The Business Times, 29 March 1979
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Title Section10 1979-03-29 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. Ht/l/li THURSDAY, MARCH »,1179 50 CENTS10 words
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Article81 1979-03-29 1 SOUTH KOREA'S Foreign Minister Park TongJin arrived here last night on a five-day visit to preside over the annual meeting of Korean diplomatic mission chiefs in Asia and the Pacific. On arrival he said South Korea's policy has been to make every possible effort to expand the81 words
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Article81 1979-03-29 1 PRIME MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew leaves for Brunei today for a two-day visit to inspect Singapore Armed Forces units on jungle training. He is accompanied by Defence Minister Howe Yoon Chong, Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) S Dhanabalan, the Minister of State (Defence) Bernard Chen and81 words
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Article59 1979-03-29 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The government has approved the setting up of four more steel mills in Malaysia, Parliament here was told today. The mills, to be built in both Peninsular and East Malaysia, would have a combined production capacity of 160,000 tonnes of steel a year,Reuter - 59 words
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Article72 1979-03-29 1 UPI MUSCAT (Oman), Wed. The tiny but oil-rich sultanate of Oman became the first Arab nation to endorse the Israeli-Egyptian peace pact today, but it urged further negotiations to ensure Palestinian rights. "The achievement of the withdrawal from Sinai and the practical return of its sovereigntyUPI - 72 words
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Article96 1979-03-29 1 AFP TOKYO, Wed. Japan's chief trade negotiator, Nobuhiko Ushiba, left Tokyo for Washington today, carrying with him a plan for settlement of the dispute over procurements by Japanese governmental corporations. Tough negotiations, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, are expected between Mr Ushiba and Mr Robert Straus,AFP - 96 words
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Article29 1979-03-29 1 UPI TEHERAN, Wed. Marxist guerillas aided Turkoman tribesmen battling with government forces today in northeastern Iran for the third straight day. A ceasefire collapsed after daybreak. upiUPI - 29 words
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Article50 1979-03-29 1 AP NEW YORK, Wed. The stock market advanced broadly today, riding the momentum of yesterday's sharp rally. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials gained 1.91 points to 873.27 in the first half hour. Advances took a 3-1 lead over declines among New York Stock Exchangge-listed issues. APAP - 50 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article134 1979-03-29 1 Rises Most Active D Keramat Metro Hld(i Sungei Besi Tronoh Mines Goodwood Park Msia Rice 1130 386 950 890 470 173 70 26 25 25 20 18 DBS G Lumber Sime Darby City Dev Faber Merlin 412.000 214.000 200,000 176.000 175.000 Tractor* 560 15 Total Turnover: 4.02m Mentakab 245134 words
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Article, Illustration159 1979-03-29 1 Rises Most Active Sg Besi 1000 60 JCEnt 316.000 Tronoh 925 55 G Lumber 275,000 Castlefield 1320 40 F Merlin 136,000 Mai Tin 1440 40 Tganu Dev 133,000 Sthn Kinta 680 30 Total Turnover: 3.23m Kramat 330 20 Total Value: MS6.93m Msia Rice 173 18 Magnum 416 18159 words
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Article790 1979-03-29 1 COLIN CHEE - COOL IT, MAS TELLS BANKS By COLIN CHEE BANKS have been told by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to exercise some restraint over a money-market operation that threatens to weaken the board's control over the liquidity of the economy. The money market operation, arising790 words
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Article219 1979-03-29 1 Reuter VIETNAM yesterday accused China of continuing to occupy and shell Vietnamese territory as Hanoi's deadline for the withdrawal of Chinese troops began slipping away. Last week, Hanoi set today as the deadline for Chinese withdrawal from northern Vietnam in a diplomatic note to PekingReuter - 219 words
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762 1979-03-29 1 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE THE MINISTER for Health, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, yesterday moved an amendment to the main resolution proposed by Dr. Goh Keng Swee on his Report on the Ministry of Education to ensure that the "honest intentions and reasons in762 words
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250 1979-03-29 1 EXCITING days still lie ahead for Sine Darby Holdings eves though It has lest by just a hair's breadth la Its attempt ta gala a controlling Interest la Guthrie Corporation "I eaa only say that I will be very surprised II we250 words
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366 1979-03-29 1 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG THE INDUSTRIAL Training Board is conducting a study on the manpower needs of the mass rapid transit (MRT) project. The chairman of the board and acting Minister of Social Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar, yesterday struck the most positive note about the366 words
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Article105 1979-03-29 1 Reuter THE USSR'S Deputy Shipping Minister, Mr. Anatoly Goldobenko, has said that he rejects all charges by other international shipping nations that Soviet shipping lines underbid Western competitors to secure or enlarge market shares. He said he can use figures from the US Federal Shipping CommissionReuter - 105 words
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Advertisement192 1979-03-29 1 ©I, BANK VAULT SAFE OGPOSTT DATA SAFE STRONG SAFE SAFEHLE ASEAN Business Quarterly The latest issue of the ASEAN Business Quarterly concentrates on some of the reasons why intra-ASEAN trade and industrial projects are having difficulty in getting off the ground. Professor Lim Chong Yah of Singapore University offers a192 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article565 1979-03-29 2 COURSES AND TALKS Feb 5- Apr 14: Diploma In Life Insurance, SITC, SITC Mar 1-31: International Labour Organisation residential course, RELC, ILO of Singapore. March-July: Personnel Management Concept Scope and Functions, Holiday Inn, Personnel and Organisation Development Mar 20-April 6: Manpower Planning and Employee Recruitment, Holiday Inn, Personnel565 words
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535 1979-03-29 2 FOO CHOY PENG - By FOO CHOY PENG A SPECIALIST engineer is in Singapore for six weeks to gauge the interest of local manufacturers in speciallydesigned machines and engines aimed at increasing production efficiency. Mr lan Beed from I. Beed Engineering, a British engineering firm which specialises in the535 words
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Article, Illustration364 1979-03-29 2 SINGAPORE is a sound potential market (or Australian-made "bionic" arms and artificial limbs. This is the opinion of Mr Bruno W. Ast, an executive of Otto Bock Austral-Asia Pty Ltd, a leading manufacturer of components for the manufacture of artificial limbs. The company is currently participating364 words
