The Business Times, 14 May 1992

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    19 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Thursday, May 14, 1992 THE Hi 'SIN ESS PAPER hOR S-h ASIA 75* I
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Kitingan wants brother, six other detainees freed
      66 1 KUALA LUMPUR Sabah Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan yesterday appealed to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to release his brother and six others detained without trial last year for plotting secession. "I openly appeal. on behalf of my parents and relatives of all
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      Guangdong governor to visit HK
      55 1 HONGKONG The governor of China's Guangdong province will make a longawaited and politically sensitive visit to Hongkong this week. The Hongkong government said yesterday that reformist Zhu Senlin would arrive tomorrow for the first visit to the British colony by a Guangdong governor since the
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      Slow growth in plastic
      41 1 THE NUMBER of credit/ charge cards in circulation went up by 1.2 per cent to 1.02 million at the end of March compared with endDecember, latest figures trom the Monetary Authority of Singapore figures show. Page 2
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      Call for tougher line
      24 1 CHINA'S central bank wants financial institutions to be more stringent in approving investment loans, says its deputy governor Page 2
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      Export offensive
      29 1 JAPAN'S major cement producers are gearing up for an export offensive in South Korea. Taiwan. Hongkong and Singapore, as well as other South-east Asian nations Page 9
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      Foreigners welcomed
      24 1 RUSSIA has welcomed almost unlimited foreign purchases in a planned mass privatisation programme to affect nearly all sectors of industry. Page 10
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      Beefing up presence
      25 1 BURGER KING Corporation has shifted its regional headquarters from San Francisco to Singapore to strengthen its presence in the AsiaPacific Page 14
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      Narrowing gap in rates
      43 1 MEMBERS of the Far East Freight Conference will soon narrow the gap between actual and published freight rates when they implement a general "rate restoration" following the strengthening of trade on the Far East-Europe route. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      39 1 THE New York stock market was mixed in early trading yesterday. in spite of new favourable US economic statistics. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials made a 1.37-point gain at 3,386.49 one hour into the session.
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      Footsie higher
      38 1 LONDON share prices were modestly higher at midday yesterday, boosted by good corporate earnings reports and takeover speculation. At about 1115 GMT, the FTSE 100Share Index was up 2.6 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 2,725.0.
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      Amcol issue approved
      30 1 AMCOL Holdings Ltd's 1-for-3 bonus issue has finally been approved by the Stock Exchange of Singapore which had deferred its decision for nearlv a year Page 5
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      Fund-raising move
      23 1 TWO Hong Leong companies yesterday announced two fund-raising exercises which will raise a total of about SI 36 million Page 5
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      Bakrie profit falls
      40 1 NET PROFIT of P T Bakrie Brothers, hit by high interest rates, declined by 22 per cent to 7.4 billion rupiah from a year earlier in spite of an 8 per cent rise in sales Page 6
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      Insufficient coverage
      21 1 SINGAPOREANS are "generally under-covered" and can do with more life insurance, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore Page 8
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 ednesda> Change BT-MGA 707.06 +0.89 Kuala Lumpur ...598.65 -4.43 Tokyo 18.768.57 +260.04 Hongkong 5,757.95 52.02 Sydney 1.682.7 4-5.9 Tuesday Change New York 3.385.12 -12.46 London 2.722.4 -15.4
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      CURRENCIES
      30 1 London Gold AM fix USS334.75 -USS0.I5 Exchange rates USS ss 1.6380 100 Yen SS 1.2571 MS SS 0.6503 Money market rates Overnight 2 1/2 -3/8 3-month 3 1/16% unch
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      COMMODITIES
      31 1 Rubber S'pore June l40.50*/kg unch M'sia June 217.50«/kg 0.50 KL Tin Turnover 30 tonnes -18 Spot MSI 5.05/kg +0.06 Crude palm oil Turnover 971 lots +43 May MS890 /tonne +8
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    DBS Land eyes 2 sites in Ho Chi Minh City
    441 1  -  Singapore firms play big role in redevelopment of Viet cities Reports by Sangeeta Mulchand in HANOI PUBLICLY-LISTED DBS Land Ltd. which has recently undertaken several big development projects in Malaysia, is now eyeing two major property sites in Vietnam's Ho
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    Lock icon Productivity gains likely to stay low: NPB
    435 1  -  S'pore needs to look into structural factors for long-term growth By Anna Teo SINGAPORE A few more quarters of low productivity growth can be expected as the impact of the decline in the industrialised economies filters through, warns the National Productivity Board. In
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    First-quarter results may be strong
    157 1 SINGAPORE Ixw productivity growth goes hand in hand with low economic growth. But a few bright performers, led by a surging construction sector, could contribute to better-than-ex-pected overall growth figures when the Ministry of Trade and Industry releases the first quarter results tomorrow. Market talk,
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    MIC head says he will help in probe of party's share dealings
    487 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR THE president of Malaysia's largest ethnic-Indian party says he will help the AntiCorruption Agency investigate alleged irregularities in the party's share dealings. Samy Vellu, chief of the Malaysian Indian Congress and a
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    Planning firm helps to draw up Hanoi masterplan
    354 1 HANOI Singaporean city planning firm Goh Hock Guan Associates has been appointed consultant for a project to transform Hanoi into a bustling business and tourism hub. The 10-year development plan for Vietnam's historical and political capital will require an estimated US$3 billion
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    SES trading hit by system breakdown
    132 1 SINGAPORE A breakdown in the Singapore stock exchange's electronic trading system yesterday dampened sentiment and reduced trading volume considerably. An exchange official said the breakdown was caused by a "hardware problem", but declined to elaborate. The system crashed at 10.43 am with only three
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      129 1 Burberrysl 2 I Reigns when it pours Ad Marketing 14 Jakarta Bangkok Stocks 25 TV Radio 18 Aircraft Schedule 31 KLSE 23 Unit Trusts 22 Commodities 30 Money Changer Rates 31 Weather 31 Company News 5 7 Money Market 29 World News 11 Cryptic Crossword 31 Regional News 9 World
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      103 1 Technical advances, capital investments boost productivity, Pg 4 Health promotion can mean 13,000 more workers, Pg 4 IF YOU LIKE FERRARIS, LAMBORGHINIS AND RIVAS, YOU'LL LOVE OUR STYLE. i The Pace Cofcctioo by Mohan Le Mercier's brings you the ultimate in Italian Furniture Design. If you appreciate the style of
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      93 1 m/vunM AR432 rj k Adds an extra 5.7 yards UHfeon y premier line 'rom ROMU SPORTM6 HOUSE PTE JD M Credit aftermath MALAYAN Credit Ltd is the latest developments in the now in the hands of Cycle takeover, and in the Hock Carriage Ltd and concert Lock Siew column we
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      Lock icon Increase in credit and charge cards slowing down
      368 2  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE Growth in the number of credit and charge cards slowed in the first quarter of this year following stiff measures introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) last December to curb card spending. Latest figures from
      Source: MAS  -  368 words
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      Chinese bourses welcome Singapore underwriters
      348 2 SINGAPORE Singapore companies are welcome to underwrite new shares on the stock exchanges in China, says the deputy governor of the People's Bank of China. And the Chinese central bank encourages the Shenzhen stock exchange to pursue the idea of listing its B shares in
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      Beijing restricting investment loans
      501 2  -  China's central bank wants to curb money supply to cool economy Reports by Yong Pow Ang SINGAPORE China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, wants its financial institutions to be more stringent in approving investment loans, despite or because of the call for accelerated reform.
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      China's HK official criticises UK over airport project delay
      295 2  -  By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE China's de facto ambassador in Hongkong Zhou Nan yesterday blamed the British for delaying the huge airport project. Mr Zhou, speaking at an hour-long press conference, repeated the argument that the Hongkong government only provided information
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      Lock icon Indian govt to investigate all banks following reports of stock scam
      356 2 AP, Reuter BOMBAY The Indian government has said it will investigate all banks in the country, including four foreign banks, after reports that US$24O million (***** million) was clandestinely transferred from the country's largest bank to a major stockbroker.
