The Business Times, 25 February 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1997
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    FINANCE
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    Blueprint to turn S'pore into a global trade player
    476 1  -  High-level panel targets 8-10% annual growth for exports By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] A high-level committee on international trade has recommended a set of ambitious strategies to turn Singapore into a truly global player in trade, or what it called "the
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    Lock icon MSCI index change hits foreign tranches of several blue chips
    567 1  -  S'pore weighting in All-Country Far East Free Index also cut By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The foreign tranches of several blue chips were sold down yesterday on news that Morgan Stanley was reducing their weightings in its MSCI Singapore Free Index
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    Mixed views on plan to relocate Tanjong Pagar railway station
    504 1  -  Many prefer Orchard Road site to one in Marina Soath By\ Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Property consultants yesterday gave mixed views on the proposal by National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang to move the KTM railway station at Tanjong Pagar to
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    Creative shares slide 7.5% on MediaGX fears
    351 1  -  Bnt most analysts warn against over-reaction By Jennifer Lien (SINGAPORE] Creative Technology shares fell as much as 13 per cent yesterday before recovering to close 7.5 per cent lower following news of Cyrix Corp's new media microprocessor. After plunging to a low of
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      96 1 IHttllEH i liniinipiMi Thelogtotfcs infrastructure group has received in-principle approval to list its snares on Sesdaq, Pglfi i I ill 11 mm JIHWIHIUBB pg. Impact probably overrated. 'J wmfmki,pg 15. Not much excitement but for takeover rumours since EPO in April 1994 at 45 cents. Company's net profit expected to
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      8 1 Property stocks tumble on Hu's comments, Pg 15
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      55 1 Political risk insurance on the cards, Pg2 TAGHeuer v i. t ±>» v 'i v»' *W. V;* |T' i 1 k V .or N* fA 1 ~Z m If j, V-N 'V<» ft' -v* r Jr l k v. i SUCCESS. MIND GAME. 1 W THE NEW 2000 SERIES <r<
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      56 1 MediaGX may not be a real threat to Creative, Pg 15 RIOTER The final journey: Deng Xiaoping, one of the last of the legendary leaders from the generation of the Ifing March and the man who set China on the road to economic reform, made his final journey yesterday. Full
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Petrochemicals industry facing overcapacity
      583 2  -  Asian companies should be prepared to merge or even quit the business, says BASF board member By Siow Li Sen ASIAN petrochemical companies facing overcapacity in the industry should prepare for the painful reality of mergers or quit the business, lessons which the US and Europe
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      Political risk insurance on the cards
      385 2  -  Details being worked oat with Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency w Teh Hooi Ling COMPANIES investing overseas can soon get investment insurance coverage against political risk in developing countries, a Trade Development Board (TDB) official said. "We are in the process of working out details
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      Guthrie joint venture bags Craig Rd site
      144 2 A GUTHRIE joint venture has won the Craig Road car park cum residential site it tendered for last month. Guthrie M&E Consultancy and Asia Life Assurance Society put in a joint bid of $25.1 million or $443.5 per square foot of built-up area
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      Lock icon CLI becoming more coincident?
      335 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Outlook By Anna Teo THE composite leading index (CLI), which is "supposed" to point to economic activity about three quarters ahead, is functioning more like a coincident indicator, according to ÜBS Securities. Like the US leading index. Singapore's CLI has become much
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      Lock icon Talking about Singapore's economy
      64 2 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew shaking hands with Tsutomu Kanai, president and representative director of Hitachi Ltd, before he met members of the International Advisory Council (lAC), a panel organised by the Economic Development Board to discuss strategic issues facing Singapore's economy. This is the third
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      NUS licensed to use Java Workshop
      171 2 THE National University of Singapore (NUS) yesterday signed a campus-wide licence agreement with SunSoft Asia South, which allows NUS to use Java Workshop, a state-of-the-art Internet software tool. Java Workshop is a software tool to help users write software applications that can run on
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      Lock icon Sime close to buying Carlton Building for $80-$85m
      411 2  -  Price said to be within market expectations for Cecil St building By, Abdul Hadhi CONGLOMERATE Sime Darby is close to buying the prime 17-storey Carlton Building near Raffles Place for $80-$B5 million, or about $935 per sq ft (psf) per plot ratio.
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      Lock icon PM Goh arrives in S Africa, will meet Mandela today
      305 2 Trade delegation attends conferences, visits companies The Straits Times (CAPE TOWN] A blaze of gold-en-red fire greeted Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his delegation yesterday on their dawn arrival in Cape Town on the south-western tip of the African
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      137 2 Are month ends a camp site in your Accounts Department? Do your accounts staff like camping? Have you ever wondered why you have a high turnover in your Accounts Dept? It just may be that your Accountant and your Accounts Assistants are not so fond of camping. Maybe the night
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      93 2 We provide consultancy services on offshore structures, shelf companies and incorporations in ALL jurisdictions, including British Virgin Islands Mauritius Cayman Islands Hong Kong Bahamas Western Samoa l ull nominee, management, corporate secretarial and professional administration services arc available. We specialise in offshore trusts, offshore banks, and captive insurance companies for
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      7 2 Singapore Business Giving you the winning edge
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      296 3 Centennial T©W I 1 I I iimuhvHo |W BoU, Distinctive and Inspiring is how some would the spectacular works of Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, iJItIJjiJM" M finish unique in Singapore and its discribe the art of Roy Lichtenstein. Yet these are attributes James Rosenquist Dale Chihuly specially commissioned JJJ "J
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon Bargains may came to those who are patient
      734 4  -  THE PROPERTY COUUMM Tacit collective attempt to maintain housing prices may come apart By Lee Han Shih THE bad news had been circulating in the property market for more than a month, but it was confirmed only last Friday by the Urban
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      Building your own home—it's not just a dream
      702 5  - Building your own home —it's not just a dream With $2.5 m to spare, individual buyers could build a pair of semi-d's in Chuan Green By, Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] Building a dream home on a land-scarce island like Singapore where property prices are sky-high may seem like a pipe dream.
