The Business Times, 28 November 1996

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Enterprise 50 is the list to watch for future share listings
    576 1  -  Five companies have launched IPOs; several others are set to list next year Reports by' Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] The Enterprise 50 ranking of top privatelyheld companies looks set to become a nursery for the listed companies of the
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    Form strategic tie-ups, BG Lee urges S'pore firms
    389 1 Instead of going it alone, they can pool resources to become world-class players [SINGAPORE] Local enterprises must have the urge to excel if a substantial number of them are to transform themselves into world-class players, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said
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    Lion Group to revive Malaysian Feedmills
    445 1  -  SES okays injection of assets into dormant animal feed producer Byi Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Long-sus-pended Malaysian Feedmills Ltd (MFL) is to be revived with a proposal from the Lion Group of Malaysia having been approved in principle by the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Observers
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      93 1 npmfi Hi Some property agents are stiS trying to reconcile the figures with their gut feel for the market, Pg9 Ifp™™ ifniimr i iwNei, ttdspg. Terms look round. 17. In terms of value!** Overall BBS turnover remains relatively low. Paleif ■<■ in iu put rf*s*hisNr,j V j& Boh Chee Wen
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Winners' burning issue: How to retain S'pore's competitive edge
      338 2  -  KTERPRISE 60 AWARDS By quiz EDB on Kes such as rising Bts, labour problem ■closed-door session Tan Su Yen 1 PORE'S competitive as very much on the of this year's Enteri winners who met the lie Development Board ised-door dialogue sesiterday.
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      E50 high-flyer Europa on regional expansion trail
      366 2  -  $16m Shanghai, projects; it also has plans for EL, Jakarta By\ Rahita Elias LIFESTYLE and leisure group Europa Holdings, which plans to invest a total of $16 million in Shanghai and Taipei, also aims to set up restaurant and entertainment centres in Kuala
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      Suntec City looking for tenants for Tower 4
      266 2 SUNTEC City Development (SCD) has begun scouting for tenants for its fourth and last 45-storey office tower, Tower 4. The third tower, which is also under construction, will be put up for sale early next year, said SCD chief executive officer Wong
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      Lock icon Catering trade still off the boil
      314 2  -  EYE OK THE ECONOMY Commerce By, Jenny Lam SINGAPOREANS' appetite for eating out does not seem to have kept up with the fast-paced expansion of food outlets, judging by the dull performance of the catering trade index this year. Since March, the index has
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      S'pore firms to invest US$70m in Mexico
      479 2  -  Nat Steel, Flextronics aiming ffompaniAg setting 19 plants in Mexico By Walton Morais CLOSE to US$7O mUlion (Ss96 million) worth of Singapore manufacturing investments in Mexico were announced yesterday, including projects by the electronics arm of listed Nat Steel and Flextronics. Mexican President
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Science board gets EDB expertise
        65 2 THE Economic Development Board's Gong Wee Lik has been appointed executive director of the National Science and Technology Board from today. Mr Gong will hold his posts as assistant managing director (operations) and director (international) of the EDB concurrently. His brief is to provide the
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        US Embassy closed today
        37 2 THE US Embassy is closed today for Thanksgiving—an official US holiday. There will be no consular services but student advisory services at the US Education Information Centre will continue. Normal services resume tomorrow.
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        Boost for Singapore exporters
        78 2 SINGAPORE is now a member of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). As a result, Singapore exporters will gain easier access to more than $90 billion worth of government contracts awarded by other GPA member countries, said the Trade Development Board yesterday. Singapore's membership was accepted by
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  • AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Role for S'pore in Viet tourist industry
      365 5 WpihHf CM Hp moderniao mm <f its ports Tony Tan The Straits Times [HANOI] Riding on the success of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, Singapore companies can play a major role in developing Vietnam's tourism industry, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Chew Eu Hock to build part of Tuas II incinerator
      243 6 Local contractor beats 11 others with $69m tender [SINGAPORE] Local contractor Chew Eu Hock Construction has won the job for the civil and building work for the Tuas II incineration plant with a $69.77 million tender. The company beat 11
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      Lock icon There's more to HDB Q3 resale data: agents
      645 6  -  Buyback scheme and double-counting may have inflated figures, they say By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] MOST property agents have spent the last two weeks trying to reconcile the Housing and Development Board's thirdquarter volume figures for the resale market with their own experiences.
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      Executive moves at Colliers Jardine
      209 6 [SINGAPORE] Colliers Jardine, the real estate arm of the Jardine Pacific group, announced yesterday that David Govey, the managing director of its Singapore office, will leave next year to tafcCTtyr a new position as it* Aoatntia and New Zealand managing director. Mr Govey, who is
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      House Hunt
      1030 6 HDB transactions from Oct 25, 1996 to Nov 22, 1996. Type/ Postal Contract Built-in Price Psf Location District Date (sq ft) (SS'OOO) (S$) 2-Room (Standard) Jin Batu 1543 11/04/96 473 105 222 Jin Batu 1543 11/07/96 473 105 222 Outram Park H/12/96 473 126 266 3-Room (Type A)
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      425 6 Auction 24A King Albeit Park Trustee's Sale by Auction on 5 December 1996 s)* flmnH Single-storey bungalow with pool Close to Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Mac Donald H.Q. Land area: 18,833 sq ft, freehold For more information, call Siow Wern Zhi tel 393 2355/pg 9312 5561 I =J i I/I>l
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Megawati seems to be staging modest comeback
      607 7  -  JAKARTA Some supporters given 1-4 months'jail fur Jakarta riots but go free because of time spent in custody By! S N Vasuki JUST when political obscurity seems to be her lot, Indonesian opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri appears to be staging a modest comeback
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      Lock icon Spratlys dispute put on backburner
      239 7 MANILA Jiang and Ramos focused on economic cooperation instead AFP PRESIDENTS Jiang Zemin and Fidel Ramos put the Spratly islands dispute on the backburner in favour of increased economic cooperation between China and the Philippines at talks here, officials said yesterday. Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo
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      Lock icon Foreign investments fall in Ho Chi Minh City
      189 7 HANOI Reuter THE pace of foreign investment has slowed dramatically in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial hub, and economic growth in the metropolis has come off the boil, the Tuoi Tre newspaper said yesterday. The paper quoted a source at the
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      Lock icon Faulty cable caused KL outage: Tenaga
      213 7 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIA'S power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd said it has traced the cause of a blackout that struck part of the central business district on Tuesday to a faulty cable. Tenaga's manager of customer relations and media, Syed Hidzam Osman, yesterday called
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      Lock icon Myanmar's entry to be focus of Asean summit
      416 8 JAKARTA No opposition to Yangon's entry bnt what's at issne is when it shonld be granted membership Reuter THE question of Myanmar's entry into Asean is expected to be centre-stage at this week's summit of the South-east Asian grouping, ministers and diplomats
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      Lock icon Keating urges closer economic ties with Myanmar
      205 8 ■SYDNEY AFP FORMER Australian prime minister Paul Keating yesterday advocated greater economic cooperation with Myanmar in a bid to change the South-east Asian state's political situation. "Policies of isolation do not work and have not worked," Mr Keating told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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      Lowdown on Vietnam's vanishing high-flyers
      675 8  -  LETTER FROM HOGHI mXHCITT Inefficiency, graft probes culling numbers By Harish Mehta ONE by one, the corporate high-flyers I knew in Ho Chi Minh City have fallen from their orbit. In a disturbing sign of the times, these managers of state-rim companies are being investigated
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      Lock icon Seoul urged to up investments in M'sia
      276 8 KUALA LUMPUR Dr M also asks Koreans to buy more Malaysian raw materials directly Bernama PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad has expressed the hope that South Korea will increase its investments in Malaysia as its present total is small compared to that from other
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Vietnam posts record trade deficit
        98 8 Reuter [HANOI] Vietnam posted a record trade deficit of US$3.6 billion (Sss billion) in the period from Jan 1 to Nov 15, the Government Statistics Office said yesterday. The latest figures showed the cumulative deficit widening from U553.35 billion in the first 9 months of
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        Lock icon M'sian money supply growth faster in Oct
        82 8 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's money supply grew at a faster rate in October compared to September due to continued expansion of lending by the private sector, the central bank said yesterday. Bank Negara said the benchmark monetary aggregate M 3 registered a higher
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        Lock icon ADB okays US$100m Thai loan
        67 8 Reuter [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$lOO million (Ssl4o million) loan to partly finance Thailand's third rural telecommunications project. The project is aimed at providing public long-distance telephone facilities to 43,000 still unserved villages, mostly in north and north-eastern Thailand, the bank
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        Lock icon Ailing Viet president improving
        65 8 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said yesterday that President Le Due Anh, who suffered a stroke nearly two weeks ago, was continuing medical treatment in Hanoi and his condition was improving. Responding to reports that the 75-year-old leader had been flown out of the country for
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        Lock icon Thai deficit seen hurting industries
        83 8 Reuter [BANGKOK! Thailand's wide current account deficit will limit its investment in capital-intensive, basic industries such as steel and petrochemicals in the next five years caretaker Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemrat said yesterday. A more liberalised global and regional trade policy which would eventually reduce government
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      96 8 SIA'S HEW FREIGHTER NETWORK. BETTER WHICHEVERWA^ofI No matter which direction you're looking to send cargo, our new 8747-400 Mega Ark freighter network is better than ever. There are more flights to M and San Francisco. And on 27 October, well extend our network to include Dublin. In all, we serve
