The Business Times, 11 August 1984
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Title Section11 1984-08-11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 66/1/84 SATURDAY, AUGUST 11,1984 60 CENTS11 words
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490 1984-08-11 1 CHUANG PECK MING - NWC brings orderly and steady increases in income By CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE has won international recognition as one of the few countries where government, employers and workers have worked together to carry out an incomes policy successfully. An International Labour Organisation report490 words
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520 1984-08-11 1 SOH TIANG KENG - By SOH TIANG KENG, Banking Correspondent LOOK carefully before you leap this is the Government's advice to consumers wishing to take car and housing loans. The Government, in its Economic Survey of Singapore (second quarter 1964), calls upon banks and finance companies520 words
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Article65 1984-08-11 1 Reuter MORE THAN 58,000 workers in the Philippines were laid off in the seven months to July against just over 27,000 a year ago, according to preliminary statistics from the Labour Ministry in Manila. More than 1,500 companies either suspended operations or closed permanently dueReuter - 65 words
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418 1984-08-11 1 FAR EASTERN BANK, whose controlling stake was bought over by the United Overseas Bank earlier this week, was fined a total of $40,000 yesterday for contravening the Banking Act. Its managing director Ng Eng Kiat was fined $8,000 for the418 words
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Article, Illustration64 1984-08-11 1 PROFIT-TAKING at the Singapore stock market yesterday caused most share prices to retreat farther on redaeed volume. At the close of the trading aeooiai, the BT Composite Index had lost 7.91 points to 855.19 and the Straits Times Industrial Index yielded L 53 points to 9CSJ7. Throughout the64 words
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405 1984-08-11 1 ALVIN TAY - By ALVIN TAY THE WORLD BANK is floating -its second massive US$lOO million bond issue on the Asian dollar market, confirming the bank's recognition of the importance of the Singapore-based market. The seven-year bond, leadmanaged by Nomura Securities of Japan, will405 words
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620 1984-08-11 1 NAJEEB JARHOM - By NAJEEB JARHOM UNITED Overseas Bank has reported an unexpected 13.5 per cent fall in group net profits after tax, diminution in value of assets and allocation to inner reserves, to $70.27 million for the six months to June 1984 from $81.23 million620 words
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Advertisement161 1984-08-11 1 ENEX ASIA «g "84 VTECHNICAL CONFERENCE^/" "and workshop sessions" Eminent technologists from 10 countries presenting the latest in electrical electronic engineering For more information, call:lINTERFAMA PTE LTD Tel: *****12 I THE WHOLE GOLFING WORLD •kIS TALKING ABOUT... Jtf# The Revolutionary Lightweight Clubs! lynx the world's leader in golf club making161 words
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Advertisement261 1984-08-11 1 MD3 SHARE INFORMATION 12 RAW MATERIALS 4 MONEY EXCHANGES 5 Singapore's exports of knocked-down furniture in the first six months hove exceeded projections mode by the industry at the start of the year. Pag* 2 BRITAIN'S Daley Thompson has proved beyond all doubts that he is the world's greatest 011-round261 words
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HOME NEWS
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471 1984-08-11 2 JOHN LIM - By JOHN LIM HITACHI Zosen Robin Dockyard is going for higher productivity and is aiming to cut its running costs by a fifth to overcome the effects of the recession, said its managing director, Mr K Mito, yesterday. He also told workers gathered at471 words
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Article, Illustration177 1984-08-11 2 THIS LITTLE duckling may soon be seen making short-haul trips to remote areas. The stubby 26 metre-long BAe 146 is manufactured by British Aerospace to replace its older propeller-driven counterparts. Evidently, external beauty was not the main design consideration, but the 146 is reputed177 words
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Article332 1984-08-11 2 Seminars and courses DURATION TITLE VENUE ORGANISER Aug 10 Aug 13-18 Aug 13-18 Measurement Of Poverty: Some Results On India Indonesia CAD/CAM: Baste Printed Circuit Board Design CAD/CAM: Basic Mechnical Applications Faculty Of Arts Social Sciences, NUS CECTU CECTU Economic Society Of Singapore Economic Development Board Economic Development Board332 words
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323 1984-08-11 2 THE Automobile Association of Singapore has countered some of the allegations made by its main contractor in the legal wrangle over the AAS Centre. The contracting company, Lip Tat Building Construction Co Pte Ltd, has filed a suit against the AAS for a total323 words
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361 1984-08-11 2 EXPORTS of knocked-down furniture in the first six months have exceeded projections made by the industry at the start of the year. Local manufacturers' optimism then that the American market will lead the growth in exports has proved not to be unfounded. The major361 words
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Article301 1984-08-11 2 NEW INVESTMENTS from Singapore into New Zealand over the last two years have dropped from the 1981 peak of NZ$3.B million. Figures from the Investment Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry show that new investments in 1981 shot up to $3.8 million301 words
