The Business Times, 19 September 1991

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    9 1 BusinessTimes MCI (P) 16/12/90 Thursday, September 19, 1991 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Kim II Sung said to be ready to talk to Roh
      41 1 SEOUL North Korean leader Kim II Sung is prepared for the first time to talk to South Korean President Roh Tae Woo, South Korea's domestic Yonhap news agency said yesterday.
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      US housing starts show slower rise
      42 1 WASHINGTON US housing starts rose 0.6 per cent in August after a 3.7 per cent rise in July, the US Commerce Department said yesterday. Analysts had generally expected a slight decline in housing starts last month.
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      Joint venture wins deal
      31 1 JAPAN'S Penta-Ocean and Singapore contractor Koon Construction have jointly clinched a $117 million deal to reclaim 69 hectares of land between Sentosa and Buran Darat Page 2
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      Aquino facing risk
      30 1 PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino is risking a constitutional crisis and impeachment charges in her fight to keep US troops in the Philippines without a bases treaty Page 7
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      KL in need of cement
      46 1 MALAYSIA is still suffering from an acute cement shortage in spite of the lifting of the import duties on cement last Aug 15 and the assurance by manufacturers that their production was more than enough to meet local demand. Page 7
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      Slow integration
      33 1 THE economic integration of unified Germany will take longer than expected, says Dr Henning Voscherau, the president of the Bundesrat (Upper House of Parliament) and first mayor of Hamburg. Page 8
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      Selling S'pore goods
      20 1 MAKING the Made-in-Singa-pore label a success abroad is not impossible, but it won't be easy Page 15
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      That aching back
      34 1 SCIENTISTS are finding out that almost anyone, irrespective of age, can be subject to job-related back problems even if all you do is sit at a desk all day Page 15
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      New handling charge
      40 1 IN A BID to cover rising costs, 14 carriers trading the Far East-Persian route have decided to impose a terminal handling charge on shipments between Singapore and Persian Gulf ports from Oct 1. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow lower
      41 1 WALL STREET prices headed lower yesterday morning as traders kept an eye on news from the Middle East. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 9.39 points to 3,003.80 at 1430 GMT, in the first hour of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      24 1 LONDON share prices were higher at midday yesterday. At 1114 GMT, the broad-based FTSE 100-Share Index was up 10.0 points at 2,604.4.
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      NOL raising A$200m
      30 1 NATIONAL carrier Neptune Orient Lines is raising AS2OO million (SS27O million) to finance two of the three new container vessels which it ordered last December. Page 3
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      Earnings fall for two
      47 1 TUAN SING Holdings' net earnings dropped by 27 per cent to $936,000 for the first half ended June 30, in spite of a slight rise in turnover. Subsidiary SPP also suffered a drop in net earnings to $638,000 from $763,000 previously Page 3
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      Jardines offers cash
      49 1 JARDINE Matheson Holdings Ltd will make a cash offer of HK535.31 a share to shareholders who own less than 400 shares in a move aimed at cutting administration expenses and helping small shareholders previously unable to sell their shares because of high dealing costs Page 3
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Wednesday Change BT-MGA 679.17 -4.53 Kuala Lumpui ....529.30 -7.02 Tokyo 23,317.78 -125.83 Hongkong 3,900.48 -38.23 Sydney 1,553.7 -2.2 Tuesday Change New York 3,013.19 -2.02 London 2,594.4 -11.6
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      CURRENCIES
      13 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6915 100 Yen SS 1.2633 MS SS 0.6151
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      COMMODITIES
      37 1 London Gold AM fix US$348.00 USS 1.85 Rubber Spore Oct.... 135.25«/kg +50 M'sia Oct 222.00*/kg -1 KLTfa Turnover 70 tonnes +32 Spot MS 15.02/leg -0.08 Crude oalnt ol Turnover 1288 lots +293 Oct MS790 /tonne -11
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    Seagate plans to recruit 250 more workers by year-end
    427 1  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Seagate, the world's largest disk drive manufacturer, has no plans to layoff workers in Singapore. On the contrary, it hopes to add about 250 people by the end of the year to its current workforce here of
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    Hearing against Alliance Tech deputy chairman adjourned
    192 1 SINGAPORE The insid-er-trading hearing against Alliance Technology and Development deputy chairman Chwee Meng Chong has been adjourned until Oct 9 to allow defence lawyers to seek instructions from him. The Subordinate Court yesterday granted a request by Mr Chwee's lawyers, Robert H W
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    A believer in S'pore
    97 1 BONNO HYLKEMA, Philips Singapore's former chief, whips out Singapore's 25th anniversary booklet, a glitzy gold magazine stuffed with posters and familiar slogans. "It is amazing,** he muses as he recites one slogan after another, page after page. "But, you know, these slogans have taken on meaning
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    Bank Duta denies forex loss before share issue
    143 1 JAKARTA Bank Duta has denied it suffered losses in the foreign exchange trading before it issued shares on the stock market. According to a Jakarta Post report, lawyers representing Bank Duta and PT Mitra Duta Sekuritas, the bank's lead underwriter, told a
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    Lock icon US sends air support to S Arabia amid talk of attack on Iraq
    325 1 AP WASHINGTON The White House has confirmed that the US is sending military air support to Saudi Arabia as a precautionary move after NBC News reported that America is prepared to renew an attack on Iraq, perhaps
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    S'pore working to tie up trade accord with US
    405 1  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Top civil servants of Singapore and the US are working towards the conclusion of a bilateral framework agreement by Oct 11, a target set to coincide with a planned visit by US Trade Representative Carla Hills. If
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    US$ at new low against S$
    177 1 SINGAPORE Riding on the greenback's weakness against major currencies, the Singapore dollar surged to another new high against the US dollar yesterday. The Singapore dollar was traded to an all-time high of 551.6910 against the greenback at about 3pm yesterday, breaking the record of
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Consumer Price Index remains stable
        119 2 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) for August was unchanged from July. Lower prices of food and clothing were offset by higher costs of transport and communications and other miscellaneous items. The costs of transport and communications rose by 0.4 per cent with more expensive cars
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        French goodwill visit
        58 2 A DELEGATION of the French Senate's "France-Southeast Asia Friendship Group" ends its four-day visit to Singapore tomorrow. The delegation is led by Jean Cherioux, senator of Paris and chairman of the friendship group, and includes four other senators and one Senate official. The visit is part of
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        Peter 800 is new ASME head
        47 2 PETER 800, managing director of Material Handling Engineering, has been elected president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises at its sth annual general meeting over the weekend. Mr 800 replaces Leong Chun Loong, managing director of Solar Engineers Co.
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        Telecom sponsors stamp show
        37 2 SINGAPORE TELECOM is co-sponsoring Singpex Youth 91, a national stamp exhibition organised by the Association of Singapore Philatelists. The exhibition will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall from Sep 19 to 22.
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        SAF revamps training centres
        67 2 THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES is reorganising the Infantry Training Depot (ITD) and the School of Basic Military Training (SBMT) into three Brigade Training Schools (BTS) for the conduct of Basic Military Training. The Minister for Defence, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, announced the reorganisation yesterday. The change,
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        Civil defence force growing
        43 2 THE SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE has grown to its current strength of 105,000 officers and men since it was set up nine years ago. Of this, 65,000 are reservists, according to the Minister for Home Affairs, Professor S Jayakumar.
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        Zoo heads to meet in Mandai
        31 2 THE SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS will host the 46th annual conference of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens from Sep 30 to Oct 3.
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      S'pore-Japan tie-up lands $117m deal for Sentosa reclamation
      276 2  -  By Sangeeta Muichand A JAPANESE-SINGAPORE joint venture has clinched a $117 million deal to reclaim 69 hectares of land between Sentosa and Buran Darat. Japanese Penta-Ocean and local contractor Koon Construction submitted the "lowest acceptable bid" of seven received, a Sentosa Development
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      Sculpturing good moral values
      165 2 PM wants multicultural representation at Sculpture Garden PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong is inviting the Malay and Indian communities to donate sculptures that portray their community's legendary heroes or depict their community's culture and values. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the sculptures of eight Chinese
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      Growth linked to region: Ho
      98 2 SINGAPORE'S role as a trading hub will grow as the Asia-Pacific economies expand, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Information and the Arts) Ho Kah Leong yesterday. Mr Ho, who is also the MP for Jurong, was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for an Inchcape ware-, house
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      Pulau Seraya will be Republic's biggest electricity supplier
      379 2  -  By Carolyn Lim SINGAPORE'S first offshore power station on Pulau Seraya will triple its electricity output by 1996, making it the Republic's biggest supplier of power. By then, the station on the southern island will generate 2,250 MW of electricity, enough to
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      291 2 TUC actaXT MALAYSIAN SSHSw JUUKMAL SDN BHD jointly present an International Conference on L lf |||ksiAN I H\\\l, INFRASTRUCTURE M\\\\\n| 'rmß* DEVELOPMENT M\\\ ECONOMIC GROWTH ji Towards the Pacific Century 1 lhi Challenges Opportunities W/X October Bth and 9th 1991 Kuala Lumpur Hilton The robust economic growth in Asia-Pacific present
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
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      NOL raising A$200m to finance two new ships
      324 3  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines Ltd is raising AS2OO million (SS27O million) to finance two new container vessels which it ordered last December. Westpac Singapore and Westpac Sydney have arranged a syndicated loan to fund NOL's purchase.
