The Business Times, 5 April 1990

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 170/12/89 Thursday April 5 1990 75*
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      HK industry need not fear 1997, says official
      56 1 THE DIRECTION of industrial development in Hongkong will not be significantly affected by 1997 when the British colony reverts to Chinese sovereignty. Hongkong Director of Industry TH Barma said that overseas investors were taking a long-term view and valued the territory for
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      UOL on the lookout
      31 1 UNITED OVERSEAS Land is on the lookout for more hotels to buy even as it prepares for the launch of its latest, New Park Hotel Page 2
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    • Article
      More flights
      31 1 THERE will be 48 more weekly scheduled services from Changi Airport from April to October to popular destinations such as Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Australia and the US Page 2
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    • Article
      Caltex offers deal
      33 1 CALTEX OIL (Thailand) has proposed building a sixth oil refinery on the Southern Seaboard in return for the right to build its fifth refinery on the Eastern Seaboard Page 7
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      Satellite pact reached
      23 1 US AND Japanese negotiators have reached agreement on expanding opportunities for the sale of American satellites in Japan Page 8
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      Wanted: partners
      21 1 THE Soviet Union's mighty defence industry is looking for Western partners to make much needed consumer goods Page 9
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      Treasure tussle
      30 1 A GROUP of insurance companies is locked in a legal tussle with salvagers over the treasure dug up from the sunken wreck of the 132-year-old ship Page 15
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      Forwarders' fears
      22 1 THE INCREASING popularity of Johor Port in Pasir Gudang is causing concern among some Singapore forwarders. Shipping Times Page One
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Dow Jones lower
      41 1 SHARE PRICES dipped at the start of Wall Street trading yesterday. The Dow Jones average of 30 leading industrials, which soared 36.26 points on Tuesday, was off 1.13 points five minutes after the opening bell, at 2,736.71 points.
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      Footsie lower
      41 1 UK share prices were slightly lower at noon yesterday as worries about the future direction of the Tokyo market countered early optimism based on Wall Street's strong close. At 1123 GMT, the FT-SE 100-share index was 5.4 points down.
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      Goh gets going
      40 1 LOCAL stockbroking firm G K Goh is going places it's the only homegrown firm invited to take part in a new fund led by a New York-based firm to invest in the emerging European markets Page 3
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      Fund acquires stake
      36 1 A NEW investment fund launched by Morgan Grenfell Asia has taken up a 10.3 per cent stake in a Hongkong pub-licly-listed company owned partly by the Chuan Hup and IGB groups Page 3
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      A$ likely to rise
      24 1 AUSTRALIA eases monetary policy again, but the Aussie dollar is expected to rise in the next few days Page 6
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Wednesday Change BT-MGA 767.52 +3.62 Kuala Lumpur .2,924.47 -36.84 Hongkong 2,960.88 -1.57 Tokyo 28.442.94 -316.78 Sydney 1,516.2 +11.0 Tuesday Change New York 2,736.71 +36.26 London 2,240.7 +19.1
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      CURRENCIES
      21 1 Exchange rates USS SSI.8800 Yen (100) SSI. 1850 MS SS0.6888 Money market rates Overnight 4 unch 3-month 6 5/16% -2/16
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      COMMODITIES
      35 1 London Gold PM fix US$374.25 -US$0.75 Rubber S'pore May l56.25Vkg +0.25 M'sia May 226.50«/kg unch KL Tin Turnover...... 105tonnes -49 Spot M$17.90/kg +0.12 Crude palm oil futures Turnover 1,210 lots -382 April M$669/tonne -1
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    Telecom arm embarks on two Thai joint ventures
    324 1  -  By Walton Morais and Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Telecom's international marketing arm is making inroads overseas with the setting up of two joint ventures in Thailand. Singapore Telecom International (STI), a whollyowned subsidiary, has joined two Thai companies to launch a nationwide computer
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    Penang's strategic link-up a 'natural growth'
    377 1  -  From Walton Morais in Penang THE STRATEGIC link-up by Penang, Perak, Kedah and Perlis will complement the triangle of growth concept proposed by Singapore for Batam, Johor and the Republic, Penang chief minister Dr Lim Chong Eu said yesterday. He said the agreement by
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    Volatile Tokyo shares spawn boom in Nikkei futures
    277 1  -  By Soh Hang Keng THE VOLATILITY of Japanese stock prices in the last few weeks has produced a trading boom in Nikkei futures at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. Daily average volume of Nikkei stock index futures traded on Simex soared to
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    Lock icon Malaysia's CPI rises by 2.2pc
    119 1 Bernama THE AVERAGE consumer price index for Malaysia for the first two months in 1990 increased by 2.2 per cent to 135.7 compared with that of the same penod in 1989, the statistics department said yesterday. Except for gross rent, fuel and power for which
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    Lock icon Rafidah warns building material cartels
    176 1 MBT THE MALAYSIAN government will allow the free import of building materials if local manufacturers are found to be profiteering from their tariff protection, says Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Sen Rafidah Aziz. The government will not hesitate to remove or reduce protective tariffs on
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    Hongkong unveils draft takeover code
    502 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG THE FIRST OVERHAUL of the Hongkong Takeovers and Mergers Code in 15 years is underway and proposals have been made to speed up transactions, introduce tougher sanctions for offenders, and keep the takeover trigger point at 35 per cent. Releasing
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    Lock icon PT Astra value more than doubled in debut
    129 1 Reuter PT ASTRA International, which had already been trading on the grey market well in excess of the issue price, made its debut on the Jakarta Stock Exchange yesterday, more than doubling in value. Brokers cautioned that under the system in Jakarta
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        NZ meat producers to meet local importers
        88 2 WITH AN EYE on expanding into South-east Asia, the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board is coming to Singapore to meet local importers and distributors. The board, represented by chairman David Frith and chief executive officer Jim Thomson, sees good potential for increasing meat
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        Sharing senior police talent
        121 2 THE DIRECTOR of Prisons and acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Tee Tua Ba, has been promoted to the substantive rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Superscale D) from last month. Mr Tee joined the police force in 1967. Another senior police officer, Mr Lohman Yew,
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        Legal Service statistics
        87 2 THE LEGAL SERVICE had a total of 153 officers as at the end of 1988, 100 in the legal branch and 53 in the judicial branch. The number of posts in the service was 163. During the year, 11 officers resigned, up from eight in 1987 and
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        Anti-smoking contests
        64 2 COMPETITIONS will be organised by the Ministry of Health as part of the National Smoking Control Campaign 1990. Members of the public are invited to take part in cartoon drawing, poster design and song composition contests. Special competitions have also been organised for students based on the theme
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        Volume up at Federal Express
        90 2 FEDERAL EXPRESS in Singapore saw volume grow by 45 per cent in the first nine months of 1989. This was accompanied by a healthy 60 per cent rise in revenue. Country manager Michael Goh forecasts a "very good year" for the Singapore operations in its
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        Corrections and clarifications
        55 2 IN OUR REPORT yesterday headlined "Liem Sioe Liong buys Lamipak assets" we said Mr Liem's company was called KPM Pte Ltd and that he had set up a new company called Lamipak KPM. Mr Liem's companies are, in fact, called KMP Pte Ltd and Lamipak KMP. We
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      UOL seeks more hotel investments
      386 2  -  By Suzanne Soh BANKING on strong tourism growth for the 90s, pub-lic-listed United Overseas Land (UOL) is on the lookout for more hotels to invest in. Meanwhile, the property group is busy preparing for the launch of its $95 million New Park Hotel in June.
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      Changi Airport to see more flights this month
      295 2  -  By Lilian Ang MORE air services to popular destinations such as Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, and the US, are to be introduced at Changi Airport from this month. A Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore statement yesterday said there will be 48 more weekly
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      SIA to launch perfume
      182 2 THE SCENT made by Lancome and marketed exclusively by Singapore Airlines, Reves De Singapour, will be back on board SIA flights from next month with a new bottle, packaging and the SIA brand name. This "contemporary version of a classic floral scent" involved about $300,000 in
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      Pacific partners urged to ensure US presence
      273 2 THE PACIFIC PARTNERS who have prospered economically under years of the US military shield must now do more to ensure the Americans' continued presence, said US ambassador Robert Orr yesterday. Addressing the annual general meeting of the American Business Council, ambassador Orr warned
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      163 2 ir t/&v At Thai we believe that you shouldn't spend too much of your valuable home leave going home. To prove a point, our non-stop flights to Amsterdam, Athens, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm and Zurich from Bangkok get you home faster. And along the way, our warmth
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
    • MARKET SUMMARY 1
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        SINGAPORE
        175 3 Other indices Close Previous Net change Apr 4 Apr 3 BT Composite 1320.59 1331.29 -10.70 BT-MGA 767.52 771.14 -3.62 ST Industrials 1543.01 1555.92 -12.91 BT OB/OS -341 -232 -109 BT CADI -5699 -5618 -81 BT 10-day MA -5472 -5438 -34 BTOBV +*****90 +*****61 -***** ST Finance 2588.60 2590.19 -1.59
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        KUALA LUMPUR
        101 3 Indices Close Previous Net change NST Industrial 2924.47 2961.31 -36.84 NST Finance 3922.03 3942.80 -20.77 NST Hotels 2056.23 2083.83 -27.60 NST Properties 1546.09 1564.26 -18.17 NST Tins 565.85 564.19 +1.66 NST SRubbers 2468.52 2456.95 11.57 KLSE Composite 561.20 565.13 -3.93 Turiww ('000) Industrials 16,244 20,846 -4,602 Finance 5,199
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        MPI buys subsidiary's unit
        76 3 MALAYSIAN PACIFIC Industries Bhd is to buy from its 70 per cent-owned subsidiary Carter Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd a 70 per cent stake in Carsem (M) Sdn Bhd for M 510.5 million. Carsem is involved in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor devices and electronic components.
