The Business Times, 15 January 1993

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    15 1 SINGAPORE Business Times M E KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Friday, January 15, 1993 75«
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  • 2 AM LATEST
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      Lock icon Second fire in two days at Chernobyl
      76 1 Reuter KIEV Fire has broken out for the second time in under two days at the Chernobyl nuclear station, site of the world's worst nuclear accident, but officials last night said both incidents were minor and posed no danger of radiation. The second
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      Lock icon Danish PM quits over report of his lying
      78 1 AFP COPENHAGEN Danish Prime Minister Poul Schlueter has resigned, following the publication of an official report accusing him of lying to Parliament over a refugee scandal. The report by accused him of lying when he told Parliament that he had not tried
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    MARKETS SUMMARY
    114 1 Stock market indices Thursday (hinge Sril 1.558.40 +25.46 KLSE Composite 619.81 4-5.53 Nikkei 16,515.60 -2.31 Hang Seng 5,890.16 +111.42 SET Index 938.21 +7.94 Jakarta Composite ...276.42 -0.99 CLSA China B 1.259.19 +53.83 Aust All Ord 1.507.4 +12.4 FTSE 100 2,759.2 +13.9 I hursda) Previous 12 JO pm close
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    Lock icon We'll attack again if necessary, US warns defiant Saddam
    785 1 WASHINGTON The United States has warned President Saddam Hussein that the Bush administration is ready to pound Iraq again to compel compliance with United Nations resolutions, after allied forces had pounded missile sites with only partial success late Wednesday night. "If
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    Air raids fail to dent markets
    458 1 SINGAPORE The US-lcd strike against Iraq barely ruffled world markets yesterday. London's Financial Times/Stock Exchange index of 100 leading shares reversed seven consecutive days of losses, finishing 13.9 points up at 2,759.2 after reaching 2,771.3 in mid-afternoon trading. The rise broke a seven-ses-sion losing
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    Strike by Cathay cabin crew creates chaos at Kai Tak
    400 1  -  From Catherine Ong in Hongkong CHAOS broke out at the check-in counters of Cathay Pacific Airways at Kai Tak Airport yesterday as a wildcat strike by cabin crew forced the cancellation of nine flights and left thousands of passengers stranded.
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    SIA eyes stake in Australia's Ansett
    338 1  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Listed Singapore Airlines has taken its first step towards acquiring a strategic stake in Australia's Ansett Airlines, just one month after losing out on a bid for Qantas. SlA's public affairs manager Rick Clements confirmed that SIA has had indirect
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    Lock icon Gatt hopes recede as senators ask Bush not to make deal
    333 1 AP Reuters WASHINGTON Calling the trade agreements sought by 108 governments "an unprecedented ceding of our national sovereignty". 11 US senators have urged President George Bush to call oft" an attempt to reach agreement by today. The group, headed
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    Lock icon Clinton may impose VAT in bid to cut budget deficit
    305 1 AFP Reuter NEW YORK The idea of a consumption tax for the United States is taking on new lustre as the administration of President-elect Bill Clinton searches desperately for ways to cut the budget deficit. A VAT, or valued-added tax,
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon eye on the ECONOMY
      264 2  -  TOURISM By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPORE received almost S(X).(XK) visitors in November 1992, a rise of 5.4 per cent over the previous November. Hotel occupancy in November was the highest in two years, at 85.5 per cent. But the upturn which follows a 3.3 per cent
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      No evening ALS on Lunar New Year eve
      71 2 THE government will lift the evening Area Licensing Scheme on the eve of Lunar New Year from this year. The Communications Ministry says a trial lifting of the scheme last Lunar New Year eve did not worsen traffic in the central business
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      Talk for those keen on M'sian property
      76 2 SINGAPOREANS eyeing Malaysian property are invited to a seminar organised by Universiti Technologi Malaysia. The Jan 19-20 event will examine amendments to the Malaysian National Land Code and their implications for property development. Speakers will include the Malaysian director-general of Land and Mines,
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      Glaxo, EDB, IMCB to jointly set up $50m research centre
      420 2  -  By G Genevieve Cua BRITISH pharmaceuticals giant Glaxo has teamed up with a government agency and a research institute to set up a research facility that will give Singapore a key role in the discovery and development of new drugs.
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      Haw Par unit in tie-up to market medicines in region
      287 2  -  By Helen Chang THE Haw Par Group's Tiger Medical Ltd and the Economic Development Board (EDB) have teamed up with a Chinese biotechnology group to form a company that will market pharmaceutical products in South-east Asia. Sino-Tech Medicals Pte Ltd
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      Electrolux arm to start China plant coordinated from S'pore
      395 2  -  By Lee Han Shih VIEWING ASIA as its best prospect for growth, a division of Electrolux is setting up a factory in China and looking into using Singapore as its regional logistics base. Both operations will be coordinated from Singapore, which
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      Hotels suffer acute staff shortage
      559 2  -  Industry-wide shortfall put at 4.000 By Hong Lee Tiam SEVERAL HOTELS here like the Beaufort, Sheraton Towers, Carlton and Hotel Asia have put out a series of advertisements for waitresses. cleaners, room attendants, receptionists, cashiers and clerks. The barrage of ads reflects the tightness of
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      26 2 O OMEGA The sign of excellence. m A Camelot Presentation For The Lunar New Year A Display Of Chinese Porcelain From A Private Collection XufSESI BDiDDDO
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      134 2 Investment Exhibition^^S Observation rise I U X U V APARTMENTS Scarborough Ocean-front Perth, Western Australia 155 luxurious spacious residential EXHIBITION TIMES apartments on the seafront, 20 minutes from Singapore: Marina Mandarin Hotel. Perth Central. Istclass facilities include private 6 Raffles Boulevard. Manna Square. tropical lagoon and sandy beach, indoor heated
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  • THE REGION
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      Tokyo to review economic aid to KL
      486 3  -  Decision announced amid Malaysian requests for more help in infrastructural projects From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA has urged Japan to continue its aid programme and help fund the country's massive infrastructural projects. However, Japanese officials have indicated that future assistance will
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      Lock icon Malaysia's 5-year growth streak set to end: analysts
      445 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A slowdown in domestic and export demand will cool the robust economic growth seen in Malaysia over the past five years, analysts said yesterday. They said figures out soon would show the country's gross domestic product for 1992 expanded
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    • Article
      Shell to build US$ 667m refinery in Philippines
      171 3  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE The Philippines will get another oil refinery to help meet future needs and current national consumption of 250,000 barrels a day. Anglo-Dutch Shell has said it will spend about US$667 million (551.09 billion) building the refinery next
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      Lock icon Taipei and Manila announce plans to transform Subic
      305 3 AP MANILA Taiwanese and Philippine officials yesterday announced plans to transform the former US-run Subic Bay naval base into an industrial complex. Tomas Alcantara. UnderSecretary of Trade and Industry, said agreements would be signed today to begin implementing the plan for the
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      Lock icon Sihanouk sets condition for approving loan
      200 3 Reuter PHNOM PENH Cambodian head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk says he will approve a US$l5O million (***** million) loan package for his country provided he is not held responsible for the Phnom Penh government's worsening budget deficit. Mr Sihanouk said on Tuesday he
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon LDP hints at general election
        115 4 Knight-Rider Reuter TOKYO Leaders of the ruling Liberal Demoeratie Party yesterday hinted that the House of Representatives will be dissolved and a general eleetion held after the election for president of the LDP in autumn and before the end of the year, according to a
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        Lock icon Japan's wholesale prices unchanged
        48 4 AFP TOKYO Japan' wholesale prices in December were unchanged from the previous month but were down 1.4 per cent from a year earlier. The Bank of Japan said yesterday that domestic, export and import wholesale prices were all unchanged from the previous month. AFP
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        Lock icon HK manufacturing employment
        48 4 Reuter HONGKONG Employment in Hongkong's manufacturing sector fell 12.8 per cent in September 1992 from September 1991. The Census and Statistics Department said yesterday that employment in wholesale, retail, import and export trades, restaurants and hotels rose 3 per cent in the same period. Reuter
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        Lock icon Fresh Thai bid to break deadlock
        66 4 AFP BANGKOK t- Thailand is set to launch a fresh effort to rescue the faltering Cambodian peace process in another attempt to end Khmer Rouge refusal to cooperate with a key UN disarmament programme of Cambodia's rival factions. Thai Foreign Minister Prasong Soonsiri is
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        Lock icon Vow not to raise taxes
        35 4 Knight-Rider BANGKOK Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanhaeminda vowed on Wednesday not to raise value-added, corporate or personal income taxes over the next few years, the Bangkok Post said yesterday. Knight-Rider
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      Lock icon Beijing warns Clinton to stay out of its internal affairs
      301 4 AP BEIJING Beijing sent a warning yesterday to the incoming Clinton administration: Don't meddle in China's internal affairs. The warning came after Prcsidcnt-clcct Bill Clinton's nominee for Secretary of State, speaking before a Senate committee on Wednesday, said the new
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      Lock icon China blasts Patten package and demands its withdrawal
      215 4 AFP Reuter BEIJING China yesterday responded angrily to the submission of Hongkong Governor Chris Patten's democracy package for deliberation, calling again on Britain to withdraw the proposal. Chinese Eoreign Ministry spokesman Wu Jianmin told a weekly news briefing that total capitulation by
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      Lock icon Japanese head of WHO faces challenge in UN election
      325 4 Reuter GENEVA The embattled Japanese head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) faces a head-on challenge next week from his former deputy in a politically-charged election that could rock the entire United Nations system. Japan, which has waged an all-out campaign
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      Lock icon Beijing sees trade surplus growing to US$ 6b this year
      346 4 Knight-Ridder Bloomberg BEIJING China's trade surplus will grow to US$6 billion (SS9.B billion) this year, said a government forecast released yesterday. Central authorities are targeting overall trade of LJSSIBB.3 billion on an expected 14.3 per cent rise in exports and
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      Lock icon Seoul sends second summons to Hyundai chief Chung
      241 4 UPI SEOUL The Seoul district prosecutor's office has sent a new summons to billionaire and failed presidential candidate Chung Ju-yung for questioning about alleged election-law violations. The prosecution sent a second summons yesterday after Mr Chung failed to show up as requested
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      Lock icon Tokyo set to stand up to Clinton over trade and economy
      430 5 Japan demanding to be treated as equal partner by US AFP TOKYO President-elect Bill Clinton should not rely too heavily on Tokyo to help jump-start the US economy, as Japan Inc eases up on imports and hits back at
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      Lock icon India seeking to resolve debt issue with Russia
      287 5 UPI NEW DELHI Indian officials yesterday said they are trying to resolve a major debt repayment dispute with Moscow before Russian President Boris Yeltsin's visit here at the end of the month. The dispute looms as an obstacle to long-standing trade and
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      Lock icon Watchdog says decision not to indict Kanemaru was improper
      273 5 UPI TOKYO A judicial watchdog body has said the prosecution decision against indicting fallen political strongman Shin Kanemaru on charges of illegally distributing US$4 million (556.6 million) among 60 governing party politicians was improper and unreasonable. The No. 1 Tokyo Committee
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      Lock icon Aussie appetite for magazines boosts sales
