The Business Times, 18 May 1993

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    13 1 SINGAPORE BusinessTimes WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Tuesday May 18 1993 75*
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon European PC market growth seen slowing
      73 1 Reuter LONDON Personal computer sales growth rates in Europe for the industry as a whole arc likely to ease during the remainder of the year, as arc price pressures, the head of Compaq Computer Corp's European operations says. In a telephone interview in connection
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      Lock icon UN general wants more troops for Bosnia
      55 1 Reuter SARAJEVO The general commanding UN forces in Bosnia says he has requested more troops and air support to protect Muslim "safe areas" being established across the country. "It's time for me to have additional men in order to retaliate if we arc
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    111 1 Stock market indices Monday Change STII 1.846.27 -17.12 KLSE Composite 720.36 0.36 Nikkei 20,565.51 491.36 Hang Seng 7,124.12 H 18.83 SEI Index 881.58 0.19 Jakarta C omposite ...325.43 +1.88 CLSA China B 1.267.81 +0.97 Ausl All Ord 1.686.9 -11.6 FISEIOO 2.858.1 «ll.I Monday Previous Ipm close Dow Jones
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    Panel urges govt financing for S'pore business going abroad
    814 1  -  By Anna Teo SINGAPORE The government should provide loan and equity financing to companies venturing overseas but investors themselves must bear the greater risks and lead the drive, says the Committee to Promote Enterprise Overseas. In its interim report released yesterday
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    Japanese investors want assurance on Afta
    407 1  -  From Yang Razali Kassim in TOKYO ASEAN must be fully committed to Afta (Ascan Free Trade Area) before Japanese investors can be expected to take full advantage of the free trade area, Japanese business leaders suggested here yesterday. Consistency of economic policies, especially in
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    Growth of Pacific Basin economies set to rise to 4.2pc
    546 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE The economics of the Pacific Basin region should grow by 4.2 per cent on average this year and next, up from 3.3 per cent last year, says the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). Personal consumption
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    KL tycoon Vincent Tan ends feud by selling MUI stake
    603 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S aggressive tycoon Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has sold his Berjaya Group's holdings in Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI), bringing to an end one of the country's longest and most bitter takeover battles. In
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    S'pore developers go big on smaller apartments
    319 1  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE Local developers arc downsizing their apartments to cram more units on each site and maximise their profits. The Far East Organisation, which this year paid $161.2 million for a 40,985 sq m site at Bayshorc, plans to put
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon A not-so-electrifying forecast
        307 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling WHEN the first-quarter economic results are announced next week, the quarterly index of industrial production (pegged at 100 in 1989) is likely to show a dip to 115 from 126.4 in the previous quarter. That's the indication going by the latest figures on
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      Top officials to address seminar on investing in Indian capital market
      146 2 THE CHAIRMAN of India's Securities and Exchange Board, the chief of the country's credit rating agency, and executive director of the Bombay bourse are top officials who will address a two-day investment seminar in Singapore this month. The event
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    • Article
      June average COE premium rises to $20,101
      434 2  -  Higher prices for all categories except open and weekend cars By Ramesh Divyanathan CERTIFICATES of entitlement (COEs) premiums continued to rise, with June's average premium standing at 520,101, up from the previous month's 519.181. The average COE premium for the months of March
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      Suntec City booked way in advance for 28 events
      241 2 TWENTY-EIGHT exhibition and conference organisers have booked a place at Suntec City for 1995 and 1996 even before the first roof panel for the exhibition hall was installed yesterday at a topping-out ceremony. Suntec City Development chairman Frank Tsao. speaking before
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      Private overseas investment: 10-12 years to reach Swiss level
      638 2  -  Interim report of the Committee to Promote Enterprise Overseas Reports by Anna Teo AS A PROPORTION of GNP. Singapore's total overseas investment income surpasses that of various industrialised and industrialising countries. The Singapore figure of 17.9 per cent compares with the
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      Govt urged to help only commercially viable projects
      308 2 THE GOVERNMENT should not help all and sundry to venture overseas. It should support only com-mercially-viable projects, says the Committee to Promote Enterprise Overseas. According to the committee, in extending financial assistance for overseas investments. the government should: provide capital at the
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon US investments in Malaysia likely to grow by 18pc annually
      389 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The value of investments by the United States in Malaysia will grow at 18 per cent annually for the next three years. American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) vice-president Edward Tilling said that American investments in Malaysia
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      Lock icon Ramos denies plan to expand Spratly airstrip
      112 3 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday denied reports that he had ordered the expansion of a Philippine military airstrip in the disputed Spratly islands. "Unless that is corrected now, we might be giving the wrong signals now to our neighbours/* he said as
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      Lock icon Manila Chief Justice rejects call for mass resignation
      235 3 AFP MANILA Philippine Chief Justice Andres Narvasa has vehemently rejected calls for the mass resignation of judges and warned that charges of corruption could dangerously undermine faith in the courts. "The hell with it," Mr Narvasa said in a rare interview published
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      Lock icon Thailand liberalising laws on telecoms network
      218 3 AFP SINGAPORE Thailand is liberalising and modifying laws to encourage foreign companies to help develop its telecommunications network. Thai Minister for Transport and Communications Winai Sompong said yesterday that the changes would allow foreign companies to invest in and operate systems, adding that foreign
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh troops patrol waterfront to guard against Khmer Rouge attacks
      562 3 Reuter AFP PIINOM PENH lleavilyarmcd troops took up positions along the Phnom Penh waterfront yesterday to guard against Khmer Rouge attaeks hut the United Nations military commander said the guerillas would not stop next week's Cambodian elections. "I believe
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      Asia-Pac likely to spend US$40b on telecom equipment
      200 3 SINGAPORE The Asia-Pa-cific region will spend about US$4O billion (about Ss6s billion) on telecommunication equipment between now and the year 2000, said President Wee Kim Wee at the opening of Asia Telecom 93 at the World Trade Centre yesterday. Mr Wee said
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      Lock icon Beijing to revise corporate and income tax systems
      431 4 Bloomberg Business News Reuter AP HONGKONG China will revise its tax system for foreign eompanies and individuals to keep up with ehanges caused by the country's rapid economic reforms, the official China Daily has reported. The new reforms will level the field
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      Lock icon Chinese currency drops further on black market
      176 4 Reuter BEIJING China's renminbi has dropped on Beijing's black market in spite of last Friday's rise in interest rates, aimed at cooling off an overheating economy. Ihe black market rate was about 9.60 renminbi to US$l last Thursday, before the interest rate rise.