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        Public Bank to raise share fee
        50 3 PUBLIC BANK BHD will increase the share transfer/splitting fee from Msl to Ms 3 for shares lodged for registration/splitting from May 1. The bank said the registration/splitting fee per new share certificate issued would now be Mss, inclusive of the Ms 2 stamp duty.
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        LTAT reduces stake in Hexza
        104 3 LEMBAGA Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) has reduced its shareholding in Hexza Corporation Bhd to 6.75 million shares through a series of disposals between March 7 and 20. It said that the disposals involved a total of 54,000 shares. LTAT said it had acquired 40,000 shares
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      New Morgan fund buys stake in HK firm
      402 3  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG A NEW investment fund launched by merchant bank Morgan Grenfell Asia has taken up a 10.3 per cent stake in a Hongkong public-ly-listed company owned partly by the Chuan Hup and IGB groups. The purchase of 37
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      Lock icon KLSE amends rules on members' status
      169 3 MBT THE KUALA LUMPUR Stock Exchange has amended its rules which now require all its member firms to become limited liability companies by June 1. This means that all broking firms must now comply with the Ms2o million minimum paid-up capital requirement, thus clearing
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      Ganda should not undo its diversification efforts
      553 3  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By Abdul Hadhi WHILE MOST other companies are seeking ways to increase their profits, much of plantation-based Ganda Holdings' energies have been taken up by selling assets to lighten its debts. The group's huge debts, standing at around
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      G K Goh takes part in European fund
      503 3  -  By Magdalene Ng G K GOH has earned the distinction of being the only local broking firm to be invited to participate in a new fund led by a New Yorkbased firm to invest in the emerging European securities markets. The fund
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      Lock icon Hatibudi to invest in printing firm
      405 3 Bernama HATIBUDI NOMINEE Sdn Bhd, which has controlling stakes in the Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Sdn Bhd (Plus) and United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM), is set to take over the operations of the soon-to-be privatised commercial printing branch of the Government Printers. The company,
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      Lock icon Renong chairman denies sale of stake
      280 3 MBT RENONG BHD's executive chairman Dr Chan Chin Cheung has denied that he sold a 30 per cent stake in Renong to Pacific Fleet. He said that his interest in Renong remains at 32 per cent, adding that that his purported sale to Pacific
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      MARKET SUMMARY 2
      182 4 HONGKONG lndk*S Close Open High Low Volume Change Hang Seng Index 2,960 2,961 2,975 2,954 -2 Hang Seng Spot 2,956 2,976 2,976 2,955 262 -9 Close Previous Net Change Apr 4 Apr 3 Hang Seng Finance 2,021.52 2,017.52 -4.00 Hang Seng Utilities 3,***** 3,588.33 -13.38 Hang Seng
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Yamaichi in Indonesian venture
        99 4 YAMAICHI Securities Co Ltd will join the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and four Indonesian firms in setting up a securities house in Indonesia, a Yamaichi spokesman said. The securities company, capitalised at 15 billion rupiah but not yet named, will be owned
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        NZ Equities asset sale approved
        86 4 ELDERS Resources NZFP said it has Commerce Commission approval to buy the key assets of Packaging House, a unit of NZ Equities Ltd. NZ Equities is now in receivership. The commission is New Zealand's anti-trust authority. Agreement had previously been reached with the receiver of
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      Lock icon Inco set to collect US$250m from PT Inco offer
      588 4 FT INCO, the Canadian group which is the world's largest nickel producer, is expected to collect about US$25O million before expenses for the 20 per cent of PT International Nickel Indonesia it has put up for sale and a value of
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      Lock icon Elf strikes oil again in Brunei
      246 4 AFP THE FRENCH oil company Elf Aquitaine has made its third find of oil and gas in Brunei, on block B, 50km (30 miles) off the coast, it announced yesterday. Tests on the four levels of the Maharaja Lela 1 well gave an accumulated
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      Lock icon M'sian beer market set to grow 3-5pc, says Carlsberg
      341 4 Bernama THE Malaysian beer market is expected to grow between 3 and 5 per cent to 824,000 and 840,000 hectolitres this year after its sharp 12 to 13 per cent growth last year, Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd's chairman, John Madsen said.
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      Lock icon San Miguel expects approval for bank deal
      288 4 Reuter PHILIPPINE food and beverage company San Miguel Corp (SMC) is confident the government would approve a deal with a local bank to end a four-year dispute over ownership of 33.1 million SMC shares. Under the deal, which now covers 175.2 million shares
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      Lock icon MTC well-placed to exploit opportunities
      195 4 Bernama MALAYSIAN TOBACCO Co Bhd said although trading conditions in the domestic cigarette market are expected to remain difficult, it is confident of the future and is now soundly placed to exploit opportunities. In his latest annual statement, the chairman, Mohd Ghaus bin Badioze Zaman,
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon GM's new top management reflects change in approach
      555 5 Reuter GENERAL MOTORS Corp, in shaking up its top management, is admitting that it needs to be more productoriented in order to withstand intensifying foreign competition, say US analysts. Japan, especially, is making serious inroads into GM's US market share with a
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      Lock icon Interest payments a drag on SAS profits
      433 5 Reuter SCANDINAVIAN Airlines System (SAS) invested almost 10 billion crowns in 1989, which burdened it with interest payments and pushed profits before extraordinary items down 40 per cent to 2.21 billion crowns. "The huge investments have of course brought greater capital costs, such
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      Lock icon Siemens, GEC agree on how to share Plessey
      312 5 Reuter SIEMENS AG of West Germany and The General Electric Co pic (GEC) have agreed on how they will restructure joint acquisition The Plessey Co pic, Siemens said in a statement. London analysts said the only surprise in the agreement was the
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      MARKET SUMMARY 3
      92 5 NEW YORK Aprj Indices Close Previous N«t Change Dow Jones 2,736.71 2,700.45 +36.26 NYSE Composite 188.55 186.08 2.47 Standard Poor s 500 343.64 338.70 +4.94 Turnover (million) 154 124 +30 LONDON Financial Times 30 1,761.3 1,748.1 +13.2 FTSE 100 2,240.7 2.221.6 +19.1 Turnover (million) 541.8 527.4 +14.4
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        BP expects strong earnings
        75 5 BRITISH PETROLEUM pic expects strong earnings in the 1990s in what the company expects will be a competitive environment for the industry. BP America president and chief executive officer John Ross said he expects a tighter supply-de-mand picture for world oil markets in the 1990s and
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        Xerox takes US$400m charge
        87 5 XEROX CORP has decided to take a pre-tax charge of US$4OO million in the first quarter to recognise investment losses by a Chicago real estate company in which it has a stake. A Xerox subsidiary paid US$lO6 million for a 25 per cent equity stake in
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        BMW to get US$1b credit line
        73 5 WEST GERMAN carmaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) will receive a US$l billion revolving credit line, co-arranger Dresdner Bank Luxembourg SA said in a statement. JP Morgan Securities Ltd in London is co-arranging the eight-year deal. Dresdner said the credit would be used for
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Reserve bank aims to cut Aussie cash rates to 15-15.5pc
      268 6 Reuter THE Australian Reserve Bank will operate in the domestic money market to reduce cash rates to within the range of 15 to 15.5 per cent. Cash rates closed on Tuesday at around 16.25 to 16.35 per cent. The reserve
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      Lock icon Dealers expect A$ to go up in the next few days
      396 6  -  By Quak Hiang Whai IN SPITE OF yesterday's move by the Aussie central bank to ease monetary policy, dealers still expect the Australian dollar to rise against the Singapore and US currencies in the next few days. Local dealers
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      S$ likely to remain steady against US$ this quarter
      296 6 THE Singapore dollar, which rose sharply against its US counterpart early this year, should be able to hang on to most of its gains, dealers said. "The Singapore dollar is very stable and should trade in a tight range for the
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Lower US interest rates appear possible
        69 6 THE United States believes the stage has been set for lower interest rates both at home and in other industrial countries. Senior deputy Assistant Secretary John Niehuss said that while inflation signals remain, they suggest a lower course for prices, "creating the right environment
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        Mauritius to scrap controls
        123 6 MAURITIUS, the Indian Ocean island which began liberalising foreign exchange controls in 1988, will scrap controls altogether by March next year, Mauritian Finance Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said. "Abolition of foreign exchange control will promote Mauritian investment overseas," Mr Lutchmeenaraidoo said at the launching of a second-tier
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        Taiwan pushing for lower rates
        98 6 TAIWAN'S central bank will take measures to push current short-term bank interest rates lower by between 1.25 and 4.5 percentage points. Bank officials said the central bank would continue repurchasing government paper, including treasury bills and certificates of deposit, from banks to further pump money
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        Ex-minister to head new bank?