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Article, Illustration261 1979-03-29 2 TAN SRI HaJI Nik Daah Ma Hajl Nik Mat has been appointed a director, from April 1, of Consolidated Plantations Limited and Tractors Malaysia Bhd, both of which are major Sime Darby group subsidiaries. He is chairman of Central Sugars Bhd and PernasSime Darby Sdn Bhd. holding261 words
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Article156 1979-03-29 2 THE INSTITUTE of Banking and Finance will hold a two-day seminar on export financing from April 17 at the Shangri-La Hotel. The seminar, organised for the Department of Trade and the Singapore Manugfacturers Association, will be conducted by senior executives from banks and private firms. Some156 words
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Article246 1979-03-29 2 THE SINGAPORE Science Centre and Junior colleges are organising a series of talks on "Science and Society" and "Frontiers of Medicine" for Pre-Univesity students. The talks on "Science and Society" will be held in conjunction with the Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science while talks on246 words
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188 1979-03-29 2 SMALL electreplattag flrw fawe u uMrtaia fatare u Slagapare mvm bit* Ugh Mai •gyMutriet. As ladastriee advaaee teehaalegleally, the demaad far higher qaality electreplattag will alaa lacrtaK. Thfif lsdasMM will mm laager he aatlafled with the cheap hat lewqaallty electreplattag that Is pradaced hy188 words
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Article41 1979-03-29 2 BUSINESS Times yesterday named six of the 11 founding members of the Singapore Reinsurers' Association. The remaining five are Reinsurance Management Corporation of Asia, Singapore Reinsurance Corporation, Skandia Insurance, Societe Commerciale de Reassurance, and United Asia Reinsurance Corporation.41 words
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364 1979-03-29 2 SINGAPORE businessmen received some good advice on marketing and investment opportunities in West Asia when a Singapore team visited the region recently. The team also secured US$2.5 million (about 5J5.5 milion) worth of actual sales and US$l3.3 million (SJ29 million) in364 words
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Article116 1979-03-29 2 THE Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) will conduct a one-day workshop on welding on May 18 at Shangri-La. The course, to be conducted by senior officers of the institute's Non-Destructive Testing and Metals Technology Group, covers briefly the various Welders' Qualification Test (WQT) codes and116 words
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Article754 1979-03-29 2 ARRIVALS 1 Service Local Operator Number Th»e Fro* SIA BA SQ/BA17 0700 LHR/BAH MAS MH601 0700 KUL MAS MH682 0725 KCH SIA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0840 PEN MAS MH607 0815 KUL CPA CX710 0905 HLP MAS MH671 0945 KUL RBA BI323 1030 BWN GIA GA9B0754 words
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Advertisement123 1979-03-29 2 w JMl—,lfjH U|i"J iWA —z;L: 1 '4r, *W* */i MP® fe&! Draw a crowd to a sale or sell a drawing of a sale. Leisure Times is right on target For as little as $15, you can sell a house, fetch a good price for an antique or talk about123 words
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REGIONAL
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321 1979-03-29 3 AFP CHINA will further expand its trade with Hongkong and the two sides will strengthen their cooperation and contacts, Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Li Qiang said in Peking on Tuesday night, New China News Agency reported. In his toast at the dinner partyAFP - 321 words
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Article99 1979-03-29 3 AFP GOVERNMENTS tt 54 cmi tries sad 2,Ml firms bath from Japu and •bread will lake part ia the ISth My* Internatteaal Trade Fair ta be held tram April 24 ta May 3, fair argaalsers said yesterday. lie number af participating gaverameats Is mare tbaaAFP - 99 words
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Article280 1979-03-29 3 AP A NEW investment services company is being established in Hongkong to package financial services for the development of China's raw materials, industry, infrastructure and trade, it was announced on Tuesday. Leslie Collings, director of Nugan Hand International, said in Hongkong his private bank will assistAP - 280 words
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245 1979-03-29 3 RUBBER plantation interests in Malaysia have urged the Straits-Australia Shipping Conference to reconsider its decision to withdraw its conventional shipping service for bulk latex and other similar cargo with effect from May. Mr. John Duncan, chairman of the late* sub-com-mittee of the rubber245 words
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562 1979-03-29 3 UPI ASIAN countries reacted with apprehension to the Opec price increase, particularly those with prospects of sharply-reduced economic growth this year. Business analysts in the Hongkong attributed a sharp drop on the stock market to the announcement of the price boost. The HongkongUPI - 562 words
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94 1979-03-29 3 AFP NEON SIGNS and billboards will soon be erected along the streets of Shanghai, China's largest consumer centre, to advertise electric appliances and other Japanese products, Kyodo News Service reported on Tuesday. Dentsu Inc., the top Japanese advertising agency, and the Shanghai Advertisement Corp.,AFP - 94 words
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Article295 1979-03-29 3 CONZINC Riotinto Malaysia Sdn Berhad (CRM), working jointly with the Pahang Tenggara Development Authority (Dara), plans to explore for metals in a 1,300 sq km area in the development area near Lake Chini in June or July. The company is currently calling for tenders from295 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous666 1979-03-29 3 II TVO-IN-CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 More work, we read (6) 7 Yearns to be good, but it's unlikely (4, 4) 8 Stand or stumble on a piece of wood (6) 10 Searches for Sikhs? (5) 13 A run in the theatre (4) 14 Dad gets a posh car for Catherine666 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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314 1979-03-29 4 Reuter THE intergovernmental group on rice of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has today endorsed a Philippine proposal to stabilise rice prices and supplies by giving incentives to producers. The group, composed of 120 delegates from 60 countries, issued the endorsement in a communiqueReuter - 314 words
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Article184 1979-03-29 4 Reuter INDIA expects good 1978/79 harvests despite extensive flood damage to crops in August/November last year, the annual report of the Department of Agriculture said. Agriculture Minister Surjit Sing Barnala told Parliament that recent heavy rains and strong winds in February/March had, however, caused some cropReuter - 184 words
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Article200 1979-03-29 4 AFP INDONESIA ku achieved a hamper rice enp at 17i million t—a em last year following widespread ptenttog at pest-resistnnt aid high-yielding varieties conpied with tevoarahie weather. A re pert hy the Mm slaa delegation te the Oad »tm!>■ ef the totergevenuneatal grasp rlee ef theAFP - 200 words
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Article303 1979-03-29 4 Reuter UPI THE US Agriculture Department (USDA) said Indonesia's wheat imports this year could fall to around one million tonnes from an estimated 1.25 million imported in 1978. The department said wheat flour prices were increased 38 per cent, effective March 1, raising the cost ofReuter; UPI - 303 words