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      Lock icon Zhu calls for better ties with Canada
      319 4 Reuter VANCOUVER Chinese Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji has said relations with Canada appear to be tied in a knot and that rcccnt economic cooperation between China and Canada lags behind other Western countries. He was speaking on Sunday at the start of an eight-day
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      Lock icon Taiwan urges citizens to use economic leverage in bid to join UN
      425 4 AFP. Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan officially called on its increasingly prosperous citizens yesterday to use their economic leverage to become ambassadors for the country's effort to regain membership in the United Nations. Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said private contacts
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      Lock icon China workers plead insanity to avoid working for HK firm
      176 4 Reuter BEIJING Workers at a Chinese ball-bearing plant bought certificates to show they were mentally ill rather than work for a Hongkong company which they feared would demand efficiency and hard work, a newspaper reported. Workers began leaving the state-owned
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      Lock icon Ex-Kyowa executive jailed for bribing former minister
      454 6 AFP Reuter TOKYO A former company executive was jailed for five-and-a-half years yesterday for bribing former Japanese Cabinet minister Fumio Abe with 90 million yen (SSI.3 million). Goro Moriguchi, 50. former vice-president of Kyowa Co. a now-defunct steelframe maker, was found guilty in
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      Lock icon Scandal-linked businessman tops list of Japanese taxpayers
      273 6 AFP TOKYO Former Recruit Co president Fliromasa Ezoe. now on trial for corruption in the stocks-for-favours scandal, was Japan's largest taxpaper in the year to March, the tax administration agency said yesterday. The number of taxpayers who paid more than 100 million yen
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Hyundai founder goes on trial
        62 6 Reuter SEOUL The founder of South Korea's Hyundai industrial empire, Chung Ju-yung. appeared in eourt yesterday, accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the company to fund his abortive bid for the presidency last year. Chung denies the charges. Chung was a distant third in
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        Lock icon 10m Chinese claim minorities status
        57 6 Reuter BEIJING Ten million Chinese have applied to be recognised as members of once-persecuted ethnic minorities that are now afforded preferential treatment, the China Daily said yesterday. Many had previously sought classification as members of the majority Han community to escape discrimination and persecution during
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        Lock icon New English daily hitting KL streets
        84 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR A new English tabloid. The Sun will hit the streets on June 1. A spokesman of the publishers said about 50,000 copies will be published daily, initially for nationwide distribution. The spokesman said that the newspaper is owned by a group
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        Lock icon Easier for Chinese grads to go abroad
        83 6 AP BEIJING Chinese graduates will no longer be required to work for the government before studying abroad if they first pay their undergraduate tuition, an official report said yesterday. Since 1989. Chinese who planned to pay for their overseas education first had to
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        Lock icon Pakistan aiding bomb suspects: India
        77 6 Reuter NEW DELHI Top Indian officials yesterday accused Pakistan of involvement in the March bomb blasts in Bombay and said it was shielding the prime suspects. Home Minister Shankarrao Chavan and Cabinet Secretary S Rajagopal. as well as the top ofTicials from the home (interior)
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      Lock icon Peres signs economic cooperation pact with India
      177 6 AFP NEW DELHI Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres held a hectic round of talks with Indian leaders and signed an economic cooperation accord here yesterday on the first day of his groundbreaking trip to India. Mr Peres' visit marks the highest level contact
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      Lock icon Rains and allegations mar key Sri Lankan election
      157 6 AFP COLOMBO Torrential rains and allegations of voting irregularities yesterday marred Sri Lanka's crucial local government elections, seen as an acid test for new President Dingiri Banda VVijetunga. Opposition parties charged that many of Mr Wijetunga's ruling L'nited National Part) (UNP) supporters
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      Lock icon Pakistan's future hanging on court judgment
      368 6 AFP ISLAMABAD Political and economic life in Pakistan, shaken by the recent dissolution of the national assembly and sacking of prime minister Nawaz Sharif, is hanging on a Supreme Court verdict. The court must decide in the next few days whether President Ghulam Ishaq
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      702 5 Thankfully, the world has one resource that will never be exhausted: the Spirit of Enterprise. The Rolex Awards for Enterprise were conceived in 1976 to reward individuals who have displaved the true spirit of enterprise in Applied Sciences and Invention, Exploration and Discovery, or the Environment. Since the Awards were
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      Lock icon Thai military makes tactical retreat
      717 7 First anniversary of the Thai military crackdown But army still casts long shadow over Thai politics Reuter BANGKOK The Thai military has adopted a lower profile in politics in the year since generals ordered their men to shoot democracy campaigners, but remains a powerful institution
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    • Article
      One year on, and the wheels of justice grind slowly
      943 7  -  From Andrew Cooke in BANGKOK ADUL Khiewboriboon's eyes brim with tears whenever he relates the story of his son Kittikorn's death, and that takes place often. "We went searching for him on the morning of the 19th (May 1992) and
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon PLO may reopen talks with US
        85 8 AFP TUNIS Hunan Ash raw i. spokeswoman for the Palestinian delegation at the Middle East peace talks, said here that the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO") was considering options for reopening talks with Washington "with a view to producing a statement of principle" in the
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        Lock icon Turkey's PM to become president
        46 8 Reuter TURKEY Turkish Prime Minister Sulcyman Dcmirel rising from his seal to acknowledge applauding parliamentarians on Sunday when it was announced that he would become Turkey's new president. Mr Dcmirel won the office with absolute majority in the third round. Rcutcr
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        Lock icon UK suspends Iran's export credit cover
        90 8 Reuter LONDON Britain has suspended medium- and long-term export credit cover for Iran one of its biggest markets in the Middle East because the country' is billions of dollars overdue on letters of credit, officials said yesterday. British exporters were notified of the decision
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        Lock icon US, Russia to meet on agriculture sales
        77 8 Reuter WASHINGTON US and Russian officials will meet this week to discuss the mix of commodities that would be purchased with USS4O million (SS64 million) earmarked for high-value products in a concessional sales package for Moscow, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy said yesterday. Mr
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      Lock icon Bosnian Serbs challenging world community: Owen
      388 8 AFP Reuter LONDON Peace negotiator Lord Owen said yesterday that Bosnia's Serbs are challenging the world community by rejecting an international peace plan, as Britain warned of possible military intervention to end the Yugoslav conflict. In Washington, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher said
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      Lock icon Pay agreement reached in Saxony, talks stall elsewhere
      255 8 Reuter BERLIN Engineering sector wage negotiators in a second cast German state agreed on a pay deal yesterday but talks in other eastern regions were deadlocked and angry workers planned to extend a two-week walkout. The agreement in SaxonyAnhalt followed a compromise
      Reuter  -  255 words
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      Major re-launches British govt with 2 policy U-turns
      342 8  -  From Neville Stack in LONDON BRITISH Premier John Major has started his re-launch of the government with a couple of swift U-turns, and a speech which promised to stay on course. The steps were made necessary by the massive blow to the
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      Lock icon Kuwait to insist on increase of 400,000 bpd at next Opec meeting
      302 8 AP NICOSIA, Cyprus Kuwait's oil minister said he will insist on a production quota increase of 400.000 barrels a day to two million at the next Opec meeting on June 8. the Middle East Economic Survey reported yesterday.
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      566 8 Divide them and leave reunion for calmer times, Pg 26 TUTORIAL SESSIONS TUTORIAL SESSIONS (IS June 1993) 14th June 1993 15th June 1993 9.00 am 12.00 noon 2.00 pm 5.00 pm SESSION I: 9.00 am 12.00 noon SESSION III: 9.00 am 12.00 noon Network Management ATM Technology How to Assess
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Creative Tech hires one of Silicon Valley's top guns
      422 9  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Homegrown Creative Technology, a small player in California's Silicon Valley, has hired top gun Edward Esber as the president and chief operating officer of its US subsidiary. Mr Esber, a computer industry stalwart, was the former chairman
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      Creative Technology is sound investment for the longer term
      794 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Computer sound card giant Creative Technology has been making waves lately. It has bought Californiabased E-Mu Systems and Share Vision Technology, and has signed licensing agreements with Massachusetts-based Voice Processing Corp and Alberta-based Archer
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      UOB opens investment fair for CPF members
      248 9 SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank yesterday opened a three-day investment fair at UOB Plaza The fair was intended to help CPF members who are venturing into the investment market learn and gather more information about the many investment options available at the UOB group:
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      Lock icon Sime, MRCB, Tenaga invited to form power firm
      142 9 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Sime Darby Bcrhad, a regional conglomerate. and Malaysian Resources Corporation Bcrhad say they have been invited by the Malaysian Economic Planning Unit to form a jointventure company to build, own and operate a power plant in Negeri Scmbilan. Sime
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      Isetan sells entire stake in Apollo Enterprises
      345 9  -  By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Isetan (S). which used to be a tenant in the shopping centre next to the Apollo Hotel, has sold its entire stake in Apollo Enterprises, adding a new twist to the battle for control over the listed group.
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      Takeover of RDC could boost KIE's capital by up to $49.9m
      423 9  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Keppel Integrated Engineering's (KIE) proposed takeover of Resources Development Corporation (RDC) could boost the Keppel company's paid-up capital by as much as 549.9 million from $200 million. Keppel Bank, which is acting on behalf of
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      372 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's index stocks May 17 List Serve Index SlocL sale Char factor nosers <S) As imo 2 300 -0 020 I 74 16? C&( 7 300 -0 100 5 53 8 16 Cerehos 5 100 -0 050 3 86 4 0* FAN 12 000
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    • COMPANIES
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        473 11 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS MaucwV prices May 18 PlUdCHtid Unit TlllSt PniLink MDd Fund I 10 II) TV ommcnx- I M I 4l*d MARA-lh—jpHtTl 1 he Savings. F und 121 127 F,isl B putra 170 I 75*d Spore Prog Fund 056 0S» Second B putra 179 184 Spou Scc lund W
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        DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
        1397 11 Payment Ex Books Pay dale close date Aetna F 7.5 Jun 10 Jun 22 Jul 5 Apollo F 2.S Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul IS Boustcad 50* I 7.5 Apr 22 May 7 Jun 4 B Kaya F 3 May 2S Jun 9 Jul 8 Cathay Pac 20*
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        Indonesia's Tigaraksa planning to list engineering subsidiary
        414 11  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Indonesian property and trading group Tigaraksa, which already controls two companies listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, plans to list its engineering distribution subsidiary next month. Group director Robert Widjaja told BT in Jakarta recently that Tigaraksa had just
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        Lock icon Rail waste
        50 11 Reuter HANOI A Vietnamese worker checking his blowtorch while working amidst a pile of old tram wheels at Hanoi's electric tram company yesterday. The company, which phased out the old trams in 1986 and now uses electric versions with rubber tyres, sells the steel wheels as scrap. Reuter
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          New resident manager at Mandarin
          51 11 SINGAPORE Overseas Union Enterprise has promoted Alfred Lien Kim Seng, a distant cousin of chairman Lien Ying Chow, to the post of resident manager of its Mandarin Singapore hotel. Before his appointment from May 1, Mr Lien Kim Seng was the hotel's food and beverage
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          CityDev unit changes name
          43 11 SINGAPORE City Developments Ltd said yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary. City Port Warehouse Pte Ltd. had changed its name to City Port Development Pte Ltd. The company's main activity has also changed, from warehousing to property ownership and development.
