The Business Times, 5 July 1996
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Title Section13 1996-07-05 1 SHIPPING TIMES MITA (P) <>4tV'l2/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1996 85c13 words
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Article60 1996-07-05 1 Osni *****1 (-3.25) BTOOMP 2188.06 (+2.62) BT-M6A 1107.73 (-1.74) HHABKET HOODs Mixed STOClMAIgET INDICES Thursday Change KLSECOMP 1,137.92 +186 NIKKEI *****9 J -86.11 HANOSENQ 11,181.82 +***** SET INDEX 1163.47 -473 JAKARTA OOMP _J88il 6.46 MANILA COMP __do«d TAIPEI WP! 6,428.48 -7.91 SEOUL COMP ***** +317 CISA CHINA B60 words
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Article80 1996-07-05 1 EXCHANGE 1ATES US* S$ 1SS 1.413 1561 .1206 DM 0.667 .0.928 YEN 100 0.906 .1180 MS 0.401 0.567 HKS 0.129 0.183 BAHT 0039 0066 Rt'FlAH 100 0043 0.061 I« 'i 1-4 >»»- SBiGAPORE* ft 44 KUALA LUMPUR. 8 15* JAKARTA 1 flfnl BANGKOK 13.75 MANILA 1 4 r>0 HONGKONG80 words
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630 1996-07-05 1 Anna Teo - SES told merchant bankers only Big Six and one local practice should handle IPOs By. Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Local accounting firms are up in arms over an unwritten stock exchange (SES) guideline, conveyed recently to merchant bankers, that only the Big Six international630 words
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Article, Illustration313 1996-07-05 1 Paul Leo - Dealers attribute surge to expectations of rising rates worldwide By: Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Local interbank rates shot above 3 per cent across the board yesterday to an 11-month high. "The interest rate cycle has turned upwards for the shortterm, at least," said aSource: Bloomberg; ALLAN - 313 words
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Article, Illustration372 1996-07-05 1 S N Vasuki - Govt denies he is unwell, but analysts expect markets to remain jittery Front S N Vasuki in Jakarta RUMOURS that President Suharto was unwell, which were denied by the government, roiled currency and stock markets yesterday. The rupiah fell to aSource: Bloomberg - 372 words
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Article, Illustration411 1996-07-05 1 Chuang Peck Ming - Two other Ardmore Park penthouses to be marketed later By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] So who snapped up four of the six penthouses at the soft launch of Ardmore Park's luxury apartments last week? Informed sources have disclosed that they are architect Albert Hong of411 words
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Advertisement160 1996-07-05 1 mare Haw are the Big Three shipyards doing? Lacklustre, it would seem. But prospects for the next six months may be better, Shipping *nme»,Prl MEWS VALUE Basmu u shut fttfMuf'» health nfls aarfcata, this pg. Markets are doing the job for the central bank, which recently had to sell rupiah160 words
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Advertisement19 1996-07-05 1 Jakarta bourse braces for a season of changes, Pg 15 Indonesian IPOs: companies are getting cold feet, Pg 1719 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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Article154 1996-07-05 2 Bloomberg Business News MAXTOR Singapore Ltd, a division of South Korea's Hyundai Corp, said it laid off 800 workers as part of a productivity drive. "The move was planned two months ago, and had to do with improving efficiency. It had nothing to do withBloomberg Business News - 154 words
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Article, Illustration356 1996-07-05 2 Ronnie Lim - By. Ronnie Lim SINGAPORE consumed 28.2 million tonnes of oil equivalent last year, up a slight 3.2 per cent from 1994, says a closely-followed world energy report. The just-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 1996 said that of this amount, over 95 perSource: BP Statistical Review of World Energy; ALLAN - 356 words
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459 1996-07-05 2 Ronnie Lim - Move is part of plan to boost investments in Asia and will make it 2nd chaebol to have its Asian base here By Ronnie Lim SOUTH Korea's Ssangyong group is set to boost its investments in Asia, including establishing a regional headquarters459 words
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Article, Illustration410 1996-07-05 2 Kevin Sullivan - Insufficient savings caused country's recurrent crises: Foreign Minister Ny Kevin Sullivan MEXICO is considering a national compulsory savings scheme along the lines of Singapore's Central Provident Fund, said Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Angel Gurria yesterday. Mr Gurria told a seminar organised by the Institute ofAZIZ HUSSIN - 410 words
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230 1996-07-05 2 SOCIETE Des Matieres Premieres Tropicales (SDMPT). the purchase division of Michelin Tyres, is selling its remaining properties in Singapore two freehold bungalows, which have been put up for tender. SDMPT managing director Patrick Hays said the company used to have four properties here230 words
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Article, Illustration334 1996-07-05 2 Michelle Low - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Tax revenue By\ Michelle Low GROWTH in retail space is way outstripping increases in the retail sales index, property consultant Edmund Tie Co notes. Retail sales saw average growth of 3.5 per cent a year over the last five years; retailSource: MTI & Edmund Tie & Co - 334 words
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272 1996-07-05 2 Michelle Low - By. Michelle Low THE post-May 15 slowdown in the property market is hurting building materials suppliers too, and the government should review the situation, the president of the building materials industry association, Ng Soy Ng, said last night. Mr Ng said suppliers are272 words
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244 1996-07-05 2 LISTED Stamford Tyres yesterday launched Singapore's first project to recycle all scrap tyres. Stamford, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Green Tyre Singapore, was awarded the tender for the project by the Ministry of Environment. It will recycle the tyres at a $1 million plant244 words
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NEWS Roundup
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78 1996-07-05 2 THE Ministry of Labour arrested 139 foreign nationals after raiding a construction worksite in Changi South yesterday. The ministry said main contractor Lean Hin Lee Construction Trading had "totally disregarded and failed to implement security measures to prevent unauthorised entry to sub-contractors and78 words
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55 1996-07-05 2 REAL estate agency ERA Realty said its June sales amounted to $268 million worth of properties, 77 per cent more than June last year despite the cooling property market. For the second quarter, ERA transacted $843 million of property, 66 per cent more than55 words