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Article271 1979-03-29 4 OPENING prices in Singapore yesterday were about unchanged but prices thereafter rose about one cent in early trading on speculative and trade buying before easing later on profit-taking. April was in demand with sellers reserved, dealers said. The morning session closed slightly higher with April One RSS buyers quoted271 words
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Article30 1979-03-29 4 Rubber: March 28 Singapore: April: 263.50 cents (down one cent) Malaysia: April 266.00 cents (down 1.25 cents) Tin: $1,960 (down $25) Official offering: 209 tonnes (up 36 tonnes)30 words
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Article377 1979-03-29 4 R A S. prices In cents per kilo yesterdayNoon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f o b. 264 50 265 SON Int. 1 R.S.S. April 264.S0 265 00 Int. 1 R.S.S. May 263.50 264 00 Int. 2 R.S.S. 258.50 259 50N UK Coot 257 50377 words
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Article120 1979-03-29 4 NOON SSR and SMR price* yaaiartayHAS April May (Carreat Hlkl (Pai rward Mtk) SSR 20 Bay. era Sellers Bu > eri Sailer* ll-ton pallet I 255 00 257.00N 256 00 258.00N .HSR SO II-ton pallet 1 252.00 254.00N moo 255 00N MRELB SMR CV ll-toa pallet I120 words
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Article196 1979-03-29 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars spot ex-godown) CrttM jran: China Blur Phoenix 20b 2,440. 32b 2,980 40b 1,100 (per bale at 400 lbs). Pleee gaafe: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq. Flower and Butterfly196 words
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Article301 1979-03-29 4 PEPPER again dominated commodity prices on the Singapore produce market yesterday. All-round increases of $2.50 marked this section. With the new pepper crop still some way off from the freight vessels, sellers were taking advantange of the situation to jack up prices. In addition, the Tunis tender has301 words
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Article295 1979-03-29 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in S$ per kUo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 pet first clasb (Kangaroo) new crop 0.95, 100 pet second class 0.85, 100 pet third class 0.83. 25 pet new crop no stock, B-10 pet 0.75. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.62. Special 0.56. THAI RICE: 55 pet no295 words
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972 1979-03-29 4 Reuter THE UNITED STATES, in what it described as a major concession, has accepted a basic pricing structure proposed by producing countries for an international pact to stabilise markets and prices for natural rubber. US delegate Richard Ogden announced the American move atReuter - 972 words
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Article72 1979-03-29 4 THE STRAITS 111 price ii Pemg yesterday fell M$2S to $1«MI per pteal. Valaes fell m larrgaenl sapplles «f tin eeaeeatrates (ram mlaers ceapled with Leadea's evendght easiaees, dealers said. Bat tower levels attracted aeme j—l tram Japaa, the US aad lecal traders aad total taraaver raae to72 words
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Article178 1979-03-29 4 TRADING on the sugar futures market yesterday remained quiet and featureless with no trades registered against one lot on Tuesday, dealers said. May closed at 8.56/61 US cents against Tuesday's 8.60/68 close, July at 8.86/91 against 8.96/9.00, January at 9.41/51 against 9.53/60 and March at 9.88/85 against 9.95/96178 words
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Article170 1979-03-29 4 CHICAGO soybean futures closed lower with prices down 6'4 US cents to one cent a bushel on Tuesday. Prices rebounded from the lows of the day on shortcovering and strength from the late rally in the wheat pit, traders said. Commission houses and a professional were buyers of May170 words
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Article70 1979-03-29 4 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Tuesday rebounded from earlier losses and closed one cent to US cents a bushel higher. Traders said the late rally was sparked by heavy buying of the July option by a commercial and a commission house. There was a lack of selling when the70 words
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Article872 1979-03-29 4 OILSEEDS: Brokers reported a steady but quiet morning for oils and oilseeds yesterday. Soybean oil found some nearby support with April deliveries of Dutch production making 135.75 guilders per 100 kilos P. 0.8. ex-mill but other edible oils were mostly subdued. Soybean demand was featureless while no significant872 words
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Article75 1979-03-29 4 C.I.F. North European ports, tn US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Malaysian 5% ffa bulk per tonne May Sumatra 5% ffa bulk March April May June July Nigeria 5* ffa bulk stg BOTTKKOAM: Sumatra Max 5 April ZairrtBelg francs per kilo) Nil n«VHH 079slr 074slr 710slr75 words
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Advertisement252 1979-03-29 4 Mathematics and Statistics in Penguins Mathematical Carnival: Martin Gardner A piece of solid iron in the form of a doughnut is heated. Will the diameter Qf its hole get larger or smaller? Just one of the maddening but uniquely entertaining puzzles that make up Martin Gardner's latest collection. The range252 words
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Advertisement9 1979-03-29 4 UatflkUl clutag prices at Lm4w metals n hack page.9 words
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OVERSEAS
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920 1979-03-29 5 Reuter UPI ECONOMISTS and oil analysts believe that higher international oil prices raise the odds of a recession in the United States this year and will add about a half percentage point to inflation. The Geneva meeting of Opec ministers raised oil pricesReuter; UPI - 920 words
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288 1979-03-29 5 Reuter A CALL for an. economic boycott of the United States for its part in the EgyptIsrael peace treaty added a new dimension yesterday to a meeting of Arab foreign and economic ministers. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, addressing the opening of the ArabReuter - 288 words
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Article344 1979-03-29 5 AFP THE NINE-NATION European Economic Community could face slower economic growth, higher inflation and a substantial rise in its overall current account deficit as a result of the oil price increase announced by producer countries on Tuesday. Delegates to a council session of EECAFP - 344 words
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Article93 1979-03-29 5 UPI THE UNITED States and Israel have concluded two agreements which, according to the Israelis, include a US commitment to "increase its presence" in the Middle East and "remove any naval blockade against Israel." These descriptions of US pledges, attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, appearedUPI - 93 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article584 1979-03-29 5 Agencies BRITISH coal miners voted in favour of the National Coal Board pay offer of £6.50 (5528.30) a week, plus additional benefits, in a national ballot conducted by the National Union of Mineworkers. A union spokesman said out of a 76.7 per cent poll, 67.4Agencies - 584 words
