The Business Times, 23 August 1994

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    13 1 BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 010/12/93 Tuesday August 23 1994 WE KHOW ASIA 75 c
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow down 2.91 points
      61 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stocks fell at midsession yesterday, stumbling over a jump in long-term interest rates. At lpm EDT in the broader market, declining issues led advances 11-8 on volume of 129 million shares on the NYSE. At 2pm EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial
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      Lock icon LDDS buys network operations of Wiltel
      36 1 AP NEW YORK LDDS Communications Inc, the fourthlargest long distance phone company in the US, will buy the network operations of rival Wiltel Inc for US$2.5 billion (553.7 billion). AP
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    161 1 Stock market indices Monday Change STI! 2,320.94 -26.23 KLSEComp 1,150.20 +9.50 Nikkei 20,394.58 -118.12 Hang Seng 9,457.33 +52.89 SET Index 1,489.56 +0.94 Jakarta Comp 492.42 +0.21 CLSA China B ....1,129.91 -6.33 Aust All Ord 2,063.3 +2.3 FTSE 100 3,171.3 -20.1 Monday Previous 2pm dose Dow Jones 3752.20 3,755.11
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    Land sales will calm market, not dampen it: analysts
    837 1  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Developers and property analysts said yesterday the government's plan to step up its land sales programme next year to provide for 6,000 new homes, compared with this year's 4,000 units, will have a calming rather than dampening
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    OCBC, Keppel rate hike boosts S$
    381 1  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE The Singapore dollar came close to touching the 551.50 psychological resistance barrier against the US dollar yesterday as another two local banks raised their prime rates. With the greenback generally weak and the Sing dollar fuelled by the rise in
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    KL takes the wind out of S'pore stock market
    246 1 SINGAPORE Stock prices here weakened considerably yesterday, as investors switched their attention to the Malaysian market. Dealers said although Overseas Union Bank's rate hike yesterday should have already been factored into prices, investors were still spooked and used it as an
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    Lock icon Slump in bonds hits US dollar
    184 1 Reuter NEW YORK The dollar was mixed in subdued US midday trade yesterday, with slumping bond prices limiting investor demand for the ailing currency, dealers said. "We're in a stage where we've had a sellofT in the bond market and it's kind of spilling
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    Sembawang in bid for RDC as it buys Temasek's stake
    404 1  -  Deal for 30pc of equity struck at $6.25 a share By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Sembawang Corporation is buying the government's entire 30 per cent stake in listed Resources Development Corporation (RDC) for $6.25 a share, triggering a general offer.
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    TAS to let broadcasters set up uplink, downlink facilities
    450 1  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Operators will be allowed to establish satellite uplink or downlink facilities here in a move to position Singapore as a regional broadcasting hub, the Telecommunication Authority announced yesterday. The decision is expected to attract a number of
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      108 1 "SALPIN FRESH %-EXTRA STRONG TREFRESHING Sola Agent: Shriro (Singapore) Pie. Ltd. CONTENTS (Umi Companies S'pore News 2 S pore-M sa 19.20.21 Regional News 3.4,5 Financial 23.24 World News 6.9 Futures Markets Analysis 17 Oob/KISE. SES 28-30 EtMorial 16 Regional 25 Sports 13 World 26 IV/'Utetyte 15 Currencies 23 Property 10.12
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      41 1 Property: p g 10 A view to a buy S'pore businesses poised to service other investors in Myanmar, Pg 18 Asean is major export market for Singapore computer firms, Pg 2 DBS Land earnings up 20pc; Causeway cuts loss, Pg 19
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      22 1 Hock Lock Siew: pg 19 Heard the latest on Transmarco? Regional share market reports, Pg 25-30 The dollar guessing game, Pg 23
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Buoyant performance expected
        357 2  -  By Rahita Elias AIR CARGO throughput is set to grow strongly in the current half-year, after notching up a gain of more than 20 per cent in the first half. The sector traditionally enjoys a seasonal boom in the fourth quarter as manufacturers and retailers rush to
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      Asean the major export market for Singapore computer firms
      424 2  -  Only 20pc of companies in survey target North and East Asia By David Mok ASEAN is the main export market of the majority of local computer hardware and software firms, with North and East Asia coming in a distant second. In
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      Panel set up to probe Sembeth blast
      208 2 LABOUR MINISTER Lee Boon Yang has appointed a committee of inquiry to look into a fatal fire and explosion at Sembawang Bethlehem shipyard on National Day. District Judge Adrian Soon Kim Kwee has been appointed chairman of the committee. Assisting him will be
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      New pact bans pay cut for demoted insurance staff
      307 2  -  By Soh Tiang Keng A WORKER who is downgraded will get no pay cut under a new collective agreement for the insurance industry signed yesterday. The three-year pact, starting in January this year, was signed between representatives of the insurance group
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      Cable TV to carry Asia Business News soon
      240 2 CABLE television subscribers in Singapore will be able to get Asia Business News from Sep 1. Singapore Cable Vision will start broadcasting ABN, Asia's first business television news service, for one hour every weekday from 7 to 8 pm to more than
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      Tech Trade sells stake in holding company to repay creditors
      452 2  -  By Juliette Walker TECH TRADE (S) Pte Ltd has done the impossible. It is believed to be the first local company to come out of judicial management with enough funds to pay its creditors in full, and some left over
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      416 2 =)@?*<">$,+=:*@+>":]=]$@%_/)>(\ A Study On Plantation and Marketing of Tne study provides a comprehensive picture of tie oil palm business, including the domestic and export markets. The 550poge study also assesses the prospect of investment in the oil palm plantation and palm oil processing industry, seen from the marketing, technical and
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Speculation on M'sian polls mounts as coalition turns 20
      417 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling National Front coalition is set to celebrate its 20th year in power amid speculation here that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad would call for snap polls. Some 40,000 supporters of 15 political parties that make up the
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      Lock icon Mahathir accuses Al Arqam leaders of sex slavery
      376 3 AP KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday accused leaders of a banned Islamic sect of using their women members as sex slaves. The attack on the Al Arqam sect is the first time Malaysia's leader has accused it of sexual deviance,
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    • NOTEBOOK
      • Article
        Lock icon Indon court overrules decision on Amco
        122 3 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian Supreme Court has overruled its own 1988 decision and recognised that Australia-based Amco 1 Wrangler Limited is the sole owner of the Amco trademark for jeanwear. the company said yesterday. Lawyer Abdullah Lutfi acting for Amco Hartman Property Pty Ltd,
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        Lock icon Vietnam to get 7b-yen loan
        68 3 Reuter HANOI Japan will give Vietnam another seven billion yen in grant aid under five agreements to be signed during Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama's visit this week, a Japanese diplomatic source said yesterday. If asked. Mr Murayama will also tell Vietnam that Japan is prepared
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        Lock icon Money can't buy happiness in Japan
        133 3 AFP HONGKONG Although life is treating the majority of people in East and South-east Asia fairly well, money is not the root of all happiness, particularly in Japan, a survey showed yesterday. Most countries recorded high levels of satisfaction, said Survey Research Group in
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        Lock icon 10 students who insulted Suharto freed
        72 3 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia has freed 10 students who were jailed for eight months for insulting President Suharto, their lawyer said yesterday. "But their case is not finished yet because we are still waiting on our appeal to the Supreme Court," he said. The 10
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      Lock icon Vocal politician seeks top Indon party post
      306 3 Reuter JAKARTA An outspoken politician has entered the race to lead one of Indonesia's two permitted opposition parties, insisting the electoral system should be overhauled and new rules established for electing Indonesia's president. Sri Bintang Pamungkas, a member of the Muslim-orient-ed United Development
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      269 3 FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES CONTROLS PROCEDURES Sep 9am to spm The use is presently shrouded controversy. Although derivatives are a growing strategic focus for banks and end-users, they carry a number of risks. Are they properly recorded and valued to give a true and fair picture of the institution? How do we
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      179 3 Business Expansion Overseas YOUR VISION > f"£ S, .7 1 and i 1 x t "*l'.,'- 1?* .ir |fc" OUR RESOURCES International factors leasing II KS To successfully expand a business overseas, a company needs more than vision. There has to be full resources to supply the needs of growth.
