The Business Times, 19 January 1996

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 046/12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes S I N G A V 0 It K FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,1996 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    68 1 sra *****7 (+6.21) BTGOMP 2212J4 (-20.82) bt-mga liiaii (-2.97) HMAXKET HOOD: Mixed STOCK MAMET INDICES Thursday (Tiange KLSECOMP 1038.86 -83.49 NIKKEI *****.04 -300.22 HANG SENG 1053fi.4» -57.33 SET INDEX 1354.il -1G.85 JAKARTA COMP.. 557.71 -0.70 MANILA COMP 2731.27 -17.5 TAIPEI WPI 5028.20 +10.72 SEOULCOMP 849.14 -7.92 BOMBAY BSE30
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    FINANCE
    73 1 EXCHANGE BATES rs$ su U8$ 1.420 f, 1.523 163 Ml 0.(81 0.967 YlflO JUM— 1.350 MS 0.392 0.557 MM .0.129 .0.184 BAHT 0.040 0.056 Rl'PIAH 100 0.044 0.062 PUME BATES SINGAPORE* 6.44 KUALA LUMPUR. 8.15 JAKARTA 17.50 BANGKOK 1175 MANILA-. 15.00 HONGKONG ...9.00 TAIPEI AM SYDNEY 10.75 TOKYO £80
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    Bank Negara hikes rates to defend M$
    473 1  -  Analysts say it's a welcome dose of reality; ELSE index tumbles 33 points From Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian central bank effectively hiked its interest rates yesterday to prop up the weak ringgit, jolting punters who had been merrily playing
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    Lock icon Ringgit raider?
    179 1 AFP [SINGAPORE] US billionaire George Soros is rumoured to have bought US$5OO million (Ss7lo million) against the Malaysian ringgit through Singapore and other banks in the region, forex sources said yesterday. The rumour that swept the Singapore forex market was followed by aggressive intervention by Bank Negara, a
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    Lock icon Apple loses US$69m; no Asia job cuts now
    464 1  -  By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Apple Computer, which on Wednesday reported its much awaited US$69 million (Ss9B million) firstquarter loss and announced 1,300 job cuts worldwide, says no immediate layoffs are being made in its Asian operations. "Our Asian business operations are not
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    Lock icon S'pore suspect named in bank fraud
    296 1  -  By\ S N Vasuki [SINGAPORE] A Singaporean identified as Tan Tek Hin who is one of three suspects in a US$42 million (5559.6 million) bank fraud is still at large, Indonesian police said. However, senior Jakarta officials admitted to local newspapers that they have
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    CAD completing probe into Barings officials soon
    206 1 [SINGAPORE] The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is in the final stages of its probe into the role of former Barings officials that could lead to new prosecutions over the collapse of the British merchant bank, Finance Minister Richard Hu said yesterday. Replying to
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      209 1 MSmE Hi far new port authority passed Parliament yesterday paved the way for the privatisation of the Port of Singapore Authority when it passed the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Bill. The bill provides for a new statutory board the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore to be set
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Singaporeans impatient for world-class transport system
      635 2  -  IN PARLIAMENT Pnt they worry about having jay world-class prices, say MPs By Christopher Tan GOING by the submissions of 13 speakers who took part in tftfe Land Transport Authority's White Paper debate yesterday, Singaporeans want a WorM-class land transport systeftt and they want
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      Bill for new port authority passed
      443 2  -  Stage set for corporatisation and eventual listing of PSA on the SES By Chuang Peck Ming THE framework for the privatisation of the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) was formally put in place yesterday with the passing of the Maritime and Port Authority of
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      McDermott retrenches 24 technical, admin and support staff
      279 2 US-BASED McDermott SEA laid off 24 of its 400 employees in Singapore on Monday. The retrenchment of 11 executives and 13 non-execu-tives was effective immediately, leaving the company with 376 employees in Singapore. The job cuts involved a mix of technical, administrative
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      Not so full but room rates to firm
      426 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Hotel By, Agnes Wee HOTEL occupancy in Singapore is on a downtrend but room rates will firm, says Vickers Ballas Investment Research. The securities firm forecasts that occupancy would drop to 76.7 per cent in 1998, down from
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      Lock icon CJ quashes convictions of two former Inno-Pac directors
      389 2 The Straits Times THE Chief Justice yesterday quashed the convictions of two former Inno-Pacific Holdings (Inno-Pac) directors who had each been sentenced to four years' jail for conspiring to misappropriate $8.45 million. CJ Yong Pung How allowed the appeals of its former
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      National Semiconductor to expand here
      177 2 SINGAPORE is set to capitalise on growing world demand for semiconductors, said National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC) chairman Gil Amelio yesterday. Dr Amelio, who is also the company's president and chief executive officer, said NSC would invest up to US$l6O million (***** million) in its manufacturing
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      TDB sets up Yangon trade office to boost ties
      385 3  -  Upcoming ministerial meeting expected to identify specific industries for collaboration Prom Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok RAPIDLY-EXPANDING bilateral trade and investment flows have prompted Singapore to set up a trade office in Yangon to further strengthen business links with Myanmar. The
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      Govt to set up patent information centre to boost R&D
      288 3  -  Cheow Tong spells out risks to firms that don't innovate Reportsby' Toh Han Shih THE government will soon set up a patent information centre to further support research and development (R&D) efforts in Singapore. Minister for Trade and Industry Yeo
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      Financial sector has vital role in high-tech innovation: expert
      267 3 THE head of a successful UK high-tech firm yesterday spelt out three important aspects of high-tech innovation which he believed would be applicable in Singapore and Britain. First, industry, universities, and government must work together with common aims. Second, industry in
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      Shell picks S'pore for manning firm
      459 3  -  Mm will see 1,000 European officers transferred to new company By Ronnie Lim OIL giant Shell has picked Singapore as the site for a new single internationally-based manning company for ship officers employed on its world tanker fleet. Shell Singapore told BT last night
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      182 2 Notificarinfrbf Birth* f lam a citizen of Singapore, was j V born on January Ist J \1 996 O.OOarrr/ dp /overs Shakers Yang Features The Waltz Departments Sun Tzu The Across The Corporate Challenge K Japan Window K New Business in the US M wa y u P and more
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      155 2 The West Australian Ostrich Company Pty Ltd invites you to meet in person the owner Mr Ken Kuenlmann on 21st January 23rd January, 1996. NO OBLIGATION FREE CONSULTATION EXPERT ADVISE Venue Harbour View Dai-lchi Hotel Date/Time 21 Jan (11am-spm), 23 Jan (1 lam-6pm) Interested parties, please call 226 0383 or
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Lock icon Marketing: a total approach
      713 4  -  Agencies realise that the concept of integrated marketing has come of age and success lies with it 3&< Chan Siew Ling tfS/iXfiA IX)RE] Wk ANY advertising agenf H cies have been frantical/I ly trying to become a f one-stop shop for more than a decade now.
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      Aerospace show a boon to caterers
      342 4  -  By. Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE) Hotel food and beverage outlets, restaurants, cafes and pubs, and food caterers expect a bonus of several million dollars from the Asian Aerospace 96 show. To be held at the Changi International Exhibition and Convention Centre from Feb 6 to
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      Lock icon Warm response to return of 'Oscars'
      311 4 [SINGAPORE] The 1996 Singapore Creative Circle Awards (CCA), the advertising industry's "Oscars", has been received enthusiastically by agencies here. In all, there have been some 1,130 entries for Singapore's only national creative awards show. While the high number of entries is partly due to
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      MEETING PLACE
      106 4 Deration ntte Vww Or^Mtor J»1M9 Marketing Conference The Regent Marketing Instttte *H ?996 'Achieving S Singapore of Singapore/ SoMring Marketing National University Successes: Innovative of Sinoaoore SWwd-Mdad Tet 22V77W tt«Mlonal Orchard Hotel Sisir/Novo W i Conference Accreditation Tat 070-1847 or Conference 772-9595 Jan30- r CMEASIA SingaporeIntl c/oConference Fab!
