The Business Times, 20 October 1979
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Title Section10 1979-10-20 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 148/1/79 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21,1979 50 CENTS10 words
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Article78 1979-10-20 1 Reuter MANILA, Fri. The Asian Development Bank is drafting loan policies to help developing member countries borrow for expansion of local power sources to lessen dependence on imported oil, according to its president Mr Taroichi Yoshida. He told a meeting of the Confederation of Asian and PacificReuter - 78 words
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Article49 1979-10-20 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Fri. Thailand and China today signed a trade agreement for next year following two days of talks. Mr Bajr Issarasena, director general of Thailand's Foreign Trade Department said the agreement called for the export of Thai products to China next year valued at US$l5O million.Reuter - 49 words
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Article53 1979-10-20 1 AP LONDON, Fri. Inflation in Britain jumped during September to 16.5 per cent the highest annual rate for over two years and the highest rate among Western industrial nations, government figures showed Friday. Dearer cigarettes, alcohol, gas and electricity, and some food were among the items causingAP - 53 words
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Article75 1979-10-20 1 UPI LONDON, Fri. In an attempt to get a foothold in the civil nuclear market Rolls-Royce is tendering for a contract to supply a nuclear reactor for an icebreaker to be ordered by the Canadian government, a spokesman for the company said Friday. The designs, which haveUPI - 75 words
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Article74 1979-10-20 1 UPI LONDON, Fri. Aluminium, which now comprises less than one per cent of Australia's exports, could be the country's biggest export earner by the end of the 1980s, the Bank of New South Wales predicted in its quarterly economic review issued Friday. By 1985, Australia's aluminium sales overseasUPI - 74 words
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Article60 1979-10-20 1 UPI WASHINGTON, Fri. After a slump which began in April, the economy turned around in the July-September quarter and grew a surprising 2.4 per cent after accounting for inflation, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The figure reported by the Commerce Department shows the amount the gross national productUPI - 60 words
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Article43 1979-10-20 1 AFP ROME, Fri.— A total stoppage of air traffic threatened Italy today when air traffic controllers withdrew their labour. Over 1,000 controllers have sent in letters of resignation. These staff have military status and they are demanding to be "de-militarized".AFP - 43 words
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Article114 1979-10-20 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. The stock market suffered a new setback Friday morning amid fears that the US Federal Reserve would have to get tougher still in its anti-inflation campaign. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 6.74 to 823.39 in the first half hour. Losers tookAP - 114 words
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Article, Illustration187 1979-10-20 1 Rises Indices Duff Dev 332 CCM 580 Shell 378 Sel Properties 346 Bouatead 330 Perlis Plant 250 V O F 196 We a roes 249 Msian Ctainers 248 Palls 6 5 2 2 2 +2 2 1 1 B.T. Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: O.C.B.C.:187 words
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Article, Illustration670 1979-10-20 1 MARGARET THOMAS - AGGRESSIVE MARKETING By MARGARET THOMAS TELECOMS, one of Singapore's most progressiveminded statutory bodies, plans to go multinational as part of a more aggressive growth strategy over the next decade. It will be setting up offices in business centres around the world. The authority also plans to670 words
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Article217 1979-10-20 1 TRADITIONAL commodity exports from this region will not be eligible to qualify for tax incentives offered under the scheme to encourage International Trading Companies. The latest Commercial Bulletin of the Trade Department has revealed that items such as tin, rubber, palm oil, coconut oil, logs, and petroleum products217 words
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309 1979-10-20 1 TWO OF four contracts for the design, construction and installation of a $59.4 million single buoy mooring (SBM) for the Singapore Refining Co (SRC) have been awarded and a foundation laying ceremony has been scheduled for early next month. A Port of Singapore309 words
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Article335 1979-10-20 1 LUFTHANSA, the German flag carrier, plans to reorganise its services from Frankfurt to South-east Asia and Australia. The reorganisation will involve re-routing of flights to South-east Asia and Australia, with a cutback in the airline's flights to Australia and an increase in flights to South-east Asian points.335 words
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300 1979-10-20 1 FOREIGN banks la Indeaerta are upwtti to have recently raised their rate* far one-year rspiah time depeslts to between 12 aad 13.5 per cent, exceeding by a long way the t per eeat rate glvea by state banks. The rates applied by300 words
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383 1979-10-20 1 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM THE Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (PCS), in charge of the $2 billion petrochemical project, has decided on a Japanese engineering company as its main contractor for the central naphtha/gas oil cracker (upstream plant). Sources indicated yesterday that the company is383 words
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Article80 1979-10-20 1 THE CHARTERED Bank will raise its deposit rates from Monday, the bank said yesterday. This is in line with generally higher rates on the Singapore banking scene and a number of local banks have already raised their deposit rates to maintain deposit levels. One-month deposits (minimum of $25,000)80 words
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Advertisement225 1979-10-20 1 ASEAN BUstTßSsQuatßrty Malaysia's ujuudwiml industrial coordination act Singapore's low-wage problem Intra-ASEAN uubam trade v liuu* >uppl\ jik! Jcnuuxi V>t.\N's primary tumuit'Juio. Brief co electronics industry in ASEAN W»ljvm.i a iiDtn Myth and reality of Singapore's industrial production index lit,: ."i .1.15U'.* r «'f Revenue through taxeshow ASEAN does it The225 words
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Advertisement56 1979-10-20 1 SHIPPING TIMES ASSESSMENT «f Naeklie AMa Tf 2 ANTI-geverameat protest spreads la Seatfc Kerea 5 REVIEW ef the Malaysiaa eeeasmy 7 NEW place tar pnflt la Haagarlaa —If— LETTER: Bell SHARE market report TRACTOR Malayriat THAIS state their MEMOPAD t, PLIGHTS i, TV AND RADIO, CROSSWORD C STRAWS 1, WHERE56 words