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      Lock icon TDM Bhd to raise paid-up capital to M$100m
      334 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR TDM Bhd plans to raise its paid-up capital. to about MSIOO million (SS6I million) from Mss4 million at present under its two-phase restructuring scheme aimed at strengthening the company's earnings base, executive chairman Mohamed Adib Haji Awang Noh said
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      Carrier sells box ship for US$41m
      169 3 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines Ltd has sold one of its older containerships for US$4l million (5569.7 million) to an undisclosed European buyer. The national carrier, which is renewing its fleet, has sold the five-year-old Neptune Garnet but has chartered it back for several years
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      UOB Plaza taking shape
      131 3 SINGAPORE The facade of UOB Plaza is changing dally as the huge project makes a growing Impact on the skyline of Singapore's financial district Expected to be completed by the middle of next year, the plaza comprises a tower block, a six-storey podium block and the
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      Cold Storage (M) interim up four-fold
      204 3 SINGAPORE Cold Storage Malaysia Bhd has achieved a four-fold rise in interim group net earnings to M 5580,000 (*****,000) because of better margins in its manufacturing division. Cold Storage, in which Singapore group Cycle Carriage Ltd has a 43 per cent stake, recently closed
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      Lock icon Jardines makes offer to odd-lot holders
      381 3 Reuter HONGKONG Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd said it would make a cash offer of HK535.31 (557.70) a share to shareholders who own less than 400 shales. The offer was to cut administration expenses and help small shareholders previously unable to sell their shares due
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      Tuan Sing suffers 27pc fall in earnings
      324 3  -  By Elaine Koh SINGAPORE The net earnings of Tuan Sing Holdings fell 27 per cent to $936,000 for the half-year to June 30 in spite of a 7 per cent rise in turnover to $37.79 million. Tuan Sing, controlled by Indonesian businessman TK
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      Lock icon MMC taking 44pc stake in gas firm
      208 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Mining Corp Bhd said it would take an effective 44 per cent stake in a firm set up by a Japanese-Malaysian group to start a gas utility venture in Malaysia. In a reply to a Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Oriental Holdings profit up one per cent
        108 3 KUALA LUMPUR Oriental Holdings Bhd, the motor, hotels and plantations group, achieved a group pre-tax profit of M$ 112.49 million (5569.74 million) for the half year ended June 30, just one per cent higher than the Msl 11.40 million seen a year earlier.
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        Malaysia to privatise Bernama
        72 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to privatise its nationalßemama news agency as part of efforts to make it profitable. The Economic Planning Unit, responsible for Malaysia's privatisation programme, was studying the terms of reference for divesting the government's stake in the agency, Bernama Quoted Information Minister Mohamad
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        Paramount posts interim loss
        78 3 KUALA LUMPUR Paramount Corp has slipped into the red, posting a group net loss of M 5318,000 (SS 197,200) in the interim period against net earnings of M 5299,000 a year earlier. This was in spite of a 38 per cent rise in turnover to M$
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        G K Goh completes purchase
        81 3 KUALA LUMPUR G K Goh Holdings Ltd has completed the purchase of a 30 per cent stake in Straits Securities Sdn Bhd (formerly Chuaco Securities Melaka Sdn Bhd), and has been admitted as a corporate member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. GK Goh's total
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        Times Pub wins SBC contract
        74 3 SINGAPORE SBC Enterprises Ltd has awarded a $20* million contract to the International Printing Division of the Times Publishing Group to produce 8 Days and RTV Times, both leisure and entertainment magazines. Typesetting of the: magazines will be done by Times Graphics, while printing and
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Emperor sells Rose Holding stake
        92 4 HONGKONG Emperor Investments has sold 26.6 per cent of investment holding company Rose International to Cathay City International for HKS 112.86 million (5524.6 million). Cathay City has entered into an agreement with Emperor and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Golden Emperor, to buy 94.05 million shares in
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        Japanese, Soviet firms tie up
        84 4 J TOKYO Japan's Nissho Iwai Corp has announced that its subsidiary in London has signed a business tie-up agreement with Surgutgasprom of the Soviet Union. The accord called for Nissho Iwai UK Ltd to provide equipment necessary to increase the output of the Soviet natural
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        Aborigines seek to stop project
        71 4 PERTH A group of Aborigines in Western Australia have begun a court bid to stop the giant Yakabindie nickel project which they say would destroy sacred sites. The Ngalia Aboriginal Heritage Council filed documents on Tuesday with the Supreme Court here aimed at seeking an
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        Komatsu cuts planned spending
        109 4 TOKYO Komatsu Ltd has lowered its planned capital investment in the year to March 31 next year to between 43 billion yen (***** million) and 45 billion yen from a previous 48 billion yen. A company spokesman said yesterday that sales at the world's second largest
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        Pac Dunlop to buy rest of equity
        62 4 SYDNEY Pacific Dunlop Ltd said yesterday it will buy all shares in food group Petersville Sleigh Ltd that it does not already own when its takeover bid closes. Pacific Dunlop said it owned more than 90 per cent of Petersville's ordinary shares and
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      Lock icon Western Mining in nickel joint venture
      213 4 Reuter MELBOURNE Western Miniag Corp Holdings Ltd said it has entered "into an agreement with Finnish metals group Outokumpu Metals and. Resources Oy to develop the Mqunt Keith nickel project in Western Aastralia on a 50:50 »-—J— mm. WMC said the agreement depends oa
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      Troubled deals prompted NZ Magnum chief to quit
      516 4  -  Group profit suffers 40pc drop for year ended in June From Selwyn Parker in AUCKLAND LINDSAY FERGUSON is said to have quit as Magnum Corp's managing director and chief executive because of a series of underperforming investments. Under Mr Ferguson, Magnum had
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      Thai bourse plans trading curbs on major holders
      321 4 BANGKOK The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will introduce a regulation prohibiting major shareholders in quoted firms from selling their shares in the companies for six to 12 months after the shares are listed, the Bangkok Post reported recently. SET president Maruey
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      Pertamina expects difficulties in getting loans
      283 4 JAKARTA Indonesian oil company Pertamina expects to face difficulties in getting loans from foreign financial institutions to finance various large-scale projects, the Jakarta Post reported recently. The state-owned company's president, Faisal Abda'oe, said: "It is not easy now to get loans for project financing
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      Lock icon Kazakhstan gets free hand to export metals
      537 4 Tokyo firm aims for first direct deal with republic NYT TOKYO Japanese trading houses are scrambling for direct access to the emerging Soviet republics, turning their backs op Soviet Federal au'thoritie* Chori Co rare metals section -manager Shigeo Nakamurtf .is to leave for
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      Lock icon UK giant makes £703m hostile bid for Racal
      462 5 FT LONDON Williams Holdings, the UK industrial conglomerate, on Tuesday launched a £703 million (552.08 billion) hostile takeover bid for Racal Electronics, the British defence and data communications company which Sir Ernest Harrison has chaired for more than 25 years. The all-share
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      Lock icon Campeau's creditor to be its largest shareholder
      350 5 NYT NEW YORK Campeau Corp, the Canadian parent company that saw its major department stores in the United States go into bankruptcy this year, on Monday announced an agreement that would turn its largest creditor into its largest shareholder and could lead to
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      Lock icon Western Digital may fight Amstrad's US$141m lawsuit with counterclaim
      138 5 Reuter IRVINE, California Western Digital Corp said a lawsuit brought against it by Amstrad pic is unfounded and it will vigorously defend against the action. Western Digital said it may file a counterclaim against Amstrad to recover unspecified sums spent in
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        UK's Tesco expects solid growth despite recession
        101 5 LONDON UK food retailer Tesco pic said it expected to continue solid profit growth throughout the year despite the effects of recession. Tesco announced pre-tax profits 22 per cent higher in the 24 weeks to Aug 10 at £229.6 million (*****.3 million) after
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        Fisons profit hit by US supply
        73 5 LONDON Fisons pic, the pharmaceuticals and scientific equipment group, blamed a disruptive one-off US supply problem for limiting its first half profit rise to below analysts* forecasts. Pre-tax profits for the six months to end-June rose six per cent to a record £95.2 million
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        Seagull Data Systems in the red
        64 5 PARIS French computer services company Seagull Data Systems said it had a consolidated net loss of Ffr96 million (5528.5 million) in its 1990/91 fiscal year ended June 30, 1991 against a net profit of Ffr26 million in the previous year. Trade in Seagull shares
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        Montedison settles software suit
        65 5 MILAN A group representing leading computer software makers said it settled a software piracy lawsuit against chemicals giant Montedison SpA, but warned that other Italian firms may soon face lawsuits. The Business Software Association (BSA) said it would continue its action to stamp out illicit copying