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Beijing sets rules to control local investment in banks
      377 4 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING The Chinese government has announced new regulations to control investment by Chinese companies in the country's financial institutions, the official China Securities newspaper reported yesterday. The paper said the provisional rules prohibit investment in domestic banks and
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      Lock icon Zhu clamps down on fertiliser sector to curb price surge
      370 4 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING China's chief economic planner. Zhu Rongji, has clamped down on nonstate sales of chemical fertilisers to curb rising prices of this key agricultural material. The People's Daily yesterday said Vice-Premier Zhu told a meeting last week
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      Lock icon Taipei to privatise 13 more state-run firms
      186 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan will privatise 13 more state-run enterprises by 1996 as part of its privatisation policy and liberalisation effort. Economic officials yesterday said the second-tier Taiwan provincial government (TPG) had mapped out a comprehensive plan to transfer 13 of 34 TPG-owned enterprises
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      Lock icon China set to start building world's biggest dam
      169 4 AFP HONGKONG China is to officially launch soon the construction of the world's biggest reservoir project, the Three Gorges dam, which is part of the country's 10-year national economic and social development programme, a report said yesterday. The ofTice of Hubei-based In
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      Lock icon Street justice
      40 4 AFP GUANGZHOU A plainclothesman shoving a handcuffed man suspected of shoplifting over the weekend as his colleague and passers-by looked on. The policeman proceeded to kick the bare bodied suspect as he crouched to ward off blows. AFP
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      Lock icon Taiwan may impose tax on China goods
      297 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan may tax Chinese products to reduce their impact on the local market. The China Times Express yesterday said the finance ministry, in a recent report to Cabinet, suggested a duty system be erected to ensure Taiwan's products were not hurt
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon Taiwan splinter group ropes in 'Rambo'
        80 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's New Party (NP), a small opposition group, has nominated the chairman of another party to run in the Dec 3 gubernatorial elections. Ju Gau-jeng, dubbed Taiwan's Rambo after becoming the first legislator to start a melee in parliament to disrupt a
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        Lock icon US probes alleged HK magazine subsidies
        92 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The US Trade Representative (USTR) has asked the Hongkong government detailed questions about the financing of trade magazines published by the quasi-government body, the Hongkong Trade Development Council (TDC), the Asian Wall Street Journal reported. This follows complaints to the
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        Lock icon Beijing to debate fate of HK legislature
        61 4 Reuter BEIJING China, which vows to disolve Hongkong's legislature and scrap democratic reforms when it takes over in 1997, will have its parliament debate the issue this week, a parliament spokesman said yesterday. The standing committee of the National People's Congress will start
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  • REST OF ASIA
    • Article
      Lock icon Capital investment seen bottoming out
      119 5 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The Bank of Japan expects that Japan's capital investment will bottom out in the second half of the current fiscal year to March 1995, the Nikkei newspaper reported, based on analysis of central bank statistics. Corporate investments are becoming worthwhile, because
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      Lock icon Tokyo eyes fishing pact with Moscow
      96 5 Knight-Ridder TOKYO Japan is considering a private sector agreement with Russia for Japanese fishing in waters off four disputed northern Pacific islands, without jeopardising Tokyo's territorial claims, the Kyodo news service quoted a leading newspaper as reporting yesterday. The move comes amid mounting calls
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      Lock icon Australia scraps shipping line sale
      74 5 Knight-Ridder CANBERRA The Australian government said yesterday it has dropped its plan to sell the shipping group Australian National Line, saying the proposal was impractical. Instead, the government will appoint a new four-member board with a charter to reconstruct the company and minimise losses to
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      Murayama to build new Japan-Asean partnership
      352 5  -  From Koichi Ishiyama in TOKYO JAPANESE Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who leaves Tokyo today for an eight-day visit to three Asean countries and Vietnam, is expected to try to build "a new Japan-Asean partnership in a new era for South-east Asia", a Foreign Ministry
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      Lock icon Drought threatens major Japanese industrial complex
      261 5 Reuter YOKKAICHI, Japan A major industrial complex in central Japan may soon sputter to a halt because of a water shortage that has not eased despite heavy weekend rain across Japan. The Yokkaichi area, in Mie prefecture, is home to a range of heavy
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      Lock icon Free food
      36 5 Reuter KARACHI People reaching out for free distribution of food in this Pakistani southern port city on Sunday. Food is distributed by different Sunni Muslim organisations to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad Reuter
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      Lock icon Aussie coal miners enlist rugby stars in price campaign
      212 5 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's coal miners have drafted international rugby league stars Mai Meninga and Paul Sironen into the front-row of a campaign to demand higher prices for coal exports to Japan. Coal miners staged a series of national strikes earlier this
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      Lock icon US, Japan to agree on defence technology study
      196 5 AFP TOKYO Japan and the United States are expected to agree on a joint study to develop two new defence technologies. The Nihon Keizai newspaper yesterday said the agreement would involve joint development of a new welding method to enable submarines to
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      108 5 Editorial: Japan's dark shadows, Pg 16 Analysis: Red sun over Vietnam, Pg 17 You're looking at the future. The SIA Cargo 747-400 Mega Ark the largest, most advanced commercial capabilities you can rely on. Today and tomorrow. Add to that the superior service, commitment cargo aircraft in the world. Moving
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon German consumer prices seen up 0.1 pc
        90 6 Knight-Ridder FRANKFURT Western German August consumer prices are seen rising an average 0.1 per cent from July and by 3 per cent from August 1993, according to a survey of economists. In July, prices rose 0.1 per cent from June and were up
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        Lock icon Syria spurns Israeli pullout offer
        112 6 AFP BEIRUT Syria rebuffed an Israeli offer to withdraw from Lebanon within nine months, insisting there had to be a global peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said in an interview published yesterday. Mr Rabin told the London-based Arab daily Al-Hayat that the offer
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        Lock icon PLO denies Israeli recognition bid
        90 6 Reuter CAIRO Palestinian officials denied yesterday that Yasser Arafat's Fatah group was seeking Israeli recognition of a Palestinian state before the PLO purges its charter of clauses denying the Jewish state's right to exist. "There has been no such decision," chief PLO negotiator Nabil Shaath
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        Lock icon Defiant Dnestr launches own currency
        98 6 Reuter CHISINAU Moldova's rebel Dnestr region launched its own currency yesterday as a symbol of independence and the Moldovan central bank promptly declined to recognise it. Under a reform due to last until Oct 1. the Soviet-era roubles with a special sticker currently used in
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        Lock icon Swiss may seek army help in drug war
        68 6 Reuter ZURICH Switzerland said yesterday it may call in troops to help its battle against narcotics dealers in Zurich's increasingly violent open drugs market. "Representatives of the federal council and Zurich authorities will today consider how the army could be involved in