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        McCann scoop of Reckitt & Colman
        54 4 McCann scoop of Reckitt Colman [SINGAPORE] Reckitt Colman, maker of leading consumer brands such as Dettol, Harpic, and Mortein, has consolidated an estimated £150 million (***** million) of its global advertising account with McCann-Erickson Worldwide. McCann, which is owned by the Interpublic Group, will provide integrated strategic and creative direction
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        Lloyd Martin gets Ebel account
        42 4 [SINGAPORE] Lloyd Martin Singapore has clinched the $1.2 million Ebel account in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. As well as advertising, the agency will help Coop International, which distributes Ebel watches here, draw up its PR programmes.
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        New &S brings new laser beams
        52 4 [SINGAPORE] Local agency New&S Advertising has introduced powerful, brilliant and visually stunning laser beams to Singapore. Taking off from the conventional laser system which is basically an interplay of shooting lights, the fully computerised system is capable of producing a coordinated animated show with
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        Michael Porter on competitive advantage
        48 4 [SINGAPORE] Business guru and strategist Michael Porter will talk on what defines a nation and its corporations' competitiveness in a global market. The forum will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on March 8. He will deliver two lectures on global competitive advantage.
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        Conference on direct marketing
        58 4 [SINGAPORE] Direct marketeers here will be able to find out more about the latest trends and practices in the industry. They will also able to gain some insights into how to enter the Asian market The conference will be hosted by the Direct Marketing Association of
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        Seminars on strategic planning
        33 4 [SINGAPORE] American Management Association and Sumbershire Education Consultants have joined forces to present seminars on both sides of the Causeway. Michael Kami will speak on strategic planning in January.
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      109 4 Our Discover India Package enables you to explore the fascinating sights of India. Enjoy 21 days' unlimited economy i I class <3ir travel throughout the length well as enhanced level of service Ta) Mahal, Agio Symbol of glorious Indian architecture Monument to a king's love for his aueen Just a
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Banks warned against rate cuts
      396 5 BANGKOK Economic problems if rates are reduced too fast and inflation doesn't ease: BOT Reuter THAILAND'S central bank has warned commercial banks to be careful and wait for clear signals that economic fundamentals have improved before lowering interest rates, its spokesman said yesterday. Senioi* Bank
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        Lock icon Malaysia's privatisation savings
        73 5 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government has saVed over Ms 72 billion (Ss4o billion) in capital expenditure through privatisation since 1963 and is lining up more state assets for sale, the Star newspaper reported yesterday. "Projects in other fields, including education and training, health and other social
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        Lock icon India,Cambodia sign MFN pact
        60 5 AFP [PHNOM PENH] Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Cambodian counterpart Ung Huot yesterday signed an agreement paving the way for their countries to grant each other most-favoured-nation (MFN) trading status and increasing technical cooperation. Details of the MFN part of the pact have to
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        Lock icon Dell Computer opens Penang facility
        63 5 Bernama fPENANG] Penang Chief Minister KohTsu Koon said Dell Computer Corporation's opening of its Asia Pacific Customer Centre here was a milestone in the slate's industrial history in promoting integrated manufacturing and customer support concept With the technologies brought by multinational companies here, he said
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        Lock icon Ramos scores in survey
        68 5 Bernama-PNA [MANILA] Despite numerous problems bedevilling the presidency, rice shortage was the only economic crisis to hit the country since President Fidel Ramos came to power in 1992, according to a survey. According to the Economic Index Survey released by the Social Weather Station, there was
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      Lock icon Thai ex-MP extradited to US to face drug charges
      284 5 BANGKOK Reuter THE extradition of a former Thai member of parliament yesterday to face drugs charges in the United States sets a precedent for the extradition of alleged drug barons linked to opium lord Khun Sa, officials said. "In compliance with
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      Lock icon Aiming for 3 phone firms
      126 5 KUALA LUMPUR Renter MALAYSIA will reduce the number of local mobile telephone operators with international access facilities from five to three. Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Minister Leo Moggie said yesterday. He was quoted by Bernama news agency as saying that the reduction will be implemented
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      Lock icon Subic Bay exports grow nine times to US$169m
      236 5 MANILA Bloomberg Business News EXPORTS from Subic Bay, a former US military base being converted into a duty-free port, rose almost nine times to US$l69 million (Ss24o million) last year. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman Richard Gordon said Acer Inc of Taiwan
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      Lock icon Umno's decision on Rahim pleases Nazri
      328 5 KUALA LUMPUR Acting Tooth wing chief plans t« contest Supreme Cenncil seat Bernama ACTING Urano Youth chief Nazri Abdul Aziz said yesterday he is happy with the party's decision to hand back the youth leadership to Abdul Rail im Thamby Chik. Mr Nazri reiterated
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      A major currency reform
      403 6 BEIJING Foreign firms will soon be allowed to swop ynan for hard currency in banks, says an official CHINA will allow foreign investors to buy hard currency with their Chinese yuan in banks on a limited basis, a central bank official said. The move is China's
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      Lock icon China warned over copyright piracy
      341 6 WASHINGTON US patience wearing thin over actions to enforce pact: Kantor AFP THE US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on Wednesday renewed warnings to China over alleged discrimination against foreign imports and violation of copyright laws. Despite a 21 per cent increase in US exports to
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      Lock icon Call to build cheap homes in Shanghai
      133 6 SHANGHAI Reuter MAYOR Xu Kuangdi yesterday appealed to Hongkong developers to invest in redeveloping areas of Shanghai and build cheap homes. Shanghai has 3.6 million sq m of dilapidated housing that needs redevelopment, and Hongkong firms are welcome to invest in this sector,
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      Lock icon Economic news ruling:details by Feb
      220 6 BEIJING AFP, Bloomberg Business News DETAILS of a new directive placing foreign economic news wires under Chinese government control will be published by February, a spokesman for Xinhua news agency said yesterday. "The document is being finalised" and will be published "in a maximum of
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      Lock icon HK Legco calls on Beijing to release dissident
      243 6 HONGKONG AFP IN an unprecedented move, Hongkong's elected assembly late on Wednesday called on China to release its most famous dissident, Wei Jingsheng, who was sentenced to 14 years' jail last month on sedition charges. The Legislative Council (Legco) passed the motion
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      Lock icon Social security ousts inflation as No 1 worry
      380 6 BEIJING Reuter, Bloomberg Business News INFLATION was no longer the hottest topic among China's urban residents last year although a majority 66.1 per ce nt still regard this as a rather serious problem, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. That marked a
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      Lock icon Funds for car, machine industries
      100 6 BEIJING Bloomberg Business News THE government will channel foreign and domestic investment into the car and ma-chine-building industries in the next five years, the official China Daily reported. The two industries are expected to grow about 10 per cent this year and up to 14
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        Lock icon Keeping tabs on US Congress
        93 6 Reuter [BEIJING] China's Communist Party has formed a high-level group ta take a close look at the US Congress, which ChinA'ljliglpre see as a thorn in often troubled ties, sources said thfs week. The Central Leading Working Group on the US Congress was formed late
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        Lock icon Shoe factory workers at risk
        73 6 AFP {HONGKONG] Some 230,000 women working in mostly Taiwan-run shoe factories in China's Fujian province could have been exposed to benzene poisoning, it was reported yesterday. At least two deaths have been reported so far, while more than 30 others suffered miscarriages, anaemia and blood
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        Lock icon 36b yuan earmarked for Hainan projects
        58 6 Bloomberg Business News [HAIKOU] China plans to invest 36 billion yuan (Ss6.l billion) this year in 17 infrastructure and industrial projects on Hainan Island, Xinhua reported. Hainan is a special economic zone that offers tax breaks to investors. New projects planned include expressways and
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  • ASIA
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      Govt scrambles to seal jusen plan
      411 7  -  TOKYO Hashimoto orders officials to tie up loose ends by today, seeks more details of each firm's position fty Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S new government continued its race against time yesterday to finalise the controversial plan to bail out the nation's bankrupt housing loan corporations
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        Lock icon Aussie merchandise imports up
        80 7 AFP [SYDNEY) An unexpected 5 per cent jump in merchandise imports into Australia in December reinforced perceptions yesterday that there will be no official interest rate cut in the near future. Analysts' expectations had been for a seasonally adjusted rise of about 0.5 per cent to
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        Lock icon Alert against retaliation by N Korea
        31 7 Reuter [SEOUL] South Korean embassies have been placed on special alert over fears that Pyongyang may retaliate following a series of defections to the South.