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      2 senators optimistic about HK
      432 9 WASHINGTON They say prevalent view is that HK people confident of a smooth transition and prospects TWO US senators have found reasons for optimism when Hongkong reverts to Chinese rule on July 1 next year an issue in which Congress has a special interest. Senate
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      Lock icon Patten defends anti-subversion bill
      303 9 TOKYO Beying accused of refusing dialogue on the issue Reuter HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten yesterday defended his government's move to introduce a new anti-subversion bill before the colony's return to China and lashed out at Beijing for refusing dialogue on the issue. "Very reluctantly, we decided
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      Yuan could reach new milestone soon
      697 9  -  CHINA WATCH China reaffirms that currency will be tally convertible under current account by year-end By Lu Ning LAST week, China's Finance Minister Liu Zhongli reaffirmed a pledge that the nation's economic czar, Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji, first made late last year: by the end
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      Lock icon China unlikely to pose threat to Asia: Aussie defence chief
      282 9 CANBERRA Reuter AUSTRALIAN armed forces chief John Baker said yesterday that China was unlikely to pose a military threat to the Asian region and would instead focus on economic growth. "If you want economic development, you get that in times
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      72 9 ETWORK. BETTER WHICHEVER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT. r -400 Mega Ark freighter network is better than ever. There are more flights to Melbourne, Sydney, Frankfurt, New York a de Dublin. In all, we serve 79 cities in 44 countries with a weekly cargo capacity of 126 million s'nGAPORiE Q
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      174 10 These days, a lot of tilings are being made in Taiwan. Including medical history. .i. »A r*"* r N x ,y i (U V *4. |^k I Taiwan had a vision: cover all 21 million of IPs citizens with health insurance in fust 12 months* was, as tkey say, one
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  • ASIA
    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Aussie economy in recession: survey
        64 11 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Most Australian small businesses believe the economy is either standing still or in recession, according to a survey. The random survey, conducted by Telstra Corp's half-owned telephone directory subsidiary Yellow Pages Australia, 0f1,200 small businesses showed 62 per cent of small business operators
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        Lock icon Prayers for Mother Teresa
        40 11 Reuter [CALCUTTA] Nuns praying yesterday for the life of Mother Teresa at a Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity order. The 86-year-old Nobel Laureate has been in hospital with heart trouble since Nov 22. —Renter
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        Lock icon Ex-Pakistan diplomat charged
        46 11 AFP [KARACHI] The former Pakistani ambassador to the United Kingdom has been charged with misappropriating government funds to the value of £200,000 (*****.000) after his arrest here, officials said yesterday. Wajed Shamsul Hasan was appointed High Commissioner by sacked prime minister Benazir Bhutto.—AFP
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      Lock icon Aussie tourism industry losing some lustre
      439 11 SYDNEY Fall in Japanese visitors, recent race row and stronger A$ Warned for slowdown Reuter AUSTRALIA'S fast-growing tourism industry is showing signs of slowing, with the biggest visitor group, the Japanese, looking elsewhere for holidays. The recent race row that has engulfed Australia has
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      Lock icon S Korea to ease rules on foreign investment trusts
      245 11 SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korea's finance ministry said yesterday it will ease rules on the entry of foreign investment trust companies into the local market as part of a drive to liberalise the financial sector. It had earlier said qualified foreign investment
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      Manufacturing still in the doldrums, says BOJ survey
      493 11  -  TOKYO Report of weak sentiment Mods bond prices soaring By, Anthony Rowley A BANK of Japan survey revealing that business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers remains quite weak caused bond prices to soar in Tokyo yesterday on expectations that the central bank will
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US lowers 3rd qtr GDP figure
      467 12 WASHINGTON Fall ii September expected; wkeles&le imaterieeiecliße Bloomberg Business News THE US economy slowed during the third quarter even more than first thought, weighed down by a larger-than-expected drop in exports during September and a decline in wholesale inventories, Commerce Department figures showed yesterday.
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      Lock icon S Africa dropping Taipei for Beijing
      149 12 JOHANNESBURG Reuter PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela said yesterday South Africa will drop recognition of Taiwan in fevour of Beijing from the end of this year. However, Mr Mandela said, it will be a gradual process. Beijing could expect toll recognition by Jan 1,1966. "We are
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      Lock icon Declare support for global trading system: WTO chief
      458 12 GENEVA Reuter WORLD Trade Organisation chief Renato Ruggiero appealed yesterday for ministers from member countries to declare their firm commitment to the global trading system at a key gathering in Singapore next month. The call appeared as weary envoys to the WTO
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      Lock icon EU panel fails to agree on budget stability pact
      355 12 BRUSSELS Germany aghast watering-4«wn «f its initial proposal Reuter THE European Union's monetary committee, after 16 hours of talks, failed again yesterday to reach an accord on a Ger-man-promoted budget stability pact for countries joining a common currency. Still weary from
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon County officials cleared of wrongdoing
        63 12 Bloomberg Business News (SANTA ANA, CattflDrnia) ChaiiM of ehril wroagdotnc County, California, supervisors William Stabler and R< mi HnHim weisiHemi—sri yesterday by a state Court of Appeals paneL They were charted by a grand Jury with official misconduct tor foiling to supervise former county Tieasmir
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        Lock icon US oct big-ticket orders up
        48 12 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] OS ftctoryordaralor big-ticket goods unexpectedly edged up in October as demand for electronic and electrical equipment helped bolster the industrial economy, government flguree showed yeeterday. Orders roee 0.1 per cent laet month foDowingalO per cent reriaed gsin in September.—iMuumAs^fliiifweiiAfciey
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        Lock icon Tsarist bonds red pnly from 1996
        67 12 AFP [MOSCOW] Ruaaia will be unable to begin repaying its debts to French holders ofTsarist-era bonds before 1908, Flrat Deputy Ewmumy Minister YlndimtrPanekpraaid yeatarday, Interfax news agency reported. Ruaaian Prima Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin atruck a USs4oomUtton (S|GBomilllcm) deal with the French government on Tneadey
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        Lock icon Tunnel repairs could cost up to US$100m
        75 12 AFP [PARIS] Repairs to fire damage in the Channel tunnel could coat up to about US$lOO million (SSI4O million), but eomopaaoangereenricee might be reeumed next week, the company eaid yeatarday, ineieflng that the route waaaalb. "We are not under financial praaeurebecanee our insurance
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Easy come, easy go world of market traders
      780 13  -  THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION Neil Behrmann The writer is BT's London correspondent THE BOOM in global stockmarkets has caused another explosion. Salaries and bonuses in the City of London and other financial centres are soaring. Such is the scale of payouts that
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      116 13 4 0ur position is informed by the rights the new constitution gives to our citizens free economic activity, health care services and recourse to the law. Prostitutes should have these rights like any other person.' -SyhMterarigMutt South African police ministry official. If we define cowardice as the
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      Taiwan's gangsta rap
      624 13 EDITORIAL PEW people in Taiwan would have been surprised by revelations of gangster activity following last Thursday's Mafia-style assassinations of Taoyuan county magistrate Liu Pang-yu and several other people. Gangs and gangsters are deeply entrenched in Taiwan's political and economic life and most Taiwanese have long been
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      Clinton's likely team
      1124 13  -  With the US president re-elected, the hot topic in Washington now is who will be in his new cabinet By: Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent. WITH the US presidential election over, only one issue dominates conversation in Washington now: Who is up, and who
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      846 13 fflmnj Wiliw BY announcing it would go ahead with a film about the Dalai Lama despite threats from China, Walt Disney Co demonstrated it would not accept censorship as the price of doing business in China or elsewhere. That is a welcome stand when the US
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Small is beautiful
      760 14  -  juw mum hob explores Bill Mundy's world of miniature paintings BEN MUNROE H ENRY vm of England looked at the delicate portrait in his hands, glanced in disappointment at his latest wife and stared back at the beautiful painting from which he had agreed to marry the
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      Lock icon Disney to defy China on Tibet film
      716 14 FILM It will distribute film qd Dalai buna's life in US despite Bering's warning NYT [HOLLYWOOD] Walt Disney Co, facing a warning by the Chinese government over Kundun, a new Martin Scorsese film about the life of the Dalai Lama, said on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Call to fight spending itch—for just a day
      798 14 Call to fight spending itch —for just a day SHOPPING Buy Nothing Day tomorrow draws attention to overconsnmption Reuter (VANCOUVER] Fed up with over-the-top commercialisation of Christmas? Here's a novel way to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season: for just one day, buy absolutely nothing. Buy Nothing Day,
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      Lock icon Ferrari wants to remain exclusive
      1145 16  -  We dart want to build more than 3,500 cars a year, says its chairman and CEO By\ Christopher Tan WHILE car makers all over are looking to double, even treble, sales, Italy's Ferrari SpA has put a cap on output. "We've one key goal maintain
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      Lock icon DBS Land, SIA put up best annual reports
      471 17  -  But finance and hotel rAtiipaniAgj Scudaq firms singled out for poor presentation and disclosure By) Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Annual reports of finance and hotel companies and Sesdaq firms leave much to be desired, while Singapore annual reports in general are still lacking
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      Lock icon Probe into Fumakilla share balloting
      444 17 Two applicants said they received rejections before balloting date Bernama NST, [KUALA LUMPUR] Police are investigating two reports lodged by applicants of Fumakilla (M) Bhd shares after their applications were rejected on Nov 18 and 19, ahead of the public balloting originally scheduled for tomorrow.