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          Lock icon Cold Storage (M) interim earnings up
          65 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Cold Storage (M) Bhd has lifted pre-tax profit by 347.5 per cent to M 53.92 million (552.47 million) for the six months ended March 31. The company said the improvement was due to the restructuring of its manufacturing and trading functions,
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          Lock icon CC Bintang's pre-tax profit down 61pc
          68 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Cycle Carriage Bintang Bhd suffered a 61 per cent drop in group pre-tax profit to M 53.53 million (552.22 million) for the six months to March 31. 1993. Profit was down 75 per cent at company level to M 51.67 million.
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          Lock icon Press Metal forecasts M$6.7m profit
          66 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Press Metal Bhd is forecasting a pre-tax profit of M 56.66 million (554.19 million) for the year to Dec 31, 1993. Group executive director Paul Koon Poh Keong said yesterday that the projection was based on previous growth rates. Press Metal expcx-ts
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          Lock icon First Pac plans stake in phone system
          68 11 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong-based investment group First Pacific Co Ltd, a member of Liem Sioe Liong's group, said it would take a major stake in a nationwide cellular mobile telephone system in the Philippines. First Pacific will be working with Smart Information
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        Corrections and clarifications
        59 11 SINGAPORE Electronic and Engineering Ltd hopes to sell at least 15 Harris Night Hawk computer systems, not 15 networks as reported in Business Times on May 5. UNIFUND's bonus issue will halve the unit price to 95 cents, not 51.90 as reported in the May 15 edition
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        CDL Hotels unit set to buy majority stake in NZ chain
        262 11  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE The New Zealand unit of CDL Hotels International (CHIL) has signed a preliminary agreement to buy a majority stake in another hotel group in New Zealand. If its shareholders and the regulatory authorities agree.
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        Lock icon Time Engrg to take stake in EDI
        288 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Time Engineering Bhd is proposing to acquire a stake in Electronic Data Interchange (M) Sdn Bhd by purchasing 68.18 per cent equity, worth Msl47 million (5592.6 million), in World Trade Facilitation Sdn Bhd (WTF), one of EDI Malaysia's shareholders. With
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        Lock icon China's first stock scandal conies to a close
        310 11 AFP BEIJING A Chinese court, bringing the country's first stock market scandal to a close, has overturned an earlier ruling against a Hongkong company at the centre of the case and cleared it of wrongdoing, a report on Sunday said. The more-than-a-year
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon IBM chief reverses break-up plans
          116 12 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Louis Gcrstncr, the newly appointed ehairman and ehief executive of International Business Machines Corp. has reversed plans to break up the company, the Financial times reported. Former ehairman John Akers had planned to sell interests in large parts of the world's
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          Lock icon German insolvencies rise
          67 12 Reuter WIESBADEN, Germany Business failures in the former West Germany rose 23.5 per cent to 924 in January and were up 24.5 per cent to 972 in February compared to year-earlier levels, the Federal Statistics Office said, total insolvencies, including private individuals, rose 21.8 per cent to
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          Lock icon Launch of Pentium PCs
          111 12 Reuter NEW YORK A flurry of personal computers based on Intel Corp's most powerful microprocessor, the Pentium, were expected to be launched yesterday, even though some PC makers will not be able to get the chips in volume for some time. Analysts said a wide range
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          Lock icon Polaroid to set up outpost in Japan
          84 12 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Polaroid Corp of the United States will set up an outpost in Japan this summer to develop produets and promote the company's tie-ups with Japanese high-tech companies, the Sihon Keizai newspaper said. This is the first time that Polaroid
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          Lock icon U S West to invest in Time Warner
          149 12 Reuter NEW YORK US West Inc. the regional telecommunications company, has agreed to invest US$2.5 billion (SS4 billion) to create a new cable service with Time Warner, the media and cable conglomerate, the New York Times reported in its Monday editions. The
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        Lock icon Atlas Copco profit lifted by currency gains
        242 12 Reuter Bloomberg Business News STOCKHOLM Atlas Copco AB, a leading world supplier of industrial compressors, reported a higher first-quarter profit yesterday but said this was mostly attributable to currency gains after Sweden let its crown float last November. Atlas Copco said in a
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        506 12  -  Centre will support company's activities in Asia and Africa, says chairman By Claire Leow SINGAPORE Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu Ltd will set up a Regional Telecommunications Technical Support Centre here within the next six months. To beef up the project. Fujitsu chairman Takuma
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        522 12 Reuter MOSCOW Russia plans to form at least three new oil companies this year to give the industry a more competitive edge, according to the president of state oil firm Rosneft. "We should create no less than three similar
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        431 12 Reuter I Ok\ O The yen's recent surge could sa\age revenues at Japan s carmakers, but there is little they can do except grin and bear it. industry officials and analysts said. A strong yen means either overseas buyers pay more
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        Lock icon Olivetti chief admits firm paid bribes to win govt contracts
        417 12 Reuter ROME Carlo De Benedetti. president of computer giant Olivetti and one of Italy 's leading businessmen, said on Sunday that his firm had paid bribes to win public sector contracts. De Benedetti made the admission after presenting himself for
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        Lock icon Viag earnings seen weaker despite diversification move
        430 12 Reuter BONN Utility group Viag AG is expected to report weaker earnings in 1993 despite its recent efforts to diversify in order to become less vulnerable to economic fluctuations, analysts said. "It's certain that the company's earnings will be very bad in the
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        HK has no plans to lift 70pc ceiling on mortgage lending
        585 14  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG A CONTROV ERSIAL 70 per cent ceiling on mortgage lending in Hongkong will not be removed in the near future because of the continued strong property demand, a senior banking regulator said. Hongkong Monetary
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        Thai banks on a borrowing spree in region
        314 14  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Thai banks continue to borrow heavily from the region, with several banks now in the midst of raising more than SSSOO million through arrangers from Singapore and Hongkong. Leading the borrowing spree. Bangkok Bank, Southcast Asia's largest
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          Lock icon IBJ puts off plan for US arm
          67 14 Reuter TOKYO Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd (IBJ) has postponed a plan to set up a securities firm in New York for the time being. An IBJ official said the bank withdrew its application to the US Federal Reserve Board last month, but
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          109 14 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The decline in investment in Japanese trust banks' lokkin funds appears to have slowed. According to the Nihon Keizai newspaper, investments for the year ended March 31 stood at 18.926 trillion yen (about ***** billion) for the top seven trust banks,
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          76 14 Reuter FRANKFURT German interest rates are not exorbitantly high and the Bundesbank's policy of cautious rate cuts is correct, according to Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt. Purely in terms of stimulating the economy, it would be consistent to recommend cutting rates faster, and Mr Rexrodt wished
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          104 14 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's central bank, the Bank of Korea (BoK). said it would curb consumer financing by banks and would soak up money supply with financial instruments such as repurchase agreements and monetary stabilisation bonds to rein in M 2 money supply growth.