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Article46 1984-08-11 2 THE ECONOMIC Development Board (EDB) and the Singapore Textile and Garment Manufacturers' Association (STGMA) are organising a one-day seminar titled Post Mission Seminar Singapore Textile Mission to Japan. Four papers on production and automation, total quality, material input and fashion training will be presented.46 words
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230 1984-08-11 2 SINGAPORE Airlines has dropped in its position as the ninth largest airline in terms of air freight last year to 12th position last year. According to Air Transport World's annual ranking of the world's "Top 25" airlines in 1963, the main230 words
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Article182 1984-08-11 2 ESSO has awarded scholarships worth $42,850 to fifty-six students from primary six to university levels. The wards were presented by the managing director of Esso Singapore, Mr TJ Bolam, at a ceremony at the Mandarin Hotel yesterday. In his presentation speech, Mr Bolam emphasised that the182 words
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292 1984-08-11 2 THE GOVERNMENT should speed up the revision of copyright laws to protect local publishers. The move would also safeguard the interests of representatives of foreign publishers in Singapore. The call was made yesterday by P G Publishing Pte Ltd, a local medical292 words
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Article, Illustration112 1984-08-11 2 JEFFREY TSANG - By JEFFREY TSANG CHAIRS ARE made for sitting on but some of these gentlemen obviously think otherwise. Or perhaps they just want to stand out among the crowd. This three-metre high-back seater, on display at the Asia Pacific Furniture Fair at the112 words
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Article, Illustration368 1984-08-11 2 KENJI NUMANO, 46, has taken over as president of Singapore Nomura Merchant Banking Ltd. He replaces Mr F Fukuda who has returned to Japan. Before his Singapore appointment, Mr Numano was deputy managing director of Nomura Internatipnal (HK). JAYSON MUGAR, a financial and business development consultant based368 words
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OVERSEAS
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585 1984-08-11 3 Reuter THE outstanding issues in the Sino-British talks over Hongkong's future are well on the way to solution and China's Sep 30 deadline for agreement looks like being met, sources close to the talks said yesterday. Three main issues land, civil aviation and nationalityReuter - 585 words
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262 1984-08-11 3 Reuter A WEST GERMAN economic slowdown next year will become a crisis unless the government brings forward plans for income tax reform and ends subsidies, and unless workers forego 1985 pay rises, a leading economist was quoted as saying. State-run Saarland Radio quotedReuter - 262 words
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439 1984-08-11 3 UPI BRITISH industrialists have called on the government to break the nation's "strike mentality" as some miners drifted back to work in spite of the bitter deadlock over the 22-week walkout. "The picture which overseas investors are now beginning to get is ofUPI - 439 words
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211 1984-08-11 3 UPI THE RICH are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer in Britain, government figures released on Thursday showed. Figures from the Central Statistical Office showed that the top 10 per cent of wage earners were better off in the 1980s thanUPI - 211 words
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Article, Illustration256 1984-08-11 3 AFP JAPAN will refuse to allow US warships carrying Tomahawk nuclear missiles to enter its ports, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said. At a press conference in Nagasaki after a ceremony marking the dropping of an atom bomb there by the US on Aug 9,AFP; AP Photo - 256 words
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335 1984-08-11 3 UPI THE US has stepped in to help Belgium buy a $1.7 million computerised metal-working tool to keep the sophisticated machine out of the hands of the Soviet army. The Belgian Economic Affairs Ministry said that negotiations this week betweenUPI - 335 words
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473 1984-08-11 3 Higher current account surplus expected Reuter JAPAN IS poised for faster growth in 1984 and 1985, with significantly higher trade and current account surpluses in spite of a sharp rise in imports, the Organisation for EconomicCooperation and Development (OECD) said yesterday. In itsReuter - 473 words
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303 1984-08-11 3 Reuter NEITHER THE conflict between Iran and Iraq, nor mining of the Red Sea, threaten supplies of oil to the EEC. The Commission, which had been following developments closely, has judged that the situation was not alarming. AccordingReuter - 303 words
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Article240 1984-08-11 3 AFP EGYPTIAN President Hosni Mubarak has emphasised that Egypt is fully responsible for security in the Suez Canal and has the right to ban any ship from the ranal which "threatened its security". About 55 per cent of the world's oil exports use the SuezAFP - 240 words
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150 1984-08-11 3 AFP A MAN AND a woman may risk sharing the "promiscuity of a lift" for the few seconds it takes to reach a higher floor without risk of impropriety even if they are not married to each other, a chief rabbi has ruled in Jerusalem.AFP - 150 words
