The Business Times, 3 January 1991

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    10 1 Business Times MCI (P) 16/12/90 Thursday January 3 1991 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Downturn expected by most Japanese businessmen: poll
      73 1 MOST Japanese businessmen answering a new poll predict Japan's current stretch of economic expansion, now 49 months old, ending sometime in 1991. Kyodo News Service reported yesterday that in its survey of the chief executive officers of 100 major companies, 71 per cent
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      Probe on Lokes
      23 1 POLICE are checking the banking accounts of Mrs Tammie Loke and her late lawyer husband, Loke Yoon Kee Page 2
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      Pay-rise survey
      33 1 BLUE-COLLAR and clerical workers can expect a total wage rise of 8.5 per cent this year, one-point lower than the projected increment for executives, according to a compensation survey Page 2
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      Consolidation period
      37 1 HONGKONG'S economy is undergoing a period of consolidation with growth forecast at between 3 and 4 per cent, and inflation is expected to move back below the 10 per cent mark this year Page 7
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      Bush says that word
      43 1 US PRESIDENT George Bush has used the R-word "recession" for the first time to describe some areas of the US economy, but says he will veto any big new quick-fix spending plans from Congress to curb it Page 9
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      Trouble with troops
      41 1 EMERGING DETAILS on the recent ouster of the head of Soviet forces in Germany highlight Moscow's new resolve in dealing with mushrooming desertions, wholesale looting and the growing number of violent incidents involving the German population Page 9
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      Slump for ad agencies
      23 1 AS US advertisers slash their budgets, ad agencies are seeing the biggest downturn since the early 1970s Page 12
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      Bare niceties
      27 1 1991 will see many bare shoulders on the beaches, at grand parties, at lunches at nice restaurants, at private dinners and in theatres. Page 15
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    • Article
      New Lufthansa plane
      41 1 IN LINE with its aim to expand its coverage of Asian cargo markets, German carrier Lufthansa plans to introduce yet another 8747 freighter on its Singapore-Frankfurt route in the third quarter of the year. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow down
      43 1 SHARE PRICES began the new year lower on Wall Street yesterday with the Dow Jones index of leading industrials slipping 6.93 points to 2,626.73 in the first five minutes of trading. On Monday, the Dow closed 4.45 points higher at 2,633.66.
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      Footsie lower
      50 1 LONDON share prices were lower at midday yesterday as fears of war in the Middle East and dashed hopes of a cut in interest rates gripped the market. At about 1200 GMT, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-Share Index was down 15 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 2,128.5.
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      IHD planning listings
      32 1 IHD HOLDINGS, the Hong-kong-based group which saved Singapore's Emporium Holdings from going under in 1987, is planning public flotations of two of its subsidiaries in the Republic Page 3
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      Discrepancies noted
      32 1 LONG-SUSPENDED Leong Huat Industries has released its annual report for the year ended Dec 31, 1989, along with a lengthy auditors' report highlighting discrepancies in its banking records Page 3
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      DBSAM in tie-up
      35 1 DBS Asset Management will team up with a key US investment specialist as part of. an overall plan to form strategic alliances in the major financial capitals of the world. Page 6
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    • Article
      CURRENCIES
      18 1 Exchange rates USS SSI.7500 Yen SSI.2887 MS SS0.6458 Money market rates Overnight 3-3/4 -1/4 3-month 4-1/4 -1/2
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      COMMODITIES
      37 1 London Gold AM fix US$392.50 US$7.10 Rubber S'pore Jan 153.50*/kg -0.25 M'sia Jan 239.50*/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 64 tonnes +19 Spot M$ 14.86 /kg -0.14 Crude palm oil Turnover 1,757 lots +489 Jan M$901/tonne +15
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      STOCK INDICES
      26 1 Wednesday Change BT-MGA 575.88 -4.30 Kuala Lumpur ....501.23 -4.69 Hongkong 3,031.3 +6.79 Svdney 1,285.1 +7.1 Monday Change New York 2,633.66 +4.45 London 2,143.5 -16.9
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    S'poreans rank fourth in business tour of Vietnam
    439 1  -  Japanese form largest group, followed by the French and the Thais By Harish Mehta VIETNAM Tourism Year 1990 closed with Singaporeans appearing to be the fourth-largest group of business travellers to the country. However, not many tourists from Singapore travel to Vietnam.
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    Hanoi buys European passenger aircraft
    289 1 VIETNAM will take delivery of two European-made passenger aircraft between 1992 and 1993 as part of an ambitious plan to buy Western aircraft. The United States, however, currently outlaws business with Vietnam under an economic embargo, effectively blocking US companies from selling aircraft to that
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    Lock icon Bush hopes fighting will take only a few days
    534 1 The Gulf Crisis Agencies US PRESIDENT George Bush said he hoped any fighting to drive Iraq out of Kuwait would be over in a few days but declared :"No price is too heavy to pay." In an interview which was delayed-broadcast
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    UIC asks Isetan to help develop Phuket hotel
    472 1  -  By Conrad Raj UNITED Industrial Corporation, which has been hogging the limelight, has invited Japanese retailer Isetan to jointly develop a $130 million hotel and golfing complex in the Thai resort province of Phuket. The hotel will be the UIC group's third
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    Late boost for Simex from Gulf crisis
    163 1 THE Gulf crisis has boosted trading on Simex but it came too late to offset the sharp declines earlier in the year. So for the year 1990, turnover on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange was down 8.8 per cent, though the second half
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        SBC launches golden handshake scheme
        142 2 THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation has introduced a golden handshake scheme following a collective agreement with the SBC Staff Union, according to the latest issue of NTUC News. The scheme enables staff whose contributions are in areas outside the requirements of the corporation or are not
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        Parliament sits today
        15 2 PARLIAMENT will sit today, said the Ministry of Information and the Arts.
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        Working for acceptance
        115 2 THE Institute of Labour Studies, set up by the NTUC, is working with other tertiary institutions to get them to accept the institute's industrial relations diploma for admission to universities. The secretary-general of NTUC, Ong Teng Cheong, said in an interview with NTUC News that the diploma
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        Do not cause congestion
        46 2 THE police have said that organisations wishing to conduct promotional activities should not be a public nuisance or cause traffic congestion. They issued the reminder after Shell's offer of free petrol on Jan 1 caused traffic congestion and obstruction at many places.
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      MAS cuts rate for export bills
      329 2  -  By Alvin Tay THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday gave local exporters a fillip by announcing a three-quarter point cut in its export and pre-export bills to 5.5 per cent. The new rate, which takes effect from today, comes on the heels of
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      Good outlook for blue collar, clerical pay
      393 2  -  By Anna Teo CfeSPITE a sluggish economic outlook, blue collar and clerical wages are expected to increase by a total of 8.5 per cent this year less than one percentage point lower than last year's salary rise. According to Hay Management Consultants' compensation
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      Police investigating bank accounts of Tammie Loke and late husband
      299 2 THE POLICE have asked banks in Singapore to furnish them with information relating to the banking accounts of Mrs Tammie Loke and her late husband, Loke Yoon Kee. The Association of Banks in Singapore has told its members in a
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      FELS launches third harsh environment jack-up drilling rig
      279 2  -  By Selva Kumar FAR EAST Levingston Shipbuilding (FELS) yesterday launched a third harsh environment jack-up drilling rig built for Santa Fe. Called Galaxy I, the jackup rig was designed by Friede and Goldman of New Orleans in conjunction with the United States"
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
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      Plans to float Emporium and restaurant chains
      506 3  -  Listing hopes for Emporium Holdings, Chao Phaya From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG IHD HOLDINGS, the Hong-kong-based group which saved Singapore's Emporium Holdings from going under in 1987, is planning public flotations of two of its subsidiaries in the Republic. Chairman and chief executive
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      Lock icon Faber completes major part of restructuring
      293 3 MBT THE FABER group (formerly Faber Merlin Malaysia) received M 5222 million from Fleet Holdings on Dec 31, 1990, following a special issue of 222 million new M$ 1 shares to its largest shareholder. From the proceeds, Faber fulfilled its commitment to all the
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      Discrepancies in Leong Huat banking records
      391 3  -  By John Tan LONG-SUSPENDED Leong Huat Industries yesterday released its annual report for the year ended Dec 31,1989, along with a lengthy auditors' report highlighting discrepancies in the company's banking records. The auditors' report also disclosed that the company had ceased to be a
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      Chan family demonstrates that blood is thicker than water
      597 3  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By Ranjit Gill DATUK. Robert Chan arrived for the black-tie New Year's eve dinner more than an hour late, having dashed down from Penang after a memorable extraordinary general meeting at Palmco Holdings Bhd. Within minutes
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        SA starts share scheme for full-time employees
        142 3 SINGAPORE AEROSPACE (SA) has introduced its SA Share Ownership Scheme (SSS) for the purchase of existing shares in the company as an incentive to full-time employees of the SA group. The scheme took effect on Tuesday. Members, participation is voluntary, will contribute monthly
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        Hour Glass warrant at 95'
        67 3 THE Hour Glass has announced that the warrant subscrip- tion price under its rights issue of $19.2 million 5 per ant unsecured notes has been fixed at 95 cents per share. This represents a 5 per cent discount from the average of the last traded
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        Ambassador sells unit's shares
        86 3 AMBASSADOR Holdings has sold its entire shareholdings of two million $1 shares in its wholly-owned subsidiary Ambas- sador Oil Sdn Bhd (AOSB) to Messrs Noor Rashid bin Othman and Nurul Khodar bin Zuddus for a cash consideration of M 522,000 on a willing buyer and willing
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        GSI's NTA stands at $2.14
        30 3 GENERAL Securities Investments announced yesterday that the unaudited consolidated net tangible asset backing per share in the company was $2.14 as at Nov 30, 1990.
