The Business Times, 16 April 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINEŚ TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    S'pore offers to invest in KL electric rail link
    612 1  -  S'pore leg could cost $5b, ending either at Tg Pagar, Scotts Road or Suntec City By\ Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] The Singapore government has offered to invest in the Singapore leg of the proposed electric railway from Malaysia, and preliminary indications are
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    Lock icon Making it just on time
    50 1 [SINGAPORE] A motorcyclist dropping off his tax returns at Revenue House yesterday. Officers of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore were on hand yesterday to receive the income tax forms of taxpayers who left it to the last day to submit their returns. ARTHUR LEE
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    Sino Land quashes talk it will forfeit deposit for HK$12b site
    462 1  -  It says deal will be completed on April 22; shares shed fl% over two days FrorrH Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IN response to market rumours that it will forfeit its deposit for the staggering HK$ll.B2 billion (552.2 billion)
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    Lock icon Forced selling sends KL market to nine-month low
    398 1  -  By. By R Sivanithy in Singapore and Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur [SINGAPORE] The Malaysian stock market tumbled yesterday to a nine-month low as forced selling gained momentum. Astonished brokers described the selling as "indiscriminate" and pointed to the wide price differentials
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    Lock icon 1 pm: Dow up 90 on low inflation data
    127 1 Reuter [NEW YORK] Blue-chips powered ahead again yesterday, recapturing in two straight sessions all of the ground it lost last week, when worries about rising interest rates and quarterly earnings hammered the Dow down 135 points. The market was encour- aged
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      S'pore can expect 6-7% growth this year, says BG Lee
      345 2  -  Forecast is now closer to private sector projections which average 7% r*y Audrey Tan SINGAPORE can expect 6-7 per cent growth this year, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last night, narrowing the forecast previously seen at 5-7 per
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      Hong Leong launching condo in Bedok
      181 2 HONG Leong Holdings is launching its Fairmount condominium this Saturday. The 64-unit condo at Eastwood Road in Bedok will be priced at an average of $620 per square foot, the company said yesterday. This is after an 8 per cent discount. The 99-year leasehold
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      SingTel installing new switch in Orchard Exchange
      297 2  -  Teh Hooi Ling IN VIEW of the recent bouts of telephone service disruptions in the Orchard Road area, Singapore Telecommunications has brought forward its equipment renewal plans. "It's always been our plan to keep renewing our equipment. But now, we're moving forward our
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      Lock icon Five powers reaffirm grouping's role
      441 2 Arrangements crucial to regional peace: ministers The Straits Times MINISTERS of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) yesterday reaffirmed the importance of the security grouping, saying that it is more relevant today than when it was started in 1971. Their three reasons for saying so:
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      Lock icon Managerial role for Aiwa Singapore
      174 2 Reuter AIWA Co Ltd's Singapore output contribution to the group was projected to fall from its peak of 10 per cent to 5 per cent in fiscal year 1997 as it assumes a managerial role, Aiwa's president said yesterday. "At its peak, Singapore production was
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      Lock icon Electronics: signs of upswing
      296 2  -  EYE OM THE ECONOMY Electronics By Jennifer Lien NEW orders of electronic components in the US rose a strong 32 per cent year-on-year in February, another sign that the electronics industry is on the upswing after last year's slump. The measure is considered by many economists
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      US firm giving stock options to all
      182 2 ADAPTEC Inc employees here, below director level, will get stock options for 100 shares under a plan to make the company's 3,000 employees worldwide shareholders. The American infotech provider employs 1,013 people at its facility in Bukit Merah, which makes printed circuit boards.
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      Ministry releases details of 1990 accord on railway land
      676 2 Move is to clarify inaccurate report in KL newspaper THE Ministry of National Development (MND) has released details on the Points of Agreement between Singapore and Malaysia on railway land. They are contained in a letter to Malaysian newspaper New Straits
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Bus-lane camera trial from Monday
        64 2 A PILOT Bus Lane Enforcement Camera System will be in force from Monday to make bus lanes more effective, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. In the six-month trial, two SBS buses will be fitted with cameras to photograph vehicles which use bus lanes
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        NWC wage review underway
        80 2 THE National Wages Council (NWC) has begun meeting early this month to review wage and wage-related guidelines for 1907/8, the Ministry of Labour said yesterday. The 26th session of the NWC will review the state of the economy, with help from several new members of the
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        ACJC principal to retire
        55 2 THE principal of the Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Wan Fook Weng, retires on April 30 and will be replaced by Lim Han Soon, currently assistant director at the Ministry of Education. Mrs Lim, who will take up her post on May 2, was principal of Outram Institute
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      DBSS' Picks
      305 4 THE BT-SRI index, which is a value-weighted index, is designed to broadly reflect the performance of Asian economies by monitoring the prices of selected stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. DBS Securities' suggested portfolio weights are based on the brokerage's re- commendations on the stocks in the
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      Lock icon Property index: scary curves?
