The Business Times, 9 December 1991

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    16 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA MCI (P) 16/12/90 Monday, December 9, 1991 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
    • Article
      Protesters rally against shortages in Soviet city
      62 1 MOSCOW Protesters in the far eastern Soviet city of Khabarovsk demanded the resignation of the city's leaders yesterday and accused them of failing to ensure heating, gas and electrical power there. Tass news agency reported. Speakers at the rally, organised by the Democratic
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      Gatt chief may be forced to impose solution
      43 1 GENEVA Gatt chief Arthur Dunkel may have to try to impose his own compromise on long-running world trade talks if US and European Community negotiators fail to resolve farm support differences soon, trade officials said.
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      Norwegian oil move
      38 1 THE national oil company ol Norway is joining other international oil majors in setting up a trading office in Singapore, a move which underlines the importance of this region for the oil industry Page 2
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      Call to exploit region
      26 1 THE Norwegian Trade Council is encouraging Norwegian firms to exploit the Asean region in four areas which it has identified Page 2
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      Hawke attacks tax plan
      39 1 EMBATTLED Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was back on the offensive on Saturday, attacking an opposition tax reform plan, one day after he sacked Treasurer John Kerin for failing to do the job Page 7
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      Greenspan warning
      35 1 US FEDERAL Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan has said the US economic recovery is faltering, taking his most pessimistic view since he declared in July that the recession was "behind us". Page 8
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      Lamont upbeat
      36 1 THE UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont. is still making bullish noises about a depressed British economy but signs of an upturn remain feeble enough to furrow the brows of economists Page 8
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      The franchising dream
      26 1 A LOOK at a dream which a growing number of Singapore entrepreneurs are beginning to pay more attention to global franchising Page 11
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      Aussie boycott deplored
      33 1 THE Indonesian Workers Association has said it deplores plans by more Australian unions to boycott Indonesian airliners and shippers and has warned of stern retaliation. Shipping l imes Page I
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
    • Article
      Mega First's path
      38 1 MEGA FIRST Corp Bhd, which was relisted on the KLSE in June, is fast becoming a diversified resourcesbased group with control of four listed companies involved in mining, limestone and palm oil industries Page 3
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    • Article
      Takashimaya's plans
      36 1 JAPANESE retail giant Takashimaya, which is opening two mega stores in Singapore and Taiwan, has identified Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok. Hongkong and some cities in China as possible sites for future stores. Page 3
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      New marketing service
      25 1 THE Malaysian-owned real estate chain in Australia. Richardson Wrench, has launched a new service to market Australian properties throughout Asia Page 4
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    • Article
      Tapping forex reserves
      31 1 TAIWAN will use its mammoth foreign exchanges reserves to finance a US$l.3 billion (552.15 billion) overseas project to be undertaken by petrochemical giant Formosa Plastics Group Page 4
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    • Article
      Grip on Maxwell empire
      41 1 ADMINISTRATORS are poised to tighten their grip on the late Robert Maxwell's international publishing empire as potential buyers prepare to swoop on what can be salvaged from one of the century's most spectacular business failures Page 5
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    • Article
      Cleaning up an image
      38 1 WALL STREET faces a difficult task in convincing the public that customers, not bonuses. are its main concern as it attempts to rebuild investor confidence shaken by a slew ot market scandals Page 6
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      STOCK INDICES
      28 1 Friday Change BT-MGA 697.07 -0 83 Kuala Lumpur 530.33 +1.01 Tokyo 22.445.06 -14.11 Hongkong 4.190.04 +32.89 Sydney 1.584.9 -22.9 New York 2.886.40 -2.69 London 2.388.7 -18.3
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      CURRENCIES
      23 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6550 100 Yen SS 1.2864 MS SS 0.6027 Money market rates Overnight 2 7/8 -1/16 3-month 3% +1/16
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      COMMODITIES
      30 1 Rubber S'pore Jan 133.25'/kg unch M'sia Jan 2l8.50«/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 46 tonnes -3 Spot MSI4.57/kg -0.07 Crude palm oil Turnover 1,158 lots -*-90 Feb MS882 /tonne -2
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    Jakarta plans big revamp of its retail industry
    742 1  -  Singapore consultancy commissioned to study sector By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Indonesia is to reorganise and integrate the country's fragmented retail industry. For a start, a Singapore management consultancy firm has been commissioned to carry out a detailed survey of the industry.
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    S'pore firm in Myanmar venture
    442 1  -  Deal puts Ban Hock Hin Motor in competition with Inchcape Bhd By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Ban Hock Hin Motor Co, for 53 years a supplier of bicycles and motorcycles in Singapore, has secured a lucrative deal in Myanmar it has gone into business with
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    US gets tough as it prepares to ban imports of Chinese tea
    458 1 HONGKONG The US is about to ban imports of tea produced by Guangdong's Red Star Tea Farm in an escalation of its crackdown on prison-made goods entering the country, The South China Morning Post reported last Saturday. US
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    At least 200 Indon brokers expected on privatised bourse
    306 1  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA INDONESIAN stockbrokers now expect at least 200 of their members to be allowed to join the new privatised Jakarta Stock Exchange after officials complete work on the companies' financial documentation. Bapepam, the Capital Markets Supervisory Agency,
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    Gudang Garam likely to resume production today
    303 1  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA PRODUCTION is expected to resume today at PT Gudang Garam, Indonesia s largest clove cigarette manufacturer, after the company received a delivery of duty stickers from Indonesia's Department of Customs and Excise. The company had laid off more
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        BG Yeo on lessons from Occupation years
        167 2 IN A MOVING speech yesterday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Singapore, the Minister for Information and the Arts and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brigadier-General (Res) George Yeo, vividly described the terror that visited Singapore at the hands of
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        Teng Cheong on industrial ties
        148 2 INVESTMENT by management and unions in harmonious relations is not tangible but is as important as acquiring new aircraft or spending on training, said Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong at the annual dinner and dance of the SIA staff union last night. Mr Ong
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        Date for new Parliament
        37 2 THE new Parliament will open on Jan 6 at 2.30pm, according to the Government Gazette. The session comes four months after elections were called by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on Aug 31.
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        Help for learning problems
        74 2 THE MINISTRY of Education is to start a pilot project in 12 primary' schools next March to identify and assist pupils with learning problems. Details of the project have not yet been worked out, but pupils to be identified will include those having trouble with spoken
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      Norwegian state oil company setting up trading office in Singapore
      381 2  -  By Lilian Ang THE NATIONAL oil company of Norway is joining other international oil majors in setting up a trading office in Singapore, a move which underlines the importance of this region for the oil industry. Harald Norvik, president and
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      Oslo firms urged to exploit four Asean industries
      394 2  -  By Joseph Rajendran THE Norwegian Trade Council (NTC) is encouraging Norwegian companies to exploit the Asean region in four areas which it has identified. This was disclosed to BT recently by the president of the Oslo-based NTC. KjellMartin Frederiksen, when he was
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      UK oil-spill control company picks S'pore as training centre
      410 2  -  By David Gabriel THE Oil Spill Service Centre (OSSC) has decided to use Singapore as one of three training venues outside the UK, after successfully running a course last January. Over the month of November, the OSSC conducted four training courses
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
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      Mega First fast becoming diversified resources group
      677 3  -  It controls 4 listed firms involved in mining, limestone and palm oil From William Chia in KUALA LUMPUR MEGA First Corp Bhd, which was relisted in June this year, is fast becoming a diversified resources based group with control of four listed companies
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      Lock icon Duta hopeful of relisting by end-January
      289 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The outcome of Duta Consolidated'* financial restructuring scheme will be decided tomorrow when the company hold an extraordinary general meeting which will be followed later by a creditors meeting. Duta's managing director Mohd Amir Mohamed Senawi said at a press conference
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      Thai stocks move in tandem with political confidence
      868 3  -  MONTHLY ROUNDUP By Michelle Rowe THAI POLITICS continued to dominate the local stock market throughout November, with the index responding strongly to mounting protests by students, academics and political groups over the undemocratic clauses in the country's draft constitution. Market outlook for
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      Takashimaya plans megastores in regional cities
      424 3  -  By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPORE Japanese retail giant Takashimaya, which is opening two mega stores in Singapore and Taiwan, has identified Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Hongkong and some cities in China as possible sites for its other future stores. Retail opportunities abound in the
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Tongkah expects to be profitable within a year
        84 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia-based Tongkah Holdings expects to return to the black within a year. The group, now involved in manufacturing, services for the oil and gas industry and property development and investment, incurred a pre-tax loss of M 52.55 million (551.53 million)
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        Green light for Kulim purchases
        100 3 7 M. KUALA LUMPUR The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) has approved two proposed acquisitions by Kulim (M) Bhd. They are: a 33.71 per cent stake in Industrial Packaging Sdn Bhd from the Johor State Economic Development Corporation for M 51.73 million; and
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        Public Bank sets up unit
        55 3 KUALA LUMPUR Public Bank Bhd has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, PB Venture Capital Sdn Bhd, with an authorised capital of Msso million, divided into 50 million ordinary shares of Msl each. It has a paid-up and issued share capital of M$ 10,000 divided into
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        Antah's unit drops land purchase
        53 3 KUALA LUMPUR Antah Holding Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Permanis Sdn Bhd, has decided to call off the proposed purchase from Tractors Malaysia (1982) Sdn Bhd of a piece of industrial land in Kuala Terengganu. Permanis is the franchise holder for the bottling and distribution of Pepsi-Cola,
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        Yangtzekiang's profits fall 54pc
        57 3 KUALA LUMPUR Textiles group Yangtzekiang Bhd recorded a 54.7 per cent fall in group pre-tax profits to M 51.19 million for the six months ended Sep 30, from M 52.62 million in the previous corresponding period. Turnover, however, increased by 17.3 per cent to M 549.53
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      Lock icon Lion starting big development project in Malacca
      201 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Lion Group has embarked on another development project, Mahkota Malacca, in Bandar Hilir, Malacca, which has been billed as one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by the group. The project, expected to be completed in seven years, will involve
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Sumitomo Group opens office in Hanoi
        66 4 BANGKOK Japan's Sumitomo Group has opened an office in Hanoi, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Attending the inauguration of the corporate group's office in the Vietnamese capital last Wednesday were Le Xuan Tnnh, Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission; Ta Ca, Vice-Minister of
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        Colgate in Chinese venture
        47 4 NEW YORK Colgate-Palmolive Co has formed a joint venture with two Chinese firms to sell Colgate toothpaste, the leading world brand, in China. China offered "a potentially enormous market", for the toothpaste and other products made by Colgate-Palmolive, a spokesman said last Friday.