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        Sea View chief increases stake
        33 3 MR LIM KOK GIN, chairman of Sea View Hotel, has acquired 50,000 shares of $1 each of the company on Dec 26, 1990 for a consideration of $190,415.62.
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        ASN starts trading at M$ 1.08
        72 3 MALAYSIA'S largest unit trust, the National Unit Trust (ASN), started trading at MSI.OB a share, representing an 8-cent premium, ASN officials said. In a related development, the Malaysian government intends to prosecute bumiputras who sell their names to non-bumiputras to buy Amanah Saham Nasional
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      Metal Con arm to buy shares in Thai firms
      197 3  -  By Harish Mehta METAL Containers subsidiary Ace Plastic Technology Pte Ltd will acquire shares in two Thai companies, representing a 12 per cent stake in each of them. The deal centres around the acquisition of 12,000 shares in Sintraco Co Ltd
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      Lock icon Business as usual on first KL trading day of the year
      365 3 Bernama THE LAST day of 1990 may have been the deadline for Malaysian stockbroking firms to comply with the minimum paid-up capital requirements but it was business as usual on the first day of trading in 1991 yesterday. Stockbroking
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Stanley Ho to buy stake in MJC
      294 4 Consortium to take over management Reuter CASINO tycoon Stanley Ho has agreed to buy out a majority stake in the financially troubled Macau Jockey Club (MJC), press reports in the Portuguese-run territoiy and nearby Hongkong said on Tuesday. Hongkong newspapers said a consortium
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      Lock icon Drop in world tin prices puts Indonesian tin giant in the red
      250 4 AFP INDONESIA'S state-owned PT Tam bang Timah, one of the world's largest tin mining companies, suffered an estimated four billion rupiah (US$2.l6 million) loss for 1990, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. Antara quoted Timah president director Kuntoro
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      Lock icon Japanese accounted for 200 takeovers in US last year
      485 4 UPI FAR LESS VISIBLE than Matsushita Electric Industrial Co's blockbuster deal to buy MCA Inc, nearly 200 other US corporate takeovers were put together by a growing roster of Japanese companies in 1990. Medium-sized Japanese buyers with a desire for global
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  • COMPANY BRIEFS
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      Pakistan extends AGM deadlines for three firms
      93 4 THE Corporate Law Authority has given state-run Pakistan State Oils (PSO), Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSQ extensions to deadlines for holding annual general meetings. A spokesman for the Karachi Stock Exchange said the permission was granted on
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      Foster's sells share in Bundaberg
      109 4 FOSTER'S Brewing Group plans to sell its half-share in the maker of Bundaberg Rum to Britain-based distiller and distributor Guinness pic. The transaction, announced on Sunday, is believed to be valued at about ASUS million (US$B9 million) and will include the spirits business of Carlton
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      News Corp denies Ansett report
      103 4 THE NEWS Corp Ltd denied reports it is about to sell its SO per cent stake in domestic airline Ansett Australia. "There is absolutely no substance in these frivolous and fanciful reports," News Corp's Australian managing director Ken Cowley said in the company's Telegraph Mirror
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      Landmark agrees to sell assets
      38 4 THE Landmark Land Company has agreed to sell many of its properties, including luxury US golf courses, in a US$739million sale involving Japanese and European investors, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Lujan threatens to cancel Matsushita's park deal
      346 5 NYT US INTERIOR Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr on Tuesday escalated his fight to keep Japanese commerce out of American landmarks by threatening to cancel a contract, newly acquired by a Japanese company, to provide food, lodging, and other services in Yosemite National Park.
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      Lock icon Acec-Union Miniere buys 54 per cent stake in Sibeka
      276 5 Reuter BELGIAN non-ferrous metals company Acec-Union Miniere SA said it bought a 54.4 per cent stake in Belgian diamond holding company Sibeka held by Acec-UM's majority shareholder Societe Generale de Belgique SA. Acec-UM said in a statement it paid 12,000 francs
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      Lock icon Statoil to invest in BP licences in Africa
      356 5 Reuter NORWAY'S state oil firm Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A/S (Statoil) plans to take a 33.3 per cent stake in British Petroleum pic's existing licences in Africa and the Far East as part of a cooperation deal. "We now have accords ready
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      Lock icon Banks to sign debt restructuring deal for News Corp soon
      279 5 Reuter SAMUEL MONTAGU Co Ltd, the merchant bank wing of Midland Bank pic, and Citibank, as lead managers, are expected later this week to sign an US$B billion debt restructuring for News Corp, a banker familiar with the package said.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        BASF may set up major plant in South-east Asia
        96 5 GERMAN chemical group BASF AG wants to expand its activities in South-east Asia and is considering the construction of a major plant there, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper reported. The FAZ quoted management board member Hanns-Helge Stechl as saying the
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        Takeover of Belgian arms maker
        105 5 THE FINAL legal documents for the takeover of ailing Belgian arms maker Fabrique Nationale Herstal SA (FN) by France's GIAT Industries were signed, enabling a newly named arms company to start operating on Jan 1, the national news agency Belga said. FN, which was majority
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        Siemens eyeing stake in Skoda
        87 5 GERMANY'S Siemens AG and the British-French joint venture GEC-Alsthom are vying for minority stakes in the locomotive making unit of Czechoslovak engineering group Skoda KP Plzen, Die Welt newspaper reported on Monday. The paper said the state-owned firm was one of the leading locomotive producers
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        Bellsouth to buy Graphic
        51 5 BELLSOUTH Enterprises Inc said it agreed to buy Graphic Scanning Corp, a cellular telephone and paging service provider in the US and the UK, for US$5.5O per share cash, or about US$lBO million. The transaction, expected to close in mid-1991, is subject to shareholder and regulatory
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        Kingfisher unit seeking redress
        85 5 KINGFISHER pic, the British retail group, said its Comet electrical retail arm was seeking legal redress for breach of contract from British Sky Broadcasting (BSB). In a writ issued in the High Court on Monday, Comet claims damages currently assessed at about £10 million in respect
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        Lasmo takes £175 m loan
        88 5 LASMO pic, the UK oil exploration and production company, said it had arranged a 13-year, £175 million floating rate loan facility with Barclays pic. The funds, which will be borrowed by Lasmo (TNS) Ltd, will be drawn over 1991 and used to fund the company's
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      138 5 1 Centrally located in the city is 5,000 square |r feet of a luxuriously furnished watch retail outlet Known to be the largest single watch boutique in Singapore, Thong liiap believes in the quality and consistency of high customer service No one offers better service than we do t f
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Cooperative Central Bank to close 13 branches
        70 6 COOPERATIVE Central Bank (CCB) receivers, Hanafiah, Raslan and Mohamad (HRM), yesterday directed 13 of the bank's 21 branches in the country 1 to close from Feb 1, according to the bank's employees union. Union executive secretary Shuhaida Borhan said the branches were in
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        France plans 100b franc bonds
        94 6 THE French Treasury plans to issue around 100 billion francs of fungible bonds (OATs) in 1991, with about 15 per cent of the total coming in bonds denominated in ECUs, the Finance Ministry said. It said the total would be net of any stock bought
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        Westpac sees Aussie recovery
        102 6 WESTPAC Banking Corp said that despite Australia's current recessionary gloom the outlook is for a recovery in the second half of calendar 1991 with further reductions in inflation. "By the end of 1991, Westpac expects inflation to be running at 4.5 per cent, largely because of
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        Barclays to acquire French firm
        95 6 THE French government has approved plans for Barclays Bank of Britain to acquire Europeenne de Banque, a unit of Credit Commerciale de France, for a total of 1.5 billion francs, CCF and Barclays said in a joint communique. The British banking group will initially acquire
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        Aussie yields fall at tender
        86 6 THE As7oo million of 13-week Treasury notes offered this week went at an average yield of 11.818 per cent, down from 11.835 per cent last week, the Australian Reserve Bank said. Bids accepted ranged from 11.79 per cent to 11.84 per cent and at least
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        Dollar$ & Non$en$e
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      DBS Asset teams up with US investment firm
      472 6  -  By QuaK Hiang Whai DBS ASSET Management, the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of DBS Bank which officially opens today, is teaming up with a key US investment specialist as part of a move to forge strategic alliances in the world's major financial
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      Lock icon Chase to sell off all student loans
      222 6 NYT CHASE Manhattan Corp said it had agreed to sell all of its US government-guaran-teed student loans, totalling US$l.2 billion, to the Student Loan Marketing Association, a privately-owned company created by the federal government to handle such loans. The end-of-year sale is part
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      Lock icon Record year for US mortgage underwriters
      396 6 Reuter US MORTGAGE-BACKED securities scored 1990 gains in all major categories of new issuance, while Kidder, Peabody and Co emerged as a top underwriter, said IDD Information Services. A record U*****.9 billion of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (Remic) securities were issued, up 22.76
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      Lock icon Fewer US financial institutions went bust last year
      383 6 AP THE NUMBER of US bank and savings institution failures declined in 1990 for the first time in seven years, but with the economy foundering as the new year began the improvement may only be temporary. Last year, 169 commercial and savings
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  • THE REGION
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      Office rents in HK plunging
      503 7 Developers have been forced to offer attractive terms OFFICE RENTS in Hongkong went down steadily oyer the last three months, with drops in prime areas averaging about 6 per cent, according to property consultant Richard Ellis. Rentals in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay have fallen
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      Lock icon Bernama and Hongkong Bank launch news service
      259 7 Bernama THE MALAYSIAN national news agency, Bernama, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (Hongkongßank) have launched a daily facsimile news service called "The Ber-nama-Hongkongßank Five o'clock Digest". Described as a "new alert" service, the digest offers subscribers a summary of the
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      Lock icon Do more for forests: Indon MP
      153 7 Bernama AN INDONESIAN Member of Parliament has suggested that more efforts be made for the conservation and protection of tropical forests rather than primarily countering campaigns against deforestation launched by Western environmental organisations. Abdul Rahman Rangkuti felt that the counter-cam-paigns would be "endless" because
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      Hongkong growth forecast at 3-4 pc
      287 7 HONGKONG'S economy is undergoing a period of consolidation with growth forecast between 3 and 4 per cent, and inflation expected to move back below the 10 per cent mark this year. Employment is expected to remain tight, The South China Morning Post said on
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Chatichai assures Thais of rapid growth
        90 7 THAI Prime Minister Chatiehai Choonhavan vowed on Tuesday in a New Year message to maintain Thailand's rapid economic growth regardless of world crises. Mr Chatiehai also assured Thailand's farmers, or about 70 per cent of the country's population of 56 million, that his government
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        Fiji-Japan twice weekly flights
        78 7 ASSERTING that Japan is the only country capable of giving a major boost to tourism, Fiji's Air Pacific has said it will open a second weekly service to Tokyo in 1991. "The decision is a bold one," the airline's chief executive Andrew Drysdale told reporters on
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        Police volunteers' allowance up
        47 7 IN THE light of Malaysia's improved economy, the government will review the service allowance of police volunteer reserves (PVR), deputy inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Noor said yesterday. He told reporters the increase after opening the Malacca PVR headquarters building.