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322 1979-03-29 5 Reuter THE IRANIAN government yesterday battled to control the second revolt within a week against its authority, just a few days before a crucial referendum on establishing an Islamic republic. At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 were said toReuter - 322 words
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387 1979-03-29 5 AFP EARLY general elections are likely in Britain, possibly in May, irrespective of the outcome of the no-confi-dence debate in Parliament on Wednesday night (early, morning today, Singapore time). Although the voting forecast was still finely balanced, the opposition Conservatives were expected toAFP - 387 words
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Article115 1979-03-29 5 Reuter THE POSSIBILITY of a strike by most US truck drivers loomed closer as more and more local branches of the Teamsters Union voted to authorise strike action within the week. The Teamsters also took the unprecedented step on Monday of filing a suit calling on theReuter - 115 words
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Advertisement26 1979-03-29 5 Superb Northern Indian, Kashmiri and Moglai cuisine for the discriminating gourmet. Tht' m,*s! distinguished Indian Restaurant in tht vv, >rld J Hj/Ait'r Omivv YK\V.Vtvm. Tel: .*6/50526 words
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Advertisement125 1979-03-29 5 These tiny buttons on your IDD telephone can put you in touch with Zurich* in a matter of seconds Also Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Fiji Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iran Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,125 words
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Article400 1979-03-29 6 EVEN THOSE who are in general agreement with the recommendations of the Report on the Ministry of Education 1978 must concur with Dr Toh Chin Chye's somewhat bewildered observation that no one can be in opposition with a resolution which is drafted in400 words
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361 1979-03-29 6 IF IT IS the level of consumption alone that determines oil price increases, then Sheikh Yamani may rest a little in the certainty that the oil consuming countries are not going to force Opec to raise oil prices again in June. Apart from the361 words
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509 1979-03-29 6 A five-day work week is likely to prove unpopular with some employers. But who would have thought that some workers would also be opposed? This is the strange position in Japan when well-meaning moves from the government often meet snags. AP THE FIVE-DAY workAP - 509 words
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756 1979-03-29 6 MALCOLM BROWNE - I ay MALCOLM BROWNE NYT MALNUTRITION, overpopulation and poverty may be more serious problems for China than Western visitors have been led to believe in recent years, according to an analysis by Dr Nicholas N. Eberstadt of Harvard University's Centre for Population Studies.NYT - 756 words
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Advertisement203 1979-03-29 6 APOLLO HOTEL Havelock Road. Singaore 3 Tel: *****1 AMBASSADOR HOTEL ***** Meyer Road, Singapore 15, Tel: *****11 CENTURY PARK SHERATON Nassim Hill, Singapore 10 Tel: *****7 CHEQUERS HOTEL 418 Thomson Road. Singapore 11 Tel: *****66 COCKPIT HOTEL 6 7 Oxley Rise, Singapore 9 Tel: *****1 CREAT EASTERN HOTEL 401 Macpherson203 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous40 1979-03-29 6 Bristow Tc\«bKcß NiCC U)€j£.<€^D £l£f\4PvNT Fank DickenS "The offices of Messrs ■Biff Cr r, > r _/&KORM 1 5/dow't rsk uxx loHpa Tne.M I me TO R&PO 5 r--IT'S RBOuT R 6UV»sIG CL££K lOHO KIDNRPS R PbSTBOY TUGisI TeL£PMONeS rccoomts D^fßfcrntfii...40 words
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Miscellaneous911 1979-03-29 6 Dating mothers THURSDAY** programme has mc bright spat at t* ke scream. Ida (Mather Margeastera) dates a haadseme daetar wham Bhada thlaks Is taa yaaag tar her mether. Breada, hawever, Is the wiser af the twe sisters aad expiaias to Big Sister Rhada that her meatmeat may he hased ea911 words
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Article, Illustration1346 1979-03-29 7 Microscopic circuitry will invade our lives even more than it has before. The Americans are innovating while the Europeans remain with antiquated methods. Just where that leaves countries like Singapore remains to be seen. Economist A FLOOD of new products v based on integratedEconomist - 1,346 words
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Article, Illustration678 1979-03-29 7 FOR YEARS Argentinians have shocked foreign connoisseurs by watering down their wine with soda water or soft drinks to wash down their famous beefsteaks. But the price of wine, once cheaper than coca-cola, has risen so sharply in this leading wine-producing country that exporters are678 words
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Article347 1979-03-29 7 THE CENTURY Park Sheraton has obviously made its own judgements about the eating habits of Singaporeans. In its Cafe in the Park coffee-shop any customer requesting a steak is sure to get tomato ketchup and chilli sauce served with it without asking.'Just try getting a little347 words
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750 1979-03-29 7 Anthony Parisi - I FORUM .with Anthony Parisi FOR OIL economists in the United States, it was not the US$l.2O a barrel price rise imposed on Tuesday by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that was disturbing it was the announcement that all Opec members750 words
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Advertisement320 1979-03-29 7 UMIHUI ♦COMES* VT m wmm II ■on oosis m the orient 214 Duneorn Rood. Singopore 11 Tel: *****2 March 16 to 29 UWi bW See highly skilled craftsmen at work There's a Calligraphist Painter An Engraver. At the front patio 10 am tolOpm Then come inside to Chinatown For the320 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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Article635 1979-03-29 8 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa "-TOE MARKET was relatively bullish yesterday, centring on "'•medium-sized blue chips on heavy buying by the major brokerage houses, since it was first trading dav foe delivery this April. j The Nikkei Dow-Jones avero l( age only showed a slight loss <Source: DBS-Daiwa - 635 words
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Article269 1979-03-29 8 BHP and selected minings were among the few bright spots in an otherwise weaker market yesterday, dealers said. MAR 28 Cents INDUSTRIALS A. C. I 174 unci A. N 1 174S A P M 123 •1 Ampol Pet 71 1 B H P 1IU 5 Bank NSW 344 2269 words
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Article127 1979-03-29 8 THE market closed mixed yesterday with oils posting gains while commercials and minings declined, dealers said. Turnover rose to 8.8 million pesos from Tuesday's 6.4 million. MAR 28 Pesos Acoje Mining 0096 -***** Atlas Con A Alias Con B. 2500 unch Bagujo Cold 0106 unch Benguet Con B BK127 words
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Article246 1979-03-29 8 MAR 28 Bahts Asia Credit 306 unch Asia Fibre 235 Ayuthaya Inv. And Trust 110 1 Bangkok Investment 282 4-16 Bangkok Bank MO 4 Bangkok Drying And Silo Bangkok Insurance W4 unch Bangkok Metropolitan Ban 630 unch Bangkok Nylon 180 -18 Bank Of Asia 238 422 Bank Of Ayudhaya246 words
