The Business Times, 31 July 1996

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04tV 12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, JULY 31,1996 85*
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Mauritius govt orders probe into Amcol deal
    493 1  -  Prime Minister offers full cooperation with S'pore authorities on their investigations Reports Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Mauritian government has ordered a high-powered probe into Amcol Holdings' property development joint venture on the Indian Ocean island. The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, in a
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    HUDC prices soften; transactions fall sharply
    373 1  -  Asking prices down 7-10% since early June, say property agencies By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Asking prices for HUDC flats, which set new benchmarks since moves to privatise them were announced in May last year, have come off as transactions fell sharply in recent weeks.
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    Singapore sushi restaurants hit by oversupply
    329 1  -  By i Goh Ken-Yi [SINGAPORE] The sushi business in Singapore is in for hard times a case of too much of a good thing. In just two years, the number of food outlets offering sushi and sashimi fare has doubled to about 200. Several
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    Amcol's auditors refute allegations in report
    545 1 BDO Binder says it has been cooperative with special accountants (SINGAPORE] Amcol Holdings' external auditors, BDO Binder, last night reftited allegations that they had not been cooperative with the special accountants appointed by Amcol's independent directors. BDO, an international accounting firm, also said it
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      10 1 HDB resale volume down 11% in second quarter, Page 2
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      41 1 Jakarta orders troops to shoot rioters on the spot Jakarta's military commander yesterday ordered troops to shoot troublemakers "on the spot" to curb any further unrest. The city remained in shock from last weekend's riots and local stocks took another knock.
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Multimedia package for schools at special price
      219 2 THE National Computer Board is working with two companies to offer a multimedia software package to more than 10,000 students and educators here at a fraction of the 1 market price. Called the Multimedia Future Pack, the package will be marketed and distributed
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      Lock icon HDB resale volume down 11% in second quarter
      303 2  -  July average prices also down 3-5% from Jane, say real estate agencies By t Abdul Hadhi HDB resale flat transactions fell by 11 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from the Housing and Development
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      Better showing for this year's Great Sale: retailer poll straw
      272 2 SINGAPORE retailers have reported an increase in shopper traffic, spending and overall sales during the third Great Singapore Sale which ended on Sunday. A straw poll conducted by the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) among its 300 members indicated positive response
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      Lock icon Fewer credit cards in circulation
      330 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Consumer spending By Shiv Taneja THE number of credit cards in circulation has fallen for the first time in over three years, the latest data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore show. The total number of cards, both main and supplementary,
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      Hong Leong in label-making venture
      383 2  -  S'pore-Canadian joint venture in China expects to rake in USs2oom by year 2000 By, Ang Wan May THE Hong Leong Group and Canada's Moore Corporation will set up four to five label manufacturing plants in China over the next five years. These are expected to
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      Bondholders concerned about conflict of interest
      373 3  -  THE AMCOL SAGA Sources cite this as reason behind failed bid to appoint interim receivers for Golden Bay Realty By Shiv Taneja THE now-thwarted move by HSBC Trustees to appoint interim receivers for Amcol Holdings subsidiary Golden Bay Realty was to avoid any conflict
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      Corrections & clarifications
      78 3 Corrections clarifications IN OUR report yesterday "Court says 'no' to receivers for Amcol subsidiary", we wrongly attributed the statement to HSBC Trustees. It was in fact Hongkongßank that clarified that Henry Pribadi has not mortgaged or pledged his shares to the bank. In our weekend edition, we erred in saying
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      MOL launches new $2.2 m computer system
      237 3 Processing of work permits now cat from 3 days to just one day A NEW $2.2 mUlion computer system officially launched yesterday by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has speeded up the processing of work permits to just one working day. Labour Minister
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Fax service via mobile phones launched
        179 3 SINGAPORE Telecom's mobile phone subsidiary yesterday launched Mobile Office, a service which enables subscribers to send and receive data, faxes and short messages through their mobile phones. Mobile Link yesterday said GSM and PCN cellular subscribers can tap Mobile Office services by connecting their
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        Tan Took Seng to launch nursing code
        49 3 THE Tan Tock Seng Hospital will launch a code of conduct for professional nurses tomorrow to raise the standard and image of nursing in its wards. It is also holding a seminar today for nurses to discuss various aspects of patient care.
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      Review to boost fund-raising for varsities endowment fund
      348 3 A REVIEW of the $1 billion Universities Endowment Fund will be carried out in the next few months with the help of American fundraising experts, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said yesterday. The aim is to see how its fundraising efforts could
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      Pidemco Land unveils new board of directors
      169 3 PIDEMCO Land Ltd yesterday named the members of its new board of directors, most of whom are associated with Singapore Technologies (ST) or the local property circle. The members are Lim Yong Wah, Cheng Wai Keung, Seah Choo Meng, Tay Siew Choon, Boon
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      Cheaper fuel oil sparks 2% cut in power rates
      158 3 SINGAPORE Power said yesterday it will cut its electricity tariffs by 2 per cent or 0.25 of a cent per kilowatt-hour for the September-November quarter because of cheaper fuel oil. The tariff for general users will fall to 14.22 cents per
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      360 2 To all our customers who have waited patiently for the Sanyo System 3 air-conditioners, we'd like to say "Thank you". And to m Now wasn't it After all, the System 3 is a product of the latest Japanese breakthrough in clean air technology. Hi Plus, a features, designed with elegant
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      77 3 I Cafe Americain, r: Amsterdam m Like most things American, it's big. But it still manages to be cosy, offering all that you need after a long day in Amsterdam. They cook r up the genuinf Yankee platter and claim to serve the meanest burger this side of New York
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      Solving taxing problems
      1096 4  -  Paying taxes on income may be complicated for the Singaporean who works abroad By Nurhajati Zainol Dave Loh Yeo Kai Eng The writers arefrom an international accounting firm WHEN an executive is sent on an overseas assignment, his compensation is typically modified to recognise the living costs
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      Lock icon Electronics stocks: why so much noise now?