      557 5 Reuter SYDNEY "Royal shocker Charles' and Camilla's sensational love tape... complete transcript." Australia's New Idea magazine, with a circulation of more than one million, knew it was on to a winner on Wednesday with the latest scuttle-butt on the British royal family. A naked
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      31 3 The new Bentley Brooklands. At $630,000, the price says it all. ]B Malayan Motors Ov»oo <* <«•><■w Prices arr subfecl $o change uitboul nonce 45 L«ng Km Qood 0315 T«t 473 7756
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      223 4 WHICH CAR WON WHAT CAR? In its recent Cars of the Year Awards, zine awards and reader's polls. ">What Car?" declared Subaru Legacy to So if you're wondering what car to be the Best Sporting Saloon. test drive, try Legacy. You'll find it'll win "What Car?" is the U.K.'s most
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Russia to begin privatising companies
        66 8 AP MOSCOW Russian economic officials and Western advisers yesterday announced that 14 regions of the country will begin wide-scale privatisation of medium-size and large businesses next month. About 500 enterprises including many state-run factories with thousands of workers were to be sold to their employees
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        Lock icon Reagan awarded Medal of Freedom
        41 8 Reuter WASHINGTON US President George Bush awarding Ronald Reagan the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian award, at the White House on Wednesday. Mr Bush described his predecessor as a "true American hero". Reuter
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        Lock icon EC to meet Central, E European states
        68 8 Reuter COPENHAGEN The European Community will hold a conference in April with countries of Central and Eastern Europe on ways to boost political and economic reform. But Danish Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, after initially announcing on Wednesday that Russia, Ukraine and Belarus would
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        Lock icon Tories reducing Labour's lead: poll
        66 8 Reuter LONDON An opinion poll shows Britain's ruling Conservative Party has gained ground on the opposition Labour Party amid hopes of a possible economic recovery. The ICM poll in yesterday's Guardian newspaper showed a Labour lead cut to 4 per cent* from 8 per cent
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        Lock icon UN forecasts peacekeeping needs
        59 8 Reuter UNITED NATIONS The UN estimates 20,000 troops plus military observers and civilian police will be needed to replace US-led combat troops in Somalia once the American umbrella is withdrawn. Diplomats at a meeting on Wednesday with peacekeeping officials said the estimate was given by Gen
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      Lock icon Bonn govt wants German troops deployed beyond Nato area
      193 8 AFP BONN Chancellor Helmut Kohl's coalition government has put an end to months of indecision over deployment of German troops abroad by deciding that Germany should play a military role overseas. The centre-right coalition said on Wednesday that it would put
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      Lock icon Prepare stimulus package for economy, Boskin urges Clinton
      542 8 US headed for growth but have short-term measures ready, says Bush adviser Reuter NYT WASHINGTON The modestly expanding US economy is on track for growth, but Presi-dent-elect Bill Clinton should prepare a stimulus package in case it falters, the departing White House
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      Lock icon Better than expected surge in December retail sales
      341 8 AP WASHINGTON Retail sales jumped 1.2 per cent in December as businesses enjoyed their best holiday season in five years, the government said yesterday in further evidence of an improving economy. The big surge was spotty, however, as auto dealers enjoyed a
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      What the rain did to the Rhine
      25 8 BONN A restaurant lies under deep water yesterday after the River Rhine burst its banks following heavy rain.
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      Lock icon EC economic cooperation unsatisfactory, says Delors
      312 8 Reuter COPENHAGEN European Commission president Jacques Delors says EC cooperation on economic policy has been unsatisfactory in recent months and has urged more action to stimulate growth. Turmoil in financial markets has forced a series of devaluations by European Community nations, bringing more introspective
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      Lock icon Securities firm sees US economy growing by 3pc
      516 8  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE The US economy will grow by 3 per cent this year, with inflation edging below last year's 2.9 per cent, according to Londonbased SG Warburg Group pic. However, the growth will be uneven across sectors and regions in
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      Lock icon Russia calls off debt talks after failing to end row with Ukraine
      389 8 FT MOSCOW Russia has called off debt rescheduling talks with its Western creditors, after failing to resolve its dispute with Ukraine over how to divide up the assets of the former Soviet Union. Ukraine signed a protocol in
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      Lock icon Countries meet to sign pact banning chemical weapons
      441 8 Reuter PARIS World governments have pledged to ban chemical weapons forever in what UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali called a "decisive advance in the history of disarmament". But the absence of Iraq, which used poison gas against Iranian troops and its Kurds in
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      198 8 PRELIMINARY NOTICE CENTRAL CITY INVESTMENT. Cable House n Cnr. Victoria Ave Hay St. Perth f Prominent Location Gross Building Area 8,500 sqm Net Lettable Area 5910sqm (approx |||EjP^^HK^ Excellent Existing Income Stream. Tender closing: 4pm Wed. 24th February. Contact Alan Jones (A/H 387 4521) 36 Parliament Place, West Perth, W.A.
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Prima plans to set up wheat milling plant in Vietnam
      450 9  -  Proposed joint venture with state-run company to be sited in Danang By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Flour miller Prima Ltd is planning to set up a wheat-milling plant in the Vietnamese port city of Danang in what will be its first
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      STII may surge to 1,700 this year, says research head
      422 9  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE The Straits Times Industrials Index, which tracks Singapore blue chips, may rise to 1,650-1,700 this year, above the all-time high of 1,609, says a local securities research manager. Writing in UOB Securities Research's quarterly market
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      Pan Pacific in China printing venture
      126 9 SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed Pan Pacific Publishing Ltd has entered into a joint venture business in Yunnan. China, to carry out a range of activities. On Wednesday, the local textbook printer formed Yunnan Liu He Company Ltd with five Chinese firms. The joint-venture company will go
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      Economic and political factors cloud short-term outlook for Malaysian stocks
      524 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Leslie Lopez KUALA LUMPUR For four months, investment analysts have been predicting that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange would flirt with new highs early this year to emerge as one of the region's more attractive markets.
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      Analysts' concern may hinder listing of China shares abroad
      416 9  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE China's plans to list shares on foreign exchanges. including Singapore's, could be stymied by concern that the move could badly hurt China's fledgling stock market. According to the official China Business Times (CBT). some of China's financial
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      Lock icon MMC sells 27m Sime Darby shares for M$ 121.5m
      297 9 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Mining Corp (MMC) has disposed of 27 million shares of 50 sen each in Sime Darby for MS 121.5 million (5576.5 million) cash or M 54.50 per share through private placement. MMC said its investment in Sime
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      356 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's index stocks Jan 14 Last SCBW Isdrx Slock vale (hac factor mosers (S) m Avimo 1 940 0.050 1.71 2 70 C&C 7.100 a ioo 6 25 5.39 Cercbos 4620 -0 060 4.07 -3.23 Cold Store 2.810 0060 2.47 323 FAN 1 11.300
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Gouco bought 2m HL Credit shares
          67 10 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Aseambankers Malaysia announced that the Gouco Group Ltd has purchased 2.05 million shares in Hong Leong Credit (HLC) at M 56.50 per share on Jan 12, 1993. The disclosure was made in relation to HLC's general offer tor shares in Zalik
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          Lock icon Philippine oil refinery plans listing
          95 10 Reuter MANILA State-owned Philippine National Oil Co (PNOC) said it will list up to 30 per cent of the shares ot its refining and marketing arm. Petron Corp. on Manila s two stock exchanges. The sale is part ot" the company's compliance with President Fidel
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          Lock icon Siam Cement buys into Thai Plastic
          67 10 Reuter BANGKOK The Siam Cement Co Ltd said it has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Thai Plastic Chemical Co Ltd, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said. Siam Cement has bought four million shares of Thai Plastic worth 150 baht each, totalling
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          Lock icon Listing of new Land & General shares
          43 10 Listing of new Land General shares MBT KUALA LUMPUR Land General's additional 200 new shares of MSI each arising from the conversion of MSSOO 4-1/2 per cent non redeemable convertible unsecured loan stock 1990/1994 will be listed and quoted on Jan 18. MBT
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        Wise purchases investment bank in Philippines
        369 10  -  From Al Labita in MANILA WISE CO, the Manila-based flagship company of Indonesian giant Dharmala, has acquired an investment bank. Wise has bought First Pacific Capital Corp (FPCC) for 100 million pesos (US$4 million) plus about 20 million pesos (US$800,000) "goodwill money". Senior Wise
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        Lifting of M'sian hire purchase curbs drives up KLSE car stocks
        505 10  -  Motor sales in Malaysia expected to pick up this year By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Shares in Malaysian motor distributors performed strongly yesterday after the Federal government's decision to immediately remove restrictions on vehicle hire purchase. Nissan distributor Tan Chong
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        Nippon Paint Thailand expanding rapidly to meet demand
        426 10  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK NIPPON PAINT Thailand, which is partly owned by Singapore tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, is expanding to meet demand for its paints. It is doubling its capacity to about 40.000 tonnes under the first phase of an
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        Lock icon Associated companies left out in recent amendments: group
        450 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Transactions between public-listed companies and its associated companies have been left out in the recent amendments to Section 132G of the Companies Act 1965. Federation of Public Listed Companies Bhd (FPLC) president Naquiyuddin Ja'afar said this aspect had been
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        Lock icon Banks to give PAL second loan tranche
        275 10 Reuter MANILA A consortium of 18 banks that syndicated a US$l22 million (*****.5 million) loan for Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to release the second tranche of the loan by the end of the month, says a banker. The first tranche of US$75 million
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        Lock icon M Oxygen plans to pump in M$ 300m to upgrade facilities
        437 10 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Oxygen Bhd (MOX) will continue to make significant investments to improve its production and distribution facilities in line with the company's policy of investing ahead of demand. Having already invested some MS3OO million (SSI92 million)
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        Lock icon Berjaya Industrial's interim profit falls 7pc despite higher turnover
        228 10 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Industrial has reported a 7 per cent drop in group pre-tax profit to M 559.12 million (5537.83 million) for the six i months ended Oct 31, 1992, from M 563.84 million previously. The drop was experienced despite
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        Lock icon Bigger lending spreads boost Bangkok Bank profit
        344 11 Net earnings of 10.5b baht better than expected Reuter BANGKOK Bangkok Bank Ltd. enjoying bigger lending spreads, posted a better-than-expeeted net profit of 10.5 billion baht (SS6B2 million), or 10.54 baht a share, in 1992 against 7.3 billion baht or 8.23 baht per
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        Wheels from anywhere but Japan
        36 11 TOKYO Prospective buyers looking into a German Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 displayed at Japan's biggest-ever 1 okyo Imported Automobile Show which opened yesterday. About 200 vehicles from seven nations were featured.