      544 4  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT Longer-term charts show either buyers have run out of energy or there is a need for a longer correction period Hy. Naresh Verma The writer is manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones. The opinions in this column are personal and
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      Lock icon Commodity funds: banking on a rising wave
      540 4 With US stocks on the wane, raw materials could be a good bet Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Commodity funds, which matched the performance of growth stock mutual ftinds and far outpaced US bond funds in the last five years, are attracting investors willing to
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      Lock icon How savvy are Americans with money? Not very, says a survey
      649 4 Need for more investment-related education for average American, it says Bloomberg [BOSTON] Most Americans believe you can't lose money in a government bond fund, and it's safer to invest their savings in their company's stock than in a diversified
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      Unit trust performance ranking
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Peregrine Capital Vietnam head held on tax evasion charges
      415 6 HANOI True could face trial within four months; Peregrine to reduce activities in Vietnam Reuter VIETNAM said yesterday it had arrested the head of Peregrine Capital Vietnam on tax evasion charges, dealing a new blow to a company once considered one
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      Lock icon No censorship policy for KL's Super Corridor, says minister
      254 6 CANNES (France) Bernama THERE will not be any censorship policy within an area of 750 sq km in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), which runs from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport at Sepang, Malaysian
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      Lock icon Supporters want Megawati back as party chief
      362 6 5,000 stage rally demanding that she be allowed to ran in polls DPA [JAKARTA) Thousands of supporters of opposition figure Megawati Sukarnoputri staged a rally in front of the Indonesian parliament yesterday demanding her reinstatement as chairwoman of a minority party. They are
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        Lock icon M$1.5b in overseas property
        71 6 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysians bought Msl.s billion worth of property overseas during the last five years, with Australia being the main choice, Parliament was told yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said purchases in Australia accounted for 27 per cent of the amount, while the other
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        Lock icon KL probing forged MAS tickets
        50 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] The government is gathering evidence against groups trying to sell forged Malaysian Airline tickets, the state news agency Bernama reported. Chor Chee Heung, parliamentary secretary for transport, said the carrier had assigned officials to monitor the situation and take necessary measures. Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Suharto okays N-plant study bill
        63 6 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Suharto has signed into law a bill allowing studies to start on the country's first nuclear power plant, Bacharudin Yusuf Habibie, Minister for Research and Technology said yesterday. The bill was signed last Thursday, and construction of the country's first power
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        Lock icon Bali blackout due to repairs
        79 6 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The blackout which brought Java and Bali to a standstill on Sunday was deliberate, Indonesia's Minister for Mines and Energy IB Sudjana said, the Jakarta Post reported. Faults were detected at the Suralaya power station early last week, and the power company Perusahaan
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      More than politically correct
      674 7  -  UUMTBV What Sel&ngor MB's resignation means for his political career and Mahathir's projects By Yang Razali Kassim SELANGOR Mentri Besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib's resignation this week was not entirely surprising. Talk had already reached Singapore last month that he would be stepping down because of the
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      Lock icon Cambodian political scene in chaos
      403 7 ■PHNOMPENH Airline refuses to fly exiled prince home; coalition govt may be on verge of collapse AFP CAMBODIA'S political scene was thrown into chaos yesterday as the exiled half-brother of King Norodom Sihanouk made an abortive attempt to return home and the coalition government in
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Japanese funds see business as usual in HK
      461 9 TOKYO Investment Ijhitegies won't cnange after the handover Reuter THE July 1 return of Hongyfeg to China may be the end Iran era for some, but for JapiMse investors, who have Mlit heavily in the colony, it Ml be business as usual,
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      Lock icon panada will not co-sponsor resolution criticising China
      267 9 i OTTAWA AFP iSMID intense diplomatic Esure from Beijing, Canada on Monday that it had deI not to co-sponsor a pro■psed resolution criticising Qmna at the UN Human Rights Commission. Ottawa has co-sponsored human rights resolutions against China six times in the past
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      Lock icon HK activist meets Albright, backs China MFN
      270 9 HONGKONG Reuter AFP HONGKONG democracy campaigner Martin Lee on Monday reaffirmed support for continued Most Favoured Nation trade status for China and urged US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to visit the British colony as it reverts to Beijing's control. Speaking to reporters
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      Pact reached on PLA advance team in HK
      342 9  -  ■HONGKONG By. Loh Hui Yin A BREAKTHROUGH has been reached on the deployment of an advance party of Chinese troops in Hongkong one of the few remaining issues between Britain and China before the handover. The agreement paves the way for the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon India may review ban on foreign airline investment
      359 10 NEW DELHI Experts call for large acak investments, new aviation policies to revitalise industry AFP INDIA'S new coalition government is likely to review a block on foreign airlines investing in domestic carriers, experts predicted yesterday. They also called for large scale investment
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      Lock icon Yen unlikely to plunge, says Japan banking chief
      136 10 TOKYO Reuter THE chairman of the Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan, Shunsaku Hashimoto, yesterday said it was difficult to imagine a rapid fall in the yen from its current level. He also said that Japan's long-term interest rates were likely to
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      Lock icon Delhi cuts rates to 11% to boost industrial growth
      340 10 BOMBAY AFP INDIA'S central bank yesterday cut interest rates by one percentage point to 11 per cent to boost industrial growth, officials said. Chakravarthy Rangarajan, the Reserve Bank of India governor, announcing monetary policy for the six months to September, also
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      Lock icon Aussie big bank mergers possible but not now
      338 10 SYDNEY Govt could lift curbs if it gets second term: Wallis inquiry member Reuter THE government could lift its restriction on mergers between Australia's four largest banks if it gets a second term, Bill Beerworth, a member of the Wallis Inquiry into
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Hanbo founder taken to hospital
        106 10 Reuter [SEOUL] The arrested founder of South Korea's Hanbo Group, who is at the centre of a loans scandal, was taken to hospital from a jail yesterday after complaining of dizziness. Chung Tae Soo is on trial on bribery and other charges along with nine
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        Lock icon Nomura ex-head to answer questions
        73 10 Reuter [TOKYO] The former president of Nomura Securities Co Ltd, Hideo Sakamaki, will answer questions at a finance committee meeting of Japan's Lower House of parliament on Friday, a parliament official said yesterday. Mr Sakamaki stepped down from the president's post last month to take
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        Lock icon Trade, finance ministries to team up
        83 10 Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's trade and finance ministries are to cooperate in drafting new consumer protection laws covering banking and financial services, ministry officials said yesterday. The move, they said, was spurred by Japan's planned "Big Bang" financial reforms, which will allow banks and other
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      167 10 CELEBRATE SECRETARIES WEEK WITH ANITA SARAWAK, LUNCH AND 2 AIRTICKETS TO HAWAII. Join us for lunch at fe Hilton's Grand Ballroom any day from April 21-25 and some great entertainment will be store for you. r Anita Sarawak is flying K in to dazzle audiences with iw'v* rm r a
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US March CPI lower than expected, up 0.1%
      556 11 WASHINGTON Decline in energy prices main reason; core rate np by smaller than forecast 0.2% Bloomberg US CONSUMER prices rose a smaller-than-expected 0.1 per cent in March, as natural gas costs posted the largest decline on record, Labour Department figures showed yesterday.