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        Canon starting unit in Thailand
        57 4 TOKYO Canon Inc is to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Thailand this month to produce metal mould for printers and copiers. Canon Engineering (Thailand) Ltd, to be capitalised at about one bilhon yen, will invest 1.75 billion yen on plant and equipment. The plant
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        Bangladesh Tobacco closes plant
        64 4 DHAKA The Bangladesh Tobacco Company Ltd (BTC), the largest such unit in the country, has announced the closure of one of its four largest factories because of a drastic fall in sales. The partly British-owned BTC registered a fall in its sales of 31.2 per cent
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      Aussie firm launches on-line property sales to Asia-Pac
      393 4  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE Malaysian-owned real estate chain in Australia, Richardson Wrench, has launched a new service to market Australian properties throughout Asia. The Asia Pacific Listing Service, linked to the Hutchi-son-AT&T network services in Hongkong, was unveiled on Dec
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      Lock icon PVC giant tapping Taiwan's forex reserves for project
      276 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan will use its mammoth foreign exchanges reserves to finance a US$l.3 billion (552.15 billion) overseas project to be undertaken by petrochemical giant Formosa Plastics Group (FPG). FPG, the world's largest polyvinylchloride (PVC) maker, had sought financing from the country's
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      Motorola keen on several ventures in India
      588 4  -  From Shirish Nadkarni in BOMBAY MOTOROLA, the American electronics and telecommunications giant which has an annual turnover of US$ll billion (S$ 18.2 billion), is willing to finance the import of electronic components into India as part of a swap arrangement for the export
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      Lock icon Toyota sees lower profits due to R&D, capital investment
      208 4 FT LONDON Toyota, which earned the highest profits in the world motor industry last year, has warned that its earnings in the current financial year will come under significant pressure from heavy spending on capital investment and research and development. Hideo
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      Lock icon Japan's major brewers diversify into drug industry
      391 4 Reuter TOKYO Japan's major beer brewers, eager to find other profit sources, are intensifying efforts to diversify into pharmaceuticals for export. Asia is their first target. "We would like to make drugs the second pillar of our business after beer," said Shigeru Morotomi,
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      Lock icon Samsung trying to set up office in North Korea
      290 4 Reuter SEOUL Samsung Co Ltd officials are in North Korea to try to set up a liaison office, the first by a South Korean company since the 1945 division of the peninsula, a company spokesman said. "I understand they are staying
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      Lock icon Hyundai founder to retire this month: report
      270 4 Reuter SEOUL The embattled founder of South Korea's largest conglomerate Hyundai will retire soon after being ordered last month to pay huge tax penalties, news reports said yesterday. Yonhap news agency and several newspapers said Chung Ju-yung, 76, plans to announce his retirement
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      Lock icon Administrators set to tighten grip on Maxwell empire
      485 5 Reuter LONDON Administrators are poised to tighten their grip on the late Robert Maxwell's international publishing empire as potential buyers prepare to swoop on what can be salvaged from one of the century's most spectacular business failures. Last Friday, Britain's Serious Fraud
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      Lock icon Agnellis expand into food line with Exor bid
      379 5 AP ROME The Agnelli family. one of Europe's premier business dynasties, is moving beyond its Fiat automotive company and over the Alps to build a food empire ranging from cheese to wine. The family's latest move came last week when IFINT. a
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      Lock icon Paris bourse braced for flurry of takeover bids
      354 5 Reuter PARIS The Paris bourse is braced for a new round of takeovers as companies hurry to cash in on rules that are under fire and could soon be changed. Legal experts say the storm of protest surrounding takeover bids for Au
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      Lock icon Maxwell joins Bond, Trump as victims of grandiose visions
      557 5 Reuter LONDON Robert Maxwelt wanted to build a global media empire, Robert Campeau wanted to be America's biggest department store owner, Alan Bond wanted to be the world's brewmaster and Donald Trump wanted everything. Their business empires are now in shambles,
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Accor to re-open bid if court confirms terms
        96 5 BRUSSELS The French Accor hotel group said last Friday that it will rc-open its bid for Wagons-Lits in France and will pay an improved price to minority shareholders in Belgium if the Belgian courts confirm a decision on the terms of the
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        Brazil agrees to sell four firms
        68 5 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's national privatisation commission has agreed that three big loss-making state steelmakers and a major shipping conccrn should be sold into private ownership next year. The National Social and Economic Development Bank (BNDES) overseeing the programme said last Friday that the
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        Shell opens unit in Bulgaria
        85 5 BUCHAREST Oil giant Shell has dccidcd to set up a wholly-owned local subsidiary in Romania for the first time since World War 11. Shell's representative in the country, Guy Burrow, said last Friday that Shell Romania would be launched next month as the Royal Dutch/Shell
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        Riva buys E German steel plants
        47 5 COLOGNE, Germany Germany's office of privatisations, the Trcuhand, sold off two of the largest steel plants in eastern Germany to the Italian Riva group on Saturday, officials said. The Italian bid had been strongly contested by the stcclworkcrs at both plants.
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Pakistan draws up new rules for institutions
        82 6 KARACHI The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced new rules for the operation of non-bank financial institutions to regulate their functions from January. The move followed a recent multi-million-dollar scandal in which thousands of depositors lost their money to some privatelyowned cooperative
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        Norway rules out devaluation
        110 6 OSLO Norway's Finance Minister, Sigbjoern Johnsen says his country does not need to consider devaluation in spite of pressure on the crown and interest rates spilling over from Sweden and Finland. "It's completely out of the question as a policy for Norway to devalue," he told
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        Nepal approves private bank
        113 6 KATHMANDU The Nepalcse government, which took office in May. has approved the country's first private, domestic commercial bank. The Himalayan Bank was expected to begin operations in six months, said Himalaya Rana. a former Nepalese central bank governor and one of seven partners in the new
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        Moody's reviewing bank ratings
        115 6 TOKYO Moody's Investors Service Inc is considering downgrading its credit ratings for Bank of Tokyo Ltd (BOT) and Kyowa Saitama Bank Ltd to reflect declining profitability and asset quality. The review of Bank of Tokyo, affecting USSS billion (SSB.3 billion) in securities, involves the parent's AA-2
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        Dai-Ichi branch loses US$22m
        102 6 TOKYO The Los Angeles branch of Japan's Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd (DKB) lost U5522.69 million (5537.67 million) after buying up dollars on news of the Soviet coup in August, as the greenback nosedived when the putsch failed. A spokesman for the bank said last Thursday that
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      Lock icon Wall St in bid to clean up scandal-tainted image
      479 6 Reuter BOCA RATON, Florida Wall Street faces a difficult task in convincing the public that customers, not bonuses, are its main concern as it attempts to rebuild investor confidence shaken by a slew of market scandals. Industry leaders attending the annual
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      Lock icon Pakistani shares soar as foreign investments flow into market
      375 6 Reuter KARACHI Pakistan stocks are booming with foreign funds and expatriate Pakistanis pouring money into leading shares on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The 50-share index has set records every day since Nov 23, rising 80 per cent in six months of
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      Lock icon Walesa's choice of central bank chief raises doubts
      280 6 Reuter WARSAW President Lech Walesa on Friday nominated a little known woman lawyer to head Poland's central bank, prompting banking specialists to ask if he was sending the right signal to the financial community at home and abroad. Hanna GronkiewiczWaltz, a Warsaw
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      Lock icon Hongkong seen as international hub for credit card forgery
      576 6 UPI HONGKONG In spite of a decline in credit card fraud, authorities say the British colony is a key international centre for fake plastic used by criminals around the world. Investigators say Hongkong has become the international hub of such activity
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      Lock icon Soviet republics plan to set up banking system similar to US
      373 6 Reuter MOSCOW Russian central bank head Georgy Matyukhin said that Soviet republics were trying to set up a banking system similar to the US Federal Reserve, allowing each member significant decision-making power. "We are trying to create something like
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      Lock icon China to use lottery system for issuing new shares
      204 6 AFP BEIJING The Chinese authorities, attempting to calm down Shanghai investors after a chaotic scramble for shares three months ago, have decided to use a lottery system to issue the next shares on the city's stock market. Five more companies would
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon M'sia has future as maker of high-tech goods: consultant
      434 7 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has a promising future as a competitor in more tech-nologically-advanced and higher value-added products in the international market. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) senior consultant David C O'Connor said last week. In the longer term,
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      Bangkok and Hanoi to hold further talks on offshore gas project
      230 7 BANGKOK Thai Deputy Industry Minister Vira Susangkarakan will visit Vietnam in the last week of December for further negotiations on the natural gas development project in the Gulf of Vietnam, says a report in The Nation. He will also
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      Lock icon Vietnamese in Cambodia fear for their future
      510 7 AFP PHNOM PENH As lasting peace appears imminent in Cambodia, thousands of Vietnamese in this devastated country view their own future with apprehension and fear that a new wave of hatred may force them to leave. The Khmer Rouge, who will help rule
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      Lock icon Hawke attacks opposition party's tax reform plan
      372 7 Reuter SYDNEY Embattled Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was back on the offensive last Saturday, attacking an opposition tax reform plan, one day after he sacked Treasurer John Kerin for failing to do the job. Mr Hawke told a meeting of the New
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Malaysia to open embassy in Cambodia
        62 7 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will set up its embassy in Cambodia soon, most probably next month, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Dr Abdullan Fadzil Che Wan said yesterday. He also said that the Malaysian representative was expected to be announced next month. "We have selected a
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        Call for peace in E Timor
        66 7 DILI, East Timor Australia's ambassador to Jakarta on Saturday urged Indonesia to talk peace with the people of East Timor and scale down its military presence in the area. Philip Flood, speaking on the 16th anniversary of Indonesia's invasion of the former Portuguese territory,
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        Thai farmers seek French aid
        67 7 BANGKOK Thai peasants, faced with the threat of losing their land, sent a petition on Friday to France's ambassador in Bangkok asking the French government to intervene and help them keep their property. The compulsory purchases will take place if a water supply project proceeds
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Foreign investment in German industry falling
        84 8 COLOGNE Foreign investment in German industry is declining further each year, while German investment abroad is continuing to rise, according to a new study by the German Federation of Industry (BDI). BDI said direct foreign investment totalled 850 million marks (SsBB4 million) in the
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        Berlin's new rules for ailing firms