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Advertisement156 1979-10-20 1 FOR PEOPLE WHO MATTER —w mm Wayfoong MAF is outside the CBD. and it's computerised for better efficiency. 1 you need a hand. A helping hand when you need it most: WiyfbongMAF For most people, money isn't easy to come by. At Wayfoong MAF, we feel that the money you've156 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article460 1979-10-20 2 COURSES AND TALKS Oct 22-24: Credit Lending, Hilton Hotel, SGV-Goh Tan Oct 22-Nov 26: Banking Law and Negotiable Instruments, New Lecture Theatre 3, University of Singapooe Oct 22: Electronics (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) and Special Courses on Microprocessors, Digital Computer Systems and Basic Programming, Suite 5264, Woh Hup460 words
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217 1979-10-20 2 THE Joo Seng group of companies celebrates its thirty-second anniversary today. From a small trading firm that once supplied farmers with imported animal feeds, rice bran, copra cake and corn, Joo Seng has since grown to become a multinational group with interests217 words
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Article, Illustration371 1979-10-20 2 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH THE Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) has bought four straddle carriers worth a few million dollars from a Finnish state-owned company, the Valmet group. This was announced yesterday at the end of Machine Asia 79 by the company's representative in Singapore,371 words
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Article280 1979-10-20 2 CHINA Steel Corporation (CSC) of Taiwan has set up a representative office in Singapore its second outside the country to promote its products here. CSC's decision to set up an office here is because the South-east Asian region is recognised as one of the potentially280 words
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Article274 1979-10-20 2 FREIGHT forwarders in Malaysia are keen on investing in warehouses under a plan proposed by Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigfa Hamzah, in his Budget speech on Thursday. The proposals call for the building of warehouses outside the port area to ease dockside congestion. While many274 words
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Article, Illustration48 1979-10-20 2 FIRST National Bank in Dallas has promoted Mr Jum Cku Lee Seag to banking officer and assistant manager of treasury and foreign exchange department. Mr Chua has been with the bank for over 4 years and is a very active member of its sport's club.48 words
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Article125 1979-10-20 2 THE Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a 14-lecture course on "Public Relations as a Management Function" at Waterloo Street Centre, every Monday and Wednesday beginning on Oct 29. The course is designed for executives and managers who are involved in125 words
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436 1979-10-20 2 IRISH manufacturers see Singapore as a springboard for their exports to other Asean countries, said the leader of a 14-member Irish trade mission now in the Republic. Mr Joseph Holloway, secretary of the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy, said Singapore is436 words
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164 1979-10-20 2 SOUTH Korean farm machinery manufacturers are moving into Singapore, posing a challenge to the traditional Japanese dominance of the market in South-east Asia. Two companies that have begun to market more extensively in the region are Daedong Industrial and ICC Machinery. They were represented164 words
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149 1979-10-20 2 TELECOMS will be extending its Telefax service to Switzerland and Taiwan from today. Telefax is a system that allows the public to transmit documents, drawings, forms as well as printed, typed or written matter via a high-speed facsimile terminal. Messages or documents will be149 words
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Article251 1979-10-20 2 AFP SHORTAGE of textile quotas has led to malpractice in the Hongkong quota transfer system, the regional magazine Textile Asia said. Its latest issue states that in Hongkong an increasing amount of textile quotas are being traded in the market and prices for some categories haveAFP - 251 words
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Advertisement238 1979-10-20 2 THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL RUBBER AND PLASTICS EXHIBITION FOR ASIA WORLD TRADE CENTRE, SINGAPORE. 26-30 MAY 1980. Every year, thousands of new rubber and plastic products enter the market. Whether for use in industry or the home, every product reflects some new development in engineering or marketing expertise. If you're involved238 words
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Advertisement121 1979-10-20 3 JOO SENG GROUP OF COMPANIES Inauguration of New Premises ■rif~ ats3/55,New Bridge Road and ■■MiSisSiShßS X Ck a i 7 V Gao Han Long Ang Kiem Liang I Wong Shu Kar I I m 3 M jfrrjiw M m x mm vv v;;' «5> *■1 /V«*M J *V 4* Jr%121 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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251 1979-10-20 4 EASIER conditions persisted throughout the week ended Oct 18 resulting in a decline of some eight cents, says Hottdfty, Ciller, Bath 4 Co. in its weekly review of the Singapore and Malaysian rubber markets. Factors contributing to the drop were renewed softness251 words
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Article152 1979-10-20 4 WHEAT futures on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday closed mixed, holding gains up to l'/t US cents a bushel while losing as much as two cents. Declining CBT soybean prices put pressure on wheat futures while limit gains in deferred CBT silver futures prompted some short-covering, traders152 words
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Article70 1979-10-20 4 C.I.F. North European ports, in US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Thurs Previous Malaysian 5 r ffa bulk per tonne December 595.00slr 600.00slr Sumatra 5 r < ffa bulk October unch 585.00pd November unch 600.00pd December 595.00pd 587.50pd January 602.50pd 600.00pd Feb/March 607.50pd 605.00pd Nigeria 570 words
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Article333 1979-10-20 4 GENERALLY easier conditions prevailed in very quiet trading on the Singapore produce market yesterday. Some deals were reported at $2 to $5 lower. The general trend was in sympathy with the weaker overnight market overseas. Coconut oil was under some selling pressure in the Philippines with a markdown333 words