      479 4  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT By, Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones Telerate. The opinions in this column are personal and do not represent the views of the writer's employer. His views are also not an
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      774 4 Svenska Handelsbanken (Incorporated in Sweden) Singapore Branch: 65 Chulia Straat, #21-00 OCBC Centre. Singapore *****3. Telephone Int: 65-*****00 Telex: RS ***** SHBSIN Telefax Int: 65-*****09 General Manager: GOSTA WILHELM BERGHOLTZ Balance Sheets 31 December Profit and Loss Accounts 1995 1994 1996 1994 ASSETS SEK M SEK M OPERATING INCOME SEK
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      316 4 IL INDUSTRY IN the k A\ o 21 st Century A paradigm Shift z c Singapore Oil Lecture Ministerial Addresses 9-11 s<PTtHB(R 1996 1226 HE Mr All Al-Nalmt raffles city Mr Andy Hall Minister CONVENTION CENTRE 'At Singapore President Ministry of Petroleum and organised by= USA Mineral Resources Times conferences
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Stock market drifts as calm returns to city
      563 6  -  JAKARTA Rapiah recovers; official casualty list pats toll at three dead and 26 injured in riots By\ S N Vasuki IT WAS business as usual in Jakarta yesterday, three days after the city witnessed unprecedented rioting. Security forces guarded major buildings and
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      Growing public angst goes beyond PDI split
      686 6  -  LBTTHR FROM JAKARTA Questions on poverty, corruption and cost of living need to be answered to restore confidence By S N Vasuki THE Mercantile Athletic Club in downtown Jakarta is usually populated by stockbrokers and bankers on weekday evenings. However this Monday was
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      KL's multimedia project proceeding as planned
      423 6  -  SINGAPORE Electronics slowdown won't affect mega-project, says official By: Kenneth James IT'S fUll steam ahead for Malaysia's proposed Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project despite the slowdown in the international electronics industry, a senior official for the mega-project told BT yesterday. Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen,
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      Lock icon SET unveils measures to revive battered bourse
      307 6 BANGKOK Reuter THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plans to implement a package of market-boosting measures aimed at reviving a battered bourse languishing around a 33-month low since last Thursday. The SET measures, which will be implemented next month, were adopted late on
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      Beijing to tax capital gains Oct 1
      558 8  -  SINGAPORE S'pore&n investors will be affected if they sell within 5 years from purchase By Lu Ning BEIJING will impose a capital gains tax on property transactions starting Oct 1. An official of the Beijing municipal tax bureau confirmed the date and told
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      Lock icon No extension of bilateral chip talks: Japan
      206 8 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE Trade Minister Shunpei Tsukahara said yesterday that the government would oppose any extension of bilateral talks on semiconductors with the US beyond the July 31 deadline. "Extension of the negotiations under the bilateral talks is unthinkable, as the expiration of
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      Lock icon Japan's June jobless rate remains at record high
      369 8 TOKYO However, the number of job openings continues to grow Reuter JAPAN'S jobless rate remained at a record high in June, but not all signs were bad as the number of job openings continued to grow. The government said yesterday that the
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      Lock icon Growth in industrial output hits 29-month low
      238 8 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea's June industrial output growth plunged to a 29-month low of 3.8 per cent year-on-year, heightening fears of a rapid economic slowdown, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said yesterday. "Labour unrest in major industries, coupled with massive repair works in
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Visitors to Hongkong op 17.6%
        61 8 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Visitor arrivals rose 17.6 per cent In the first three months of the year to 2.7 million people due to strong regional currencies and airline promotions. The Hongkong Tourist Association said arrivals from most markets rose except for Taiwan as presidential
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        Lock icon Not moving house
        39 8 Reuter [HONGKONG] Riot police scuffled with demonstrators yesterday to clear a pro-Taiwan Nationalist shanty town. About 100 demonstrators, demanding better compensation when their homes are demolished for a housing development, blockaded a road to the township.—Rmtimr
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        Lock icon Rao's plea rejected
        57 8 AFP [NEW DELHU An Indian court yesterday turned down a plea by former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao tobe dropped as co-defendant in a US$lOO,OOO (S$140,000) choaHng cmb filed by an expatriate Indian mlllloostrs. Mr Rao had earlier been summoned to appear on Friday before a
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        Lock icon Guangdong expects to eliminate poverty
        31 8 Reuter [BEIJING] Officials in China's booming southern Guangdong province expect to eliminate poverty by the end 0f1907, the China Daily a&id yesterday, but gave no details.—Reuter
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  • FOCUS: LOOKING BACK ON THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM
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      Crackdown Suharto's retort to the West
      940 7  -  Indonesia asserts Asian priority for stability over unbridled freedom of expression Reports by' yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor [JAKARTA] THE timing was calculated. The plan was to act as soon as the Western trading partners had left Jakarta following
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      Is US on collision course with Asian nations?
      918 7 East Asia closes ranks as West takes tough stand on WTO meet in Singapore BRYCE HARLAND in his book Collision Course talks about the relationship between America and East Asia in the past and future. He warns about the United States' "drift"
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      115 7 For Horn* or Office deliveries of: The Straits Times, The Sunday Times, The Business Times, LianHe Zaoßao, Berita Harlan, Bertta Minggu, Shin Min Daily News, LianHe Wanßao call our Hotline 1800-749-2577. Auction: Thursday, 15th August, 1996 at I.oopm on site. North Blackburn Square Shopping Centre A Pivotal Retail Centre that
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Q2 wages, benefits of US workers up 0.8%
      468 9 WASHINGTON Slower than expected rise likely to calm market fears of higher inflation Reuter Bloomberg Business News WAGES and benefits of US workers grew by a moderate 0.8 per cent in the second quarter, matching the first-quarter increase, Labour Department figures released
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      Lock icon Net craze may lift PC sales in Europe: analysts
      323 9 LONDON Sales growth slowed in Q2 Irat is expected to pick up soon Reuter EUROPE'S personal computer (PC) sales are expected to targe again later this year, boosted by business purchases and individual buyers excited by the Internet's potential, according to
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      Lock icon Top bankers probe risk to financial system
      168 9 LONDON AFP A DISCREET group of powerful bankers from around the world has launched a major probe to judge the climate of risk posed to the financial system by complex transactions such as the derivatives deals which destroyed Barings. The chairman of the
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      Lock icon G-7, Russia agree on 25-point plan to fight terrorism
      340 9 PARIS AFP Bloomberg Business News FOREIGN and security ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) states and Russia agreed yesterday on a 25-point plan aimed at Fighting international terrorism, after a one-day conference on the matter. A document obtained by AFP
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      Lock icon Arianespace to launch S'pore-Taiwan satellite
      117 9 PARIS AFP ARIANESPACE was chosen yesterday by Matra Marconi Space, Singapore Telecom and Taiwan firm Chunghwa Telecom to launch the two Asian companies' telecommunications satellite, ST-1, it was announced yesterday., The announcement said the launch is planned for the start of 1998, from Kourou, French