      AP,; Reuter  -  356 words
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      Public sector dominates S'pore building work
      479 3  -  But that's no cause for concern, say observers By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Figures showing the public sector now accounts tor the lion s share of building work in Singapore are no cause for concern, industry watchers say. The building sector tipped to be the
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      HPL unit buys Jade House site for $31m
      326 3 SINGAPORE The former Jade House site which has been on the market for years has finally found a buyer in Ong Beng Seng's Hotel Properties Limited (HPL). The $31 million deal means HPL's wholly-owned subsidiary Allegro Investments Pte Ltd is paying almost
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      Malaysian property firms wooing buyers in S'pore
      279 3  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Malaysian property companies have, in recent months, been giving local property developers a run for their money by wooing Singaporeans on the latter's home turf. Apart from the lavish fullpage colour advertisements which they have placed in local papers
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      Condos and apartments form bulk of residential deals
      203 3 SINGAPORE Some 660 new residential properties, both within the prime districts and in outlying areas, were sold in the first quarter of this year. Property firm Jones Lang Wootton (JLW) said yesterday that an overwhelming 497 of these transactions involved condominiums and
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      David Lim in new JTC post of chief executive officer
      374 3  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE In a move which should make for a more customer-oriented Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), the government has promoted the corporation's deputy general manager David Lim to the newly-created post of chief executive officer. Mr Lim, 35,
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      10 2 Securities scandal a blow to Bombay stock market, Pg 6
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Technical advances, capital investments boost productivity
      480 4  -  Productivity Statement 1992 Reports by Anna Teo TECHNICAL ADVANCES and capital investments have been harnessed to advantage in the last five years to boost productivity growth in Singapore, says the National Productivity Board (NPB). The board's analysis of productivity performance during 1981-1991 shows that
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      Health promotion can mean 13,000 more workers
      271 4 SINGAPORE could have an additional 13,000 workers a year just by reducing the rate of employee absenteeism through health promotion programmes at the workplace, says the National Productivity Board. Last year, the Singapore worker took an average medical leave of seven days. This
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      S'pore worker most cost-competitive but rating masks some weaknesses
      273 4 THE SINGAPORE worker is still the most cost-competi-tive but is markedly less able than his Swiss, French or German counterparts to increase the surplus produced over and above his wages. This finding comes through from the latest Quality of Workforce Index,
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      428 4 AUSTRIA STYLE '93 SINGAPORE May 20th 22nd, 1992 j 2.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m. ANA Hotel Singapore j Fabrics Garments Acc6»iori«i I For the thirteenth consecutive year, leading designers and manufacturers from Austria will present the latest fashion materials and accessories to buyers and agents in South East Asia Please indicate
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
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      CCL and Hotel Props win control of Malayan Credit
      840 5  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Cycle and Carriage Ltd (CCL) and takeover partner Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) have successfully wrested control of Malayan Credit Ltd from the Tco family. CCL, the main predator, bought another 3.62 million M Credit shares yesterday to
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      Amcol's one-for-three bonus issue gets SES approval
      420 5  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE The. Stock Exchange of Singapore has approved Amcol Holdings Ltd's one-for-three bonus issue after deferring its decision for nearly a year. In a brief announcement yesterday, Amcol said the SES had approved in-princi-ple its proposed bonus issue. The 66.04
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      CityDev, Singapore Finance in fund-raising exercises
      310 5  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE City Development Ltd and Singapore Finance Ltd, both members of the Hong Leong stable, yesterday separately announced two fund raising exercises for a total of $135.9 million. CityDev said in a statement that it had issued $100 million worth
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      Valuable lessons from M Credit takeover
      658 5  -  Weak control leaves some companies vulnerable HOCIC^ By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE There will surely be some investors who will be disappointed that Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) has won control of Malayan Credit Ltd without even a show of resistance from the Teo family
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Federal Cables doubles half-time profits
        62 5 SINGAPORE KLSE-listed Federal Cables, Wires and Metal Manufacturing Bhd (FCW), the subject of a takeover bid by three companies, yesterday announced a near doubling in group after-tax profits to M 56.79 million (554.41 million) for the six months to Dec 31, 1991, up from M
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        MBf unit in joint-venture pact
        90 5 KUALA LUMPUR MBf Holdings Bhd yesterday said its subsidiary MBf Advance Sdn Bhd has entered into a jointventure agreement with Korea Koryo Trading Corporation to jointly participate in the equity of Masudae Sdn Bhd to carry on the business of trading in consumer products in
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        L&M gets new deputy chairman
        26 5 SINGAPORE The board of L&M Group Investments Ltd has elected Putra Masagung, a director of the company, as its deputy chairman.
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        Wepco buys into distributor
        73 5 SINGAPORE Wepco Ltd has agreed to subscribe for 255,000 $1 shares or 51 per cent of RPS Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (RAP). The remaining 49 per cent will be split between RPS International, part of the Boeder/RPS Group, and Lee Chin Khuay and Lee Chin Kwang.
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        Sesdaq Fund cuts Amtek stake
        34 5 SINGAPORE The Singapore Sesdaq Fund Ltd has reduced its stake in Amtek Engineering Ltd from 5.57 per cent to 4.9 per cent, thus ceasing to be a substantial shareholder.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        BP to sell Canadian subsidiary for US$314m
        49 6 CLEVELAND British Petroleum Co has agreed to sell its stake in BP Canada, its Canadian subsidiary, to focus on existing and potential producing areas primarily outside North America. BP said on Tuesday that the sale would raise approximately US$3l4 million (SSSIS million).
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        Bid to prop up NTT share price
        74 6 TOKYO Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) mav consider ways to support its sagging stock price, its president was quoted as saying yesterday. According to Japan's Jiji Press, Masashi Kojima told a Lower House communications committee that effective measures would include bonus share
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        Marubeni buys into KL firm
        63 6 TOKYO Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp is to sign a deal in Kuala Lumpur today to buy a 19.2 per cent stake in Malaysian aluminium products maker Aluminium Industries Sdn Bhd. Aluminium Industries is a joint venture set up in 1980 bv British firm Comcraft,
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        Jardine Pacific acquires stake
        59 6 HONGKONG Jardine Pacific, a holding company in the Jardine Matheson Group, has acquired 50 per cent of Malaysia's Initial Environmental Services. Initial, which provides cleaning services and portable toilet rentals had a staff ot about 2,000 in Malaysia and a big portfolio of contracts including Texas
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        Sega to pay inventor US$43m
        45 6 TOKYO Japan s Sega Enterprises Ltd said yesterday it had agreed to pay US$43 million (5570.4 million) to American inventor Jan Coyle in an out of court settlement of a legal dispute over the use of his video game technology.
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      Bakrie & Brothers suffers 22pc drop in net profit
      480 6  - Bakrie Brothers suffers 22pc drop in net profit From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA HIGH interest rates in Indonesia hit the earnings of PT Bakrie Brothers, the listed industrial holding company, which reported an 8 per cent rise in sales for 1991, from 152 billion rupiah (*****.6 million) to 165 billion
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      Scandal dealt blow to Bombay stock market
      487 6  -  MARKET By Shirish Nadkarni "THE stock market is overheated. It cannot sustain itself at this level," warned Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) executive director M R Mayya in mid-March, when the bulls were on an unprecedented rampage. Mr Mayya sounded the alarm then because
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      Singapore Telecom and Bakrie team up for tender
      303 6  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Singapore Telecom, which is negotiating to buy a 20 per cent stake in phone line contractor PT Bakrie Electronics, is also teaming up with it to tender for phone line contracts in Indonesia. Sources say the two companies
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      Muda Holdings makes UPP conditional takeover offer
      332 6  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Grangeway Trading Pte Ltd (GT), a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpurlisted paper product group Muda Holdings Bhd, is making a conditional takeover offer for paper carton company United Pulp Paper Ltd (UPP). This offer will mark the culmination of a
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      Lock icon Citic Pacific in HK mobile telephone bid
      188 6 Reuter HONGKONG Beijingcontrolled Citic Pacific Ltd said it has joined China Resources (Holdings) Co Ltd and Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) in a venture that will bid for the right to supply a new mobile telephone network in Hongkong. In its
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      Lock icon Olivetti posts steep losses of 460b lire
      354 7 But cost-cutting moves expected to help recovery Reuter MILAN Italian computer maker Olivetti on Tuesday reported a steep loss for 199 J but said its cost-cutting efforts should help spark a recovery. Ing C Olivetti C SpA reported a consolidated loss of 459.8
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      Lock icon Pepsico, General Mills in European snack-food deal
      288 7 AP NEW YORK Food giants Pcpsico Inc and General Mills Inc said on Tuesday that they agreed to merge their snack-food operations in six European countries in a deal that lets each partner rapidly expand on that continent. The deal, which involves contribution
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      Lock icon UPI accepts religious broadcaster Robertson's US$6m bid
      291 7 Reuter RUTLAND, Vermont Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has made an apparently successful US$6 million (Ss9.B million) cash bid for the news agency United Press International (UPI). Representatives of UPI and its creditors said they accepted his offer. US Bankruptcy Court Judge Francis Conrad
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      S'poreans under-covered by life insurance, says MAS
      434 8  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Singaporeans can do with more life insurance, says the MonetaryAuthority of Singapore. According to the latest audited figures from MAS, 47 per cent of local people were covered by some form of life insurance in 1990, compared with
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      Lock icon Citibank still struggling in Japanese market
      474 8 Nikkei Weekly TOKYO Japan is known as a tough market to crack, and that has certainly been Citibank's experience as the lone foreign bank trying to develop a retail presence here. The large New Yorkbased institution opened its first Japanese retail branch in 1985
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Philippine National Bank president quits
        63 8 MANILA President Corazon Aquino accepted the resignation of Edgardo Espiritu. president of the Philippine National Bank (PNB), after a row over election spending, officials said yesterday. Mr Espiritu quit as head of the Philippines' biggest state bank after accusing the Aquino government last week of
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        Yamatane seeks bank's help
        72 8 TOKYO Struggling Yamatane Securities Co is seeking financial help from Sakura Bank, sources within the brokerage house said earlier this week. Details, including the amount of financial help sought, are not known. But the sources said Yamatane is hoping to complete negotiations with Sakura by May
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        General Accident cuts losses
        82 8 LONDON British insurer General Accident (GA) has reduced its first quarter pre-tax losses to £29.2 million (5586.9 million) from £74.7 million a year earlier, reflecting an increase in premiums and a reduction of costs, the company said on Tuesday. The result was better than expected, as
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        Barclays loses AAA rating
        105 8 LONDON Moody's Investors Service deprived Barclays Bank of its top AAA credit rating on Tuesday, the American rating agency announced. Barclays was the only British bank still enjoying the top rating, but Moody's said its decision was due to Barclays' weaker profits and pressures on its
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      Lock icon Citicorp offers to swop common shares for 2 preferred issues
      362 8 Reuter, NYT NEW YORK Citicorp on Tuesday proposed a US$4OO million (SS66O million) recapitalisation intended to save it U5533.5 million a year in preferred stock dividends. But Wall Street traders immediately placed bets that the nation's largest bank holding company
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      959 8 I Keppel Finance Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) H I NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF BOOKS I I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and Register of Members I of the Company will be closed from 5 June 1992 to 9 June 1992 (both days inclusive)
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      221 8 Jill w The WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 2nd Sales building problems faced by companies in Australia and USA during Asian their tough economic environment. Sales Successful and unsuccessful strategies and tactics used by these companies. Promotion Guidelines in putting together a Symposium promotional marketing plan to build sales during such
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Japanese cement firms target Asian market
      419 9 But South Korean producers pose strong potential challenge TOKYO Japan's major cement producers are gearing up for an Asian export offensive, says a report in the Nikkei Weekly. Nations targeted for the flood of cement include the newly industrialising economics of South Korea. Taiwan.