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Article328 1979-03-29 8 Source: SHK Sec THE MARKET yesterday fail- Jfd to react as vigorously' as overseas markets to the lower-'"'than-expected Opec oil price hike but still showed consider..j able strength in the face of f continued institutional selling. Prices opened an a weak r note but steadied as local «short-covering andSource: SHK Sec - 328 words
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article91 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 Frs FORWARD MARKET Acec 447 unch Arbed 2306 ♦36 Aslur •72 -8 Braacan Bru-Lamb 1740 4 10 Canpac 60S .8 Cock 405 -5 De B«en 210 41 Ebcs 2440 ♦15 Electrobel 0010 -10 Ob-Inno-Bm 2535 unch 13*70 .4 Hobok 3070 Prlro 3850 unch Ryl Dutch 2010 2091 words
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Article197 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 FU ABN 360 50 unc h Ahold 122.00 08 Akxo 30 10 ♦0.8 AMEV H90 0.6 Am fas 114 JO -0.1 Amrot Bank 74 TO 0.4 Bergou 56 50 -0-3 Berk S3 50 ♦0.5 Bols 70 00 13 Borsumij ***** .1 Burhmann 73 00 13 Byenkorf 99197 words
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Article278 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 Fro CORBEILLE Alr-Liquide 387 50 B S N Gervau Danone 4«! C 8 F (ThomsonCsf)— ***** Cie Francaiae des Petrolei ISO Compagnie Financier* Com pagnir Generate J79 Credit Foncler De France 420 Hachette (Llbrairte) 224 Machine* Bull i_ 56 SC Michel in <B) 1010 Parlba» 218 Pechiney278 words
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Article213 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 Aef-Telefunken Akxo All* Leben Dm 01 JOB 28 00 ***** 0.9 5 Alii Vera 456 50 -54 BASF Bay H T Wbank Bay Vbank 137 10 MOO 274.00 LI -1 Bayer 138 20 4) BBC 288JO 24 BMW 226 SO 05 Cassella 380 00 Ctiem Verw *****213 words
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Article80 1979-03-29 8 AnUAssoc Gtn Buidfl urr ISO <2496 732 -05 -435 Central* rut 4MD 2808 •9b .B Firutder G*n Immob 185 75 76 -OA 1KI Pn 2349 -20 llalcpmrnu IUi(u ***** 804 -30 .j IUJitdtr 425 M»*neti M Pf Martin Ere Mediob 566 286 50 ***** unch unch Miralania Mondadori Monlrdsn80 words
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Article167 1979-03-29 8 Reuter BANKAMERICA Corp said its retail income increased 32.7 per ceat last year to USs2tt million. The compaay said la Its aaaaal report the retail dlvlsioa accoaated for 5t4 per ceat of total 1178 operatlag aet. The world haahlag dlvlsioa coatritooted tf.B per eeat to totalReuter - 167 words
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Article1286 1979-03-29 8 NEW YORK STOCK prices surged on Wall Street on Tuesday, in part reflecting investor relief that a 9 per cent plus oil price rise by Opec was not as big a rise as had been expected. Analysts said the Opec move also renewed hopes1,286 words
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Article200 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 C* Abiubi 11', Atcan 43', Algoma 27'.unch Bank Mont 23 Bank Nova Scotia 22'. 4- Bell Tel Si Bern Corp BP Can Ud ZI 25 '< Brascan 22'. Camp Red Lake 41 Can Imp Bk 26 unch Canpac 17'. Canpac In* Pt le'.B unch Carling OXeefe S'<200 words
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Article317 1979-03-29 8 MAR 27 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha ISO unch A be room 245 4-5 AE And CI 400 unch AMIC 1400 30 Barlows 570 15 Cg Sugar MO •S CNA 1(0 Currle Finance M unch De Beers Ind ***** Edcon 340 Edgars 3950 unch Eveready 2838 3 Fed Volk 215317 words
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Article203 1979-03-29 8 INTERNATIONAL Telephone and Telegraph president Lyman Hamilton said with the first quarter nearly completed, "there's nothing to dissuade us from the fact that it (1979) will be a very good year." ITT, in a preliminary copy of its annual report released recently, said it expected203 words
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Advertisement210 1979-03-29 8 vs? y, V X r A What's better than telling other businessmen about your services? Sellina other businessmen your services. In the Buku MerahTs new pink pages, classifieds business section. k a i i The Buku Merah now offers you all the space you want to give full prominence to210 words
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192 1979-03-29 9 Reuter THE EUROPEAN Mwetary System provides u opportunity far greater harmonisatlon «f European economies, bat harbours the risk for Germany of imported inflation, Bundesbank president Otmar Emminger sold. He snid the EMS means 42 per cent «f German trade is carried ont at basicallyReuter - 192 words
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Article185 1979-03-29 9 Reuter GERMAN Banking Association president Wilhelm Christians said control of the international capital market is impossible, and only through coordination of international economic policy can balance of payments differences be reduced and currency movements stabilised. Mr Christians said though the capital market is often blamed for currencyReuter - 185 words
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120 1979-03-29 9 THE BANK of England announced the postponement of a recall of special deposits, due today, to May 8 amounting to one per cent of banks' and finance houses' eligible liabilities. The bank said this was a technical measure in response to stringent conditions in the money120 words
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Article268 1979-03-29 9 Reuter THE NATIONAL Debt Office of Sweden said the country has registered an application with the Japanese authorities to issue a 20 billion yen ($2lO million) and a US$lOO ($220) million bond, amounting to a total of around 850 million crowns. The yen issue will beReuter - 268 words
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Article189 1979-03-29 9 WEST GERMAN finance minister Hans Matthoefer said the possibility of requiring German banks to consolidate their domestic and foreign business in their accounts should be considered as a way to improve supervision of their international activities. Such a study will need to be made during189 words
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Article314 1979-03-29 9 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday closed steady in moderately active trading, dealers said. But opening quotations were marked down around US$3 per ounce in line with easier overseas gold prices and the strength of the US dollar, and later staged a partial recovery, they said. Turnover rose to 303 lots314 words
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Article455 1979-03-29 9 THE FOREIGN exchange market was quiet yesterday as dealers continued to take a wait-and-see attitude on likely developments. Against the yen, the US dollar opened at 206.90/00 and was traded higher by Tokyo's close to 207.50/60. Volume was small, however. Against the deutsc he mark, the dollar opened455 words
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Article21 1979-03-29 9 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 8 per cent.21 words
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Article60 1979-03-29 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited hanks and discount houses to tender for two series of Treasury bills totalling $80 million: a) $50 million 91-day hills to be issued from April 2 to April 6; and b) $30 million 182-day bills to be issued on April60 words
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Article183 1979-03-29 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on March 28: US Offer BW 7 days 10 7/16 105/16 1 month 9 15/16 913/16 2 months 103/16 10 3/16 3 months 10'• 10 t 6 months 10 15/16 10 13/16 9 months 10' 10'i 12 months 10 s183 words