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        Lock icon Seoul arrests three ex-generals
        69 7 AFP [SEOUL] Three retired military generals were arrested here early yesterday accused of treason and mutiny in connection with a 1979 coup and subsequent 1980 massacre of pro-democracy protesters. The three, Yoo Hak Seung, Hwang Yung Si and Lee Hak Bong, were shown by Yonhap television
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        Lock icon Aum planned to make Asahara emperor
        63 7 AFP [TOKYO] The Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult planned to kill judges and replace the Japanese government with a monarchy led by Shoko Asahara as a "holy-monk emperor", Japan's public investigation agency said yesterday. The charges were made on the first day of public
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      Lock icon Stocks fall as Seoul refuses to boost market artificially
      167 7 SEOUL Reuter, Bloomberg Business News SOUTH Korea's economic and finance minister Rha Woong Bae said the government will not step in to bolster the wobbly stock market, triggering a plunge in stock prices yesterday. South Korean stocks fell to their lowest
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      Lock icon Rao gets little credit for fighting corruption
      199 7 NEW DELHI AFP, Reuter THREE Indian cabinet ministers named in a multi-million-dollar bribery scandal resigned late on Wednesday, but few newspapers gave credit to Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao for the sudden onslaught against corruption. Industrialists said it was time to end
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  • THE WORLD
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      The world of illusion
      733 9  -  WORLDWATCH Or what art, high fashion and politics have In common By Kevin Sullivan GIORGIO Armani favours darker tones this year; Katharine Hamnett has a line in high-heeled shoes for men; Gucci's dominant motif is classical; Krizia is experimenting with tartan; Valentino is marketing neo-classical underwear
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      London stock market soars to new peak after BOE rate cut
      215 9  -  LONDON UK clearing banks filow rait with quarter-point cut m- Neil Behrmann THE London share market hit an all-time high yesterday following the Bank of England's interest rate cut to 6.25 per cent from 6.5 per cent. The FTSE
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      Lock icon IBM's 4Q earnings up 65%
      243 9 NEW YORK Bloomberg Business News INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp said fourthquarter earnings rose 65 per cent, better than analysts' expectations, as sales rose about 10 per cent. IBM said its profit from operations rose to US$2.O3 billion, (552.9 million) or U553.66 a share, from net
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      Lock icon US economy growing at modest pace
      295 9 WASHINGTON Analysts see rate cuts coming as soon as the end of this month Bloomberg Business News, NYT THE US economy is almost in-flation-free and growing at a subdued pace, the Federal Reserve said yesterday, suggesting that the central bank may cut interest rates
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      Lock icon Green flag for Greenspan
      125 9 WASHINGTON LAT TIGHT monetary policies and Alan Greenspan, their architect at the Federal Reserve are apparently sticking around for another four years. That, according to Fed watchers, was the signal sent on Wednesday by Alan Blinder's decision to leave his post as Fed vice-chairman. Mr Blinder
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      US default on debt? Oh yes, it can happen
      756 10  -  THE BOTTOM LOTS OPINION By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent LAST August I attended a conference at which some of Washington's top analysts discussed the potential for a "train-wreck" resulting from the inability of the White House and
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      126 10 The supply of yen is growing much faster than the supply of dollars.' -George Soros the American billionaire told an investment seminar in Tokyo he expects the yen tocontinue weakening against the USdollar for the next two years. There are still some areas of uncertainty, so we
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      Canberra's new outlook
      563 10 EDITORIAL EVEN if the timing of the Australian Prime Minister's trip to the region had something to do with the approach of that country's next election, it should not all be dismissed as yet another attempt to shore up flagging domestic support with a bit of offshore
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      Lock icon Don't write off Japan
      1075 10 Its best companies can still teach the world a thing or two about how to thrive in hard times The Economist OPINION on Japan swings from one extreme to the other. A decade ago, western managers could not hear enough about the art of Japanese management.
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      400 10 Yeltsin plays d&nfM-oos puae THE attack by Russian forces to free hostages in the southern Russian village of Pervomayskoye seized last week by the Chechen fighters seems to be Boris Yeltsin's convulsive way of preparing to run for re-election as president. All indications point to Yeltsin's
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Foreign-backed films shine
      568 11  -  kareh lowb reports on the winners of the LA Film Critics awards KAREN LOWE AFP A FOREIGN flavour pervaded the Los Angeles Film Critics 1995 awards where a spokesman for Chinese cinematographer Lu Yue slammed Beijing on Wednesday for keeping him from receiving his award. Lu Yue
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      Cabernet sauvignon from around the world
      962 11  -  WINES Good quality also comes from countries other than France, Australia and the US By\ David Gabriel THE definitive classic taste of cabernet sauvignon, with its elegantly balanced fruit, wood and rich tannin, comes from Bordeaux, in south-west France. The definitive New World style,
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      Stronger at 100-plus
      778 12  -  INTERNET As the US pots on its jogging shoes, the Boston Marathon has sparked a rnnning fever ity Anna Teo A FLORIDA school teacher so desperately wanted an official number for the 19% Boston Marathon she had a dozen of her first-graders write her letters of reference.
