The Business Times, 27 September 1996

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 04(V 12/95 ,85c S I N G A P O R E Internet http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Wing Tai-led group pays $380m for Cockpit site
    566 1  -  Deal tightens developer's hold over PenangLane-Killiney Road area 5i/i Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Wing Tai Holdings and two partners from Singapore and Hongkong have bought Teo Lay Swee's Cockpit Hotel site for $380 million in the biggest property sale this year. The tender
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    Lock icon M$ hits 6-month low against US$
    342 1  -  Fall follows Mahathir's remarks on exchange rat* By. Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] The ringgit fell to a six-month low of M 52.5075 against the US dollar yesterday following overnight remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in New York that there was a need for
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    Ng Teng Fong and son seek places in HK selection panel
    436 1  -  From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong PROPERTY magnate Ng Teng Fong and his son Robert are among nearly 5,800 people seeking places in Hongkong's soon-to-be-formed selection body which will pick the territory's post-handover leader and legislature. The Ngs were
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    Lock icon Second Board KL stocks take a 4% knock
    363 1  -  Slide attributed to Ulk of curbs by broking firms but some see a rebound By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's Second Board was knocked back 4 per cent yesterday at the end of a volatile session marked by widespread
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      114 1 IHilli* H M Nat Steel Broadway launched its initial public ofltaring (IPO) yesterday to raise USg22.4m. The group would like to sea its «inwitsa listed in Singapore, said chairman AngKoogHua, V*SI wODp sew a near doubling 4QftoyMiß|pnAt from pnprty development last year. A welcome breather for those keen on seeing
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      Philips to pump US$1.5b into Asia-Pac by 2001
      484 2  -  Dutch group plans major investments in Taiwan, China, M'sia and S'pore: chairman By' Teh Hooi Ling DUTCH multinational company Philips Electronics plans to pump US$l.5 billion (Ss2.l billion) into the Asia-Pacific in the next four to five years. Major investments will be
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      Ministries say no to amnesty for illegal workers
      301 2  -  1989 amnesty did not stem problem, contractors told By, Audrey Tan AN amnesty for illegal foreign workers is out. This message was hammered home to the Singapore Contractor' Association (SCA), which had requested such an amnesty, when it-met the Ministry of Labour
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      Oilseal firm opens factory in Wuxi park
      243 2 A JAPANESE-German oilseal maker yesterday officially opened its first factory in China in the Wuxi-Singapore Industrial Park (WSIP). Wuxi NOK-Freudenberg Oilseal Company Ltd makes oilseals, O-rings and other industrial rubber for vehicles and machinery. It plans to produce 12 million oilseals this year
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      Lock icon Will economy rebound in Q4?
      348 2  -  EYE ON THE ECOMOMY Outlook By. Anna Teo WITH the release of worse-than-expec-ted August trade figures, none but the most bullish is looking at anywhere near 6 per cent for third-quarter economic growth. The question now is will there be a rebound in the fourth
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      Productivity and standards board launches industry dialogue
      236 2 THE Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) has launched a series of dialogue sessions with industry and trade bodies, starting yesterday with a visit to the Singapore Confederation of Industries (SCI). The sessions with the SCI will see the creation of new programmes
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      HDB selling two big sites for condos, landed homes
      451 3  -  Bishan plot, slated for condos, likely to attract more bids than Choa Chu Kang site, say consultants By. Agnes Wee THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is selling two big plots of 99-year leasehold land in Bishan and Choa Chu Kang
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      Lian Huat to invest A$100m in Aussie hotels, properties
      306 3  -  By. Agnes Wee THE Lian Huat Group, a commodity trading firm turned property developer and hotel owner, plans to invest Asloo million (Ssllo million) more imfcustralian hotels and properties in the next four to five years. Chairman Kho Choon Keng told
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        POSBank launches $1m ad campaign
        39 3 POSBank has launched a $1 million corporate advertising campaign, with the tagline Tomorrow's Worth Saving For. The campaign to promote savings consists of a radio jingle, a 60-second television commercial, posters and print ads.
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        ENV catches illegal waste dumpers
        61 3 THE Ministry of Environment yesterday said it caught four refuse vehicles dumping waste illegally at the Lorong Halus dumping ground on Friday. It has applied for a court order to seize the vehicles. It has also asked the waste collectors who owned three of the
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        Tg Pinang ferries now at Tanah Merah
        57 3 FERRY services to Tanjung Pinang will be relocated to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT) from the Regional Ferry Terminal (RFT) on Tuesday. The Port of Singapore Authority yesterday said the average travelling time from TMFT to Tanjung Plnang would be about 30 minutes
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        Corrections and clarifications
        70 3 OUR report and table on the National IT Awards yesterday contained some inaccuracies. There are actually 12 winners. The winners in the Innovative IT Product/Service category are Asia Business News (S)/Symbolic Technologies, Daiichi Media, Datavision and Knowledge Engineering. The winner in the Local Enterprise category is Koeneman
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      Jaya on a truly representative UN
      362 3  -  He nrgjes greater participation for non-members of Security Council By\ Harish Mehta FOREIGN Minister S Jayakumar has urged that the United Nations Security Council be made more transparent with greater participation by nonmembers. Prof Jayakumar was delivering an address to the Slst United Nations
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      Germany's BASF moving dye HQ to S'pore
      226 3 GERMAN chemicals group BASF will relocate the headquarters of Its textile and leather dyes and chemical division from Germany to Singapore next Tuesday. The president of the new division, BASF Textile and Leather Dyes and Chemicals Pte Ltd, Albrecht Muller, said Singapore was
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Lock icon Luxury watchmaker listens to the market
      469 4  -  Piaget anticipates the future to lead fashion in time-pieces By I Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE! Luxury watchmaker Piaget not only follows the trend of the times but also anticipates those in the near future. "We must listen to the markets, try to lead the fashion
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        Unfolding McDonald's mystery
        81 4 (SINGAPORE] Fast-food giant McDonald's first ad campaign developed solely for Chinese newspapers makes the most of the nature of the print media. Launched tat Sep 19, the campaign invites readers to fold, count and shake its adverts to unravel clues or messages. In the first series of
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        Why Leo Burnett is smiling
        76 4 THE ad agency behind the Singapore Smile campaign, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's latest bid for more tourists, is Leo Burnett "We are confident that the programme celebrating the Singapore Smile will achieve the desired effect," said Martin Lee, Leo Burnett's creative director. The agency
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      Greater S'pore presence at Dubai furniture show
      319 5  -  Eight firms to take up 183 sq m floor space in next month's show By. Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] Singapore furniture manufacturers will take up a quarter more space than last year at a coming furniture exhibition in Dubai in the Middle East. The
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      Lock icon Ford's choice for marketing strategy
      238 5 Bloomberg Business News [DEARBORN, Michigan] Ford Motor Co picked an industry outsider to reshape its brand image and global marketing strategy, hiring James Schroer, former vice-presi-dent of the Booz, Allen and Hamilton consulting firm. Mr Schroer, whose experience includes marketing stints at RJR Nabisco and
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Indon authorities extend deadline for Megawati to today
      477 6  -  JAKARTA But ousted opposition leader says she will keep her office until court case is decided By\ S N Vasuki INDONESIAN authorities yesterday extended a deadline for Megawati Sukarnoputri to move out of her new headquarters in east Jakarta. However, in a
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      Lock icon M'sian services account: No big improvement seen
      187 6 KUALA LUMPUR But current account will be better, says Bank Negara official Reuter MALAYSIA does not expect a major improvement in its services account deficit this year, though the trade gap has improved sharply in the first seven months, Bank Negara Deputy Governor
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      Lock icon Indon business data website launched
      146 6 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA Net Exchange said yesterday it had launched the country's first .Internet website devoted to providing information on local listed companies and developments in capital markets. "Indoexchange has been established in response to the growing popularity of Indonesia investments around the world and
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      Lock icon Mahathir urges US: Be fair, give Asia a break
      222 6 U NEW YORK Bernama MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called on the United States to give Asia a break and not to expect Asians to do in one or two decades what took Americans one or two centuries to achieve.