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      Lock icon Polls see revival of Marcos' camp blocked
      544 9 Reuter MANILA Outgoing Philippine President Corazon Aquino capped her stormy six-year term with a tactical triumph this week, successfully staging the country's biggest elections and blocking a political comeback by her enemies. Although counting in the presidential and congressional elections was expected to
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      Lock icon NZ reports first current account surplus since '73
      394 9 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand yesterday reported a huge turnaround in its current account its first annual surplus since 1973 but also an increase in its foreign debt, which may spook rating agencies, economists said. The NZ$ll6 million (S$ 100.92 million) surplus in
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        NAM meeting begins in Indonesia
        85 9 NUSA DUA, Indonesia Foreign ministers from 38 the 103 members of the Non-Aligned Movement yesterday opened a meeting on this Indonesian island of Bali aimed at improving the movement's efficiency. The talks, which take up where the movement's methodology committee left off at Larnaca in
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        Cambodia recovers NAM seat
        81 9 NUSA DUA, Indonesia Cambodia has recovered its seat in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) after a 13-year absence caused by Vietnam's invasion in 1979, said Prince Norodom Ranariddh, head of one of the country's factions, on Tuesday. Announcing Cambodia's return, he said the seat had been recovered
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        Indian trade deficit at record low
        104 9 NEW DELHI India's trade deficit narrowed to a record low of US$l.6l billion (552.6 billion) in the 1991/92 financial year (April-March) because of tough import restrictions, according to figures released by the government. Imports fell to U5519.39 billion in 1991/92 from U5524.06 billion in
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        Seoul's 1993 budget to rise 15pc
        79 9 SEOUL South Korea's Economic Planning Board (EPB) said the government's 1993 budget would be 38 trillion won (SsBo,ooo million), about 15 per cent higher than this year's estimated 33.2 trillion. An EPB official said the expectation of an increase is based on predictions that
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  • THE WORLD 1
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      Lock icon Russia welcomes foreign purchases in state sell-off
      391 10 Plan to allow workers to buy shares in factories Reuter MOSCOW Russia has welcomed almost unlimited foreign purchases in a planned mass privatisation programme to affect nearly all sectors of industry. The minister responsible for the scheme. Anatoly Chubais, said on Tuesday that
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      Lock icon West seeking better value for money from arms makers
      355 10 Reuter BRUSSELS Rich Western nations, busily slashing defence budgets now the Cold War is over, are seeking better value for money from their shrinking arms industries. So far, it's proving a tough job. Moves towards international cooperation that could spell greater
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      192 10 Reuter STRASBOURG The European Community may be prepared to accept limits on the amount of subsidised farm produce it exports if its trading partners are flexible over how the limits are calculated. "I think everybody now accepts that there have to be
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      Lock icon US expects foreign trade deficit to continue falling
      392 11 But slumps in Europe, Japan may overturn forecast AP WASHINGTON The Bush administration has predicted that America's foreign trade deficit will gradually decline this year, although it concedes that a severe economic slowdown in Europe and Japan could jeopardise the forecast. In
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      389 11 Reuter OTTAWA Canada's re-cession-hit economy is continuing to weaken, and analysts say it has not yet benefited from a longawaited upturn in the US economy. With inflation low and unemployment high, they expect the Bank of Canada to continue to show
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      Lock icon Small rise in UK jobless in March unlikely to be repeated
      332 11 Reuter LONDON The much smaller than expected rise of 7.400 in seasonally adjusted unemployment in March was a pleasant surprise but is unlikely to be repeated when the April data is released today. economists said. The Reuter survey of
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      1904 10 ____I.^— f CORPORATION (SHGAPORE)UWTED j (Incorporated in Singapore) I I BALANCE SHEET 31 December 1991 I I mat. imi 1990 6 Singapore Government Securities IW 19# J H Mot arwTTreasury Bills I rrr,™ TS «u» o—.««. m 4,,om ,7 5 I CURRENT ASSETS 262 545 609 I 251 697 233
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      365 10 Development with a human face needed, Pg 12 UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM SEISCOM UNITED DELTA COMPANY ENGAGED IN GEOPHYSICAL PROPRIETARY SEISMIC SURVEY EQUIPMENT SURPLUS TO THEIR REQUIREMENTS. CONTENTS INCLUDE: (1) Half Cabin Instrument Boat (30 L 98W 7"D)c/w "HAMILTON" MDL 1031 Manne (2) 4 D) equipped with "HAMLTON" Jets C'T "CUMMINS"
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      402 11 1( s s mm 12 22 November 1992 At IMM More clout more drive with 12,5 CX) square metres of exhibition space in a single |I c 'ii c nn u building. The show itself will occupy 20,000 square metres U's&neapwc's Motor Sh°w. Andil s the only o( ,„doSr and
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    485 12 EDITORIAL JUST when the crisis in Thailand seemed set to subside, it has flared up again. Beleaguered Prime Minister Suchinda chose to hang tough at first. On Tuesday he relented in the face of the biggest rally that Bangkok has seen in 20 years and a
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      The centre of Asia
      230 12 SOVIET Central Asia was one of those places that did not greatly matter to the rest of the world. Then, as the Soviet empire moved towards dissolution, Central Asia re-emerged, enigmatic and threatening. It was a land of vast spaces, immense natural resources and sparse populations
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      Keeping languages dynamic
      140 12 AT LEAST one recommendation in the report of the Chinese Language Review Committee may need further consideration by the Ministry of Education. The committee suggested that Chinese students who take the proposed optional General Paper subject in Chinese be given two bonus points for university admission if
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      Beware possible backfire
      117 12 IN THE COURSE of the anti-government demonstrations, the Thai military warned that it would resort to force against the demonstrators, but it eventually restrained itself from armed suppression. This was worthy of praise. The Thai government has struck a compromise and agreed to discuss the issue of
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      A big role to play
      213 12 THE PROPOSED TREATY (on the environment) is a product of compromise growing out of a threeway conflict. The three contestants are the United States, which is opposed to any specific regulation of carbon dioxide emissions; the European countries and Japan, which want to stabilise emissions
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      Give more bite to EIA
      184 12 IT STARTS with an easy question: when are environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports made public? The equally easy answer, according to Deputy Science, Technology and Environment Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui, is: when the reports require feedback from the public. The department's limited role makes
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      Joint action to fight piracy
      93 12 PIRACY on the high seas is no longer a tale of misadventure. It is an occupational hazard, particularly in South-east Asian waters where the Malacca and Singapore straits are among the busiest in the world. One area which has often prevented a more effective effort
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    1153 12  -  Melvin Fagen says it would be wiser to help Russia make a gradual transition to a market economy rather than undergo a 'big bang' Melvin Fagen The writer is a former director of the UN Economic Commission for Europe IHT THE International Monetary Fund
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      260 12 THE 8 COMMANDMENTS OF NOTEBOOK BUYING jHH ff jk 1 IT MUST OPERATE AT A FAST SPEED C IT MUST BE EASY ON TNE EYES At 25 MHz, the 32-Bit CPU operates faster 5 The 10" VGA Triple Supertwist Backlit LCD than any other 20 MHz notebook available display is
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      77 12 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU /yOU'REON Y WW.WW' 1 YTTjST&ARPFfftInALms\ nr 'AILTH/NOS I THIS IS MEL I I ABOUT HOUJ HE HATES THE 9YS- fM a/OLI?£CONSIC&!EP"l FROM BUFFALO. I I TEM, BUT HE DOESN'T HWE ANY UJELI.ASIM WHAT'S HRDir>f£ 00 AHEAP. J I WORK IN A I ANSWERS OR POSITIONS, OJT
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      707 13  -  William Safire says the trouble with US law enforcement and intelligence is that they are hooked on yesterday's technology William Safire NYT THE WORLD'S espionage agencies are busily re-tooling. Military intelligence is no longer the hot model: technological trade secrets
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      Big bucks in housing Down Under
      1013 13  -  Singapore developers are going full steam ahead with ambitious residential development plans in Australia. Florence Chong reports Florence Chong I hc writer is HI s Sydney correspanden Developers from ii Singapore who go vs for residential developments in Aus- j< tralia have t< generally