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        Lock icon Dutch consumers upbeat after 4 years
        154 6 Bloomberg Business News AMSTERDAM The number of Dutch consumers optimistic about the economy exceeded pessimists for the first time in four years in August, the Central Bureau of Statistics said. The government agency said optimists exceeded pessimists by 3 percentage points this month, the
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        Lock icon Italian inflation expected to hit 3.7 pc
        78 6 AFP ROME Italy's annual inflation is expected to rise to 3.7 per cent this month, with a monthly price rise of 0.2 per cent, according to figures from the nine major Italian towns, published yesterday. Inflation in the. year to July stood at
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    • Article
      UK Labour Party pounces on millionaire's share dealings
      618 6  -  Allegations of insider trading against Jeffrey Archer flying thick and fast From Neville Stack in LONDON DISCLOSURES in the Financial limes about share dealings by Lord (Jeffrey) Archer, the multi-millionaire author, were seized on yesterday by the opposition Labour Party. They are
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      Lock icon Perez de Cuellar to run for Peruvian presidency
      65 6 Reuter LIMA, Peru Former United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cue liar and his wife at a public meeting on Sunday in Villa El Salvador, a sprawling shanty town south of Lima. Mr Perez de Cuellar virtually declared he would be
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      Lock icon Data shows British economic recovery gathering pace
      560 6 Reuter Bloomberg Business News LONDON Britain's economic recovery is gathering pace according to figures published yesterday, and economists say 1994 growth looks like outstripping the 2.75 per cent forecast by the government in June. Revised data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) showed
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      Lock icon US may consider Cuba blockade
      402 6 Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON White House Chief of Start" Leon Panetta said on Sunday that the Clinton administration would consider imposing a blockade on Cuba if measures adopted in the past few days fail to stop the exodus of refugees from the island. "That's obviously
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      Lock icon US economy will grow at 4pc through '95: Conference Board
      254 6 Reuter NEW YORK The US economy will grow at its current 4 per cent rate through 1995, according to' The Conference Board, a global research and business membership organisation. "The effect of higher interest rates will be to stabilise the
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      Lock icon Pentagon warns of huge cuts in new weapons development
      571 9 The Washington Post WASHINGTON The Pentagon's top leadership has ordered the military services to plan for the possible cancellation or delay of nearly every large new weapons system in the planning or development stages. In a memorandum last Thursday, Deputy Defence
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      Lock icon UK Sun reverses price-war trend by raising cover price
      136 9 Bloomberg Business News LONDON The newspaper that kicked off Britain's pricecutting wars, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's the Sun, yesterday raised its cover price to 22 pence from 20 pence. The Sun slashed its price to 20 pence from 25 pence nearly
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      Lock icon UN tackles hot topic of global warming in wake of Rio summit
      309 9 FT NEW YORK Turning the ambitious aims of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit into reality is the task facing officials meeting this week at the United Nations in Geneva. Representatives from more than 100 countries will wrestle with
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      Lock icon Italian PM bogged down in war of words with media
      240 9 Reuter ROME Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, who prides himself on his reputation as a "Great Communicator", is bogged down in a war of words with the media. Tycoon Berlusconi owner of three national TV channels and the country's
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      Lock icon S African inflation still too high: central bank
      274 9 Reuter JOHANNESBURG South Africa's inflation rate, held to single digits in 1993 and 1994 for the first stretch in 20 years, remains too high compared with those of its main trade partners. However, the Reserve (central) Bank yesterday warned that recent aggressive
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      960 8 s* 8 DBS LAND I DBS LAND LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Board of Directors of DBS Land Ltd wishes to announce that the unaudited results of the DBS Land Group 6) Balance sheet as at 30 june I for the half year ended 30 June 1994
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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      Lock icon Malaysians take building skills abroad
      759 10  -  More firms are securing major contracts with soft loans, reports S Renuka S Renuka Bernama Malaysians are making a mark in the overseas construction market, notably in low-cost housing and hotels, deriving much-needed foreign exchange to help ease the country's services deficit. Local companies have
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      Property classifieds go visual
      460 10  -  House hunters can now view a property at home through The Sunday Times, reports Tan Su Yen Tan Su Yen HOUSE hunters combing the property section of The Sunday Times' Sunday Classifieds section can now decide from photographs if they want to view a property or
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      Chan Brothers to develop properties in New Zealand, Australia
      433 12  -  Firm has more than SlOOm worth of projects in the two countries, says Abdul Hadhi Abdul Hadhi Tourism-based Chan Brothers Travel has joined the list of loeal companies developing property in Australia and New Zealand. Chan Khar Heng, who oversees the
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      Auckland commercial property becoming bullish
      267 12  -  By Audrey Tan THE industrial and retail property market in Auckland, New Zealand, is becoming increasingly bullish, says estate agent Colliers Jardine. In the lastest edition of its half-yearly "Asia Pacific Trends" report, it tips significant prices rises in the next 12 months. Demand for
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      PROPERTY WATCH
      374 12 Selected transactions in the past week aa, 1 PHWrt 1 Typ. iJKgJlt-l «y» private Aug 15,1994 1953 Hai Sing Road Semi-d I 2740 999 1,460,000 76?~ Aug 15,1994 2880 Jalan Bangau Semfd ~1800 999 1,450,000 426_ Aug 15,1994 1646 Bayshore Pa* 'Condo 2 I 937 j 999 570,000
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon S Africa wins first medal after 36 years
      909 13 AP VICTORIA, British Columbia South Africa, in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 36 years, earned its first medal on Sunday after a controversial cycling finish. And Australia's 10-race winning streak in the pool ended in stunning fashion with three
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      Lock icon Indian marksmen shoot down pistol record
      341 13 AFP VICTORIA Marksmen Ashok Pandit and Jaspal Rana conquered the pressure of intense home expectations to win India's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games here. Day three on Sunday at Heal's Range also featured a bizarre dispute over a Canadi-an-Australian photofinish which ended
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      Lock icon M'sia pushes England to final seconds in badminton battle
      382 13 VICTORIA England won the badminton team gold medal 3-2 on Sunday but Malaysia came within a whisker of preventing their fifth consecutive title in a dramatically fluctuating team final. Everything hinged on an extraordinary last encounter in the mixed doubles, in
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      Lock icon Montgomerie storms home to win English Open
      419 13 Golf AP COVENTRY, England A dramatic 10-foot birdie putt on the final green gave Colin Montgomerie his first victory on British soil on Sunday when he won the English Open by one stroke. Scotland's Montgomerie shot a final round 69 on the Forest
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        Lock icon Lowery bags first PGA Tour triumph
        156 13 AP CASTLE ROCK, Colorado Steve Lowery made eagles on the 14th and 17th hole to force a playoff, then made par on the first extra hole to win the US$l.4 million (552.13 million) PGA International here on Sunday. Lowery took home U*****,000 and his
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        Lock icon Women's boxing for the Olympics?