        80 6 DUTCH Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers said that former Dutch Finance Minister Onno Ruding remained a candidate to head a new bank to finance economic recovery in East Europe. Mr Lubbers said after meeting President Francois Mitterrand and Prime Minister Michel Rocard that Ruding was maintaining
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        Dollar$ & Non$en$e
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      Lock icon Liffe and LTOM announce merger
      418 6 FT THE London International Financial Futures Exchange is to join forces with the London Traded Options Market in a move that will create Europe's largest futures and options exchange. The two markets have discussed a merger periodically for more than three years. Monday's announcement surprised
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      Lock icon Japanese banks humbled by market forces
      229 6 AP JAPAN's leading banks, which bumped US competitors from the world's top 10 list in the 1980s, are finding themselves squeezed by higher costs, reduced business and the Tokyo stock market's slide. Paul Heaton, senior analyst at WI Carr Securities, predicts that profits at
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      711 6 W SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT I Explore the Most Successful Ways I o# Managing, Training and Motivating People I at the Conference on July 18 20, 1990 I Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore I I Roi Williams DrAvi Kluger Prol Mitsuyo Hanada II An international panel of HRM consultants and practitioners will
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  • THE REGION
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      Caltex bargains with Bangkok over refineries
      644 7 IN AN unprecedented move, Caltex Oil (Thailand) Co Ltd on Monday proposed to build a sixth oil refinery, which would be exportoriented, on the Southern Seaboard in Thailand in return for the right to build its approved fifth refinery on the Eastern Seaboard. The
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      Visitors to Hongkong up 11.2pc in February
      391 7 HONGKONG'S tourism industry received a welcome boost in February with the arrival of 417,384 visitors, 11.2 per cent more than in February last year, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. This is the first time since the Beijing massacre that there
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      Aussie venture in Tianjin folds up
      245 7 A MAJOR Sino-Australian manufacturing joint venture in Tianjin has gone into liquidation following the collapse of the consumer-goods market in China, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. Production of automatic washing machines at Tianjin Simpson Household Appliance 50 per cent owned by
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      Lock icon Beijing orders industries to clear 110b yuan debt
      323 7 AP THE CHINESE government has given industries four months to pay off a staggering 110 billion yuan (U5523.4 billion) in debt defaults, the official media reported yesterday. The State Council, China's cabinet, said the debts, a result of tough credit policies, slack
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      Lock icon Viet firms call for protectionist moves
      190 7 AFP HEADS of state-owned enterprises based in Vietnam's economic capital of Ho Chi Minh City have asked the government to fight against the illegal invasion of foreign goods, Nhan Dan reported on Tuesday. The official daily said more than 200 business leaders, meeting at
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Lock icon Taiwanese angry over pro-pollution business
        108 7 AP RESIDENTS alarmed by worsening pollution are demanding that the government revise pro-business policies that spurred an economic boom but hurt the environment. Factory blockades, protest rallies and marches have become common as Taiwanese vent their anger over industrial pollution. The demonstrations have forced some
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        Lock icon HK to simplify entry rules
        105 7 AFP HONGKONG is to simplify entry procedures for travellers from Taiwan in a move to avert Taiwan travel agents' threats to boycott the territory, an Immigration Department spokesman said on Wednesday. The simplification of entry procedures at the Kai Tak International Aiiport was agreed by
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        Lock icon IMF urges support for Jakarta
        151 7 AFP THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Western donor countries to continue providing Indonesia with special soft loans at least for another year, the official Antara news agency said on Wednesday. Indonesia has received large amounts of special assistance soft loans available for immediate
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        Lock icon Launch date for China satellite
        89 7 AP A LONG March 3 rocket will be launched in the remote hills of Sichuan province on Sunday to propel China into the international satellite market. The launching of a US-made telecommunications satellite for Asia Sat, a Hongkong-based consortium, is scheduled for the southwest China
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        Lock icon Bangkok to allow Gatt probe
        79 7 Reuter THAILAND agreed to allow a Gatt disputes panel to investigate its restrictions on imports of US cigarettes but said the trade probe should take health aspects of the curbs into account. Thai ambassador Chao Saicheua told a regular session of GATTs ruling council: "We
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  • THE WORLD 1
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      Lock icon US, Japan reach accord on satellites
      441 8 AP US AND Japanese negotiators have reached agreement on expanding opportunities for the sale of American satellites in Japan, marking the third contentious trade issue resolved between the two countries in 10 days. Under terms of Tuesday's agreement, Japan will allow US satellite manufacturers
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      Lock icon Japanese meat firms beefing up foreign links
      119 8 Asahi BOTH LARGE and small Japanese firms are forming ties with foreign meat producers in expectation of the scheduled liberalisation of beef imports scheduled for one year from now. Hamilton Japan Co, based in Kobe, plans to sell processed beef in vending machines,
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      Lock icon US, S Korea settle beef import deal
      266 8 Reuter THE US has told Gatt that it has reached agreement with Seoul over South Korea's curbs on beef import, delegate sources said, but New Zealand and Australia are still seeking deals. Gatt dispute panels found last June that South Korean restrictions on
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      Lock icon Pennsylvania House passes tough anti-takeover bill
      383 8 NYT THE PENNSYLVANIA House passed the United States' toughest anti-takeover measure on Tuesday by an overwhelming vote of 182-10. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, is expected to be approved quickly by a conference committee, and the governor has said he will
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      Lock icon Mexican bid to boost computer industry
      185 8 Reuter THE MEXICAN government has unveiled new import regulations for computers designed to promote the growth of the country's giant electronic information industry. The changes unveiled on Tuesday provide tax incentives for companies producing computers in Mexico, enabling them to import components and finished
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      Lock icon Premadasa sees end to climate of strife
      195 8 Reuter SRI LANKAN President Ranasinghe Premadasa yesterday said that the fear that has gripped Sri Lanka during seven years of civil war is fast disappearing He was referring to the deaths of more than 20,000 people in a separatist rebellion by minority Tamils
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      Lock icon OECD head to visit Tokyo ahead of Paris talks
      310 8 AFP THE SECRETARY general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is due in Tokyo next week to pave the way for ministerial-level talks in Paris in May. The Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Jean-Claude Paye was
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      Lock icon Soviets seek help to convert arms plants
      320 9 Reuter THE SOVIET UNION'S mighty defence industry is looking for Western partners not to make tanks but washing machines and other consumer goods, say Soviet officials. Vilen Terentyev, a member of the Soviet delegation to an East-West economic conference in Bonn, said on
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      Lock icon EC, Bulgaria sign accord
      99 9 AFP THE EUROPEAN Community and Bulgaria have initialled a 10-ycar trade and cooperation pact, in a further strengthening of the EC's ties with the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. The accord, signed on Tuesday in Brussels, called for the scrapping of quota restrictions on Bulgarian imports
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      Dear Comrade...
      38 9 Lithuanians in Vilnius, the republic's capital, have decided to post their protests. This group is queueins up at the local post office to dash off telegrams to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev pleading for independence from Moscow.
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      Lock icon Moscow closer to joining Gatt
      246 9 AFP THE SOVIET UNION should obtain observer status with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade next month, barring serious domestic political developments, say sources in Geneva. The Soviet application met no objections in principle when it was examined on Tuesday for the first time
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      Lock icon More Soviet gold likely
      89 9 Reuter THE SOVIET UNION is likely to increase its gold out* put to offset continued sales of the metal to pay for imports of consumer goods from the West. Richard Levine, the US Bureau of Mines' Soviet specialist, said in Washington on Tuesday that Moscow's need
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      Lock icon E Germany to open oil sector
      235 9 Reuter EAST GERMANY is planning to open its petroleum market to Western oil companies, says the director of the state oil company that currently has a monopoly. Under the former communist authorities, East Germany imported virtually all of its petroleum from the Soviet Union.