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      Lock icon Warning for Thai coalition
      512 7  -  BANGKOK Amnn&y's Nam Thai Party threatens to pull oat if new govt not formed soon By Loh Hui Yin AS the impasse continues over the choice of a new prime minister to succeed Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, the leader of the Nam Thai Party has warned
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      Asian economies may need to run surpluses: IMF
      305 7  -  SYDNEY Report suggests that they do this to avert Mexico-style crisis By I Surinder Singh ASIA'S burgeoning economies are growing at an unsustainable pace and may need to rim large budget surpluses to avoid a Mexico-style financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund
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      Lock icon Philippine policies seen sustaining growth
      168 7 MANILA Bloomberg Business News THE International Monetary Fund, saying it's impressed by the strong performance of the Philippine economy, predicted current policies will sustain growth. "The authorities' policy framework augurs well for continued growth and a reduction in inflation," the IMF said after conducting a
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      353 7 Open House Presentation Discussion With the intent to launch new Internet Business Services and opportunities for Singapore and Asia-Pacific region. Date: September 30,1996, Monday Place: River View Hotel Orchid Room, Level 2 382 Havelock Road Time: 3:3opm s:3opm For reservation, please contact Ms Susan Ng Pentacomm International Re Ltd Tel:
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon HK's current laws to be retained: Qian
      338 8 UNITED NATIONS Beijing promises to accommodate foreign economic interests after handover Reuter CHINESE Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said on Wednesday that Hongkong's current >!aws would be "basically maintained" and foreign economic interests accommodated after the British colony reverted to Chinese rule next July
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      Lock icon HK activist dies after jumping overboard near Diaoyus
      266 8 TOKYO Reuter, AFP AN activist from a Hongkong vessel protesting Japan's claim to disputed islands in the East China Sea died yesterday after jumping overboard, Japanese maritime officials said. The death of group leader David Chan was the first in an increasingly
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      Lock icon Aussies told: Rectify Dalai Lama mistake
      169 8 BEIJING Reuter BEIJING yesterday urged Canberra to "rectify" its mistake in allowing a visit by Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, but was tight-lipped on whether it would retaliate."We hope the Australian government can rectify its erroneous stand and actions concerning this problem,"
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Tourism to be 5% of China's GDP
        53 8 AFP [BEIJING] Foreign and domestic tourism should account for 5 per cent of China's gross domestic product (GDP) by the year 2000, tourism officials said yesterday. The annual number of overseas visitors was expected to reach 56 million in that year, Xinhua news
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        Lock icon Taiwan's leading indicator dips
        57 8 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's leading Indicator of future economic activity dipped 0.3 per cent in the month to August, the Council for Economic Planning and Development said yesterday. The leading indicator, pointing to economic activity for the next three months, edged down 0.3 points from August to
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        Lock icon Dismissal programme to run fully
        49 8 AFP [BEIJING] China's chtyl service is set to fully implement a pilot dismissal programme that has already resulted in 3,300 sackings since its inception in 1990, a Xinhua report said yesterday. Civil servants used to be guaranteed employment for life, regardless of performance. —AFP
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      Lock icon US, Beijing hail marked improvement in ties
      485 9 NEW YORK Christopher-Wan meeting third in five months; bat some problems yet to be resolved, says Lord Reuter US SECRETARY of State Warren Christopher and Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen on Wednesday hailed a significant improvement in Sino-US relations after a long period
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      Lock icon China sends envoy to lobby US congressmen over Taiwan
      302 9 WASHINGTON AFP TAKING a page from arch-ri-val Taiwan's diplomatic playbook, China sent a senior official here this week to make friends and influence American legislators. Tang Shubei, executive vice-chairman of China's main body for dealing with Taiwan, met with members of
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      Lock icon Deng keen to visit HK after handover
      163 9 HONGKONG AFP CHINA'S paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. 92, is still keen to visit Hongkong after its handover to Chinese rule in July next year, it was reported yesterday. His eldest daughter Deng Lin was quoted by the independent Chinese language newspaper Ming Pao
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      Lock icon Anti-pollution crackdown launched
      170 9 BEIJING AFP CHINA announced a new antipollution measure yesterday that could result in the immediate closure of tens of thousands of factories across the country. An order issued by the State Bureau of Environment Protection requires all of China's 15 registered kinds of small-sized factories with serious
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      Lock icon Zhu: anti-poverty work must obey market
      118 9 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S ambitious anti-pov-erty programme must obey the laws of market economics and focus funds on development projects that can make a profit, Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji said. "Relief funds must be used more efficiently and local leaders must be careful to study the
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      808 8 wn y SHI THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED (Incorporated In Japan) Non-Consolidated Balance Sheet Non-Consolidated Statement of Income As at March 31,19% For year ended March 31,1996 Millions of yen Millions of yen ASSETS 19% 1995 INCOME UN 1995 Cash and Due from Banks 5,578,972 7,195,842 Interest Income: Call Loans and
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Indian ex-minister faces fraud charge
      509 10 NEWDELHI Meanwhile, court rejects Rao's anticipatory bail appeal in fraud case AFP, Reuter YET another Indian politician has been charged with wrongdoing, adding to the growing slate of politicians who are being hauled through the courts. Former Indian petroleum minister Satish Sharma has been charged
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      Lock icon Aussie envoy to US posted to Jakarta
      369 10 CANBERRA Senior man named in bid to end long wrangle over diplomatic postings Reuter AUSTRALIA, moving to cement closer ties with neighbouring Indonesia, yesterday appointed a senior career diplomat as its new ambassador to Jakarta in a bid to end a long-running wrangle
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      Lock icon Calls for rate cut as Aussie job growth remains sluggish
      310 10 SYDNEY Bloomberg Business News AUSTRALIA'S employment rate is not likely to increase any time soon, after two job surveys released yesterday indicated employment growth remained sluggish. Analysts said the slow rate of employment growth added weight to calls for the
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        Lock icon Troops sent for Uttar Pradesh polls
        65 10 Reuter [LUCKNOW] India yesterday dispatched tens of thousands of paramilitary troops to guard key local polls in the violence-prone northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Politicians said the three-phase polls starting on Monday and involving 90 million voters would test Prime Minister H D Deve
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        Lock icon Pyongyang threatens to retaliate
        52 10 AFP [SEOUL] North Korea said yesterday it had decided to take a "strong counter-measure" against South Korea for hunting down North Koreans fleeing from a wrecked spy submarine. The decision was made at an emergency Joint meeting of the government, political parties and organisations in Pyongyang
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        Lock icon Indian, Viet rice trade gets boost
        39 10 Reuter [NEW DELHI] Robust demand has boosted the rice trade in India and Vietnam with a slew of contracts and shipments headed for Africa, Latin America and the Middle Bast, traders said yesterday,—Reuter
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        Lock icon Bangladesh PM given travel warning
        32 10 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has been advised against travelling outside the capital Dhaka until Oct 8 amid a security alert, say feports yesterday.—AFP
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      Lock icon Strike brings Karachi to standstill
      396 10 KARACHI Police say no reports of violence in protest over killing of PM Bhutto's brother Reuter AN opposition-led strike to mourn Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's estranged brother Murtaza Bhutto paralysed Pakistan's industrial port city of Karachi yesterday, witnesses said. "Today's is one of the most
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      Lock icon Hashimoto plans to dissolve parliament today
      348 11 TOKYO He intends to call elections on Oct 20: coalition partner AFP PRIME Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told leaders of Japan's other two ruling parties yesterday that he planned to dissolve parliament today, New Party Sakigake leader Shoichi Ide said. Mr Hashimoto, who heads the
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      Lock icon A demo for the Dalai Lima
      48 11 [SYDNEY] Supporters of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama demonstrating outside the Sydney office ofAustralian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday. Dalai Lama's 35-minute meeting with Mr Howard has angered China, which has threatened trade sanctions in retaliation for the meeting. REUTER
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      Lock icon HK team plays down Aussie concerns over transition
      461 11 MELBOURNE Business leaders, officials end tour, urge investors to have faith in Bering Reuter HONGKONG business leaders and top civil servants yesterday wound up a tour of Australia where they tried to soothe concerns about Hongkong's return to Chinese rule and urged
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      Lock icon Japan govt can't find source of food poisoning
      304 11 TOKYO But Health Ministry still suspects radish sprouts Reuter JAPAN'S Health Ministry said yesterday that it cannot identify the exact source of a food poisoning epidemic that swept across the nation this summer, but still suspects radish sprouts as a possible cause.