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236 1984-08-11 3 Bernama ISLAMIC WORK ethics are being drawn up for Malaysian government employees, Dr Mohamed Yusof Noor. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said on Thursday. The final draft of the ethics prepared by the Islamic Consultative Body would be submitted toBernama - 236 words
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Article815 1984-08-11 3 ARRIVALS P I Operator Service Local From I number time 1 PA A FA5 0020 JFK/SFO/HKG j CAL CI33I 0150 TPE MAS V.H68I 0820 KUL KAl KE624 0840 KUL CV CV796 0845 LUX/AUH MAS MH601 0905 KUL i SV SV 386 0910 JED/RUH MAS MH67I 0935 KUL815 words
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Advertisement11 1984-08-11 3 Am. Daily 7475P To USA It Flies Smoother, Faster And Quieter.11 words
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THE XXIII OLYMPIAD
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Article, Illustration849 1984-08-11 4 UPI BRITAIN'S Daley Thompson has proved beyond all doubts that he is the world's greatest all-round athelete in becoming the first back-to-back Olympic decathlon champion in 32 years. He finished 124 points ahead of world record holder Juergen Hingsen of WestUPI; UPI photo - 849 words
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Article, Illustration285 1984-08-11 4 Reuter A MILLIONAIRE Australian fisherman, listed as interested in women and money, has proved to be the strongest man of the 1984 Olympics. Burly 24-year-old Dean Lukin, who made his money from the family tuna fishing fleet working the tumbling seasReuter - 285 words
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Article, Illustration474 1984-08-11 4 AP ZOLA BUDD has been the centre of controversy and mystery ever since the tiny teenager created a big stir of international intrigue by changing her citizenship so she could compete in the Olympics. Now, an international crowd at the Games hasAP - 474 words
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86 1984-08-11 4 AP SEVERAL people were injured on Thursday night when a railing at the Olympic handball venue collapsed following the completion of a game between Yugoslavia and China. Olympic officials said one person was taken to a hospital and as many as nine others were believedAP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration167 1984-08-11 12 UPI TRACIE RUIZ (left) and Candy Costie of the US performing {he duet synchronised swimming routine that won them the first-ever gold medal in the event on Thursday. The two wept uncontrollably as they made Olympic history. Their triumph in the duet event marked theUPI - 167 words
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316 1984-08-11 12 Reuter REINER Klimke, the doyen of dressage, gave a masterful performance on Thursday on Ahlerich to give West Germany the team gold medal in the most elegant of equestrian events. Klimke, a 48-year-old lawyer, left 42 other riders trailing as he won hisReuter - 316 words
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193 1984-08-11 12 AFP PAKISTAN and West Germany will meet in the Olympic hockey final today, in a repeat of the 1972 final in Munich. On that occasion, West Germany won 1-0 and Michael Peter, the German captain, was a member of that winningAFP - 193 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article154 1984-08-11 4 Chinese Produce Exchenge (Setters' noon closing prices on Aug 10. S$/100 kg) Coconut oil Bufc FOB ***** Old drum FOB 228.00 New drum FOB 232 00 Copra Mixed (loose) 115 00 buyers Pepper Muntok white FOB NLW ***** Sarawak white FOB faq NLW 625 00 Sorawak special block154 words
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Article295 1984-08-11 4 Singapore (S$/kito, ex-god own) Thai white 100% 1st doss (kangaroo) new crop 1 05 100% 2nd class 0.77 100% 3rd class 0.75 25% new crop No stock B-10% No stock Thai broken A-super 065 Special 060 Thai rice 55% No stock China rice 10% 092 15% No stock 25%295 words
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Article186 1984-08-11 4 SINGAPORE The market closed lower yesterday with September One RSS buyers quoted at 188.25 cents per kg. The morning session opened three cents lower but picked up towards noon on light buying of September and October One RSS in quiet trading. MALAYSIA The market closed slightly lower at 209.00186 words
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Article339 1984-08-11 4 RAS prices (in S cents/kilo, FOB in boles) NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS prompt 184 00 185.OON 184 00 185 OON Int 1 RSS Sep 188 25 188 75 188.25 188 75 Int 1 RSS Oct 193 25 193.75 193 00 193 50339 words
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Article110 1984-08-11 4 (in cents/1 ton pallets) September October (current mth) (forward mth) RAS Buyers NOON Sellers NOON Buyers Sellers SSR 20 SSR 50 190 00 188 00 192 OON 190 OON 192 00 190 00 194 OON 192 OON MRELB Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SMR CV SMR L SMR110 words
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Article80 1984-08-11 4 THE Straits tin price in Peitag yesterday remained at the ITA fleer level of M$».lS per kilo en centinned lack of demand. The price hat been at this level since inly M. The buffer steck manager again provided meet ef the support amid scattered baying from Japanese and80 words
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Article168 1984-08-11 4 MALASIAN crude palm oil prices closed steady yesterday to slightly lower on light speculative selling in quiet trading with most operators sidelined ahead of yesterday's Usda crop estimates. Pakistan's RBD palm oil purchase on Thursday and higher Chicago soybean futures supported prices earlier. In the August position, south168 words