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon US manufacturers suffer drop in profits
        106 9 Reuter US MANUFACTURING COMPANIES' after-tax profits fell during the fourth quarter last year to a seasonally adjusted 4.5 US cents for each dollar of sales from 4.9 US cents in the preceding third quarter. The US Commerce Department said on Tuesday that manufacturers' seasonally
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        Lock icon Optical disc recorder unveiled
        78 9 AP THE FIRST commercially available optical disc recorder that can erase stored images and record over them will give broadcasters a better tool than videotape for showing video replays, says Panasonic. The new device would allow television stations to more easily replay a sports highlight, for
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        Lock icon UK firm to aid Siberian region
        82 9 AP A BRITISH management consulting firm has said that it has reached a deal with the Siberian region of Tomsk to help it develop international trade worth more than £2.6 billion (US$4.3 billion). The company, Doctus pic, said in London on Tuesday that it
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        Lock icon Privatisation cost under fire
        74 9 Reuter THE BRITISH Conservative government's partial privatisation of the country's water industry last December cost taxpayers about £3.3 billion (US$5.4 billion), says the main opposition Labour Party. Labour's spokeswoman on water utilities said in London on Tuesday that a report prepared for the party by an
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        Lock icon France expects growth to slow
        93 9 AFP FRANCE'S growth rate will slow and the trade deficit will shrink this year and in 1991. French Economy Minister Pierre Beregovoy said in Paris on Tuesday that the growth rate would slow from 3.7 per cent last year to 3.2 per cent this year
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        Lock icon Pentagon unveils 'Stealth' jet
        63 9 Reuter THE US has unveiled its not-so-secret "Stealth" fighter, a revolutionary US$lO6 million US Air Force jet built to attack at night and avoid detection by enemy radar. The Pentagon released on Tuesday photographs, a videotape and scanty details of the F-l 17A, which has already
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      503 9 Take a look at the shape you're driving in. ABS brakes as standard equipment on all our high-end cars. Until vou you were your how you fare en backbone fitness or a marathon? your suspension. Unlike Odd as this sounds, when you examine cars from your own, Nissan's Multi-Link Suspension
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    No train, no gain
    469 10 EDITORIAL INTERNATIONAL trading houses were glad to hear what the Trade Development Board (TDB) had to say on Monday about the Approved International Trader (AIT) scheme. As they had hoped, the massive tax break for oil trading activities under the Approved Oil Trader (AOT) scheme will
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Every little drop counts
      213 10 THOUGH SINGAPORE will be assured of a greater supply of water from Johor for the next 70 years under a new agreement, there is no room for complacency as we draw about half of our total consumption from our neighbour. By any reckoning, this is a
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      Dry runs, soon?
      116 10 THE DRY WEATHER we experienced in the past few weeks is rare. If it does not ease off soon, a water-rationing exercise cannot be ruled out. Across the Causeway, water is already being rationed in some parts of Johor. And what affects Johor will impinge on our
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      Check the spread of arms
      158 10 PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN of Iraq has maintained that his government has no need to develop a nuclear weapon following allegations that his country has tried to smuggle in nuclear detonators because Iraq possesses binary chemical weapons. But even accepting President Hussein's assurances that Iraq has
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      All the signs were there
      245 10 UNLIKE unforeseen accidents, changes in economic conditions are always preceded by signs and symptoms. The problem lies in determining if those symptoms indicate a change in direction. Stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange have fallen by a large margin again at the start of
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      Help yourselves
      122 10 THE SUSTAINED strong growth in exports for the third straight year last year is a remarkable achievement for Malaysia. Gross exports rose by 22.8 per cent over the previous year to total M 567.8 billion. And 54.1 per cent of this amount is attributed to manufacturers, a long
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      Taking flight too easily?
      131 10 CATHAY PACIFIC Airways may stand to gain from its tentative plan to base some flight-deck crews outside Hongkong. The cheaper accommodation available in other countries should enable the airline to cut costs. Cathay Pacific has given long consideration to the possible move, but in spite of
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    Lock icon Dirty shades of red
    848 10 It wasn't just economies that communism messed up Economist Eastern europe is not only poor: it is dirty. After years of governments suppressing horrifying statistics as state secrets, its liberated peoples are starting to learn the truth about the air they breathe and the water they
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  • ANALYSIS
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      The Fund that would be monetary authority
      1012 11  -  Hongkong's Exchange Fund will keep the HK dollar stable, influence interbank liquidity and act as a lender of last resort. Catherine Ong reports from the colony Catherine Ong Catherine Ong is BT's Hongkong Correspondent ANEW Hongkong government securities market launched recently will pave
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      Lock icon When public boon is private woe
      1350 11  -  Chuang Peck Ming assesses one man's view of government's heavy pressure on the banking and financial sector Chuang Peck Ming COMPETITION from government-backed banks and financial institutions hasn't been all that bad for Singapore's banking and finance industry, in spite of the constant cry
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      Lock icon The German ambition to be financial centre No 1
      685 11  -  Frankfurt is seeking to overtake London as an international financial centre. Janet Guttsman reports Janet Guttsman Reuter Frankfurt is looking for a larger global role and West German bankers hope it will overtake London as Europe's leading financial centre. "The whole
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      COPY LINES
      252 12 INVESTOR RELATIONS is to be one of the core businesses at Edelman Public Relations in the 1990'5. The sector "should account for 10 per cent of our fees by 1992," president of the international PR company Richard Edelman said in a statement. Mr Robert Hubbell, the former executive
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      Loh Lai Ping to head ASAS
      207 12 THE ADVERTISING Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) will be under a "petticoat leadership" for the next three years with the election of Ms Loh Lai Ping to the chair. Ms Loh, who took office this month, will have her hands full with the task
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      Ad watchdog sniffs out more tall tales
      453 12  -  Ad-code breakers are on the rise, but so is consumer savvy, reports Sangeeta Mulchand ADVERTISING MARKETING EDITED BY JEFFREY TSANG Sangeeta Mulchand An advertisement that advised consumers to "Screw Your Next Air-Con" was just one of 119 cases brought before the Advertising Standards
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      Immoral ads turn off over-50s
      159 12 "IMMORAL" and "patronising" advertisements turn off those in the over-50 age group, according to a survey in the UK. Because of this conservative attitude towards such advertising among the over50s, advertisers who insist on using such approaches to promoting their products are wasting rich opportunities,
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      Saatchi & Saatchi clinches Census deal
      273 12 Saatchi Saatchi clinches Census deal THE ADVERTISING company that sold Margaret Thatcher to the British public and put up the first advertisement on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall will today launch a publicity blitz to create awareness for Singapore's biggest census exercise. The local Saatchi Saatchi Advertising office
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      Corp card goes strictly business
      181 12 AMERICAN EXPRESS International has given its corporate card a new look to distinguish it from the other Amex cards. Research has shown that corporate cardmembers "would prefer to carry a card that clearly identified them as business professionals." an Amex statement said. In conjunction with
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      Prudential's biggest marketing blitz slotted for August
      288 12  -  By John Tan IN BID to achieve a higher profile. Prudential Assurance will launch its largest local marketing blitz this August. Billed as a "landmark campaign" for the UK-based group. Prudential Assurance's local set-up is expected to spend close to $1 million for
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Hoch wants to end his role as Goat of Augusta
      461 13 AP SCOTT HOCH, the man who blew the 1989 Masters by missing a two-foot putt, happily anticipates an end to his year-long role as the Goat of Augusta. Hoch said he's played the part quite long enough. "After this week,
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      Organiser drops inaugural Malaysian Open leg
      195 13 DUE TO THE LACK of sponsorship for the inaugural Malaysian Open women's tennis tournament planned for April 16 to 22 in Kuala Lumpur, organiser Australian Sports Marketing has decided to cancel this leg of the Kraft General Foods World Tour Event and hold it
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      Lock icon Navratilova wins second round of Family Circle Cup
      454 13 AP TOP-SEEDED Martina Navratilova, looking for her first tournament victory on clay in nearly two years, defeated Halle Cioflfi 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday in the second round of the US$5OO,OOO Family Circle Magazine Cup. Third-seeded Zina Garrison also advanced with a 6-2,
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    • SIDE LINES
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        Lock icon Lendl wins case against British paper
        78 13 AFP IVAN LENDL has been awarded "substantial" damages in the High Court against a British newspaper which alleged he had an affair with Pamella Bordes. the former Miss India at the centre of a call-girl scandal. The judgement was against the tabloid newspaper Today,
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        Lock icon Arias beaten by 428th seed
        83 13 AP JOHN ROSS, ranked No 428 in the world, upset sixth-seeded Jimmy Arias 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-3 on Tuesday night in the first round of the U*****,000 Prudential-Bache Securities Classic in Florida. Fourth-seeded Scott Davis of the US rallied past ailing Thomas Hogstedt of Sweden
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        Lock icon 76ers beat Rockets