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      111 9 A truly global communications network gives you the power to be everywhere, all day, every day. BT (British Telecommunications pic) provides that communications network. In the Asia Pacific region alone, you'll find us in 15 countries and 65 cities. Our network for data, voice and image is one of the
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Political savvy evident in Indian budget
      761 10  -  THB BOTTOM LIMB OPINION By Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's regional economics editor CYNICS will tell you that the latest Indian budget, which was presented by the country's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram last week, represents a triumph of politics over hardheaded economics. They
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      123 10 'We're in the same boat with the rest of the world. We're as vulnerable as them. And like them, we have to learn to live with it And get back on the bus. And go back to the markets.' —Thj Koraheiser Washington Post columnist, after the Atlanta
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      Borderless world of terror
      645 10 EDITORIAL HARD on the heels of the TWA Flight 800 tragedy, the explosion in Atlanta's Centennial Park both demonstrates how easy it has become for the world's disgruntled to strike where they will, and how, and warns that no country can afford to be complacent On
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      Lock icon Japan's chip tactics
      1118 10  -  Tokyo pats US in a spot by insisting other nations be included in a new semiconductor agreement By, Andrew Pollack NYT IN THE seemingly endless trade frictions between Japan and the United States, Tokyo is taking a different tack. It is telling US trade officials: we have
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      830 10 Warning from Jakarta riots THE MASSIVE protests against the Indonesian government's handling of the PDI affair show society has changed and Indonesian citizens are more politically aware. The free-speech forums held in the PDI office compound reflect a growing crisis of confidence in the authorities and
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Florida goes cultural
      963 11  -  It is luring visitors with cuisine, architecture and especially the arts, says michael barnes MICHAEL BARNES NYT POR most of its history, Florida tourism translated simply as "ftm in the sun". Then came empires of family entertainment, led by the Disney World juggernaut. A decade ago, the
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    • CBATTER Box
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        Lock icon The comeback Kidder
        94 11 AFP ACTRESS Margot Kidder, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Lois Lane in the Superman movies, is staging her greatest comeback. Three months ago, she turned up In a suburban Los Angeles back yard, hair hacked off, teeth missing, clutching a knife and raving about imaginary
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        Lock icon Robin Williams to play a priest
        79 11 AFP ACTOR/ comedian Robin Williams' next announced role is that of a Roman Catholic priest who embarked on the path to sainthood by ministering to the sick in a Hawaiian colony. Born in Belgium, the famed Father Damien was ordained in Honolulu before travelling
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        Lock icon Desperately seeking the Cure
        115 11 AFP THE Cure's latest incarnation may be different, but the veteran British rock band is still trying to shed its "doom and gloom".image. Founder Robert Smith started specialising in brooding, frightening melodramatic# on stage nearly 20 years ago. Over the years, the Cure evolved from synth-pop
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      Sublimity amid the Dins
      566 11  -  MUSIC The Harvard Din Tonics charmed their audience at Chymes Hall Byi Goh Ken-Yi AS THE name of their current CD album so aptly and succinctly suggests, the Harvard Din Tonics are sublime. Not just for their amazing voices and quirky, humorous antics but also because
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      Lock icon Festival director shuns commercial films
      315 11 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Reuter [ROME] Venice film festival director Gillo Pontecorvo announced the line-up for this year's competition on Monday, saying that he had chosen movies that dared to fight against the trend of repetitive and flat commercial cinema. Independent director Abel Ferrara's The Funeral
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      170 11 THE WEATHER Stngaporee Showers in the morning. Temperature (32-26) ffi/Lo* OawL Europe Hi/La* Good. HVLaf* Good. Aoridand 13/06 Cloudy Amsterdam 21/13 Cloudy Adjurta 17/W Tater* Bam** 34/24 Showers Atom 3V21 Showers Bum* Aires 21/06 Showers BeS_ 29.20 Cloudy Berfn 20/10 Cloudy Cta#) »13 C*>udy Bombay 2&23 Rail Bon 22/14 Cloudy
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  • OLYMPICS 1996
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      Lock icon Park reopening gives businesses relief
      389 12 But economists say economic harm negligible compared with overall boon Bloomberg Business News [ATLANTA] Scores of businesses big and small were waiting for Centennial Olympic Park to reopen yesterday morning (Atlanta time). Some businesses paid a king's ransom for proximity to the park, the main
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      Lock icon Defiance marks reopening
      285 12 Reuter [ATLANTA] They waved red carnations, sang hymns and prayed. In an outpouring of grief yesterday, thousands flooded into Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, scene of last Saturday's bomb attack that left two people dead and 110 injured when shrapnel scythed through Games revellers. On a cool, clear
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      Lock icon Scherbo derides judging as a joke
      231 12 AFP [ATLANTA] Vitaly Scherbo, who won six Olympic gymnastics gold medals in Barcelona, launched a bitter attack on the judges when he bowed out. of the Atlanta Games on Monday. "It's a joke with the judges. It's obvious, everybody can see what's happening," he
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      Lock icon When cultures clash at the Games
      357 12 NYT (ATLANTAJ The French hate elevator music. Argentinian soccer fans find American fans, er, a tad lethargic. Tourists worldwide are amazed and amused by Hooters. The Olympic ideal a seamless mingling of cultures, an international brotherhood through lavishly celebrated at the Opening Ceremony, but
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      Lock icon A Dream Team too far
      466 12  -  By\ Mark Bradley NYT THIS isn't about competition. It's about star power, to which I'm not immune. I like seeing big names, same as you. I notice when Mary Lou Retton sits on press row and cheers. I like it when the Dream Team marches
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      Lock icon Lewis' final leap of faith
      1399 14 On sport's biggest stage, the 35-year-old manages to outshine the stars on their biggest night AFP LAT-WP [ATLANTA] Has there ever been an athlete with Carl Lewis' sense of the moment? Flawed enough to put himself into athletic peril and great enough to dramatically escape,
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      Lock icon Rashid's golden dream ends
      190 14 L3oam ROUHD-UP AFP Bernama [ATLANTA] Rashid Sidek's Olympic gold medal dream came to end when the Malaysian went down 6-15, 16-18 to China's Dong Jiong in the badminton men's singles semifinal yesterday. After a spectacular win over top seed Joko Suprianto in the quarter-finals, Rashid was
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      Lock icon Johnson has to wait
      310 14 LAT-WP [ATLANTA] When Michael Johnson wrote the script for these Olympics, we all bought it. He set the schedule. Then he set the agenda. "I want all eyes on me," Johnson said, inviting the world's unblinking gaze. What he couldn't account for is the fact that
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      Lock icon SMB Utd seeking mainboard listing
      409 15  -  IPO could take place before year-end; proceeds for expansion By Jennifer Lien {SINGAPORE] Homegrown switchgear maker SMB United Industry said yesterday it has applied to the Stock Exchange of Singapore for a mainboard listing. If approved, the initial public offering will take place before the
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      L&G surprises with a 25% fall in first-half profit
      289 15  -  Virtually all sectors within the group tarn in poorer results From', Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PROPERTY-based group Land General Bhd (L&G) yesterday reported a sharp 25 per cent decline in earnings to M 551.7 million (5529.2 million) for the half-year
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      Qualif raises QAF stake to 33.3%
      160 15 [SINGAPORE] Qualif, the company which has mounted a takeover offer for food company QAF, yesterday said it has bought 500,000 QAF shares from the market at $1.94 apiece. The purchase takes Qualif s stake in QAF to 33.3 per cent or 105.47 million shares.