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      541 13  -  Robert Thomson discusses the alarm reflected in a Keidanren survey of top management over... Robert Thomson FT JAPANESE executives arc lamenting the disappearance of a breed of model worker delighted to do unpaid overtime, inspired by a passionate loyalty to the
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      48 13 M \KI\c l"s l\ I \I'W WORKSHY I KOI HI 1 MINI)" i \s( i\ \HON "V,- v\ V, f f/j A Ife H Hip f SB v. I ■Fl J* nsf^'s-' ix 'C"; hi (.< Miipa*. i 1 v |s^ l I I kt'k i i >\ PONY CANYON
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      Burger King increasing Asia-Pacific presence
      652 14  -  Hong Lee Tiam talks to the CEO of Burger King to find out why the food chain has shifted its regional headquarters from San Francisco to Singapore Hong Lee Tiam Burger king Corporation is thinking big in the Asia-Pacific region, and to match this plan
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      Arriving at the big idea
      497 14  -  Andrew Kefford takes a look at the creative process behind it Andrew Kefford The writer is managing director of Advertising Advisory Centre Advertising is about "big ideas". The communication of the benefits of a product or service is key to the success of that product
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      1641 14 NOTICES A Ik. ANA hotels Ml Wm. SINGAPORE LIMITED I (Incorporated la lII* Republic of Stag«|H)C«) NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of ANA Limited will be held in the Connaught Room. ANA Hotel Singapore. 16 Nasam HiH, Singapore 1025, on Friday, June
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      104 14 f This announcement appears as a matter of record only I 6 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD U5550,000,000 Negotiable Floating Rate United States Dollar I Certificates of Deposit due 1994 Arrangers and Lead Managers I ODBSBANK THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD I NDC MERCHANT BANK LTD Managers I Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale
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      1320 15 j ..THE ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL! 111" I What's News Asean Seeks Stronger Ties With Vietnam Answers Sought Growing Commercial, Diplomatic Links Geared Uj 'One Southeast Asta .°L C X 1 Wotid-HuU Bunnesf tnd htna*ct name* n»r»n»p«" ii»' "> »*iw. p* |p Xokvo StOCKS I I m wtrse Knt llmlin
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      Lock icon America 3 pounds Il Moro in the third race
      419 16 America's Cup AFP SAN DILCiO AmericaJ took the lead early and never looked hack here on Tuesday to pound II Moro ili I enezia by one minute and 58 seconds in the third race of the America's Cup. The n ictory,
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      Lock icon Diver with television camera disrupts race
      445 16 Technical protest lodged, and then withdrawn Reuter SAN DIHCiO Television's latest effort to enhance coverage of the America's Cup nearly swamped the race on Tuesday. "Scuba-Cam", a cable television network's latest gimmick, provided half-sub-merged views of the yachts as they rounded the fourth marker
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        Courier avoids the seeds sieve at Italian Open
        99 16 ROME Jim Courier, the American world number one men's tennis player, came safely through another testing day for seeds at the Italian Open here on Tuesday. While four more ranked players were sifted out of contention. Courier beat powerful Austrian Thomas Muster
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        Robson says no to Norwich
        95 16 MANCHESTER Manchester United's Bryan Robson will not be the next manager of English First Division football side Norwich City, his agent Harry Swales said here on Tuesday. Swales admitted he and Robson had been in Norwich, whose club are looking for a new manager after
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        Omar Sharif in tournament
        102 16 PARIS Actor and noted bridge buff Omar Sharif will be among the 80 top European bridge players competing in the first European Bridge Championships here this week, organisers said on Tuesday. The tournament is held from yesterday through tomorrow at the plush Automobile Club of France,
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        An offer to jump into Thames
        99 16 BARCELONA Barcelona vice-president Joan Gaspart said on Tuesday he would jump into the River Thames if the Spanish football club win the European Champions Cup final to be held at Wembley in London next week. Gaspart said: "I keep my promises. If we win
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        A crowd record at Everest
        88 16 KATMANDU. Nepal A total of 30 mountaineers from five different expeditions climbed the world's tallest peak on Tuesday, crowding Everest and making it a record in the history of mountaineering. Three members of an American Everest expedition. Skip Horner, 34; Vernon lejas, 39; and Louis
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        Dunleavy quits Lakers
        63 16 INGL.EWOOD. California The Los Angeles Lakers lost their superstar as the season began, lost several more ot their best players to injury, and lost part ol their neighbourhood to fiery riots. On Tuesday, they lost their coach. Mike Dunleavy. saying he got an offer that was too
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      Lock icon Norwegian wins sixth stage of Tour Du Pont
      415 17 AP MCGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia Norwegian Atle Kvalsvoll, runner-up the past two years, won Tuesday's sixth stage of the Tour Du Pont and Stephen Swart of New Zealand overtook teammate Dave Mann and Greg LeMond for the overall lead. Kvalsvoll, a "Z" teammate of
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      Lock icon Tour a gold mine for sponsors
      599 17 Du Pont spends USsl.7m to get USs7om worth of media exposure IHT WILMINGTON, Delaware When Greg LeMond opened the Tour Du Pont bicycle race with a victory in the prologue, the ESPN national sports cable-television station showed him chugging towards the finish line just
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      Lock icon Of llamas and birdies in North Carolina
      424 17 AP SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina This is one rule the folks at Pinehurst have never had to cope with. On the Talamore course in the midst of this golfing mecca, players are advised to adhere to eight rules, of which Rule No 4
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      89 16 SRBBKSS t m^\' 1K raflnT EnPIiBKH I i fcfjfflf» wrni On I ilm^Hi% i |fc»|£»| jj||MJ|MY^^M v£~ jftt On exhibition above are but a few of the many enhancements of Cathay Pacific: First, /|f H the class 5 lounge in Asia. A-vi 5. New Refreshment Menu offering flexibility 2. New
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      544 17 UNITED PULP PAPER CO LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of United Pulp Paper Co Ltd ("UPP" or "the Company") wish to announce that N M Rothschild Sons (Singapore) Limited has announced on behalf of Grangeway Trading Pte Ltd ("GT") that GT intends to make a
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      793 18 liteiii Nothing Brerts A Bud- where to wine, dine 11 Cm\ ll Get Nostalgic with the ft. /^Kr The Sunbirds are now hitting the right notes with familiar favourites and catchy classics by Cliff Richard, Neil Sedaka, the Everty Brothers or The Beatles, nightly from 9 30 pm except Sundays.
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      328 18 How To Play Happy Family P) It's really easy once you know I w hat we have in store for you and ft your family at The Stables. A super family buffet that'll delight Pt j J even the tiniest of tots. So come on over ,rst l^ ,nR l^'s
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      594 18 TELEVISION AND RADIO T 930 Jake and the Fatman 5.05 Dottwk. BUSINESS ON RADIO SW? there'll Be Some Changes 5.30 Midnight Patrol. /\llf Made. Ihcrc'll he a change 6.00 News. BBC. 88.9 mHz in VHF Band N i 1 I l/ll .r"I II |1 6.55 PM Opening. in the weather,
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      739 19  -  Robert Redford, who says he is a deeply private star who is often misunderstood, tells Bernard Weinraub why he is a target of resentment and envy Bernard Weinraub NYT Robert Redford says, with a smile, that he is a deeply private star who is often
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      Batman? He must be batty
      462 19 CHATTERBOX DIRECTOR Tim Burton says Batman has some serious emotional problems. "If he'd gotten therapy, he wouldn't be doing what he does," Burton says in Details magazine. "He doesn't really know what he's doing. He isn't psychologically linked up." Even though Batman Returns. is opening
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      188 19 AND ENTERTAIN A buffet of perennial favourites with a different selection everyday... Monday Western Favourites Tuesday Chinese Delights Wednesday Malay Temptations Thursday Asian Seafood Friday Italian Raptures Saturday International Served daily from 12 noon to 2.30 pm at $19.50++ per person. An a la carte menu is also available. r
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      96 19 unannnilSK KI.VIS PLACE TAPS PUB ENTERTAINMENT ROADHOUM-IELViSPLACE.' wwM <mM 2 ifcj, I FINER 1 LIFE ARE 5 IT'S ONLY NATURAL TO REACH I^^HF;' mI H for a Glenfiddich. <0> And 211 NOW WHEN YOU REACH FOR THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR £I E SINGLE MALT WHISKY YOU MAY FIND EVEN MORE
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Investors turn cautious ahead of economic data
      3398 20  -  By Joseph Rajendran "EVERYONE just sat around twiddling their thumbs," said a senior broker of the eomputer breakdown whieh paralysed stoekmarket activity yesterday morning. When trading commenced in the afternoon, sentiment was sluggish and brokers spent most of their time executing outstanding trades.