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        Philippine coup attempt warning
        107 7 THE NEW Philippine army commander warned yesterday that rebel soldiers might take advantage of a shooting war in the Middle East to mount another attempt to unseat President Corazon Aquino. Brig Gen Lisandro Abadia also told reporters an undetermined number of communist guerillas had slipped into
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  • THE WORLD 1
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      Iran plans war games along Iraqi border
      659 8 Analysts see Teheran's anxiety to maintain neutrality IRAN has announced that its armed forces will carry out manoeuvres later this month along the border with Iraq, its former Gulf war enemy. Teheran Radio said the exercises would start between Jan 10 and 20
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      Lock icon EC computer trade under attack
      518 8 Community under pressure to revive industry Reuter EUROPE'S computer industry began the new year under a cloud that has cast a shadow over the European Community's efforts to strengthen companies against Japanese and US competition. The industry has been hit with a series of shocks
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      Lock icon No 'running away' for China journalists
      96 8 AFP CHINA has taken measures to help curb defections to foreign countries by its official journalistic staff, according to a China-watching magazine in Hongkong The measures, restricting overseas travels by all employees of the New China News Agency (NCNA), were contained in an official
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      Lock icon Moscow tightens rein on troops based in Germany
      447 9 Paper discloses growing discipline problem AFP EMERGING details of the recent ouster of the head of Soviet forces in Germany highlight Moscow's new resolve in dealing with mushrooming desertions, wholesale looting and the growing number of violent incidents involving the German population.
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      Lock icon Bush admits recession but warns against quick-fix plans
      267 9 UPI PRESIDENT BUSH used the r-word 'recession' for the first time on Tuesday to describe some areas of the US economy, but said he would veto any big new quick-fix spending plans from Congress to curb it. Although Mr Bush finally stopped
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      Lock icon Last year's winners and losers on the NYSE
      382 9 NYT PESPITE the troubled financial world of 1990, there were some big winners on the New York Stock Exchange last year, led by innovative corporations whose basic businesses prospered and companies that were reorganised to increase profitability. But, reflecting the difficulties of
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      Lock icon Holmes a Court left no will at death, says family lawyer
      289 9 Reuter THE LATE Robert Holmes a Court left no will for his mul-ti-million-dollar business empire when he died of a heart attack last year, the family solicitor said yesterday. The South African-born tycoon suffered a heart attack in bed
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        Italy planning Somalian evacuation
        93 9 ITALY was yesterday planning to try to send a plane to the embattled capital of Somalia to evacuate foreigners caught in fighting between rebels and troops loyal to President Mohamed Siad Barre. Somalian rebels said more than 500 people had been killed in two days of
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        Upbeat forecast by Major
        80 9 THE 1990s should be "a period of unparalleled opportunity with the completion of the single (European) market and the lessening of tension between all the countries of the world", British Prime Minister John Major said in a New Year's message. Mr Major, who took over as
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        Britain stands firm on inflation
        78 9 BRITAIN will persevere with tight economic policies to cut inflation, says Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont. Although industrial output was forecast to fall by about one per cent in the coming year, the economy was in a fit state to cope after eight successive
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        Havel sees need for sacrifices
        106 9 ECONOMIC REFORMS and privatisation will require sacrifices from the people of Czechoslovakia in 1991, which will be a tough year, President Vaclav Havel said in his New Year message. After a preparatory period last year, economic reforms would be put into effect in 1991, with
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        Four more Palestinians killed
        77 9 ON THE EVE of a visit by the President of the UN General Assembly, Israeli army gunfire killed four Palestinians yesterday as the occupied territories erupted in violence for the second time in four days. Guido de Marco is the first senior United Nations official to
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        Chinese savings to fall: report
        65 9 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS in China are likely to dwindle this year as people opt to invest in the country's fledgling securi ties market. The Hongkong-based Pai Shing magazine, which specialises in Chinese affairs, quoted sources at Beijing's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as saying
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      247 8 NOTICE THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. M LABK AFP ABEL PTE LTD (la VMaatary UfaltettM) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company duly convened and held at 10 Anson Road, #13-12 International Plasa, Singapore 0207 on the 31st day of December, 1990, the special resolution set
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      66 9 IW%r w WE'VE CUT THE COST OF SAYING "HELLO" VIA IDD TO THE NETHERLANDS. We've reduced the IDD rate to the Netherlands by up to 8.8% Which means that the Standard Rate is now $410 and Discount $3.80 per block of one minute So you get more talk for less.
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    An idea ahead of its time
    462 10 EDITORIAL THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has shelved the long-standing plan to establish an insurance exchange in Singapore. MAS officials say the proposal has been kept in abeyance because the working committee appointed by the Insurance Commissioner concluded that the prospects for an
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Setting things right
      222 10 THE results of a recent poll by Time Magazine covering 9,200 subscribers in 11 Asian countries has thrown up some aspects of Singapore which appear mixed, if not worrying in some respects. Singapore came fourth (after Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines) in terms of whether the country
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      Caring society
      134 10 THE 25th anniversary charity fund reflects the caring spirit of Singaporeans. The collection of $88 million from the public and the government's dol-lar-for-dollar contribution means there will be 176 million to help the needy and for future social projects. The spirit of caring for others should not end
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      Japan's political power
      154 10 IT IS not easy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to transform Japan into a political power. After the latest reshuffle of his Cabinet, Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu announced that he would seek the cooperation of the opposition to map out a new plan to take
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      Cracking the shortage
      135 10 WHAT IS now apparent is that the major players in the construction industry cannot get their act together to contain the steel bars shortage which has hampered the implementation of more than 100 housing and development projects. The situation is critical and most of those affected by
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      What was, what must be
      212 10 SOVIET PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, but peace was the very thing that was denied him. For that matter, Eastern Europe could have done with some peace. And India. And Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, the Philippines, Cambodia, South
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      Peace resolution
      146 10 THE CUSTOMARY firing of the Midnight Gun at Causeway Bay and other celebrations have ushered in the New Year, tempered by the sober anticipation of lean and uncertain times ahead. The Hongkong public has for six years since the signing of the Joint Declaration tended to exaggerate its
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    Lock icon Taking advantage of a recession
    1045 10  -  In spite of an economic slowdown, Toyota and other large Japanese manufacturers are increasing their capital outlays, reports David Sanger David Sanger NYT AT a time when the American automobile industry is laying off thousands of workers, shuttering factories and bracing for a recession, Kunihiko
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      218 10 j.. jv tmfmmm ~mpmtf mx<j i■ 1 A --v; *K '*?s&<> th* artistes and music lovers of the world an expectation th&tfiilfills their highest expectations." p sk -'m f/ > —^bm rt 0 Next to musical genius, one of the most treasured things that can be passed from one generation
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      64 10 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU i/rKiw avtnA rest, sure, but i dunno, man. if going to be hu/th FIUIZCtIPLI RAV. YOU'RE AfTBR SIK GOING FROM THE SOMEONE, ftP JUST BE TO SUPPOSE? 10BE MONTHS,PONT TO THE TALK-YOU KNOW, CONNECT, -rpn,, i TA^Z'cntAP Jtt/ HAPPIIXMAR- 10UHJANTI0 LOVE BOOT HAS TAKE A WALK,
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      Lock icon Hawaiian tensions largely rooted in economics
      772 11  -  Ethnic disputes are disturbing a melting pot, reports Richard Halloran Richard Halloran NYT IN racial and ethnic relations, Hawaii is normally a kind and gentle place, a mosaic of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Caucasian and other Americans living in amity. But under the surface
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      Not too good, but not so bad either
      1290 11  -  For the Singapore economy, the best is yet to come but not yet. In 1991, expect squalls to slow the ship of state, reports BT's Economics Correspondent Kenneth James Kenneth James CERTAIN private sector analysts have no difficulty making growth forecasts for
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      Lock icon What price exports?
