The Business Times, 14 October 1995
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Title Section13 1995-10-14 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Weekend Edition, Oct 14-15 1995 85*13 words
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Article, Illustration553 1995-10-14 1 David Mok - David Mok SINGAPORE The government's plans for a dramatic increase in big-ticket wafer fabrication plants could bring in more than $10 billion in new investments over the next four years. And that's only for starters. The Ministry of Trade and IndustrySource: MTI - 553 words
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452 1995-10-14 1 Lee Han Shih - Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE City Developments and Centrepoint Properties (CPL) could make more than $100 million each from having their land at Woodlands acquired by the government. They would have to thank the latest amendment to the Land Acquisition Act and452 words
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367 1995-10-14 1 Shiv Taneja - It wants to know whether independent valuation made on land deal Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Property and hospitality group Scotts Holdings, which faces a criminal probe over a 15.5 million land transaction in India, has been queried by the Stock Exchange of Singapore on the367 words
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253 1995-10-14 1 Ho Kay Tat - From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR RENONG Bhd's executive chairman Halim Saad yesterday sold a total of 83.465 million shares in the company through six private placements, reducing his stake from 34 per cent to 31.6 per cent.253 words
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Article158 1995-10-14 1 mvtwt imifoM Friday Clnate STII 2,129 04 -6.98 KLSEComp 963.13 +1.19 Nikkei 17,880.83 -90.57 Hang Seng *198.64 SET Index 1,318.84 -4.42 Jakarta Comp .496.56 +2.04 Manila Comp 2,624.45 +24.65 Taipei WPI 5,115.82 +6.89 Seoul Comp ...1,014.30 -2.36 Bombay BSE30 ...3,581.97 +20.57 CLSA China B 821.92 -3.30 Aust All158 words
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Article83 1995-10-14 1 Reuter NEW YORK Stocks rallied yesterday as investors cheered fresh economic data showing moderate growth and subdued inflation, and long-term interest rates tumbled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.74 points to 4,804.62 at 2 pm EDT. In the broader market at 1 pm EDT,Reuter - 83 words
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Article, Illustration153 1995-10-14 1 QUEUE-JUMPING is impolite but not unusual in Singapore. But the driver of the lorry yesterday introduced a new dimension to this anti-social habit. He cut into the queue created by a massive traffic jam along Woodlands Road by coming in from the oppositePhoto by Chris Loh - 153 words
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Advertisement10 1995-10-14 1 Children's education: el i Nursery and pre-school options ,;r mgM_d10 words
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Advertisement11 1995-10-14 1 Faber's sale of Plus stake: el 4 EGM the last hurdle11 words
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Advertisement228 1995-10-14 1 Hock Lock Siew: p g s Telkom's wake-up call for Jakarta bourse I ■l*. ~r -H. HWIW HlfiUfcl •'•■J* njr •v I-> 1 I I' Btu&Picob j I GENEVE 1 ml I iil iji I L/ 6 s I■; i -M The Automatic The Automatic The Hand-Wound Calendar. Power Reserve.228 words
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Advertisement15 1995-10-14 1 Profile: EL3 unlikely entrepreneur CT 1355 Growing concern in property circles about impending glut, Pg215 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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455 1995-10-14 2 Michelle Low - By Michelle Low CONCERN is growing in (property circles about the impending oversupply in the private residential market and the 4bnsequences for prices and gtcupancy rates, fc. A Vickers Ballas investment research report says that ■ven under favourable dejDand and supply conditions,455 words
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254 1995-10-14 2 exhibitors were the top spenders among participants in meetings, incentive, 'convention and exhibition events last year. Each of them, said the Singapore Tourist Promotion ..Board yesterday, spent on average of $3,532 up 18.5 per cent from the amount in ,1993. On a daily basis,254 words
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Article498 1995-10-14 2 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan RESULTS of November COEs packed a trio of surprises. The Category 3 premium plunged $8,880 to $45,200, the motorcycle premium reached a new high of $4,006 and the price in the Open segment rose $4,898. The Category 3 premium is now lower than498 words
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Article, Illustration391 1995-10-14 2 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is spending $120 million on a four-year plan to relieve traffic congestion at the Upper Serangoon-Braddell-Bartley interchange, as well as the Boundary Road-Upper Paya Lebar Road junction. It will acquire 6.8 ha of state land and 2.5391 words
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Article237 1995-10-14 2 THE vice-president and managing director of top PC maker Compaq Computer Asia-Pa-cific, Lim Soon Hock, has resigned. Mr Lim will leave Compaq at the end of next month "to take up a senior board appointment with a company in the telecommunications industry", he said in237 words
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Article77 1995-10-14 2 THE Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA) wishes it to be known that it is also among the overseas professional bodies whose final examinations in accountancy are recognised by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. The BT report "Accountancy body gives overseas grads77 words
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294 1995-10-14 2 ITS BACK. The hit musical Les Miserables ret»p*s jo Singapore for a limited season next February, exactly two years after Jean Valjean sang to packed audiences about how a mouthful of stolen bread can lead to a lifetime of misery. However, those who294 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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THE REGION
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Article, Illustration447 1995-10-14 3 AFP BEIJING China's inflation rate slowed further last month, as a tough policy of price controls and tight credit Altered into the retail economy, putting the government within sight of al5 per cent target for 1995, according to figuresAFP - 447 words
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122 1995-10-14 3 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Foreigners who want to buy real estate in Penang will be limited to property that costs more than M 5750,000 (*****,000), according to the Star, a Kuala Lumpur daily. Land and Cooperative Development Minister Osu Suiram said theBloomberg Business News - 122 words