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        Lock icon Thailand drawing up new rules for stock trading, debt underwriting
        310 11 Reuter BANGKOK Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said yesterday it is drawing up new rules to improve securities trade on the stock market and working on legislation to let commercial banks underwrite debt instruments. The watchdog agency would also
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        Lock icon Video epilepsy in Japan casts new shadow over Nintendo
        316 11 AFP TOKYO Four cases of epilepsy caused by video games surfaced in Japan yesterday following an announcement that the European distributor for video game giant Nintendo Co Ltd was attaching warnings to all games. A doctor at Sendai Municipal Hospital said
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        Manila brokers oppose proposal for higher share tax
        554 11  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE Philippines, buoyed by the uptrend in stock market transactions, is considering raising the tax on the buying and selling of shares from 0.25 per cent to 0.50 per cent. But brokers warn that such a move,
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Stelux in HK$ 1.5b China deal
          102 11 HONGKONG Hongkong's Stelux Holdings Ltd has entered into a HKSI.S billion (***** million) joint venture to redevelop the Beijing Friendship Store, the company announced. It is also launching seven retail outlets for its City Chain and Optical 88 stores in Guangzhou, executive director Joseph
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          Intel earnings more than double
          85 11 SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter net income more than doubled to U*****.6 million (Ss7ll million) as demand for the microprocessors that power personal computers surpassed its own ambitious expectations. The news set off a powerful rally in the company s shares
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          Taiwan's privatisation setback
          107 11 TAIPEI Taiwan's attempt to privatise major construction firm BES Engineering Corp has failed, and analysts said ambitious plans to sell other state firms would probably be postponed. The offer of 198 million shares in BES was initially oversubscribed, but investors had actually committed funds to buy under
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          Nippon Sanso in Thai gas deal
          85 11 TOKYO Japan's largest oxygen manufacturer Nippon Sanso KK has taken a 5 per cent stake in Thailand's Air Products Industry Co Ltd (API), a company spokeswoman said yesterday. The capital participation to Thailand's second largest industrial gas maker was worth about 100 million yen
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          Motorola fourth-quarter profit surges
          81 11 SCHAUMBURG, Illinois Motorola Inc, the third largest US semiconductor maker as well as a market leader in communications products, reported the recovery in the electronics industry sent fourth-quarter net income up 43.6 per cent to US$lBl million (SS3OO million), or US$l.35 a share, compared with US$l26
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        Lock icon Campbell raises offer for Arnotts after defeat in court
        278 11 Reuter SYDNEY Campbell Soup Co yesterday raised the stakes in its bitter takeover battle for Australian bakery group Arnotts Ltd, boosting its offer price only hours after Arnotts defeated the US food giant in court. But analysts said the higher bid
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        Thai borrowers raising US$ 235m of funds
        537 12  -  Boon Rawd Brewery, Siam City Cement included in the list By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE Thai borrowers have kicked off the new year with a string of fund raising activities that will bring in at least US$235 million. Besides the übiquitous financial institutions,
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        Lock icon Cambodians to get insurance coverage
        358 12 Reuter PHNOM PENH Cambodians, many of whom have lost everything they owned at one time or another during more than two decades of war and internal strife, will soon have the opportunity to buy insurance. A technical assistance pact signed by French insurer Geamt and
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        NTUC Income plans to expand into other parts of Asia
        386 12  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Local insurer NTUC Income plans to expand its business into other parts of Asia. General manager Tan Kin Lian said yesterday :"Over the next five to 10 years, NTUC expects to expand in the region,
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        Lock icon Low job rate fails to impress exchange
        51 12 Reuter SYDNEY Dealers at the Sydney Futures Exchange conducted trades yesterday after the release of figures showing Australia's unemployment rate fell slightly to 11.3 per cent in December. But the government seemed to take more comfort from the news than the financial markets.
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        Lock icon Hongkong investors expected to put millions into unit trusts
        372 13 Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong fund managers have said 1993 will see local investors pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the colony's unit trust industry. Traditionally such punters have steered clear of managed funds and invested directly in the local stock market.
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        157 13 The US dollar continued to lose groind overnight despite news of in allied air attack on Iraq. Tht "safe haven" buying of dollars seen last Friday and earlier this week, gave way to selling presure which had been building up over the week, as the
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        173 13 Bloomberg LONDON The dollar ended lover against the deutschemark in Europe as the latest batch of UJ economic statistics failed to alfer traders view of slow, steady U! recovery, analysts said. Unless there is evidence of a sp«edy, potentially inflationary exjansion, there is unlikely to be an* upward pressure
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        77 13 AFP NEW YORK The dollar traded unevenly against major currencies in quiet trading yesterday after the release of figures suggesting the US economic recovery remains sort and uncertain. The greenback was trading at 1.6210 German marks against 1.6230 on Wednesday and unchanged at 125.60 yen. The dollar fell
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        1625 13 lindr\ <okulutixl atJin\l S'pw lop 14 iiodintt parlnti\ Bay yi-ar 198* US$/S$ forward rates Noon Jan 14 ss Bid (Mfcr 1-month 1.6551 1.6566 2-month 1 6540 1.6555 3-month 1 6530 1.6545 6-month ***** ***** SiHmv OCBC Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 10am yesterday; Singapore dollars to one
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        Lock icon Westpac woes deepen as Packer, Dunlap quit
        525 13 Reuter SYDNEY Westpac Banking Corp has once again been thrown into turmoil with the shock announcement that Australia's richest man Kerry Packer has resigned from the besieged bank's board just one week after joining it. Share analysts said yesterday that the market was
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          Lock icon Banks asked to raise loss reserves
          137 13 Reuter TOKYO Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) will continue to ask banks to increase their loan loss reserves to help them liquidate bad loans smoothly ahead of the end of the financial year on March 31, a senior MOF official said. The official said
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          Lock icon Taiwan to allow in more foreign insurers
          107 13 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan, liberalising its financial markets, will let more foreign insurance companies establish branches on the island, the Finance Ministry has said. The ministry is drafting regulations for the reform. Under pressure from Washington. Taiwan opened its market to US insurance companies
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          Lock icon AMP's Aussie insurance sales drop
          71 13 Knight-Ridder SYDNEY Australia's largest institutional investor, AMP Society. said domestic insurance sales fell 12 per cent to As 4 billion in 1992 from a year earlier. In a preview release of the company's 1992 results, AMP blamed the recession for the fall in income. Comprehensive
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          Lock icon Former Nat West chairman cleared
          97 13 KnightRidder LONDON The deputy chairman of National Westminster Bank Tom Frost was cleared over his role in the Blue Arrow affair following a Department of Trade and Industry inquiry, the UK's Press Association reported. Nat West requested the official investigation in March last year to
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          Lock icon Cut long-term debts, US Treasury told
          79 13 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON A congressional study group for the Democratic Party said the US Treasury should cut its sales of long-term bonds and notes and finance debt more in short-term securities. The Democratic Study Group, a study group in the House of Representatives, said the
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        443 13 Reuter TOKYO The mark will stay bearish against the yen in the long run on expectations of a German credit easing although a technical correction to its recent weakness may lift it temporarily, Tokyo dealers said yesterday. Some dealers predicted the mark may
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        Lock icon Fed bank income down to US$ 20b
        197 13 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON The operating income of Federal Reserve Banks totalled U5520.234 billion (5533.3 billion) in 1992, down from U5522.551 billion in 1991, the Fed said, citing preliminary figures. Federal Reserve system income is derived primarily from interest earned on US government securities purchased
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        Lock icon Palm oil producers urged to plan marketing strategy to sustain prices
        620 15 Bernama PETALING JAY A Palm oil producers, enjoying favourable prices for this golden crop since the new year began, have been advised not to rest on their laurels but get down to formulating a well planned marketing strategy to
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        Lock icon Oil prices rise slightly in quietened trading
        378 15 Bloomberg Reuter LONDON Oil traded quietly yesterday and prices were slightly firmer after Wednesday's wild fluctuations when US-led allies bombed Iraq. Opcc president Alirio Parra of Venezuela said in a Rcutcr interview that he would tour key producers next week to seek consensus
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        62 15 Reuter TOKYO Japanese precision instrument manufacturer Canon and textile manufacturer Kanebo said on Wednesday that they had developed a computer-designed textile printing system that can make full-colour prints with a very high degree of precision. The new system enables textile printing in 16.7 million shades of colour
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        Lock icon World cotton output, use will increase until 2000
        167 15 Knight-Ridder NEW ORLEANS World cotton production and use will continue an upward trend for the balance of the decade, from nearly 86 million bales today to 100 million-110 million bales by 2000, a USD A analyst said on Wednesday. Global consumption for
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        Lock icon December Opec output at 12-year high
        456 15 AP BRUSSELS Ignoring calls for restraint, Opec nations let crude oil production surge last month to its highest level in more than a decade, according to estimates released on Wednesday. The International Energy Agency reported the cartel pumped nearly 25.3 million barrels per day
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        Lock icon French, German futures exchanges gang up on London rival