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      Camerlin buying big Aussie food business?
      162 15 [SINGAPORE] The Camerlin consortium led by Quek Leng Chan is expected to announce a multi-million dollar purchase of a food business in Australia, according to speculation in the stock market yesterday. The speculation arose after requests were made by Sembawang Corp, First Capital Corp
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      When disclosures are just scraps of information
      532 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Al Labita COVERING the stock market beat can sometimes be very frustrating. Take, for instance, the "notices to brokers" the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) churns out daily. Going over the notices, it's glaring that listed companies hardly give a comprehensive
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      UIS' NTA rises to $1.55; interim profit up 17.7%
      273 15 [SINGAPORE] The net tangible assets of United International Securities Ltd United Overseas Bank's closed-end fund rose to $1.55 for the half year ended June 30, 1996, up 2.6 per cent from $1.51 previously. The NTA is a preferred measure of performance
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      Teck Wah gets $50m loans
      264 15 DBS loans granted in conjunction with warrant issue [SINGAPORE] Teck Wah Paper Products has been granted a $35 million transferable loan facility (TLF) and a $15 million floating interest-rate term loan (TL) by DBS Bank. The loans are in conjunction with 33.9 million detachable warrants
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        Lock icon Telekom to invest M$ 500m in PCN operator Emartel
        321 16 Expenditure over three years to upgrade, expand PCN network operator Bernama [LANGKAWI] State-owned Telekom Malaysia Bhd will invest Mssoo million (SJ2B3 million) over the next three years to upgrade and expand its newly-acquired personal communications network (PCN) operator, Emartel. Telekom chief
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        Lock icon Hume unit enters into joint-venture deal with PT Aria
        198 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Hume Industries (M) Bhd's whollyowned subsidiary HIMB Overseas, which was incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, has entered into a joint-ven-ture agreement with PT Aria Hasta Piramindo to form a joint-venture company in Indonesia. The joint-venture company would be
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        469 16  -  Market talk of large write-offs on loans to Perwaja Steel, Amcol By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Maybank stock fell sharply yesterday on fears that it would post lower-than-expected group net profit for the year ended June 30. The blue chip counter dropped
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        Lim ups Freight Links stake
        118 16 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Freight Links Express yesterday announced that majority shareholder and director David Lim has increased his stake to 80.3 per cent by exercising options to buy 15.5 million shares at 30 cents each. Mr Lim now holds 108.8 million shares in the freight forwarding
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        295 16 Bernama [LANGKAWI] Malaysia's car company Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) said yesterday that it was considering setting up facilities in Cambodia to make low-tech-nology car components. "We are looking into the possibility of going to Cambodia to manufacture some of the lower-tech components there," Proton
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        249 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR) Uniphone Telecommunications Bhd hopes that its negotiations for a payphone management contract with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone would be concluded within two months, said its chairman Shamsuddin Abdul Kadir. The contract, expected to be for a term of 10 years,
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          Temaeek's stakes in Keppel firms
          94 16 [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has declared changes in its shareholdings in various companies in the Keppel group between July 22 and 25. Temasek has bought 150,000 shares in Keppel Corp for $1.6 million through Singtel Investments. Temasek has sold 83,000 shares in Keppel Integrated Engineering for
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          Name change for KHJC
          67 16 [SINGAPORE] From tomorrow, Kay Hian James Capel Holdings Ltd will change its name to Kay Hian Holdings Ltd with the reduction ofHSBC James Capel's stake in it. Similarly, Kay Hian James Capel Pte Ltd will be known as Kay Hian Pte Ltd; Kay Hian James Capel
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          Two condo units sold to SBS staff
          71 16 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Bus Service (1978) said it has sold to its employees two out of a total of 101 units at 1 King Albert Parte, which is being developed by its subsidiary, Waterbank Properties. A 1,012 sq ft unit was sold at $1.19
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          Lock icon remy Cointreau's profit dives 57%
          71 17 Bloomberg Business News [PARIS] French liquor maker Remy Cointreau SA said yesterday that earnings fell 57 percent as its decision to raise cognac prices cut into turnover. The company posted a net profit of 120 million French francs (5533.8 million) for the fiscal year ended
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          Lock icon Jardine Fleming's Colin Hermon quits
          38 17 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Colin Hermon, the former head of Asian Capital Markets for Jardine Fleming Group, resigned earlier this month after returning to the UK office from Hongkong, the company said yesterday.—Bloomberg
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          Lock icon Marubeni, Taiwan firms in power project
          55 17 Bloomberg Business News (TAICHUNG, Taiwan] Japanese trading company Marubeni Corp yesterday signed a final agreement with its Taiwanese partners to form a Joint venture that will build and operate an NT$lB billion (*****.4 million) power plant in northern Taiwan. Marubeni will take a 25
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          Lock icon Whitebread in friendly bid for Pelican
          67 17 Reuter [LONDON] British brewer-to-leisure group Whitbread pic launched an agreed £133 million (*****.6 million) bki for the Pelican chain of restaurants yesterday, saying a trend for eating out was still growing Whitbread's offer of 170 p cash for each Pelican share represents a premium
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        292 17 AFP [PARIS] Daewoo Electronics would turn Thomson Multimedia (TMM) into profit by 1998 if it acquired the ailing French state group in collaboration with the French company Matra, Daewoo Electronics president Soon Hoon Bae said yesterday. Referring to the forthcoming privatisation of Thomson
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        Lock icon Lai Sun ups Riiz-Carlton stake to 70%
        142 17 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG) The Lai Sun Group said yesterday it paid HK5116.2 million (HKS2I.2 million) to raise its stake in The Ritz-Carlton, Hongkong, to 70 per cent from 60 per cent. Property company Lai Sun Development Co Ltd said it bought the
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        479 17 Higi share price and expectations that US market could drop cited for poor showing Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Kerry Properties said yesterday its Hongkong public share offering was barely subscribed. Members of the public applied for just 1.03 times the 22.5 million
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        Lock icon Evergreen raises US$ 100m in scaled-back share sale
        264 17 Taiwan container shipper's initial plan was to tap USsl7sm Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI) Evergreen International raised US$lOO million (Ssl4o million) through a scaled-back international offering of shares in Taiwan shipper Evergreen Marine Corp, said underwriter Goldman Sachs (Asia). Evergreen International, a Panamanian
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        Lock icon Australis quizzed on lack of details on prospectus
        234 17 Bloomberg Business News (SYDNEY] The Australian Securities Commission said yesterday it had begun investigating pay television operator Australis Media Ltd over its failure to release to the market details of a draft prospectus for its planned US bond issue. "But because most
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        Lock icon Nat West's interim pre-tax falls 65%