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      Lock icon BOJ may extend loans to Asia-Pac
      126 11 TOKYO BernamaKyodo THE BANK of Japan (BOJ) is considering extending loans to central banks in the AsiaPacific region using their holdings of yen-denominated bonds as security, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. A pact the BOJ is consider- ing with Asia-Pacific nations calls for
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      Lock icon Japan asks Indonesia to clarify car policy
      235 11 ■TOKYO Tokyo preparing to file official complaints with WTO AFP A SENIOR Japanese trade official urged Indonesia yesterday to clarify its "national car" policy as Tokyo prepared to file official complaints with the World Trade Organisation (WTO). "We will take necessary steps under
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  • THE WORLD
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      528 13 P JERUSALEM Netanyahu cuts short Europe tour; Israel declares state of emergency in Palestine regions Reuter, AFP 4 AT least 38 Palestinians and 11 Israelis were killed and hundreds wounded yesterday as Israeli and Palestinian forces battled across the
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      351 13 JOHANNESBURG Reuter SOUTH Africa unveiled a telecommunications bill yesterday, setting the regulatory framework for -restructuring the industry, including partial privatisation of state-owned utility Telkom. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Jay Naidoo said the legislation would be considered by parliament when it reconvened on
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        39 13 AFP [NEW YORK] Sanctions against former Yugoslavia are expected to be lifted next week after a meeting of the three-men Bosnian presidency, ministers from Germany, France, Russia, UK and US said here yesterday. —AFP
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        73 13 Reuter [BERGEN, Norway] US Defence Secretary William Perry said yesterday Washington will strongly consider sending American troops back into Bosnia next year if the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) deems it "necessary and appropriate Alliance defence ministers have ordered a study of missions
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        83 13 AFP [LONDON] John Major could become the first British prime minister to give evidence in court after his office said on late Wednesday that it would not challenge a writ against him by The Guardian newspaper. The premier has been asked to
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        69 13 Reuter [LONDON] A record 23.7 million foreign tourists visited Britain in 1995 but the figures disguised the fact that the country's hotel industry has problems and needs shaking up, senior industry officials said yesterday. The British Tourist Authority (BTA) said the visitors—an increase
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      657 15  -  EUROPE VIEW EU ministers reached agreement at their meeting last week but will the Tories be as lucky at their conference? By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain-based journalist who contributes to BT SOMETHING curious happened in Ireland last weekend. At the latest staging-post
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      326 15 SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda Reuter COMMONWEALTH finance ministers, who represent a quarter of the world's population, on Wednesday tried to decide whether the wave of capital invested in developing economies was a blessing or a curse. In the *****, the private sector
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      383 15 MOSCOW Security chief says President's health problems delay decisions on issues AFP PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin's heart illness and need for surgery has left Russia "rudderless", national security chief Alexander Lebed said yesterday. "A lot depends on the health of the President," he said at
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      420 16 WASHINGTON Latest statistics suggest Fed was right in leaving rates alone Bloomberg Business News US FACTORY orders for big-ticket goods showed the largest decline in more than a year in August, the latest statistics to affirm Federal Reserve expectations
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      242 16 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News THE Federal Reserve System should push up US interest rates in the coming months to avert a possible inflation problem in 1997, a senior International Monetary Fund officer said on Wednesday. To slow the US economy to a sustainable
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      238 16 UNITED NATIONS AFP THE succession struggle over the next UN chief intensified on Wednesday as China for the first time hinted that it might withdraw support from UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette, after appearing to leave the door
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      373 16 PITTSBURGH Clinton promotes T-bonds at campaign rally Reuter BENDING a little-known financial instrument into a tool for his re-election campaign, President Bill Clinton on Wednesday outlined plans to issue Treasury bonds as protection against inflation. Appearing at a campaign rally outside Pittsburgh, Mr Clinton
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      262 16 VANCOUVER Reuter THE Canadian province of British Columbia said on Wednesday it Intends to sue tobacco companies in a bid to recover healthcare costs for smoklng related illnesses. Legal experts believed the lawsuit, similar to IS already launched by US states, would be the
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      762 17  -  THE BOTTOKLDVE OPINION By Yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor HAS the United States finally stopped taking world trade rules into its own hands? Or is Washington merely playing Mr Nice Guy in the run-up to the inaugural ministerial
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      146 17 'A six-year-old kissing another six-year-old is inappropriate behaviour. Unwelcome is unwelcome at any age.' Jane Martin spokesperson for the school which suspended a six-year-old boy in Lexington, North Carolina, who kissed a classmate on the cheek on the grounds of sexual harassment. He claims the girl asked
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      629 17 EDITORIAL MOODVs decision to review credit ratings for Pakistan for a possible downgrade could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered nation. The country is still reeling from the tragic events of recent days. Even before the shock waves from the death
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      991 17  -  The polls may say Clinton, but logic and history say Dole will win the US presidential election By James Glassman James Glassman writes regularly on financial affairs for The Washington Post IF 808 DOLE were a stock, I would be buying the hell out of it.
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      835 17 US' poor poUcy on China IN fewer than 300 days, Hongkong will pass into Chinese hands. Sometime in the near future, Deng Xiaoping will pass on as well. An empire and a dynasty are ending, and Chinese history shows that such events are often accompanied by
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      Poignant play about ageing
      613 18  -  While the use of different languages may seem disparate, the act has a sobering effect, says cosimme berk CORINNE KERK A PLAY performed in English, Cantonese and Malay sounds enticing, and it is except you obviously cannot expect to understand everything that is said. And this
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      376 18 BOOKS WAP OPRAH Winfrey has always loved novels, ever since she was a little girl and books were her only friend. She's now transformed that deep affection into an on-air fiction discussion group that has already caused remarkable sales in
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      650 20  -  ART The Chinese fimnture sale at Christie's stands out for its quality, provenance By\ Iola Lenzi MAINLAND and overseas Chinese art buyers were in New York last week showing keen interest in their own heritage at a Christie's sale of important Chinese furniture. The Sep 19 auction of
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      Chile wines—good value for money
      832 20  -  WINE Cheap doesn't mean low quality as the wines are of a high, consistent standard By. David Gabriel TALK about wines from the New World and Chile is unlikely to feature on the top of your list. That is not surprising because wines from Chile
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      NatSteel Broadway to raise US$22.4m from IPO
      491 21  -  Plastic and metal component maker offers 3&& m shares at 70 US cents each By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Plastic and metal component maker NatSteel Broadway will be raising U5522.46 million (5531.61 million) from the initial public offering of 33.8 million shares which it
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      Robinson to expand despite slow market
      359 21  -  By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] ROBINSON Company intends to expand in its retail chains despite the company's projection of flat, (ai&fitd this year and sluggish jmttritet conditions. plans include expandSgg the British chain Marks Spencer (M&S) and Australian fashion store Sportsgirl in Singapore and Malaysia,
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      113 21 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Deutsche Telekom AG's ptaW to take a 20-22 per cent stake in Technology Resources Industries Bhd has run into problems over pricing, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported. Citing bankers and executives close to the negotiations, the newspaper said the deal has
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      Why Henderson Land founder is hot
      682 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Quak Hiang Whai DOES it really matter if Lee Shau-kee continues to dish out generous cash bonus dividends to himself and then returns to the market to ask for more money for Henderson Land Development? Henderson Land, which was founded by
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      Creative shares fall 8% after bid denial
      235 21 [SINGAPORE] Creative Tech nology shares retreated 8 per cent or 75 cents yesterday to close at $8.45 after denials by the company and Samsung Electronics of a takeover. The stock, one of the day's top losers, fell to a low of $8.25 during
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      Ipco forms joint venture for water projects in Brazil
      219 21  -  New USs4om firm will have US and British partners By] Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Infrastructure contractor Ipco International, together with a British water company and an American investment group, has formed a joint venture company to operate water and waste water projects
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      Scotts' losses from associate firms among SES queries
      268 21  -  By. Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) yesterday questioned Scotts Holdings on its losses from associate companies, its investments in India and the $3.2 million owed by its directors' related companies, after the group released its full-year results on
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        Lock icon US$600m YTL power deal sparks row in Zimbabwe
        352 22 Local authority seeks to cancel sale, ignore govt instructions AFP [HARARE] A major row has erupted in Zimbabwe over the sale of its biggest thermal power plant to Malaysia's YTL Corporation, with the local power authority reported yesterday to be seeking cancellation
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        Lock icon Jardine Matheson's interim falls 5.8%
        246 22 AFX-Asia [LONDON] Hongkong conglomerate Jardine Matheson said yesterday that pre-tax profits fell 5.8 per cent in the Qrst half of 1996 to US$44O milaim (Ss6l6 million). In a statement released in London, where the group's ajbares are listed, chairman Henry Keswick said the group was
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        Lock icon Renong-led group mulls Ming of KTM
        234 22 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A threeparty consortium that aims to take over Malaysia's national railway company KTM Bhd will consider floating shares in the firm on the stock exchange, officials said yesterday. The consortium, led by Renong Bhd and also comprising Diversified Resources Bhd (DRB)
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        Lock icon JF Hldgs revamps management
        432 22  -  Bat fimnri&l giant denies changes due to recent funds scandal From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IN yet another shake-up, financial giant Jardine Fleming Holdings yesterday announced major changes in its senior management, including the retirement of chairman Alan Smith after 24 years with the company.
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          Omni Mold interim rises 23%
          35 22 [SINGAPORE] Omni Mold yesterday reported a 23 per cent rite in net earnings to $587,000 for the six months to June 30. Turnover jumped 42 per cent to $9.27 million.
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          Operating costs hit Kian Ho Bearings
          35 22 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Kian Ho Bearings' net earnings for the half-year dipped 6 per cent to 12.36 million due to higher operating expenses. Turnover advanced 3 per cent t0535.11 million.