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Aim for London standard, S'pore reinsurers urged
      360 6  -  Commissioner wants more branch offices to upgrade into local firms By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE, which has the largest number of reinsurers in Asia, must work towards London market standards in terms of service quality, Insurance Commissioner Law Song Keng said in an
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      Lock icon Seoul denies seeking Indosuez manager's recall
      363 6 AFP SEOUL South Korea's Finance Ministry has denied that it plans to demand that France's Banque Indosuez recall its Seoul branch manager for conducting irregularities in foreign exchange transactions here. An official of the Office of Bank Supervision and Examination (OBSE) also said yesterday
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      Insurance group cites high costs for giving Singapore a miss
      250 6 SINGAPORE An overseas insurance group plans to expand its business in Asia but says it would not set up shop in Singapore because operating costs would be too high. The Scandinavian-based Skuld protection and indemnity insurance association will instead try
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      Lock icon Tokyo Stock Exchange doubles fines to curb scandals
      357 6 UPI TOKYO The Tokyo Stock Exchange will double the fine charged to those violating its regulations to U*****,000 (551.23 million) to prevent a recurrence of the scandals wracking the industry, officials said on Tuesday. Japan's "Big Four" securities firms disclosed they have
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Nomura lowers forecast of group profit
        103 6 TOKYO Nomura Securities Co Ltd forecast group current profit of 80 billion yen (S$ 1 billion) in the year ending March 31, 1992, down from a June forecast of 270 billion, a Nomura spokesman said. For the year, Nomura, Japan's biggest brokerage, lowered its
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        HSBC unit cuts 400 US jobs
        101 6 NEW YORK Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp said its Marine Midland Bank has cut 400 jobs after restructuring and consolidating its New York state banking businesses. "These actions are absolutely essential to Marine's future viability," said president and chief executive officer John Bond. The
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        Credit Local's 1b franc profit
        110 6 PARIS French municipal lender Credit Local de France, shortly to be floated on the Paris bourse, will turn in a one billion franc (***** million) profit this year and in the next three years, chairman Pierre Richard said. 'The favourable result for 1991 the net
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      Lock icon Indonesian state banks plan big layoffs: ministry
      221 6 Reuter JAKARTA At least three Indonesian state banks plan to lay ofT several thousand employees following a slump in profits. A Finance Ministry official said yesterday that Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) and Bank Bumi Daya (BBD) would announce the
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      Lock icon Fay, Richwhite loss worse than forecast
      268 6 Reuter AUCKLAND Merchant bank Fay, Richwhite Co Ltd's maiden bottom-line loss for the IS months to June was 30 per cent worse than its revised projection issued last November after the government's capital injection into Bank of New Zealand Ltd, in which Fay, Richwhite
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      Lock icon Saudi businessman fined for concealing bank acquisition
      344 6 The BCCI collapse Agencies WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve has announced a US$37 million (5562.5 million) civil fine against Saudi businessman Ghaith R Pharaon for concealing the Bank of Credit and Commerce International's acquisition of the Independence Bank in Encino, California, in 1985.
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Aquino risks impeachment by keeping US troops without pact
      530 7 AFP MANILA President Corazon Aquino is risking a constitutional crisis, impeachment charges and tarnishing her reputation as she fights tooth and nail to keep US troops in the country without a bases treaty. Mrs Aquino defiantly extended the American lease on
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      Lock icon Aussie firm to start work on Ghana gold venture soon
      265 7 AFP PERTH Work will start early next month on a big project in Ghana, bringing together Ghanaian and Australian interest. The Western Australianbased company, Minproc Engineers Pty Ltd, which will be in charge of the construction phase of the project,
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      Jakarta favours Anand Initiative but finds start-up period short
      412 7 BANGKOK Indonesia, the first Asean country to be sounded out by a Thai special mission on the so-called Anand Initiative on an Asean Free Trade Area, has agreed in principle with the proposal, but believes the 10-year term to implement the
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      Lock icon Washington to sell 18 more F-16 jets to Thais
      411 7 Bangkok also eyeing S African weapons Reuter WASHINGTON The US planned to sell 18 F-16 fighters to Thailand along with other support equipment for US$547 million (about Ss93o million), the Defence Department said on Tuesday. Defence officials said Congress had been
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      Foreign bankers seek to manage Thai funds
      301 7 BANGKOK Many leading international bankers and fund managers were expected to vie for the right to manage Thailand's huge official reserves during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund annual meeting in Thailand, the Business Post reported on Tuesday. Bank of Thailand deputy governor Rengchai
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      Lock icon Cement shortage puts brakes on Malaysian projects
      291 7 NST KUALA LUMPUR Construction of houses and major infrastructure projects in Malaysia have been delayed by as much as a month because of an acute cement shortage. The acute shortage has arisen in spite of the lifting of the import duties on cement
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        Pertamina offers to match Japanese demand
        74 7 TOKYO Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil company, offered to supply 200,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil to. Japanese term customers in October, Pertamina affiliate, sources here said. The October volume matched that nominated by buyers last week. September's allocation was sharply below the
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        Indonesia prepares for UN team
        86 7 JAKARTA Foreign Minister Ali Alatas says an international mission to East Timor later this year is expected to to United Nations recognition that the former Portuguese colony is firmly pait of Indonesia. Mr Alatas told a parlia-' mentary hearing late Tuesday that preparations were under
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        Indon police find marijuana farm
        66 7 BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Indonesian police said on Wednesday they had found a marijuana farm used to finance a rebellion in the northern province of Aceh. 'The area was apparently one of the rebel bases," a police source said in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh
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        Sudanese leader visits Indonesia
        43 7 JAKARTA Sudanese President Gen Omar Hassan Ahmad. el-Bashir arrived yesterday for a four-day official visit to* Indonesia to boost trade and political relations. Mr Ahmad* el-Bashir was welcomed at a ceremony at the State Palace by President Suharto. 1
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        Samsung in Aussie coal project
        87 7 SEOUL South Korea has approved a joint coal development project in Australia worth about US$l5B million (***** million), officials said yesterday. The Ministry of Energy and' Resources said an agreement was approved Tuesday for a 50-50 joint venture coal development project in Springvale, New South
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        Schools accused of high fees
        84 7 SYDNEY Foreign students yesterday accused Australian universities of treating them as financial "milking cows" by charging hidden student fees once they enroll. The national liaison committee for overseas students claimed that overseas recruitment agencies had used misleading advertisements to attract students to universities, colleges and
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        Hawke won't visit S Africa
        62 7 CANBERRA Prime Minister Bob Hawke said yesterday he had decided not to go to South Africa. Mr Hawke was due to visit South Africa before he attends the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Zimbabwe on Oct 16. Mr Hawke said he had decided against
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      52 7 In Asia's bustling cities, the renowned hospitality of Shangri-La hotels awaits you .....where the American Express* Card is always welcome. bospxublr recepcion Membership Has Its Privileges' B SMQBjI SHANGRI-LA INTERNATIONAL K9Eflßfl HOTELS «■< RESORTS Don't leave home without it* BALI- BANGKOK BEIJING FIJI HANGZHOU HONG KONG KOTA KINABALU KUALA LUMPUR
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        Japanese ministry's poll predicts more growth
        78 8 TOKYO The Japanese Ministry of Finance's latest corporate survey shows the country's economy will keep expanding in the near term, led by healthy domestic demand, while prices remain generally stable. But a senior ministry official yesterday said some companies surveyed were less optimistic because
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        Kaifu's popularity rises in polls
        111 8 TOKYO Those who want Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu toi. retain his post after his term expires next month have increased but barely outnumber those who want him to step down, according to a poll published yesterday. The nationwide poll conducted on Sunday and Monday by
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        New high for Sino-Taiwan trade
        68 8 TAIPEI Two-way trade between Taiwan and China is predicted to break the US$5 billion (SSB.S billion) mark this year, according to a top government official. "Bilateral trade across the Taiwan Strait amounted to US$2.5 billion in the first six months this year, and the amount
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        Chinese President in hospital
        62 8 BEIJING Chinese President Yang Shangkun has been admitted to a hospital and was unable to attend a state function yesterday, Premier Li Peng said. Mr Li took Mr Yang s place at a welcoming ceremony for Botswanan President Quett Masire and told the visitor that Mr
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      German economic integration to take longer than expected