        138 13 AFP VICTORIA Women's boxing has taken its first step towards becoming an Olympic sport after its top amateur official gave it the thumbs up here on Sunday. Anwar Chowdhry, president of the world governing body lABA, said they will agreed to allow women to officially
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        Lock icon Vote of confidence for England captain
        101 13 AFP LONDON Michael Atherton was backed by chairman of selectors Ray Illingworth here on Sunday to continue as England captain. "He's made mistakes but he's learning as he goes along," said Illingworth, himself a former England skipper. "I'm only one of four selectors but,
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        Lock icon First woman official for English league
        97 13 AFP LONDON Wendy Toms made football league history at Torquay United on Saturday when she became the first woman to officiate in an English league game. Toms, a 31-year-old postal worker, was one of the linesmen at the Third Division game between Torquay and
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        Lock icon Unser sweeps top spots
        74 13 Reuter LOUDON, New Hampshire A 1 Unser Jr, winning for the seventh time this season, led a sweep of the top three spots for the Penske Ilmor team at the New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday. Unser, who averaged 122.635 mph for the 200 lap race,
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      Lock icon England cruises to eight-wicket win
      358 13 AP LONDON England had little trouble on Sunday in reaching its target of 204 to win the third and final Test against South Africa by eight wickets and tie the series 1-1. The confidence and aggression which Devon Malcolm exuded when taking nine South African
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    • SCORE CARD
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        Cricket
        139 13 LONDON England won the third lest against South Africa b> eight wickets at The Oval on Sunday to draw the series 1-1. SA Ist innings 332 (BM McMillan 93. DJ Richardson 58. J.E. Benjamin 4-42. PA J DeFrcitas 4-93). Eng Ist innings 304 (G P Thorpe 79. A J
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        Golf
        432 13 CASTLE ROCK, Colorado Final round scores at the l/Ssl.4m International on Sunda>. (Modified Stableford point scoring system: eagle +5 pts; birdie +2 pts; par 0 p(: boge> -I pt; double boge> or worse -3 pis. (L'S unless stated): +35 Steve Lowery +7 +14 5 +9. Rick Fehr +10 +5
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        Tennis
        53 13 MONTREAL U*****,000 Canadian Open on Sunday: 2-Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain) b 1-Steffi Graf (Germany) 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4) INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana US$l.O4 million RCA Championships on Sunday: 7-Wayne Ferreira (SA) b O Delaitre (Fr) 6-2, 6-1 GRAZ, Austria U*****,000 A IP on Sunday: 8-Francisco Clavet (Spain) b 2-Gilbert Schaller (Austria)
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      673 15 It worked for The Crying Game and now marketers are hoping the strategy will work for The Advocate, a mediaeval murder movie witn a surprise twist UPI Hollywood studios love to repeat themselves not just by releasing a seemingly endless stream of
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      Lock icon Rod Stewart sues paper
      425 15 CHATTERBOX AP AP AP RASPY-VOICED Rod Stewart says his throat is fine, and he's suing a British tabloid for saying it isn't. Stewart seeks at least US$4O million (5560.8 million) in the lawsuit filed on Friday against News Group Newspapers Ltd, which publishes The Sun. A
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      Lock icon For director, new music museum is shrine to rock of rages
      404 15 AP THE director of a US$9O million (SSI3S million) shrine to rock 'n' roll music to open next year in Geveland figures his involvement in an obscenity trial helped him land the job. He is Dennis Barrie. 47, an
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    Japan's dark shadows
    518 16 KjanoßiAi. 5 SOUTH-EAST Asian nations, including Singapore, will play host this week to Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, a venerable and kindly man, a socialist and a pacifist. No doubt he will come bearing olive branches and making dovish statements about a new partnership of equals between
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Where now, Sri Lanka?
      217 16 SRI LANKA, finally, is on the right track, and it has the imprimatur of World Bank and IMF support. While the Sinhalese-Tamil tension and political murders have captured attention and become a byword for the country, it is the economic gains that need protecting. This is
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      A matter of life and death
      121 16 THE LIVING WILL is not just a matter of cost-saving and giving terminally-ill patients a choice to die by stating that they wish life-support to be withdrawn. It involves the question of feeling and moral responsibility. And although death is an individual matter, the
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      Clinton heading for China?
      156 16 IN CIRCUMSTANCES of improving military and trade relations, progress in political relations between China and the US is natural and inevitable. Thus, some reports recently claimed that President Clinton hoped to visit China when he attends the Apec meeting in Jakarta. It is not known if
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      Don't ignore small-timers
      172 16 ON THE BACK of a robust economy, the Malaysian banking industry has performed creditably. Last year, unaudited pre-tax profits of commercial banks rose by 49.3 per cent to M 52.9 billion. Those listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) have seen their share prices being chased
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      No love lost
      153 16 IT IS HARD for foreigners to understand the almost pathological hatred Cambodians harbour for Vietnamese. It spreads across all classes and defies all rationality. From economic woes to the spread of Aids and the loss of forest cover, the blame is invariably laid at the feet of
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    Openness can be closed in Indonesia if necessary
    1040 16  -  Syed Farid Alatas says openness in Indonesia does not mean unlimited freedom which could harm policies to achieve long-term development goals Syed Farid Alatas The writer teaches at the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He contributed this article
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Red sun over Vietnam
      2095 17  -  When Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama visits Vietnam on Thursday and Friday, he will find Japanese traders, car-makers and banks busy beefing up their presence in the emerging economy. Harish Mehta reports Harish Mehta U"W" says I a Vietnamese businessman, I I "deserves a -ML gold
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      Banks wait and watch — warily
      547 17 Banks wait and watch warily SHINJI "Sean" Yasuda, Masao Tanabe, and other Japanese bankers in Vietnam have a common fear. Their banks have set up representative offices but they aren't in a huny to open branches as the market is too risky for the conservative Japanese. While Japanese bankers endlessly
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    S'pore businessmen set to service other investors in Myanmar
    436 18  -  Reports by Harish Mehta SINGAPORE businessmen are laying the groundwork to service other foreign investors in Myanmar as the country opens its doors to sorely needed outside investment. Their role is reflected in two agreements to be signed here today between
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    Bank Negara plans to loosen rein on stronger banks
    406 18  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S central bank said yesterday it was considering the possibility of having a two-tier regulatory system that would permit the stronger banks to operate in a lessregulated environment. This was part of a review
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    HK is cheaper than S'pore in many areas: EIU
    360 18  -  By Catherine Ong SINGAPORE Multinational companies thinking of shifting their operations from Hongkong to Singapore because of the territory's high rents should think again, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Despite its high office rentals, which are now the most
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    HK property yields higher returns than stocks
    272 18 HONGKONG Money spent on properties here has yielded higher returns than on stocks over a period of 10 years since 1984, according to a joint report by Jones Lang Wootton (JLW) and Hongkong University. "I think most people look at Hongkong as a
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    Lock icon Clinton snatches victory as House passes crime Bill
    353 18 NYT WASHINGTON With the vital support of Republicans, House Democrats on Sunday achieved what they could not do on their own, passing a US$3O.2 billion (5545.3 billion) anti-crime package and sending it to the Senate. The vote gave President Bill Clinton the
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    Lock icon When the tap runs dry
    63 18 Reuter HANDA, Japan Water shortage in central Japan has been a fine kettle of fish for people living in central Japan. But fine kettles, for this barber, make handy water dispensers when he shampoos customers' hair. Handa's authorities cut off water supply for 19 hours
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    Canberra must find balance in human rights representations
    726 18  -  The Bottom Line PETER OSBORNE PETER OSBORNE The writer is a BT journalist AUSTRALIA'S push for closer ties with Asia offers great economic rewards, but pointers have emerged in the past weeks including criticism that Canberra operates a double standard on human
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    Lock icon Mexico's ruling party candidate in the lead in presidential polls
    277 18 Bloomberg Business News MEXICO CITY Ernesto Zedillo, the ruling party's presidential candidate, received 48 per cent of the votes after Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute yesterday counted a quarter of all ballots cast. Diego Fernandez de Cevallos of the conservative National
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Property development profits lift DBS Land's after-tax
      450 19  -  By Abdul Hadhi PROFITS from property development helped DBS Land post a 20 per cent rise in group after-tax earnings to $48.72 million at half-time. Releasing its Financial results yesterday, the listed group said the improvement in earnings for the half-year to June
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      Causeway cuts interim loss to $988,000
      268 19  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Industrial equipment supplier Causeway Investment has reduced its net group loss to $688,000 for the six months to June 30, from $3.01 million in firsthalf 1993. Causeway, which released its unaudited interim results yesterday, said turnover rose 43.1 per cent
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      Koh Brothers' share offer 7 times subscribed
      258 19 SINGAPORE Construction and property developmentbased Koh Brothers Group's initial public offer closed at noon yesterday, having attracted $358 million in applications. A total of 83 million shares, or 34.87 per cent of the enlarged capital, was offered at a fixed price of 68
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      Transmarco: directors can't account for price rise
      200 19 SINGAPORE Transmarco said yesterday that other than the company's recent disposal of three associate companies and rumours of a takeover, its directors were not aware of any development which may have affected its share price. Transmarco was responding to a query by the
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      Lock icon Transmarco share price movements send out furious smoke signals, but no fire in sight
      681 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Corinne Kerk SINGAPORE When the share price of a sleepy mainboard counter moves up 34 per cent in slightly over a week and its volume shoots up from a daily average of
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      Flextech offers 18m shares at 55 cents apiece
      449 19  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Diversified electronics and computer group Flextech Holdings yesterday launched its initial public offer for a listing on Sesdaq. The group is offering 18 million new shares in two tranches 13.5 million for public subscription at a fixed price
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    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        39 19 Mixed Market Mood indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5 6nm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment Brokers polled Alliance, fkitwa. h'raser. Morgan Grenfell. Nomura. Phillip. Smith \ew ('ourt and I'at Ijee.