        98 8 BERLIN Germany's Treuhand privatisation agency, grappling with serious budget problems, announced last Friday it would impose tough new rules on ailing firms which seek Treuhand guarantees in order to obtain new bank loans and stay in business. The Treuhand, which is tasked with selling
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        World Bank loan for India
        75 8 NEW DELHI The World Bank has approved a US$5OO million (*****.5 million) loan for cash-strapped India to support ambitious reforms of the state-dominated economy, a bank spokesman said on Friday. The bank's executive board said in Washington last Thursday another US$4OO million would be allocated
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        Hungary, Russia set up direct ties
        72 8 MOSCOW Hungary on Friday became the first foreign country to establish direct diplomatic relations with Russia in a move that appeared further to undermine the authority of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and the remnants of Soviet central government. Hungarian Prime Minister Jozsef Antall and
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        Date set for Baker's Soviet visit
        76 8 MOSCOW US Secretary of State James Baker will arrive in the Soviet Union for talks with Soviet government leaders on Dec 15, Foreign Ministry spokesman Vitaly Churkin told reporters on Friday. Mr Churkin said that Mr Baker will hold talks in Moscow on Dec
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        Mid-East issues in Islamic talks
        71 8 DAKAR. Senegal Foreign ministers of the 45-nation Islamic conference argued on Saturday about Middle East peace talks with Egypt urging moderation. Iran condemning the talks, and Syria demanding that Zionism is equated with racism. The meeting was called to draft an agenda for the sixth
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      556 8 Reuter BOCA RATON, Florida Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that the nation's economic recovery is faltering, taking his most pessimistic view since he declared in July that the recession was "behind us." Mr Greenspan told a meeting of the
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      Lock icon Sununu's ouster may boost global warming talks
      374 8 Reuter GENEVA Negotiators trying to agree on a treaty to limit global warming meet here today heartened by the resignation of White House Chief of Staff John Sununu. one of the most vocal opponents of American action on the issue. "It's fantastic news."
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      Lock icon Lamont upbeat about upturn but sceptics remain
      405 8 Reuter LONDON Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont is still making bullish noises about a depressed British economy but signs of an upturn remain feeble enough to furrow the brows of economists. A consensus among several of them was that the economy is
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      Lock icon UK Treasury confident of consumer spending
      266 8 FT LONDON High levels of debt among consumers will not inhibit Britain's expected economic recovery, the UK Treasury said on Saturday in a defence of its projection of a big rise in consumer spending next year. According to an article in the latest edition
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      640 8 The EC Summit FT BRUSSELS The small Dutch town of Maastricht enters the history books this week, when leaders of the 12 EC states meet there to decide whether to transform their community into a political and monetary union. Never has an EC summit
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      Lock icon France wary of watered-down accord
      356 8 AFP PARIS France is optimistic that all 12 nations attending this week's European Community Summit will reach an agreement, but is not ready to sign a text that has been unduly watered down by objections and compromises, officials have said here. However, a spokesman for
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      293 8 Asia Pacific is evolving from brawnpower to brainpower... Today, Asia Pacific is no longer the rows upon rows of women sewing garments or machines spewing out VCRs, picture tubes and personal flHl computers. Western and Japanese multinationals are tapping the region for its brainpower. \j| Besides the capabilities of Asian
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      16 8 The fiscal policy with no soul, Pg 10 Fed may cut rates again: analysts, Pg 25
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      Little else to do but clutch at straws
      779 10  -  These could be the last days of Bob Hawke as Prime Minister of Australia, reports Florence Chong in Sydney Florence Chong The writer is BT's Sydney Correspondent THE destabilised Labour government will face more pressure in coming days for a leadership change.
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      Lock icon The fiscal policy with no soul
      782 10  -  Leonard Silk explains why the mood in America remains sombre despite an economy seemingly on the upturn Leonard Silk NYT IS THE American economy J in worse shape than the ot- ficial statistics disclose? Or is the national mood simply a lot worse than
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      776 10  -  The Swede state health service, possibly the world's best, is ailing. Lars Foyen finds out why Lars Foyen Reuter SWEDEN dreamt of providing the world's best health care through a state-run system equally available to rich and poor and free from profit motives. For decades,
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      235 10 ■■■I THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL Entry Criteria I jL I Innovations Strengths Founded in 1927, The University of Hull is one bg| FIRST specialist MBA in Investment of the most prestigious British universities. uHb and finance in the region Applicants must possess a good university FIRST to provide fax-a-professor degree
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      Franchising: a dream worth pursuing
      906 11  -  Kooi Cho Teng reports on a recent TDB-organised seminar on franchising and also looks at two food businesses here that are growing the franchise way Kooi Cho Teng MCDONALD'S. Kentucky Fried Chicken. Body Shop. These are the success stories of global franchising and the stuff
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      By popular demand
      557 11 CHONG Chin Yew started franchising his yong tau foo (stuffed beancurd) hawker stall business without the benefit of consultants, lawyers, or a business development plan. Indeed, without even the intention of expanding the franchise way. It was about six years ago that Mr Chong, looking for a
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      Old Chang Kee's recipe for success
      567 11 SINGAPORE'S aENiIiREBRENEQRS IT MAY not be too long before you can bite into a piping hot Old Chang Kee curry puff as you stroll along the streets of San Francisco. The makers of what is arguably Singapore's best known curry puff are discussing with
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      Towards regional integration
      775 12  -  Top executives from Asia-Pacific companies met recently in Thailand to discuss regional growth patterns and the implications for business. Chuang Peck Ming has the details Chuang Peck Ming JAPAN, bccause of its economic prowess, is likely to crop up in many a business discussion. At a recent
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      Lock icon The people principle
      816 12  -  People are a company's biggest asset, yet many bosses in the US treat human beings as if they were machine parts, says author and management consultant Charles Garfield. Jack reports Jack Lesar UPI There's an axiom about dealing with computers: garbage in, garbage out. It means what
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      73 11 HENRY DESIGNCENTRE PTE LTD YEAR END SALE (OFFICE FURNITURE) Extended to 14 December 1991 Sale hours: Mon Sat 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Sun -10.00 am to 5.00 pm Venue: Henry*a Building No. 5 Eunoa Avenue 8A Singapore 1440 Tel: 748 6606 Fax: 748 0007 i§ Call now: *****11 International
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      320 11 c» co co 1 co 1 co] coi imi m| '<p, j«o| l m] 'mj [co] [co] jm| [col [coi jcol [ml |Co |co m |m| |Q~> co •I FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS !I 'a? ARAB-MALAYSIAN MERCHANT BANK GROUP co Half Year Ended 30th September, 1991 Unaudited Consolidated Results mj 1991 1990
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      265 12 M^RHI i I m H idle even between keystrokes. a battery life of 4.5 hours. the price of Am3B6 microprocessors everyone. Call AMD or return the will be reduced by a predictable coupon for details. The Am3B6 JBDK This means that Am3B6SXL Am3B6 microprocessors do not percentage every year. microprocessor
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  • SPORTS 1
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      Lock icon Lendl loses million-dollar opportunity
      577 13 Becker storms past Czechoslovak into EC final Agencies i jrfll i M4TWERP Ivan Lendl Squandered his chance of «wiL*ing for keeps his second trophy last Saturday as Boris Becker and American wild card Aaron "Krickstein qualified for the JEuit)pean Community championship final. I Becker, the second
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      Lock icon Langer outshines rivals in US$1m Sun City event
      352 13 AP SUN CITY, South Africa The "man-Mercedes" ran fast and smooth last Saturday, leaving the field in his dust on the road to US$l million (551.66 million). Bernhard Langer continued his assault on the record books at the Million Dollar Golf Challenge,
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      Lock icon Red Star Belgrade wins Intercontinental Cup
      164 13 AP TOKYO Red Star Belgrade defeated Colo Colo of Chile 3-0 yesterday in a rough, hard-fought match between the European and South American champions to win the Intercontinental Cup. "All I want to think about right now is our victory," said Red Star manager
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      Lock icon World Cup kicks off with glitzy US draw
      651 13 Event attracts worldwide publicity but little attention at home AP NEW YORK Fifa hasn't done this before. Never in its history had soccer's world governing body held its World Cup qualifying draw outside of its Zurich headquarters. And the American organisers vowed
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      Lock icon Easy day's work in ring for Foreman
      667 13 AP RENO, Nevada George Foreman continued his improbable attempt to become a 43-year-old heavyweight champion last Saturday, needing less than three rounds to stop previously unbeaten Jimmy Ellis. Ellis was badly hurt early in the second round of the scheduled 10-round fight and
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        Classical triumph for Norwegian skier
        137 13 SILVER STAR, Canada Norway's Vegard Ulvang had a relatively easy victory in last Saturday's World Cup classical skiing event, winning with a 10-second margin over Soviet skier Vladimir Smimov. Smirnov's compatriot, Elena Viable, enjoyed a similar 10-second lead over Italy's Stefania Belmondo to win the
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        No Winter Games for S'pore
        85 13 LAUSANNE, Switzerland Organisers of the Winter Olympics in France next February have told Singapore, Ethiopia and Uganda that they cannot take part. Organisers of the Albcrtville Games announced at the International Olympic Committee headquarters that the three had been rejected because they were not members
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        Tie for lead in JC Penney event
        112 13 TARPON SPRINGS. Florida The teams of Gene Sauers/Hollis Stacv and Billy Andrade/Kris Tschetter shared the lead at 14-under-par 199 after the third round of the US$l.l million (551.83 million) JC Penney Classic mixed team golf tournament last Saturday. The event, contested over the
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        Lendl to keep Grand Slam dates
        134 13 ANTWERP, Belgium Former world number one Ivan Lendl has said he will play all four Grand Slam tournaments next year. "Those will be my major tournaments. I will be trying to concentrate on the Grand Slams and just play along," he said last Saturday
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        British track star dies
        107 13 LONDON Gordon Pirie, British former track world record holder and Olympic silver medallist, has died at the age of 60. Pirie, who lived near Lymington in southern England, had been ill for some time. Silver medallist over 10,000 m at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he held
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        Ex-champ held on drug charges
        91 13 .4 BOLOGNA A former world motorcycle-racing champion has been arrested on drug-trafficking charges. Police said last Saturday that Marco Lucchinelli, 37, the 1981 world chanjpion in 500 cc motorcycle racing, was one of three and four Peruvians arrested in connection with the case. Tm ring
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      Lock icon German sweep at swim meet
      520 14 Victories marred by further revelations of doping Reuter GELSEN KIRCH EN, Germany Germany clinched five titles on the sccond day of the inaugural European sprint swimming championships last Saturday but its success was spoiled by past doping revelations from the former communist East. The home
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      Slip, sliding away
      44 14 ALBERTVILLE, France Germany's golden girl, Gunda Niemann, on her way in breathtaking form to a 1,500 m victory at the women's world speed skating World Cup last Saturday. She clocked 2:06:83 to beat Emese Hunyady of Hungary and teammate Monique Garbrecht.