      412 11 TO gauge the strength or weakness of a currency and thus, the issuing country's export competitiveness, economists examine the real effective exchange rate (REER). The REER is a modified measure of a currency's nominal exchange rate vis-a-vis the currencies of the country's major trading partners. This measure
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      106 11 The Big Decisions Lunch Our new Business Lunch is a big test for every decision-maker. Because the muki-oourse menu offers s you a challenging choke of 28 gourmet dishes. These include: Venison Terrine with Blackcurrant Coulis Steamed Mussels with Shallot Butter and Herbs :f. "i Salmon and Lobster Roulade in
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  • ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Lock icon US agencies feeling the pinch of hard times
      1066 12  -  As advertisers slash their budgets, agencies are seeing the biggest downturn since the early *****. Mark Landler reports from New York. Mark Landler The writers of ABC's hit TV series thirtysomething have added unemployment to their weekly catalogue of yuppie angst. In
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      Lock icon Fewer ad pages in US magazines
      79 12 NYT THE BAD MONTHS just keep adding up for the US magazine industry. In November, total advertising pages for the magazines tracked by the Publishers Information Bureau were down nearly 6 per cent. For the first 11 months of last year, ad pages slipped
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      SPH manager re-elected Amoas head
      458 12 COPY LINES THAM KHAI WOR, group general manager (marketing) of the Singapore Press Holdings, was re-elected the president of the Advertising Media Owners Association of Singapore (Amoas) at its annual general meeting last month. Noting that advertising expenditure may hit a record $560 million for
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      Lock icon Indians turning to videotapes for news
      432 12 NYT INFORMATION-hungry Indians, annoyed by the failures of state-run broadcasting networks, are turning in droves to privateenterprise "alternative television" news on videotape. "We have the only private video newsmagazines in the world," said Amit Khanna, the producer of Business Plus, a monthly tape on
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  • SPORTS
    • SIDE LINES
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        Thome loses to Chappel in Mercantile Classic
        110 13 THE New Year brought no change in Willie Thome's run of bad luck in Bournemouth on Tuesday as he suffered a surprise defeat to Welshman Tony Chappel in the third round of the Mercantile Credit Classic. The disconsolate world number 11 from England,
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        Colorado stakes claim
        81 13 TOP-RANKED Colorado staked its claim to the national championship of college football on Tuesday, holding on to beat Notre Dame 10-9 in the Orange Bowl. Colorado, which lost its bid for the national title last year when Notre Dame won 21-6, should remain number one in the
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        Battle for control
        84 13 RV HUBBARD claimed on Monday that he had sufficient votes to oust long-time Hollywood Park chief Maijorie Everett in a battle for control of the race track. However, a spokesman for Everett said she and her backers had sufficient revocations to block the move. Hubbard, 55, is
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        Liverpool holds on to lead
        96 13 RONNY ROSENTHAL scored one goal and set up another as Liverpool rebounded from a weekend loss with a 3-0 defeat of Leeds on Tuesday to maintain its one-point lead atop the English Soccer League. Arsenal kept pace with a 1-0 victory at Manchester City on
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        Johnson to prove his worth
        108 13 SPRINTER Michael Johnson says he plans to prove that his selection as the Track and Field News 1990 Male Athlete of the Year is no fluke. Johnson earned top world rankings in the 200- and 400-metre dashes, becoming the first athlete in history to hold
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      Lock icon Five leading players opt out of Tournament of Champions
      496 13 AP FIVE players, four of them foreigners, have opted not to play in the Tournament of Champions that opens the 1991 PGA Tour schedule today in California. Two others in the elite field of winners only from 1990 said they were
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      Lock icon Tanvier, Forget go down fighting
      445 13 AFP FRENCH tennis star Catherine Tanvier may have her blonde hair shaved off despite her country's defeat in a semi-final of the US$3OO,OOO Hopman Cup tournament in Perth on Tuesday. Tanvier, 25, from Nice, and partner Guy Forget were beaten by two rubbers to one
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      Lock icon Double albatross for German team in world championships
      373 13 AP GERMANY'S team at the World Swimming Championships in Perth is led by an "albatross". It also carries two around its neck. The leader is Michael Gross, the butterfly specialist whose immense wingspan has been likened to that of the big seabird
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      72 13 H Its speed is also hard to heat 40 —si^- L Minolta EP>i(K) is such a tough act to copy. H copies a minute. While Simul-Color II Call 563 5533 to find out more. H lets you copy in black or colour or Minolta Singapore (Pte) Ltd. 10. Tehan erase,
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      237 14 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE Didn't I see you at Scandals? H Kvcry Thursday: Indies Night. Every Night: The place to lee and be seen. Scandals, Singipore's most sophisticated club and meeting place. For details on membership, call 330
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      321 14 DIANXIN TEMPTATION! Treat yourself to a Delectable Oicin Xin lunch. All-vou-can-eat for only J 16.80* per person. Lunch Hours: 11.30 am 2.30pm *Htt> 10% *mct ctufyc k 4% ftxrrnrocnt m tS M HWT REG€NCY(2)SWGAPOR£ l a l2 Scocb K<ud SuHupure <W» W: *****HK CXfCHARO PALACE RtSTAURAMT Delightful Dian Xin The
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      274 14 A winning combination! Indulge in gourmet fare that combines the exquisite taste of Cantonese cooking with the spicy flavours of Thai cuisine. Menu changes regularly, lunch or dinner. Adult: $16 Child: $10 Plaza Hotel SINGAPORE. Cafe Plaza Rrarl) Road Smgapurr 0719 *1 *****11 Steamboat Huffet <r <r Feast on an
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      234 14 DAILY AT PINE COURT |te- You'll enjoy our delicious selection HhkJ| of authentic Beijing Dian Xin served amidst the splendour of an Imperial Court. May we expect you today? P From noon to 2.30 pm. fXETT I I Ala carte menu available jjf||Q 333 Orchard Road Singapore 0923 Tet 737*41
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      423 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO aaay«c-]Wi»»wmmm mim." w )l *mntwamnmmumttm*. "sscii ssy.rtlftf.sr iS Cft£* business on radio 7.25 PM .n»h «r*» Jacko is Homecoming Concert (Ste- M ajtfteWo-*' BSC, 19.9 mtiz i« VHF Band H confident that his bus.ncss 9QO NhM «.g Z?(S) 7.10 a«, 9.25 am, 1.30pm, S venture in paint
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Slip into something strapless
      489 15  -  If fashion gurus have their way this year, smooth shoulders will prevail where women gather, writes Bernadine Morris Bernadine Morris NYT Fashion may be fickle, but one thing is certain: there will be a lot of bare shoulders this year. Not only on the beaches and
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      Lock icon Zany Zubaz craze still going strong
      566 15  -  What do a former prison guard and a weight-lifter know about fashion? Lots, says Tony Kennedy Tony Kennedy AP Zubaz pants are zooming off warehouse racks in greater quantities as the zany pajama-like clothes add pizazz, and dollars, to the fashion industry. But it
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      Topol's 'Fiddler' finally hits Broadway
      578 15 CHATTERBOX AFTER more than 1,000 performances as Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof', Israeli actor Chaim Topol searches for new ways to charm his audience as the Russian Jewish dairyman. Most people have seen the play or the film at least once. They
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      Sambal belacan from a wok proves just as fiery
      666 15  -  Claire Leow reviews the Mandarin version of a popular baba play Claire Leow GETTING a nonya to speak Mandarin is no mean feat. Knowing one who does, and fluently too, is rare. But Emily Gan of Emerald Hill is one nonya
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      245 15 AND ENTEBTAIN The Happiest Hours In Town. IPM IMILY OTI-NING t lIOIRV Happy Hours at The Fountain Lounge means enjoying a complimentary drink with every one you order. Plus, 25% off bottle purchases. There's great live music too. 44 ANA HOTEL lb NASSIM HILL, SINGAPORE 1025 TEL- 732 1222. SINCAPORE
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Prices languish in absence of leads from Tokyo
      912 16  -  By S N Vasuki YESTERDAY was the first trading day of the new year at the Singapore stock exchange but the market mood was dull and listless. With the Tokyo stockmarket still closed for the New Year holidays, the Singapore market showed