      457 8  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE The economic integration of a unified Germany will take longer than expected and it may even take up to 20 years for those living in the five east German states to enjoy similar living standards as their
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      Lock icon Builders see 31pc rise in orders in the east
      372 8 FT BONN Builders have reported a 31 per cent surge in orders from eastern Germany last month, providing more evidence to support government optimism about economic prospects. The increase, following a rise of 15 per cent in July, stems from the
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      Lock icon Japan's top union proposes overseas volunteer corps
      321 8 Asahi TOKYO Japan's largest trade union is planning to propose the establishment of a voluntary overseas cooperation corps when it presents its new policy programme at an annual union convention scheduled for November. The proposal from the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo,
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      Lock icon Money supply surges as mints work overtime
      445 8 Crisis in the Soviet Union FT MOSCOW Money is now being printed in the Soviet Union as rapidly as possible. "The only limit to the money supply in the Soviet Union today is the capacity of the money presses," said Yuri Balagurov, managing
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      Lock icon Call for EC industrial plan to match Japan
      476 9 AFP BRUSSELS The European Community should develop a coordinated European industrial policy to counter competition from Japan, the European Parliament heard on Tuesday during a debate on EC-Japanese trade. The debate's organiser, parliamentarian James Moorhouse, said after two days of discussions that
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      Lock icon Britain's PSBR figures meet gloomy forecasts
      265 9 Reuter LONDON Data showing the UK government's public spending borrowing requirement (PSBR) at £1.85 billion (555.5 billion) last month provided few surprises, but confirmed that an end to the recession was still some way off, analysts said. "The underlying trend is still one of
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      Lock icon China's economy starting to overheat
      479 9 Reuter BEIJING China's unwieldy economy is starting to overheat, bringing serious problems for policy makers and a call for a slowdown in industrial production. Daily average output value grew 3.1 per cent in August over July, the second highest growth rate since 1979 and lower
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      Have a Mao for good luck
      40 9 An enterprising street vendor selling pictures of former communist party leaders, including the late Mao Zedong, on Tuesday. Drivers here display his pictures in their vehicles, claiming the photographs have helped them avoid accidents
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      Lock icon Paris plans Budget with eye on polls
      238 9 Reuter PARIS The French government is putting the final touches to a conservative Budget for 1992 which it hopes will help it to victory in 1993's parliamentary elections. Despite calls from the Left for more spending to tackle record unemployment, Prime Minister Edith
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      245 8 Why pitching into Kaifu is difficult, Pg 10 THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEELS OF THE XM IS INDEED EXTRAORDINARY Extraordinary successful and rich. For it is not an ordinary man who will not only afford an XM but actually relish owning one h For the Citroen XM is not any
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    Borderless islands
    484 10 EDITORIAL EXPECT to hear a lot more of Penang in the future. Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon's visit last week may have been low-key, almost self-consciously so; but the northern Malaysian state is no shrinking violet in the competitive field of economic opportunity. Or Koh emphasised that he
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Sino-Vietnamese relations
      302 10 THE visit to China by Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam last week the highestlevel contact between China and Vietenam since they went to war in 1979 was a breakthrough. The new Soviet pragmatism leaves Vietnam today without active military and economic support. It is important then for
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      Quranic Studies Institute
      95 10 THE call by Mr Mohammed Maidin Packer Mohd, the Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Information and the Arts, to set up an institute of Quranic studies should be given serious consideration. This can play a very important role in encouraging Muslims who form 15 per cent of the
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      Hongkong elections
      108 10 A HONGKONG newspaper pointed out that Hongkongers were more enthusiastic in queuing up to buy apartments and lottery tickets than in voting at the recent Hongkong elections. Although the Liberals won 16 of the contested seats, they are still a minority in the 60-seat legislative assembly. The colony's
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      New course for development
      160 10 WHAT type of development should the world, particularly the developing countries, follow? We think it is high time that we and we mean all the citizens of the world began pondering that elementary question, which the State Minister of Population and Environmental Affairs, Emil Salim, posed
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      Listen to the silent majority
      216 10 ALREADY, the inquests have started on why so many voters more than six out of every 10 who bothered to put their names on the electoral rolls in the first place chose to stay away and ignore their chance to take part in history. They
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      Help for rural women
      126 10 MALAYSIAN women can take satisfaction from the fact that they've made great strides towards gender equality, be it in employment, career development, or home. But it comes as something of a shock to the upwardly mobile urban woman to know that her sisters in the kampungs
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    Lock icon Why pitching into Kaifu is difficult
    896 10  -  Japan's Prime Minister doesn't have a very high rating in political circles and among intellectuals. But, says Ensei Kanke, it looks like the various factions in the Liberal Democratic Party will not be able to unseat him Ensei Kanke Asahi News Service WITH the
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      287 10 SEP Join the thousands have found their solutions at ProPakAsia9l PThe sth Asian International Food Processing Packaging Technology Exhibition Hall 4,25 -28 September 1991 World Trade Centre Singapore Meet and interact with over 250 food processing and All these benefits and more, at PropakAsia9l. packaging manufacturers and suppliers from 16
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      29 10 000NESBURY by garry trudeau I uS&snme, "liutSSse m..THSiSTm 1 igptthnk- aocpse* b.d.' peons* I maubu mrmr/ rvg H IN6rr MUST d FAMILY SUPPORT U fault, x group. Hey, fl/XM
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      Lock icon Bank barrier remains impenetrable
      1082 11  -  The Glass-Steagall law bars US banks from underwriting securities. Leslie Wayne reports on the battle to get the law repealed Leslie Wayne NYT FOR nearly a decade, bankers in the United States have trooped to Congress and pressed for repeal of the Glass-Steagall law, which bars
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      Lock icon Lessons in a win-win situation
      836 11  -  In 1985, Philips Singapore stood on shaky ground. Today, its investment in Singapore has grown to $600 million, it has Four highly automated factories and a 6,000-strong staff. Claire Leow and Michelle Low spoke to Bonno Hylkema, the former MD of Philips Singapore and the
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      A company on the move
      575 11 BACK IN 1985, Singapore was already becoming an expensive manufacturing base for Philips. The local operations had, in fact, been entirely left out of what was Philips' worldwide strategy back then. Mr Bon no Hylkema, is keen to put it on record once and for
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      116 11 "S 0! i □ESI Br WBL S r RIVER PALACE [777] PX2 SICHUAN RESTAURANT 3J ->">? j >v ,«*t «c ill w s Sichuan mStyle! Enjoy authentic Sichuan food in plush new surroundings. Choose between Set Lunches, Dinners or A La Carte selection -I«.**\ featuring our chefs new specialities get
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      215 12 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHEBI TO WINE, DIME AND ENTERTAIN WHERE TO WINE, DINE GENUINE PENANG FARE LET OUR PENANG CHEF INTRODUCE HER NEW RECIPES AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED PRINCESS TERRACE CAFE THE PLACE FOR AUTHENTIC PENANG SPECIALITIES. A RENDEZVOUS FOR FINE MEALS AT CAFE PRICES. OR LIGHT
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      295 12 T PROUDLY PRESENTS THE RETURN OF THE BARRON KNIGHTS THE VERY SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL COMEDY ACT THURSDAY. 26 SEPTEMBFR IQOI AT THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM, 2ND LEVEL Wniw and Show Concert (HmM*d Mats) $69 neft per penon $34 nett per pewon (exctucing pre-drmer cockfats of one drt* only end at beveragea). and
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      266 12 We've spiced up Happy Hours. Sugar 'N Spices I is back at Club 5. I With renditions of I VI old hits that'll whizz I iM v° u back to the 30s I and 60s between j 6pm 8.30pm, Swim wear Fashion I Show on Mon I Wed at 9.00
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      258 12 B' The stables L,'' PRESENTS ONE OF ■R EUROPE'S BEST KNOWN CHEFS t From September 16 to 30, you can At savour the finest in continental 4 i4fc expertly prepared by master Vf W Kevin Cape. JBr For reservations, please call *****11. Lunch Noon 2.30 pm Dinner: 7.00 pm -10.30
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      659 12 m nuva, muuij jcyicuiucr ay iyy| TELEVISION AND RADIO Pool hull MWMMMMB 1:11 K^ Canoon| business on y V-'V/vFX UUII 7.M AM CNN International (L). v3Sj" P.**"'" 1 Nowa (M). MMBiWaHlllliH BMSinTSH 8.00 XIII World Congress of C, 9.00 News at Nine EXS"^ 1 BBC -"Hi in VHF Band II
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      Lock icon Taking a new view of back ailments
      800 13 Got a backache? Blame it on your inconsiderate lover, your mother-in-law, your typewriter, or even the last time you played golf. Where once it was common belief that an aching back was a legacy of aging bones, scientists are today finding out that
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      Lock icon Hans Andersen: fairy tales for adults?