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          Pac Century back in the black
          47 22 [SINGAPORE] Pacific Century Regional Development yesterday reported a net profit of $837,000 for the half-year ended June 30 compared to a loss of $6.34 million in the previous corresponding period. Turnover was marginally higher at $51.96 million from $51.71 million previously.
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          Thumbs down for Seksun bonus issue
          29 22 [SINGAPORE] Seksun Precision Engineering's proposed bonus issue 0f36.75 million shares of 20 cents each has been rejected by the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
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          Ong Beng Seng buys 3m HPL shares
          35 22 [SINGAPORE] Hotel Properties controlling shareholder Ong Beng Seng bought 3 million shares in the company for an average $2.1895 on Tuesday. The counter was unchanged at $2.17 yesterday.
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          Transmarco short-term sell urged
          57 22 [SINGAPORE] Advisers NM Rothschild and the directors of takeover target Transmarco have recommended that shareholders with a short-term view and who are uncertain about the company's prospects under Miel Investment Corporation should accept its $9.45 a share offer or sell in the market. But long-term shareholders
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        CityDev associate to lend $20m to 3 shareholders
        150 22 [SINGAPORE] City Developments (CDL) associate, Brighton Development, will lend its surplus funds of $20.25 million to its shareholders, CDL, Hong Leong Corporation and Mitsui Co. The loan agreement between them, signed on Wednesday .allows each of the three shareholders to draw $6.75
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        Lock icon Lippo revamp plan set for approval today: analysts
        285 23 Nod likely, despite misgivings, after move to sweeten deal Reuter [JAKARTA] A controversial plan to restructure the financial subsidiaries of Indonesia's Lippo Group is likely to win shareholder approval despite misgivings, business analysts said yesterday. Analysts said shareholder meetings today were likely
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        Sampoerna bought about 5% of Astra: report
        133 23 [JAKARTA! Tobacco tycoon Putera Sampoerna bought about 5 per cent of PT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest vehicle manufacturer, an Indonesian newspaper reported yesterday. The Bisnis Indonesia report, quoted by Bloomberg Business News, said the stake was purchased from Indonesian businessman Henry Pribadi. BT
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        Lock icon Dragonair's listing plan runs into snags: report
        265 23 Reuter [HONGKONG] The planned initial public offering (IPO) by Hongkong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair) was being obstructed by disagreements over its post-listing shareholder structure, the Hong Kong Economic Journal said. Fears of conflicts of interest with major shareholder China National Aviation Corp (CNAC) also
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        Manila bourse to expand aggressively
        534 23  -  Warrants, bonds, stock index futures and options among new products to be introduced next year Fnrm Al Labita in Manila THE Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) is on an aggressive expansion path and plans to trade new products next year to boost the country's share market.
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        MBf in move to acquire Philippine bank?
        297 23  -  From, Al Labita in Manila MALAYSIA'S MBf Holdings Bhd is acquiring a bank as part of its drive to establish a "financial supermarket" in the Philippines, an investment banker said yesterday. The banker, who is privy to the deal, told BT the acquisition,
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          Lock icon News Corp-New World deal signed
          66 25 Bloomberg Business News {NEW YORK] News Corp said it signed a definitive agreement to buy the remaining 80 per cent of New World Communications Groups Inc it doesn't already own for US$3 billion (5)4.2 billion). The companies on July 17 signed a memorandum of understanding
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          70 25 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said third-quarter earnings rose 8 per cent, led by gains in trading even as investment banking and commissions declined. Profits in the quarter ended Aug 31 advanced to US$77 million (*****.8 million), or 60
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          Lock icon Alcatel's interim net losses lower
          68 25 Bloomberg Business News [PARIS] Alcatel Alsthom SA, Europe's biggest telecommunications equipment company, said losses narrowed in the first half and predicted a profit after one-time items of "several billion francs" for the full year. Net losses at the company shrank to 400 million francs (Ssllo
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          Lock icon Reuters America to launch new products
          65 25 Bloomberg Business News [SAN FRANCISCO] Reuters America Holdings Inc chairman and chief executive Michael Sanderson said the company aims to boost market share in the Americas through its new Reuters 3000 Series and Reuters Web products. He said the product line, combining analytics anri
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        418 25 £1.1 billion joint venture signals new competition for France Telecom Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Telecommunications pic said it would pay £1.1 billion (552.4 billion) to create a joint venture with Compagnie Generale des Eaux in France, signalling new competition for
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        Lock icon Loral to purchase AT&T satellite unit for US$713m cash
        278 25 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Loral Space Communications said it will buy AT&T Corp's broadcast satellite unit for U*****.5 million (Ss99B million) in cash, creating a large and aggressive competitor in the fastgrowing satellite services business. The move comes less than
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        362 25 Internet craze also a boon, but consumer sector languishes Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] US software makers that cashed in on the Internet craze and those that help run corporate computer networks were the industry's best performers in the third quarter. These companies, including
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        S'pore-based banks trade NZ$ to near 8-year high
        281 26  -  But traders caution investors to stay ont of currency until after Oct 12 elections By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The New Zealand dollar shot to an almost eight-year high against the US dollar here yesterday on strong buying from Singa-pore-based banks. But
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        460 26 Orange County case fallout may hit top men in US brokerage: sources Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] The fallout from Orange County, California's 1994 bankruptcy is hitting the top ranks of Merrill Lynch Co, the biggest US brokerage firm. The Securities and Exchange Commission
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        Lock icon Tin association to be restructured next year, says chief
        268 26 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC), which is soon to lose Australia and Thailand as members, is to be restructured next year to remain relevant, a report said yesterday. ATPC'B new chairman, Muhammad Kaloma All of Nigeria,
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        Lock icon Prudential to go branchless in banking debut
        138 26 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Prudential Corp's move into banking begins on Oct 1 as the UK's biggest insurer opens its "branchless" bank in an effort to retain some of the £1 billion (552.19 billion) it pays out annually on maturing policies. Rather than
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        Lock icon EU okays new French govt aid to Credit Lyonnais
        256 26 BloombergBusiness News [BRUSSELS] The European Commission cleared 3.9 billion francs (SII.OB billion) in new French government aid to Credit Lyonnais SA, the third such aid in two years. Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert told reporters that the latest payment was an
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        Lock icon Euroyen dragged down by JGBs
        205 26 SSMEXReport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures ended easier in thin trade yesterday following a drop in Japanese government bond (JGB) futures. "JGB futures crashed on huge sales of cash JGBs. There were rumours that US hedge funds were selling," said a Japanese bank dealer. He
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        176 26 Reuter THE dollar pared gains after news of a surprisingly large drop in US durable goods orders caused traders to question if the Federal Reserve will need to hike rates later this year, traders said. Orders fell 3.1 per cent in August, the biggest drop since a 3.4
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        Lock icon Asia's benchmark Tapis hits post Gulf War high
        283 26 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] The price of Asia's benchmark Tapis crude oil reached its highest level since the Gulf War yesterday, boosted by strong demand for light, low sulphur crude. Malaysia's Tapis was offered by a producer at U5524.00/U5534.10 per barrel the
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      1575 27 Reuter QNikk»22S *111.78 STOCKS closed higher yesterday, marking the third straight day of gains on the back of rising high-tech shares. Brokers said the stock average was likely to keep its firm tone at least until the end of this month, but the 22,000 level would be a temporary
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      1596 28 AFX-Asia Q Hang Seng +32.60 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday with trade dominated by the expiry of the September futures contract today and continuing uncertainty over interest rates, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed up 32.60 points at 11,636.13. Turnover was HK54.53 billion. The index traded in a
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      625 28 Reuter Q Shanghai B Share Index +OJO SHANGHAI B shares closed up yesterday on a technical rebound but trading remained sluggish on bearish sentiment with the approach of China's National Day holiday. The index edged up 0.10 point to 48.66 on volume of 5.4 million shares worth US$2.l million.