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Article168 1984-08-11 4 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) China carded yarn, cones Blue Phoenix I6's 3,450 Blue Phoenix 20's 3,550 Blue Phoenix 32's 3,900 Blue Phoenix 40's 4,350 Carded yarn, hank Blue Phoenix 21 's 3,600 Comked yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 32's 5,350 Blue Phoenix 40's 5,550 Open-end yarn168 words
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Article149 1984-08-11 4 CHICAGO wheat futures closed 3 1 to 2 3/ 4 cents a bushel higher on Thursday, with December ending near the middle of a 5 1 i cent range. Wheat values added to earlier gains when soybean futures and outside Financial markets rallied. The early advance was established on149 words
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Article136 1984-08-11 4 CHICAGO soybean futures rallied after Thursday midday to close unchanged to two cents per bushel higher. November finished near the top of a 14 cent range. Soybean values rose on commission house and local buying, sparked by strength in corn and wheat and rebounding financial instrument and precious metal136 words
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Article875 1984-08-11 4 COFFEE Robusta futures ended the morning session yesterday with pared gains of £13 to £5. November finished at £2,325, up £6 and unchanged from midmorning The market advanced from the opening influenced by the firm close in New York and reflecting moderate commission house chart based buying. Some875 words
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MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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Article547 1984-08-11 5 SINGAPORE: The US dollar finished slightly higher yesterday against most major European currencies after fluctuating widely throughout the day in active trading.lt weakened in the morning on a larger than expected fall in the latest M-l money supply. Against the Singapore dollar, the US unit opened lower at547 words
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Article48 1984-08-11 5 RESULTS OF TENDER held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from July 13 to 17: Offered: »5,000,000. Applied for: $112,190,000. Altetted: $85,000,000. L $99 25 approximately 71 per cent; higher bids in full. Average rate af dtsceont on allotment: 3.000 per cent per annum.48 words
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Article121 1984-08-11 5 THE OVERNIGHT rate rose by '/k point to close at B'/« per cent on the Singapore interbank money market yesterday. One-month term rate rose by 1/16-point yesterday, while the two and three-month maturities remained at Wednesday's closing levels. S$ interbank rates at 3pm yesterday Offer Bid Overnight 8121 words
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Article, Illustration211 1984-08-11 5 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates extended earlier losses in thin afternoon trading yesterday on continued lending interest. Short-dates weakened between 1/16 and point at the outset and thereafter weekend lost another V» to close at 119/16 U-l/2 and week fixed 1/16 to 11-5/8 11-9/ 16. Interbank rfoiuiaM nka 7211 words
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Article227 1984-08-11 5 Interbank rates at 3pm Local dollon to fMia iifuf />4 miiifli WwKedyee sfooo parity currency: US dolor 2 1440 2.1450 ***** -23 96 Storting pound ***** 2 8324 7 3469 -61 49 Austrafcon dollar 1 8091 1.8116 3 4286 -47.24 NZ dolor 1 0694 1 0720 ***** -68227 words
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Article317 1984-08-11 5 SINGAPORE Futures closed higher in moderately active trading yesterday following firmer overseas acNlces. December which recorded a turnover of 540 lots closed stronger at U*****.80 an ounce traded compared with New York's close of $361.00/361.50. February which was thinly traded on a volume of five lots closed firmer at317 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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362 1984-08-11 5 FT THE WEST German Cabinet has agreed in principle to abolish the withholding tax faced by foreigners who buy German bonds, as a means of helping reverse the present outflow of long-term capital from the country. However, the formal measure toFT - 362 words
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Article182 1984-08-11 5 Reuter JAPAN'S finance ministry has agreed to a proposal by Japanese securities houses that issuers of Euroyen bonds pay the 20 per cent interest withholding tax rather than non-resident investors, securities sources say. However, no early placement of Euroyen bonds by Japanese corporations isReuter - 182 words
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170 1984-08-11 5 KEENER competition among international banks can be expected as they shift their focus away from Latin America, Africa and eastern Europe. With this in mind, the Singapore Merchant Bankers' Association (SMBA) and the Harvard Club of Singapore are sponsoring a workshop on Aug170 words
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411 1984-08-11 5 FT, Reuter THE BANK of England has signalled strongly that it wants commercial banks' base lending rates to fall another half percentage point to 11 per cent. For the second successive day, it cut Vt percentage point off the dealing rates at whichFT,; Reuter - 411 words
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274 1984-08-11 5 AFP THE BANK of Thailand (BOT) has urged the public not to rush to withdraw deposits following moves to reorganise a Thai commercial bank beset by management and liquidity problems. In a statement, the central bank appealed to depositors of the troubled AsiaAFP - 274 words
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207 1984-08-11 5 Reuter INTEREST rates on Japanese domestic yen deposits and loans will soon reflect market rates rather than follow the traditional pattern of fluctuating with Bank of Japan official discount rate changes. The annual report of the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) says the main instrumentReuter - 207 words