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Article146 1979-10-20 4 CHICAGO soybean futures closed with losses ranging from 2'/i US cents a bushel in the nearby to half a cent in the July contract on Thursday. Traders said prices reflected continued widening of spreads, with the November/January spread trading at 19 3 to 20 Vt cents during the session.146 words
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Article193 1979-10-20 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-godown) Cattea yam: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2,320; 32s 2,085, 40b 3,035 (per bale of 400 lbs).. PW*e gMfe: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly193 words
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Article142 1979-10-20 4 THE SUGAR futures market yesterday continued the recent quiet and featureless trend with no trades registered as on Thursday, dealers said. Nearby January closed at 13.02/04 US cents against Thursday's 12.88/92 close with distant October at 14.30/34 against 14.10/12 cents. Sugar futures closing price* Jan 13.02 04 12142 words
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250 1979-10-20 4 Reuter. PENINSULAR Malaysian crude palm oil production rose to 146,464 tonnes in June from a revised 145,517 tonnes in May and 118,383 tonnes in June 1978, preliminary figures from the Malaysian Statistics Department show. Output for the first half of 1978 totalled 884,601Reuter. - 250 words
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Article408 1979-10-20 4 THE SINGAPORE rubber market yesterday closed slightly lower with November One RSS buyers quoted at 278.75 cents per kilo, down 2.25 cents from Thursday's close. Following the substantial reduction in rubber duty in Malaysia fairly heavy stale bull liquidation was noted unitially in brisk trading. November One was taken408 words
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Article327 1979-10-20 4 R.A.S prices in cent* per kUo yesterday: Mr. it noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f o b. 273.25 274.25N Int. 1 R.S.S. November 278.75 279.25 Int. 1 R.S.S December 283.75 284.25 Int. 2 R-S S 272.50 2T3.50N UK/Cont 271.50 272J0N Int 3 R.S.S. 388.50327 words
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Article118 1979-10-20 4 NOON SSI KA8 It and SMR pnc -"-n bar B—i h.p (Curat Mtk) (Forward Mtk) SSR20 (1-ton pa Bayara altera Bayara Scllara flat) ***** 263-00N 262.50 264 SON SSR SO (1-ton pa JJatl 2S800 *****N 258.50 261 SON MKELB SMR CV SMRL (1-ton pa UM) ***** 306118 words
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Article89 1979-10-20 4 THE BRARB tto price la Peaaag jmMi; rase MM to Ujm a pical. CntM nt— to thrae raaatks staadard tto to LNiM aiM vetoes Mgher, wltk eeattoaed farther Jutaen, US Hi toeal kaytog reparttag at tto» level. A larger eaatrtkattoa «f tto are by mtom «f 2M 18189 words
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Article31 1979-10-20 4 Rubber: Oct 19 Singapore: November: 278.75 cents (down 2.25 cents) Malaysia: November 279.00 cents (down 2.75 cents) Tin: Mf 2,005 (up $6) Official offering: 200 tonnes (up 19 tonnes)31 words
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Article335 1979-10-20 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SJ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.01, 100 per cent second class 0.83, 100 per cent third class 0.80, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0 70 THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.65, Special335 words
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Article944 1979-10-20 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures yesterday closed the morning narrowly mixed at the lower levels with extreme price movements ranging from £9 higher to £12 per tonne down from Thursday. Near month losses ranged from £1 to £3. Dealers said the market continued to move lower after the opening call944 words
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ASIAN STOCK
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676 1979-10-20 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa THE MARKET yesterday firmed early in the morning session, supported by the rebound of resources-related issues. However, investor interest in these issues did not last too long, and quality stocks were sold in thin trading. The Nikkei Dow-Jones average temporarily droppedSource: DBS-Daiwa - 676 words
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Article67 1979-10-20 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDU8TR1AL8 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 470.1 Wednesday 472J Friday 888.81 Thnr«it«y 891.14 Wwk Ayn fty 9 Week ago ***** DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 830 12 Wednesday 830 72 Week ago 844.82 LONDON DOLLAR PRKMIUM Thursday .31 v. to 32 v. Wednesday 32". to 32 v, SYDNEY67 words
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Article252 1979-10-20 4 OCT 18 Cents 4/INDUSTRIALS A C. I 201 3 A. N. I ITS -2 A. P. M 143 2 Ampot Pet 100 B H P. 060 22 Bank NSW 290 unch Bom 263 +3 Brumbies 215 4-5 C. B A 250 5 C. S. R 4358 Coal Allied 620252 words
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Article100 1979-10-20 4 OCT Peso* Acoje kilning am *0000 A Urn* Coo A AUat Con. a 22.10 -0J gtwo?" an +***** Ben«»t Con B *75 oneh BT Goodrich 18J0 unch M 1" LanaoU a 136 unch l*P*nU> a lis ****** Mannduque B 890 04 Meralco Oriental A Oriental B .1350 unch Phil100 words
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Article237 1979-10-20 4 OCT 1# HKS Amal Rubber Associated Hotels Bowaters Cheong Kong China Engs China Light City Hotels City Urban Comsopol Cross Harb Tunnel East Asia Navlg Far East Each Phil? H/S Hotels Hang Lung Hang Seng Hi. P«r HKtY Ferry HK Aircraft HK Bank HK Bldg HK EJect HK Land237 words
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Advertisement458 1979-10-20 4 the Prince of Wales and the Repulse: M Middlebr0 0k unt of the'momentous sinking Of two major 10 December 1941 o and the ships Air support was no torpedo forgotten. r T '9er Tiger!: BESTER Alfred Bester Gulliver Foyle liar, i lecher, ghoul, walking b cancer. Obsessed by vengeance, he's458 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article740 1979-10-20 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MH607 0845 KUL MAS MH671 0945 PEN/KUL CAL CB06 1000 HLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP GIA GA980 1030 HLP SIA SQ2U 1045 HLP SLA SQI03 1045 KUL MAS MH605 1045 KUL GIA GA944 1055 PKU GIA GA908 1100 MES740 words
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Article, Illustration401 1979-10-20 5 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Ashley Lykes (after Ibn Tufail A Verbena) 35/36 A 1 Shan (2359 after Dong Min) 38/39 Bendearg (shifts after Verbena sails D/L) 33/34 Car Liner No.l (Ro/Ro) (0630) 29/30 Golden Globe (1800) 22 Lloyd Bakke (1100 shifts after Ocean Enterprise) 8/ 9401 words
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356 1979-10-20 5 AFP THREE influential Japanese newspapers yesterday urged Prime Minister Masayosfai Ohira to assume the responsibility for a major setback his party suffered in the Oct 7 general election by resigning. The nation's largest-circu-lation daily Yomiuri Shimbun said in part: "The election outcome mightAFP - 356 words