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          71 14 Reuter MANAMA Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain EC said on Sunday it had arranged a USSIOO million finance package for the Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan (PVT) Limited. It said the six-month syndicated finance, guaranteed by Pakistan's central bank, was to be signed in Bahrain
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        224 14 Reuter MANILA The state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has launched a 1.0 billion peso (SS6O million) export financing programme in preparation for the establishment of an export-import bank, officials said. The facility, to be funded through DBP's resources, will serve as an
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        208 14 Reuter TOKYO Japanese life and non-life insurers will unveil bad loans for the first time for the year 1992/93, but the amount will be much less than those held by banks at end-.Mareh, industry sources said. The insurers are due to
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        385 14 Reuter MOSCOW The restructuring of Russia's oil industry should help to stop a slump in production but reform efforts are being hampered by cash shortages, the head of the new state oil company, Rosneft, said. Customers of oil producers and refineries
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        1576 14 imk-\ cakitluwJ at&unst Spate's n*p 14 tiaJimi partner* Bum' uut IVS> US$/S$ forward rates Noon May 17 ss Bid Offer 1-month ***** I.6ISI 2-month 1.6137 1.6152 3-month 1.6134 ***** 6-month 1.6150 ***** Sroinr (X BC Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 10am yesterday: Singapore dollars to one unit
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        132 14 THE US dollar opened lower across the board yesterday as economic data released on Friday in the US indicated that the economic recovery there was slipping. Against the SS. the US dollar opened at 1.6145/55, off from Friday's 1.6170 close. The dol- lar was capped
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        192 14 Reuter The pound headed up yesterday on trader expectation of positive economic reports this week and predictions that interest rates will not be cut. But nervousness over Denmark's referendum on the EC's Maastricht Treaty overshadowed most markets. Opinion polls show a majority favour a "yes" to the treaty. "A
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        93 14 AFP The dollar rose slightly yesterday in quiet trading on the eve of the Danish referendum on the Maastricht treaty on European union. Around 1315 GMT, the dollar traded at 1.6075 marks against 1.6015 on Friday and at 111.00 yen against 110.70 yen at the end of last
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        1420 16 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar futures ended weaker as fears of inflation in the US and anticipation of tighter credit pressured prices, dealers said. "There was fear that interest rates may be hiked and that triggered some anticipatory selling earlier in the
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        Tin down 16 sen at M$14.02 on weaker London market
        1063 16 COMMODITIES REPORT Tin TIN closed 16 sen lower at MS 14.02 per kg. mainly due to a weaker London market last Friday and poor foreign demand. Volume was 25 tonnes, versus Friday's 34. News of a 35-tonne fall in LME
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      1631 16 Rubber HAS Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at lpa) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jun 93 000 (MX) 130.00 Tioo 3.650 Jul 0.00 0.00 130.75 1000 3.775 Aug 131.75 131.75 132 00 950 5.525 Sep 133 00 132.75 133.25
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        Australia
        1074 17 -11.6 SHARES slipped at the close yesterday as the shine came off gold stocks and investors reacted to weak overseas markets and lower commodity prices. The key All Ordinaries Index closed 11.6 points down at 1.686.9. The All Industrials fell 11.9 to 2.611.9 while the All Resources dropped 11.6
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        Manila
        557 17 11.31 Share prices closed higher, but trading was light and selective with the market expected to consolidate further in coming days. The Manila Stock Exchange Index rose 11.31 points to close at 1.616.04. "It's easy to push the market up. I think the market will continue to trade in
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        Taipei
        587 17 -105.42 Disappointment that the central bank did not take stronger action to ease monetary policy on Saturday pulled Taiwan stocks down sharply, brokers said. The Weighted Index dropped 105.42 points to end at 4,460.11 in very thin turnover of NT523.9 billion. The central bank said on Saturday it would
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        Seoul
        448 17 11.79 The stock market ended a comfortable 11.79 points higher at 717.17 after staging across the board gains in what brokers described as a technical rebound in reaction to recent doldrums. Some forecast the market would strengthen further today before slipping into a period of consolidation. But others expect
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        New Zealand
        345 17 +7.44 Shares ended firm on moderate turnover, led by modest gains in the leading stocks. The NZSE--40 Capital Index ended at 1.588.34, up 7.44 points. Telecom gained four cents to NZ52.79 before its yearly result, due today. Analysts forecast Telecom's net profit will be about NZSIOS-NZSIIB million. An
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        Bombay
        76 17 -56.53 Share prices ended sharply lower as the market reacted to a sustained rise in the past three weeks and speculators booked profits, brokers said. The BSE Index closed at 2,300. down 56.53 points. The National Index fell 5.75 to 1.060. "A reaction was bound to set in considering
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        751 17 Britannia Funds Sterling (ash Bid Offer Mim Cap Deposit UMN 3*6500 Mini Jerxv (nit 0 l*X6 0 14** Mim Mi* Income 0 4*00 I 0200 USS ash Income Plu> Fund 10 2600 10 8100 l»S S Reserve Fund 5 ***** 5 2100 Sterling Kquit) Euro Performance 0 4512 0.4431 Fai
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        London
        573 17 11.1 SHARES closed higher yesterday. supported by gains in the drug sector, but investors generally stood back to await economic data, company results and possible cash calls this week, dealers said. Concern over US reaction to Bosnia's deteriorating situation also restrained the market. The FTSE 100 ended I 1.1
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        Paris
        153 17 -16.02 Continued jitters about the economy helped French shares skid lower, but the CAC-40 found support at 1,832 and ended above this technical level. Dealers said they thought the market had further downside, but added that they have begun to see some investors test the waters to pick up
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        Stockholm
        165 17 •0.02pc Shares closed marginally firmer yesterday, hut well off earlier highs, and with distinctly mixed feelings partly due to an unexpected slip into loss by key industrial and investment company Investor. Investor's B-share closed down six kroner at 123 after the company reported a first quarter loss after financial
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        Frankfurt
        194 17 -6.63 Shares ended at their session lows after an uninspired day's trading. In the absence of fresh factors, more narrow range-trade was expected for the remainder of the week. After moving in a range of less than six points, the 30-sharc DAX closed 6.63 down at 1.627.88. Turnover was
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        Brussels
        167 17 -2.58 Shares ended fractionally lower after slow range-trad-ing and most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of today's Danish referendum. which is expected to weigh on the market. "I expect the same thin range-trading pattern until the vote's result will be known." one trader said. The Bel-20 Index closed
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        Milan
        159 17 +2.0 Stocks ended mixed with some shares rising on traditional first-day-of-t he-new-account buying and other shares slumping because they went ex-dividend. Three rights offers starting yesterday also depressed some shares, while Olivetti shares crumpled under the onslaught of both a share issue and bribery confessions. Shares of the computer
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        Amsterdam
        236 17 -2.16 Dragged throughout the session by political nerves and a lack of investor interest. Dutch shares closed near their worst as dealers forecast a particularly idle week. The EOF. Index closed down 2.16 points at 309.48. Players are expected to stick to the sidelines as Denmark votes on the
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        Zurich
        226 17 +6.6 Shares ended higher on light volume and trading was confined to professionals. The market lacked client or- ders. dealers said. The broad SPI Index closed 6.6 points higher at 1,369.6 and the blue-chip SMI Index gained 11.4 at 2.196.3. Trading very quiet in banks and insurers with some
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        Johannesburg
        298 17 •13 Shares staged a steady recovery yesterday as the market followed the gold price up to USS37O an ounce, but dealers warned that further gains depended on bullion's ability to breach that level. The Gold Index finished at 1.650. 12 points off its Friday close and up from the
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        Toronto
        266 17 11.99 Stocks inched higher in quiet early dealings as the market awaited details of the Ontario budget, due out tomorrow. Canadian markets could react negatively if Treasurer Floyd Laughren fails to deliver steep spending cuts, traders said. "The Canadian dollar was a bit weaker ahead of 'Pink' Floyd's budget."