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      Tan Chong shareholders have more to gain from demerger
      699 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ruth Wong TODAY, investors will have to decide whether or not they like Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd's rationalisation and demerger scheme. The motor group, whose shares will be lifted from suspension today, announced a complex scheme last
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      Frenzy as retail investors rush for recent IPO stocks
      334 17  -  Annette Pau (SINGAPORE) Recently-listed IPOs drew frenzied trading yesterday by retail investors buoyed by positive sentiment ov ?r the last few weeks. The top volume counter was Nobel Design Holdings with 33.5 million shares traded. The latest IPO on the block
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      STIC unit clinches India deal
      198 17 [SINGAPORE! Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp's building subsidiary has clinched a construction management contract in India. The project cost is US$lO million (SSI4 million). The contract was awarded to a joint venture between ST Construction and a publiclylisted company in India, Great Eastern Shipping Co (Gesco).
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        Lock icon Hicom profit surges 163% to M$316m
        359 18 Significantly higher car sales fuel interim earnings of Proton parent AFP, AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Hicom Holdings Bhd said yesterday its net profit surged 163.6 per cent to M 5316.68 million (*****.8 million) in the six months to September due to significantly higher car
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        Lock icon Proton's interim hits M$344m
        331 18 Weaker yen, 19.7% rise in sales boost performance AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) yesterday said its pre-tax profit soared 229.9 per cent to a record M 5454.28 million (***** million) in the six months to September as it profited from a weaker
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        Lock icon Top Astra shareholders say no management changes likely
        280 18 Reuter [JAKARTA] Five top Indonesian businessmen, confirming they own more than half the shares in the country's largest car maker, Astra Internaslonal, have said they do not plan management changes, news reports said yesterday. "The synergy of the company is already good
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        Lock icon DCB-Kwong Yik merger seen setting pace for others
        288 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The merger of Malaysia's DCB Holdings Bhd and Kwong Yik Bank to form the country's second largest bank has set the pace for more such exercises in the banking industry here, analysts said yesterday. "The DCB-Kwong Yik deal has
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        Lock icon Wong's Circuits to expand product range, capacity
        538 18  -  Nam board aspirant to offer 43m shares in IPO today By, Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Mainboard aspirant Wong's Circuits plans to farther expand its product range and has invested in new plant and machinery to raise manufacturing capacity. The Hongkong-based printed circuit board (PCB)
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        Lock icon PT Telkom profit rises 28% in first nine months
        146 18 Bloomberg Business News [JAKARTA] PT Telkom, Indonesia's domestic phone monopoly, said net profit rose 28 per cent in the first nine months of the year, in line with analysts' expectations. Profit rose to 1.12 trillion rupiah (***** million), or 120.59 rupiah
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        Kim Eng to underwrite part of Ipco takeover
        261 18  -  Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Promet Berhad, controlled by Malaysian entrepreneur Soh Chee Wen, has appointed Kim Eng Securities to underwrite part of its proposed acquisition of the remaining 16.16 million shares in Singapore-listed engineering firm Ipco. Kim Eng will underwrite up to
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        256 18 Reuter [WELLINGTON] Brierley Investments Ltd chairman Bob Matthew said yesterday the New Zealand investment company was fighting history when it grappled with shareholder dissent about performance. BIL last week had to deal with shareholders in surly mood at the annual meeting, including founder president Ron
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          Promenade sale gets green light
          35 18 [SINGAPORE] Shareholders of Lum Chang Holdings yesterday approved its joint venture purchase with Singapore Press Holdings of the Promenade building in Orchard Road. The building's price tag was 1270.9 million.
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          Singatronics to buy Sydney site
          32 18 [SINGAPORE] Singatronics said yesterday it would buy a prime freehold site in Sydney's central business district fTom Australia's Commonwealth Funds Management for As 23 million (5125.9 million).
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          Nod for Freight Links, Steamers issues
          56 18 [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday approved ln-principle the private placement of 6.75 million to 13.5 million new ordinary shares of Freight Links Express Holdings at 20 cents each. The exchange also approved the issue of 7.2 million new ordinary shares of Steamers
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          Auric Pacific sells confectionery stake
          83 18 [SINGAPORE] Classic Aspire Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Auric Pacific Group, yesterday signed a conditional agreement to sell its entire 70 per cent capital stake in Standard Confectionery Sdn Bhd to KP Equities Sdn Bhd for M 16.23 million (513.45 million). Auric Pacific said
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        Lock icon Fleming pre-tax profit up 16%; chairman retiring
        351 19 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON) Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd said first-half pre-tax profit rose 16 per cent to £92.2 million (Ss2l2 million) amid strong growth in its fund management and securities businesses. Fleming, one of the UK's largest independent investment banks, also said chairman
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        Lock icon Texas Instruments, Samsung strike licensing accord
        340 19 Deal ends lawsuits; could generate USslb royalties for TI Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics has reached a 10-year licensing agreement with Texas Instruments Inc that ends lawsuits between the companies and could generate about US$l billion (Ssl.4 billion) in royalties for the Dallas-based
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          Lock icon Alcatel's no comment on Thomson re-bid
          86 19 Reuter [PARIS] Alcatel-Alsthom declined to comment on Tuesday on a report that it might bid again for Thomson SA if the planned sale of the French electronics group to Lagardere Groupe did not go through by the Dec 31 deadline. "We are making no
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          Lock icon New Shanghai listings hit 100 for 1996
          74 19 AFX-Asia [SHANGHAI] New listings on the Shanghai exchange have reached 100 so far this year, 4.9 times the total number of new listings for 1995, the Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday. Total capital raised by this year's listings is 13.7 billion yuan (552.3
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          Lock icon Taiwan probe into fake Inventec shares
          54 19 Reuter [TAIPEI] The Taiwan Stock Exchange said yesterday that two securities brokerages had reported finding unspecified numbers of counterfeit shares of computer maker Inventec Corp. The exchange said it was investigating the case and asked brokerages and investors to be extra cautious. It gave
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          Lock icon Dickson to get US$1m from Barneys
          98 19 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Hongkong's Dickson Concepts International Ltd will get up to US$l million (Ssl.4 million) from Barneys Inc to aid its bid for the bankrupt retailer. New York-based Barney's said on Tuesday it will reimburse the seller of luxury goods for
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        Lock icon Jardine Fleming pulls out nomination for Karachi
        372 19 Nominee for bourse pminhwpghip AOCQSOd oi snomivuDg forged document FT [ISLAMABAD] Jardine Fleming, the Hongkong-based investment bank, has withdrawn the nomination for its first member of the Karachi Stock Exchange after an accusation that the nominee had submitted a forged document. The affair
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        Lock icon IBM board okays US$3.5b share buyback scheme
        467 20 Big Blue has already spent nearly USslob since January 1996 baying back its stock NYT DESPITE a rally that has sent its shares up more than 15 per cent in the last 12 days, IBM's board authorised the company on Tuesday to spend
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        Lock icon KDD stock falls as AT&T starts discount service
        324 20 US giant's service in Japan begins with corporate clients Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Shares of KDD, Japan's largest international telephone company, fell as much as 8 per cent yesterday as AT&T Corp launched a discount overseas phone service in Japan. The US
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        Lock icon Executive gets US$1m for four mths' work
        231 20 Bloomberg Business News [RIDGEFIELD PARK, New Jersey] Mobile Media Corp, which has seen its shares plummet 94 per cent this year and may seek bankruptcy protection within a week, paid its former chief executive almost US$l million (Ssl.4 million) for four months' work.