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      Lock icon An elusive Hollywood genius
      886 14 PEOPLE Many films have made obeisances to Welles bat there is still debate about the meaning of his career LATWP "A GENIUS in Hollywood's dictionary," Orson Welles once said, "is someone who is either unavailable or dead". Welles died in 1985; he has been a genius
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      Les Miserables back with new cast
      319 14 THEATRE THE Hit musical, Les Miserables, is back but don't expect to see the same cast. In its second run in Singapore, the lead role of Jean Valjean will be played by Stig Rossen, a Dane who has played the part in the London
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      Lock icon More brawn still no match for the brain
      492 14 TENNIS AFP [MELBOURNE] Get smart or get a racket specially developed for your size and strength if you want a win against modern power players, say stars at the Australian Open here. In an era of height, brawn and 200 kmph serves,
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      Amcol advised to divest trading unit Orchard Towers
      538 15  -  i Sources say (consultant advised it g* focus on property development and Jbuild op landbank William Chia Trading and property group Amcol Holdings Ltd has been advised by its management consultant, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd, to divest its Orchard Towtrs office-cum-shopping
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      Interform in HK$68m expansion
      161 15 [SINGAPORE] Hongkong's Interform Ceramics Technologies, in which Guthrie GTS has a 15 per cent stake, is putting another HK$6B million (5512.5 million) into its Shenzhen joint venture to expand capacity. The additional investment will raise Interform's stake in Shenzhen Wufang Ceramics Industry Co Ltd from 49
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      Toymaker Wah Shing shares 3.8 times subscribed
      276 15 [SINGAPORE] Hongkong toymaker Wah Shing International Holding's public offer of 53 million shares of US$O.37 each was 3.8 times subscribed. The company is accepting all valid applications, scaling them down where appropriate. Announcing the subscription rate, Christina Cheung, Wah Shing's vice-chairman said: "We
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      MRCB needs to rationalise its businesses for sharper focus
      657 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Ho Kay Tat THREE years ago this month, four senior executives at Malaysia's largest newspaper group The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd announced a MsBoo million management buyout of NSTP and its sister company Sistem Televisyen
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      445 15  -  Group's maiden project located in Bnkit Timah By: Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Listed Guthrie GTS yesterday took its first step towards becoming a property developer with the groundbreaking of its maiden residential project in Bukit Timah. The 70-unit freehold development ofT Bukit Timah Road will be marketed
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        Lock icon Big guns want prized HK site
        468 16  -  Robert Euok and Li Ka-shing are bidding against Ng Teng Fong, GIC and CityDev By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE! "Sugar King" Robert Kuok has joined forces with fellow tycoon Li Ka-shing to bid against the Singapore government and Ng Teng Fong for the huge
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        Lock icon News Straits Times sees good year ahead
        197 16 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's vibrant economic growth is expected to see increased spending on advertising, 50 per cent of which is expected to be secured by the print media. Coupled with the increased newspaper circulation spurred by the increasing literacy rate, the News
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        Moody's upgrades rating of S'pore bonds, deposits
        446 16  -  Sating seen to help banks, firms borrow from global markets at lower cost By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Moody's, the influential US rating agency, has upgraded the sovereign rating ceilings of Singapore's foreign currency bonds and bank deposits from AA2 to AAI. This
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        Lock icon Kelanamas makes plans to move into property
        153 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Kelanamas Industries Bhd yesterday said it will acquire a company and undertake a rights issue and a special issue in a move to venture into property development and expand its earnings base. Permata Merchant Bank Bhd, on behalf of the
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        Lock icon Private placement will be most popular means to raise funds
        350 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Private placement of shares is expected to be the most popular method of raising funds in the capital market this year, Chok Kwee Bee, senior general manager at Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd, said yesterday. She said
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        Lock icon HLI plans bonus, rights issue
        219 16 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Hong Leong Industries Bhd (HLI) has proposed a 2-for-5 bonus issue of 56.13 million new 50sen shares, a l-for-5 rights issue of 28.07 million new shares, bonds with warrants and Euro Convertible bonds. HLI said in an announcement that it is proposing
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        Transmarco unfazed by setback in Lankan deal
        452 16  -  Sri Lankan court suspends issue of phone licence By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE) A Sri Lankan court order suspending the issue of a telephone network licence to the Transmarco consortium is unlikely to alter the company's aim of shifting its focus to telecommunications from
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        SP Tao quits his SingLand posts
        266 16 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Land's chairman SP Tao, who sold his remaining 10 per cent stake in the listed group last week, has resigned from his post. In a statement yesterday, Sing Land said its board had accepted his resignation as director, board chairman and audit
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          Far East cuts YHS stake to 85.9%
          70 16 [SINGAPORE] Far East Organisation, owned by property magnate Ng Teng Fong, now holds 122.06 million shares in Yeo Hiap Seng, or 86.9 per cent after the latest placement of 1.64 million shares at $430 each. The count includes shares owned by Mr Ng
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          JC-MPH and Bousteadco suspended
          77 16 [SINGAPORE] Jack Chia-MPH and its subsidiary Bousteadco requested the suspension of their respective counters, including JC-MPH warrants and bonds yesterday pending an announcement. JC-MPH also disclosed that Emerford Holdings, a subsidiary of one of JC-MPH's companies JCI Holdings, has acquired 53,000 shares, raising its holding from
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          CityDev forms 2 firms, liquidates 4
          45 16 [SINGAPORE] City Developments yesterday announced the formation and liquidation of some companies. In Singapore, two companies were formed, Camborne Developments for property development and Branbury Investments for investment holding. Its Australian company Kingsgate International Corp has liquidated four companies.
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          QAF appoints director
          56 16 [SINGAPORE] QAF has appointed Derek Cheong Kheng Beng as a director from yesterday. Following his resignation as director, former group financial controller Wong Heng Chong also stepped down from the audit committee. Mr Cheong will be appointed to the committee in his place. Tong Weng Leong has
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          Hup Seng Huat bags $3.87m order
          54 16 [SINGAPORE] Hup Seng Huat has clinched an order worth $3.87 million from customers in Thailand and Singapore for the supply of steel pipes for projects in Thailand and China. Its Malaysian subsidiary Pressure Products has secured orders worth $2.13 million from a Malaysian government-linked
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          Kim Eng owners sell warrants
          50 16 [SING A PORE] Kim Eng Holdings director Douglas Russell Ooi Thean Seng has sold 1.75 million warrants at 78 cents apiece. After the sale, he holds 4.41 million warrants. Mrs Gloria Lee Kim Yew also sold 60,000 warrants, and holds 34,000 warrants after the sale.
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        670 17  -  Analysts say this could hurt industry bat central bank will be able to engineer soft landing By\ S N Vasuki [SINGAPORE] Indonesian banks have started the year on a difficult note and analysts cautioned that a combination of higher reserve requirements, a
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        Lock icon Hongkong IPOs likely to be well received this year: study
        246 17 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Companies conducting initial public offerings (IPOs) here can expect to find a lot of investor interest in 1996, a study by Arthur Anderson said. Investors should take a long-term view of the compa- nies' earnings growth,
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          Lock icon Jimmy Lai to appeal rejection of listing
          59 17 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Jimmy Lai, Hongkong entrepreneur and publisher, will appeal the Hongkong Stock Exchange's rejection of his company's application to list the South China Morning Post said. Next Media Group's bid was rejected as its publications are involved in a price
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          Lock icon Acer and Intel in cross-licence pact
          42 17 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's computer giant Acer Inc has signed a patent cross-licence agreement with the world's top semiconductor producer Intel Corp. This will keep Acer from violating intellectual property rights, Acer vice-president Robert Chen said. —AFP
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          Lock icon Woosung creditors seek receivers
          45 17 AFX-Asia [SEOUL] Creditors to Woosung Construction Co Ltd are stopping payments to the company and will seek the appointment of receivers. A syndicate of 57 creditors is owed 1.1 trillion won while Woosung's assets are valued at 1.5 trillion won. -AFX-Asia
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          Lock icon Yang Ming launches public share offer
          53 17 AFP [TAIPEI] The government yesterday launched the last in a series of a public offerings that will privatise Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp and allow it to target the Chinese market The offer of 110 million shares will dilute the government's stake to 48
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        Lock icon Swire Pacific sells chip firm to Thais
        170 17 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd yesterday said it had agreed in principle to sell its semiconductor unit to the Hana Microelectronics Group of Thailand. It said the sale price for Swire Technologies Ltd was expected to be U5570.75 million (*****.4 million),
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        Bank Bira plans 7-for-5 rights issue