        647 15 Bloomberg PARIS The long-running battle for supremacy among Europe's futures markets intensified when the French and German exchanges joined forces to fight their London rival. The French and German markets said they took a step towards creating a single European futures
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        Lock icon Market regulators to reaffirm hands-off approach to swaps
        454 15 Reuter WASHINGTON Regulators are set to reaffirm their hands-off approach towards the huge market for exotic financial products known as "swaps" that let big investors guard against currency and in-terest-rate swings. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is scheduled to vote soon
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        Lock icon Eurodollars edge lower, paring gains
        1449 16 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures pared earlier gains on profit-taking after the market firmed initially on a fall in US auto sales. Contracts were boosted by selling of the dollar in foreign exchange markets after a quick allied military strike against
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        KL tin perks up on buying support from Japanese
        1023 16 COMMOOmES REPORT Tin THE price of tin inched up by one sen to M 514.81 per kg on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market yesterday on better buying demand from the Japanese and local buyers. The KLTM price discount of US$36 per
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      1629 16 Rubber Jan 14 HAS Commodit y Exchai if* (future C Mi mg at at lpui) HAS (physical pho K) RSS 1 CMtrad (S cents/kg) Aa -i 1 n Buyers Mars 1 Tose Volume Open AS at 12 ROM (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2
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        Australia
        1171 17 12.4 The sharemarket finished on strong note in busy trading. At the close of trading, the All Ordinaries Index was up 12.4 points to 1,507.4. Good rises occurred across the boards. The All Industrials Index gained 13.5 to 2.378.7 and the All Resources Index added 11.7 to 840.7. The
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        Manila
        605 17 -0.21 Stocks closed mixed after profittakers and buyers pulled the market both ways in what brokers saw as a temporary pause to a rally. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index settled little changed at 1,320.55 from a previous 1,320.76. Brokers said the turmoil in Iraq stirred memories of the
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        Seoul
        439 17 -13.70 A technical adjustment after recent gains and worries over growing tensions in the Middle East caused a sharp drop in the stock market. But they said they expected a mild rebound today. "Most investors agree the index soared with no (subsequent) proper correction. And the US air strike
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        New Zealand
        267 17 -1.98 The share market drifted to a quiet close with leading shares slightly weaker. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed down 1.98 points at 1.509.06. Volume was a light NZ$l2.3 million. "The market began the afternoon down one point and closed down two points...it was a pretty ordinary day."
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        Taipei
        540 17 +69.63 Share prices finished 2.2 per cent higher as hopes for a cut in the stock transaction tax sparked buving in all sectors. The Weighted Index closed 69.63 points higher at 3,297.56. Turnover rose to T$ 11.79 billion from Wednesday's T56.89 billion. Stocks opened lower but rose on media
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        Bombay
        77 17 +39 The stock market edged higher, but the volume of transactions low as few brokers were in attendance. The Bombay index gained 39 points since trading last took place on Jan 8 to close at 2,459.67. The index rose largely onthe repeated interventions by government-owned financial institutions, like the
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        London
        635 17 13.9 Equities closed firmer yesterday, ending a seven-day losing streak as lower prices enticed more buyers into the market. Renewed speculation about a possible nearterm interest rate cut also lifted shares, strategists said. The FTSE 100 Index finished 13.9 points up at 2.759.2 after reaching 2.771.3 in mid-afternoon trading.
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        Paris
        161 17 I.lBpc The Paris Bourse ended a three-session losing streak yesterday in which traders called a "technical rally" in the wake of the allied raid on Iraq and encouraging statements by German Bundesbank president Helmut Schlesinger. The CAC-40 Index was up a solid 0.71 per cent at the opening and
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        Stockholm
        130 17 -o.BBpc Swedish shares closed lower after a brave attempt to reverse the downturn yesterday. The main topic was not the US attack on Iraq, but rather the crown rate after the Central Bank came in to support the currency yesterday. The bank intervened on the open market to buy
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        Frankfurt
        217 17 7.24 German share prices were lifted by unexpectedly strong 1991/92 earnings results from blue-chip Sie- mens, gaining 0.5 per cent in thin, but choppy trading. The 30-DAX Index gained 7.24 points to 1,523.74. but ended ofT its intraday high of 1,526.42. Siemens' share rose 5.90 marks to 578.90. just
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        Milan
        132 17 1.97pc Generali's prolonged rally, helped by foreign buying, and hopes a package of bourse-boosting measures could be announced "today both pushed ordinary shares higher across the board yesterday. The MIB All-Share Index closed 1.97 per cent higher at 1.034. with the underlying trend up 1.77. Generali gained around 5
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        Amsterdam
        235 17 +2.9 Dutch shares closed with solid gains yesterday, helped by the London bourse and option-related short-cover-ing ahead of today's January expiry on the European Options Exchange, dealers said. The EOE Index finished 2.90 points, or 1.01 per cent, higher at 290.40 with chartists seeing resistance at 291. Amsterdam Jan
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        Zurich
        215 17 15.6 Swiss shares closed higher in active trade yesterday as investors continued to move funds from the short term money market into the bourse. The broad SPI Index finished 15.6 points up at 1,253.6, near the day's high. Dealers said activity centred on blue chips, but the second-tier sector
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        Brussels
        162 17 +2.19 Belgian shares closed slightly higher in quiet trade yesterday with volume inflated by institutional block trading in interest rate-sensitive defensive stocks. The Bel-20 Index of leading shares closed 2.19 points, or 0.19 per cent, higher at 1,151.22 points with 1.496 billion francs worth of Belgian shares traded. Kredietbank,
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        Johannesburg
        310 17 +9 South African share prices strengthened across the board at the close yesterday, mainly as the result of aggressive buying of De Beers, after drifting for much of the day. dealers said. Dealers said leading counter De Beers rose 225 cents to 68.25 rand mainly on bullish foreign sentiment.
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        Toronto
        281 17 -16.25 Toronto stocks recovered from Wednesday's weakness on news of the success of the US strike on Iraq, dealers said. The TSE 300 climbed 5.2 to 3,303.5 on volume of 6.4 million shares valued at C 542.5 million in morning trading. Advances outpaced declines 137 to 113, with 175
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        New York
        794 17 -1.08 Blue chip stock prices were mixed yesterday morning here after initially climbing on news of a strong increase in US retail sales in December. At 12.30 pm EST. the Dow Jones Index of 30 leading industrials stood at 3,257.08, down 6.48 points. On Wednesday, US blue-chip stocks
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      2969 18 Reuter Stocks moved nearly two per cent higher, shrugging off the latest conflict in Iraq and the unresolved Sino-British confrontation over Hongkong. The blue chip index closed 111.42 points higher at 5,890.16, while the broader All Ordinaries Index was 52.06 points higher at 3,123.01 on a trading volume of
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      CHINA
      438 18 A SPATE of buying orders flooded the Shanghai A and B share markets yesterday. The CLSA Shanghai A Index was driven up 5.98 per cent to 7,294.19, with turnover exceeding 59 million shares. The Shanghai B market also rallied during the afternoon session. Local investors with foreign currency holdings
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      2470 18 Reuter Stocks ended mixed as most investors refrained from taking major positions ahead of a long weekend. Futures-led technical buying pushed prices up from morning lows but concerns over military tension in Iraq kept the topside heavy. "No one wanted to go long and take a risk for three
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      1832 18 Reuter Stocks were largely unchanged from their morning close after investors became convinced that the allied attack on Iraq had not led to panic selling in overseas markets, brokers said. The SET index rose 7.94 points, or 0.85 per cent, to finish at 938.21 on turnover of 9.69 billion
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      799 18 Reuter JAKARTA Profit-taking lowered most stock prices in another dull afternoon session yesterday, brokers said. The official index lost 0.99 point to close at 276.42. Decent foreign buying boosted a few stocks in the industrial sector, they said, but interest in the financial sector eased. Pulp producer Indah Kiat
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1926 19 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Tan t hong 50c 14 392.000 Multi-Purpose 3.994.000 Kamunting MX: 2.257,000 Sel Properties 1,677.000 Kcnong Bhd MX: 1,183.000 Fabcr Group 920.000 Promt! 849.000 Pub Bk Foreign 720.000 Mulpha Intl 50c 642.000 KL Industries 591.000 Amal Steel 50c 590.000 Landmarks
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        Lock icon Motor, finance stocks rise sharply
        4800 19 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Investors shrugged 1 off tensions in the Gulf as share prices here rebounded to a higher close led by motor and finance stocks yesterday. The KLSE Composite Index at the close. rose 5.53 points to 619.81, the Industrial Index 16.76 points higher
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        Lock icon Market soars on news of quick air strike
        6646 20  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The market went bonkers yesterday. "Market siau-lah. War breaks out, people buy. Hear rumours of war only, people sell," a dealer with a foreign broking house said yesterday as share prices rose across the board. The "war" he
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        73 20 HOT STOCK Quak Hiang Whai AFTER sliding downwards with successive lower tops in 1991 and 1992, Tan Chong has broken out of the sloping trend and looks ready to test higher ground. The stock will test resisance at $2.10 and then at 52.70. Daily and weekly RSIs and
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  • SPORTS
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      Love eyes second straight win
      542 21 Golf HONOLULU There's no question that Davis Love 111 has an eye for picking the right partner. Now, he needs a little work on his timing. "It's just a matter of time, a matter of being relaxed at the right time," Love said before teeing
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      A bit of fun before the action begins
      48 21 MELBOURNE Steffi Graf of Bruhl, Germany hams it up for photographers at a promotional press conference on Wednesday. Graf joins other top world players at the Australian Open beginning next week, the first Grand Slam tournament of the 1993 season.