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      Lock icon Impatient wait for Olympics in Norwegian town
      497 14 AP LILLEHAMMER. Norway Some people awaiting the start of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games around this mountain town are not athletes, coaches or fans. They're neighbours. And they just want it over with. Aud Pedersen's house rattles several times a day, every time
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      Lock icon American Indians up in arms over name game
      348 14 UPI BURLINGAME, California A group of Native American leaders fired the opening volley last Thursday in a legal campaign designed to force professional and scholastic sports teams in the US to stop using Indian nicknames. Michael Haney of the United Indian Nations
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      226 14 THE FINEST RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS IN SINGAPORE 1111 1 OFFER YOU SPACE. ATMOSPHERE AND A PLACE UNDER '1 ill THE SUN. Living in "Juniper at Ardmore offers you a unique opportunity in p§ high-rise living in Singapore's premier residential district. j M iXiuT^ How many four-bedroom apartments in Singapore come with
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  • THE ARTS 1
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      Struck by the Monte magic
      640 15  -  Julie Chatterjee witnessed the tumultuous achievements of the Elisa Monte Dance Company, which left a Singaporean audience spellbound last week Julie Chatterjee IF KRUG is the RollsRoyce of champagnes, then the Elisa Monte Dance Company must surely qualify to be the van Gogh of dance
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      A showcase of talents
      458 15  -  Andrew Lim listened to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra last Saturday night Andrew Lim THE SINGAPORE Symphony Orchestra's concert last Saturday was a showcase, not only for the two young and talented Japanese soloists, but also for Maestro Choo Hoey and the orchestra. Mozart's Violin Concerto No
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      894 17 New York's newest maestro is also a hot recording star, reports John Rockwell NYT WHEN Kurt Masur was named in the spring of 1990 to succeed Zubin Mehta as music director of the New York Philharmonic, he was relatively unknown in the US. Not surprisingly, the last
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      249 15 1^ wyA A HEADY MIX OF SMOOTH POWER AMD TRADITIONAL LUXURY. Open to the sunshine or closed to the elements, 12 seconds. Closing the hood is just as easy a transmission, trip computer, cruise control and a half century of sporting achievement, the XJS 5.3 Covertible is a classic Jaguar,
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      709 16 Nothing Beats A Bud. where to wine, dine OF > j Christmas I c /1 New Year's Eve I J Partake in an I c INTERNATIONAL BUFFET at I 2 M rs $25 (Adult) and $15(Child). Ik C\ Alternatively, enjoy a 5-oourse I 2 Q SET DINNER at $50 or
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      320 16 'IM f CHRISTMAS "SEASON BUFFET* CHRISTMAS "FESTIVE BUFFET" I December 1-15 December 16 January 1 yg I Noon 2.30 pm Noon 2.30 pm I 3* Adult: $38+ Adult: $45++ I Child below 10 $19+ Child: $22++ I We sent the uwrid to you at The Belvedere. I the Best from
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      468 16 TELEVISION AND RADIO CD I4 ;<>s^'his aunt arranges for his best *.30 It Takesti Thiof. ,*V A f*j _1 s>qWl* $f m M friend to flv out for the week- 5.30 Saber Rider (Cartoon). ttDtn AATI IQfl 1 f*C -™«TT--n end H<jwevcr thjngs iOO h«« (M). BBC, 85.9 mHz in
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      167 17 AND ENTERTAIN (^riU Enjoy a sumptous appetiser and dessert spread with a choice of one main course. In the relaxing ambience of a hunter's lodge. Monday to Friday. 12 noon to 2.30 pm $31.00++ per person. ANA HOTEL For reservations, SINGAPORE please call 732-1222 ext 1582/97. I Wheeling and dealing
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      252 17 In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 and In the Matter of CENTRONIX MANUFACTURING (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 200 Jalan Sultan, Textile Centre, #10-09, Singapore 0719 on Friday 6 December 1991,
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      404 17 m. ww~ A»/ M ll* >w Classical Japanese Food Prepared IN THE TRUE KAISEKI STYLE. Complete set Lynch from $18.00+ Sushi Set Lunch from $18.00+ Tempura Chawanmushi Set Lunch at $20.00+ You Don't Have To Be A Member to Enjoy Fme Dining Nishiki Restaurant Marina Bay Golf Country Club 6
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Good time for selective buying now: analysts
      3697 18  -  By Magdalene Ng THE SINGAPORE stock market looks set for another week of quiet trading. Although dealers remain disheartened by the prospects of low turnover, analysts are busy calling out for selective stock-picking. Local bank-backed securities house UOB Securities said in its latest
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2813 19 Asia Pacific 1090 -*-30 C Properties 675 +20 +3.1% Robinson 545 -*-20 +3.8% Sing Inv Fin 209 +18 +9.4% Alliance Tech 96 +11 Jurong Ship 50* 1020 -10 +1.0% OCBC Foreign 1070 +10 0.9% SIA Foreign 2080 +10 -(-0.5% Spore BusF 500 675 +10 +1.5%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    2742 20 M Banking 382 +10 Golden Hope 131 -8 +6.5% H Leong Credit 199 +5 +2 6^ Kian Joo 50* 360 4 i'i? NBT 73 +3Vj +5.0% Bolton 120 +3 +2 6 Kamunting SO' 55 +3 -*-5.8% Paramount 84V: +2 l h +3.0% MISC Foreign 448
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      68 20 A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF BUSINESS TRENDS The Singapore economy: a replay of'Bs? Jakarta landlord H °THoostß.owas J Blossoming of South-east Asia's Training and the "third wave" stock markets Getting to know golf for Royal Sporting House keeps running Investment spotlight on SAL Industrial I i;*J» W fflfiliow-oovVN I ahead Leasing
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Share prices fall for third consecutive week
      4794 21 MBT SELLERS continued to hold sway as buyers fought shy and share prices retreated for the third consecutive week on the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week. Uncertainty still prevailed as to the future direction of the local bourse. Fluctuating overseas bourses was
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      405 22 Company Date Year Group Nat Nat Mm hip Grass mi to praflt/laM (L) par sharp dhridaad ('000) (cants) l&M Oec 3 Jun 91 $2.005(J1.418) 3.6(2.5) 3(2) Anwl Steel Nov 29 Jun 91 M578.084(545,877) 19(11.2) 20(8 3TE) Metal Ctainers Nov 27 Jun 91 J7.209KW.131L) 0 5(1) YTl Corpn Nov
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      234 22 Company Date Year Group pre-tax Net earnings Cross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) Goodwood Park Dec 5 Sep 91 $32,600(532.799) 49 2(47 1) 80(65) H Msia Dec 5 Sep 91 $1 348($3.360) 2.6(11 4) 15(20) HLeong Credit Nov 28 Jun 91 M$57 561 (S35.181)
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      390 22 Company Date Half-year Group pre-tax Interim ann to profit/loss (L) dividend COOO) The Hour Glass Dec 4 Sap 91 S3.553($4. 928) Hai Sun Hup Dec 3 Sep 91 $13 705(511.402) Metro Hldgs Nov 29 Sep 91 J4 410($8.538) Transmarco Nov 29 Sep 91 $3.716($6.632) Golden Hope Nov 27
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      1000 22 Dec 5 Cycle ft Carriage Ltd has acquired a 20% stake in Maritime Holdings for nearly $6 sm. Timber-based General Lumber (Hotfnfj) Bhd has proposed to change its name to Land General Bhd to reflect its growing exposure to property development. Dcc 4 Neptune Orient Lines plans to
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      1672 22 Trans Registered Substantial SMw*W.n f Stock Date Holder Shareholder/Director Srfl shares Before Tat Lee Bank 29/11/91 Peiguan Devest (Pte) Ltd G* jM*, ;B 1 000 J.200 000 69.813 226 *0 360 69.8,4 226 40 360 NatSteel 29/11/91 Street Names L «c rinon ttfill HO 7 641 000
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      848 22 Current Ex Book# Date Total lor Total lor payment date do* payable the year last year MSB 50c 12%<b) Dec 30 Jan 14 Jan 21 12% 10% An* Steel 50c 10% Dec 9 Dec 23 Jan 20 20% 20% An* Steel 50c 10%(l) Dec 9 Dec 23 ton
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      152 22 Company Rfrht* Issue Cky Dm ftenoonceabte rights issue on the basis of one-kx-ten J2.85 per share Ex-date Dec 9 Books dose Dec 19 Acceptance Payment: NY* H Ntgara One-tor-one J2.75 per share Ex-date: Nov 12 Books dose Nov 22 Acceptance Payment lan 2 1992 MBf France Two-tor three
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      516 22 Company Rights Issue An Pk Laid Four for sewn (g, M$0 50 per share Kbnce T«di Onfrfor-one fe SI 00 per share Issue of $90 9 78m nominal amount of 35% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with *****m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nominal amount of
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      RESULTS DUE
      416 22 Main Board Last Full Year Company Penod Date Year Net EPS Grow Net minced erefaf (cents) <J* pro*t last year (WO®) EMS Final No* 6 Jul 91 3.0TE 17.878L MC HoMnes interim Nov 29 Mar 92 56 0 400 1^W2 C1C F«l Oec 6 Sep 91 308 15
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      158 22 ConsoSdated Ptarrtatkms Bhd: EGM at The Ballroom, Mezzanine floor. Hotel Equatorial, Jalan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, Dec 9, at 11am. Park May Bhd: 18th AGM at the Function Room 2, Bukit Kiara International Equestrian and Country Resort, Jalan Bukit Kiara, ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday,
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSION
      104 22 Conversion Special Trdg Scripless Conversion deadline Period Trading Company starts (IDP) (ST) starts City Dev Dec 26 Jan 16 Jan 6 Jan 16 Jan 17 H Negara Nov 25 Dec 12 Dec 3 Dec 12 Dec 13 HTP Hldgs Sep 16 Oct 10 Sep 30 Oct 10 Oct
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      179 22 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index 1991 Itch: 1333.08 (3/6/91) 1991 Nflr 1565.58 3/6/91) 1991 tow: 1022.52 (16/1/91) 1991 tow: *****8 (16/1/91) 1990 h«h: 1435.43 (16/7/90) 1990 licit 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 tow: 981 07 (09/11/90) 1990 tow. *****0 (11/10/90) 1989 lack 1322 00 28/12/89) 1989 h«h: 1487
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  • MARKET REVIEWS
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      Lock icon No glimmer of cheer for Wall Street in gloomy pre-holiday statistics