        284 17 [SINGAPORE] Bank Bira, one of Indonesia's top 20 private banks, is making a 7-for-5 rights issue to raise 167 billion rupiah (*****.54 million). The bank said yesterday that the 145.6 million rights shares will be offered at 1,150 rupiah each. This is a 52.08
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        Lock icon US corporate outlook cloudy as leading firms warn of profit falls
        342 18 Wal-Mart expects first downturn in 25 years; 3M hit too FT [NEW YORK] A cloud was cast over the ouUook for US corporate earnings on Wednesday as two leading companies, the retailer Wal-Mart Stores and the diversified manufacturer Minnesota
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        Lock icon Xerox to sell insurance business to KKR for US$2.7b
        287 18 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Xerox Corp said yeterday it agreed to sell insurer Talegen Holdings Inc to an investment group led by buy-out firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co for $2.7 billion (Ss3.B billion). Xerox will take a US$l.5 billion charge
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        Lock icon Eurotunnel auditor warns of insolvency: FT
        174 18 Reuter [LONDON] KPMG, the auditor for Eurotunnel plc/SA in France, has filed a warning that the company is in danger of becoming technically insolvent, the Financial Times reported yesterday. But the newspaper also quoted Eurotunnel as saying that "there is no such danger" of
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        Lock icon Kodak's 4Q net income falls below analysts' estimates
        209 18 Bloomberg Business News [ROCHESTER. New York] Eastman Kodak Co posted fourth-quarter net income below analysts' estimates and said it would investigate selling all or part of its unprofitable copier unit. The Rochester, New Yorkbased photo company posted net income of US$275 million
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        Lock icon McDonald's to buy back US$2b of its common stock
        321 18 The fast-growing chain plans to set np eight restaurants every day worldwide Reuter [OAK BROOK, Illinois] McDonald's Corp said it plans to accelerate global restaurant expansion over the next two years and will purchase up to US$2 bUlion (Ss2 8 billion)
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        Lock icon Intel shares dive in record volume after profit report
        254 18 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Intel Corp shares set a record for the most actively traded stock ever on the Nasdaq stock market on Wednesday, after the company reported disappointing earnings. Some 68.4 million shares changed hands. "Traders have to rub
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        Lock icon Oracle to show new Internet device available by year-end
        371 18 Reuter [SEATTLE] Oracle Corp plans to demonstrate a prototype of its US$5OO (Ss7lo) Internet computer within the next 90 days, and the device is expected to be widely available by year-end, a company executive said on Wednesday. Andy Laursen, vice-presi-dent of
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        Lock icon S'pore-based Baring media venture capital fund raises US$60 million
        250 19 Focus on Asia-Pacific unquoted media and communications firms Reuter [LONDON] A venture capital media fund launched by Baring Venture Partners Ltd (BVP) and Communications Equity Associates (CEA) has completed its first close at US$6O miUion (5585.2 million), a statement from ING
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        Lock icon Lloyd's maps out strategy for boosting regulation
        269 19 Reuter [LONDON] Lloyd's of London has published its first regulatory plan, in which it sets out its strategy for beefing up regulation in the 300-year-old insurance market. Lloyd's regulatory board's two main goals in 1996 will be to raise the standards of market
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        Lock icon World will have to turn more to M-E for oil
        331 19 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [MANAMA] Middle East oil will become even more vital in the next decade as producers outside the area fail to keep pace with surging demand by growing Asian economies, energy experts say. With US and Russian output
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        179 19 Reuter, AFP London THE dollar stayed on the sidelines after a surprise interest rate cut by the Bank of England grabbed the limelight. Sterling firmed a tad against the mark and held steady against the dollar after the UK central bank caught many dealers off-guard with a quarter-point
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        876 20 [KUALA LUMPUR) Tin price in the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market rose three sen to M 515.81 yesterday amidst strong support from European and local buyers. Dealers said the market was firmer in line with the bullish tone on the overnight London Metal Exchange which saw a US$5 rise
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        1130 20 Reuter [SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen futures gave up some of their recent gains to end weaker as operators took profits in the absence of fresh news. "This was quite healthy after two days of a surprisingly firm tone despite the weak yen," said a trader. The September contract closed
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          Metrod may buy stake in Indian smelter
          107 20 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian copper rod producer, Metrod Malaysia Bhd, may take up a stake in a large copper smelter in India being developed by its parent company, Metrod Group, the Sun newspaper reported yesterday. Metrod Malaysia chairman Rajkumar Bagri said on Wednesday that
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          Shanghai commodities trade surge
          144 20 [HONGKONG] The turnover at China's three Shanghai-based commodities markets rose by 71 per cent to 2.57 trillion yuan (***** billion) in 1995 compared with 1994, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Of the three, the Shanghai Commodities Exchange proved the largest futures centre, with a
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          China buying more crude oil
          142 20 [HONGKONG] China exported a net 1.75 million tonnes of crude oil in 1995, according to figures obtained from the Customs General Administration of China. China's crude oil imports in 1995 soared by 38.4 per cent to 17.09 million tonnes, but did not surpass the amount
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          Zinc concentrate surplus
          124 20 [LONDON) Zinc concentrate supply is likely to move sharply into surplus in the second half of 19% with 200,000 tonnes of excess stocks in the Western world, according to analyst Brook Hunt. The expected surplus is the result of concentrate production rising much faster than smelter capacity,
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1318 20 SICOM FUTURES j an 18 RUBBER (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTts cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month HW Low Sett (tonnes) Interest r 218.50 1050 219.50 2750 Apr 96 218.00 3900 22™ 3900 Jun 218.00 365Q Jul/Sep 96 220.00 220.00 210.00 300 ***** Oct/Dec 96 218.50 4050
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      1774 21 Q London +44.5 SHARES closed sharply higher on the back of the surprise 0.25 point cut in UK base rates to 6.25 per cent and early Wall Street strength. Dealers said sentiment was also boosted by the prospect of further reductions in European interest rates despite the
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      REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
      4699 21 D Tokyo -***** SHARES slid yesterday, with buyers retreating to the sidelines amid uncertainties over the bad housing loan firm problem. But brokers said a firmer over-the-counter (OTC) market reflected underlying appetite for Japanese stocks on increasing hopes for an economic recovery. The Nikkei Average was down
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      2504 22 Bloomberg Business News Q Hang Seng -5733 SHARE prices closed lower amid rumours of more share placements and covered warrant issues. Dealers said there was still liquidity in the market following Citic Pacific's placement of 253 million HK Telecom shares during the morning session and the announcement that Chinese
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      709 22 Reuter yi Shanghai B Share Index 410 SHANGHAI B Share Index ended up yesterday on speculative buying and brokers said sentiment remained weak after the market hit record lows last month. The index gained 0.10 point to 51.08 on volume of 4.3 million shares worth US$l.9 million. Shanghai Lujiazui
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      1219 22 Bloomberg Business News P SET Intel -IMS STOCKS fell on concern fourthquarter earnings reports next month may be disappointing. Each of the 10 largest issues in terms of market capitalisation, led by Bangkok Bank, TelecomAsia Corp and Siam Cement, fell. "The market went wild at the start of the
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      1017 22 Q Composite Index +0.70 STOCKS were little changed as gains by consumer goods producers balanced a decline at holding company Bimantara Citra. Gudang Garam, a elove cigarette maker, rose 25 rupiah to 26,925 after the company announced it's planning a stock split. "After the stock split, Gudang Garam will
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        7008 23 KUALA IMfUfMULßeports Bloomberg Business News n Composite Index -33.49 STOCKS tumbled to their lowest point in two weeks after a rise in interest rates sparked investor concern that corporate profits will be squeezed. "I'm pretty nervous. Things could snowball," said a fund
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        SMI rights: less downside risk
        3603 24  -  WARRANT WATCH Kb R Sivanithy CONTINUING our recent theme of looking at reasonably priced nil-paid rights, today's feature are the rights to Malaysian property firm South Malaysia Industries' new warrants. These closed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday at 47 sen. When added to
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2225 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Of Qf »»5/9« Last V6t Day Last Ouota W» Dtv YM Nat M Cap High Law Stno Company Sala COOP) Hjgfc Law Buyaf SaMar CVr H P/I $mH 5" 5000 AttBSOc Is60 *H 94 SK 565 550 MO 50 49 0J ttFJ »48 127 70.5 5001
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        229 26 Steels Vetane •Berjaya Group 9,922.000 •MsHyd 50c 5.154,000 •Muipfw Intl 50 4,818,000 •PJDe*Hidgs 4,650,000 'Promt 4,593,000 •M Resources 4.571,000 Amcoi 25c 4,563,000 •MCB Hidgs 50c 4,346,000 •CASH 50c 3,834,000 •Golden Phis H 3,823.000 Stocks MS Foreign 23,613.225 A*COl 25c 19.641,459 •GokJen Plus H 14,761,000 •M Resources 14,648,004 JMH US$0.25 40
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        M'sian interest rate fears dampen S'pore sentiment
        659 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Market hit by correction for the third day in a row but STII ends firmer because of last-minute push By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Action by Malaysia's Bank Negara in the money market that points to higher Malaysian interest rates weighed
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        74 26  -  by Paul Leo JEN CHUA KEPPEL Corporation has been confined to a $2.40 range between $11.00 and $13.40 over the past year. But with the monthly moving average convergence-divergence indicator about to signal a buy, the bet is on an upside break above $13.40 towards objective at $15.80.