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      Lock icon Conference Board sees US economy staying strong
      328 11 NEW YORK Reuter THE Conference Board yesterday said strength in the US economy will contini/e throughout 1997 and into 1998, fuelled by a buoyant consumer sector and continued growth in construction and business investment. "The economic strength evident in the first quarter is
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      Lock icon Ex-partner's deal may mean trouble for Clintons
      357 11 LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas Reuter US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton s former partner James McDougal was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday after making a deal McDougal hinted might spell legal trouble for the president and first lady. McDougal. 56. could have received
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      Lock icon White House flew campaign donors on Air Force One
      531 12 WASHINGTON Leading fund-raisers' names found on list for govt positions in 1992 AP THE White House provided trips on Air Force One or presidential helicopters to 56 campaign donors and fund-raisers in 1995 and 1996, administration officials said on Monday. In
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      Lock icon Russia sees first growth since adopting capitalism
      234 12 MOSCOW LAT RUSSIAN leaders declared an end to the post-Communist era of economic depression on Monday with news of the first growth in quarterly economic indicators since capitalism dawned in Russia. The proclamations were based on figures that included a mere 0.2 per
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Investors face end of era of easy money
      840 13  -  *BB WTTOMUNE OPINION Rudi Dornbusch The writer is Professor of Economics and Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This articlefirst appeared in Business Week THE RECENT US Federal Reserve rate hike may turn out to be a prelude to a major
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      130 13 I' 'I got a speeding ticket, going 85 miles an f hour (135 km/h) to get here from Atlanta p I told the officer that I had to get to the Masters to see Tiger Woods, but I don't think he was a golf fan.' -Lee Elder
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      The public housing quandary
      646 13 EDITORIAL IT should come as no surprise that the speculation following last weekend's property curbs —this time to tighten mortgage lending for public housing has been that more is to come. The measures amount to a step in the right direction, but they clearly need to
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      Lock icon Fears over US dollar rise are exaggerated
      1003 13  -  A firm US$ has many benefits and it is arguably still undervalued against the Japanese yen By Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's* regional economics editor THE CLIMB of the US dollar last week to a 55-month high against the Japanese yen appears
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      793 13 AnstralU's ■hamefol retreat AUSTRALIA, scarred from past scuffles with China, including the prime minister's controversial meeting with the exiled Dalai Lama, now appears to be leading the retreat from confronting Beijing. Its abandonment of a UN resolution condemning China's human rights record is a shameful affair
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Booking blockbusters
      753 14  -  Hollywood eyeing novels for box-office returns, says elaime dutka ELAINE DUTKA LAT TWO years ago, Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power was David Baldacci's Absolute Power a debut novel that brought the author a US$2 million (552.88 million) advance. One day after the manuscript was sent to the major studios,
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      Lock icon Kiss-and-tell book stirs brutal controversy in US
      591 14 BOOKS Critics say literature is being'Oprahised' after memoirs of an incestuous affair Reuter [NEW YORK] Sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss. For writer Kathryn Harrison it was the start of an incestuous affair with her father and the cause of a
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      Lock icon Grand Slam: Woods can do it
      978 16 GOLF Tiger Woods may be the type of player who comes around just once in a millennium, says a veteran NYT [AUGUSTA, Georgia] The odds of a golfer winning the modern Grand Slam have always been roughly equivalent to a baseball player hitting 70
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      751 15 TV&RADIO s w 2.3° Tabitha Tabitha's Par 8.30 Cinta Korporat. ty (Last ep). 9.00 Ya! Bendahara. rrr Winners. 235 That's My Boy. 10.00 Cinemathique Spring Money, Money. 3JO The Three Stooges. of Joy (See Our Choice). 7* i?®,. n l y 335 Hogan Heroes. IXOO TV Innovations. 4.00 All Creatures
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      202 15 Owri'iC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Bill h ded J p —y I f l p 5 Couple's favourite turn in a MV Hf Mh dance (3-4) 13 A move up (5) 23 Running down outside right 28 The aspirations of Continental Parents (7) town (7) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN 14 Contemplating viewing
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      Lock icon NOL shares spring to life, touching 8-month high
      573 17  -  THE MOL-APL DEAL Trading volume soars to 7.8 m shares; but broking houses appear to hold mixed views on deal By i Catherine Ong (SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines Ltd's slumbering stock sprung to life yesterday on news that the shipping company is
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      Analysts puzzled over high premium NOL is paying
      515 17  -  By- Andrew Marks in New York THE US$B25 million (551.19 billion) merger agreement between Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and APL Ltd is a triumph for the American company, analysts said yesterday. "Their (APL) shareholders couldn't hayg asked for a better price in
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      SembCorp's alternative offer complicates Jurong deal
      572 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih ■■j EAVE it to Sembawang Corporation. Already, its H accounting practice of recognising the profits of nonassociated companies has been rather unconventional. Now, SembCorp has set the tongue of corporate Singapore wagging by introducing a new element half
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      Heshe plans dual listing for unit Benefun
      461 17  -  Group to quit S'pore retailing and garment scene By Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Heshe Holdings is proposing to list a subsidiary simultaneously in Hongkong and on the main board here, and will quit the Singapore retailing and garment scene. The plan, a
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      Keppel T&T to invest $200m in 3 core areas
      202 17 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Telecommunications Transportation plans to invest more than $200 million in its three core business areas shipping, telecommunications and logistics. Part of the fund requirements will be met by estimated net proceeds of $119 million from its rights issue. In
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        Top China broker to raise profile in S'pore
        520 18  -  Shenyin Wanguo plans to setup a corporate financing unit in Republic By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] China's largest securities house plans to set up a corporate financing unit in Singapore to help more Chinese firms to list on the stock exchange here. The
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        SBS' Waterbank buys two more London properties