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Article294 1979-10-20 5 Reuter. THE EEC Commission forecasts a decline in community gross domestic product growth to 2 per cent in 1980 from 3.1 per cent this year. Most country growth rates are forecast around 2 to 3 per cent by a recession in Britain, where aReuter. - 294 words
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171 1979-10-20 5 Reuter. A PLAN to improve industrial relations In Britain was announced by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Thursday. It calls (or reform of pay bargaining, greater employee involvement in companies, changes in the law to reduce trade union immunities trade milwn bearReuter. - 171 words
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Article148 1979-10-20 5 AFP THE ruling Indonesian Golkar Party grand conference yesterday entered a crucial discussion on whether the powerful armed forces should quit Golkar's "his family." The "big family" comprises Golkar, the armed forces and government civil servants. Participants appeared to be divided in their views on theAFP - 148 words
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142 1979-10-20 5 Reuter. CHRYSLER chairman Lee lacocca said he is so opposed to taking Chrysler through bankruptcy procedures as an alternative to federal financial assistance that he would rather liquidate the company. "I would favour liquidation at 30 cents on the dollar," Mr lacocca said at theReuter. - 142 words
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Article, Illustration564 1979-10-20 5 UPI ANn-goverament demonstrations that brought riots and martial law to South Korea's second largest city of Pusan have spread to the capital and a politically sensitive town, reports reaching Seoul said yesterday. A demonstration by about 1,000 students at a university in Masan, 296 kmUPI; AP photo. - 564 words
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Article136 1979-10-20 5 AFP ASIA (aces continued slow growth, high inflation and widening current account deficits in 1900, according to the Bank of America's economic forecast for next year released in Hongkong yesterday. The bank says that the major cause of slower growth in the highly exportoriented economicsAFP - 136 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article451 1979-10-20 5 Agencies. IRAQ will raise prices on its lesser quality crude oils fay about 10 per cent, effective today, oil industry sources said in New York. Prices for the country's lesser quality crude oils will be increased by US$2 (554.18) a barrel, to between $20.65 and $21.96.Agencies. - 451 words
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Advertisement170 1979-10-20 5 Leader...Page 6 The Ero Chair. Made for true comfort and efficiency. Designed to follow the latest ergonomtcal principles, the Ero chair has won international awards for quality, function and design Suitable for all desk fobs that require seating for long periods it gives utmost comfort and meets international safety standards170 words
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Article314 1979-10-20 6 THE latest proposals put forward to British businessmen by the Confederation of British Industries are quite extraordinary. History may well record that this act alone may transport Britain back into the industrial stone age. It will certainly not improve the already poor industrial relations314 words
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Article329 1979-10-20 6 VTRTUALLY from its birth, the United Nations, for all its high principles and fine moral base, has been in a state of progressive deterioration. There have been occasions when the assembled members have appeared to act with commonsense and dignity but these have been329 words
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Article1113 1979-10-20 6 DAVID ANDELMAN - By DAVID ANDELMAN NYT THE Hungarian leadership has decided to proceed with an economic programme designed to produce an economy in which profit is the key criterion of success. In July, the first stage of the programme produced the biggest consumer price increases in Eastern EuropeNYT - 1,113 words
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Article, Illustration323 1979-10-20 6 This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed at home, This little pig had roast beef, This little pig had none, And this little pig cried, "Wee, wee, wee,'" All the way home, Took his fat self off to a Salzburg zoo, Where he323 words
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484 1979-10-20 6 G. R - Letter to the Editor G.R Dear Sr, With reference to the Business Times, Oct 11, story titled "The reinsurance industry needs more tax grants", I am slightly disappointed to note that it was done at the expense of leaving out the fact that my interview484 words
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Advertisement127 1979-10-20 6 godi^lL ivm v 1 a\ r f 0r nv i-i r, m Oft SSi^l^ 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 antique127 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous50 1979-10-20 6 DTiStcW: ?&nkDLzkszi cjm«T DO YDU mGp»hi—>*OU DON'T v U*\Nr THC WINOQUI QP£N P Come nooj, Jotes trs r DP»y BHD VaJE-'CC STUCK W PI stuffy OUT" JONGS 1 DON'T cßfie ujhrt YOU SF»Y. uJIHDOCJ CLC6GO il IH€A«S> 1 D-*X> U)€U..U>eLL old joies lp»v»ng> rne LPVOJ Doujri... fteua? CeFCeSMtNG IN pi50 words
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Miscellaneous1187 1979-10-20 6 i&J An unusualist's magic NO NBBD te wilder 1 YTijiVT lag Mi weekewd. With Dnpml Mtli| as as |M te the set Take yaw flak, nine ea speris, a 2 g ere to "kersey" people to toe wife ieetotii to take nw eil QeaM WeeM Cap Peto toj*Mitractor. SINGAPORE 51,187 words
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Article, Illustration2440 1979-10-20 7 THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY IN 1979 THE MALAYSIAN economy remained strong and buoyant in 1979 under the stimulus -of greater public sector demand and better than anticipated growth in exports. Real GNP for 1979, which was envisaged to grow by 7 2 per cent in the 1979 Budget2,440 words
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Advertisement314 1979-10-20 7 SUBSCRIBE TO SINGAPORE BUSINESS TODAY! ■•v. £&oipr**i f I Singapore Business, of course, is a magazine you know. It's a must reading for politicians and a mine of information for business and professional people. Students too find Singapore Business an invaluable wealth of information. In fact, anyone who has any314 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article260 1979-10-20 8 OCT It m CORBEILLE Alr-Uqulde 4M •I BIN Oerrals Danone 863 1# C 8 T (ThomjonCaf>._ 423 •1 CM Francalae dm Petrol*i 275 •1 Compacnle Financier* Compacnle unch Qenerale 347 Credit Poncter De France 483 Hachette (Ubralrte) 1M -0J Machine* Bull Mtchelm (B) m •1 Pirtlai 234 •1 Pechlney260 words