      639 23 FT NEW YORK CHRISTMAS CHEER was in extremely short supply on Wall Street last week as a succession of gruesome economic statistics intensified fears of a double dip recession in the US. The worst figures came last Friday when
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      Hopes of rate cut boost stocks
      621 23 HONGKONG AN UNEXPECTED 32point rally last Friday brought the Hang Seng Index to close at 4.190. just one point below the week-high. The bullish sentiment was. to a certain extent, due to speculation of an interest rate cut in the near future. A lowering
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        SYDNEY
        173 23 THE recent decline in the Australian stock market accelerated last Friday at the end of a week which saw unexpectedly bad growth figures and the removal of Treasurer John Kerin after six months in office. The main market indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, closed at 1583.8, a loss of
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        BANGKOK
        84 23 THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) gained 15.94 points during the past week, an increase of 2.31 per cent, to close at 687.39 points compared with the previous Friday's 671.45 points. Average daily turnover was 41,681,101 shares, valued at 2.74 billion baht (*****.2 million), against the previous week's 66,019,819
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        TAIPEI
        249 23 SHARE PRICES on the Taiwan Stock Exchange remained depressed during a listless week as buyers were wary ahead of elections, brokers said last Friday. Extending the previous week's 3.4-per cent dip, the 248-issue market index registered an 8.22-point or 0.2 per cent decline to close at 4,399.88 points. In
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        SEOUL
        82 23 SHARE PRICES on South Korea's sluggish stock market tumbled last week as investors, disappointed at the lack of long-awaited marketboosting measures, dumped their shares. The broad-based Composite Price Index closed the week's trading at 619.89, down 32.22 points or 4.94 per cent in value from a week ago, in
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        MANILA
        137 23 THE Philippine stock market rose slightly last week with the composite indices in both the Manila and Makati bourses up by several points. At the Manila Stock Exchange, the composite index closed at 1,102.45 points last Friday, up 0.8 per cent from the 1,094.24 points registered on Nov 29.
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        BOMBAY
        67 23 INDIAN stock markets slumped again last week in a listless week of trading after staging a modest recovery spurred by institutional buyers. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitivity Index dropped from 1,904.26 to 1,899.11 points over the week ending Friday, and its National Index fell from 902.13 to 893.14. Stock
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      Lock icon Nikkei falls for 4th week in a row
      406 23 AFP SHARE PRICES moved up and down after hitting the lowest level in about three months last week while many investors were bracing for in-dex-linked selling ahead of Dec 13 when December futures are settled. The 225-issue Nikkei stock average closed below
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      Rate fears and Maxwell woes hit shares
      208 23 LONDON SHARES slid below the 2,400 support level on the FTSE 100 Index last week, the market depressed by fears of an increase in German interest rates and fallout from the collapse of the debt-laden empire of the late Robert Maxwell. The FTSE
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        1161 24 STOCKS closed mixed for Friday, after a volatile trading session that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average swing 50 points before finishing down 2.69, at 2,886.40. For the week, the index fell 8.28 points. Despite the Dow's loss on Friday, gainers led losers by 874 to 775. Volume
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        812 24 SHARES slid here Friday after disappointing employment figures appeared to confirm that the US economy had entered the second phase of a doubledip recession, depressing Wall Street. At the close, the FT-SE 100 Index stood at 2,388.7, down 18.3 points. The FT-30 index closed at 1,802.8 down 19.6 points.
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        339 24 SWISS shares closed mixed to lower in quiet pre-weekend trade last Friday, which lacked buying interest. Dealers said the weak dollar weighed on a market where activity was limited to special situation stocks. The all-share SPI index fell 4.6 points to 1,027.1, while the SMI index of leading shares
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        344 24 GERMAN shares closed another cautious, quiet session barely changed last Friday, with the DAX blue chip index ending at 1,558.18, a rise of 4.76 points on the day. Dealers said no new factors had emerged to shake the market out of its year-end torpor. There was some institutional buying,
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        250 24 THE Paris Bourse lost ground last Friday, suffering from a downtrend strengthened by unfavourable US eco- nomic data, operators said. The CAC-40 stock price index was up by a slight 0.03 per cent at the opening, but quickly dipped into negative territory, finishing at 1,685.72 points down by 1.03
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        183 24 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse closed broadly higher last Friday in active trade after Thursday's sharp declines following the Central Bank's move to dramatically raise key lending rates. "The market is very volatile at the moment," Mats Ericson at Merchant Fondkommission said. The bourse general index rose 0.9 per
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        303 24 BELGIAN shares closed off the day's lows in a thinly traded session dominated by concern about high interest rates and the state of the US Economy last Friday. Industrial stocks and holding company Ste Generale de Belgique, whose main assets are industrials, were the worst hit, with retailers showing
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        354 24 THE all-share index remained closed slightly higher at 3494 last Friday versus Thursday's 3485 finish. Gold share leader Vaal Reefs closed five rand firmer at 213 and Driefontein 65 cents firmer at 40.25 rand. Mining financial leader Anglos gained two rand at 126 but diamond share De Beers ended
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        518 24 Dec 6 Close Previous NEW YORK Dow Jones 2,886.4 2.889.09 -2.69 S&P500 379.1 377.39 +1.71 Turnover (million) 199.2 166.4 +32.8 LONDON Financial Times 30 1.802.8 1,822.4 -19.6 FTSE 100 2.388.7 2,407 -18.3 Turnover (million) 567.3 567.6 -0.3 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,558.18 1,553.42 +4.76 AMSTERDAM EOE Index unav 273.42 PARIS CAC-40
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      US$ at 9-month low against D-mark
      384 25 NEW YORK THE US DOLLAR plunged last Friday to the lowest level against the deutschemark in nine months, under the weight of poor November payroll data, a falling Fed funds rate and technical selling, dealers said. Non-farm payroll employment in November fell by a
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      843 25 ASIAN CURRENCIES AFP ASIAN CURRENCIES were mixed against the US dollar last week, with domestic issues barring some of the units from rising on the back of American economic woes. Together with the Singapore dollar, the yen rose against the greenback. But the dismissal
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      388 25 Cross rates L'SS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1 6560 2.7450 1.5870 128.65 0.5571 1.4055 ***** 1.7873 SS 0.6039 1.6576 0.9583 77.6872 0.3364 0.8487 0.7752 1.0793 MS 0.3643 0.60 0.5781 46.8670 0.2030 0.5120 0.4676 0.6511 Dm 0.6301 ***** 1.7297 81.06 0.3510 0.8856 0.8089 1.1262
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      509 25 Interbank rates Overnight 2 7/8 3 1-month 3 3 1/8 2-month 3 3 1/8 3-month 3 3 1/8 Overnight mode: 2-13/16 IS$ High I*w Tdays 4 7/8 4 5/8 1 month 5 3/16 5 1/16 2 months 5 4 13/16 3 months 4 15/16 4 5/8 6 months
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      Lock icon Fed may cut rates again in mid-month: analysts
      481 25 Reuter NEW YORK The US Federal Reserve could slash its federal funds rate again and also cut the discount rate at its Dec 17 policy meeting if the US economy appears to be dragging through the holiday season, say analysts. "At this
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      429 25 Reuter MOSCOW Ukraine's economy would be crippled if it replaces the battered Soviet rouble with its own currency, says Russian central bank chief Georgy Matyukhin. "If they do this they will immediately paralyse their economy. We will immediately stop all payments to
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      Gold foils to break US$370 barrier
      419 25 GOLD FINANCIAL FUTURES REPORT WHEN spot gold surged from US$354/$354.50 on Nov 15 to its Nov 22 high of U*****.50/$ 370, a great deal of bullishness supported the rally. Crude oil prices had climbed above US$23 a barrel. The US stock market seemed on
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      486 25 BANKS I ABN Amro Bank NV 8 Allied Irish Bank PLC 8Vj American Express Bank 8 Arab Banking Corp 8V« Arab Bank PLC 7W» ANZ Banking Group 8 l Ban Hin Lee Bank 8 Banca Commerciale 8V» Banco do Brasil 8 Bangkok Bank 8 Bank Bumiputra 8%
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      136 25 COMEX cou>nmwc$(ioooz) uss/qz Open High Low Settle Change Dec~9l 368.00 370.00 368.00 369.40 370.40 +1 90 Feb 371.00 373.00 370.20 371.90 +1 90 Apr 373.00 375.70 372.90 374.30 +1 80 376.00 376.70 375.20 376.60 +1.70 381.40 +1 50 Dec 383.50 383.50 382.60 383.90 +1 40 Feb 93 385.70
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      Lock icon M'sian board to start grading Sabah cocoa beans
      322 26 Reuter KOTA KINABALU The Malaysian Cocoa Board will fully enforce mandatory grading for cocoa beans exported from Sabah from Jan 1 next year. "It will be totally enforced from Jan I," the board's deputy director-general, Mohamad Musa Jamil, said last Friday. Sabah
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      377 26 Reuter WASHINGTON Bountiful crops will be needed next year to halt the decline in world grain supplies and meet the needs of leading consumers such as the Soviet Union, say US Department of Agriculture economists. "Over the last few years
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      890 26 REPORTS AFP BRENT CRUDE, the benchmark for North Sea petroleum production, fell to a four-month low last week in reaction to growing fears about excess supply at the beginning of next year. The International Energy Agency lowered its forecast for OECD demand at