        355 18  -  By" Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] The SBS group has bought two more properties in London, less than a year after acquiring Waterdale Manor in the prime West End district in its debut in the foreign property market. The latest acquisitions are also made by
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        San Miguel says stock swap won't favour Robert Kuok
        372 18  -  Coca Cola Bottlers will still source sugar from Philippines From, Al Labita in Manila FOOD, beverage and packaging giant San Miguel Corp (SMC) will not allow Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok to control the sugar needs of Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc
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        Lock icon PepsiCo to sell stake in Philippine unit to Guoco
        122 18 AFXAsia [MANILA] PepsiOo Inc has agreed to sell its 30 per cent stake in Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc to Guoco Holdings Philippines Inc in a deal estimated to be worth 600 million pesos (5532.7 million), the Businessworld newspaper reported. After the
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        Lock icon S&P cuts outlook for Tenaga to 'stable'
        211 18 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Tenaga Nasional Bhd had its outlook cut to "stable" from "positive" by Standard Poor's Corp, reflecting the increasing financial pressures on the electric utility. Coming ahead of a planned sale of Yankee bonds by Tenaga, the cut underscores the company's need
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        Lion Teck Chiang IPO subscribed just 2.9 times
        291 18  -  Analysts cite bearish market sentiment for lacklustre reception By' Yen Sreenivasan (SINGAPORE) Lion Teck Chiang's (LTC) mainboard IPO for its relisting received a lacklustre reception yesterday. Its 18.1 million public shares were subscribed just 2.9 times, while only 78 per cent of
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        Kian Ann sets up warehouse, spares units
        190 18 [SINGAPORE] Heavy equipment distributor Kian Ann Engineering has formed two units one here to develop a $28 million warehouse and the other in Malaysia, to source and distribute machinery spares and diesel engine parts. The company said yesterday that Kian Ann Warehousing Pte
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          Lock icon DCB Holdings to change name
          68 18 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian banking and fin*iw»fa| group DCB Holdings Bhd said yesterday it proposed to change its name to RHB Capital Bhd. The move comes after the merger of its banking subsidiary, DCB Bhd, with Kwong Yik Bank last year. The group proposes a
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          80% of MMI IPO to go to small investors
          72 18 (SINGAPORE] Eighty per cent of disk-drive components maker MMI Holdings' IPO will go to small investors who applied for one to nine lots. The company's 60.12 million public offer shares at 52 cents each were subscribed 122 times at the close
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          CN Asia gets nod for KL Second Board
          46 18 [SINGAPORE] Engineering-based specialist CN Asia Corporation Bhd has received approvals from the authorities to list its shares on the Kuala t jmipif Stock Exchange Second Board. CN Asia will offer 1.04 million new shares at M 51.90 each.
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          Hotel Plaza unit raises issued capital
          47 18 [SINGAPORE] Hotel Plaza announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, St Gregory SpaPteLtd (SGS), has expanded its issued share capital from Ss2 to *****,000. SGS will operate the Saint Gregory Marine Spa at the conserved shophouses adjacent to the Grand Plaza Hotel
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          Wing Tai ups stake in DNP
          51 18 [SINGAPORE] Wing Tai Holdings has acquired 900,000 shares or 0.29 per cent of DNP Holdings Bhd's issued share capital for Msl.B million. DNP is an associated company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The deal lifts WingTai's stake in DNP to 46.06 per
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          LKN, NatSteel bay stakes in Unimar
          58 18 [SINGAPORE] Lim Kah Ngam and Nat Steel yesterday have each taken a 30 per cent stake In Unimar Marketing, a company that markets and manages resort and properties. Lim Kah Ngam's stake is taken through its wholly-owned subsidiary, LKN Construction Pte Ltd, and Nat
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          Lock icon Merill Lynch earnings up 14%
          89 19 AFP [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch yesterday reported a 14 per cent increase in earnings to US$465 million (Ss67o million) in the first quarter, from US$4lO million in the same period last year. Net earnings per share rose to U552.34 from US$2.O3, well above the average
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          81 19 Bloomberg ifVArtsAs ui ij aprmi Lx>rp saia iitsi-quarter earnings fell 6.1 per cent as losses from new businesses such as wireless communications and its Global One international operations widened. Net income fell to US$29O million (Ss4lB million), or 67 cents a share, from US$3O9 million,
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          Lock icon Salomon's profit stamps 44%
          87 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Salomon Inc said first-quarter profit from continuing operations fell 44 per cent as revenue from bond and commodities trading tumbled. Salomon, the parent of Salomon Brothers Inc and the Phibro commodities trading business, said earnings fell to US$l73 million (***** million), or US$l.44
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          Lock icon Kodak's income dips marginally
          79 19 Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co said its first-quarter profit fell slightly, in line with expectations, as the rising value of the dollar made its products more expensive outside the US, sales growth slowed in emerging markets and price competition intensified. It reported profit from
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          99 19 Bloomberg [LEXINGTON, Massachusetts] Raytheon Co said first-quarter earnings fell 1.7 per cent less than expected, as the defence company's missile-making unit recorded its first increase in sales and pre-tax profit in 15 quarters. Net income fell to U*****.4 million (5g264 million), or 78 cents a
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        Lock icon Murdoch's eldest son seen likely to take over News Corp
        324 19 Reuter [SYDNEY] Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of global media baron Rupert Murdoch, was now favoured over his sister Elisabeth to eventually take control of the News Corp Ltd empire, analysts said yesterday. The analysts told Reuters the earlier announced
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        538 19 Bat the company cantions that Q2 sales will be flat or slightly higher NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Computer industry bellwether Intel Corp on Monday reported firstquarter earnings that easily exceeded Wall Street estimates. But the company also cautioned that it expected sales to be
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        567 19 But credit card losses continue to eat into profit Bloomberg NYT [NEW YORK] Several major US banks have reported their first quarter earnings in the past two days, buoyed more by service charges and other fees than by lending. The earnings
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        Lock icon Texas Instruments Q1 earnings rise 4.5%
        226 19 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Texas Instruments Inc yesterday said first-quar-ter earnings rose 4.5 per cent as increased demand for specialised semiconductors offset lower prices for memory chips. The company said profit from operations rose to US$l3B million (Ssl9B million) compared with US$l32 million a year ago.