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Article41 1979-03-29 9 i M 3 mon Ul CkxiBf Hmjimg SrIJuf Treaai 3 mon urj Ul i bills 4' 3 Bank 3 mon 6 mon bll th th U 7's V. CD 6 CD 7 1/16 6 15/16 Source: National Discount Co Ltd.41 words
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Article57 1979-03-29 9 QUOTES on the Australia and New Zealand exchanges on March 28: AUSTRALIA: US dollar 1.12 M.1.1178 Sterling 0 5493 0.5430 Ninety day airmail buying ratn Sterling 0.5703 US dollar 0 5551 Ninety-day forward buying rate*: Sterling 1.1612 US dollar 1.1303 NEW ZEALAND: Reaerve Bank midrate U551.0551 Trading Bank Indications57 words
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Article238 1979-03-29 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed firmer at 207.55 yen, compared with a 207.20 opening and 207.05 at Tuesday's close. The Bank of Japan sold a small amount of dollars at around 207.50 yen, just before the close, to support the Japanese currency, dealers said. The US238 words
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Article137 1979-03-29 9 STERLING yesterday rose to U552.0645/50 in late trading from an opening 2.0510/ 20 and New York's 2.0495/ 505 close. Dealers said the British currency rose largely- on late European buying after firming gradually throughout the session. A vote of confidence in the UK government, -due later in the day,137 words
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Article155 1979-03-29 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened steady in quiet trading against major currencies while sterling was steady on its effective index and firmer against major European currencies, dealers said. Sterling was unchanged at G5.6 on its effective index. It rose fractionally to U552.0537/42 from 2.0525 32 overnight, and showed further gains155 words
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495 1979-03-29 9 Reuter NET PURCHASES of Japanese bonds by non-residents in February fell sharply to US$5 million ($ll million) from $960 million in January, the Japanese Finance Ministry said. Foreign purchases of bonds in the month fell to $1.06 billion from $1.88 billion whileReuter - 495 words
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150 1979-03-29 9 BANK OF Thallaad Rovrraor Dr So»h I nakul has —< new mmares which he predicted weald relieve the earreat tight meaey ritutt—within the aext three meaths. Speaking at the aaaaal Thai Baahen A—>ci»tlia dinner, Dr Saeh spelled eat the feUewrlag measures: The ipialaj150 words
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461 1979-03-29 9 Reuter AVERAGE effective yields on US Treasury bills were unchanged at 9.496 per cent for three-month bills and fell to 9.437 per cent from 9.483 per cent on six-month bills at the latest weekly offering. The Treasury said the sixmonth rate was the lowestReuter - 461 words
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Article870 1979-03-29 9 SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR BUYING NYT WITH THE US government's recent clampdown on the amount of interest that banks and savings and loan associations can pay on the popular savings certificates linked to treasury bill rates, the treasury bills themselves look more attractive than before. Many investorsNYT - 870 words
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Article104 1979-03-29 9 US FARM credit banks have offered two issues of consolidated system wide bonds totalling US$2.3 billion (about Sss billion) yesterday. The offering will consist of $1.25 billion of six-month bonds, due Oct 1, and H billion of nine-month bonds, due Jan 2,1980. The Federal Reserve system104 words
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Article173 1979-03-29 9 ACQUISITION of US banks by foreigners should be on the same general footing as acquisitions by US banks. Henry Reuss of the US House of Representatives banking committee said that world progress is furthered by not imposing unnecessary or ill thought out barriers to the173 words
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Advertisement167 1979-03-29 9 Study Accountancy with the Specialists Study with Foulks Lynch J i < >\ix>\ SIIUC 1 I J.ulkv 1 \!i v 1 (l.i\ c p«„ V .:i!t i T. W >1 oin al! i omul I lu' mki in: 'he \ai uvi Vvoun! aiu\ c amma! ion > aiu: u c■;167 words
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Article1496 1979-03-29 10 'Tn •"Singapore ■BID and offer prices officially listed and business tn and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the humber of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units .unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Conquoted after the1,496 words
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Article155 1979-03-29 10 SINGAPORE UNIT WOT (MiHWi' friM i tor Mar V) The Comnmt 2.21 2.35 The Saving Fund 1.9 137xd S pore Prof Fund 017 102 S'pore Sec Fund 1J0 iji S pore Invest Fund 1J7 1.36 S'pore Equity Fund 100 105 AflAUMTIllOT (NAnicn 1 phw i tor Mm r»)155 words
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Article2695 1979-03-29 10 Gr*» Grt Net l»78/7» Last Dhr DW YTd P/B Vol Day ,wo U« Coapoajr Safe 4-or- Cw (•OOO) Hl«k Low SECTION ONE ,o 1 INDUSTRIALS 2*2 132 Acma 230 -2 12. ON 15 55 25.0 1 230 230 "3K» 123* Alcorn 180 10.0 2.2 55 135 A2,695 words
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Article119 1979-03-29 10 4 1/4% 1/8/80 (*****0) <90.4 IB 05 458) 4 3/4% 18/8/80 (290,000) (90.608 90 708) 6 1/4% 1/3/81 (*****0) (*****8 *****8) 6% 16/4/81 (*****0) (90.638 90 738) 6 3/4% T P 1&/7/80-84 (*****0) (100.20B) T P 1/5/83 (*****0) (100.108 *****8) ft 3/4% T P lft/6/81-84 (*****0) (102.008) 6%119 words
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Article1645 1979-03-29 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS Aetna (2.2K8) IJtoiT'T (2 918 2.565) JUcmh (1.8ZB) (1) 1.85 Bala1,645 words
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Article, Illustration605 1979-03-29 10 CHEAPER itoeki la the MfMd *****— BMVed lit* the trading spotlight sa the Stock Exchange af a TP** yesterday. Traders aad lavestors, ucertaii sf the general market tread at this peiat, thas shifted atteatlea to stocks »hifh appeared to have liwer dowaside risk.605 words
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464 1979-03-29 10 A LATE burst of speculative buying interest took the Kuala Lumpur stock market to a steady finish yesterday. Lower liners attracted the bulk of buying support during the late afternoon rally and a number of these shares closed with fairly sharp gains.464 words
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Article31 1979-03-29 10 Unaudited 1978 net profit M 5280,638 ($205,365). First and final dividend 30 per cent gross (25 per cent), payable on May 3 to shareholders registered on April 26.31 words
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Article119 1979-03-29 10 has disclosed its financial results for the six months ended Dec 31,1978. After-tax profit was M 5751,905 ($90,358) on a turnover of $9.58 million ($7.13 million). Although the company feels that a reasonable profit has been made, it will not declare any interim dividend owing to119 words
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1845 1979-03-29 11 TAN SIOK CHOO - By TAN SIOK CHOO SINCE 1977, occupancy rates for almost all major hotels in Peninsular Malaysia have been on the increase with every indication that they will do better this year. From the hotel industry's point of view, the MAS strike could not have1,845 words