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        Lock icon Disney Q4 earnings up 60% to US$354m
        278 20 Bloomberg Business News [BURBANK, California] Walt Disney Co's fiscal fourth-quar-ter earnings rose more than expected on record crowds at its theme parks and the strong showing of its Aladdin the King of Thieves video. Net income rose 60 per cent to US$354 million
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          Lock icon Krung Thai to cut prime rate
          61 21 Bloomberg Business News [BANGKOK] State-controlled Krung Thai Bank pic yesterday said it would cut its prime lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 13% on Dec 2. The cut in the prime rate, officially called the minimum lending rate, will make Krung Thai's
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          Lock icon More value for money
          55 21 Reuter [AMMAN] Overjoyed Jordanian exchange dealers holding millions of depreciated Iraqi dinars after hearing the news that the dinar had surged on Nov 26. The currency strengthened on the news that Baghdad had agreed to all conditions blocking the implementation of an oil-for-food deal. Jordan is
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          Lock icon UBS moves management to London
          53 21 FT [ZURICH] Union Bank of Switzerland, which has substantial investment banking and asset management businesses in London, on Tuesday announced it was moving the management of its European division, apart from Zurich, to London. The move is a significant vote of confidence in the City
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          Lock icon HKBBank names non-exec director
          54 21 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd, a unit of HSBC Holdings, on Tuesday said it had appointed Rosanna Wong Yick-ming as non-executive director. She also chairs the Hongkong Housing Authority and is convenor of the Executive Council and executive director of the Hongkong Federation
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        Rothschild launches Asian bond fund
        394 21 Investors can expect annualized returns of 6-9%: official [SINGAPORE] Rothschild Asset Management Singapore (Rams) yesterday unveiled its second locally-registered unit trust, the Five Arrows Asian Bond Trust. Targeted at investors with a limited appetite for risk, this is also the first pure Asian bond fund
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        Lock icon Goldman support staff to get higher bonuses
        168 21 Bloomberg Business News BANKERS and traders aren't the only ones likely to see fatter bonuses this year as Wall Street profits surge to record levels. Secretaries and other support staff will share in the wealth, if pay practices at Goldman Sachs Group LP,
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        Stanchart and Westpac tie up to share services
        284 21  -  Deal taps banks' strengths in Asia, Australia and NZ Hy\ ShivTaneja [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered Bank and Australia's Westpac Banking Corp have joined hands to provide select Asian banking services to Westpac customers and give Stanchart clients access to services in Australia and
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        Lock icon Lehman Brothers' president resigns
        118 21 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said president T Christopher Pettit resigned seven months after losing much of his responsibility for running the nation's fourth largest securities firm. The departure of Mr Pettit. a 19-year veteran, leaves a vacuum in the No 2
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        Lock icon Thai banks face slowing profit growth next year
        298 21 Reuter [BANGKOK] Thai banks will face a slowdown in earnings growth during the first half of 1997 as profits are hit by provisioning requirements to cover declining loan portfolio quality. analysts said yesterday. With the Thai economy set to grow at its
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        Lock icon Standard and Poor's affirms Daiwa rating
        262 22 AFP [TOKYO] Standard and Poor's Inc said yesterday it had affirmed its rating and negative outlook accorded Japan's Daiwa Securities Co Ltd after its announced loss incurred in bailing out a troubled unit. Daiwa Securities said on Monday it would suffer an extraordinary loss
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        Lock icon Record demand for gold in developing markets
        487 22 S'pore consumption down 32% the lowest quarterly level in three years AFP [SINGAPORE] Gold demand in developing countries reached a record 453.8 tonnes in the quarter to September on the back of healthy growth in South-east Asia, the World Gold Council said in
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        Lock icon Bank of Montreal profit up
        333 22 Third Canadian bank to break Cslb barrier in recent years Reuter [TORONTO] Bank of Montreal, Canada's third biggest bank, said on Tuesday annual profits soared past Csl billion (551.04 billion) as it kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season for the country's largest banks. The
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        Lock icon Accord on futures surveillance
        245 22 Bloomberg Business News (LONDON) The International Commodity and Futures Market regulators from the US, Japan and the UK said they have agreed they should increase cooperation in surveillance of commodity markets and share information on the development of "large exposures". Officials from the US Commodity Futures
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        157 22 Reuter, AFP FffrniVrHi THE dollar held most its overnight gains against the yen as the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan report showed the diffusion index for big manufacturers rose to minus three from minus seven in August. Traders and analysts said while the figure was much in line
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        Lock icon Refiners lock in profit as prices soar
        301 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] Refineries in Singapore and Thailand are running at maximum levels as they enjoy their best profit levels since the first quarter of 1996, industry sources said yesterday. The refiners who had cut output as recently this month are now
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        1427 22 DtTEBBAMg CROSS RATBg Nov27 A$ C$ ZTTTFfr Om BtT lud 8« N»Mi Y» Wo» MS Ht» SS to* Sfr HT$ to»t Ptm4 W$ Australia 1.089 6.178 0.642 4.194 1237 6.269 28.932 19.002 0.917 6.728 2.048 1-145 32.584 21.307 1136 3.707 1047 22.287 20.667 0.483 0.OT Canada 0.918 6.198 0.589 3.852
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      1623 23 SICOH FUTURES Nay 27 WNIR (Mww <Ma« h at UOfn) ISS1 cwrts/M) i*m Ofm Month M# U» 8tt (towts) totartrt DkM 178.00 550 Jan 97 U0.S0 180.50 ***** 25 900 Ft0 97 184.75 183.00 183.00 375 2B0 IMr 97 <86.00 <550 Apr/Jwi 97 188.50 4050 J£SM97 189.25 50t0
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      1630 23 Reuter n«M» STOCKS ended on a feeble tone yesterday, due mostly to profit-taking after the Nikkei Average had risen for three straight sessions, brokers said. The impact of the Bank of Japan's tankan business sentiment survey released in the morning was limited, they added. The 225-share Nikkei Average ended
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2304 23 LONDON -MMH •mil hw *h AB Ports 277.400 -2.600 Abbay National 685.400 2.400 AMadDomacq 440 -.400 AmK 97.400 unch Asda Croup 116.400 -2 BAT Ind 466.400 1.200 BtCC 288.400 -2 B0C Group 900 *&600 BR Patrolaum 691.600 -.800 BTH 238.400 -2 Bank Of Scotland 291 -5 Barclays
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      1646 24 AFX-Asia |pi Hang Seng +45.62 SHARE prices closed slightly firmer and at a record high yesterday, with the market recovering from early losses on an inflow of European funds and futures-led business. Dealers said the expiry of the November contract today led to volatility in the market, which was
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      672 24 Reuter n Shenzhen B Share Index -1&33 THE Shenzhen B market plunged yesterday, due to rumours that Beijing plans to crack down on mainland Chinese illegally buying B shares. The B Index lost 16.33 points to 126.61 on turnover of HK5241.1 million. Brokers said the fall was due in
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      322 24 AFP QWP Index +5i9 SHARE prices finished slightly higher yesterday amid continued buying of heavyweight issues. "Profit-taking dominated the bourse but optimism over medium- and long-term investment kept transactions active," said an analyst. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 5.19 points to 6,932.96. Turnover was 2.1 bil- lion shares
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      264 24 Bloomberg Business News PI Wellington +&S4 SHARES were mixed yesterday. A rise in pulp and paper stocks was offset by falls in retailers. The Top 40-share Index rose 0.54 point to 2,356.83. Volume was NZ$6O.B million. N«v 27 N» rOO« ANZ Banking 9.03 0 09 ***** Advantages Hldgs 1.24