        199 18 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] National Westminster Bank pic said first-half pre-tax profit fell 65 per cent as several one-time items offset a surge in profits on continuing operations. But the fall is less than expected. Britain's fourth largest domestic bank in terms of market
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        348 18 Partners testing reservation and ticketing system and hope to introduce it in first half of next year Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp and American Express Co are developing an online reservation system for corporate travellers. The service will let executives make
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        55 18 [BUENOS AIRES] Market traders placing their orders to buy Argentine shares on the Buenos Aires stock exchange on Monday. The market, which tumbled last Friday after the president sacked Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo, rose by 3 per cent on Monday as the market showed its
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        Lock icon Digital's 4Q profit plunges 63%, 1,800 employees fired
        403 18 Firm takes USs492m charge and plans lOm-sharebnyback Bloomberg Business News [MAYNARD, Massachusetts] Digital Equipment Corp said its fourth-quarter profit tumbled 63 per cent as personal computer sales declined and the company fired another 1,800 people. Digital Equipment said it took a US$492
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        Lock icon HP on target to be world's 3rd largest PC seller
        341 18 Bloomberg Business News Reuter (SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard Co's slower thirdquarter orders didn't affect sales of its personal computers and the company is on target to be the world's third-largest PC seller, a senior executive said. Demand for the company's personal computers
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        BNI to go ahead with IPO despite weak sentiment
        399 19  -  IPO slotted for this year even though political unrest unnerving investors From S N Vasukl in Jakarta STATE-OWNED Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is going ahead with plans to make an initial public offering (IPO) later this year despite growing investor unease
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        Lock icon ABN Amro to invest US$ lb in Asia
        176 19 AFP [THE HAGUE] Dutch bank ABN Amro is to focus on winning business from wealthy, middle-class, city dwellers in Asia, investing US$l billion (551.41 billion) and creating 3,100 jobs in the region in the next four years. The bank would set up
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        Lock icon First Nationwide acquiring Cal Fed for US$ 1.2b
        248 19 Deal will create 4th-largest savings and loan in the US Reuter [LOS ANGELES] The parent of First Nationwide Bank of San Francisco has agreed to buy Cal Fed Bancorp Inc for about US$l.2 billion (551.69 billion) in a deal that will create
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        Lock icon German banks in for big changes
        436 20 Allien* chief says he is watching closely the developments in this sector FT [MUNICH] The chairman of Ailianz, Europe's largest insurance group, has predicted far-reaching structural changes in Germany's banking industry. Ailianz, which is a major shareholder in many of the country's leading banks,
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        Lock icon Investors may get a chance to gamble on the weather
        430 20 FT [NEW YORK] US investors may soon have an opportunity to gamble large sums on the weather. USAA, the country's biggest direct marketer of home and car insurance, is attempting to sell US$5OO million (*****.50 million) in bonds on the
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        Lock icon Employee stock plan: three to pay US4 8.8m each in suit
        323 20 Employees claim Burlington's stock scheme manipulated Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Burlington Industries, Morgan Stanley Group and Nationsßank said they agreed to pay US$B.B million (5512.5 million) each to settle a suit filed over the funding of Burlington's Employee
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        Lock icon KPMG cleared in Ferranti probe
        190 20 Reuter [LONDON] KPMG, the former auditor to a subsidiary of Ferranti which broke the British defence giant in 1993, has no case to answer for its audits of the unit, a British accounting watchdog said yesterday. Michael Chance, executive counsel of the Joint Disciplinary Scheme
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs end weaker
        235 20 StMELßeport Reuter [SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures finished weaker as players liquidated their positions after Monday's sharp rise. "Japanese markets have gone unrealistically high. Many people would have sold at the highs today," said a trader. "Even if there is no change
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        187 20 Reuter I iffnd^n THE dollar was lower against the mark and yen after the first round of this week's busy US economic data schedule proved to be a mixed bag, with little in the numbers to scare the Federal Reserve. A 0.8 per cent rise in the employment
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        333 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Global oil markets can handle extra supply and overcome recent jitters as Iraq appeared poised to enter the market for the first time in six years, Opec deputy secretary-general Ramzi Salman said here yesterday. "Opec increased its ceiling
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      2337 21 LONDON Mistrials MM Nocf A. A. Corp Adr 5*1/4 -1/2 AB Ports 276 *4 APDay National 562 2 AIMad Lyons 439 12 Amac 92 unch Argyll 346 Asda Group 113 -.400 BAT Ind 482 -3 BtCC 315 -4 BOC Group 899 -7 BR Patrolaum 578 -.600 8TR
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      1654 21 Reuter Nikkei 225 jjjfl STOCKS ended weaker yesterday due to continuing sales of speculative shares and uncertainties over moves in New York, brokers said. Market players found it hard to move ahead of the announcement of US economic data later this week, they said. The key 225-share Nikkei Average
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      1670 22 Reuter O Hang Seng -65.94 STOCKS eased as investors braced themselves for possible shocks in this week's upcoming slew of US economic data. The Hang Seng Index fell below support of 10,600 to close at 10,585.86, down 65.94 points. Turnover was HKS3.2O billion. July Hang Seng futures, which expired
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      667 22 Reuter n Shanghai B Share Index -0.07 SHANGHAI'S B Share Index ended down in sluggish trading mainly due to investor anxiety over company interim results. The index edged down 0.07 point to 50.59 on volume of 6.1 million shares worth US$2.7 million. Brokers said overseas investors squared positions yesterday
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      372 22 AFP QWP Index -160)8 SHARE prices finished lower as investors were sidelined amid a dearth of market-mov-ing news. "Most foreign and domestic players were absent from the market due to the lack of good or bad news while retail investors and speculators sold cheap, small-capitalisation issues," said a trader.
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      318 22 AFP n Manila -2192 SHARE prices fell amid concerns over a possible rise in US interest rates. The PSE Composite Index fell 24.92 points to 2,998.51. Turnover was 3.4 billion shares worth 1.4 billion pesos. Manila Electric Co A shares fell two pesos to 105 as its B shares
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      756 22 AFP Q Composite Index -7.26 SHARES closed lower due to lingering political concerns heightened by rumours of unrest and bomb threats in Jakarta's commercial areas. A dealer said investors would watch Indonesia tomorrow morning when embattled Indonesian Democracy Party chief Megawati was expected to appear in court to present
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      433 22 AFP F1 Composite Index +2J3 SHARE prices closed higher in volatile trading, as late bar-gain-hunting reversed an earlier fall, dealers said. "The sentiment remained sour. Investors took positions only when prices were really cheap," said a trader. The Composite Price Index rose 2.13 points to 807.28. Turnover was 18.9
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      630 22 AFP PADOrdmirieg -4.9 SHARES eased in quiet trade as investors awaited the next move in the US market and any news on the Australian interest rate front. The Reserve Bank of Australia board met yesterday amid speculation that an interest rate cut was possible because of weak economic data.