        74 13 AP CHARLES BARKLEY scored 26 points, including 14 in the third period, as the high-scoring Philadelphia 76ers won their eighth straight game overall and 23rd straight at home against the Houston Rockets, 133-112 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia hasn't lost a regular-season game to Houston at the Spectrum
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        Lock icon Ruddock takes on Dokes
        85 13 AP DONOVAN "Razor" Ruddock and Michael Dokes will try to maintain their high positions in the wide-open heavyweight division when they fight at Madison Square Garden. The 26-year-old Ruddock goes into the scheduled 12-round bout ranked as the No 2 contender by both the World Boxing
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        Lock icon Chavez told to defend title
        70 13 AP IBF JUNIOR welterweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez must defend his title Meldrick Taylor within six months, the boxing organisation ruled on Tuesday. Rated by the IBF as the No 1 challenger, Taylor lost his previous bout with Chavez when referee Richard Steele stopped the
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        Lock icon West Indies beats England
        76 13 AP RICHIE RICHARDSON and Carlisle Best led the West Indies to a last-over victory in Barbados on Tuesday with a third-wicket partnership of 111 from 18 overs in the fifth and final one-day cricket international against England. Richardson hit 80 and Best 51 as the West
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      1164 14 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN... WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN... WHERE TO WINE, DINE... Plaza Hotel X Tourism Authority of Thailand jointly present SONGKRAN FESTIVAL 5 18 APRIL Caich the fascinating 'Flying kang Kong' chefs. Thai models, craftmen and cultural dancers on show. Pick sweet mangoes and other
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Sunken treasure battle begins
      1137 15  -  Almost 133 years ago, a ship sank off South Carolina with a fabulous hoard. B Drummond Ayres reports on the various parties laying claim to that fortune. B Drummond Ayres NYT WHEN THE submersible robot Nemo surfaced from the depths of the Atlantic one day last
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      Arts Festival postal booking begins
      357 15 SO WHAT do you do if you want to buy tickets for the Arts Festival but you haven't got an Amex? You could try two things. Either get your credit card company to cough up $300,000 in sponsorship (that's what American Express did to get
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      Sharon Gless break-in fan pleads innocent
      271 15 CHATTERBOX A FAN obsessed with actress Sharoa Gless pleaded innocent on Tuesday to breaking into her home and holding police at bay with a rifle. Joai Leigh Penn, 30, was arrested on March 30 after a seven-hour standoff with police officers. She was armed
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      109 15 LUNCHING AT THE CARLTON BRASSERIE ALWAYS n MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE. If you're looking for a superb lunch in a quiet, pleasant ambience, come for our Business Banquet. Begin with our appetizer buffet that includes fresh oysters, salmon and pate. Then choose from 4 main courses daily, with U.S. Beef
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      427 15 The art of doing business. Fourchettes Business Lunch. At Rmrchettes Grillroom, one of Singapore's finest business lunches awaits The freshest oysters. Goose Rillettes and other appetizers. Main courses from the Grill, or Roast US Prime Rib from the Carvery. Accompanied by the most exquisite Desserts. Teas and Coffees At just
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Nervous selling wipes out early gains
      4626 16  -  By Lim Mui Khi EARLY GAINS made by the local stock market yesterday were quickly erased after nervous investors took profits, driving share prices down throughout the rest of the day. The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 12.91 points to 1,543.01 after reaching a
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
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      Share prices on OTC market fall sharply
      3599 17  -  By Lim Mui Khi PRICES FELL SHARPLY on Clob International yesterday. The (JOB OTC Index was 19.77 points or 2.09 per cent down to 925.55. The Business Times Composite Index also finished lower, losing 10.70 points to 1,320.59. More falls were registered by
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    BONDS, LOANS AND WARRANTS INFORMATION SERVICE
    902 17 Company Kxpiry/ (oupon Conversion period Interest C onversion term for one ordinary maturity (*k) payable share dale CaMwiy Law 1994 6 Dec 31 fwnaii M 1994 Oct 2. 1989 to Oct 20. 1994 1 warrant plus SI cash or 1 warrant plus SI nominal
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Volume shrinks to year's low
      3365 18 MBT IT WAS another dull session on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday, with share prices closing broadly lower as late profit-taking wiped out early gains. Dealers said sentiment on the Kuala Lumpur bourse was in tandem with developments on the Tokyo stock market. The
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1072 18 Current Ex Books Data Total (or Total for payment data dOM payable ttw year last yoar AmM En| 6%TE(I) Apr 11 Apr 17 Apr 28 6%TE 6%TE Awno 15%TE Feb 28 Mar 12 May 15 25%TE 25%TE BAT 90 9%(n) Apr 6 Apr 19 May 3 122.7%(n) 72%
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      323 18 Company Rights Issue MM One-tor four < a MJ210 per share Ex-date Mar 8 Boohs close Mar 77 Acceptance Payment May 10 CiC Twvtor foe (210 per share Three warrants tor every 10 eusting shares held at SO W per warrant Ei4ate Feb 7 Books close Feb 19
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      RESULTS DUE
      400 18 Singapore Stocks List Full Year Conpany PtnoC Date last year Yur •ndtaf Net EPS (c«M») Gran dK Net pro* (TOOO) BMT totan Interim Final Ian 27 Feb 28 tun 90 Nov 89 1696 391 1000 100 516 11.728 1 7171 Toon City H»inw Uvea Mi leeng Hut krone
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      260 18 Rashd Hussaai Berhad: EGM at the Auditorium, Ist Floor, Bangunan Pefemba, 424 Jalan Tun Razak, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Apr 6, at 10am. Malayan tinted Industries Berhad: EGM at the MUI Plaza Conference Centre, Ist Floor, MUI Plaza. Jalan P Ramlee, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Apr
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Tokyo stocks succumb to jitters but close off lows
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        HONGKONG
        1117 19 HONGKONG share prices ended little changed yesterday as caution over falls in Tokyo stocks and mild Beijing jitters ahead of a Chinese grave-sweeping holiday today confined prices to a razorthin range. The Hang Seng Index slid 1.57 points to end at 2,960.88. It had risen some 13 points to
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        TOKYO
        782 19 TOKYO share prices closed down but off their lows as jitters gripped the mar- ket yesterday. Mounting fears that some groups speculating in the stock market are facing financial difficulties aggravated a general uneasiness that the market has not touched bottom. "We're hearing many rumours about speculators going bankrupt,"
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        SYDNEY
        489 19 AUSTRALIA'S sharemarket closed firmer yesterday on thin volume after scattered buying throughout the day and strong gains in New York overnight. The All Ordinaries Index finished 11 points up at 1,516.2 after peaking at 1,520.8 just before lunch. "The market remained fairly buoyant all day but it was really
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        TAIPEI
        367 19 TAIWAN stocks closed sharply lower as investors moved out of the heavily weighted financial sector, which dropped more than 3 per cent. The Weighted Index lost 211.91 points, or 1.9 per cent, to end at 10,907.09. Turnover fell to NTS 108.5 billion from NTS 128.3 billion on Tuesday. Dealers
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        BANGKOK
        202 19 THAI STOCKS edged lower across the board in sluggish trade dominated by speculation on some smaller shares. The SET Index fell 2.17 points to close at 846.00. Declines led advances 66 to 65. "The market opened weak and shares traded sluggishly during the session except for speculation on shares
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        MANILA
        90 19 PHILIPPINE stocks firmed slightly yesterday as foreigners bought local issues following Tuesday's gains in the Nikkei and Dow Jones indices. "Some investors have gone out of the market with caih for the (Easter) ho idays, but (yesterday) there were some foreign buyers, who were probably encouraged by the Dow
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        NEW ZEALAND
        67 19 OVERSEAS interest in Fletcher Challenge, Brieriey Investments and Carter Holt Harvey helped New Zealand shares end higher yesterday as sentiment im- proved after gains on Wall Street and in Tokyo on Tuesday. The Barclays Index closed at 1,726.62, up 12.79 points. Brokers were cautiously heartened by yesterday's rise
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        JAKARTA
        103 19 THE SOARING price of Astra International sent the Jakarta Stock Index up 67.78 points to 681.94, but turnover fell to 1.29 million shares from 2.01 million on Tuesday, the exchange said. Astra holding company started trading its 30 million shares at 14,850 rupiah. It closed at 33,000 rupiah on
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        BOMBAY
        51 19 BOMBAY Stock Exchange share prices shot up on heavy buying yesterday, propelling the exchange index to an all-time high. The index peaked at 811.13 before finishing at 805.86, up 22.89 points or 2.93 per cent. The previous high was 798.01 last July 5. Tlie National Index gained 8.09 to
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  • Wall Street stocks soar on futures-related buying
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      NEW YORK
      950 20 WALL STREET stocks roared to a sharply higher finish on Tuesday, propelled by futures-related buying, firm bond prices and relief over the US stock market's resilience in the face of Tokyo's shakiness. Technology, energy, consumer and fpod stocks attracted interest. Buoyed also by a dipping in long-term US
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      LONDON
      802 20 LONDON share prices were slightly lower at noon yesterday as worries about the future direction of the Tokyo market countered early optimism based on Wall Street's strong close. Traders said they hoped that a bullish start to New York trading would bolster UK share prices in afternoon trading. Lacking
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      AMSTERDAM
      220 20 DUTCH STOCKS were mostly firmer in moderate midday trade yesterday, backed by Wall Street's higher Tuesday close, and a nearly steadying bond market. Foreign demand also underpinned selected stocks. Results of insurer Nationale-Neder-landen were lower than expected, traders said. Nat Ned yesterday reported a 1989 net per share of
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      185 20 WEST GERMAN shares closed slightly lower in moderate trade yesterday, as a lack of buying orders stopped prices from rising to reflect the market's generally favourable mood. "The bourse is just taking a breather after Tuesday's gains," one dealer said. "But we will definitely see a further rise soon."