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419 1995-10-14 3 Pact ends bloodydfecade of division in armed forces AFP MANILA The Philippine government signed a landmark peace accord with military coup plotters yesterday and is talking with communist guerillas in moves to fend off extremist threats. Under the agreement, the rightwing Revolutionary AllianceAFP - 419 words
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360 1995-10-14 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) should be launched by a small group of countries, including members of Asean, China, Japan and South Korea, before it is expanded to include other nations in the region. "The launching group should definitelyBernama - 360 words
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301 1995-10-14 3 Reuter NEW DELHI India, flush with foodgrains after a run of bumper harvests, is emerging as the world's third largest exporter of rice after the United States and Thailand, the head of a government food export agency said yesterday. Gokul Patnaik, chairman of theReuter - 301 words
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Article57 1995-10-14 3 Reuter SYDNEY A worker climbing the Sydney Opera House yesterday, as part of an on-going Asl2o million (S$ 129.6 million) 10-year programme to maintain one of Australia's main tourist attractions. Tourism in Australia is one of the largest single export industries, making the Opera House a valuableReuter - 57 words
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195 1995-10-14 3 AFP MANILA A firm controlled by the Philippines' wealthiest Chinese businessmen is to start building a US$4OO million (***** million) terminal at Manila international airport by next February, a company official said yesterday. Antonio Henson, president of Asia's Emerging Dragon CorpAFP - 195 words
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182 1995-10-14 3 AFP HANOI A US delegation is expected to visit Vietnam early next month for exploratory talks with Hanoi on a trade agreement, informed sources said here yesterday. Officials from the US State, Treasury and Commerce departments, the Overseas Private InvestmentAFP - 182 words
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385 1995-10-14 3 Reuter JAKARTA Timber baron Muhammad "Bob" Hasan yesterday defended his trade group's monopoly on plywood exports, saying it was designed to protect the industry from dumping and speculation. He said resentment against the Indonesia Wood Panel Exporters Association (Apkindo), which he heads,Reuter - 385 words
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83 1995-10-14 3 Bernama LIMA Malaysian's Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Peru and Malaysia must press ahead to exploit trade and economic cooperation. In view of the relatively new relationship, the two countries must strive for tangible economic cooperation, stronger trade ties and deeperBernama - 83 words
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Article, Illustration45 1995-10-14 3 Reuter TIANJIN, China A worker sorting through thousands of reclaimed beer bottles before they are recycled at a Tianjin brewery on Thursday. Packaging from everyday consumer products including plastics, metal and glass is often recycled in China for both economic and ecological reasons.Reuter - 45 words
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66 1995-10-14 3 Bernama NEW DELHI The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recommended to India's Ministry of Surface Transport to adopt the Malaysian and French models of expressway construction on a build-operatc-and-transfer basis (BOT). NHAI chairman Yogendra Narain made the recommendation after studying BOTBernama - 66 words
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93 1995-10-14 3 Reuter DILI, East Timor Indonesia said yesterday it had restored order to the East Timor capital of Dili, completing a sweep through the city in which 120 youths were arrested and four soldiers injured. The region's military commander Major-Gener-al Abdul Rivai told reporters thatReuter - 93 words
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Article90 1995-10-14 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's northern industrial hub Penang will not back down from its demand that national power giant Tenaga Nasional pay a token sum to consumers hit by a recent power crisis, officials said yesterday. "We'll continue to ask Tenaga Nasional to make a tokenAFP - 90 words
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269 1995-10-14 3 Reuter BEIJING Discovery Com- i munications Inc (DCI) of the t United States yesterday an- < nounced a programming ex- i change with China Central < Television. But the deal ex- dudes direct broadcasts from j abroad. i Financial arrangements J wereReuter - 269 words
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Advertisement137 1995-10-14 3 CONGRATULATIONS on the purchase of your UK investment property JOHN STRAND (est 1938), in association with its ASIA representative CANAPAC DESIGNS LTD. The representatives of John Strand Canapac Designs Ltd will be in Singapore from the 14th to the 20th of October. To advise you on the FURNISHING and INTERIOR137 words
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REGION/WORLD
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485 1995-10-14 4 Bloomberg Business News, AFP, Reuter TOKYO The Japanese economy remains "at a standstill", the Economic Planning Agency said yesterday in its monthly report, although the yen's decline and rising capital investment offer glimmers of hope. Also brightening the outlook are rising stock pricesBloomberg Business News,; AFP,; Reuter - 485 words
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304 1995-10-14 4 Reuter WASHINGTON September's rise in the Consumer Price Index matched a 0.1 per cent gain in August. The closely watched "core" rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2 per cent in September for the fifth consecutive month. Wall Street economistsReuter - 304 words
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315 1995-10-14 4 AFP WASHINGTON US firms have lost out on international contracts worth US$36 billion (5J51.3 billion) partly because foreign competitors offered bribes, according to a Commerce Department report to Congress on Thursday. Most of the report, which was compiled using US intelligence services,AFP - 315 words
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Article1383 1995-10-14 4 AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS DEPARTURES at mm m mm n» MM* QP061 1930 QP082 20SS 8— IU187 0130 taMM KL843 0995 GA896 0130 SQ025 0680 KL838 2336 KL831 1026 3Q026 2355 MM NZ021 1738 NZ022 1920 SQ286 20<0 tal (IPM BM21 1106 SQ182 0916 SQ1B1 1410 ***** 1210 8427 1720 BU28 18201,383 words