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68 1996-07-05 2 JAPAN'S largest toymaker, Bandai—creator of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Godzilla yesterday opened its regional headquarters here. The centre will oversee marketing and domestic sales for South Asia, as well as sales for Bandai's US and Europe affiliates. Bandai president and CEO M Yamashina68 words
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FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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Article814 1996-07-05 3 Kevin Sullivan - A USslom study is underway to find out what makes an ad effective By Kevin Sullivan [SINGAPORE] THE American Advertising Federation named John Philip Jones as its Distinguished Advertising Educator of the Year in 1991. Which is a rather dubious honour, because advertising has814 words
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Article, Illustration386 1996-07-05 3 Poo-Cheong Wai Ming - Business Trends has set up a new arm to cater to the telecom, healthcare industries By Poo-Cheong Wai Ming EMPLOYMENT agency Business Trends has set up a new arm. Specialist Staffing Services, to cater to the needs of the healthcare, information technology and telecommunications industries for specialised386 words
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286 1996-07-05 3 Christopher Tan - By I Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Nissan distrib utor Tan Chong's sustained advertising and marketing drive has paid off. Passenger car sales rose 9 per cent to 1,332 units in the first half from the same period last year. It286 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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192 1996-07-05 4 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S environment minister yesterday ordered stern action against overlogging after state authorities in timber-rich Sarawak revealed indiscriminate tree felling had caused serious soil erosion. Law Hieng Ding, Minister of Science. Technology and Environment, said he had ordered state governments to monitorAFP - 192 words
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Article, Illustration523 1996-07-05 4 BANGKOK Vgit likely to be succeeded by deputy or finance ministry perm sec analysts Reuter THE successor to former Thai central bank governor Vijit Supinit will likely be the bank's deputy governor or the Finance Ministry's top civil servant, financial analysts said yesterday.Reuter - 523 words
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163 1996-07-05 4 BANGKOK AFP THAI Prime Minister Banham Silpa-archa appointed five new ministers yesterday in a move that followed two resignations this week and marked the return to the coalition of the Prachakorn Thai Party, an official said. Prachakorn Thai leader Samak Sundaravej was reappointed asAFP - 163 words
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216 1996-07-05 4 ■JAKARTA PDI chief wants Abri to remove Megawati supporters: report AFP Reuter A LEADER of a troubled opposition party, the Democratic Party of Indonesia (PDI), has called on the military to seize the group's headquarters, which is held by supporters of hisAFP; Reuter - 216 words
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NOTE Book
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50 1996-07-05 4 AFP [HANOI] Nguyen Thi Xuan My, the first woman to be elected to Vietnam's powerful Politburo, has called for a renewed effort to fight corruption, which she said was prevalent even at the highest levels of government, a report said on Wednesday. —AFPAFP - 50 words
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Article43 1996-07-05 4 AFP [JAKARTA] Hundreds of people seeking jobs in the Indonesian civil service rioted on Wednesday in a town in the troubled province of Irian Jaya, damaging buildings and cars and injuring at least three soldiers, sources said yesterday.—AFPAFP - 43 words
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59 1996-07-05 4 Reuter [BANGKOK] Ekamol Khiriwat, the sacked forma* head of the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, said through his lawyer yesterday he would soon file a defamation suit against ex-central bank governor Vijit Supinit who quit on Tuesday. Mr Ekamol would also file similar suits thisReuter - 59 words
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Article40 1996-07-05 4 AFP [BANGKOK] The Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) will be allowed a capital increase worth 44 billion baht (552.4 billion), the acting governor of the central Bank of Thailand, Rerngchai Marakanond, said yesterday. —AFPAFP - 40 words
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Article37 1996-07-05 4 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia has ratified a bilateral security agreement signed with Australia last December, a presidential document received here yesterday said Under the pact, both agreed to periodic consultations about common security interests. —AFPAFP - 37 words
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Advertisement331 1996-07-05 4 Invest in tike Future of tlie "WorM's Emerging IVlarlkets Q: What are the benefits of investing in the Templeton Investment Funds Emerging Markets Fund? A: Emerging markets into which the Fund may invest, in recent years have achieved generally faster economic growth rates than developed markets. This may lead to331 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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348 1996-07-05 5 BEIJING Rise in revenues exceeds expenditure increase and shrinks last year's shortfall Reuter AFP CHINA'S Minister of Finance Liu Zhongli said the increase in revenues in 1995 exceeded that in expenditures for the first time in many years, bringing the deficit below the figureReuter; AFP - 348 words
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319 1996-07-05 5 BEIJING In serious cases, they may be barred for five years AFP Reuter CHINA yesterday unveiled wide-ranging regulations that could see foreign accountancy firms that breach the legal scope of their business here thrown out of the country for fiveAFP; Reuter - 319 words
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256 1996-07-05 5 BEIJING AFP CHINESE newspapers yesterday gave prominent coverage to a warning by President Jiang Zemin that state sector reform was essential for fast economic growth. "Losses incurred by stateowned enterprises are continuing to aggravate," Mr Jiang said in a recent speech to provincial leadersAFP - 256 words
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Article, Illustration199 1996-07-05 5 HANGZHOU, China AFP THE death toll in China's worst floods in 50 years rose to 206 yesterday, as the army mobilised hundreds of thousands of troops to cope with the devastation that has left millions of people homeless. In Zhejiang, in the southeast,AFP - 199 words