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      838 24 AFP n SET Index +LO9 SHARES rose yesterday as investors were sidelined pending the announcement of economic policies and ministers under the new government. Late buying raised the index off earlier lows in a day of lacklustre trade, but sentiment remained cautious with mixed signals from the new coalition
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      420 24 AFP F1 Composite Index +6J5 SHARE prices closed firmer yesterday, helped by technical buying following recent steep falls, brokers said. Dealers said the National Assembly's endorsement of the country's entry into the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) gave a slight boost. The Composite Index rose 6.65 points
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      603 24 AFP DAUOrdmarieg -&3 SHARES dipped 0.2 per cent yesterday, floundering amid falls on Wall Street and an absence of domestic leads. The All Ordinaries Index fell 5.3 points to 2,376.7. Turnover was 494.9 million shares worth A 51.15 billion. Resource giant BHP slipped one cent to A 517.94, global
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      719 24 AFP Q Composite Index -5^5 SHARE prices closed 1.1 per cent lower yesterday on profit taking on selective blue chips, including Telkom and newlylisted BNI. "Although BNI rebounded in the afternoon trade, I would say that it was BNl's drop in early trade that triggered selling pressure in other
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      282 24 AFP Q Manila -8.83 SHARE prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday as foreign funds stayed out of the market. "Foreign fund managers have opted to stay with Wall Street amid a prolonged runup there," a trader said. The PSE Composite Index lost 8.63 points to 3,065.65. Turnover was
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        Lock icon Share prices take a breather
        8065 25 AFX-Asia n Composite Index -d 56 SHARE prices closed narrowly mixed after recent gains, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 0.56 point at 1,234.17 on volume 0f303.403 million shares worth 2.15 billion. The Second Board Index fell 22.54 to 594.22. Finance lead gainers,
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2453 26 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or Gr 1996 LMt Vol Day LMt Quota Wv Wv YM Net M Cap High Low Stno Company Sal* ('000) High Law Buyar Seller C'vr P/I $mil 625 360 m s SOOO AISB 50c 404 cd 9 404 400 402 410 i!o 4.9 0.3 85.6 414.4
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        1669 27 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Mate Clot Total Matn CIO Total Mu*«n« 73.870 6.577 80.447 I44.6M 17,764 164,450 Flnanco 6.129 2.773 #.902 ***** 4 960 49,755 Hottl* 1208 585 1.793 3,100 1,120 4.220 1573 4.325 7.898 18.843 5,459 24 301 Plantation 718 718 1.737 1,737 MMna 493 493 990 990 BU*
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        4759 27 Gr Gr M Wt L t Vol Day Last Oust* 01* Dlv Yld Nat Cap Avq M|<h ,e Lee JtM# Company Sate 000) HlgA Lew Buyer Seller C'yr PH. $mll Price INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASE NTSlO 200 US- 214 12M AW50C 0 0 00 I 178 179 5.0N 7.5
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        1076 27 Gr Cr M Wt 1996 LMt Val Day Last Ovott Otv Otv YM Nat Cap Av« mLaw stNo Company tata COOO) Law Bwyar Saiiar C'vr */t Smlt Prica SCSDAQ 289 135 a 2000 A8R HtOqs 5c 185 *2 107 186 183 185 '86 3.0 142 0.1 115.6 82.3 184
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        78 28  -  by Shiv Taneja HESHE HOLDINGS hasn't had much success getting past the 40-cent mark for the better part of the year, but another assault at that mark appears imminent in the days ahead. Yesterday, the stock closed 1.5 cents higher at 38.5 cents on a volume of 1.7
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        New issues, small cap stocks take centre stage
        962 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Such counters will continue to attract attention on a rotational basis in the next few sessions, say dealers; meanwhile, institutions torn to Malaysia By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Recently-listed issues and small capitalisation stocks took centre stage yesterday, drawing
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          Different fortunes for some
          85 28 BUSINESS sentiment in Taiwan might have been hit by the recent gangland-style killing, but not everybody is suffering. The distributor of BMW, for example, is said to have suddenly received a lot of enquiries on its specially-made 750-models which come with bullet-proof windows. The cars also
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          Hey big spender
          133 28 WITH the sentiment for unit trusts in the doldrums, most recent fund launches have been rather conservative affairs, restricted to a simple press conference (usually at the offices of the ftind manager). But yesterday's launch of Rothschild Asset Management's Five Arrows Asian Bond Trust was anything but
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          New breed of retirees
          111 28 RETIREES today are a different breed. A financial planner who spoke at a recent seminar organised by the CPF Board for retirees on annuity products noted that most of his clients have this view: "Don't rely on your children for financial support in your old age.
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          Courtesy gone too far
          75 28 WE HAVE heard of "formal" or "smart casual" dressing on invitation cards but "courteous dressing"? This is a bit beyond our imagination. This dress code came with an invite for a press conference to be held in Delta Grand Pacific Hotel in Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok. We
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          Singapore still competitive
          136 28 DESPITE slowing manufacturing output growth, the Singapore economy remains competitive, says US broker Salomon Brothers in its latest Asia Equity Research. It points out that inflation has remained remarkably low by any standard, averaging 1.3 per cent year-on-year during Jan-Sep 1996. CPI is likely to stay low
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      29 25 For real-time stock information, call Quick Stock 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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      2111 28 I THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED YOUR GUIDE TO MORE PRODUCTS SERVICES BUSINESS Notices i<> i>\ iim isi: a i.i, ioi i-i rii: Ixoo-741 Iss I IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 CHING HUI INTERNATIONAL TRADING <S) PTE I.TD (In Members' Voluntary Winding-up) Al an Kxtraordinary General Meeting
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      274 29 Bridge News, THE London dry cargo freight market saw difficult trading conditions forPanamaxesand Handy-sizes. In a market that some described as "shapeless" and "lacking direction", early Panamax tonnage struggled to find even steady rates in the US Gulf while the Pacific market saw a few particularly weak fixtures.
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      481 29  -  FESSCs partners to include Wuhan Iron and Steel and Ningbo Port Authority By] Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Far Eastern Silo and Shipping Corporation (FESSC), Taiwan's largest grain Importer, plans to team up with a number of partners on the Chinese mainland to set up
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      Lock icon China to set up supply firm for Taiwan lines
      309 29 Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] China will establish a company to provide supplies for Taiwan shipping lines, providing a signal that direct links between the two rivals, barred since 1949, may be imminent. Direct shipping across the Taiwan strait would open the
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      Freight forwarder sees no borders for his expanding company
      677 29  -  shipshape By. Felix Chan THE man at the helm of logistics group Famous Freight Forwarding has a vision. Managing director Quincy Tan sees his company going into vessel ownership and courier and exhibition services in the not-too-distant future. The company is
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      Oil figures spell good news for Man tanker owners
      342 29  -  WOHLD TANKER OUTLOOK CONFERENCE Continued demand for ULCCsandVLCCsfor long-haul carriage By Yong Mei Fong (SINGAPORE] GROWING demand for oil and petroleum products by Asia-Pacific countries right through the turn of the century will give tanker owners in this region reason to
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      Jaya delivers fire-fighting tug
      50 29 [SINGAPORE] Jaya Shipbuilding Engineering has delivered its third fire-fighting harbour-berthing terminal tug (above) to Manwijs Panama Inc. The vessel, M T Helaitan, designed by Dutch company Wijsmuller Engineering, will be used in Qatar for berthing, fire-fighting, anti-pollution and tanker escort services at the Ras Laffan terminals.