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    1173 26 I —[1 <MWMMWi ir i WWMWrT Rubber MS (fob in bates) Scents/kg Int I RSS Clo* Dec 7 135.00 Dec 3:::::::::::: 134.25 Dec 4 133.50 Dec 5 »33.25 Dec 6 133.25 MRELB (lob in totes) M cents/kg Int I RSS Cl«e Dec 2 219.00 Dec 3'".'Z 219.00 Dec 4
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      1112 27 City FUM TO Flgfct CTP MlllHl SQ228 2040 SQ227 2130 A—— RJ182 1220 ■—>■*■ SQ23 0700 KL842 2320 KL841 1340 Atfc—t SQ36 2230 AadOand NZ25 1530 NZ28 1645 SQ388 2035 BA12 2156 BMd*r S*ri BI421 1105 SQ182 0915 Imnm SQ18I 1410 B1422 1205 ***** 2030 B1430
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      630 27  -  LETTER FROM MONTREAL By Witold Rybczynski The new wing of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavilion, designed by Moshe Safdie and opened to the public on Nov 26, is the most recent example of a new kind of architectural
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      149 27 As at 3pm: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.283 1.298 Canadian dollar 1.442 1.457 NZ dollar 0.9175 0.9475 Sterling pound 2.9590 2.9740 US dollar 1.6500 1.6600 Ixxal dollars to 100 anits of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.65 16.15 Belgian
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      81 27 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venuc Organiser T< Jan 12-19 Do-it-yourself Utrecht. Koninklijke *****55.911 Textiles nal Dc Valencia 1992 Trade Show Netherlands Nederiandse Decoration Jaarncurs Jan 15-19 Tourism Utrecht. Koninklijke *****55.911 Jan 14-17 Aerospace NEC. Centre 021-*****18 1992 Rccreation Fair Netherlands Nederiandse 1992 Technology Birmingham
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      294 27 big buildings around big 8 Propagated cutting now growing despite a blunder r I I j I I I j I 1 9 It doesn't matter quite a while (8) 10 Boy reluctant to leave Lopay out (6) effect of wood mosaic _!■__J|h__Jli[ 14 Tome men reprint? No, po I
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      187 27 Singapore Outlook: Cloudy with occasional showers Report Maximum temperature 27.3 Assoc humidity 84% Minimum temperature 22.6 Assoc humidity 99% Hours of sunshine 0.00 Rainfall in mm 19.7 Rainfall this month 73.2 Rainy days this month 6 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 21/14 Showers Bangkok 32/23 Sunny Beijing 06/-5 Flurry
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    624 28 Steady growth in construction spending to be maintained NYT TOKYO In a move to meet a projected decline in tax revenues due to the slowed economy, the Japanese government plans to draft a belt-tightening budget for fiscal 1992 while maintaining steady growth in
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    259 28 AFP TOKYO Major Japanese banks and research institutes predict Japan's gross national product will slow in fiscal 1992, beginning April next year. Fiscal 1992 GNP growth estimates, which had been made public by eight organisations last Saturday, ranged from 2.7 per cent to 3.3
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    254 28 Reuter MANILA Philippine Finance Secretary Jesus EStanislao has predicted economic growth of only 0.5 per cent this year and warned that failure by Congress to pass new taxes would endanger chances of recovery in 1992. "The economy is in recession," he said
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    Benetton bewitches Beijing shoppers
    61 28 Ji J||l j I 3K- W-' BEIJING Shoppers crowding outside a newly opened Benetton clothing store in Beijing yesterday. The shop, a joint venture between Benetton and a state-run clothing company which dresses the country's top leaders including the former chairman Mao Zedong, opened on Dec
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    Lock icon Sarawak plans estate for small industries
    103 28 Bernama KUCHING Sarawak will provide the infrastructure for small and medium-scale industries at the Sejingkat industrial area near here next year, the state's Industrial Development Minister Datuk Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg said yesterday. Officers of the ministry were preparing the layout plans,
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    448 28 IHT PARIS A study aimed at clearing up misconceptions about foreign direct investment in the United States and providing solid data for policy analysis and investment decisions has produced some surprising results. The report, done for the European Institute by K.PMG
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    Lock icon Seoul to curb consumption in bid to slow growth
    276 28 AP SEOUL The government will try to slow economic growth next year by controlling overactive consumption, which has raised South Korea's trade deficit and boosted consumer prices, officials said on Saturday. Despite its high annual economic growth rate of about 9
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    Lock icon Sihanouk makes public plea for Khmer Rouge's safety
    469 28 AP BANGKOK Prince Norodom Sihanouk, in a national radio address, has urged the Cambodian people to let the Khmer Rouge live safely in the capital to make the recent Cambodian peace accord a success. His broadcast last Friday was part of efforts
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    232 28 AFP HANOI Vietnam's National Assembly will meet this week for a session due to centre on the the country's economic difficulties, the Vietnam News Agency reported last Saturday. The session, starting tomorrow and due to last for two weeks, would debate and adopt
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    Lock icon First China Southern Airlines flight to Jakarta
    119 28 AFP JAKARTA The first commercial China Southern Airlines' (CSA) plane from Guangzhou, China, landed here on the weekend, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported yesterday. Carrying 124 passengers including CSA vicedirector Li Zhongming and 19 other guests of Indonesian flag carrier Garuda the plane
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    381 28 AP WASHINGTON Arab negotiators agreed last Saturday to resume Middle East peace talks with Israel tomorrow, backing off from a demand that the US set a new date. In Jerusalem, an Israeli official said his country would attend the talks if
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      Lock icon Indon workers deplore Aussie unions boycott
      429 29 UPI JAKARTA The Indonesian Workers Association said it deplored plans by more Australian unions to boycott Indonesian airliners and shippers and warned of stem retaliation, the official news agency Antara said on Saturday. Imam Sudarwo, chairman of the labour group, known as SPSI, told
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      Lock icon UK rail collision injures 92
      507 29 AFP LONDON More than 90 people were injured last Saturday. 10 of them seriously, when a passenger train crashed into another that was stationary in a tunnel under the River Severn near Bristol in the west of England, hospital sources said. The train, travelling from
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      1250 29 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3 A.P.C. Lines 13 5 A c Warehousing 15 4 Arrow Int 9 4 Asian Break-Bulk 16 2 ASXCLShpg 15 2
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      24 Asia-Pac countries to draw up telecoms devt plan
      275 29  -  Plan to be discussed at ministerial meeting here By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Communications ministers from 24 Asia-Pacific countries are expected to formulate an action plan for the balanced development of such facilities in the region when they meet in Singapore next
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      Lock icon Shippers call for open ship registries association
      277 29 Reuter LONDON Speakers at a ship management conference which ended on Friday called for the formation of an international association of open ship registries. Increasing cooperation between the registries would raise safety standards, safeguard quality management and further technical developments in the shipping
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        34 29 STEVEN BRULL explains why the Japanese broadcasting station NHK has to give up its dream of setting up an English language worldwide news network with an Asian perspective Page 2
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        Panama to improve shipping registry
        37 29 PANAMA'S shipping registry, badly affected by the country's 1987/1988 political crisis, has made fresh attempts to regain its former status and credibility, a leading Panamanian diplomat told an industry conference Back Page
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        Pan Am sues Delta for US$2.5b
        43 29 PAN American World Airways and its creditors have filed a USS2.S billion (54.2 billion) lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, which pulled the financial plug on the bankrupt Pan Am and forced it to shut down. Back Page
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        American refuses to add more flights
        32 29 AMERICAN Airlines refused last Friday to add flights on routes to Brazil and Argentina in an effort to win permanent rights to do so Back Page
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        Canadian natives go on warpath
        40 29 A GROUP of Canadian Indians are to take to the high seas to try to thwart Spanish celebrations commemorating next year's 500 th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Back Page
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        Britain's merchant fleet shrinking
        106 30 LONDON Britain's merchant fleet is now less than a fifth of the size of its boom days in the mid-*****, according to figures released on Thursday by Lloyd s, the shipping experts. According to the Lloyd s register, the UK merchant fleet is now 6.6 million
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        Hapag expects to see profit
        98 30 HAMBURG, Germany German shipping company Hap-ag-Lloyd said it expected to report an operating profit again in 1991 on its scheduled shipping business after a net operating loss of 70 million marks in 1990. Management board chairman Bernd Wrede told reporters Hapag expected an improvement of
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        Damaged Greek bulker sinks
        32 30 LONDON The damaged 63,533 dwt Greek bulk carrier Entrust Faith has sunk near Ponta Delgada, Azores, while under tow, Lloyds shipping intelligence said. No one was on board.