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Article156 1984-08-11 5 AFP THE RENEWED weakness of the yen in the last few months may well prove "temporary," with a stronger trend developing next year, according to London currency analysts Maxwell Stamp in its latest review. The analysts said an attempted further easing to the markAFP - 156 words
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Advertisement460 1984-08-11 5 &ct/tma/i4 of flfyz/ljtla// fijf(a/ayAia r&ehAad (Incorporated in Malaysia) PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors are pleased to announce: 1. Unaudited results lor the year ended 30th June, 1984: GROUP—1984 1983 MS'OOOs MS'OOOs TURNOVER 394,549 338,320 16.6 694,532 338,320 16.6 TRADING PROFIT after charging 50,989 32,746 55.7 51,014 32,291460 words
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FEATURES
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Article529 1984-08-11 6 TWO SATURDAYS AGO, President Ronald Reagan closeted safely in a booth high above the stands of the vast Memorial Coliseum declared the Olympic Games of Los Angeles. Since then, and until today, 8,000 athletes have been engaged in competition aimed at bringing out the best529 words
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Article, Illustration591 1984-08-11 6 CHRISTOPHER HANSON - By CHRISTOPHER HANSON Reuter GENETIC ENGINEERS working for a white supremacist government produce a disease which kills only blacks. On behalf of a black government, others develop a strain that spares blacks but destroys whites. Military scientists, using new gene-splicing techniques, make an extremelyReuter - 591 words
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Article476 1984-08-11 6 EDWIN McDOWELL - By EDWIN McDOWELL NYT THE STRATEMEYER Syndicate, the fiction factory that for 78 years has turned out the adventures of Tom Swift, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Bobbsey Twins, has been purchased by Simon Schuster. Those series are thought to be the mostNYT - 476 words
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Article1192 1984-08-11 6 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Ship Voy Arrival Operator Gdns FCL Location E Handsome 032W 11 8 84 2300 G Asia FSB 0900-1100 L2 New Guardian 10/84 12.8 84 0100 New Gen FSB 1200-1300 L6 N Topaz 32S/N 12.8 84 0400 NAPL FSB 0800-0900/1400-16001,192 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1279 1984-08-11 6 to cm ai«) C OUHHEIS 1 12.25 PM SBC Text Live Sample Pages 12.55 Opening and Programme ttghights folowed by Sesame Street: Featuring the letters G and T, and the number 5. 2.00 Saturday Matinee To Race the Wind 3.35 Far East Squash Championships Singapore Leg (Men's Final Maqsood Ahmed1,279 words
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TIME-OFF
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Article, Illustration952 1984-08-11 7 JEFFREY TSANG - By JEFFREY TSANG EXECUTIVE SALOONS do not come cheap. Continental cars with engines displacing two litres and more are usually accompanied by a price tag in six digits. Even Japanese offerings such as the 2.8-litre Toyota Crown command over $70,000. Mitsubishi, hard pressed to re-capture952 words
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Article, Illustration759 1984-08-11 7 MONICA GWEE - By MONICA GWEE PERHAPS WE might make suicide respectable. It is a gripping poser, but one that is very touch and go with audiences since they have to think about death and personal rights for two hours. But precisely because of its non-answers, Whose Life759 words
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Article, Illustration201 1984-08-11 7 DINNERS ADD to the celebration mood, and it appears that Singaporeans are eating to their stomach's content these few days, with Chinese dinners at housing estates almost every night. But what are they celebrating? A closer look reveals that it is more often the Chinese seventh201 words
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Article153 1984-08-11 7 LOOKING FOR tyres? Now there are two new series to consider, Bridgestone's SF-216 Euroad and SF-330 Eager. The Euroad is the 70 series steel-belted replacement for the Bridgestone's RD-106 Steel (106 V), and is priced between $90 and $140. The tyre is medium-priced and Bridgestone claims it153 words
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Article376 1984-08-11 7 CONCERTS Regular Concerts at the WTC Auditorium Violinist Lee Pan Hon and guest conductor Huang Yijun will give one more performance tonight. Saturday Aug 11, 8.15pm World Trade Centre Auditorium. Tickets $15, $10, $7 and $4. Ticket office at WTC opens at 7.15pm EXHIBITIONS Advertising for Art and376 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous762 1984-08-11 7 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 9 Flo great many into the ships (8) 10 It's spring sun, dad (3) 11 A setter you need a ball to play with (6) 12 Mony struggle, the grip of the party machine (6) 13 Really surprise mum with an unusuol treat (7) 14 Tripe on762 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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208 1984-08-11 8 Reuter THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it would consider an official recommendation for the government to increase its powers over nonresident shareholders in British companies who fail to respond to departmental inquiries. The official inquiry into the share ownership of HouseReuter - 208 words