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      3698 16 1990/91 ,el '-"St Vol Day I-ast Quote Div Di* Vld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +or- (000) High Low Buyer Seller Or P/E Smil INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 152 t 1000 Acma 164 +3 12 165 162 162 164 100.5 290 165 1142 Alex Hldgs 50* 210 6.0
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    3788 17 Main Board NatStecl 740 +40 +5.7% BAT 21c 298 +18 +6 4% IsetanSO* 540 +10 +19% Roth Inds50« 440 +6 +14% Spore Fodder 240 +6 +2.6% Wepco50« 500 55 5 +10.0% Semb Maritime 374 +4 +1.1% RDC 314 +4 +1.3% S Aerospace 50* 174 +3
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      185 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Date Year Group Not Not oainiofs Gros« aim to preflt/loss (L) per share dlvWood ('000) (coots) Cerebos Dec 14 Jul 90 $38,911(J33.777) 126(11 3a) 20TEa(9TEa) L&M Dec 13 tun 90 $1,418($452) 4 3(15) 2(1) Wing Tai Dec 11 )un 90 $9,458(119.684 5.4(12 3) 16(16) Pan
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      172 18 Company Oat* Year Groep pre-tax Nat earnings Crass ann to profit/loss (L) par share dividend (000) (cants) Pact he Can Dec 28 Sep 90 $1.387L($562h) -(0.7) Van der Horst Dec 28 Sep 90 $1,222(1788) 1 8(3.3) l(-) KL Kepong Dec 24 Sep 90 M$84.804($171,980) 14 8(30 1) 15(17.5)
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      294 18 Company Date Half-year Group pro-tax Interim ann to profit/lose (L) dividend COM) Isetan Dec 28 Sep 90 J10,458( -(10) MCB HMgs Dec 27 Sep 90 MJ1.333($1,319L) -(2.5) Pep Ms,a Dec 27 Sep 90 M53,590(*****) AJex HMgs Dec 26 Sep 90 51,4461(5257) Metalock Dec 24 Sep 90 53.938(12,912) Hai
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      500 18 Currant Ex Books Data Total tof Total for payment data dosa payabla tha yaar last yaar USB 10% (b) lan 4 Ian 18 Jan 28 10% 12% N*P NYA Dec 14 Jan 3 Feb 15 NYA 2.8% IM StH 12 6%(b) No* 29 Dec 13 Jan 21 12.6%
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      RESULTS DUE
      658 18 Singapore Stocks Last FuN Yoar Company Period Oat* Tear Net EPS Gro» IM amouicad ntx (canto) <h pre* last »tjr (WOO) CM PxtitK interim Nov 13 Dec 90 29.7 132 11.616(c) BMT Intenm tan 10 tun 91 254 2 150 0 773 Khanf Guan Intenm tan 12 Apr
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      670 18 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Canp—y CMMntaa period Ceevwilwi tern ler ww w*w> slere C*C™Wt Before 26/4/93 1 warrant plus S3 09 cash Causeway 1— Causeway Wt 2/10/89 to 20/10/94 1 warrant plus $0 77 cash or 1 warrant plus $077 nomnal amount of loan stock. 0«ian Notts Own m March 87
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      793 18 Lan 2 Mng Court Hotel has been renamed Orchard Parade. Dec 28 Inm-Pacific Holdings has transferred all the group's trading businesses to a wholly owned subsidiary, Masetrale Holdings, as part of a restructuring exercise The subsidiary, which will be renamed Inno-Pacific Intertrade (IPI), has also entered into a
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      194 18 Company Rights Issue Causeway In* Three-fortour SO 60 per share Ex-date Dec 10 Books dose Dec 20 Acceptance Payment Feb 1 CAM Five-tor four (a. MS4 00 per share Ex-date No* 23 Boohs dose Dec 1 Acceptance t Payment ton 22 M Mosjks O*-for-one MSI 50 per share
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      322 18 Company Rights Issue Mcom One-for-two MSI 00 per share Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of MJO 10 each at MSI per share with 10m detachable TSR Bofton One-for four g, MJ2 00 per share f ACS Capital Reduction Scheme to reduce par value ot shares from
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      188 18 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index .ST Industrials Index 1991 hrtt *****1 (2/1/91) 1991 Nfh: 1153.48 (2/1/91) 1991 low; *****1 (2/1/91) 1991 low 1153.48 (2/1/91) 1990 Mc *****3 (16/7/90) 1990 N||t 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 low: 981.07 (09/11/90) 1990 low 1079.50 (11/10/90) 1989 htoh: 1322 00 28/12/89) 1989 liftc 1487.76 26/12/89)
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      87 18 Sembawang Shipyard Ltd: EGM at 456 Alexandra Road, 4th Floor, NOL BuikJing, Singapore 0511 on Tuesday, Jan 8, at 9.30 am. Cerebos Pacific Ltd: 9th AGM at Room 835, Bth Floor, Mandarin Hotel Sooth Wing, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 on Thursday, Jan 17, at 12 noon. Asia
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      174 18 SINGAPORE BUSINESS WE'LL DELIVER TO YOUR HOME OR OFFICE AT NO EXTRA COST! Be one of the first 120 to subscribe or renew your subscription this December, and you will receive a 35cl bottle of I Cognac worth $48. (For Singapore -NjIZS su^scr :)ers n 'y) > osy K Subscription
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      841 19 Bernama MALAYSIAN share prices ended the first trading day of the new year lower yesterday as most investors were sidelined on lack of overseas leads. In light trading, the KLSE Composite Index fell 4.69 points to 501.23 while the Industrial Index
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      2850 19 1991 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Low Company Sale TOO High Low P/E Smil INDUSTRIALS 179 177 A1SB 50* 177 -8 12 179 177 43.2 181.6 332 328 ASM 50« 328 -22 136 332 328 29.3 1346.4 296 295 Acidchem 296 -1 15 296 295 127.3 Ajinomoto 266 23.5
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      128 19 NEWS FLASH crc^ 7 TW J* *?&Z "a? 1 niß^f^ Iff IT MIGHT SURPRISE you to know that Shipping Times is the most well-read paper in the transport industry. Everyday it brings you: Bunker Reports. Shipping Agents' List, Freight Rates and a guide to port of calls of major shipping
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      1825 20 Reuter HONGKONG stocks ended slightly higher in extremely thin volume yesterday with scattered bargain-hunting by locals speculating on a peaceful settlement in the Gulf, brokers said. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index closed 6.79 points up at 3,031.34 and the broader-based Hong Kong Index
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • UK equities start '91 on a shaky note
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        LONDON
        379 20 UK EQUITIES started the first trading session of 1991 marginally lower following a markdown of prices by dealers unsettled by a weaker FTSE futures market. At midsession, a host of negative factors provided players with another opportunity to boycott a shaky looking equity market. Dealers said the main reason
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        AMSTERDAM
        246 20 DUTCH shares started easier yesterday because of a slightly lower US dollar on the first trading day of 1991, but dealers said volume remained as meagre as in December 1990. "Prices are marked down because of the dollar but investors remain sidelined, waiting to see what will happen in
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        MILAN
        97 20 ITALIAN shares closed the first session of 1991 lower in very thin trading volume seen near Monday's level of about 45 billion lire, brokers said. "There is little enthusiasm to do business," one operator said, adding that investors probablv would remain cautious ahead of the January 15 deadline set
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        PARIS
        315 20 FRENCH share prices were broadly lower at yesterday's midsession in lacklustre trade. Dealers said the Gulf crisis continued to discourage buyere. "We're off to a bad start this year, said one broker. "Like most European markets, Paris is morose." The CAC-40 index stood 19.29 points, or 1.27 per cent,
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        STOCKHOLM
        192 20 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse tumbled in slack early trade, mainly due to uncertainty over the situation in the Gulf, dealers said. By mid-morning, the general index had lost 3.24 per cent to 837.33 in turnover of only 28 million crowns. Blue chips were 3.89 per cent lower. "The
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        JOHANNESBURG
        60 20 JOHANNESBURG gold share prices opened higher, but industrials were steady on Wednesday, after the South African Police rejected a claim by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAQ that it killed several South African Policeman in Christmas attacks around the country. Gold shares were boosted by the gold price, which was
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        TORONTO
        93 20 TORONTO stocks closed the year higher but in thin business, traders said. "A lot of money is on the sidelines. I'll doubt we'll see much volume until after January 15 (the deadline for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait)," Jack Stacey, an analyst with Moss Lawson said. The composite index gained
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        FRANKFURT
        109 20 GERMAN share prices plunged more than 2.5 per cent in the first 20 minutes of trading yesterday, as worries about the Gulf prompted a round of selling in a thin market. By 0950 GMT, the 30-share DAX index had dropped 36.01 points to 1,362.22, its lowest level since November
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        BRUSSELS
        47 20 TRADING in Belgian shares was scheduled to start around 0930 GMT, half an hour later than usual, because of a delay in starting up the computerised share trading system, a Brussels stock exchange spokesman said. The market was shut on Monday for the New Year holiday.