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        HOT STOCK
        145 19  -  By Paul Leo Hong Leong Properties has risen 86 cents or 45.3 per cent to $2.76 from $1.90 on July 4. Medium and short-term technical factors are warning of a correction soon. Daily Relative Strength Index has been above 75 this month, indicating an overbought condition. Monthly, weekly
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          PSC ventures into China tourism
          64 20 SINGAPORE A wholly owned subsidiary of Provisions Suppliers Corp, PSC Investment, has teamed up with China Hainan Sanya Fu Dao Hotel Co. They will form a firm called Sanya Fu Dao Tourism Co in Sanya City, Hainan Province. The initial paid-up capital will be US$6.9
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          Inno-Pac confirms Taiwan sale
          71 20 SINGAPORE Inno-Pacific Holdings said yesterday it had firmed up its agreement to sell Inno-Pacific Taiwan. The group had announced previously that it intended to sell its entire stake in the Taiwan company for NT5402,600 cash and write off NT587.77 million in outstanding credits that it extended
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          Kim Eng directors sell shares
          54 20 SINGAPORE Three directors of Kim Eng Holdings sold shares in the group recently. Gloria Lee Kim Yew sold 15.29 million shares at $3.22 each. Lau Wai Kwok sold 50,000 shares at $3.46 and another 82,000 shares at $3.39 a share. Gee Gek Leng sold 100,000
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          Lock icon Khong Guan seeks suspension
          62 20 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Biscuit-maker Khong Guan Holdings Malaysia Bhd has requested suspension of its shares pending an announcement. Rumours had been floating over the past week of a pending change in the ownership of the company. Khong Guan is controlled by businessman Lim Geok Chan. Khong
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          Lock icon Keppel unit's 5 repair jobs
          34 20 Reuter SINGAPORE Keppel Caimcross Shipyard Ltd, Keppel Corp Ltd's new ship repair joint venture in Brisbane, has repaired five vessels at its yard since April. Keppel said yesterday. Reuter
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        MPC forms group to boost bid for Manila prime property
        346 20  -  From Al Labita in MANILA METRO Pacific Corp (MPC), the Manila flagship of Indonesia's Salim Group, has formed a consortium to strengthen its bid for ownership of a prime government property. The property is the 440hectare Fort Bonifacio, a sprawling
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        Japanese yard gets SML deal for harbour tugs
        195 20 SINGAPORE Sembawang Maritime Ltd's Hongkong arm has awarded a HKSSO million (559.71 million) contract to a Japanese shipyard to build two harbour tugs. SML yesterday said South China Towing Co's two new 3,000 horsepower tugs would help strengthen its operations in the
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        Lock icon New deal at NBT hints at change in Sabah timber scene
        586 20  -  By Agnes Chen SINGAPORE Control of plantation company North Borneo Timber Bhd (NBT) has passed to a new board linked to the highest levels of the Sabah government a hint of coming changes in the allocation of timber resources
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        Lock icon CCB group pre-tax soars to M$26m, Cold Storage (M) up 90pc
        334 20 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Cycle Carriage Bintang Bhd has reported a group pre-tax profit of M 526.37 million (S$ 15.3 million) for the six months to June 30, 1994, against M 53.54 million for the six months to March 31,
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        Philippine Realty, KL's Ganda in joint venture talks
        385 20 MANILA Real estate developer Philippine Realty Holdings Corp (Philreaity) is in negotiations with Malaysianbased Ganda Holdings Berhad for a joint venture to acquire at least 67.02 per cent of Philippine Racing Club Inc. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday said it had
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        Lock icon Berjaya Hotels expands operations in Seychelles and Sri Lanka
        258 20 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Hotels Resorts, a division of Berjaya Leisure Bhd, has expanded operations in Seychelles Islands and Sri Lanka. From May I, 1994, the company had taken over the management of three hotel properties in the Seychelles, which will
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        Lock icon Advance Synergy takeover of M'sia's UMG stuns market
        412 20 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A complex deal involving the restructuring and takeover of United Merchant Group Bhd (UMG) by Advance Synergy Bhd ASB, announced barely 24 hours after UMG's listing, has dumbfounded Malaysia's share market. "How can they do this just one day
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        Pentex-Schweizer chalks up 77pc rise in profit
        226 20 SINGAPORE Printed circuit board maker PentexSchweizer has reported a 77 per cent increase in after-tax profit to $7.97 million for the year to June 30. Sales rose 18 per cent to $71.32 million, with strong demand for high-end products and an increase in
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        Teledata's pre-tax profit jumps 69pc on strong sales
        177 20 SINGAPORE Communications systems supplier Teledata, listed on Sesdaq in May, yesterday announced its first interim results for the period to June 1994. Pre-tax profit grew 69 per cent to $1.46 million on a 57 per cent increase in sales to $20.76 million.
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        Citic Pacific interim earnings up 46pc, in line with forecasts
        376 21  -  From Lim Soon Neo in HONGKONG CHINA'S investment flagship Citic Pacific yesterday reported interim profit attributable to shareholders of HK51.167 billion (***** million) up 46 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The group, which is 42.78 per cent
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        Lock icon Kuok group cuts Shangri-La Asia stake
        114 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The privately held Kuok group has reduced its stake in Shangri-La Asia Ltd to 56 per cent from 61.5 per cent, raising HK5676.2 million (SSI33 million). The Kuok group, controlled by Malaysian-Chinese tycoon Robert Kuok, sold 58.8 million shares of
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        Lock icon Trading in 2 Shougang firms suspended
        95 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Shares in two companies controlled by China's state-owned steel giant Shougang Corp were suspended from the opening of trading on the Hongkong stock exchange yesterday. "Hie suspensions of Shougang Concord International Enterprises and Shougang Concord Grand (Group) came at their
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        Lock icon Shanghai bourse to change trading hours
        92 21 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING The larger of China's two stock markets, the Shanghai Securities Exchange is to alter its trading hours after Sep 5, the Liberation Daily reports. From that date, the market's trading hours will be from 10.15 am to 11.45 am and
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        Lock icon New China Hongkong helping Choi Sai-leung to place Seapower shares
        298 21 Eastern Express HONGKONG New China Hongkong Capital's managing director, William Kwong, has confirmed that the company was acting on behalf of Choi Sai-leung to place out part, or all of the Seapower International shares he will buy from the group's
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        Lock icon Inflation, bad debts, slack markets threaten Shanghai B shares
        457 21 Reuter SHANGHAI Shanghai's B share market has been boosted by a crop of better-than-expec-ted corporate results, but analysts warn the figures mask hidden risks from inflation, doubtful debts and slack markets. Although half-year results show profits are generally buoyant, many companies
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        Lock icon China power industry heavily in debt: GE exec
        374 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China's electrical power industry is facing a crippling debt problem due to the government's austerity policies, according to a top Hongkong-based official with the US conglomerate General Electric Co. What was called the triangular debt problem had hit
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        Lock icon AT&T in drive to block transatlantic telecoms competition
        442 22 FT LONDON The United States' largest telecommunications company, AT&T, is campaigning to hold back competition in the lucrative transatlantic telecoms market which could significantly cut prices. The competition will come from so-called international simple resale, under which operators lease international lines and
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        Lock icon Toyota poised for fourth year of fall in profit, but may be turning the corner
        332 22 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO It is almost certain that Toyora Motor Corp, Japan's largest car maker, will report its fourth straight annual profit decline on Thursday when it announces full-year earnings results. The parent company
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        Lock icon Israeli blue chips recover in early trading
        172 22 Reuter TEL AVIV Blue chips on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), licking their wounds after sharp losses on Sunday, rose mildly in early trading yesterday. The TASE benchmark Mishtanim index was up 0.88 of a point, or 0.53 per cent, to 166.06
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        Lock icon Hitachi eyes PC production outside Japan
        244 22 AFP TOKYO Japan's biggest electric machinery maker, Hitachi Ltd, is considering plans to produce and market personal computers overseas for the first time, a company spokesman said yesterday. Details of the plan, such as the timing and scale, have yet to be decided, the
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        Lock icon Aussie rate rise clears way for stocks rebound
        295 22 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's first interest rate rise in five years, far from spooking the stock market, has cleared the way for the market to break out of its lethargy, analysts say. Investors had been anticipating a rise since June and news last
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        Lock icon Analysts wonder how much further the dollar will fall
        582 23 IHT PARIS These are tough days for the dollar and analysts warn of worse to come. Hopes for an early revival were dashed last week when the dollar failed to respond as expected after the Federal Reserve Board increased its key
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        Lock icon Bank of Thailand says high liquidity is short term, no need to intervene in market
        289 23 Reuter BANGKOK The Bank of Thailand (BOT) does not need to intervene in the money market despite the high volume of "hot" money flowing into Thailand because it sees the problem as short term. BOT