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      Dynasty to launch landed project soon
      173 5 [SINGAPORE] Dynasty Corporation will officially launch its 99-year landed project in Jurong West next month, at prices that start at around $1.1 million. Lakeside Grove will be the second big leasehold landed project at Jurong West since United Overseas Land started selling the 176-unit
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      320 4 459 MACPHERSON ROAD (LOT 2920 MUKIM 24, KALANG) Site Area: 669 sq.m 7201 sq.ft. Gross Floor Area: Approx 501.8 sq.m 5399 sq.ft Title: 99 years lease (Commencing from 1 April 1965 HDB) Master Plan Zoning: Industry Tenders are invited for the purchase of the premises situated at 459 MacPherson Road,
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      322 4 AflltM When you built your home, you refused to sacrifice your dreams. Quality, not price, had to be the priority. Only the finest materials, craftwork and artisans could be expected to satisfy your taste for excelence. Today, you are ready to realise a profit on your investment. W/p HH Our
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      31 5 &zL Feeling 0 out of your depth o O °0 when it comes to aquarium care? Keep afloat with Aquariums, JkVA q every Saturday in t|?V The Straits Times Classified. |gat.s
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      300 5 FOR SALE BY TENDER (Under Instructions From Liquidators) 1. 27 Jin Tupai (off Paterson Rd), 2-sty semi-detached, 4095 sq ft, s+l bdrms, freehold (vacant possession) 2. 413/A/B River Valley Rd (near Zion Rd), comer 3-sty shophouse, 3231 sq ft, freehold (vacant possession) 3. #06-06 Delta House, 2 Alexandra Rd, factory,
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Coming soon: Asia-Pacific version of G-7
      555 6  -  TOKYO Officials to discuss forex co-ordination, macro-economic policies next week By, Anthony Rowley WHAT amounts to an Asia-Pa-cific version of the Group of Seven (G-7) will be launched next Tuesday when senior finance ministry and central bank officials from Japan, Hongkong, Singapore, Australia, China
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      Lock icon Looking for jobs abroad
      44 6 [MANILA] Filipinos looking for work overseas reading signs advertising jobs abroad which are posted outside a government office in charge of migrant workers yesterday. About four million Filipinos work overseas, remitting about US$7 billion (559.9 billion) to the Philippines. REUTER
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      Jan figures expected to reveal modest recovery in Thai exports
      560 6  -  BANGKOK Data being monitored with close interest fordoes to economy's direction By Alan Boyd TRADE figures for January are expected to show a modest recovery in Thailand's sluggish export sales, providing a welcome respite for the struggling economy. Due to
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      Lock icon NTT to be pilot tenant at M'sia's super corridor
      197 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S multi-billion-dollar technology hub is expected to take off next month with Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) among its first participants, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Dr Mahathir said the government's Multimedia Development Corp (MDC)
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      208 6 it A home-loan normally a to S6e who consider what the interest rate will be in wm posb, 1 I which are competitive to begin with, but we V CJ 1 \r I I I also keep our rates low, so you're better off in the long term. "WmH On
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China cremates paramount leader Deng
      497 7 BEIJING More than 100,000 mourners Hue streets of Beijing to pay last respects Reuter AFP CHINA cremated patriarch Deng Xiaoping yesterday as more than 100,000 mourners lined the streets of Beijing to pay their last respects to the man who ushered in a new era
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      Lock icon Signs of nerves on China, HK bourses
      373 7 SHANGHAI Foreign investors staying on sidelines in aftermath of Deng's death: analyst AFP INVESTORS showed signs of nerves yesterday on Chinese and Hongkong stock exchanges as the body of patriarch Deng Xiaoping was cremated. China's share markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed mixed,
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      Lock icon Prices of Deng-linked stocks outstrip market
      177 7 HONGKONG Sunday Morning Post DENG Xiaoping altered the course of China's history, declaring "to get rich by hard work is glorious". In recent years, Hongkong stock-pick-ers could have got rich without much hard work simply by investing in Deng-linked listed companies. The Sunday Morning
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      Lock icon Taiwan bourse surge revives fears of intervention
      425 7  -  TAIPBI Bruce Cheesman THE Taiwan stock market had another stellar session yesterday, with the index now up more than 12 per cent for the year, raising again the spectre of government intervention to enforce a cooling-off period. The bulls showed no signs of
      Source: Bloomberg  -  425 words
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      217 7 nc #SS IPffi helped others make INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OCU i CGVeer VTIOYeS* d'f Winner of American Advertising Federation Student Competition Awards 1991- 96 Winner of National Pegasus Awards for Corporate Video Winner of Student Broadcast Association Award Fully accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) fj SPECIAL FEATURES A
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      209 7 5-8 Mareh'97 OS PI MfiBDllM§lj^sl§jljll 10am 7pm (daily) V f'TlirMHoM^osptol^^ Singapore Sunlec Centre Medical Equipment Supplies Exhibition u ,?t|, p——————— ireio in confUrKTton wnn I Hospimedica'97 T I (Ptmstbd —iprml) I Please send Visitor-information. I Hospimedica which is the Asian counterpart of MEDICA I i Dusseldorf will bring together 200
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  • HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China to stick to tough line on HK
      226 8 HONGKONG Thousands in territory continne to pay their respects to Deng Reuter AFP CHINA is pressing ahead with a controversial plan to roll back civil rights and democracy in Hongkong, with its tough line on the territory unshaken by the death of
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      Taiwan moves to retain S American allies
      210 8  -  TAIPEI By Bruce Cheesman FEARS of defections this year among Taiwan's South American allies have led to the government establishing a US$2OO million (Ss2B4 million) economic aid fund and agreeing to pay for a joint trade office in Taipei. Taiwan, eager to hang
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      287 8 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." OUR Contemplate the day in the serene comfort of our plush Living Room, unperturbed by the rest of the world. Quietly confident that
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Hanbo scandal: 11 financial bodies to be audited
      342 9 SEOUL PM apologises for involvement of ruling party members and ex-minister AFP SOUTH Korea's Finance and Economy Ministry said yesterday it would launch an audit of 11 non-banking financial institutions to find out whether they were implicated in a loans-for-kickbacks scandal surrounding
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      Lock icon No word from Arnotts' extortionists
      8 9 Bloomberg Business News
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      Lock icon Digging up the past
      72 9 [KARACHI] Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto gesturing to the panel while taking the stand at the Supreme Court in Karachi on Sunday. Ms Bhutto told the tribunal that she supported the suggestion by the British investigation team that her estranged brother Murtaza's body be exhumed
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      Lock icon Sharif announces austerity plans to cut foreign debts
      278 9 ISLAMABAD Overseas Pakistanis urged to send hard currency home Reuter he announced a freeze in electricity and petrol prices, raised salaries of junior government workers and called for similar increases in the private sector. Mr Sharif, who has yet to name his
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      Lock icon NZ to sell or transfer eight power stations