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      756 21  -  Dave Anderson wonders what lies ahead for ice hockey's shining star, Mario Lemieux Dave Anderson NYT NEW YORK In the Pittsburgh airport last Saturday night, two workmen were discussing the Steelers' 24-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills. "No Super Bowl for the Steelers," one
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      Lock icon Rafferty heads field at Madeira Open
      320 21 AP FUNCHAL, Madeira Ronan Rafferty of Northern Ireland headed a field filled with Ryder Cup aspirants on Wednesday on the eve of the Madeira Island Open, the PGA European Tour's earliest start ever. The tournament, which began yesterday, starts the longest ever PGA European
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        Sampras cruises into semi-final
        84 21 SYDNEY Top-seeded Pete Sampras continued his preparations for the Australian Open by sweeping past Nicklas Kulti of Sweden 6-4, 6-2 yesterday in his best showing so far at the New South Wales Open tennis tournament. His semi-final opponent will be the winner of a late match
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        Kusuma Finnish-ed in Tokyo
        46 21 TOKYO Finnish champion Pontus Jantti pulled a major upset yesterday, beating Olympic champion Alan Budi Kusuma of Indonesia in the second round of the Yonex Japan Open Badminton Championships. Unseeded Jantti, 24, struggled for 70 minutes before beating Kusuma 13-15, 17-14, 15-11.
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        Heavies do battle
        39 21 TOKYO Hawaiian Ozeki sumo wrestler Akebono (right) thrusts Maegashira Toyonoumi, pushing him out of the sand ring on his way to a fourth straight victory by oshidashi in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
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        Swimming coach denies assault charge
        80 21 BRISBANE The swimming coach of an Olympic silver medallist denied in court yesterday that he held Australia's national coach. Don Talbot, in a headlock underwater after they fell into a pool during a heated row. Lan Findlay, 28, alleged instead that Talbot repeatedly hit him.
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        Tyson asked to testify in perjury trial
        130 21 INDIANAPOLIS Mike Tyson, serving a six-year prison sentence in Indiana on a rape conviction, has been called to testify in a Louisiana perjury case, officials said on Wednesday. Federal officials in Louisiana called the Indiana Department of Correction about having Tyson travel to
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        Lock icon Badminton
        439 21 AP TOKYO Results in the Yonex Japan Open Badminton Championships at No 2 Yoyogi Gym yesterday (x denotes seed). Men's singles Ist rd: Ardy B Wiranata (Indonesia, xl) b Hannes Fuchs (Austria) 15-8. 18-17; Peter Knowles (England) b Akio Ishimoto (Japan) 15-2. 15-13; Michad Keck (Germany) b Yoo Yong-sun
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        Lock icon Basketball
        53 21 Reuter NEW YORK Results of National Basketball Association games played on Wednesday: Boston Celtics 98. Washington Bullets 93: Detroit Pistons 112. Dallas Mavericks 96; New Jersey Nets 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 98; Philadelphia 76ers 129. Golden State Warriors 122: San Antonio Spurs 89. Minnesota Timberwolves 81; Denver Nuggets 108. New
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        Lock icon Cricket
        292 21 AP Reuter SYDNEY Scoreboard of the World Series Cup one-day. limit-ed-overs cricket match yesterday between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground: Australian Innings David Boon c (sub) Saced b Mujtaba 50: Mark Taylor b Mujtaba 58; Dean Jones b Mushtaq 13; Steve Waugh c Mujtaba b Waqar
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        Lock icon Cycling
        55 21 AFP STUTTGART, Germany Final result of the Stuttgart Six Days cycling event which ended on Wednesday night: 1 Andreas Kappes/Etienne de Wilde (Germany/Belgium) 375pts; 2 Danny Clark/Pierangelo Bincoletto (Australia/Italy) 371, at one lap: 3 Konstantin Khrabschov/Peter Pieters (Russia/Netherlands) 435; 4 Urs Freuler/Werner Stutz (Switzerland) 218. at three laps: 5
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        50 21 Reuter NEW YORK Results of National Hockey League games played on Wednesday: Detroit Red Wings 5. Tampa Bay Lightning 3; Montreal Canadiens 7, Hartford Whalers 3; New York Rangers 5, Washington Capitals 4; Toronto Maple Leafs 4, St Louis Blues 3; Winnipeg Jets 4. Edmonton Oilers I. Reuter
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        105 21 AFP SYDNEY New South Wales Open results in yesterday's games (x denotes seed). Men's singles quarter-finals: Thomas Muster (Austria x 7) b Jonas Svensson (Sweden) 7-6 (7/5). 7-6 (12/10): Pete Sampras (USA xl) b Nicklas Kulti (Sweden) 6-4. 6-2; Omar Camporese (Italy) b Wavne Ferreira (South Africa x 4)
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      Lock icon Raw deal for Bollywood women
      1101 22  -  Edward A Gargan finds the fairer sex either wronged or revered in Bombay's Hindi film industry Edward A Gargan NYT SHABANA Azmi shook her head at the memory, her cheeks reddening in anger. "This director showed me a script about a woman who was an
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      Audrey Hepburn, Liz Taylor to receive special awards
      312 22 CHATTERBOX AUDREY HEPBURN and Elizabeth Taylor have been chosen to receive humanitarian awards at this year's Academy Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday. They are to be honoured on March 29 with the Jean Hersholt
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      107 22 Chikuyotei truly captures the culinary essence of Japan with its freshest of Japanese delights from the delicacy of unagi (eel) to tantalizing tempura, sushi, shabu shabu, sashimi and sukiyaki. 10% OFF FOR CHASE CARDMEMBERS jSj£fifSy|ljiHf' What's more, all Chase Cardmembers dining at Chikuyotei from a|^®^^3ESi mc_ 15 January 7 February,
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      1140 22 TV RADIO Orchestra!, SBC 12 double bass were always the orchesthey were to Then Beethoven and Schubert a bigger BBF they gave the lower a higher Wisdom and the Modern B.oopm, sbc 12 Do relate better to our than to people? garbage man the president or firm consider. the Weyewa
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      Aussie distributor to take on local provisions suppliers
      559 24  -  Present supply system inefficient, Davids Holdings tells Hong Lee Tiam Hong Lee Tiam Australia's biggest wholesaler and distributor of dry goods, Davids Holdings Pty Ltd, is moving into Singapore. It will set up a new company that will take on Provision Suppliers
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      Lock icon Reebok to sponsor Russian Olympic teams
      379 24 Reuter REEBOK International Ltd said on Wednesday it will sponsor Russia's 1994 and 1996 Olympic teams, providing shoes, apparel and money for hundreds of athletes in at least 20 sports. Reebok said the sponsorship agreement was part of its effort to boost sales in
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        Big HK firms switch ad agencies
        79 24 SOME major clients in Hongkong have switched ad agencies. The Hilton hotel group has moved its food and beverage advertising account from DDB Needham to Thomson and Partners, and plans to review its image and rooms advertising in June. Northwest Airlines has dropped J
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        New TV ratings system
        98 24 SURVEY Research Singapore (Pte) Ltd will introduce an instant TV ratings system next year called the People Meter. The device will be connected to TV sets and viewers will record their choice of programme by pressing a handset like a TV remote control. The system can
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        BSB voted Asian Agency of the year
        70 24 BACKER Spielvogel Bates has been named the Asian Agency of the year for 1992 by MEDIA, an Asian marketing newspaper. BSB was chosen on the basis of its new business wins, its involvement in the Asian region and creative output. MEDIA said it
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        HK ad business hit HK$ 8m in '92
        72 24 HONGKONG spent a total of HKSB million on advertising in 1992, a level which surprised the director general of the International Advertising Association, Norman Vale. Speaking at a recent lAA symposium in Hongkong, he said the quality and quantity of advertising and
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        Telephone version of Yellow Pages
        52 24 LOCAL company Yeledex International Pte Ltd has launched a telephone version of the Yellow Pages. Called Yeledex, it is a buying guide which offers advertisements of products and services at the touch of a button. The company hopes to franchise Yeledex locally and abroad in
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      Bright outlook for Thai ad firms
      1325 25 ComDetition is hotting up, but the advertising pie is also getting bigger HEATED competition in the mar-ket-place has been cited by several agency heads as the impetus needed to move billings up considerably this year, says the Bangkok Post. Petroleum, automobiles, department stores, housing
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      Lock icon What's in a symbol?