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        47 19 [LISBON] A man making a phone call from a Portugal Telecom phone booth on Monday. Portugal Telecom recently ended the long suspense over its international alliances, linking up with the Anglo-American venture Concert, which is dominated by British Telecom and MCI Communications. REUTER
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        Lock icon Samsung to buy remaining 54% of AST for US$477m
        423 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip producer, agreed to buy the remaining half of AST Research it doesn't own for US$477 million (***** million) in cash and assumed debt. The acquisition of the Irvine, California-based personal computer manufacturer
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      2229 20 MnWib «r« ma AS Ports 272.400 5.400 AW«y National 791 7 Ailiad Oomacq 434.400 6 Afiwc 137.400 undi Asda Group 112.200 1.800 BAT tod 514.400 *6 BO Pie 166.400 2 BICC 262 5.600 60C Group 901.400 -8.600 BR Patrotaum 693 7 BTR 254.400 7 Bank of Scotland
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      1654 20 Bloomberg □Nikkei 225 +24L12 STOCKS rose yesterday, led by banks, retailers and exporters, on hopes corporate earnings will be stronger than expected, traders said. "Hopes that monetary policy will remain unchanged are pushing up bank stocks," said Yasuo Ueki, manager of the equity operations group at Nikko Securities Co.
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      1551 21 AFX-Asia QHugSeng +46.05 SHARES closed off their highs yesterday, with a combination of institutional selling and shorting of the April contract. Dealers said investment banks, concerned over the chances of a strong CPI report for March in the US later yesterday, unwound positions in the afternoon. Red chips and
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      668 21 Reuter Q Shenzhen B Index +&2S SHENZHEN'S B Share Index closed slightly higher yesterday due to selective buying of companies that have already issued favourable 1996 annual results. The B Index ended up 0.25 of a point at 159.52 on turnover of HK$9O.4 million. "Investors are keen to buy
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      404 21 AFP □wPlatot -2126 SHARE prices flnished lower yesterday, dampened by weak performance of heavyweight banking issues. "Early gains made by technology shares were wiped out by late selling of large-capital-isation banks," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index declined 23.26 points to 8,616.11. Turnover was 3.6 billion shares
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      264 21 Reuter Wellington +16J1 SHARES closed firmer but off their highs yesterday after weaker-than-expected inflation data prompted an initial rally. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 16.11 points stronger at 2,243.21. Reuter «r« wj cooo) AN2 Banking 8.75 0.15 2047 A«v»ntog»$ HkXjj 1 JO uncti 7900 Air Htm ZMlWMt (A) 2.81
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      343 21 AFP Manila +16J2 SHARE prices rose yesterday on a technical rebound. "Buying is very selective and many issues are not moving," said a trader. The PSE Composite Index rose 16.62 points to 2,949.46. Turnover was 3.4 billion shares worth 1.6 billion pesos. The PLDT was unchanged at 1,560 pesos
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      765 21 AFP Q Composite Index -3JK) SHARE prices closed lower yesterday amid concerns over political protests and caution among foreign investors over Wall Street's future direction, dealers said. "The market started quite firm in the morning and then it softened after the Democratic Party of Indonesia (PDI) march. I think
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      425 21 Bloomberg P Composite ladex jfl STOCKS fell yesterday, led by Jinro Group shares, on concern the companies may be suffering from cash flow problems. The concern erased a 1.1 per cent gain in the index in the last hour of trading. "Investors believe Jinro's cash problems are more serious
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      599 21 Bloomberg AD Ordinaries +15J STOCKS rose yesterday as oil companies gained on optimism recent exploration permits in the Timor Sea will yield new oil discoveries. The All Ordinaries Index rose 15.6 points to 2,381.70. Woodside Petroleum jumped 26 cents to A 59.60 and Santos gained 14 cents to A
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        Lock icon Shares slide on rumours of Umno rift
        254 22 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -14.42 SHARE prices fell yesterday as the market gave up early gains when nervous investors sold on rumours that the resignation of the Selangor chief minister at the weekend could indicate a rift within the ruling United Malays National
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        Antah warrants appealing but care crucial in current market
        171 23  -  WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy WITH almost the entire Malaysian stock market collapsing to a nine-month low yesterday, one counter stood out by actually registering a four sen rise to M 53.24 Antah Holdings. Also, the counter did not trade in
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2356 23 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gf Gr 19*7 Last V«l Day UitOwM ON ON VK Nat M Cap High Law ttwo Company tata rOOO) High Law Buyar M«f Cw M I— 478 338 m$ 5000 AtSB 50c 342 3 70 366 338 342 348 10 4.9 0.4 69.4 350 8 137
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        1193 24 nmovu cooo) value rooo> Stt 25 I*S £55 12- 414*9 H.TT4 S4J43 M.M2 2M7» HX*40 FlMnc* 3,445 T.MS 11,454 29.444 10.642 40.32$ 3.055 U90 OOS 4,471 1>M 4,447 Pupftm 12.074 19.544 12.522 4X354 26.5*4 IOMN U.M MM 4U4I MMn« 749 53 imi >.w M.W 7.574 13,742 21.714 %m WJ* 2%
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        217 25 Stacks Volume •Westmont Land 12,853.000 •KL Industries 8,210,000 SOI 7,271,000 MS Land 4,405,000 leppel Land WOO 4,243,000 Casa Hklgs 10c 3,659,000 UK Land US$0.10 3,622,000 MyDev50c 3.454,000 Hai Sun Hup R 3,249,000 *MBf Hldgs 50c 2,984,000 Stacks City Dev 50c 42,360,463 •Westmont Land 28,045,680 DBS Land 21,438,884 •NBT 15,900,000 HI
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        HOT STOCK
        64 25  -  Shiv Taneja WESTMONT LAND, which closed 25 cents lower at $2.13 on a volume of 12.8 million shares yesterday, will fall further in the days ahead. Even though the daily and weekly RSI and stochastics are oversold and below 25, there is a strong sell signal from the
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        Forced selling in M'sia hits S'pore market sentiment