      231 9 WELLINGTON Reuter EIGHT power stations which the government considers are not part of the core business of state-owned generator Electricity Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ) will be sold, ministers said yesterday. In a joint statement, Treasurer Winston Peters, Finance Minister Bill Birch
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US, China make no progress in talks on human rights
      480 10 BEIJING But Albright satisfied with atmosphere, substance of talks with Chinese leaders Reuter US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright yesterday reported no concrete progress with China on human rights or breakthroughs on other issues. But she told reporters she was
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      Pay UN dues or put peacekeeping role at risk: Jaya
      245 10  -  SINGAPORE By' Yang Razali Kassim MEMBER-states of the United Nations must pay their dues in full and on time if the world body's peacekeeping role is not to be crippled. This would be the only long-term solution to the UN's
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      Lock icon Rubin sees solid growth, low inflation
      252 10 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News THE US economy is poised to continue on a path of solid growth with little inflation this year. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said yesterday. "The most likely outcome going forward is a continuation of solid growth and low inflation as
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      Lock icon Political funding won't block China's MFN status: senator
      446 10 WASHINGTON Senior Republican favours permanent MFN status for China Bloomberg Business News REPORTS that China's government directed the funnelling of campaign funds to the Democratic National Committee won't stop Republicans from renewing China's most-favoured-nation trade status, a senior Republican said. "I've always
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      207 10 i I v IV fc'JjWVf V 6 2 6 ENGINE 150 BHP FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS ABS CLIMATIC CONTROL AIR CONDITIONING WITH EXTERNAL SENSOR LEATHER AND WALNUT INTERIOR iEfe SiTiTi a m>grfSi K1 f f IKaSb m itß li I iisag^" T t hSI F r -MMMM—M— 1L The
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      The sudden, devastating Crash of '97
      870 11  -  THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION By Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent TOKYO, 1998. It was during the spring of 1997 that it happened Some said it was a judgment of the gods, others were content to use more prosaic terms like a
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      118 11 We cannot pick up the language but they seem to want heavy breathing which is what they get because we are being woken up at that hour.' a senior Nauru official on phone-sex clients when they are accidently connected to ordinary people's homes in this South Pacific
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      Coming out of Deng's shadow
      606 11 EDITORIAL THE death of China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, like the deaths of all his predecessors from Sun Yat-sen to Mao Zedong, has left the world's most populous nation with a vacuum not so much a power vacuum but a vacuum of real authority of
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      Lock icon Port rocks the boat
      1011 11  -  Australia's dockside duopoly cries fool when Melbourne port favours OOCL to ran its new terminal Byl Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydneybased journalist who contributes to BT WHEN Melbourne's Port Corporation announced its preferred tender for the city's new, Asl2o million (Ssl32 million) state-of-the-art container
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      819 11 Managing shareholder value WITH the Dow through 7,000, the triumph of investor capitalism seems complete. For years, US bosses have been claiming their shareholders come first. Now, British managers are queueing to learn how to run their companies in the interests of shareholder value. But is
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Embodying the spirit of mythologies
      644 12  -  Life and birth are recurrent themes in Filipino sculptor Duddley Diaz's work, says iola lend IOLA LENZI Duddley Diaz thinks of himself as "spiritual" rather than "religious". The distinction will be palpable to viewers of his exhibition II Mito e la Madre, which opened last
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      Lock icon Inspired casting of TCS actors
      703 12  -  PLAYS Theatre Works' Mixed Signals is mixed bag but there's much in it that's really fmmy By] Holly Harrison CASTING television stars in a stage production, where the action is live and there are no second takes, could have been a recipe for disaster. As
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      Lock icon Japanese writers to descend on Paris fair
      393 12 BOOKS AFP [TOKYO] France's next major book fair will have a Japanese flavour as 60 writers, editors and booksellers descend on Paris to entice readers with the varied offerings of contemporary Japanese literature. Some 1,300 Japanese books, including novels, art books, children's books,
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      The Great White Shark sinks his teeth into design
      1291 14  -  Greg Norman wants to bring the flair and passion his game is renowned for to planning golf courses, reports micklads D'CRUZ NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor af The Asian Golf Review. These articles and further information about golfing in Asia
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      Engulfed in a sea of tradition and modernity
      1243 14 Banyan Tree Bintan Golf Resort offers the best of both worlds, amidst a dramatic setting FOUR holes do not a course make. But four holes can certainly indicate if an exciting story is about to unfold. The plot is already present here
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      226 12 Where to wine, dine and entertain A GEM OF A REASON FOR DINING OUT. V jl.ll WnXmESSSMMM There's Nothing Quite Like The Grand Plaza Hotel." H|HB JJ^UMM J 'iBMMWi"'fP"'""'" iiniil^ffVi !H|H From 14th February till 15th June when you dine on fine Cantonese cuisine »f cjj|f Hua Yuen Chinese Restaurant,
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      580 13 SINGAPORE BUSINESS Giving you the winning edge Where to wine, dine and entertain f RVJVSV 8C999V8V MMMiliraW j Fresh fish is flown all the way down from i Norway three times a weele...and after our Chef's performed the necessary magic, we don't stop to ask people what they think of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Eng Kong gets approval to list on Sesdaq
      284 15  -  •■CTE-. Logistics infrastructure group to broaden client base By' Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] Logistics infrastructure group Eng Kong Holdings (Pte) Ltd said yesterday it had received in-princi-ple approval to list its shares on Sesdaq, the Stock Exchange of Singapore's second board. The
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      Suspension for Nippecraft, Hwa Hong
      326 15  -  By. Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Nippecraft and Hwa Hong Corporation yesterday requested that trading in their shares be suspended pending announcements. Suspension of trading in Nippecraft took place at 9 am yesterday amid rumours that holding company St Kilda Investments might sell its 64 per
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      Why MediaGX may not be a real threat to Creative
      597 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Jennifer Lien LAST week's quiet launch of a new multimedia microprocessor chip from Cyrix Corp has now become the hottest topic in the market. On the strength of an analyst's "sell" order last week, anxious shareholders of
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      Property firms seen posting 15-20% profit growth
      583 15  -  DBS Land, SSL, MCL expected to be among better performers By Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Listed property companies are expected to post modest earnings growth of 15-20 per cent for 1996, with mid-sized developers such as DBS Land, Straits Steamship Land (SSL) and Malayan
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      Lock icon Property stocks tumble on Hu's comments
      301 15 [SINGAPORE] Property stocks tumbled yesterday after the government made it clear it would not withdraw or ease the measures announced last May to curb property speculation. The SES Property Index fell as much as 24 points before recovering slightly following Finance Minister Richard Hu's