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        Moody's rates Korea Exchange Bank
        191 23 SINGAPORE International rating agency Moody's Investors Service has assigned ratings of A3 and Prime-2 to Korea Exchange Bank for its long-term and short-term deposits, respectively. Moody's yesterday said the ratings reflected KEB's position as a major Korean commercial bank, as well as its low but
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        Lock icon HK launches new law to regulate leveraged forex trading
        118 23 AFP HONGKONG Hongkong is to impose a new law to regulate leveraged foreign exchange trading starting next month. Michael Cartland, secretary for financial services, yesterday said the ordinance was a crucial step in the continuing improvement to Hongkong's regulatory regime. Under
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        Lock icon KL banks likely to post 25pc earnings growth: review
        405 23 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Banks in Malaysia are projected to post more than a 25 per cent earnings growth in 1994 on the back of healthy lending margins, strong treasury gains and fees income. Apex Securities yesterday said that since the boost
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        Lock icon Bank Negara moves to polish up tarnished image
        491 23 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Bank Negara's recent dismantling of eight-month-old capital controls that soured investor sentiment in Malaysia is a bid by the central bank to restore its tarnished international image. Economists and analysts yesterday said last week's moves marked a return to
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          Lock icon Thai debt market to start in November
          94 23 Knight-Ridder BANGKOK An official Thai secondary debt market will be launched on Nov 1, reported I'hc Motion yesterday, quoting a member of the committee setting up the market. But questions of whether and how to apply capital gains tax on the market remain
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          Lock icon Wheelock sells HK$1b floating rate notes
          119 23 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong trading and investment conglomerate Wheelock Co sold HK$l billion (S$ 193.6 million) in floating rate notes in its third public debt financing since last November. Underwritten by US investment bank Goldman Sachs, the notes are priced at HKSIOO and
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          Lock icon BMB rated A1 and P1 by RAM
          91 23 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad (BMB). has been accorded a long-term rating of A 1 and a short-term rating of PI by Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad (RAM). The long-term rating indicates that the bank can offer adequate safety in timely payment
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        152 23 Knight-Ridder SINGAPORE Commercial banks can raise their deposit rates provided they do so in an orderly manner, the Bisnis Indonesia said yesterday quoting Bank Indonesia governor Soedradjad Djiwandono. "If fundamental factors urge higher rates, then go ahead. But don't let it
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        406 24 FT LONDON Morgan Grenfell, the UK merchant bank, has entered a UK tax rate swap, which could mark the opening of a new market for hedging tax exposure. The agreement, signed this month, will allow its client to protect itself from
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        Lock icon Rubber producers to hold talks on buffer stock sales and new pact
        481 24 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Rubber producing countries will meet in Kuala Lumpur today to discuss recent buffer stock sales to cool a sizzling world market and negotiations for a new price pact, officials said on Sunday. Sucharit Promdej, secre-tary-general
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        420 24 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand still has 15 times as many sheep as humans but a decade of sharply falling stock numbers has plunged the meat industry into a parlous state. The latest to fall prey to stock shortages and chronic
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        230 24 Bernama KUALA SELANGOR The capacity of Esso's refinery in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, is expected to increase to 75,(XX) barrels a day with the installation of two new distillation towers costing MSIOO million (5558.8 million) next year. Esso Malaysia Bhd managing director,
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        441 24 Platt's-Oilgram HOUSTON McDermott International, in the latest of a flurry of recent merger and acquisition moves in the oil field service industry that analysts see as much needed, is holding talks with Stolt Comex Seaway on the possible combination of their subsea operations. The
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        186 24 KnightRidder HONGKONG The staterun China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Corp estimates China will produce between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes of nickel this year, but other sources say the figure is too high. Official statistics show China produced only 15,494 tonnes of nickel in
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        182 24 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange plunged below US$l7 a barrel for the first time since May amid concern that supplies during the next two months will be ample as demand declines.
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        297 24 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Southeast Asia's oil fields are likely to continue flowing for another 30 to 40 years, but explorers would need better techniques to make new strikes when old wells dried up, experts and officials said yesterday. "There
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        190 24 Reuter LONDON The dollar's immediate future looked bleak in late European trading, with few signs that the US currency would manage to avert a nearterm test of its 1994 low around 1.5150 marks. At 1525 GMT, it was at 1.5310/20 marks from 1.5395 late last Friday. But with the
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        93 24 AFP NEW YORK The dollar weakened against major currencies except the pound in light trading dominated by purchases of the yen. Around 1345 GMT, the dollar was trading at 1.5345 marks against 1.5582 marks at the end of the week and 97.93 yen against 98.47 yen. In London
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        1324 25 Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures softened at the end of a quiet session on a tack of fresh news. Dealers said dollar-watching remained the main order of the day. The US currency weakened steadily during the Tokyo session, despite
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        Tin below M$13 on London fall
        688 25 COMMODITY REPORTS KL Tin TIN fell to a seven-month low when it plunged 26 sen to close at M$ 12.99 a kg as prices dropped in London. The last time tin went below the Msl3 mark was on Jan 14 when it dropped to
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          Colombia exports less coffee
          116 25 BOGOTA Colombia exported 9.6 million 60-kg bags during the first nine months of the 1993-94 coffee year (Oct-Sep), down from 11.9 million in the same year-ago period, a Colombian National Coffee Federation spokesman told said. In the 12 months through June, Colombia shipped 12.3 million bags,
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          Ivory Coast assesses cocoa damage
          132 25 ABIDJAN Ivory Coast authorities are currently assessing damage to the Ivorian cocoa crop after a period of dry weather, an official of the state's Cocoa and Coffee Marketing Organisation said yesterday. "We have sent several missions into the bush to assess the damage to cocoa
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          Taiwan may buy nickel from Cuba
          97 25 TOKYO Cuba may play a role in Taiwan's burgeoning stainless steel-making industry as a supplier of nickel. Taiwan's emergence as an important stainless steel producer in Asia is expected to further constrict an already pinched nickel market, prompting Canada's Inco Ltd the major supplier
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1355 25 ■fr-.hh ir vniDoer (Mm dMtag at at Utpa) RSS 1 C«tract (S ctnts/kg) Ooac Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 94 213.00 213.00 213.50 100 2450 Oct 201.00 200.00 201.73 100 4I7S Nov 119.50 IS7.S0 119.25 300 4600 Dee 113.50 111.00 115.25 1050 4900 Jan/Mar
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        Australia
        1062 26 +2.3 SHARES drifted upwards yesterday to a slightly firmer close but most investors were sidelined with little direction from fiat overseas markets. The key All Ordinaries Index closed at 2,063.3 points, 2.3 above Friday's finish. The All Industrials Index closed 3.6 weaker at 2,999.5 while the All Resources rose
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        Manila
        751 26 +38.47 Share prices rose 1.28 per cent yesterday as interest rates of government securities continued to decline, analysts said. This week's pre-qualification bid for a joint venture to develop 214 ha of government property in the heart of the capital also boosted the market, with the rise in gold
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        Taipei
        597 26 +32.76 Stocks ended higher in active trading for the third winning session, with cements and banking and insurance shares topping the winning list. The 376-issue Weighted Price Index gained 32.76 points to end at 6,838.6. Turnover was 2.646 billion shares valued at NTS 120.8 billion. In light of a
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        Seoul
        458 26 15.9 Share prices jumped yesterday, as market sentiment was revived on news of improved money supply among institutional investors, dealers said. The Composite Price Index gained 15.9 points to settle at 962.96, taking it back to the 960 level of 40 days ago. Turnover totalled 35 million shares worth
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        New Zealand
        277 26 +0.99 Stocks closed little changed after a soporific Monday session, with volumes light and trade featureless. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed at 2,091.72 points, 0.99 higher than the previous close, with the high for the day was only four points higher. Brierley was the strongest of the leaders,
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        London
        685 26 -20.1 STOCKS declined yesterday as a falling dollar threatened profits of companies with substantial US earnings. The FT-SE 100 Index fell 20.1 points to 3,171.3, after briefly rising above the 3,200 level for only the second time since March. "No one's thinking particularly positively at the moment," said a
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        Paris
        182 26 -28.70 French stocks fell yesterday, as investors, already gripped by interest rate pessimism, felt the threat of a falling dollar. "After the interest rate hike in the US last week, the dollar did nothing, and if it can't rally on that, it can't rally on anything," said an analyst.