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      278 22 Bloomberg Business News n Wellington -535 STOCKS fell as chemical concern Fernz Corp lost 22 cents to NZ54.43 on its lower-than-expected profit forecast. The NZSE Top 40-share Index fell 5.85 points 2,136.93. Bloom- MM MS (000) ANZ Banking „-7.00 -0.05 1082 Advantages Hiogs 1.47 unch 2100 Air Hew Zealand
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        8039 23 Bloomberg Business News CI Composite Index -30.80 STOCKS tumbled to a six-month low yesterday, led by Maybank, which plunged amid concern it may post lower-than-expected earnings. Other banking and finance stocks also fell. The Finance Index slid 307.68 points, or 3.6 per cent, to
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        Hal Sun Hup wrts: high risk
        3814 24  -  WARRANT WATCH ffy R Sivanithy IN PAST columns, the strategy of buying deep-out-of-the-money warrants because of their high gearing has been highlighted as a possible money-maker a small rebound in the underlying shares would then be magnified in the warrant. However, when time is
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        73 26  -  Paul Lee GOLDTRON lost one cent at 92 cents yesterday only onethird of its value compared with its all-time high of 52.72. Selling pressure is easing as indicated by yesterday's volume of 1.4 million units which is 14 per cent lower than the average of 1.63 million shares.
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        Market sinks further amid forced selling, margin calls
        907 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Early rebound fizzles out, dashing hope that the worst is over; meanwhile, M'sian bourse plays catch-up with region By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A rebound in early trading yesterday raised hope that the worst might be over for local stocks
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          BDO tunes in to Funai
          104 26 NO PRIZE for guessing what brand of television cum video cassette recorder BDO Binder, the external auditors for Amcol Holdings, has in its office in Midland House at Middle Road. Yes, a Funai brand. The latter is the brand name for a range of consumer
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          Jumping the gun
          61 26 SMART INVESTOR magazine appears to have jumped the gun with an article in its latest issue which said that Abtrust Fund Managers (Singapore) has launched a unit trust in Singapore. The Scottish fund manager issued a statement yesterday denying this. It said it has applied to the
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          Leo and behold
          106 26 WHEN nature calls, one goes to the 100 to "do one's business", figuratively. A BT reporter was caught by surprise yesterday when she went to the ladies' toilet in Hyatt Hotel. Seated comfortably in a cubicle, she suddenly heard someone discussing a business deal. The noise came
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          Going nutty
          56 26 A WEEKLY German magazine has quoted Deutsche Bank chairman Hilmar Kopper as saying that he regretted using the word "peanuts" to describe the millions of marks owed to tradesmen and small builders by the collapsed property empire of tycoon Juergen Schneider group. "Perhaps 'coconuts' would have been a
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          A blip an the screen?
          135 26 IS THE sell-off in US mutual funds a mere blip on the radar? Yes, according to some optimistic US fund managers who are not fazed at all by recent data from AMG Data Service which showed that for the week ended July, investors in the
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      1496 16 I 2— I I Bank Brussels Lambert I I Incorporated in Belgium (All figures quoted in thousands Belgian francs) I I Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Income Statement I I ASSETS 31.12.1995 31.12.1994 INCOME 1995 1994 I I Cash and balances at Interest receivable and similar I central banks and post
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      246 17 "I want to know every detail about my customer, M right down to his T 1 porridge IT A O time. In many businesses today, it's quite Management you can. This set of tools and applications is improve customer service -beit in retail, communications, common for a customer to call
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      1401 26 Singapore Closing Share Prices 30/07/1996 CLOSE PREV LOW HIGH uss uss uss uss Mil#/ Jardine Matheson 6.25 6.30 6.15 6.30 iraraTl Strategic 3.06 3.10 2.96 3.08 A 689 J Dairy Farm 0.75 0.78 0.75 0.78 Hongkong Land 2.08 2.10 2.07 2.14 Mandarin Oriental 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.34 EfiUiUttifi Jardine Strategic
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      301 27 Knight-Ridder Reuter IT WAS an extremely slow start to the week on the freight market with rates generally weak in most areas, brokers said. After the slight flurry up on Friday, the futures took a day off for good measure, Clarkson Wolff said in its daily Biffex market
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      423 27  -  All firms in the division, including SML, to be placed under one entity By Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Corp's (SembCorp) transport and logistics (T&L) division has mapped out an aggressive expansion plan in a bid to become South-east Asia's leading transport and logistics group. Billy
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      298 27  -  From. David Taylor in Hongkong THE stalled Container Terminal 9 (CT9), if and when it is built, will be the most environ-mentally-friendly container terminal built in Hongkong. Secretary of the Hongkong Port Development Board, Tony Clark, said equipment would be quieter in operation, road
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      537 27  -  STRAIT TALE By I Seafarer THESE DAYS the shipping industry seems to generate books, pamphlets, press releases and general publicity blurbs almost as prolifically as mate's receipts. While much of this stream of paper can be safely dismissed as shocking misuse
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      152 27 Reuter [JAKARTA] A Singapore-reg-istered oil tanker exploded and burst into flames at an Indonesian port run by state oil company Pertamina yesterday, a Pertamina official said. "Yes, a Singaporean tanker exploded and caught on fire early Tuesday morning at Pertamina's Sungai
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      282 27 Business Line [BOMBAY) The Indian National Shipowners' Association (Insa) has reiterated its demand to the government for an increase in depreciation for the industry from 20 per cent to 40 per cent. It has also demanded income tax relief for seafarers employed
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        108 27 Knight-Ridder [LONDON] The 496 gross tonnage chemical tanker Shinei Maru No. 8 and the 23,945 deadweight tonne bulk carrier Santa Esmeralda were involved in a collision oCf Yura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, late over the weekend, according to Lloyd's Intelligence. The tanker was enroute from
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        92 27 AFP [TOKYO] Japan has urged the US to lift a ban on non-American flag tankers transporting Akaskan oil for export, arguing the measure was against World Trade Organisation rules, transport ministry officials said on Monday. The officials said Transport Minister Yoahlyuki Kamel made