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      366 28 AFP WP Index «4M6 SHARE prices finished 1.1 per cent higher yesterday as foreign investors bought technol-ogy-based stocks. "Technology shares, supported by heavy buying by foreign institutions and signs of recovery in the global semiconductor industry, led the gain," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 69.65
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      754 28 AFP P Composite Index -LO3 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as investors took profit in selected blue chips, dealers said. "Local investors who were buying Astra in the morning were selling after lunch time," a dealer said. The Composite Index closed down 1.03 points at 571.26. Turnover data were
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      861 28 AFP n SET Into *7M STOCKS rose yesterday in thin trading with investors sidelined amid political uncertainty, analysts said. They said a new Cabinet put together by the current coalition was not expected to be much of an improvement on the present one under Premier Banharn Silpa-archa, who is
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      322 28 AFP □Manila -12.48 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as investors shunned blue chips in favour of second-liners, analysts said. "The second-liners are moving," said a trader, adding that the US decision to leave interest rates unchanged had "no big effects" on the bourse. The Composite Index fell 12.48 points
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      607 28 AFP HmOriiMriM +2M SPECULATION of an interest rate cut here next week coupled with a US decision to leave interest rates unchanged helped Australian share prices climb 0.9 per cent yesterday. The All Ordinaries Index climbed 20.6 points to 2,273.4. Turnover was 306.24 million shares worth A 5934.53 million
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      269 28 Reuter Q Wellington -1.84 SHARES drifted to a lower close yesterday in spite of lower bond yields which, brokers noted, would normally prompt investment in equities. The NZSE-40 Index shed 9.84 points to 2,234.26. Reuter $»i« *h rww ANZ Banking 8 00 0.10 ***** Advantages HMgi 1J5 unctt *****
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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        Lock icon Second Board takes a knock
        7413 29 Bloomberg Business News POwnpoßte Index -&50 SHARE prices closed mixed in rotational play yesterday, with investors shifting focus from second board to main board stocks, brokers said. They said the Second Board Index briefly dipped below its previous 600-point psychological level towards the end of
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Antah wrts worth accumulating despite uninspiring numbers
        3751 30  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WITH the Second Board looking dangerously poised for a sharp correction, it might be worthwhile exploring opportunities on Clob International, which has been quiet for far too long. In this regard, Antah's 1999 warrants might be worth an
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        MAIN BOARD
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        HOT STOCK
        74 32  -  -*r Paul Leo SLA FOREIGN yesterday fell 10 cents to $14.30 on a volume of 1.12 million shares -79 per cent more than the 10~day average of 626,000 units. Investors should not read too much into the strong volume as other technical factors are neutral. Relative Strength Indices
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        KL Second Board's tumble highlight of quiet market
        899 32  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Dealers are divided over whether the correction will last, as investors see plunges in the second board as buying opportunities R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A collapse on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's Second Board, sparked by talk that restrictions had
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Ho to join Stanchart main board
          123 32 THE word on the street is that Singapore Power chairman and group president of the Wah Chang group. Ho Kwon Ping, is to join the main board of Standard Chartered Bank as a non-executive director. We understand the appointment is to be ratified at
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          Paine-ful mistakes
          96 32 AMERICAN brokerage Paine Webber Inc has been censured and fined US$3O,OOO (5542,300) by a New York Stock Exchange panel for hiring four criminals between 1992 and 1995. The employees were not legally eligible to work in the securities industry because they had been convicted of a felony or
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          Pun-damentals of Second Board
          204 32 WITH the KLSE Second Board going ballistic, a KL-based broking firm has coined a new tongue-in-cheek term, "pun-damentals", to describe the fundamentals of punting on second board stocks. In its daily report yesterday, Jupiter identified three pun-damentals to watch out for. First, stocks below Mslo are
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          Pipe woes at Fernwood Towers
          121 32 THE developer of newly-built Fernwood Towers has been trucking in drinking water to aggrieved residents because the water coming out is undrinkable due to alleged corrosion in the pipes, says one resident. "Pipes usually get corroded after 15 years, not in new buildings," she says.
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      259 24 -t —"j% Business Times. September 1996 UNITED ARE THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. WE'RE UNITED BEHIND YOU Singapore's first Fund of the Year Awards* saw UOB score Jt was judged best performer in the Singapore/Malaysia Funds If It li if a series of victories. Out of the seven awards handed category over
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      193 25 1997-What's in it for me? As Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China draws closer the new issue of Directions gives you the low-down on what is and isn't in it for you. We review business prospects in Hong Kong, learn about Singapore firms moving there and the people coming here.
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      172 26 Stock Investors Wanted An aggressive now SE Asian Investor Relations company with affiliated offices world-wide seeks investors interested in participating in an exciting Indonesian gold project. Investors who participated early in Indonesian mining project "Bre-X Minerals" saw returns in excess of 25,000%. A publicly trading Canadian mining company, "Yukon Gold",
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      42 28 —v mi -wv* 'I3kh sV^^HHCßiS^H9H(KM^KjlH^V9K f*l^y£a s-. < #The Seoul stock market was closed yesterday. For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao
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      189 29 #L Y\ Here's An Opportunity To Enhance Your Corporate Presence For bookings contact f| 1% V William Tan *****28 I|l I M To launch the Singapore Regional Index, a Special Feature will be published with The Straits p Subramaniam 740 2043 111 111 Times, The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao
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      119 31 Need cash for any worthwhile purpose? At Hong Leong Finance and Singapore Finance, we give you cash for your shares almost immediately. This is all you have to do: So, why keep your shares tucked away? Use it for a million purposes. Call us Stop by any Hong Leong Finance
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      316 32 BUSINESS Notices io vi)\ i:rtisi: all ioi i-i ki:f: isoo-741 iss.J M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 80) mm PEARLBANK OEMS A JEWELLERY PTE LTD n i r Lm Hi K ■AiM n (incofponnM in in# ntpuooc at nnral Of Singapore) (Members' Voluntary Wlmfng-Up) At an Extraordinary General
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      525 32 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER Of FIBRECRAFT PTE LTD (InMembers' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held al jalan Rawa Bebek No. 26 (Gedong Panjang Jakarta Indonesia on
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      121 32 Home Decor For people who love their homes AND SUB-CONTR ACTORSh 1 ij r .ft ~s Penang Shipbuilding Corvstruction Sdn Bhd (PSC) is leading a ~<B consortium of comparyes in the expansion programme of NAVAL 'M DOCKYARD SDN BtfP (NDSB) in Perak, providing |j| specialised equfpment and system repair services
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      319 33 Bridge News, Reuter EARLY buying interest held futures up with mixed physical news, Clarkson Wolff said in its daily Biffex market report. Values were pushed 5-20 points up as traders became nervous about what the Baltic Freight Index would be after the smaller-than-expected drop on Tuesday. Good each-way
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      MARITIME STOCKS
      256 33 sb WKKKKM h»M CWT OtatribuMon—11* *0.04 55 CltoanHup 0.973 -0.005 39 Cotco irwroitmarrt UO unch 71 FtlJ 7.00 unch 2*« FroMtflMu 0.70 .Olliwhm 0.93 unch 5 Hd Sun Hup _t01 unch 30 HKkNZmm. O.MS unc* 35 MIC HoMnei —HK 5.60 Jaya Ho4dtof( t06 undt 20 juro«9 Shipyard—7 JO
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      Fasa and SNSA protest against Panama toll rises