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        New York
        764 17 -4.98 Wall Street stocks fell yesterday on lingering fears that renewed inflation could push interest rates higher. At Ipm EDT. the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 4.71 points at 3.438.30 on New York Stock Exchange volume of more than 138 million shares. Declining issues led advances 10
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      3080 18 Keuter STOC'KS finished sharply higher but were oft' their intraday record highs on profit-taking, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index rose 118.83 points, or 1.70 per cent, to hit a new record close of 7,124.12. Earlier in the day, it touched a new high of 7,149.18. The
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      432 18 The Shenzhen A market took a heavy beating yesterday. All stocks came under selling pressure as prices fell dramatically. The CLSA Shenzhen A Index was down 142.43 points to close at 2,762.93. By marked contrast, the Shenzhen B market managed a reasonable gain in slow trading. The Shenzhen B
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      2676 18 Reuter SICXK.S ended higher oil a technical icbound. with the Nikkei up alter falling four days in a row. Stcadv public pension and insuiancc fund bu>ing and N n "s gams helped sentiment, but investors hung back as the earnings result season geared up and trade remained modest. 1
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      1795 18 Reuter STOCKS traded mixed in the afternoon and although strong buying was seen in building materials shares, the stock index finished almost unchanged, brokers said. The SET Index closed 0.19 point up at 881.58 on moderate turnover of 3.07 billion baht. Declines led advances 132 to 104 with 59
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      1079 18 Reuter STOCK prices ended firmer in moderate trading yesterday. The Official Index closed at this year's high of 325.43 compared to last Friday's 323.55. "The regular market was quiet under selling pressure from foreign players, but the crossing hoard was active," one broker said. Over three million Bayu Buana
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      2818 19 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Kerning Btul XV 20 5001WO MM Mt |x ihhi InJ t Kvgcn 5*V I6.#V>.000 Hromcl 16 402 .OUI F\<B50c 15 6X1 (MM! Iml(Kvgcn Wl 10 61+t**) MBi t jpilal <>265.(100 hjKr(>roup "J 2141**1 MBI Hkfgs 54V K14.1**1 ldri\ H\J
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        5450 19 Bernama SHARE prices in Kuala Lumpur closed slightly higher in fairly active trading yesterday. The KLSE Composite Index rose 0.36 points to 720.36. a new closing high. The previous closing high was registered last Friday when it touched 720.00. The All-Share Emas
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        7524 20  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Share prices in Singapore retreated yesterday as investors took profits on recent gains hut traders say the general market sentiment remained upbeat. In fact, gainers led losers 177 to 97 at the close despite a 17-point fall in the blue-chip
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        71 20  -  HOT STOCK Quak Hiang Whai IS the climb at Renong over? The weekly and monthly RSI suggest the stock has gone up too fast. But the daily RSI and stochastics suggest it still has more room to go. hut its upside is likely to be limited. The stock could
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      459 21 Golf AP MADRID Joakim Haeggman of Sweden shot a bo-gey-free, 4-under-par 68 on Sunday to win his first European tour title, heating Nick Faldo of England and South Africa's Ernie Els by two shots to claim the Spanish Open. The 23-year-old Haeggman, who finished with a
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      623 21 Reuter SAN ANTONIO. Texas From East to West, the big men ruled in the National Basketball Association playoffs as David Robinson. Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing took turns leading their teams to victory on Sunday. Robinson scored 36 points and grabbed
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        161 21 AP NEW YORK Mary Lou Retton and Dorothy Hamili. champions far beyond their Olympic glory years, arc still America's most beloved athletes, according to a popularity poll released on Sunday. Michael Jordan. Joe Montana. Nolan Ryan and Wayne Gretzky lead their sports in popularity among current athletes, though all four
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        76 21 Reuter NEW YORK Major league results on Sunday American: Toronto 12 New York 6; Baltimore 3 Detroit 2: Boston 11 Minnesota 5; Milwaukee 5 Cleveland 3; Chieago 15 Texas 8: Seattle 7 Oakland 0; Kansas City 4 California 2. National: Philadelphia S Atlanta 4; Montreal 4 New York 3(12
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        94 21 AP Reuter AP IRVING, Texas Byron Nelson Classic, leading final round scores on Sunday (US unless noted): 270 Scott Simpson 65-66-68-71 271 Corey Pavin 69-68-67-67. D A Weibring 68-65-69-69. Billv Mayfair 71-61-69-70 272 Fred Couples. Payne Stewart. David Frost (SA). WILMINGTON, Delaware LPGA McDonald's Championship, leading final scores on
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        23 21 Reuter NEW YORK NHL playoff on Sunday Wales Conference Finals: Montreal 4 NY Islanders I (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 1-0). Reuter
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        163 21 AFP AFP ROME Italian results on Sunday: Parma 2 Juvenilis I: Atalanta 2 Fiorentina I: Foggia I Sampdoria 0; Genoa I Inter Milan I; Lazio 5 Ancona 0: AC Milan 0 AS Roma 0; Pescara 3 Napoli 0; Tonno 0 Caglian 5; Udinesc 2 Brescia 2. Leaders: I. AC
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        35 21 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian Classic semifinals on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding): 2-Chns Dittmar (Aus) b 4-Brett Martin (Aus) 15-8 15-17 15-12 15-10. 1-Jansher Khan (Pak) b 3-Rodnev Martin (Aus) 15-13 15-3 15-12. Reuter
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        73 21 AP GOTfcBORG, Swede* Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong both won their singles matches and then combined for a doubles victory to give China a dominating 3-0 victory over North Korea and the women's team title at the World Table Tennis Championships. In the men's event, the defending champion
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        45 21 AP Reuter ROME Italian Open finals on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding): 2Jim Courier (US) b 4-Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) 6-1. 6-2. 6-2. AP CORAL SPRINGS, Florida America's Red Clay Championship Final on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding): 3-Todd Martin (US) b 2David Wheaton (US) 6-3. 6-4.
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Malaysian theatre group spoofs with skits and songs
      650 23  -  Humour, often at the expense of political leaders, brings sell-out crowds. Lai Kwok Kin reports Lai Kwok Kin Reuter IT IS. by turns, sarcastic, outrageous and ridiculous and almost always politically incorrect. In Malaysia, a multi-ethnic country conscious of racial and religious
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      Lock icon Nobody bad-mouths his brother Bill
      258 23 CHATTERBOX UPI UPI AP IT'S NOT such a good idea to make fun of US President Bill Clinton in front of his brother. A New York stockbroker is complaining that Roger Clinton tried to throttle him at the Knicks game at Madison Square Garden last
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      Treat me nice
      33 23 A guitar once owned by Elvis Presley went on sale last Friday in London. Aubrey Green, a porter at Christie's auction house, strums the 1942 Martin D 18 acoustic above.
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      841 23  - Yes, eat and lose weight Nelson Graves reports on a French food guru's controversial slimming scheme that's selling well Nelson Graves Reuter IF YOU crave champagne, steak and chocolate but cringe at your silhouette, you'll love Michel Montignac. With a pinch of science, a dash of Gallic pride and a
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      1273 23 TV RADIO John shoot-out widow and son-in-law take re- \lilMPlP^^9^^^^^l venge on the community by J > bombing the Mormon Stake ./H^ IlV\' Centre. Tess Harper stars in ■■■HHpRK r/jfo uJil IJff m' -jtf/ j 'j%i_ Jk• <i fascinating chronicle ol the m end of Wilde's life as he de-
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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      Building small in a big way
      889 24  -  S'pore is moving in the direction of HK and Tokyo where high cost of land has resulted in a proliferation of small units. Sylvia Wong reports. Sylvia Wong IT started when developers of smallish plots in prime areas tried to maximise the yield of
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    • REGIONAL SKYLINE
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        Lock icon Goodyear project's fourth phase
        42 24 Malaysian Business Times KUALA LUMPUR Goodyear Management Sdn Bhd will launch the fourth phase of its Subang Perdana apartment project next month. It will offer 1.600 Units at between M 565.000 (5540.950) and M 590.000. Malaysian Business Times
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        Lock icon Tokyo condos up 108.2pc in year
        73 24 Bloomberg News Service TOKYO The number of new condominiums offered for sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 108.2 per cent to 2,842 in April compared with a year ago. But the figure was 3 per cent down in March. According to the Real
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        Sheraton wins new Bali contracts
        42 24 JAKARTA ITT Sheraton Corp has won the management contract for the 367-room Nusa Indah Resort and the adjoining Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia. ITT Sheraton already manages the five-star Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach Resort.
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        Lock icon Goldlion lands Shenyang projects
        65 24 South China Morning Post HONGKONG Hongkong clothing maker Goldlion Holdings has landed two property development projects in Shenyang in north-east China. The group has formed a joint venture with Shenyang's Starting Development to develop a 10,000 sq m site for a hotel, commercial and office complex.
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      HK company to develop more clubs in region
      448 24 CCA International, a Hongkong-based private club developer and operator, has signed four management contracts to develop properties in China. Thailand and Indonesia. Despite the mushrooming of resorts, golf courses and private clubs in the region, CCA managing director Kenneth Creighton believes demand
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      Lock icon Hanson is second biggest UK property firm: survey
      1111 25 But company says it acquires property only by default FT With some £4 billion (559.72) of assets, Hanson, the Anglo-US conglomerate, is Britain's second biggest property company according to a survey last year by DTZ Debenham Thorpe. But it is a reluctant
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      Shaw House set to re-open with Isetan as sole retail tenant
      135 25 THE new Shaw House, at the junction of Orchard and Scotts roads, will open this Thursday, with a five-cinema Lido Theatre and Isetan as the only retail tenant. Isetan has leased four storeys and the basement. Its own store.