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Article118 1996-07-05 5 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG tabloid Sudden Weekly may sue one of its own reporters for fabricating a story about the health of a tycoon, its sister paper Apple Daily reported yesterday. The move came after Sudden Weekly was summoned on Wednesday following a writ filed byAFP - 118 words
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ASIA
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457 1996-07-05 8 NEW DELHI PM says higher prices justified to help ease soaring import bill AFP INDIAN Premier H D Deve Gowda has refused to review a steep hike in petroleum prices despite opposition protests and rumblings within his minority centre-left government. Mr GowdaAFP - 457 words
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257 1996-07-05 8 SYDNEY AFP ASIAN groups here voiced concern about Australia trimming its immigration intake as a senior minister yesterday denied the cutbacks raised the spectre of past "white Australia" policies. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock announced on Wednesday that immigrant numbers would be cut byAFP - 257 words
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281 1996-07-05 8 GOLD COAST, Australia Soft Japanese economy, high airfares seen as reasons for fall AFP A BIG fall in the number of Asian visitors is hitting this tourist area hard, a leading hotelier said yesterday. Some four and five-star hotels on the QueenslandAFP - 281 words
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Article, Illustration43 1996-07-05 8 [AUCKLAND] South American spider monkeys huddling together at the Auckland Zoo during an unusually cold day yesterday. The maximum temperature reached in the city was only 8P Celsius, close to the lowest ever temperature of 7° Celsius recorded in 1945. REUTERREUTER - 43 words
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239 1996-07-05 8 ■COLOMBO AFP SRI LANKA's main opposition has announced its rejection of government moves to turn the country into a federal state as part of a political package to end a Tamil separatist war. The opposition United National Party (UNP), whose support isAFP - 239 words
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132 1996-07-05 8 ■SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korea's parliament yesterday elected a new speaker, ending a confrontation between ruling and opposition members that had stalled its opening for one month. The speaker, Kim Soo Han, is a member of the ruling New Korea Party. He was elected despite attemptsReuter - 132 words
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ASIA Notes
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68 1996-07-05 8 AFP [COLOMBO] A Tamil woman suicide bomber wounded Sri Lanka's housing minister and killed at least 21 other people, including a top military commander in the northern town of Jaffha yesterday. A woman fighter of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam strapped withAFP - 68 words
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70 1996-07-05 8 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Japan's merchandise trade surplus for the first 20 days of June shrank 61.8 per cent from the same period a year ago to 200.62 billion yen (512.67 billion). Exports during the 20-day period rose 9.2 per cent from the same periodBloomberg Business News - 70 words
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62 1996-07-05 8 Bloomberg Business News [CANBERRA] Australian communications minister Richard Alston said yesterday a proposed sixth free-to-air television channel will not be a commercial service. "The i: federal government does not see the need for a fourth commercial television network as Australia is already well servedBloomberg Business News - 62 words
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98 1996-07-05 8 AFP [ISLAMABAD] Military cooperation between Pakistan and China has gained "greater significance" since the United States halted arms sales, according to Pakistani president Farooq Leghari. He made the remarks late Wednesday in a speech in which he also made a veiled warning Pakistan would balkAFP - 98 words
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Article57 1996-07-05 8 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Waled has vowed to privatise state-run publications and give autonomy to the electronic media despite opposition from employees. "This (privatisation) is our political commitment. We will implement it at any cost," the Banglabazar Patrika newspaper quoted her as tellingAFP - 57 words
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35 1996-07-05 8 Reuter [DHAKA] The Bangladeshi army has been put on standby for emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people marooned by monsoon floods sweeping the country, government officials said yesterday.—RenterReuter - 35 words
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40 1996-07-05 8 AFP [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan's main fundamentalist party, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), has announced new moves, including a cross-country train journey by its leaders, to drum up support for its campaign to oust Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.— AFPAFP - 40 words
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THE WORLD
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WORLD Watch
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106 1996-07-05 9 Reuter [LONDON] Opposition leader Tony Blair yesterday formally launched his bid for power at the next general election, declaring his new-look Labour Party had jettisoned the socialist dogma which has kept it from government for 17 years. Mr Blair presented his long-awaited Road toReuter - 106 words
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78 1996-07-05 9 AFP [JEDDAH] Saudi police have tightened security around government buildings and on main roads here after last week's bomb attack on US servicemen. Saudi witnesses yesterday said about 100 police armed with machine guns have been deployed around the majlis. or council, of Crown PrinceAFP - 78 words
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48 1996-07-05 9 Reuter [BONN] Lack of competition is a major factor contributing to high prices that burden the German economy. The Monopoly Commission, a panel of six academics, said in a report yesterday that the government should accelerate deregulation and privatisation of public firms. —ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article, Illustration331 1996-07-05 9 MOSCOW Reuter PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin, after an emphatic election victory over a Communist rival, made a plea yesterday for national reconciliation and hinted that he would find a role in the government for the defeated opposition. "Let us not divide the country into theReuter - 331 words