      361 33  -  Two associations urge canal authority not to implement proposed increases By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Federation of Asean Shipowners' Associations (Fasa) and the Singapore National Shipping Association (SNSA) have lodged strong protests against the Panama Canal Commission's (PCC) proposal to raise its
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      Cosco Investment plans to sub-contract ship repair jobs
      253 33  -  Firm exploring options for its underutilised facility By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Cosco Investment is moving towards subcontracting its ship repair operations. A company spokesman told Shipping Times that the company's ship repair business made a profit of $100,00 last year, though
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      Court of Appeal reverses decision on yard's payment claim
      736 33  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By! Selva Kumar THE English Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court's decision that a shipyard can claim payment of an instalment under a newbuilding contract which it had cancelled in the first place. The lower court based
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      Evergreen, Uni-Glory to call at ATI's Manila terminal
      185 33  -  From Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE port operator Asian Terminals Inc (ATI) has roped in Taiwanese shipping giants Evergreen and Uni-Glo-ry as its latest callers. The two lines have picked the South Harbour port facility of ATI, listed on the Philippine Stock
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      China lifts ban on lines' direct calls to Shanghai
      150 33 [HONGKONG] China s Ministry of Communications (MOC) has lifted its ban on shipping lines making direct calls to Shanghai. Previously banned for not possessing MOC licences, Noras ia, Maersk Line and Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement (CMA) resumed their services last week after
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      Rotterdam launches first phase of Delta 2000-8
      283 33  -  From Sangeeta Mulchand in Amsterdam ROTTERDAM launched the first phase of its ambitious 2.2 billion guilder (Ssl.B billion) Delta 2000-8 project yesterday at the start of five days of celebrations. Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander officially launched Delta Dedicated East (DDE), a fully
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        Lock icon Asian Marine gets Thai Navy order
        82 33 Bloomberg Business News [BANGKOK] Asian Marine Services pic, Thailand's largest shipbuilder, said it signed a contract with the Royal Thai Navy to build three gun ships for 809 million baht (U5544.5 million). Each ship will be 62 metres long and have a cruising speed
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        ITF contributes to IMO programme
        52 33 [LONDON] The International Transport Workers Federation has given the International Maritime Organisation £1.5 million (552.7 million) for the IMO's technical cooperation programme. The money is intended* to cover a three-year period but none of it will go to countries the ITF considers to operate "flags
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        Korea line boosts S-E Asian capacity
        75 33 [SEOUL] Korea Marine Transport is trying to augment its operation of the South-east Asian routes. The Korea-flag ocean-going firm last May commissioned a 1,600-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) class full containership on the Tj service linking Keelung, Hongkong and Singapore on a m once-a-week basis,
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      Lock icon Shipping volume starts to slip
      1005 34  -  NORTH AMERICAN PORTS: WEST COAST BLUES Last year's weak holiday shipping season was the main reason growth suddenly slowed but the growing popularity of shipping through the Suez Canal to the US East Coast could portend a longer-term shift of cargo from the Pacific tty\
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      418 34 PAGE FL-Bright 7 AEIOcean 16 FMC 15 Fjmocs 7 AFTShpg 14 f ide M 3 Feedertran 7 Able 16 8 II Accord 8 Ahrenhiel 4 rrt Links 13 l:. j Frt World Appenship 4 Astro 3 Austral 9 Gemartrans 16 Avjnx o B'tang
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
      11793 42 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyige Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Nam* Number Number A To BOMBAY (BOH) 2053 India To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 27/09 05/10 xow orient freedom *2 65 *****54 Ivory Coast, Cote D'lvoire
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        809 49 V«SMj VoyNo > Btfth Arrtvil Dopwtaro MM MM N313 '*J05 Kmpidt 27 09/2300 IMh Ml* 001 »ooqi.a» 27 09/W00 two Tr<*> 09/96 /M M«<uM 2'i222 S tiMnii 905/* JK MmM» gMWW LhM Hoosr 07/* J12 M«oM» 02.10/1600 MKK CMW n m m*m• 0110/2300 mumUn I JM 5122X2. 94rti2
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1831 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Book Inq/IUU net Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ac i j** jk» 2i 24/1700 vntn 27/woo 3 27/0700 27/1B1 27/MOO 4 27/1200 27/M51 27/1700 total 2424 2VOMO W 24/BOO 24/W1 24/WOO 2A 24/1700 27/0454 27/0400 27/0700
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        203 49 Sept 27 South Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sept 28 South Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Taiwan: Teacher's day (Confucius' birthday). Oct 1 National Day holiday (to Oct 2). Nigeria: National Independence Day. Oct 2 China: National Day holiday. Oct 3 Germany: Day of German Unity. Honduras:
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        892 49 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 averagesized stem Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        Lock icon US aerospace firms' earnings forecast to rise
        380 50 Mnltibillion orders expected to boost third-quarter results, say analysts NYT [NEW YORK] US aerospace and defence companies are expected to report increased earnings for the third quarter, buoyed by a flood of multibillion orders for commercial aircraft, analysts said. "I expect most companies
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        Dakota plane crashes, killing all aboard
        311 50 Aircraft ditches into North Sea after pilot reported engine trouble Reuter [DEN HELDER, Netherlands] £11 32 people on board a 55-year-old DC-3 Dakota aircraft died on Wednesday when it ditched into the North Sea near the Dutch naval town of Den Helder after reporting
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        Mesa Air agrees to fine, structural revamp: FAA
        258 50 Bloomberg Business News [FARMINGTON, New Mexico] Mesa Air Group Inc agreed to pay a US$5OO,OOO (S$700,000) fine and make changes in its organisational structures and procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration said. "Under the terms of the consent order signed today, Mesa must
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        Lufthansa losing out to European rivals in fare war
        262 50 Reuter [BERLIN] Deutsche Lufthansa AG has lost 250,000 clients and spme 50 million Deutschemarks (5546.6 million) in sales to discount ticket offers in Germany from rival European airlines in the first half of 1996, Lufthansa's top executive for marketing Hemjoe Klein
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        Venezuela to begin checks on its airlines
        191 50 Bloomberg Business News [CARACAS) Venezuela's government said it will start reviewing all Venezuelan carriers flying to the US to make sure they meet Federal Aviation Administration regulations for safety. US Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said this week the FAA wouldn't revoke Venezuelan airlines'
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        DHL to expand China operations by 50% by 2000
        329 50 It will use domestic express licence it got three years ago Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] DHL Worldwide Express will increase by 50 per cent the size of its China operation in the next three years as it starts to use the
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        Transaero plans to start Chicago service in 1997
        195 50 Reuter [MOSCOW] Russia's leading private airline, Transaero, plans to launch regular passenger flights between Moscow and Chicago in 1997, a company official said on Wednesday. President Alexander Pleshakov said Transaero would use Chicago as a base from which to develop other routes
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          More bouquets for SIA ground services
          78 50 [SINGAPORE] SINGAPORE Airlines' ground services performance has shown consistent improvement over time, said deputy managing director (commercial) Michael Tan. During the financial year ended March 1996, its compliments to complaints ratio rose from 0.68:1 to 0.96:1. In the first quarter of the current financial
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          New Fiat model
          49 50 Reuter [TURIN,ITALY] Fiat's managing director Paolo Cantarella (second from right) and Flat Auto managing director Roberto Testore (right) pose with Flat's new Multipla car, ~T which was presented on Tuesday in Turin. Mr Cantarella said the Multipla is an innovative evolution combining style, comfort and quality.—Reuter
