature," he told a news conference
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        Lock icon Anti-nuclear pact likely to be extended
        108 5 AFP CAIRO United Nations Secretary-General Boutros BoutrosGhali expects the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to be extended indefinitely at a conference due to open on Monday in New York. "There is a great probability that a large majority will vote to prolong the treaty indefinitely,"
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        Lock icon TB on the rise in developed nations
        94 5 Reuter LONDON Tuberculosis is on the rise in Britain and in other developed countries, but immigration and overcrowding, usually cited as causes, are not directly to blame, doctors reported yesterday. Two studies in the British Medical Journal found the causes were related more
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        Lock icon Kyrgyzstan gets US$60m WB credit
        69 5 Reuter BISHKEK The World Bank granted a USS6O million (SSB4 million) rehabilitation eredit to Kyrgyzstan after the Central Asian state made progress in implementing market reforms, a senior bank official said. Yukon Huang, head of the department covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said the
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      Tory strategists reel as poll backs increased taxes
      292 5  -  From Neville Stack in LONDON THE Conservative government's election strategy of cutting income tax has been dealt a blow as a result of an MCI opinion poll. It indicates that most voters, including Tories, are happy for income tax to be increased,
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      384 6 8 EXOTIC CUISINES FOR JUST ONE PRICE. (Safe $16.80 for lunch. Or $19.80 for dinner. To [£)dTOUSrt ii AA44 *4 komr ioffer home get a seat, we advise you to call 737 2911 Ext 2868 early for a reservation. worm **>*4. Prices subject to 10% service charge. 1% cess 3%
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      331 6 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN «»N RLBI' RAISE YOUR SPIRITS FOR A SONG At *$338, you not only get a hottle of Cordon Bleu. A lx>ttle of Johnnie Walker Black Lahel. And a tree r(K)m for a minimum of 6 persons. But also a tree room on your next
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      234 6 Celebrating fish Let's drink to fish. Bouillabaisse or Tom Yam? Top of the M celebrates fish with a lunch buffet of every imaginable fish recipe. Salmon, sole. Iqt) snapper, sea bass... if it can be caught, it can be ofmp cooked. And we know all the delicious wags. fT/ Continental
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Outbreak saved by its cast
      588 7  -  A less dramatic, more believable storytelling style would have been better, says Connne Kerk Corinne Kerk THE first thing you noticc about Outbreak is how much it resembles And The Band Played On. Both films begin with health crews arriving at an African village, and
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      Chanticleer's 'orchestra of voices' puts on sublime show
      502 7  -  It's a hard act to follow, says Tan Su Ling Tan Su Ling Glamorous megastar tenors and sopranos attract so much publicity these days that vocal ensembles are relegated to the sidelines in the musical hierarchy, especially in the eyes of the
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      1075 7 Lloyd Bacon's definitive backstage musical. When the leading lady sprains H A m4HK4 her ankle, chorus-girl Ruby aK. jfl k Keelcr is ordered on stage. Ginger Rogers is part of the chorus, while Be be Daniels j '-j WnE lolls on a piano singing You're > mdEj W aH Don
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  • SPORTS
    • SIDE LINES
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        Lock icon Parry, Frost advance to second round
        80 8 AFP LAKE OCONEE. Georgia Australia's Craig Parry and South Africa's David Frost on Wednesday joined US golfers Corey Pavin and Mark McCumber in advancing to the second round of the match-play World Championship of Golf. The tournament features playdowns until four champions meet in
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        Lock icon Rain cuts into Antigua play
        90 8 AP ST JOHN'S, Antigua Rain forced an early close to the fourth Cable and Wireless cricket test on Wednesday, leaving the West Indies and Australia delicately balanced in the fourth day of play. Heavv showers that swept across the Antigua Recreation Ground during the tea
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        Lock icon Lobo on US basketball player draft
        105 8 AFP NEW YORK Rebecca Lobo, who sparked this year's unbeaten US women's college basketball champions, was selected by the Jersey Turnpikes of the all-male developmental US Basketball League in a player draft on Wednesday. Lobo. who guided the University of Connecticut to the title,
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        Lock icon Seles haunted by stabbing memories
        72 8 AFP CLEVELAND, Ohio Monica Seles said on Wednesday she could not help send her attacker to jail because she remains a fearful prisoner of her own memories at being stabbed in the back. Seles released a statement here through International Management Group, which represents her.