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Article, Illustration69 1995-10-14 4 Reuter FRANKFURT A visitor looking through a tall stack of books at the Frankfurt International Book Fair on Thursday. The event, the world's largest book fair, has more than 300,000 books on display. The fair is taking place against a backdrop of concern among European publishers over aReuter - 69 words
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241 1995-10-14 4 Reuter, AFP BLACKPOOL UK Prime Minister John Major said yesterday Britain had constitutional objections to a federal system in Europe and warned it would not join one even if its partners on the continent did. "It wouldn't work for us. Our partners mustReuter,; AFP - 241 words
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Article, Illustration87 1995-10-14 4 Reuter OSLO The 1995 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded yesterday to veteran antinuclear campaigner Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash organisation he chairs. The Norwegian Nobel committee that awards the annual prize said it was a specific protest against French nuclear tests. The 86-year-old Polish-born physicist, nowReuter - 87 words
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Article69 1995-10-14 4 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Senior officials from members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum were unable to wrap up an agreement on an "action agenda" as a result of disputes over issues such as agricultural trade, said Hiromoto Seki, Japan's ambassador to Apec. "We've reachedBloomberg Business News - 69 words
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245 1995-10-14 4 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING A year ago, US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown left here tagged a "six billion dollar man" after presiding over a raft of new deals between US and Chinese companies. A year on, with Mr Brown due to return toBloomberg Business News - 245 words
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341 1995-10-14 4 Peter Osborse - Peter Osborse SINGAPORE Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has reaffirmed his country's economic and political engagement with Asia as the link to future security and prosperity and has questioned whether his political opponents have the same commifMerlf. In a speech yesterday in341 words
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268 1995-10-14 4 Reuter, Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Federal Reserve Bank of New York First Vice-President Ernest Patrikis said the investigation into Daiwa Bank Ltd was a long story that the US central bank would tell at a later stage. "We don'tReuter,; Bloomberg Business News - 268 words
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Article106 1995-10-14 4 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK A clause in the agreement between Time Warner Inc and Turner Broadcasting System Inc gives both companies the right to call off the merger if a lawsuit filed by US West Inc is still pending. The clause, revealed in the merger agreement filedBloomberg Business News - 106 words
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Article96 1995-10-14 4 Reuter CLEVELAND, England Samsung Co, the South Korean electronics giant, opened a £4SO million (Ssl billion) consumer electronics factory in northeast England yesterday, promising to create 3,000 full-time jobs by the year 2000. Samsung vice-chairman and chief executive officer Kwang Ho Kim said the factory, which isReuter - 96 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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EYE on your STOCKS
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Article18 1995-10-14 5 For next week's expected market sentiment, see BTs Sentiment Index on EL4 (Personal Finance Investment section)18 words
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Article, Illustration91 1995-10-14 5 Ven Sreenivasan - -By Ven Sreenivasan DBS Land, which closed yesterday at $4.16, could fall by another six to eight cents before recovering. Its daily and weekly RSI and Stochastics are neutral, suggesting little chance of a recovery in the near term. Any upturn will depend on volume picking up next91 words
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512 1995-10-14 5 Conrad Raj - Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Total Access Communication (TAQ yesterday closed at US$6.4O on its debut on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, up 2.4 per cent from the international placement offer price of U556.25. It did better when compared to its retail offer512 words
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Article, Illustration412 1995-10-14 5 Genevieve Cua - Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Shareholders of takeover target Asia Matrix Ltd were yesterday advised to sell their shares in the open market, due to "a degree of risk and uncertainty" over the company's long-term prospects. The company's controlling shareholders, led by412 words
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338 1995-10-14 5 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Faber Group Bhd minority shareholders have been advised to approve the group's proposed disposal of its entire 30 per cent stake in Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Sdn Bhd (Plus) in a M 52.6 billion (551.46 billion) share swap with UnitedMBT - 338 words
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231 1995-10-14 5 Lee Wai Leoag - Lee Wai Leoag SINGAPORE Sembawang Media, the wholly owned information technology arm of Sembawang Corporation, yesterday said it has been appointed the official distributor of Netscape Communication's Internet software in South-east Asia. One of the hottest companies in the information technology industry today, Netscape is231 words
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721 1995-10-14 5 William Chia - HOCK LOCK SIEW By William Chia SINGAPORE The Indonesian government's decision to give special incentives to domestic investors in the initial public offer of state-owned giant Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) could be just the wake-up call a slumbering Jakarta bourse needs. The fundamental weakness of721 words
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Article, Illustration333 1995-10-14 5 No Kay Tat - Parties in suits over USsl4m loss want to avoid protracted litigation From No Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR ALL the parties involved in two separate legal suits filed over a US$ 14 million (SS2O million) derivatives trading loss suffered by Malaysia's Berjaya333 words
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COMPANIES