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Tuan Sing expects $240m in sales from Kingsville
        361 16  -  Developer has sold 30 of 106 semi-detached houses on 99-year leases so far By. Michelle Low [SINGAPOREI Diversified group Tuan Sing expects to see total sales of $240 million from its just-launched Kingsville houses, a company official said yesterday. Tuan Sing has
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        Lock icon Keppel's profit expected to be dragged down
        669 16 Analysts say earnings may fall 2JV7.5* to $198m-s2o9m AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corp Ltd is expected to report a 1996 net profit of $198-$209.6 million, down from $214.1 million a year ago due to a continued downturn in the shiprepair industry and cost overruns
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        Lock icon KL bank stocks hit records on merger hopes
        318 16 Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Banks and finance-related stocks rallied to a record after the government said it will increase pressure on smaller banks to merge and speed the deregulation of the financial services industry. The government turned up the heat on
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        Lock icon Renong eyes stake in Manila steel firm
        237 16 Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Renong Bhd is in talks to buy a majority stake in Philippines' National Steel Corp. An official at one of the companies involved in the negotiations said yesterday that Renong had expressed its interest but no price
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        Indon consumer finance company to float shares
        435 16  -  Reports pat size of PSM's public offer at between USs2oom and USs24om From S N Vasuki in Jakarta PT Putra Surya Multidana (PSM), one of the region's largest consumer finance companies, is planning to go public to finance its ambitious expansion plans. Though
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        Hong Leong opens label plant in Guangzhou
        141 16 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Hong Leong Corporation yesterday announced the official opening of its first labels manufacturing plant in Guangzhou, China. The 34,000 sq It plant is the first in the country to provide pressure-sensitive labels for products, cartons and pallets. The factory is owned
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        Lock icon Kemayan allots 45.6m shares to buy Parkway office units
        202 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Kemayan Corporation Bhd has aUotted 16.096 million shares for the proposed acquisition of 57 leasehold office units in Parkway Builders' Centre at 1 Marina Parade Central, Singapore, from Tang City Parkway Pte Ltd (TCP) and 29.542 million shares
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        Lock icon Brierley's bid for bigger Fairfax stake blocked
        439 16 Bloomberg Business News (SYDNEY] Brierley Investments Ltd's bid to buy a further 5 per cent stake in Australian newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd has been rejected by shareholders. Shareholders, led by three of Fairfax's largest institutional investors, voted against the proposal, Fairfax
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          L&M to set up joint venture in M'sia
          57 16 [SINGAPORE] LAM Group Investments has signed an agreement with Austria's OMV group to set up a joint venture company in Malaysia. The new company, which will invest about US$35 million (5549.7 million), will manufacture and distribute non-woven geotextiles in Malaysia. The plant
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          GK solls stake in Lion Asiapac
          46 16 [SINGAPORE] Lion Asiapac said yesterday a substantial shareholder, GK Goh Stockbrokers Pte Ltd, had sold 1.17 million shares in Lkm Asiapac last Friday. After the sale, GK Goh now owns 6.8 million shares, or 5.94 per cent of Lion Asiapac.
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          IDT Holding appoints director
          42 16 [SINGAPORE] IDT Holdings (Singapore) Ltd has appointed Hong Hai as an independent director and a member of its audit committee. Other members of the company's audit committee include Quek Shi Kui, Thia Peng Heok and Barry John Buttifant.
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          Flextech buys Task shares
          53 16 [SINGAPORE] Flextech Holdings has bought 75,000 ordinary shares representing 75 per cent of the issued and paid-up capital of Task Technology Pte Ltd for 5306J51. The purchase, ftinded from internal resources, is part of plans to integrate aspects of Flextech's distribution and manufacturing businesses. Task is
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          Cowie no longer Berger MD
          36 16 [SINGAPORE] Berger International yesterday announced that Edward Bruce Cowle cease a to be managing director and director in February. It has appointed Vinoent Cheok as acting managing director from Feb 21.
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          Temasek sells Keppel shares
          35 16 [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings sold 15,000 Keppel Corp shares on Feb lg at $10.70 per share. Temasek now owns 164,770,293 Keppel Corp shares, representing 31.06 per cent of its issued share capital.
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        Lock icon 18% fall in LG Electronics profit
        418 17 Forex losses, price cuts lead to earnings fall for S Korea's No 2 in electronics Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] LG Electronics Co, South Korea's second-largest electronics manufacturer, yesterday said net profit fell 18 per cent last year due to foreign exchange losses and price
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        Lock icon Samsung opens largest overseas plant in Malaysia
        290 17 Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics Co, the world's largest memory chip producer, opened its largest overseas manufacturing facility in Malaysia, aiming to boost earnings by cutting costs. The company's US$9OO million (551.28 billion) investment in Malaysia accounts for 60 per cent of
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        Lock icon Hanson Q1 profit up 11%, Energy up 38%
        167 17 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Hanson pic, releasing its first earnings as a building materials company after spinning off its tobacco, chemicals and energy arms, said operating profit rose 11 per cent in its fiscal first quarter. The company which now sells bricks,
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        Lock icon 2 US firms make £1.7b bid for Yorkshire Electricity
        398 17 UK utility could be the seventh bought by Americans in 2 years Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] American Electric Power Co (AEP) and PS Colorado yesterday offered to buy Yorkshire Electricity Group pic, one of England's two remaining independent power companies, for
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        Lock icon SEC chief sees need for derivatives rules
        418 19 Deregulation of US futures and options markets may harm investors, he says Bloomberg Business News [LOS ANGELES] US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt said pending legislation to deregulate derivatives markets, including US futures and options trading, may harm investors. His comments
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        Lock icon Vietnam freezes leasing by state banks
        280 19 AFP [HANOI] The Vietnamese government has declared a moratorium on new leases by stateowned banks in a move that will provide a boost for two foreign-invested leasing companies here, a report said on Sunday. The four state-owned banks, which account for about 80 per
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        Ampro-Income Takaful Fund stands at $10m
        272 19  -  Fund may reach $50m in next five years spokesman By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] The Ampro-In-come Takaful Fund, the Islamic investment-linked insurance scheme run by Ampro Singapore and NTUC Income, has soared to more than $10 million during the first 15 months of its
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        43 19 [DHAKA, Bangladesh] Three-wheeler rickshaws passing by a fountain on Sunday in front of the new 30-storey central bank building, the tallest in this South Asian country. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed was scheduled to inaugurate the building yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon Capital to buy 10% of Liberty Int'l Pensions