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Article, Illustration720 1996-07-05 9 Kevin Sullivan - WORLD VIEW Politics following the lead of popular entertainment Kevin Sullivan IN BRITAIN this week there was a flurry of inexplicably intense interest over the nuptials of one Paul Gascoigne, a professional footballer. Mr Gascoigne has a reputation for off-the-pitch exuberance. Last month, he and720 words
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634 1996-07-05 9 NEW YORK FOMC leaves rates unchanged; analysts think it will do the same at the next meeting in Angnst Reuter FEDERAL Reserve policymakers seem content to let the economy cruise along and test the notion that slightly faster growth may not spur inflation, analystsReuter - 634 words
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Article250 1996-07-05 9 WASHINGTON AFP THE United States remains the world's largest arms exporter even though the weapons trade has declined considerably in the *****, a US government report released on Wednesday said. In 1994, the US sold US$l2 billion (5516.8 billion) worth of arms, mostly toAFP - 250 words
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153 1996-07-05 9 MANILA AFP US Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Brian Atwood has warned multilateral institutions against banning US firms from aid-funded projects to force Washington to pay its arrears towards these agencies. Mr Atwood yesterday said this would only encourage the US CongressAFP - 153 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration767 1996-07-05 10 Harish Mehta - THE BOTTOMZJIfE OPINION By Harish Mehta The writer is a BTcorrespondent specialising in Indochinese affairs MANY silly things are being said about the Vietnamese Communist Party's decision to let the ruling triumvirate keep their jobs on the Politburo for another year. The first and perhaps767 words
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Article127 1996-07-05 10 Saab has proven to be something of a black hole for cash for GM.' David Hmly an analyst at Burnham Securities, commenting on the little difference General Motors Corp's investment in struggling Swedish automaker Saab Automotive AB has had so far. •The IPO market is not dead127 words
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Article628 1996-07-05 10 EDITORIAL IT is bad enough that the United States slashed in half its future contributions to the concessional lending arm of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) after having pledged to make them. But to demand, at the same time, that the US continue to628 words
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Article, Illustration1050 1996-07-05 10 S N Vasuki - In a sign of rising strife, workers destroy a shoe factory near Jakarta when they are not paid By I S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent P T SARKIS Pasifik Indonesia is a shoe-maker with a factory at Tangerang, near Jakarta. When1,050 words
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Article439 1996-07-05 10 Vietnam'* progress A DECADE since the Communist Party of Vietnam hammered out a policy of reform called doi moi (renovation), the quinquennial party congress came to a close after confirming that it will stick to the programme, by which it intends to make Vietnam an industrial439 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous5 1996-07-05 10 SDTOAPOREIMK r=l Strict LV FIRST5 words
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EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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Article745 1996-07-05 11 DAVID GABRIEL - The first meeting of 280 wine producers from 40 regions Down Under provided david oubhtbl with four days of sumptuous tasting DAVID GABRIEL NOW here is an idea for a visit to Australia. It's Wine Australia the biggest wine show in Australia featuring wine producers large745 words
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Article, Illustration261 1996-07-05 11 PUPPETS Reuter ANDRAS Lenart is a man with a mission to win people back from video and TV to what he calls the magical world of the marionette. Standing in his workshop in Hungary's State Puppet Theatre amid lavishly dressed dolls ranging from Petrushka to KingReuter - 261 words
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Article, Illustration446 1996-07-05 12 Paul Majendie - EDUCATION Last finishing school closes, ending era when girls learn skills useful for marriage By 1 Paul Majendie Reuter [EASTBOURNE, England] Gone are the days when genteel young ladies learned to cook and arrange flowers on the way to hooking a rich husband. Britain's last residential finishingReuter - 446 words
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Article444 1996-07-05 12 HISTORY LAT INDEPENDENCE Day. It is not just a movie. Two hundred and twenty years ago more or less America's founding fathers thumbed their noses at the "royal brute" King George 111 and set about setting up a new nation. But even in an event so historicLAT - 444 words
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Article, Illustration686 1996-07-05 12 Carol Kaesuk Yoon - HEALTH New study's findings confirm what athletes and weight-lifters have known all along By Carol Kaesuk Yoon NYT FOR every guy who ever wondered whether a blast of testosterone might transform him into pumped-up muscleman, scientists now have an answer. After four decades of learned debate,NYT - 686 words
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Article, Illustration1055 1996-07-05 14 MUSIC Some of the year's biggest hits are due to be released from September onwards NYT [NEW YORK) If summer is concert season with hundreds of pop stars, oldies acts and up-and-comers crisscrossing the nation, competing for ticket sales then autumn isNYT - 1,055 words
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Article, Illustration544 1996-07-05 14 WIMBLEDON Henm&n stumbles in gallant challenge for semi-final berth Reuter [LONDON) Todd Martin chose Independence Day to make almost certain of an American presence in the Wimbledon men's semi-finals as Tim Henman's gallant challenge slithered towards a watery grave yesterday. With champion Pete Sampras inReuter; AFP - 544 words
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Miscellaneous93 1996-07-05 11 DOOMESBURY By Gary Trudeau SO, BP, YOU OC SOUNDS 9 LANP PtPAJE WHAT GREAT! HOW NOPE, I r UJHOWAm 7V\ ACTUALLY, MB,TOO/ POWUSAYWEPRJVE ABOUT YOU, THINK. R£Auyr RE UVEAHOR.- SOWOULP WHAT MAS OUT TO THE COUNTRYANP 6EOR6E? I'U PASS. WUJ RORSHOUJfIV 5 L 1 THINKI J M7HERSTAY j N6? ,ANP93 words
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Miscellaneous148 1996-07-05 11 THE WEATHER Singapore: Showers over several areas in the late morning and afternoon. Temperature (31-23) P"*— m/Ut Amerlm HVLo* CW. 85 £8 j-*- Wn (loUd> £2r -nil BuwmAitw 15,116 Shown rrf! J*™ B"*® Ooudy Ctaafl) 27/18 Cloudv r«on» Bmt_ tt 14 Sunny HoaaWn 27 "24 (VnmK (op«h»r« ii/H Showm Haurtoa148 words