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        Johannesburg
        279 26 +4 South African shares ended higher yesterday despite concern about softer world equities and sharply weaker local bonds. The bond market ended sharply weaker amid foreign selling. The Overall Index added 48 points to 5,847, the Industrial Index was four points better at 6,593 and the Gold Index made
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        Frankfurt
        186 26 -30.47 German stocks fell as concern about the dollar and falling bond futures sent the DAX Index to its lowest since mid-July. The index closed down 30.47 points at 2,113.37, its lowest closing since July 15, when it reached 2,103.54. "It's the weak bonds, weak dollar and negative markets,"
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        Brussels
        157 26 -9.02 Belgian stocks fell for a third day as a decline in the dollar and rising bond yields weakened the outlook for corporate earnings. The Bel-20 Index closed down 9.02 points at 1,438,18, its lowest point since July 22. Belgian bonds were knocked by speculation that the government isn't
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        Stockholm
        158 26 -3.06 Swedish stocks closed lower despite trading higher for most of the day. Friday's late announcement of the opposition Social Democrats' election manifesto sent debt rates lower and supported the bourse. "It is a bit surprising that the bourse closed down, but export companies fell in reaction to the
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        Zurich
        278 26 -24.6 Swiss stocks closed lower as the renewed weakness of the dollar added to interest rate concern across Europe. The SMI Index of the 23 top stocks lost 24.6 points to 2,532.40, with 21 stocks falling and two unchanged. The broader SPI Index, which tracks 350 stocks, was down
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        New York
        705 26 •8.09 The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 8.09 points to 3,747.02 at Ham EDT. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index was on 0.83 to 254.98, while Standard Poors 500-stock Index was down 1.69 to 461.99. Declines topped advances 1,081-608 among the 2,460 issues crossing the NYSE
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        Milan
        186 26 199 Italian shares held onto most of their gains at the close, boosted by largely technical trade and shrugging off declines across other European stock markets. "After the recent falls, we're now seeing a rebound which at the moment is just a technical move," one dealer said. "A lot
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        Toronto
        257 26 •1.23 Stocks slipped sideways in listless dealings as traditional summer doldrums continued to lull the market. "Flolidays aren't over yet. We've got two weeks until Labour Day then I expect things to heat," one trader said. "We're waiting for the Quebec election, too. Until then, I don't think a
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        Amsterdam
        244 26 -4.15 Dutch stocks fell for a third day as weakness in the dollar and bond markets raised concern over corporate earnings. "The dollar is lower and the bond market doesn't want to recover at all," said a trader. The EOE Index lost 4.15 points to 409.33, its lowest since
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      2721 27 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks snapped a two-day losing streak to close higher as investors bid up the share price of Hongkong Telecom, the second heaviest weighted stock on the Hang Seng Index. Investors bought shares of the territory's main telephone company because they believe it is well positioned
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      511 27 CLSA THE Shanghai B market was down 11.98 points on turnover of US$4.6 million. Phoenix was the biggest loser, shedding 7.5 per cent on turnover of US$7OO,OOO as the company is expected to report lower than expected interim results this week. The Shenzhen B market edged up 1.97 points
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      2473 27 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended moderately weaker, with the Nikkei Average just off the day's low. Investors kept a low profile amid worries the strong yen may hit corporate earnings. Ar-bitrage-linked selling and profittaking ahead of the end of the first half on Sep 30 hit prices, brokers said. "Investors
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      1592 27 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks closed slightly higher yesterday on buying of selective finance and banking counters after fluctuating in a narrow range, brokers said. The SET Index closed 0.94 points up at 1,489.56 after fluctuating between 1,481.54 and 1,494.17. Turnover was 14.24 billion baht. Falls led rises 159 to 154.