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      Lock icon HOT STOCK
      74 20  -  -By Chew Eng Han Comment QAF is likely to stay in a congestion band between 45 and 65 cents for some time. If support at 50 cents holds, a rise to 65 cents should occur over the coming months. Resistance at 65 cents should hold and a slide
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2722 21 CAC 645 +45 +7.5% B Sembawang 635 +30 5.0% Robinson 635 +30 +5.0% Spore BusF 500 680 25 3.8% C Properties 660 +15 +2.3% CAC Wt 324 +12 3.8% BAT 21* 575 +10 +1 8% First Capital 200 +10 5.3% Roth Inds 50* 670 +10
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    2883 22 IGB Corpn SO* 118 +3 +2.6% M Mosaics 83 2Vj +3.1% PJ Dev Hldgs 87V, +2Vj +2.9% MMC 10* 144 +2 +1.4% H Leong Credit 221 +1 +0.5% Landmarks Bhd 118 +1 +0.9% CASH 50« 50 Vi +1.0% Ganda Hldgs 85 +Vj +0.6% Insas Bhd
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      308 22 CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRO-BASED AND FOOD INDUSTRIES Ming Court Hotel 25th 26th May 1992 Official Opening and Keynote Address "TOWARDS A NEW ERA IN AGRICULTURE" YB Datuk Sen Sanusi Junid Minister of Agriculture This Conference focuses on the Agro-based and Food Industry in Malaysia and looks at the
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Index continues to drop for third straight day
      5173 23 Bernama SHARE prices finished broadly easier under selling pressure in featureless trading for the third consecutive day yesterday as investors continued to take profits after recent gains. The KLSE Composite Index fell 4.43 points to 598.65 on liquidation of selected component stocks.
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      376 24 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) Straits. Trading May 12 Dec 91 $32.230($35.168) 109(11 8) 13(13) C Properties May 11 Dec 91 $6 943($/8/4) 23 1(26 2) 50(40) NatSteel May 11 Dec 91 $41.863($b2.51b>- 19/(24/) 16(16) S.ngatron
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      276 24 Company Date Year Group pre-tax Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss <L) per share dividend (000) (cents) Metrople* May 11 Jan 92 M$35.899($28.160) 2.8(2.2) 6(6) Proiret Ma, 8 Dec 91 M$22.036($2.777L) 35(-) Venture Mfg Ma, 7 Dec 91 $4.495($2,530) 5(3.4) M Credit Ma, 6 Mar 92 $20.957($18,582) 4.8(4
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      357 24 Company Date Half-year Group pre-tax Interim ami to profit/loss (L) dividend (•000) Goodwood Park May 7 Mar 92 $20,643(114,753) 45(35) H Msia May 7 Mar 92 $4.445($313) 20(5) SPH Apr 24 feb 92 $123,204(1110.3%) 10(8) Times Pub Apr 20 Feb 92 $18.782($25,132) 4(4) New World Apr 1 Dec
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1615 24 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date dose l»yaWe ttoe year last year Acma 5* to" 5 ton 18 Jul 2 12 2% 10%TE Awno 20c 125%TE Mar 3 Mar 13 Ma* 15 17 5%TE 125%TE B Raya 1% ton 24 Jul 8 M 20
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      175 24 Company Others Botton Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 351 Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1992/97 with 45 489m detachable TSRs on the basis of $2 nominal amount of Bonds for every three e«isting shares held En-date Apr 15 Books close Apr 30 Acceptance Payment lun 15 Fnt
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      116 24 May 11 United Engineers (M) Bhd. the North South Expressway turnkey contractor, is working on an accelerated programme to complete the expressway by 1994, ahead of the concession agreement deadline of Way 1995. May 10 Fraser Neave and Coca Cola have signed a joint-venture agreement to form F&N
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      80 24 Overseas Union Trust Ltd: 43rd AGM at the Board Room. 45th Storey, OUB Centre. 1 Raffles Place. Singapore 0104, on Thursday, May 14, at 10.30 am Overseas Union Bank Ltd: 43rd AGM at the Board Room. 45th Storey, OUB Centre, 1 Raffles Place. Singapore 0104, on Thursday. May
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      373 24 In local curr In SS In ISS S dy >r N d> S >r d> yr Ma> 12 lndg\ chge chge chge chge chge chge Wt»rld 400.1 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 -3.7 0.1 -5.2 ±t\FE 483.4 -0.3 -3.7 0.1 -7.1 0.4 -8.5 Europe 456 7 -0.5
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    621 24 Moting Averages: A moving average curve shows at any one time the mean of the prices over a specified time frame. A five-day moving average, for instance, is the average of the last five days' prices. Moving averages (MA) are normally plotted with the prices, and serve as
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
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      Lock icon Stocks end sharply lower on political jitters
      2259 25 Reuter INVESTORS sold shares for the second consecutive day because of further uncertainty yesterday over whether the government would accept a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow only an elected member of parliament to be prime minister, brokers said. The SET Index fell
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      Lock icon Shares close higher in dull market, turnover drops
      1266 25 STOCKS closed higher in quiet trade yesterday, brokers said. The official index rose 0.80 point to 289.58 while turnover fell to 3.96 million shares from Tuesday's 4.87 million. Cigarette company Gudang Garam rose 50 rupiah to 4,250 with 210,000 shares traded. Astra
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      15 25 MMonagtrs /I/I list /r lanage -v' V v BT shows you how every Monday. p
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      915 25 BUSINESS TIMES Toll free Tel No 737 0043 -Fax No: 734 3698 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND UNIQUE SHIPPING TRADING CO (PTE) LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an extraordinary general meeting of the company held at 156 Cecil Street. #07-04AK> Far Eastern Bank Bldg.,
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Bargain-hunting sends Nikkei higher
      2565 26 Reuter STOC KS closed higher after recovering early losses yesterday. Strong bargain-hunting among incentive-backed issues and arbitrage buy programs helped boost prices, while a firm yen and a firm bond market also underpinned market sentiment, brokers said. "People arc pleased that profit-taking after the recent rally
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      Stocks rise to another record close
      2757 26 STOCKS, boosted by foreign appetite for China-linked plays, defied predictions of a quiet week to close more than 50 points higher at the third consecutive record finish yesterday. "The market seems to be on the way higher before it has a correction, but frankly
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Media stocks help to propel market higher
      2117 27 UPI HEAVY trading in media stocks propelled the Australian sharemarket higher yesterday, brokers said. At the elose of trading, the All Ordinaries Index was up 5.9 points to 1,682.7. Rises occurred across the boards. The All Industrials Index rose 10.3 to 2,632.2 and
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Manila shares rise sharply on broad front
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        MANILA
        474 27 THE Composite Index in the Philippines closed 7.5 per cent up yesterday after busy trading spurred by investor reaction to Monday's largely peaceful Philippine presidential elections. The index closed at 1,328.04, up 93.02 points from Friday's close, one of the highest single-day increases in history, bourse spokesmen said. The
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        SEOUL
        837 27 BARGAIN-HUNTING and a technical rebound in reaction to a string of declines pushed Seoul stocks to a higher close in active trade yesterday, brokers said. "The index rose on a technical re- bound after six days of falls," broker Kim Dong-ik of Daishin Securities said. "But today's main theme
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        TAIPEI
        536 27 STOCKS yesterday finished higher on continued bargain-hunting after Monday's sharp falls, but brokers said there was concern about Tuesday's US Treasury report accusing Taiwan of manipulating its exchange rate. The weighted index ended 37.14 points higher at 4,326.38. Turnover was a thin NT$l6.7 billion against NT$ 13.28 billion on
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        NEW ZEALAND
        331 27 CONTINUED overseas buying in leading stocks pushed the New Zealand share market through 1,500 points on the NZSE-40 capital index at the close, its highest since the level on Feb 26. "There's an awful lot of strength in the market at the moment," said CS First Boston's Charles
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        54 27 INDICES TURNOVER Close Previous May 13 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.509.15 1.494.96 H4.I9 MANILA Composite Index 1.328.04 1.235 02 +93.02 Turnover (mil pesos) unav unav TAIPEI Weighted Pnce Index 4.326.38 4.289.24 37 14 Turnover (NTS billion) 16.7 13.28 3.42 SEOUL Composite Slock Index ***** 586.40 5 89 Turnover (billion won)
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • US stocks retreat from record level
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        257 28 May 12 lose Previous NEW YORK [)n« Jones 3.385.12 3.397.58 S P 500 416.29 418 49 -2.20 t urnover (million) 192.8 157 6 +35.2 LONDON financial limes 30 2.138.8 2.148.1 -9.3 prSE 100 2.722.4 2.737.8 -15.4 Turnover (million! 539.8 644.8 -105 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.751.16 1.753.03 -1.87 AMSTERDAM EOE Index
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        NEW YORK
        1318 28 STOCKS closed lower in active trading on Tuesday after the market failed to ward off profit-taking and computerdriven sell programs, forcing the Dow to lose its foothold on 3,400. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which surged 28.17 points to a record high of 3,397.58 on Monday, fell back
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        766 28 SHARE prices on the London Stock Exchange fell back on Tuesday as dealers took profits amid sentiment the market had overreached itself while reaching record peaks in recent days. The blue-chip FTSE-100 index, which closed at a record high on Monday, dropped 15.4 points to 2,722.4 points. The narrower
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        486 28 SHARES weakened a fraction in a thin market on Tuesday, with investors holding back until the uncertainty over a threatened engineering sector strike cleared. "It's in a holding pattern, waiting for something to develop," said Nigel Longley at Commerzbank. News late in the session that the IG Metall union
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        220 28 AFTER breaching new highs at the start, shares on Tuesday dithered through most of the session and later dipped as New York turned down and a softer dollar helped weaken recently strong stocks, dealers said. The EOE index closed 0.78 points down at 317.20 after inching to a new
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        127 28 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse closed lower on Tuesday in profit-tak-ing and under the influence of weaker stock markets abroad, dealers said. But they said the undertone remained firm and that prices were likely to rise later in the week. The All-Share Index fell 0.64 per cent to 993.52
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        410 28 CONTINUED keen demand for blue chip stocks saw the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Industrial Index come within nine points of its January all-time high of 4.544 on Tuesday, before easing back slightly as demand began tapering off. Dealers said the market's underlying sentiment was still bullish, but investors were cautiously
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        325 28 STOCKS tumbled from midday highs to end flat on Tuesday as euphoria over the slight rise in the US producer price index waned late in the day, dealers said. Weakness in New York muted growing optimism in the Toronto market over the last few days. Traders noted, however. Toronto
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        180 28 BLUE CHIPS took another battering as the MIB share index dropped more than one per cent to slide to a new Jow for the year on Tuesday, brokers said. Some leading shares came off earlier lows near the close as support buying emerged in the banking and telecoms sectors.