        645 25  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Despite prices here holding up, the overall advance-decline score was a poor 83-268 because of across-the-board softness on Clob International R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Forced selling in the Malaysian market was the central theme in yesterday's session in the local
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          IPO sweetener
          134 25 SO YOU thought all this competition in the local mobile phone market has enabled you to get a great deal on your handphone. Well, think again. While we're paying between $400 and $1,200 for handphones here, Malaysia's Time Telecommunications Holdings Bhd, which runs the Adam mobile phone network,
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          The winner's circle
          126 25 THE investment community gets its share of glory. The latest poll by Institutional Investors has rated Jardine Fleming Securities the overall winner in the All Asia Research Award 1997 (ex-Japan) for the fourth successive year. Jardine, elated with this honour, sent a press release on the poll
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          HSBC's new merger unit
          88 25 CALL it coincidence or a loss of opportunity, but on Monday, the day Neptune Orient Lines announced plans to spend over $1.8 billion to buy the US-based APL Ltd, the Hongkong Bank group said it was setting up a business unit that would focus on trans-Pacific
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          Dressed for succeś hopefully
          79 25 TIBS TAXIS, a unit of Trans-Island Bus Services, has given its drivers new uniforms. The white long-sleeve shirt by John Langford and dark green Alain Delon pants replace short-sleeve shirts with the Tibs logo and brown pants. Tibs says the new outfit "enhances the drivers' professional
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          Electric dreams
          108 25 DOING business can become an electrifying experience. Out of the laboratories of computer giant IBM has emerged a technology that uses the human body to conduct very small electrical currents, making the body virtually an Internet modem. For example, a smart card attached to your body can transmit
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      102 17 A company's strength lies in the Backbone of its staff. The Alpha AP 5460 can be ad- tall can enjoy perfect posture, justed to suit all body heights and sitting becomes a pleasure, and working positions. The Dauphin Syncro-Balaiica fea- Dauphin (S.E.A.) Rtt Ltd ture allows the entire upper sec-
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      161 18 A Tribute To Secretaries At the Concorde 21-25 April 1997 k\JM )'uen Photo Courtctt A %m|| Minolta Vtctts SI Camera 11 li li'l .1 ;M'M Win cameras, watches, eyewear, PHI hotel accommodation. Solvit ft Titus Ladies' Watch beauty products, shopping vouchers, hair dryers, lunch vouchers and more. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS: SEAFOOD
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      121 18 Preview of Important I 1 Magnificent Jadeite I Jewellery, Watches I Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 April 1997 11.00 am 6.00pm The Regent Singapore Tanglin Rooms Level 2 Cuscaden Zhang Daqian 'Lotus hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper signed and daied 1960. 192.2 by 102.2 cm. Estimate HK5450.000 600.000 H
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      318 25 BUSINESS To advertise call tnil-free IXOO-741 18X3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Teoh Hock San of 60, Lichi Avenue Singapore *****5, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop in respect of M/s Hock San Yuen Food Manufactory Pte Ltd located at 621 Aljunied Road, #01-16/17 Lipo Factory Building Singapore
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      323 25 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Seah Mong Chee of Block 46 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee #08-892 Singapore *****6. have applied for a Beer House 2nd Class in respect of M/s Sin Yeow Seng Eating House located at 426 Pasir Panjang Road 7MS Singapore *****7. and that this application will
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      313 25 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I Ong Khek Kee of 21 Siglap Hill Singapore *****6, have applied for a Public House, First Class licence in respect of M/s. Havana Club Pte Ltd located at Singapore Marriott Hotel, 320 Orchard Road Singapore *****5, and that this application will be considered by
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      230 25 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED jfck I YOUR GUIDE TO MORE PRODUCTS SERVICES I g NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. I Lee Choon Giart of 30 Toh Tuck Place Singapore *****5, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop licence in respect of M/s. Chiap Seng Co Pte Ltd located at 31
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      295 25 m THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 AHO PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 24 Flower Road Singapore *****9 on the 9th day of April 1997, the following Special Resolution was duly pasaed. RESOLVED Thai
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      391 25 IN THE MATTER OF VETAR AUTOMATION PTE LTD /y AIB w AM i UoiMaiim Liquidation) Alan Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of VETAR AUTOMATION PTE LTD. duly convened and held on 11th April 1997 the following were duly passed:1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION RESOLVED THAT the Company be wound up voluntarily
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      278 26 Reuter RATES for Panamax vessels remained under downward pressure in what appears to be a charterers' market for that* sizes, but in a slow start little was reported fixed, brokers said. There was drop in values with sentiment remaining bearish, Clarkaon Wolff said in its dally Bifffex market
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      455 26  -  Eliminate shortage of capacity facing heavy support industries, or neighbours will benefit, they warn From. Alan Boyd in Bangkok JAPANESE investors have called for urgent port improvements in Thailand to overcome a shortage of capacity confronting heavy support industries. In a recent
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      245 26 BBACTIOMB IN UJ3. TO MOL-aPL Journal of Commerce [WASHINGTON] Initial reactions in the United States to the NOL-APL deal were favourable. Unions representing APL's unlicensed seafarers said they would support the deal, eliminating one potential source of opposition. One of the