      601 13  -  Christopher Follett on the more adult side of the Danish writer's stories Christopher Follett Reuter WAS Hans Christian Andersen simply a talented writer of children's fairy tales, or should adults be probing his works for deeper meaning? Danish academics, believing there is more to
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      Robbed: Boston bar which inspired TV sitcom Cheers –
      538 13 Robbed: Boston bar which inspired TV sitcom Cheers CHATTIRM IT MAY BE the place where everybody knows your name as the signature tune says but nobody knows who robbed the Bull and Finch, the Boston bar that inspired the hit US television series Cheers. The Bull and Finch has become
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      173 13 AND ENTERTAIN lUkl fig For the fresh and flavourfiil taste of Japanese haute cuisine only at Unkai Japanese Restaurant. Lunch 12 noon to 2.15 pm Dinner 6.30 to 10.15 pm. M ANA HOTEL For reservations, SINGAPORE please call 732-1222 ext 1589. iocs Tftaohonr (65) 732 1222 SUPPER IDEA Calling all
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      93 13 g Jhe evolufion of time has/out few f/erfect moments 1 4 mm mo v(Jn r nt i i <1 vi /iter rf-sist.il t w; t, 1 (i(» r« t i It >•.,« t r.ittf r > lit# C r r V Don t U-t t»>r, p. it.- r tifH' V
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      Lock icon Williams the fighter not ready to concede defeat
      699 14 Reuter LONDON Frank Williams, severely disabled by a road accident in 1986 and confined to a wheelchair, is a man whose indomitable spirit and humour epitomises the attitude of his Grand Prix racing team. Mention his name anywhere in a Formula One
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      Lock icon Tobacco firm in NZ accused of bribery
      406 14 AFP WELLINGTON Media and sports people have been bribed by a major tobacco company, the head of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), David Hill, told a New Zealand parliamentary committee here on Wednesday. In a submission to the social services select committee, Mr
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      Lock icon Europe's Ryder Cup skipper voices confidence in stars
      486 14 Reuter LONDON European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher has expressed full confidence that the stars of his team will rediscover their best form in time for next week's biennial match against the Americans. Gallacher, who will lead his 12 golfers into action
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        Larry Holmes continues comeback bid with win
        100 14 ORLANDO, Florida Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes continued his comeback bid by winning a 10-round unanimous decision over fellow American Art Card on Tuesday. The 41-year-old Holmes has now won all four of his fights since coming out of retirement to raise his
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        White out of Dubai Classic
        97 14 STOKE, England Jimmy White suffered only the fourth whitewash of his 11-year professional career when he crashed out of the Dubai Classic on Tuesday. White joined a long list of big names to fall at the qualifying stage of the season's first ranking event with
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        Talks for Maradona to play in US
        105 14 NEW YORK Diego Mara dona's advisers have been in 'discussions with the San Diego Sockers for the world renowned striker to play in the US indoor league, the club's managing general partner said on Tuesday. "We've talked with several layers of the people
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        Baltic states to rejoin Olympics
        120 14 BERLIN The newly independent Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were set to rejoin the Olympic movement yesterday. The International Olympic Committee's executive board is to approve the move during its three-day meeting, which began on Tuesday. "For the Baltic states this is not
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      278 14 I Business Times readers can now have UNLIMITED I I mmhl I T tv^tateenpwtnlimeinjimcagtm fcvevbtMpiu '"yVeee f i sfcows yii bow Msy I I career you need o more extensive vocabulary. You need the "right" Hmmmtoh tome I words at the right time to impress, to express, to captivate, to
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      Marketing 'Made in Singapore' abroad
      744 15  -  Sylvia Wong finds out from designers here what it would take for local labels to make it overseas Sylvia Wong 1F THERE ARE Swiss chocolates, Swedish furniture and Danish cookies, why can't there be high-quality Singapore-designed products? Chia Shi Teck, chairman of the Textiles and
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      DMB&B Tokyu's billings hit $14m so far this year
      356 15  -  By Sangeeta Mulchand DMB&B TOKYU has clinched six new accounts over the last two months, bringing the agency's billings this year to $14 million. Interestingly, the accounts fall into two neat categories: beverage and transport. The beverage wins are Otard Cognac,
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      150 15 NEW YORK Tab, once America's best-selling diet soft drink, is being tested for a comeback. Mai MacDougall, the chairman of the MacDougall Co, New York, confirmed on Monday a report in this week's issue of the trade publication, Adweek, that the Coca-Cola Co had hired his agency to
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      Lock icon It's not what you wear, but how you wear it
      448 15 NYT E VEN in lean advertising times, the autumn fashion magazines are still fat, alluring and revealing. Fashions mirror the times. And one who ignores fashion ignores the parade of life. It is said that when Marcel Proust was working
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      297 15 j ml Malaysia's First... The Country Resort with a 27-hole International Championship Golf Course designed by Graham Marsh. I— r prawled over 335 acres of rolling meadows and luxuriant J greenery Staffield is created in the manner of the classic English golf course, but with a lot more! It features
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      Blue chips' foreign shares bear the brunt of selling
      3383 16  -  By Sylvia Wong PRICES ON THE local stock market continued to slide yesterday in the absence of buyers, and the Straits Times Industrials Index retreated for the fourth consecutive trading day. After crossing the 1,400 support level on Tuesday, the market
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    3847 17 Main Board CMB Packaging 332 +28 9.2% Cold Store 50* 261 +21 8.8% Roth Inds 50* 615 +10 1.7% SIA 1310 +10 0.8% FELS 50" 700 +5 0.7% Spore Bus 500 640 5 0.8% BAT 21* 426 +4 0.9% Semb Maritime 386 +4 1.0% Ssangyong
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      179 18 c»iwy Aato Year Croup Net Net HnOiip Cross am to prom/toss (L) per slur* dividend COM) (cents) Kan Em Sep 11 Mar 91 19.063(113.457) 4.1(6.1) 6(5) Joton HMp Sep 5 Jan 91 M$9.949l($791l) Tto H Glass Sep 6 Mar 91 $5,848($7,379) 9 75(12.3) 5(5) GJ«B Sep 3 Mar
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      243 18 CMpaay Date Yaar Grasp pra-tax Nat miip Cross praflt/lass (L) par share dividend (cants) WC Sep 17 Jun 91 M$23.294($20,781) 28.4(24.1) 25(20) Miter* H Sep 16 jun 91 $1,427(9503) 4.9(2.0) 7TE(5TE) flip Mm Sep 9 Mar 91 M$4,915($3.560) C«w Plant Sep 7 Jun 91 M$80.200($88,700) 5.4(6.3) 16(18.4) 0«B
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      532 18 CanpMy Bate HtM-yar Grotip pretax Interim mm to pram/toss (L) dividend COM) 168 Corpn Sep 17 Jun 91 H$33,685($28,389) 5(5) Reck Seng Sep 17 Jun 91 M$9,759($22,607) 5(4) Pa Sep 17 Jun 91 $16.256($18.162) CM8 Packagmg Sep 16 Jun 91 516,830(111.519) 5TE(4TE) HK Land Sep 16 Jun 91
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      577 18 Sep 17 M#lu International Stars proposed consideration for the entire paid-tip capital of Leisure Farm Corporation Sdn Bhd has been revised to M552.98m from Msloom by the Malaysian Capital Issues Committee. It will be satisfied by Msl3 24m cash and an issue of 79.46 m new Mulpha shares
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1023 18 CwrMt Ex Baaks Date Total far Total tar paymant date cteaa payaWa tea ytar last ywar Mn (Up 50c 6*(b) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep 30 6* 6% HOB 50c 3.5%(b) Sep 13 Sep 27 Oct 25 3.5% 2.5% Mm 20c 5%TE(I) Oct 14 Oct 24 Nov 15
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      WARRANTS: PREMIUMS AND GEARING
      745 18 Wmi as at lt.09.91 Cminlw t— Pr«ahm/~t««ini («MMMrt) <Uwowrt Optttaal** rr'i Cmmmf jS|, Star f£" Eur Lactk Cash CnkJuM Uartag. D*t« Mtte rtack ratta pries mm 1 Stk, Ltft vahw S 5?l MS SIS }22 122 75 464 30/06/94 33 C*C W 37.5 2.110 4.920 1.00
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      RESULTS DUE
      366 18 Mali Board Last Full Yaar Campany Period Date Tor Net EPS ton Net wnewced andng (cafe) d« pro* la«t (1000) Cerebea Interwn Apr 27 Jul 91 12.6 20.0TE(a) 38,911 Wern Aug 2 Dec 91 4.8 5.0 385 H** Hang intern Sep 7 Dec 91 6.5 4.0 9,526 H