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Article269 1984-08-11 8 FT DEUTSCHE Bank, West Germany's largest commercial bank, is taking another step to strengthen its capital base by floating a 750 million deutschmark convertible bond issue bearing a 4 per cent interest rate at par. The action follows a one-for-12 rights issue in the spring whichFT - 269 words
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288 1984-08-11 8 AFTER pausing for the past two sessions, the market on Thursday exploded to its highest level in more than six months in an afternoon buying spree that revived Wall Street's historic summer rally. The surge followed a rally in the bond market288 words
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Article125 1984-08-11 8 AUG 09 c$ 37* 37* +10* bco 13* 37* 1 Int Prov P*>« 31 unch unch VS Int un 26B In* Nickd Bonk Novo Scotia M T«< 12* 34 H 16* Lofclow B 15*4 inch BP Con Ltd 23* Mc Bkxfel 26 MoKoo A 17* unch Moore Cp 53*125 words
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Article200 1984-08-11 8 AUG 09 Trust 8k 230 5 Un Steel 100 unch INDtlSTVIALS Unrsec 490 -5 -20 Woolworth 1275 unch Abercom 140 5 MININGS AE And O 775 unch Anglos rn*> 50 AMIC 2650 50Angtvool 1125 5 7250 C G Smrtti 1800 -5 480 35 CNA 190 unch Cons Gold 1025200 words
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Article728 1984-08-11 8 AUG 09 us$ ACf Mmtrm Alcon Alurrxn Alcoa Lud AJbad Cham Cp AM StOTaS Afc-Chaknars Am Brandt he Am Broadcast Am Can Co Am Cyanamd Am Elec Pwr Am Eupmi Am Ham Prod Am Motor* Cp Am Naltfd Gat Am Tal A Tat Amax Inc Amaroda Mass AMf728 words
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Article732 1984-08-11 8 Amsterdam AUG 09 Fh A8N 314 00 -5 5 119 00 -2 5 Ahold 192 00 -2 92 30 -0 2 AM£V 155 00 unch Amfoi 55 80 -0 7 32 00 -0 1 Boh 91 00 unch Bori4*TH 228 00 2 Botko 26 50 -17 65 50732 words
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Article136 1984-08-11 8 Reuter ITT Corp wants to hold a 29.9 per cent stake in the merged group which will result from Standard Telephones and Cables PLC's (STC) bid for ICL PLC, according to the STC offer document. ITT at present holds 35 per cent of STCReuter - 136 words
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Advertisement219 1984-08-11 8 ir.Pj _The Summer falace pnxjdk pwrts a special knxhtxn mt*nu \Ne can think of sixteen reasons why uou should try our unique new menu... Braised fish maw soup with crab meat, braised fungus soup with assorted k meat, braiseti bean curd with vegetables, braised diced chicken with fresh milk, deep219 words
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Advertisement142 1984-08-11 8 HUANG PALACE X Hong Kong Tim Sum served from 11 am to 230 pm (We also cater for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and Chinese dinner functions.) For Rrsm+lttHH plrasr <all 29****** Ex I I*l7 or PRESIDENT MERLIN HOTEL SINGAPORE INI. kill Ih'IMT Riml. Siiikj|ii»i' IK9 lei '.St# IS DINE, WINE DANCE142 words
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Advertisement151 1984-08-11 8 London stock*, Pago 11 Feng Cheng Lou for the best Teochew food in town. Discover mOuth-watering delights prepared by hong Kong chefs. Feel like royalty while you dine in Oriental splendour. Open daily from: 12.00 noon 3.00 pm for lunch and 7.00 pm 11.00 pm for dinner cßjswn #ffijwtinm 270151 words
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ASIAN STOCKS
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Article403 1984-08-11 9 HONGKONG: Share prices closed stronger yesterday on speculation of an imminent cut in local interest rates. The successful US Treasury auction of U554.75 billion of 30-year bonds on Thursday signaled a peakout in US interest rates. The Hang Seng Index ended 24.54 points higher at 925.70. Among leaders, Cheung403 words
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Article270 1984-08-11 9 AUG 10 Al Sincere Indus MT 720 25 80 -0.2 +0 1 Cham Indus Lien Hwa Indus Non Yo PIos 22 70 14 45 32 60 28 90 -0.1 0 25 +0 2 0.1 Cathay Con* Chang Hwo Bank Chan Loooo Chio H«n Cement 30 70 58 50 25270 words
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Article331 1984-08-11 9 TOKYO: Share prices closed sharply higher yesterday following a strong recovery on Wall Street on Thursday and the yen's gain against the dollar here. The market average added 85.57 to close at 10,375.93 after rising 43.24 on Thursday. Turnover was a light 240 million shares against an ex- tremely331 words
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Article78 1984-08-11 9 Aug 10 Won 671 Hyundai Corp Hyundai Motor KAL 1000 640 480 740 -5 -16 -9 -5 jncH Korea CM 1303 22 Commercial 0k 680 60S unch •13 Korea Ship 425 820 unch unch Daewoo Corp Daewoo Ind Dong Ah GoldStar 007 614 660 802 739 •7 •11 -1278 words
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Article383 1984-08-11 9 SYDNEY: Australian sharemarkets closed firm yesterday on strong buying support as investors found encouragement in Wall Street's sharply higher tone and in the lower local unemployment figures issued on Thursday. In the metals and golds group, Placer rose 90 cents to $18.50, CRA 22 to $5.60, Aberfoyle 20 to383 words
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Article192 1984-08-11 9 BANGKOK: Share prices closed mostly higher yesterday in quiet trading concentrated on cement and finance groups. The Book Club Index rose 0.50 to 118.74 on turnover of 38.5 million baht with 495,232 shares traded. Jalaprathan Cement rose four baht to 115, Siam Cement two to 285 and Bank of192 words
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Article153 1984-08-11 9 MANILA: Share prices closed generally lower yesterday in dull trading due to the continued tight money situation. The Commercial and Industrial Index was down 0.28 to 116.30, the Mining marker fell 5.60 to 939.68 and the Oils Index was unchaged at 0.713. Lepantoß dropped to 0.036 from 0.037, Philex153 words