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        Lock icon Latvian Shipping in privatisation talks
        67 27 Reuter [RIGA] The Latvian Shipping Company, the largest state-owned company in the Baltic state and the 19th largest shipping company in the world, is holding privatisation talk* with various parties. Privatisation agency head Janis Naglls said talks were taking place with several groups, including Nomura,
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      974 28  -  PORT OWNERSHIP: AUSTRALIA GOES FOR PRIVATISATION iCanberra, following the Hilmer Report recommendations, is encouraging states to sell their ports to private operators to increase competition, but not everyone is sure this will yield lean and efficient ports By I Selva Kumar M USTRALIAN states
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      419 28 PACE FL-Bright 7 AEL M FMC 15 AFT Shpq 14 7 ANl 3 F4r M Able 16 Feedertran 7 Accord 8 F <x*NSun 8 Ahrenkiel 4 Frt links 13 Appenslup 4 Fit World 7 Astro 3 L"* '7 Austral 9 64,an '3 Avant
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      10624 36 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage '«WOM ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel SIN Destn Name Name Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Number NumD^ 03/08 IS/06 MOL OCEAN STRENGTH 00*IA *5 2200*8* A 01/01 25/08 Evergreen E. RIGHT RW-024 *5-******5 ru/nn i?/oa Hannn ELIZA V300 65-*****24 To ABIDJAN (ABJ)
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        1183 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARSO Bookinq/Btltnct Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ported From To From Kti Uit orn 02/2359 18 30/1500 30/1659 30/1900 21 30/1700 3V0659 JV0900 I J 31/0700 31/1159 31/1400 4 31/1200 31/W59 31/1700 Sfii 2330 01/2359 jT 30/1700 31/0659 3V0900 J 31/0700
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        240 43 AUG I Nicaragua. Patron Saint's day for Santo Domingo. Switzerland: National day. AUG a Costa Rica: Virgin of Los Angeles day. ADO 3 El Salvador. Saviour of the world celebrations (to Aug 6). Iran: (tentative) Birth of Prophet Mohammad. AUG 4 El Salvador. Saviour of the world celebrations
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        894 43 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 average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        Lock icon China to keep curbs on plane purchases, easing
        133 44 Reuter [BEIJING] China is to maintain curbs on the purchase and leasing of aircraft because many airlines have low passenger and cargo occupancy rates, an aviation official said on Monday. China will continue to strictly screen applications for the purchase or leasing
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        Lock icon McDonnell and Raytheon in merger talks: report
        242 44 Reuter [NEW YORK] McDonnell Douglas Corp and Raytheon Co are holding exploratory talks about a merger of their defence and space operations or another combination of the units, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The talks between the US largest maker of military
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        Lock icon Lufthansa seeks cost savings of 190 m marks
        247 44 NYT Lufthansa, the German airline, is to cut flights to some routes and reduce staff as it strives to save 190 million Deutschemarks (*****.2 million) in costs this year. The company said that for the first time in its history it had
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        206 44 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Civil aircraft imports in Australia in the year started July 1 are estimated to be valued at US$463 million (*****.2 million), the Treasury Department said in a statement yesterday. Import levels are reported monthly by the government and contribute
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        324 44 Consumers complain theyconld not get discount tickets as advertised NYT [TOKYO] Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating the nation's three major airlines on suspicion they misled consumers about the availability of tickets subject to discount if bought in advance. Sources said recently the
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        286 44 Proposed alliance with American won't affect competition Reuter [LONDON] A UK parliamentary panel urged approval of the proposed transatlantic alliance between British Airways Pic and American Airlines Inc, saying it doesn't want BA to "miss the boat" in competition with rivals. It said the
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        Lock icon M'sian firms win 4 deals at airport show
        183 44 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian companies have signed multimillion dollar deals for air-port-related services with firms from Indonesia, Japan, Russia and Britain at an airport show. Four deals worth M 5262 million (*****.3 million) were signed at the inaugural International Airport Technology and
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        Lock icon Rolls-Royce may make engine parts in M'sia
        142 44 AFP [LANGKAWI, Malaysia] Britain's Rolls-Royce pic said yesterday it was considering making aircraft engine components in Malaysia to boost its presence in South-east Asia. The company was looking into possible partnerships with firms associated with national carrier, Malaysia Airline System Bhd, Rolls-Royce chairman
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          83 44 Reuter [TOKYO] Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd said on Monday it would form a company in Indiana in the US with two other Japanese firms to make and sell forged steel products to be used for car parts. The two partners are trading house
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          Lock icon Proton considers Cambodia venture
          72 44 AFP [LANGKAWI] Malaysia's car company Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) said yesterday it was considering setting up facilities in Cambodia to make low-technology car components. "We are looking into the possibility of going to Cambodia to manufacture some of the lower-tech components there," Proton chairman Yahaya
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          Lock icon Indian Airlines to raise fares
          91 44 AFP [NEW DELHI] State-run carrier Indian Airlines is to increase its fares by about 10 per cent to offset a rise in fuel prices and a 60 per cent hike in airport charges, The Times Of India newspaper said yesterday. Officials said the revised fares—envisaging
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          Lock icon PAL's Apr-May net income higher
          77 44 Reuter [MANILA] Philippine Airlines said yesterday its net income in the first two months of its 1996/97 financial year ending March was 130.1 million pesos (556.9 million), a 21.5 million peso rise over the same 1995/96 period. Revenues in April and May were 5.3 billion
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          Lock icon eMERY BUYS Finnish transport firm
          68 44 Bloomberg Business News [REDWOOD CITY, California] Consolidated Freightways Inc on Monday its Emery Worldwide unit acquired Finnish transport company Finncargo Services Ltd. Terms weren't disclosed. Finncargo, based at Vantaa, Helsinki's international airport "provides Emery with a vital gateway operation to increase our market share throughout
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        1598 44 CITY FUGHT ETA FLIGHT ETO Of 6 W05 MaOMM S0442 2025 M—» SOW *45 SOWO OBO kU*M» S0229 2220 IImkIW SOW 2120 SOWO 1020 Imam M82 1445 MB3 2225 Hanoi VNT41 1310 S01T6 1105 AaMtartfam KL8J3 0935 KL838 2300 SW75 W40 IW40 GA893 1205 KL834 2345