        241 19 Fond manager's purchase of pensions pro vider part of wider alliance Reuter [LONDON] Britain's Capital Group International Inc said yesterday it would buy a 10 per cent stake in Liberty International Pensions as part of a wider alliance between the fund manager
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        Lock icon Dean Witter merger expected to cut 600 jobs
        135 19 Reuter [NEW YORK] About 600 people are likely to lose their jobs once Dean Witter Discover Co completes its merger with Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday in its electronic edition. The job cuts have been anxiously expected since the
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        Lock icon St George eyeing Bank of Melbourne for takeover
        395 20 It's looking for more acquisitions and targeting Victoria state, says MD Bloomberg Business News [MELBOURNE] St George Bank Ltd said it's still seeking acquisitions, even after its A 52.65 billion (552.9 billion) takeover of Advance Bank of Australia Ltd, and is considering
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        Lock icon Moody's upgrades strength rating of Japan bank
        227 20 AFP [TOKYO] Moody's Investor's Service Inc said yesterday it had upgraded the financial strength rating of Japan's Norinchukin Bank and confirmed its debt rating following a two-month review. The New York-based credit rating agency said in a statement that Norinchukin's financial strength rating
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          Lock icon HongkongBank opens Dhaka branch
          65 20 AFP [DHAKA] Hongkongßank, a member of HSBC Holdings pic, has opened its first bank in Bangladesh, saying the climate is right for foreign investment, a newspaper reported yesterday. HSBC chairman John Strickland was quoted by the Financial Express daily as saying the economic future in South-east
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          Lock icon No more uniform premiums by July 1998
          90 20 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's non-life insurers are to abolish by July next year uniform insurance premiums set through special rate-setting industry bodies, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. The industry organ in charge of setting marine insurance premiums will be disbanded by the end
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          Lock icon Citicorp pays 1b pesos for PLDT stake
          78 20 Reuter [MANILA] Citicorp Capital Philippines Inc, a local investment banking arm of Citicorp International, has subscribed to the capital increase of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT), a statement from the Philippine Stock Exchange said yesterday. Citicorp Capital subscribed and paid for one
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          ICICI may take over Indian Bank
          75 20 [BOMBAY] Industrial Credit Investment Corp of India (ICICI) may take over unprofitable state-owned Indian Bank, according to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal. The report, quoting a senior ICICI official, said the idea, mooted by the Ministry of Finance, has the blessings
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        Lock icon Sumitomo rogue trader Hamanaka granted bail
        376 20 AFP [TOKYO] Yasuo Hamanaka, the former chief copper trader at Japan's Sumitomo Corp who has admitted fraud and forgery, was granted bail of 50 million yen (S$580,000) yesterday, his lawyer said. Lawyer Hidesato Sekine said Hamanaka was expected to be released later yesterday from
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        Lock icon Surcharges for ATM use threaten little banks, say critics
        311 20 Reuter [WASHINGTON] Surcharges for using automated teller machines are hurting small US banks. Surcharges are a burgeoning source of revenue to big banks and other owners of ATMs, estimated to be worth US$l billion (551.42 billion) this year and growing. But
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        235 20 raw wok Report Reuter [SINGAPORE! Japanese government bond (JGB) futures maintained their upward momentum yesterday but dealers said the rise was likely to be capped before the lead contract came anywhere near a fresh record. The market largely ignored a downward correction on the
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        March contract closes at day high of 329.5
        205 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan futures March 1997 contracts opened on its low for the day at 326.0 and traded higher to close at its high of 329.5.
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        216 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [TAIPEI) Taiwan state oil monopoly Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) is considering withdrawing from plans to invest in a USI.6 billion (552.3 billion) refinery project in Vietnam due to its low return, executives said yesterday. "CPC reviewed the project and is likely
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        275 20 AFP Reuter London THE US dollar gained a bit by comparison with its morning levels as dealers waited for remarks to Congress on the US economy tomorrow. Sterling was close to its morning levels, and in the absence of important economic news likely to influence the forex market
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        1432 20 afTERBAIfK CROSS RATES Feb 24 AS C$ ECU Ffr Dw HKS lad Bs Nptah Y«« Won US H2S Sfr MT$ Hht Pond US$ Australia 1.062 6.17S 0.672 4.401 1.304 6.030 27.950 18.618 0.953 6.736 1930 1.117 31.294 2&9* 1.107 3.482 1.137 ***** 20.171 0.478 0.779 Canada 0.941 6.096 2.633 4.143
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1810 21 SICOM FUTURES Feb 24 RUBBER (Mum closing «it 5 30pm) RSS1C0*T*ACT(ScwtsA«) Close Votem Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 97 170.50 TOO A* 97 ***** 775 May 97 173.00 1225 174.00 1975 Jul/Seo 97 175.50 5535 Oct/Dec 97 177.25 177.25 177.00 300 4650 Jan/Mar 98 177.50
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2377 21 LONDON MustrMs ft* 2* N«l AB Ports 310 -.400 Abbey National 779.400 8.200 Allied Domecq 442,400 6 Amec 109.400 -1 Asda Group 12 -.200 BAT Ind 533 -2 BICC 274 6 BOC Croup 985 -9 BR Petroleum 674.400 -7.200 BTR 240.400 -.600 Bank of Scotland 366 3
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      1652 21 AFP -137JS SHARE prices closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday, with the 225-share Nikkei Average depressed by profit-taking and futures-led declines in sluggish trading, brokers said. "A wait-and-see mood spread in the afternoon session, as the Nikkei continues to lose its clear upward momentum," said one broker at a
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      1593 22 AFX-Asia Q Hang Seng -HJ< SHARE prices fell yesterday in cautious, light trade with most institutions sidelined amid continued political uncertainty in Beijing following the death of Deng Xiaoping. Reports over the weekend that National People's Congress chairman Qiao Shi had failed to pledge his support in public for
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      672 22 Reuter nShenihai Binder -o^3 THE Shenzhen B share market closed slightly lower yesterday on a technical correction after gains over the past few days. The B Index fell 0.23 point to 150.73 on turnover of HK$ll6 million. The A market extended gains with fewer worries about stability in China
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      379 22 AFP P|WP Inda *MBJ7 SHARE prices rallied 2.2 per cent to their highest closing level in almost seven years yesterday as investors snapped up construction, paper and heavyweight issues. The TSE Weighted Price Index surged 168.67 points to 7,906.61, its highest close since May 17, 1990. Turnover was 3.87
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      262 22 Reuter Wellington *B4 STOCKS ended firmer yesterday after Telecom staged a rebound to close at NZ$6.7O, up 10 cents. The NZSE Top 40share Index gained 6.84 points to 2,308.37 on turnover of NZ$47.B million. Reuter mm *t- mm A HZ Bar* mg 9.10 -0.30 7092 Advantage* HM9S 1.29 ♦0.04
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      831 22 AFP n SET Ma -6J2 SHARE prices fell 0.8 per cent yesterday with investors cautious ahead of the release of key statistics later in the week, brokers said. "Investors are waiting for the results of economic data which the Bank of Thailand will announce on Thursday," said an analyst.