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    • SCORE CARD
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        Basketball
        33 8 NEW YORK NBA Wednesday: Atlanta 90 Washington 82; Charlotte 105 New Jersey 77; Detroit 113 Chicago 124; Minnesota 109 Golden State 123: Phoenix 115 San Antonio 111; Sacramento 109 L\ Lakers 99.
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        Golf
        171 8 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida 1995 Ryder Cup Standings Europe (top 10 qualify, with captain Bernard Gallacher selecting two others): 1 Scve Ballestcros (Spn) 338,080.57 pts 2 Colin Montgomerie (Scot) 217.274.50 3 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 212,683.07 4 David Gilford (Eng) 198,745.29 5 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spn) 184,460.14 6 Constantino Rocca
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        Soccer
        18 8 BIRMINGHAM, England FA Cup semi-final replay Wednesday: Man Utd 2 (Bruce 30. Pallister 42) Crystal Palacc 0.
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        Tennis
        77 8 TOKYO ATP/WTA lour Japan Open Thursday Men's 3rd Rd:3Wayne Ferreira (SA) b 13-JefTTar-ango (US) 6-3 3-6 6-3; 5-Thomas Enqvist (Swe) b Wally Masur (Aust) 6-4 6-0; Jan Apeli (Swe) b Kotaro Miyachi (Jpn) 6-2 6-3; Scott Draper (Aust) b Michael Joycc (US) 6-1 6-4; 4-Jim Courier (US) b 14-Greg
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      Lock icon I'm not ready for Seniors yet: Irwin, 49
      317 8 Golf AP HILTON HEAD ISLAND. South Carolina The MCI Classic was the site of Hale Irwin's first PGA victory in 1971 and his last one almost a year ago. Yet, with his 50th birthday less than two months away, Irwin is a
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      Dribbling towards the Championship
      766 8  -  Chris Matyszczyk sees shades of Don Revie's Leeds in Dalglish's Blackburn Chris Matyszczyk LONDON Premier League crowds at Goodison Park and Loftus Road are hailing cham-pion-elect Blackburn Rovers. They have heckled, they have jeered, they have booed them off the pitch. A curious phenomenon, this. For
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      Lock icon Races cancelled after yachts run out of puff
      434 8 America's Cup AP SAN DIEGO Just when Dennis Conner and John Bertrand threatened to make the America's Cup interesting, the wind died and Wednesday's races were abandoned. The four yachts fell victim to San Diego's light, shifty winds. They were literally marooned
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      Lock icon Aussies, Kiwis call for rugby to go pro
      532 8 Reuter SYDNEY Two of the world's top rugby union nations. Australia and New Zealand, said yesterday the sport was no longer amateur and called on the International Kugby Board (IRB) to adopt professional rules. The Australian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) said it
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      KLSE imposes 10-day limit on suspension of share trading
      440 9  -  Clampdown prompted by prolonged voluntary suspensions From Ruth Wong in KUALA LUMPUR THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has come down hard on companies seeking suspension of share trading by limiting the suspension period to 10 market days. In a statement
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      Lock icon MRCB-PNB venture wins M$964m power lines job
      167 9 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A joint venture company between Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and Permodalan Nasional Bhd has won a M 5964 million (*****.6 million) contract to build power lines, MRCB said. The joint venture company, Transmission Technology Sdn Bhd, will be 55
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      Lock icon TA Enterprise announces M$544m gain, proposes 1-for-1 bonus
      338 9 NST KUALA LUMPUR TA Enterprise Bhd yesterday announced a group pre-tax profit of M 5544.19 million (SS3OB million) for the 15 months ended Jan 31 and proposed a one-for-one bonus issue that would boost its paid-up capital to M 5924.5 million. In
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      Lock icon Khong Guan confirms it is in talks to take stake in KFC (M)
      195 9 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Khong Guan Holdings Malaysia Bhd said it has started negotiations to acquire a stake in fast food operator KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd. But it said it was unable to disclose further details "due to
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      Lock icon Sabah timber tycoon to push for environment-friendly development
      795 9 Pledge follows moves on two massive wood companies Bloomberg Business News KOTA KINABALU Joseph Ambrose Lee, having almost locked up two of the biggest timber company takeovers in recent Malaysian history, says he will use his new-found prominence to push the timber