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        269 28 SWISS shares closed lower on Tuesday with prices falling back after recent strong gains and on rising interest rates. Trading was moderately active. The All-share SPI index fell 5.3 points to 1,211.5, while the SMI index of leading shares lost 12.9 to 1,950.8. Swiss money market rates moved higher
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      1232 29 REPORTS TOKYO: The US dollar yesterday ended lower in Tokyo on heavy investor sales for yen, and Tokyo dealers said early European operators may continue to drag the dollar down. Major Japanese life insurers and other investors sold dollars
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      431 29 Reuter WASHINGTON The US Treasury on Tuesday said China and Taiwan manipulate the exchange rates for their currencies in order to gain an unfair trade edge but Taiwan yesterday denied the charges. The US Treasury said in a report to Congress on international exchange that
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1324 29 SgjPt eurooouar Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/lnt 9: Jun 92 96 06 96.06 96.04 96.05 4030 3106 ***** 9; Sep 92 95.76 95.78 95.75 95.77 7500 5961 ***** Dec 92 95.09 95.12 95.08 95.11 5200 3056 ***** 9; Mar 93 94.90 94.94 94.90 94.93 2800
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      384 29 Crass rates May 13 I USS SS MS Dm Yen SKr AS NZS US$ ***** 2.5170 1.6250 130.80 0.5519 1.5060 1.3280 1.8727 S$ 0.6090 1.5329 0.9896 79.6590 0.3361 0.9172 0.8088 1.1405 MS 0.3973 0.65 0.6456 51.9666 0.2193 0.5983 0.5276 0.7440 Dm 0.6154 1.0105 1.5489 80.49 0.3396 0.9268
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      541 29 Interbank rates s$ Bid Offer Overnight 2 1/2 2 3/4 1-month 2 15/16 3 1/16 2-month 3 3 1/8 3-month 3 1/16 3 3/16 Overnight mode: 2-3/4 IS$ Bid Offer 7 days 3 13/16 3 15/16 1 month 3 3/4 3 7/8 2 months 3 3/4 3 7/8
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      405 30 Reuter BOMBAY Buoyed by India's rush towards a free market, eommodity dealers are lobbying the government to lift a nearly-complete ban on futures trading, which they say is vital to engender an open, export-oriented economy. An end to the 30-year-old ban,
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      300 30 Reuter NEW YORK The United States has bought foreign oil for its Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the first time sincc Iraq invaded Kuwait nearly two years ago. the Department of Energy (DOE) said on Tuesday. The department arranged to buy one
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      822 30 REPORTS TIN PRICE on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market added six sen to close at MS 15.05 per kg on continued covering interest yesterday. Dealers said the market tended to ignore the firmer ringgit as aggressive buying pushed the price above the
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    1130 31 City FNgM EU Flight ETD MmMmM C.A88- 0000 ilA»M 2015 Maw* an 1966 2jOBO tantotfMi SQ.M 064b MH.W 2240 KIH-K 1266 Mmm SQMl IWS Auckland BAll >505 SQ288 2015 •ahratai GH-W JOOO BaMppM GA525/910 1755 M hpM Bt453 1105 SQ182 0915 SQ181 1410 BI96 1440 B1429
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      591 31  -  POSTCARD FROM CAYMAN ISLANDS JT By Rick Catlin THE CAYMAN Islands plans to restore historic Pedro Castle, a project that may help sort fact from fiction about the landmark's infamous past. Island legend has the castle playing host to some of the reknowned pirates of
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      151 31 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2310 1.2480 Canadian dollar 1.3495 1.3767 NZ dollar 0.8670 0.8850 Sterling pound 2.%I0 3.0015 US dollar 1.6380 1.6450 liocal dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.20
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    466 32 Suchinda says only Parliament can ask him to quit AFP, Reuter j BANGKOK Opposition Thai parties decided yesterday to resume mass rallies in the capital to press demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon after the embattled Thai leader said he
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    139 32 Reuter WASHINGTON American consumer prices rose a slim 0.2 per cent in April even as US sales at the retail level posted a surprisingly strong rise of 0.9 per cent to a seasonally adjusted US$l5B billion (*****.12 billion) during the same month. The
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    468 32  -  Philippine election By Evangeline Gamboa, AJ Leow SINGAPORE Tensions were high in the Philippines yesterday as Miriam Defensor Santiago, whose lead in the presidential race was narrowing, prematurely claimed victory and said the other contenders may try to cheat her. Fidel Ramos, her
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    467 32 AFP PARIS Japan's economic growth rate will be overtaken by the United States this year as moderate recovery gets under way in the industrial world, leading to expected average growth of 3.1 per cent in 1993, according to the Organisation for Economic
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    218 32 Reuter FRANKFURT German rail workers in the GdED union have voted to accept a pay deal agreed to last week, the union said yesterday. The vote means the strike which disrupted rail transport for 11 days over the last two weeks can
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    827 32  -  The Bottom Line NOORDIN SOPIEE NOORDIN SOPIEE The writer is director-general of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Isis) Malaysia. The views expressed are entirely his own. EVEN at this stage, there are real concerns about what will happen next month at the
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    322 32 Reuter LONDON The creation of a continental common market, including Eastern Europe, is crucial to European development, says the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). "As Western Europe faces new issues it cannot avoid considering Eastern Europe as part
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      447 33  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Members of the Far East Freight Conference (FEFC) will soon narrow the gap between actual and published freight rates when they implement a general "rate restoration" following the strengthening of trade on the Far East-Europe route. From July 1,
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      Lock icon Ipoh lowers documentation fee for import containers
      331 33 Bernama IPOH Malaysia's first inland port, Ipoh Cargo Terminal (ICT), has offered another incentive to its users: a reduction in the documentation fee for import containers on a structured basis from next month. Its general manager, V Satchithanathan, said the move would benefit
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      218 33 Reuter SEOUL Profitability of orders received by South Korean shipbuilders lags behind that of Japanese and Europeans, the Korea Shipbuilders' Association said, quoting the figures of Lloyd's Register. Last year, South Korean shipbuilders received orders for 2.22 million tonnes in compensated gross tonnage,
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      847 33 Page Col ABC Containcrline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 APL 5 3-5 Arrow Inter 9 2 ASCL 5 9 Alpha Feeders 18 3 ANL 3 1/2 Bait Canada Line 7 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Batamindo 19 3 Bengal Tiger Line
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      536 33  -  Right mix of cargo being carried will improve margins Reports by Rahita Elias SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) expects its Far East America services to sail into the black this year given the expected US economic recov- cry in the second half of
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      Sydney property bought for A$8m
      259 33 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines has invested A 58.25 million (559.9 million) on property in Sydney last month. Lim How Teck, NOL's chief operating officer, told BT: "The price is now cheap. In buying Australian property, how can we go wrong? That's why we waited four
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        Iraqi engineers complete work on second pipeline
        95 34 NICOSIA, Cyprus Engineers have completed work on the second of two undersea pipelines linking Iraq s southern town of Faw with the Gulf oil terminal of Mina al-Bakr. the official Iraqi News Agency reported on Tuesday. The agency, monitored in Cvprus. quoted Asri
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        Rail workers accept pay deal
        62 34 FRANKFURT German rail workers in the GdED union have voted to accept a pay deal agreed last week the rail union said yesterday. The vote means the strike which disrupted rail transport for 11 days over the last two weeks can finally end. The deal
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        Speedsters get away easy
        83 34 JERUSALEM Speedsters got an easy ride at the Jerusalem traffic court when a judge issued a blanket one-shekel (about 70 Singapore cents) fine on dozens of traffic violators to get through a case overload, police said on Tuesday. The bargain was offered on Monday by Judge
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        Jet project in trouble over costs
        57 34 BERLIN Rising costs and diminished East-West tensions have forced Germany to reconsider its role in a four-nation jffoject to build a European fighter jet. A German pullout probably would seriously disrupt the multi-billion dollar consortium, which also includes Spain, Italy and Britain. The government
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        Cuban vessel seeks aid at Cork
        33 34 LONDON The Cuban-flag freighter Bahia Honda. 16,2-5 dwt, berthed at Cork on Thursday after seeking assistance due to main engine failure, Lloyd s Shipping Intelligence ServicE said.