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      61 28 Lines services represented Members o* the Registry of AUH/ Accredited Shipping Agents. S pore National Shaping Assoc. Shipping Times Just talk to us... 3 Iris Lim 740-2044 Tan Up Chuan 740-1645 Jarrod Leong 740-2089 Philip Koh 740-2382 Airways WORLDWIDE AIR CHARTBVNG SERVICE' WORLDWIDE AM CARGO CONSOLIDATION IMPORT 4 EXPORT TEL:
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      1292 30 NORASIA TO ALL ESTEEMED CUSTOMERS CHANCE OF COMPANY'S NAME With effect from Ist AUGUST, 1996, our company's name shall be known as NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD. Our address, telephone and facsimile numbers however remain unchanged. We thank you for your attention and your continued support. SINGAPORE: NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD
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      403 30 Direct Container Service: to 4«Ct( Fangcheng "I n#> Zhanjiang d Vessel S'pore Fangcheng /hanji^pg UANBAO 05/08 10/08 12/08 H.U MMI /VOffTRAN^r TEL: 65-*****67 FAX: >5-*****90 AAuhi-Purpose RO/L0 Carrier Accepting: RO/RO, Ramp Capacity opto 40 tons Haavy lift opto 68.5 tons Cmmlmd/ Irmk hi /Cmtmm/Rmkn Coatmm Thai Flag Statas Aria Express
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      2047 38 AS AGENTS: "K" UNE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (at Me lIIMI—WITWttM:MMH7MM> "W 1 TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX *****16/7/8/9 I W V MALAYSIA: "K" UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD I Mm TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****25^5 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUT INTERNUSA,TEL JKT *****08 r EXPORT
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      1239 38 *****31 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY/SUNDAY L'.1;I«1;>M ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY vissa wt IS I htm nam m if* mm vhkl wy len fct ham mm m OOVtR BROGf A630W1 0108 I 24« 22AM 2108 2MB MALACCA BRIOGf A62K SID SID SLD SU) OM* HOHMMOt BRIOGt J630W1 0408 I 21« 2MM 24.06
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      665 39 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER ISLAND 453N 26-27/07 31/04/08 09-10/08 I TIGER BRIDGE 454N 29-30/07 04-07/08 12-1108 I TIGER BAY 455N 02 0108 07-11/08 16-17/08 I TIGER WAVE 456N 05-0&-08 11-14/08 19-2008 1 TIGER ISLAND 457N 09-10/08 14-1108 23-24/08 I TIGER BRIDGE 458N 12-13W8 18-21/08 26-27/08 CAL
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      963 39 Sea K Land DIRECT SAILING TO SHANGHAI LAUST MS V.9609 ETA SIN ETDSIN 7 AUG '96 8 AUG '96 Fvtssa VOY EUSM I itosm KOMKiKvissa lyoTlac I sa I owl wnl I m I w I w I m I «—~l owe MS HO3 03/01 04/00 SIHITHWBI W7l IJ/K B/M
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      1502 39 JT'NedHgyd EVERY 6 DAYS Nedllpyd Lines TO AUSTRALIA vvv CR **********0R SINGAPORE PHONE (GENERAL) 22'8969 HATE ENQUIRIES *****48, 260 CFS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (FAX) *****23 1 TO EUROPE EVBIT WEPS/FWSAT j Sin Sou Left Rtm Anr* Ham B/ti NLL HONGKONG /1306 02/08 18/08 19/08 20/08 OOCL GERMANY /3306 03/08 19/08
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      812 40 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD I I 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE 0106 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****36 (3 HUNTING LINES) TLX: R*****0 ZZ CR NO. **********00 tBOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LIHE: *************** JESSICA/CEUA 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK TVOY rsiN fjAK I VESSEL |VOY |SIN |SUR EQUATOR EMERALD 931 30/07
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      526 40 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF LOADING VOY SPORE P.KELANG* HALIFAX N.YORK NORFOLK N.ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPICO HOUSTON HOEGH MINERVA 0836 07/06 AUG 01 AUG 25 SEP 28 SEP 29 SEP 08 OCT 02 OCT 10 OCT 14 OCT HOEGHDUKE 0638 29/30 AUG 21 AUG IS OCT 18 OCT 21
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      525 40 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. V CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN I VESSEL VOY I SIN BOM MEKHANIK KURAKO MK2IN 05/06 13AM VANESSA 06N 12/00 20/06 XOUR GEMINI 422 13AM 21/00 TRADE FAST TFSI66 20/00 28/06 REGULAR ILYICHEVSK SERVICE I VESSEL VOY I SPORE I ILYCHEVSK NUOVA QENOVA 0119-012W oft/06
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      1032 41 SUPER EXPRESS SERVICE TO SEA lAL SHIPPING AGENCY (S) PTE LTD U. TEL NOS: *****66 (INBOUND) *****77 (OPS) FAX: *****33 CFS: *****31/*****42 CR NO. **********0Z INBOUND FROM JAPAN VESSEL VOY OSAKA KOBE YOKOHAMA TOKYO HONGKONG P.KELAHG SINGAPORE"! AS POLLUX 291 02-03/08 04-05/08 AS PEGASUS 301 29/07 30/07 31/07 01/08 09-10/08
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      1535 41 |VBSa ISFOfIMEJUG HUANG* IB> I NAM I SOU lUH IWH tTW DMT I [YBM, 5 «B MB WMM 5 «I 101 WW MWII Tttl ND. HONG KONG IJOT 07.04 01M' '3107 TO N TIM 24M ILM I. KLANO 22M 2U7* tIJV OS.M OIM 07.01 OtjOt 00. GBMANY 330* OUO 02JT
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      570 41 APM SAIGON SHIPPINQ L THRICE WEEKLY DIREOT TO HO CHI MINH CITY I \iXtOHT TO HO CHI MM CITY IMP OUT FROM MO CHI KIHH CITY vtssa vor |wr| m- r nisxit! mm wssa vor eidncrc rawi ■MMIRRMRM m m/V) 07/17) m/V (TUG «3/M MU6ON KAURANTAN 775 a/07 10/I7 (REPi
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      672 42 4* SI SINO KXPRESS SHIPPING (PTI) LTD. M 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE *****7. JL—y TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINI* SIKVICI) Also Accepting container corgo to: VBSEI/VOY ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA W/T HKG: Beijiao, Cliiwan, Tig—^££>3^, JIN FU 9615/9616 16/08
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      867 42 am MN CONTAINER LINES, INC Agents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) kuc*nq (002)*****3 em HOi IWWMO9 SBU: (094) *****9 MANILA: (632) ******1 V l W X PENANQ: (04) *****6 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA; (31) *****0 P. KELAHO: (03)*****77 JKT. (21)*****07 MOW: (61)*****3 BAWXJNQ:(22)4M9BBB 20TH ANNIVERSARY OFFER:-(LOWEST-LOWEST RATES) NEXT CONSOL TOsLAEM
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      359 42 frSri WENDER CONTAINER LINES ATTRACTIVE FCL/LCL RATES TO: Indian Sub-Continent Ports: MADRAS/BOMBAY/ CALCUTTA COLOMBO CHTTTAGONG NHAVASHEVA/ PORT KELANG PENANG MADRAS WWSHPG FWDG (P) LTD TEL 9144-534 0450 FAX 9144-534 0200 BOMBAY WW.AGENCIES PVT LTD TEL:9I-22-207 5832 FAX :91-22-207 5831 PKIANG SIIASA MASYHUR SDN BHD TEL:O2-03-368 9199 FAX :02-03-367 7084 PENANG
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      369 43 SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD I M lAlWiaiiililMKaiWdid SINGAPORE SURABAYA I I W» (eapt ali kludt of yp I .MM£• BOMBAY BANGKOK I I tMCO cint CaqsM COLOMBO LAEM CHABANG I ♦HtatyUftEqglpmintf» vessels available: Project ShipmOßte .MV PHUYEN 01 •MV ROSHNI I »lgtBMp*W«fc .MV SY TBN 2* MV FAVORITE A 1
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      126 44 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature c A\ X Weather _X Wind direction with speed m knots n Wove height Cloudy Sky v Surface winds are indicated by arrows which Hy with the wind One ful circle represents colm or light ond variable winds I One half Heche represents 5 knots I—•.
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