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Article65 1995-10-14 6 SINGAPORE Goldtron yesterday informed the stock exchange that its joint venture with PT Arhawishanto Bhakti Nusa will have an initial paid up capital of US$5 million (Ss7 million). The joint venture to manufacture and distribute telecommunications and other electronic products in Indonesia is called PT Arha65 words
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Article63 1995-10-14 6 SINGAPORE SNP Corporation yesterday said the exercise price of its warrants has been fixed at 89 cents for each new share. The exercise price was determined based on a 28 per cent discount from the weighted average of the last transacted price per share quoted on63 words
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Article39 1995-10-14 6 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's largest bank, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), is opening a branch in Hanoi today. The branch will provide services from deposits and loans to fund transfers and trade financing, Maybank said yesterday.Reuter - 39 words
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Article58 1995-10-14 6 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia's engineering company PT Bukaka Teknik Utama said in a statement yesterday sales target in 1995 was projected to reach 238 billion rupiah (SSI49 million). Bukaka said the company has won new contracts totalling 485 billion rupiah and was also finalising anReuter - 58 words
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Article205 1995-10-14 6 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Owners of J W Marriott and the Conrad, two centrally located hotels on Hongkong Island, have put their properties on the market, the Eastern Express reported yesterday, citing local sources. The Swire Group, the British parent of the local aviation andBloomberg Business News - 205 words
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Article, Illustration599 1995-10-14 6 Quak Hiang Whai - Conditional cash offer made for remaining shares at HK$3.B5 each From Quak Hiang Whai in HONGKONG MALAYSIAN timber and media tycoon Tiong Hiew King and his family have taken control of Hongkong-listed Ming Pao Enterprise, marking an end to a highly volatile era under599 words
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508 1995-10-14 6 Vikram Khanna - ay Vikram Khanna SINGAPORE With the US economic recovery showing staying power, the bull market in US stocks looks set to continue through 1996, top strategists at the US investment bank Morgan Stanley said yesterday., In a508 words
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275 1995-10-14 6 Reuter SYDNEY The founding families of Australia's biggest retailer, Coles Myer Ltd, called yesterday for a boardroom purge, demanding in rare public statements that the company's besieged chairman step down. The descendants of founders George Coles and Sidney Myer said they found it unacceptableReuter - 275 words
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602 1995-10-14 6 New spin-off subsidiary negotiating China projects, shares to be sold nextweek Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG New World Development Co needs the Chinese government to permit higher rates of return on infrastructure projects to fulfill its expansion plans, said theBloomberg Business News - 602 words
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326 1995-10-14 6 Bernama PETALING JAYA Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (TV3) has joined hands with a firm which produces and distributes home entertainment software, said its managing director, Khalid Ahmad. Yesterday, TV3 entered into a sales and purchase agreement with Mercury Entertainment (International) Pte Ltd, a Singapore-basedBernama - 326 words
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Article256 1995-10-14 6 Reuter TAIPEI —Taiwan's Yeu Tyan Machinery company chairman said the company bounced NT$2B million (SSI.S million) worth of cheques because of recent Financial troubles, but insisted the firm would not go bankrupt. "Yeu Tyan will not, cannot go bankrupt. We have plenty of funds inReuter - 256 words
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Article547 1995-10-14 6 MG Spore Premier T! 0.90 O.M0 MG Asie Premier T 0.92 0.97® The Commerce 1.52 1.41 Ml The Sivnp Fund 1.47 IJ< ClkOI P MMM MM S*pore Prog Fund 0.57 0 61id Ciu Gtobel Bowd Fd 0.976 0.984fpore Sec Fund 0.89 0.94 cUAMbftiN 1.0B0 1.1)0S pore In vex Fund IJU547 words
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532 1995-10-14 7 Reuter TOKYO The risk of further falls in Japanese bank shares has diminished as Tokyo's stock market seems to have digested most negative news over Daiwa Bank Ltd's losses in New York bond trading, analysts said. "Daiwa shares are poisedReuter - 532 words
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339 1995-10-14 7 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON AT&T Corp won significant regulatory relief on Thursday that will let it cut prices at a moment's notice, start new services whenever it wants, and raise the level of competition in the long-distance marketplace. TheBloomberg Business News - 339 words
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116 1995-10-14 7 NYT NEW YORK Paine Webber Group Inc, long considered a laggard among the nation's retail brokerages, surprised Wall Street on Thursday by reporting that its third-quarter earnings nearly tripled. The firm's performance perpetuated a string of strong earnings reports from securities firms, which benefitedNYT - 116 words
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320 1995-10-14 7 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Japan's major retailers are staging a comeback after getting lambasted by falling prices, depressed consumer spending and the Kobe earthquake. Daiei Inc, Japan's largest supermarket chain, said yesterday that its pre-tax profit rose 7.1 per cent for the halfyearBloomberg Business News - 320 words
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370 1995-10-14 7 Financial Times NEW YORK J P Morgan s transformation into an investment bank took a further step in the last quarter with an 81 per cent advance in corporate finance income, according to figures released by the US bank on Thursday. The bankFinancial Times - 370 words
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72 1995-10-14 7 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING Japanese trading company Itochu Corp has bought a 20 per cent stake in Chinese light truck maker Beijing Light Automobile Co Ltd (Blac) for 200 million yuan (SS34 million), Blac officials said. The deal, subject to approval by China's MinistryBloomberg Business News - 72 words
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Article84 1995-10-14 7 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Orange, the UK mobile telephone service owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, has no immediate plans to sell shares and has instead appointed an investment bank to arrange debt financing, the Eastern Express reported. Canning Fok, Hutchison's managing director, said Orange wouldBloomberg Business News - 84 words