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          KLM unit plans cost cuts
          85 50 Reuter (AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV's charter subsidiary Transavia said on Wednesday it was planning cost cuts to avoid multi-million guilder losses in the 1996/97 fiscal year. "We are facing losses of several million guilders unless action is taken," Transavia spokesman Han Tonnen said.
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          Air NZ sees more investment, alliances
          82 50 Reuter [AUCKLAND] Air New Zealand chief executive Jim McCrea said yesterday that at current forecast rates of growth, the national flag carrier would need NZ$24O million (*****.7 million) a year to replace existing aircraft. "At current forecast rates of growth we will be committing
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          Southwest Air offers Visa card
          71 50 Reuter PALLAS] Southwest Airlines on Wednesday launched a Visa credit card for its frequent flyer reward programme. Company officials said the Rapid Rewards Visa Card, issued by First USA Bank, will allow members to earn flight credits towards free travel. With the new Visa card,
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          Swissair staff in France plans strikes
          70 50 Reuter [ZURICH] Swissair AG said its staff in France was planning further strike action yesterday in response to the carrier's plans to cut jobs and reduce salaries. A Swissair spokesman said there might be some minor delays to flights between Switzerland and France, but
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1325 50 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD 0F6 HQS LH773 2359 AbuPMM 6A890 2MQ Fufcuoka ***** 1700 ***** 0105 AialiMa $0229 2220 tww SWM W Amsterdam S0327 0755 KL844 0040 Cwirt—PtC CQ54 0925 KL837 1445 GA890 2140 Hanoi VM741 1300 VN744 MOO KL838 2300 ¥***** OOP WI740 MW
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      18 33 Shipping volume starts to slip at N American ports US west coast ports get the blues. Page 2
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      122 33 US aerospace firms'earnings forecast to rise New orders expected to boost 3rd-qtr results. Back Page NOTICE TO TRADE FAR EAST/MIDDLE EAST [ARAB AND IRAN PORTS] INCREASE IN BAF In view of the recent steep increases in bunker prices, the undermentioned Shipping Lines have decided to increase the Bunker Adjustment Factor
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      1025 34 I NORTH AMERICA I EXPORT 1 I OTHER DESTINATIONS 1 i HMRgCT TO WEST COAST "I WEST COAST Of CENTRAL AMERICA (MARGARITA SERVICE) Ivor jrasw rro si ul<xmlva|su|iwi|HOulo*cliiT Iwncoon w m IftiniM NMOWIUIU OC4A 11/10 14/11 14/11 14/11 It/11 73/11 15/11 ONSAPUMIAY WW 20/01 21/01 1»/10 20/10 27/10 24/10 21/10
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      773 34 Lines services represented by M rnt> rs 016 Re9*stry of Accredited Shipping Agents. S pore National Shipping Assoc, a Singapore Fretgftt Forwarders' Association. DW ISO 9002 g; Certified Company 12 New Industrial Road #07-06, Thoren Technocentre, Singapore *****2. Telephone: 289 5537 Facsimile: (65) 289 9493 I SUPPLY OF SPARE PARTS:
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      1043 35 EXPORT TO: TO: JEDPAH/UK/CONTINENT Ivissa VOY SIN R'DAM rNM B'HAVEN SION UN ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO FOR: NIDUOYD HONGKONG ISM 27/09 13/10 IS/10 11/10 19/10 GLASGLOW, GRANGEMOUTH ooa«uum uu J»/o» u/io JJ/'J is/io /ui D SOUTHSHIIIDS NEDLIOYD ASIA 5396 03/10 24/10 22/10 24/10 ibiiicu rtt/trt Mil 139* 04/10 20/10 22/10 2S/10
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      2205 35 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* [lm wuxyvoT mi si* rai ttw to? oi on oS Si w km ios htc ob tyi ttz fli tw w mew mm oi/u "w/T m/u ~v/\i~ 17/14 ""17/10 17/14 m/u m/io~ m/io m/u w/io m/u m/u m/u a/u 3i/u m/io wn usunuom m/io 10/10
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      109 35 I V Hi H I sw* ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED O£L (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VtSStl VOY SINCAfOtE tOWMY VBStt VOY tOWIAT SIWGAfOiI SINAR TQBA 201 04/10 11/10 SINAR TO6A 200 26/09 04/10 NORDKAP 401 09/10 16/10 NORDKAP 400 02/10 09/10 EUZA 303 15/10
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      1500 36 vtssa m 'sliiaiwiir cotomo jcdoah mm sourmMTTON ham»u«g wwamva mttbow Mtraof if mm BMBttM wi lias ism !IOS_-BZll_ ■at mil. -m ma m* —I^msABXHrm OAupy mo 11/10 n/io 21Z10 1 STUTT6AKT EXPKESS I7WA3* VIO 20/10 ?3/10 2£o ggggmr Q3w(4o VI o t/io »/io ?V'Q y a *Y° KITANO 3TW39 t/10
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      1526 36 I NORASIA I I VESSEL VOY [55 PKL I OOA LAS BCL VAL ALQ ROT AKT FELLHA I NOR MALTA 9636-3 02/10 03/10 16/10 23/10 26/16 27/11 21/11 24/10 2VIO 2VIO 27/11 NOR MEL 9639-3 09/10 IMO 2VIO 30/10 26/1# 03/11 64/11 31/16 61/11 61/11 62/11 NOR SHANGHAI 9646-3 16/16
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      448 36 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang I Vessel S'pore Fangcheng Zhanjiang UANBAO 04/10 09/10 11/10 8 /VOffTRANS TtL 65-*****67 FAX: 65-*****90 leffrr liar Service To lufcefcl bwflMfcej|^ Muhi-Purpose RO/L0 Comer Accepting: RO/RO, Ramp Capoaty opto 40 teas m Heavy Lift opto 68.5 teas m (mrnUmi/ Bnak BJk /(oatvaut/Rtthn CoatwAs Thai
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      1543 37 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 SmH BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE [SARAWAK CONTAINER SERVICE IVKSH VOY I{U I MUA I IvtSStl VOY IsWOAfOM I KUOWC gMßat mm 29/09 m/io o*/io fahlast bonhi vttoiu m/io o*/io smircHort mtx 01/10 os/io
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      1925 37 3 SAIUHGS 1 PER WEEK FOR SINGAPORE EUROPE SERVICE J I SINGAPORE'S GINIRAi AGINTS: t SHWTON WAT TE: 224 IWO FAX: *****U OUTWARD (l/U (MM JONORI OffKl: 1 COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-mdosmog saus/mgs 4205«4i/43 inward dipt (0/0) 4MS7OS COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SMI BHD I cr wo. h7#7#ioooom tqwei two
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      281 37 /7 f P KRKAPAT,AN DAI ZHTIN > jf TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: ********** C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952~ KUCHING-FASTiST Tuns!?/ MUAMA-HUOMY BiKTN A j NO CNI MINN-DEDICATED ~7| GISOON 9611 30/09 GIHENG 9476 28/09 GKHOON A 5396 29/09 APPIE ***** 02/10
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      1212 38 EUROPE/UK/SCANDINAVWFINLAND/RUSSIA SGP I ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP RDM ANW HBG PKL SGP f ROUNOR*MI22 20/9 19/10 24/10 20/10 22/10 23/10 24/10 E. GALLANT RE-048 31/1 4/9 3/9 5/9 M 30/9 2flo E. REWARD RW 020 5/10 25/10 29/10 26/10 21/10 29/10 30/10 E. GRAND RE 058
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      1132 38 VESSU VOYAGI SOP DM AW MM MM «WT lAI VKSft VOYAGE Mil Ul DM UN W I UNKKMN 0473-035** 03/10 IVIO 14/10 IS/10 14/10 14/10 14/10 UNKOIKEIT 0419 07K 15/04 14/04 17/04 11/04 30/04 UNIONWUO 0424 02W 11/10 71/10 73/10 24/10 14/10 UNI CO*(MO 77/04 73/04 74/04 75/04 07/10 H
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      695 38 r^^TRICHRELOMAWNEAQoIciE^WPTEnO^ V TEL: *****33 (12 LINES) ■L FAX: *****15/*****03 ffl TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) 12=1 CR NO: **********0E ]W\ ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING UNES (National Laws of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VitMl Voy ETA Loading for Bpof Netsanet 44W8 25/10 MMsawt**" 45 Andlnet 46W8 28/11 Djibouti, Assab Massawa H
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      791 39 BSfl n ymm MYANMA uHBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myonmar National Lint) j Loading (or Yangon (Rangoon) VISSII VOY SIN PKG PIN Kit PAGAN 235W SID AVA 137W JO/09 MALAYSIA AUNTS: KXJSTEAD SHIPPING AGtNCIES Rill:- TEL 02-03-*****00 PKI: TCI 02-43-*****01 PfN: TCI 02-04-*****02 PGO: Til 02-07-2$ *****/4 BANK LINE (A s«rvi<»
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      1056 39 A. HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 PNA I PKI I PGO VtSSLI/VOT VOY I SIN I »TM ANT I UH I HAM Nil FIL 14/09 20/09 21/09 MY. EMPEROR 301W 23/09 11/10 13/10 15/10 13/10 13/10 15/10 25/09 27/09 21/09 HY. GENERAL 301W 10/09 14/10
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      435 39 FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES /ICS 80 ROBINSON ROAD. #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) 4 SAILINGS A WEEK TO S BANGKOK J J AND REGULAR SAILINGS TO C^fIABANG THAILAND \bangkok f FOR BOOKING [r\ *****33 CONTACT AMY P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) J.
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      1788 40 lir^gLSglSßlain^^Bßi i—aanMi—■ [VESSEL VOY SIN JKT I VESSEL VOV SIN PtN l^M WANABHUM Srt 28/ C* To. 01/10 GURU BuilM 67g_ Sun I 29/5T Tu. _OT/10_ M VESSEL TVOY SIN BKirn HIIHSA B M UM (MS g.MAS EMPAT «m_ 01M0_ Wm_ M jpANUBHUM 02H Sat 26/09 Wed 02/10 EAGLE TIDE*
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      690 40 wwoAPQM/qwTtteoiwwtvici siwoapom/calc^Smkvici VI,WI vot «in era Mykwi vor sin ccu MtGNA >13 SAT [05/10 WID 09/10 BTIOIH MVIR 1256CNBSAT [38/09 THU IttVl v PADMA 325 MON 07/10 |FKI "TT/10 BnOIR SPRING 259CNS WID 03/10 MON 07/t PA U |001 WID 109/10 |SUN 13/09 [xOUK SINOAPOKI 227 SUN 06/10 FRI 11/.