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      132 20 DEMAND for stocks in the Carlo De Benedetti group helped Italian shares maintain opening gains at the close yesterday. The MIB Index edged up five points, or 0.5 per cent, to close at 999. Brokers said volume was moderate, with small investors largely on the sidelines and most buying
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      115 20 FRENCH share prices were firm at midday yesterday and set to climb further after surging to a new record high on the CAC-40 Index in the morning. The CAC-40 Index was at 2,011.11 at 1037 GMT, 25.56 points or 1.29 per cent above Tuesday's close, having set a high
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      237 20 SWISS SHARES traded quietly steady at midsession after volume dwindled from a lively opening, which had seen rising prices. "The momentum has eased," one trader said. Trading centred on stocks in special situations. The allshare SPI Index stood 2.7 points above Tuesday's close at 1,071.5. Zurich Apr 3 Francs
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      91 20 It could be a controversial deal between two stock market stars, a /*^rarag§|§|P^* >^^— thought-provoking report by university researchers on the latest trans-European jP*jr(g— FOCUS zooms in on the news and jL issues of the day and looks at them in more depth and breadth. FOCUS is the news feature
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      1201 21 FOREX MARKET REPORTS THE US dollar yesterday shed nearly one yen during Asian trading hours as nervousness gripped the market ahead of this Saturday's Group of Seven meeting in Paris. It ended at 158.90 yen and 1.6967 marks in Tokyo yesterday,
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      401 21 Crass rates Apr 4 J USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr A$ NZS USS 1.8830 2.7330 1.6980 159.45 0.6112 1.5025 1.3167 1.7301 S$ 0.5311 1.4514 0.9018 0.8468 0.3246 0.7979 0.6992 0.9188 MS 0.3659 68.90 0.6213 0.5834 0.2237 0 5498 0.4818 0.6330 Dm 0.5889 1.1090 1.6095 93.90 0.3600
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      573 21 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 4 4 1/4 1-month 6 1/8 6 1/4 2-month 6 1/4 6 3/8 3-month 6 5/16 6 7/16 Qwmight mode: S-l/2 LSS Bid Offer 7 days 8 5/16 8 7/16 1 month 8 5/16 8 7/16 2 months 8 3/8 8 1/2
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      344 21 AFP THOUGH shaken by its plummeting financial markets, Japan will get little sympathy at Saturday's meeting in Paris of the Group of Seven major industrialised democracies, analysts say. The bursting of Japan's inflated equity and real estate markets in recent
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      1438 21 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/lnt Vol Jun 90 91.35 91 36 91.34 91.34 2129 ***** 2562 Sep 90 91.24 91.24 91.23 91.23 443 4561 989 Dec 90 91.07 9108 9106 91.07 293 2583 469 Mar 91 90 99 90.99 90.98 90.99 34
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      Lock icon Single market for white sugar futures favoured
      389 22 Reuter THIN trade in white sugar futures contracts in both Paris and London underlines the need for a single market for this commodity, traders in both cities said. "There is no need for two white sugar markets in US dollars," a trader with
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      221 22 AFP THE aggregate crude oil cutput of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) stood at 23.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in March, the International Energy Agency said in Paris. The figure was identical to the agency's final revised output level for February, which
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      100 22 Reuter THAILAND will revoke the export licences of any of its traders found guilty of defaulting on foreign shipment obligations, Thai Deputy Agriculture Minister Charoen Kanthawong said. Mr Charoen said after a visit to three European countries that British and French buyers complained to him that
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      Singapore rubber prices close slightly higher
      836 22 REPORTS RUBBER Singapore: Rubber prices closed marginally higher with May 1 RSS buyer quoted at 156.2S cents a kg, up 0.25 cent from Tuesday's close. Dealers said prices rose slightly on some covering interest in the afternoon following firmer Japanese advices. However, trading remained
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    1470 22 Rubber Apr 4 MS (to la bates) —TTTj i Noon (lose Int 1 RSS Prompt 153.00/154.00N 153.25/154.25 Int 1 RSS May 90 156 00/156 50 156 2*156.75 Int 1 RSS June 157.25/157.75 157 50/158 00 Inl 2 RSS OP 151.25/153 25N 151 50/I53 50N Int 3 RSS OP 145.75/147.75N
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      628 22 NOTICES THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS (FAR EAST) PTE LTD (In Liquidation) At a ganaral mtetinj of INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS (FAR EAST) PTE LTD duly oonvened end held on the 2nd day of April, 1990 the following special resolution was pessed: SPECIAL RESOLUTION That the Company ba wound up
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      861 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SAKURAYA TRADING (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 18. Kailang Place #06 33 Singapore 1233,
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      987 23 City Flight ETA Flight ETD Abu Dhabi GA887 1225 KL840 2115 GA975 1300 GA894 2350 KL839 1415 Adelaide SQ228 2015 UF82 2200 QF81 2045 Amsterdam SQ23 0720 KL840 2115 GA975 1300 SQ24 2200 KL839 1415 GA894 2350 Athens 0A472 0050 SQ32 2230 Auckland BA11 1455 SQ325
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      530 23  -  DISPATCH FROM VIETNAM By Denis D Gray IT WAS arguably the most famous 500 square metres of the Vietnam Wan the terrace of the Continental Hotel where spies, soldiers and journalists gathered at sunset to swap tales and numb the war's horrors with drink. The
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      153 23 As at 3pm yesterday: I>ocal dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.4300 1.4500 Canadian dollar I.S920 1.6120 NZ dollar ***** 1.1150 Sterling pound 3.0630 3.0930 US dollar 1.8760 ***** Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 15.30 16.30
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      273 23 Red-eyed 8 Passage for friend touring LJ—LmJ—^^^ 10 Effigies with a knowing 11 Really good guy, we hear, Ml '■H |Bf |H| as president 12 Poles with a lot of dollars, i j but there's a drawback (4) Entreaty notable the first place (8) 15 Set up in the most
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      231 23 Singapore OUTLOOK; Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Report for 24 hours prior to 7.30pm on Apr 4 at the airport: Max temp 34.4 Assoc humidity 63 Mia temp 25.9 Assoc humidity 93 Hrs of sunshine 6JO Rainfall in mm trace Rainfall this mth 0.8 Rainy days this nth
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    238 24 Reuter CARTEL-LIKE arrangements keep international telephone call prices artificially high and have led to telephone users worldwide being overcharged by more than US$lO billion a year, a British newspaper has alleged. Quoting a confidential report prepared last year by the OECD (Organisation for
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    126 24 AFP SOUTH KOREA is the closest of Asia's newly industrialised economies to joining the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Pierre Vinde, the OECD's deputy secretary-general, said in Tokyo yesterday that South Korea had recently become a full member of an OECD working party
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    402 24 AFP THE SOUTH KOREAN government has unveiled a set of measures designed to stimulate the economy, saying the currency is to be further devalued and new loans to be made to companies. It also officially dropped a plan to ban financial transactions conducted under
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    274 24 AFP WHEN HE was vicepresident, George Bush urged Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos to invest in US property instead of an oil deal with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Mrs Marcos' lawyer said on Tuesday at her racketeering trial in New York. Defence
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    720 24  - Car quotas get rid of that kiasuism The Bottom Line YONG POW ANG YONG POW ANG Yong Pow Ang is a correspondent on BT's Politics and Economics Desk WHAT WILL BE the going price for the right to own cars under the quota system? This has been the question since
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    36 24 Posing for cameramen here are Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke (sixth from left), new ministers in his Cabinet and Governor-General Bill Hayden (fifth from left) after a swearing-in ceremony in Canberra yesterday.