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          103 26 NOW that Thai Danu has invited Finance One to take up a sizeable stake to sharpen its competitive edge, other Thai banks appear to be thinking along the same lines. Nakornthon Bank, dominated by the Wanglee family, has indicated it will increase its registered capital by
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      319 27 Knight-Ridder, Reuter STEADY demand for Panamaxes in the North Atlantic and increased chartering activity in the Far East were seen as positive features for owners in the dry cargo freight market, brokers said on Wednesday. Longer North Atlantic voyages caused by bad weather may result in greater pressure
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      301 27 fU too 1$ IW CWT attribution 1.67 *0.03 92 Chuan Hup Ho4dh>9*. 1.26 -0.01 196 Coaco Invaatmant 2.03 *0.01 77 ftLS 6.55 0 15 138 FrctaM link* 0.94 -0.02 197 GBHoMnq* US -0.02 443 Hal Sun Hup 1.02 *0.01 778 Hitachi ZoMn 1.12 unch 320 IMC HeMnqt HK
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      408 27  -  Association hopes it will mark start of an upgrading in the industry By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The first ever conference-cum-exhibition on ship chandling to be held here in early March will mark the start of a revamp of the industry's image and
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      129 27 Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's foreign shipbuilding orders for 1995 totalled- 8.1 million gross registered tonnes, the third largest yearly order volume in the past 10 years, the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) said on Tuesday. "Despite the extreme strength of the yen against the
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      2 vessels involved in collision share blame
      671 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar A VESSEL with the right of way in a crossing situation could not put the entire blame on the giveway vessel after a collision. Instead the stand-on vessel had to take some of the blame for not also
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      91 27 n8 /wrftour workers cleared a small oil slick at the mouth of the Chao Phraya river following a collision between two ships a harbour department official said yesterday. The Russian tanker Kapitan Shvetsov (left) loaded with hKf CO// ted wit Singapore-registered container vessel Nanta Bhum (right)
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      Lock icon Call to make Shanghai a world shipping centre
      238 27 Premier Li Peng org»s regional officials to help AFP [SHANGHAI] Chinese Premier Li Peng has called on regional officials to help turn Shanghai into an international shipping centre to support its goal to become a leading economic centre. "An international shipping centre
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      Lock icon Ipoh Cargo Terminal's volume up nearly 20%
      181 27 Bernama [IPOH] The Ipoh Cargo Terminal (ICT), the first local inland dry port, handled more than 36,000 20-ft equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo with a total value of Msl.2 billion (*****.2 miUion) for exports and imports last year, said its chairman Ahmad Fahmi
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      218 27 Bernama-Xinhua [BEIJING] China, the world's fourth largest shipbuilder, hopes to take advantage of its existing Infrastructure and know-how to advance its ship repair sector, yesterday's China Daily reports. The report says China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the country's leading ship repairer, earned 1.5 billion
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      176 27 Bloomberg Business News [IRVING, Texas] Exxon Corp said it will receive US$3OO million (***** million) from Lloyd's of London and other insurance underwriters in a partial settlement of claims arising from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The settlement covers part of Exxon's expenses in
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      669 28 CHINA'S BURGEONING PORTS: SPILLOVER FROM SHANGHAI New berths and extensive dredging have led to demand for even more growth, with approval for the construction of an iron and steel complex in the city and discovery of large offshore oilfields UPI CHINA'S fastgrowing port of Ningbo,
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        1004 45 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on aver-age-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        575 45 JAM 21 Nepal: Market holiday, Lhochhar festival. JAM 22 Pakistan: Market and Public Holiday (Ist Ramadan). JAN 25 Nepal: Market holiday, Basanta Panchami. JAM It Australia: Market and Public holiday, Australia Day. Uganda: Market and Public holiday, National Resistance Movement/Army Day. JAM 30 Nepal: Market and Public holiday,
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        Lock icon McDonnell Douglas expected to seek major acquisition
        367 46 Pressure on aerospace company not to fall behind competitors Reuter [NEW YORK] McDonnell Douglas Corp is expected to make a major acquisition in the rapidly consolidating defence electronics sector following the reported collapse of its on-again off-again merger talks with Boeing Co. Two
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        Lock icon Road to Mandalay maybe upgraded to highway
        137 46 UPI [YANGON] The road to Mandalay, raised to almost mythical status by novelist Rudyard Kipling but derided by modern day travellers as a dusty, pot-holed trail, may be upgraded to a six-lane national highway. The government-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper on Wednesday
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        275 46 Korean car maker may build ap to 745,000 vehicles by 2000 Reuter [VIENNA] Korean car maker Daewoo Motor Co Ltd plans to build as many as 745,000 vehicles a year in eastern Europe by 2000, the company said on Wednesday. "We are going to be
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        372 46 Survey forecasts sales to doable before 2000 Reuter [NEW DELHI] Spurred by rising incomes and economic growth, Indian car sales are projected to double before the turn of the century and create a strong domestic car market, a survey done by a top industry
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        Lock icon Partner in Sino-Korean plane venture to be revealed in April
        178 46 Reuter [BElJlNG] Aviation Industries of China will not announce until April its choice of a Western partner in a SinoKorean joint venture to build a 100-seat passenger aircraft, according to China's Xinhua news agency. Xinhua yesterday quoted the state firm's
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        Lock icon Beijing's new railway station
        53 46 [BEIJING] Two elderly men braving the cold to admire the new Beijing West Railway station on the first day of ticket sales yesterday. Built with a total investment of US$722 million (Sfl billion), the station will handle all domestic railway routes. The official opening is planned
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        Lock icon American Air jet hit by turbulence, 26 injured
        203 46 AFP [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] An American Airlines jetliner carrying 258 people hit severe turbulence that caused it to plunge suddenly over the Bahamas on Wednesday, injuring 26 passengers, officials said. Eleven passengers three of them in serious condition were rushed to
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          89 46 AFP [PHNOM PENH] The new operators of Cambodia's sole international airport has announced that the internattoatf* departure tax paid by airline passenger* witt increase toVi US$l5 (SS2I) effective Feb 1. The <50 per cent increase will be used by the Societe Concessionaire da L'Aaroport f.