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        Visa-free visit to Kuril islands
        73 34 I!TOKYO A group of 45 Japanese departed on Monday littina port in Hokkaido in northern Japan on the first lUla-Jfee visit to three of four Russian-held islands. This is the 1 ifirst time since former Soviet troops seized the Kuril islands of Habomai, Shikotan, Etorofu
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        73 34 LAGOS The Nigerian government has closed all petrol stations within 25 km of the country s borders to halt smuggling in of a month-old energy shortage. The government announced the closings on television on Tuesday as it continued to deal with fuel shortages in this oil-rich
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      1044 34 The one-year-old International Snip Managers' Association is now up and running but it still foresees a critical time ahead Lloyd's List International IT HAS BEEN a long and frustrating time for the one-year-old International Ship Managers' Association (ISMA) but, at last, audits are under way
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      739 34 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
      12708 42 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by J destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line in- i volved and the estimated 1 dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3171 47 Containerline NV: Belsin Shpg I Agencies Pte Ltd (SVMarine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN) Accord Group; Accord Shpg Pre Ltd (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN) Adkris Business Corporation Philippine Ca)source Shpg St Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service Kim Shpg Trdg(S). Albados Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S).
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      263 47 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax *****98 Air Express Travel Tel: 533-5771. Fa*: *****44. Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: *****16. *****80 Airswift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188 Fax: *****83. AJS Supplies Tel. 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: *****75. City-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax. *****50. Cluster link Supplies A Services
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1516 47 Abex Express Freight Fn Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Te Actinic Forwarder Tel: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Fr Activair Singapore Tel: 542-78?2 Fax: *****20. Fr Aerolink Freight International 54 Tel: 545-803lFax: *****05. Fr Wrospeed T< Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Now Express Tt Tel: 542-5454. Fax: *****06 G Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2847 48 ARGENTINA Labour working normally. Buenos Aires: Slight congestion after the long weekend and vessels needing deep-draft berths are having to wait up to 2 days for a berth. Grain loaders allocated to elevator berths are hav ing to wait 1-2 days. After a long period of inactivity, it
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      1406 48 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES The information was contributed by Simpson Spence Young VESSELS ON OFFER Bulk Ch i ten Galene: 71,730 dwt and built Sep 1977 Sunderland (BS), on offer in the region of USUSSI2m including timecharter till Jan 1995 at USUSS 12,400 per day. Bemrita: 40,688 dwt and built
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      491 48 ARRIVALS Op Flight Type ETA T Fro* TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 01 SO SEL SIA SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB CLX CV794 B747F 1845 1 LUX/DXB NCA KZ203 B747F 1930 1 NRT KAL KE68S A30F 2345 1 SEL/MNL TOMORROW JAL JL613 B747F 0240 1 TYO NWA NW901
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        234 49 -1- Wf a jonorc rOfX Berth: 1: Oalia Ro|a; 2: nil: 3: Wu Chang; 4: Chang Aik; 5: nil; 6: Sea Ranger. OI jetty: llya Erenberg, Santi, Petro Bulk Ruler. DCJ: nil. Due on May 12: Blue Sea. Nur Marina, Melaka iaya lit, Qing Jiang. Due on
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        1682 49 Sty voy Ho Containers avafabte SHp Voy Wo Containers avalabfc 0 sentoja 57N 1205 92 0730 Saudi Tabuk USA055 COO(ESr) 13.05 92 2300 TambaneVH 7 060 1205 92 0745 Nanta Bhum 89N COO(ESI) *****2 2359 B Gelane 20t 12.05.92 0820 Normandie Br 18t COD(EST) 13 05 92 1500
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      949 50 May 15-16 (IV> days): ISO 9000 for Warehousing and Distribution Centres, organised by Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management. For more details, please contact SIPMM Secretariat at tel. 273-4172 or fax: 274-1132. June 1-2 (2 days): Contract Formation The Materials Management Way, organised by Singapore Institute of
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      755 50 THE DRY cargo freight market was quietly steady with time-charters the main feature, brokers said on Tuesday. Panamax time-charter rates on the trans-Atlantic round were little changed with US$9,OOO daily paid for a 1976 vessel and $8,900 for a slightly smaller 1977 vessel. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI),
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      693 52 IHT LONDON BAA pic. the British airport operator, announced details on Tuesday of an £800 million (552.4 billion) plan to transform the site of a sludge works into an immense new terminal for Heathrow Airport. Calling the planned Terminal 5 a
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      632 52 Reuter PANAMA CITY The Panama Railroad, built 137 years ago as a shortcut for fortune seekers bound for California gold mines, is set to resume passenger service across the isthmus. The 80 km trip winds through jungle-shrouded hills that separate the Atlantic and Pacific
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      298 52 AP BRUSSELS, Belgium A shortage of English-speaking air traffic controllers and inadequate equipment is preventing Western nations from using the airspace of former Soviet republics, aviation experts said on Tuesday. They said Western airlines were postponing plans to fly more frequently across the
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      342 52 AFP SYDNEY A conference of provincial telecommunications authorities in the Rusrsian Far East this week is expected to take Australia a step closer to establishing a satellite network to tap the region's vast potential. The Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corp (AOTC) has
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      225 52 UPI LONG BEACH, California The US air force announced on Tuesday that possible manufacturing flaws have been found on the flight control surfaces of the first McDonnell Douglas Corp C--17 cargo planes. The air force said the flaws were discovered by Grumman Corp, which is
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      958 35 ■QCBsaaa NEXT SAILING TO U.SJV. SEALAND EXPRESS VI74E ETA SIN 18/5/92 MARIT MAERSK V 9208 ETA SIN 19/5/92 Vessel Voy ETA ETD Feeder by DESTINATIONS World Lynx/ Aries This week Marit Maersk 9204 <q/c OftOO hRS Port HIH CFS 18/5 2359 HRS Kelang Penang qAK LGB HOU MEM ATL MIA
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      853 36 1 ROAM/ r===~ VQY NO S PORE JEOOAH S HAMTON H'BURG ANT LE HARVE ■USUfli LA SEINE 24/119 14/5 23/5 6/6 2/6 1/6 J. WSilOeW HOECHST EXPRESS 03/319 17/5 3/6 5/6 8/6 9/6 FOOT KCLMI 8 KNANG HAMBURG EXPRESS 08/120 22/5 31/5 14/6 10/6 9/6 CMMO TO IK/CONIVCNT HANNOVER EXPRESS
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      651 36 ■EAIPAC SERVICE COMTAIHCRS V BRIAKBULK I DBECT SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE I SIN |NOU SUV PPT I JANIKA II 3601E8 25-27/5 7/6 10/6 16'6 I PAIEMBANG 3702E8 25-28/6 10/7 13/7 18'7 I Transit Tim« I——■J(l3) (16) (22) I ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO VIA SUVA TO lAUTOKA. PAGO PAGO. j I APIA. NUKUALOFA.
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      1250 36 ffliiusu ins REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VSI/WY X m (VW AI.G) HAM) «0T) NOR ASIA PEARL 9211-3 18/05 08/06 10/06 12/06 13/06 14/06 15/06 16/06 17/06 n'm a/S IS/S as sshus" St/a? sis tJ'/S: Ts;s S3 USO ACCEPTMG CUGO 10 «U UK DCSTMIIONS. SCINMMVIMI <«MWJS. COfEHHAGEN
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      1873 37 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 15 Hoe Chiang Road #09-01 Sanford Building Singapore 0208 Tel: *****8* Fax: *****17 ACCEPTS 0W SAIS SfOßt BKOK CARGO MARION V 005N 16-17 MAY 20-21 MAT STRAITS VENTURE VI2E Mu»a. Lab. KK U 15 JJa» KO A BIN TANG VKBT2I9 17-11 MAY 20-21 MAY KRtS MADURA
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      1784 37 m SINGAPORE AGENT: 110/ A P&° Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd i Ot\J 9 15 Hoe Chiang Road #08-02 to 06 Santord Building. Singapore 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********02 EXPORT -»P e— VCMCL VOY AWT ROT MAM SOU ALO JCD
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      531 38 CR NBR **********0-0 EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSI VOT STORE ROAM AOAM HUM WEMN UITNERP ETA/D KUIM 2MB 20-23/5 1/7 6/7 9/7 13/7 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING 6REAKBULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subjacl to lnduc«(n«nt. Also accaplinfl car»o to CaaaManca. Port Sold, Port Alexandria. Qanoa, Trtoato. ALSO ACCEPTING BOTH CONTAMERS, CONVENTIONAL
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      1284 38 ©HANJIN SHIPPING cn. nsn IKNIU LGB OAK FOR VS. SM IIRC HAUL SAV IN NYC Sir-nmcNoniF is/s MttCT 1/6 10/6 HANJM CXJU MX 22/6 K KIttURG 037E 30/7 31/7 2/« 91/s nh[{ 14 6 7 6 FISHGUARD BAT 18 '5 N fROfITKJUS 0311 »/6 26/6 26/6 3t<s URECT 21 6
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      1550 39 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 CR NO: **********0E) BOOK NGS (TOLL FREE) NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) USA SERVICE *****00 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 FAR EAST SERVICE *****00 IMPORT CFS MB2: *****69/*****96 am Mm UK/EUROPESERVICE *****00 EXPORT CFS MB2 *****53/*****50 Hh| *****00 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K.L.-(03) *****33, PKe)ar>g4o3) *****87.