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      Quek camp reveals itself as buyer of 2.35m YHS shares
      239 9 SINGAPORE Malaysian businessman Quck Long Chan was the buyer of 2.35 million Yeo Hiap Seng shares on Monday this week. The purehase. with another 230,000 YHS shares Mr Quek picked up two days ago. means his stake in the beverage
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      Lock icon Creative shares hit six-month low of $14.50 on forex fears
      220 9 SINGAPORE The share price of Creative Technology fell Si.9o on the local market yesterday to a six-month low of S 14.50 on volume of 400.000. Several analysts attributed the fall to a correction in line with Crcative's USsl'/* (551.56) drop
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      Lock icon Creative Technology plans to set up a second plant in Malaysia
      414 9 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Creative Technology Ltd is considering setting up a second plant in Malaysia to manufacture sound cards and other card-re-lated products to help meet its increasing production requirements. Its Asia business vice-presi-dent and general manager Yeo Choon
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        Lock icon US firm launches surprise bid for NZ's Carter Holt
        434 10 Reuter WELLINGTON US pulp and paper giant International Paper launched a "cheeky" takeover bid for Carter Holt Harvey yesterday at a price below most broker estimates and came close to control despite a shortened market session. Brokers said that while the
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        Lock icon More China state firms seeking H share listings in Hongkong
        224 10 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG The Stock Exchange of Hongkong is examining applications from two or three Chinese state-owned enterprises seeking to float H shares in the territory. The Chinese-language Hongkong Economic limes yesterday quoted the exchange's executive director and head of listing,
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        Lock icon Wang and Microsoft settle lawsuit, forge new alliance
        360 10 NYT NEW YORK Wang Laboratories and Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that they had settled a longstanding pa-tent-infringement lawsuit and formed a broad technical, service and marketing alliance. Wang, once nearly given up for dead after being forced from the computerhardware business,
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        Lock icon Shougang's preferential tax status to end this year, says official
        400 10 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING The preferential tax status that helped Shougang Corp become China's biggest steelmaker will be abolished at the end of the year. Ying Guangci, director of the office in charge of taxes paid by Beijing's metallurgical industries,
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          Wah Nam completes IAL takeover
          63 10 SINGAPORE Hongkong-listed Wah Nam Group, an associate of Promet, has completed its takeover of Investments Australia Ltd (lAL) as part of a restructuring of the Australian listed company. Following the completion of the offer, Wah Nam Group holds 50 per cent of the issued capital
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          CCL raises M Credit stake to 59.7%
          52 10 SINGAPORE Cycle Carriage (CCL) said yesterday it bought 8.955 million ordinary shares in Malayan Credit Ltd (MCL) on April 11, raising its stake in the company to 59.7 per cent. About 1.2 million shares were bought at $2.79 apiece and the rest at
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          Oil sales won't affect Cam's '95 profit
          49 10 SINGAPORE Cam Mechatronic said yesterday that sales of the lubricating oil Toho 9000 would not have a significant impact on its earnings and assets this financial year. This was because of operating, advertising and marketing expenses to launch the product, it said.
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          Sing Investments states foreign stake
          23 10 SINGAPORE Sing Investments Finance said yesterday foreigners held 18.53 per cent of its shares at Mar 31, 1995.
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          Liang Huat sets up property firm
          55 10 SINGAPORE Liang Huat Aluminium has set up a property development company called LH Realty. The new firm has authorised capital of $5 million, consisting of five million shares of 1 each. Its current paid-up capital is $2, subscribed by Liang Huat directors Tan Yong
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        569 10 MaMgari' pricas (S) Apr 15 A 17 US Gr Fund 0 98 1.02— Singapore Unit Trust UOB Asset Mgt Ltd The Commerce 15* 67 Unifund 1.34 140 The Savings Fund 1.42 I 50*d Unibond 1.030 1.055 S'porc Prog Fund 0.58 0.62 IJniled Gr Fund! 1.55 1.61 Spore See Fund 093
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        Lock icon What's Kerkorian up to, anyway?