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Article192 1979-10-20 8 OCT U Dm Aef-Telefunken 40J0 mm an Alls Ubcn P 30 MM -If All« Vara ***** 49 BAST Bay H T Wbank Bay Vbank 143.10 M3J0B 1-5 1J sr i3i ao 0J 29OJ0B BMW 175 JOB 0J C&nellA ***** -5 Chem V«rw Commifihittfc COflU OUDffli Daimler-Bens Pi ftii— moo192 words
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Article170 1979-10-20 8 OCT 11 Aettooi UUH Pranct i i. 900 unch 1*10 AJumlt Raf. 900 4-1 Brown Bowl Br. 1MB unch CUw Otifj Br. 1300 -10 Cite (Mo P C WO -10 Ota (Mo Km. US +1 CrwUt SiSm Br 2X90 +1S CrwUt SulaM Ret «S1 -ft Ocktrowmtt Br. 3130 -S170 words
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Article190 1979-10-20 8 OCT 10 ru ABN AhoW terzrzzzz AB(U Amro Bank CT Bote &Sn Byenkorf Cam Delft DaU MU tnnla 344.00 auo KJO 96 JO 1)0 JO «J0 S7J0 MB.10 auo IMW aojo auo 110J0 WJO 151 JO 1J -0J 0J -03 unci) 04 -U 0J 0J 25 0J unch -0J190 words
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Article86 1979-10-20 8 Aaaoc Ocn u *u IMM *r an no -10 Central* mri rut BH -45 Insider Ofn immot uuo -u in Prl ZTK -go ltalcementl ItalfU Ilalatder ***** -30 190 -1 Ml +t Macneu U Pf •M Marelll *>r 30 10 Med lot) <2710 -SO Miralanaa anao +aoo Mondadori 3)0086 words
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Article1333 1979-10-20 8 NEW YORK LED BY STRENGTH in the oil group, the stock market on Thursday managed a narrow gain in moderate trading, its second in a row after last week's heavy selling. Analysts said investors expect oil company shares to perform better than the market in a recession1,333 words
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Article200 1979-10-20 8 OCT M AbtUbt CI us H Imp OU Inco Int Pro* Pipe 40S a* 17* s Alean 43 S K Int UU 14* -s ajiqoa Bank Moot Bank Nora Scotia Bell TM 30* a* as as 1 t* InU Nickel Kerr Add Loblaw B Mane; Pen klatta«aml lake Mc200 words
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Article321 1979-10-20 9 OCT 18 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha Abercom AE And CI AMIC Barlows a su**, Currte Finance De Been Ind Edcon Edfan Ewemdj red Votk rupt Oardtan O tenant Gratemn Hippo Hive I<1 Huletu Liberty Lonrho LT A M And R Mcearthjr Metbox Nedsurl OIL Ok Bax Oudem321 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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312 1979-10-20 9 Reuter THE current monetary policy of the Federal Reserve of the US is likely to remain unclear for at least another week or two, money market analysts said They said the Federal Reserve's sale of US Treasury bills on Thursday was viewed byReuter - 312 words
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Article73 1979-10-20 9 Reuter THE Manila-based Asian Development Bank is drafting loan policies to help developing member countries borrow for expansion of local power sources to lessen dependence on imported oil supplies, bank president Taroichi Yoshida said. He told a meeting of the confederation of Asian and Pacific accountants theReuter - 73 words
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Article279 1979-10-20 9 Reuter THE Bundesbank is not unhappy about the current high level of German money market rates above 8 per cent, Central Bank president Otmar Emminger said. He said there is also now a widespread degree of understanding in other countries, notably the US, that West Germany's determined standReuter - 279 words
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198 1979-10-20 9 Reuter THE slewdewa la the growth s< sterttag leadlag by the UK private seeter te £111 mllllea la the meath te aid Oepteanher dees aet presage aa Imawdlate fall IB mi»im»m leadlag rate, eorreatly 14 per eeat, baaklag searees said. The grewth, whichReuter - 198 words
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Article392 1979-10-20 9 THE US dollar closed higher against major currencies but weaker against the yen, in moderately active trading on the Singapore forex market yesterday, dealers said. It firmed slightly to 1.7970/80 marks from 1.7960/ 70 in the US on Thursday and to 2.1490/95 against sterling (2.1515/30). Against the Singapore392 words
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Article50 1979-10-20 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from Oct 22 to Oct 26: Offered: $40,000,000 Applied for: $120,000,000 Allotted: $40,000,000 Accepted bids: $96.58 approximately 49 per cent; higher bids in full. Average rate of discount on allotment: 5.690 per cent per annum.50 words
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Article192 1979-10-20 9 THE YEN yesterday strengthened in late trading here to 231.78/85 to the US dollar from an early 233.20/ 30 and the New York closing of 232.75/90. Dealers attributed the currency's firmer trend mainly to market reaction to its sharp weakening earlier in the week, but also to rumours of192 words
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Article110 1979-10-20 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed weaker at 231.80 yen, compared with a 233.00 opening and 232.30 at Thursday's close, following moderate central bank yen-support intervention, dealers said. The Bank of Japan sold an estimated US$5O million to~ $70 million at around 233.40 yen in early trading110 words
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Article185 1979-10-20 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Oct 19: US DoU*r*(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 13% 13V, 1 month 14% 14V, 2 months 14 13/16 14 11/16 3 months 14% 14V. 6 months 14% 14*. 9 months 14 14 12 months 13 15/16 13 13/16 8w.Fr*.185 words
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Article47 1979-10-20 9 RANGE at prices offered by discount houses on Oct 19: Overnight 3% to 5'/»% Call deposits Wi% Closiof Baying Selling 3 month Treasury bills 5H 3 month Bank bills 85/16 8 3/16 3 month CD 80/16 87/16 6 month CD 813/16 811/16 Source: National Discount Co47 words
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Article43 1979-10-20 9 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes on Oct 19: US -1.7966/15 (1.7970/80) Stg 3.855 865 (3.860/870) Can -1.5212 /30 D F1 90.19/29 S Ft -109.47/63 Ut 2.167/170 F FY 42.56/61 N Kr 36.08 11 B FY (coin) 6.206/212 B Fr (fin) 6.04/06 Yen 0.7773/8643 words
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Article22 1979-10-20 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their beet customers is 9 per cent.22 words
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Article348 1979-10-20 9 THE SINGAPORE gold futures market yesterday closed US$l and $4 lower in quiet selective trading, dealers said. Turnover fell to 224 lots from 347 lots on Thursday with interest centred on December and February contracts, they said. December closed at U*****.50/394.80 an ounce against 1394.50/395.50, February at $400.00/404.50 against348 words