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Article82 1995-10-14 7 Reuter HONGKONG Chinese household and electrical appliance concern Meran Co said it had agreed to set up a US$l3O million (SSIBS million) joint venture with Raytheon Co for the production of ozone-friendly refrigerators. A Meran official said Raytheon would have a SS per cent stake,Reuter - 82 words
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Article81 1995-10-14 7 Bloomberg Business News MELBOURNE Pacific Dunlop Ltd said it will sell its hearing aid manufacturing subsidiary Cochlear Ltd through a public share offer. The company didn't say how much it wants to receive from the offer, though a report in the Australian Financial Review lastBloomberg Business News - 81 words
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SHIPS IN PORT
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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286 1995-10-14 8 AFP LONDON Salomon Brothers has been disciplined by City regulators for failing to detect losses exceeding US$BOO million (551.14 billion) over several years, mainly in London, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The Securities and Futures Authority (SFA) had penalised Salomon BrothersAFP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration270 1995-10-14 8 Bloomberg Business News RAHWAY, New Jersey Hurricane Opal wreaked US$2.l billion (Ss3 billion) in damage to insured property in six states, according to the latest insurance industry estimate. The study is the first official damage tally based on tours of the damaged areasBloomberg Business News - 270 words
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Article, Illustration450 1995-10-14 8 DBS Bank weekly currency review US$/mark THE US$/mark traded lower to 1.4045 on Monday before correcting its losses to 1.4288 on Thursday. It then fell to 1.4170 on the same day and was seen at the 1.4195 level yesterday morning. The unit is450 words
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185 1995-10-14 8 Reuter SHANGHAI The People's Bank of China has taken over the Shanghai branch of Bei-jing-based Zhongyin Trust and Investment Co, a stock and futures brokerage, the first such case in China, the China Securities News said yesterday. The paper said the branch "hadReuter - 185 words
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324 1995-10-14 8 Coffee, Sugar Cocoa Exchange votes to stay in New York Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK The Coffee, Sugar A Cocoa Exchange's board of managers voted to drop plans to move to New Jersey and instead will move the exchange to a new building planned for lower Manhattan. The board saidBloomberg Business News - 324 words
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298 1995-10-14 8 Joins Amex, Cathay Pacific in taking advantage of tax concessions Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY New York-based investment bank Bankers Trust Co will invest about AS 19 million (5520.5 million) to set up an Asian regional headquarters in Sydney, the Australian government saidBloomberg Business News - 298 words
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233 1995-10-14 8 Reuter LONDON World oil prices rose yesterday amid mild worries about short-term supplies of a key North Sea grade of crude oil. London November futures for international benchmark North Sea Brent blend were 14 cents higher at U5515.97 a barrel byReuter - 233 words
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Article201 1995-10-14 8 Reuter LONDON The dollar edged higher during the European morning as positions were adjusted ahead of the weekend, but volume remained low as the only focus was the US inflation and sales figures. Dealers said the dollar's gentle rise yesterday morning mainly reflected a slightly softer mark, which alsoReuter - 201 words
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Article98 1995-10-14 8 AFP NEW YORK The dollar firmed against other major currencies in a calm market here early yesterday, but the market lacked conviction in the absence of any real factor to support the greenback. At about 1423 GMT, the dollar was quoted as trading at 1.4310 mails, up fromAFP - 98 words
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Article, Illustration1160 1995-10-14 8 Ti ivftihiod index cvtindnied aghim S pore s lop 14 trading partners Baxrtar IMS USVS$ forward rates Noon Oct IS 91 1-moolh 1 4205 l.«3£'f 2-mooth 1.4174 l.itir* 1 3-month 1.4144 MlSfi 6-mooth 1.4047 I 404T"! Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES SgCSggT e iypire ilnlhn t» oae ait fame*1,160 words
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COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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1232 1995-10-14 9 Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures closed higher on buying interest, with dealers exE:ting sentiment to remain firm on rodollars ahead of the release of US retail and inflation figures later yesterday. "The market should retain some buHish buyers going into the figurea,"Reuter - 1,232 words
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Article698 1995-10-14 9 COMMODITY REPORT! KL Tin TIN price on the KLTM rose 18 sen to M$ 1 5.61 per kg on strong buying interest which was influenced by a US$l5O overnight surge on the LME. Dealers said the gains on LME helped the KLTM698 words
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93 1995-10-14 9 SINGAPORE India's recent rice shipments to Indonesia, involving more than 10,000 tonnes, have severe quality problems, according to trade sources. The cargoes were found with very yellow rice, black grains and clumps, and in some cases it wasn't clear if the contents were rice, they93 words
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90 1995-10-14 9 TOKYO Baaed on its current rate of copper production, China is poised to exceed a government output plan for 1991 China's copper output blue- J print for 1995 has been revised to 740,000 tonnes from an original goal of 700,000 formulated in 1994. But90 words
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Article69 1995-10-14 9 FRANKFURT German cocoa imports during June reached 19,215 tonnes, down 17.5 per cent from the 23,289 tonnes purchased a year earlier, according to provisional data from the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden. June imports fell 32 per cent from the 28,229 tonnes imported in May 1995.69 words
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82 1995-10-14 9 TAIPEI Higher international prices are seen as the primary reason behind the steep drop in Taiwan s August silver imports, which according to customs statistics fell to 4,350 kg from 23,620 kg in July. "July was an abnormally high base figure reflecting the fact82 words