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      109 18 Company Rights Issue Ow-for tno ft MSI 80 per share Ex-date Jul X Books dose: Aug 14 Acceptance t Payment: Sep 25 Tat Lm France Oi*4or-one SI 60 per share Ex-date: Aug 21 Books dose: Sep 2 Acceptance > Payment Oct 8 Company Bonus Issue HTP HMp One-tor-two
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      561 18 Company Rights Issue Mi Pac Land One-tor-two fe MW 65 per share T>di One-tor-one $1.00 per share Won Issue of $90 978m nommal amount of 3.5% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with *****m detachable warrants on the base of $2 nommal amount of Bonds for every three existing
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      718 18 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS r '"'"l C—aratea 9th* Hamiln lanatir—a a>«—ry afcm m Before 30/6/9* 1 warrant plus HK$I.00 cash Before 26/4/93 1 warrant plus (309 cash. Causaway Lean Z C ~TiT7 2/10/89 to 20/10/94 fwarrant plus f0.77 cast) or 1 warrant plus 10.77 rami amount of loan stock. Own ft*
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      400 18 GP Batteries htaiiatiuHil Ltd: AGM at The Oriental Hotel, Balroom 2, 5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square, Singapore 0103 on Thursday, Sep 19, at 10.30 am. Wian I Wrings Bhd: 66th AGM at Teratai 1 2, 2nd Floor, Tower Block, Petahng Jaya Hilton, ialan Barat ***** Petalmg Jaya, Selangor
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      140 18 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index 1991 h«t 1333.08 (3/6/91) 1565.58 (3/6/91) 1991 \mr. 1022.52 (16/1/91) l9Sl H49.08 (16/1/91) 1990 N* 1435.43 (16/7/90) i990 N(lt 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 Imk 981.07 (09/11/90) 1990 Iwr 1079.50 (11/10/90) 1909 Nftt 1322.00 (28/12/89) 1*9 1487.76 (26/12/89) *****Mr 917.42 (4/1/89) 1030.69 (4/1/89)
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      Lock icon Shares close lower as investors await new leads
      4240 19 Bernama THE absence of good leads led Kuala Lumpur share prices to drift to a lower close yesterday in listless trading. The KLSE Composite Index at the close fell 7.02 points to 529.30 and the Industrial Index was 7.25 points lower at
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      148 19 OUTSTANDING MANAGER AWARD 1991 This award is open to all Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged 25-35 years who are currently working at the middle-level management and supervising others, but are themselves not yet at departmental or divisional head level. The award will go to the manager who is deemed
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      2179 20 Reuter TOKYO STOCKS yesterday closed weaker on profit-taking following the market's four-day rise, brokers said. Bargain-hunting and arbitrage buying helped underpin prices, they added, with foreign and individual investors active buyers of laggard stocks. "What we're seeing is normal profit-taking after a good run,"
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      1843 20 Reuter SHARE PRICES lost ground for the third day in a row yesterday with the Hang Seng Index closing at the day's low of 3,900.48, down 38.23 points. Brokers said trading was paper-thin and buyers were holding back and awaiting new incentives.
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        AUSTRALIA
        804 21 THE AUSTRALIAN share market closed slightly lower yesterday as a strong local dollar continued to stifle the resources sector. "The rising dollar will lower mining profits... commodity prices are down and the recent spate of poor corporate earnings among miners has put them under a bit of pressure," a
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        BANGKOK
        765 21 RISES in finance issues stimulated early trading yesterday and the strong performance of small shares helped push the Thai stock index higher, but later profittaking pared gains, brokers said. The SET Index ended 7.28 points higher at 718.48 on a turnover of 2.58 billion baht. "Those which closed hitting
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        JAKARTA
        661 21 THE JAKARTA Stock Index yesterday plunged in heavy trading caused by rapidly eroding foreign investor confidence, brokers said. The index fell 9.72 points to 271.57 on turnover of 5.47 million shares. Market favourite Astra International fell 1,250 rupiah to 12,250, after losing 1,150 rupiah on Tuesday. One broker said
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        MANILA
        549 21 PHILIPPINE share prices settled narrowly mixed yesterday as market sentiment was divided between prospects of oil explorations later this year and the economic difficulties seen after the Senate's rejection of a new US bases treaty. Commercial and industrial blue chips tilted the Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index a slight
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        TAIPEI
        465 21 TAIWAN SHARE PRICES closed much higher yesterday on newspaper reports that the government would allow trust firms to become commercial banks, brokers said. The Weighted Index jumped 107.10 points or 2.4 per cent to close at 4,639.35 from Tuesday's 4,532.25 finish. Turnover rose to NT$l9 billion from NTS 10.4
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        SEOUL
        872 21 SEOUL STOCKS closed higher yesterday in light trading as reports that North Korean leader Kim 11-sung has expressed willingness to meet South Korea s President tempted some investors off the sidelines, brokers said. Buying interest focused on trading house, construction and financial counters, Daishin Securities broker DI Kim said.
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        NEW ZEALAND
        275 21 A FOUR-CENT RISE in utility Telecom offset a nine-cent fall in Fletcher Challenge, helping the New Zealand stock market end slightly higher yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was 3.83 points lower at 1,409.84. FCL, whose 1991/92 earnings have been re-rated downwards by a growing number of brokers, ended
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        BOMBAY
        29 21 THE BOMBAY Stock Exchange (BSE) index on Tuesday fell 33.80 points, or 1.77 per cent, to 1,878.55. The national index dropped 10.57, or 1.18 per cent, to 890.91.
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        417 21 Close Previous Sep 18 AUSTRALIA All Ordinaries Index 1,553.7 1555.9 -2.2 All Industrials Index 2.3%. I 2395.2 +0.9 All Resources Index 908.5 912.9 -4.4 Turnover (million) 97.6 76.9 20.7 BANGKOK SET Index 718.48 711.20 +7.28 Turnover (billion baht) 2.58 1.79 +0.79 JAKARTA Composite Index 271.57 281.29 -9.72 MANILA Composite Index
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • US stocks slip as investors wait and see
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        NEW YORK
        1133 22 Wa£l STREET stocks wound down a sluggish session on Tuesday with mild losseis, as investors stepped aside to wait for the onslaught of earnings reports. An absence of major economic and corporate news also tempered trading. "Most portfolio managers are trying to get a feel for what stocks
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        LONDON
        728 22 SHAKES FELL on London's Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as poor corporate earnings reports undermined the market. A--weak initial showing on Wall Street also made trading bearish, dealers said. The Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-Share Index fell 11.6 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 2,594.4. The Financial Times 30-share
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        AMSTERDAM
        290 22 DUTCH SHARES ended a lacklustre day on Tuesday barely changed. The release of the Dutch 1992 budget on Tuesday afternoon brought little new information and failed to bring life to the market, dealers said. The government's central planning bureau said it expected gross national product growth would slow to
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        FRANKFURT
        282 22 A MODEST amount of buying in the chemical sector in an otherwise thin market led German shares higher on Tuesday. The 30-share DAX index gained 4.80 points to 1,634.55. Traders said chemical issues rose on speculation that Bayer, which was holding an analysts' meeting in London on Tuesday, would
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        PARIS
        140 22 THE PARIS BOURSE marked time on Tuesday, as the CAC-40 stock price index was up by 0.28 per cent at the opening, but closed with a tiny advance of 0.01 per cent at 1.878.42 points. Operators said investors were hesitant primarily because of upward tension on short-term interest rates,
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        ZURICH
        264 22 SWISS SHARES on Tuesday ended a quiet session little changed on a lack of fresh news, brokers said. The all-share SPI index, which had traded in a narrow 2.9-point range all day long, edged one point lower to 1,100.7. The SMI index of leading shares was unchanged from Monday's