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        33 20 Reuter The Zurich bourse was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the new year's holiday. Tomorrow the bourse is closed because of a local holiday. Trading will resume on Thursday. Reuter
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        74 20 Dec 31 Cloae Previous NEW YORK Dow Jones 2,633.66 2,629.21 +4.45 NYSE Financial 122.07 121.51 +0.56 SAP 500 330.22 328.72 +1.50 Turnover (million) 114.1 112 +2.1 LONDON Financial Times 30 1,673.7 1,685.2 -11.5 FTSE 100 2,143.5 2,160.4 -16.9 Turnover (million) 128.4 249.3 -120.9 AMSTERDAM CBS Tendency Index NA 93.5 FRANKFURT
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        AUSTRALIA
        963 21 RENEWED fears of a Gulf war sent gold stocks spiralling and pushed the Australian sharemarket to a higher close yesterday. The gold marker finished the first trading day of 1991 up 49.0 points to 1,184.4, its highest level for four weeks. Brokers said interest stemmed from a jump in
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        691 21 THAI stocks closed sharply lower across the board yesterday on renewed jitters about the Gulf standoff and absence ot foreign players who still had not returned from holiday. The SET index ended 17.91 points, or 2.9 per cent, lower at 594.95 in very thin trade. Siam Cement closed at
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        181 21 PHILIPPINE shares fell sharply yesterday in a general wave of selling spawned by fear of a possible shooting war in the Gulf and a consequent recession, brokers said. Manila's composite index fell 22.89 points to 628.89 from Friday's revised 651.78. Combined turnover on the two bourses thinned to 1.17
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        73 21 BOMBAY stock Exchange (BSE) authorities kept the market closed on Tuesday, fearing heavy selling pressure when trading resumes after a week-long Christmas holiday, a spokesman for the exchange said. "t was a holiday today at all other centres and we felt there would be concentrated selling here," BSE executive
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        2461 21 Cloae Protons Jaa 1 SYDNEY All Ordinaries Index 1,285 1 1,278.0 +7.1 All Industrials Index 1,956.3 1,949.7 +6.6 All Resources Index 767.8 760.8 +7 Turnover (million) 32.95 67.69 -34.74 BANGKOK SET Index 594.95 612.86 -17.91 Turnover (million) NA 1,470 JAKARTA Composite Index NA 417.78 MANILA Composite Index 628.89 651.42 -22.89
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      389 22 Cross rates Jan 2 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.7390 2.7045 ***** 135.75 0.5189 1.2730 1.2953 1.7007 SS 0.5750 1.5552 0.8585 0.7806 0.2984 0.7320 0.7449 0.9780 MS 0.3698 64.30 0.5520 0.5019 0.1919 0.4707 0.4790 0.6288 Dm 0.6698 I 1648 1.8115 90.92 0.3476 0.8526
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      801 22 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/Int Vol Mar 91 92.81 9182 9180 9182 1572 ***** 1207 Jun 91 92.91 92.92 92.90 92.91 382 9402 152 Sep 91 92.79 92.80 92.79 92.80 207 4050 10 Dec 91 92.48B 92.49 3332 Mar 92 92.34 650 Jun 92
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      568 22 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 3 3/4 4 1-month 4 1/8 4 1/4 2-month 4 3/16 4 5/16 3-month 4 1/4 4 3/8 Overnight mode: 2-3/4 L'SS Bid Offer 7 days 7 9/16 7 11/16 1 month 7 1/2 7 5/8 2 months 7 7/16 7 9/16
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      KL tin, rubber, gold close lower in thin trading
      344 22 REPORT THE Kuala Lumpur Tin Market closed 14 sen lower at M$ 14.86 per kg following the easier trading on the London Metal Exchange. At the opening level of Msls per kg, there were no buyers but at M$ 14.90 bids
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      137 22 AP AN ACREAGE reduction programme for wheat, corn and other crops were among the details of the 1991 commodity programmes announced on Monday by US Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter. Much of the programmes were spelled out in the fiveyear 1990 farm law
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    1319 22 Rubber Jan2 MS (t*» 1m fcrtw) S centvVg Noon Post Int 1 RSS Prompt I52.7VI53.75N 152.50/153.50 Int I RSS Feb 91 I53.7VI54.25 153.50/154.00N Int I RSS Mar 154.25/154.75 154 00/154.50N Int 2 RSS OP 150.50/152.50N 150.25/152.25N Int 3 RSS OP 145.5<V147.50N I45.2VI47.25N Int 4 RSS OP 141.50/143.50N I4I.2V143.25N Int
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      1107 23 Uty FHgfct ETA FUgkt ETD Dhabi GA975 1125 GA887 1225 MaWdo SQ228 1 900 QF888 2330 QF5 2000 Amsterdam SQ23 0740 KL840 2150 GA975 1125 SQ24 2300 KL839 1455 Anckland NZ25 1825 BAH 1225 SQ325 2115 NZ26 2150 Bahrain GF148 0915 Sort Bogawaa SQ182 0915 SQ181
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      Historic city expects tourism slump
      397 23  -  LETTER FROM EGYPT By William Mann LUXOR's ancicnt temples and tombs and its hotel swimming pools arc awash with free-spending tourists. French, Italian and German accents mingle with American drawls and Australian twangs. But as they work at a frenetic pace, tourist industry employees in
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      152 23 As at 3pm yesterday; Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.3450 1.37SO Canadian dollar 1.4950 1.5250 NZ dollar 1.0100 1.0500 Sterling pound 3.3700 3.400 US dollar 1.7450 1.7550 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 16.20 17.20
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      143 23 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 19-27 International Germany Stuttgarter (46)711/2589-0 Feb 9-17 International Hamburg Hamburg Messe *****569-0 Exhibition For Messc Und Tourism, Caravan Und Congress Caravaning. Kongress and Automobile GmbH Motoring, Tourism Exhibition Jan 21-24 Middle East Manama, Arabian Exhibition 973/*****3
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      210 23 Singapore Outlook: Showers over a few areas in the afternoon. Forecast Maximum temperature 31.9* C Assoc humidity 68% Minimum temperature 24.4X7 Assoc humidity 97% Hours of sunshine 8.95 Rainfall in mm Trace Rainfall this month... 4.7 Rainy days this month 1 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 22/15 Showers Bangkok
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      44 23 'popmv Tv4Pr;<S FoR yooß POOST Ge^CPooS v>)eLL,v>)€ijL, Ps messPGe. F<?om thf Box. (h*? 1 h*R.O not tq OLCPSNIMG LADY IN THE dost 1 ON MY DFS< TnP P>SSOR£. SOU TWftT povy TC VDU ,Qr U*U uSORtI (HPsR.« H*f?o EVENING STANOARO CO. LTD 1962-1990 j
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    Oil palm refiners may have to give way: analysts
    551 24  -  Growers likely to win price-fixing dispute By David Chew THE LONG-STANDING price dispute between Malaysian palm oil refiners and plantation growers has reached a stage where the refiners will eventually have to give way, well-placed industry sources in Kuala Lumpur, Johore
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    Lock icon Thai economy may get into difficulty this year
    338 24 AFP THAILAND'S economy could be in trouble in 1991 unless exports were increased, the governor of the Bank of Thailand warned in an interview yesterday. "Unless we make efforts to promote exports effectively, we will be in trouble," Vijit Supinit said. Mr
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    Lock icon Rise in Soviet food and consumer goods prices likely
    275 24 Reuter SOVIET food and consumer goods prices will rise in 1991 as the country moves towards a market economy, a senior government official was quoted on Wednesday as saying. Anatoly Komin, first deputy head of the state pricing committee, said in
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    Opportunity for banks to offer hong bao
    837 24  -  The Bottom Line ALVIN TAY ALVIN TAY The writer is one of BT's news editors EVER SINCE Iraqi tanks rolled into Kuwait on Aug 2 last year, companies have had to cope with higher operating costs and individuals with higher living costs. It
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    Lock icon Indonesia eases rigid 'no imports' stand on rice
    308 24 Reuter INDONESIA, which has fought long and hard to grow all the rice it needs, is loosening up its rigid "no imports" attitude to its staple crop. Officials in Jakarta said yesterday that with overall self-sufficiency in basic foods still a goal
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      Another Lufthansa B747 for S'pore-Frankfurt route
      395 25  -  By Rahita Elias IN LINE with its aim to expand its coverage of Asian cargo markets, German carrier Lufthansa plans to introduce yet another 8747 freighter on its SingaporeFrankfurt route in the third quarter of the year. However, Klaus-Peter Maier, Lufthansa general manager, Singapore
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      Lock icon Hitachi Zosen plans to rely less on vessel construction
      316 25 Lloyd's List HITACHI ZOSEN, Japan's leading shipbuilder, has unveiled short and long-term plans which will reduce its dependence on vessel construction to 20 per cent from 30 per cent on a projected threefold sales increase. The company predicts that sales will
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      339 25 Lloyd's List THE Group of Five's Code of Shipmanagement Standards has been finalised and published in preparation for the ship managers' club's expansion into an international association. The ship management code is the result of unprecedented cooperation between the group's five members
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      Industry can build only 40 VLCCs a year: survey
      328 25 THE WORLD shipbuilding industry is capable of producing only 40 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) a year because of capacity restrictions, workforce ability, technological standards and price competition, according to a new Japanese survey. The survey, produced by the Tokyo-based Japan
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      Lock icon Union hits out at AT&T foreign register move
      458 25 Lloyd's List THE Maritime Trades Department (MTD) of the American Federation of Labour/Congress of Industrial Organisation has launched an attack at the US Congress against giant American Telephone Telegraph Co (AT&T) for suggesting that it may place two deep-sea cable-laying newbuildings on
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      SIA, MAS to add more flights during Chinese New Year
      182 25 GOOD NEWS for those planning to spend the Chinese New Year holidays across the Causeway. Both Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines will increase flights on both legs of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur and Singapore-Penang routes to cater to the traditionally higher
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        Optimism up to and beyond 1997
        65 25 AMONG the most prominent figures in Hongkong business is Dr Helmut Sohmen. Austrianborn Dr Sohmen is chairman of World-Wide Shipping Agency, which controls vessels of around 11.5 tonnes deadweight nearly a fifth of the total Hongkong fleet. In an interview with Lloyd's List, Dr
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        East German ship builders face deadline
        35 25 EASTERN Germany's shipbuilding industry, struggling in a more competitive market, has less than a month to come up with a survival strategy. Its deadline is Jan 25. Back Page
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        Indebted cellular phone firms announce sale
        35 25 TWO US cellular telephone companies announced definitive agreements for their sale on Monday after they were unable to raise the cash to meet year-end bank loan payments. Back Page
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        European insurers plan cross-shareholdings
        25 25 THREE European insurers including Denmark's Topdanmark A/S and Sweden's Wasa are discussing an alliance which will involve strategic cross-shareholdings Back Page
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        New anchorage for port limit tankers
        101 26 LICENSED port limit tankers now have yet, another new anchorage, the Sultan Shoal Petroleum 'B\ to anchor their vessels. The Port Master's Department has advised masters using the anchorage, created on Jan 1, to take note of a submarine pipeline near the southeastern boundary.