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      419 22 AFP D Composite lain -4J5 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday amid a lack of fresh incentives and concerns over supply and demand of scrip. The Composite Index slid 4.65 points to 676.59. Turnover was at 24 million shares worth 421.5 billion won. Falls beat rises 406 to 349. Selected
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      609 22 AFP H AD Ordinaries +7«3 SHARES closed higher yesterday, helped by improved gold prices and a good performance by banking stocks. The All Ordinaries Index rose 7.3 points to 2,482.6. Turnover was 365.9 million shares worth A 5699.1 million. BHP rose two cents to AJ17.77 and miner CRA closed
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      704 22 AFP DOmpoatehig -0.46 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday in a session marked by foreign investor caution over Indonesia's political situation, dealers said. "I guess foreign investors are more cautious now as the (May 1997) general election is approaching," said a dealer. The JSE Composite Index eased 0.46 of a
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      277 22 AFP H Manila *3M» SHARE prices closed 1.1 per cent higher yesterday on buying of selected blue chips. The PSE Composite Index rose 36.69 points to 3.338.67. Turnover was 16.9 billion shares worth 2.7 billion pesos. Ayala Land Inc rose 1.50 pesos to 31.50 while Petron Corp gained 50
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        Lock icon US funds boost shares prices
        621 23 AFX-Asia 0| Composite Index +2.04 SHARES closed higher yesterday in very active trade led by retail interest in small cap main board stocks and the late entry of US funds. The KLSE Composite Index closed up 2.04 points at 1,264.90. off a high of 1,272.30,
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        8471 23 MOUSTMAIS Consunwr products 1997 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Lw Cininy Sato 'OOP Nto* U» Pit 790 680 Ajinomoto 770 15 37 790 760 58.8 312.1 448 334 Anqkasa 440 8 1276 448 430 13.1 648.7 905 750 Apollo Food Hlq 830 unch 52 845 820 332.0 414 189
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        Metroplex wrt 98 a better bet
        255 24  -  WARRANT WATCH Ven Sreenivasan ALTHOUGH the results season will inject caution into the market, most dealers expect Clob-traded counters to remain active on the back of strong retail interest. Two warrants issued by Metroplex seem to be thriving in this speculative market. Both have
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        3970 24 90MDS, LOANS ft WARRANTS m raoo/1997 Lot Vol Day L«« Ouata A«« Mtqh Low Stno Company Sato ♦or- COOO) Wfk Lao •ever liNir Pileo 66 47 m 3000 m AMOS cS.5%*****6 64.5 *1.5 257 66 63 64.5 65 62 39 3160 *Acar ******1USS 56.5 -1.5 97 58.5 56.5 56.5 57.5
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2384 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Cr Of 1996/1997 Last Vat Day Last Quale Dtv Ot» Y18 Met M Caa MUh Lew Stna Company SaH COOP) Low Buyer Saiar CMr P/t W 625 360 m s 5000 AIS8 SOc 422 uncti 70 426 416 418 424 5.0 4.9 0-3 87.6 432.9 137
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        1273 25 TURNOVER 000) VALUE COOO) Main CK» Total Main Clot Total industry 65 281 97.604 162.886 166,390 "8.05, 3*4, rimncf 10.258 63.833 74,091 104,278 92.245 196.523 Hotels 3 601 3,435 7.236 12.562 7,912 20.474 Propwttot 5,976 86,629 92.605 38.447 121.2S2 159,699 Plantation 8.031 8.031 2 ,5~? »H2 MMm 3.687 3.687 12.233
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        MAIN BOARD
        4003 25 Or Cr M «W nn Last Vol Day Last Ouota Dtv Wv VM Het Cap Avg Hy ?rw StNo ggggf SM 1000. High Law Buy.r SaMar C'YT PrtC INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASENT$10 200 US- Q "SS 312 ,74 Itl ,71 ffl 5. ON 7.5 tO 10.6 284.7 494 300
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        SESDAQ
        980 25 Of tr mm Last Val Oay LM* 0MM M* M* VM IM Cm AV* xm> Law Mm Cw»T Ml <*0B0> *<*8* *>" W fftftftfl 289 135 2000 AM Hldgs 5c 1*5 -4 M W U W l»l 714 *7 193 68 2049 AS Auto 10c 193 uncK 230 l»3
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        226 26 Stocks VotaBt •Insas Bhd 27,781,000 *MBf HWgs 50c 19,661,000 •Kamunting 50c 16,550,000 •Idris Hyd 50c 14,916,000 •Asian Pac Hldg 13,747,000 •M8F Land Bhd 12.063,000 •Asia Pac Id 12,033,000 •Berjaya Ind 10,965,000 •AMDB 50c 10,838.000 •Renong WtOO 10,094,000 Stacks SPH Foreign 43,421,459 •Insas Bhd 36,357,780 •Idris Hyd 50c 31.702,410 OCBC Foreign
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        HOT STOCK
        74 26  -  -*r Shiv Taneja RENONG BHD, which closed seven cents lower yesterday at $2.65 on a volume of 3.08 million units, has already lost some 30 cents over the past month or so. Yet, there is further downside for this counter, and investors who haven t already sold ought
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        Heavyweight blue chips lead market lower
        651 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Bat analysts expect recovery after fends make portfolio adjustments to reflect BtSCI changes; property stocks also slide bnt M'sian counters rally By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Stocks were sharply down as the market digested news of Morgan Stanley's planned re-weight-ing of its
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          The truth about cats and mice
          99 26 SO IT'S official. What did the late paramount Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping actually say about cats and mice? The Chinese leader was often quoted as saying: "It doesn't really matter if the cat is black or white. As long as it catches mice, it's
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          An impartial decision
          113 26 AT A lunch last week, one wine dealer related a story of meeting an SIA (Singapore Airlines) purchase manager. The dealer found out that the manager was an engineer, and not a wine buff and had no inkling of wines. Not deterred, the dealer piled the SIA
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          Too much to chew on
          146 26 A THOUSAND things could slow down complicated mergers between large corporations, like the one between Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter, Discover Co. But a heart attack of the executive supervising the merger isn't one that pops to mind readily. But it happened. According to a
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          Working hard for their money
          113 26 A FOREIGN bank had a full-day seminar for all its officers and staff on Saturday to talk about the corporate plans for this year. Apart from the bank's executives, a very large number of clerical and administrative staff showed up for the meeting, something that
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          Payback time