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Advertisement709 1996-07-05 13 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classified. f& CATS. Call Today For Results Tomorrow. 1800-*****66 Where to wine, dine and entertain ii i mKSESEH. Original Long Beach at Bedok Rest House Long Beach, with more than 50 years of history, is the first to serve the best Black Pepper Crabs,709 words
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Miscellaneous859 1996-07-05 13 TVvRADIO ririlltora 13 3.30 Perasmian Gerak Mesra 1/OHrlffTTiTTSTa^^ LOO PM The Winners. 0.00 AM Dear Brother. by Prime Minister in PonL3O Money, Money, Money. Zoo. tian (L). T r 2.00 Management Today. 7.00 Good Morning Singapore. 4.00 Dwi Vista. 2.30 rv Innovations. 9.00 Story from the East. 8.30 Sonic the859 words
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Miscellaneous239 1996-07-05 13 CKVPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Noticing pain without dope (8) a party extremist admired (6) 9 The cartoonist is a Roman, it I I i I I turned out 10 The French left so awkward! 12 Ordering off more than one play- "ill--13 Concerned with shops' returns 20 A Welshman in the239 words
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Advertisement1099 1996-07-05 14 Lloyds TSB Group pic (incorporated in UK) Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Profit ft Loss Account (14 mths) 14 months ended 12 months ended 31 Dec 95 31 Oct 94 31 Dec 95 31 Oct 94 £m £m £m £m Assets Interest receivable: Cash and balances at cental banks 855 4721,099 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration246 1996-07-05 15 R Sivanithy - HOT, COLD AND LUKEWARM 3-day plnnge casts a shadow over entire electronics sector Ky\ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems shares sank to an all-time low of 50 cents yesterday in the third straight day of falls following the company's disclosureSource: Bloomberg; ALLAN - 246 words
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Article, Illustration302 1996-07-05 15 Ven Sreenivasan - By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Lindeteves-Ja-coberg (LJ) yesterday hogged the top spot on the actives list in its debut but failed to live up to expectations as it closed with a premium of just 6 cents, or 9 per cent, over itsSource: Bloomberg - 302 words
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Article, Illustration214 1996-07-05 15 Conrad Raj - By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Amcol shares rebounded on bargain-hunt-ing yesterday following its sharp fall on Wednesday as investigations into the company by the authorities and special auditors Price Waterhouse continue. Morning trading started with two married deals being reported one for 200,000 shares at $2.85Source: Bloomberg; ALLAN - 214 words
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Article276 1996-07-05 15 New subsidiary has half stake in Keng Lee Road apartment project [SINGAPORE] Liang Court Holdings has acquired an 80 per cent stake in investment holding company Piatra Pte Ltd which has an interest in a joint venture that is building an apartment block in Keng276 words
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642 1996-07-05 15 S N Vasuki - HOCK LOCK SIEW S N Vasuki THE Jakarta stock market, one of the region's top performers in 1996, has stumbled in recent weeks over concerns of political uncertainty and economic overheating. Foreign fund managers, who account for a dominant share of the market's642 words
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Article, Illustration220 1996-07-05 15 [SINGAPORE! Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) will form a Singapore-based joint venture that will operate Donna Karan New York (DKNY) stores in Taiwan. The company said yesterday that HPL-21 Holdings Pte Ltd, a 75 per cent subsidiary, has agreed to subscribe for a 51 per220 words
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141 1996-07-05 15 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Flextech Holdings yesterday said it will buy stock in US-in-corporated Tessera for US$l million in a deal which includes licensing Tessera's proprietary technology. The chip distributor said the investment is a strategic step to move into the manufacture and sub-assembly of141 words
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REGIONAL COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration571 1996-07-05 16 Ho Kay Tat - Market forces will be allowed to dictate nnmber of operators, says minister From, Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government said yesterday it was abandoning its six-month-old plan to rationalise the telecoms industry because merger talks between the operators had made571 words
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Article299 1996-07-05 16 Ho Kay Tat - Frorn Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur SENIOR executives of Time Engineering Bhd and Sapura Holdings Bhd "shook hands" on a deal for Time to buy the cellular and payphone operations of Sapura. Sources said an agreement was struck on Wednesday and will be299 words
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154 1996-07-05 16 Ruth Wong - From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur INTRIA Bhd, formerly known as Acidchem (M) Bhd, plans to take a 40 per cent stake in British engineering firm Costain Group pic for MSIS9 million (Ss9o million). Intria said yesterday its 93 per cent-owned unit, Daedalus154 words
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310 1996-07-05 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Heavilyweighted stocks will be the centre of interest in the second half of 1996 with players expected to shift from second and third liners. Seacorp-Schroder Capital Management Bhd general manager John Ford said on Wednesday: "The first half of theBernama - 310 words
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391 1996-07-05 16 Loh Hui Yin - Tripartite link-up in equities research and marketing From, Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok SINGAPORE'S oldest stockbroking firm, Fraser Securities, has teamed up with stockbroking firms from Malaysia and Thailand to pool their efforts in equities research and marketing. The Malaysian partner is391 words
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249 1996-07-05 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Two consortia led by listed Malaysia Mining Corp and Gadek Bhd were awarded 33-year concession deals yesterday to build two highways worth M 54.56 billion (552.6 billion). A consortium led by Malaysia Mining clinched a M 52.7 billion deal to buildAFP - 249 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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57 1996-07-05 16 [SINGAPORE] IPC Corp has set up a joint venture firm with investment firm IT Solutions Holdings to provide information technology training in the Asia Pacific. The new S'pore-based company, Innovative Training Concepts, has an initial paid-up capital of $1 million. IPC's share is 4057 words