        1339 11 Chrysler's mega deal NYT NEW YORK The turnaround of Chrysler Corp from an almost bankrupt al-so-ran to the most profitable earmaker in Ameriea is one of the most impressive stories in American industry. But investors have been loath to believe that the good news will
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        Lock icon The man who steered firm clear of disaster
        205 11 AP NEW YORK Lee lacocca, the 70-year-old former chairman of Chry sler Corp, is one of America's best-known executives, credited with resurrecting the company from near doom and popularising the image of the corporate pitchman. Mr lacocca, who left Chrysler about three
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        366 11 Reuter June 6, 1925: Walter P Chrysler, a mechanic who headed General Motors' Buick division, founds the Chrysler Corp. Chrysler introduces the Chrysler Four, Series 58, a car with a top speed of 58 mph. 1927: Chrysler comes out with the popular and pop-ularly-priced De Soto and Plymouth models.
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        1126 11 Kirk Kerkorian applies the lessons he learnt as an amateur boxer NYT NEW YORK He is a reclusive multi-billionaire who aims to lure high rollers to his MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, by signing up America's most famed celebrities, among them Barbra Streisand
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        Lock icon US regulators propose market risk rules after Basle plan
        575 12 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON US banking regulators plan to propose new eapital rules for banks that actively trade currencies, commodities and debt securities. The proposal to be issued by the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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        Lock icon Developing countries urged to adopt international accounting standards
        319 12  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Developing countries with the greatest need for international capital will benefit the most by adopting international accounting standards, the deputy chairman of the Lon-don-based International Accounting Standards Committee said yesterday. Michael Sharpe, who is also the Australian partner
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        Lock icon Margins narrowing so J P Morgan's selling its custody business
        284 12 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK J P Morgan Co is trying to sell its global custody business, one of the world's largest, people familiar with the situation said. J P Morgan decided to sell the business, which collects fees for
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          Lock icon China drafting govt bond trading laws
          66 12 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG China is drafting a law to cover the trading of government treasury bonds following a price manipulation scandal on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in February, the official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. Gao Jian, head of the Ministry of Finance's Treasury Bonds
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          Lock icon Taiwan to have futures grouping
          51 12 Reuter TAIPEI A group of 23 domestic and foreign financial institutions will set up Taiwan's first futures association on Monday, the Grand Cathay Futures Corp said. Taiwan passed legislation on futures trading in 1992 as part of its effort to become a regional financial centre.
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          Lock icon GE insurance unit to tap parent ties
          75 12 Bloomberg Business News TORONTO GE Capital Mortgage Insurance Canada, the newest entrant in the country's mortgage insurance market, plans to win business from its only competitor by tapping the resources of its parent, General Electric Co. The GE company entered the Canadian market
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        US$300m credit facility for Simex withdrawn unused
        184 12 SINGAPORE A standby credit facility of US$3OO million (SS4I7 million) extended to Simex by six local banks at the height of the Barings debacle last month has been withdrawn unused. In a statement yesterday, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) said that "as
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        Lock icon India's central bank faces balancing act over credit
        356 12 Reuter BOMBAY India's central bank is expected to do some tightrope walking in its sixmonthly credit policy due next Monday, with interest rates on an upswing and the inflation rate still in double digits. "The options with the central bank are limited.