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        Air India to end Sydney flights
        122 26 AIR INDIA has decided to discontinue from Jan 31 its two weekly Boeing 747 flights to Sydney because of continuing losses. An airline statement yesterday said that though Air India flights on the sector commanded "a reasonably high load factor", they were registering losses
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        Train kills two girls
        64 26 A HIGH-SPEED TRAIN crushed to death two girls playing on Tuesday on a rail bridge near Avignon, a southern French city, police said. The conductor told investigators he did not have time to brake. The TGV train, capable of traveling 300 km per hour, was travelling
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        Bulgaria suspends sale of petrol
        62 26 SALES OF PETROL in Bulgaria will be suspended for about two weeks because of an unprecedented shortage, state radio announced on Tuesday. The radio cited a decision by Petrol, the state gasoline company in reporting the measure, effective yesterday. Exempt from the sales ban are
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        Runaway train derailed
        47 26 AN EMPTY commuter train began moving and rolled for three kilometres before it was intentionally derailed as it headed into Chicago's Union Station, officials reported. Passengers were removed from the station platforms as the rogue train bore down on the station on Monday afternoon.
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        Soviet rail, air fares to increase
        59 26 RAIL AND AIR FARES were also due to rise in the USSR, causing further hardship in a country where family members are often separated by long distances. Train tickets were expected to double in price, but offices of the national carrier Aeroflot were closed
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        Oil reserves found in Pakistan
        31 26 SMALL OIL and natural gas reserves have been discovered at Dhamrakhi in the Pakistani province of Sindh, the petroleum and natural resources ministry said on Tuesday.
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      Optimism beyond 1997
      1950 26  -  Among the most prominent figures in Hongkong business is Dr Helmut Sohmen. Austrian-born Dr Sohmen is chairman of World-Wide Shipping Agency, which controls vessels of around 11.5 tonnes deadweight nearly a fifth of the total Hongkong fleet. In an interview with Lloyd's List, Dr Sohmen puts forward
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      938 26 Jan 18: The Fifth Chua Chor Teck Memonal Lecture on Hull Structural Failures Repairs by Profesor M. Mano, of Kinki University, Japan at the Auditorium, Singapore Polytechnic. Lecture at 6.00 pm. For further enquiries call Ms Yeo at 278-9444. Jan 24-27: Airport. Port and Transport Exhibition APEX *91,
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      13019 34 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published for a maximum
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3269 39 A Containerline NV: Belsin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SyAccord Contr Line (PK PN) Adkris Business Corporation Philippine: Calsource Shpg <& Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel 1 iner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg(S). A Ibarras Sen-Air Service: Frata Shpg
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      COURIER SERVICES
      244 39 Abacus Couriers Td: 545-8011. Fax: *****98 Air Express Travel Td: 533-5771. Fax: *****44 Airborne Freight C orporation Td: 542-8844 Fax: *****16. *****80 Airswift Worldwide C ourier Td: 278-0188 Fax: *****83. AJS Supplies Td: 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: *****75. City-link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: *****50. Cluster link Supplies
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1466 39 Abex Express Freight Td: 542-7171. Fax *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Td: 542-7822. Fax: *****20. Aeroliak Freight International Td: 545-8033. Fax: *****05 Aerospeed Td: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Tel: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express International Td: 542-7666 Fax: *****74. *****50. Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      1560 40 AUSTRALIA Gladstone: Coal: Clinton 1 and 2: 1 vessel loading, 2 waiting; 12 vessels due by Jan 14; 5 days delay expected. Barney Point: Coal: berth vacant; 5 vessels due by Jan 29; no delays. Auckland Point Coal: berth vacant; 1 vessel due by Dec 31; no delays.
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      546 40 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op High! I>pe ETA T From Op Flight Type LID 1 To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0220 I SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0450 I BKK NCA KZ203 B747F 2005 I NRT SIA SQ822 B747F 0540 2 BOM/LON FDX FM75 B747F 2235 1 ATL/BOS/JFK/ ANC/NRT/TPE
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      SHIP SALES
      106 40 VESSELS SOLD FOR FURTHER TRADING Bulk carriers Spring Eagle: 37,651 dwt and built 1983. sold to Far Eastern buyers for a price in the region of US$l2.7 to US$l2.B million. Dang Muroi: 17.032 dwt and built 1974, sold to Taiwanese interests for about US$2.2 million. Others J arena:
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      387 40 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Pep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Port Agent Ports of Calls JANUARY 01 03 Andaman Princess 2100 1900 Lines International Penang-Sin-Phuket 05 05 Sea Goddess II 0800 1800 Thoresen Co Penang-Sin-Pelangi 06 06 Oceanos 0800 1200 Wallem Shpg HoChiMinh-Sin-Colombo 06 07 Song of Rower
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        568 41 teMl Voy No Berth Arm* *1 °»rtw Kaood WfcMm Ho«v Hock ***** P3W 02 01/2359 0301/0900 Andaman Pas 01A/90 (P K36 02 01/2030 J/*}* JHOJ/JOOO 0301/2300 Esperarua Ac 14 K30 akx«Side 0201/2300 *«>° JL E SSl/llS So ?3M Kota Benar 878 K31 aloraide 0201/0400 Kuta 21WB P3W
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        1166 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Record Bootaf/Mwco Rjfc Sip Voy No Etb/Btr Pwiod From To From AQ Rose 7A 04/1500 2 02/1700 03/0659 03/0900 4 03/1200 03/1459 03/1700 Amafaa KCN012 05/0600 3 03/0700 03/1159 03/1400 4 03/1200 03/1459 03/1700 Anson *****N 04/1500 3 03/0700 03/1159
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        380 41 Port Klang Berth at South Port on Jan 2: 1: ml; 2: Queen Chie; 3: Jin Ji Ling; 4: Swee Ann Satu; 5: nil; 6 Pelego Iso; 7: New Line No 1; 7A: Pernas Safari; J.Shell: ml. KCT: 8; Uni Master; 9: Anna Maersk; 10; Tokio Express.
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      844 41 FIXING activity was limited on Friday and saw the Baltic Freight Index (BFI) marked down four points to 1,446. Most business was seen on the US/Japan grain routes. US Gulf/Japan was fixed at a steady US$25 a ton for 52,000 long tons heavygrain/sorghums/soyas. But US North Pacific/Japan was
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      362 42 Lloyd's List EASTERN Germany's shipbuilding industry, struggling in a more competitive market, has less than a month to come up with a survival strategy. The deadline set by the Deutsche Maschinen-und SchifTau AG (DMS) supervisory board is Jan 25. However, Volkswerft GmbH of
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      Lock icon Indebted US cellular phone firms announce sale
      310 42 NYT TWO US cellular telephone companies announced definitive agreements for their sale on Monday after they were unable to raise the cash to meet year-end bank loan payments. Graphic Scanning Corp will be sold to Bell South Corp, one of the seven regional
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      Lock icon Three European insurers plan cross-shareholdings
      490 42 Lloyd's List THREE European insurers including Denmark's Topdanmark A/S and Sweden's Wasa are discussing an alliance which will involve strategic cross-shareholdings. The name of the third partner in the alliance has yet to be disclosed. The move follows the Danish Tryg Group's agreement to sell
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      1729 29 TO: EUROPE TO: FAR EAST SPORt MK MO HOB BU SP IM 9DM HAM I N«« ITm FIX MANJIH FFLtXSTONt OBM HI Ml 11/1 M l 17,1 S T. 241 «r ",i an m cmoyanc puk out I*l mi m u, 1 an i r JSi JJI n l> 1
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      379 29 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS VESSEL CHAMPION AMBALIKA TANJONG SEKI TRADER PRIOK PINE VOY NO 14 59 8 25 Spore S/l 7/1 9/1 22/1 P Kelang 7/1 9/1 11/1 24/1 Penang 13/1 Yangon Mongla Chittagong Calcutta Yokohama 22/1 24/1 Nagoya 20/1 22(1 Osaka Senboku 18,'1 20/1
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      697 30 RHU CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE VSL.VOY S PORE RDAM ADAM H BURC BREMEN ANTWERP MATARAM,2»yB 29/1 6/3 11/3 15/3 17/3 fast transit time ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISEO CARGO Sub|«ct to Inducement. Also accepting cargo to Casablanca. Port Said. Port Aleiandrla. Genoa. Trieste ALSO ACCEPTING BOTH CONTAINERS. CONVENTIONAL CARGO
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      809 30 HANJIN SHIPPING I Yy FULL CONTAINER SERVICE iS pore I LEH RIM ANR HAM BRV FEL FEEDER VSL SIN LINE HAUL LAX OAK 7 1 23/1 24; 1 25/1 25/1 27/1 28/1 HANJIN FELIXSTOWE 005t 11(1 H OAKLAND 021 1W W 12,1 30,1 31/1 1/2 1/2 3(2 4/2 CHOYANC PARK
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      266 30 EUROZONE FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD NO N MAXWUI ROM) 1 2 <n MUMU MOU* SMCAPOOC 0'0« rei niiwi m LiNtsi fa* msirt tui ?«joo tv sr* Weekly Express FCI. LCL CONSOLE SVCS. TO/FROM TAIWAN HKG BKK USA UK EUROPE Services To: BRUNEI. E MALAYSIA F. EAST PORTS PROVIDE INT L
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      1872 31 T NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: UK/EUROPE SERVICE— *****19 USA SERVICE— *****16 AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE— *****18 FAR EAST SERVICE— *****48 TERMINAL OFFICE :*****22 DOCUMENTATION DEPT: *****44/ *****14 CFS: K27 —IMPORT: *****69/*****50 CFS: K27 EXPORT: *****53/*****04 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K t.-(03) *****33, P.Kelang-(03) *****87, Penang-(04)
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      1056 31 m sinsov SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****59 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) DISCHARGING FROM EAST BOUND LOADING FOR WESTBOUND vessels vQYAg spore manila hkowc voyage spore pklanc neons bhaven rmuir
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      1530 32 K" "v jr'' M v AS AGENTS KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR NO **********0 M) I TEL *****77 TELEX KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX *****79 I H I m M I M MALAYSIA HARPER WIRA SDN BHD J/L A TEL PJ *****22 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****5 JB *****1 HBB KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.