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Article31 1996-07-05 16 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Shipyard's executive director Nelson Yeo has been appointed director of Singmarine Industries with effect Oram yesterday. Leong Kang Chuen has resigned from the Singmarine board.31 words
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52 1996-07-05 16 [SINGAPORE] Malayan Credit said its associated company Malayan Credit (Shanghai) Properties (MCSP) had issued and allotted 100,000 shares of $1 each for cash at par. MCSP's issued paid-up capital has risen to $200,000. Malayan Credit's stake in MCSP has also dropped from 40 to 2052 words
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49 1996-07-05 16 [SINGAPORE] The Hour Glass has bought another 15 per cent in Swiss watch companies Gerald Genta SA and Monte Carlo Time SAM. The 2.25 million Swiss franc (552.5 million) purchases bring The Hour Glass' stake in each firm to 66 per cent.49 words
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48 1996-07-05 16 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Ekran Bhd said no contract involving the Bakun dam project has been awarded to Sarawak Concrete Industries Bhd. Sarawak Concrete closed up M 110.40 (555.89) at M 525.50 on rumours that it was getting a Bakun dam sub-contract.. —AFX AsiaAFX-Asia - 48 words
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Article58 1996-07-05 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Property-based company BCB Bhd will develop 11,900 units of mixed property worth Msl.3billion (*****.9 million) between now and the year 2003. An underwriting agreement was signed yesterday for BCB's initial public offer on the KLSE main baord, of 15 million shares ofBernama - 58 words
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471 1996-07-05 17 S N Vasuki - Investors selective towards IPOs due to volatile bourse, good returns elsewhere Fron S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIAN companies with listing plans are getting jittery as investors have turned lukewarm towards some initial public offerings (IPOs) that recently hit the market. Analysts said471 words
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52 1996-07-05 17 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] News Corp may raise capital to help finance a US$57O million (Ss79B million) satellite venture in Latin America. News Corp has formed a partnership with Grupo Televisa SA of Mexica, Organizacoes Globa of Brazil and Tele-Communications Inc.—BloombergBloomberg Business News - 52 words
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42 1996-07-05 17 Bloomberg Business News [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp said it spent US$l.3B billion (551.93 billion) on its share buyback programme in its 1996 fiscal year and will continue to buy back shares in fiscal 1997. Bloomberg Business NewsBloomberg Business News - 42 words
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Article27 1996-07-05 17 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] PaineWebber International (Japan) Inc will withdraw from the Japanese equities business as part of a restructuring plan.—Bloomberg Business NewsBloomberg Business News - 27 words
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Article74 1996-07-05 17 Reuter [LONDON] The Morgan Stanley Capital International China Free Index will be fUlly included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index from Sep 2. The China Free Index will have a weighting of 0.38 per cent in the EMF index, 0.72 per cent ofReuter - 74 words
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138 1996-07-05 17 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Kerry Properties Ltd will sell 150 million shares at between HK519.50 and HK521.50 each. Alan Ha, vice-president of J P Morgan Securities Asia Ltd, yesterday said that will give the company a market capitalisation of up to HK$23 billion (Ss4.lBloomberg Business News - 138 words
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Article, Illustration333 1996-07-05 17 Bloomberg Business News {SEOUL] The Hyundai group, one of South Korea's top two business groups, yesterday said it will submit this month a plan to build an US$B billion (5511.3 billion) steel mill to the government, which had for years opposed theBloomberg Business News - 333 words
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275 1996-07-05 17 Roadshows planned in Hongkong, New York and London Reuter (TAIPEI] Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started a two-week international roadshow yesterday to attract more foreign funds to the local bourse. The roadshows, arranged by US brokerage Merrill Lynch, will run forReuter - 275 words
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132 1996-07-05 17 Reuter [HONGKONG] China Resources (Holdings) Co Ltd has acquired a strategic 5 per cent stake in Lippo Land Development PT, controlled by the Riady family, for HKS2I4 million (Ss3B million). China Resources, controlled by China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, yesterdayReuter - 132 words
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349 1996-07-05 18 Companies warn of lower-than-expected earnings and some surprise losses Reuter [NEW YORK] Wall Street is watching the broad spectrum of technology firms carefully for signs that pockets of the industry's highest growth areas are slowing after an unprecedented boom in 1995 and 1994.Reuter - 349 words
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238 1996-07-05 18 Reuter Bloomberg Business News [FRANKFURT] Shares in computer maker and retailer Escom AG resumed dealing yesterday at 2.00 deutschemarks, down 2.63 deutschemarks or about 57 per cent from their close on Tuesday when they were suspended. The German bourse suspended trading afterReuter; Bloomberg Business News - 238 words
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Article, Illustration38 1996-07-05 18 [HONGKONG) Two girls posing for photographs at the Disney Showcase "96 in Hongkong yesterday. More than 70 Disney licensees participated in an effort to educate consumers in identifying genuine products from pirated ones REUTERREUTER - 38 words
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Article363 1996-07-05 18 Move will place it among world's top 10 financial institutions Reuter [TOKYO] Nomura Securities Co Ltd, Japan's biggest securities house, is planning for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange so that it can be counted among the world's top 10 financial institutions. "WeReuter - 363 words
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313 1996-07-05 18 It tops magazine's ranking of responsible, profitable companies Bloomberg Business News [MINNEAPOLIS] Campbell Soup Co, the world's leading seller of soups, heads the list of Business Ethics magazine's 100 most socially responsible and profitable companies. In the first ranking of its kind, Business Ethics,Bloomberg Business News - 313 words