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      315 40 *09-00 NEHSONS BUILDING 24 PECK SEAH STREET SINGAPORE *****4 1 BOOKING/ENQUIRIES CR NO: *****6300(*>W TEL: 323 1133 FAX: 221 4053/56/58 TLX: H*****0/***** FSSHIP VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SM ETD DESTINATION SUN Ml 14/96 03/10 OS/10 PUUU/PMIMBANfc SUNPWOEI 21/* 30' Of 02/10 rOMMMK/OKR AGR 16/96 10/10 12/10 KNGKUIMAUANG WANUAKU 11/% 30/09
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      530 41 Weekly LCL FCL Services to Caribbean IT iTmmo a Central America DAGMAR SI VICTORY MAERSK 9605 607E Port Country 24/09 01/10 Belize City Belize 28/10 04/11 Bridgetown Barbados 31/10 07/11 Cortageno Colombia 30/10 06/11 Castries St Lucia 30/10 06/11 Fort de France .Martinique 31/10 07/11 Freeport Bahamas 26/10 02/11 Hngjkxi
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      966 41 f PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil street *03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I j CR NO **********06 [yfisa voy p«c s»i std mi Am «i r»c I I BHL- BP" M -M- ujn llfß j» Wgp W BKr i" 1 aia lliiisl i'ii' 1 rii' i, 1, [jg
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      915 41 |cR NO: **********0Z VESSELS VOY SIN DAMgTTA L£ HAVRE HAMBURG THAMESPORT ROTTERDAM ANTWERP VILLE DE VELA VI6W 01/10 12/10 21/10 22/10 24/10 28/10 27/10 VU-E DE CAPELLA TI7W 08/10 19/10 28/10 29/10 31/10 01/11 03/11 VILLE DE LIBRA LI7W 15/10 26/10 04/11 06/11 07/11 08/11 I<Vll CALIFORNIA ORION UI7W 22/10
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      47 43 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document gDi< d 740-6000^7^^^^ tep be faxed M Select the port I *W]nter your Step key in the four number digit code Key in your Example: i fax number To HAMBURG (HAM) 2150 for calls within Singapore G®rm®ny
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      1349 44 AS AGENTS: "K" UNE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CRNO **********0MG5T KC NO NC-*****9M) TEL: *****77 TtLEX KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 V TT MALAYSIA: "K" UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BND I M TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 J6 *****01 PGU*****256 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA, TEL JKT *****08 EXPORT N. AMERICA-PACIFIC
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      860 44 "Zfaot S&iftfiotp (2*., (P(e) jZtcC. P-lQ (SHIPOWNERS SHIPPING AGENTS) 10 Am. Hood, *14-13/14, H/17, 19-21 kfrwotiomi Pkia Sifpon *****3 Jr Tot *****11 (24 limt) fu: (65) *****94 CtUt AM 'UAMUOm" T+x: tS 2325t 41UIMJAT CM MO: *****67Q000W WMLY SAILING TO VkHGOH INDONESIA VESSEL VOT SIN TON VESSEL I VOT 1
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      1089 44 My Ann mmg line E2Z221 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY/SUNDAY gQZLH ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONOAY !S!LJ I"™ «T l" KJY IfM m HW MISM I 27m I 19,10 17/10 WO *1/1° MALACCA Bfl A 632( SU) SLD SLD SLO 3009 NWMAJJM BRiOGi J638W1 2909 I 16/10 'MO 1410 21'10 MING SUN A
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      165 44 I ROHUG ROHLIG INTERNATIONAL (S) PTE LTD Shippng Fofwwtaii Virfrci^il ATTRACTIVE RATES TO; ETA Destination 30/09 07/10 Hamburg, Bremen 30/09 07/10 FeUxstowe/London Other Porto 04/10 11/10 Johannesburg, Durban, Port Louis 05/10 12/10 Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantie WEEKLY CHINA CONSOLIDATION VTA HONGKONG 29/09 03/10 HKG, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shanghai, Xiamen, Xingang Global Capabilities
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      584 45 SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BAY 471N 27-28/09 02 06/10 11-12/10 I TIGER WAVE 472N 30-01/10 06-09/10 14-15/10 I TIGER ISLAND 473N 04-05/10 09-13/10 18-191/10 I TIGER SHARK 96/9 06-07/10 12-15/10 20-21/10 I TIGER BRIOGE 474N 07-08/10 13-16/10 21-22/10 I TIGER BAY 475 11-12/10 16-20/10 25-26/10 VESSE^^^VO^^SII^CALSIN| ANDROSTAR 172 26-27/09
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      948 45 Sea K Land DIRECT SERVICE LONG BEACH ARTHUR MAERSK V.9618 ETA SIN ETD SIN 26 SEPT' 96 27 SEPT' 96 rmw WIT fUSJI (IDSM I CMMOWGVBUI VOT |UC SU CM UK KK I VAN MOM |K*l MM CIM mm hor~»7S S7» anuSo m "WiTU7iT"S7T" ts/it »/w "S7ir~H7iT »/u "H7ii"57TT Sim
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      82 45 I tf£)TOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO, LTD. MULTI PURPOSE VESSEL FOR RO/RO, CONTAINER BREAK lULK CARGO VESSEI YOT Ift I SIX JIT MU H JPM DtLPHIMUS tt 30/H 01/10 03/10 04/10 07/10 11/10 TIANS PACIFIC 5 57 |IS/10l 14/101 iy/10|20/101 21/10 VESSEL VOT SIM PI IU IHL HE JPW FENG U I*3
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      1551 45 I rlk 1 Nedllovd DIRECT SAILINGS pjjgMyj Nedlloyd Lines port kelang to europe wa^Lsl CR **********0R —I SINGAPORE PHONE (GENERAL) *****89 RATE ENQUIRIES *****41/248/260 CFS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (PAX) *****23 |TO EUROPE EVERY THURS/FM/S* "H s 1 OOCL GERMANY /3386 28/09 15/10 16/10 20/10 21/10 18/10 NLLASIA/5396 03/10 04/10 24/10
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      742 46 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE 0106 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****36 (3 HUNTING LINES) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALL PIW£C T LINE: *****41 /*****43 JESSICA/CEUA 33 fl3ll■ jhh^ly^ii^ln i■ Jl»i 5222nEMEHE^B 8 slgs/week 3 slgs/week '{VESSEL r VOY [SIN [~JAK IVESSEL |VOY
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      410 46 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF LOADING VOY SPORE PXELANG' HALIFAX N YORK NORFOLK N ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPtCO HOUSTON HOEGH DENE 0336 M/ 06 OCT 27 SEP 19 NOV 22 NOV 25 NOV 02 DEC 28 NOV 06 DEC 10 DEC HOEOH CUPPER 0236 23/24 OCT 17 OCT 13
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      169 46 SiN FAR EAST 29/09 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 30/09 BANGKOK 30/09 MANILA/CEBU 30/09 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 30/09 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 30/09 BUSAN 30/09 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 30/09 HONG KONG SIN CHINA (4>a#±»*a) 30/09 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG Tl ANJI N/01NG0A0/H Al KOU SIN EUROPE/UK 30/09 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 30/09 RDM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIM USA/CANADA 30/09
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      618 46 Singapore Soviet Shipping mm Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM MEKHANIK KURAKO MK23N 29/09 07/10 ORIENT CORD 012 04/10 12/10 VANESSA 10N 00/10 18/10 TRADE FAST TFSIO9 17/10 25/10 REGULAR ILYICHEVSK SERVICE VESSEL VOY SPORE ILYCHEVSK NUOVA TRIESTE 0127-016W 01/10 28/10 EVER GATHER 0128-0«8W 09/10
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      1169 47 ASIA EUROPE EXPRESS (AEX) WESTBOUND SERVICE I VESSEL VOY 1"* SIN KTM ANT lEH HAM Ftl I HY GENERAL 301W 30 SEP 18 OCT 20 OCT 22 CO 20 OCT 22 OCT IHY DUKE 301W 07 OCT 25 OCT 27 OCT 29 OCT 27 00 29 OCT k „HY COMMODORE
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      1501 47 vKsa \vou mono fWAWG- a ho sou uh wro pmt! rasa m swm m risam imi wt not ngp mt" tkT\ NC HONG KONG 134* 27M 24.01- 1$.0» 1110 1110 KM 1110 IKUIM 23** HOT JIM KM 11.10 0110 0110: OCL GERMANY 33M 2101 27.09* 2A.M I 1110 111* 17.10
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      690 47 AP M SAIQQN ShIPPINQ THRICE WEEKLY DIRECT TO HO CHI MINH CITY \iXPOHT TO NO CHI MINN CITY IMPORT FROM NO CNI MINN CITY mm IRwlwr I m* fTffWI vesa vor mmm ntsm ww »«i mm mm v/m m m/m mRm mm am vm m ■HMswiuA mm mm mm em
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      722 48 *mm&* ps m f SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. V I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE *****7. m f TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SEKVICE) Also accepting container cargo to: YESSEI/VOY ETA SIN ETA HKG ETA SHA W/T HKG: Beijioo. Chiwon,
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      586 48 am Mil fcflllTAlllEft LIMES- IMC I Agents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 UNES) kuchm>:<o92)«m33 I*• l\.~/\ J a—— SHU (DM) *****9 MAMLA (832)*****11 v PENAHG: (04) *****8 BANGKOK: (692) *****97 SURASAVA {31) 3*1660 P. KELANG (01)*****77 JKIi (31)*****07 WON: (61)*****3 8ANDUNG:(22)*****69 HKG ETA RTM/HAM/FXT ETA "ELBE" V.4376 3-10 "HY GENERAL" V.301W
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      400 48 |ggp|p|pipipi|||I S port P.Ketang Lowing For AGIASORA 16/09 22/09 Rdm/AtwAJK/Nan I SEAGULL FORTUNE 25/09 05/10 RdnVAh»AJK/N»i AMANPULO 15/10 22/10 Rdm/AtwAJK/Nan I*' Loads E7W. Miyh, lodon—« I Loading tor HERMEUN CXibat/Dorva/BahrairVDamrnarVKuwait LEOPARD 1 Dub*/A. DhabtDoh»D»nmarVKuwat I BUFFALO Dutoai/A. DhatWDoha/BahranVDamman/Kuwaft I PAN CRYSTAL Dubai/BahrawVDammarVKuwait I MAKAR Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/ Pt Said 1 'Loads Sngapora
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      37 49 BELL SPEDITION LINE SINGAPORE YANGON MV LONGHAI /1-5 October JAPAN/KOREA South-east Asian Ports MV PHUYEN/early October Other vessels available for Time/Voyage Charter General agent: S. Y. SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****03,*****87 FAX: *****91 TELEX: RS *****
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