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        Jakarta to introduce seat belt law
        84 30 JAKARTA Indonesia is set to introduce a law requiring drivers to wear seat belts and obtain third-party insurance, the Jakarta Post daily reported on Saturday. The regulations are included in a land transport bill, the first of its kind to be introduced in the
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        S Korean vessel sinks off Japan
        81 30 TOKYO A South Korean cargo ship collided with a Japanese freighter in heavy fog and sank off south-west Japan earlv on Saturday, coastguard officials said. Coastguard boats rescued all 18 crew of the 2.598-tonne Chun Kyung, which had been bound from Pusan for Yokohama,
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        Aussie pilot killed in crash
        51 30 MELBOURNE A Tiger Moth biplane crashed and burst into flames on Saturday, killing an Air Force pilot who was giving a lesson in the classic aircraft. The plane was part ot the Roval Australian Air Force's museum display at its Point Cook Air Base near
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        Four die in Angolan clashes
        43 30 LUANDA Four people died and 28 others were wounded in a shootout between Angolan police and Unita rebels in the port of Lobito, three days after rebels seized an official building and other facilities, officials said on Saturday.
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      670 30 FREIGHT market volume on Thursday picked up from levels earlier last week, but there was a weaker tone in nearby Atlantic and Pacific fixture rates, brokers said. Owners needing to commit ships before the holiday period were forced to agree lower rates as charterers took advantage of sufficient
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      870 30  -  Steven Brull explains why the Japanese broadcasting station NHK has to give up its dream of setting up an English language worldwide news network with an Asian perspective Steven Brull NYT JAPAN'S scmi-public broadcaster NHK has abandoned one of its most cherished dreams, the creation of
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      658 30 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. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10913 38 This is a list of ships loading i at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line in- 1 volved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published
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        557 45 VkmI Hoy Ho Birth km* jgrtn VwmI Voy Wo 8«rth fcmd Peparhre Umrima Seamar 14/91 P04 0912/0700 10.12/0100 1 1 yo, alnnKgy 08 12/2300 S 1 ***** 09.12/0700 11.12/0600 9 079 M03 M 2/2200 Supreme Harv 30H P08A 0912/1600 1012/0200 3£i w" m SI'S W «"/MM Naga
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        206 45 Jofrore Port Berth 1: Santos; 2: Bunga Mas; 3: Bungkhonti. Gina; 4: Jin Ji Ling; 5; Nikolay Dobvolyubov; 6; nil. Oi jetty; Setokaze. Global Jupiter. Vilyuysk DC J: Stolt Falda One on Dec 6 Global Ceres. Meridian Sun. Barge Sea Admiral. Barge Josindo Satu. Due on Dec
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        1029 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bocfcrj Balance Rstts Ship Voy No Etb Btr Period From To From ACX jade 62A 10/2100 2 08/1700 09 0659 09 0900 4 09 1200 09/1459 09/1700 Mtnyah 73A 11/1030 2 08 1700 09 0659 09 0900 1 4
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      Lock icon Pan Am sues Delta Airlines for US$2.5b
      389 46 UPI NKW YORK Pan American World Airways and its creditors have filed a US$2.5 billion ($4.2 billion) lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, which pulled the financial plug on the bankrupt Pan Am and forced it to shut down. Pan Am attorneys filed the
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      218 46 NYT NEW YORK American Airlines refused last Friday to add flights on routes to Brazil and Argentina in an effort to win permanent rights to do so. American has said the Transportation Department should award the additional flights permanently because of
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      170 46 AFP OTTAWA A group of Canadian Indians are to take to the high seas to try to thwart Spanish celebrations commemorating next year's 500 th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Noting that replicas of the Pinta. the Sina and the
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      305 46 Reuter LONDON Panamas shipping registry, badly affected by the country's 1987/1988 political crisis, has made fresh attempts to regain its former status and credibility, a leading Panamanian diplomat told an industry conference. The country's shipping directorate has been instructed to increase safety standards and to
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      268 30 TERMINAL HANDLING CHARGE AT SINGAPORE Member lines of the below-named rate agreements will introduce a Singapore Handling Charge (SHC) of Sslso per 20' container and Ss2lo fa all other container sizes on all cargo destined to Singapore. The charge will take effect on all cargo received at origin on and
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      841 31 TRANSPORT DIARY 1992 Feb 21-24: Air Traffic Services in the 21st Century 4th Symposium, jointly organised by Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Federal Aviation Administration. USA. Department of Civil Aviation. France and State Institute for Air Navigation. USSR at the Raffles City Convention Centre. For further information please contact Singapore
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      380 33 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO I HEAVY LIFTS VESSEL WOT ISP I* KUC KK AKEBHI H IS ITpT GATATRI 1 IS Ii~PT mm auto "m Inpt 11/12 15/12 COSMK LEADER "t 18/12 13/12 CONSENSUS SKT 1 11/12 asuw cirra im *****" EASTERN RUBY 1 10/12 COSMC CHALLENGER 12
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      592 34 MilVil CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO EUROPE i VSL/VOY SPORE —l/MWI H'BURG BREMEN «T*ERf »n»i*r*/331W 14/12 17/1 23/1 2/2 4/2 KUT*I/24*8 3/1 S/2 11/2 15/2 11/2 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERiSED CARGO Sub|«ct to Inducement. Also accepting cargo to Casablanca. Port Said, Port Alaiandrla. Genoa. Trieste. ALSO ACCEPTING
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      1853 35 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: NEPTUNEUNK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) UK/ EUROPE BERVKJE *****19 UBABERVICE *****18 AUBT/IND4A/PAK BERVICE *****18 =*****48^^ TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 DOCUMENTATION DEFT CRUMBS- IMPORT *****3M/*****50 CFS: MBS EXPORT *****53/*****04 NEPUNE SON BHD MALAYSIA K.L-<oa *****33, P. *****87, Penano-(04) *****0, J.B«hru-(07) *****3,*****4 PT
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      1018 35 M SINSOV kSSsSS'"*""* 8 BB PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOtfO—DtSCHARGHG WESTBOUTC-LOAOWG TRAWHTfED VIA iOIBHi KSQI VOY si MLA MIC WW HU- *6 RW J2i W mov SoT~ S7TT" *****" 06/12 10/12 11/12 mm low H/OI aoi i«/oi g/tl n<MKxm «tsi~ 077i2
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      1431 36 at*— v M AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD ICR S?J?*SL 3000 CM) f TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****07/8/9 I TV J Jj/ MALAYSIA: JB *****1 1 KAISHA, Sd INDONESIA: P.T. SAHANA LAUTIMTERWUSA TEL: JKT *****76. *****77, *****08 N.AMERICA PACIFIC SOUTH WEST f IMPORT rIAMEBICA PACWC SOUTH VBT
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      1448 36 Xg£ PHIU OMNT UN€S PTC LTD 1 ***7*22*23. I BY AIR, LAND OR SEA— A I WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU OB I PlKr I MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION VzJir V I 19 DEC DUBAI. DAMMAN, SHARJAH. DOHA 17 DEC I MUSCAT, BAHRAIN, ABU DHABI. B
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      1045 37 SSaPff PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD gg mttt P,L Building, 140 CecH Street Singapore 0106. UAkAfrTA I [BANGKOK I ST Ml* Jl/12 14/12 ***** »144 10/12 13/12 J/12 EQUATOR MAS 27N 11/12 13/12 It/12 KOTA IWTAHO »140 11/12 14/ 2 IJ/12 BUNQA TERATAI 503 15/12 17/12 22/12 PEGASUS PROQREBB W6N
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      1216 37 BEN LINE CONTAINERS LTD A 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint IIA Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** VOYNOS SPOBE Lgyvtt ROHERDAM SH»MPTON Benavoo- 448 11/12 28/12 29/12 3W]2 1/1 Jutlaodia 446 12/12 4/1 Z Z Arosia 458 18/12 3/1 4/1 ®£J Nedltoyd Asa 456 20/12 UH Z
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      501 37 MYANMA Pik FIVE STAR UNE w (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIf Pen P.Gdj HPA-AN VI7OW 10/12 D«c PINY* VIIBW Sid In Pt PATMEIN VIISW 10/11 Dec MERGUI Vlll* 10/12 Dec gR THE BANK IJNE (A Mrvtc* of Andrew Ir Shipping) SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE HEAVY LIFT CAPABILITY I