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      Lock icon India's SCI to spend US$1.3b for tankers
      265 29 Reuter [SINGAPORE] The Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd (SCI) is planning to spend up to US$l.3 billion (551.82 billion) over the next six years to renew its fleet of oil tankers, chairman and managing director P K Srivastava said yesterday. "We will be
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      Lock icon Malaysia's KPM expected to handle 59% more containers this year
      194 29 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Kelang Port Management (KPM) is expected to handle 430,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of containers this year or about 59 per cent higher than the 270,000 TEUs throughput last year. KPM container terminal general manager Idris Muda
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      Rules and roles rewritten
      1102 30  -  iM'i'KßMAimmiAi. SAFETY MANAQEMEMTCODE: EFFECT ON MARITIME INDUSTRY The ISM Code, in imposing a higher degree of accountability on the shipping industry, has fairly sharp teeth which will alter existing corporate procedures and legal structures, and affect insurance and commercial relationships By i Guy Maitland o The
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
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        1815 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Book tog/Bilmci Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ported Frow To Frow Aci *OM 08M 30/1500 27/000 27/MW 27/000 a 27/1700 21/Ottt 21/0900 21/0700 21/W9 21/1400 4 21/UOO 21/I4W 21/1700 tin smi aoi 2Vosoo ~i n/m wmw n/mo tA 27/1700 2I/00H
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        213 43 Nor 28 Panama Independence from Spain. USA Thanksgiving Day. NYSE, New York Cotton Exchange, NYMEX Coffee Cocoa Sugar Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq closed. NOV 29 USA NYMEX Coffee Cocoa Sugar Exchange closed. Yugoslavia: Republic Day. Nov 30 Philippines: Boniflcio Day. Yugoslavia: Republic Day. Dm 2 Romania:
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        855 43 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollar* instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averace-siied stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        Lock icon Tokyo airlines ask govt permission to raise fares
        298 44 Move comes after lata agreement to increase fares to pass on fuel cost rise to passengers Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's nutfor international air carriers yesterday said they have asked the Ministry of Transportation for permission to raise international airfares by 3 per cent,
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        Lock icon Striking French truckers, bosses engaged in new talks
        174 44 Reuter [PARIS] French truckers' leaders and employers were locked in new marathon talks yesterday as truckers kept up barricades on roads that are starting to throttle the economy. Yesterday was also to test wider union disaffection in France. The big Communistled CGT
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        Lock icon US car makers meet sales target in Japan
        197 44 AFP [WASHINGTON] US car companies have said they have surpassed their sales goal in Japan set in last year's US-Ja-pan car trade agreement. But they expressed frustration with the number of US dealerships opening their doors in Japan. "Although our members' sales
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        Lock icon United Air jet lands back in HK after fire
        167 44 Reuter [HONGKONG] A United Airlines Boeing 747, reported to be carrying 357 passengers, landed back in Hongkong yesterday after an engine caught Are on takeoff, eyewitnesses said. Fire trucks were deployed on the tarmac but there was no sign of smoke
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        Lock icon Safety officials blame propeller firm for Georgia crash last year
        384 44 Reuter [WASHINGTON! Federal safety officials on Tuesday accused a major propeller manufacturer of contributing to the cause of the crash of commuter plane in Georgia last year that killed eight people. The National Transportation Safety Board cited the propeller firm,
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        Lock icon DHL to set up Philippine cargo centre
        179 44 It plans to lease space inside dark aviation complex Reuter [MANILA] DHL Aviation (Philippines) Inc, a unit of DHL Worldwide Express, has signed a preliminary pact to set up an air cargo handling and distribution centre at the Clark special economic zone, a
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        Lock icon Govt pledges lower landing fees at Aussie airports
        252 44 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australian Transport Minister John Sharp said yesterday he could guarantee lower landing charges at privatised airports, which would maintain downward pressure on airfares. "Landing charges at privatised airports are guaranteed to fan significantly in real terms, keeping downward pressure on
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          Lock icon Nissan recall to check seat belts
          63 44 Bloomberg Business News (CARSON, California] Nissan Motor Corp is recalling 84,000 of its 1994-model pickup trucks and Pathfinder sports utility vehicles for potentially faulty seat belts. The Japanese automaker told federal regulators that the seat belts were not built properly and may not latch
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          Lock icon Dutch govt transfers Fokker shares
          57 44 Reuter [THE HAGUE] The Dutch government has transferred its remaining 22.23 per cent stake in bankrupt pianemaker Fokker to German majority shareholder Daimler Benz Aerospace (Dasa), the Economic Affairs Ministry said in a letter to parliament. "Dasa has exercised an option they have held for
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          Lock icon Bombardier wins US$131m Mexico deal
          63 44 Bloomberg Business News [MEXICO CITY] Bombardier Inc's Mexico unit won a U*****.5 million contract to refurbish 256 Mexico City subway cars from the capital's transit authority, company officials said. The work will be done at the Bombardier-Concarril plant in Ciudad Sahagun in Hidalgo state. Deliveries
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          Lock icon Kiwi Airlines gets part of financing
          86 44 Reuter [NEW YORK] Kiwi Airlines, which is presently bankrupt, received a US$2.5 million installment of a US$5 million debtor-in-possession financing plan, a Kiwi spokesman said The financing, which is in the form of a 10 per cent secured note, came from an undisclosed investor
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        Lock icon Toyota may expand North American plants
        254 44 Bloomberg Business News [DETROIT] Toyota Motor Corp is considering expanding its North American assembly plants to boost output of cars and trucks, an executive said. J Davis niingworth, group vice-president of Toyota Motor Corp's US Toyota sales division, said the company is struggling to
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      20 29 ISM code's effect (Hi the industry It has fairly sharp teeth in imposing a higher degree of accountability. Page 2
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      114 29 Tokyo airlines seek nod to hike fares Move comes after lata pact to pass on fuel cost rise to passengers. Back Page RTW SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD Notice of Change of Address We are pleased to advise that effective 30th November 1996, 1 our new office will be located at:333
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      712 30 [SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (Dtßgg FR6m WEST COAST) I fcfcPßl tS$ (QtO< T7| "vßsi VOY Otf VIM SU l lA SM VPSH VOY PMM JU Ul COl noitomz $2W oS/ii w/ii 07/ ii ii/ii m/ii l§ wisibmunum on 14/11 ii/ii n/11 m/ii ti/u MPTUM ALQAJMHII WW 11/11 14/11 14/11 11/11 05/11
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      660 30 All routes Ini INDIA I ii i Countdown Begins... m* m 1.. Blt 111W|i DISCOVER NEW BUSINESS 4 -f OPPORTUNITIES Jan. 29 to Feb. I, *97. At World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India.— Plan your visit now Confirm your participation J.a»t few stalls left^ CONTACT FAIRPLAY EXPOSITION GROUP Hansraj Daraodar Trust
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      2513 31 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* UMHAU/VOT QAM SIA ITO TTW |TOr|OO|OTT|OM|PMIHM IH« I DOS I WTC I 0» m I m I TML I m ITK I ilvamcouvmoiti m/u 05/17 m/u M/H 27/u w/12 w/12 31/12 m/ii 31/12 01/01 31/12 3i/u oa/ei oi/oi m/u 01/01 oi/oi 31/12 m/u N.KAOHSWNCQ2M 11/11
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      1233 32 <1! DSR-SENATOR lml Round the World Container Services TOMBCONTINENr FROKOKCONTOgPfI! «na |wy g"1 him I wv Imm I m l<w I lh*~| |w»aa Iwv Ilma lam m jjjg_ ju jm mi|| tifawiirmim Una iTfi" an a.it ai: mi mi numvotroaai sm a n mii 11.11 bh m h *11 «.n
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      1436 33 PnW STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore *****S Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 SABAH I BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE |H0 CHI MINH FULL CONTAINER SERVICE IvPSE VOT IMM 1 MUA I IvBSB. YOY ITA SM (SAT) Vk HCM (TUB)"] simhsstm mm a/n I n/n 03/n otiiMT
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      1925 33 ACCEPTING TO TUNIS, TRIPOLI ft BENGHAZI VIA GENOA, CASABLANCA ft ALGIERS VIA MARSEILLE L 4 I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SNINTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (t/L) *****02 JONORE OfFKE: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-osdisiu>g saus/ixgs 420smi/43 inward dept (d/ 0) 4205/ is COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND
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      57 37 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... ste P/^ The document 740-6000^^^^^^ tep be faxed kV mM PJftoyou* Press "1" 4 the port I ste ste P ~V* nd ke y lll the four number code Key in your Example: i i fax number To NEW YORK (NYC)