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Article180 1979-10-20 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened a little firmer against most European currencies, but was easier against the yen amid speculation the Bank of Japan will soon raise bank rate, dealers said. The dollar opened ar 231.30/45 yen compared with a 231.80/90 close in Tokyo and at 1.7965/75 marks compared with180 words
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Article61 1979-10-20 9 QUOTES on the Australia and New Zealand exchanges on Oct 19: AUSTRALIA: US dollar 1.113/1.1081 Sterling 0 5189 0.5127 Ninety-day airmail buying rates: Sterling 0.5421 US dollar IKB Ninety-day forward buying rates: Sterling 0.5256 US dollar 1.1267 NEW ZEALAND: Reserve Bank midrate (J5J0.9827 Trading Bank indications Sterling 0.4580/0.4550 US61 words
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Article, Illustration192 1979-10-20 9 SELECTED branches of Chartered Bank will sell gold to the public from Monday. Gold bars of 5, 10, 20 and 50 gram bearing the logo of the Standard Chartered bank group will be sold across the counter at the Battery Road main office and branches at192 words
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Article182 1979-10-20 9 AFP THE Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has welcomed the announcement that shareholders of the New York-based bank holding company Marine Midland Banks Inc have approved revised terms for its takeover by the Hongkong bank. According to a report from New York about 8.9 imllionAFP - 182 words
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257 1979-10-20 9 SECURITY Pacific Corporation has reported its fifteenth consecutive quarter of record earnings. In addition, the corporation marked a major milestone as stockholders' equity passed US$l billion at the end of the 1979 third quarter. Richard Flamson 111, president and chief executive officer, said "the record257 words
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Advertisement51 1979-10-20 9 The indispensable guide to men and women at the helm erf Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. A wealth of data fa better insight and professional reference. ;>v j ijktg Ch An t h %rN> 'r I*, y' y 1 I I „C <0* iIS 0< f Available now at $4000 J51 words
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1235 1979-10-20 10 BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES THE KLSE BID and offer prices officially listed and business in an reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yes te-day with the number of shares traded ahovn in bracket* in tots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Ac ma (2JOB1,235 words
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Article158 1979-10-20 10 8WOAPOU UNIT imUR S'pore Growth Fund 1.18'i 122'-. (HaaagMi' prim ikrMB) 0*001(1 BOND UNIT The Commerce IIS 2 28 (tor ■i pr loss) The Saving Find 1J0 LIT Income Bond lit 1.22 S pore Prog Fund O.K 1 Olxd S pore Sec. Fund S pore Invest Fund LIS158 words
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Article2639 1979-10-20 10 Gr's Gr's Net 1979 Last Div Div Yld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- C'vr (000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 261 207 Aetna 238 1 15.0 2_2 65 125 1 238 238 196 123* Alcom 196 10.0 15 5.1 26.1 148 1102,639 words
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Article93 1979-10-20 10 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange at Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. ■aw Par (Dec $1.40) (0.215). Paa Deetrte (Dec 11.30) (0.198 0.27S Prima (Dec 12.25)93 words
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Article1554 1979-10-20 10 BID and oiler prion officially listed and businesa 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 Aema<2 378) M—Mi (2 KB 3 04S) (1) 304 aIM (I1,554 words
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Article192 1979-10-20 10 MEGA Chemicals BM: AGM to be held at Wisma Mega, 2nd Mile, Jalan Batu Tiga Lama, Kelang, on Oct 25 at 11am. Snath Eaat Aria Carp: EOGM to be held at 9th Floor, Bangunan Hong Leong, 117 Jalan Bandar, Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 25 at 12 noon. Aaatral192 words
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Article, Illustration819 1979-10-20 10 IT WAS Mather tall day aa the Steek ExeUage ef ycstorda) wbcu HMttuxat vu all bat certain. Sellers were rather reserved at the ipralig bat eaae eat la earn ben tewarii the elsee, wiping aat meat af the mnrglanl galas recor dwl earlier. Market aeattmeat yesterday819 words
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492 1979-10-20 10 DESPITE a generous budget, share prices hardly moved on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was generally lethargic and lacklustre while interest remained selective. There was some buying interest in the first hour but this soon dried up and light selling forced492 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article237 1979-10-20 11 STOCKBROKERS anticipate favourable market reaction to Thursday's Malaysian budget proposals. One broker commented that the budget is generous all round to the average Malaysian and should boost the commercial and industrial sectors. "It will encourage greater circulation of money in business, though inflationary tendencies will237 words
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Article, Illustration813 1979-10-20 11 DAVID CHOW - By DAVID CHOW A ROSY future seems to be in store for the heavy equipin en t group, Tractors Malaysia Berhad (TMB), judging from the confident mood conveyed in its 1979 annual report. This is engendered by an optimistic view of the prospects for813 words
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490 1979-10-20 11 iU asfaecL^ by HOCK LOCK SIEW MORE and more does it seem that Malaysia Mining Corporation (MMC) a toddler at three years old but nevertheless the world's largest tin mining conglomerate is out to change the status quo in the Straits Tin market. Setby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 490 words
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Article69 1979-10-20 11 Group pre-tax profit of $4.01 million ($827,000 previously) for the year ended June 30, 1979. Turnover was $22.21 million ($14.26 million). The directors have recommended a first and final dividend of 6 per cent tax exempt (nil) payable on Dec 5 to shareholders registered on Nov 17. The69 words
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Article105 1979-10-20 11 Group pre-tax loss of $6.21 million (loss $4.79 million) for the six months ended June 30, 1979. Turnover totalled $12.43 million ($12.35 million). The consolidated loss after taxation was $6.31 million ($4.84 million). The parent company incurred an after-tax loss of $1.46 million (loss $570,000 previously)105 words
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Article126 1979-10-20 11 Pre-tax profit of $1.7 million ($2.03 million previously) for the halfyear to August 31, 1979. Sales value rose by 26 per cent to $34.29 million from $27.12 million, although poduction volume increased by only one per cent. The company said more than 70 per cent of its126 words