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          89 46 Bernama [KOTA KINABALU] The Sabah government is v reconsidering its decision to inject Sabah Air Sdnßhd intbSaeaga Airlines, a new regional airline in which it has a4O per cent stake. Acting Chief Minister Yong Teck Lee said 1 1 states wned Sabah Air should perlugM remain
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          Lock icon German airline gets its first Airbus jet
          98 46 Reuter [PARIS] Airbus Industrie, the European aircraft consortium, said it had delivered the first of a series of passenger planes to German airline Aero Lloyd Flugreisen. Aero Lloyd took formal delivery of an A 320 aircraft on Jan 16 and will eventually operate
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          Lock icon Daihatsu seeks joint venture partner
          90 46 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Daihatsu Motor Co, a Japanese automaker, is in talks with several Chinese automakers to find a partner tsf a joint venture, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported Daihatsu wants to build its 1,300 cc Zebra commercial vehicles in the country, the paper
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          Lock icon More costly Lunar New Year flights
          90 46 Reuter [BEIJING] China will raise ticket prices on domestic flights serving 22 major cities by 20 per cent during the Chinese Lunar New Year holidajf&ertod from Feb 1 to March 10, airline officials said on Wednesday. China's domestic airlines are expected to carry six
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        Lock icon JAL expects flights to grow 3-5% in next 5 years
        248 46 AFP [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) said on Wednesday it expected its international passenger flights to expand 3-5 per cent a year in the coming five years. Passenger flights on domestic routes are also seen expanding 5 per cent
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      14 27 China's Ningbo port reaches for big time It serves Shanghai's spillover traffic. Page 2
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      118 27 McDonnell Douglas expected to seek major acquisition Pressure not to fall behind competitors. Back Page Ningbo reaches for big time, Page 2 STRAITS/SOUTH AFRICA SHIPPING CONFERENCE SOUTH AFRICA/FAR EAST FREIGHT CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Merchants are hereby notified that the Member Lines of both Conferences have decided to adjust the "Currency Adjustment
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      900 34 w i ivt—B. VOY MN I^h H |SSE VOY SIN BKK 1 ORA BHUM ***** Fri |In Pt Sun I 21/01 AKA BHUM 6808 Sat 120/01 Tw ItypT W HANTABHUM »ON~ Sat I 21/01 Woti 24f1)1 WBU BHUM QMS M 2MI Tu. 23/01 STAMFORD 6709 Mon_ 22/01 Thu 25/01 M
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      100 34 BKK/LAEM CHABANG/LAOS 21/01 25/01 28/01 JAKARTA 20/01 27/01 03/02 PT KLANG/PENANG 20/01 25/01 01/02 MANILA 21/01 26/01 02/02 HONG KONG 21/01 24/01 28/01 TAIWAN 21/01 28/01 04/02 BUSAN 21/01 28/01 05/02 TAYGETUS CT/tl/S* D SSS)AMMAN I I I PERSEUS 2MTVW 2MIS6 X LYCABCTUS 2MMI «IMVAMi OCEANUS SMPPMG A6BICY PTE LID
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      778 34 79 ANSON ROAD, #21-01, SINGAPORE 0207 CR **********0N STRAITS MUTTU MHWCI j PORT KLANQ I peiuha vessel vot m ra M vessel I voy m I rei SEALAUREL 451N 18/01 THU 1401FRI I MCCVANTAGE WMTHU Trvm TAT f *»*TINGGI ***** 1901 FBI 2001 SAT |pMaRCIAnv ***** 20P1 SAT ?1/01 suw
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      730 35 i a. -M MYANMA < wBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmr National Um) Loading for Yaagoo (Rangoon) I -Vissa VOT SIN KG PEN POU L.PLAUSIEVSMT 1W SIB MTORUYWA IS4W SU> MPT MALATSIA AOOfTS: MUSTIAO SHIPPING AGENCIES WL TH 02-03-*****00 T%L 18. 02-03-374* 101 Pl* TH. 02-04-*****02 PGD: 1H 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE
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      931 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. CR NO **********06 VESSEL VOV sm CURB JIB MOO JSO AOJ AOS P2U MOW ASA KOTA WUAVA WJA6SO 20/1 24/1 30/1 1/2 S/2 4/2 7/2 2/2 KOTA SCRAN I BRN29S 2S/1 272 8/2 10/2 12/2 18/2
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      855 35 |CR WO: **********0Z SBttS 8,1 PA»—-lIA l£ HAVRE HAMBURG "THAMESPORT ROTTERDAM ANTWERP VH-LE DE CAPELLA TIJW 26/01 07 KB. 15/02 16/02 IM2 19/02 21/02 WXE DC ÜBRA LI3W 02Att 12/02 ~2Mg 2*02 2*oB VILLEDAQUILA AI3W 07/02 19/02 27/02 2M02 01/03 Q2/03 04/03 [viLLEOECAWNA CI3W 13/02 2MB OM3 OMfl S&TO 08/
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      417 38 BKAPAL KRIS Shipping Pte Ltd 708 DUXTON ROAD, STORE *****9 Tel: *****76 Fox: *****77 CR NO. **********0 C SYARIKAT PERKAPALAN KRIS SENDIRIAN BERHAD «||A *****9 MOCK GIOMAC BUSINESS CENTRA 10 JUAN SS 4/1, KEUNA JAY*, P.O. MX 8421 ***** PHUING iAYA, StUNGOR. TH; *****77/78/79 FAX: *****07 IIUX: MA 3043S REGULAR
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      232 38 INTERM ARITIMEI ,I®., b_ SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE (forest products servki) DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS menpc ccouirc MIDOLE EAST T0: FA EAST ytssa I" Z7~~ EUROPE SERVICE VESSa/VOY SIX LAERCHAIANC HONGKONG BgjgS CHERRY FLOWER VII 4 SU) JT 2 PACSUNVI/* Sft, Iftl nZ Also coils ELI P E LOADING FOR: 25 02
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      303 38 50 TtLOK B LANG AH ROAD #02 02 CITIPORT CENTRE S'PORE 0409 TEL: *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W VESSEL VOY ETA ETD DCSTMATION ikaguri vm 2mim n/nm p«k)m o*tumak mamjkwa <n« nmm nmm pkl.balammuntok UMMU KM 2Hl* 23*1* PONTIANAK irimawa KM 2WI m mmm
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      117 38 •tf Astro Shipping Pt« LtJ WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICE,; 1 SHANGHAI 24/01,31/01 |bas^^^24/OUI/01 Also ottipfag to rtfwf cbtwwfamin (too »w Hongkong TEL: 220-6045 (10 LINES) FAX: 325-4080 /irnZ SPEEDA UNES w> way -ia pa it sow iwot iptui m—ci wi ypsa Ivor I SIM fIM gj ICFT I IDE IMIV IfM
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      647 39 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER ISLAND 401N 19-2001 24-2801 01-0302 I MASHALLAH 96H 21-21/01 2S-2fiK>l 02-03/02 I TIGER BRIDGE 402N 22-23/01 28-31/01 05-0602 I TIGER OCEAN 403N 26-2701 31-0402 06 1002 1 TIGER CAPE 404N »-3CK)I 04-07/02 12 ***** I TIGER island *05N 01-0302 07-1102 15-1702 I I
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      406 39 Sea K Land 1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL SINGAPORE MAIN SWITCHBOARD. *****22 OUTBOUND CUSTOMER SERVICE/BOOKINGS HOTLINE *****33 CHRISTINA LIM *****24 JOREEN LIEW. *****26 KAREN *****48 ROHANA MOHAMED *****95 ROSNIE ARSHAD *****67 INBOUND CUSTOMER SERVICE LINDA TAN *****00 a OPERATIONS *****08/*****62 CFS OPERATIONS *****83 MALAYSIA KL: 03-*****28/ PORT KLANG:
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      969 39 JTNedllovd to europe Nedlloyd Lines every Thars/Friday/Saturday (i(R)jj|jL| CH **********0R I I SINGAPORE PHONE (GENERAL) *****89 RATE ENQUIRIES CFS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (FAX) *****23 Stn Sou La* Rim Am* Hm ft* 102 20/01 04/02 05/02 07/02 LA SEINE /3026 20/01 05/02 07/02 10/02 11/02 06/02 NU. AMERICA /5036 25/01 15/02
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      1601 40 44 99 AS AGENTS: T UNE (IMQAPOfIE) PTC LTD (CK NO: OMKMMMMTREG NO: M2-ttt73tM) TEL *****77 TELEX KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX; *****1(^7/8/9 T T MALAYSIA: "K" UNI MAMTMI (MALAYSIA) SON BHD il TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 J8 *****01 PGU *****2&6 NDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUT MTKRNUSA, TEL JKT *****06 nr
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      1210 40 19 KFffl tOAO *02-01 JTT WH MJUNNG SMGAPOtt *****8 JB (a mojmoowmooo/W) aiSTOMB SatVKX s 215-1-MS NOWMM MX 1H4444 GBWALIM s 21M-H4 GBCRAUAX 2114-WJ VVr Carry Your Con/idrncr 05 270-W45 EAGU VOK3 3214-4 M Mount .w—mawMM -wMKurcowwuNmiam—HMica 1~1~ l.?.l*'l!?~— |»|*^<— fc ta| «Ifl-I" I- |rt» I«* I I 1««1 imi
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      750 41 ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO Singapore fcstmti— as dosm* <ky Satkm Dm 1 FIRST FORWARDER IN Ha CU MM f jT! ASIA AWARDED —!T J IW "*S wwy WW ISO 9002 BY LRQA twq TimAnr Evty Stwfrv frooyMfcr lwrisejgL_ ————<±^ FIM«Y Ivory Swwhy rr^/ I 1 IXtLH Ow staff d vmt
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      1779 41 kEom liffi "iffi aSuS S5" "iStF--?SSSf-■S" 1 S 6 F Si Si J"™ "JuT l 2 St 5£ if! tSJI HJI 00J7 OM7 K.MMJM 4573 IUI IMI MJI MJI KIS 555 £2 22 ,UI IJ-2 "JI HUIOH Ml* MM* 2XOI MJI WJI MJI lUI lIM SIZSi fSJ 2"J. J" >UI
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      521 42 SE SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE SPORE 0106 r TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****36 (3 HUNTING LINES) TLX: R*****0 CALL DIRECT LINE: *****41/*****43 JESSICA/CEUA~ 5 SLGS/WEEK yjJitliSßJl 3 SLGS/WEEK frjfallL JAK [VESSEL IVOYISX SUR BASTION (UTC2) 906 20/01 (SAT) 23/01 (TUE) EPONYMA 911 21/01 (SUN)
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      486 42 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF LOADING VOY SPORE PMELMXT HALIFAX N.YORK NORFOLK N.ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPICO HOUBTO HO€GH CLIPPER 0232 IN PT 00 JAN 03 MAR 00 MAR 00 MAR 16 MAR 12 MAR 20 MAR 23 MAR HOCQH DRAKE 0434 03/04 FEB 28 JAN 23 MAR 26 MAR
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      260 42 TpD PHIU OnifNT V^UNCSPKLTD m TEL *****00 (16 LINES) FAX: *****76/*****38 litf cwcoofc io—raaooooH TmBT wimiq oi-mim Y WMANO 04-*****6 W AUCKIAND, WELLINGTON, LYTTLETON, 19 JAN I NAPKR, CHRBTCHURCH, NEW PLYMOUTH I ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, ANTWERP I AMD "***o DESTINATIONS WTTHW EUROPE 22 JAN I KOBE, TOKYO, OSAKA BUSAN, MANKA, BANGKOK,
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      539 43 A- Singapore Soviet Shipping jga Co. Pte. Ltd. Cfl NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM COC SEA EXPRESS EPROO6 22/01 30/01 XOUR GEMINI 414 23/01 31/01 MEKHAMK KURAKO MKI4N 02/02 10/02 18/02 SEA GLORY QLRO63 00/02 10Att WEEKLY SAILINGS fIUSSIA: MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG VLADIVOSTOK, VOSTOCHNNY UKRAINE: ILYICHEVSK, ODESSA AFGHANISTAN
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      405 43 j SIM FAR EAST 1 23/01 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 21/01 BANGKOK 2101 MANILA/CEBU 21/01 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 21/01 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 21/01 BUSAN 21/01 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 21/01 HONG KONG SIM CHINA (+B*±«;*n) 21/01 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU OALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGOAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIM EUROPE/UK 21/01 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 22/01 ROM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIM USA/CANADA
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      625 43 I STAR SHIPPING AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD AOMMTM mt ZIM CONTAINER SERVICE GOLD STAR UNE LTD SETH SHIPPING CORPORATION TELEPHONE: *****66 (8 UNES) FAX: *****70 M *****12 (MARKETING) (CR NO. **********0N. AJtfRKA/CARWKAN SERVICE \HSfJSSm rasa iwwr m lomob Ilm I ct Isw I«k I i OH (AOMSWNG 14/1 2t/1 ZJStAB
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      1102 43 Agmmcy (W») uJT«INOA^«m^7WOOO ICS MO IUOV74OOOOI] ,r->. j KFTUNaMC TH (03| *****Z3 k jy OOOIONOO HOTUNi TOl US. CANADA, UK/EUOOK, AUSTRAUA A I K-L (03) *****33. lOA, WBWN HONGKONG, lAIWAN. JAMN '.Ml.* I (03) *****07. BB 1-000-*****00 (RMlrfW) Nnong |04| *****64. 0T I lIOMO4K nu 1-000-*****00 (TOLL-mT) I Sdhnr 107)
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      139 43 TOKYO SHINBI KAIUN CO FTB-tn) 10 ANSON ROAO #23-16 IllU MTBMCnONAL PLAZA VPORE 0207 TBj *****25 (B UNES) I FAX: *****06 A *****10 Crtfc **********0E I I SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/CHINA/EUROPE 22/01/96) TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, KOBE NAQOYA 22/01/96) OSAKA, USA 3 BANGKOK, HONQKONQ AND ALL CHMA PORTS 23/01/961 KEELUNO 21/01/96) HAMBURG,
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      576 44 Ad SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. I 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. TEL: *****00 (4 LINES FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANQHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) BIW/HKQ/SHAI SPORE HKO SHAi VESSEL VOY ETA ETP ETA ETP ETA ETD Vt F ASTS R 9W/9W? 22ffi3 21/01 25/01 26/01 28/01
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      361 44 |*Afl MN CONTAINER LINES, INC Agents: MAC-WELS SPORE: *****22 (24 UNES) kuchmo:(M)4M433 I~IV/\1 ~IV/\ I eumttiseemedeie BißU:(oo*)3i6i7» mamla.-(632)*****61 PENANG: ((H) §***** BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KgiANQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MPH: (61) 5446 M BWDWQr(^«BWW ACCEPTING TO: CEBU mv "INTRA BHUM" V.25E ETA 2/2 LONG BEACH
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      127 44 WHSKL Y LQL COWSOL HONG KONG 21/01/96 I BANGKOK 21/01/96 'l ••••••'••••••••••••••••••A.*.,*, *(M KEELUNG 23/01/96 is BUSAN2I/01/96 ;J=j JAMRTTA 21/01/96 j; MAN ILA 21/01 /96 j SERVICING ALL INDIAN, MUDDLE j" EAST AND EUROPEAN PORTS. u THE RUSSIA SPECIAMST SERVICING MOSCOW FROM THE FAR EAST, INDIAN SUB CONTINENT AND CHINA
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