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        STOCKHOLM
        188 22 PRICES ON the Stockholm bourse closed steady to marginally higher in moderate trade on Tuesday. Dealers said Monday's uncertainty over the parliamentary situation after Sunday's Swedish election had diminished. The bourse general index rose 0.17 per cent to 1,070.51 in turnover of 360 million crowns. Blue chips rose 0.03
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        JOHANNESBURG
        436 22 JOHANNESBURG SHARES involved in the massive 1.1 billion rand deal between industrial giant Barlow Rand and South Africa's two biggest mining houses, Anglos and Gencor, grabbed most of the market's attention on Tuesday, dealers said. Barlows closed 2.75 rand up on the day at 51.25 rand after touching a
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        TORONTO
        312 22 TORONTO STOCKS continued to tumble on Tuesday, ending near the day's low as players unwound positions ahead of third quarter earnings, dealers said. "My recommendation is to avoid the market," said Bob Boaz, chief economist with Deacon Barclays de Zoete Wedd. "The fact that we'll likely not see a
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        259 22 Sep 17 Clow Previous IJAAI# NEW YORK Dow Jones 3013.19 3,015.21 -2.02 SAP 500 385.50 385.78 -0.28 Turnover (million) 168.37 172.56 -4.19 LONDON Financial Times 30 2,037.9 2,051.0 -13.1 FTSE 100 2,594.4 2,606.0 -11.6 Turnover (million) 699.1 641.3 +57.8 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,634.55 1,629.75 +4.80 AMSTERDAM CBS Tendency Index 92.2
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      US$ steady against mark, firmer against yen in late Asian trade
      1239 23 REPORTS Tokyo: The dollar was steady against the mark and firmer against the yen on European buying interest in late Asian afternoon trade, dealers said. "The dollar is very well bid at 1.6730 marks. Many people are waiting to
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      380 23 Cross rates s«,„ USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6945 2.7515 1.6765 133.95 0.5754 1.4625 1.2508 1.7007 SS 0.5901 1.6238 0.9894 79.0499 0.3396 0.8631 0.7381 1.0036 MS 0.3634 0.6200 0.6093 48.6825 0.2091 0.5315 0.4546 0.6181 Dm 0.5965 1.0107 1.6412 79.90 0.3432 0.8724 0.7461 1.0144
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      MONEY MARKET
      529 23 Interbank rates S» BM Offer Overnight 5 5/8 5 3/4 1-month 4 7/8 5 2-month 4 7/8 5 3-month 4 7/8 5 Overnight mode: 5-1/8 USS BM Offer 1 d«y» 5 7/16 5 9/16 1 month 5 1/2 5 5/8 2 months 5 7/16 5 9/16 3 months
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      Lock icon Surge seen in Taiwan dollar outflow to Asia
      325 23 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan dollars are flowing out of the island into Asia at an unprecedented rate and foreigners are building up large holdings of the currency despite restrictions on its international use, bankers and economists say. About NT$2B.4 billion (Ssl.B billion) in
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      Lock icon German banker suggests Swiss link currency to strongest unit in EMS
      325 23 Reuter BONN A top Bundesbank official suggested Switzerland could loosely, but not permanently, link its franc to the strongest currency within the European Monetary System (EMS) as a signal of its willingness to cooperate with the European Community. Bundesbank
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1110 23 SIMEX Eunoootum Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/lnt Vol Dec 91 94.18 94.19 94.17 94.19 5478 ***** 8U5 Mar 92 94.21 94.23 94.21 94.22 2166 ***** 3510 Jun 92 93.94 93.% 93.94 93.95 1900 2590 426 Sep 92 93.58 93.58 93.57 93.57 600 1731 300 Dec 92
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Aluminium sets stockpile record of LME metals
      252 24 Reuter LONDON The latest 10,125-tonne increase in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse stocks of aluminium has swollen the stockpile to 653,775 tonnes, the highest ever for an individual base metal. The previous record was 645,300 tonnes of copper recorded in January 1978. Total
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      Lock icon Cotton institute says it needs support to survive
      373 24 Reuter ANKARA The cashstrapped International Institute for Cotton (IIC) may close down after a quarter of a century of promoting cotton unless it gets more support from producers, its secretary-general said. "We don't have adequate financial resources to carry out our programmes,"
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      Lock icon Tin falls 8 sen following selling pressure on LME
      833 24 REPORTS Reuter TIN PRICES extended Tuesday's loss by eight sen to close at M$ 15.02 per kg on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market yesterday following the easier London Metal Exchange overnight. Dealers said the LME was down by US$3O on some
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    PRICES
    1367 24 Rubber sepis ■IglhlljM} S ceim/kg Noon Close Int 1 RSS Prompt 134.25/135.25N I34.2V135.25N Int 1 RSS Oct 91 I35.2VI35.75 I35.2V135.75 Int 1 RSS Nov I36.7V137.25 136.7VI 37.25 Int 2 RSS OP 135.0(yi37.00N 135.00/137.00N Int 3 RSS OP 134.50/136. SON 134.50/136. SON Int 4 RSS OP 130.00/132.00N I30.00/I32.00N Int 5
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      744 24 BUSINESS TIMES TELEPHONE: 730-5771/5772/5773 FAX: 734-4952 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP M AND IN THE MATTER OP X WING HENO COMPANY V* TRADING (PTE) LTD I V (IN MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY WINDING-LP) 'At an Extraordinary General •v Meeting of WINO HENO COMPANY TRADING (PTE) LTD duly convened and held
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      114 24 BLOOMVILLE TRADING (FAR EAST) PTE LTD (Incorporated la Singapore) (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50. a Final Meeting of the shareholders will be held at 10 Anson Road, #13-12 International Plaza, Singapore 0207 on
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      6 24 Innovation Technology in BT every Tuesday
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    1028 25 55 n** m n*t etp MbMMM GA887 1245 GA894 2255 GA975 1300 QF081 1820 SQ228 1905 *■■111 ri» SQ23 0700 KL834 2240 KL833 0910 GA894 2340 GA975 1300 SQ26 2200 BA11 1225 SQ325 2115 GF148 1000 mmm GA525/ 1755 910 1 fcrt tmmm SQI81 1410 RA406
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      Serenading the heavens
      582 25  -  POSTCARD FROM SWITZERLAND jrjfrjrjrw By Alice Furlaud IT BEGAN as a strange falsetto warble used by Alpine cowherders to call from pasture to meadow. It rose up over the mountains and across the oceans, finding homes in places as remote as Appalachia, where it became a staple
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      152 25 At at 3p ytrtrdiy: Local doflara to one ait of foreign fifty Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.3481 1.3596 Canadian dollar 1.4731 1.4955 NZ dollar 0.9*12 1.0010 Sterling pound 2.9342 2.9593 US dollar 1.6890 1.69*0 Local dollars to 100 arils af hwjf amwmcy Austrian schilling 14.51 14.73
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      WORLD TRADE EXHIBITIONS
      59 25 Purmtl Titte Venue Oigniser Td Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Sep .3-23 jnrernatiood SSL, Netherfands KoninUijke *****5391 Switzettand Mustcrmesse Trade Exhibition Nederlandsc Sep 14-22 International Turin, Italy Torino *****569 of Floor Cover- Jaarbeurs Caravan A Esposizioni ings ft Household Caravan S.p.A Textiles Exhibition Sep 17-22 International Copenhagen,
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      42 25 IjfoiiVe got nothing Tbulouse trying Finnair next time you go to France. With a twice-weekly service from Singapore direct to Helsinki and then to everywhere in Europe frqm Paris to Prague. Call *****77 for details. We know Berope from start to Flank*.
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      38 25 A jogger's newfound paradise Tired of jogging along the same old route? Well, we've found three new ones. Three unspoilt, unsung that will take the boredom out of regular jogging. -JH NEW,NEWS, NEWSY From lunch-time. Monday to Saturday.
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      186 25 ACROSS This buccaneer built fires 13 A French writer let out 17 Complex girl to choose a 19 Crude container used by 21 and this lady player JH^S 22 Peacemakers expected to II 27 Constant as an insect's metamorphosis (9) 28 Drink right on one's toes C\-7\ 8 Dressing for
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      214 25 Singapore Outlook: Hazy with showers over several areas ia the late morning aad early eveaiag. Report: Maximum temperature 29.8 Assoc humidity 70% Minimum temperature 24.1 Assoc humidity 97% Hours of sunshine 2.20 Rainfall in mm 22.3 Rainfall this month 109.4 Rainy days this month. 8 World Forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond.