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    660 45  -  Singapore's homegrown entrepreneurs are poised for change by Tan Su Yen by Tan Su Yen FROM Benoi Sector in Tuas to Sungai Kadut in Woodlands, Singapore's homegrown enterprises the unsung heroes of our economy are quietly transforming themselves. As Economic Development Board (EDB) managing director Ho
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    457 46 Derek Goh watches the bottomline while Eddie Chng is the company strategist SERIAL'S winning formula is part entrepreneurial zeal and part vision. While managing director Derek Goh watches the bottomline, chief operating officer Eddie Chng is the company strategist. Mr Chng, an old Navy
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      66 47 Gonorafillations /o S|*> P Emporium (PTE)LTD. SHERNDONEXMPTE LTD (incorporated in Singapore) (incorporated in Singapore) on receiving the Award-1996 g) Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit IpT Shankars Emporium Gulf Ltd aiura ji; .4 life Malaya Silk Store Pte Ltd AKAI Sovrein Investment Pte Ltd BLACK&DECKER* 1 IJSt? Sharrods Pte Ltd Q S
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      132 50 P wm® ffiWEE POH lit IB CONSTRUCTION CO. (PTE.) LTD. V y(A SUBSIDIARY OF WEE POH HOLDINGS LIMITED) is proud to be awarded 1 9 9 6 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit I I if! Started out in 1977, we are today projects of varying degree of rated as one of
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      303 51 gjP' Celebrating Singapore's f Enterprising Spirit S 'ytumitc Si? r~j Founded in 1971 by two brothers, Mr Tan Chew Loke and Mr Tan Chew Kim as a general building construction and property development company, Hua Kok "^4 fe- Realty (Pte) Ltd has since expanded into a diversified company with direct
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    317 52 WHEN the Enterprise 50 initiative was launched last year, it marked the culmination of a process that had its genesis two years ago in the offices of Andersen Consulting. Willy Cheng, managing partner, Andersen Consulting Singapore recalls: "Our role has been to help clients
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    363 52 LOCAL privately-held companies play a vital role in Singapore's economy. It is their vision, entrepreneurship and determination that has helped provide the second wing of Singapore's economic development. The Enterprise 50 (E5O) initiative was launched in 1995 by Andersen Consulting and The Business Times, with support
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    1173 54  -  A huge appetite for innovation has brought the owner of Tee Yih Jia success by Clarissa Tan ■by Clarissa Tan GOI Seng Hui makes popiah. Loads of it. His company, Tee Yih Jia, churns out more than 10 million popiah (spring rolls)
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      70 55 liappy and honoured to receive terprise Award once again. ite this occasion, we would jur valued customers, ness partners and fellow 10m without them would not is possible. *T 9 6 ting Singapore's fsing Spirit f y nent Team VO PTE LTD >A. VP/ A Turnkey Manufacturer "We are the
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      104 56 I I I M «'4^B V' IBM^^™'t ■w w 3ftf^^B tfß t* >< a Hai Leek Engineering (Pte) Ltd, incorporated in 1975, is one of the pioneers in Singapore specializing in grit blasting, special coating, tubular scaffolding for oil and gas chemical plants. Distributors: Kohler Power Systems Industrial Diesel Generators
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    200 57 WELCOME to today's best and brightest private companies. They could become tomorrow's listed blue chips. One of the reasons for assembling an annual Enterprise 50 list, Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong observed at the unveiling of the inaugural 1995 ranking, was the
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      138 57 Ml H HN ■flElur vPM! WLMI BMjKB Pjgff ■SfWl ASIA PROCESS INDUSTRIES PTE LTD H.S.EPIM ENGINEERING PTE LTD \S l ?*J ORION TUAS SHIPYARD PTE LTD HIAP SENG-SANKO TPM PTE LTD 1 f 99 6 BHBHH iam Celebrating Singapore's ISO 9002 L- Enterprising Spirit T Hiap Seng Engineering, incorporated in
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      271 58 In last year's Enterprise 50 list, we were thrilled and V 1 r 1 w > V'.-)''V.- v honoured to be placed 15th, on our first attempt. It propelled us to want to scale even greater heights. s> ->.v 4 y. v:i~- -v. V ;:M Today, our planning and hard
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      50 59 I A barrel of compliments I I Europa, on your I I commendable achievement I I m Celebrating Singapore's I I Enterprising Spirit I I in the 1996 Enteqnise 50 list I I With best wishes from I I 5 I I ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES I I B H I
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      199 60 Congratulations Richgold on your it takes successful listing in the Enterprise 50 innovation, Companies. r —i quality banqueindosuez 1 6 Raffles Quay #17-00, Singapore *****0. Tel: *****68 Fax: *****22 r Richgold otters a comprehensive range ot contract L —_i II I. ana a manufacturing business including: 1 wi nninp* Printed
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      40 61 19 9 6 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 0 OSSIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED alilr *****'~^o«v HE il >T i V 4^ M> Jp v fßj^yjp^' -M 1 M J| ligljj 1 m} fAlil I j"711 WMJ vhhhJ MMMJ vnaJ ■■■■J MHJ ahrmJ
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      376 64 £±i£iE Manufacturing Integration technology Pte Ltd m w Your Automation Partner Celebrating Singapore's I Enterprising Spirit message from managing director It is with great honour and pride for MIT (S) Pte Ltd to have been ranked among Singapore's best-the top fifty, most enterprising, privately-held companies in > ,x i I*l
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      134 64 \f ROFlhff/j SINAR LASER We would like to congratulate MIT on receiving the Enterprise 50 award ROFIN-SINAR and MIT iave co-operated to supply customers I with quality laser systems for many years and we are happy to continue our partnership in the years to come nmcom Our Heartiest Warmest Congratulations
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      425 67 -\o&zi'£ f evv Link Se v'\ es of Re P«fa/,/ e c nu c^" Industries Ta^ e Enterprise 50, which recognises successful enterprises and celebrates the bold, enterprising spirit, has selected Barnsburry Corporation Pte Ltd as one of the 50 most enterprising homegrown companies in Singapore. This recognition is a
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    593 69  -  The utility firm went regional as early as in the 80s and is now competing with bigwigs- by Michelle Low by Michelle Low BY THE late 1980s, Singa-pore-based utility firm Salcon had already planted itself firmly on the "go regional" bandwagon and getting in there
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      188 74 This article fir st appeared in The Business Times on July 3 C &J* RENT-A-CAR LTD In Celebration of the Enterprise 50 I f I tilitU hilt H Incorporated on 21 February 1979 as an integral part of C P Holdings, whos# business was in containerisation and packaging. C P
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    1153 76 Malaysia's rapid industrialisation and robust growth pose new challenges THE importance of the small and medium industries (SMIs) in Malaysia is ever more significant as Malaysia increases her pace of industrialisation in meeting future challenges. SMIs are expected to complement the activities of the
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      107 76 1 Ban Joo Co., (Pte) Ltd I I iI I N0.23 24 Circular Road, Singapore *****0 I 1 tfeig Tel: *****38 1 1 SIXftK Fax *****96/*****48 H I '-j-' 1 oo >d 1 I China Textile Piece Goods I 0 WfrM, B -is, ssfe, ep#, feguMr. 1 1 BANJOOTEX CARNIVAL
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      12 76 This article was contributed by Malaysia's Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation
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      333 77 energy products to the Asia region ranging from rechargeable for Regulators (AVR) to Uninterruptible Power (UPS) to HP batteries for marine, traction, camcorders, cellular phones, flfllk riAr portable devices and even electric golf-buggies. The brands FURUKAWA from from from Food and Consumer Products I Our consumer the are among the
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    Companies get brand conscious
    1839 78  -  Ijlow does a company assess the value of an intangible asset such as a brand? A look at the importance of brand valuation by Cheng Kim Faulkner •by Cheng Kim Faulkner The author is managing director of Inter brand Design Counsel, the Singapore office of the
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      270 78 i VwMer Sector 2, Jurong, Singapore *****9. J|fl mm' mKa We are proud that Sctlcotl Pte Ltd has been ranked 2nd in the 1996 Enterprise 50 I a^H list. Salcon group performance had shown significant improvement in the past two years HHHHHHHiHHHHI especially with reaping benefits from overseas ventures. The
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      199 79 (to ifeaxe niMf i\t i»Mp iflhe iti^t L oif 19 9 6 I Celebrating Singapore's I Enterprising Spirit I A word from our Managing Director, Mr. Alan Tan Kok Siong I /Q chieving the Enterprise 50 Award was indeed a proud r SS^ I /jF) momen t and a great
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    506 80  -  Optimism fuelled by increased govt spending on Singapore's road network by Anq Wan May by Anq Wan May Roadworks construction company Wee Poh Holdings, which launched its initial public offering of 24.8 million shares at 45 cents each on Nov 18 for
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    Unscathed by the electronics downturn
    782 80  -  Transtech Electronics to set up USs4om plant here with IPC Corp by Jennifer Lien by Jennifer Lien HOMEGROWN electronics manufacturer Transtech Electronics, which is preparing for a main board listing next year, plans to invest in a new flat panel display plant here with mainboard-listed