          86 26 TIMES are so bad in the Thai stock market (the ox continues to wallow in the padi fields) that some disgruntled investors have taken to issuing threats instead of their payment cheques to their brokers. One broker is said to have received a dog's head after he issued
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          A new hobby horse
          101 26 APART from making headlines with his recent corporate actions, Muhammad "Bob" Hasan is making news in Jakarta for another rather odd habit he has developed that of taking pictures of news photographers each time they (the photographers) take pictures of him. At a recent news conference
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      303 27 Bridge News Reuter THE Baltic Freight Index (BFI) slipped three points to stand at 1,465 on Friday. Brokers reported Tomen recently fixed 54,000 tonnes heavy grain US Gulf/Japan April at U5525.50. On Feb 18 a similar fixing was noted at U5525.85. Fixtures TANKERS: Activity picked up for the
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      309 27 US 000 mu HI CWT Distribution 1.39 -0.04 80 C hum Hup U4 *0.01 467 Cosco Inyastmant —1.53 -0.01 27 FELS 6.15 -0.05 120 FraigM Links OMT -0.025 205 GBHaMng* 1.04 -0.02 59 Hal Sun Hup L06 -0.02 419 HKacttZosan OJt -0.005 187 IMC HoMnq* —HK 5.60 Jaya
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      388 27  -  Combined operations will create biggest fast-ferry operator in Philippines By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Two leading ferry operators in the Philippines Water Jet Shipping Corporation (WJSC), in which Singapore's Sembawang Maritime Ltd (SML) has a stake, and Negros Navigation are merging their
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      359 27 Phase 4 expansion project likely to be completed next month Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Johor Port Bhd's phase four expansion project is expected to be completed next month, and port officials are planning to invest another Msl2s million (5571.6 million) for upgrading of
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      251 27 Business Line [CALCUTTA] Future US investments in India will most likely be in the key infrastructure areas, particularly in ports and airports, according to Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (lACC) national president Raghu Mody. Several US investors have shown interest and are making
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      247 27 Reuter [LONDON] Tanker owners are concerned at the lack of pollution cover for oil spills off countries not ratifying international civil liability and fund conventions following the termination of a voluntary agreement. The Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (Tovalop)
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      241 27 AFP Lloyd's List [ABU DHABII United Arab Emirates (UAE) ports recorded a 6.8 per cent increase in container activity in 1996 because of an economic upturn, the official newspaper Al-Itti-had reported last week. The Gulf country's five main harbours handled nearly 3.75
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        71 27 [SINGAPORE] The Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement will charge more for documentation fee for shipments from the US to Singapore from March 15. The rate-making group of 11 ocean and intermodal transportation companies said that its member lines would raise the fee from $20 to
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        118 27 Reuter [HONGKONG) Wah Kwong Shipping Holdings Ltd said T Y Chao would resign as chairman and a director of the company if there was no improvement in his health. "The health of T Y Chao has declined in recent months and, if there is no
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        72 27 Reuter [LONDON] Britain's Defence Ministry has been forced to delay a £200 million (Ss46o million) shipbuilding contract to the VSEL shipyard after objections, the Financial Times said last week. The newspaper said the ministry had cancelled a planned announcement on the contract yesterday following
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      229 27 Bridge News [LONDON] UK inspectors detained 26 foreign-flagged ships in UK ports in January after they failed port state control safety inspections, the UK Marine Safety Agency (MSA) said. This figure is one higher compared to December. The list includes 12 ships
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      1011 28 AIR CARGO: BOOM IN ASIA Asia is a booming market for air cargo and this has been a boon for US-based express air carriers such as UPS and FedEx, which are investing heavily in new equipment and expanding services Journal of Commerce Asia is a
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        810 41 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Campana CP02 tumqvto 27.02/2300 Cape Foani 03/97 J03 2402/0200 CMIMCO J 79 JOS «mnsn>» 27.02/0(00 ConOor Arrow 04 J15 24.02/0500 CI*<)JM i*Jv 0201(1 J07 dmtsi* 24 02/1900 S U*rtts 012/96 J12 JKX*}VO« 2402/2200 ba On* 1/17 JM 25 02/0(00 GJoM Dm 9(01
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        1782 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklnq/Bolance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From talik 0640 26/0100 u 24/800 24/1659 24/1*00 Ma M«a m Mm a Mm SAW 2MW 20 24/1700 25/0659 25/0900 3 25/0700 25/1159 25/MOO 4 25/1200 25/M59 25/1700 Ma MtH m
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        211 41 Mar 3 Australia: Trades Labour Day. Mar 17 Australia Canberra Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mar 27 Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Mar 28 Australia Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday. Denmark Good Friday. Hong Kong: Good Friday. Indonesia: Good Friday. Netherlands: Good Friday. New Zealand:
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        790 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        506 41 Carton 180 Mm 993.3 LI 17.0 0.13 106 0.08 Fat U Density Water IhMm Ask SiWairt No above E25 1 0 S 3 10 380 Am 984.0 0.5 12.5 0.06 34 0.02 liw 380 MM 993.7 L9 16.8 0.09 83 0.07 'W»M %W mi Wo above
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        392 42 Competitive situation will change drastically: European aerospace industry Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European aerospace industry has called on the European Commission to conduct a "thorough" analysis of the Boeing Co's planned acquisition of McDonnell Douglas Corp. The European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA), which represents
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        306 42 Last year 1,070 people died in US civil aviation accidents Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] More people were killed in fewer airline accidents last year, government statistics show. According to National Transportation Safety Board statistics, 1,070 people died in 2,040 civil aviation accidents in 1996.