      383 25 NYT EVER wonder why TriStar Pictures' logo has nothing to do with three stars? Or why Castle Rock Entertainment uses a lighthouse, not a rock and a castle? Studio logos are seldom literal. They often represent insider references or wafty ideals: Hollywood Pictures uses a stylized
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      Lock icon The dancing skills of salesmen need some polishing
      354 25 NYT IT can be a smooth and almost pleasurable experience: the salesperson makes an informative and attentive pitch, the product is just what the customer wants, the price seems right and the deal is closed. This waltz of enlightened capitalism can create
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      286 24 I A true haven-For Lease Singapore's most desirable address in District 10 has so much to offer to so few. And there are only 43 apartments. The framed view as you enter Number One Balmoral into a terra cotta and cream world of its own, with tropical planting and azure
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      49 25 This announcement appears for the purpose of record only. MAGNETICSElectro Magnetics (1992) Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Introduction of 311,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.10 each and 155,500,000 warrants to the Stock Exchange of Singapore Dealing and Automated Quotation System Assisted by Coopers Lybrand Management Consultants Pte Ltd
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    Double standards, double trouble?
    549 26 EDITORIAL ALMOST two years to the day when Allied forces rocked Baghdad with bombs, the skies over Iraq were again lit with streaking jets. This time round, President Saddam Hussein's game of brinkmanship with George Bush and his Western allies triggered a more restrained response. "It's
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Now for some refinement
      303 26 IN independent Singapore's formative years, "the rugged society" as a refrain galvanised the people. The political leaders meant to engender group discipline where there threatened to be drift, and it taught toughening up, in all its shades of meaning, for survival. The young nation got past
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      Stick to training
      175 26 THE chief of labour movement in Singapore, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, has good reasons to criticise many employers for setting aside the importance of training in their collective agreement. Singapore's workers have been voted number one for many years because of high quality of education and of
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      Crossing swords
      220 26 THE new year seems to have brought the brooding Sino-British conflict over Governor Chris Patten's proposed reforms to a new plane. Although both sides do not seem to have changed their fundamental stances, the days of swords ready for drawing seem to be over, with optimism of a
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      Equal right of advocacy
      158 26 TO many of Hongkong's established and successful barristers, nurtured in the tradition of a divided legal profession, the Law Society's proposal for a system in which all lawyers have equal right of advocacy will be anathema. It would deprive the Bar of its lucrative monopoly of
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      Public transport in KL
      176 26 THE government's plan to speed up the implementation of four public transportation projects for Kuala Lumpur the LRT, the monorail, the upgrading of the railway system and the formation of a bus conglomerate will ensure that the city is well-poised to take off into the 21st
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    Lock icon Slow boat to convergence
    1013 26  -  Although last year's currency crisis badly damaged the movement towards the convergence of European stock markets, some powerful forces continue to push the markets in that direction, writes Peter Martin Peter Martin FT WHEN investors no longer care where a company is based. Europe's stock markets
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      349 26 THE WINNING EDO: IN-DEPTH rfjs BUSINESS jr*\ ¥7 or over two decades Singapore Business has covered Ml the local and regional business scenes with more depth I VV ij and breadth from a perspective which is more relevant to local businessmen than any other publication. Some may call it an
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      116 26 111. hpnlf "me D£P*e &GONV PHJI^T. (3>we UP 1 TRV P*S mfW TONWGGe*.NG TVUS IS UKDRfcieD Buue eves v CP^ 1 T NOR TfMjg. OF THIS ReiXllSlTiON... fcK8850 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD.. 19M-IWI DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU SiR,UJ&Vt NOTGONNA DOIT. LbltN 70 THESE EXCERRfo FROM AND HOUJ ABOUT THIS "NOV 25 \.MUSTHAVE
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      Lock icon Precious stones before peace?
      835 27  -  The reason why Thailand has not curbed business dealings with the Khmer Rouge is because it wants to continue exploiting Myanmar and Indochina's natural resources, says Mark J Valencia Mark J Valencia The writer is a research associate in the programme on international economics and politics
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      Caught in the Cambodian crossfire
      2797 27  -  Lt-General John Sanderson, force commander of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Untac), talks to Harish Mehta about the troubled peace accord in Cambodia, and says that elections will be held as scheduled, come what may Harish Mehta JOHN Sanderson, a veteran of the
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    Lock icon Russia to rethink price control decision
    472 28 Order issued by mistake, says first deputy prime minister Reuter UPI AFP MOSCOW The Russian government will revise a controversial decision to reimpose price controls on a number of basic goods, First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Shumeiko said yesterday. Itar-Tass news agency quoted Mr
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    Lock icon Kelantan Sultan firmly against amendments
    418 28 Ghafar shocked by ruler's stand on proposed changes to Constitution Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Sultan of Kelantan is against the proposed constitutional amendments to remove the legal immunity of the rulers. The Sultan's private secretary, Haji Fuad Hassan, said yesterday: "Tuanku does not agree to
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    Lock icon British aircraft carrier, troops for Bosnia
    228 28 Reuter AP LONDON Britain is deploying the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to the Adriatic and will send more troops to Bosnia if needed to protect British forces there. Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind told the House of Commons yesterday that the HMS Ark Royal air
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    Lock icon Some opposition amid wide support
    311 28 Reactions to the raid on Iraq Reuter AFP LONDON Allied air raids on Iraq won widespread approval outside the Middle East, but some strong opposition was expressed even in Western countries. Backing for the action, in which US, French and British planes blasted Iraqi missile
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    Business as usual despite air strike
    301 28  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE It's business as usual for airlines and shipping lines despite the latest Allied air strike on Iraq. Yesterday, airline representatives in Singapore said that while the raid had renewed caution, few changes had been made and flights were departing on
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    Untae must not hold elections j at the expense of voters' lives )
    978 28  - Untae must not hold elections j at the expense of voters' lives The Bottom Line HARISH MEHTA HARISH MEHTA The writer is BT's Indochina Correspondent. mt THE United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Untac) has failed to fulfill much of its mandate. And as a result, all Cambodian factions have
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    Lock icon Taiwan's economic growth slows to 6.lpc
    195 28 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's gross national product growth slowed to an estimated 6.1 per cent last year from 7.2 per cent in 1991 because of weakness in the global economy, the island's economic planning agency said yesterday. Growth fell below the official target of 7
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      71 28 &TNVE STME Ni l Tomorrow in Business Times Set Menus from A-La-Carte Karaoke Dining Rooms Monday-Saturday 11 OQam-3 00pm 6 30pm-11 30pm Sundays Public Holidays from 10 00am PL ty/sg *">VvV v MAPLE GARDEN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT A New Dimension to Chinese Cuisine Owned Managed by Exquisite Cuisine Re Ltd Level
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      Insurers wary of giving cover to ships sailing in S-E Asia
      406 29  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Singaporebased insurance companies are becoming more cautious in extending cover to vessels that ply South-east Asian waters and the cargoes that they carry following the spate of pirate attacks in the last two years. Insurers
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      Lock icon Oil tankers to be allowed off California for 3 years
      618 29 NYT SANTA MONICA, California A state agency on Wednesday approved an oil industry plan to use tankers for three years along the environmentally sensitive coastline north of Los Angeles, the latest chapter in a 10-year standoff among oil producers, environmentalists
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      Lock icon Texan port hopes to build oil terminal
      157 29 Knight-Ridder DALLAS The Port of Corpus Christi Authority will seek a permit to build a US$32O- (Sss3l million) deep draft inshore crude oil terminal called Safeharbor that officials say is critical to the future of Texas coastal refining. Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, a
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1131 29 Page Col ABC Containcrlinc 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 ASCL 5 5 ASXCLShpg 15 2 Auslorient Shpg 15 2 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Avia Airways
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      Lock icon Princely visit
      54 29 Tanker disaster off Scotland Reuter SHETLAND, Scotland The Prince of Wales (left) arriving at Sumburgh Airport on Wednesday to view the pollution caused by the wreck of the oil tanker Braer. The prince is weathering the latest revelations in published transcripts of alleged telephone conversations with his friend
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      Lock icon Firm expects electronic charting system to boost sales
      287 29 Reuter VANCOUVER, British Columbia Offshore Systems International Ltd said the surge of interest in its electronic charting system following the grounding of the Braer oil tanker should help double its revenues this year to C 54.5 million (SSS.B million) from about C
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      Lock icon Heavy weather for BA's global strategy
      939 30  -  Paul Betts and Nikki Tait on why the prize of an alliance with a US airline, consolidating British Airways' position in the world's biggest aviation market, remains beyond the UK carrier's reach Paul Betts, Nikki Tait FT British airways fulfilled two of its three
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      745 30 The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) continued its fall, dropping six points to 1,302, but freight futures saw some buying interest carried over from Tuesday. Brokers reported a large number of fixtures, including US Gulf/Japan grain at U5523.25, above the BFI level which recently fell to U5522.50 on the
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      540 30 "*twi C*bon *7 Density Water Residue A* Atort.■ S«fcnent 0«*1 **m Res«to A* Ato*™ Se*™t M/M /H Exxon Exxon KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method 60/Cimac Units Spec E25 991 LO \b~Q 010 30* OlO* Eastern USA 180 Ave 982
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      300 30 COURSES 1993 From Jan 20 (8 evenings): Import/Export and Shipping Procedures organised by ELIM Management Services (SDF 50%). For course details and application forms, please call *****70. April 15-17: Shipping and Transport Executive Programme organised by CAI Consul tan ts/Heriot-Watt University. For application forms, please call: 339 2733