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208 1996-07-05 18 Reuter [WASHINGTON] The number of companies offering their shares directly to the public is swelling rapidly. Last week, 23 companies said they would start selling even single shares to individual investors who wanted to start accumulating stocks without paying brokerage fees or mutualReuter - 208 words
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Article334 1996-07-05 19 Anthony Rowley - LA branch made fiJw reports on price of Japanese equities and bonds: reports hYom. Anthony Rowley m Tokyo ANOTHER scandal has surfaced involving a Japanese financial institution's activities overseas this time at Daiwa Securities, one of Japan's "big four" brokerages according to Japanese press reports published334 words
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270 1996-07-05 19 Conrad Raj - Investment advisory unit's MD quits after takeover failure By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank has rebuffed a management buyout offer for its Australian investment advisory subsidiary, Bleakley's Ltd. Following his takeover failure, Bleakley's managing director, Christopher Campbell, left the company to join270 words
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Article, Illustration308 1996-07-05 19 Teh Hooi Ling - Teh Hooi Ling (SINGAPORE] The full convertibility of the renminbi on the capital account is a decade away, despite China's recent move to bring forward by four years its currency's convertibility on the current account, said JP Morgan. China announced last month that theSource: J P Morgan - 308 words
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Article, Illustration348 1996-07-05 19 Siow Li Sen - Fickle Chinese and US buyers causing headaches By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE) Singapore rubber traders, some who have been in the business since the 60s, have seen it all: long stretches of dull prices, heady buying, sharp tumbles. But the beleagueredSource: Bloomberg - 348 words
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Article166 1996-07-05 19 [SINGAPORE) Wahsheung Finance, the financing arm of China Merchants Holding Company (CMH) which runs two listed subsidiaries in Singapore has raised US$5O million (Ss7l million) from the offshore markets of Singapore and Asia. The thee-year syndicated loan, with interest at 1 per cent above the Singapore166 words
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Article238 1996-07-05 19 SIMEXReport Reuter (SINGAPORE) Simex Eurodollar futures ended firm yesterday as players heaved a sigh of relief after the US Federal Reserve left rates steady, but the market failed to climb higher ahead of the release of key unemployment data. Dealers said the Fed's failureReuter - 238 words
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Article167 1996-07-05 19 Reuter London THE dollar closed little changed here after an initial slight decline against the mark in the wake of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's election victory, traders said. Trade was subdued for most of the session after the unwinding of protective hedging strategies established on Wednesday afternoon asReuter - 167 words
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286 1996-07-05 19 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Oil prices edged higher yesterday, extending gains made earlier this week when strong US demand for petrol helped push prices higher. But with markets in the US closed for the Independence Day holiday, activity was thinReuter - 286 words
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Article, Illustration1412 1996-07-05 19 DtTERBAMK CROSS RATES ECU Ffr D« HK$ Irttofct* Yw MS MZSftft K> Hio tt U* Sfr KTj Uta torn* USS i£ 1065 6,78 0-628 4.025 1192 6.061 27.507 18.275 0.864 6.349 1950 1143 27.542 20 522 IIP* vm iiw ?iw>WM< (\km 2 EST" LtU 0.590 3.780 1119 5.692 25.831 17.1621,412 words
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Article1778 1996-07-05 21 SICOM FUTURES Jul 4 RU88CR (Mm closing n «t 5.30p*) RSS1 CONTRACTS ctwtsAfl) Close Volume Open Hlgli Low Sett (tomes) Interest Aug 96 (93.50 ***** 192.00 100 1750 Sep 96 191.50 2025 Oct 96 190.50 3725 Nov 96 190.50 3725 Ok 96 190.50 3725 JanAtar 97 190.00 35251,778 words
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Article2284 1996-07-05 21 LONDON Mnbtalt ■w« nki A. A. Corp Adr 63.120 -.380 AB Ports 284 5 Abbey National 579 14 Allied Lyons 4511/2 4 1/2 A mac 95 -1 Argyll 348 Ajda Group 120 1/4 BAT Ind 500 8 BICC 3131/2 2 1/2 BOC Croup 940 12 BR Petroleum2,284 words
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Article1638 1996-07-05 21 Bloomberg Business News □Nikkei 225 jig JAPANESE stocks fell to a more than two-week low amid concern that trading will decline if interest rates rise, eroding earnings at commis-sions-dependent brokerages. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average declined 86.11 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 22,292.91 the lowest close sinceBloomberg Business News - 1,638 words
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Article, Illustration1697 1996-07-05 22 Bloomberg Business News Q Hug Seng ♦I1&S4 STOCKS rose to their highest in four weeks amid optimism that steady interest rates will help corporate profits to keep growing. HSBC Holdings pic, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd led the benchmark index after the US Federal ReserveBloomberg Business News - 1,697 words
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Article, Illustration637 1996-07-05 22 Bloomberg Business News Reuter Shanghai B Share Index -OJI SHANGHAI'S B shares ended down in sluggish trading yesterday, led by Pudong shares, because of overseas selling with investors sidelined on uncertainty, brokers said. The index slipped 0.11 point or 0.22 per cent to 49.96 points on volume of 6.5Bloomberg Business News; Reuter; Source: Credit Lyonnais Securities (Asia) Ltd - 637 words
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Article364 1996-07-05 22 AFP QWP Index -7.01 SHARE prices in Taiwan finished 0.1 per cent lower yesterday as late selling wiped out early gains, with paper issues hit the hardest. Investors took profits by selling industrial shares in late trading amid uncertainty over the short-term market outlook, said Lei Pei-yu of PacificAFP - 364 words
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Article, Illustration824 1996-07-05 22 AFP n SET Index -4.73 THAI share prices fell 0.4 per cent as healthy volume boosted by buying support from local investors was held back by profit-taking, brokers said. "The strong buying support from local investors for the last few days brings a lot of profit-taking as most ofAFP - 824 words
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Article, Illustration723 1996-07-05 22 Reuter P Composite Index -5.46 SHARES recovered slightly by the close yesterday after falling sharply on rumours that President Suharto was ill, brokers said. Government officials denied Mr Suharto was ill but diplomatic sources said he would fly to Germany at the weekend for a medical checkup. Brokers saidReuter - 723 words