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        Lock icon Strong demand will shore up natural gas prices: analysts
        383 12 Bloomberg Business News DALLAS Natural gas prices are headed higher, following continued growth in demand, analysts said. While they differ on the extent of short-term and long-term price increases, most foresee continued demand growth because the fuel is used in a
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        318 12 ENERGY REPORT Reuter LONDON Oil prices fell yesterday after worries of looming Iraqi oil sales triggered the end of a month-long rally. World benchmark Brent blend crude futures for June delivery were down 24 cents at U5517.74 a barrel by late afternoon, having
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        184 12 AFP LONDON The yen nose against all currencies on European exchanges yesterday because of growing scepticism about a plan to be presented in Tokyo today to contain the yen and boost the Japanese economy. The dollar fell to 83.18 yen from 84.00 on Wednesday and at Union
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        97 12 AFP NEW YORK The dollar was slightly down in quiet early Wall Street trading yesterday ahead of the long Easter holiday weekend and possible Japanese measures to slash Tokyo's trade surplus. At 1400 GMT, the dollar was 4t 1.3955 German marks against 1.4005 at Wednesday's close and at
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        1562 12 IroJf index cukvkued agaiml S'pnre's top 14 iradinf pannm Base year: 1985 US$/S$ forward rates Noon /Apr 13 s$ Bid mu 1-momh 1 3930 1 3945 2-month I 3890 I 3905 3-month 1 3849 1 3864 6-month 1.3743 1.3763 Sourer OC BC Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at
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        Lock icon Euroyen surge, Eurodollars end flat
        1366 13 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended sharply higher and Eurodollar futures closed flat yesterday. Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures for June surged on market hopes for an official discount rate cut in Japan's economic package to be announced today, dealers said.
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        Tin lower in line with LME closing
        650 13 COMMODITY REPORTS KL Tin TIN PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market ended four sen lower to MS 14.36 per kg in line with the easier close on the London Metal Exchange overnight. On the LME. three month metal ended USSIO lower to
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          LME board extends nickel trading
          48 13 LONDON The London Metal Exchange board on Wednesday approved an extension of nickel futures and options trading from the current 15 months forward to 27 months forward. In a notice to members, the LME said the extension would take effect on July 17.
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          Japan steel output tops 100m tons
          67 13 TOKYO Japan's crude steel output in fiscal 1994-95 (April-March) increased to 101.38 million tons, topping 100 million tons for the first time in 3 years, an industi> association said, according to Kyodo news service. The Japan Iron and Steel Federation said production in the
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          LME approves listing of nickel
          50 13 The London Metal Exchange board on Wednesday approved the listing of the "Jintuo Grade 1" brand of primary nickel, which will constitute good delivery with immediate effect. The brand is produced by China's Jinchuan Non-Ferrous Metals Corp at an annual rate of approximately 33.000 tonnes.
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          China buys more palm olein
          120 13 HONGKONG China's buying interest for Malaysian palm olein has risen as prices have tumbled. South-east Asian traders said. Traders are reporting that China bought sizeable quantities of June palm olein last week, and that it has shown interest in buying July through Sep positions. But
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1603 13 SICOM Futures Rubber (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS 1 Can tract (S cents/kg) ("lose Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mav 95 268 00 267 50 269 50 200 1925 Jun 267.50 265 00 264 50 650 3125 Jul 255 00 254 00 256 00
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        Australia
        1056 14 +9.8 The Australian share market finished a holiday-shortened session up but off its highs. The rise followed the Dow's strength on a surprise bid for US vehicle maker Chrysler Corp and the news that giant US firm International Paper made a bid for New Zealand forestry and paper group
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        Manila
        552 14 Closed Philippine financial markets are closed for the Easter holiday. Trading will resume on Monday. The 30-share Composite Index rose 12.76 points to close on Wednesday at 2.496.780 with 4.416 billion shares worth 891.322 million pesos. The average interbank call loan rate eased to 13.6875 per ccnt from 27.25
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        Taipei
        636 14 -44.76 Taiwan share priccs closed lower in modest trade amid investor caution spurred by weak financials. brokers said. The Weighted Index stayed down all morning and ended 44.76 points or 0.69 per cent down at 6.417.58. Turnover was NT$33 billion. Market sentiment was cautious as investors appeared reluctant to
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        Seoul
        475 14 -2.27 Stocks closed lower across the board in lacklustre trading as investors, especially institutions, stayed on the sidelines, brokers said. The Composite Index closed 2.27 points lower at 891.20, after moving in a narrow range of 888.10 to 894.64. "Lack of fresh factors amid continuing uncertainty over the market's
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        New Zealand
        363 14 +44.49 A bid for Carter Holt Harvey from major shareholder International Paper ignited a New Zealand share market in a holi-day-shortened session. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 2.2 per cent or 44.49 points to end the day at 2,093.12, its highest closing level since Nov 7 last year.