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      427 39 dll d NEDLLOYD OFFERS YOU WEEKLY, FIXED DAY, NedlloydLnes DIRECT CALL TO AND FROM EOROPE/UEDITERRANEAN Ittwzauwui ZZ —w. «j=» > rr L,, r «> 7 -7-«"i=r fear Is ft ss ss nBB g| I: si ss ss k -a ——7 r. >1 S>«> m TteMMam "12 |s?}| sw 2 A
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      948 40 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND r«[ Jli iFrwi IkM |Sr* lAudi |Wt If CH«M wussfi ?i3 m/u nTTT 3/1 »/i is/i i»/i C WM&Mi IU ;/1 14/1 1»/1 23/1 29/ I 31/1 imrai ni~ 757 i 11/2 is/? ?i/? *5/5 MMTtM ?i» 11/7 25/2 1/3 C/ 3 12/3 15/3 TO USA/CANADA «i
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      851 40 OUTBOUND VOT PKI PEN MT SO MM. HKG KAO HI TYO SMZ NGO KOB VESSEL VOT |SW IFW. PCM BLW SW~| C CMS CI 129 6/12 -Sl2 HT 11.12 15 12 20.12 21.12 21.12 22.12 AC* lAK S2A 11.11 15.12 13.12 1112 m SIT 1112 ACX RUBY 34A 15.12 16.12
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      295 40 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD El* ETA ETA SPORE POST KEIANG PENANG Bill JADE 10/12 7/12 Loading for Male WVAI HUOHU 15/12 loading for Calcutta DOIPMN 18/12 Loading For Mate HOKE* SUPREME 15/12 Loading For Male DONA* Ul HI SAILED Loaded For Feliwaru PROGRESS LBEHTY IN PORT
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      1683 40 I CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY I Un INKR SKRVICK I wumnom: SNGWWE'S GBO«l MB"? PUTRA I CHUNG CHUO SHPPWG SON BHD COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD MARimtE I KL TEL: *****91/17 FAX: *****92, ***** m 7?ci 900/*****33 I r Wang til 3cmoc/t tu m ***** fi £">£%' 3(1764 I mtaum? SEJSi'SIwT
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      627 41 ipptng nmeg, Monday uecemoer t»i FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE *****33 24 LINES J LIMASSOI/PIREAUS 15/12 ROTTERDAM 15/12 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 15/12 HAMBURG/BREMEN 15/12 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 15/12 FELIXSTOWE/UK 15/12 BARCELONA/SPAIN 15/12 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 15/12 GENOA/ITALY ***** GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 15/12~ LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 15/12 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 15/12 NEW YORK/EC 15/12
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      930 41 S RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD I TEL: *****33 (12 UnM) FAX: *****15/*****03 TELEX: R8 ***** RI3HIP (3 UnM) ETHIOPUN SWPWK LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL VOV ETA LOACHNQ FOR SPORE ANOINET 25VVB 30/12 DARESSALAAM MOMBASA OJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA abbay WON 2 Tiwi loToi
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      738 41 BANGKOK 11 W MIWUM I ■2 14/12 IARUBHUM## OTg 1- g 17/1 HANI BHUM* 13M Tu* 10/12 14/12 i WANT A BHUM 70N 12/12 Mg; U£. I SOI BHUM# H 13/12 Tm. 17/12 i 12 ?4/12 MAHA BHUM# 87N S*« 14/12 W*d _16/12_ SIU lAIHJ BHUM# OBN Tu. 17/12 S*t
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      912 42 M MAC-NILS S'PORE 23&S gga.-i.Ta., giggs— gagas™. ssunza. PEN PK SIN Colombo 6/12 7/12 8/12 15/12 16/12 17/12 12 12 5/12 6/12 7/12 Syd/Mtlb/Bri m%m 5/12 6/12 7/12 Fremantte 1 9/12 10/12 1111 l 11 12 6/12 7/12 8/12 Honf Konf 10/12 11/12 12/12 Hon| Kong 15/12 16/12 17/12 Hoo
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      389 42 'VZW BLUE stab line TO FROM 1/ NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO ANO FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS SIN I*l M(L LYT SIN MULBEM 24S k. ft 23/12 WW NTt 25/12 11/1 MAHSURI 0510 24/12 «/l »/f PtOSKCT US 4/1 1«/1 W* 4/2 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW
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      1175 42 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 1 Jif 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA JgMWSMMWWE 0101 TLX. RS 25^ L SR F R X S KSoSt: TOSOCO J rnnvBMTiONAL/ctWfTAMCT I CQMTMWW WntWM SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA vessel jw 1 eta licsT nssti m vm f. «ut KIM
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      797 43 rr| HMfJU >K^^^compani!Teruan^^^ DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALLAO, MATARANI, HO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BIU OF LADfNG. Pefianj* P. Keianf Singapore E'Mjii SHAPIAEVERETT PT9/9 Dw KAMALEVfRETT 25/26 Dec 29/30 Dec KARAHEVERETT 17/18 Jan 19/20 Jan "EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY
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      478 43 CZ3Z I Mbisl| N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES vessel Ivor law Ihamuheii [lax Ikst Isav Intc hri 2M ALEXANDRIA 69E 15/12 BM KEELUNG 17/1 2t/l 30/1 1/2 3/2 LEEWAAO IK 19/12 ZN KEELUNG 17/1 2(/l 30/1 1/2 3/2 2N YOKOHAMA IK 21/12 2M BEAIA 29/1 7/2 11/2 U/2 15/2 Acceptor carpi to Mand
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      570 43 MULTI-MODE SHIPPING PTE LTD I MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTINQ FCL/LCL DUBAI OAMMAN. SHARJAH DOHA MUSCAT BAHRAIN. ABU DHABI. BANDAR ABBAS. JEDOAH FAR EAST ACCEPTINQ FCL/LCL PENANG. P/KELANG. JAKARTA. BANGKOK. HONG KONG. TAIWAN JAPAN. MANILA. KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON, FELIXSTOWE, LEEDS, TILBURY. ABERDEEN, LE HARVE HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM. ANTWEP, GOTHENBURG. COPENHAGEN ALL
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      450 43 ~w PERINTIS LINE I WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTING ALL FCL CARGOES BETWEEN SINGAPORE JAKARTA SURABAYA VESSEL VOV SIN JKT SBV DERAJAT 966 12/12 15/12 DASA ENAM 905 10/12 13/12 PELOPOR 1018 14/12 16/12 TANTO UTAMA 213 15/12 19/12 TANTO UTAMA 215 23/12 27/12 TANTO UTAMA 217 31/12 3/1 I
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      411 43 SIN FM EAST 16/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 12/12 BANGKOK 13/12 MANILA/CEBU 12/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 15/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 16/12 BUSAN 16/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 11/12 HONG KONG Si CHINA 11/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 15/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 15/12 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 16/12 LOS
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      892 44 Mf* FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD ££l-MADRAS CALCUTTA BANGKOK ygl SIW/MADWAB VBL SIN/CALCUTTA VBl SIW/BAWQKOK S*l MAA Sfl S* CM. BKK Nil! AVUMIE 04-05/12 11-13/12 19-M/12 NEXT A*Ml»Bl£ <M-fls/12 11-15/12 21-22/12 ICIT AVALABU IDM 7DK 11-12/12 11-20/12 26-27/12 03-05/12 10-20/12 20-27/12 ODw 10 DK 13-15/12 21-23/12 20 30/12 13-14/12 20-24/12
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      557 44 EontermJ CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION TOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— AUCKLAND 24 DEC BANGKOK 16 Dec EUROPE 15 Dec FREMANTLE 12 Dec PENANG 17 Dec PORT KELANG 15 Dec MELBOURNE 15 Dec SYDNEY 15 Dec TEL: 235 0633 KATHLEEN/ NICHOLAS/ MARILYN) P.Kelang: 03-*****32 Penang: 04-*****7/*****4 nSal PGSL
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      410 44 73aAA^r7/A/Ar PENANG KL: allicd-LINK SINGAPORE: W 04-*****2 *****8955 778 6522(22 LINES) Marina Ong Su—n Ng/Phlllp Kaa Iran# Chang/Eathar Yap CONTAINER RORO BREAK BUI K SERVICES VESSEL VOY SIN DAM DUB JED SAUDI ABHA FEA 059 24/12 03/1 05/1 11/1 SAUDI RIYADH FEA 061 —i _6/I_J 17/1 23/1 24/1 •Also accepting
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      44 45 Read Chartpoint, a guide to v 'i*. I x ..V- >' investing in v i v the Stock I'-:.*- ""•>* t Vv •< fx A-. v -vfl i -i. Market. Nk v *C-> Every Saturday in V: s T V f J.*- <* 5- v V,-... Business Times
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      1080 46 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. eastbouno feeder to pacific south-west to pacific north-west VOY PGD St p* UNI HAUL VOY KAO IBH OAK SiA LM HAH VOY *6 TCM/gA PTI MMGCWN N134 02/12 03/12 5/12 H. PIONEER 45E 13/12 30/12 02/01 04/01 BAY BMXSE
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      186 46 CONTAINER USES I WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICES BANGKOK HONGKONG KEE LUNG KAOHSIUNG JAKARTA MANILA HiwH i H SYDNEY MELBOURNE FREMANTLE 317 Outram Road, *02-29 Concorde Shopping Centre, Singapore 0316 Tel: 733 3089 Fax: 734 1827 H'fltltiiH 2 SAILINGS/WEEKLY SIN/PASIR GUOANG/SIN VESSEL SIN PG SIN SEA MACO VOY 01/91 14/12 14/12 15/12
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      524 46 [CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times mSSSSSSSBBSSBI FREIGHT MANAGEMENT GROUP BELGIUM 15/12 INDIA 14/12 FRANCE 15/12 PAKISTAN 14/12 GERMANY 15/12 SRI LANKA 14/12 HOLLAND 15/12 MID EAST 16/12 UK 15/12 BANGLADESH 16/12 ITALY 14/12 SPAIN 14/12 THAILAND 15/12 HONG KONG 12/12 AUSTRALIA 15/12 PHILIPPINES 13/12 JAPAN 12/12 USA 16/12 MALAYSIA
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