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      Lock icon More picking REIT way to invest in real estate
      387 25 NYT AS BANKS, developers and others flee in terror from their troubled US property investments, some people are snapping up these assets, eager to cash in on a potential recovery in real estate at a time when low interest rates make
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      161 24 FOR LEASE Breakfast in a garden terrace overlooking the curvilinear swimming pool. and listen to the waterfall gently cascading into a Balinese-inspired sunken courtyard and a lily pool set amidst rich tropical foliage. Enjoy resort-style facilities that come with a full-time Manager. Facilities Co-ordinator and exemplary concierge service. Your apartment,
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  • Article
    Rights and regional security
    533 26 EDITORIAL IT IS perhaps inevitable that Mr Winston Lord should have disagreed with Asean officials on the scope of regional security. The US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs would have Asean include democracy and human rights within the ambit of regional security. "We
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Time to take action
      243 26 THE 108-MEMBER Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), an offspring of the Cold War, has made the economic problems of the developing world its new focus of attention. Many countries have failed to make economic headway, despite decades of independence from colonial rule. Africa is the saddest case, where
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      A battle for all Malay-Muslims
      131 26 THE Muslim Joint Anti-Drug Abuse Coordinating Committee (Mujadacc) has come out with a comprehensive programme for the whole year to tackle the problem of drug abuse among Muslims here. The programme looks impressive as it tries to get the involvement of the Malay-Muslim community at
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      Stabilising resale flat prices
      177 26 FLAT OWNERS must have been pleased with the price hike of resale flats. Flat ownership is now more than just a solution to the housing problem; it also means the possession of a property that appreciates steadily in value. But if the trend continues, will the
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      The sweatshop label sticks
      188 26 KADER INDUSTRIAL S hiring of a top team of investigators to probe the cause of Monday's tragic factory fire in Thailand, where at least 240 perished, will go some way to assuage the impression given earlier this week that shareholders' concerns came before those of the
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      Trade blocs around the world
      144 26 THE Uruguay Round of Gatt no longer holds any promise of produeing a tangible framework for a free trade environment. It has long lost its momentum and. along with it, the commitment of hopeful nations which will probably now consider establishing either their very own
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      Be masters at home
      147 26 IF THE COMMENTS of film critics and observers are to be believed, the Indonesian film industry faces a combination of problems of which the present lack of talent may be merely one of the consequences. One of the problems is that directors are often frustrated at
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    Lock icon Divide them and leave reunion for calmer times
    675 26  -  Gregory Clark says the Taiwanese experience could have been used profitably in Vietnam, Cambodia and all over Africa and it can help Bosnia now Gregory Clark IHT WHILE the tragedy in Bosnia continued. a miracle unfolded recently in Singapore the first round
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      84 26 Banking, i Finance and Insurance 93 1993 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian dollar market. It is a time to reflect on past achievements and ponder over the challenges ahead. This year's Banking, Finance and Insurance supplement of Business Times will commemorate this important milestone in
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      98 26 (Possi&uy.... I'm veRV) 1 sPeND sleepless \TiR.e.D.... y I nights U>ORRYING v VC I Pk&OUT TMIS Joe, J fA T75 >c feAi f» HoPtM HR/eK'T'A 1 tJOKEM UP. I j 1 l i I 892Q r ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD mj1»» POONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU. IGOTTIREPOE 7KYIN6 TO 1^ a FOCIIS HEX,
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      Umno: struggle between the old and the new
      1174 27  -  Leslie Lopez throws light on the brewing leadership struggle which threatens to bring chaos to an already fractious party Leslie Lopez The w riter is BT's Kuala Lumpur correspondent AT A recent supreme council meeting of his ruling United Malays National Organisation
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      Tokyo tries to fire up the surpluses recycling engine
      1254 27  -  Anthony Rowley finds frantic efforts being made in Tokyo to tinker with Japanese capital flows, as the trade surplus keeps soaring to record levels Anthony Rowley The writer is a fitkyo-fkiwd journalist who contributed this article to HI JAPAN'S external surpluses
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      651 27  -  Tokyo is finding it difficult to explain the need for a Japanese presence in Untac's force. Didier Fauqueux reports Didier Fauqueux AFP ONE WEEK before elections in Cambodia. Japan finds itself trapped between a need to assume international responsibilities and a
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    Lock icon US keen on multilateral security dialogue with Asean
    405 28 AFP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The United States has pledged stronger ties with Asean to ensure political stability in the Asia-Pacific. A US-Asean communique, released here yesterday amid fears that a US withdrawal of interest from the region would reopen old feuds, said
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    Lock icon Lessons from the past
    43 28 Reuter KWANGJU, South Korea Students re-enacting scenes from the Kwangju uprising on the eve of the 13th anniversary of the incident here. More than 20,000 citizens gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the 200 victims of the massacre. Reuter
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    US and HK will also be hurt if China loses MFN status, says Vice-Premier Li
    427 28  -  From Amy Balan in BEIJING THE United States and Hongkong not just China will be hurt if America withdraws the spccial trade status accorded to China, Vice-Premier Li Lanqing said. Speaking to Singapore reporters yesterday
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    Lock icon Danish PM sees Maastricht in force next year
    159 28 Reuter COPENHAGEN Danish Premier Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. speaking on the eve of a crucial referendum on the Maastricht Treaty, said yesterday that he expected the European Community pact to come into force on Jan 1 next year. "My evaluation is that all
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    Lock icon Economic recovery in industrial world may be delayed, says OECD
    285 28 AFP PARIS Recession in Germany and a deeper-than-antici-pated downturn in Japan have contributed to further delaying economic recovery in the industrial world, slowing growth and raising unemployment, especially in turope. Western economic officials said yesterday that key countries differed on
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    Lock icon Beijing takes hard line ahead of HK talks with London
    287 28 AFP South China Morning Post BEIJING China is taking a hard public line against Governor Chris Patten's plan to increase democracy in Hongkong ahead of talks with Britain later this week on the territory's political future. Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen
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    NTUC commercial wings go overseas to generate more funds
    403 28  -  Singapore delegation in China Reports from Yong Pow Ang in CHENGDU THE commercial wings of the labour movement arc spreading overseas to generate more money for further growth, says Deputy Prime Minister Ong Tcng Chcong. Mr Ong, who is also the
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    Sichuan makes light industrial estate offer
    188 28 SICHUAN province welcomes Singapore businessmen to set up a light industrial estate in one of its three development zones in Chengdu, the provincial capital. It is prepared to waive the land-use fee while the industrial estate is being developed. Sichuan governor Xiao Yang made
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    S'poreans likely to take part in Chengdu project
    162 28 SINGAPORE investors are likely to participate in a 2.5 billion renminbi property project in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan. The project Chengdu Panda World trade Centre is spearheaded by Shenzhenlisted company Hainan New Energy, which has set up a China Fund
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    Clinton — a man unable to decide and unable to lead
    772 28  - Clinton a man unable to decide and unable to lead The Bottom Line ANTHONY LEWIS ANTHONY LEWIS The writer is a columnist with ,The New York Times, where this commentary first appeared AT A dinner the other evening where David McCullough got an award for his wonderful biography of Harry
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      HK's position as China's gateway unlikely to be rivalled
      465 29  -  By Rahita Elias HONGKONG Hongkong's position as the cargo gateway to China will not be challenged in the next five years, says the territory's Port Development Board. But after that, upcoming south China ports such as Yantian and Gaolan are likely
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      Lock icon China plans 5 ports for direct links with Taiwan
      244 29 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON Fujian Province in East China has begun preparations for direct shipping links between five local ports and Taiwan despite a continued ban on cross-straits communications, Kyodo Newswire reported yesterday. Provincial authorities have selected Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Dongshan and Meizhou
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      Lock icon Saudi shipping firm's profit slumps 60pc
      137 29 Reuter MANAMA The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) said its 1992 net profit fell to 204 million rival, 60 per cent down from record profit of 515 million riyal in 1991. NSCSA profits were boosted in 1991 by increased demand on its
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      Scandinavian ports recover gradually from recession
      401 29 LONDON In 1992, ports in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway handled an estimated 1,517,822 TEU, a 6.6 per cent increase on the 1,423.649 TEU handled in 1991. reports Containvrisatum International It was a reflection of the region's gradual emergence from recession. In particular. Sweden
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      824 29 H««e Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 •APL 5 3-5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCI. 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bangladesh L Tries 5 3/4 Bangladesh Shpg 9 3 •Bank Line.
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      Lock icon Swan Hunter wins temporary reprieve
      220 29 Reuter LONDON Collapsed shipyard Swan Hunter in northeast England, once home to the world's biggest ship-building industry, has won a temporary reprieve, the receivers said last Sunday. Receivers Price Waterhouse said they had secured a breathing space which would allow work to continue for a
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      Lock icon US ports plan to raise capital outlay to US$5.5b
      652 29 Lloyd's List WASHINGTON Despite a mass of uncertainties, US public ports continue to maintain an optimistic outlook and are planning nearly U555.52 billion (SSB.B billion) in capital expenditures between now and 1998, an increase of US$l7O million on the 1992-97 outlay.