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Article628 1979-03-29 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year Sel Nut 10% I Feb 28 Mar 10 Mar 31 10% 25% T Cement 7.5% I Mar 7 Mar 19 Mar 31 7.5% 17.5% T Cement Pref 7.5% 1 Mar 7 Mar628 words
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Article188 1979-03-29 11 Company Particular* Ex Date Book* Close Nat Iron Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Mar 22 Mar 29 1) B S Rights Issue of 1 lor 4 Keck Seng $130 per share Mar 27 Apr 3 Bonus Issue or I for 5 Apr 4 Apr 17 Dun lop188 words
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Article, Illustration638 1979-03-29 11 BANDAR Raya Developments is buying two pieces of land for $3,648 million to be satisfied by the issue of 2.606 million Bandar Raya shares valued at $1.40 each. The company says it has agreed to accept the offer by Malaysian Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society638 words
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Article291 1979-03-29 11 w HOCK LOCK SIEW HEBE'S 80ME good am for sharebalder* Matoyaa Credit. The property devetoper ku Jut saaeaaeed aa laterlm dlvldead of 5 per eeat Its lint siaee lfW whea a grass ptymeat af U per eeat wu made. Oa the face of It, it oeemo aa ifHOCK LOCK SIEW - 291 words
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Article144 1979-03-29 11 in reply to the KLSE on its acquisition of Yardstick Holdings by its subsidiary, Tumbuk Estate, says that the property belonging to Yardstick Holdings was valued for $11,157,500. This valuation less the liability of $6 million due to the original lessor leaves a balance of $5,157,500, which forms144 words
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Article126 1979-03-29 11 in reply to queries pos6S ;by the KLSE, said that Sin Heng Chan (ButterwQtth) Sdn Bhd was incorporated on June 20, 1975. Its main objective Ts to carry on the business of manufacturing animal, poultry and livestock foodstuffs and feed. The present directors of Sin126 words
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Article76 1979-03-29 11 has informed the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that it has sold 2,500 ordinary shares of $1 each from its holding of 5.500 shares in Development Underwriting Agencies Sdn Bhd (DUA), to Mr Tan Soo San for $2,500 cash. Prior to this transaction, Pacific Development Credit owned76 words
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Article83 1979-03-29 11 in- formed the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that Mr V.L. Kandan has resigned as a director of the company. The board of directors has fixed the extraordinary general meeting at 11 am on Tuesday, May 15, 1979, at the registered office. The meeting is called to confirm83 words
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Advertisement317 1979-03-29 11 kp LA v*o, 'Probably the best espionage novel ever written.' Richard H Groweld, UPI 'A major literery event... a marvaltout tele of spies and intrigue spun with intricate skill by a master story-teller. A must.' pla YBOY 'As fine a novel as he has ever written concise, ironic, acutely observant317 words
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142 1979-03-29 12 A FAST expanding local office equipment miniMitair is embrUig 011 technical wlrtwiMwi pnpMßine with u Intoiiiß partner in SaraKUm Industries will MM a $1 million factory to be owned aad ran by the Indonesians, said the hM issue of The Singapore Manufacturer, a bimonthly142 words
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73 1979-03-29 12 MALAYSIA'S Minister of Energy, Post and Telecommunications Leo Moggie yesterday discussed his country's plan to lease Indonesian domestic communications satellite facilities with Indonesian Communications officials. The Malaysian minister arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday for a three-day visit to study how the satellite can improve Malaysia's73 words
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551 1979-03-29 12 AFP Reuter A NEW oil price rise is "inevitable" in June if industrialised countries do not rapidly and considerably reduce Consumption, said Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Zaki Yamani. He was speaking after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) had decided inAFP; Reuter - 551 words
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Article94 1979-03-29 12 OIL officials from Asean met yesterday in Manila for talks that will include establishment of a petroleum-sharing scheme for the five-member organisation. Under the scheme, to be discussed by the Asean Council on Petroleum, the net-exporting countries Malaysia and Indonesia would set aside part of their94 words
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Article60 1979-03-29 12 SAN MIGUEL Brewery Ltd said it set up a joint venture in Hongkong with Metal Box Co Ltd to manufacture primarily cans for the Hongkong beer and soft drinks market. The joint venture, Metal Box Hongkong Ltd, has an issued capital of HK$5.9l million (552.58 million), owned60 words
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Article, Illustration285 1979-03-29 12 Reuter AFP THE OrgmoisattM af Petnleim Exporting Ctaitrles M TitMUy tenk steps to ensure that develeping cans tries will receive toe crude ell ttey need at prices consistent wlto these set by Opee. The flul stotemeat «f toe Opee conference to Geneva saidReuter; AFP; Source: UPI photo - 285 words
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351 1979-03-29 12 Reuter INDONESIAN employees at various foreign-financed companies have started goslow actions and demanded up to 50-per cent salary increases to compensate for the devaluation of the rupiah. Several foreign banks in Jakarta and at least two joint venture companies have been affectedReuter - 351 words
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Article833 1979-03-29 12 LONDON, Wed. Share prices closed below the day's highs ahead of the no confidence vote in parliament this evening, but dealers said the undertone remained firm due to hopes of an early general elections. Leading shares closed with net rises of up to Bp, but most grains were833 words
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207 1979-03-29 12 Reuter THE HONGKONG dollar, apparently bolstered by government expressions of support, steadied yesterday after two days of gloom and despondency on the colony's foreign exchange market. On Tuesday night, a Hongkong government spokesman said the dollar's sharp fall is not justified byReuter - 207 words
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Article270 1979-03-29 12 UPI GLOBAL passenger air fares and freight rate Increases are "almost certain" to be agreed by the world airlines as they attend a three-day conference yesterday, the International Air Transport Association said. The conference was convened at the airlines' request by lata directorgeneral,UPI - 270 words
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Article452 1979-03-29 12 THE WORLD outlook for wheat promises to be extremely interesting for growers, marketing people and consumers. This view was expressed by Mr Don Novotny, director of the grain and feed division of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (FAS/USDA). He452 words
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539 1979-03-29 12 IN PARLIAMENT MR PONG Sip Chee (Kampong Chai Chee) yesterday questioned "the deliberate running down" of slower pupils in the proposed streaming of pupils. "I have always maintained that an education system must be applicable to all. All pupils must undergo the539 words