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        258 42 Reuter [DUBAI] Gulf Air officials are negotiating with its owners to raise a US$lOO million (Ssl4o million) loan to rescue the debt-ridden regional airline, a weekly in the United Arab Emirates reported on Sunday. Al-Eqtisadi said Qatar, one of the four owners,
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        56 42 [MOSCOW] A Russian militia official looking at a dead body of an unidentified victim of a bus crash on Yaroslavskoye highway outside Moscow on Sunday. Two people were killed and six wounded as a result of a head-on collision between two buses, one of which
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        341 42 Domestic demand, higher exports boost Jan production Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's monthly vehicle production marked its biggest year-on-year gain since 1980 in January, helped by strong domestic demand ahead of a sales-tax increase, and higher exports due to a weaker yen. Domestic
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        181 42 AFP [MANILA] South Korea's Daewoo Corp and its local Philippine partner are to meet in Seoul to discuss a protest by Daewoo over a partnership between the Philippine firm and US company Chrysler Corp, a trade official said. Daewoo raised its protest after its
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        363 42 Help domestic airlines to expand fleet: civil aviation minister Business Line [NEW DELHI] India's Civil Aviation Ministry is asking financial institutions and banks to play a pro-active role in financing fleet expansion plans of domestic airlines. Civil Aviation Minister C
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        Lock icon Korean Air gains nod to buy 41 planes
        160 42 AFX-Asia [SEOUL] Korean Air said it had received government approval to acquire 41 new aircraft by 2000 as part of its long-term fleet modernisation programme. "We recently got the go-ahead from the authorities to import 41 additions to our fleet," said KAL
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          81 42 AFX-Asia [TAIPEI] EVA Airways Corp, a unit of Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd, said it will launch a passenger service from Taipei to Amsterdam via Dubai from May 8, with three return flights per week. It also said that twice-weekly cargo services will be
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          88 42 DPA [WASHINGTON] The main terminal of Washington's National Airport was evacuated temporarily on Sunday evening after the smell of gas was detected, an airport spokeswoman said. The airport was put on a limited operations status and flights were arriving and departing with some delays,
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          67 42 AFX-Asia [MANILA] Grand Airways Inc said the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board has approved its application to start flights to Singapore. Grand Air will operate 3 weekly flights to Singapore by June, Grand Air's vice-president for marketing Eliseo Hizon said. Mr Hizon said Grand Air
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        Lock icon Cutbacks threaten training of NY air controllers
        281 42 NYT [RONKONKOMA, New York] Although the Federal Aviation Administration has recently begun hiring air traffic control trainees for the chronically understaffed New York Center, veteran controllers say they are worried that a persistent lack of resources for training may worsen high workloads, at
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        1704 42 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD M—la SOW* 1730 S0990 (MB Abu DtvaM BY601 2025 tl—ltwHK C2354 0920 BY607 2110 Hanoi VN745 1255 VN744 1355 AdalaMa S0230 1815 0F82 2050 VW741 1310 VM740 V4» 0F81 1930 HatYal TG407 2120 TG408 0820 Amsterdam GA897 1145 KL844 0125 HOW
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      290 27 EC urged to probe Boeing-McDonnell merger Competitive situation will be affected. Back Page Tdlk. CMtaab The Chartered Institute of Transport and the t r Singapore Warehousing Education Research Middte East Shipping Bunkering Council are holding a talk on "Value Engineer- Conference 1997: March 5&6 inq: A Powerful Tool in Optimising
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      692 28 1 IMPORT I I HOftTH MtertKSA I I OULF/INDIAM SUB-CONTMBNT I SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (DIRECT FROM WEST COAST) IOULF KARACHI EXPRESS (QKX) Vissa VOY OAK van sea LA SM VKSa VOY OH ctx HfflwiHwwnpwm otwsos 03/02 00/o2 04/02 10/02 27/0? duuimy 101 31/01 02/02 03/02 07/02 13/02 11/02 TOPAZ 54W504
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      652 28 Lines services representee AaSSkV by Members of the Registry o< lllyfl/ Accredited Shipping Agents. Spore National Stopping Asso «|k Members ot the ■J Singapore Freight Forwarders' Y Association. sa Just talk to us... Iris Lim 740-2044 Tan Lip Chuan 740-1645 Jarrod Leong 740-2089 Philip Koh 740-2382 EXPORT 3 x Japan
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      2490 29 HANJIN SHIPPING USA CAMAPA* UNI mui/VOY MM rSi" sa POX TIW I TOP lOP I PIT IDM I PHI I OWN MB» I X>S I WT< 1 OM~ TV! TYI T> 1 TTC I TIC KumuMcoiii m/m 27/ M m/m b/m 21/ M 23/03 b/m b/m b/m b/m m/m B/03
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      107 29 [am! ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED f MCI J (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING UMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VESSEL VOY SINGAPORE IQMtAY VISSEI VOY IQMIAY SWGAPORE NORDKAP 407 26/02 06/03 NORDKAP 406 16/02 26/02 lEERORT 914 08/03 16/03 LEERORT 913 01/03 08/03 SINAR TOBA 208 14/03 21/03 SINAR TOBA 207
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      1407 30 fcT DSR-SENATOR mmlfe Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTINENT VESSEL VOY ISIN I RTM OflV I MAM IFU AMT I LHA I [*KKL UU ItTII WW NAM JjjL JjjL. JM— CHOYANG CHWCt «f7« MM ITw" "Hb 23 03 24M HM 17 M CHOYAN6 RAM B7M KB KB
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      1202 30 INORASIA I I VESSEL VOY 8M PKLI OOALAS BCLVALALOROT ANT FELLMA I I MORUEL 9787 3 2Mt2 2MJ2 14/03 IMB 15*3 23« 24/B3 2M3 2110 21M3 Z2JO I I NOR SHANGHAI 9708-3 OMB OMB 21/13 23*3 22*3 3MQ 31*3 27*3 2MB 2M3 29/03 I I MSCAIEXA 9709-3 13*3 14*3 2MB
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      297 30 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang Vessel S'pore Fangcheng Zhaniiang UANBAO 06/03 13/03 15/03 1 tt~ /VOKTRANS CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BREAKBULK, RO/RO AND HEAVYUFT ANY WBGHT THAI FLAG STATUS PRIORITY BERTHS hk fapwiw V.42A SAILED 2»-2S/02 SAMiD SAILED A* Express V.43A 01-03/03 06-07/03 07-10/03 Asia Express V.44A
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      1360 31 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hob Chiang Road #11-01 K«pp«l Towers Singapore *****5 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 SA»AHI MBMtl COWVUITIOim SIIYKI [HO CHI MtlHt lIIU (OHUIMU SaYKt Ivissa VQT I« 1 I B IVKSft VOT I HAS* (SAT) I lUHOKTOB) I sromsm wyoa 27/02 03/03 (M/ 03 ommt mumo v
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      1482 31 i mums KRWIKfOK MiiMwm-iwowmwCT. ,4 SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 JOHORE OfFKE: COSTAR SHIPPING PTI LTD #17-08DRSIUK» SAUS/IKGS *****41/43 INWARD DEPT (D/o) i *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND Cl NO; **********0 M TOWER TWO (*****?) CONVENTIONAI *****50/55 T/SHPMT DEPT *****25
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      426 31 f/_/_ IPERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN > IffS TONGJOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952* /KUCMIMG-fASTtST TtAMSn/ MUAMA-MtlOtlTY UKTH 7/ MO CHI tUMK-MBKATi9 ~7 APPU »7IH 24/02 Gld t742 01/03 GIHUAT ASW7 02/03 Gld 9742 01/03 GIHO ***** 04/03 GIWI *****
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