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    81 24 Bernama THE Malaysian Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board will cease operations in line with the government's aspirations to control and reduce gambling activities. A Malaysian Finance Ministry statement said the decision was concurrent with the assimilation of Islamic values in the country. The lotteries
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    97 24 AFP INDONESIA'S inflation rate fell by 0.39 per cent last month while the country posted a US$6l6 billion trade surplus in January. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta yesterday, Information Minister Harmoko said consumer index prices dropped by OJ9 per cent in March because of a
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    217 24 AP THE BRITISH government, trying to limit the upheaval caused by its unpopular new local tax, has ordered authorities in the country's 20 highest-spending communities to impose lower taxes and cut budgets. The move came on Tuesday, in the aftermath of
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        149 25 AFP SOUTH KOREAN SHIPYARDS received orders for a record 1.309 million tons of new ships worth US$7Bl million in March, bringing to a total of 2.285 million tons worth U551,746 billion the orders taken since the beginning of the year, the Trade and Industry
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        76 25 Reuter HIGHER CARGO RATES and a general improvement in the shipping environment were behind CMB SA's strong growth in 1989, and conditions so far this year have been very similar, the Belgian shipping group said. CMB, just over 50 per cent owned by Societe Generate
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        139 25 Reuter OIL TANKER TONNAGE sold for scrap in March totalled 40,256 long dwt (two vessels), compared with only one of 3,130 long dwt in February, London Shipbroker Howard Houlder said. One combination carrier of 72,100 long dwt was sold for scrap in March, the
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        98 25 Reuter WORLD OIL TANKERS in lay-up, idle or under repair fell slightly to 2.91 million long dwt (22 vessels) at the end of March from 2.92 million dwt (23) a month earlier, London shipbroker Howard Houlder said. Combination carriers laid-up at end-March were unchanged
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        101 25 Reuter FINLAND'S OY WARTSILA AB said it lost 366 million markka in 1989 after big extraordinary losses resulting mainly from the collapse of Wartsila Marine Industries Inc last autumn. According to new figures from the group, which updated estimates issued last month, Wartsila's extraordinary expenses
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      414 25  -  LOWER OPERATING COSTS AT PASIR GUDANG By OTHMAN ABU BAKAR THE INCREASING popularity of Johor Port in Pasir Gudang is causing concern among some Singaporebased freight forwarders. Several of them are feeling the pinch on their businesses lately as more Malaysian exporters,
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      291 25  -  By DEXTER LEE A SHARP INCREASE in the demand for ship slots has led Singapore-based carrier Macoline to charter another ship for its common feeder service to Madras. Since last November, Macoline has had a feeder service jointly with Hongkong carrier Sindbad Lines
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      272 25 AFP INTERNATIONAL shipping companies may be allowed to trade on New Zealand's domestically protected coastal shipping routes under proposals released in Wellington yesterday. Only ships with New Zealand survey certificates and with seafarers holding the country's certificates of competency employed under
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      1513 26 A look at some of the issues that matter for the cruise industry in the 1990s Seatrade Cruise Shipping Report SO FAR. SO GOOD. Once again the cruise industry has seen off the doubters and. in 1989, seems to have kept its remarkable record
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        293 26 Port Klang South Port Prosper berth 1; Stainless Commander berth 2; Vokkou berth 3; Mutia Hayu berth 4; Hong Soon II berth 5; Pernas Safari berth 7A; Ocean Ruby berth J Shell KCT: Kris Lemona berth 8; Eagle Dawn berth 9 North Port Murrayeverett berth 11; Alam Tenaga berth
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      839 27 DRY CARQO freight market ratee remained under downward preeeure on Tueeday aa reports emerged of tonnage being secured at lower levels on key voyages, brokers said. In the grain sector business from the 14$ Qulf to Japan was fixed at a rate betwesi U5524.50 and US$25, US$l below
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      9260 32 aarhu9 VIII* de Vegs CM O'Aftretement. April 5 Lies Maartk Macro Lin*. April 9/7 Ming Hop*. Yang Ming Lin*. April 7. Noraala Samantha. SeeLand/Norsaia. April 7. Ming Propitious. Yang Ming Lin*. April 9 Alsska Maru. Trlot. April 10(PK). Ned Dam ScanOutch April
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      HK to set up Port Development Board
      378 38 THE HONGKONG government's decision to form a Port Development Board augurs well for a better relationship with private shipping interests. A report In the South China Morning Post said the board would become the port's most influential body, where the government would lead
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      Lock icon Schenker to open Polish and Czech offices
      304 38 Lloyd's List THE WEST GERMAN freight forwarding and transport group Schenker will set up offices in Poland and Czechoslovakia and upgrade its Hungarian office into a full-scale freight forwarding company, Schenker said in Frankfurt. With these steps, it would take account of the
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      Lock icon Rotterdam seals discharge outlets of chemical tankers
      296 38 AP HARBOUR INSPECTORS in Rotterdam have begun sealing discharge outlets on vessels carrying harmful chemicals in an effort to halt illegal underwater dumping in the world's largest port, the Port Authority announced on Tuesday. "Since yesterday, we have been affixing steel fasteners onto
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      125 38 AFP DEUTSCHE AEROSPACE, the aeronautics subsidiary of West German group Daimler-Benz, said on Tuesday it was to sell its shipping division to state-owned shipyard Bremer Vulkan. The two sides had signed a memorandum of understanding on the deal, and were negotiating detailed
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      848 38 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehenaive description of the market. Prices shown are baaed on average-eized stem. Market movementa are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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      141 25 INSIDE So far, so good THE CRUISE industry's performance in the 1980s is indeed an enviable one. Demand has grown from 1.5 million passengers in 1980 to 3.5 million in 1989. In short, it is an industry that has truly found its place in the sun. But can this story
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      1137 31 r BEN LINE CONTAINERS LTD > 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint m Fax- *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT VESSEL ]vOY SP I PK I STON HAM BHAVEN ROAM HAVRE Totaga Bay 09/540 Sated 6/4 24/4 27/4 28/4 26/4 25/4 Hamburg Express 95/539
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      506 31 MYANMA FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon); Spore P.Kelang Penang Bangkok HPAAN Vl4l* i/10 Apr PAGAN VISSW 2002 APR ■g* THE BANK UNE (A Mrvic* of Andrew Weir Shipping) SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE U HEAVY LIFT CAPABILITY I EXPRESS TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA I Sun COLUMBUS SINGAPORE VCS
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      565 32 fHiS IRANIAN SERVICE Singapore loading for IRAN TEYFOURI 2/4 Bandi Abbas A VSL MIO Banda Abbas (National Una Ot Mexico) U.S. WEST COAST/MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA CONTAINER SERVICE HKG LI ENSINADA ICARKNAS S CRUZ KANZANIILO TOLUCA VlO 300 22J4 24/4 2M »4 2/5 MITAL V 24 1(4 1/5 I*s OAXACA Vl2 LI/4
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      347 32 MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. EASTBOUND TO USA WESTBOUND FROM USA TO PSW SIN HUG LBH OAK S£» FROM PSW LBH OAK SEA HKG SIN HYUNDAI COMMANDER 16C 071* 12,-04 3004 0305 0605 HYUNDAI INNOVATOR W* OMB 0603 llflß »03 05OJ HYUNDAI PIONEER 31E 13/04 U/04 07/05 10,-05 1305 HYUNDAI EXPLORER