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      1189 32 PHILI-ORICNT UN€5 PT€ LTD 108 ROBINSON ROAD #07 00 ***** BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL *****22/*****69/*****00 TELEX RS ***** PHILI FAX *****76/*****38 BY AIR, LAND OR SEA Sgcajgf WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION 5 JAN MONTREAL, OTTAWA, TORONTO. HHWBHHIIMIIMIIHBHIHIIViI vancouver, s'western ontario. 7
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      1503 33 jggggHll PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD SiSß'S'tM PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street #03-00, Singapore 0106. JAKARTA I BANGKOK I VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN VESSEL VOV S,N BKK S EOEN 9,01 T, 8/1 Twi PEGASUS PIONEER 114N S/1 B/1 12/1 MAJAPAHIT 6758 S I KOTA 9101 13,1 EOEN 1«1 ,3
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      1126 33 r BENLINE containers ltd > 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT VESSEL VOY SPORE PKLANG S HAMPTON HAMBURG BHAVEN R'DAM LHAVRE Hong Kong Express" 98/501 3/1 28/1 22/1 23/1 21/1 27/1 City o» Edinburgh 93/503 5/1 Via
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      331 33 mm. MYANMA •pMk HVE STAR LINE w (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIg Pen P.Gdg PAGAN VI6SW In Pt MYOMAYWA VI3IW 8/10 Jan HPA-AN VISBW 4/6 Jan THE BANK LINE (A service of Andrew Weir Shipping) VT SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE \1
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      806 36 INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE FROM FAR EAST TO NORTH CONTINENT MJTBOUND SIN FIX BRV ROM ANT HBC MUtRINCtN WMIO3 SM 30/1 2*l 1/2 31/1 27/1 GERMAN SEN WFHM VI 24/1 2VI 27/1 21/1 PARIS SEN WFIOS 12/1 3/2 4/2 M V 2 SACMSEN NMIO4 15/1 10/2 »/2 12/2 11/2 1/2 PANAMA
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      957 36 mm TEL: *****88/*****22 OUR CONSOLIDATION SERVICES 10: EUROPE 5 JAN 12 JAN LONDON ROTTERDAM FELIXSTOWE ANTWHP SOUTHAMPTON HAMBUR6 MANCHESTER LE HARVE AND ALL EUROPE INLAND DESTINATIONS FAR EAST PORT KELANG 11/01 18/01 MANILA 5/01 12/01 PENANG 11/01 A 18/01 BUSAN 5/01 12/01 BANGKOK 5/01 4 10/01 TOKYO 10/01 17/01 HONG
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      252 36 LOADING FOR VESSEL SPORE CBO DSN BAIRES MVIMO RIO STS VIT PAGUA MOSTYHEN > JSfl 31/3 11/4 24/4 9/4 OPT MMU DISCHARGING FM BRAZIL VESSEL SPORE MM MNL ME *0* NCO *08 MOSTWEEN I VMSOII a/2 S/3 I*3 13/3 Regular BBulk and Container Service Direct to Turkey, Red Sea/ Med
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      1233 36 'fejfa tEU *5. 1*1" Sp china ocean shipping company FULL CONTAINER LINER SERVICE TEL SL™ p 2. MtSTRI ROAD, HMC BUILDING FAX: *****66 #15 00, SINGAPORE 0207 CABLE: COSTARLINE CR NO: **********0 M General Agents: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD VESSEL/VOY SCP FIX WOT HAM ANT DKK VESSEL/VOT r.» ROT HAM
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      790 37 NIHON-ASIA CR **********0N TEL: *****22 FAX: *****86 Competitive Rates!! ETA USA \ll IPI Destns 5/1,11/1 EUROPE all Ports 5/1, 12/1 BANGKOK 5/1, 9/1 HONGKONG/CHINA 4/1, 8/1 SYD, MEL, ADEL, BKIS 6/1, 11/1 FREMANTLE 8/1, 16/1 MANILA 4/1, 11/1 PKLG/PENANG 5/1, 12/1 Port Kelang Branch Tel: *****21/2/3 Fax: *****24 Panang Branch
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      260 37 RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD Sk TEL: *****33 (12 Llnee) m FAX: *****15/*****03 IfTIJ TELEX: R8 ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) \W\ ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES r (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL IVOY ETA I LOACH NO FOR SPORE ABBAY WONZ 27W8 S/02 DARESSALAAM. MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB
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      670 37 maskapai pelayaran WpULAU LAUT FULLY CONTAINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEDULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OF S PORE, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA t THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO ALL DESTINATIONS r WE SERVE FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL: *****55 SINGAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE VSL VOY SIN JKT PAJ
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      567 37 BANGKOK CEBU/MANILA VESSEL VOY SINGAPORE BANGKOK VESSEL VOY SPOtl CED MANILA SIAM PAETRA 59N Thur In Pt Sun 6/1 KITI BHUM 018 4/1 10/1 12/1 WANT* BHUM 22N Thur In Pt Sun 6/1 SD STAR 02A 11/1 17/1 19/1 UNLINK j*? Fri 4/1 Hon 7/1 KITI BHUM (HB 18/1 24/1
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      386 37 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND [va Em iFraa |H>M H* IS** IP CMALH tht express 2*3 sft m »a Si w *5 w I MUOtC 2MM ift M 14H W sfl »j Si mussel2K Si Si w W Si Si c. verouk m ~w Si Si Si Si n/S Si Also accepting
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      1204 38 'm. a MAC-NELS SINGAPORE) EXPORT TEL: limit IMPORT TEL: 555 |l TEL (04) *****6 KK TEL (008) *****0 TAWAU TEL (089) *****9 KELANG TEL (03) *****77 KUCHING TEL: (082) *****3 SKAN TEL (089) *****2 l-iV/\ JIJ BAHRU TEL: (07) *****2 SIBU TEL: (084) *****2 LABUAN TEL (087) *****9 TEL: (21)
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      382 38 blue star line 11 liy^^ r SINGAPORE TO NEW ZEALAND AND T/S FIJI FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH &_PO RT CHALMERS ACCEPTING FCLhLCLFOR AUCKLAND, NAPIER, WELLINGTON, BLUFF, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, LYTTELTON, INVERCARGIL, FIJI AND TAHITI SIN N PIV AUCK IVT PROSPECT 10S In Port U J»n Vi» NPt
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      1100 38 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 51 Bras Basah Rd #01-01 Plaza By The Park S (0718) Tel: *****22 Fax No: *****73 CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER SERVICES CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER SERVICES *****11 (BOOKING LINES~ SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO SABAH jaja wt leta Inn nxm wr I eta «t KIM SOON LI 01/91E 05 JAN
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      111 40 MANILA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE T MANILA VIGOUR PACIFIC 26N8 06/01/90 7 11/01/91 VIGOUR PACIFIC 27N8 15/01/91 I VIGOUR PACIFIC L_ 28NB 25/01/91 1 30/01/91 ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO CEBU JAKARTA VIGOUR SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTO PORT KELANG EAGLE LINER (M) SON BHO PT CATUR BENUA INTERNUSA NO
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      133 40 JESSELTOM W 5 SMN UIC BilMl* #15 09. 8»n 0106 Tain: RS ***** Fax: *****37. Til ***** M ACCEPTING CARGO ETO ETA ETA ETA AT PPT PS SPORE MUARA LBN KK APRIL GLORY WOIE/91 3/1 6/1 7/1 8/1 EASTERN GLORY VOIE 91 5-7/1 B'l 11/ l 12/1 13/1 APRIL GLORY
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      64 40 interoceanN V WJ) LINE {78, 2nd Floor Jatan 2/71, Taman Tun Of. Ismail. ***** KL. Tal: *****34, *****94, *****29 TLX. NO. MA-***** FAX; 03-*****11 Penang Off: Tal: *****7, *****2 ti.CL/FCL LOADING FOR AUSTRALIA SYO, MELB, ADE, BRIS. FREM UK/EUROPE LE HVE, HBG, BREMEN. R DAM, GENOA. ANTWERP, UK PORTS SCANDINAVIA"
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      254 42 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times KWE-Kintetsu World Express (S) Pte Ltd (SEA FREIGHT DIVISION) WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO JAPAN FCL/LCL TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/ 8/1/91 KOBE BANGKOK 8/1/91 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 8/1/91 HONGKONG 8/1/91 TEL: *****66/7/8 TLX: R*****1 FAX: *****20 T Hi PERKINS SHIPPING PERKINS DIRECT SERVICE TO DARWIN WITH CONNECTIONS TO PT. HEDLANO/BROOME
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      738 42 JkHYUND/Mll MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. gI i m Iwl] J luhZIKIh I afll ipj Umhl lak EASTBOUND TO USA WESTBOUND FROM USA TO PSW VOY SIN HKG LBH OAK SEA CHI FROM PSW VOY LBH OAK SEA HKG SIN CGM PASCAL 01E U/T" 17/1 4/2 7/2 10/2 9/2 HYUNDAI PIONEER
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