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Article1350 1995-10-14 9 SICOM Fatoti RuMmt (futurM cloalwt at 8.30pm) mSlCHkMk (Scents/kg) Clofe Volume Ooen Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Nov 95 209 00 205.50 205 50 125 floo Dec 95 204.50 202 50 202 50 175 1400 Ian 96 200.00 200 00 200.00 25 1250 Feb 200 00 2001,350 words
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Article939 1995-10-14 10 +20.6 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday following a rally on wall Street and strong interest in market leader BHP. "After good gains in New York the last few days we've seen buyers taking up the ball on the local front, said a broker, adding that there was "good buying939 words
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Article560 1995-10-14 10 +24.65 Shares closed higher in a technical rally, but analysts warned that negative sentiments caused by rising inflation remained. "What's happening is just a technical rally. The fundamentals haven't changed," said an analyst. "The market is still dampened by negative sentiment over higher inflation and interest rates." The PSE560 words
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Article488 1995-10-14 10 +6*9 Share prices finished higher in light trading amid a lack of institutional buyers. "No big buyers were seen today as the index see-sawed in a narrow range," said a trader. The 321-issue Weighted Price Index edged up 6.89 points to 5,115.82. Turnover was 1.046 billion shares worth NTS488 words
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Article420 1995-10-14 10 •2M Stocks fell after two days of gains, on expectations of slower export growth after the recent fall in the yen's value. A weaker yen hurts South Korean exports by lowering the prices of their Japanese competitors. This is expected to reduce the country's economic growth to 7 per420 words
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Article297 1995-10-14 10 -5.37 Shares finished a dull Black Friday session lower. Brokers said they were looking forward to a livelier week on Monday with the September quarter Consumer Price Index on Tuesday a potential mover of the interest rate market. The overall market was said to be struggling to maintain297 words
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Article81 1995-10-14 10 +20.57 Share prices finished higher on widespread support from local and foreign mutual funds. "The foreign demand was good," said a broker. "It was the main highlight." The 30-share BSE index closed up 20.57 points at 3,581.97. The 100-stock National index gained 2.66 to 1,624.54. "The market was also81 words
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Article642 1995-10-14 10 +4AJL SHARES challenged record territory, ending narrowly off their all-time closing high as favourable US data and fears of being caught short of stock in a market rife with bid rumours squeezed prices higher. The FTSE 100 Index closed up 44.2 points at 3,568.0, just below its Sep 13642 words
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Article129 1995-10-14 10 +1&28 Share prices closed higher on hopes that the franc's continuing recovery will allow the Bank of France to relax monetary policy. The CAC-40 Index gained 13.28 points at 1,817.03. Volume totalled 3.6 billion francs. With the franc now firmly established at around 3.48 to the mark following its129 words
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Article155 1995-10-14 10 +38.71 Shares closed higher in moderate trading on positive technical factors and a strong Bund futures contract. The DAX Index closed up 38.71 points at 2,196.83. One dealer said the market rose strongly on technical factors after resistance was broken at the 2,165 ppint level. He said the positive155 words
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Article162 1995-10-14 10 +1&39 Belgian shares ended near their session highs fuelled by a technical reaction, a stronger dollar and bonds, and advances on other European markets. The Bel-20 Index of leading shares closed 18.39 points higher at 1,426.10 in brisk volume. "The financial climate turned out to be more positive than162 words
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Article140 1995-10-14 10 •33 Italian stocks fell, led by Stet and Fiat, as a wave of selling began in the last two hours of trading ahead of the end of the monthly account next Tuesday. Earlier, telecommunications and stocks with small market capitalisation had risen and the larger companies lagged. Gemma first140 words
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Article221 1995-10-14 10 +1.92 Dutch shares rose further in late session trade, buoyed by strong gains in the US and UK stock markets. The AEX Index gained 1.92 points at 461.40. "The performance of the AEX looks okay, but when you compare it with the strength of the FTSE and the Dow,221 words
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Article241 1995-10-14 10 +25 JZ Shares closed a strong week on yet another year-high in good volume. The solid gains were even more pleasing, not only because it was October usually a weak month but also Friday the 13th, a dealer said. The Arming dollar was seen boosting stocks and liquidity is241 words
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Article382 1995-10-14 10 +44.7 South African shares finished mixed as industrials overcame pre-weekend nerves to post steady gains on the back of stronger London and New York stocks and steady interest. But golds slipped back as concern ahead of gold mine quarterly results and on bullion's lacklustre showing. A dealer said sentiment382 words
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Article235 1995-10-14 10 +13.46 Stocks opened higher as the October blues seemed over and money-laden corporations were looking to buy. The TSE 300 rose 13.46 points to 4,490.17 on volume of nine million shares valued at C 5187.5 million. "We're looking for a strong period from now to the end of the235 words
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Article617 1995-10-14 10 +25.65 Stock prices extended their early gains in active trading early yesterday as bonds rallied following another positive inflation news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which climbed 29.63 points on Thursday, was ahead 25.65 to 4,790.53 at 11am EDT. The NYSE Composite Index was ahead 1.52 to 313.89,617 words
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Article617 1995-10-14 10 Britannia Finds Start im Cask BM Offer H.MOC 36 6500 MiaItnty6* AIM) 0 1992 Mia Mu IncoM *0.9100 *0.9600 USS Cask Incomc Pirn Fund *.9900 10.5100 PS S Rcaervc Fund *5 5100 *5.5900 turo pSonsinct .0 4593 0.4951 Fir Em Fund *2.7650 *2.9730 Man Portfolio 2.1230 2.2940 UK Growth Fond617 words