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        Bombay
        22 14 Closed The Bombay Stock Exchange was closed yesterday for the Jain festival. The electronic National Stock Exchange was also closed yesterday.
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        847 14 Britannia Funds I Sterling Cash Bid Offer Mim Cap Depotil H MO J* 6500 f Mim Jersey Gik 0 1843 0.1992 Mim Max Income *0 9100 *0 9400 I S$ Cash Income Plus Fund ..10 0900 *****0 PS S Reserve Fund 5 4400 5 4500 Sterling Equity Euro Performance 0
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        London
        667 14 •1 Blue chip shares ended mixed in a very thinly traded market ahead of the Easter break. The FTSE 100 index closed one point off at 3,208.8 while the Mid-250 index ended 7.7 points up at 3,500.8. The Dow was showing a near 10-point rise. "The market basically shut
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        Paris
        139 14 +9.21 French shares finished higher after a quiet session, with traders noting lacking of interest ahead of the long Easter weekend which starts tonight for the markets. Monday is a public holiday. Positive bonds provided support. "Half the people are already gone. There's been very little interest besides I'Oreal,"
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        Frankfurt
        207 14 •2.02 Shares closed lacklustre floor trade down slightly and virtually unchanged from midday levels in extremely thin, pre-holiday conditions. Futures sales helped push market slightly lower while stabilised dollar supported the market. Narrow range trade seen for afterhours dealings too. No hope of breaking 2,000 level before weekend, but
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        Stockholm
        157 14 -0.06 pc Swedish shares closed slightly down yesterday. The bourse closed for Easter at 1100 GMT and will reopen at 0800 GMT on Tuesday. The OMX-lndex fell 0.06 per cent to 1179.62, and trade was very quiet in turnover of 818 million crowns. According to brokers most buyers seem
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        Brussels
        228 14 +0.25 Shares closed virtually unchanged after a see-sawing session which was mainly dominated by positionsquaring ahead of the fourday Easter-holiday weekend. Traders said underlying sentiment remained positive and expected a further rise next week. "It's not unlikely that the 1,370 resistance level (on the Bel-20 index of leading shares)
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        Amsterdam
        313 14 1.65 Shares continued steadily higher in later trade, buoyed by a relatively stable dollar and slight gains in early Wall Street trade. The AEX Share Index closed 1.65 points higher at 406.59, but off the day's high of 406.87. The April EOE index future was 1.44 higher at 405.90
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        Zurich
        264 14 -1.7 Swiss shares ended a quiet, shortened session little changed after trading in a narrow range. Volume was low with few investors wanting to take positions ahead of the long Easter weekend. Dealers said volume was likely to pick up next week ahead of the expiry of Soffex options
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        Johannesburg
        349 14 +9.8 South African shares finished mostly steady yesterday in slow trade ahead of the four-day Easter weekend. dealers said. They said prices had found mild support from the weaker rand, but investors had steered clear of the market amid uncertainty about future direction. The Overall Index finished 9.8 points
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        Toronto
        273 14 +3.05 Stocks edged higher yesterday in quiet early trading with dealers expecting an uneventful session ahead of the Easter holiday weekend. The TSE 300 Composite Index rose 3.05 points to 4299.59 on volume of 21.6 million shares valued at C 5327 million. Heavily-weighted gold shares allowed declining issues to
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        New York
        769 14 +4 Wall Street stocks were higher in late morning as the Dow continued to struggle at the 4200 level, analysts said. The Dow was up four at 4202 while advances led declining issues by about nine to seven. US Treasuries were mostly higher, with the long bond up
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      3168 15 Reuter HONGKONG Stocks closed sharply higher yesterday on the eve of the four-day Easter holiday on stronger showings of overseas bourses and improved local sentiment, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index rose 152.30 points or 1.79 per cent to 8,661.99, just a touch below its day high of 8,662.93.
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      Lock icon CHINA
      615 15 CLSA THE H shares climbed 0.2 per cent, with HK.S79 million worth of stocks changing hands. The market was directionless before the long Easter weekend. Yizheng, which rose 0.9 per cent to HK52.825, was the most active stock while Dongfang Elec was the best performer, rising 5 per cent.