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Article187 1979-03-29 12 THE MEMBER for Buona Vista professed surprise that since the study team frankly disclaimed any professional expertise in education it has not considered it necessary to obtain an assessment from professionals to see whether the recommended system can achieve its objectives. Dr Ang Kok Peng also187 words
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Article154 1979-03-29 12 THE ORGANISATIONAL effectiveness of the Ministry of Education should be improved first as a matter of priority, said Mr Hwang Soo Jin, the Member for Jalan Kayu.. "Strong leadership at the top is obviously vital. Be it at the formulation or implementation stage, there must be154 words
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Advertisement214 1979-03-29 12 Now. you too can invest in diamonds atdealers'prices. We represent the major diamond supplier to banks in Europe. w m r INSIST ON SAFEGUARDS Of QUALITY AND PRICE diamondsare m Addition: (For our clients only) certified by laboratories recommended by banks "eyular information on A wond-renowned institution ensures envelopments m214 words
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Miscellaneous62 1979-03-29 12 IWEATHER: c-—-= a Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers around midday Report for 24 prior to 7.31 p.m. on March 28 at the airport. Maximum temperature 32.7 Associated humidity 61 Minimum temperature 23.8 Associated humidity 100 Hours of sunshine 7.75 Rainfall in millimetres 2.8 Total62 words
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Article85 1979-03-29 13 Reuter A 3.57 per cent bunker surcharge will apply for cargo carried by lines serving the Australia/East Coast North America trade, with one exception, effective April 23, the Australian/Eastern USA and Australia/Eastern Canada shipping conferences announced. The exception is the Refrigerated Express Lines (Australasia) Pt. Ltd whichReuter - 85 words
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Article98 1979-03-29 13 AFP THE latest regulations governing pre-shipment inspection procedure for Nigerian cargo were explained to some 100 Hongkong shippers and exporters at a forum which ended in Hongkong on Tuesday. It was held by the East-Asia/West Africa (Nigeria/Senegal range) freight conference which comprises nine major shipping lines providing regularAFP - 98 words
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Article44 1979-03-29 13 Reuter THE French National Ports and Docks Federation said it will call on its members to strike today because of refusal by the Ministry of Transport and the National Industry and Maintenance union to fulfil dockers' claims for better working conditions. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article740 1979-03-29 13 RAHIM KASSIM - TURNING TO OFFSHORE WORK By RAHIM KASSIM THE NORWEGIAN shipping industry, which has been in the forefront of the international maritime scene, is faring as well as can be expected under the present state of affairs. Ships continue to be laid up, several shipping companies740 words
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Article143 1979-03-29 13 UPI U8 ud Argentine grain fixing to Japan provided m«et of Ike single voyage business, while timechartering demonstrated a strong trend towards pertod booking. The US Golf-Japan grain rate held fully steady at U5515.75 (S$S3) (FIO) for a 51, tit-ton early April shipment aboard the Jnrllla. RiverUPI - 143 words
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Article397 1979-03-29 13 Reuter IT IS NOW generally accepted that the shipping crisis has bottomed out, at any rate as far as the bulk markets are concerned, but there is still no room for ship-building complacency. Ham bras Bank director Otto Norland said. He said countries should not be temptedReuter - 397 words
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3731 1979-03-29 17 BCHEDW.E A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of3,731 words
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Article508 1979-03-29 17 Skipping Line Page CM ACS n 5 Afea IV 3 Alpac IV 5 Angkutan IV 4 ANL i 1 APL ra 2 Arya Nat n 5 ASCL m 5 Asia Merchant IV 3 Atlantic V 3 Aust.Cont IV 5 Bank n 5 Batam n 2 BBS n 2 Ben508 words
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Article1040 1979-03-29 18 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB. (1) Each vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/ Agent and is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's premises during the1,040 words
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Article898 1979-03-29 18 The leading shipping lines operating from Singapore and the local agents who handle cargo bookings for them. Adriatic Container— Container Feeders. AFEA Line— Singapore Shipping. Aguila Oriental—Same. Ahli Shipping— Sharjah. Alfred C. Toepfer Line— Intermodal. Algerian National Line (CNAN) —Unipacific. Alpac Line—lntrasea. Anhsing Line— Strongwill. Angkutan898 words
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694 1979-03-29 18 THE MARKET is very active. There have been many time-charter, sale and purchase inquiries. Fixtures are being made generally at rates 5 to 10 per cent higher than last week reflecting increased bunker costs. Some freight rates have increased 55 per cent during the694 words
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509 1979-03-29 18 FT JAPAN and South Korea have reached a compromise which brings them a step nearer implementing longdelayed plans for joint exploration of offshore oil and natural gas on the continental shelf lying between them. The two countries first agreed to joint development of theFT - 509 words
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Article, Illustration509 1979-03-29 18 EXPECTED I ARRIVALS TODAY 1 KEPPEL WHARVES KEPPEL WHARVESBontang (1830 tide after African Phoenix) 27/28 Cape Horn (1500 after Luke Lu hauls Bulk Wheat) 8/9 Kobe Berani (0700 after Kota Melati) 10/11 1 Luke Lu (1100 hauls 10m West) 6/7 Manoloeverett (1000) 29/30 Melampus (1500 after Sudga)509 words
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Advertisement366 1979-03-29 13 DIRECT DIVERSIFIED DEPENDABLE SERVICES TO/FROM USA AND CANADA Agents Barber Lines Singapore Pie Ud Tel 9265' Harrisons i Crosfield Kuala Lumpur Tel: MMfirt Pernas- MISC Penang Tel ***** «9> A K DIM W I AH FULLY CONTAMERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) InMNiai r ta 1 h,o t d4m H-bu,366 words
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Advertisement324 1979-03-29 13 JSI SEALORD ANTAH llv UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) ■■ARABIAN GULF WEEKLY SERVICE! S pore Loading for Bti Al MOAT Dammam (26/4). Muscat (29/4). Kuwait (2/5) Basrah (5/5) Dammam (30/4). Doha (2/5), Kuwait (5/5) Shuaiba (9/5), Dubai (14/5) Dammam (30/4) Dammam (13/5). Kuwait (16/5). Doha (19/5) Dammam (20/5). Dubai324 words
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Advertisement400 1979-03-29 13 NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICES. FAR-EAST/EUROPE Y CONTAINERISED SER 111 M 3 0, ttSMKHM Tr. *c <**• c pah 12 Z i nnrn. cuon "2, HK CONTAPtR '2* KUCATOS P l 1 *11 Cm* S'p*re Ommt Tmm Mm Kc«ptn( cvp to/Ha 1 f Mar* f stone Havre It400 words
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Advertisement770 1979-03-29 13 SHOFUKU LINE Full Container Service Straits Taiwan •.Japan See Page IV Column 3 for Soilings S Pf'Rf AGf VI SHOFUKU AC.f NCIES (St PTE LTD 701 f 10(!B OK AN Hull,ll S(, SIN>.APO«f 1 VARKITIN -J, i;; 1 i GINIRAI S'3Ul ,11 LINES* TliM "S .'SSoN A B CAfISH'P CASK770 words
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