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      212 32 CCNI# Compart 1a Chilcna de Navrgacion Inirrucranica S.A. TO SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS VO3Ol SIN POM LAE SUV PPT CAPE MALEAS 25/4 6/5 8/5 15/5 20/5 DIRECT CHILE SERVICE VO3Ol SIN IQQ ANF VAP THO CAPE MALEAS 25/4 29/5 1/6 4/6 6/6 AGENTS B BORNEO SHIPPING PTE LTD MAS BULDNG #*****7
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      843 33 ■|s*E= Inter ((Hi MAKIIIMI I 111 FCL/LCL TO: FAR EAST JAPAN EUROPE FIJI ISLAND KAOHSIUNG —15/4 TOKYO —12/4 LE HAVRE 9/4 LAUTOKA —13/4 KEELUNG —15/4 YOKOHAMA —12/4 ROTTERDAM 9/4 SUVA —13/4 MANILA —13/4 KOBE —12/4 UK PORTS 9/4 BANGKOK —14/4 A i ictqai IA HAMBURG —9/4 EAST AFRICA BUSAN -13/4
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      732 33 I Nedlloyd WE GIVE YOU THE WORLD kW'W Nedlloyd Lines ymwW NEW ZEALANP/FUt i I VESSEL Jkt PKg 'Pen *Btk S.n S 5T7» Auckland FijKA) N.Ptymouth(A) Timaru lytt»lton<B) Dun«din(B) Napier Welliinton(C) Tauran(a N Rochester*** 11/4 14/4 11/4 11/4 13/4 11/4 1/5 45 3/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 6/5 7/5 S/5 N
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      1121 34 N. AMERICA-ATLANTIC COAST VOY *INDO 'PK/PNG |~SGP LB CHLS NFK NYC HFX RAINBOW BRIDGE 23 2/4 3/4 5/4 28/4 8/5 10/5 12/5 16/5 OOCL FREEDOM 30 9/4 10/4 12/4 5/5 15/5 17/5 15/5 23/5 OOCL FAITH W 22/4 21/4 19/4 12/5 22/5 24/5 26/5 30,5 OOCL FRIENDSHIP 19 23/4 24/4
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      719 34 ETD S N (1 DAY) 0 DAY) (1 DAY) MENA 1 09/W/90 PORT KELANG PENANG BANGKOK VICTOR TWICE^fKLY BOOKING CONTACT w crn SIN PDAYS) (1 DAY) <«pap' 08/Wflo JaMik HONG KONG KAm4 mwc KEELUNG JOYCE/JUDY ll TWICE/WKLY ETD SIN (6 DAYS) (1 DAY) DAYS) 08jow BUSAN MANILA NAGOYA serene/ssti twice/wkly
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      304 34 Continental Pacific Shipping jr TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KKU S PORE PK LOADINC FOR TAIPAN SW SM ROM/ANT/FLU/UK ARTEMISION Sid SETE/RDM/ANT/FLU/UK BYRON V 7/4 12/4 1M SETE/ROM/AAT/FLU/UK Losda Sj bah, Indonesia ®MULTIPORT AGENCIES (S) PTE. LTD. TEL: *****77 FAX: *****31 P.K. MULTIPOINT SON BHD TEL: 9M2MM TLX: MA *****
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      630 34 GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD |OC>4 23 Telok A r af Street SINGAPORE 0104 1 TEL: *****80 (10 LINES) Fu: *****04 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: S'por* P Ketone Penanj GOLDEN HAVEN Cotombo'Ktoch., DuOfc HO Apr GOLDEN BEAR Colombo Karacfi DuSa. »21 Apr CHINA SERVICE VU QING HuancpuShancha 15/14 Apr
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      1653 35 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE yy *****7400 C0 UK /EUROPE *****19, AUST/INDIA/PAK *****18 K USA *****16, FAR EAST *****48 gza %ZT m 79 °C'FS:M2- IMPORT: *****69/*****50 233p EXPORT: *****53/*****04 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K.L.-*****33, P.Kelang-*****87, Penang-*****0, J.Bahru-*****3, *****4 H~Ti)R"vHL/VOY PK!S PHti H»iP MUTHKR VSL/VOY S«.P LEH KLX BOM HAM MOTfCB
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      1245 35 m sinsov SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55, Market Street Singapore 0104 Tel: *****33 (15 Lines) Terminal Office: HMHXfI Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Telei Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** PfNAMC KiLANC MESSRS MAI TMOMC SMIPTINC W Ptn»n| Strttt. Piw* ItoUyvi MA HAN OI ING SYSTEM
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      757 36 r |^USW-LIhESM^ DSR LINES VEB DEUTRACHT/SEEREEDEREI ROSTOCK INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE MEMBER OF EACON SERVICE TO EAST MEDITERRANEAN NORTH CONTINENT EUROPE OUTBOUND SIN *LCA ANT ROM HBG RST E THAELMANN 2/» In Pt 11/04 27/04 27/04 29/04 03/05 RUEBELANO 2/» 14/04 30/04 10/05 10/05 12/05 13/05 W. ULBRICHT 4/10 01/05 15/05
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      1207 36 UKC CONVENTION Al. MH6VICK Vassal P KLG PNG P G LoAdinf for TONGCHUAN 103 Rott«rd*m/Ant<nrp YANGCMUAN 26/4 Rottartam/Aiitworp CHINA PULL CONTAIN** 6CTVICT Vassal PKL PNG SPORE BKK HKG SHA QIN LYG WEI HE SO 27/3 2S/J 31/3 6/4 10/4 YANG FANG KOU 125 31/3 21/3 5/4 U/4 19/4 20/4 Actaptinf
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      260 36 FAST DIRECT REGULAR SERVICE TO INDONESIA PORT PADANG/PK. BALAM SEMARANG/ PANJANG/CIGADING/BENGKULU VSL ETA ETD LOADING FOR DELI INDAH 7.4 90 84 90 PANjANG/PK BALAM NAGA JAYA 9.4.90 10.4.90 PANJANG LAMPUNG JAYA IN PORT 10.4 90 SEMARANG/PANJANG PINANG JAYA 10 490 12.4.90 PANJANG/PK BALAM PERITA JAYA In Port 8.4 90 PANJANG/JAKARTA
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      555 36 v ——1 VcA POSEIDON CONTAINER TRANSPORT GMBH HAMBURG TRANS-SIBERIAN CONTAINER SERVICE SOTRA GENERAL AGENTS ACCEPTING ALL FCL LCL CONVENTIONAL CARGOES AFGHANISTAN I: Hairaton, Tourghundi, Kabul, Herat, Mazar-I-Sharif, Mashad, Kushka 11R A N I: Djulfa, Astara VIA ILYICHEVSK ETD SINGAPORE :9/4, 13/4, 26/4, 29/4, 12/5, 16/5 leurope 1 :To all inland
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      491 36 ASEAN PORTS Ngow Hock Agency Co Ltd BKK (Tel: *****80) [yam. jwr 1 miiwom wm 1 Sim BHUM 442W Thuf In PI Sun M PIVA BHUM 21* Stt 7/4 Tut Mf4 JIWA BHIHT IHW Hon it* THur 12/4 MAMA BHUM WW tNd IV* Stt 14/4 MtKHAWIK KUWAKO 04W W«d 11/4
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      1068 37 EXPRESS FEEDER SERVICE (Fully Containerised) VESSEL SIN CAL CTG A VSL 7/4 14/4 A VSL 11/4 17/4 A VSL 15/4 21/4 (Conventional Service) ETA S'PORE LOADING FOR BANGLAR PROGOTI 12/4 S.KOREA/JAPAN BANGLAR MAYA 7/4 CTG/MONGLA ETA S'PORE LOADING FOR A VSL 15/4 Port Suez/Port Said/Alexandra i*-«n EAST MALAYSIA SNIPPING ENT.
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      197 37 VESSEL I VOY ETA LOAOtWO FO« SPOWE ANOiNET 19MB S/06 OARESSALAAM DJIBOUT I ASSAB MASSAKKA HOOEIOAH ABBAY WOM2 24W8 155 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA. DJIBOUTI assab massawa. hooeioah PQ KIEN HUNG LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED FORTNIGHTLY LINER SERVICE TO MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPTING BOTH FCL/LCL CARGO Vessel Voy Spore |P. Louis" Durban
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      596 37 te.P.T. MASKAPAI PELAYARAN WPULAU LAUT FULLY CONTAINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE-WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEDULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OF S PORE. INDONESIA. MALAYSIA A THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO JKT, PKG, PNG AND. BKK FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL: *****55 SINGAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE VSL VOY SIN JKT PAJ
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      691 37 irmn BAY OF BENGAL SERVICES MADRAS CALCUTTA ¥E>IELS WT >W MM SIM MOTE RIIS 02*90 OS/4 12/4 11/4 ING£R RIIS 02N90 10/4 17/4 24/4 MOTE RIIS Q3N9O 19/4 26/4 03/5 YEAR BUILD I*9 INGER RIIS 03*190 24/4 01/S 08/5 DANISM FUG MEETE RIIS 04N90 03/5 111/S 17/5 INGER RIIS 04N90
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      357 37 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND Sapifi |Fr i 111 M i I |A«cH—I On—*"""] MUSUL MS *4 a* m* VS H IW C VfROUK M KM W 55 U/S uii aji a*tw»«ii iir~ u/s m a/i Si S S TWT txfttss Minim 2M S» 55 2/7 Aho tcctpting cirgo to:AUSTRALIA Adelaide Britten*
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      782 38 |FM*r fran [v 5 PNGIPKL iHoOw Vmml |V«y SIN LAX OAK HOU DAL CHI/ NOR Mill NYC OUR NEW USA SERVICE CALLS RUNGA KEMUNINC V 042 1/4 ALLIGATOR FORTUNE VJ3299 _9/4 »4_ 3*4_ _1/S_ _l/5_ J/5_ _2/5_ _2/5_ _Vs_ SINGAPORE RUNGA KEMUNING VM4 JW_ ALLIGATOR VICTORY V ***** 10/4 _Jff_
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      101 38 WORLDGATE EXPRESS LINES PTE LTD Tel: *****11 Fax: *****73 TLX: ***** WGATE mK *The Difference is Quality 80UTH EAST ASIA FAR EAST USA ALL PORT [BANGKOK 14/41 jHONOKONQ »4 LOS ANGELES IvTj [MANILA" |KEE/KAO 10/4~ NEW YORK 16/41 Jakarta 14/4 pusaw 12/4 [P KELANG/PENANG 18/4 rtOKYQ/YOKO 10/4 |RANGOON 20/4 INAOOVA
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      147 38 Regional Weather x ios jf hoe SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 0730 HOURS ON APRIL S. LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature °C A Weother Wind direction with speed »n knots Rom v.. Cloud, Sk, Wov.h„,h, Surface windi arc indicated by arrows which fly with the wind One full circle represents
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