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    S'pore now one of Hanoi's biggest trade partners
    401 26  -  Two-way trade hit 1 billion last year «y Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Singapore has become one of Vietnam's biggest trading partners, with two-way business exceeding the Ssl billion mark for the first time last year and doubling over 1989. The dramatic increase comes
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    No plans for UK base in S'pore
    232 26  -  British Defence Secretary denies speculation From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG BRITISH Defence Secretary Tom King, due to visit Singapore next week, has said his government has no plans to set up a military base in the Republic after its defence forces quit Hongkong
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    We seek direct ties with Singapore: Kazakh president
    380 26  -  Senior Minister's visit to Kazakhstan From Anna Teo in ALMA ATA SENIOR MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew arrived yesterday evening at the capital of Kazakhstan on a visit which the Soviet republic hopes will yield fruitful economic linkages. Speaking to the media at
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    Lock icon US seeing only modest recovery: Boskin
    336 26 Reuter WASHINGTON The White House's chief economic guru has said the US is in only a modest recovery from recession. i Michael Boskin, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said on Tuesday that America was dogged by worries over sluggish growth in money
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    Straightening out HK's skewed politics
    694 26  -  The Bottom Line CATHERINE ONG CATHERINE ONG The writer is BT's Hongkong I Correspondent I PHILIP WONG was found not fit to sit on the ruling council of the Hongkong Stock Exchange. He was forced to resign in May after failing to push through a
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    Lock icon Hongkong Stock Exchange names new chief executive
    343 26 Reuter HONGKONG The Hongkong Stock Exchange has announced that Paul Chow will be its new chief executive, replacing Francis Yuen who announced his resignation earlier this month. The exchange's chairman, Sir Q W Lee, said in the statement, "The exchange's executive committee had
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    Lock icon Moscow asks US for food aid to cope with winter
    321 26 Crisis in the Soviet Union Reuter MOSCOW The Soviet Union yesterday pressed the US for emergency food and medical aid, saying time for Western help was running out as a winter of shortages and hardship approached. Acting Prime Minister Ivan
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      Terminal charge levied on S'pore-Gulf shipments
      449 27  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE In a bid to cover rising costs, 14 carriers trading the Far East-Persian route have decided to impose a terminal handling charge (THC) on shipments between Singapore and Persian Gulf ports from Oct 1. Shippers will then have to pay
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      Lock icon Hongkong-Vietnam flights set to resume
      136 27 AFP HONGKONG Direct flights between Hongkong and Vietnam are set to resume after the successful conclusion of an air services agreement between Hanoi and the British colony, it was announced on Tuesday. Acting secretary for economic services Elizabeth Bosher said Vietnam Airlines will initially operate
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      Lock icon US airlines lock horns in drastic fare-cutting war
      294 27 AFP NEW YORK In a sign of hard times in the airline industry, US carriers have taken each other on in a fare war that offers 50 per cent reductions on coast-to-coast domestic flights. The opening salvo was fired last week when
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      Lock icon Canadian strikers return to work
      243 27 Reuter OTTAWA Canada's striking civil servants said they had agreed to return to work yesterday, opening grain shipping ports and border crossings while trying to reach a contract agreement with the government. Both sides in the eight-day-old dispute said on Tuesday they would go back
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      926 27 Page Col ABC Containerize 12 I Aeropak 18 3 Accord Group 8 1-3 APL 5 3-5 A PC Line 13 5 Arrow Inter 9 4 ASCL 5 I ANL 3 1/2 Bait Canada Line 7 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Batamindo 18 3 Bangladesh Shpg 8
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      13 models of Etacs-based cellular phones approved
      396 27  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The public now has a wide choice of mobile phones which operate on the Extended Total Access Communications System (Etacs) network. To-date, seven vendors have secured Singapore Telecom's approval to market their brands of mobile cellular phones, including handphones
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      Lock icon Pilots to blame for mid-air collision
      272 27 NYT WASHINGTON Federal safety officials on Tuesday attributed the mid-air collision that killed Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others in April to poor judgment by the pilots of the two aircraft involved. The pilot of the chartered plane that was carrying Mr
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        Luke moving westwards towards Taiwan
        110 28 BEDFORD, Massachusetts Tropical storm Luke, which was moving westwards towards Taiwan with 50 knot winds Tuesday, could become a typhoon in less than 48 hours independent forecaster Weather Services Corporation said, i his would be a threat to shipping at least through the 48-72 hour
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        Typhoon Mireille threatening
        45 28 Massachusetts Typhoon Mireille will move pi?r northern Marianas Islands (north of Guam in the EE* Ckean) and threaten shipping, independent forecaster w a thtn^ r eS 5 orporation L Said on Tuesda y- The typhoon winds east-north-east of Guam with 75 knot
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        Japan building trial maglev line
        75 28 TOKYO Construction of a 42.8-km experimental line for a proposed linear motor tram started on Tuesday in YamanffiU feCtUl I west of Tok y°> transport ministry officials said. They said the success of the project to develop a linear motor train which works on the
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        Lufthansa to suspend flights
        100 28 LIMA, Peru The german airline, Lufthansa, will suspend i f P ww> nger 10 eru Bolivia and Ecuador from Jan j spokesperson for the airline said. The company said a flight containing cargo only would fly once a week between Lima and Miami. "Efforts to improve
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        Thai-Sabena flight to Brussels
        95 28 BANGKOK Thai Airways International, the country's flag earner and its Belgium counterpart, Sabena Airlines, are to launch a joint non-stop flight from Bangkok to Brussels, Thai Airways officials said on Tuesday. The twice-weekly flight which will depart from Bangkok every Monday and Friday from Oct 4,
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        Northrop to reply to USAF
        78 28 iS S ,K? GELES Northrop Corp will respond formally this month to a warning notice issued to the company by the US Air Force concerning the military's planned new stealth cruise misute a spokesman for Northrop said. The Pentagon said the defence maker was ordered
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1110 28 Activity in most other areas was unremarkable except the North Sea where a 70,000 tonne movement was fixed at 120 against last week's 115. Goal: To-be-nominated 65,000 long tons coal Mississippi/Stignaes US$B.25 fio 35,000 shinc/25,000 shine September 25-October 15 Arcade. Yih Fou 110,000 long tons coal Roberts Bank/Kaohsiung
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      Lock icon The opening up of Heathrow
      1427 28  -  In the first of a two-part feature, Arthur Reld examines the impact of a radical change in UK aviation policy on the world's busiest airport. The final part will be published tomorrow. Arthur Reld Air Transport World Although Heathrow Airport is saturated with traffic at
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      827 28 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. are arc baSCd 00 average sized stem Market movements ,^i Ct i/ B^ ker Price J nd change
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10766 36 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
      3304 41 A«c Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Gromp: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkra Business Corporation Philippine: Calsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg (S). Aibatros S«a-Alr Serrice: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S). Alfred C Toepfcr
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      COURIER SERVICES
      247 41 Abacas Coartcn Td: 545-8011. Fix; *****98. Air Elxpreaa Travel Td: 533-5771. Fax: *****44. Airborne Freight Corporation Td. 542-8844. Fax: *****16, *****80. Airswift Worldwide Conrier Td: 278-0188. Fax: *****83. AJSSappUea Td: 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: *****75. City-Link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: *****50. Claster Link SappHea A Services Td:
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1535 41 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Td: 542-7821 Fax: *****20. Aeroliak Freight International Td: 545-8031 Fax. *****05. Aerospeed Td. 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Td: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express International Td: 542-7666. Fax: *****74, *****50. Air
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      Lock icon SHIP SALES & TANKER RATES
      1489 42 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES The information was contributed by Simpson Spence Young. British Steel announced last Thursday that following the numerous casualties in the ore-carrying industry there will be a strict scrutiny of tonnage before they are willing to take in tonnage either on trip business or time-charter. The replacement
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      559 42 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 1 BKK S'A SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SIA SQ/ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CLX CV794 B747F 1845 1 LUX/DXB BA822
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      354 42 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agent SEP 21 21 Onent Sun 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta-Sin Sembawang Johnson 22 22 Cora Princess 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta-Sin Sembawang Johnson 25 25 Orient Sun 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta-Sin Sembawang Johnson 26 26 Cora Princess 1000
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      61 32 I i* I BIWWBI I REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE TO: DUMAI* PERAWANG* PEKANBARU 5 VESSELS OPERATING BATAM SERVICE EVERY MONDAY A THURSDAY OWNERS* OPERATORS OP CARGO VESSEL, TUGS ABARGES SPECIALISE W HBAVY-UFT, PROJECT CARGOES TO ALL INDONESIA, MALAYSIA. THAILAND. PHttJTNE PORTS. OFFER CHARTERING OP OUR CAROO VESSEL. TUOS A BARGES. TEL:
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      1396 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD M mMi Pttßurtding, 140 Cecil Street KttOO, Singaporeolo6. [JAKARTA 1 1 BANGKOK 1 VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN VESML VOY SIN BKK SIN EQUATOR MAS 17N 21/* 23/9 28/9 KOTA BURIA *103 20/* 23/9 28/9 SUNOA TERATAI 393 22/9 24/9 2S/t PROGRESS M4N 20/9 iM
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      1024 35 BEN LINE c6NTaiNer£ LTb N 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** VESSEL VOY NOS SPORE LEHAVRE ROTTERDAM S'HAMPTON HAMBURG GOTHENBURG FRANCE HOLLAND UK GERMANY/SCAN SWEDEN NedMoyd 328 20/9 6/JO 7/10 9/10 10/10 City of Edinburgh 326 24/9 14/ iq Z Z Alsa
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      97 36 Regular Breakbulk Service from Far East to Mediterranean and Red Sea Ports Vessel/ Voy Sin Destinations Bechar 21/09 Algiers, Port Sudan Note: Inducement Offers Welcome OPTORQ SHIPPING PTE LTD T«fc *****44 Fax: *****51 Tlx: ***** Bookings: *****24 IWDOWtSIA; PT LAYAR BENTOBA BHPQ CORPN jkt VOCJM tern uct SBS m lib.
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      151 36 cosco UKC CONVENTIONAL BERVICE no. PNQ P.OL LOADING FOR A VESSEL SOW ROTTERDAM/ANTWERP CHINA CONVENTIONAL BERVICE VESSEL PlQ_ PNQ pa LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 2SW SOW QUANQZHOUMUANQPU CQBCO FULL CONTAINER BERVICEB (FCUFCL) EXPORT TO: CHINA/BAM3NOK/HONQKONQ EUROPBCONTMENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST ARAB PERSIAN QULPKARACM PLEASE REFER ABV MENTIONED SERVICES
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