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      1140 27 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed lower on profit-taking and a fall-off in overseas support after a strong two-week rally. "After the run we have had during the last two weeks, a day like this is normal. It was just a correction," one broker said. The market was not affected
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2420 28 I MOST ACTIVE volume Bcrjaya L Wt99 11.705.000 FACB 50c 9.487,000 f Multi-Purpose 7,948.000 B Kaya TSR97 7.380.000 Lien Hoc TSR97 6.034.000 Mulpha Inll 50c 5.695.000 Idris Hyd 50c 5.342.000 Kamunting 50c 5,237.000 HLcong Prop 50c 4.924.000 Palmco Hldgs 4.809.000 Insas Bhd 4.167.000 KL Induiiiies 3.825.000 Landmarks Bhd
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        Lock icon Stocks crest 6-month high on foreign buying
        6194 28 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR The benchmark stock index rose to its highest close in more than six months as foreign investors targeted Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional as proxies for Malaysian economic growth. The Composite Index rose 9.50 points to close at
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        7910 29 Cr Cr M Wt 1994 Last V«l Da; UmQi»m Dh Dh VH N«i Cap A* Hick Urn C«mu) Sale COM) High Low Bayer Sella Or HI Saul Price INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 135 I Acma 1000 unch 78 1020 1000 1000 1010 17.5 4.7 1.8 16.0 689 3 <N3 800
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        Lock icon Property stocks knocked hardest by interest rate hike
        1801 30  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The Straits Times Industrials Index's resistance point of 2,350 proved solid yesterday, as investors sold local counters, especially property stocks, on interest rate concerns and switched their attention to Malaysian counters. The ST 11 made a brief, halfhearted
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Pan-United Shipyard wins $12m ship conversion deals
      312 31  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Pan-United Shipyard has won two ship conversion contracts, together valued at $12 million, from the Philippines and Australia. J, The first contract calls for the lengthening of the Philippine inter-island passenger ferry vessel Sugbu by 20 metres. The other
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      Lock icon Evergreen chief calls for direct links with China
      423 31 FT TAIPEI The chairman of Taiwan's Evergreen Group, Chang Jung-fa, has called on tfce Taiwan government to "separate politics from economics" and open direct shipping and air links to China, saying Taiwan's economic future hinged on direct ties. In a rare interview
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      821 31 Page Col Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahlers Lines 13 5 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 •Appenship 8 4/5 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Assist Marine 6 1 Avant Shpg 6 2/3 •Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 •Bank Line, The 9
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      NOL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK to tie up on Far East-Europe route
      280 31  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines has confirmed that it will join forces with Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany on the Far East-Europe trade. In a statement issued on Friday but embargoed until
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      Keppel Cairncross bags five major repair jobs
      172 31 SINGAPORE Keppel Corp's new Australian joint venture, Keppel Cairncross Shipyard, has carried out five major repair jobs since April. According to a statement yesterday, the largest vessel among the five repaired at the Brisbane yard was the 104,996 deadweight tonne Australia Ocean, a
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      Lock icon 30 hurt as union workers clash at S Korean shipyard
      261 31 Reuter SEOUL Rival union workers clashed over a 58-day-long strike at South Korea's largest shipyard injuring about 30 people, a shipyard spokesman said on Sunday. He said fighting broke out on Saturday after hardline union leaders tried to stop workers
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      39 31 Reuter CHANDPUR, Bangladesh A diver lowering himself into the Meghna river near Chandpur, 100 km south of Dhaka, on Sunday to search for more than 300 people feared drowned when a ferry capsized the day before. Reuter
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      Lock icon P&I club to honour US$5m claim
      194 31 KnightRidder LONDON The Standard Steamship Owners Protection and Indemnity Association, a Bermuda-based P&I club, has agreed to honour claims of up to USSS million arising from the grounding of the bulk carrier Sea Transporter off Goa. Lloyd's Intelligence said the P&I club assured the
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      Daily Freights
      1130 32 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates rose to 1,510 on Friday from 1,500 on Aug 18. Rumours appear to be finally laid to rest of Agrex (MSK) fixing a US Gulf-to-Japan Panamax grain cargo on a voyage basis, but other charterers continue to take
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      12420 40 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the wodd. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involve! and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3303 45 Contninerline NV: Belsin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SyMarine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accoad Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ud (SVAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adfcria Business Corporation Philippine Calsource Shpg A Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Atareaktel Liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg(S). Albntros Sen-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S). Alfred
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      COURIER SERVICES
      275 45 Abacus Courier* Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Expnu Travel Td 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: 542-3716. *****80 Ainwil) Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450 Cluster link Supplies A Services
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        935 47 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Lid, shows J price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprei hensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are i indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price
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      815 48  -  Initial data suggest a possible link between cultural differences and world aviation safety. Don Phillips reports Don Phillips DO cultural and regional differences play a role in world aviation safety? The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, with some trepidation, has raised that
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      741 48 COURSES Title: Certificate in Logistics Management (SDF case-by-case) Duration: Aug 24 Sep 28 Organiser Singapore Institute of Materials Management 'Feb For more information contact 295-4427 or fax: 298-4012. Title: Sea Transport (SDF 70%) Duration: Aug 24 Nov 30 (14 evenings) Organiser Singapore Freight Forwarders Association Tel: For more
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        413 50 AP HANOI Vietnam Airlines is planning to enlarge and modernise Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to handle eight million passengers and 160,000 tonnes of cargo by 2000, an official report said on Sunday. Tan Son Nhat
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        45 50 Reuter KALAA-SYHIRA, Tunisia A policeman standing in front of one of the two trains which collided on Saturday in Kalaa-Syhira, 150 km south of Tunis. Twenty-one people were killed and 89 injured in the worst rail crash in Tunisian history. Reuter
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        421 50 Bloomberg Business News PARIS British Airways is to launch a service between Paris and Rome, taking on Air France and Alitalia. The move will provide a foretaste of the kind of competition that will become increasingly common in deregulated European skies. BA
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        407 50 Reuter MELBOURNE Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd expects improved profits, particularly ahead of its As 2 billion (552.2 billion) share market float, as a result of marketing innovations announced recently. Managing director James Strong told the Business Sunday television programme: "I believe that what
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        189 50 Reuter MANAMA Saudi Arabia has built a new US$2 billion (SS3 billion) international airport close to the eastern oil city of Dhahran but has yet to open it because no funds had been allocated for its operation, a Saudi newspaper said on
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        194 50 AFP SEOUL A hybrid locomotive looking exactly like an outdated steam engine made its first "ride-back" trip on Sunday on a South Korean resort line, packed with nostalgic tourists, railway officials said. "All 470 tickets were sold out," said a railway spokeswoman,
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          74 50 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Eurotunnel has denied it will cut fares in reactioq to the cross-Channel price war between ferry companies, The Times newspaper reported yesterday. However, it acknowledges that prices announced earlier this year may be modified once passenger service starts this fall.
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          78 50 AP RABAT, Morocco A Royal Air Maroc passenger plane fell from the sky 10 minutes after takeoff on Sunday, killing all 44 people aboard, the airline said. The plane was on a flight frotrt the southern' city of Agadir to Casablanca when it crashed to
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          78 50 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Transport Minister Shizuka Kamei has called for flag-carrier airline Japan Airiines Co to restructure its management system to help the company turn a profit, the Japan Times newspaper reported. Mr Kamei said the size of the company's executive staff has increased
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          45 50 IN Shipping Times on Friday, we carried a Knight-Ridder report, headlined "Two vessels collide off Singapore" which said that the collision had occurred within Singapore port limits. The Port of Singapore Authority has clarified that the incident happened outside the port limits.
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        359 50 NYT NEW YORK As part of a programme to renovate ageing terminals at Kennedy International Airport, the administration of New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani has issued US$B3 million (SSI24.S million) in tax-exempt bonds to help American Airlines pay for the
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      1719 33 OOCL (8) PTE LTD JARDINE SHIPPING AQENCIEB JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON. BHD. #12-05 SOUTH POINT. SINGAPORE 0206 PETAUNQ JAVA TEL: £7*7776 FAX: CFS: 03-*****42 PR NUMBER **********0 C PENANQ TEL: *****4 FAX. *****1 H I DOCUMENTATION TEL: *****55 (INWARO>/*****90 (OUTWARD) ,POH TEL: *****3/4 FAX: *****6 CUSTOMER SERVICE TEL: *****92/*****91/*****93 PGUDANG
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      2825 35 I teVV SINGAPORE AGENT: Ofiifl fIPt > C P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd I M 43LV-/ jllllLfllllyl 9 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppe) Towers. Singapore 0206 Tel: 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 I CR Number **********0Z PYDfiltT lUDABT VESSEL WOT 'MM 'KQ MM
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      455 36 i|A EKA JAYA AGENCIES TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE I HOCWMMMOTY >*OM INANPRHONK7QWKCT TfHIM iu—M Imm/miiM KOLYICWAN 11—M VftTn'* M,MM IIMHM I IWMHI IMHW I—MUIiM WW 11MMM ITIMWIMH > TO VIETNAM/HCMC CONTA^R-FIKPIR CENTER-POINT Nun, UHw LINES ww n»mg wr tuwcac ti23 a/M-a/M mi 11/tm/M MJHB
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      1227 36 OHANJIN SHIPPING BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****30-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FDR VSI SM lUK HAUL SEA TVR POX FOB VSI SN lUK HAOL SAV LM MTC HANJM KAGHSUK 017E 25/8 OBKCT 15/J 1«/J 17/1 HMUN KAOgMK MK 25/8 K PORRM® 0071 W/8 30/J 02/10 HMUN LOMBCACH
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      875 39 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD F l4O Cec Street, #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I IBSBSSV CR NO **********0E I |-S VESSEL VOY SM CMB JIB MOO JED AOJ ADE PZU MSW ASA J I I KOTA BERANI 8RN079 31/» S/9 12/9 W» 19/9 19/9 13/9 19/9 22/9 f I
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