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Article118 1979-10-20 11 KRAMAT Tin is now working on the newly acquired mining leases which are expected to extend the operating life of its dredges. The comapny said its dredge has resumed mining on Oct 13, after successfully crossing the Tapah-Teluk Anson Road. The transfer process was complex both118 words
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Article540 1979-10-20 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Cioae Pnyable the year Previous year Apollo 5%I Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 30 5% 7.5% L'OB 5*1 Sept 24 Sept 29 Oct 19 5% 12.5% Dunlop Eat 10% I Sept 19 Sept 28 Oct 20 10% 23.7%540 words
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Article119 1979-10-20 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Close Rothmana Kemayan SEA Corp Temerlok Fancy Tile MUlad Pub Text Bonus inue of 1 for 5 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Bonus issue of lfor 1 Bonus Issue of 1 for 1 Rights Issue of 3 for 2 w $1-20 per119 words
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596 1979-10-20 11 ORIENTAL Holding's wholly-owned subsidiary, Kah Motors, is now negotiating with General Motors (M) Sdn for the purchase of the latter's motor assembly plant in Tampoi, Johore. One industry source said that an agreement, in principle, has, in fact, been reached on the plant sale596 words
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723 1979-10-20 11 TEMERLOH Rubber Estates is looking forward to "sound returns" in the current year ending April 30, 1960 from its MJI.T9 million investment in palm oil mill, Temerloh Mill Sdn. Chairman Mr HTM Grummit reveals in the latest annual review that although the profit723 words
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Article197 1979-10-20 11 Date Li kst Fill Year Cempaay Perled Announced Net EPS Grsss Pre-tax last year (cents) Dlv. Prsfit <$*••> Mai Bank F 23/9 28.6 17.5 25,742 Sea View F 30/9 282L Syn Resins F 4/10 10.1 652 Rah Hyd F 6/10 49.2 40.0 8,187 Msia Rice I 9/10 4.0197 words
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Advertisement140 1979-10-20 11 APPOINTMENT JAPANESE SPEAKING EXECUTIVE We are a well established, American bank, requiring a Japanese speaking executive to further our development in Singapore. We are currently looking for a qualified professional to work in our Credit and Marketing department. The ideal candidate will possess: A University degree, preferably in Finance or140 words
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378 1979-10-20 12 Reuter THE head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) yesterday held out the prospect of a move to freeze world oil prices at the next price-setting meeting of the cartel in Caracas in December. Opec chairman Mana Said Oteiba saidReuter - 378 words
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Article185 1979-10-20 12 Reuter. A COMMA was the subject of a vote in a United Nations General Assembly committee yesterday, but was soundly defeated. Thailand's representative in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee, Mr M L Birabhongse Kasemsri, proposed inserting the punctuation mark in a resolution dealing withReuter. - 185 words
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Article809 1979-10-20 12 LONDON, Fri. Oil shares extended recent gains following Iraq's proposed crude oil price increase while other equities were a shade lower after the higher UK retail price index, dealers said. At 3.ooptn the Financial Times index was down 1.6 at 468.5. BP jumped 18p to 400p on further809 words
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358 1979-10-20 12 SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew will arrive in Tokyo tomorrow from South Korea for a five-day official visit which will include wideranging talks with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira. Mr Lee and Mr Ohira are expected to exchange frank views358 words
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Article, Illustration358 1979-10-20 12 Reuter CHINESE leader Hua Guofeng will arrive in West Germany tomorrow for a week-long visit which West German businessmen hope will ensure them a major share in China's rapid development. Government and business officials have stressed that Chairman Hua's first visit here isReuter; UPI - 358 words
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341 1979-10-20 12 MR MICHAEL Sherrard, QC, defending stockbroker Yong Teck Lian on four charges of insider trading, yesterday sought unsuccessfully to impeach the credit of a prosecution witness. The witness, Mr Sim See Chiang of Far East Finance Organisation, had admitted under cross examination on Thursday341 words
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136 1979-10-20 12 AFP CHINESE Senior Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping said in Beijing that China's three-year plan to adjust the development of agriculture and industry may be extended by about one year, the major Japanese daily Asahi Shim bun reported yesterday. Mr Deng said that this will notAFP - 136 words
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660 1979-10-20 12 THAI Foreign Minister Upadit Pachariyangkun said yesterday that his country would fight Vietnamese forces if they entered Thai territory in pursuit of the Pol Pot forces of Kampuchea. He also said he would seek help from the United Nations Security Council if such660 words
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Article379 1979-10-20 12 Reuter THE International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) has (ailed to persuade China to modify an order forbidding flights in areas off its Southern Coast and a major air route from Bangkok to Hongkong will have to be changed next week, a civil aviation spokesman said yesterday. HeReuter - 379 words
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Advertisement254 1979-10-20 12 Now! The Buku Me rah offers you an ever more effective way of selling your products and services In the Buku Merahs pink pages, classifieds business section It pays to be listed in the Straits Times Directory of Singapore. Singapore businessmen have known that for the last 82 years and254 words
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Miscellaneous58 1979-10-20 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Generally cloudy. Report (or 24 hoars prior to 7J9 p.m. on 0ct.19 at the airport. Maximum temperature 30.2 Associated humidity 68 Minimum temperature 24.0 Associated humidity 100 Hours of sunshine 1.10 Rainfall in millimetres 4.75 Total rainfall for the month58 words
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Article, Illustration967 1979-10-20 13 MARGARET THOMAS - DESTINATION By MARGARET THOMAS IF TOU are a weak-willed person with a weight problem, stay far away from Hongkong. Or else the only way you will leave the colony is belly first. Conscience stricken with guilt, but taste buds still crying out for the many still-to-be tasted967 words