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    Key to staying ahead of the competition
    1167 80  -  Process excellence enables a company to respond quickly to the changes in products and technologies in the marketplace by Teo Lay Lim by Teo Lay Lim Teo Lay Lim is an associate partner and head of Andersen Consulting's Process Practice. Building Process Excellence
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      178 81 mmsnsmgm •#/#J" a 0 J a |r^^jj|gf«&ijy customers, business associates %Mff m and staff who made it possible w for JIT Electronics to be among the t :|JI» Enterprise 50 awardwinners. Ira W S/nce its incorporation in 1983, JIT Electronics mf a*J p W has grown steadily to achieve a
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      83 82 ■BBH to Europa Holdings on your spectacular climb up the ranks in this year's Enterprise 50 list. V CeMnlitf imgjpvrr% W iHterpntiag Spirit From 15th to 3rd within one year! Your achievement highlights a spirit that is rare. A spirit that makes Europa Holdings Ltd so different; that Spirit of
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    Lock icon Ossia – an empire built from humble beginnings
    692 83  - Ossia an empire built from humble beginnings Goh brothers have made the company a $100 million regional business by Jenny Lam ■by Jenny Lam FROM factory floor to boardroom bosses. The Goh brothers, founders of distribution group Ossia International which launched its IPO this month, can lay claim to just
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    Second Chance aims at the Malay market
    876 83  -  The niche marketing formula has worked well for the firm which plans to list on Sesdaq by Jenny Lam ■by. Jenny Lam SECOND Chance Enterprises (SCE), one of Singapore's better-known Malay businesses may soon be listed on the Singapore stock exchange. This is
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    Lock icon Helping small Industries adapt the latest in information technology
    610 83  -  The National Computer Board has a programme to help SMEs address major business challenges and exploit new opportunities by Saw Ken Wye and Serene Teo by Saw Ken Wye,Serene Teo THERE are over 80,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore
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      75 84 |M 'Yfo wawa/it/a/io ns (puwofwi, cm-flying fo tJie tofa 3 <yn t/ie 4396 50 /i&t. Sw>U. zw&-. co mfi/irnenfo (Winner of the 1996/97 National Productivity Award) X-cellent work! IJf &S& Congratulations on your X-ceptional $fs?t performance in the 1996 Enterprise 50 list. hssssr Another successful partnership between two of Singapore's
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      69 85 HERE'S TO YOU! Congratulations, Europa! We drink to your outstanding success in the 1996 Enterprise SO list. 19 9 1 C ihlilfl t«oirr From your partners in success Hennessy COGNAC f Congratulations r ur remarkable accomplishment in the 1996 Enterprise 50 list. i# f ititrHi Wifafarr Fromyour partners in success
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    Lock icon Fighting spirit drives Asiatic
    734 86  -  Johanes Widjaja not only turned the company around in 6 months, but has boosted sales to $85 million by Jennifer Lien -by Jennifer Lien HIS FATHER gave him a deadline six months to make it, or close the company down. And Johanes Widjaja, managing director of
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    557 86  -  Move aimed at being closer to customers and new opportunities by Annette Pau ■by Annette Pau Homegrown tool and metal components maker Singapore Shinei Sangyo is doing what few would even contemplate setting up manufacturing operations in the United States. Its target is
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    Managing supply network key to a company's efficiency
    890 86  -  The region's slowing growth and rising competition have made efficiency a priority for many firms by Glyn Morgan -by Glyyn Morgan PROGRESSIVE companies that have reaped the benefits of a buoyant economy over the last few years are now beginning to take
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      605 87 V j D D 3 C\ \^j] TAT HONG HOLDINGS PTE LTD Tat Hong Holdings Pte Ltd is the investment holding company for Tat Hong Group of target is to triple sales to S5OO million in five Companies whose core activities include the sale and lease of new and reconditioned
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    774 88  -  The chemistry works and from a tiny office in Chinatown in 72 the agency strides to top spot by Chan Siew Ling ■by Chan Siew Ling BATEY Ads is no longer a hot shop but it is still red hot. And the heat comes
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    1119 88  -  Interesting patterns emerge from a survey of IT usage in the E5O firms by Dr Yap Chee Sing and Lionel Toh -by I Dr Yap Chee Sing,Lionel Toh Dr Yap Chee Sing is head of Department of Information Systems and Computer
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    Lock icon The Art of making money quietly: TT shows the way
    553 88  -  The 12-year-old trading company, a SSSOO million global business today, was just a shop in Peninsula Plaza by Annette Pau ■by Annette Pau KEEP a low profile, make money quietly. This approach is advocated by the directors of TT Importers
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      1182 89 ■I**-t'd 4 j p Tm w mm. M \g %M 1| 1 JF M V r i i jji l ■Jjk'Sv P% >53S(^A)*K^H ir asiatic 6 enterprises (pte) ltd. Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 1995: Ranked 36th on the Enterprise 50 1996: Ranked 9th on the Enterprise 50 1996: Approved International
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      47 89 J V PT. Wahana Derby Sejati Jl Abdul Rahman Saleh No 28 Desa Jurumudi Kec Benda Tangerang ***** Indonesia Tel: 21-540-0787 Fax: 21-540-0786 rj U wpogqwc wholesaler for Hewlett Packard products PT. Indopacific Cemerlang Jl Arwana 5 Bloc 1/24 Jembatan II Jakarta ***** Indonesia Tel: 21-661-6486 Fax:2l-661-6387
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    Shopping – what's in store for consumers?
    1260 90  - Shopping what's in store for consumers? Buying staple goods via computer and dining at supermarkets by Natesan Ramesh and lan Woolsey by Natesan Ramesh,Ian Woolsey Natesan Ramesh is director and lan Woolsey senior manager with Andersen Consulting's ASEAN Strategy Practice. WHAT will stores look like? How will consumers behave and
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      49 90 ir/JiATEGIC WiiiJ a JMPETITIVE .ADVANTAGE N N Our heartfelt appreciation to our F* valued customers, vendors, shareholders L V and employees who have made it possible for us to be in the Enterprise 50 for the t second consecutive year. s v." gplg^ j'3 MICRO-MACHINING INDUSTRIES PTE LTD ro=
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      676 91 ver, f~ > *ls EUGIMEEFMNG CONSTRJiC-ITO&^r^l-TD IS HONOURED TEQ fHE ENTERffpIpWARD Yongiiam Engineering Construction (Pic) Ltd is pleased to be one of the specialist civil engineering services to meet the increasing demands of contractors recipients of this year's' Business Times' Enterprise 50 Award. This award for assistance with the temporary
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      159 91 s SSAN&tMG SSANCYONC ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. 7 Temasek Boulevard #32-04 Suntec Tower One Singapore *****7 Tel: 336 1255 Fax: 339 9590 SINGAPORE PILING CIVIL ENGINEERING PTE LTD 60 Martin Road #07-38 Singapore *****5 Tel: 235 5088/9 Fax: 733 3664 HONG LEONG CORPORATION LTD 16 Raffles Quay #26-00 Hong Leong
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    721 92  -  Producing inhouse designs and almost immediate delivery are its strengths by Diana Oon by Diana Oon THE managing director of textile trader Ban Joo Co, Lam Pang Chuang, has seen the company come a long way since he joined it as a 17-year-old
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    660 92  -  It has sales of $29.5 m and 22 shops by Jenny Lam by Jenny Lam WHEN Moti Melwani first took over the reins of his loss-mak-ing family business in the late--*****, little did he know that it would one day grow into a sizeable
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      845 93 Serial System is o locol multinational enterprise whose Moloysia, Taiwan, Thailond, China and with plans to focus is in the provision of total solution for Asia Pacific's Jr upgrade agent office in Korea into full office, Senal fast-changing electronic industry. Serial's core businesses 1 System's regional distribution network is fast
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    570 94  -  The club and pub owner seems to have hit on an infallible formula for success in a very competitive industry by Ang Wan May byi Ang Wan May Entertainment firm Europa Holdings has not only been making money in the fad-based pub business, it has
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    495 94  -  Xanadu has been revived by A Surendren by A Surendren THERE must be some formula for the success of the Europa chain of nightspots. If founder Dennis Foo could bottle and sell it, he would be twice as rich as he is
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    916 94  -  Plans to expand by working directly with the client by Abdul Hadhl by Abdul Hadhi Enterprise 50 company Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd is looking to its past experiences to chart its future growth strategy. Managing director Frankie Tan Ah Lam told BT: "Our growth
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      800 95 TAN CHIANG BROTHER'S MARBLE (S) PTE. LTD. !j •il S As the leader in Asia Pacific, Tan Chiang is one of the largest specialists in the import and s| export, manufaaure and moulding, custom cutting and polishing, stocking and installation of Tm yk marble and granite. -.s, With the region
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      243 96 19 9 6 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit A heartfelt thanks to all our valued customers suppliers and employees for taking us to the Top 50. 1 1 PMmMlwU'nK?n J| lft ftl 1 I uyW v >k I "S® ~zs^m I P\ I II J£l&^=gsl \\l \v 1 7 *\l* V
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