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      682 26  -  STRAIT TALK i By\ Seafarer THE proposed merger of Neptune Orient Lines and APL Ltd has once again highlighted the present frail state of the liner business. The deal was a remarkably well kept secret and everyone was surprised that
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      230 26 Bridge News [TAIPEI] A Chinese vessel is to make its maiden voyage across the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the first such direct maritime link since China and Taiwan split in 1949, the Economic Daily News said. In a dispatch yesterday from Xiamen
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      106 26 Reuter [HONGKONG] A high-speed catamaran bound for China collided with a car ferry in Hongkong waters yesterday injuring at least 27 people, government officials said. Rescue operations were under way and catamaran passengers were being transferred to the car ferry, a government information
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      299 26  -  By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is hosting the 29th meeting of the Ship Planning Message Development Group (SMDG) today and tomorrow. Singapore is the first Asian country to play host to the SMDG, which promotes and develops
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      240 26 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US State Department has announced that progress in negotiations on the port dispute with Tokyo has persuaded the United States to hold off imposing sanctions against Japan until Sep 4. The unveiling of a new deadline comes
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      128 26 [ROTTERDAM] The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has involved itself in the pullout negotiations between Europe Combined Terminal (ECT) in Rotterdam and shipping firm Maersk. The ministry considers the retention of Maersk for the port of Rotterdam of vital interest to the economy. However,
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      1200 27  -  NOXcAPXa MESOBHi THE APL STORY 150-year-old carrier grew from US cargo transportation to a global shipping network dedicated to container shipping services, which pioneered many firsts in the maritime world and in intermodal transportation By Yong Mei Fong A PL Ltd is such an old
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        240 42 i|rM Egypt: (TENTATIVE) Eid al-Adha (dependent onsighting of the moon). India: National and Bombay boursesclosed for local festival (Ram Navami). Kuwait: (TENTATIVE) Eid al-Ad-ha (dependent on sighting of the moon). Saudi Arabia (TENTATIVE) Eid al-Adha (dependent on sighting ofthe moon). hm n Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
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        744 42 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show» price ranees In US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagestzed stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        432 43  -  Seats in service will rise from 416,000 to 1.3 million in next 20 years, says Airbus From! David Taylor in Hongkong THE fleet capacity of airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will more than triple over the next 20 years, with seats in
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        61 43 [TAIPEI] Taiwanese made Indigenous Defence Fighters are lined up for the commissioning of the first full wing of locally developed jet fighters at Ching Chuan Kang air base in central Taiwan 15 April. The 70jet fighters will be deployed in the air base. The nationalist air
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        237 43 Reuter [LONDON] Gatwick Express, the train operator owned by transport giant National Express Group pic, on Monday announced a £100 million (***** million) order for new trains with GEC-Alsthom's Metro-Cammell. The deal marked the inaugural order for Metro-Cam-mell's new Juniper train rental
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        328 43 Reuter [STRASBOURG, France] The annual toll of 45,000 people killed on European Union roads could be slashed by more than a third come 2010 by technical advances and tighter laws, the European Commission said. "The human cost of this
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        213 43 Plan to develop fuel cell engine for passenger vehicles Reuter l FRANKFURT] Daimler-Benz AG has placed a bet on its vision of the alternative-pow-ered vehicle for the future, saying on Monday it bought a 25 per cent stake in a Canadian firm that
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        223 43 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Airlines, South Korea's largest airline, said it will export US$lOO million (Ssl43 million) worth of airplane parts to Boeing Co of the US during the next three years. The agreement reflects growing links between South Korean airplane makers and
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        245 43 US carrier seeks sole supplier bid for op to 40 planes worth as much as US$4Jb DPA [NEW YORK] The chairman of Continental Airlines says his company could become the next big US airline to agree to buy planes exclusively from Boeing.
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          70 43 AFP [MANILA] Toyota is to increase annual production in the Philippines by 71 per cent to 60,000 vehicles with the inauguration yesterday of its 2.8-billion-peso (*****.2 million) plant south of Manilato. Toyota Motor Philippines Corp said in a statement the plant at Santa Rosa, Laguna
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          83 43 Bloomberg [BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil] A district judge warned three' Brazilian airlines to reduce fares on flights from airports located close to city centres. Ruling on a lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Consumer's Association, Judge Antonio de Paula Oliveira of the third district court found
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          100 43 AFP [TOKYO] Eight people were injured, one seriously, when a Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo Jet was tossed in turbulence on its approach here on Monday at the end of a flight from Paris, airline officials said. A 54-year-old woman suffered a fractured rib
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          62 43 Reuter [AMSTERDAM] Amsterdam's Schiphol airport welcomed plans for its possible privatisation, saying it would aid the International development of the facility and generate efficiency gains. The Dutch government currently holds 78 per cent of Schiphol, the Netherlands' main international airport. Amsterdam city council owns 22 per