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Article, Illustration609 1979-10-20 13 CHONG AI LENG - CHONG AI LENG HANOVER STREET (to be shown at Orchard) is a touching love story spiced with the danger of an intelligence assignment during World War Two. The movie has a story in a story. The main plot is the love triangle of Margaret Sellinger (Lesley609 words
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Article, Illustration607 1979-10-20 14 THAMU VEERAPAN - THAMU VEERAPAN THE QUEST for freedom from the chains of selfishness and arrogance, of violence, anger and pride has been, the central theme in Hindu religious and philosophical thought. It is this search for the Light and the Truth as represented in the Hindu scriptures that Deepava--11.607 words
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Article, Illustration454 1979-10-20 14 LEE YOKE MENG - LEE YOKE MENG IF SOMEONE were to ask you what are the famous attractions of London, you'd probably come up with such familiar names as the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, the River of Thames and Kew Bridge. On a short stint454 words
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Article, Illustration125 1979-10-20 14 A MOST rafraahing rang* of graphic art by atudanta batwaan agaa 13 and IS ia on dteplay at tha National Im— Young Paopla's QaNary t« Nov 11, daily from 10.30 am to 7pm. Tha oxMbition aima to damonatrata that forma of graphic art, with thair uniquanaaa125 words
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Article, Illustration249 1979-10-20 16 RUTH CHENG - BY RUTH CHENG THERE may soon be a Bally departmental store in Singapore dealing exclusively in Bally products. Negotiations to make this into reality are going on, says 28-year-old Mr Alex Kolc, owner of the new Bally Boutique at Holiday Inn. Mr Kok also intends249 words
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Article, Illustration829 1979-10-20 16 MOST motorists pass through several stages of car ownership in their process of mellowing. They start with a "licence buster" which more often than not bears the scars of battle, progress through sporting courting and finally come to a succession of post-nesting family saloons. Family saloons829 words
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Article, Illustration671 1979-10-20 16 JOHN LIM - JOHN LIM WHILE people living in the temperate regions flee the frigid cold of their winters for the warmth and sunshine of the tropics like their feathered friends flying south for the winter, some sunbaked islanders are heading in the opposite direction, for the winter, of course. I daresay enough671 words
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Article, Illustration155 1979-10-20 16 PETER WONG - PETER WONG WHAT *mH jArto wear "Oa Little Street b aagapereT With tkls seat, tke Lesley Paiaie let was tlsasl Paaklea Skew atarti m tke tasklea skew keU at Maaterta DeteL Tke skew featares ereetteaa frsai alz AaeHease sf Sekatnuuß, Sea Felly, Lave N' Peace,155 words
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372 1979-10-20 16 Reuter FRENCH ready-to-wear fashions greet the 1980s in an ultra-modern mood, with futuristic trends and posterbright colours. The imaginitive and often eccentric styles will be as avant garde as the new Forum Des Halles shopping and cinema centre in Paris where most of theReuter - 372 words
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Advertisement20 1979-10-20 13 9H Hindus' search fer the Light and the Trath ...................Page n Expansion plans at Thamsea Medical Ceatre.....................J11 Mttsahiahi's aU-raoader family20 words
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Advertisement167 1979-10-20 13 m f 24 Hour UPg, i f aTTiTT ....more than just a cookbook! Here, for the first time, is a local cookbook that fives you more than just recipes. More, too, than lob of fascinating and relevant information about Singaporean ingredtents and cooking methods. Singapore Food is unique because R167 words
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Miscellaneous857 1979-10-20 13 FILM SHOWS THE Soviet Film Festival ends today with The lan •n Pyataitakaya Street. An action-packed film on the activities of a gang operating in Moscow in 1925. At 7.30pm at the Conference Hall. Tickets, at $1.50, $2.50 and $3, are available at Cold Storage and C K Tang. LAST857 words
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Advertisement123 1979-10-20 14 'J.y KA W ,v, K'rFS m spar. h-HX -a' <** »■s¥ v. :.H ,"t. V WSmm te* < 181 v r iv }.i~* I BROKE THE 22.500 BARRIER" In fact she reached 22,530. The face that broke a record in July. With 22,530 copies of HER WORLD. The face that123 words
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258 1979-10-20 15 GOODWOOD Park Hotel has completed the renovation of its lobby at a cost of $1 million. Refurbishing work is now underway for hotel rooms. The new lobby is designed along European lines with much influence from the 18th century style of Robert Adam258 words
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Article, Illustration288 1979-10-20 15 A LEADING authority of construction law will present a revised form of, the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) building contract at a two-day seminar next month. Mr Duncan Wallace, Queen's Counsel and author of several books on construction law, will introduce and explain the new288 words
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Article, Illustration852 1979-10-20 15 RUTH CHENG - Thomson Medical Centre, the first private hospital in Singapore strictly for women and children, plans to expand its present capacity to 200 beds. To maintain its personal touch, according to a director of the hospital, the optimum number of beds is about 200. RUTH CHENG reports.852 words
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Article, Illustration311 1979-10-20 15 CATHAY Organisation will open a new cinema in Ang Mo Kio New Town at the end of this month. Named Broadway Theatre, it is scheduled to commence operations on Oct 31. Located along Avenue Six, Broadway will be the311 words
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Article, Illustration140 1979-10-20 15 A SALES officer of the Marco Polo Hotel, Miss Elizabeth Lee (right), has been promoted to sales manager. She will now be in charge of managing the hotel's top commercial accounts. This appointment is the latest in a series of staff promotions carried out in preparation for the140 words
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Advertisement117 1979-10-20 15 For a Successful BANKING Career study with T OXFORD for the Institute of Bankers CONVERSION COURSE The duration of the complete Wolsey Hall Conversion Course is 26 weeks so enrol now for the December 1979 examination. Also available. Wolsey Hall Courses for the Stage n Year 1 examination (New Syllabus).117 words
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