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      2497 15 AFP TOKYO Japanese share prices rose slightly yesterday with the key market index closing 0.6 per cent higher amid expectations of a discount rate cut in the government's economic package to be announced today. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 93.87 points to finish the session at 16,438.79, while
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      1181 15 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed mixed yesterday in directionless, range-bound trading ahead of a long weekend, brokers said. "The market was rather quiet. Players preferred staying on the sidelines, taking a wait-and-see attitude." a broker said. Players were cautious of the possible negative impact on inflation by the recent
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2306 16 Gr ft l<m tMi Vol Day Last Q aott Dh YM Net M Cap High Low Coapaay Sak (D00) High Ixm Buyer Setter Cn P/E Smil MALAYSIAN STOCKS TT™ MiOc 30* -6 427 408 392 3% 400 3.0 -2.9 0.2 40 8 ,27 77 m aM D6 50c
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        Lock icon Shares close easier as investors stay on sidelines
        6663 16 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices closed easier in thin volume with investors, worried about the continuing weakness of the US dollar, keeping to the sidelines, brokers said. Foreign participation was also subdued ahead of the Easter holiday, they said. The key Kuala
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        Lock icon Another lacklustre day at the market
        1912 18  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The local stock market yesterday saw yet another lacklustre and featureless session. Market watchers said investors were reluctant to take on new positions ahead of the long Easter weekend, while most of those who bought stocks seven to eight days
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      Lock icon M'sian shipping firms buy 2 China-made tankers for M$176m
      427 19 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian shipping firms Global Maritime Ventures Bhd (GMV) and Wawasan Shipping Bhd have purchased two 46,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) chemical/product tankers costing Msl76 million (5598.5 million) from China Shipbuilding Trading Co Ltd (CSTC) and Dalian Shipyard. The purchase
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      387 19 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Neptune Orient Lines' share in 30 per cent associate Nepline Sdn Bhd will be cut to 22.5 per cent once the Malaysian company goes public. Nepline executive chairman and chief executive officer Nik Mohd Zain Omar disclosed
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      95 19 SINGAPORE The largest mobile boat hoist in operation in East Asia is seen here lifting a vessel at Siong Huat Shipyard in Gul Road. This hoist can lift tug boats, supply vessels, barges and large pleasure crafts with lengths of up to 95 metres and beams of up
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      Lock icon China Classification Society opens first office Down Under
      219 19 International Business Asia PERTH The China Classification Society (CCS) has opened its first Australian office in Perth, reflecting the strengthening of bilateral trade between China and Australia. CCS is a non-profit technical organisation which handles classification surveys for ships and offshore installations.
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      Lock icon Nepal gets nod to use two more Indian ports for transit trade
      167 19 AFP NEW DELHI Nepal has been allowed the use of two more Indian ports for transit trade in the wake of Nepalese Prime Minister Man Mohan Adhikari's visit, an official statement said on Wednesday. The landlocked Himalayan kingdom
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      Lock icon Nedlloyd sees 1995 profit equalling 1994's
      179 19 Reuter ROTTERDAM Transport group Koninklijke Nedlloyd Groep NV said yesterday it expected 1995 net profit to be at least equal to !994's 92 million guilders (SSB2 million) assuming a US dollar/guilder rate of between 1.55 and 1.60 for this year. It said that the
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1031 19 Page Col ABC Containerize 16 I Able Shpg 7 4/5 Accord Group 8 1-3 •Ahlcrs Line 12 1 •Ahrenkiel 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 5 Aslro
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1522 20 STRONG Atlantic grain fixtures arc the principal factor propelling the freight market forward. Brokers say a revival of Far tast panamax activity and healthy demand for capers may continue to push the market up. The Baltic Freight Index (BF1) put on 14 more points on Wednesday to 2,234.