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          68 43 AFP [GOTHENBURG, Sweden] Swedish truck maker Volvo Truck has begun construction of a new truck factory in Hosakote in India, which is expected to employ about 1,060 people. Volvo is investing USIBO million (*****.4 million} in the new plant, which will also create jobs
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        Lock icon FAA grounds airline for falsifying pilot records
        131 43 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration stripped Target Airways of its air carrier certificate after inspectors found evidence that pilot training and flight records were falsified. A whistleblower's complaint brought problems at the Reno, Nevada-based company to the FAA's attention. The carrier, which
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      12 26 NOL-APL tnenter; Hie APL story Big boy known for innovation. Page 2
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      252 26 Fleet capacity of Asia-Pac airlines forecast to triple Airbus forecast for next 20 years. Back Pmge f lAL Container Line (UK) Limited Agent: Marine Transport Resources (S) Pte Ud We are a UK-registered shipping company with containerised shipping services to the Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, C.1.5., South East Asia and
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      451 29 <(? DSR-SENATOR An Round the World Container Services NOTICE OF REMOVAL NEWSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD WITH EFFECT FROM 26TH APRIL 1997 OUR NEW ADDRESS IS AT NO. 1 KIM SENG PROMENADE GREAT WORLD CITY #08-02 SINGAPORE *****4 TEL: *****10 FAX: *****30, *****50 NEWSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD jIALIMjPWjHDTKk UNKSIFAX WW n>nw
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      47 37 TOKYO SMINBI KAIUN CO PTI LTD HlfW 10 ANSON ROAD *30-06 IIAUMTBM«nONAL PLAZA STORE 0207 ILL: *****28 (6 LINES) FAX: *****06 6 *****10 C/tt **********06 SERVICE TO; FAR EAST/U.3.A/EUROPE 30/04/97 JAPAN, HONQ KONQ 18/04/97 USA AU BOOKINGS ANO ENQUIRIES. PLEASE CONTACT: S'PORE OFFICE TEL: *****25 (6 UNES)
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      89 37 |V« KAWASAKI KINKAI KUBN KAISHA, LTD. JAPAN/ NOW KOMQ STIUITB t'Mr* P.Qudartg P.Kalartg Panana UOM MART VIZ MPT OfHBfT DM Tit IM4 2M4 vmmiiant tim am MOTMRNOKVM UN 9VM tSPEMANZA ACf VM MM KM CR NO **********0Z SPORE: A 8 SHIPPING PTE LTD TR *****06 10, HOE CHIANG ROAD KEPPa
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      48 37 f~~~ RNi CONTAINfR SRVKI B|poush I OCCAM TOl POLAND (OOYMA) wvuw mm (Moscow) a±nm* CIS POSTS MCL ISTOMA I LINES LATVIA, LITHUANIA, IBAWfi. IHftOiM jc w k MMDMia Bi M» mul W/M LINE \\nm IH w.«wtw »/m >i)b >i/m "DAILY FHMI CONNECTNMS FKOM NONMOM TTiihilim. flw—ll TIIIL" SaklM«i,JliT«f
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      508 38 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapora *****1 Tel: *****66 (60 Linaa) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOUD/tflON SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 19/04 CAPETOWN 22/04 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 22/04 VALPARAISO 20/04 JOHANNESBURG 22/04 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 20/04 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 21/04
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      70 38 BAMQKOK PORT ~mr m m— ran YAKTRABHUM/ 184N 20/04/97 23/04/97 MATHU BHUM/ 327N 23AM/97 2*04/97 YANTRABHUM# 185N 27/04/97 3CVOV97 MATHU BHUM# 328N 30/o</97 03/05/97 rTAKING CLASS 111 CARGO KUROM POUT 21/04/97 MONO NOMQ NUT HAM/07 MMMA NUT *1/04/97 MIOWIW UMMU TO Ml HMHWT ACCEPTING FCL CONTAINERS TO CALCUTTA, MADRAS, COLOMBO,
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      456 39 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (SJ PTE LTD m 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****6 TCU 2jtt42jM-3JFAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (MWJUID) TLX: R*****0 iOOKIIIBS CALL DIRECT Ujj^ 2222 l 3 JESSICA/CELI A/ME I CHAM E2HMEHBBB7SLGSAVEEK 3SLQS/WEEK |W*iL IVW I*l JAK |WBl IvOVlitt |iu* WWKWW m WPT 16/04 (WED) SINAR DMUR 907
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      959 39 pfl YANG MMG LME 835E581 TWICE WmiY EVERY THURSOW/MWOAY ARRfWL RXH) OAT-MOMMY 818 MB FIT l£M MB HSIR My i m nr hm mu a 7« 22 22 S"* Z2X2!~ sio su) SLD 35 £21zJS1 SSfJS? ££122 l w/ 52 22 22 22S"iSf* su> su> slo su» sut hm IMB6Lwt
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      301 39 Singapore Soviet Shipping jffltCo. Pte. Ltd. CA HO: **********0H BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY rSTI BOM TRADE FAST TFSISO 10AM 2MM MBCHANK KURAKO MK3IN 00/04 OVOO KOTACAMAYA CAMIOI 20*04 *7/00 OCA SUCCESS I 04N 00*0 17/00 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.BHEVA h"0WI VOY m* BOM/MSHEVA TRANSOCEANIC 00-07 SOAO4 20AM NEMfYUFT
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      496 41 SINO IXPRISS SHIPPING J^\ //E-\ 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI 8 (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 UUJJTF TLX: R*****1 BINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSa VOYAGE ETA SIN EIAHKG EttSHA G.Wfll 9710 19/04 24/04 28/04 6. LUCK 9710 26/04 01/05 ~OVOS o.6iofY 9712 03/05 08/05 ~WOS G.WEI 9712
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      338 41 m i MV "ASIAN PEGASUS" V. N144 ETA SIN 20-04-97 j NAGOYA MV "ALLIGATOR MIRACLE" V. ***** ETA SIN 19-04-97 I CAll BOOKING: 220-2022 MARILYN/YONO/HAMIDAH/MAS/XIUHUA wowamim CONSOLIDATION, WAREHOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, flfliv HOUSEHOLD REMOVAL AND AIR CARGO SERVICE EXPRESS tSFTttJDm^** LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICE Ah ot Mltut OSK Lkm/Htl Sun Hup Group i—
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      107 41 DELTA STAR 15AM RdnVAtWßnWUKj'Nwi I GANALP 20AM 27AM RdmMtwAJK/Nvt I GAMMA SIMM RdrrVAJWUK I I VANK 18AM RdnVAtwAJJC I 1/ LotM E*N. Mtfflt* tortnmrt I 1] Mi™2SL». HocMktah/JwJcMh/AqMjWEfIWJI/Alßtaw I I ■A.VERMEZ HodeidatVJaddah/Egypt I ■AHAZER Jaddah/Aqaba/Naiy I ■SEA MASTER M Dubai/A. Dhabi/DammarVKuwait I Toada Sngapora, E7W. Matayaia. Urtonaala I E■tanoglu Loa
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      130 42 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature «q X\ V Shower Weother Wind Erection with speed in knots Rom Cloudy Sky Wow h h Surface winds are indicated by arrows which «y with the wind Q On. ful crcto repress calm or kght ond vcnoble wmds W One hott fleche represents 5 knot*
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