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      1022 39 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****06 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 KL' 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 MKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES tUST 0 "—1-rnSCHMOHC MSIBOMC-UMDW6 IMWHWD W MTTOMII K>ll s
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      1221 40 *P V w K- W,f AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No: **********0 M) <v TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****07/8/9 I M MALAYSIA: "K" UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD ,L/ JL TEL: SA *****00 ?K *****01/5 PENANG *****0 j3 236' 01 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA
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      1076 40 PHILI-ORt€NT UN€S PTC LTD <#% 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 I Tal; *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: R*****0 FAX: *****76 *****38 I BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... m WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU Sjfp MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION AUSTRAUA/HEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE I S KM
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      1670 41 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I g mmmtmrn J f 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 H UXKArtTA I [BANGKOK" j VESSEL VOV SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOV SIN JKT StN Q KOZ |NTSEV 25N 16/5 16/5 33/5 KOTA MOAN 201 17/5 IS/5 24/5 KQTA SUR|A
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      683 41 UJT.I=m-Ml EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANPINAViA- »WHWfcY FEEDER VESSEL PENANG PKELANG I OCEAN VSL/VOY SIN SOU 1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) ANSON/TBN 15/5 16/5 AROSIA 2192 19/5 5/6 7/6 8/6 10/6 j ANSON/TBN 22/5 23/5 NIHON 2202 26/5 12/6 14/6 15/6 17/6 ANSON/TBN 29/5 30/5 BENARTY 2212
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      262 41 M MYANMA VBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore PJtlf Pen P.Gdg IPA-AN *177« l 19/21 May 15/17 May MYOMA TWA VI42W 24/2 C May PAGAN VISJW 25/21 May IPA-AN VI7SW 1/10 Jun NIGERIAN NATIONAL SHIPPING LINE WP NIGERIA EXPRESS SERVICE fWER MAJE V^t SINGAPORE
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      1893 44 TZL'ZI'L-*. W CtMf CMilSMfpAif MMW f.f. fitoM rutft moonntm 2*A MM Ko« H* J Z!hi^!"" 4 Z W !£i /W bOsT K L (2 ,X 163// X ret w xrn w x»/ H-ALonngCenvennQ. oH JUm Bertngai USTa/itttm 3n) Hootßoom XI Southern Bank Bhd BuiUtng M *****1 Frm f-t/atm Frm: *m*+
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      301 44 SMMEM MNBU (S) Pit LTI IS HcCALLUH mm #14-04 NATWEBT CENTRE Nwm Tite IWWI T«t *****81-3 NB 228 «H, 2275U8 FPU lOOKWM CALL PllliCTlMTEL^^4l/^^^ SM/JAK SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN JAK ENNO 001 15/05 (FRO 17A)S (SUN) TWAOIKA 924 16/05 (SAT) 20/05 (WTO) LAWANTI *1 I /05 (MON) 20/05 (WED) DERAJAT
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      580 45 rfg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 1 o ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 j HOT LINE *****33 24 LINES LIMASSOL/PKEAUS 17/5 ROTTERDAM 17/s__ HAIFA/ASHOOO/ALEXANDRIA 17/5 HAMBURG/BREMEN 17/5 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 17/5 FELIXSTOWE/UK 17/5 BARCELONA/SPAIN 17/5 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 17/5 GENOA/ITALY 17/5 GOTHENBURG/SCANOINAVIA 17/5 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 17/5 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 15/5 NEW YORK/EC 17/5 FREMANTLE 15/5 VANCOUVER
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      773 45 SpKciiH #9 TEL: *****39 (12 Llrm) OFAX: *****19/*****09 TELEX: R> ***** RWHIP (9 Uo—) Ipgrv renown vmm ym (National Unas of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL ANO CONVENTIONAL VESSEL |VOY ETA LOADING FOB SPORE NET SANE T 26W8 OS'O6 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB. MASSAWA ABYOT MWS 05/07 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA
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      970 46 S'PORE IMPORT: *****11 I I PENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KK: (088 *****0 Iflo P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA. (31) *****0 p N p J S|N PEN PK SIN Colombo 15/5 16/5 17/5 1165 17 5 Ldn/R*/Rdm/Ant Ql!n Dur^ n/Pt L< v 7/5 J
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      237 46 jfgfc, BLUE star line TO FROM NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS sm m. ml in im HI STAR 0520 18/5 PftEMKR lIS 20/5 10/0 WW JTI 12/0 MUIKRA 27S 12/0 24/0 VIA NFL 20/0 13/7 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH LYTTELTON,
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      1010 46 >#7 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVBNTIONAL/COMTAIMMI CONTAINER MRVICgB I SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL Wl I ETA I ICS! VESSEL VOT
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      484 49 TIDES AND WEATHER TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) HOUR 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 **********00 ***************0 1600 *****800 1900 ***************0 18 14 10 08 07 08 1 1 16 2 1 2.4 25 24 20 16 12 09 08 09 12 1 7 2.3 2.7 28
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      242 50 AUSTMUtIjfa -fSftSSS: H7 ISmB 41 ports lII' Kif M MwfiM CMtt CANADA -Canary, tfcwitM, MM** dm Ami*, «#y w "I ftu" TjujmU ItiMfwian BANGKOK -hctafaiu- SSI«, J' IMMtmur -l»tu« ammt rT" I tmhrtWL- T--MCfflC ISLANDS to*UnHta.* y, Fitatow.Undo*,UHaws.UanoOas, Pom, l at, Coponhaftn Sl«cM»fcw. Papettc, Noumea S. AFRICA —Dorban, Clem, Jo'burf,
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      426 50 Don't miss Personal Finance Investment in Business Times every Saturday iL cosco li UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE I VESSEL PKL PNG P.O. LOADING FOR: I A VESSEL 28/05 Rotterdam/Antwerp I CHINA CONVENTIONAL S6RVICE VESSEL PKL PNG PG. LOADING FOR: I I KAIHENG 15/05 20/05 Huangpu/Guangztwu I COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICE! (FCL/FCL)
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      294 50 IP- ~Zm LCL ZWgL COL OMBO Jtk n Tel: *****83/ i- vr-' tkimJ /Ov WORLDGATE EXPRESS LINES PTE LTD I Tab *****11 Fow *****73 Talaxj ***** WOATi I I Calcutta jTchlttagong PORT LOUIS 117/5 I Karachi COLOMBO 17/5 Smm J KARACHI 17/5 J Bombay V| Madras B qmbay 17/5 MADRAS
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      128 50 CHINA REGULAR CD LCL AND FCL SERVICES _L FROM PKLAN6 PENANG 11l TO MAINLAND CHINA AND INLAND CITIES. FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL General Agents: fox GULFSHIP AGENCIES SDN. BHD., I PORT KLANG ■JHSU Tel 03-*****70/1 Fax: 03-*****69 ma ***** QULFPK rwrpr KWONG LUNG SHIPPING L-WS. PTE LTD VESSEL VOY ETA
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      1065 51 I ik HYUNDAI I I MERCHANT MARIWE CO. LTD. VIA FEEDER PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST SERVICE PfM* PKE* PGD* SIN* TO USA VOY KAO LBH OAK DAL/HOU CHI SIU NYC 28/04 22/04 24/04 01/05 H INNOVATOR 49£~ 08/05 25/05 21/05 2S/05 29/05 29/05 31/05 05 05 29 04 01/05 08/05 H. EXPIORER
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      532 51 SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS I INBOUND VESSELS I KlSSll VOY SP n ROC U |l TIMS AUTO 3J SID MM II S I SIM CMM ■PT II I su i m sj u/s i»/s SOHRtI I) It S 20/5 I TARJOK (MS 22 21, 22, S II CHAMPION TUMI
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      1014 51 our USA SERVICE CALLS [fuiw [m I— l a liu Iw mou low lew, |«o lam lure SINGAPORE DIRECT EVERY (MU SUOM (141 lit* AUSAICR WCOMRT >***** 2121/04 Ml 11/4 10 4 lit 11/» 110 110 1)0 WEDNESDAY A MM MM Tiii~ inr UIKAIOR NM ***** 27 20/ M 10,00
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      126 51 »BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROM) SINGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****88 TLX: R*****5 SINMCB FAX: *****64 •cctrts wtn w, c CMH» STOW KSnUTMa BMTUK KIMT VIIC U-M Mm IS-U Mar BMiAi. Mkl MMlt ma«T mk »o* lilt May itnMay ■MTMK S(l«« VI2C 19-21 May 22 7i Hit BMiAi Mkt.
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      93 52 Every Saturday in I Business Times FOR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF YOURBUgINESS Stories on labour and its relationship with management, management concepts in practice, profiles of leading managers in Singapore and relevant book reviews. ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, in Business Times every Monday, is must reading for managers who want the competitive edge.
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      60 52 NOTICES NOTICE M.V. KOKAI MARU Vay. 1 Arrival: MM K Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel Is hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 15/05/92 PTIO at 0900-1200 hours No further survey will be entertained thereafter. Ageata: "K" Use kiakal Baastrad Shlpptag Ageactea
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      73 52 gjMifeiftriC 'i w&i w\^\jS' !:V 9 I JOINT VENTURE FREIGHT FORWARDING A Malaysian (Bumiputra) Trucking, Packing and Moving Company having a fleet of 15 Custom Bonded Trucks with approved Forwarding Licence at Johore Bharu Customs, Senai Airport and Pasir Gudang seeks Singapore based company involved in Freight Forwarding as Partner
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