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Article73 1984-08-11 9 Reuter SANYO Electric Co has forecast a 22.5 per cent rise in consolidated net income to 41.5 billion yen in the 1983/84 year ending Nov 30 from 33.89 billion yen in 1962/83. It forecast sales would rise to 1,350 billion yen from 1,126 billion yen.Reuter - 73 words
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Article266 1984-08-11 9 Reuter IN THE wake of China's modernisation drive and booming sales of consumer goods, an increasing number of Japanese high-technol-ogy start-up venture firms have been rushing to cultivate Chinese markets on their own. Such ventures included computer and its peripheral equipment makers such as Microresearch IncReuter - 266 words
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Article129 1984-08-11 9 AFP SUCCESSFUL hotel operations in China have contributed to a one per cent increase in profit for the first half of the year for Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, according to the company. The group reported profits of HK567.3 million for the six months ended JuneAFP - 129 words
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378 1984-08-11 9 FT ASAHI Glass, Japan's largest sheetglass manufacturer, has reported interim unconsolidated net profits of 12.966 billion yen for the six months to June 30, 1964, a 16.4 per cent increase over the previous year's first half, when the parent company reported netFT - 378 words
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Advertisement117 1984-08-11 9 !P r GQFFEE GARDEN.' we serve son roasd the clock n TV fv Our newly extended Coffee Garden is now better than ever. Whether you have an appetite for local or continental food, youll find our staff friendly and efficient, our food appealing and delicious. Try our famous claypot specialities,117 words
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Article, Illustration4257 1984-08-11 10 THE EUPHORIA which has been sweeping the local stock market before National Day, appeared to have subsided. Share prices closed mixed to easier on noticeably reduced volume yesterday. At the final bell, the BT Composite Index eased 7.01 points to 855.19 while the Straits4,257 words
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Article269 1984-08-11 10 SINGAPORE P Rises Indices 0 Karomot Hi..)., so« Carfafelrg Saohoo oiirvlSf"* M Im1«| M Ciw«n S0< -K- r/y. WVW> W O JV* C A S H S0« GoU Com SiynQ M#tol 1040 235 1420 +140 620 30 575 +25 446 22 285 20 915 +15 304 +14269 words
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388 1984-08-11 10 A LATE BOUT of profittaking caused share prices to close off their day's high at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday in active trading. Share prices closed on a mixed to steadier note, with most gains and losses confined within a narrow range. Interest was388 words
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Article4599 1984-08-11 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. AU Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT".4,599 words
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Article, Illustration214 1984-08-11 11 By HOCK LOCK SIEW BREAKING free from the triangle ABC in mid-August last year, Malayan United Manufacturing Bhd's share price has surged to peak at $20.50 ($3.42 ex-all) before the suspension for the bonus and stock split issues. Since then, the counter has been inBy HOCK LOCK SIEW - 214 words
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Article98 1984-08-11 11 FRASER Neave Ltd, a drinks and food-based group, has acquired the remaining 50 per cent stake in a plywood concern. The company announced yesterday that Singapore Plywood Co Pte Ltd, formerly an associate, has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary. The plywood company has been dormant for98 words
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Article63 1984-08-11 11 GULA Perak Bhd: Losses for the year ended March 31, 1984 amounted to M$7.32 million ($8.6 million) with sales revenue of $6.36 million ($11 million). C K LIEW Holdings Pte Ltd has increased its stake in Veneer Predicts Ltd from 19.06 per cent to 19.27 per cent after63 words
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Article260 1984-08-11 11 IN ITS LATEST diversification move, Pahang Consolidated PLC has acquired three British companies and has, at the same time, set up a credit and leasing subsidiary in Singapore. The company, whose change of name to Pahang Investments PLC has been approved by shareholders and260 words
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Article95 1984-08-11 11 HONGKONG Australian Industrials Hang Seng Index Friday 1025.8 Thursday 1020.5 Week ago 1013.3 Friday 925.70 Thursday 901.) 6 Week ago 894.60 NEW YORK Dow Jones TOKYO Thursday 1224.05 Tokyo Dow Jones Wednesday 1196.11 Week ago 1166.08 Friday *****.93 Thursday *****.36 Standard and Poors Week ago *****.61 Thursday 165.5495 words
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Article216 1984-08-11 11 Managers' prices for Aug 11 13 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 3 14 3.34 The Savings Fund 1.98 2.10 S'pore Prog Fund 1.41 1 50 S'pore Sec Fund 2.05 2 18* S'pore Invest Fund 1.19 126 S'pore Equity Fund 1.40 148 Asia Unit Trust Second B'putro Third B'putro216 words
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Article957 1984-08-11 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed sharply firmer on the back of another round of base rate cuts to 11 from 11 Vi per cent, and the sharply higher trend on Wall Street, dealers said. At 3pm, the Financial Times 30-share index was up 15.3 points at 842.4. Shares which957 words
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604 1984-08-11 11 ALAN LEE - By ALAN LEE ROTHMANS Pall Mall (Malaysia) Bhd has fared much better than its local counterpart, Rothmans Industries Ltd. The two companies were created as the result of a corporate split of the former Rothmans group in 1981. For the latest year-end to June604 words