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Article, Illustration2317 1995-10-14 11 Reuter, Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks closed sharply higher, punching through the 9,800 level on Wall Street's second straight winning session and bullish views of the local market, dealers said. US bond yields fell to a 20-month low in New York trading amid signs American inflation isn't accelerating. WithReuter,; Bloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,317 words
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Article, Illustration585 1995-10-14 11 CLSA IN Hongkong, the H share index last 1.23 points to 964.72 on turnover of HKSS million. The top winners were Dongfang, up 4.3 per cent, and Beiren Printing, up 3.2 per cent. The top losers were Luoyang Glass, down 2.S per cent, Shanghai Petrochem, down 1.1 per cent.CLSA - 585 words
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Article, Illustration2363 1995-10-14 11 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stoclo fell to their level in two weeks, led by construction and electronics i shares, as investors reviewed their outlooks on earnings ahead !iof the mid-year earning? season. Electronics are being affected ',by New York's recent willinatlness to reconsider their pront outlook, traders said. Technolo-Bloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,363 words
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Article, Illustration1490 1995-10-14 11 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks closed lower in light trade as investors sold communications issues, brokers said. The SET Index closed at 1,318.84 points, down 4.42, on turnover of 4.14 billion baht. Falls beat risers ISO to 106 with 137 unchanged. The market is still very bearish. Investors today sold communicationsReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 1,490 words
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Article, Illustration1054 1995-10-14 11 Reuter JAKARTA Stocks ended mixed, with the newly-listed Suryamas Dutamakmur under selling pressure and Citra Marga rising on market rumours. The Composite Index rose 2.04 points to 496.56. "Suryamas, which was actively traded, was under selling pressure following a poor debut on Thursday," a broker said. Suryamas Dutamakmur fellReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 1,054 words
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Article2494 1995-10-14 12 Gr Gr IMS LM V«l On UmOhK Dt* Dt» YM Net M Cap High Lmm Stao C—m Salt (U00) H*h fxx Bayer Srikr Cw P/E Ml MALAYSIAN STOCKS 4Tt 196 m 5000 AISB 30c 320 -6 102 326 316 314 324 3.0 -2.9 0.3 3212 127 T7.S m2,494 words
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Article, Illustration6578 1995-10-14 12 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Stocks closed mixed yesterday as investors refrained from making changes in their portfolios ahead of the federal budget announcement on Oct 27. The KLSE Composite Index rose 1.19 points to 963.13. The Emas Index was down 0.22 atBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 6,578 words
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Article7563 1995-10-14 13 Of Cf M Wt .< MM Laa Vei Da? LmQho DH Dk W M Cap A* H*k Lot Sm r«w Sab W- (1M> Hl|k Lot Na Setae CNe P/E hJl Price ■MSIUM. AMD CQMMBKML 4 210 IW I2M Acer SOc US 117 -I JJ IM 117 >»7 •a» 312 at7,563 words
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Article, Illustration1809 1995-10-14 14 R Sivanithy - By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE A strong overnight surge on Wall Street failed to ignite any interest in local stocks yesterday. Sentiment throughout the day remained as it had for the past few sessions steeped in caution and leading to softer prices across theCharts by Bridge Info; Source: Bloomberg - 1,809 words
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Article, Illustration1180 1995-10-14 15 Corinne Kerk - As educational standards rise, getting a child geared up for the rigours of primary school has become a major preoccupation. How can parents ensure that their kids get off to a good start? Corinne Kerk looks at some nursery and pre-school options Corinne Kerk TWENTYPhotos by Chris Loh - 1,180 words
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Article, Illustration420 1995-10-14 15 WHETHER parents will pay to send their kids to upscale child care centres really boils down to what they feel is important for the child. Insurance manager Christopher Goh likes the speech and drama programmes at one of the upscale child care centres. "We're420 words
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Article81 1995-10-14 15 HERE'S the first batch of post-verdict OJ Simpson jokes to roll off the press: Q: What is OJ's Internet sign-on? A: Slash slash backslash backslash slash escape. Q: Why does OJ's mother insist that he go home for Christmas? A: He's the only one who knows how81 words
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Article25 1995-10-14 15 THERE is a lawyer in Hongkong who is aptly named Chlorophyll Yip. Translated into Chinese, "Yip" means "leaf'. Wonder if business is growing.25 words
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Article65 1995-10-14 15 WE DIDN't know TCS had moved house, much less merged with SPH. So it was a bit of a surprise to find a convention organiser sending a letter to a Straits Times journalist and addressing it thus: "Mr Juidht(sic) Holmberg, Television Corporation of Singapore, 390 Kim Seng Road,65 words
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Article45 1995-10-14 15 THIS person who's trying to sell his bungalow in Sunset Way isn't going to attract buyers with his ad, which starts off with "Sunset Bungle A typing error? Or a candid admission to having made a mistake buying it in the first place?45 words
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Article, Illustration1029 1995-10-14 16 HARISH MEHTA - i LETTER FROM HANOI Illegal betting thrives in both cities and villages as ordinary folk try to get rich quick HARISH MEHTA The writer is BTs Indochina correspondent BARRED from gambling at the country's only casino, the Vietnamese people have been forced to1,029 words
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1093 1995-10-14 16 Said Abdullah - With school holidays around the corner, Said Abdullah calls for a cap on violent shows —before our youngsters bash the message home Said Abdullah The writer, a BT journalist on the foreign desk, has four school-going children WITH THE year-end school holidays just around1,093 words
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Article, Illustration719 1995-10-14 16 Peter Osborne - Letting Croats, but not Serbs, off would be a travesty of justice, says Peter Osborne Peter Osborne IWUIVIUWI Oiupill LA4. m rtnuj|iuinA.K. r iiii«— Nations spokesman in Zagreb and Belgrade during 1993 ONE HUNDRED kilometres south-west of Croatia's capital of Zagreb lies719 words