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      12391 38 Ihis is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        477 45 Vessel Voy No Berth Vnval Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Vmi Dgrtw Jlirong Port Caltex 14/01* P01A 14.01/1100 14 01/1900 Arktis Dawn 190/2QA J2 alongside 1512/0/00 Caltex 15/01* P01A 1501/1200 1501/1900 Kebon Karet 01/93 J7 alongside 1512/0600 DM 270 094 P04 1401/1500 1501 0800 Kurma Sejati 01/93
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        MALAYSIAN PORTS
        122 45 Penang Port In the roads: Hang Jun 4009, Skiathos, Santos, Malayan Success, Sidi Bishr, Hyundai No 8, kmion Sea, Penang Bridge, Utiimar Transport, Azam II, Euro Navigator, Acx Jade, Mann, Shibao. Swadika, Thana Bhum, Sea Queen, Adventure Queen. Due on Jan 14: Botany Trinity, Privolie, Lily, Asikin, Lewant,
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1381 45 DELIVERY Of FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS Ship Voy No Container* avaiabie Slip Voy H> Contanen nalabte Swadaya 6% COO(EST) 14.01.93 1800 N Amber 10£ 13.01.93 0735 Vladimir Vas 3092W COO(EST) 14.01.93 1500 Thuermgen WM305 13.01.93 0750 Josindo 1 3004N1 COO(EST) 14.0193 1900 Mikhail Tsar 02N 13.0193 0850
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        Lock icon Boeing faces production cut as airlines defer orders
        587 48 NYT NEW YORK Shares of the Boeing have been losing altitude. The big aircraft maker, whose order backlog seemed immune to the problems of the airline industry well into the recession, now seems likely to cut back production this year as sickly
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        Lock icon Virgin asked to supply info on BA's computer actions
        238 48 AP LONDON A governmentappointed regulator has asked Virgin Atlantic Airways to turn over information on British Airways' (BA) acquisition of computer information on Virgin passengers. Eric Howe, whose title is Data Protection Registrar, said on Wednesday he wants to see Virgin's
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        Lock icon Peugeot bets on mid-sized 306 to restore sales
        401 48 Reuter PARIS France's Peugeot yesterday unveiled its new 306 model, a mid-sized hatchback that looks like the firm's flagship small cars and is aimed at helping the company recover lost sales terrain in its crucial home market. Automobiles Peugeot said the swept-back,
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        Lock icon JAL plans to cut down on costs, investment
        232 48 Bloomberg TOKYO Japan Airlines (JAL) yesterday announced a comprehensive plan to cut costs and investment in a renewed attempt to return to profitability The latest restructuring plan by the airline comes on the back of a reorganisation in June also aimed at
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        Lock icon SAS expects loss due to floating krona
        231 48 AFP STOCKHOLM Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), which had expected at midyear to register a year-end profit, now expects to report a loss after financial items of 700 million kronor (S$ 154 million) for 1992, the company announced on Wednesday. It said that was
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        KL moves to implement car pool system
        397 48  -  From Jimmy Yeow In KUALA LUMPUR MOST major roads, including the expressways leading to Kuala Lumpur, will be designated for High Occupancy Vehicles (HOVs), but commercial vehieles will be exempted from the ruling. Transport Minister Datuk Sen Dr Ling Liong Sik said some
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          Laos cool to second bridge link
          93 48 BANGKOK Laos has reacted cooly to a Thai proposal for a second bridge over the Mekong River to improve links between the two countries, saying other projects are more important, news reports said here yesterday. Thai Foreign Minister Prasong Soonsiri, during an official visit
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          Lock icon Magnetic train development venture
          98 48 Bloomberg TOKYO Japan Airlines and Nagoya Railroad Co are among 49 companies investing in HSST Development Corp, a new venture to develop magnetically levitated high-speed trains. The company was officially set up yesterday, and comes into operation after a restructuring of its predecessor, HSST Corp, founded
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          Endeavour's mission
          33 48 FLORIDA The space shuttle Endeavour lifting off from the Kennedy Space Centre on Wednesday. The crew of five is expected to deploy a tracking and data relay satellite during the mission
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          Lock icon Dragonair halts Katmandu flights
          61 48 UPI HONGKONG Dragonair will halt its thrice-weekly roundtrip air service between Hongkong and Katmandu next week due to several problems on the sector, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The high cost of fuel in Nepal and declining passenger loads are the main reasons why service will be
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          Lock icon Britannia Airways off-loads 560 jobs
          109 48 AFP LONDON Britannia Airways, the largest British charter airline, said on Tuesday that it was shedding 560 jobs as part of a plan to modernise its fleet and reduce costs. Britannia, which is owned by the Thomson Group, is reducing the number of its aircraft
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          Lock icon Inchcape appoints new Japan adviser
          57 48 Reuter LONDON International motors and services group Inchcape said it had appointed Sir John Whitehead, former UK ambassador to Japan, as group adviser on Japanese affairs. The group has strong worldwide relationships with Japanese motor and other manufacturers, notably Toyota Motor and has operated in
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      13 29 a j onagers AAust V lanage I BT shows you how every Monday.
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      3875 31 OOCL (S) PTE LTD JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES *111#* aWuarlittinn onniliriflß tel: *****11 fax *****09 XllMr For advertising enquiries, BOOKINGS TEL: *****34 *****58/ *****40 ■■imw CFS (PSA F5) TEL: *****21/ *****79 pBAmflH mntACt ShlDDina TllTieS' PESAKA JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON. BHD. L %VM# J COllldCl Ollippiliy lIIIV9. PORT KELANG TEL: *****18
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      1300 31 ■gimm GOING TO SOUTH AFRICA? CALL US NOW AT 228-6611 HAYAKAWA MARU V.866F ETA SIN 2XST JANUARY 1993 VetM Voy ETA ETD Feeder by s- DESTINATIONS Tim H* Marie Uw» 9302 19/1 0800 MRS CFS 19/1 2359 MRS XX LPK PEN OAK LOB MOO SOO ATI MIA CHS BAL PHL
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      601 32 FCL Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN M&M Afghanistan Ltd., Sote Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.1.5.-Vootochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, I Kipw Minsk Riaa. Baku North Korea t Vietnam Mongolia Hungary CSFR Poland ocwans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BATA Feeder Veaael ETA BIN VILLE DE SIRIUS 24/01 VILLE DE VENUS
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      2128 33 H— STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel; *****88 Fax: *****17 'BftP m«wppmg pto m accepts CONTAINER Slfivica TO CAIMOOU CARGO QUI SAH.S RAJAH BROOKE VO2E Muara Lab. KK 15 lan 16 lan 17 (an STRAITS VENTURE VO2E Muaia. Lab 19 20 lan
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      2381 33 m SINGAPORE AGENT: DjfYA P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd iVI W m a I 111 I grl 1 TICrS 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPORE 0208 V>VrAAt,t, Ait A Tel: 225 2233 Tele* RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT WFC.CI VOY
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      675 34 w DJAKARTA V^BiH^YPg I INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE > TO EUROPE EXPRESB S€MI-CONTAIWERt»ttP BEFMCE «L I YOY STOW WMM/MM HIUM I MOt*| Wmif~ KUTAI 27W8 23-27/2 23/3 28/3 1 2/4 I 7/4 f TO AUSWBT"— EAST COAST 'POBT< Wl/VOY PKL STORE STO MD.B BKB FRE MOO AUSTHALIA/***** 20/1 19/1 5/2 »/2
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      1896 34 I (g) HANJIN SHIPPING I I cm, —si( LM HAUL SEA VCB FDR VSI SM IIME HAUL SAV KM NYC I I „««.N niic ,xr. H MASAN 07« 11/2 12/2 HHHN KUNSAN 08X 18 1 H YOKOHAMA 04X 25/2 26/2 28/2 25 H TONGHAE 0981 18/2 H/2 FISHGUAW BAY 302N
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      1534 35 SCX: 'CALIFORNIA PEGASUS IOE* ETA SGP 20/0V9311 II ft' II ARRIVING LOS ANGELES 07/02/93 IN 17 DAYS. II II AEX: NEPTU |J E PE ARL 07E' ETA SGP 17/01/93 11 ARRIVING NEW YORK 08/02/93 IN 22 DAYS. H SBSBSsSsTs^g^=ii£'a^| 1 I U FEEDER VSLVOY SGP MOTHER VSL VOY SET PLD
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      1138 35 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORIENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31 ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOUND—DISCHARGING WESTBOUND-LOADING TRANSHPPED VIA ROTTERDAM
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      1384 36 I AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No 1 **********Mt WjK W W TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****07/8/9 M MALAYSIA: "K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD ir<ae(irif I A. M-Jl JL TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD Indonesia:
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      1140 36 PHILI-OmtNT UN€5 PT€ LTD 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 frjfi BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... JSS^ WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU (2*23 MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION B,r I AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCULCL SERVICE T~ 18 JAN
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      1029 37 fssseflH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD ]11 I SSSSSS 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I cn NO **********06 J J VFQ4FI Z™ «in BKK SIN fl VESSEL VOY SIR JKT IIN IVESSEL VOY SIN BKK KOTA INDAH 3131 17/1 20/1 24/1 I SINO MARINE 05N 17/1 20/1
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      1504 37 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY ~C~ P GUDANG PENANG PKELANG OCEAN VSI/VOY SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) g IgTi 15/1 16/1 TOYAMA 3012 19/1 5/2 7/2 8/2 10/2 E "2271 an 2371 AROSIA 3022 2671 W2 14/2 15/2 17/2 D *2971 2971 3071 NIHQN 3032
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      307 37 °BSA° TR AN SPO RTATION MYANMA wBBk FIVE STAR LINE W (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIe Pen P.Gdj PATHEM VI2IW In Port HP* AN VIBSW 11/21 lan tn Pt PAGAN VI92W 28/30 lan MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTIAO SHTfINC AGENCKS KUL: IU 03-*****00 PRI: ta 03-36K707 PEN: HI
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      2758 40 Full Container kdm!jl s AtMts: Liner Services p T Global Putra Indonesia Maritime I General Boo>* Can Guan S»„,n g Sdn 8* CW* S* BW Costar Shipping Pte Ltd S*pm frvg* Bookmg Cmbt S* SM 5S Persian Raja Muda Musa Lot 3.34. 3rd Floor. Jaka na Pusat 0 jLiicfri Onad
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      592 41 i((£ FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) LIMASSOL/PIREAUS 16/1 ROTTERDAM 16/1 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 16/1 HAMBURG/BREMEN 16/1 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 16/1 FELIXSTOWE/UK 16/1 BARCELONA/SPAIN 16/1 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 16/1 GENOA/ITALY 1671 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 16/1 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 17/1 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 17/1 NEW YORK/EC 1771 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 19/1 VANCOUVER 17/1 BRISBANE
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      1299 41 JAKARTA BANGKOK rem wr w «r wr mmrm MWMt WANA BHUM 175S HPT U/l MAMA BHUM 140N Wed In PI Sm 17/1 Kill BHUM 13S 15/1 17/1 MRU BHUM 59N Fri 15/1 Mon U/l BEN)* BHUM 61S 16/1 15/1 NANI* BHUM 124* Sat 18/1 Wed 20/1 WIUW BHUM 176S 20/1
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      1351 42 groupage ~f\~/\"PENANG (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) 42^M33 I—\ 'p.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK I GOTH/U.K/MED PORTS PEN PKL SIN PEN PK SIN 17/1 18/1 19/1 Hong Kong Ldn/Fli/Rdm/Ant/LHV 21/1 22/1 23/1 19/1 20/1 21/1 Hong Kong G'burg/C'hagen/S'hokn/Oslo 17/1 18/1 19/1 27/1 28/1
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      244 42 BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SIN AKL LYT SIN •NZ STAR 5S 18/1 31/1 2/2 19/2 PREMIER 22S 1/2 13/2 15/2 4/3 MULBERA 31S 11/2 23/2 25/2 11/3 •WITH OPPORTUNITY TO CAU TOWNSVIIi 0« OR ABOUT 21/1 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND.