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Article426 1996-07-05 22 AFP Pi Composite Index +127 SHARE prices closed 0.4 per cent higher on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, helped by a technical rebound in select blue chips, dealers said. "The fourth consecutive gain today reflects regained market strength. But still no leading stocks appeared," said a dealer with DaewooAFP - 426 words
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Article614 1996-07-05 22 AFP nAH Ordinaries -1(U HEAVY selling of resource stocks and a softening banking sector yesterday helped drive down Australian share prices 0.4 per cent, analysts said. The All Ordinaries Index lost 10.1 points to 2,225.7. The All Resources Index fell 10.2 points to close at 1,368.6, while the AllAFP - 614 words
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Article293 1996-07-05 22 Bloomberg Business News n Wellington -&23 The New Zealand Top-40 Share Index fell 8.23 points to 2,120.17 yesterday. Within the index, 19 stocks fell and 19 firmed. Trading was valued at NZ$53.O million. Bloomberg j«u «a coooi ANZ Bank.ng 7.00 unch 4180 Advantages Hldqs 1.60 unch 8000 Air NowBloomberg Business News - 293 words
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Article, Illustration7845 1996-07-05 23 Bloomberg Business News PI Composi to Index +2J86 STOCKS were little changed as a rise in small-capitalisation stocks offset a fall by Telekom Malaysia Bhd amid concern that greater competition may crimp earnings, traders said. Telekom, the largest stock on the benchmark index, fellBloomberg Business News - 7,845 words
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Article3719 1996-07-05 24 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH R Sivanithy JUDGING by the events of the past few weeks, Malaysia is still the place to be counters from north of the Causeway are keeping dealers here from nodding off at their terminals. Going by this observation and accepting that fast-moving warrants make3,719 words
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Article2437 1996-07-05 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Cf Of 19M Last Vol 0*V Last Quota Dtv 01* VM Net M Cap Mlgfc Law Stno Company lala COOP) High Law Buyar Sallar H Of W/t $n>H MS 344 5000 AISB50C 394 H 33 394 394 392 402 10 3!3 Ft 4041 IU 84 m2,437 words
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Article1100 1996-07-05 25 TURNOVER (*000) VALUE ('000) M*h> en* TtM Mala Q«* ratal I"**** 17.337 10,803 28.340 70,194 ***** 96.058 nmtcu 5.937 2.708 8.645 52.74# 5,609 57.757 70# 347 1.055 1,853 594 2,447 PropwtlM 3.353 8.084 n.417 18.088 11.187 29.235 «4»*«Mon 397 397 1.097 1.097 MWf* 452 452 1,174 1.174 3J70 5.894 9.2*41,100 words
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Article4765 1996-07-05 25 Cf Or M Wt L*«t Vol Day Last Oust* CM* Dlv VM Net Cap Ayg >«■ W» Ml *h rOOOf W» U» mim C'vr P/I $mH Prlct MWffKMLS 5146 ASE NT$K> 200 US- 214 165 1258 AcarSOc US180cd -2 90 181 180 180 182 SON 7.5 IO 11.14,765 words
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Article977 1996-07-05 25 Or Or M wt u Ooy L««t Ouo«. Mv Mv YM Nat Ctfi Arq HI* Low StNo Company Stk COOO) Hi* Law Buy or hM, Cw P/C SmTl Prko smm ?f® 2000 A BP HHgs Sc. 224 id 223 3.0 14.2 01 140 0 99 6 232 234 n9977 words
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Article, Illustration61 1996-07-05 26 Paul Leo - ®jr Paul Leo GOLDTRON is a buy around $1.00. Yesterday s I-cent decline to $1.07 has brought daily Relative Strength Index into oversold territory. Selling pressure has eased. Yesterday's volume was 600,000 units compared to Wednesday's 563,000 shares. Momentum indicators are still slightly weak but should turn around61 words
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Article, Illustration881 1996-07-05 26 R Sivanithy - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY US markets' lukewarm response cited as reason; focus falls on second liners and Lindeteves- Jacoberg By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Malaysian second liners and Lindeteves-Jacoberg, the local market's latest newcomer, were very much the focus yesterday, capturing most of881 words
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Article134 1996-07-05 26 A POLISH newspaper has reported that a chimpanzee from the Krakow Zoo earned a 10 per cent return on a three-month investment comprising stocks it chose on the Warsaw bourse, and beating a respectable local brokerage in an investment contest. The chimp, {Carolina, chose five134 words
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Article111 1996-07-05 26 SMITH Barney's health-care analyst Geoffrey Harris was reportedly lured away in the spring by Montgomery Securities which promised him an estimated US$4 million (555.64 million) annually. But he returned to Smith Barney after only a half-day's work at Montgomery, with an even better multi-year111 words
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Article75 1996-07-05 26 JP MORGAN yesterday launched a new benchmark for emerging markets investors called the Emerging Local Markets Index (ELMI). The ELMI is for fixed income investors and tracks three instruments Treasury bills, FX forwards and deposits in 10 countries. The countries are Argentina, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia,75 words
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Article46 1996-07-05 26 WITH the launch of three new indices on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, one analyst feared that there could come a day when there are so many indices that stocks not in any index would become pariahs and be shunned by investors.46 words
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Article69 1996-07-05 26 TEMPLETON emerging market guru Mark Mobius said he was glad that guests at the presentation he was giving at the Raffles Hotel on Monday got his name right. He related a telephone call from an investor who asked to speak to "Mr Dubious". The fund manager was also69 words
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Advertisement59 1996-07-05 15 Promotion Offer PERSIAN at TRIBAL CARPETS Enjoy an additional special discount when you bring along this Advertisement EjfSffi (Valid from Fri 5-Sun 7 July, 1996) Kashmir Carpet House Pte Ltd (WHOLESALE RETAIL) "//next Blk 6EDempsey Road 'L— gate (°PP- Botanical Garden) Singapore *****8 Tel: 732 0969 Fax: 732 0968 Business59 words
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Advertisement87 1996-07-05 16 With a histor\ dating back to I I HB, Kvvok Galler> offers professional and personalised services to collectors, corporate PPJ f 4 An unhurried ambience exudes within the gallery in v\hich several thematic halls have been to house a comprehensive collection of ■NiMH Han and Tang Pottery Sculptures. ■RBplH Song87 words
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