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Article, Illustration868 1995-10-14 17 Kevin Sullivan - Kevin Sullivan meets the chairman of David Linley Furniture Kevin Sullivan DAVID Linley has much to be pleased about. He has succeeded where thousands have failed. His company, David Linley Furniture, is a niche manufacturer which has bucked the British small-firm trend; it has survived a horrible recessionPhoto by Chris Loh - 868 words
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Article, Illustration984 1995-10-14 17 Parvathi N Narayan - Martin Loh is certainly one artist who knows his market Parvathi N Narayan has the details Parvathi N Narayan The writer is an artist who contributed this article to Executive Lifestyle EOPLE say that to be a good artist you have to M. be poor and suffer.984 words
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Article, Illustration38 1995-10-14 18 Those polled for their views on the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Alliance, Baring, Daiwa, Fraser, GK Goh, Morgan Orenfell, Nomura, Peregrine, Phillip, Smith New Court. RflW denote number of respondents38 words
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Article322 1995-10-14 18 Peregrine Securities (Oct 9) Banks. There was a perception that banks' results were poor. However, we have revised our forecasts up on two of the Big Four DBS Bank and OCBC Bank and the net downward adjustment was just 1.5 percent. The share price of UOB which caused the322 words
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Article367 1995-10-14 18 Zalik Securities (Oct 9) Malaysia Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB). The 55:45 per cent joint venture between MRCB and Permodalan Bhd signed a M 5554 million contract to procure and construct part of a 500 kv transmission system developed by Tenaga Nasional. Assuming a margin of 10 per cent, MRCB's367 words
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Article, Illustration297 1995-10-14 18 Cheah Cheng Hye - Cheah Cheng Hye Managing director Value Partners Ltd, Hongkong K UCHoftheinl%/| formation ItX available to investors is useless. The reason is that once a certain perception or piece of information is widely known and acceptable, there is no advantage in acting on it, because it is already297 words
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797 1995-10-14 18 Lee Yoke Har - T^Wgc By Lee Yoke Har THE Fabcr Group's plan to sell its lucrative stake in highway operator Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (Plus) will meet its Final hurdle on Monday when shareholders vote on it at an extraordinary general meeting. The meeting looks797 words
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Article115 1995-10-14 18 FROM a technical point of view, United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) shares are on the weak side, says chartist Stephen Soo, head of research at PI Capital Research Services. He says investors holding UEM shares should be looking to sell around MS 17 as there is115 words
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Article, Illustration618 1995-10-14 18 Sentiment shifts as the picture of third-quarter profits unfolds in Wall Street. The final picture is not clear yet but, for the time being, seems rosy Bloomberg Business News MAYBE third-quarter profits were pretty good after all. Financial servicesBloomberg Business News - 618 words
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677 1995-10-14 18 The high flyers of the first nine months of 1995 have been downed by warnings of lower profit NYT IF YOU have a weak heart, technology stocks may not be where you want to have your money. Mutual funds specialising in technology stocks fellNYT - 677 words
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Article698 1995-10-14 18 as al Oct 9. 1995 »nn 55S niii 01.01.75 S5 -Ml 555 Tit S5~" *5 Credit Lyoanais Singapore Gr 28.07.69 -2.66 10 -6.13 10 4.63 4 >16.16 10 *2J5 10 121.58 2 OCBC Savers Capital Fund 27.04.17 -0J7 -2.86 3 5.97 I -4.12 2 16.34 3 16.70 3 OUB Union698 words
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Article, Illustration630 1995-10-14 19 Conrad Raj - Conrad Raj looks at why economists are concerned over September's jump in prices Eye on the region: Philippines Conrad Raj Perhaps no country is more plagued by calamities both natural and man-made than the Philippines, the 7,107-is- land archipelago that until lately was the economic odd-man-out inSource: Bridge Info - 630 words
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Article, Illustration731 1995-10-14 19 Jon Friedman looks at what separates the pros trom the schmos Bloomberg Business News "Everyone lives by selling something", Robert. Louis Stevenson IT IS every investor's dilemma: When to sell. Whether it is a high-fly-ing stock that could go higher or a low-returnBloomberg Business News; Dollar$ and NonSenSe - 731 words
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380 1995-10-14 19 Lee Yoke Har - By Lee Yoke Har DESPITE commercial property stocks recently losing some of their lustre, Vickers Ballas Investment Research is still upbeat about the sector's prospects. It says the office market will probably stay firm, with occupancy seen hovering around the 92-93 per cent level380 words
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Article545 1995-10-14 19 Shiv Taneja - Nikko's new unit trust, aimed at fixed deposit holders, will have an exposure to the Japanese market, reports Shir Taneja Shiv Taneja THE latest unit trust offering comes from a < newcomer to the local unit trust scene, though no stranger to managing545 words
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Article, Illustration555 1995-10-14 22 Jaime Ee - Jaime Ee drops in at the newly-opened Raffles Culinary Academy, where one can brush up on all kinds of cooking skills in classy yet cosy surroundings Jaime Ee WHEN one enjoys eating, it generally follows that one enjoys cooking as well. While most home cooks are555 words
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Article384 1995-10-14 22 JAIME EE - PwIIHUH By JAIME EE LES AMIS, the uppity French restaurant with its slightly erratic service, has come up with a fresh new lunch menu that's worth investigating. Its daily table d'hote set lunch has inched up only slightly to $39 from its early384 words
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Article790 1995-10-14 22 N KYONG - Wlne By N KYONG I REVISITED Maison F E Trimbach of Ribeauville in Alsace last month. My last visit there had been five years ago, and I was therefore greatly looking forward to this visit to see what the Trimbachs had done in 1989 and 1990.790 words
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Article, Illustration147 1995-10-14 22 IT WAS cheers or chaiyo as they say in Thai when Asia Pacific Breweries officially opened its 12th overseas brewery on Aug 19. Of course the guests quenched their thirst with Heineken, the beer produced by the joint venture called Thai Asia Pacific Brewery. Asia Pacific BreweriesPhotos by Tay Kay Chia - 147 words
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