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      1027 42 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD.] Mi 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER I SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL Ivor IS'PORE IPEST VESSEL VOY SPORE P. KELAWC EQUATOR JADE
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      781 43 UpgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" •BP JAPAN/BAY OF BfNGAL/IWAN StRVICE ACCEPTMG BKMBU.K SOC CVtGOIS TO/FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA. MOD TOKYO UAW.A* OAVAO* Ptnjn," f «>Ui| So(«x»« IKw" IMtfIEKHTI »1« 20 •»> ninKßll »3I MMH«ni <101 05«FH> swn***n »m f«t> tun f«» ACCtPTMG BREAK BULK FCLSOC CARGOES 10/ FROM CHUTAGOWG. CALCUTTA ANO MONGIA*
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      289 43 GLORY NAVIGATION GROUP REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES" CR NO: **********0W SP PKL PNG KAO GLORY SELATAN VI 29/12 3/1 6/1 16/1 GLORY SELATAN VIII 1/1 5/1 9/1 21/1 SP PKL HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN VII 5/1 10/1 16/1
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      575 43 PCSL -WORLDWIDE P>KAM> GLOBE STEAMERS LIMES REGULAR FCL SERVICE TO THE FOLLOWING WEEKLY SAILING TO HUANG PU SHANTOU Connecting Feeder to Huang PuSUI TUO CONTAINER NO. 2 Connecting Feeder to Shantao LIAN BO NO 9 WE HV LEASING CONTRS FOR RENTAL RAILING TO PHNOM PENH' FORTNIGHTLY FCL/LCL SERVICE TO SOUTHERN
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      421 43 uiMWIBiiIMM FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN ALSO CALLING PT. ELIZABETH/JOHANNESBURG TWICE WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/MADRAS/SIN ALSO ACCEPTING CONTAINERS TO TUTICORIN/ BANGALORE/COCHIN AND NEW DELHI WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/CALCUTTA/SIN WITH TRANSHIPMENT TO: ASEAN/AUSTRAUA/FAR EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/EUROPE WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE SIN TO CHINA WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE MADRAS/COLOMBO/ BOMBAY/KARACHI WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE EAST
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      486 43 SIN FAR EAST 16/1 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 16/1 BANGKOK 18/1 MANILA/CEBU 16/1 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 18/1 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 18/1 BUSAN 17/1 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 18/1 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 18/1 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN /QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 16/1 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 16/1 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 17/1 LOS
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      646 44 HONG KONG/CHINA 22/1 JAKARTA 24/1 BANGKOK 22/1 MANILA 25/1 BUSAN 25/1 KEELUNG 26/1 TOKYO/KOBE 22/1 KAOSHIUNG 23/1 PORT KELANG/PENANG 25/1 YOKOHAMA 24/1 COLOMBO 26/1 FELIXSTOWE/HAMBUR6 23/1 CHITTAGONG/MADRAS 25/1 ROTTEROAM/LE HARVE 23/1 BOMBAY/KARACHI 22/1 ANTWERP 23/1 CALCUTTA 27/1 LAX/NYC 24/1 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 28/1 /Sip CMT LINER EXPRESS AGENCIES PTE LTD KHjgUll HOT-LINE
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      484 44 Bonterml CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 19TH JANUARY ACCEPTING TO ALL PORTS IN NEW ZEALAND BANGKOK 17 JAN JAKARTA 17 JAN PENANG 18 JAN PORT KELANG 21 JAN MELBOURNE 18 JAN SYDNEY 18 JAN FREMANTLE 21 JAN BRISBANE 17 JAN HAMBURG 23 JAN FELIXSTOWE 23 JAN GOTHENBURG 23 JAN
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      335 44 Next Week's Sailings Singapore I To: KTD To: ~ETD W Singapore Singapore ISO 9002 by i.rqa EVERY EVERY Bangkok SUN Hamburg SAT EVERY EVERY Manila FRI Ho Chi Minh FRI (Q) S]| EVERY EVERY V^XyLsSj Colombo MON Los Angeles SUN xgoggx I l| INTERNATIONAL SEA FREIGHT FORWAROMG MM Tel: Fax:
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      220 44 Q NIPPON EXPRESS Arrow International (Worldwide Consolidation System) WEEKLY TO: TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/NAGOYA/KAOSHIUNG/ HONG KONG/BANGKOK/KEELUNG/KOBE/ LOS ANGELES (LONG BEACHVNEW YORK/ CHICAGO/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE/HAMBURG/ FELIXSTOWE/ROTTERDAM/DUSSELDORF WE ALSO DEAL IN FCL CARGO WORLDWIDE ARROW EXPRESS (SERVICE TO MALAYSIA) MALAYSIA TRUCK CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore DAILY to K.L, BANGI, SHAH ALAM ARROW EXPRESS BONDED CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore every
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      1369 45 13 DAY s FAST TRANSIT TIME TO BRISBANE NEDLLOYD ROSARIO VOY 2139S ETA 23/1/93 Nedlloydl Lines FEEDER VESSEL (KG PEN OCEAN VESSEI SW LEH RTM(I) HAM(2) BRV FLI SOU GOT *KSEL it P.K| *P«n *Bkk Sin STwya Auckland Ff HPlyiiw«i(A) Timani LytMt«n(B) tamdn(B) Napier Wetotton(C) Tawanfa G Bhum Seroia 8/1
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      684 46 ■iL cosco I UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/1 Rotterdam CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 20/01 Shanghai COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICES (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO. CHMA/HONG KONG/INDONESIA AUSTRALIA PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI RED SEA/EAST MEDITERRANEAN WEST MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA
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      193 46 J EES FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD #01-60 Wallich Building, Wallich Street, Singapore 0207 Tel: *****66 (10 Lines) Fax: *****69/*****44 IVSL: "OLANDIA" 11 VSL. "NANTA BHUM" 11 VSL: "OOCL FORTUNE" I V.131 II V.124N V.3BE I ETD SIN: 18/1/93 ETD SIN: 16/1/93 ETD SIN: 20/1/93 I We provide competitive LCL rates
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      429 46 CROSS WATER I IfjlO Of Fid m SIANGOON ROM) #06-00 SOANGOOM UiW S(0C1) ftttOOJSE (OS): U 37 #o*-2S/X It rUM FREKHT STATOI TIL *****9S KQ2Q2EI3I^HII^^HQIZ^ 1 PT KELANG/PENANG I 17/1 ■2j^ji]jl^2£j2]2Si!l23Hj9/T_ I TOKYO/YOKOHAMA 18/1 ■2Q2IQQQ^QH^IHHj§ZII BUSAN 18/1 MM M I Mi9/i I USA 1 16/1 ■gggggEggggl^g^ggFje/^ I SYP/MELB I 18/1
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      613 46 Antwerp 23/1 Fremantle 21/1 Bangkok »7l Bremen 23/1 Sydney 18/1 Busan 18/1 Hamburg 23/1 Melbourne 18/1 Hong Kong 18/1 LeHarve 23/1 Kaohsiung 23/1 Felixstowe 18/1 Keelung 20/1 Rotterdam 23/1 Bombav Jakarta 17/1 Calcutta 22/1 Manila 18/1 Chittagong 17/1 Lax Nyc 17/1 \ll,\ TPThJ *We travel all over Madras 19/1 States
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      1095 47 I I I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VESSELS Ptm- PKE+ PGP SIX RTM ANT* LEH* HAM BR£| FEL OOCL CHARISMA 303* 14/1 15/1 16/1 17/1 5/2 5/2 6/2 7/2 7/2 J/2 H. PIONEER 301W 21/1 22/1 23/1 24/1 12/2 12/2 13/2 14/2 14/2 16/2 H. FROHTER 303W
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      474 47 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS nsai not v n «uc u MISMM 12 SIO SID MM Sit S»M« HA OH I 11/1 iSUI TIUKI 24 1 a/1 IV to SMMMI 21 24/1 8/1 SMI WHS* 71 »/l MtßCf MUZI 112 M/l OUTBOUND VESSELS LOAPmC
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      891 47 EXPORT TO: JEDDAH/UK/CONTINENT [STCH KO STON HWJRG RDAM LEM *Mm C«t« For MIAMI 17/311 14/1 24/1 3/2 C/ 2 1/2 11/2 Swttwnptai :t.j| UK dnfcutnv Bcßnt M Oubki ELBE 13/102 20/1 1/2 1/2 7/2 Rrttrdan :It al tnhnrf Aimtcrdan o*. HMi AATSURM 13/382 23/1 2/2 M/ 2 13/2 IV2 17/2
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