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      364 20 COURSES litle: Understanding Documentary Credits Duration: Apr 18 May 23 Organiser Singapore National Shipping Association Tel: For further details and application forms contact SNSA Secretariat at 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079. Title: Sea Transport Course (SDF 70%) Duration: May 17 Aug 23 Organiser Singapore Freight Forwarders Association lei: For
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      Lock icon State plays winning hand with Finnyards
      780 21 The shipbuilder, formed by the 1992 merger of two yards, uses modern aluminium construction techniques and has orders for specialised vessels Lloyd's List The grouping of the two shipyards in Rauma, Finland Hollming Oy and Rauma Repola Oy in 1992 to form Finnyards was
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      THE SHIPPING IPPING GUIDE
      13052 28 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 at Penang
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        543 31 WwmI Voy Wo Berth Arrival Ptpyture Ve«e) Voy Wo Berth Arrival Dtparturt hirong Port Bm BH»t 06£/95 P02 14 04 0/00 IS04 0600 Arths Riwr V9406 13 14 04 0600 Caraka JN3 2 140 P04 13 04,1500 15 /0 '®S Cartei Star 113 112 alongside 1404/1100 Caraka
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      516 30 r-m RICHFIELO MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD UTEL *****33 (12 UNES) FAX: *****18/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Line*) CR NO: **********0E rmiAßiiM iriwimm iinm tIMOPIAN MwrflH LMU f (Natioaal Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Vmml Voy ETA Loading for Spoca An*- .7/0. izzzzz? ««> I ISSSBJiK" KIEN
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      174 30 FOONG SUN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD WHOLESALE CEMTRE, BLOCK 1. #03-10 SINGAPORE 0511 BOOKNMWMMJIIIMS cm NO: iommioooow TEL: *****59 (12 LINES) FAX: *****16/*****25 TLX: W*****0/***** FS6HIP VESSEL VOY ETA ETD DESTINATION UNTAS PACIFIC 5/95 17/4 11/4 PLAJU/PALEMBANG NEE MAX I 6*5 22/4 24/4 PONTIANAK/SINTETE SUN RAY 6*5 21/4 23/4 BENGKULU/PADANG WANUAKU
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      376 31 fr*\ SINO KXPRESS SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. MM I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. 9 m TEL: *****90 (4 UNES) FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) SIN/HKG/SHAI S'PORE HKO SHAI VESSEL VOY ETA ETD ETA ETD ETA ETP LATMOS 929/930 I(V4 15V4 24/4 25/4 28/4
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      735 35 II II HUMBER BRIDGE 41W ETA SQP 22/04/95 I II ETA RDM 08/05/95 > FLX 10/05/95, I BRE 11/05/95, LEH 13/05/95 I EXPORT I SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX) TO« USWC CANAPA 1 VESSEL SCP LOS OAK VAN SIT ATL CCC HOU MPW PLD TOW MOW CALIFORNIA MERCURY 69 19 04
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      1595 36 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. 19 KEPP€L ROAD #02-01 JIT POH BUILDING SINGAPORE 0206 MAIN LINE 225-9966 CUSTOMER SERVICE 225-122S FAX *****22 EAGLE VOICE 3219 468 CPS 270TO NORTH AMERICA CANADA WEEKLY CONTAINERIZED SERVICE IVtSStLVOTACE PtN I PW. PSK JKT Swl |VfSS*UWY*Gt SEA I tPC OAK VAN CH [OM. I HOP
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      1684 36 *4. AS AGENTS: "K" LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CD HO: **********0 M GST REG NO M2-0017SW-6K T TEL: *****77 TELEX KAWAKI R523'65 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 W T MALAYSIA "K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD I Wm TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****25/6 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA.
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      449 36 ISLAND LINE PTE LTD Subsidiary of Hal Sun Hup Group 200 CANTONMENT ROAO #02-11 SOUTMPOINT TEL: *****57 FAX: *****04 TLX RS ***** RS ***** jSSSSr INTRA-ASIA CONTAINER SERVICE WEEKLY SERVICE TO INDONESIA I»»«« I VOY «N I JKT YItKl VQY ff WW „950 16S '6 4 19/4 PQCL ARROYY Ufi
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      412 37 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE MULTI-PURPOSE I RORO CARRIER SPECIALIZE IN HEAVY LIFT CARGO UPTO 120 TONS RAMP CAPACITY UPTO 50 TONS CTA El* ttSSEL JJOY _SM PK LOAOMG FOB KUftlA GWOASH II 14/4 17/4 MUM* 71/4 MANIA HAAMOfII 1 11/4 BMTU.U 22'*. 24/4 SON6AI JJ 11/4 BANTER 21/4 MARIST 1
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