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        613 30 Vesse< Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Kris Merub 0/E P03 alongside 1905 1^00 BaiyunsHan 18 alongside 1805/2300 fttko 1 9345/ P04 alongside 1705/2300 Chee Hia 2 02 16 alongside 1805 0600 Sh»e Kyaw Ay 096/93 P01C alongside 1/05/2359 Oxh
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1546 30 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Booking/Balance RsJts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Acj Swan 66A 19/1500 1 17/1500 17/1659 17/1900 3 18/0700 18/1159 18/1400 4 18/1200 18/1459 18/1700 Mdnyati F020N 20/2300 3 18/0700
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11262 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      1734 44 ALBANIA Duress: Five vessels in port of which 1 discharging oil. flour, beans, 1 discharging wheat, I discharging coal, 2 discharging general cargo. ARGENTINA Buenos Aires: Port fully occupied, however no vessels waiting in roads, new arrivals should have little or no berthing delays. San Lorenzo: Port busy,
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      1396 44 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES AFP ALTHOUGH there are fewer sales to report this week, they include some very interesting units and it is noticeable that tankers again feature lyThe Ceres Hellenic Group have added to their fleet of ULCCs with their acquisition of two further units from Chevron. They are
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      553 44 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES °p Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TOOAY today NCA KZ203 B747F 0145 I NRT S1A SQ802 B747F 0230 2 SYD/AKL KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL NCA KZ204 B747F 0335 1 BKK/NRT JAL JL6I7 B747F 0345 1 TYO KAL
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      244 44 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Art Dtp Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port A|M Telephone No MAY 18 20 Europa 0800 1900 Sin-Pulau Seribu Hapag Lloyd (S) 223-0448 20 20 Fantasy World 1000 1900 Sin-Jakarta Lauw Sons Travel 227-8284 24 24 Fantasy World 1000 1900 Sin-Jakarta Lauw
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1189 45 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot drv cargo shipping rates rose to 1,585 on May 14 from 1,581 on May 13. Panamax activity was slow to emerge today on the freight market, but rates remained steady, brokers said. From the east, Mitsui OSK fixed the 66,754-deadweight-tonne Ming Courage
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      693 45 COURSES Title: Import/Export and Shipping Procedures (SDF 50%) Duration: May 19 (8 evenings) Organiser: Elim Managemenr Services Tel: For further details and application forms call 292-5670 or fax: 748-5810 Title: Singapore Bunkering Procedure (SDF case-by-case basis) Duration: May 19-28 (4 evenings) Organiser: Singapore National Shipping Association Tel: For
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      Hyundai shipyard aims to diversify further
      687 46  -  The company not only plans to increase its shipbuilding market share but also to venture into other business areas. Yeom Yoon Jeong reports Yeom Yoon Jeong THE WORLD'S largest shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of South Korea, is looking to diversify and spread its
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        Call for changes to Europe's air traffic control systems
        588 48 BRUSSELS, Belgium The head of Europe's largest air traffic control group said that despite recent improvements in flight delays at European airports, air traffic control systems face insurmountable problems in the next 10 years unless they apply radically different modern management
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        Lock icon GM to raise output at Canadian truck plant
        286 48 UPI OSHAWA. Ontario General Motors Corp has reached a tentative agreement with a Canadian Auto Workers' local union to add a third shift and 650 jobs at its Oshawa truck plant. A third shift would boost the plant's production of fast-selling GMC
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        Lock icon PM confident of luxury train's tourism boost: Dr Ling
        386 48 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is confident that the introduction of the Eastern and Oriental (E O) Express, a luxury train service, linking three Asean cities Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok would further boost Malaysia's tourism industry. "He
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        Lock icon Slim chance of work if you are overweight for a stewardess
        416 48 NYT A LONG, long time ago, when the Hula-Hoop was young and suits still ruled the earth, the fantasy job for girls was stewardess. There were myths and legends about stewardess life, many of them abetted by airline advertising
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          Lock icon Asia biggest buyer of Korean vehicles
          128 48 AP SEOUL Asia emerged as the biggest customer of South Korean cars, trucks and buses in the first four months of this year, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers' Association said yesterday. South Korea's six car makers sold 41,403 vehicles in Asia in the four month
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          Lock icon US firm fined for selling jet parts to Iran
          106 48 UPI MIAMI Aero Systems Inc, the Miami company convicted of selling jet parts to Iran, has been fined US$4lO,OOO and placed on probation for 5 years. The company and three subsidiaries could have been fined as much as US$4B million. But
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          Lock icon Auto supplier stocks stay strong: analyst
          70 48 Reuter NEW YORK Auto supplier stocks Magna International, Masco Industries Inc. Automotive Industries Holdings Inc, Simpson Industries Inc and Superior Industries are expected to continue performing well, Salomon Brothers analyst Jack Kirnan told Barron's financial weekly. However, he said the industry as a whole
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          Lock icon Avianca to issue more shares: report
          54 48 Reuter BOGOTA Colombia's commercial airline Avianca plans to issue more shares to generate US$5 million to help pay debts, a Bogota newspaper reported. El Espectador said Avianca's board of directors recently decided to issue more shares but had yet to make a formal request
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        Lock icon Survivor blames pilot for Siberia crash
        289 48 AFP MOSCOW Two French journalists, a Swiss national and five Russians were killed when the helicopter of a Siberian expedition crashed in the Arctic over the weekend, the organisers of the venture said last Sunday. Thirteen people, including five French nationals, were injured in
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      2371 31 mm OOCL (8) PTE LTD JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON. BHD. TEL *****13 FAX *****42 PETALING JAVA TEL: 03-*****76 FAX: 03-*****42 DOCUMENTATION TEL: *****64 FAX: *****09 PENANG TEL: *****4 FAX: *****1 CFS TEL: *****6 BOOKINGS TEL: *****80 *****81/ *****82 'POH TEL. *****3/4 FAX: *****6 CFS (PSA F5) TEL:
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      2069 31 LOME, TOGO ACCEPTANCE RESUMED... LEXA MAERSK V.9306 ETA SIN 20TH MAY 1993 MAERSK DURAI V.9304 ETA SIN 24TH MAY 1993 Voy ETA ETO Feeder t>y se. DESTINATIONS Tr«s mette maersk 9305 lE»BHTT^mW9— s 0% oeoo hps uugg CFS ?4'OS 2359 MRS JOM LPK PEN OAK IGB MOU MEM ATL MIA
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      1524 32 AQABA R OAM/ [I ALSO ACCEPTING FROM VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEODAH (VIA JED) S TON H BURG A WERP HAVRE WEST MALAYSIA FRANKFURT EXPRESS 67/119 20/5 5/6 8/6 6/6 Poft Kelang. Penang KITANO 19/319 22/5 31/5 5/6 9/6 12/6 12/6 16/6 Pasir Gudang MONTE ROSA 24/120 26/5 13/6 16/6
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      606 32 FCL Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN M4M Afghanistan Ltd., Sole Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.I.S.- Vostochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alms Ats North Korea a Vietnam a Mongolia a Hungary CSFR a Poland ociwans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BAT A Feoder Vwssel ETA SIN
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      1380 32 IBj—wtiiiMfii K.rir» REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE I NORASIA PEARL 9311-3 21/05 11/0 C 12/06 13/06 14/06 16/06 15/06 17/06 11/06 19/06 I I JSSS^FJJL 9 25/05 15/06 16/06 17/06 11/06 19/06 20/06 21/06 22/06 23/06 I CHMA SEA 320W 01/06 23/06 24/06 25/06 26/06 27/06 28/06 29/06 30/06 01/07
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      2000 33 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoo Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 Niw QiHMKA PAOFIC UNI jgWp (a service op china mavoaton co) ACCEPTS CARGO OUE SAIS MB MERtfll ¥071 KK. Sfcan. Ta«r hi Port It May FCL, LCL CONTAINER AMD MCAKBULK SERVICE TO
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      2227 33 ItafcV* SINGAPORE AGENT: PAtltaitlAl*fi P4 Contain*™ (Singapore Agencies) Pte Lid X\ I IJIW VjlVllLdlllCl S 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPORE 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Tetex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 W' CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL VOY -PNG "PHO MM ALG SOU AWT HOT
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      735 34 f INDONESU^ATTONA^N^^^ V to eubope fcs i&P9tssßasm43as^Baea^tM^6^^Mm^Mm I Wi W~|tTsT| WXUMW" HMtl MODI I MTWBT I MATMIAM 34W8 117 20/5 I 16/6 ~»/t 22/ i 26/6 TO FUU^.C<^A|NCB EAST COAST POUTS VSL/YOT IHI STOBE STD I MUB [BUS If« I ACEL MOO jjBTMUjt US 21/5 20/5 5/6 «/t 2/6 MHO
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      1885 35 SCX: 'NEPTUNE CRYSTAL 13E' ETA SGP 19/05/93 II II ARRIVING LOS ANGELES 06/06/93 IN 17 DAYS II AEX:'NEPTUNE PEARL 09E'ETA SGP23/05/93 II >•' B| ARRIVING NEW YORK 14/06/93 IN 22 DAYS H 1/ FKKDKK VSL VOY SOP MOTHER VSI. VOY SET PLD MIN/ VESSEL VOY SGP LOS OAK VAN fill
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      1121 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 tUSTBOUNP—PISCHMQNC WESTBOUND—LOWS TRANSWPtD VIA ROTTERDAM
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      1729 36 K**W AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CM No: *****73Q000M) VP _mm TEL: *****77 TELEX KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****07/8/9 I M Wf* MALAYSIA K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON IHO U A TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA, TEL: JKT *****76.*****77.*****08 KAWASAKI
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      1064 36 PHILI OnieNT LINES PTE LTD r 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 1 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION I AUSTRAL!A/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 18 MAY SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 15 MAY AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER.