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Article155 1984-08-11 11 Reuter RACAL Electronics PLC is making a bid for Chubb Son PLC which values Chubb at £146.7 million on the basis of a share and loan stock offer. The terms are three Racal ordinary shares and £5 nominal of 7 per cent unsecured loan stock datedReuter - 155 words
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Article2578 1984-08-11 11 BID and offer price* officially luted and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown in brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS AjWiomoto (3 90S) (1) 3 90 Alcom (2.275) (17)2,578 words
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Article68 1984-08-11 11 VENEER Predicts Limited: 25th AGM and EGM on Aug 27 at 3pm in in Prosperity Room, 3rd Storey, The Plaza, 7500A, Beach Road, Singapore 0719. ALEXANDRA H*ldiags Limited: AGM on Sep 22 at noon at Alexandra Road (0315). KUALA Kampar Tia Fields Berhad: 23rd AGM on Sept 2868 words
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359 1984-08-11 12 BOEY KIT YIN - By BOEY KIT YIN THE US Commerce Department has started investigation into charges that Singapore subsidises its textile and clothing exports to the American market. A questionnaire will be sent to the Trade Development Board in the next few weeks. A US official will359 words
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Article196 1984-08-11 12 FT THE THIRD World's textile producing countries on Thursday called on Gatt to hold an emergency meeting to discuss growing protectionism in the US. They want a meeting of Gatt's textile committee in Geneva before the US introduces tighter curbs on imports of textiles andFT - 196 words
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412 1984-08-11 12 CHAN OI CHEE - By CHAN OI CHEE TUAN SING Holdings Ltd, which is in the midst of a group-wide rationalisation programme, has sold Restaurant 1819 for about 5500,000 cash. The buyer is a London-based food catering group. Spinneys (1948) Pte Ltd, which does a412 words
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298 1984-08-11 12 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH THE MASS Rapid Transit Corporation is to buy 10 diesel locomotives and 20 bogie flat wagons to be used as work trains in the construction of the MRT system. These will be used by contractors installing298 words
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310 1984-08-11 12 BRAKES similar to those used to stop the world's fastest train will be fitted to Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit trains. Costing $7 million, the brakes will come from Sab Nife, a Swedish company which was recently awarded a sub-con-tract to supply brakes310 words
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Article134 1984-08-11 12 AFP THE US dollar fell back sharply in early trading in London yesterday after the announcement that the US money supply for the week ended July 30 had contracted by US$2.6 billion. Gold increased from $345.5 an ounce on Wednesday to $350.95 yesterday. The USAFP - 134 words
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Article67 1984-08-11 12 WALL Street stock prices moved steadily higher in the first half-hour of trading yesterday, spurred by investor euphoria over continuing signs of moderating economic growth. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by almost 14 points to about 1238. Overall, gaining issues led decliners by a ratio of67 words
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Article37 1984-08-11 12 AP INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday that his country supports Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's view that Thailand should not be allowed to fall under the influence of its communist neighbours.AP - 37 words
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Article60 1984-08-11 12 AFP ALL four major British clearing banks yesterday made a further half-point cut in their base interest charges, lowering the rate from 10.5 per cent to 11 per cent. The move was initiated by Barclays Midland and was quickly followed by Lloyds and National WestminsterAFP - 60 words
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Article50 1984-08-11 12 AP THE Japanese yen has become the world's third reserve currency after the US dollar and the German Deutschemark. Japan's increasing role in trade and in financial markets is likely to enhance the yen's attractiveness for central banks, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development said yesterday.AP - 50 words
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Article56 1984-08-11 12 AP A CRIMINAL court yesterday released a well-known Thai writer and social critic who had been arrested for writing comments detrimental to the Thai king. Sulak Sivarak was released after he deposited land title deeds worth 1.7 million baht and 1,000 baht in cash as bail, theAP - 56 words
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Article35 1984-08-11 12 AFP THE Philippines has been invited to join Latin American debtor countries that have united to strengthen their bargaining position with the International Monetary Fund, Budget Minister Manuel Alba said. AFPAFP - 35 words
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Miscellaneous48 1984-08-11 12 WMm Outlook for today: Foir. Report for 24 hours prior to 7 30pm on Aug 10 at the airport Maximum temperature 32.4 Associated humidity 66 Minimum temperature 26.0 Associated humidity 90 Hours of sunshine 8.75 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Rainfall this month 22.2 Rainy days this month 348 words
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