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      947 37 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I SSSmSSSSSK— 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I SSOSSSS CR NO *****6/0000€ I VESSEL VOY SIN HKG SIN CM6 JIB HOD JED AQJ KOTA BINTANG KBT2ON 30/5 5/6 22J* 17/S KOTA WIJAYA WJAO2S 2/6 6/6 11/6 17/6 20/6 23/6 ALSO ACCEPTING LCL
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      559 37 AUSTRALIA SOUTH ASIA SERVICE EXPORT: TO AUSTRALIA IMPORT: FROM AUSTRALIA vtssii MH vor sm srp MUB vtssn mi» wt sto m Isii Itm ftw -swu (XAfCHA 143 2S 05 11/06 14/06 01MWA MO 01 05 04 05 IS/OS 20/05 22/05 22/05 23/05 HJ CttW 144 0« 06 20/06 23 06
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      1016 37 I BSA nmm MYANMA pBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore PKI( Pen P.Gd| MIRGUI VIIBW In Port AVA VI22W 19/21 May PAGAN VI9SW 28/ JO May MAIATSiA AGENTS BOUSUAO SHPWIG AGENCCS KU TEL 03 *****00 PHI TU 03 3M6767 PEN TEL 04 <1(13b PCD
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      1816 40 Full Container Liner Services Genera/ Agents: Booking Agents: Guan Guan Shipping Sdn Bhd Chung Chiao Shipping Sdn Bhd P.T. Global Pntra Indonesia Maritime Costar Shipping Pte Ltd Uwar Booking Centre Sde Bhd 58 Persiaran Rap Muda Wosa Lor 3.34. 3rd Floor. Jl IR H Juanda 111/14 2 Mistri Road 47
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      254 40 |!S HILL&DELAMAIN(S) PTE. LTD. TEL: HI i»U FAX: «1 SM OUR CONSOL TO MIDDLE EAST ON 21/05/93 ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO: DUBAI/ABU DHABI/DAMMAM/KUWAIT/SHARJAH/BAHRAIN BANOA ABBAS/DOHA/MINA QABOOS CALL PAULINE or SHERYL at *****66 HJ*a SHINYEI SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD 10 ANSON ROAD #15-01/02 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA SINGAPORE 0207 CR NO: iwmMooooN HOT
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      487 40 I WSSfI VOY MHMT* SPORE BANGKOK MANIA GUAM SATAN I I OCEANIA EXPRESS S3 MAY 29 MN 2 MN 9 KM 14 JUN IS I OCEANIA EXPRESS M AM H AM 30 AH 7 JU 12 Ml 13 I I OCEANIA EXPRESS 13 MAT 29 ASIAN 11HU U i UlO
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      682 41 jjg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 24/05 ROTTERDAM 19/05 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 24/05 HAMBURG/BREMEN 24/05 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 20/05 FELIXSTOWE/UK 24/05 BARCELONA/SPAIN 7 20/05 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 22/05 GENOA/ITALY 22/05 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 23/05 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 23/05 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 20/05 NEW YORK/EC 23/05 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 20/05 VANCOUVER 19/05
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      725 41 g RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) FAX: *****15/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) PjQ ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL IVOV ETA I LOADING FOR SPOK ABYOT 3?WB 08 06 DABESSALAAM MOVBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA NETSANET jOWb IS'O7
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      948 41 JAKARTA BANGKOK wma wr tm it pb. I wt smvrom. Bangkok GURU BMUM 191S 19/5 22/5 PITA BHUM 212N WPI 18/5~ Fn 21/5 RAM BHUM 7K FIT? 25/5 Ot>A BHUM- 28N IWI 18/5 Sat 22/5 SH w-> S7S imjsm —i»L _I^—m— —m— MRU BHUM 75N Ihu 20 5 Mon 24/5
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      1443 42 AAIMN CONTAINER LINES I ~*N~/\'V~l A 9 ents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) 1"*1W V* Jr/R Mo: **********06 PENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) *****3 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK I GOTH/UKC/MED PORTS PEN PKL SIN EVERY TUE/THUR/SAT p EN PK SIN 18/5
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      241 42 ■Mite BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SIN Ml LVT SM N Z STAR 7S 25/5 6/6 1/6 25/6 PREMIER 24S 8/6 21/6 23/6 S/7 AUST STAR 87S 17/6 29/6 1/7 17/7 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND. LYTTELTON, ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR NEW
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      943 42 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD.] M* 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: ***** M FAX NO: *****11, *****22 ■Br TLX: RS ***** CARRCR, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER BOOKING LINE: *****55 SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK vessel Not Is pore Idcst vessel voy s pore pest EQUATOR
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      20 45 EYE ON THE TIGERS Nobody covers East Asia like we do. The Region. Everyday. f Business Times WE WOW AIM
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      745 45 TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) l* HOW 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1100 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1-2 1.6 1.9 2.1 12 2.1 1J 1.4 U 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3
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      442 46 NORTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERV CE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANIA VIGOUR PACFIC IMB 21/05/93 28/05/93 WGOtH PACfIC 18ANB 24/05/93 28/05/93 M T VWQM SfftijATOßE 54M8 28/05/93 04/06/93 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 54ANB 31/05/93 04/06/93 PORT KLANG/PENANG FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG MARftA MAS 9375N8 20/05/93 22/05/93 ARKTtS GRACE
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      352 46 Kyi FREIGHT MANAGEMENT^ GENERAL: *****11 BOOKING: *****55 ASEAN PENANG weekly sailing PORT KELANG weekly sailing MANILA weekly sailing JAKARTA weekly sailing SURABAYA weekly sailing BANGKOK twice weekly J EES FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD v —V #01-60 Wallich Building, Singapore 0207 Tel: *****66 (10 Lines) Fax: *****69/*****44 AIRPORT OFFICE: *****11 *****13
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      379 46 Ewood line SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE SPOtt PI DM CT •WIT* ***** SAIED 24/5 29/5 C/C •AISO CALLS EX. AND P£. PK WW MSPPSIQ mm BND TEL M 7 9S2STIX ***** KJC: CAPRICORN FREIGHT SERVICES Ht »tt Ml TLX ftttM d&L secil maritima, u.e.e. Luanda, Angola. FAR EASJ/ ANGOLA SERVICE SPORE
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      877 47 I HYUNDAI MERCHANT MAN CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE rasas VOY I PNA I PRE I PGP I VESSELS VOT SR RTM AWT* LEH* HAM BREt FEL (Ml ADVANCE 17A 11/05 12/05 13/05 H. CHALLENGER 304N 16/05 04/06 04/06 05/06 06/06 06/06 01/06 HMM ADVANCE ISA 18/05 19/05 20/05 OOCL
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      491 47 I STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS nsai in v n uc u casac BASTM N u u MOM BMa II 23/S »/s MM Ktu IM 24/5 HI 27/1- aurnm tuki is JI/J 2/1 sou ucrri u m/i i/i m cast umss 1 1/1 una
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      1045 47 OUR USA jjjwm. —p= I=-= i* l ppp SERVICE CALLS ■WW* iWW iv« >ujmaimgn »iwm i»»m WW ww mm nm mm n/w li/iiTim SINGAPORE V mm mm <tua am mbic n—w iwh mim u w u/w n/w it/w iw n/w nm mm DIRECT EVERY I ww»wmi <w nm humim canww
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      65 48 TV c uumm > M.V. "BECCLES" VOYJ4 Arrived 12th May 1993 M.V. "LYN CRAG" VOY. 1 Arrived 12th May 1993 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessels are hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 19th May 1993 0900 -1200 hours at PTIO. No
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